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Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College

Royal Approval-

In this

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AN AUDIENCE WITH

BAN KI-MOON Page 23

ORDER IN COURT!

Page 9

YOUNG ARTISTS IN

TUSCANY Page 12

Royal Approval!

The Wind in The Willows ……..

……...quite simply fantastic!

...and YET MORE SUCCESS

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On the 27 November 2015 the Year 13 A Level Business Class -

Emma Bell, Olivia Siwiec, Karley Mulliner, Megan Taylor and Ella

Lycett - held a Ladies Beauty Night in aid of Jo’s Cervical Cancer

Trust. As women, the girls decided to raise money for this charity

as it is a cause which is very close to the group’s hearts.

Throughout the last 6 months the 5 have been raising money and

awareness for the charity and are excited to have made the

astonishing sum of £950 for this worthy cause.

Every day in the UK 8 women are diagnosed with cervical

cancer and 3 women will, sadly, lose their lives. Jo’s Cervical

Cancer Trust works with patients in an attempt to make their

experiences as positive as possible, reassuring them that there is

always light at the end of the tunnel. They have been running since

1999 and are the only cervical cancer charity in the UK. The trust

offers 24 hour support online and face-to-face and as well as this,

they are continuously researching into new methods of treatment

and prevention. The Cervical Cancer Prevention Week took place

on the 24 to the 30 January 2016.

The organisation for the event was a challenge, however the

resilience of the team aided them through the process. This was

seen when the girls had to go into the local community, in all

weathers, to ask for their generosity by donating raffle prizes in the

hope of making as much money as possible on the night.

Requesting for donations of food and ingredients to reduce the

catering costs was another difficult task the 5 had to

encounter.

After searching for local ‘beauty’ businesses to join the group on

their successful night, they eventually had 13 different stall holders

selling a variety of things from all aspects of ‘beauty’.

Each of the girls had a goal of 20 tickets to sell, however they

exceeded their targets and sold over 100.

This was a great achievement for the girls and they were

overwhelmed by the demand for the tickets.

When the day finally arrived, (with the help of the School’s

caretakers, the Sixth Form Common Room was converted into a

‘Beauty Parlour’). It bloomed with all shades of pink to represent

their chosen charity. .

The room quickly filled with guests as the night commenced and

entertainment began with an outstanding performance from the

School’s Jazz Band, shortly followed by soloist Chloe

Ravenscroft, a Year 13 student

On the night the girls welcomed the help of the Head Boy Team

from Sandbach School. The boys were a fantastic help,

completing a range of activities for the girls, such as selling raffle

tickets, to the point where queues were building and the books

had sold out! The 7 boys also served their stunning canapes,

courtesy of Mark Harding and Joan Sullivan, which went down a

treat with the guests.

YES IT WAS LADIES NIGHT & THE FEELING WAS RIGHT!

office@sandhigh.cheshire.sch.uk

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Year 9 Christmas Fair

Another year– and the Year 9’s take over the sports hall during a

lunch time in December! There were a record number of stalls this

year where students displayed their home made produce, gifts

and games to raise money for charity. This year they raised £810

for Cancer Research UK—Well done Year 9!

Once again we welcomed over 200 special guests into our college

and into our hearts for our annual Senior Citizens’ Christmas

Lunch and Concert. Our Student Leadership Group once again

did an amazing job organising the event and special thank yous

go to Niamh Broad and Eleanor Dixon-Miller who dedicated a

huge amount of time to make sure the event ran smoothly.

The food was amazing and as usual our catering team led by

Jayne Mayer [thank you] and our Year 12 waiters and waitresses

did us proud – serving 250 portions of delicious, piping hot

Christmas dinner to our excitable guests who enjoyed the wine,

the music and dance entertainment, Mr Shaw’s witty compering

and of course the most exciting raffle of the year!

A great afternoon was had by all and the raffle raised an amazing

£453.60 in aid of Cancer Research UK.

Thank you once again to the Rotary Club of Sandbach who

financially supported this event.

TURKEY & TINSEL (& A SERIOUS AMOUNT OF RED WINE!)

Busking!

Our singers invested considerable time and energy during some very unfavourable weather conditions “busking”. On one occasion they were performing in St Anne’s square in Manchester and needless to say it was raining but as I stood in the wet, listening to the comments as people passed by; “so lovely”, “so brave of them”, several whistling along with the choir, others singing along (not quite so well), a few standing listening and foot tapping - it was impossible for anyone not to get into the spirit of Christmas such was their infectious enthusiasm. Our Chamber Choir brought so many smiles to the intrepid shoppers who braved the weather, they were quite inspiring. Well done and thanks are due to Miss Lawrence and Miss Cooper and our singers. In total they have

raised over £900! Mr Leigh

...and YET MORE SUCCESS

Clever cooking on a budget and learning the basic but essential car maintenance skills skills

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The Wind in The Willows

A Review

On a rainy Tuesday evening I had the delight of watching the exceptional lower school performance of The Wind in the Willows. The Hall was

transformed into a tranquil river bank and woodland where countryside creatures were brought to life. The play was atmospheric,

heart-warming and humorous for both adults and children alike. There were extraordinary performances from all involved; in particular Mole,

Rat, Badger and Toad, played by Sallie Belcher, Emma Baker, Anna Woods and Molly Jenkins, captivated the audience were their

enthusiasm, wit and excellent characterisation. The music provided by Miss Cooper added a touch of class and enriched the set design and

pupils’ performances. Finally, the imaginative set designs created a rich atmosphere, and the outstanding feature- Toad’s car added an extra

layer of realism, exhilaration and hilarity to the play.

I am eagerly anticipating the next production from the Drama Department!

Miss Jagger

A Student Reflects

If I had to sum up the whole production of The Wind in the Willows, I would quite simply say: “a fantastic experience”. From the first audition,

to learning the lines, applying the makeup and performing the play, every aspect of the production was incredibly enjoyable!

Before The Wind in the Willows I’d never really taken part in a drama performance other than primary school plays – I didn’t know what to

expect. Then to my surprise, after auditioning, I was cast as Ratty. That was when the hard work started. Over the weeks I became so used to

performing as a pompous, stuck-up Rat, that on the night it came naturally. I enjoyed every minute I was on the stage: it wasn’t stressful, just

fun. The hardest part wasn’t remembering all my lines; it was staying in and moving the wooden boat across the stage without ending up on

the floor!

I’d definitely recommend taking part in the next production to anyone – it’s a blast! It’s a great opportunity to make or strengthen friendships

and the experience definitely makes you more confident as a person. I’m going to miss Rat and Wind In The Willows!

Emma Baker (9H)

The Wind in The Willows

The Director’s Note

The cast of 70 pupils who ranged from Years 6 to 9 did sterling work producing a 90 minute performance of Kenneth Graham’s classic, The

Wind in the Willows. Adapted by Alan Bennet for the National Theatre, the production was, in the words of Mr Leigh, “charmingly innocent”.

Rat (Emma Baker 9H) and Mole (Sallie Belcher 8D) led us expertly through the countryside from the Riverbank to Toad Hall and out into the

wide world following Toad’s (Molly Jenkins 8N) chaotic crazes. The commanding Badger (Anna Woods 9B) was a calming influence over

the overly enthusiastic Toad.

With the support of Ms Aldridge, along with Emily Bennet and Natalie Stevenson from Year 10, a new technical team was formed for the

production and they did a brilliant job. It’s no mean feat mastering the idiosyncrasies of the lighting desk and then running a whole show!

Rat’s rowing boat (expertly built by Mr Gornall) drifted down river to be swiftly replaced by Toad’s caravan (another Gornall creation!) and

then Motor car (constructed by our Maintenance team around Mr Leese’s mobility scooter). These larger props created challenges of their

own but were vital to the production. The cast and crew are hugely grateful to those skilled staff and individuals who made these elements

possible, either building them or loaning us the necessary equipment.

Mrs C Bennion

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The re-styled GCSE presentation was most enjoyable, offering the opportunity to celebrate with students, their parents and friends and colleagues last year’s successes. One of our former students, Natasha Tipping (Simpson) who is the Deputy

Mayor for Sandbach was the Guest Speaker.

A CELEBRATION OF PROGRESS…. ….AND ACHIEVEMENT!

This year’s Headteacher Award went to Emily Radford, a student who never hesitated when asked to give her best. All the way from Year 7 to Year 11, Emily’s reports were an absolute joy to read, not necessarily because of her ability but because of how staff always commented on the dedication that she put into her studies, even those where she did not feel so confident. It was obvious from looking at her Behaviour for Learn-ing grades. One defining factor with Emily has always been how she would contact her teachers to see what she could do better, or how she could help. Emily is not just recognised for her academic success, but for her commitment to our school community, which was evidenced in a wide range of extra-curricular activities in sports and clubs. She was,

and continues to be, a wonderful ambassador for our school.

The 2015 Katie Guy Award was presented to Katie Warrington. For a number of years now, this award has been given to students who go above and beyond, both within the classroom and out in the community. The recipients really do carry the Sandbach way in all they do. This year is no different, combining diligence and enthusiasm, Katie is a true role model to the school community and it is especially pleasing to see how she has grown in confidence to become a forthright spokeswoman for the school. Be it charity work, her duties as a Prefect, her work for Childnet or her work on the prom committee, you name it, everything she does benefits

everyone. She is an amazing example for us all to follow.

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A CELEBRATION OF PROGRESS…. ….AND ACHIEVEMENT!

