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9 siXTH FOrM BUiLding PrOgraMMe On Wednesday May 20th the new Sixth Form Centre was ofcially opened by Lord Digby Jones the former Director General of the CBI Confederation of British Industry. The event was very well attended by governors guests parents old boys and supporters of the project many of whom had actually contributed nancially to the building of the project. Also present were representatives of some of the numerous contractors who had designed and built such a fabulous facility. Headteacher Mr Bird introduced the event and spoke about Handsworth Grammar School being a vehicle for social mobility and cited the case of one former pupil whose father had been a cooper a barrel maker and whose mother was a cleaner. This particular child had done extremely well at HGS many years ago and had actually won a scholarship to Oxford University from HGS. He had gone on to have an extremely successful career despite very humble beginnings. Lord Jones spoke about his own humble origins and how he had risen through education to win a naval scholarship had had a successful career in the law and then became a high prole director of the CBI and consequently a cross bench peer sitting in the Lords. He also praised all of those who had contributed to the project and in a very entertaining speech wished the school well for the future. Lord Jones was presented with a framed painting as a memento of the occasion. The painting was by former HGS pupil Reuben Colley now a successful artist with his own gallery on Colmore Row Birmingham. This presentation was made by our Head Boy Leopold Johnson and Mr Tim Ison the art gallery director. There is now a plaque in the Sixth Form Centre which will be a permanent reminder of this occasion. Mr Conway grand Opening of the New Sixth Form CentreNew Sixth Form Centre On Wednesday May 20th the new Sixth Form cross bench peer sitting in the Lords. He also the case of one former pupil whose father had been a cooper a barrel maker and whose mother was a cleaner. This particular child had done extremely well at HGS many years ago and had actually won a scholarship to Oxford University from HGS. He had gone on to have an extremely successful humble origins and how he had risen scholarship had had a successful career in the law and then became a high prole director of the CBI and consequently a this occasion. Mr Conway 9 cross bench peer sitting in the Lords. He also praised all of those who had contributed to the project and in a very entertaining speech painting as a memento of the occasion. The painting was by former HGS pupil Reuben Colley now a successful artist with his own gallery on Colmore Row Birmingham. This presentation was made by our Head Boy Leopold Johnson and Mr Tim Ison the art cross bench peer sitting in the Lords. He also