The AccoladeDecember 2017

Mrs V Neale

The Monthly Celebratory Newsletter from County Upper

Dear parents, students, staff and governors,

In this edition, we celebrate the excellent work experience fortnight for year eleven, our music for Christmas, the prize-giving for last summer’s public examinations and earlydebating success, together with more sporting and academic achievements.

Christmas at County is synonymous with Charity and our sixth form led the

whole school in a huge range of activities which reflected the true meaning of the season together with our core values. We ended the term with our whole school assembly and, joined by guests and governors, we celebrated our many successes and revealed the charity total before pre-senting cheques to the representatives of this year’s chosen charities.

The revealing of the total was, as always, a very moving moment,

highlighting our very special County spirit and endorsing that we offer so much more than just an outstanding education.

As the year ends, I wish you all a joyful, peaceful Christmas and a very happy new year.

‘The Gratui-tree’This month our School Council involved every tutor group in producing a tree to be displayed in the main student foyer. In keeping with the spirit of the Christmas season, each group reflected on what they should be thankful for at County, putting their gratitude onto stars which the Council put onto the tree. We thank Mrs Middleditch and the School Council members for the initiative and for making us remember how much we have to be grateful for.

The ESU debating competitionOur debating society continues to thrive with an excellent debate each Friday evening. We also continue to enter all the main national competitions. The first one of the academic year is also the oldest and largest of the competitions for schools in England. The regional round of The English Speaking Union’s Schools’ Mace competition took place this month. We entered a year nine team who did exceptionally well competing against the other teams who were all comprised of sixth formers. In fact, Edie Huckel and Emily Jones did so well that they won and are safely through to the next round. Well done to both girls! We thank Mr Coleman, Mr Harrison, Miss Thomas and our sixth form officers for all the debating we enjoy.

All the Music for ChristmasIt remains a source of joy that almost fifteen per cent of our students took part in our Christmas

music this year and the breadth and depth of our extra-curricular provision remains exceptional. As the term ends we thank our Director of Music, Miss Green together with Mr Jermy, Mr Moore,

our peripatetic team and our Captains of Music for all we enjoy.

The Christmas ConcertOur main instrumental ensembles, smaller groups and renowned barbershop choir performed seasonal

favourites to a full hall. Alongside the wind band orchestra, string sinfonia and swing band, we were treated to ‘Santa’s Symphony’ from the woodwind ensemble, specially arranged by Mrs Brittain.

The student-led string trio, cello ensemble and sax quartet performed festive pieces and with everything from Corelli to Slade, the audience was ready to finish the evening with mulled wine and mince pies

served by the Parent Teacher Association to music from our jazz trio. We thank our PTA for rounding off the evening.

The Carol ServiceOur annual traditional service of nine lessons and carols in St Mary’s Church is always a highlight

of the Christmas season. The brass ensemble and our choirs provided a still point in a busy schedule and many in the congregation were very grateful for the sense of peace which the evening instilled.

We especially congratulate Imogen Chorlton for her opening solo in ‘Once in Royal David’s City’ and Samuel Hill for the Organ Voluntary at the end. We thank County parent, James Thomas, for playing

the organ and the Reverend Nick Alexander for taking the service and for his address. Along with readings from staff members, Mrs Bradfield and Mrs Walker; our Chair of Governors, Mr Cox

and Mrs Neale, we also thank the following students who each read one of the lessons:

Year 9: Anna MavroghenisYear 10: Joshua LooseYear 11: Katie Drayton

Head Students: Ben Amroota and Rebecca Severy

After our swing band performed at the Christmas Fayre and our chamber choir took part in the EACH carol service last month, various ensembles have continued to contribute to community events.

The Gala PantomimeIt has become a tradition that County provides the music for the annual gala performance of the pantomime at the Theatre Royal. Our function band and string trio entertained the specially invited guests and we were pleased to receive the following from the Development Manager at the Theatre, Emma Suckling:

The West Suffolk Youth ConcertThis Christmas the wind band and orchestra performed in St Mary’s Church. Alongside Christmas favourites and audience carols, there were pieces by Bizet and Grieg as well as a selection from ‘Les Miserables’. Open to all students who live or go to school in West Suffolk, we were proud that yet again a third of the orchestra and more than half of the band are from County Upper with some students in both ensembles. We congratulate Amy Aris, Chloe Ashman, Megan Brown, Anna Carnegie, Laura Clements, Lucy Curwen, Carl Davis, Krystina Davis, Bethany Diver, Jorge Draycott, Grace Giffin, Evan Grant, Caroline Hibbert, Katie Horne, Thomas Field, Benjamin Foreman, Tomaso Luongo, Jasmin Meara Wall, Katrina Miller, Thomas Pickersgill, Emma Le Poidevin, Harriet Smith-Pitt, Emma Stevens and section principals, Jonathan Hammond and Rebecca Severy.

