Download - Bespoke: Easter 2014
Contents
Features School Council 5-7 Opening Minds 8 Eco Schools 9 Primary Links 10 National Art 11 Careers Fair 12-13
Regulars
Message From the Head 3 The Bespoke Team 4 Special Visitor 14 International Pages 15-18 Creative Pages (includes Peter Pan) 19-27 Sports Pages 28-29 School Clubs 30-31
Message From the Head
T he Spring term is one of my favourites. As
we move from short, cold, wet days to longer
warmer days, it improves our sense of wellbe-
ing. Spring is the season of rebirth, of start-
ing afresh. As the leaves appear in our hedgerows
and the blaze of daffodils lines many roads, so it gives
us hope ad heralds the glory of an English Summer.
In school, spring is a time to re-double our efforts as
examinations get closer. Wherever I look, students are
working hard, guided by staff who tirelessly search for
new ways to help them achieve their best. Our track-
ing suggests that the results this summer are going to
be very pleasing, with more students than ever before
achieving the headline figures.
Spring is also “Show time” and the show this year was
another fantastic spectacle, enjoyed by 300 Primary
school children from Morville, Castlefields, St John’s, St
Leonards, St Mary’s, Alveley, Brown Clee, Claverley,
Worfield and Beckbury and over 1000 parents,
friends and students of the Endowed School. The
show involved over 150 students from the school and
more than half the staff. A real triumph and our
thanks and congratulations go to Mr Lewis, Miss
Bradford and everyone involved.
I wish you a fabulous Easter break and look forward
to welcoming students back on Monday 28th April at
8.40am for a very short half-term, totalling 19
days. A short, sharp, focused spirit to the winning
line for many doing exams.
Very best wishes
Phil Loveday.
The Bespoke Team
Alex Daly Executive Editor
Ben Spicer Executive Editor
Sam Leather Graphics Editor
Ben Leather Graphics Editor
Ewan Poole-Gleed Photographer
Mr Davies Publisher
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Bespoke in the Future
Having taken over Bespoke at a similar time last year, we feel we have brought it a long way. From pesky word-
art to professional printing, our school magazine has risen to become a presentable publication that can both inter-
est current students and attract new blood to Bridgnorth Endowed.
So, why should our departure mean the end of Bespoke’s success? We need somebody to take up the mantel and
continue where we are leaving off, making Bespoke an integral part of the school community.
You don’t have to be a writer to get involved, graphics editors and photographers are essential if Bespoke is to
look the part. If you are interested, even a little bit, speak to one of the team (don’t worry, we don’t bite!) or email
the address above. All ages and backgrounds are welcome. However, if there is a lot of interest, there is no guar-
antee that you will get a top job!
Please get back to us as soon as you can, don’t wait until all of the positions are filled. Let’s make Bespoke the best
it can be!
Ben Spicer and Alex Daly, Executive Editors
School Council
A room full of the Endowed’s finest
minds. Pioneers in the development of our
school as a place for both learning and
fun.
No, not the staff room on any given lunchtime, but the
new and improved Student Council, participating in
one of their fortnightly meetings.
‘What’s changed?’ You ask. Well, not only have we
now got an all-new team of motivated individuals who
volunteered for the position, but the Council is now
entirely student-led and operates with a new mindset:
let’s not just moan; let’s make a difference.
This transformation was supported by the School
Council Training Day on Tuesday 18th March, which
taught all of us how to maximise our effect on the
school without any monetary expense.
Enjoyable and engaging, management expert Jason
used techniques ranging from comedy to optical illu-
sions, role-play to press-ups, all of which brought us
closer as a group and showed us what we could
achieve.
Of course, there was hard work too, the results of
which are displayed over the next two pages. With
time and effort, we, as a Council, hope to complete at
least one of our ideas over the summer term, and any
help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Furthermore, if you have any ideas that would benefit
the school, let any Council member know (we span
across 7 years and 20 tutor groups, so all of you
should know at least one of us). Applications for next
year’s School Council will be open soon, so look out
for opportunities to get involved!
Ben Spicer—Headboy
Do you just go with your instinct or can you see
the big picture?
School Council
Celebrate different cultures throughout the school year such as Black History Month, Refuge Week and Anti-
Bullying Day.
