John Lyon’s Chess Championships

This term, Physics teacher Mr Kay, with support from pupils, set up a chess tournament in the style of the World Chess Championship. It is the School’s first chess tournament for many years and pupil uptake has been amazing. With competitors from Year 8 to the Upper Sixth taking part, the tournament has progressed exceptionally well and at the time of writing this piece they are playing matches to decide who will make it to the finals, scheduled for early next term. We look forward to announcing John Lyon’s new Chess Champion in the summer edition of the magazine. Stay tuned! n lunchbox that is environmentally friendly to use and to produce. This group has worked tirelessly to build a prototype that is ergonomically comfortable and stylish, having also conducted research on suitable materials for use in the manufacture of the final product – if it were to be produced and marketed to real consumers. These materials include silicone (made of sand) and PLA Polyester (made of corn). n