We especially congratulate Olivia Humphreys who is this year’s Leader of the Orchestra and performed the role with poise, confidence and excellent musicianship.

More individual music success

n We congratulate Jack Emmerson in year thirteen who passed his rock school of music grade 8 bass guitar exam with merit and Stella Pusterla in year ten who has passed her Grade 5 music theorywith merit.

n Well done to Carl Davis in year eleven who has been acceptedfor music study at the Purcell School.

Music in the Community

“A huge thank you to you for yesterday. Your lovely students all played beautifully and were a real delight to have around. Could you pass on our thanks to them? We really appreciate them coming here on a Sunday to perform, as did all of our guests.

Many thanks again,”

Emma Suckling

We also congratulate Izzy Dolby, Nancy Griffith, Flo Hoggar, Stella Pusterla and Hannah Turpie who are dancing in this year’s pantomime, Dick Whittington.

Rose AllinghamBen AmrootaKabita AmrootaAmy ArisChloe AshmanJoshua AyalaMatthew BaileyRose BainbridgeEleanor BattyMiriam BerryJames BradleyNaomi BrightyMegan BrownEmily BurbidgeIsaac CampbellSasha CampbellAnna CarnegieKatherine ChadwickImogen Chorlton

Laura ClementsLauren CocksedgeEthan ColmanHannah CooperCharlotte CottonHannah CoxEsme CrichtonAdam CsontosLucy CurwenAmy DaviesCarl DavisKrystina DavisPatrick DavisPolly DavisBethany DiverAoife DohertyRuby DohertySamuel DohertyJorge Draycott Torrecillas

Katie DraytonJack EmmersonSamuel FergusonThomas FieldJoanna FordIndia FordhamBenjamin ForemanDaniel FoulshamRebecca FrancisCameron GibsonGrace GiffinJessica GottgensEuan GrantMollie GrayFrederick GreenThomas GreenThomas GreevesWilliam GreevesYsabelle Grovesmith

Darcie HallChristopher HammondJonathan HammondRowan HarrisBenjamin HartickWilfrid HarveyEliza HaydenCaroline HibbertSamuel HillTimothy HillElizabeth HoggarClare HoleThomas HoltonWilliam HoltonKatie HorneCharlotte HudsonOlivia HumphreysMarla IndIsabelle Johnston

Emily JonesAbigail KnowlerHarry KritemanEmma Le PoidevinPeter LillistoneJoshua LooseNathaniel LowisTomaso LuongoJoshua MacrowMegan ManfieldSophie McGrathLouis MichiganEloise MillerKatrina MillerCameron MitchellAlexander MurfittJoshua MurfittHannah O’ConnorMadi Payne

Thomas PickersgillLorcan PortwayStella PusterlaMonty RiddickAlfred RobertsBrennan RolfeHannah Rouhaud-KeutgenRebecca SeveryElizabeth ShingletonEllena SindenRuby SmithFrankie Smith-PittHarriet Smith-PittAiden StevensHannah StevensHollie StevensMia StevensEleanor Suter

Freya TaylorMolly TaylorPoppy TaylorElla ThomasHarriet ThomasLois ThompsonJoseph TurnerOlivia UnderhillEmily WallerConnie WatsonHolly WebbJacob WhiteEdwin WilkinsonStella WilkinsonErin Willans De FriasMacy WilliamsonAmy WinterbottomRuby Yems

We thank and congratulate all the students who contributed to our music this Christmastide.

Work Experience 2017In the month that the Department for Education provided new guidelines for careers and work experience, we were proud to celebrate another truly first-class fortnight for our year eleven students. The whole year

group represented County superbly in a wide range of placements and gained a huge amount from the experience. In a special assembly to make their success, we presented the annual prizes to:

The overall work experience prize for 2017 was awarded to Anastasia Shulgina for an outstanding two weeks at Tollgate Primary School.

