DEAR READER,

This Summer ‘Veseyan’ magazine is a testament to the way in which our school, Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, is committed to the mission of inspiration and excellence, seeking to nurture scholarship as well as character in all our pupils.

The children I meet in school, every day, are ambitious, cheerful and friendly. They understand their purpose here at BVGS is to be good pupils – scholars - as well as being people of good character. As one visitor put it last week, “If all your pupils are as smart, polite and helpful as the pupils I met, you have every reason to feel very proud.”

We can always reflect how we as individuals or collectively can be better. Young people, or we who are adults, for that matter, are rarely ‘the finished article.’ But there is no doubt that I am proud of all our pupils, staff, parents and the wider Vesey family for all their contributions to this academic year.

I am also proud of all our leavers: those from Year 11, who are going on to pastures new, our Year 13 getting ready for apprenticeships, gap years or university and their families, some of whom will be saying goodbye to Vesey after the departure of their 2nd or 3rd Vesey child, up to 10-15 years since their first son arrived in Year 7. We will also miss our staff leavers. We wish you all the very best for the future and urge you to keep in touch. Join our alumni: https://alumni.bvgs.co.uk/ .

You are all ‘Old Veseyans’ now!

Wishing you a summer holiday, which gives you some time to reflect, to explore and to have fun.

Mr Robson Headteacher.

A NEW LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE FOR BVGS | PG 1 - 5

CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2022 | PG 6 - 8

MEET THE NEW SCHOOL CAPTAINS + FULL LIST OF OFFICER ROLES | PG 9 - 12

CULTURE DAY 2023 | PG 12

INNOVATION AWARD FOR 'INSPIRING MINDS' PROGRAMME | PG 13

YOGA IN PARLIAMENT | PG 14

TREASURE ISLAND SCREENING AT BVGS | PG 15

LAMDA SPEECH EXAMS | PG 15

STUDENTS, BUSINESSES AND CHARITIES GET CONNECTED | PG 16

F1 IN SCHOOLS | PG 17

WORK EXPERIENCE FEEDBACK | PG 18

CHEMISTRY CHALLENGE SUCCESS | PG 19

LAKE GARDA MUSIC TOUR | PG 20 - 21

ENGLISH, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND ART TRIP TO SCARBOROUGH | PG 22 - 24

GOTHIC WRITING COMPETITION WINNER | PG 25 - 26

JULY TRIPS | PG 27 - 28

QUILT, DON'T QUIT | PG 29

JUNIOR SPORTS AWARDS DINNER | PG 30 - 32

THE SIMON LATIMER AWARDS FOR CYCLING | PG 33

MAIN SCHOOL PRESENTATION EVENING | PG 33

VALETES | PG 34 - 37

WECOME MESSAGE FROM CHAIR OF OVA | PG 38

CHANGING OF THE GUARD – OLD VESEYAN ASSOCIATION AGM | PG 39

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY | PG 40

THE OV GOLF SOCIETY, MOOR HALL GOLF CLUB AND THE PRO-SHOP CLOCK | PG 41

HEADMASTER GEOFFREY CROSS’S FAMILY HOME FOR SALE | PG 42

IN MEMORIAM, COLIN TOPLISS | PG 43 - 45

IN MEMORIAM, COLIN TOPLISS | PG 46

GOLF DAY 2023 | PG 47 - 48

WELL DONE HARRY | PG 48