WHO: Whichever subject area that the cultures apply to and anybody who is interested
WHAT: Raising awareness of culture to broaden students’ horizons
WHY: Important to understand different peoples’ beliefs and national days and its histories help
integration
WHEN: The day that the culture falls on and national festivals
HOW: Hold activities that are historical to the day. Could be lead by students, teachers, sixth
form and special speakers
Questionnaire seeing whether the students have learnt anything.
Make them aware of issues which could affect them like bullying or abuse.
Yes, with volunteers.
Yes, mix ethnic school which should teach students about culture.
Have to motivate students to join in; small cost– fundraise from the event e.g. 50p entry.
All year round—hope to raise awareness of certain issues (e.g. anti-bullying)
Here are the full plans for our two main ideas this term: the culture weeks and the stationary shop.
In our training, we learnt the acronym SMART, which stands for Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-Scales to
help us run through all the possible problems with an idea.
School Council Stationary Shop
HOW: Using thumb prints.
WHY: So that students can get equipment in or out of lessons.
WHERE: Student Services, Snack Shack, Vending Machine, Library with Mrs Peeler
WHAT: Place to buy stationary
WHEN: Before school / Break / Lunch
Success Criteria: Asking for equipment
Profit
Work with a local business or supplier.
Realistic.
Next term.
Year 7 opening minds
C hildren from all over Year 7 were tak-
en on a trip through time on Monday
27th Janaury. Mrs Jones Opening Minds
group took Year 7 on an exciting jour-
ney to a museum where history came alive as part
of our module on Time. Naomi, the tour guide
gave our family a journey through the ages, start-
ing with the prehistoric times. She conveniently left
just before the exhibits came to life. They encoun-
tered two courageous and brave explorers who
were trying to capture the stegosaurus and baby
T-Rex whilst Paddy, a professor, explains the
structure of the food chain. As the family finally
were reunited with their host, they were terrified
after seeing dinosaurs in real life. They moved on
to the sandal clad Egyptians where they met the
powerful Queen Cleopatra and her two loyal
servants, Dan and Ben. Ben was a special em-
balmer who was mummifying a pharaoh. After
that, the Ancient Greeks came along with a rush, a
death and a scowling. Will, Harry, Owen and Lu-
cy acted as the Gods of the realm, debating the
results of the Athens/Sparta war. Owen very
clearly states his superiority. The distinctive Victori-
ans were magnificently staged by Jamie, Camer-
on, Theo and Sophie, recreating the well known
streets of London. Poor Jamie was a chimney
sweep and got covered in more soot than you’d
find on a bonfire. Up next, bullets were flying
around and gunfire
cracked in to the air as Joe
gave a brief lecture on
World War 1’s horrific
Battle of the Somme, 1916
(a handmade German
blimp, otherwise known as
a Zeppelin, hung from the
upstairs bannister). The
family led my Dan, Beth
and Will were “guided”
into the
exhibit by Joe to “take cover”. Once again bul-
lets were flying around as World War 2 started!
Arlie played Adolf Hitler with Evie as a Nazi sol-
dier while Ellie was a British soldier at Dunkirk.
Meanwhile, I played the amazing Winston
Churchill smoking in my office receiving a call for
more recruits. Every time the tour guide returned
the exhibits froze leaving the family confused
about what had just happened. The assembly
was an excellent experience for all of us and we
developed a number of skills including effective
team workers and thinking creatively. We were
responsible for the whole assembly, splitting in to
sub groups to prepare our own role plays……
luckily it all fitted together like a jig saw.
Jude Sweeney, Owen Francis, Lucy Crump,
Elishia Wade and Beth Charnell
Eco Schools
A s a school, we were recently granted
a Silver Eco Schools award.
This is a great achievement for the school and was only possible following the efforts of our
Eco Schools committee and everyone in school.
We had three key areas to work on in the lead up to
Christmas in order to achieve our award.
1. Energy
2. Litter
3. Travel
To address each of these key areas we developed three
targets to work on as a school.
Target 1: Eco Pledge
Just before Christmas an "Eco Contract" appeared in every classroom in school. This was an opportunity for tutor groups to work together to make our day-to-day activities more energy and carbon efficient. The contract included a pledge to put all rubbish in bins, only use the water you need to, turn off unused light, close classroom doors to keep the heat in and to try to cycle or walk to work where possible. All members of the tutor group had to agree to this pledge before signing, including the Tu-
tor themselves!
Target 2: Lightswitch Competition
Our Year 7 Opening Minds groups all took part in a competition over the Christmas holidays to design a lightswitch surround which will creatively remind stu-
dents and staff to switch off.