Based on employers’ reports, the reports of the staff who visited the students on placement and the quality of their preparation, we also congratulate the large number of the year group

who received ‘highly commended’ certificates:

We thank all the businesses, universities, schools, charities and public sector employees who accepted our students for their placements. We are particularly grateful to Mrs Jolly and Mr Snelling who organised this year’s work experience with support from Ms Walters, the year eleven tutor team and all the staff who

undertook the visits to the placements.

Rose AllinghamJames AndrewsSasha AryaKatelyn AshtonRachel AskewOlivia AvisKyle BaileyMatthew BaileySamuel BakerMolly BalaamBenjamin BanhamGeorge BanhamHannah BarkerTegan BarkerKatherine BastowEleanor BattyPhilippa BattyLuca BeadleCameron Beedie-GreenSkyler BeerElla BellMax BennettHarry BentleyIsabel BerryIsabella BostockJack BowyerJames BradleyKira BreslinMillie BrinkmannZak BrookCerys BrownJamie BrownShakira Brown

Sophie BullenEmily BurbidgeEmily CamilleriWilliam CarrickAdam CarterChloe CarterKatie CatchpoleChloe CaulderAlice CawdronKatherine ChadwickSofia CharalambousToby ChittockJamie ChristieKeith ClarkMegan ClutterhamJordan CoeMichael CollierTobias Conway-MouleHannah CooperAmber CornishAlexandra CottonTia CoulsonHannah CoxScarlett CuttingJessie-Mae DanielCarl DavisKarl DavisShane DohertyKatie DraytonHope DrewLucien EdwardsFinlay EllisFrancesca Ellis

Alasdair EnglishConnor EverittEllie FairweatherScarlett FitchJoanna FordBenjamin ForemanJude FramptonNatasha GadsdonDaniel Garcia-LeonJacob GarnerAmelia GawneHallie GedgeRowan GibbCameron GibsonZachary GoddardSamuel GrahamNina GrantFrederick GreenNancy GriffithJack HailstoneDante HaleJoshua HalesChristopher HammondJonathan HammondLuke HarkerArchie HarrisElla HarrisRowan HarrisWilfrid HarveyMorgan HaywardOscar HedgeKyle HelpIsabel Hicks

Elizabeth HoggarClare HoleCaleb HolohanGeorgia HoltawayDeclan WalesJessica HydeMegan JacksonGeorge JohnsonBethany JohnstonOwen JonesTabitha KeymerThomas KitchinBradley KlimowiczArnav KumarLaura LambertSimon LeeTilly LeightonFreddie LeonardJack LillistoneJasmin LittleKatie LloydElhem LoukilyTommy LoveringNicholas LucchiPolly LuptonMax MacrowJacob MalpassBrandon MarshallJack MatthewsNathaniel MatthewsThomas MatthewsCameron Maurice-JonesSamuel Mayo

Catherine McKeagJayjay McKenzie VinceAbigail MillerLiam MillsCaelan Baker-MortlockCameron MowatLuke MurfetFrancesca MurrellLucie Alcock-MurrellKian NearyFreya NewmanMolly OwenTegan OwenHannah PamplinJoel PankOlivia PatemanAmelia PerryJames PickardAbigail PolleyJoshua PowerCarter PriceEthan PriceKate PrickettLogan PyleNiamh QuinnChloe RaeAmy-Jane ReedSophie ReedSuzannah ReidMadeline RichesEmily RoachAshard RobinsonMollie Robinson

Danny RocheBrennan RolfeEmilee RoscampJake RostenSaffron RushEmily SambrookLucy ScottKaitlynn SearAmelia ShingletonElizabeth ShingletonAnastasia ShulginaAmy SilverwoodKieran SindenLauren SladeArthur SmartChloe SmithGeorge SmithLily SmithMaurice SmithMolly SmithHarriet Smith-PittJames SpittleRobson StantonAntonia StephensonGregor StewartRachel StottJoseph SwaneSamuel SwaneEmily TempleElla ThomasSam ThomasJoseph TurnerKieron Turner

Kian UtleyMegan UttingCharles VestSamuel VinceAbigail WadeBuster WappettJack WarboysIndia WarrenElla WatkinsElla WebbLouisa WebbRhian WellsEmily WestonJoshua WhiteGeorge WhitwellLeah WhitwellCharles WicksCheyenne WilkinsonEdson WilkinsonHarvey WilliamsTheo WilliamsJonathan WillisBillie WilsonCharlie WilsonDaniel WilsonRhianna WoodsAyhan YeterJessica YoungWeronika Zybala

