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Real World Economics EventGreenhead College 13th March 2014

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This was a most engaging, entertaining and informative event with topics ranging from the viability of running a coffee stall on the days of the Yorkshire Grand Depart stage of the Tour de France to the challenges being faced by those staging the World Cup and the Olympic Games over the next 2 – 4 years in Brazil. Under the sub-title ‘Sport, Health and the Economy’, this impressively inspired, organised and run student event which included five student presentations, two guest speakers, a highly professional and informative programme, thought-provoking displays and home-made refreshments was essentially focused around the work of KIVA an international microfinance charity which allows individuals to loan as little as $25 to entrepreneurs across the globe.

All the students presented with a confident command of their facts and figures, our consumptions of which was eased by their consistently self-effacing manner and warm good humour.

The first guest speaker, Professor Colin Bamford from the University of Huddersfield, offered an urbane perspective on the pragmatics of this summer’s cycling event – might cycle hire shops be the way to go? – to the second speaker the more bullish Kerry Kayes, founder member of CNP Professional who demanded that we consider the question: How do we measure success?

But the real stars of the evening were the students; under the guidance of their teachers Peter Davies and Joe Corcoran, they unleashed an incredible amount of facts and figures all interspersed with lively and amusing interplay and interaction with the audience who were asked to give their opinions on and responses to a wide range of issues.

Congratulations to Lauren Spark, Sophie Malik, Will Mitchell, Tim Freeman, Ellie Gilbert, Viv Kemgne, Alfie Ruttle, Rebecca Barry, Joe Richardson, Will Sykes, David Coombes, Rosie Allsop, Alex Napper, Freddy Blake and Fiona Young, who are all pictured above. PW

Geography FieldtripFor our Geography fieldtrip we went to Shropshire and Snowdonia in order to research and learn about rivers, flooding, and glacial landforms. We visited Shrewsbury to learn about the town’s flood defences. Fortunately for us the defences were not in place for the duration of our trip! On the second day, with help from the fantastic staff of the Preston Montford field centre, we were able to conduct an investigation on downstream river changes at Carding Mill Valley. Our final day saw us travelling to the mountains of Snowdonia, North Wales. Despite the cold, windy and desolate weather we still managed to draw the Corrie Cwm Idwal, most of us seeking shelter under large boulders and outcrops.

All in all the fieldtrip was a huge success enjoyed by all….

Kate Halstead

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Impressive and Joyful Student Music Making“A delight… so talented… diverse…engaging… fun” were just some of the audience comments after enjoying this excellent Spring Concert at St Paul’s Hall on 25th March presented by Greenhead College students in partnership with Kirklees Music School.

The first half, which included two pleasing and assured solo pieces, was dominated by three large ensembles. The Big Band opened with their own witty and original composition; their full and vibrant sound set the tone and was continued in the subsequent item – loud and striking but delivered with an engaging flair and ease. How fine and gleaming are the instruments that make up the Wind Band. ’Barnard Castle’ was full of attack while maintaining a smooth pomp and beat while ‘Sky Dance’ exuded character, structure and detail. The Brass Ensemble offered the ever popular ‘Air on the G String’ and you could sense the audience melting into any pleasing and evocative memory of their choosing; they concluded with an effortlessly punctuated yet rhythmic ‘St Louis Blues’.

Abruptly and without fuss, the second half stormed into life with two rock numbers full of intensity and aggressive playing and singing – exactly as it should be. The fine Sax Ensemble was a delight in assured precision and timing, a maturity matched by the following vocal solo. The large and versatile String Ensemble offered three items revealing a pleasing, subtle and warm sound counterpointed by an eloquent, haunting and complex undertone. Finally, the large mixed Choir presented a beautifully clear ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, a stillness and power also felt in the final piece ‘Mercy’, understated yet abundant in passion.

The impressive joy of the evening lay not only in the wonderful range of items and styles but also in the obvious pride and pleasure all the students derived from each other’s work; the focus at all times was on the students and their flair, commitment and fine music making.

