Chocs away for pupils' joint venture.SECONDARY school students enjoyed sweet success at a business conference in Rugby. Year 12 pupils from Lawrence Sheriff School Lawrence Sheriff School is a selective boys' grammar school in Rugby in Warwickshire. The school is named after Lawrence Sheriff, the Elizabethan man who founded Rugby School. The school's name is often shortened to 'LSS'. and Rugby High School For the school in England, see . Rugby High School is an American high school located in Rugby, North Dakota. The athletic teams are known as the "The Panthers". Athletics Championships
It was led by the Industrial Careers Foundation and aimed to provide teenagers with an insight into the business world. They tackled a series of business simulations including managing the imaginary chocolate company, discussing plans for a waste dump and producing and trying to sell prototype products. Lawrence Sheriff Lawrence Sheriff or Lawrence Sheriffe (c1510-1567) was an Elizabethan gentleman and grocer to Elizabeth I who founded Rugby School. Not much is known about Lawrence Sheriff's early life, but it is thought that he was born near St Andrew's Church in Rugby head teacher Peter Kent said: "The conference was a great success. Students from the two schools benefited hugely from being able to work together over the two days." |
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