Other Award winners:

Subject Name Subject Name

Art Aprillia Degg History Nadia Barr

Business Studies Bethany Shelton ICT Emma Pearson

Catering Emealia Stringer i-Media Jessica Wilberforce

Child Development Rosie Fife Mathematics Annabel Elleray

Dance Lauren Ratty Music Shelley Robinson

Drama Shelley Robinson Physical Education Ocea Birtles

Engineering Lydia Duncan Product Design Katie Warrington

English Language Chloe Samples Religious Studies Katherine Brunsdon

English Literature Katie Coleman Core Science Jasmine Lawrence

Food & Nutrition Emily Radford Additional Science Olivia Simon

French Sophie Tonge Triple Science Emilia Rusbridge

Geography Lauryn Buckley-Benbow Spanish Emma Bache

German Caitlin Jenkinson Statistics Catriona Cody

Graphics Emma Shepherd Textiles Francesca Clarke

Health & Social Care Tanaya Pepper Travel & Tourism Emily Bone

PROGRESS Emealia Stringer ACHIEVEMENT Katie Coleman

100% attendance 5yrs Annabel Elleray 100% attendance 5yrs Bryony Crank

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Olivia Jeffries

North West

Young Engineer

of the Year!

Natasha

Tipping

Deputy Mayor

Sandbach

Annabelle

Elleray

100%

attendance

for 5 Years!

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The Bar Mock Trial Competition, November 2015

“Oh, my word, it’s George Washington.” Before me, Jenni [Ellwood]– having donned her official, barrister’s wig – looked both unimpressed and a little restless at that. Having arrived at Chester Crown Court the nerves were beginning to kick in and we were feeling the brunt of it. It was a nice place, don’t get me wrong, and we may have noticed it more, that is, if our attention wasn’t focused primarily on the massive task in hand. The rest of the team – no doubt feeling just as nervous – were milling about in the same room we’d be trying our case in. I don’t know about

Jenni, but I certainly wasn’t rushing to go back.

“We could still do a runner,” I remember offering unhelpfully, but Jenni – holding onto some unknown inner strength – made me put on the wig

and cloak instead.

“Ready?” she asked. I pulled a face. Then we left.

I’ve no clue how old it is, but you could definitely feel the span of the courtroom’s history on entering, and not undeservingly so, for we were told immediately upon arrival that it was the same place that the Moors murderers were tried in. It’s kind of hard not to register that emotionally,

I’m not going to lie.

The other team entered, and we went about introducing ourselves. They were polite, competitive, just like us. We talked, or at least I think we did. Everything’s a bit hazy after that. Maybe it was the nerves, maybe it was all the coffee I had that morning. I just remember Ms Woodroffe and Mr Kilkenny kept giving us the thumbs up. Then everyone went and Jenni and I were suddenly alone, perched uncomfortably on the lawyers’ benches near the front of the court. Behind us, our witnesses – Holly (Thompson) and Lucy (Gibbs) – solemnly reached forward, and

in deadly silence, we high fived.

Then the clerk came forth, followed by the judge. I was seriously considering doing a runner, but there was no room to run, and so it was now up to me to make the opening speech. I can’t actually say what I then thought since it would come across as highly unprofessional in the

school magazine, but I stood up – uncomfortably aware of the number of eyes focused on me – and reached for my speech.

Anyway, I hammered on about the case, which consisted mostly of Tony Williams, yay, and Morgan Lewis, nay, as well as mentioning the ‘burden of proof’ several times, all the while making unpleasant eye contact with the jury. With satisfaction, though, I concluded with a pointed,

“... then you must find him guilty,” before turning on the defence team, eyebrows raised expectantly. Beat that, I was thinking smugly.

They made a nice attempt at it, that’s for sure. But our team’s efforts were valiant, and it really showed that day. Our witnesses held up well against their cross-examination (in court, it’s important that you’re not seen to be urging on your witnesses, but that didn’t stop me from later high fiving Lucy over how well she held out). Jenni, without a doubt, slam-dunked everybody metaphorically with her closing speech, and Holly

was easily the best Ronny Peters the court had seen that day.

Sadly, there was no triumphant, Legally Blonde moment for either team, what with the case being designed to be close and, after much consideration, Morgan Lewis was found not guilty by the jury. And yet, that did very little to dampen Ms Woodroffe’s and Mr Kilkenny’s unbridled joy. As soon as it finished, we were being showered in both pride and exhilaration, and (would

you believe it) more thumbs ups.

Maybe they misheard the jury, or perhaps it was their inner tranquillity coming through. Either way, their unrestrained delight was infectious, and it was hard not to join in with the celebrations. The rest of our team were working elsewhere, so it wasn’t until lunchtime - where we could all sit and recuperate emotionally with the help of Ms Woodroffe’s chocolate

biscuits – that we learned about how they had done.

This experience has offered me a lot. Not only can I say that I’ve prosecuted a case in a real courtroom - before a genuine court judge - I also have a picture of me and Jenni standing back to back, wearing those stupid wigs, with the judge, which is great. By doing this, I’ve also been given the opportunity to do something I would have thought impossible before, made new friends (gross, I know, but what can you do about it), and I got a day out in Chester for it.

Not bad, really.

All in all, I’d rate the experience 10/10. by Vicky Gower

Vicki Gower getting kitted out by our

barrister mentor, Laura Daniels.

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ORDER IN COURT!

By Mollie Burns

November 21st 2015 saw Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College’s Law team, L’Eagles, venture out to Chester Crown Court to compete in the ‘Bar National Mock Trial’ competition. It was a day

thoroughly enjoyed by all who took part.

Upon arrival, the team took it upon themselves to explore the grounds and have a practice run of the trials. Not only did the school enter a legal team, but had a court artist and court reporters attend the day for a separate competition. Before starting the first trial, the barristers

suited up in wigs and gowns to look the part.

The trials were held in the real court rooms, used in everyday trials, with a real judge who scored each team. Our team was based, and twice competed in, the notorious Court No.2, famous for the Moors Murder trials. The teams displayed an excellent range of skills, from confident public speaking to sharp minded answers when firing back opposing statements. Not only this, but they were treated as professionals rather than school pupils, to truly experience what it would be like to be in that situation. There was a range of roles taken from court clerk to defendant, and all those who participated put in

maximum effort and enthusiasm.

“It was an extremely enjoyable and enriching experience presenting my cases in court. The valuable time spent preparing as a team, especially with the help of a professional barrister, has undoubtedly developed our ability to think on our feet - both logically and empathetically - and the application of those skills in public speaking (which I'm certain must've been enhanced just by standing in the intense yet strangely liberating atmosphere of a real court room wearing a wig and a gown, surrounded by dozens of people - including Ms Woodroffe with a competitive but

encouragingly enthusiastic look on her face!).” -Quinn Liang

Students more suited to journalistic writing and art developed skills in precision drawings and gripping, yet factual, writing. The results of

these competitions are to be announced shortly.

A big thank you is due to Ms Woodroffe and Mr Kilkenny who helped to organise, train and accompanied the team to the trials. Good luck to

L’Eagles for future competitions that come your way!

Laura Daniels is based at Kings Chambers in Manchester, and is herself a former pupil of this school. She was allocated to us by the Citizenship Foundation, who organise and run the competition. Ms Daniels visited the school on two occasions - the first a full afternoon - to work with students from years 10 – 13 during the final phase of competition preparation. The main foci of these workshops were case analysis, practice in advocacy skills, role rehearsal, and

strategic planning.

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GOLD DUKE OF EDINBURGH

New group of GOLD students ……….

……...first very wet PRACTICE expedition!

3 days & 2 nights

navigating, walking &

camping in the Peak

District

#teamwork

#resilience #courage

Great weather preparing

them for Sunny Snowdonia

next summer!

Target 2.0 Challenge -

Bank of England

Some of our A level Economists’ Millie Cole, Emma Coleman, Charlotte Price-Jones, Paige Robson, Caitlin Williams, led by Mr Shaw took part in the above competition

as they “played the market”!

Our Year 13 economists did ever so well! The tension was high and they felt pretty sick with nerves after their 15 minute presentation. After the presentation, they got 'grilled' by the judging panel (Bankers of the Central Bank) where our students answered tough questions based on asset prices and risky assets (a core component of their presenta-tion). Our students had to recommended an interest rate compared with the Bank of England’s official rate of 0.5% set by the Monetary Policy Committee on 5 November 2015. They also had to recommend a total value of asset purchases under the Asset Purchase Facility, compared

with the £375bn agreed by the MPC on 5 November 2015.

Participating in the Chester regional heat the team came

second. The news release is on Bank of England website;

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Pages/

news/2015/084.aspx

The Bankers had an informal chat with our girls whilst everyone was waiting for a taxi, giving an insight into what it's really like to work for a Central Bank. The bankers suggested they may well interview our girls for jobs not too

far into the future!

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On Friday 29 January Mr Knight and I took 17 of our most gifted Year 9 computational thinkers to Radbroke Hall for Barclay’s IT Girls Allowed

event. There were around 10 schools in total that attended.

The aim of the event was to inspire female students about the benefits of IT skills and to give them an idea of the career opportunities that are

available in the Information Technology industries. Currently there is a huge shortfall of women working in IT. With fewer than 10% of all IT

jobs taken by females according to Barclay’s statistics. This is something that needs to change and Barclays are aiming for 50% of their own

IT jobs to be filled by women over the next 20 years.

The day consisted of a number of activities that included: Programming Robots; Encryption and Decryption; Designing Technologies of the

Future; and talks from a range of industry specialists.

The day was fantastic and the levels of creativity, problem solving ability and all round engagement that was shown by our own students was

truly outstanding.

Competition

The main event of the day was an individual competition to design a “Technology of the Future”. There were three finalists to this competition

with two of our own students making the grade to present their ideas.