Target 3: Energy Monitors
Each tutor group also assigned an Energy Monitor. Someone to take on the responsibility of ensuring that paper in the room is recycled, that no energy was being wasted and all members of the group were, where pos-
sible, keeping to the Eco Pledge.
The culmination of these three strategies help to ensure that our Silver Award was granted. Our next target is
Gold!
Students and all staff are so important in trying to be-come a more eco friendly school, so please keep thinking about the way you use energy! If you have any advice
or ideas for activities then we would love to hear them!
The Eco-Club meets every Tuesday lunchtime in Mrs
Jones' room.
The Eco Schools Team
Primary Links
O n 17th and 18th March we invited our feeder primary schools Year 5 students from St John's and Claverly to attend a Primary Links day. The aim of the day
was to provide them with a fantastic opportunity to see the school, experience the types of activities we do here and most of all have fun. The day started off with a mini problem solving and orient-eering session. After break they were whisked off in small groups with a year 7 guide. They had to find their way around the school to four different locations where another group of Year 7's were waiting to give them the instructions for a problem solving activity which ranged from Square dance to the Marshmallow/Spaghetti tower challenge. All
students left excited and wanting more.
National Art and Design
F or 5 lucky Bridgnorth Endowed School pu-pils a brilliant opportunity offered by Wol-verhampton University became reality at the beginning of this year. Aiming to nurture their
artistic talents and build up their confidence and self-esteem the 5 pupils became part of a National Art
and Design Saturday Club.
On 5th October – the girls started to attend a 30 week course on Saturday mornings at Wolverhamp-ton University. A Sorell Foundation initiative, the club gives young people aged 14-16 a unique oppor-tunity to study art and design at their local University
completely free of charge.
The girls have taken part in inspiring classes intro-ducing a range of disciplines using specialist facili-ties. They have received expert tuition in practices that include Digital Media, Fine Art and Photog-raphy, Visual Communications and applied arts as well as attending master classes with some of the
Uk’s foremost designers and artists.
Not only has it given them an insight into college life but it has given them an understanding of new op-portunities that further and higher education can of-
fer.
The girls have visited some of London’s best museums and art galleries and will exhibit their own work in a
summer show at Somerset House, pictured above.
Careers Fair
T he 5th March 2014 was a momentous oc-
casion for Bridgnorth Endowed School, for
the Sports Hall was host to the Bridgnorth
Careers Fair. The first of its kind in the
Bridgnorth area, a large spectrum of employers and
institutions were invited in to showcase opportunities
for 950 Year 8-13 students of BES and the general
public. Armed forces organisations such as the RAF,
Army and Navy complimented the wide range of
employers, both national and local to the area.
These included Grainger and Worrell, Lloyds bank,
Sainsburys and the NHS. Also included on the stalls
were surrounding universities and institutions, such as
Shrewsbury College and the University of Wolver-
hampton. The concept for the event had been drawn
up in summer 2013, with the preparation amongst
students for the event spearheaded by Mrs Mitchell
and Miss Nicklin. The sports hall was packed
throughout the school day, with the general public
being invited in from 3 o’clock onwards. The initial
response from both students and employers was ex-
tremely positive. Armed with questions and confi-
dence, the students were sure to keep the employers
satisfied and engaged throughout the event. As a
Year 13 student, who had an understanding of his
plans for the future, I was doubtful the event could
be useful to me. However the feedback and advice
from employers and universities provided me with an
excellent wealth of information, which I’m sure did
wonders for many students and my peers alike who
aren’t certain about shaping their future. University
of Wolverhampton commented:
“The students were polite and interested. Lots of in-
terest in the NHS areas offered. The student Ambas-
sadors were outstanding”
The exhibitor from Mondelez International observed
that:
“There were a variety of employers, universities and
other options and good support from staff and stu-
dents.”
Careers Fair Dominic, a Year 11 House Captain said:
“The day was very successful. I found it very informative
and I think it was good to see all the years even the
year 8’s getting involved. Granger and Worrel were
very helpful they had an interesting display and they
gave me lots of information about apprenticeships and
work experience. Dr Carvell was very interesting as he
explained the many ways to get into medicine. Also Mul-
ler was good as they had a vast range of products on
show. I will use the information I collected to get some
work experience with some other businesses. And I can
look into detail about the university courses.”
