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It is impossible to do justice to the full range of clubs and societies in a few words, but those which cater particularly for the interests of Sixth Formers include the Whewell (debating) Society which regularly welcomes visiting speakers from the Girls’ Grammar School’s Taylor-Wright Society, a flourishing and successful Chess Club, the International Society, Young Enterprise and the Theatre Club, which organises trips to theatres in Manchester and Liverpool, as well as in Lancaster itself.

Opportunities for music abound in the school. There is a choir, an excellent big band and two orchestras, as well as plenty of opportunity for smaller groups. Two concerts and a major choral work are performed each year, usually in conjunction with Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School.

Several drama productions and a musical are produced each year, staged either in the recently refurbished Assembly Hall or in Lancaster, at the Grand or the Dukes Theatre.

A large numbers of boys follow the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. The school’s voluntary CCF consists of Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Army sections. Sailing, flying and shooting are regular activities along with orienteering and adventure training. The annual camps are always popular.

Below you can read some students' accounts of extra-curricular activities at LRGS Sixth Form.

Sixth Form - Music

There are also numerous opportunities to pursue musical projects outside of the classroom, including the school Big Band, Junior Orchestra, Joint Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Choir and String groups.

The school has also collaborated with Lancaster Girls' Grammar School to produce large scale musicals such as Oh! What a Lovely War, The Little Shop of Horrors, My Fair Lady, North and South by Julian Davies and Harvey Rycroft, South Pacific, West Side Story, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Threepenny Opera, Cabaret, Les Miserables and Grease. A musical is performed each year in the Dukes Theatre or Grand Theatre, Lancaster.

A European tour is usually undertaken each year. Most recently the Chamber Orchestra gave concerts in Vienna and Salzburg, the Big Band in Vienna, Salzburg, Krakow, Rendsburg and Keil and the choir in Tampere (Finland) and Rendsburg (Germany).

Sixth Form - Drama

Every year at LRGS there is a fantastic opportunity to participate in a joint production with LGGS - this is a chance not to be missed. I took part in Grease and it was one of the most exhilarating few months of my life!

I met lots of new people and made plenty of new friends who made the whole experience so much better. Rehearsing begins several months before the final productions, usually one night after school every week. These soon become a way of life. As for the performances, they were the biggest thrill I have ever experienced. Grease was the first dramatic production I had been involved in and has convinced me to become involved in the production again next year. It’s worth noting that the interaction with girls throughout the whole musical is definitely a good enough reason to get involved!

Jack Winstanley 

Sixth Form - Responsibility

Form Prefect

In the Lower Sixth pupils are asked if they would like to become a Prefect for a form in either the Lower or Middle School (years 1-5). This involves spending time with the form at least once a week. From personal experience, I find that I go more often than that, as it is quite refreshing interacting with the younger pupils.

I would like to think that this is of benefit to them, as I offer a port of call for any troubles they may have and find it difficult to speak to a teacher about. I also get involved in any form activities, such as discussions and raising money for charity. I think I give the lads more confidence, as I always remember in my first few years in the school it was nice to know a few Sixth Formers, if only by name to say hello to.

As well as the benefits for the form, I also benefit from this as it helps keep me in touch with what is going on in the lower years around the school and it will also be a good thing to write on my UCAS form!

Harry Warr

Mentoring

Since the start of the year I have been doing mentoring. This is where I help a junior boy who has been experiencing trouble with his academic studies. This has been a new experience for me as I had never received mentoring beforehand, so only had a rough guideline of what I had to achieve.

I get a great deal of satisfaction you when my mentee works out the problem at hand, without any help from me, as I know that it has been my involvement that has brought this about. Through mentoring I meet the staff and talk to them to find out what the mentee needs help with, and also find out how to teach it in a coherent way.

It looks good on your UCAS form when you have looked after and helped another boy who has struggled with his studies and through mentoring and I have developed skills that I wouldn't otherwise have gained.

Tim Hornby and Daniel Walker

Sixth Form - Charity Work

Many of our students take the opportunity to become involved in voluntary and charity work in the Sixth Form. This may be at organised events such as the Sixth Form concert, the annual Christmas dinner for elderly local people, the charity cross-country run or Form events during the Lent term.

Outside of this many also do independent work. This may be as part of the general studies community service projects or on their own.

There is a full list of activities at LRGS in the Activities section of this website.