Chamber Choir Perform at Durham Cathedral

Newsletter No: 1168 | www.yarmschool.org | 23rd February 2018

On Saturday 10th of February, Durham Cathedral was the host venue for the North East festival of youth choirs, the concluding event to the Durham vocal festival. Ten choirs, with ages from primary school pupils up to undergraduates, from across the region each performed two songs. The main body of the cathedral, which was filled with vivid coloured lighting on the pillars, was completely full with family and friends of the performers. Yarm School Chamber Choir was the first to perform with Mrs Staggs conducting. Their first song was a modern acapella arrangement of the hymn ‘Nearer my God to Thee’ and immediately a very high bar had been set for the standard of singing. I was much closer the back of the Cathedral than I was to the choir, but had no problems hearing them as the sound filled the space with perfectly balanced melody and harmonies. The second song, ‘Eternity’ by modern Dutch composer Michael Bojesen, was very different. The first half of the song was quite simple in form, describing the wonder of finding a stone which has been worn smooth by the ocean, representing eternity. The second half was without lyrics and allowed the choir to develop harmonies with a hypnotic and beautiful sound, building to a crescendo, before fading away to near silence. Mr Williams played the piano accompaniment and most of the choir members sang this from the aisle (the only choir to escape the stage) which brought a very immersive feel to the performance – very much in keeping with the style of the song. Towards the end, it was possible to hear some of the individual voices from the school which had transported us all to 19th century France in the PAA the previous week. The rest of the concert was lovely with a variety of performances and most choirs exhibiting talent which exceeded expectation. For the finale, all of the choirs joined together in the Hallelujah Chorus which was a suitably triumphant end to a wonderful evening. There was a very proud gathering of Yarm School parents who waited for their singers at the back of the Cathedral.

A parent of a performer

Fourth Year Play Tickets Now On Sale!

The Comedy of Errors, by William

Shakespeare

Two pairs of identical twins, separated at birth, each with identical

names – who thought that was a good idea? In this farcical comedy,

adapted by Shakespeare from an ancient Roman play, Antipholus and

his servant Dromio arrive in the city of Ephesus, unaware that their

missing dopplegangers live there. Expect confusion and chaos, angry

masters, baffled servants and one very upset wife.

Wednesday 28th February– Friday 2nd March 2018

Studio Theatre

Adults £5

Pupils £1

Concert & Cake Series - Tuesday 27th February, 5pm

Masters of the House - Saturday 10th March, 7.30pm

Tickets: www.thepaaonline.org

NEWS

Riddles

The Uniform Shop is looking for some casual help to cover holidays/days off throughout the year. The role will mainly include selling stocked items and answering the telephone. It is envisaged that it would be occasional afternoons, usually 1.00-5.00pm. If you are interested in finding out more, please call into the Uniform Shop or ring

Carolan on 01642 792588.

Uniform Shop

Vacancy Yarm Apprentice: It’s all about the money,

money money!

Last week's answer: He was playing Monopoly! Last week’s winners: Keya Shah, Ammar Soni, Samantha Botterill - First Year Danny Scott, Yumna Ellidir– Second year Mr Hall Mr Stone - Prep Congratulations to you all! This week's riddle: How? Rating: Annoying A salesman sold a parrot to a man. The salesman said, "This parrot will repeat every single word it hears." The man bought the parrot, but he found it would not speak a single word. What the salesman said was absolutely true, however. How is this possible? Please send any answers in to 16SinhaP@yarmschool.org, remember to add your year group (or initials for teachers) and those with the quickest correct answers will get announced in the next issue. Good Luck!

