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Ken McDonald: An American Schoolboy’s Memories of CH

Original article : https://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/old-blues-updates/ken-mcdonald-an-american-schoolboys-memories-of-ch/ J Kenneth McDonald (LaB 50-51) is an American academic, who came to the UK in 1950 from Phillips Academy, Andover (a boarding school near Boston, MA) to Christ’s Hospital School. He had won an English-Speaking Union British-American Schoolboy Scholarship (a scheme dating back to 1928). This September marks the 75th anniversary of his transatlantic adventure! In …

Founder’s Day Dinner NYC – Oct 18 2025

Friends of Christ’s Hospital (the alumni group for US-based Old Blues) will hold itsFounder’s Day Dinner on Saturday October 18 th , 2025 at the Amali restaurant, 115 E 60th St, New York, NY 10022.6:00 p.m. Reception7:00 p.m. DinnerCost: $125 per person. For young Old Blues (under 30 years old) the cost is $99. TICKETSPurchase on-lineVisit the FCH Website www.fch-usa.org/donate …

Obituary – Richard Dixon – Mid B 1941-48

Richard Frederick Jesse Dixon, an Old Blue who attended Christ’s Hospital from 1941-1948, died on November 21, 2024, in McKinney, Texas, USA. Richard was born in Exmouth, Devonshire in the United Kingdom on May 8, 1932. Richard’s father and paternal grandfather were both Captains in the Royal Navy and Richard attended Christ’s Hospital from the age of nine on an …

April 5th 2025 –  Christ’s Hospital Transatlantic Exchange Dinner

Sponsored by Friends of Christ’s Hospital, Friends of Christ’s Hospital Transatlantic Schools Exchange Dinner took place on 5th April at the Mount Vernon Club in Baltimore Maryland. The dinner welcomed two Christ’s Hospital students who attend schools in Baltimore for a month, while living with an American host family. A child from the host family will later have the opportunity to spend …

FCH 2024 Newsletter

It has been a fun and full year of events for US-based Old Blues and other friends of Christ’s Hospital. To learn more about them, as well as the refocusing of FCH’s Mission, please click on the button below to access the Friends of Christ’s Hospital 2024 year-end Newsletter.

Founder’s Day Dinner October 19th 2024

The 2024 Founder’s Day Dinner was held on October 19 at the beautiful Manchester Hotel in downtown Lexington, KY. The dinner was hosted by FCH Board Member Nik Feldman (MaA 09-10). Nik spent time at CH as an exchange pupil from the Gilman School in Baltimore as part of the Transatlantic Exchange program. He is the creator and owner of …

Obituary – John Laurence (Jack) Doyle – PrepB, MdA 40-48

John Laurence (Jack) Doyle, an Old Blue who donated generously to Christ’s Hospital and co-founded Friends of Christ’s Hospital in the USA, has died in Cupertino, California.  Jack was born in Devon, England in 1931 and attended CH from 1940 to 1948, first in Prep B and then in Middleton A. At CH, Jack was good at both sports and academics, enjoyed theater and many outdoor activities, described …