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The Word is Not Enough – A Regional Espionage Challenge for Y10

Our students in Year 10 took a peek behind the scenes at one of the UK’s intelligence services. GCHQ plays a part in the fight against terrorism, drug trafficking, and other forms of serious crime, as well as providing support to military operations across the world. Working with the UK’s international partners, they help inform UK policy on a range of security topics. They employ a large

team of language analysts covering a wide range of languages to help them.

They took an area of GCHQ’s work as a theme for the day and the students were set several tasks using their languages to

uncover details about an international crime. The day included:

A series of tasks and activities relating to GCHQ’s work and integrating students’ language knowledge into their teamwork

A keynote talk from a GCHQ linguist

A language taster in a language significant for GCHQ (Mandarin, Korean and Arabic)

A presentation by the students using the language they are learning

An opportunity to talk to international business people

Our French team came joint-third overall however, the overall winners were our Spanish team comprised of Melissa Howard, Salma Kabbani, Esme Moss Eadon, Emily Parkinson, Cerys Smedley and Aelish Terry who have won a codebreaking book, some vouchers and a fabulous day out at Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes, courtesy of GCHQ. Once Britain's best-kept secret, Bletchley Park, home of the codebreakers, and now a unique heritage site which was the centre point for the film ‘The Imitation

Game’.

Well done to them!

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Pi day

Pi day is celebrated on March 24th (3/14) around the world. Pi ( ) is vital to all things circular, and so it springs up in so many

calculations across all areas of study. It was a wonderful opportunity for Sandbach High to celebrate across all years and

across the curriculum.

We saw the English department writing ‘Pi-kus’, Humanities designing circular ancient Islamic art, languages learning the digits

of Pi, Computing running programs to calculate pi to countless decimal places, Science looking at Pi and the solar system and

‘Pi chains’ in Maths lessons. We even had staff from all subjects donning Maths problems for a year 7 Maths Trail, and of

course, we couldn’t celebrate Pi day without a Pi cake!

A wonderful day – here’s to next year!

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Poland 2019

TUESDAY 9

APRIL DAY 1

The sun was shining as 27 pupils and three teachers gathered to embark on what can only be described as the Sandbach High School ‘trip of the year’. Indeed, that first day (which was mainly spent travelling) could not have been more perfect: we whizzed through security, every mode of transport used was on time, and the airport staff complimented us on our efficiency and politeness. We even found the right moment to take a group photo on the coach…

WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL DAY 2 GALICIA

MUSEUM AND SCHINDLER’S FACTORY -

WRITTEN BY KEERTHANA MOHANA

KUMARAN

We woke early on our first full day in

Krakow and went on a short walk around

the Jewish Quarter (Kazimierz). Little did we realise that we were about to chance on a Polish soap

opera, 19+, filming some scenes. This delighted Alex, our 19+ super fan.

After our brush with fame, we headed to the Galicia Museum where we were privileged to hear from

a Holocaust survivor. Monika Goldwasser’s testimony was both moving and inspiring. We left Gali-

cia Museum and headed for Schindler’s Factory. Schindler’s Factory provided a very moving

experience of the Holocaust and the Schindler Jews who were saved. We all have learned so many

new facts about the Jews and Schindler himself and developed our knowledge. It was an interesting

2-hour guided tour of Oskar Schindler’s Factory Museum and our tour guide had given us all

stimulating and inspiring information about the factory, such as overview of who Schindler was and

why he became the inspiration for Schindler’s List. We walked through and found visual experiences

of the Jews in WW2. Inside the museum, photos, films, and eyewitness accounts convey the

devastating effects of the Nazi occupation of Krakow, setting the stage for Schindler’s story. We

enjoy history at school and viewing this factory brought the subject to life because you learn the

human misfortunes behind major political events.

Overall we all appreciated the trip to Krakow, especially the Schindler’s factory. We were inspired by Schindler and his support

for the Jews. We loved the trip and are so thankful for the teachers who took us. It was such a memorable experience.

THURSDAY 11

APRIL DAY 3 AUSCHWITZ ONE AND AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU -

WRITTEN BY CASSIA PEARCE AND HANNAH WRIGHT

Seeing Auschwitz was an amazing but sobering experience. It truly reflected the horrors that took place there from the moment

we stepped through the gates and saw ‘arbeit macht frei’ which means, `work sets you free`. There was a corridor that

showed some of the faces of those who had died in Auschwitz. People whose humanity was taken away from them; their heads

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were shaved, and they had solemn faces. I think that this

corridor really showed how they were treated and how they

had no freedom despite the words on the gate.