Alex Milne’s (9N) idea was based around a "Swiss-Army Pram" which used technology to monitor babies and their surrounding conditions to

enhance comfort. Her presentation was upbeat and she explained her concept really well. Alex ended up joint runner-up and was awarded a

memory stick.

Ella Reeder (9H) presented her future technology about a micro-chipped wristband to detect allergic reactions by monitoring the body’s

temperature and blood pressure. The idea was excellent and her confident presentation made her the overall winner of the event. She

deserved to win and her prize was a tablet computer.

Ex-Students

Another really pleasing aspect of the event was that we found a whole host of former Sandbach High students (most of whom had completed

A level IT), were working for Barclays in Technology based jobs such as Cryptography, Computer Architecture and Social Media to name a

few. Mr A Ford Curriculum Leader IT

BARCLAYS—IT Girls Allowed!

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Young artists is Tuscany is a prestigious course which invites those

students completing A-Level Art to attend an interview to enter the

selection process. The application process was rigorous and, through

the interview process, all applicants were individually assessed, meaning

that out of all who applied, only 43 were accepted to join the course in

October Half Term. From Sandbach Sixth Form four of us were invited,

and we were extremely impressed and overwhelmed by the work on

display throughout the famous Italian cities of Arrezzo, Siena and Flor-

ence. These cities were architecturally stunning, and truly opened our

eyes to the generations of painters who have developed their skills and

techniques over the past thousand years, whilst surrounded by the Italian

cultures and beauty. Luckily enough we were able to see famous

paintings such as Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’, Piero Della Francesca’s

‘Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino’ and Simone Martini’s

‘Annunciation’. These paintings are individually breathtaking and

significantly heightened our expectations of paintings that are 700 years

old. The Italian Renaissance was also brought into our own work through

personal accounts within our sketchbooks whilst sat in corners of gallery

rooms, in addition to the immense volumes of work that we produced

during 3 full drawing days, sat within the Tuscan landscape. Although all

four of us went on the trip expecting to favour the days spent in the major

cities, we found that the drawing days were stunning and accomplishing,

as we worked together in the forever changing heats, to transform our

styles of drawing completely. For the entirety of the trip we stayed at

Castiglionchio, centred in the middle of the Tuscan landscape, and we’re

pretty much sure it is a royal castle. We have all individually gained so

much from the trip and would highly recommend it to anyone considering

applying. The food was incredible. The art was amazing. The view was

beautiful. It was so much fun.

Casey Brereton, Poppy Canning, Georgia Frayne & Alice White

STUDENTS SHINE IN ITALY

Again, students from Sandbach Sixth Form shone in Italy this

year. After being chosen to join an elite group of students on the

Young Artists in Tuscany tour, our four girls continued to

impress. The work produced by Casey Brereton, Poppy Canning,

Alice White and Georgia Frayne was impeccable. The high quali-

ty sketchbook work, costumes and final pieces produced both in

Italy and back

home are a real

testament to the

a b i l i t y a n d

passion of these

wonderful young

Artists.

Mr D Valentine

Curriculum

Leader Art

YOUNG ARTISTS IN TUSCANY

Our students have some excellent Art work on display in St Mary’s Church here in Sandbach. The pieces are their

interpretations of various aspects of the internal and external architecture of the church and so the small chapel makes for a

fitting gallery for some inspired works of art. Do find time to call in at St Mary’s and have a look. You will not be disappointed.

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Exhibition at St Mary’s church February—March

Nigel Talbot, critically acclaimed, professional artist studied sculpture at three British art colleges: Derby College of Art, Newport College of Art Gwent, and Glasgow School of Art. Since 1978 he has had a studio in Wales to which he kept returning after his long sojourns into Europe and artist residencies in various places in the UK.

Students worked tirelessly for 3 days alongside Nigel Talbot

gathering ideas and inspiration from the local area. Prior to the walk

students were presented with visuals about the idea of mapping,

amongst these were images by installation artist, Sarah Sze, whose

pieces ‘occupied a space’ and became a great source of inspiration to

our students. The students went on a long walk with Nigel Talbot,

who questioned their observations and perceptions about local

landmarks, street names and posters attached to lamp posts. The

students made portals into the lives of others and their past to

‘salvage’ memories.

Once back in the art studios students were armed with an

abundance of tape, clips as well as wire, wood scraps and

discarded objects which they reclaimed and brought new life to.

The image below highlights the amazing and thought-provoking

installation piece that

was built and housed

in our gallery space.

It was designed

and created by our

year 12 Fine Art

students.

The aim of the

installation was to challenge what others think is 'Art’ and we

ARTIST & STUDENTS COLLABORATE

“I feel privileged to have worked alongside Nigel Talbot, who fuelled my coursework

project, titled ‘Salvage’ with lots of fresh ideas” - Anna Sourbutts Y12 Fine Art student.

Murder In the Red Barn….

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HELP!

Sandbach High School Parent & Friends Association

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME!

PLEASE EMAIL junwin@sandhigh.cheshire.sch.uk

Comments from staff:

‘A creative lesson which had all the girls excited and eager to join in’. Miss Loveland

‘Thoughtful insights into characters and their thoughts and feelings. The girls engaged

well and came up with some interesting potential endings for the story told.’ Mrs Williams

‘Elizabeth was very engaging - she had a great rapport with the group by the end and her enthusiasm of delivery and passion for storytelling was infectious. The girls were captivated and really got 'into the spirit' of the session. She managed to persuade a few to even get involved to help her finish the tale - a testament to their enjoyment of the time she spent with them. Really enjoyable experience and one they will definitely remember (and were still talking about the next day!)’ Miss Daniels Comments from students: 'She was inspirational and she engaged the class. She got involved in the activities herself to help us become more confident.' Lili-Ann Cummings Year 8 ‘Elizabeth appeared to be very passionate about her job; this immediately made the class feel quite enthusiastic about the session. She spoke very confidently when sharing the story which made the key points easier to establish. We discussed the structure of her story and how we could take ideas from her work and put them into our own. In addition to this, she involved the class in an activity based on her story, which kept the session fun as we all felt a greater sense of involvement.’ Sophie Hodson Year 10

‘We are now looking forward to World Book Day on 3rd March and then Readathon which

will commence in the summer term, as we continue to enjoy a range of reading events in

the English department.‘ Mrs A Rimmer

Students and staff alike were gripped when local storyteller Elizabeth Morris came into school and told the story of the ‘Murder in the Red Barn’, leaving them desperate for the ‘ending’, which came in the form of their own imaginations and interpretations as students completed workshops with Elizabeth following her initial session. As part of National Storytelling Week in January, we decided to invite a storyteller in, and we were lucky enough to find Elizabeth through the National Storytelling Week website. Elizabeth hooked the whole of KS3 (Years 7-9) with an assembly in the morning which launched the ‘Murder in the Red Barn’ tale. Then she led a series of workshops with students in Years 7-10, including a G&T workshop, which students and staff thoroughly enjoyed. Elizabeth commented that it ‘was lovely to come to the school and work with the girls’.

A review by Ella Reeder 9H

In the Storytelling workshop we explored the

characters from the early 19th century true

story of the Murder in the Red Barn, which

was the story that we had heard in assembly

that morning. We discussed story-telling

techniques, and analysed the four main

characters, Maria, William, Maria's father

and her stepmother. We thought about and

explored what the characters said as a con-

trast to how they may have felt and the way

they v iewed cer ta in s i tua t ions.

This helped us understand the characters, to

allow for us to be able to perform the story

better and portray the characters better. We

also thought about and discussed story

structure, what makes an interesting and

intriguing story, and possible consequences

o f t he even ts o f t h e s to r y .

To end the workshop, we came up with our

own creative endings to the story, as the

ending hadn't been revealed to us yet, using

what we knew about the characters, their

personalities, and the things they had

previously done as a stimulus. It was a very

fun and interesting workshop.

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Maths Trip

Did you know when you are finding the odd one out, sometimes the odd one out is the one that is not the odd one out? We know this

sounds like we are talking nonsense, but that is true. For example, which one is the odd one out among these shapes?

Is A the only odd one out?

Is B the only odd one out?

Is C the only odd one out?

Is D the only odd one out?

Or, is E the only odd one out?

While you all are thinking, A could be the odd one out, or B, or C, or D, or E? However, in this case, E is the odd one out because every

other shape is unique in some ways but only E is the boring, old blue square with a border!

If you have a calculator, please try the following trick:

Type a 3-digit number into your calculator, it could be any number from 100 to 999, repeat the number you just type again (e.g. if you have typed 123 into the calculator, repeat it, so you get 123123). Then divide the number by 13, then by 11, and finally by 7. Does the answer

look familiar? On 4 February 2016, Imogen, Poppy, Alicia, Suzanna, Halla, Chrinny, Jaqueline, Stella, Katie and Carmel in year 10 were invited on a trip to

Wigan, accompanied by Mr Williams and Mrs Edwards in order to go to a lecture, led by Alex Bellos.

He discussed many things, such as training chimps to count and learn the values of numbers-they also have a photographic memory and

can remember numbers and tap them in order, after seeing them for just 0.2 seconds!

Also, he showed us a few clips of Japanese and Chinese children adding extremely large numbers in a matter of seconds on an abacus. A clip was shows of some children being shown 15 three digit numbers, in 3 seconds and them being able to add them up within that space of

time using one method- Anzan. This is where the children can picture the abacus in their head, it's also known as an ‘imaginary abacus’.