Parul Sinha & Aishani Paul

The penultimate Board Room... AKA £25 of eclectic stock + £10 to add value + a snowy lunchtime in February = The Boyes Bag Challenge… Lord Sugar (aka Mrs Evans) presided over the proceedings, with each team grilled over their planning, actions on the day, crisis management (with the Tuesday blizzard in mind) and charity choice. After intense questioning, the financial results were revealed and, whilst Elise's team had raised £13.80 for their chosen charity (Cash for Kids), Philippa's team had generated a staggering £82.30 profit for theirs (The Heart Foundation) and were subsequently declared victorious. The winning team enjoyed chocolate brownies and hot chocolate, meanwhile Elise was asked to return, with two team members, to face Lord Sugar once again. Josh and Ye were selected for the Board Room and, after a tense final session, Josh was fired, with Ye placed on probation for the final task. Philippa secured the winning PM points, peer points were awarded to Elise and Alex for their commitment and enthusiasm, and Miss Rhodes and Mr Menzies opted to give their bonus points to Susie and Fraser for their determination in selling. To see how this task has altered the league board, please visit the noticeboard opposite B1. With one task remaining - it is all to play for - The question remains who will be Yarm Apprentice 2018?

Miss C E Rhodes

SOS KitAid A reminder to please bring your

unwanted items into the PE

Department where we are once again

supporting the SOS Kit Aid programme

which looks to provide good quality

sports kit for underprivileged children

throughout the world. It does not have

to be school kit, any will do.

Sam Hardy

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Cultural Trip to Normandy

Early on Sunday the 11th February, ten Sixth Form students departed for France; first to Folkestone to get the Eurostar and then to Calais, in order to travel down to Lisieux, where we would meet our French partners at St Anselme lyce e. As most of us had never spoken French in a French-speaking country before, it was a huge step out of our comfort zone. We shadowed our partners around their usual school life, including lessons, sport and lunch breaks. Initially we found it difficult to have the confidence to use our French in order to start conversations or ask questions, but as the days progressed we found it easier and easier. Our first day didn’t go exactly to plan, after having woken up at 6am for school, the snow caused a delay to our school visit; therefore we visited the picturesque St There se Basilica, which was definitely a silver lining, followed by an afternoon of lessons at the college. The next day we had a full day of lessons, and then on the evening we went to the cinema to watch a film in French, which required concentration; however, we all thoroughly enjoyed it. Wednesday included half a day of school, and then we were given an afternoon of free time to spend with our exchanges. We undertook activities ranging from going out for meals, to shopping, baking and spending time with our partners’ families. For many, this was the highlight of the week. That evening, accompanied by some of the French students, we went bowling where we discovered the competitive sides and the hidden talents of Mr Bridges and Mr Parker. Our final day was an emotional one, as we didn’t want to say goodbye to our new friends. After our final morning of lessons and having said ‘au revoir’, we spent our final evening at the theatre to see the Greek tragedy ‘Andromache’ performed in French, which was a great way to round off the trip. Overall, the trip was a great success; not only did we improve massively our French and understanding of their culture, but we made great friends and had an amazing time whilst doing it. Huge thanks to Mr Bridges for organising and running such an excellent trip, and to Mr and Mrs Parker for chauffeuring us around and helping the trip to run smoothly.

Clara Maddison

Junior Ski Trip

During half term, 36 pupils headed out to Austria for a fantastic week of skiing fun! Based in Worgl, the group were skiing the Wilderkaiser region of the Tyrol which boasts just under 300km of pistes and between us all we covered slopes across several areas; Sheffau, Soll, Ellmau, Going and Brixeen im Thale! We experienced excellent snow conditions and all the skiers learnt how to ski in soft powder, groomed pistes, bumpy powder, white outs, sunshine, snowfall and combinations of all of them at once! Every single person displayed such a positive attitude and a real sense of "I can" which resulted in them all making superb progress. Even the complete beginners were flying down the slopes by the end of the week!

The enjoyment wasn't just limited to the day time, a full programme of evening entertainment saw the party swim, bowl, compete in an interactive quiz night, dance the remainder of their legs off at

the end of trip disco, and also experience the Tyrolean evening where we sawed wood, milked cows, yodelled, Austrian danced, ski relayed and much more. Many thanks to all the pupils, staff and ski instructors for what was a truly memorable week. Information will be out soon for 2019 where we can do it all again!

NEWS

Since the last report DofE Head Office have confirmed the awards for Femi Afolabi and Mia Charnley. I have submitted, and had approved, awards for Charlotte Jopling, Phoebe Matthews and Katherine Wiles and am currently awaiting confirmation of Sarah Frith’s award too. Very well done to all these for all their hard work. A number of students have completed different sections of the award. Amelia Large, Caitlin Donaldson and Tharun Suresh have completed their physical section. The skills section has been finished by Anish Krisnan, Beatrice Spence, Dania Khunda, Juno Pratt and Rachel McMurray. Eve Begley, Kamiela Soeldner and Naomi Parker have all done their volunteering sections. Well done to all these students.