Congratulations to all involved. PW

GREENHEAD’S SITUATED IN THE RIGHT ACADEMIC TOWNCongratulations to Huddersfield University who have been granted the title of “University of the Year 2013” by The Times Higher Education Awards. This is an impressive achievement. The campus is situated close to Greenhead, where many of our students extend their A-level studies within an undergraduate context. Professor Bob Cryan, the University of Huddersfield’s Vice-Chancellor accepted the award

at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. Professor Cryan referenced that “This is the most fantastic honour. It is a tribute to all the staff who have worked so hard to get us where we are today.” Impressive academic achievements abound which in part contributed to Huddersfield beating other leading competitors such as Birmingham, East Anglia, Newcastle, Northampton and York St John. The merits of Huddersfield included having 100% of university academic staff becoming Fellows of the Higher Education Academy, topping the table for National Teaching Fellows awarded in the last five years and gaining a top 10 rating for graduate employment and financial security. JE

Duke of Edinburgh’s AwardA record number of students past and present were invited to the annual Kirklees Presentation at Huddersfield Town Hall in January. It was a pity that many people couldn’t return from University to attend this celebration. Congratulations to all concerned! BF

World Challenge: Mozambique 2014 and Ecuador 2015The two Mozambique teams are busy finalising itineraries. The final push is now underway to complete fundraising and visit the doctors for vaccinations. The Ecuador team is organising a silent auction after having had a successful bag pack at the local Sainsbury’s store which netted £1000.

Any help from parents and friends in our continued fundraising efforts will be gratefully received. BF


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University Offers-Future Success:An impressive number of Greenhead College students have recently received offers to read for degrees at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

Subject to achieving their grades, 32 students will start at Oxford or Cambridge in October, reading a wide range of subjects including Engineering, Medicine, Mathematics, Computer Science, History and Modern Languages, to name but a few.

Over the last five years, 150 offers have been made to Greenhead students from Oxbridge, reflecting the achievements by all departments at the College, and their former High Schools.

This is in addition to the hundreds of university offers achieved by Greenhead students over the last few weeks, from all over the country and for a wide range of courses.

Thanks to a scheme called HE+ sponsored by Cambridge University, and other initiatives, more of our young people are encouraged to be confident and ambitious. It is important to us that our students aim high. For a state institution, an unusual proportion obtain places at Russell Group Universities, but we are pleased for all who succeed.

Congratulations to all our students as they embark upon their futures.

A Literary Light-reading poetry with fresh eyes:Congratulations to Jasmine Simms whose essay on Sinead Morrissey’s The Coal Jetty won runner up prize in the KS5 section of the Forward Young Judges Competition. This is an outstanding achievement. Jasmine’s essay has been published in the February 2014 edition of e-mag. The award was made by The Forward Arts Foundation which has an ethos of “Making Poetry Heard.” Jasmine’s essay was commended by the judges “for its thoughtfulness, breadth and daring. You supported your reading of the poem. We looked at the poem with fresh eyes after reading your piece.”

Well done to Jasmine on this excellent achievement whose entry was officially credited with a £25 Foyles token, a copy of the Forward Book of Poetry and a certificate. The college will also receive 20 copies of the Winning Words anthology to mark Jasmine’s success.

BASE CompetitionOn the 5th March, two teams from Greenhead College travelled to the Bradford Bulls Rugby Stadium to take part in the prestigious regional BASE business competition.

Both Greenhead teams competed brilliantly and in my opinion were the two most outstanding competitors. Commiserations to the team who came 3rd, they did incredibly well. Congratulations to my team, who came first and won a place in the national final at Birmingham in June. It was a fantastic team effort and each member proved their skills while taking part in the activities.

On the day, we had to undertake various tasks in order to advise a business on how to best complete a series of tasks, and then present our decision. We then had the opportunity to take part in some networking with the various accountants and business people who were present. It was a fantastic day, made increasingly enjoyable by winning. We came away with various skills, most prominently, presentation and financial analysis skills. This is the third time in a row that Greenhead College have reached the final which is a tremendous achievement. This is a great credit to the teachers. I hope we can do the college proud.

Ethan Quesne

GREENHEAD STUDENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED OXBRIDGE OFFERS FOR 2014

Photograph, of the winning team, from left to right: Ben Bentley, Saqib Khan, Ethan Quesne, Abbie Dare, Sam Proctor, Brandon Doyle



New Faces • New Faces • New Faces • New FacesA source of student support:

Tracy Jardine is the new Student Support Assistant located in the Study Centre on the ground floor of the Conway Block. Tracy studied Politics at Hull University and previous jobs include working in a Law firm and as the Student Support Manager at the University of Huddersfield - a part time role which allowed

Tracy to spend time at home looking after her three young children. Despite this being her first job with this age group, Tracy told us that the students are great and helping them is very rewarding. Her job entails helping with academic skills, organisation, time management etc for students of all abilities. If you ever need any support from Tracy, or any of the other members of the Student Support team, head down to the Study Centre at the bottom of the Conway block (just past the Careers Library).