After the hour long talk and a few questions for Alex Bellos at the end, our group proceeded to have a delicious lunch at McDonalds! We left

McDonalds, then returned back to school on the minibus after a fantastic day. By Imogen, Jaqueline, Stella and Chrinny

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Year 8 students are enjoying the problem solving approach to their maths lessons this year. Instead of asking them to practise adding numbers they were given the puzzle of making 10 digits

sum to 37.

http://nrich.maths.org/content/id/7205/NRICH-poster_Make37.pdf

Imogen Tideswell, Molly Broughton, Hannah Harvey, Charlotte Percival, Elodie Salter and Jess Smith from Sandbach High School

wrote:

We quickly got 36 and 38. Only when we looked at the other possible totals from 10 to 70 did we spot the answers were always even numbers! This puzzle is impossible to solve! As an extension we looked at making 37 with different sets of unrepeated values:

2 ~ 20+17;

3 ~ 20+10+7 etc. The challenge was to make the longest list of values. eight was the longest list: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 or 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. We thought

these were the only ones possible.

Year 11 pupils took a break from the usual GCSE work to attempt a mathematical challenge on Cambridge University's NRich mathematics site. It required a good grasp of algebra and

factorising.

‘The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom.’ - Georg Cantor

Puzzling Place Value

The 2 problems were they were credited for were.

Problem A:

Choose a two-digit number with two different digits and form its reversal (i.e. 74 and 47). Now, subtract the sum of the digits (i.e. 11) from each of these numbers, and then add the two results. Show that you always

obtain a multiple of 9 .

Problem B: Choose three different digits and form the six two-digit numbers that use two of the three digits. Add these six possibilities and divide this total by the sum of the three digits. Show that you always obtain a multiple of

22.

Amy Hewitt, Ellie Gosling, Emma Jerstice

http://nrich.maths.org/11215/

http://nrich.maths.org/11215/solution

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NRICH is based in the University of

Cambridge's Faculty of Education. The

website http://nrich.org.uk

sets mathematical challenges for students of all ages. Our students have been attempting these challenges and have been credited by

NRICH having solved them.

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How would you spend £1 000 000?

In KS3, just before Christmas, we entered a maths competition in which our school competed against multiple schools in the UK, this was set

by a maths organisation called the ‘IMA’ (the Institute of Maths Association).

The task that we were given was to create a poster about how we would spend £1 million. To complete this, we had to follow various different

rules: the poster should include a chart or graph showing how all the money would be spent, it should be a maximum of A4 in size and all the

prices had to be realistic.

Since we were competing against lots of different schools we had to ensure that all of our posters were unique and as creative as possible in

order to win the prize of a tablet and family passes to the latest British museum exhibit.

Entrants from year 9 or above had to include an investments category of at least 6% of the £1 million, showing the interest accrued after 3

years; the type of investment, the interest rate and the total.

We came out triumphant!

Overall, in our school we did very well in this competition as we won in two of the three age

categories as well as receiving quite a lot of honourable mentions. The two winners will be

receiving their own tablet and also family tickets to visit the latest exhibition at the British Museum.

We are very pleased with Ellie Pennell and Hanah Uzzell who won the 11-13 and the 14-16

categories respectively- Well done! And also to the students who received an honourable mention:

Lizzy Lomas, Daisy Hickman, Madelaine King, Eleanor Finnegan, Ellè Cullen, and Jessica Wyatt

in the 11-13 category and from the 14-16 category Maisie Broughton.

All those who got a special mention or who won will also receive a certificate and their posters will

be displayed at the British Museum throughout March until the 15 April.

Our school has been very successful at this competition before and this year we carried on the

tradition. The maths department in the school are hopefully planning a trip to the museum to view

all of the posters that were successful in the competition.

We hope that next year’s competitors are as lucky as we were this year, good luck.

To see all of this years’ winners please visit www.mathscareers.org.uk

Written by Ruby Rushton and Lucybeth Garbutt.

Pictures by Eloise Groves and Maddy Salt

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For years the school has had a Year 7 Science Club where students meet up every week to, make rockets, race CD hovercraft, create

crystal Christmas trees and generally cause science mayhem. The teachers running the club have been very grateful for constant support

from a number of sixth form students who come along and help supervise the enthusiastic Year 7s. However, some sixth formers didn’t see

why Year 7 students should have all the fun so this year saw the launch of the college’s first ever Sixth Form Science Society. The Society

has got off to a fantastic start with 15-20 students joining science teachers for weekly lunchtime sessions where we have made glass,

dissected eyes, experimented with static electricity, exploded eggs, set fire to all number of things and created fantastic artworks. One popular

session was dedicated to making cheese by boiling milk with vinegar; this was inevitably titled ‘Stilton with Hilton’ by one of our Year 12

comediennes.

As well as running our own sessions we have also invited guest speakers in to talk about different areas of Science. Last term we were

delighted to welcome Dr Paula Roberts from Keele University who gave a very interesting insight into career opportunities in the healthcare

professions. Later in the term, about 40 sixth formers and selected students from Years 10 and 11 were entertained by a fascinating talk on

the biology of spiders by Dr Dimitri Logunov from Manchester University. Dr Logunov explained the anatomy of spiders and their related

cousins such as scorpions and brought along a number of specimens including a big hairy tarantula that had a number of students (and Mr

Hilton) cowering in the corner of the room.

We are also organising a number of trips. Last term four students and their parents attended a lecture at Daresbury Laboratories near

Runcorn on research being completed into dark matter – mysterious particles that make up 80% of the mass of the Universe but are

extremely difficult to detect. On 11th March 12 students will be visiting Astra Zeneca’s laboratories in Macclesfield and we are close to

finalising a date for a visit to Pilkingtons glass-making factory in St Helens. Further in the future, we are looking to take a trip to Keele

University’s observatory and possibly other factory visits.

SIXTH FORM SCIENCE SOCIETY

LOWER SCHOOL CITIZENSHIP CLUB

The LSCC (lower school citizenship club) meet up every Monday at lunchtime and spend their lunch trying to make a difference in the world, we do the same issues as Amnesty Club on

Thursday but LSCC is for Year 7 and 8. We like to go because:

• Because we do lots of things. We are trying to help people too. (Salma)

• I go to the Sandbach LSCC because it is a great way to spend my lunch time, helping people earn their Human Rights. It is such a great feeling when you know you helped

change the world. (Ellè)

• I enjoy going to the LSCC because I like the fact that we save somebody every week it

feels very rewarding. (Ellie)

• I go to the LSCC club because of the great things we do each week, whether it be some-

thing completely new or building on something we have done before.

• I come to LSCC because why not? Why shouldn’t I try to save someone's life and that’s

what we do. We save people’s lives who don’t have as much as us every week. (Megan)

• Because we save lives each week. (Alexia)

• It is a great way to learn more about the world and their situations. (Amelia)

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On the 5 February

2016, we travelled to

New York as a group

of 26. We arrived in

the snow after a long 8

hour 17 minute flight.

Overall the best bits of

the trip were the first

night when we visited

the Empire State

Building. We saw New

York lit up for the first

time with a view of the

whole city. It was very

cold, but the sights

were worth it. Although

the 9/11 memorial was

an emotional part of

the trip, it was a

valuable part of our trip

as it allowed us to

show our respects towards the people who lost their lives and their families. The shopping was a big part of our trip too, we visited many

shops including Sephora, Macy’s and Tiffany’s. We managed to fit shopping in even though our itinerary was so busy. We had a great

experience on this 4 day trip and would recommend it to further years. Lucy Millward and Emily Mullaney

BTEC SPORT’S MINI MARATHON A ROARING SUCCESS!

On the 16, 17 and 23 of November both Year 7 and 8 pupils completed a mini marathon in aid of a charity very close to everyone’s heart,

Cancer Research UK. The event was organised by the Year 12 & 13 BTEC Sport class as part of their Health and Safety in Sport

assignment. The mini marathon took place during PE lessons, where students were to complete the course around the school grounds.

Each student brought in a pound, which all went towards

Cancer Research UK. Overall we raised £121.30! Not only

did we raise a huge amount of money for our charity of the

year, but we also got over 150 students involved in the

event. We are extremely happy about how much money we

managed to raise and the valuable ‘hands on’ learning about

the health & safety issues associated with planning and

running a practical event.

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the

event. A big thank you to Emily Hilditch, Chelsea

Swinbank, Jess Lee, Amy Kinnear, Grace Smith for their

organisation and support during the event.

Gabby Goodman -Y12 BTEC Sport

NEW YORK,

NEW YORK!

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After months of thorough planning and organisation, on Sunday the

15 November 2015, one Year 13 Business class hosted a charity

afternoon tea event. The course specification required students to

plan a charity event for a minimum of 100 guests. In fact, they

actually ended up exceeding this by 60 guests for an even bigger

and better event.

Held at Cranage Hall, guests were greeted by the school’s jazz

band, which created a wonderful atmosphere to set the scene.

Guests were also treated to further musical entertainment provided

by Alice White and Claudia Fenoglio (Year 13) who sang in

harmony to an acoustic guitar accompaniment.

After everyone had indulged in their afternoon tea, students hosted

a raffle, followed by an auction. Planning for this in the weeks

building up to the event required the team to send what felt like

countless emails asking local businesses if they would support the

event by donating prizes. Many businesses of Sandbach and the

surrounding areas provided excellent prizes, which students were

very grateful for.

The auction brought the event to a close and was carried out by a

professional auctioneer from Andrew Hilditch & Son Ltd.

In total, £2,200 was raised for their chosen charity,

Cancer Research UK.

Mr Shaw, the class teacher said, ‘The afternoon was a total

success. The planning and execution of the event

demonstrated teamwork, communication and decision-marking

amongst all students which was nothing short of complete

professionalism throughout.’ One student said, ‘We are delighted

with this final figure and also how successful our event was. We

feel our hard work over the last few months has really paid off.’

