LRGS English

This is the official Twitter feed for the English department at Lancaster Royal Grammar School.

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

Thanks to @medwardsbooks for coming to LRGS this week.
Martin spoke to our 6th form who are studying crime as part of their A level. He has won the CWA Diamond Dagger, has been chair of the Crime Writers Association and is also consultant to the British Library’s Crime Classics.

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

Congratulations to our debating team who are the NW & North Wales regional champions in the @theESU Mace Debate competition. Thanks to Huddersfield Grammar School for hosting and well done to all of the other competitors. We’re looking forward to Finals Day!

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

Well done to our public speaking team who competed in the second NW round of the @theESU competition this evening. Thanks to @BayLeadershipAc for hosting and congratulations to @Balshawscehigh A team who are through to the next round! #LRGS

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

Congratulations to our debating team who were one of two teams that made it through the second NW round of the @theESU Mace debating competition this evening. Thanks to @bbcollege for hosting and well done to everyone who took part.

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

Our Booker shadowing group named ‘This other Eden’ as their favourite but big congratulations to @paullynchwriter on winning the #BookerPrize2023 this evening!

[The Booker Prizes @TheBookerPrizes]

We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #BookerPrize2023 is Prophet Song by Paul Lynch.

Huge congratulations to @paullynchwriter. 🎉

Discover the book: https://t.co/o890YuwYOV

[LRGS @LRGSLancaster]

LRGS competed against 5 other schools in the NW in round 1 of @theESU Mace competition, the oldest and largest debating competition for schools in England & Wales.
Congratulations to everyone involved, we are looking forward to Round 2 in the New Year! #LRGSSixthForm @LRGSEnglish

[LRGS @LRGSLancaster]

Annual Sixth Form Debating Season has begun!

First debate: This House Believes That A Free Press Is Undesirable.

The motion was defeated!
#LRGSSixthForm

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

Congratulations to the LRGS Senior Quiz Team, the only state school to make it to the finals of the National Senior Schools’ Challenge.
From 128 down to the final 8. Well done boys!
Good luck to our opponents @KEGS_Chelmsford and @wschool who progressed onto the next rounds.

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

@LRGSCricket We’d like to know more about the cat!

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

In the absence of the Costa the LRGS children’s book awards have been launched! Join us and read from the selection below, we’re looking forward to our discussions. See your inbox for details.

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

The Year 7 writing competition is in the pupils’ inboxes. We can’t wait to see who we get replies from! 🍀 good luck

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

7T have made some amazing dioramas depicting Arthurian legends. We love their creativity, well done!

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

We’re looking forward to seeing this at the Dukes. If you’re in Y12 or 13 check your emails and grab a ticket through wisepay!

[Northern Broadsides Theatre Company @NBroadsides]

Welcome to OUR #AsYouLikeIt 🌲♥️

In our 30th anniversary production, we are bringing our bold, refreshing style to Shakespeare’s most musical and much-loved comedy with 12 fabulous Northern actors!

Trailer by @SodiumFilms

👇
https://t.co/8R81kQ31di

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

Anyone who thinks spelling doesn’t matter check out this week’s #Apprentice

[Lord Sugar @Lord_Sugar]

I think the Arctic game is so boring the kids will turn it off and do their homework @bbcapprentice

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

@AlisonBirtle @mossmontmomery @CostaBookAwards Lovely to have you there @AlisonBirtle thanks for making the time.

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

Congratulations @mossmontmomery … yours was our pupils’ favourite book in the children’s fiction @CostaBookAwards category! Thanks to everyone who shadowed the awards with us.

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

Not sure what to read now the Booker shadowing is over? Watch out for the #costabookawards shortlists out on 23rd November and read them with us. Parents and pupils will be getting an email with details in the next couple of weeks.

[LRGS English @LRGSEnglish]

Spoiler Alert! Congratulations to Damon Galgut winner of #2021BookerPrize … if you’ve been shadowing the prize with us join us after school on Thursday 4th in IB2 to have your say about what we think LRGS’s winner should be.

[The Booker Prizes @TheBookerPrizes]

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the #2021BookerPrize is 'The Promise' by Damon Galgut! Watch Damon’s winner’s interview live on the BBC now: https://t.co/AV21wqAtaD

@ChattoBooks @vintagebooks @penguinrandom

[LRGS @LRGSLancaster]

Well done to Jack in Year 8 for winning the Unsolved writing competition 👏
https://t.co/ZjLxgQTnXy
@LRGSEnglish