After an early start to get to Auschwitz 1 we drove 5 mins to

Auschwitz-Birkenau. With cold and windy weather we started

at the iconic watch tower. It looked intimidating and as we

walked under the tunnel, where the trains had taken the

Jewish prisoners into the camp, we could see the vast size of

the campus. The train track was central and tall watch towers

overlooked the men’s and women’s barracks. The feature that

stood out to me the most was the amount of fences. The

electrical fences were made out of tangled barbed wire which

were wrapped around concrete poles. They covered the

whole camp and made certain that no prisoner could escape

or have freedom.

Walking further we reached the end of the railway track. This is where we found the memorial which was written in many different languages. In English it read “forever let this place be a cry of despair and a warning to humanity. This is where the Nazis murdered around 1 and a half million men, women and children who were mainly Jews” 1940-1945. This for me was really moving because as I looked at the memorial the pieces of concrete structure were all interlocked. This symbolizes the feeling of being united as everybody comes to remember the people who were involved in the horrific events.

Next, we walked to the demolished part of the camp: the gas

chambers. The gas chambers had been demolished by the

Nazis as they tried to hide the evidence of thousands innocent

people’s lives. There were 3 main parts to the gas chambers.

First was the room were the prisoners would take off their

clothes after being told they were having a hot shower. Next,

they would be walked down stairs into a room where they would

have been brutally pushed into. The room would be filled with as

many as possible normally around 7 people per 2 metres

squared. Then cyclone b would be inserted through a small

hole, this toxic chemical would suffocate those who breathed it

in. The harsh treatment of the Jews made me realise how lucky

we are.

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Then we made our way to some ditches in the ground. Now just overgrown ponds but in 1940-1945 they were the holes where

the corpses of the suffocated people would be burnt. This was another way in which the Nazis tried to hide the genocide they

were carrying out. This was not only shocking but was also astonishing that any human being could be so deliberately cruel to

others. The tour guide took us to the women’s camp and we were allowed to enter one of the blocks. Inside it was very dark and

basic. Wooden bunk beds were stacked on top of each other and the toilets which were a few holes in the ground were located at

the end of the barrack. Normally 7 people slept in one bed which was one squares metre.

At the end the guide explained to us how we should grasp any opportunities we come by. “Appreciate your life because you never

know what the future may bring.” This was left on an uplifting note and made me feel extremely grateful to have an experience

like this.

We returned to the coach after a long soaking in the rain. Despite the weather it was an amazing experience and although

saddening, it made you realise that we shouldn’t take anything for granted. I realised to stop this from happening again we are the

ones who are responsible.

FRIDAY 12 APRIL DAY 4 GUIDED

TOUR - WRITTEN BY ELEANOR

BUCKLEY

On the third day, we had a guided tour around

Krakow. The tour was very interesting because the

guide took us to see the key places around Krakow,

whilst giving us very fascinating information about

each place. We saw the old ghetto walls and even

went inside the cathedral which sat on top of a hill.

The architecture of Krakow was outstanding. Whilst

walking around the guide also gave us time to take

pictures and talk to each other about the places we

were seeing and the amazing stories we were

hearing. She told us everything from the early ages of

Poland to the current day. I soon found out that

Poland is very interesting and a very historical place

which dates back to around 1025. It was a wet and

snowy day, but this was overtaken by the beauty of

the city.

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SATURDAY 13 APRIL DAY 5 THE SALT MINES - WRITTEN BY EMILY BRAVINER

On the morning of our last day, we visited the Wieliczka salt mine. We had a wonderful guide who told us lots of interesting information. Throughout our visit, we walked 2km and saw 20 out of 200,000 chambers, this was only 1% of the mines total size. The mine was huge, there were 300km of tunnels and you could fit the full height of the Eiffel tower inside. The miners had also built a total of 40 chapels in the mine. The mine is over 700 years old, and when it was in use, mining was a very dangerous job. Many miners died because of the lack of oxygen and because of explosions of methane gas. It was also common to become lost in the dark tunnels and never find the way out again. Because the mine is so old, when the miners were first mining salt in Krakow they didn’t know how the salt got there. The local legend was that a Hungarian princess brought it to the city. We now know that it is there because there used to be an ocean over Krakow, and when the water evaporated, the salt remained. As we walked through the tunnels, our guide told us about the rock that the tunnels were dug from. It was rock salt - which you can eat

1kg of if you wanted to! To finish off our trip, we ate lunch at a l o c a l r e s t a u r a n t b e f o r e h e a d i n g home.