11J - Polly Lupton and Shane Doherty11K- Millie Perry and Jack Warboys11L - Bradley Klimowicz and Natasha Gadson11M - Hope Drew and Jack Matthews11N - Emily Roach and Jack Hailstone

11O - Adam Carter and Emily Camilleri11P - Danny Roche and Tabitha Keymer11R - Carter Price and Ella Webb11S - Joey Turner and Saffron Rush11T - Daniel Garcia-Leon and Amy-Jane Reed

The ILAB ProjectWe were delighted to be selected as the first school to take part in this initiative which culminated in a presentation evening this month. ILAB (Interactive Learning Across Boundaries) is run by a team of scientific researchers in conjunction with Cambridge University to give students an appreciation of the range of opportunities in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine). This is achieved by a six week, hands-on programme, rather than a one-off event. Twenty of our year nine and ten students were fortunate to follow a new course centred on the use of Robotics in Medical Technologies. Each session involved a mixture of theory, demonstrations, practical programming and circuit building. Students built their own medical technology device and presented their work to parents, governors and staff at the final session. The course also included a session at Cambridge Uni-versity where the students experienced a Virtual Reality system which enabled them to ‘walk’ through a cancer.

We thank the staff from ILAB and Hughes Hall, Cambridge together with Mr Balaam, Dr Hughes and Mrs Payne who provided this unique experience. We also congratulate all the students who made the very most of the experience, especially runners-up Rose Bainbridge and Caroline Hibbert and overall winners Kimberley Demoore and Rebecca Hayhurst. Finally, we thank Ryan Eagles and Nathaniel Lowis from the sixth form who assisted the staff.

Women of the Future ConferenceYear ten girls were fortunate to visit this conference at the John Innes Centre in Norwich. They were able to meet and talk with females who are successful in all areas of STEMM and hear about their career paths. The whole group behaved impeccably and were excellent ambassadors for County. They returned really inspired by the visit and we thank Dr Hanfrey, Miss Samuels and Miss Bilner for taking them.

The STEM Activity for December

Ben and the Quantum UniverseWe congratulate our Head Boy, Ben Amroota, who was selected for this special residential in Cambridge. Ben participated admirably in a series of seminars and practical workshops, enjoying time at The Cavendish Laboratory and making the very most of this experience. Well done, Ben!

The Sixth Form Mathematics Conference Our year twelve ‘A’ level Maths students wrote: “It was a cold early morning when we arrived at Redbridge ready to travel into Central London for the annual maths lectures. We were not disappointed as Simon Singh and Bobby Seagull amongst others gave superb talks and were truly inspiring. The snow on the journey home just added to the fun, a long day but well worth it. We thank Mr Penn for arranging it.”The group was a pleasure to take. Well done!

The World Class Schools Essay competition on democracyThis is open to students who attend accredited World Class Schools and as one of the first such schools to be given this official recognition we offered the opportunity to our students last summer. The results were announced this month and we were delighted that Millie Perry was one of nine students given an ‘honourable mention’ award at Churchill College, Cambridge. The essay title was “Churchill said, ‘Democracy is the worst form of government, except for others.’ How would you improve the democratic system in this country?” Before the presentation, Millie had a tour of the College and met Dr Jerry Toner who is Director of Studies in Classics and a highly regarding writer of the ‘Marcus Sidonius Falx Trilogy’. We congratulate Millie and thank Mr Kemp for accompanying her.

The Citizenship ConferenceA selection of our ‘A’ level Sociology students were fortunate to attend a conference alongside undergraduates and member of the public as part ofthe Edmund lecture series with the University of Suffolk. The lecture was ‘Prison Ethics and the Criminal Justice System’ by the speaker Sophie Ellis. Sophie is a research assistant at the Institute of Criminology, part of the University of Cambridge.

Some excellent history workCertificates were awarded this month to year nine students for their history homework project on the First World War. The year group made diaries reflecting the experiences of people who lived through it. The history staff were very impressed with the overall standard and found the judging very difficult. We especially congratulate those who gained certificates: Lizzie Barrell, Jessie Bream, Lauren Cocksedge, Caitlin Collins, Adam, Csontos, Alicia Doel, J-naya Fairley, Keira Forde, Aimee Francis, Sara Garcia-Leon, Euan Grant, Lola Huckel, Rosie Howes, James Ireland,Emily Jones, Ben Lowis, Sian Lewis, Dominic Smith,Frankie Smith-Pitt, Lauren Wake, Jacob White and Maddison Whitelaw

Politics and Citizenship news

The December Sport ReportThroughout this term, we have enjoyed a phenomenal amount of extra-curricular activity together with a stunning record of success in competitions across the age range and in so many different sports. We have certainly justified our DfE and School Games Quality Marks, both held at the highest level and our award as the West Suffolk School of the year. As the term ends, we thank Mr Marshall and his large team of staff for all they do for sport at County.