By Adam Gearing and Daniel Noble

English Enthusiast:

A big welcome to Katie Shaw who has joined Greenhead’s English department. Katie has always wanted to become an English teacher, choosing to study English Literature, History, Performing Arts and Biology at A-level. Katie was born in Huddersfield and attended Reading University to read English Literature.

Prior to joining Greenhead, Katie has diverse educational professional experience. She has worked with school based charities, as a teaching assistant and then a full time English teacher. Katie is wholeheartedly enjoying her work at Greenhead. She observes that student enthusiasm assists her when teaching. Katie loves teaching, enjoying the performance and collaborative dimensions of the role.

Megan McWhire & Sophie Copland

Gene-ius:

Welcome to Tracey Brewster who joins Greenhead’s Biology department. Tracey studied Genetics at Leeds University. She recognised that her current teaching post when advertised was “too good an opportunity to miss.” Teaching A-level Biology is absolutely fantastic as she enjoys being able to solely

concentrate on teaching one academic discipline. Tracey appreciates the maturity of Greenhead’s students as the older students want to learn. She also references that Greenhead’s staff are “lovely” and have made her feel welcome. Her hobbies include walking, cycling – particularly mountain biking, gardening and reading. When interviewed, her parting piece of advice was to “believe in yourself.” Tracey references that if you are doing something for all the right reasons and to the best of your abilities then you should have confidence within yourself. Wise words indeed.

Cecily Plascott, Charlotte Taylor & Hannah Wigfield

Cruising Chris:

Chris Kneale, the well-travelled singing sensation, has joined Greenhead’s Chemistry department this year, offering teaching methods that are preferred by students because they help them prepare for university. Other than attending Oxford University and gaining a PhD, he also enjoys travelling the

world “[eating] lots of nice food, [drinking] lots of nice wine, and [meeting] lots of interesting people.” He also plays in a brass band. When asked for his favourite element, he prefers Mercury- “not to eat or drink though!”

Layla Brown & Jess Bland

Business & Economics Trip to New YorkAfter a particularly early start one Wednesday morning in February, around 30 students from both the Business and Economics departments arrived in cold and snowy New York for five days of sightseeing. Luckily, the weather soon decided to pick up and we spent the rest of the week enjoying the clear blue skies and sunshine, giving us fantastic views of everything New York had to offer.

A walking tour of Wall Street provided an educational perspective amongst the large amounts of shopping, where we saw the Stock Exchange and the Charging Bull. Our tour of the Federal Reserve gave a clear insight into American economic policy, and we were given real life examples of how

monetary policy was used to ensure a stable money supply within America. During our guided tour of Macy’s we learnt about how the store intended to maximise consumer spending through product placement, and how they aimed to enhance the shopping experience in the world’s largest department store.

Hotel Pennsylvania, where we stayed, was located in the centre of Manhattan, directly opposite Madison Square Gardens, across the road from Macy’s and only a short walk away from Times Square. We had the opportunity to visit the Empire State Building in the evening,

which was an incredible experience and enabled us to see a vast array of lights in every direction! Other highlights included an evening of ice-skating in a snow-covered Central Park, a visit to Ground Zero and a taste of New York’s nightlife after an evening performance of Mamma Mia on Broadway.

A huge thank you to staff members Joe, Nassim and Andrew for a fantastic trip!

By Rebecca Barry



Afghanistan: Act Now For Afghan Women’s Rights2014 is a vital year in the history of Afghanistan. In April, a new President will be elected and a few months later British troops will leave the country. In this fragile time a potential crisis looms as hard won women’s rights could easily slip away. A backlash against high-profile women has already begun. According to a United Nations report, 57% of marriages involve girls younger than 16. In a Global Rights report another chilling statistic shows that more than 87% of Afghan women have experienced forced marriage or physical abuse. There have been undeniable human rights improvements in Afghanistan over the past decade, but the situation is still bleak for millions across the country. Conflict-related violations and appalling levels of violence against women and girls are just two of the issues that must top the agenda for the next government. We, at Amnesty International, call on David Cameron to take a lead on supporting and protecting women’s rights in Afghanistan. In a recent campaign, Greenhead Amnesty created a petition which will be forwarded to David Cameron. We have undertaken fundraising alongside raising awareness of the plight of women in Afghanistan.

