Dawes Day was a great success this year, with the Year 7s being invited to the Upper School. Year 7 and 8 were mixed up into three groups and enjoyed a pub quiz with Mr Chaggar and Mr Toto, Art activities with Mrs Hilliger and Mr Peacocke, and puzzles with Mr Wells. Year 9 and 10 were also mixed up, they enjoyed some challenging Mathematics from Mr Dawes and an optimisation project with Mr Smith.





Having used students to create pi, φ (phi) on previous Dawes' Days, we decided that next on our hit list should be the number e to 3d.p (2.718). Mr Chaggar and Mr Totoe did a great job of being the decimal point in a wonderful photograph (taken by Mr Peacock) of the number 'e' to three decimal places (2.718). The students looked resplendent in Summer short sleeved shirts and Harrow Hats.

Assembly was a smorgasbord of activities. Mr Smith gave out the prizes from his Dawes' Day activity. There was magic in the form of a number of amazing 'tricks' conducted by Mr Chaggar and Mr Totoe. It was pleasing to see so many students figuring out how the tricks worked. There was a great lecture about the number 'e' by part of the Year 10 accelerated Mathematics group.



As usual we were captivated by the amazing mental agility of those taking part in our yearly Countdown final, with Amy Wang, who had won the competition over the previous three years, pipped by Howard Meng who took the crown. We also had the winner and runner up of the Sixth Form Mathematics Prize presented with their books, Danis Dang and Saikiran Adapa as well as Charlotte Liu being presented with her Gold Olympiad medal. It was good to welcome Year 7 too. Another great Dawes' Day, well supported by staff and students alike!
 
Harry Smith and Troy Wells