SCHOOL NEWS ST NICHOLAS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

29TH JUNE 2018 ISSUE 33

IT IS ASTONISHING HOW GOD WORKS WITH PEOPLE.

THE GOSPELS are full of people who do it; and no two are the same

– especially Saints Peter and Paul. Every person, made by God -

therefore unique. We become what God imagines for us; and we all

do it in our individual ways; a challenge across the campfire or a

heavenly light when we least expect it.

YOU may know that, scientifically, elementally, that coal and

diamonds are the same - made from carbon. As unlikely a pairing as

you might imagine yet both known for their light - a light that shines

in different ways.

BOTH materials have to be sought. They hide in the ground,

part of the great creation and need to be mined for; people living

and dying underground to bring treasure to the surface. Both are

precious; coal for its heat and energy giving light, diamond for its

unmatched brilliance.

A unique light is within each of us; as it was within Peter and

Paul. They may be giants of the church - go to St Peters in Rome to

see them standing 40 or 50 feet tall - but they started off just like

us; with all the faults and failings that humanity has to offer and

then they were sorted and tempered to find their light. They were

never perfect - which gives us all hope. In fact it was their failings

that saved them. Their needs led them to Jesus and through his

companionship they found their way, their hilltop and their light.

T h e F e a s t o f S t P e t e r & S t P a u l

Mairie Gelling, School Chaplain

TUESDAY 19TH JUNE

“After spending some time halter training our pedigree Red Poll cattle, we had an early start on

Tuesday morning to go to the Royal Cheshire County Show.

The hard work paid off as we won Breed Champion and Cheshire Show Junior Reserve Champion, with my fa-vourite, Kimberley.

It was good to see all the breeds of cattle, especially the Rare Breeds where we got a first prize.”

Julie Bickerton 8 Vincent de Paul

BOOK QUI ZBOOK QUI ZBOOK QUI Z

A big congratulations to Livvy Black, George Dutton, Alice Roberts, Tom Dean and substitute Christopher Mullen for winning the final of the Cheshire Book Quiz. The team competed against 23 other schools across Cheshire to reach the final at the King's school in Chester. They faced fierce competition from The Queen's School, Helsby High School and Hartford Church of England but won with an impressive 16 point lead. The pupils were presented with a trophy and book vouchers by author Mike Revell.

LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE

It is a fantastic opportunity

for all of our Year 11 students to

come back and sample

A-Level sessions for the day.

Please could you ensure that

all choices are with Mr Smith

by Monday 2nd July.

W E L C O M E D A Y Y E A R 1 1

Thursday 5th July

D O C O M E A L O N G

ST NICHOLAS vs WEAVERHAM

Wednesday 27th June

Tally Kaplan, Annie RodgersTally Kaplan, Annie RodgersTally Kaplan, Annie Rodgers & Honor Campbell& Honor Campbell& Honor Campbell

WON every game!!

T E N N I S

ROUNDERS ...

All our students played their best so well done!

YEAR 7 TOURNAMENT

BEAT Cransley but lost to The Grange and Tarporley High.

YEAR 8 vs WEAVERHAM - WON

YEAR 9 vs WEAVERHAM - LOST

RESULTS

S P O R T S

D A Y

“Everyone Matters, so Attendance Matters.”

Period: 18.6.2018 - 22.6.2018 Weekly attendance updateWeekly attendance updateWeekly attendance update

TUESDAY

26TH JULY

S P O R T S DAY

W I N N I N G F O R M S

7K 8R 9J 10T 12K

H I G H E S T

S C O R E R S

YEAR 7 Haydn Hills-Williams (7 Teresa) Scarlet Stapleton (7 Romero)

YEAR 8

Patrick Griffith (8 Camara) Sophie Morrin (8 Romero)

YEAR 9

Oliver Wilson (9 John Paul) Pheobe Thornley (9 Vincent de

Paul)

YEAR 10 Ben Evans (10 Romero)

Grace Tomlinson (10 John Paul)

YEAR 12 Cian Morrin (12 Kolbe)

% Bernadette Camera John-Paul Kolbe Romero Teresa Vincent de Paul Ward Year Total

Year 7 98 98 99 99 99 96 98 98

Year 8 99 95 99 99 97 99 96 98

Year 9 98 98 97 97 95 97 94 99 97

Year 10 93 96 98 97 97 98 97 98 97

Whole School 97 97 98 98 97 97 96 98 97

*Data includes 96% of students in each form.

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE via the link on the FB page or message us

if you find you can come along at the last minute.

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Fantastic High Street brands at up to 50% off!

Save the Date! We are already taking bookings for this popular course!

First Priority Training will be delivering a 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work course

on Saturday 22nd September. The course will commence at 9.30 am and finish at 4pm with a 30 minute lunch break.

Cost of the course is £65 pp and certificates are valid for 3 years. The course will be open to any student in Years 11, 12 and 13. It will also be open to adults and to students who

move on to alternative further education venues in September. Please give your name to Mrs Hornsby if you are interested in taking part.

BOOKING FORMS are now available on the PTFA web site - ONLY 12 PLACES AVAILABLE - so get your name down soon!

Please like our Facebook Page to stay fully informed on PTFA Events www.facebook.com/stnicksptfa

NEWS

Friday 29th June 2018 Doors Open 6.30 pm. Show Starts 7.30 pm

Tickets £6 including a glass of Fizz! Come and browse the guest stalls before the show. At least 100 different items available on the night,

including shoes, bags, accessories. Clothing available in various sizes. Tickets available via Parentpay. Further details on our FB page.

PTFA EGM

Taking place in school Monday 16th July from 6 – 7 pm All Welcome! We are keen to welcome new members and are currently seeking

a new Treasurer from July 2018 and a new Chair from November 2018. If you would like to learn more about these roles or have any questions please contact

maureen.ferguson@hotmail.co.uk or kim@copley.co.uk

Treasurer “job description” can be found on the PTFA section of the school website.