Bronze D of E News Intermediate Maths Challenge

Just before the half-term break, about 100 of our pupils, mainly from Third to Fifth Year sat the Intermediate Maths Challenge, administered by the UKMT (United Kingdom Maths Trust). This one-hour exam consisted of 25 multiple choice questions, and this was a searching test of mathematical prowess. It is very pleasing to report that we have received an impressive haul of 62 certificates: Bronze 25 Silver 28 Gold 9 Furthermore, we have 9 qualifiers for the follow-on Kangaroo round and 3 for the even more impressive Olympiad exam, both of which will be held on 15th March. Best in school and in Fourth Year and gold certificate was Tom Hall (Olympiad qualifier). Best in Third Year and gold certificate and also an Olympiad Qualifier was Rebecca Keetley. Best in Fifth Year, gold certificate and Kangaroo qualifier was Sai Sunkavalli. Other Kangaroo qualifiers were Anish Krishnan, Abhinav Ramisetty, Owen Reed, Gautam Sathyamurthy, Michael Shipman and Aislinn Kalyan. Jennifer Chan did tremendously well to secure a Bronze from First Year, and Parul Sinha a Silver from Second Year. Special mention must go to Keya Shah (First Year) who amazingly achieved a Gold and has herself qualified for the Olympiad round - a tremendous achievement.

Mr Pointon

This week Yarm School hosted the North-East Regional Qualifying event for the National Junior Chess Championship. We organised for three teams to play Yarm A, B and C and we were joined by a very strong team from RGS, Newcastle. Our teams comprised: YARM A: 1. Shrish Nair 2. Ammar Soni 3. Ashwin Amitharaj 4. Adi Dinakaran YARM B: 1. Danny Scott 2. Keya Shah 3. Sophia Kusterer 4. Callum Sanderson YARM C: 1. James Worthington 2. Benedict Francis 3. Felix Buckley 4. Aishani Paul It was particularly pleasing to be able to put forward three teams, especially as two of our best players, Ihsaan Mahmood and Edward Adams, were unavailable because of other commitments. Callum, Ammar and James were making their Yarm School chess debuts. In the end, RGS proved worthy winners, but they were pressed very hard particularly by our A team. There will be further opportunities for competitive chess this year, and pupils should see Mr Rye/Mr Pointon for further details.

UK Junior Schools Chess Championships

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Behind the Scenes at Les Mis Over the past few months, pupils from all year groups have been working very hard to prepare for their performance of Victor Hugo’s ‘Les Mise rables’. They’ve been rehearsing day and night to get ready for the performances, which ran every night from 31st January to 3rd February. I interviewed Anna Heward from the Second Year. Anna was part of the stage crew, so she had a behind-the-scenes view of the performance. What did your role involve? What did you have to do? Anna: I was backstage – we had to move scenery around. The most difficult was the barricade – it was huge! Were there any sticky moments when something almost went wrong? Anna: A few things almost went wrong, as you can imagine, but nothing actually went badly. In the tech rehearsal, in Gavroche’s death scene, the wrong sound effect was played and instead of a single gunshot, lots were played! What did you enjoy the most about the whole experience? Anna: I liked how everyone pulled together on the night and made everything work in the end, even if there were a few mistakes in the rehearsals. The cast stayed very late most nights to rehearse – was the crew involved in this? Anna: Yes, we had to stay late most nights – it was really busy! Was it worth all of the late nights? Anna: Yes – the performances all looked amazing. We were all exhausted by the end, but it was worth it. Would you like to be involved in future musicals at school? Anna: Yes, definitely. I loved the whole thing so much. Finally, if you could choose the next musical, what would it be? Anna: Probably ‘Annie’ or ‘Wicked’.