Alice, a Year 11 student also commented:
“I found the people in the universities, Army, Navy and
Air force very helpful as they knew a lot and could help
me choose a path. I can use the information to help plan
out my career. I got to find out information about busi-
ness that I didn’t know and that one thing doesn’t just do
what you think. There is a wide range of jobs out there.”
Sam, a Year 11 student considered the feedback he had
been given:
“It was useful information from a variety of organisa-
tions including all of the options you could want to go
work for after school and beyond. The Army, RAF,
Lloyds, Navy, Sainsbury’s and the universities and
colleges were also good. The employees were good
because they back you through all of the possible
jobs within that company. The Universities were good
because they gave detailed and helpful descriptions
of the courses on offer. I could use it to look on web-
sites and look further into the companies and unis
available.”
Overall the event was very informative and reminded
everyone at such a crucial stage not to underestimate
the importance of making these decisions about the
future, starting now!
“Before you make a decision, ask yourself this ques-
tion: will you regret the results or rejoice in them?”
― Rob Liano
Sam Leather
Special Visitor:
Comic Illustrator John McCrea
O n Monday 24th March our school was
fortunate enough to play host to profes-
sional comics illustrator, John McCrea.
John is famous for drawing a variety of famous titles including Spider-Man, The
Hulk, Superman and Judge Dredd. He joined our year 7s and 8s to help us create our own comic hero and villain and to talk to us about be-coming an artist. He also gave us a few handy tips for drawing our own superheroes - particularly those tricky hands and feet!
After his presentation, he condensed all his advice into three key tips: John's Top Tips for breaking into Comics: 1. Draw - all the time. I started when I was very young, inspired by my first comic Avengers #4 and I never stopped. 2. Find something that inspires you - for me it was Spi-der-Man. I love drawing Spider-Man. I would do it every day if they let me! 3. Don't give up! You might send your artwork to a hundred companies, a hundred publishers, and you might hear back from only one of them...and even that will be a rejection letter. It can be pretty heartbreak-ing to read nothing but rejection letters, but if they've rejected it, they've looked at it. Keep getting them to look at your art, keep sending it to them, make it im-possible to ignore. We really enjoyed having John in school, as our year 7s will agree: I really enjoyed John McCrea's visit. It was interesting to learn of the hard work and effort put into the com-ics he draws, and how he came into the industry of comics. It is not often we get a chance to look behind the scenes, but John told us how he became a top comic artist. He was very inspiring and I really en-joyed it.
James Denny I really enjoyed the Illustrator John McCrea's visit to-day (not to mention because it allowed me and my class to miss English - Sir said we'd get some big homework!) I also enjoyed it because I used to draw some DC and Marvel comic heroes myself, but mainly Batman. This also was an opportunity to use creativity in many ways.
Jude Sweeney
Indonesia
S tudents from the Bridgnorth Sixth Form
Partnership are this year going to Indonesia
on a trip organized through Operation
Wallacea. They will be leaving mid-July
and will be away for two weeks.
Our goals
Alfred Russel Wallace spent time in the Malay Archi-pelago, where he identified a divide in the types of animals present. This is now termed the Wallace Line, which separates the Indonesian archipelago into two distinct parts: a western portion in which the animals are largely of Asian origin and an eastern portion where the fauna reflect Australasian lineage. This makes for interesting ecosystems and is one reason the school chose to take their trip to this part of the world.
There is a lot of research into biodiversity in
the more remote eastern part of Indonesia. This is
perfect for students who wish to see new things, far
beyond what can be found close to home. Opera-
tion Wallacea could not suit us better. They are a
network of academics from European and North
American universities, who design and implement bio-
diversity and conservation management research
programmes. Their research is supported by students
who join the programme to collect data which bene-
fits the academics in many ways.
This means everyone will be contributing to conservation in the habitats that they are experienc-
ing first hand.
A map of Indonesia showing the Wallace Line
A picture from Buton, one of the islands that we will
be visiting
Fundraising
Fundraising for big trips such as these is a significant
task. Last year a group went on World Challenge
and although this trip was through a different organ-
isation with different goals; the fundraising aspects
of such trips are almost identical.
A number of students partook in the Bridgnorth walk
last year, raising significant funds. More recently a
sponsored 24 hour lock-in in the old hall at the en-
dowed was held, sponsorship for this event is still be-
ing collected.
Various sweet and cake sales have been effective
fund raisers and we will continue to do these in the
run up to setting off.
