General Chat

Lunar my dad only ever got sent to Germany so just when to local or army schools some of my freinds were sent to boarging schools or lived with gpearants his regt was sent to cyprus the year he retiered so we got to stay in sunny Chester Val

'Burberry & White Stilettos Rule' PMSL, don't know if we had one :0S

Yes, it was facta non verba - deeds not words.

hi, my school motto was.. 'the beginning of the lord, is the beginning of wisdom' hannah

Ours was Oni heuir ni fedir - or something like that! In unity there is strength. Janice

Christine, the phrasing of your 'song' appears to go with'' Oh Ma Darlin'''............Clementine? Bob no, cant recall ours either

I must have gone to the same school as Viv.

Vincit Veritus Truth Conquers And that was fifty years ago. Ann Glos

School motto, embroidered on our blazer badges was Semper Fidelis, which means Always Faithful. Spookily our school song was Non Nobis Domine (Not Unto Us O Lord) too! It was only fairly recently that I found out the words had been written by Rudyard Kipling. nell

Ours was 'RISE UP - ACHIEVE' (To date, I've managed it eight times at least, to start with - but who is counting ?) The school is now demolished (probably on the orders of some 'suit' whose brother was a developer so somebody achieved something !).

mine was SAPERE AUDE which means Dare To Be Wise Poncey all girls selective (as in11+) Grammar

Drummed into us from day one Nisi Dominus Frustra Unless the Lord is with us all is in vain. On our school badge which was attached to a very unflattering bright green blazer with a white trim! Helen

Ours was - The Utmost for the Highest. CB >|<

Dum Cresco Spero - do you know I forgot that - not even sure if I spelt it right, but when I read this thread, it just came into my head.

we didn't have one

Modeste, Strenue, Sancte. Embroidered under the Coat of Arms on our blazer pockets.

Ours was 'Non Nobis Domine' (not unto us oh Lord!) for some reason. We had a song of this title going something like : Non Nobis Domine, not unto us oh Lord The praise and glory be to any deed or word. For in thy judgement lies to crown or bring to nought All knowlege and device which man can seek or wrought. (no idea!) Used to sing this at speech day with great gusto, just like something out of 'The Four Mary's' (anyone remember them?) Allie

Just realised, reading through the posts that this was a common motto! Didn't know that the words were by Kipling though. Interesting. Allie x

The second secondary school I went to has the motto orando laborando which means by work and by prayer.

I know we had one (it was embroidered on the badges on our blazers and berets) but for the life of me I cannot remember it - I can remember using every trick in the book to ensure that no one actually saw either badge - bouffant hair styles to cover the berets (with the badge totally obliterated) and blazers discarded after the 1st term in the first form!! Skirt waist bands turned over to ensure hem above the knee, tie knotted (just) and know pulled down to mid-chest level! I still have my school scarf though, even after 40+ years (I must give it a wash - lol lol) Jacqui