Eve Kempster

Gautam Sathyamurthy has had an amazing success at the British Chess Problem-Solving Championships, held at Eton College over the half-term holiday. Gautam finished in second place in the U18 section, winning a substantial cash prize of £25. "I was absolutely delighted to be taking part against five international grandmasters, including John Nunn, Jonathan Mestel and Ian Watson and five other masters. My competition started back in June of last year, when I successfully completed the starter problem which was printed in the national press, and then successfully negotiating the postal round of eight further problems. The final itself was enthralling but exhausting, with five hours of strenuous examination", enthused Gautam. "This really has given my chess a boost, and I can't wait to play in more competitions". 46 players contested the final, and the eventual winner was the tournament favourite from Poland, Piotr Murdzic. This really is a fantastic achievement by Gautam, who really has covered himself in glory and a real fillip for Yarm School chess - well done.

Winton British Chess Problem-Solving Championships

Last February I successfully auditioned for Youth Music Theatre UK, and was cast in their summer production of ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’ at the Theatre Royal Winchester. We had three residential weeks of rehearsals, culminating in four performances. It was an amazing time, rehearsing 12 hours a day with a professional director, musical director and choreographer as well as Pippa Cleary who composed all the music (she also composed the music for The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4). The cast of 36 ranged in age from 13 to 21 and we became great friends. I played a variety of roles, including Angel’s brother Felix, and was the lead male dancer.

Following the success of the show, YMT has been ask to do a re-run of the show in London! We will be performing from 5th to 14th April 2018 at ‘The Other Palace’ (a newly refurbished theatre owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Useful Theatres Group). Tickets are on sale now, https://www.theotherpalace.co.uk/whats-on/tess-of-the-d-urbervilles so if you are in London over Easter please come and see ‘Tess’.

You will not be disappointed! For further details of the show, and YMT UK see www.youthmusictheatreuk.org.

Alastair Oakley

Performing in the West End!

NEWS

In the week before the half-term we hosted our final Career Taster Session, providing the Fourth and Fifth Year with some vital and independent advice on a range of career and training areas. All of the Career Ambassadors are more than happy to speak with pupils individually should they require further advice, information or guidance. Art and Design – Mrs Jackson In the diverse range of training and working opportunities available in this field, Mrs Jackson steered a jam-packed crowd of enthusiasts through a highly informative session. Increasing numbers of pupils have left Yarm School to pursue avenues in fashion, art, design, architecture and product design. To assist pupils wishing to explores these areas further Mrs Jackson has a very useful information booklet she can provide. Incidentally later next month we will be hosting a special Career Cluster Evening devoted entirely to the Creative Arts and Industries. Languages – Mr Bridges Not long having completed his own Career Cluster Evening devoted to Languages Mr Bridges once again flew the flag for the value and utility of languages as a choice of study and work. A variety of arguments were presented in support of the widely established recognition of the workplace value of languages, as well as Mr Bridges making the case for the life enhancing benefits of having gained proficiency within a language. Every year we see students leave Yarm School to read languages at university, sometimes in combination with another subject, with many of them going on to use their skills in a diverse working environments. Finance, Accountancy, Management and Economics – Miss Rhodes This popular session was attended by large number of pupils and was supported by a number of Business and Economics A Level students presenting their reasons for their current career directions. As well as more conventional university course routes, some students are beginning to train in these fields through the mechanism of elite apprenticeships, and information about these was conveyed through the session. This is a broad field and speaks to a diverse range of pupils.

Mr S Edwards

Career Taster Sessions—Week Four

Career Thoughts: Creating your CV

A CV remains a critically important piece of kit when applying for apprenticeships and positions of employment. There are many different types and styles and much of this will be shaped by the purpose of the application. Nevertheless some basic advice is still valuable. Sooner or later you will require a CV so it’s worth getting started on one soon that you can add to and amend when required. Basic Structure

Personal Details

Profile – Explain why you are interested in this position

Key Skills – Link to your suitability and employability

Educational or Professional Qualifications – Start with the most recent or relevant

Previous Employment and/or work experience – Emphasise that which best relates

Interests – Try to link to qualities teambuilding, leadership etc.