U15 Rugby ChampionsWe congratulate our side who won the Western Area Sevens’ competition and so have qualified for the county competition. We done to: Joe Barber, Noah Boreham, Eddie Brooks, Callum Curry, Will De-Ath, Jordan Denny, Joel Hind, Freddie Hunt, Ethan Peploe, Harry Russell, Jake Saunders and Isaac Wallace.

U14 Badminton TournamentWe congratulate both our boys’ A and girls’ A teams who were runners-up in the Western Area competition. Well done to: Eddie Brooks, Max Harrison, James Ireland, Connor Lewis, Anna Mavroghenis, Rebecca Morley, Lucy Warland and Stella Wilkinson.

Over 14 Swimming GalaWe congratulate our teams who qualified in first place and were narrowly beaten into second place in the county finals this month. Well done to: Taylor Bowen, Ella Hale, Alex Harrison, Charlotte Hudson, Lucy Hudson, Hannah O’Connor, Logan Pyle, Ollie Pyle, Alex Rice, Isabelle Ungless, Ben Wilkinson and Sam Wortley.

Cross CountryThe Suffolk A race was held at Culford and six of our athletes qualified for the next round. Well done to: Joe Bradford, Alex Harrison, Oscar Hedge, Cathy McKeag, Rebecca Morley and Oscar Woodward.

The Volleyball FinalsWe congratulate Grace Allan, Ruby Cooper, Hannah Jiggins, Jess Konrath and Rachael Lucas who finished the term as top in West Suffolk and fourth in Suffolk.

EquestrianOur school Equestrian team competed at The Jays this month in a qualifier for the Show Jumping Champi-onships. The 80 team comprised, Zara Barber, Sasha Welbourn and Hannah Pamplin with Hannah Pamplin, Joseph Barber and Alexandra Cotton in the 90 team and Joseph Barber, Alexandra Cotton and Annabel Jackson in the 100 class. All three teams came third. Lastly, in the 110, Emily Sambrook came 3rd individually and, our Captain of Equestrian, Annabel Jackson, won the class. We congratulate them all.

Meanwhile, Clare Hole in year eleven, once again competed for Great Britain in Holland. In her last competition before focussing on her GCSEs, Clare and her new, inexperienced horse competed with some ofthe best in Europe. Well done Clare!

Other FixturesBasketballU16 Boys v Sybil Andrews Won 46-24Basketball Academy v Uxbridge Won 102-39U14 Boys v King Edward VI Won 49-18U16 Boys v King Edward VI Won 101-38U14 Girls v Westley Won 42-9U14 Girls v Sudbury Won 20-0U16 Girls v Sudbury Won 20-0Basketball Academy v Haringey Won 120-71U14 Girls v Thomas Gainsborough Won 19-2U16 Girls v Thomas Gainsborough Won 29-23U14 Boys v Thomas Gainsborough Won 42-9U16 Boys v Thomas Gainsborough Won 90-18Basketball Academy v College of Haringey, Enfield and North East Won 65-63

HockeyU14 Girls v Thurston Won 2-1

NetballU15 A v Thurston Won 21-5

Sports Personalities of the MonthWe congratulate the recipients for December

Year 10 Lizzy SandersSam Doherty

Year 9 Faith Ennis-BuggJack Nichols

Year 11 Cathy McKeagJosh Hales

Ben: the postscript Ben Pamplin returned from Argentina as the onlyjunior in the world championships. His freestyle kayaking helped the GB team to the top of the medal table. Well done Ben!

