Live Updates 2024

Live updates from Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School's Giving Day 2024.

Giving Day 2024: One Week Later

Last Friday was the finale of our Giving Day event, and we have been overwhelmed by the continued support in the week since! In fact, we are thrilled to share that together we have raised £70,000 (plus Gift Aid) for the Love & Service Fund. These donations will help us achieve our goals in our 110th year.

Giving Day launched our CVMS CX campaign, celebrating the 110th anniversary of our foundation with a goal to raise £110,000. This campaign focuses on three key areas: maintaining our enhanced teaching efforts, restoring the chapel to its central role in the school and refurbishing the toilets.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to Giving Day by taking part in challenges, engaging with our posts on social media, and donating to the Fund. Without you, all this would not have been possible.

CVMS CX is running throughout this academic year. If you would like to find out more or discuss how you can support this campaign further, please email development@sjscat.co.uk. 

Giving Day 2024

Walking the Camino

Giving Day continued into half term with Second Form pupil, Adrian P-B, embarking on a personal challenge to walk the Camino from Rubiaes (Portugal) to Santiago de Compostela, covering a distance of 132 km over 7 days to raise funds for Giving Day. This was a remarkable journey of faith and determination and as a school, we are incredibly grateful to Adrian and very proud of his achievement. You can sponsor him here.

We've Raised £55,000

Here we are at the end of Giving Day, and there has been an astonishing surge since our announcement at lunch of £10,000 meaning that the current total is very wonderfully at £55,000.

The aim is to raise £110,000 for our three priorities, which are maintaining academic excellence, the refurbishment of the Chapel, and upgrading the toilets. We need to raise £110,000 to achieve this and as a result of this Giving Day, we are half way there.

Thank you all.

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Power Hour

It's Power Hour! In the last hour of Giving Day, if £1,000 is donated this will be matched pound for pound.

You have until 5 pm to help us complete this challenge! Please help us by making a donation.

A message from Mr Brett to fellow Old Vaughanians

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Community Block Run Update

Well done to the pupils, parents, alumni and staff that came to take part in the Community Block Run for Giving Day.

Keeran S, Head Boy broke the school record with a time of 3 minutes 21 seconds. In second place was Nathan D'H, Upper Sixth in 3 minutes 40 seconds, closely followed by Mr Rumun, Teacher of History, with 3 minutes 47 seconds.

It was lovely to have Olympic bronze medallist and Vaughan alumna, Georgia Bell (OV 2012) come to cheer on our community as they crossed the finish line.

We've Raised £45,000!

We are delighted to announce that, with the continued support coming in overnight, our current total for Giving Day now sits at over £45,000 for the Love & Service Fund. Please can you help us reach £50,000 by the end of the day! You can make a donation here. 

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Community Block Run

We've started our Community Block Run!

Keeran S, Head Boy, ran the first lap and smashed the school record with an astonishing time of 3 minutes 21 seconds, 14 seconds faster than the record!

What an amazing way to start! How can we top this?

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Netball Challenge

This morning, Sixth Form pupils prepared to take on staff in a tense Netball Challenge. It was incredibly close, and everyone played extremely well.

Well done to our staff and Sixth Form teams and thank you to all the pupils who came out in support to watch. Our Sixth Form spectators collectively donated £100 for Giving Day!

Giving Day Mass

At Mass today in his homily Mgr Reader reflected on Giving Day and the efforts of the pupils in supporting this.  He discussed how in doing so, they showed that they looked deep within themselves to support things they believed in and also to support others. In doing so their actions are embodying the school motto of ‘Love & Service’.  He asked them to pray and learn how to continue this both now and in later life.

Volleyball

The Staff v Pupils Volleyball match took place with great enthusiasm and camaraderie from all. Nearly 30 players were involved in the after school match, with the match going down to a fifth set decider. The staff came out victorious, winning 3-2 in sets. This fixture is now a annual event on the School's Giving Days.

Lucy, Former Parent

It's day two of Giving Day!

Lucy shares why she is supporting the Vaughan this Giving Day.

Show your support here.

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Eva Y, Lower Sixth 

New pupil Eva Y, Lower Sixth is keen to explain why she is so pleased to have joined the Vaughan for Sixth Form.

Help us maintain our academic excellence this Giving Day by making a donation.

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Fifa Challenge

Potentially the loudest challenge yet, our Fifa Challenge was eagerly anticipated by pupils from all year groups. Two teams from each year group competed to play in the final and be crowned the school Fifa champions.

Well done to all of the team that took part in the competition and thank you to Mr Wessels, Head of Fourth Form & Teacher of Computer Science, for organising this challenge.

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Row-a-Thon Results

We’re pleased to share the Row-a-thon results.