References Tips

Don’t be longwinded – it’s not an essay - maximum two pages

Don’t exaggerate – be honest – you must be able to support all claims

Don’t overly generalise - tailor your CV for each and every application

Keep your language formal and appropriate – make sure all grammar and spellings are spot on Maybe consider looking at some online CV builders to help you create a more professional look.

Mr S Edwards

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Peace-building choir performance

at Durham University On Monday 5th March there will be an opportunity to listen to the acclaimed Pontanima Choir from Bosnia-Herzegovina. They will be performing in Durham Cathedral as part of a European tour. The choir is somewhat unusual in that it is based around the principles of community building and inter-faith understanding from a region of Europe that has seen considerable ethnic and sectarian division. This will be the choir’s first ever trip to England.

‘Pontanima’s music is a celebration of the beautiful artistic diversity that has resulted through the differing spiritual influences in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Pontanima’s work cannot be over-stressed: it fosters pride in a unique Bosnian identity that is based on the richness of diversity. Pontanima has performed more than 400 times throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina including touring Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, France, China, Hungary, and the United States.’

Tickets for the event cost £3.00 and anyone interested in attending should email Mr Edwards (se@yarmschool.org) for a letter of further details. We will be taking a minibus so places will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis. We will leave at 16:00 and return by 21:45.

Mr S Edwards

CALAIS CHILDREN: A

CASE TO ANSWER

This screening is of an award-winning documentary about the 2000 unaccompanied minors left abandoned in the Calais Jungle in late 2016 despite having a strong claim to UK protection. It tells what happened to them over the following year, what they’ve had to go through, and the on going fight to get them to safety. Watch the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/230595898 Visit Website: www.calais.gebnet.co.uk

Politics Society Spring Calendar

Friday 23rd February 12:45 (LT)

Nea’ma Allah Hisham Human Rights defender from Egypt

‘Defending the most vulnerable: migrants and refuges in Egypt’

Friday 2nd March 12:45 (LT)

Stuart Christie Publisher and former member of the UK Angry Brigade ‘An understanding of anarchism from the life of an activist,

writer and publisher’ – via Skype

Monday 5th March 1900 (Durham Cathedral)

Pontanima Choir Bosnia-Herzegovina Choir

A performance of work by this community building, ethnically diverse choir

Friday 9th March 12:45 (P2)

Anima Poudel Human Rights defender from Nepal

‘Campaigning for the status and protection of women in rural Nepal’

Tuesday 13th March 17:45 (LT)

The Children of Calais: A Case to Answer For?

Documentary film screening Q &A with award-winning Director Sue Clayton via Skype

Friday 23rd March 12:45 (LT)

Eman Abukousa and Nawras Ateeq Palestinian postgraduates at Durham University

Palestinian Educational Trust Scholars ‘Community building in Gaza and the West Bank, Palestine’

SPORT

Last weekend saw the second water assessment at Boston in Lincolnshire for those scullers and rowers with aspirations of making the GB Junior Rowing Team this year. Katie Anderson and Sarah Portsmouth both had to qualify for this event by having to successfully complete the required ergometer assessments and water assessments.

On Saturday they took their place with the other 50 hopefuls to compete in a single sculling time trial over the 5km course – the same course the senior Olympic hopefuls had completed the weekend before. Both Katie and Sarah achieved very well and put Yarm School Boat Club firmly on the map.

On Sunday both girls had to race over the same course again but this time in pairs. This is a very technical boat to row and both girls had been training hard together. However, on this occasion, the girls had to row with people they hadn’t rowed with before. Katie was paired up with a girl from Putney High School and they completed the course to finish 5th overall and Sarah was paired up with a girl from Monkton Combe School and they finished a remarkable 2nd , only being beaten by a seeded crew from Headington School. Katie and Sarah are now in the top ten rowers in the country. Well done girls!

U12A v Red House School Won 14-7 U12B v Red House School Lost 5-7 The U12A and B teams played two superbly contested matches against Red House before half-term. The A team put in a solid first quarter which allowed them to lead for the remainder of the game despite a strong attempted comeback from the Red House side, with the game finishing 14-7 to Yarm. Standout performances came from India Dunkin in defence, Kayla Roberts in centre court and Lily Harte in attack. The B team were a little shakier to begin with which saw them a few goals down after the first quarter and despite upping their game in the second half, they weren't able to catch Red House whose shooting game was excellent. A great performance from the team nonetheless, especially considering a number of girls were making their netball debut for school - very well done! Standout performances came from Samantha Boterill and Piya Naag.