Prize Giving for the 2017 Examinations Results

Prize NameGrass Roots Art and Design: Amilia GrahamBritish Sugar Biology: Yukiko FujiiEnsors Business: Luke AlfordTreatt’s Chemistry Hannah CurwenGrass Roots Design Eric NavarreteJ.C.E. George Drama: Fran CorleyTaylor Wimpey English Language and Literature: Luke ParnellCecil & Larter English Literature: Rosie GrantPaul Cudmore Economics Wes RoperRawlinson Citroën French: Kate HardyBritish Sugar Further Mathematics Ben JamesScotts’ Geography: Gabriele GelezauskaiteNorthgate Volkswagen German: Shannon WadeRandstad Health & Social Care: Kira GreenGross & Co History: Christy WilliamsNat West Mathematics Bronwen ManselPaul Cudmore Media Studies: Murrie KybirdBalaam’s Music Eleanor MartindaleAnglia Sports Physical Education: James BentleyBraiswick Physics: Sarah BurnsRandstad Politics: Ed AllanFirst Stop Travel Psychology: Isabella ProctorPTA Religious Studies: Katie TilyardRandstad Sociology: Abi HarrisonSMI Global Spanish: Tom BastowLewis Coaches Travel and Tourism: Liam Schofield

Prize NameGrass Roots Art and Design Megan BrownBritish Sugar Biology Amy DaviesEnsors Business Studies Amy WardTreatt’s Chemistry Alex ShingletonMil-Ken Travel Child Development Amy MalajkaSTP Computer Science Nathaniel LowisSTP Computer Technology Callum HouseJ.C.E. George Drama Tomaso LuongoTaylor Wimpey English Cameron MitchellCecil & Larter English Literature Daniel AyalaMil-Ken Travel Food Isabel KybirdRawlinson Renault French Jessica GottgensScott’s Geography Timothy HillNorthgate Volkswagen German Charlee HarrisCoastline Graphic Products Tilly WattsGonenkai Japanese Wilf HarveyGross & Co History Beth DiverNat West Mathematics Molly SmithBalaam’s Music Ben HartickAnglia Sports Physical Education Hannah HarrisonBraiswick Physics Finnian CunninghamP.T.A. Religious Studies Mia TaylorCoastline Resistant Materials Nell AllumRolls-Royce Science Benjamin TitcombeSMI Global Spanish Daniel Manning

There is a consistency to our results and in 2017 we again topped Suffolk on the A*-C pass rate at ‘A’ level and our GCSE results on the challenging curriculum path comprising English, mathematics, science, history or geography and a modern foreign language were 16.5 percentage points above national, 19.5 percentage points above Suffolk and top of West Suffolk by a large margin.

This success is due to our determination to do the best by every individual, to our knowing our students very well and to the incredible programme of extra-curricular activities which, with superb teaching, ensures the all-round development of our students.

The ‘A’ level prizes were presented at a special certificate evening while the GCSE prizes were presented by our Chairman of Governors, Mr Cox, at our whole school assembly on the final afternoon of the term.

Major prizes were awarded as follows:

Eric’s national prizeEric Navarette in last year’s thirteen was presented with a special prize this month. Awarded three prizes nationally

for the practical component of the Product Design ‘A’ level last summer. Eric’s final piece was a special tripod made to a bespoke order from a local firm. Eric was commended for both his design and for the excellence of the

craftsmanship of the product. Congratulations, Eric, on a well-deserved place in the top three.

Average Grade A*/A (7-9) certificate winners at GCSESpecial certificates were presented to an excellent 43 members of last year’s eleven whose

average grade was at least an A/7. We especially congratulate this year’s winners, given the new tougher examinations:

Tooba Ahmed, Eva Allan, Daniel Ayala, Sarah Berry, Megan Brown, Sasha Campbell, Daniel Cook, Finn Cunningham, Sam Cunningham, Any Davies, Holly Davis, Beth Diver, Alex Doye, Ryan Eagles, Oscar Glenister, Jess Gottgens,

Thomas Halliday, Charlee Harris, Hannah Harrison, Ben Hartick, Timothy Hill, Josef Jackaman, Chloe Jeffery, Isabel Kybird, Emma Le Poidevin, Amber Lemox, Pearl Liao, Nathaniel Lowis, Tomaso Luongo, Daniel Manning, Alexander Miller, Florence Miller, Cameron Mitchell, William Rolfe, Alex Shingleton, Andrew Smith, Molly Smith,

Fraser Stewart, Mia Taylor, Amy Ward, Tilly Watts, Gemma Welbourn and Eddie Wilkinson.

Michael’s special certificateWe are very proud of Michael Collier in year eleven whose results on the Mensa IQ test put him in the top 1% on both tests. A score within the top two per cent on either scale for Mensa membership and so Michael has been admitted to this High IQ Society. Well done, Michael!

Farewell!Our Business Manager, Mrs Smith, joined us in September 2009. Since then she has overseen our change to an academy, made an excellent clerk to the governing body and contributed hugely to a smooth administration. Above all, she has been professional, caring and calm, always prepared ‘to go the extra mile’ and ensure everything is done to the very best of her considerable ability. We thank her for her excellent service. We shall really miss her and wish her a well-deserved rest.

