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"Tenacity"...."keep the faith"..."work conquers all" and even "she shall grow up in heavenly light"?!..

Just some of the school mottos which proudly decorate school crests and emblems across the county...

On Wednesday's show we celebrated some of the different mottos and symbols which represent Gloucestershire's schools...

CHURCHDOWN SCHOOL - Tenacity

CHOSEN HILL SCHOOL - Beacon of Excellence

PATES GRAMMAR CHELTENHAM - Patebit tum quod Latuit- That which is hidden shall be revealed

CHELTENHAM COLLEGE - Labor Omnia Vincit ("Work Conquers All")

CHELTENHAM LADIES COLLEGE - CÅ“lesti Luce Crescat (May she grow in Heavenly light)

ST EDWARDS SCHOOL CHELTENHAM - Strive for the best or Quantum Potes Aude

SIR THOMAS RICH'S SCHOOL GLOUCESTER - Garde Ta Foy - the school motto is in Old French, it means Keep the Faith.

BROCKWORTH ENTERPRISE SCHOOL - Learning for Success

ST PETERS HIGH SCHOOL - Tu es Petrus - You are the rock

MARLING SCHOOL - "Abeunt Studia in Mores" "Let us go forward through study to character". ...

WESTONBIRT SCHOOL - "Bono malum superate" = Overcome evil with good.

WYCLIFFE COLLEGE - Bold and Loyal

THE COTSWOLD SCHOOL - Friendship - Knowledge

WHITECROSS SCHOOL LYDNEY - "Excellence and innovation"

CIRENCESTER KINGSHILL SCHOOL - "Striving for Excellence".

SEVERN VALE SCHOOL - Challenging All to Suceed

SIR WILLIAM ROMNEY'S SCHOOL, TETBURY - To be the best that we can be

And you also called with your own.

- Ken in Cheltenham attended Cirencester County Secondary in the 50s and their motto was simply "forward"
- George in Hucclecote went to Lyndon Secondary and the motto there was "stand tall and be seen"
- Dennis in Bourton on the Water and Joy in the North cotswolds both attended Northleach Grammar - whose Motto was 'flecti, non frangi' To be bent, not broken.
- Dave in Frampton on Severn went to Newent Secondary school the motto there was "I plank my trough" which was especially amusing in the canteen!
- Ray emailed the show - says he went to strand grammar in london the motto there was "advance"
- Jane in Popeshill says that East Dean Grammar in Cinderford's motto was "like the tree we seek the light"
- Pauline in Stonehouse attended Maiden Hill school in Stonehouse - their motto was "founded upon a rock"
- Annabelle in Cheltenham went to Malvern Girls College their motto was "she who conquers herself, conquers all"
- Val in Gloucester use to attend Pates Grammar School in Cheltenham the motto was "honour not honours"
- Chris in Bishops Cleeve says Tewkesbury secondary modern school for boys had a motto of "seek and serve"
- Connie in Gloucester says when she attended the High School for Girls the motto then was "service not self"
- John on the email use to attend Wycliffe College in Stonehouse - their motto was "bold and loyal"
- Michael in Gloucester says some time ago his family had emigrated from Gloucester to South Africa - the school motto was "aim high"
- Gerry in Cirencester can remember his: "manners maketh man". he says that's the only thing he can remember learning at school.
- John says his was "friend forever"
- Katie in Stroud says her Kensington school motto was "I am, I can, I ought and I will."
- Mike in longlevens went to Sir Tommy Rich's back in the 50's when the motto was "keep your faith"