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St Columba's College
Address
Map
King Harry Lane

St Albans
,
Hertfordshire
,
AL3 4AW

England
Information
MottoCor ad cor loquitur (Heart speaketh to heart)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1939, refounded 1955
Chairman of GovernorsMrs Gladys Cummings, JP
Head teacherDavid Buxton
GenderBoys
Age4 to 18
Enrollment840
HousesCharles, Guertin, Joseph, McClancy, Stanislaus, and Vandebilt
Colour(s)Black, Red and White
PublicationOpus
Websitehttp://www.stcolumbascollege.org/

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. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and Haileybury Group. The school has a reputation for excellence in sport, namely Rugby and Basketball.

College houses

The College has six houses, all named after Brothers of the Sacred Heart Schools in America: "Charles House (Light Blue Tie, housemaster Steve D'Souza) ", "Guertin House" (Green Tie, housemaster Richard McCaan), "Joseph House" (Navy Tie, housemaster Ben Alway), "McClancy House" (Red Tie, housemaster, Pete Baker), "Stanislaus House" (Purple Tie, housemaster, Rory Byrne), and "Vandebilt House" (Yellow Tie, housemaster, Andrew Coleville).

The houses were created in 2005 in replacement of the previous four houses named for British martyrs, Alban (Green tie), Becket (Gold tie), Fisher (Red tie) and More (Blue tie).

Arts

Music

Every term, the school holds Chamber Concerts within the school premises. These concerts show parents their sons' skill level on their musical instruments. The performances include the school's renowned Bell Choir, Jazz Band and Orchestra. The school has a yearly Christmas Carol Service at St Albans Cathedral. The school has also installed a stained glass window in the Cathedral, which is in honour of the school patron St Columba, and St Mary.

Drama

The school's drama productions have been very successful; the drama department works with Loreto College girls' school and Princess Helena College, who play the female lead roles.

Sport

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 they were named 'Rugby Monthly' Team of the Month

The U15 Team in 2007/2008 reached the fifth round of the Daily Mail Vase Competition, where they were beaten by The Woodlands.[2]

Basketball

The School is also a named "School of Excellence" in Basketball, and the U19s Basketball Squad winning National Basketball Cup 9 times, most recently in 2003.[citation needed]

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".

Combined Cadet Force

The school's Combined Cadet Force was formed in April 2001. Since then it has grown to parading around 50-60 cadets every week with approximately 10 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 CCF won the Senior Boys part of the National Orienteering competition at Warcop and also came runners up in the Junior Boys competition. One of the school's cadets also won 'Best Junior Boy'.[citation needed]

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 Princess Helena College.

Old Columbans

Old boys of the school are called Old Columbans.

External links

  • Current Season's fixtures and results for:

References

  1. ^ "Daily Mail Vase 2003/2004 - Final Rounds". Schools Rugby. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  2. ^ "Daily Mail U15 Vase 2007/2008 (Midlands B)" (PDF). Schools Rugby. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  3. ^ "Forum". Army Cadet Force. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  4. ^ "Ex Combat Cadet Winners List 2008". Army. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  5. ^ "Upper Sixth, 1979-80". Old Columbans. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  6. ^ "Form 5S, 1973-74". Old Columbans. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  7. ^ "Captain James Phillipson". Old Columbans. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  8. ^ "St Albans honours Captain Jim". St Columba's College. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  9. ^ "Sandridge Parish Council - Meeting [[14 June]] 2006". Sandridge Parish Council. Retrieved 2008-06-20. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
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