AchievementExcellence

Sasha Campbell

Pearl Liao Eddie Wilkinson

Daniel Cook Niamh Finlayson

Emma Le Poidevin

Harrington Shield for all-round contribution

We are delighted to end this term with attendance running at 97.0% keeping us on course to have the highest secondary attendance in the region again this year. We especially congratulate the 41% of years nine, ten and

eleven who have today gained certificates for 100% attendance this term.

Tutor Group SuccessAttendance Certificates of Merit

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Certificates of Merit We congratulate the recipients for December

Year 9Bethan Abberley Raihan Akhtar 3Joseph Alcock Charles Ambridge Natalie Armijos Grace Austin Zara Barber 3Elizabeth Barrell 2Jack Bates 2Alexandra Batty Miriam Berry 2Kayleigh Brown Toby Brown

Lily-Beau Burgess Thomas Cartwright 4Aimee Cass Molly Chaplin 2Felicity Ellis Faith Ennis-Bugg 3J-naya Fairley Aedan Finlayson Aimee Francis 3Sara Garcia-Leon Isla Gillespy Elizabeth Greening Ewan Haynes Beth Larder 2

Erin Laws Connor Lewis Logan Malpass Rosie Masterman 4Aimee Meyers Eloise Perry 2Darja Rae Salisbury 2Danica Reynolds 2Charlotte Rice Oscar Siebke 2Ellena Sinden James Smith 3Rhys Smith Cerys Spencer

Amy Steggall Alice Tee 2Megan Templeman Lois Thompson Jack Varney Mansell Watts 4Sasha Welbourn 3Eleanor Whistler 3Macy Williamson 4Keira Williamson Ruby Yems

Year 10Abigail Allum Phoebe Bartlett Shannon Brinkley James Carthy-Slade Laurence Chappel Kia Clarke Jacob Cook Skye Davis Ben Davis Isobel Dolby

Kelsey Drew Sassi Frost Aaron Gage Samantha Gibbs 2Ethan Gibney Beth Goldman Frederick Hunt 2Marla Ind 3Owen Keighley Rory Kettle 2Chloe Knight

Dylan Knightson Abigail Knowler Grace Marks Eloise Miller Alana Murkin Jodie Phillips Stella Pusterla Alfred Roberts Lucy Robinson Hannah Rouhaud-Keutgen Jake Saunders

Vygandas Simonaitis Cameron Singh Hollie Stevens 2Oliver Travell Olivia Underhill Isaac Wallace Emily Waller 2Holly Webb

Year 11Rose AllinghamJames AndrewsSasha AryaKatelyn AshtonRachel AskewOlivia AvisKyle BaileyMatthew BaileySamuel BakerMolly BalaamBenjamin BanhamGeorge BanhamHannah BarkerTegan BarkerKatherine BastowEleanor BattyPhilippa BattyLuca BeadleCameron Beedie-GreenSkyler BeerElla BellMax BennettHarry BentleyIsabel BerryIsabella BostockJack BowyerJames BradleyKira BreslinMillie BrinkmannZak BrookCerys BrownJamie BrownShakira BrownSophie BullenEmily BurbidgeEmily CamilleriWilliam CarrickAdam CarterChloe CarterKatie CatchpoleChloe Caulder 2Alice CawdronKatherine ChadwickSofia CharalambousToby ChittockJamie Christie

Keith ClarkMegan ClutterhamJordan CoeMichael CollierTobias Conway-MouleHannah CooperAmber CornishAlexandra CottonTia CoulsonHannah CoxScarlett CuttingJessie-Mae DanielCarl DavisKarl DavisShane DohertyKatie DraytonHope DrewLucien EdwardsFinlay EllisFrancesca EllisAlasdair EnglishConnor EverittEllie FairweatherScarlett FitchJoanna FordBenjamin ForemanJude FramptonNatasha GadsdonDaniel Garcia-LeonJacob GarnerAmelia GawneHallie GedgeRowan GibbCameron GibsonZachary GoddardSamuel GrahamNina GrantFrederick GreenNancy GriffithJack HailstoneDante HaleJoshua HalesChristopher HammondJonathan HammondLuke HarkerArchie HarrisElla Harris