To find out more and give your support visit www.amnesty.org.uk.

By Conor Mitchell: Greenhead College Amnesty International Group

Injustice will never prevail - our reflections on a visit to Auschwitz As part of the Lessons from Auschwitz Project organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust, Jossie Katayama and Suleman Rafiq recently participated in a one–day visit to Auschwitz-Berkenau, the principal and most notorious of the concentration and extermination camps established by Nazi Germany to implement its Final Solution; which had as its aim the mass murder of the Jewish people in Europe.

More than just a visit to Poland, the LFA Project is a journey of learning and exploration – about the history of the Holocaust and about the world we live in. As each reflect on their visit, Jossie writes: “The words of Rabbi Marcus at the closing memorial sermon were profound. We must learn from history, as George Santayana wrote: ‘Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’ In Sully’s words, “I had always known Auschwitz-Berkenau was vast but nothing could have prepared me for the sheer scale of what I witnessed. The ramshackle remains of the gas chambers were all that were left. In that moment, looking into that chasm of death, I realised how special and unique each and every individual is. This reflection stayed with me and I felt like I’d had a moral epiphany that our purpose in life should be to exercise compassion and generosity, not anger, hatred or jealousy. We should help and aid each person we meet because I believe every human deserves love.”

Jossie Katayama & Suleman Rafiq

IMPORTANT DIARY DATESAPRIL 11 College closes23 & 24 Library and G8 open for revision 9.30am to

4.00pm SUMMER TERM28 College opens MAY 1 Higher Education Information Evening for

Parents at 7.15pm5 College closed 6 Students meet PaWS Project Leaders/

Supervisors (6 period day) Physics AS EMPA exam (am)8 Biology AS/A-level EMPA exam(am)9 Last day of AS teaching12 AS/A-level Examinations commence AS General Studies exam (am)15 AS General Studies exam (pm)23 Last day of A2 teaching College closes HALF TERMJUNE 2 College opens (AS/A-level examinations

continue) A2 General Studies exam (pm)9 A2 General Studies exam (am)13 ‘What’s Ahead?’ careers conference at 8.45am Meeting with PaWS supervisors/project leaders16-20 Project and Work Placement Week17 Art Show Private View, 6.30pm-9.30pm23 Lessons commence for new A2 students Governors’ Meeting25 PAWS Debriefing (4 period morning) Summer Examinations endJULY 2-3 Trip to Oxford University Open Day3-4 Trip to Cambridge University Open Day10 College closes

Careers UpdateThis year’s Employer and Gap Year Fair held on February 20th , aimed primarily at those not taking the conventional HE path, proved to be the most successful to date. 500 students and their parents attended; this reflects the fact that, nationally, more students are looking for Higher Apprenticeships and more employers are providing them. Nearly 50 firms attended including Aldi, KPMG, Ernst and Young, Chadwick Lawrence, Syngenta and the NHS. Traineeships and time in exotic places have already been organised as a consequence.

100 students attended the Higher Education Convention at Manchester and can look forward to college-organised visits to university open days later in the term.

Currently students are choosing which talks they wish to hear at our annual “What’s Ahead?” conference in June, immediately prior to the Project and Work Placement Week.

For those who are still unsure, individual careers interviews are available every day of the week. RB



Ski TripGreenhead News caught up with Simon Jacobs Head of Music at Greenhead who is currently adopting a steely training resolve for the best possible reasons.

Simon is currently training for the Ironman UK event which “takes place in and around Bolton, Lancashire, on July 20th. The finish is outside Bolton Town Hall.” Simon has been drawing on his reserves from “running marathons and doing triathlons for many years” to consolidate the required stamina for this gruelling event. As Simon remarks, “...this (competition) is on a completely different scale altogether. I entered the event last August and training started then really.” In order to finish and be declared an Ironman you need to complete the course in 17 hours. Simons’ target is “around 14 hours but you just don’t know how the day is going to go.” Alongside Simon’s full time professional and family commitments training for this event involves finding between 10-17 hours per week of dedicated training.

Luckily for Simon, “I struggle to sit still and not do anything so it’s ok really! Generally I get up around 5am to do some training, normally swimming or possibly turbo training on the bike. Often I do something in the evening as well, so two training sessions a day. On Sunday, you have to do a long bike ride followed by a run dubbed a ‘brick session’. At the moment I am heading out on Sunday’s for 4-5 hours at a time.”