Everyone was exceptionally well behaved and respectful throughout the trip.

We are extremely grateful to Mrs Milnes and Mr Jackson for giving up their

time to accompany us – we really do appreciate it.

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Magistrates Court Competition

Miss Thompson and Mr Kilkenny recently accompanied 12 Year 8 and 9 students, names listed below, to round 1 of the Magistrates Court Competition organised by the Citizenship Foundation. It was an early start to get to Birmingham for a 9am start. Year 9 Lauren Hirst Freya Dooks Tiffany Wood Erin Nicholson Grace Marshall Ellie Leopold Charli Batchelor Mufaro Gwata It was touch and go about getting an entry due to stiff competition. Our students took on a variety of roles including witnesses, lawyers, magistrates, court usher, legal advisor and court artist. We have been rehearsing since January and this last month, most lunches and after school. The students have produced fantastic speeches, questions, visuals and characters. It has been an absolute pleasure working with my budding legal eaglets. There were 8 teams entered where we faced stiff competition from a number of grammar schools and our local rival Wilmslow High School to name a few. We went through two rounds, both prosecuting and /defending. We also entered one of our Year 9’s for the Court Artist Competition. Round 1: We were up against our arch rivals, Wilmslow High who strangely had also taken the choice to go southbound for a run on the heats. They really played their roles with the witnesses and the lawyers questioning. We had a finding of not guilty given the circumstantial evidence. Round 2: We were defending against Ercall Wood Technology College where we won following casting doubt on the Prosecution’s case. The team were fantastic! Sadly our journey ends here this year with Sutton Coldfield winning the heat and King Edward Girls as runners up. We are proud as punch to have such a wonderful and dedicated group of students passionate about this. We look forward to what the future has to bring. The students have been an absolute credit to the school and with new names joining this year, we believe we have many years of success to come. Miss Thompson

STOP PRESS!

Four of our Year 12 Law students (Esme Baston, Amelia Helliwell, Megan Holness and Eva Smith) have been working hard as part of a Legal Apprentice Task Competition over the last 3 months , funded by Kingsley Napley, a Law firm in London. The aim of the competition was to give our students an insight into a career in law and provide them with relevant skills by working through a number of nominated tasks in four rounds. They have been competing against around 284 schools across the country who have registered with over 700

teams entered in total.

Scores are in and we have ranked 202 out of 700 teams. This is a fantastic effort in helping guide them in legal practice skills. Well done to all those

concerned

Year 8 Oliwia Sabelek Lily Boylin Amy Brassington Tabitha Probert-Hill

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Team Batty and Hilton run for Alzheimer’s

On Sunday 19th May, Mr Batty and Mr Hilton ran the Manchester 10k in aid of the school's fundraising efforts for the Alzheimer's Society. Mr Hilton won the English vs. Science battle, finishing the race in 1 hour 2 minutes, with Mr Batty trailing slightly behind in 1 hour 4 minutes.

Of course, the winner on the day was the charity!

Mr Batty and Mr Hilton have already signed up for next year's run and will be looking for staff and parent volunteers to join them in May 2020! You c a n e m a i l M r B a t t y a t c b a t [email protected] if you are interested

in taking part.

Update on the Cheshire Police Knife Crime Challenge

Although we accrued more than 3,000 votes for our entry, we sadly just

missed out on the first or second prize.

A couple of schools 'pipped us to the post' at the final moment.

However, massive congratulations to our group who made it to the final and came very close to the top two:

Phoebe Alty, Rebecca Ashley, Alice Houchin, Hannah Fletcher

Well done! Mr Mason

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Raising dough for Alzheimer’s

Thank you to everyone

who whipped out their

whisks to raise some

dough!

We had messy mixers

and icing pros but sold

over 300 cupcakes and

raised £210!!

Over 1000 students and staff will take to the streets of

Sandbach on Friday 21 June for a memory walk raising

money for Alzheimer’s Society. Please look out for us and

give us a peep if you see us!

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Well done Freya!

Over the last couple of weeks we have

been delighted to take part in

Dementia Friends training. We have

currently got over 270 trained students

and 8 members of staff who have completed the training and are now extremely

proud to be able to wear their ‘Dementia Friends’ badge.

Five Key messages:

1. Dementia is not a natural part of ageing

2. Dementia is caused by diseases of the brain

3. Dementia is not just about losing your memory

4. It is possible to live well with dementia

5. There is more to a person than dementia

Congratulations to our very own Freya

Goodwin who entered a competition to

design a logo for Cheshire and

Merseyside NHS and was runner up!

