St Columba's College, St Albans
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| St Columba's College | |
| Motto | Cor ad cor loquitur (Heart speaketh to heart) |
| Established | 1939, refounded 1955 |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Headteacher | Mr John D Stuart |
| Chairman of Governors | Mrs Gladys Cummings, JP |
| Location | King Harry Lane St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4AW England |
| Students | 840 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 4 to 18 |
| Houses | Charles, Guertin, Joseph, McClancy, Stanislaus, and Vandebilt |
| Publication | Opus |
| Website | www.stcolumbascollege.org |
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St Columba's College, is a Catholic independent school for boys at King Harry Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. The school was refounded in the year 1955 by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, and is a member of the HMC. The school has a reputation for excellence in sport, namely Rugby and Basketball.
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[edit] College houses
The College has six houses, all named after Brothers of the Sacred Heart Schools in America: "Charles House (housemaster Steve D'Souza) " (Blue Tie), "Guertin House" (Green Tie, housemaster Richard Mcaan), "Joseph House" (Navy Tie, housemaster Ben Alway), "McClancy House" (Red Tie, housemaster, Pete Baker), "Stanislaus House" (Purple Tie, housemaster, Rory Byrne), and "Vandebilt House" (Gold Tie, housemaster, Andy Coleville).
The houses were created in 2005 in replacement of the previous four houses named for British martyrs, Alban (Green tie), Becket (Yellow tie), Fisher (Red tie) and More (Blue tie).
[edit] Arts
[edit] Music
Every term, the school holds Chamber Concerts within the school premises. These concerts show the parents their son's skill level on an instrument they play. The performances include the school's renowned Bell Choir, Jazz Band and Orchestra. The school has a yearly Christmas Carol Service at St. Alban's Cathedral. The school has also renovated a stain glass window in the Cathedral, which is in honour of the school patron, St. Columba.
[edit] Drama
The school's drama productions have been very successful, they work with Loreto Girls School and Princess Helena College, who play the female lead roles.
[edit] Sport
[edit] Rugby
St. Columba's College has had a successful sporting record, with the school's U18 rugby squad coming runners-up in the Daily Mail Vase in the 2003/2004 season, when they were beaten by Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley. [1] Also that season being named 'Rugby Monthly' Team of the Month, and the U19s Basketball Squad winning National Basketball Cup 9 times, most recently in 2003.[citation needed]
The U15 Team in 2007/2008 reached the fifth round of the Daily Mail Vase Competition, where they were beaten by The Woodlands.[2]
[edit] Basketball
The School is also a named "School of Excellence" in Basketball.[citation needed]
[edit] Columban Fayre
The Columban Fayre is an annual event which raises money for the the school's facilities. The Columban Fayre is a one of the largest events for the school itself. There are many different stores held by staff members and pupils, including the extremely popular Auction of Promises and the "Secrets Room".
[edit] Combined Cadet Force
The school's Combined Cadet Force was formed in April 2001. Since then it has grown to parading around 60-70 cadets every week with approximately 15 RAF cadets and 40-50 army cadets.
The Army Section is affiliated to the 2nd Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment. It came second place overall in 'Ex. Combat Cadet 2008', 49 Brigade's military skills competition. The CCF won the military skills aspect of the competition [3][4] and came second in the night navigation exercise. The School also won 'Best CCF'.
The RAF section won the Command Task section of the Air Squadron Trophy in 2007.
The CCF now has a small unit of Girls who come from the Princess Helena College.
[edit] Old Columbans
Old boys of the school are called Old Columbans.
- Mark Lawson [5]
- Mick Luckhurst [6]
- Simon Cowell attended for one year[citation needed]
- Captain James Phillipson [7]
[edit] References
- ^ Daily Mail Vase 2003/2004 - Final Rounds. Schools Rugby. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ Daily Mail U15 Vase 2007/2008 (Midlands B). Schools Rugby. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ Forum. Army Cadet Force. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Ex Combat Cadet Winners List 2008. Army. Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
- ^ Upper Sixth, 1979-80. Old Columbans. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Form 5S, 1973-74. Old Columbans. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Form 5S, 1973-74. Old Columbans. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