The inspiration for Simon to participate in this event is his nephew George who is five and has leukaemia. Simon’s rational for the training and fundraising is “to do something fairly epic that will inspire people to donate some money to the Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital, who have been looking after him during his illness. The doctors and nurses there have been absolutely brilliant and I really wanted to support them. It’s been a very difficult time for my family-but they are all fully supportive of my effort.

Simon has been fundraising since January and so far has raised £1399.42. He intends to continue raising proceeds “right up until the day of the event.”

We send Simon and George every good wish.

If you would like to donate and support Simon’s fundraising for George please visit his Just Giving page on http://www.justgiving.com/simon-jacobs3

THE IRON MAN

Greenhead’s Sports Success-good practice case studyWest Yorkshire Sport has selected Greenhead College Sports Activators Scheme as a case study to submit to Sport England as a method of good practice in sports volunteering. Congratulations to all concerned.

PICTURED LEFT SIMON AND RIGHT GEORGE

Ski TripWhat a fantastic ski trip this year to Courmayeur, Italy. The snow was true powder and the groups enjoyed lessons in the snow park developing their jumps to turns. Next year, we visit Champoluc for the first time - a powder heaven for ‘ski junkies.’ BF

Language Assistants bring continental flair to the classrooms of Greenhead:Pictured are Greenhead’s Language Assistants 2013/14In French: Estelle Chopin, Julie Marty & Juliette Massin. In German : Jennifer Weiss. Spanish is supported by: Maria Perez & Gema Iniguez and in Italian: Monica Estienne.

Megan Byrne caught up with Maria and Gema to find out more about them and their college roles. Maria Perez is originally from Valencia. Her favourite part of her job is meeting students (she likes that they’re polite and the friendships she has made). Maria also enjoys the teaching and learning aspect of her role which she finds fun and would like to undertake more of in the future. She thinks ‘Greenhead is a very good college’. In the future she’d like to continue working as an assistant and eventually become an English teacher in Spain. Maria has a degree in English and loves to read books in her spare time. She’s aiming to read one book every single week. Her favourite conversational topic to discuss is family and how marriage has evolved (with the introduction of gay marriage in some countries in recent years). She also loves to discuss the writer Lorca because she enjoys reading. Her least favourite thing about England is that she misses her family a lot and the changeable British weather. Maria has travelled around England, Ireland, France and Cuba. Gema originally hails from a Spanish city in the North of Africa called Ceuta. She regards it as ‘paradise’ and misses it very much. She loves working with her students and how conveniently located Greenhead is to her home because of her young daughter. Gema enjoys the responsibility of the job. In the future she would like to be a Spanish teacher in England which she is qualified for. She engages with the cultural debates she has with A2 students because she loves to argue! She has an English husband and a ‘Spanglish’ daughter who has perfect Andalucían and Yorkshire accents. She has travelled round Portugal, America (Boston and NYC) Morocco, Andorra and France.

Thank you to all the Language Assistants for the excellent work that they undertake with the students.

Megan Byrne & Niamh Johnstone



Team Nineteen is a huge success at Greenhead College!Team Nineteen is the FA’s intra-mural football programme for Further Education, developed by the Football Association along with delivery partners English Colleges FA (ECFA) and British Colleges Sport (BCS).

Greenhead’s five-a-side Team Nineteen League started in September 2013 and continues to go from strength to strength. Demand was so great that an additional league was set up, the college now has two five-a-side leagues running on a Tuesday and a Friday with a total of 18 teams, which consists of over a 100 male students participating every week!! Adele Crowther, Greenhead’s College Sport Maker will continue to develop the league and would love to expand it to include a female league, so watch this space! ACR

Greenhead’s students lead the way with Sports Volunteering!!Greenhead’s students have been volunteering at numerous sports competitions in the last few months. Eighteen students went along to Leeds Road Sports Barn in January to assist with the Pennine Sports Partnership’s Indoor Athletics Final; the students were fantastic role models for the children participating and were instrumental in the running of the day.

In March, eight students helped out at the West Yorkshire School Games Indoor Athletics County Finals at North Bridge Leisure Centre in Halifax. The morning session was the primary disability final and the afternoon session was the mainstream primary final. There were over 300 children participating from all over West Yorkshire and the event wouldn’t have been able to take place without the help of Greenhead’s students, who were brilliant and a credit to the College and themselves yet again!