Freya was delighted to be presented with

her certificate and voucher.

Proud to be

dementia

friends

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Design and Technology Celebration Evening

On the 1st May the Design and Technology department hosted its annual Celebration Evening. This event which has been

running for over 5 years now goes from strength to strength.

The evening was well attended and guests were extremely impressed with the quality of work on show.

This year saw the introduction of ‘The

Sandbach Sewing Bee’, where Year 12

Textiles students were challenged to

create a garment in 3 hours. After some

intense scrutiny from Mr Ford and Mr

Massey, Rebekah Mayson was selected

as the winner. It was great to see a

group of students so engrossed in their

learning that they barely looked up for

the whole evening.

There was also some delicious food

prepared and served by Year 10

Hospitality and Catering student, Mia

Checkman.

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Design and Technology Celebration Evening

Work on show was made up of key stage 3, 4

and 5 and represented all material areas. Extra

curricular clubs such as the Greenpower CAUC

team, F1 in schools, team Nebular and

representatives from schools STEM club also

showcased their hard work.

Some of the work on display

has now been successful in

making the shortlist for

TeenTech. Students who have

been successful are Kirsty

Barr with multifunctional

furniture, Imogene Dowell with

the calm chair and Natasha

Longshaw with refugee

furniture. They have been

invited to the IET in London to

display their work in what is a

prest igious international

competition. Keep an eye on

@sandhighDT on the 24th

June to see how they get on.

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Fashion Show

As part of the Design and Technology Celebration

Evening the Fashion Show is always hugely

anticipated—this year most certainly did not disappoint!

Well done to all the amazing models and of course to

the designers of the outfits.

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Goodbye …….

Each year, students, parents, governors and staff gather to celebrate the achievements of

our College students. This year we were joined by pilot Kate McWilliams, the first female

captain for Easyjet. Kate gave an inspiring talk about meeting challenges and being

determined in achieving your dreams no matter how many people doubt you. We were also

treated to a wonderful performance on clarinet and piano by College musicians Matt Brett

and Halla Cottam and an entertaining student presentation from Ana Ghaffari, Chloe Foden

and Aaron Barrett.

Students received subject awards for exceptional academic commitment and in recognition

of the great deal of time, effort and resilience required to succeed at A level. Form tutor

awards were also awarded to those students who have shown commitment to the wider

College community.

Congratulations go once again to all those students who won awards and we wish Year 13

and 14 the very best of luck as they begin their final examinations.

The Fine Art Award—Emily Howarth

The Photography Award—Zara Wrench

The Biology Award—Samantha Taylorr

The Business Extended Certificate Award—Jodie Cooper

The Business Diploma Award—Darcie Buddle

The Business Studies A-Level Award—Sasha Proudman

The Chemistry Award—Natalie Stevenson

The Classical Civilisation Award—Jennifer Courtney

The Creative Media Award—Bethany Williamson

The Computer Science Award—Oliver Jenkins

The Dance Award—Ayshia Birchalll

The Economics Award—Mina Shahzad

The English Language Award—Ana Ghaffari Moghaddam

The English Literature Award—Aidan Gallagher

The EPQ award—Rowena Jones

The Film and Media Studies Award—Ellen Edwards

The Food, Nutrition and Health Award—Jessie Dickson Evans

The Geography Award—Maisie Broughton

The Health and Social Care Diploma Award—Bridget Rose

The Health and Social Care Extended Certificate Award—Jodie Hassall

The Early History Award—Eve Harrop

The Modern History Award—Daya Gill

The Law Award—Ellie Mae Williams

The Mathematics Award—Imogen Howard

The Further Mathematics Award—Chrinny Dong

The Music Award—Daya Gill

The Physics Award—Imogen Howard

The Physical Education Award—Rowena Jones

The Politics Award—Ellisia Lea

The Psychology Award—Abigail Lewis

The Product Design Award—Kirsty Barr

The Religious Studies Award—Esther Watson

The Sociology Award—Amelia Defeo

The Spanish Award—Eve Harrop

The BTEC Sport Award—Kyra Simpson

The Textiles Award—Georgia Mae Woodruff

The Travel and Tourism Award—Zara Foley

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……..and Good luck!