A big event for two of the students, Will Bloomer and
Thor Preston will be a 173 mile sponsored bike ride
to the coast at Barmouth in north Wales and back.
Preparation
Everyone going on the trip will be scuba diving in the
reefs. In preparation, a number of students based at
Oldbury will be doing a PADI open water diving
course, everyone else will do theirs on site.
Indonesia
A picture of a coral reef in Indonesia
A map showing Hoga Island and Buton Island
There is a practice scuba diving session at the lei-sure centre pool in early April, giving people a chance to acclimatise to the way of breathing when
using scuba gear.
Additionally, there will be significant trekking in-
volved in the terrestrial projects, including going out
into the forest at night to look for nocturnal animals.
This means that, much like for World Challenge and
Duke of Edinburgh all participants will need to be
fit to cope with the physical demands of explorative
expeditions such as this one.
Locations
The trip doesn’t truly start till everyone arrives at
Buton Island. However, this is a long way and there
are multiple stages to the journey.
There is a base camp on Buton where we will stay for a short time. From here we will move into the forest and stay in a jungle camp. This means living
completely off grid.
Some people will also be going up into the forest
canopy, high up in the trees, and survey the wild-
life up there. This will be an interesting new expe-
rience, especially as the forest canopy is relatively
unexplored.
Thor Preston
Sport Relief
T he rematch to end all rematches, the
ultimate Sport Relief event. With a rec-
ord attendance at The Astroturf (Home
stadium of Bridgnorth Endowed 6th
Form), the Year 13s kicked-off, rewarding the
cheers of the crowd with skills and tricks as they
made an early visit to the teacher’s box. Howev-
er, despite their possession and artful offense,
they were unable to create a clear-cut chance,
and at the half-time whistle, neither side had
drawn blood. This 0-0 scoreline did not last long,
though, as the teachers, with the wind now literal-
ly at their backs, showed some attacking prowess
of their own and won a crucial corner. From the
ensuing set piece, Mr Lewis broke free from his
marker and was able to drive a powerful header
into the back of the net. After this critical strike,
the teachers defended hard, and Year 13 were
unable to level the scores before the final whistle.
And so, the teachers regained boasting rights af-
ter their 3-2 defeat last term, and the aggregate
score stands at 3-3. Will there be a final decid-
ing match in the weeks to come? After the success
of these first two, the whole school will be hoping
so.
Ben Spicer
To further raise money, these Year 8 girls completed their mile swim in good spirits on
Sports Relief Friday
Creative
Corner
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
W ith exclusive access behind the
scenes of Bridgnorth Endowed’s new
show, Bespoke is able to bring you
full coverage of the production. How-
ever, to spice things up a little, and to test the skills
of the actors, we decided to interview them in char-
acter...
Peter Pan—Harry Lowbridge:
Why do you have such a hatred for Captain
Hook?
His kind are not welcome is such a happy place as
Neverland.
Do you love Wendy?
I love her like I would love a mother.
How would you describe your relationship with
Tinkerbell?
My Best Friend
How do you feel about the fairies?
Tinker is mistreated by them, I took her in cause she
had no friends.
What’s your favourite hobby?
Hunting Pirates.
What do you think of yourself?
I’m amazing. People, when they see me, are just like
wow.
Do you believe in fairies?
The Lost Boys:
Who would you say is the leader of your group?
Tootles or Nibbs. They fight for dominance.
Who’s the most mischievous?
Curly—he’s always asking questions. He has a mind
of his own.
How do you feel about Peter Pan? Is he a good
father?
He’s very handsome. I like his gear, he looks well
hard. He’s like a brother not a good father.
Do you wish Wendy was your real mother?
No, she always makes us go to bed early
Do you believe in fairies?
Yea, we love Tinkerbell, she’s well fit.
Peter Pan
Tiger Lily—Lydia Jackson:
How would you describe your relationship
with Peter Pan?
We are very close allies, but I want more.
What do you value most in a member of
your tribe?
Bravery.
What one word would you use to describe
yourself?
Adventurous.
What’s your favourite hobby?
Chopping pirates’ heads off.
Do you believe in fairies?
Of course.
A New Take...
Having taken leading roles in Oliver!, The Wizard of Oz and Narnia,
Ewan Poole-Gleed has been a stalwart of the drama department. This
time, he is in the assistant directors chair, so Bespoke caught up to him
to see how Peter Pan fairs with the previous Endowed shows.