Well done to everyone involved!

ANYONE FOR TEA? Mollie Burns, Year 11, is co-editor of the school’s own

magazine The Voice and is now a local newspaper star

(writing for The Sandbach Chronicle). She is writing a

series of exam-focused articles between January and

June, tracking the trials and tribulations of Year 11

students as they enter a time of great importance – the

lead up to their GCSEs.

Here is Mollie’s first article:

Take it from me…

So, what is exam stress?

So, for many Year 11s, exams are just around the corner and with

exams, brings the stress. Coursework deadlines, hitting targets and

sufficient revision are all things us year 11s are far too familiar with.

The constant ring of our teachers’ piercing voice as they tell us that

“exams are soon approaching” and that these are “the real things”. I

aim to help you, as well as myself, get through these exams with a

little less stress and worry. Not only this but to help educate you on

the upcoming exam changes.

Exam stress is often over-looked by people as it is an ‘expected’ part

of exams. A few nerves are totally fine, but when do these nerves

develop into stress? So I aim to help raise awareness on this issue,

and the best place to start is knowing what exactly to look for.

Common symptoms of stress can be irritability, headaches, anxiety

and change in appetite. But a big danger, in my eyes, is lack of sleep

or struggling to get to sleep. Sleep is a vital for the human body to

not only recharge ready for the next day, but it a key way in which

the brain processes memories. If you’ve spent a day at school, or a

day revising you want to get sufficient sleep so that everything that

you’ve learnt becomes long term memories, ready for your exam.

Also, the right amount of sleep can help to sharpen your attention so

that you’re in the best mind set to learn that algebra! You want to be

ready for the exam, not prying your eyes open in the exam hall, as my

wise mother once said "it’s better to get a good night’s sleep than to

cram in revision all night. After all, you don't want to be asleep on the

exam desk!"

So, take it from me, knowing the symptoms of stress is the best way

to overcome exam stress.

Mollie Burns

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As reported in the last issue of On Track we

were delighted to announce that Sandbach

High School’s Social Justice Group were

nominated for a Diana Award! What a fantastic

achievement!

The Diana Award is awarded to courageous,

caring, compassionate young people,

transforming the lives of others in the name of

Diana, Princess of Wales.

Diana Award holders come from all walks

of life and many have challenging and

disadvantaged backgrounds, however

they share a deep sense of social

responsibility. They could be giving up

their time to mentor other students, a

young carer, taking part in anti-bullying

initiatives, fundraising or campaigning for

a cause close to their heart. Whatever

they are doing, they have one thing in

common, a desire to make a difference

and improve the lives of others.

BIG TICKET FOREIGN VISITS COMING UP IN THE NEXT YEAR

Please note that our language exchanges to France, Spain and Germany

continue to run on an annual basis

Visit Date For Who? Approx Cost

Current status

Watersports Trip to Spain July 2017 Year 8 and above £665 Bookings being taken places available

Italy Ski Trip Feb 2017 All Years £920 Bookings being taken places available

Bay of Naples visit to Pompeii, Vesuvius and Capri April 2017 All Years £510 To be launched soon

Amsterdam Art & Photography October 2016 GCSE & A Level £350 To be launched soon

Florence – Hospitality & Catering October 2016 GCSE & A Level £520 To be launched soon

Poland - History 2017 TBC GCSE £600 Yet to be launched.

Italy & France Extreme Watersports July 2017 Year 8 and above £670 To be launched soon

On Wednesday 25 November 2015, 14 of us with

Mrs Jackson and Miss Wynn met at Crewe station to get

the train to London as a reward for doing well in our base

line tests. When we arrived in London we were given a

copy of a tube map and in small groups we had to plan

how we were going to get to places. We started off at the

Natural History Museum where we looked at volcanoes

and earthquakes, we then went to the V & A where we

had to find some pictures or statues we liked. After this

we went on the tube to Green Park, walked through the

park and looked at Buckingham Palace. Because it was

after the bombs in Paris there was only us there. We then

walked through St James’ Park and looked at the squir-

rels and pelicans, walked down Whitehall to look at the

Houses of Parliament and Big Ben (Queen Elizabeth’s

Tower). We walked over Westminster Bridge to look at

the Eye, Then back on the tube (more planning) to Euston

and home.

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School recognised for democracy programmes

British Youth Council

I am delighted that we are one of just 41 schools nationally to have been awarded a Discovering Democracy Award by the British Youth

Council in recognition of our commitment to a democracy curriculum and raising awareness of democracy. Winning schools were judged to be

good practice examples in this Government backed initiative which is encouraging pupils to have their say in society - both within the school

or through social action projects in the local community.

The award for schools, was launched in September by the British Youth Council in partnership with the Cabinet Office and the Department

for Education. It aims to showcase those schools who engage young people, particularly those aged 16+, with democracy from an early age,

whether that is voting for their representatives or a school council, or voter registration, or getting involved in social action campaigns.

All awards were judged by a panel including young people and will celebrate and share the success of schools and colleges that go further in equipping their students with the skills and knowledge to use their voice in our society. John Leigh—Headteacher

Year 7 Reward Trip to London

Ban Ki-moon in London: Inspiring Youth—The Huffington

Post 11 Feb 2016

London's Central Hall Westminster was filled to its 2,000 seat capacity to welcome

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

The reaction from the audience and indeed Mr Ban when 14 year old Esther Watson whose question was selected to "represent youth" took everyone by surprise. Her question was, "How can I make my voice heard and how can you help me ?" She spoke for much more than just the youth present, in view of the worldwide trend now that we the people

want to be heard. Mr. Ban's response was significant:

"So raise your voice! You have no restrictions". You may speak or challenge your President, your Prime Minister, your professor and senator: 'Look, senator, this is going to be my world'...." He continued: "You have a bright future! Make sure this world is where everyone can play in a fair and equal way... I meet many young people who volunteer their time. I teach them: Be a global citizen! It's more important than mathematics... Whatever you learn today, may be outdated tomorrow…But what is unchanging is your mindset, your

vision, for global harmony...."

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“Just to let you know all arrived home safely from London from the Ban Ki Moon trip, it was the most incredible experience I have had. We heard him speak on issues such as women's empowerment, lgbti rights, Israel and Palestine, poverty and most excitingly for us...Esther Watson got to address him and ask her question, 'I am fourteen years old, how do I get my voice hear, and how will you help me' the question got a round of applause (the only question to do so) and then he responded with an incredible answer which got a standing ovation and included my new favourite phrase 'raise you voice, and I will protect and support

your voice!' What an amazing trip.” Miss Maile

An Audience with Ban Ki Moon!

By Mollie Burns

On Friday 5 February, we braved the world of early mornings and the London Underground to get our seats at ‘An Audience with

Ban Ki-moon’ in Westminster.

Now, I’m really not a morning person, but when we got our seats I didn’t care anymore that my body was running on little sleep and caffeine.

I didn’t really know much about Ban Ki-moon before the event, but after hearing him speak I can now say he is one of my favourite people to

listen to and be inspired by. I still feel honoured that I got to listen to him speak, and probably one of the last times he speaks in the UK.

Ban Ki-moon, the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, addressed the audience and answered submitted questions in Central

Hall, where the first UN Secretary-General was appointed, 70 years ago. It was mesmerising to sit and listen to him speak and direct his

answers towards young people. During his speech he spoke about LGBT rights, women’s equality and the youth - all topics that I find

extremely important. One thing he said really stood out to me and that was: “Women and girls should be given at least 50% of the

opportunity if not more. Economically and politically.” This was so empowering to hear a man of his status recognise the gender inequalities

in society today.

The very last question was submitted from our very own Milly in year 7, asked by Esther Watson, year 10, “How can I get my vo ice heard?”

To which Ban Ki-moon responded with my new favourite quote of all time, and what I shall leave you all with;

“Raise your voice and I will protect your voice.”

CHARITY FUNDRAISING

Our total so far THIS

YEAR!

£10,000!!

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Future Chef Competition

The Year 10 food and nutrition class took part in the future chef competition back in October last year. The brief was to create a main course

dish for two people for no more than £5. The whole group produced some excellent dishes and the decision of who should win was a very

tricky one. With home made pasta, scallops and parsnip soufflés featuring in their dishes Kirsty Barker and Maisie Broughton were the two

winners. They were invited to attend the local final in January at Kings Grove Academy in Crewe, this time they had to prepare two courses

for two people and spend no more than £7. Mrs Robinson helped the girls work on their dishes and showed them how to include some

fancy restaurant style presentation. We packed up most of the food room and the common room restaurant and went to the event where

there were two other schools competing. Maisie and Kirsty worked really well under the pressure of being in an unfamiliar kitchen and having

every move they made watched by the judges. Both girls did really well and shone out above the other schools and Maisie was announced

the local area winner. Both girls were given certificates and badges and Maisie was also given a Masterchef book. We then only had just

over a week until the North West Regional final in Manchester on 5th February.

In between the local and the regional finals Maisie was mentored by Chef Mark Fetcher from the Mere resort who had been one of the

judges in the local round. She visited his kitchens and he worked with her to develop her dish even further. He also came into school to visit

Maisie and run through with her what she should do on the day of the competition. Again we packed up lots of ingredients and equipment

and set off for Manchester College. The competition took place in their training kitchens which were very well equipped. Maisie was one of

seven competitors from different schools around the region. Although Maisie did not win the place in the national finals she received some

amazing feedback about her dishes. Her blood orange salad and plum ice cream were mentioned as being two of the best flavours one chef

had tasted all day.