U12A Team

U12B Team

Rowing Success at GB Junior Trials for

Katie and Sarah

Katie Anderson

Sarah Portsmouth

Netball

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1st VII v Royal Grammar School Lost 20-21 2nd VII v Royal Grammar School Lost 11-14 The 1st VII and 2nd VII played back to back in the sports hall due to the weather being icy. We struggled to put out full strength sides due to illness and injury, however both games were closely fought. Unfortunately we suffered 2 losses but all girls played well.

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U18A v Pocklington School Lost 1-2 This was a tough defeat to take as the Yarm boys were dominant for much of the game but were lacking a bit of precision in front of the goal. The game was there for the taking

during the early encounters as Yarm were awarded a number of short corners that really needed to be converted to set the tone of the game. Unfortunately, a lack of pace on the injection and the quick reactions of the Pocklington keeper meant they were able to comfortably deal with the flicks of James Forster. To be fair to Forster, he had made a number of penetrating runs throughout the first half and actually gained a number of short corners as a result of some stick tackles on him. Sam Douglass went close with a dribble and reverse hit that whistled past the post and Yarm were to go close on a number of other occasions. Unfortunately, Pocklington built 5 minutes of pressure towards the end of the first half and went 1-0 up with their first effort. Mr Skirving demanded a quicker ball second half and asked the forwards to play higher. Whilst this had an effect, a defensive error at the start of the second half led to another Pocklington goal and gave the Yarm boys a mountain to climb. They responded well with attack after attack but the opposition sat deep to frustrate Yarm and it took some skilful moves from Forster to open the up and half the deficit. Sol Kench was a constant threat up front and man of the match Toby Stevenson had a strong game throughout the midfield. The coaches could not fault the boys effort but an inability to take advantage of the early dominance ultimately cost them. U18B v Pocklington School Lost 0-2 This was very much a game that Yarm should have won but an outstanding performance from the opposition keeper and some poor finishing from the Yarm boys cost them. The game started even enough but after the first 5 minutes Yarm began to take control with outstanding midfield play from Sam Graham and Jacob Atkinson. This led to several scoring opportunities and short corners and the boys should have been 3-0 up. However, Pocklington created some chances of their own and Cameron Gray made some excellent saves to thwart their forwards. Eventually, they were able to convert which made the Yarm boy’s heads drop for a short time and Pocklington quickly followed up with another. The second half was pretty much one-way traffic but the opposition wisely sat back and defended deep to make things very difficult for Yarm. Michael Darcy attacked well down the left and linked with Conal Lacy to create some opportunities and the pace of Sol Kench opened up other opportunities on the right. Unfortunately, Pocklington got in the way time and again to prevent Yarm scoring and the match finished 2-0.

UNDER 13 COUNTY CHAMPIONS U13A v Royal Grammar School Won 3-0 U13A v Teesside High Won 2-0 U13A v Egglescliffe Won 4-1 The Yarm U13 boys won the county 7s and progress through to the North East Finals in March after a dominant display at the tournament held at Yarm on 8th February. The competition for selection is fierce at this age group and it was a very strong line-up that began the competition. The tournament began with a 3-0 win against RGS, Lucas Mowbray opened the scoring after stealing the ball off the RGS left back from a 16yd hit out, before slotting the ball into the bottom corner past the advancing RGS keeper. Toby Simpson was brilliant throughout from the left hand side and scored the second before the team captain and man of the tournament, Daniel Walters, added a 3rd from a short corner. Teesside High came next and they were scrappy and were hard to break down. Simpson struck a fierce shot from the top of the circle on a short corner which meant the Yarm boys came in at half-time with a 1-0 lead. As the game wore on, Yarm became more dominant, although missing some good opportunities. Eventually it was a goal from Caspar Grylls slapping it on from a cross from the left that took the pressure off. This led to a winner takes all play-off game against Egglescliffe. First Year, Charlie Thompson was outstanding in the middle executing a man marking job on their main player whilst Dan De La Motte and Alex Nelson cut off the supply to their star forward. George Kitson opened the scoring with a fierce drive into the bottom corner whilst Simpson added another from an open stick hit at the top of the circle. However, the team switched off and let Egglescliffe back into the game with seconds to go before half-time. The boys kept their best 10 minutes of the tournament for a great team second half display as they were dominant and after De La Motte came close from a short corner, Walters scored another before Thompson slapped in from close range. The boys now progress to the North East Finals in March!