How does this show compare to the previous School Productions?
I’ve been much more creatively involved this time round. I’ve still had a
lot of fun though, and make some friends, which is good.
Who’s your favourite character and why?
I’m very tempted to say pirate Steve, but I love the comedic element
that Smee brings to the show
Having worked alongside Mr Lewis for the duration of the rehearsal
process, how do you feel he’s helped develop the characters?
Mr Lewis is a very hands on director. He doesn’t just sit back and
watch, he gets involved and shows the actors how he wants everything
to be done which is a very positive way of working.
Would you say you are confident about the outcome of the show?
This has been the most difficult script since I’ve been here as there are
so many scenes and different characters, but I think it has the potential
to be the best production the School has ever put on.
Peter Pan Captain Hook—Owen Wilson-Brown:
Where did your hatred for Peter Pan
stem from?
Well, we were in Kindergarten and he
stole my sandbox and we’ve hated… just
kidding… he cut my hand off and it’s
been pretty ropey since then really…
What’s your relationship with your
crew like?
Well they do most of the cleaning and
pirating, I’m mainly the looks of the ship.
Although me and Smee have a good
laugh.
How do you entertain yourself?
Afternoons are spent hunting Peter Pan!
That’s my life ambition!
Do you believe in fairies?
Yes, they are disgusting beasts that un-
fortunately exist. I hear Pan keeps one as
a pet.
Mrs Darling—Jessica Knowles:
How did it feel when you realised your
children were missing?
I don’t even know where to begin, it felt
like a piece of me was missing.
Use one word to describe how you felt
when you saw your darling children
again.
Complete
Do you believe in fairies?
I think there’s magic everywhere, you
just have to look hard enough for it.
Peter Pan Costume Interview with Miss Humphries:
What was your inspiration behind Peter Pan’s cos-
tume?
We got the idea from the new NEC tour of Peter Pan:
A Never Ending Story, we wanted to avoid Disney as
much as possible and thought it was a bit different.
Why did you choose to make the fairy costumes so
modern?
The setting of the whole show is modern and so we
thought it would fit well. It was also easier for the girls
to find their costumes as they would already have a lot
of the stuff at home.
What Era and class did you base the Darling family
costume’s around?
Middle/Upper class, they are modern and rich.
Makeup Interview with Miss Colley
What inspired you to make the savages have sugar
skulls?
We wanted them to look ethereal. We thought it was a
good mixture of animal and other worldly themes.
How is the character of the mermaid shown through its
makeup?
We used cold colours with a scale stenzil to show how they
entice creatures with their beauty then show their evil. We
wanted to go for the ‘sexy fish’ look.
Why did you choose to make Peter Pan’s makeup so
simplistic?
We wanted him to look like the lost boys, un-kept and
natural.
How does the pirate’s makeup reflect their characters?
They have dark eyes which make them look mean and
their tattoos make them look like they’re in a gang.
Rounders Superstars
Sports
Bella Crampton
In a rounders pitch there are 9 positions, and I play backstop. Rounders is a summer sport so we tend to train more in this
season; however we still train in the winter. The winter training is extremely challenging because of the cold weather con-
ditions, which can make your hands cold!
I never intended on rounders to be my primary sport, but when I sampled it, I found that I really enjoyed the sport and,
fortunately, I was able to progress through my performance career after a selection for England rounders.
Like most 13 year old girls, mornings are not really my thing, but one morning really was different to any other morning.
My trial for the England squad was on a sunny September day in 2013 from 10 am to 4 pm in Corby. We all did 2 hours
of skills and drills, then split into two groups; triangle players (bowler, backstop, first base) and fielders. As I found out
that day, my strengths in rounders are in fielding, rather than batting. On the day, my team was the strongest team which
meant all of us, except two, made it through the selection process. I was in a team with some really good players, one of
them, a regional tennis player who is able to hit the ball perfectly and another had made it into the squad from the previ-
ous year! However, I was fortunate enough to be selected for the England rounders U14 girls team as a backstop.
In order to improve my weakness, I have begun to play tennis in order to help transfer the skills I have learnt to rounders.
I played tennis when I was young and was always encouraged to do it by my family.
The kit I had from England rounders was brilliant! But it is also expensive. Rounders isn’t a common sport so most players
struggle to source additional funding and sponsorship to help them progress through further training.
