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Joe Barker – Hockey Success

Joe Barker was captain of the Scarborough College Boys’ Hockey 1st XI and now plays for the Scottish U21 men’s hockey squad. He’s been selected for the European Championships in July and won sponsorship from Grays Hockey. Joe’s been training with the Scotland squad at the national hockey...

The OSA School Shop & Archives

Thanks to Mrs Pippa Harker, OSA Secretary, the School Shop and OSA Archives has now been running for a school year To any OSA members who are passing, please let us know and we will gladly arrange for you to visit the shop and archives. Our fantastic team are working hard to get the archives up t...

From Hong Kong to Scarborough

Venus Law came to Willersley from Hong Kong aged just 11 in 2000, with very little English, and left in 2007 returning to Hong Kong to attend University . She now teaches English in Hong Kong. Jacky Ng, who is now her fiancé and husband to be was a boarder at Weaponness from 2000 until 2005. He a...

Apprenticeship opportunities – Phoenix Software Ltd

Phoenix Software Ltd are currently in the process of looking for apprentices to join their technical areas. The positions are: Technical Support Apprentice – based in the Service Desk specialising in Cloud/365 Testing Apprentice – aligned to the Systems Development team in a testing capaci...

Mount Snowdon in a Wheelchair – message from Jason Liversidge

“Just over two weeks I achieved what many people thought foolhardy, crazy or even impossible. I became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Snowdon in an electric wheelchair and I have Motor Neurone Disease! It was tough, really tough but still in comparison to the MND journey, a walk in ...

Dragon Boat – fund raising update

The College Dragon Boat teams (students, staff, & OSA) were fund raising, collectively, for The Rainbow Centre, The Woodlands Academy and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The School has strong and long term links with both the Rainbow Centre and The Woodlands Academy with staff and pupils regular...

Inspiration to us all

Jason Liversidge, (Pegg, 1989-1992), was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2013 and now is unable to do anything independently and needs 24 hour care. However, undaunted by the challenge, he climbed the 1,085m peak of Snowdon in his 4x4 terrain hopper wheelchair with his wife Liz and friends. ...

Mini Reunion – 5th Form of 1986

A mini reunion, of the 5th Form of 1986 took place on 8th July. Rob Harrop, now living in New Zealand, returned to the UK on holiday and with help from Zoe Harrison put together a plan for a catch up. Some (Richard Dunn, Ken Goddard, Rob Harrop, Neil Holliday, Max Morrison, and Richard Watts, later ...

OS awarded New Zealand Order of Merit

Phillip Mann (Pegg, 1954-62) has been awarded an MNZM (Member of New Zealand Order of Merit) for services to Literature and Theatre. He won an Open Scholarship to the College which proved to be a good choice for, apart from introducing him to Latin and French, English Literature, History and the ...

Eighty Years On

Gordon Boot (1929-37), aged 97, accompanied by family members spent an enjoyable afternoon visiting College. He was shown around by Head of School – Oliver Beckett, OSA secretary Pippa Harker and Zoe Harrison. He enjoyed looking at the magazines from his era and brought in a number of pictures for...

Former Student recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours

Tony Viney (1990-97), former Army Major with the Yorkshire Regiment, has been awarded the Chief of the General Staff's Commendation for Charity Work and Community Engagement. He has assisted with Heroes Welcome, First Light Military Charity, First Light Military Charity and has been described as: �...

OSA Dragon Boat Racing at Wykeham Lakes

As part of the annual Scarborough Rotary Dragon Boat Charity Day, the OSA decided to join Scarborough College pupils and staff and enter their own boat. With the College proudly supporting three boats it made for plenty of friendly competition between the boats on the day. Our team - including...

Lynne Peart

It is with much sadness that we announce the very sudden passing of former teacher, Lynne Peart, on 13 June in Scarborough Hospital, after a short illness. Lynne's funeral will be held at 1.00 p.m. at St Martin's Church, Seamer on Friday 23 June and afterwards at The Londesborough in Seamer. All ...

New website launched

After discovering the former site had been compromised we were advised that continuing to use it could have exposed us to further problems the Committee approved a quote we had for a new website. Working with developers at Liftoffmedia - a local company - we have designed and developed a new site wh...

The Wilkinson Era

On 11th March 2017 more than 111 former pupils, and teachers of Scarborough College met up for the Wilkinson Years Dinner. The event took place in the school dining room which the OSA Committee had decorated with an assortment of photographs and memorabilia from the era. The dining room was qui...