U12A v Cundall Manor Won 10-0

It was a cold, wet windy start as the boys faced Cundall Manor at home. The boys started strong, and scored with some very nice passing by Roman Andrews, Junior Newton and Charlie Thompson. The start of the goals were from Junior Newton with a beautiful flick to beat the keeper and Yarm were leading. After that Nathan Muzawazi made a nice piece of play looking beyond the defender got in the box pulled his stick back and scored. After some narrow misses by Nathan he finally scored a second and opened the gap even further bringing the score to 3-0. After a few more minutes, Andrews dribbled it down the wing with some lovely skill and crossed into Muzawazi who pulled it to the edge of the D so that Thompson could finish it off. After this the goals started ticking by Freddie Butler who powered a shot in from the edge of the circle and Fergal Deane struck a beautiful curled ball that smashed the back of the goal. The opposition continued to try hard but couldn’t pass it around because of Yarm’s strong defence which we have been working on in games lessons and lunch times. After some good balls by Kaaman Birk he ran in the D and scored and quickly went on to score another goal. The half-time whistle went and the score was 7-0. After the team talk by Mr Ferguson with some great tips the boys kept

Boys’ Hockey

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their standards high. We started strongly with Theo Grylls driving down the line, passing back and forth with Junior Newton who quickly scored two goals. Yarm looked as though they were going to win but still continued to play well. Even though Cundall weren’t winning they kept at it and didn’t give up. With very little time to go at the end of the match Yarm were gifted with a short corner that was finished by Junior Newton. This was a good way to end the match.

Junior Newton and Roman Andrews

U12B v Cundall Manor Won 9-0

There were a few changes to the normal squad but we still played really well as a team and got of to a good start. Straight away Yarm were on the attack with some good balls through from Benji Fleming, which resulted in the first goal from Johnny Wood. Even though the defence didn’t get much of the ball when Cundall attacked, the defence, consisting of Adi Dinakaran and Harry Wildridge, handled it really well with strong tackles. There were goals from Finn Masterson, Tom Van Niekerk and Fleming, putting us 4-0 up at half-time.

There were substitutions at half-time and players playing in new positions to improve their game play. Guillermo and Tom Williamson came on as the new attackers and adapted very well as they don’t normally play in these positions. The next goals were scored by Olly Holmes, Tom Graham, Jacob Rutter and a spectacular goal from Finn to finish his hat-trick.There was also some great link up play from Tom Graham and Jacob on the wing. Man of the match goes to Finn. Well played everyone.

Jacob Rutter

U12B v Harrogate Grammar Won 4-0

The U12B team enjoyed a comfortable 4-0 win on a chilly afternoon away to Harrogate Grammar on Tuesday. They were fast out the blocks racing into a 3-0 lead and despite their opposition regrouping in the second half, added a goal to cap a successful day out. Tom Graham was the stand out performer of the day dominating the midfeld with some clever passing and good communication. Fergal Deane played well up front scoring two goals and Finn Masterson has demonstrated a significant improvement in his stick skills. Well done lads.

Congratulations to Sol Kench, who played for Durham U16's last Sunday.

He had a good game and more than played his part in a very good win against Yorkshire. Sol plays in the outside backs and is part of our school's 1st XV squad and will be a key player for us over the next two seasons.

We wish him well for the future.

It's great that we now have the PE corridor adorned with representative honours shirts earned and worn by current and former pupils, which are hanging up near our current sports team photos.

Take time to walk through and see the wide range of sports on display from a real selection of Yarm pupils, it really is good to see and a incentive to all our sporting folk of what is possible.

Durham County Rugby

Representative Shirts