Special Awards

The Ken Beresford Prize for Fine Art

Emily Gibson

The Dr John Mercer Prize for Biology

Jacqueline Vu

The Bob Carter Prize for Innovation

Stella Vu

Jacqueline Vu

Imogen Howard

Chrinny Dong

Emily Bennett

Poppy Farrell

The Janet Astins Award for Performing Arts

Matthew Brett

The Karen Leigh Award for Design and

Technology

Bridget Rose

The Anne Galle Award

Esther Watson

Form Awards

Kenilworth—Hooria Adnan

Lincoln—Chloe Greenbank

Gawsworth—Jacqueline Vu

Royal—Amelia Defeo

Windsor—Rowena Jones

Foden—Ellenie Demetriou

Oldfield—Chloe Foden

York—Ellen Edwards

Year 14—Aaron Barrett

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Goodbye Year 13!

Friday 17th May saw our fantastic Year 13 and 14 students leave us to focus on

their revision and examinations. Students were in high spirits and put together

some fantastic costumes. All the teaching staff at Sandbach College will be sad to

see the year group leave but we know they have bright futures ahead. We wish

them all the best!

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Goodbye Year 13!

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Musical Theatre Day

On Monday 25th March 2019, I held a Musical Theatre Day for 45 students across Years 7 and 8, in aid of my EPQ. The day

consisted of the students being split into two groups and learning a dance and the lyrics to either ‘Revolting Children’ from

Matilda the Musical or ‘Proud Mary’ from Glee, which were led by Lydia Ravenscroft, 12 Avon, and Katerina Piperakis, 12

Henshall, and over seen by myself.

I’ve always had an interest in Musical Theatre, having taken part in 3 of the school’s Musicals (Bugsy Malone, Grease, and

Hairspray) since Year 7, so I wanted to pass on my love for the genre, and to allow the students to experience what it is like to

perform in the Musical Theatre style.

The students really enjoyed the day and put a lot of effort into the rehearsing of the pieces, even the warm up, where we

became exhausted before the rehearsing had started!

Although there was not a lot of time (only 3 hours!) to perfect the performances, the students did an amazing job of pulling it all

together and it all paid off in the final performance in front of the invited parents, who enjoyed them a lot. The day went very

smoothly and has had great feedback from both the students and teachers who supported throughout the day. Hopefully,

another day can run for the students again soon, because it was great fun!

- Helen McGlone is a Year 12 student and is currently studying for A levels in History, Music and Drama.

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Ruskin200

Some amazing news, for the 3rd year running we have 4 projects through to the finals of the Teentech awards. The standard

seems to get better every year. Well done to all concerned, especially Mr Massey who will accompany the finalists.

The finalists are:

Georgie Beresford for her GCSE Textiles project which tackles menstrual care problems for school children living in LEDCs.

Immy Dowell for her A level Product Design project which provides a safe and relaxing place for children who suffer from

stress and anxiety.

Kirsty Barr for her A Level Product Design project which is an innovative piece of multi-functional furniture specifically

designed to address issues associated with smaller living spaces.

Natasha Longshaw for her A Level Product Design project which looks at the use of CNC equipment to locally manufacture

furniture for refugee accommodation.

The final will be held on Monday 24th June at The IET, Savoy Place, London.

Manchester Art gallery and MMU Ma students from the Manchester school of Art and performances from Sandbach High School and Sixth Form college, invite you to an evening of discussion, performance and participation. As part of 'Ruskin200', the bicentenary of John Ruskin's death the Gallery will be holding a number of interactive events where visitors will have the opportunity to move between and manipulate

representations of historical artworks within the space.

The first-floor gallery space will play host to a live interpretive dance performance of 2 artworks, by dance and drama students of Sandbach High school and Sixth Form college, in addition to a collaborative collage where everyone is invited to have their say on the ever-changing historical themes in Renaissance, classical

art and issues within arts education today.

In a true hat-tip to Ruskin, there'll also be the chance to converse, discuss and comment over refreshments as the

gallery hosts it's very own Ruskin inspired Tea Party.

If yourself or your students are interested in the Arts or Education sectors or simply fancy a meander around the gallery then please join us for the free event, Reform- Create - Play, Wednesday 3rd July 5-8pm and for further details please

contact Miss Mack.

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Dance news

On Friday 1st March the Dance Department ran a trip to watch five of our students in the English Youth Ballet’s performance of

‘Giselle’ at the Regent Theatre Stoke-on-Trent. It was fantastic to watch such talented performers from our school and for their

friends to be able to go along to support.

On Thursday 23rd May a Dance artist from the Centre for Advanced Training at the Lowry came to deliver a contemporary dance

workshop. The students experienced a technique class and choreographic workshop. They all had a great afternoon and it was

fantastic to see year 7,8,9 and 10 dancers collaborating together.

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Dancing—The closest thing to magic!