Congratulations to Louis R T, Upper Sixth who rowed 390m in 110 seconds!!! In close second was Fifth Form pupil, Alonso R R with 382m, and in joint third place, with 363m was Mr McDowell, Teacher of Science and Mark B, Fourth Form.

Well done to all who took part!

£32,000 Raised on Day One

Mr Stubbings, Headmaster is pleased to share our Giving Day total at the halfway point.

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Chess Challenge Update

The Chess Challenge was incredibly popular, with pupils queuing in the corridor to take on their teachers in Blitz Chess.

We are pleased to share that our pupils performed very well under pressure and over 10 pupils managed to win against staff, unlocking £500 for Giving Day!

Thank you to the staff who took part and to Mr Cerda, Teacher of Mathematics, who organised this challenge.

Chess Challenge

In this special Giving Day challenge, our pupils are excited to take on their teachers in a 6-minute Chess Blitz. There is already a queue!

Can they win? If 10 pupils beat their teachers, this unlocks £500 for Giving Day.

This challenge is sponsored by an alumnus who was a member of the school’s Chess Club in the 70s and wishes he had the chance to take on his teachers!

Former Parents Challenge

A message from Ms Whelan, Associate Head & Head of Upper School and Ms O'Connell, Deputy Headteacher.

Former parents, this challenge is for you! Make a donation here.

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Happy Hour

Thursday lunchtime is happy hour! From 12 noon, the first £350 donated will be matched pound for pound, thanks to a generous donor. Please support us! Make a donation here.

Read-a-Thon

Can you help us with our Read-a-Thon?

If our whole community can read over 1,100 pages over the 36 hours of Giving Day, a donation from members of the Vaughan Parents Book Club will be unlocked.

Our pupils are heading to the library at lunch to do their part, submit your pages here.

Mr McDowell Leads in the Row-a-Thon

So far, Mr McDowell, Teacher of Science is in the lead for the Row-a-Thon with a distance of 363m in 110 seconds. Can our pupils beat him?

Show your support by sponsoring our pupils here.

Community Challenge Update

We’re 3 hours into Giving Day and we’ve already had 44 donations! Our pupils are busy taking part in the In-School Activities and we look forward to sharing their progress.

Please help us reach our targets. We need:

Alumni from 3 more decades (1950s, 2010s, and 2020s) to donate – unlocks £1,000

18 more former parents to donate – unlocks £500

66 more donations to reach our next Donor Milestone of 110 Donors – unlocks £5,110

Can you help us?

Eco Club X Engineering Challenge

Ms Hellier and the Eco Club have been working on the prototypes for our Giving Day challenge sponsor gifts this year. Here is a sneak peek. Can you guess what they're making?

Well done to all of the pupils who are helping to make these special (and sustainable) gifts.

Thank you to Eamon Hammond (OV 1971) who has kindly sponsored this Engineering Challenge.

Row-a-Thon

The Row-a-Thon Challenge was a firm favourite from last year.

To celebrate the Vaughan’s 110 year anniversary, we are challenging our staff and pupils to see who can row the longest distance in 110 seconds.

Our pupils are determined to win and they are off to a good start! Sponsor our pupils here.

Lightning Challenge

Absolutely amazing! We have completed our first challenge of the day, the Lightning Challenge.

Two donations were received within 10 minutes of Giving Day! This has unlocked £1,100.

Thank you to those who have donated. We are thrilled by the early support from our community.

Help us maintain this momentum! Can we complete one of our next Community Challenges? Click here to see what they are and how you can help us.

Giving Day Has Begun 

A Message from the Headmaster as Giving Day begins.

The Lightning Challenge is now on! A donation made during the first 30 minutes of Giving Day unlocks £1,100. 

Donate here.

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Donor Milestone Complete

Giving Day is this week and with 3 days to go, we are pleased to announce that we have completed our first challenge!

We have already received 25 Giving Day donations which has unlocked £500 from an anonymous sponsor.

Thank you to those who have already given. Can we achieve our next donor milestone and hit 110 donors?

Challenges Sneak Peek

We've been busy preparing for our 2024 Giving Day Challenges, which will take place in school on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 October. Here's a sneak peek into what our pupils have been up to!

Thank you to the parents, staff, and alumni who have generously sponsored our challenges this year. Your support will inspire our pupils and the wider community to get involved and reach our Giving Day targets.

To discuss how you can sponsor a Giving Day challenge, please email development@sjscat.co.uk. Thank you for considering this opportunity.

Donor Milestone - First 25 Donors

There are two weeks to go until Giving Day and we are already on our way to completing our first challenge!

If 25 donors give before the official launch of Giving Day, we will unlock £500! Please consider making an early donation here.

Also, remember to put Thursday 24 - Friday 25 October 2024 in your diary so you can take part in our Giving Day community challenges from home!

Thank you to those who have already donated or sponsored our challenges.