Rowan HarrisWilfrid HarveyMorgan HaywardOscar HedgeKyle HelpIsabel HicksElizabeth HoggarClare Hole 2Caleb HolohanGeorgia HoltawayDeclan WalesJessica HydeMegan JacksonGeorge JohnsonBethany JohnstonOwen JonesTabitha KeymerThomas KitchinBradley KlimowiczArnav KumarLaura LambertSimon LeeTilly LeightonFreddie LeonardJack LillistoneJasmin LittleKatie LloydElhem LoukilyTommy LoveringNicholas LucchiPolly LuptonMax MacrowJacob MalpassBrandon MarshallJack MatthewsNathaniel MatthewsThomas MatthewsCameron Maurice-JonesSamuel MayoCatherine McKeagJayjay McKenzie VinceAbigail MillerLiam MillsCaelan Baker-MortlockCameron MowatLuke MurfetFrancesca Murrell

Lucie Alcock-MurrellKian NearyFreya NewmanMolly OwenTegan OwenHannah PamplinJoel PankOlivia PatemanAmelia Perry 2James PickardAbigail PolleyJoshua PowerCarter PriceEthan PriceKate PrickettLogan PyleNiamh QuinnChloe RaeAmy-Jane ReedSophie ReedSuzannah ReidMadeline RichesEmily RoachAshard RobinsonMollie RobinsonDanny RocheBrennan RolfeEmilee RoscampJake RostenSaffron Rush 2Emily SambrookLucy ScottKaitlynn SearAmelia ShingletonElizabeth ShingletonAnastasia ShulginaAmy SilverwoodKieran SindenLauren SladeArthur SmartChloe SmithGeorge SmithLily SmithMaurice SmithMolly SmithHarriet Smith-PittJames Spittle

Robson StantonAntonia StephensonGregor StewartRachel StottJoseph SwaneSamuel SwaneEmily TempleElla ThomasSam ThomasJoseph TurnerKieron TurnerKian UtleyMegan UttingCharles VestSamuel VinceAbigail WadeBuster WappettJack WarboysIndia WarrenElla WatkinsElla WebbLouisa WebbRhian WellsEmily WestonJoshua WhiteGeorge WhitwellLeah WhitwellCharles WicksCheyenne WilkinsonEdson WilkinsonHarvey WilliamsTheo WilliamsJonathan WillisBillie WilsonCharlie WilsonDaniel WilsonRhianna WoodsAyhan YeterJessica YoungWeronika Zybala

CHARITY 2017Our Thought for the Week for Charity 2017 was from Lord Jonathan Sacks who said “The meaning of a life is the difference we make to other people”.

Once again this Christmas our whole community has come together to give generously to our chosen charities. By giving to others, we have helped many lives, especially young lives, so much more in need of support than we can imagine. We have also demonstrated the true message of Christmas whilst also enjoying ourselves.

Congratulations to our sixth form students who have done a superb job of leading the school in a wide range of events incorporating new activities and old favourites. Above all, that very special spirit for which we are renowned has been evident throughout Charity 2017 and has confirmed the unique atmos-phere which underpins all our success.

We thank everyone and particularly acknowledge:

• The entire staff, who have given their whole-hearted support at this busy time;• The non-teaching staff for all their cake sales, which raised over £900;• Ourmusic department for the retiring collections at our Christmas Concert and Carol Service;• Miss Holton for organising the Charity Ice Skate for well over a hundred students from across the age range;• Mr Staples for producing a calendar from which all the profit was donated;• Mr McClean for all the technical support;• Mr Fisher and Mrs Stevens for guiding the sixth form through Charity 2017;• TherevueteamledbyAlice Grimwood, Harry Kriteman, Alice Leather, Tomaso Luongo, Josh Macrow, Ruby Wappett and Erin Willans De Frias.• Thisyear’sCharityteamofLouisa Baker, Ellen Burrows, Rhys Daltrey, Aoife Doherty, Ruby Doherty, Tia Eaton, Dylan Elomri, Charles Hall, Olivia Humphreys, Annabel Jackson, Katrina Miller, Izzy O’Farrell, Yasmin O’Farrell, Francesca Priestley, Jamie Reid, Lewis Savage, Peter Savill, Nicolas Searle, Bryony Smith, Mia Stevens, Jasmine Tebbit and Henry Upton.

We particularly thank Mr Marshall,ourschool’sCharityCo-ordinator,who,onceagain,hasdoneatrulybrilliantjoboneveryone’sbehalf.AttheendofCharity2017,werevealedthefantasticsumof:

Thank you and well done to everybody!

Charity Team

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