NEWS FROM THE MUSIC BLOCK

A Chamber Choir Christmas 2015

The Music department were kept extremely busy over Christmas 2015 with numerous concerts, performances and busking sessions. The

Chamber Choir busked at the Sandbach Christmas Markets, Manchester Christmas Markets and Crewe Railway Station and raised over

£1000 which has been split between Cancer Research UK, The Railway Children and our forthcom-

ing coming tour to Belgium in July 2016. Chamber Choir also took part in the Annual Tree of Light

ceremony at Sandbach Cemetery.

Christmas By Candlelight

For the second year, our school was transformed into a magical candlelit journey celebrating the

meaning of Christmas through story and song. Audience members were led on a candlelit walk

around the school, where a story was shared written by members of Year 7, and musicians from all

years provided renditions of a variety of Christmas music. Hot drinks and mince pies were served at

the end as musicians serenaded the audience with carols.

Christmas Concert

Our annual Christmas Carol Service in St Mary’s Church was as rapturously received as usual,

with girls from across all years participating in this extremely festive evening. All our musical

groups performed, including Concert Band, Choir, Guitar Ensemble, Junior Choir, Beginner

Band, Jazz Band, Chamber Choir, String Ensemble, String Quartets, Rock Band and Clarinet

Ensemble. Any girls wishing to be involved in our extra-curricular activities should check the

noticeboards in the Music Department for further details – no auditions and everyone welcome!

Love Music Trust Schools’ Music Competition 2016

On 1 February 2016, both our Concert Band and defending champions Chamber Choir performed at Ruskin High School and won a place

in the final of the Love Music Trust Schools’ Music

competition. The judges were extremely

complimentary, praising Chamber Choir’s

enjoyment of performing, technical control in

complex harmony and close-harmony singing, and

Concert Band’s energy, fantastic percussion

section and showmanship. The final is on Tuesday

1 March at Alsager School where we hope to

remain victorious!

National Youth Choir of Great Britain

Huge congratulations to Melanie Raeburn in 8C who auditioned successfully for a place in the National Youth Choir of Great Britain. This

amazing opportunity will give Mel the chance to perform with other talented young singers from across the country, and even perform in the

Royal Albert Hall! Mel is excited to write an article about her first concert experience in our next On Track and we wish her lots of luck in this

amazing opportunity.

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Making Languages an Option

On Thursday, 7 January 2016, a number of year nine Spanish and French students visited the Manchester Metropolitan University in order to learn about different languages and

cultures and to have an insight into university life.

In my group we had two sessions in which we learnt Italian then Spanish phrases and learnt a bit about the culture of each of those countries. In-between, we had a tour of the university. First was the Italian session- we were all a little timid and shy at first but we ended up having ‘un tempo molto buono!’, two people especially, (Hi Elif Aktan and Isobel Garvie) as they won

a chocolate bar each for coming joint first in the quiz!

After that came lunch and the tour of the university. It was an enormous place (much bigger that SHS!), with entire buildings dedicated to art/design and business, and a library bigger than our Henshall block! We were shown these places, and the

accommodation for the students, by our school’s tour guide.

The last session was Spanish, and unlike the first, there were people from another school there- never has one felt such competitive tension when it came round to another quiz! However, our concerns were redundant as the winners were

Isobel Garvie and myself.

The day might end there for some people, but the minibus journey home was no bore! In the dark depths of the SHS MFL Twitter account you can find evidence of the... unique sound of us ‘singing’ the Enrique Iglesias song we learned during the

Spanish session.

Overall, it was a really fun, interesting day and I know that the

others who went agree. By Lucy Gregg, Year 9

Mr Waring’s poultry farm is now up and

running! The rare breed hens that his

poultry farmers are raising are Cream

Legbars which lay a very attractive

blue egg.

The poultry club will also be rearing the

following cross breeds:

Cream Legbar Cockerel crossed with:

Copper Marran (Rare breed) Dark

brown egg

White Leghorn (Rare breed) White egg

Warren (Commercial hen) Normal

brown egg you see in supermarkets.

Students will learn about selective

breeding and dominant and recessive genes.

POULTRY FARM

Senior Citizens Coffee Morning

Btec Hospitality and Catering students organised a Senior Citi-zens Coffee Morning for free!

As part of the Advance Patisserie unit, the students made a range of

delicious petit fours and patisseries:

Bakewell Tart, Raspberry Friands, Scones with Strawberry Jam and Clotted Cream

and Apple Roses.

The event was well attended by members of the public as well as extended families of Sandbach High School

students.

Everyone thoroughly

enjoyed the event.

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.

Wow! What an amazing experience; this exchange has had a very positive impact on my Spanish as I feel I have improved a lot. I have also

made so many new friends English and Spanish.

When we were waiting for the coach to arrive with our exchanges the atmosphere was incredible, we were all so excited and ready to meet

our new Spanish friends that we had been speaking to over WhatsApp for the past 2 or so months.

Throughout the school day, our exchanges visited different cities around the area such as Liverpool and Manchester while we were in

lessons. On the Thursday we were allowed to go on a day trip with them to Chester and we had a great time exploring the city and shopping.

During the time my exchange partner was here in England, we became very close and it was so sad to see her leave. I can’t wait to go to

Spain to see her in March and hopefully again in the near future! Elise Gardner Year 9

Spanish

Exchange

2016

STEM

As STEM subject teachers, we all understand that a well-qualified STEM workforce is crucial to business and industry in the UK. This academic year our school has made the decision to put STEM based projects into the PSHCE curriculum for all KS3 and KS4 students. We

have had a successful range of extra-curricular STEM activities for many years—please see the recent OFSTED report of ‘good practice’!

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473572/Sandbach_High_School_-_good_practice_example.pdf

Each year group will be taking part in four sessions, run by their form teacher. This does mean that non-STEM subject teachers are leading the sessions and this will hopefully help to reinforce the importance of STEM. Projects for the younger students in Years 7 and 8 are a selection of short problem-solving activities, such as making the best pom-pom cannon with a paper cup and latex glove! Feedback from students showed that they enjoyed working together in small groups. Year 9 will be focussing on careers in Science and Engineering as well as ‘technological justice’. Year 10 will be focussing on issues relating to how STEM skills will help to solve food issues such as food wastage, food security and foods of the future. Insect burger, anyone? We started our activities with Year 11 in September. In a project entitled ‘Water and Wee’ they learnt about how we receive our water supply and the difference and problems in less economically developed countries. This also included some fund-raising for Water Aid. The students had a go at an experiment showing how a toilet syphon works using cups,

straws and water; feedback was that we need to ensure that the form teacher is thoroughly prepared for this session.

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It has been a difficult year for the ski resorts of Europe, with climate change leading to more grass sledging than skiing in many well-known

resorts. However, as we headed back to our favourite resort of Aprica, in the Italian Dolomites, the picture was very different. Yet again

Aprica delivered a deep covering of fresh powder snow, creating ideal conditions for our annual ski trip. This year 26 students, from right

across the age range, had signed up for a week of high speed thrills and spills in the snow. Everyone, was well prepared following a series of

intensive coaching sessions at the North Staffs Ski Club in Kidsgrove. Students get more than 5 hours of tuition for an unbelievable fee of

just £15 and many have now joined the club to further develop their skiing.

Hitting the slopes in Italy it was time for

more ski lessons, and it was time to

learn a few Italian phrases too. Our new

skiers soon mastered the nursery slopes

and within a few days they had

progressed to the red and black slopes.

This was due in no small part to the

incredible enthusiasm of the girls, many

of whom would take up the option of

staying out on the slopes for a full 6

hours a day, honing their skills, and

pushing themselves to their limits.

Staying at the wonderful Larice Bianco

hotel allows us the unique opportunity of

using the slope and chairlift adjacent to

the back of the hotel, and this is why we

can stay on the slopes for so long,

making so much more progress than the

other school groups we meet in resort.

You really need to ski for 6 hours a day

in order to burn off the thousands of

calories that you consume in the hotel

restaurant, where new residents always make the mistake of wolfing down the substantial pasta dish they are offered, only to find that it is

just the starter, and we get three course meals for lunch and dinner every day!!

WHIZZING IN A……….

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…….. WINTER WONDERLAND

Après Ski is a big part of the trip and this year we witnessed some truly dreadful “singing” during pizza and karaoke night, whilst the talent

show turned into a gymnastics and “freak flexibility” display in the hotel bar! Our visit to Charlie’s nightclub gave everyone a chance to let

their hair down with a number of other schools who had taken the fancy dress theme to extremes with a number of Federation storm troopers

and an inflatable unicorn patrolling the club.

Writing the individual certificates for our skiers at the end of the week was an

extremely difficult task with so many girls excelling on the slopes and making

exceptional progress. However, worthy of a mention here are Lydia Scott —

Most Improved Skier, April Roome – Skier Of The Week, and Miss Banister –

Faceplant Of The Week (for her spectacular fall). Thanks are due to everyone

at North Staffs Ski Club, the Larice Bianco Hotel, and my staff team of Miss

Banister & Miss Lawless, but most of all to the girls accompanied us, as they

were absolutely fantastic all week and it was a privilege to ski with them.

We will be back at Aprica next February for another week of skiing, and there

are still places available on this trip. Anyone interested in booking a place can

download all the details and documents from the Trips section of the school

web site.

Mr Leonard

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Can you help?

Plans for our new Sixth Form block are already underway but

it is vital for us to raise additional monies in order to cover the

costs of furnishings and equipment. That’s why we are asking

for your help. Every brick you buy, will take us closer to our

goal of opening Sandbach High School’s new Sixth Form

Build to our students in the autumn of 2016.

How?

All you need to do is ‘Buy a Brick’

It will only cost you a small donation of £5.