Below is a picture of those volunteers from the West Yorkshire School Games Indoor Athletics Finals at North Bridge Leisure Centre in Halifax. ACR

Hockey News:What a fantastic hockey season Greenhead has had in 2014! Not only have the men’s and women’s teams qualified for the BCS Finals at Bath University on April 4-6th, where they both have a realistic chance of medalling, they have also had a superb run of success in the BCS Cup: the men’s team, captained by Jack Canham, reached the quarter-final stage but were beaten by Shrewsbury College 3-5 and a well needed home fixture for the mixed team in the semi-final stage resulted in a disappointing loss to visitors Henley College 2-3. Winners at last were the women’s team, captained by Ellie McGrath, who travelled to Cambridge and beat Hills Road College 4-0 in the semi-finals. The BCS Cup Finals for Women’s Hockey will take place at St George’s Park, Burton-on-Trent on April 29th. Well done everyone, you should be really proud of yourselves this year!

Cross Country News:Greenhead College has two super Cross Country runners in its midst. Paul Davis gained his Yorkshire vest and represented the County in the U20 Inter County Championships at Crofton Park, Birmingham on March 8th. He was joined by Lucy Farquhar at the English Schools’ Championships at Donnington Park, Leicestershire on March 15th, where they represented West Yorkshire in the senior races. Congratulations to them both on their wonderful achievements.

Mary Shepherd

Under 18 Inter-Colleges Climbing Competition VictoryPictured are four of the six members of the Climbing Team who won the U18 Inter-Colleges Climbing Competition last Thursday at ROKT in Brighouse.

Individual honours went to Elena Bunbury - 1st U18 Ladies’, Maisy Allen - 3rd U18 Ladies’and Alejandro Rodriguez - 2nd U18 Men’s.

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Photography Acknowledgement: Thank you to Ian Kennedy for his range of excellent photographs which feature in this edition of Greenhead News.

Keep on Running Greenhead College Running Club -The Stroke Association 10k Temple Newsam LeedsOn a crisp fresh Sunday March morning, nine members of Greenhead’s Enrichment Running Club donned t shirts and trainers to lend their support for the 10k Temple Newsam event organised by and in support of the work undertaken by The Stroke Association. In accordance with the team spirit of Greenhead’s Running Club -pace, perserverence, running for pleasure and enjoying the joys of being part of a team; the picturesque course took in the splendours of the estate, a golf course, some testing gradients and a sense of team satisfaction at the finish line.

Well done to all students and staff who completed the course!

Pictured opposite:Front Row (seated): L-R: Charlie Loftus, Georgia White, Amber Rees, Adriana Longo & Ellie OliverBack Row (standing): L-R: David Ingle, Julie Davies, Liz Bowen & Hannah Smith

GREENHEAD GO SPORT RELIEF CRAZY!!Staff and students got into the spirit of things for Sport Relief this year! Staff and students dressed as their favourite sports stars for the day and took part in a variety of sporting activities such as a ping pong tournament, a penalty shootout and a treasure trail. It was a great day and the college managed to raise £596.79!! Thank you to everyone who donated and joined in with the activities. ACR

Netball National Champions: After battling through both County and Regional rounds, Greenhead College’s Netball team arrived at the Finals staged at Whitby High School, Ellesmere Port on Saturday 15th March 2014 where they were competing against the top 18 teams in the country. After beating Kings, Worcester in the semi-final, an all-Yorkshire final against GSAL (Grammar School at Leeds) was the reward. It proved to be a thrilling showdown. The score was tied at 7-7 after normal time; and, after extra-time, the teams could still not be separated at 9-9. And so it came to the “golden goal”. After two failed attempts by GSAL, and a minute of time played, the Greenhead team launched a ball from deep inside centre court which reached the safe hands of the Goal Shooter who neatly netted the winning goal.

Victory!

This is a magnificent achievement by the students which certainly delighted their cheering supporters of proud parents, family and friends. It is also noteworthy as the Greenhead College Netball team is the first Yorkshire winners of this challenging Under 19s trophy for over 45 years.

The second team have continued their success and remain unbeaten in the British Colleges West Yorkshire League. Victory is within their grasp.

The third team currently lie in second place with Huddersfield New College hot on their heels!!!!

SY

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