OT School Assembly

[the_idiotb_stardson]

Often the arena of some great pranks and laughs back in the day: pupils trying to prolong applause with having the last clap or sending teachers into
a rage by searching for the pupil who was humming etc

What did you get up to in assembly when you were a young 'un? Any funny tales to share?

[CAMiller]

As a 9 year old I remember seriously (but unintentionally) disrupting an assembly at Monkwood Junior School when I simultaneously threw up and shat myself.

At Mexborough Grammar School, one 'tactic' was the volume of singing in certain hymns/songs. e.g. Oh Come All Ye Faithful (which for some reason we sang in Latin). The repeated 3 line chorus (Oh come let us adore him.....Venite adoramus in our version) was supposed to be sang in crescendo, starting quiet and increasing so just for fun we whispered the first 2 lines and yelled the last as loud as we could. Same tactics for the school song. Nobody knew most of the words so just mumbled along until the final line when everyone then joined in with "Where the white rose blows and youth calls, by Don and Dearne". Obviously had an impact as I still remember that line 50 years later

[rolymiller]

So it was you who shat on the floor. I was a TA at the time and had to clean the bugger up!

[crashbang]

Took a few hammer heads out of a piano.
Head sounded like les Dawson.
I nearly choked laughing.
Maltby comp.

[CTMilller]

The old English teacher who was in charge of the school library used to read out the names of those who hadn’t returned books every Friday.

The names were written into a form stuck into the front of each book. We just put joke names when we borrowed books which he would read out without realizing what was going on

‘R Sole’ ‘Arfer Crown’ and ‘F U Tooel’ come to mind…

[cheeks]

Never attended a assembly in five years

Old hall comprehensive

[ragingpup]

Each assembly, I used to sneak up behind a younger pupil and slit their throat. Then see how long until the screaming started. Great days. Ravo Infants school.

[Nogbad]

...in assembly at RGS, I used to move around and pretend to be four or five different people....

[ragingpup]

...in assembly at RGS, I used to move around and pretend to be four or five different people....

I like that Nogbad. Beautifully strange.

[John2]

As a 9 year old I remember seriously (but unintentionally) disrupting an assembly at Monkwood Junior School when I simultaneously threw up and shat myself.

At Mexborough Grammar School, one 'tactic' was the volume of singing in certain hymns/songs. e.g. Oh Come All Ye Faithful (which for some reason we sang in Latin). The repeated 3 line chorus (Oh come let us adore him.....Venite adoramus in our version) was supposed to be sang in crescendo, starting quiet and increasing so just for fun we whispered the first 2 lines and yelled the last as loud as we could. Same tactics for the school song. Nobody knew most of the words so just mumbled along until the final line when everyone then joined in with "Where the white rose blows and youth calls, by Don and Dearne". Obviously had an impact as I still remember that line 50 years later

At Herringthorpe junior school we had a few "adapted" hyms.

One that stands out had the lyrics "the earth is yours o' god, you nouriSH IT with rain."

I capitalised where there was a very strong emphasis in our collective singing.