Most of us at England rounders have applied for a fund to help with this, and I recently received some money from my
local village charity to help. Now I am currently waiting to see if I have been successful in a grant, specialising in players
developing through national stages.
All of you should go out your comfort zone and do something that you never thought you could. You never know, you
could represent your country!
Jordi Matthews
My name is Jordi Matthews and I have recently been selected for the England Rounders squad for a second season. I train for the game as a deep fielder, generally covering first or second post, and I am also a high order batsman. Over the first season in which I participated the team were unbeaten. When we played against wales, I was awarded the title of ‘Most Valued Player’. This season our tournament takes us to Guernsey and I am really looking forward to the competition. I have been improving my coaching skills as we are now helping players from schools throughout the country to improve their techniques. Being selected to play for England is great honour and I am immensely proud to represent my country.
Pages The year 9 softball team who won the partnership competition and have qualified for the 2014 Summer Youth
Games.
They are:
PAT SMALLMAN (CAPT) JOE BARCLAY FREDDIE HARRIS WILL GRAINGER JACOB CHAINEY MORGAN PENNY JACK DENTON BEN REYNOLDS JACK PARDOE MIKE HARRIMAN
JAMES RILEY
The year 8 rugby team beat Lacon Childe School in the semi-final of the county-cup rugby competition. They
will be playing the final next Tues 1st April at Shrewsbury School. They are:
Felix Nelson, Harry, Morgan, Harry Kent-Simpson, Niall Price, James Varney-hook, Harvey Sage, Marcus Wain, Reilly Stallard-
Gorton, Tyler Evans, Kieron Beech, Joel Harman, Harry Walker, Scott Hall, Sam Walters, Ollie Turner, Jack Downing, Tyler
Cadwallader, Liam Hill
Both teams played their games in absolutely miserable conditions but battled through amazingly well.
School Clubs
Monday:
Table Tennis—Sports Hall 3:15-4:15
Cheerleading—Dinner Hall 3:30-4:30
Beginner’s Hockey—Astroturf 3:15-4:30
Recreational Swimming 3:05-4:00
GCSE Art Club—Art Room After School
Homework Club—Library After School
Gym Sessions—Gym
Indoor Athletics
Tuesday:
Badminton—Sports Hall 3:15-4:15
Netball Club (year 10/11) - New Courts 3:15-4:15
Football Practice (year 8/10) 3:15-4:30
Cross Country Club 3:15-4:15
Recreational Swimming 3:05-4:00
GCSE Art Club—Art Room After School
Homework Club—Library After School
Gym Sessions—Gym
Choir 3:15-4:30
Ensnared—for all drummers Lunchtime
Wednesday:
Rugby Club (year 7/8) - Friars 3:15-5:00
Netball Club (year 7/8/9) - New Courts 3:15-4:15
Football Practice (year 9/11) 3:15-4:15
Staff Swimming 3:05-4:00
Squash—Squash Courts 3:15-4:15
GCSE Art Club—Art Room After School
Homework Club—Library After School
Year 7 Choir—Music Room Lunchtime
Orchestra—Music Room 3:15-4:30
School Clubs
Thursday:
Badminton—Sports Hall 3:15-4:15
Girls Gym—Fitness Suite 3:15-4:15
Recreation Swimming 3:05-4:00
GCSE Art Club—Art Room After School
Homework Club—Library After School
Craft Club After School
Flute Choir—Music Room Lunchtime
Friday:
Football (year 7/8 girls, year 7 boys) 3:15-4:30
Volleyball / Basketball—Sports Hall 3-15:4-15
Squash Club—Squash Courts 3:15-4:15
Girls Gym—Fitness Suite 3:15-4:15
Recreational Swimming 3:05-4:00
GCSE Art Club—Art Room After School
Homework Club—Library After School
Yoga—Dining Hall 3:05-3:45
Strategy Club—Mr Clayton’s Room 3:05-6:00
Club of the month…
CRAFT CLUB
Craft club is now in its fifth year and during this time we have attempted and mastered a variety of different crafts. We have done patchwork, decoupage, card mak-
ing, origami, applique and a medley of gift creations.
The group meet weekly and is open to students of all
year groups and abilities.
It's a time to get together reflect on the week, sharing
good news and supporting each other.
Our latest project has been to design and create a sew-
ing needle box which the students are still working on.
Previously they made their own dolly bags, which was
with the aid of our newly purchased sewing machine.