May 2019 saw the end of a fantastic unit of work by our Year 7

students. They had the opportunity to explore how poetry can

be used as a starting point for Dance. They then selected their

own poems, building a piece of group choreography that

captured the meaning, emotions and events from their chosen

poem. The results were superb and the selected poems were

very diverse. We had poems that explored bullying, resilience,

nature, friendship, war, space, fashion and so much more. We

were so impressed by the quality of the work that we decided

to run a Year 7 Inter-form Dance Competition. Each class

anonymously voted for a group to represent them and on

Thursday 16th May, each form were represented in the

competition. The judging panel consisted of Mrs Heywood,

myself and Miss Whalley with additional support from a

number of form tutors. Congratulations to everyone who

participated and showcased what a talented group of dance

students we have in Year 7 this year!

Recently we had the first rounds of the Young Actor and Young Dancer of the year in anticipation of the final, Performing Artist of

the Year, combining acting, dance and music finalists to be held on Tuesday 25 June at 7pm.

On Wednesday the Young Actor round was a lovely evening! Very informal, relaxed and there were some brilliant performances. The winners for the Year7/8 category were Freya Wagstaffe and Matilde Hinds, and from Year 9/10 Bethany Houghton and Daisy

Soddy. All 4 actors are through to the Grand Final.

Thursday saw the Young Dancer of the Year round, a really enjoyable evening. There was a great turn out from both students and parents which was lovely. The students really impressed us with the standard of their solos and the range of styles on

display were very entertaining.

The winners going through to the final on Tuesday 25th June are:

Category 1 winner: Evie Conway

Year 7: Lily Smith

Year 8: Kimberley Jackson

Category 2 winner: Madison Pickersgill

Year 9: Amy Phillips

Year 10: Elle Cullen

Wild cards: Mia Checkman, Neve Quinn and Olivia Saunders

Young Actor and Young Dancer

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News from the music department

EUROPEAN BRASS BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

This April, Lions Youth Brass Band played on the biggest stage of

all at the European Brass Band Championships in Montreux,

Switzerland. Having qualified last year via the National Youth Brass

Band competition, the band represented the country with pride. The

Lions Brass Band organisation has always featured many Sandbach

High students

and this year

Melissa Howard 10S, Nancy Fletcher 10S, Emily Gibson 13York, Eliza Dakin

9D, Daya Gill 13York, Cerys Smedley 10N, Thea Lee 10S, Emily Miles 9N

and Alex Miles 9D were all lucky enough to partake in this amazing

opportunity.

GLYNDEBOURNE OPERA

After an intensive audition process comprising of an online application with videos of

performance and personal statement, Katerina Piperakis (12Henshall) won an audition

in Liverpool and subsequently a final audition at Glyndebourne where she was put

through her paces for a weekend in order to win a coveted place on the prestigious

Glyndebourne Academy. This opportunity is only awarded to 8 singers between the ages

of 16-26 each year and is to support gifted singers in their operatic development.

Katerina was thrilled to be offered a place and will now attend the Academy for a week in

the Summer where she will receive mentorship, advice, guidance and training from

opera professionals, before performing at a concert at Glyndebourne at the end of the

programme.

This is an amazing opportunity for Katerina as she enters her final year of A Levels and

before she undertakes conservatoire auditions in December. We wish her lots of luck

and enjoyment!

The band gave everything they could with a performance of great

commitment and musicality which with an average age of only 16 was

incredibly mature.

A great performance in finishing 5th with an amazing 93 points just 6 points

behind the winners from Austria.

Brass Bands like Lions are all about the people, the atmosphere in the band

was really special and the bond between the players is what brings you

through on the stage.

This was an incredible experience that none of us will forget. Daya Gill 13York

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News from the music department

NATIONAL YOUTH BRASS BAND OF GREAT BRITAIN

After 3 amazing courses playing the cornet in the

National Children’s Brass Band, I turned 15 which

meant I could no longer be a member. So last October I

auditioned for the National Youth Brass Band (part of

the same organisation) at Huddersfield University,

where I had to play a piece from a set list, as well as a

study, some scales and sight-reading. I was quite

nervous but the atmosphere was pretty relaxed and I

really felt as though they wanted you to do well. I was

amazed to find out in December that I’d been accepted!

The Easter residential course was a full week of band

rehearsals and sectionals. We all learned so much from

the brilliant tutors and the world-famous trumpet player,

Allen Vizzutti, who was our guest soloist for the course.

The week was hard work – it was really important to concentrate in rehearsals (of which there were about 8 hours worth a day) -

but we were given plenty of breaks, where my friends and I had a lot of laughs and loads of fun.