Or, if you can buy a number of bricks, so much the

better. Why not buy a brick for a friend?

The more you buy, the more

our students will benefit.

Making a donation is really easy to do. Simply go to our

school ParentPay website, where an option to purchase is

easily accessible. Alternatively cash or cheque payments, can

be sent into school via the Finance Office.

www.justgiving.com/charity/sandbach-college/newbuild

In order to show how generous our school community is, we

will ask all students who have donated to sign our ‘we helped

build’ plaque, which will be displayed in the foyer of the new

build.

For more information please contact

Mrs Helen Hulse, Finance Manager

hhulse@sandhigh.cheshire.sch.uk

Thank You!

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A POT OF GOLD AT THE END

OF THIS RAINBOW….

The building works for our brand new amazing Sixth Form

College are now well underway. After three weeks of heavy duty

machinery ‘piling’ supports deep into the ground, we are now seeing

progress every day as the site begins to take shape in preparation for

the first bricks being laid. What an exciting time for our College!

Watch this space for further updates as the development gathers

momentum and the walls get higher.

APPLICATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER

2016 NOW WELCOME!

Apply online at:

www.sandbachsixthform.co.uk

Or pick up an application form from

main reception

T: 01270 765031

office@sandhigh.cheshire.sch.uk

@SandbachCollege

Sixth Form

Details about the 40 plus level 3 courses on offer as well the other opportunities available through the Sixth Form can be accessed on the

schools website or for more personal enquiries please contact Mrs Hughes at ZHughes@sandhigh.cheshire.sch.uk

We are currently holding the latest round of Guidance Meetings for entry to our Sixth Form – applications from male and female students can

be made online via link to be found on the school’s website or by completing the hard copy application form available from school.

Offering over 40 level 3 courses we are expecting to be able to ensure that all requests for courses/particular combination of subjects will be

able to be accommodated within our own Sixth Form.

Applications from internal and external students are welcomed with successful applicants joining a vibrant Sixth Form community with strong links to future employers, apprenticeships and access to higher education. We are a Sixth Form college with a strong tradition of students taking up places at the Russell Group of Universities. In addition, whilst studying here our Sixth Form students have access to a rich

programme of extra-curricular opportunities and leadership opportunities including contributing to the work of the school’s Governing body.

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Gaby gets the call!

Year 12 student Gaby Goodman has been selected to represent Wales under 18 women in an

nternational hockey test series against Switzerland during Easter. The squad will be traveling to

Lausanne where they will play 3 test matches against Switzerland. The test series has been arranged

with the aim of building towards the European championships in Turkey this July. Gaby said “It is a

huge honour to be representing my country. I’ve dreamt of playing hockey for Wales from a young

age, and I’m glad to be wearing the three feathers with pride.” Gaby has recently moved to Bowdon

hockey club, where she has improved her development as a player. She previously played hockey at

Triton hockey club, based in Alsager, where her dream of playing hockey internationally grew. “It

takes a lot of hard work and commitment to get a place in the squad, but I’d like to thank all of my

coaches, team mates, friends and family for all the support they have given me throughout”. Gaby

has had a few ups and downs throughout her time as a player, but one of her favourite quotes is

“The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling but in rising again after you fall.” An outstanding

achievement Gaby and the PE department wish you the best of luck!

SOUTH CHESHIRE HOCKEY CHAMPIONS!!

A massive congratulations to the Year 7, 8 and 9 Hockey teams who are all South Cheshire Champions.

On Wednesday 10t February the Year 9 & 10 tournament was held at Crewe Vagrants Hockey club. The Year 10 team had a tough first game

and were held to a 1-1 draw. However, the team pulled together and began passing the ball well, creating effective attacking play. Overall the

team came 2nd, even without a goalkeeper, a brilliant achievement! The Year 9 team were well organised by their captain, Maddie from the

start and went from strength to strength each game. The team played some excellent hockey, switching the play regularly and using attacking

strategies to maximise opportunities. Although the team had a tough final game of the tournament they were placed 1st with Malbank and

crowned South Cheshire Champions.

On Tuesday 23 February the Year 7 & 8 tournament was held at South Cheshire College. Both teams faced strong opposition in their first

games however were both victorious demonstrating excellent determination and team spirit. The year 7 and 8 teams were excellent

throughout the tournament, using key phases of play and set play tactics that they have worked on in training in order to achieve success. The

Year 8 hit out set play was particularly effective, something that they have worked hard on in training and deserve the credit for. It was evident

that the Year 7’s work on attacking phases by switching the play using Eloise Goodwin as a central role was also effective due to the strategy,

creating three goals for Hannah Wright in the toughest game of the tournament. The team showed outstanding team spirit and were placed 1st

continuing their unbeaten run for the season!

All of the Hockey girls should be extremely proud of their success this season,

dedicating themselves not only to their lunch time sessions but also after

school every Monday when they train with their team. An additional mention

also goes to the captains, Jessie Dickson Evans (Year 10), Maddie Goodman

(Year 9), April Roome (Year 8) & Abigale Garratt (Year 7) who have all led their

teams brilliantly throughout the season and should be proud of how their

excellent leadership has resulted in their teams achieving success.

Well Done Girls, take a well-earned rest, celebrate your success and get ready

for training to begin again at the end of the summer term ready for next season!

GOOD LUCK IN THE FINAL GIRLS!!

On Tuesday 9 February we travelled to Christleton, near Chester, to

play in the Semi-Final of the U-13 Cheshire Schools Cup.

Christleton had won their Quarter-Final 9-0 against Poynton, so we

knew we would be in for a tough game.

On a big, bobbly pitch we kicked off with a breeze helping us and were

soon putting the home team under pressure with good wing play from

Saskia and Hannah supporting Amy in her forward role.

Christleton's Captain (who also Captains Cheshire Girls U-14s) was a

constant threat with her powerful runs and passing but she was

contained well by our midfield and defence with Jess, Eloise and

Amelia especially dominant. Anything that did find its way through was

dealt with by Eleanor in goal, who made 2 brave diving blocks.

We took the lead midway through the half after a crunching tackle from

Eloise won the ball and Jess fired the ball out to Hannah on the right

wing. Her cross was only cleared as far as Amy who was stood 10

yards out to the right of goal - she fired a low shot across the goalkeeper into the far corner - 1-0.

Christleton kicked off the second half and with the wind at their backs and they forced us to defend for long periods, but they were unable

to find a way through and we went close when a powerful shot from Alex was just about saved by the home keeper.

Just as it looked like we had done enough to win 1-0, Christleton equalised when their Captain ran past 4 players before smashing the ball

past Eleanor to make it 1-1 with only 10 minutes left.

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STOP PRESS

On Thursday 25 February, the U13 girl’s football team played against Newcastle

Academy in the second round of the English Schools Football Association Cup.

The girls stormed the game from the first minute, forcing Newcastle onto the

back foot. Within the first ten minutes the girls took the opportunities available

and were 3-0 up. The girls continued to work well as a team, passing through

the defence and utilised their chances. By half time, the score was 5-0 with 5

ifferent players scoring. The decision was made at half time to move players into

different attacking positions to provide all players with a goal scoring opportunity.

The final score was 11-0 and the team achieved their target with every player

scoring a goal, even Alex the goalkeeper!

Good luck in the next round girls!

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Challenge PE

On the run up to Christmas the PE Department held a "Challenge PE Week" which aimed to engage year 10, 11 and sixth form students in some fun, physical activity. With some extremely competitive individuals (not only from the PE department) the week brought with it a real sense of team spirit, sportsmanship and unity. The atmosphere from the crowd was electric and cheers were heard from across the school. Sixth form students that took part in the event stated that "it allowed us to have the opportunity to be physically active at lunch time and be involved in something extra-curricular." Sixth form students also commented on how the event was so much fun, “it was great to compete against teachers." The week was a great success and enjoyed by all. Although students brought their A-game, the PE

department was victorious winning every game!

Sports Leaders

Our sports leaders have been very busy this term, they have excelled themselves and should be very proud of everything they have done. These students give up their own time to support both primary and secondary school sporting events. Thanks are due to Gaby Goodman, Maddie Goodman, Hannah Williams, Hollie Richardson and Bethan Williams for their superb umpiring skills at the Sandbach School Sport Partnership Primary School quick sticks hockey tournament. The final went to penalty runs which were dealt with by the leaders in a professional empathetic manner. We had over 40 sports leaders from Year 7 through to Year 13 supporting both the Primary and Secondary school Sportshall Athletics events. Keith Hancock who ran the events quoted "Your leaders throughout all three of the events have been brilliant! Especially last night when we needed them most, all of them stepped up to the plate and did an amazing job. That was one of the easiest events I have ever run and one of the smoothest, so well done you and all your ace girls.” Jessica Harvey got a special mention for her rapport with the primary school athletes, she was really supportive, encouraging and a true role model. A huge thank you to our Year 11 students who volunteered to support and officiate at the Level 1 Volleyball School Games during lunchtimes. They ran the competition and umpired the matches, their knowledge and expertise were exemplary and the students appreciated their firm but fair approach, again thank you girls. We are currently running a primary school high 5 netball league for the local primary schools and have 4 sports leaders umpiring the games. Thank you Abigail Blythe and Megan Barnett in Year 10 and Laura Kirby and Emma Stone in Year 12. You are superb umpires and the PE department look forward to supporting you all

through your C award umpiring qualification.

A Brilliant Achievement!

On Friday 29 January, the Year 7 athletics team were invited to a

prestigious Indoor Athletics competition. The girls were brilliant

and competed at a high standard against tough opposition. The

high level of competition resulted in some excellent

performances at the elite facility at Sportcity, Manchester.

