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Five outstanding pieces of work by three Old Monmothians have been selected for an art exhibition in London. Jason Wan’s Horse and Mr Griffin, Agassiz Chan’s Sister and Jago Harling’s Back Street and Graffiti Street are outstanding pieces and were… Read more

A former Monmouth student, who sang beautifully at a spell-binding school concert earlier this year, is performing in a prestigious opera in Austria. Old Monmothian, Andrew Henley, is currently appearing as Heinrich der Schreiber, a principal role in Richard Wagner’s… Read more

One of Monmouth School for Boys’ much-loved supporters, after whom a theatre in the town is named, has died peacefully at the age of 91. Mr Bob Blake, a wonderful ambassador for the school and the town, passed away at… Read more

An exhibition of work from Art and Design students at Monmouth School for Boys opened this week in the Hitchcock Pavilion. Parents, pupils, former students and staff visited the inspirational exhibition which celebrated the outstanding creativity of the school’s GCSE… Read more

Eye-catching creations from Art and Design students at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools are being showcased in a public exhibition. In conjunction with Art in Penallt, the fabulous student artwork from Monmouth School for Boys and Monmouth School for Girls ranges from… Read more

Year 7 attended a French Theatre Event at Monmouth School for Girls this week, along with year 5 and 6 from the two prep schools and Year 7 from Monmouth School for Girls. The students enjoyed a 50 minute play… Read more

Due to unprecedented numbers auditioning for this year’s Senior Plays the beginning of May saw two productions take to the stage of the Drama Studio. The first play was the scintillating ‘Not Gonna Lie’, starring Rhys, Amelia, Marcus, Gemma, Ella… Read more

On Thursday 2nd May 2019, there was music resounding from the main hall at Monmouth School for Girls as three fantastic music ensembles took to the stage to show case all their hard work and entertain a very appreciative audience… Read more

The Chapel Choir made their annual trip out to sing Evensong on 26th April, this year to Salisbury. With canticles written for King’s College, Cambridge by locally-born Herbert Howells, plus his setting of the Hymn to St. Cecilia, it was… Read more

During the Easter holidays 6th Form Art & Design students took part in a workshop at school with Ceramicist Elaine Peto. Elaine gave a demonstration of her working methods in the morning, where she made a warthog with the simplest… Read more

An annual talent show involving children from Monmouth’s three secondary schools raised more than £2,000 in memory of a caring and considerate 13-year-old boy who died last June. The Monmouth’s Got Talent charity event, which took place in March, raised… Read more

A massed choir of 200 children raised the roof in Monmouth School for Boys’ magical Choral and Orchestral Concert at Wyastone. The Year 7 pupils at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools sounded fantastic as they delivered one of the greatest works of… Read more

There were eight excellent performances at the annual Hatton-Bucknall Woodwind competition this year, which was adjudicated by Juliet Bucknall, daughter of Stephen, after whom the competition is named. Sam opened with an exotic Tango ‘til you Drop and was followed by… Read more

Musicians at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools will be performing in a Choral and Orchestral Concert at Wyastone Concert Hall next Tuesday (19th March), starting at 7:30pm. Organised by Monmouth School for Boys, the concert will also feature Monmouth School for Girls. The… Read more

Three musicians at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools carried off the top prize in this year’s annual talent contest. Carys (singer), Anna (cello) and Charlie (piano) joined forces to win Monmouth’s Got Talent at the Blake Theatre on Wednesday 6th March. The… Read more

Eleven boys took part in this competition, presenting a wide range of repertoire in front of a seasoned adjudicator and a large group of parents and friends. Alex opened with ‘The Banks of Allan Water’ and Dylan followed with Gounod’s… Read more

Students at the town’s three secondary schools will be showcasing their musical talents this week. Pupils from Monmouth School for Boys, Monmouth School for Girls and Monmouth Comprehensive School will be performing in Monmouth’s Got Talent 2019 at the Blake… Read more

A host of sparkling performances raised the roof in Monmouth School for Girls’ beautiful Spring Concert on Wednesday 13th February. The senior musicians at Monmouth School for Boys and Monmouth School for Girls shone as they tackled a challenging repertoire… Read more

A very wet Friday was spent braving the elements, working ‘en plein aire’ around the streets of Bristol with the fantastic watercolourist Peter Cronin (described by one of the students as “the nicest, and best, artist I have met”.) With… Read more

Five talented and creative pupils at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools have been offered the life-changing opportunity to study at Oxford and Cambridge universities. The dedication paid off for four pupils at Monmouth School for Girls and one pupil at Monmouth School… Read more