All the rehearsals paid off when we gave our two concerts at the end of the week, and of course it was nice for us all to see our

families again, although I’d had so much fun that I didn’t really want it to end!

I am really glad I was encouraged to audition for the NYBB, because the teaching we received and the challenging music we had

the opportunity to play was so beneficial for developing my music skills, and I had one of the best weeks of my life with my friends

in the band. There’s another week-long residential in August and I am so excited about seeing my friends again and continuing

this experience that is, really, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Nadia James 11S

YOUNG MUSICIAN 2019

This year, the first round of our annual Young Musician Competition takes place on Wednesday 12 June at 7pm in the

Performance Space in G8Way2. It will be judged by a local musician and three competitors from each category (Gr1-3, Gr4-5,

Gr6-8) will go through to the final on Tuesday 25 June 2019.

This year, our competition joins forces with the Performing Arts Department to crown the Young Performing Artist of the Year,

alongside the Young Musician of the Year. Join us for an exciting evening of Music, Dance and Drama on 25 June!

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What a year for netball!

We have had such a successful netball season. Winning the Sandbach Partnership leagues in Year 7 A and B, Year 8 A and B and in Year 9 (undefeated in all three year groups), with Year 10 putting in some good performances too. The Year 7’s have been so committed over the past 8 months. We started with two teams in Year 7, both won their leagues and were also crowned South Cheshire Champions in March, which is a fantastic achievement. With over 30 pupils coming to training over the course of the year we were able to create a C team and they played in their first tournament this spring. The girls should be very proud of their achievements. A similar achievement was attained in Year 8. These pupils have trained in poor weather and some girls have shown dedication to try and represent the A team and have moved up from the B team. In March they also won the South Cheshire Tournament and were champions of the Sandbach Partnership leagues. On to Year 9. What a fantastic set of girls, such dedication and team work shown. They too won the league and tournament but were also triumphant in the Cheshire County tournament. The girls did us proud. After winning all their matches in the initial rounds they beat Lymm in the semi-finals and the after extra time they beat Fallibroome 9-7 in the FINAL, to be crowned COUN-TY CHAMPIONS! Well done everyone. Netball starts again in September. Mrs Nicholson

YEAR 9

COUNTY

CHAMPIONS!

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What a year for netball!

YEAR 7B SOUTH CHESHIRE CHAMPIONS

YEAR 7C TEAM

YEAR 7A SOUTH CHESHIRE CHAMPIONS

YEAR 8A AND B TEAM

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Sports Day 2019

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Cricket Development & Opportunities

On a Thursday morning we have had the privilege of Cheshire Cricket come into school to deliver a programme funded through

Chance to Shine. A number of classes have had the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of a range of skills in

cricket. Over the weeks, the programme is aimed at developing skills and the confidence to become a leader in cricket.

Another external opportunity that is proving very popular is Cheshire cricket say to deliver a fun, lunchtime coaching session. If

this is something you may be interested in please come down to the AstroTurf on a Thursday lunch at 12.15.

To enhance opportunity further, some Year 7-9 pupils will be selected to be trained in cricket leadership next term. The Year 7’s

will be trained with the idea to commit to club next academic year to support the delivery of cricket to the new Year 7 pupils. The

Year 8 and 9 will be trained with the idea that they help support School Games Primary School events next term.

This year, our link with Cheshire Cricket has improved in a fantastic way and has offered a great opportunity for some of our

cricketers to coach and develop their knowledge further.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Ellie Bushill who ran for the Cheshire junior girls team in the

English Schools Cross Country Championships on the 16th

March. She came 60th out

353 competitors and the Cheshire team came 1st. Well done Ellie, keep up the hard

work and we look forward to hearing about your next success!

A special well done to all the Year 11 students who were chosen for the GCSE PE moderation day! They absolutely did them-selves and the school proud. The pupils took part in 1.5 hours of either netball or swimming and gave their all to secure grades that are worth 40% of their course. Thank you to all volunteers too from Year 11/ 10 and 9. It was fabulous to see all their hard work come together.

Good luck for the summer results to all of our Year 11 GCSE pupils! The PE department are very proud of you all!

A massive congratulations to the Year 13 A Level PE group for completing moderation and entering into their examination

series. The practical element of the course is extremely demanding with the requirements for students to complete a record of

participation, videos of performance and an EAPI performance analysis assessment in addition to the possibility of being called

on for moderation.