Jessyka Walker competed in the first event of the day, securing

2nd place in the 800m. Alex Butler, Katie Hockenhall and Eloise

Goodwin were fantastic in their events, narrowly missing out on

medals. Olivia Fowler had an outstanding race, demonstrating

brilliant determination, taking 1st place in the 300m.

Congratulations also go to Charlotte Nelson for her 3rd place

finish in the 200m and Rebecca Griffiths for her 3rd place finish in

the 60m. In the end the team finished a very creditable fifth, a

brilliant achievement. Well done girls!

The PE staff would like to thank the senior students and Sports Leaders for all their support

helping to set up equipment and recording in the events. You helped make the event run

smoothly and were a credit to the school. Well done ladies!

FANTASTIC EFFORT!

On the 14th of January 2016, Sandbach under 13’s Girls represented Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Girls Cup 6 a-side

tournament. We arrived and were put into a strong group with Birmingham City, Port Vale and Shrewsbury Town.

Our first game was against Birmingham City. The girls started fantastically showing great desire and determination to win. Jessica Smith

ran through on goal with a great strike making it 1-0. Shortly after, Hannah Whitfield-Green showed some great skills and finish making it

2-0.

Our second match was against Port Vale. Again we started very strong pressuring the opposition and drove forward with an excellent finish

from Hannah Whitfield-Green. We maintained this pressure and shortly after Hannah made it 2-0. With not long to go, our attention lapsed

and we let Port Vale in, stealing 2 quick goals leaving the final score as 2-2.

Our last group game was against Shrewsbury Town. Again, we were quick off the mark pressuring the opposition and forced 2 quick goals.

We held this lead for some time until a deflection from our player’s leg made in 2-1. In the dying moments another error caused a second

own goal and the result ended 2-2.

We qualified out of the group into the semi-finals against Northampton Town.

Semi-final- The girls fought very hard in a tough match that was fairly even throughout with opportunities for

both teams. However, Northampton took advantage of the opportunities given to finish the match with a 3-

0 win.

WELL DONE GIRLS! FANTASTIC EFFORT PUT INTO EVERY MATCH!

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Professional Rugby Coaching

On Friday 5th February some of our Year 7 and Year 8 pupils were lucky enough to be invited to Crewe and Nantwich Rugby Club to receive some professional coaching from the club, the RFU and MMU students. The afternoon consisted of a number of activities including full contact tackling, passing drills, and sessions that developed the girls’ understanding of rugby union rules and regulations. The girls got really stuck in and got extremely muddy in the process; which made the smiles on their faces even bigger. The session was rounded off with a game which saw our girls win and qualify into the next round of the

County Finals.

Great effort girls and good luck in the County Finals, it’s a great

achievement!

Year 10 Netball Team South Cheshire

Champions!

Our Year 10 netball team were crowned South Cheshire Champions at the annual tournament on Tuesday 1st March. The team were undefeated, securing a win in every game! All players worked hard and demonstrated a high level of skill and team work in both attack and defence. Meg was on fire shooting and was awarded coaches player of the tournament whilst Becky had a stormer in defence being crowned as

most sociable player! Great finish to a very successful season.

Well done ladies! Miss Bannister

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Proud to be part of Sandbach High Volleyball Club

I have only been attending volleyball club for about a year and a half, but even in this short time the club has grown rapidly and now has

many members from across all years in the school.

At the end of last year, we took two small teams to a tournament in Chester.

Both teams did really well finishing 1st and 3rd in the tournament. This

tournament started a spark within the club of wanting to achieve more and

play regular fixtures. The tournament has created a new burst of inspiration

and motivation of knowing that we can compete with other teams and that we

can become good enough to win. Coming back as winners with your team

and your friends is one of the best feelings athletes can experience and it

makes me really proud to say I belong to Sandbach High volleyball club.

Following the tournament we competed in Interform volleyball and as captain,

I said I would give a hand in umpiring the matches each lunchtime (along with

some help from my fellow year 11 Volleyballers). It was a truly great experi-

ence to be officials for a week as you see the game from a spectator’s point of

view, so I can now see why Miss Whalley sometimes gets annoyed with us! It

was great to see so many people turn up everyday with their forms and try to

win the Interform competiton. It was great to see so many people in competitive spirits, and it was good fun to be a part of it all.

Last week also saw us take a team to South Cheshire College to play in another tournament. Although we didn’t win, as captain I felt proud

with how well we played. As a year 11, I wasn’t allowed to play so me, Charmaine and Ellie came along with Miss Friend to support the girls

and cheer them on – they did a fantastic job and played really well, coming first in the first round of games!

The start of this year saw a huge increase in members to the volleyball club which is great because it means more people want to get

involved in sports and be a part of our school’s success. It is really pleasing to see how the club size has increased in the past year.

I am very passionate about volleyball, as are my friends; it is now a necessity within our school lives and we look forward to it every day. If

we could, we would play every day! I hope that the club continues to grow and succeed at tournaments/fixtures because it makes everyone

happy and you can see that the spirit of the club has been lifted. Even just from glancing around I can see the effort and determination

people put in to returning the ball (and the enjoyment as well) and that makes me happy to see how much it means to them as well as me.

I have two more years of volleyball left, that’s two years to be a good captain, two years to bring success to the club, and two years to see

the younger years improve. Bring on the good times, bring on volleyball!

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Cheshire Selection

Earlier in the year, Year 8 girls Molly Newton and Faith Hough

attended The Widnes Sports Hall Athletic Championships in

connection with their athletics club at Crewe and Nantwich. With

some very strong performances throughout the day, both girls have

now been selected to represent Cheshire at a regional level. Their

third and second place finishes in the two lap and the long jump have

given both girls a good starting point as they go on to represent the

county. The girls should be proud of their achievements and we

would like to wish them the best of luck representing the region.

FORM SWIMMING

On the 19th of January Year 7-10 competed in the Level 1

School Games Form Swimming. Over 120 girls turned out to

represent their forms with fantastic efforts from every participant

and lots of support.

In Year 7, the top 2 forms

results were very close with

S just taking the lead over

form A. In Year 8, N stole

the lead finishing with 23

points and D followed

closely behind with 27. In

Year 9, forms S, H and B

were only separated by 3

points but S got the edge.

The Year 10 competition

was SAND vs BECH. Both

teams competed well but

BECH came 1st with 21

points.

WELL DONE TO ALL

STUDENTS WHO TOOK

PART ON BEHALF OF

THEIR FORMS. THANKS

ALSO TO THE BTEC AND

A-LEVEL GIRLS WHO

HELPED RUN THE EVENT

AND RECORD TIMES!

Position Form (Y7) Points

1st S 16

2nd A 18

3rd E 33

4th D 35

5th C 43

6th B 44

7th N 46

8th H 53 Position Form (Y8) Points

1st N 23

2nd D 27

3rd A AND E 33

4th S 35

5th C 41

6th H 43

7th B 49 Position Form (Y 9) Points

1st S 17

2nd H 20

3rd B 23

4th N 29

5th E 31 Position Form (Y10) Points

1st BECH 21

2nd SAND 31

STRIDING TO VICTORY

On the 26th of January Year 7 & 8 girls competed in Sandbach School

Sport partnership’s indoor athletics competition. All the girls worked

fantastically both individually and as a team.

The Year 7 team consisted of Charlotte Nelson, Olivia Fowler, Alex But-

ler, Rebecca Griffiths, Jessyka Walker and Katie Hockenhall. The Year 8

team consisted of Jessica Nelson, Jessica Smith, Molly Newton, Hannah

Whitfield-Green, Holly Boyd Leech and Faith Hough. Each pupil

competed in 2 track and 2 field events. The Year 7 team were brilliant, all

competing to a high standard resulting in the team achieving 2nd place,

narrowly missing out on 1st place by 4 points. The Year 8 team won all of

their track events, and the majority of the field events. They showed a

great attitude and passion, and excelled throughout the competition.

These brilliant results ended with our Year 8 girls winning the

competition. They have now qualified for the next stage of the

competition where they will go to the County Finals.

Abby Warren

Rachael Joyce

A massive congratulations to Rachael who made the British Shooting Rankings for

10m air Pistol which puts her in the top 8 junior women pistol shooters in Britain.

Rachael recently travelled to Holland for the Intershoot championships along with

257 junior and senior shooters from all over the world (more than 25 nations).

Intershoot was one of the last matches before Rio and Rachael lined up to shoot next to both a Brazilian Olympic athlete and an Egyptian athlete—fantastic match expe-

rience! #thisgirlcan

SHOOTING NEWS!

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Many Congratulations to Kim Tzabach (Sixth Form) who becomes the British Junior Ladies Champion in the Open, not only did she take the Junior Championship she also recorded the highest Ladies score overall shooting a new Personal Best.

Also, congratulations to Abby Warren (Year 9) who won the Gold Silver and Bronze in the Sporter Rifle.

#veryproudschool

Kim Tzabach

CRICKET SUCCESS

Congratulations to the U13 Cricket team winning

59-57 in the County semi-final. The whole team

played brilliantly and fought hard to bat and field

to success. Good Luck in the County Final

Ladies!

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What an Honour!

Year 11 students Hannah Dodds, Esther Watson, Mollie Burns and Ellie Roberts accompanied by Miss Maile were the only school

representatives in an audience of 2000 people at an event in London to welcome Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary-General of the United

Nations.

Esther Watson got to address him and asked “ I am 14 years old. How do I get my voice heard and how will you help me?”

The question got a round of applause—the only question to do so—and then Mr Ban responded with an incredible answer which got a

standing ovation. See page 23 for the full story!

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