The whole group were outstanding throughout the process, however with special mentions to Jessie Dickson Evans, Danielle

Johnson and Abigail Blythe who were also required to perform at moderation. The moderation was a tough game for them

facing opposition that were at county and national standard, however they held their own and performed to an outstanding level.

Well done to the whole group, you have certainly done the school proud and the PE department wishes you all good luck for

your examinations!

You’ve done us proud!

Day Lunchtime Club 12.15 - 12.50 After School Club 3.15 - 4.15

MONDAY

ATHLETICS TRACK [SD/RC]

Y10 + RECREATIONAL TENNIS [KN]

Y8 ROUNDERS [SF]

GCSE PE DROP IN [KN]

TUESDAY

ATHLETICS JUMPS [RC]

COLLEGE TENNIS

Y9 & Y10 ROUNDERS [KN/SF]

WEDNESDAY

Y7 & Y8 RECREATIONAL TENNIS [RC]

VOLLEYBALL [AW]

THURSDAY ATHLETICS TRACK [KN/AJ]

RECREATIONAL TENNIS ALL YEARS

[SD]

CRICKET ALL YEARS

A LEVEL DROP IN [SF]

RECREATIONAL TENNIS

ALL YEARS

FRIDAY

ATHLETICS THROWS [SD]

RECREATIONAL TENNIS ALL YEARS

[KN]

Y7 ROUNDERS [AJ/SF]

GCSE DROP IN [RC]

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Sports Clubs

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Impeccable Behaviour!

On Friday 22nd March a selection of GCSE PE students had the

opportunity to attend a subject specific student conference with

subject experts and examiners. The conference, held in

Manchester focused on challenging areas of the course, and

also gave advice to students on how to boost their grades and

how to meet the demands of the questions for examination

success. The students enjoyed a fully interactive day, together

with inspiration and motivation from the guest speak, Olympic

gymnast Craig Heap.

The students were impeccable throughout and gained

numerous revision tips, ideas and exam focused resources to help them in their summer examinations. Well done to all and good

luck in your exams!

NEW DATE—TUESDAY 9 JULY

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Athletics so far…...

Our athletes have kicked off the summer season in style with some fantastic performances at the English School Track and Field

Cup, for both the minor and junior teams. There was a full day of competition at Warrington Athletics Club and our teams really

dominated on the track.

All teams have now completed their South Cheshire trials and we are pleased to announce that the following pupils will be

representing South Cheshire in the upcoming Cheshire Champs, with the hope of qualifying for Cheshire, and a chance to

compete at the Mason Trophy in Birmingham;

Year 7

Amira Kandeh, Emma Heath and Emily Halstead

Year 8 and Year 9

Elizabeth Smith, Shannon King, Ruby Bowie, Georgia Donald, Abbie Birchenough, Izzy Ashcroft, Ellie Bushill, Abigayle Gentle,

Sophie Reeder.

Year 10 and Year 11

Olivia Fowler, Alex Ciesielska, Emily Purcell

We wish our athlete’s the best of luck at their upcoming competitions and are looking forward to the South Cheshire

Championships on the 25th June 2019, which will round up our school athletics season.

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What a year for Abby Warren!

Abby is the British Ladies Junior Prone Champion for the second year running.

She also took Bronze in Ladies Three Positions.

Abby won Bronze at the Geoff Partridge in January.

She took the Silver at the Scottish air Championships in the Junior 10m Air Rifle Competition.

Abby became the Junior English Prone Champion ….

…..and the English 3p Champion in her recent competitions.

Abby is the current record holder for British Shooting after she shot a massive 622.3 at the Welsh Championships.

Did we mention that she was selected to represent GB at the World Championships in Korea

where she is ranked 47th in the world!

To top it all off she won the Everybody Young Sports Achiever of the year!!

WELL DONE ABBY #PROUDSCHOOL

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Trigolf Volunteers

Primary School Games Event

Over the last two weeks, a number of Sandbach pupils have volunteered in leading a School Games event for the local primary

schools. The Year 3 and 4 Trigolf event was attended by 90 young people and we provided 17 leaders. In addition, the Year 5

and 6 Trigolf event had 80 participants and 19 of our volunteers. The students’ role was to explain what to do at each station,

support and encourage, give guidance and tips to students, as well as score them on their success. As always, our students

showed great knowledge, patience and leadership. They were a credit to the school, being great models for the young people

they were working with. It was a pleasure to receive a number of lovely comments from other teachers saying how excellent

and confident our students were.

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Massive congratulations to Alisha and Jasmine Evanson who recently represented the North West NDP Gymnastic

semi-finals in Birmingham.

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