November 2012

The AccoladeThe Monthly Celebratory Newsletter from County Upper School

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Dear parents, students, staff and governors,

It has been another busy month in and out of theclassroom. Academically, the very strong first halfterm is reflected in the excellent set of interimassessments which went home to all year groupsthis month and which we celebrate in the secondhalf of this edition. Our examination success wasreinforced by a very successful visit from the CountyEnglish Adviser who spent a day finding out how we

achieve such high standards year on year and whowas glowing in her feedback. Students have visitedJapan, Paris, the Battlefields, Oxford and the PeakDistrict as well as more local places and a full extra-curricular programme has enjoyed yet more success. As the month ended, we received news of national recognition for our science - Japanese programme so we move into the winter months with much to encourage us and to look forward to.

Mrs V Neale

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Japan 2012Our Japanese programme began in 1970 when we were a girls' grammarschool and transferred smoothly when the changes came two years later.The programme allows students to learn the language through to 'A'level; to host Japanese visitors from our many partner schools; toparticipate with the joint activity camps during February and August;to enjoy one-off opportunities and, as the centrepiece, to take part inthe annual visit to Japan. Once again this month a group of yeareleven students spent seventeen days travelling across the country expe-riencing life in the main cities and the rural areas. A series of homestaysenabled the students to practise their Japanese and meet partners theyhad hosted previously. They saw all the well known sights whilst alsobeing immersed in the daily life, history and culture of a country very dif-ference from our own. Everywhere the group went, the students werepraised and they certainly represented our school, our county andour country exceedingly well. Roderick Mansel and Ella Price weresuperb as the 2012 leaders. We congratulate all the students and thankMr Randé for accompanying them. We especially thank Mrs Browningwhose inspiration, dedication, energy and enthusiasm have driven ourwhole programme since its inception and have provided a unique oppor-tunity for countless County Upper students: indeed one of the girls

involved at the start is now theHeadmistress of our link schoolin Hokkaido!

Half term in ParisThree groups of students spent five days in Paris enriching the curriculum for GCSE History, 'A' level Artand 'A' level French. In total over seventy students benefited from the separate programmes and the linguistswere immersed in the language, their teachers speakingFrench throughout the visit. We thank Mrs Middleditch,Mrs Allan, Miss Barran, Mr Marshall, Mr Janssens, Mrs Sayer, Mr Snaith and Mrs Duverne, all of whom congratulated the students on their exemplary conduct and on being fun to be with.

A month forRemembrance The annual Battlefields visit

This month saw our year nine visit to the Battlefieldsand, as always, it was a moving and poignant tourwhich helped the students to understand the horrorsof war, particularly The First World War. HollyBowden and Abbie Harrison laid a wreath at theMenin Gate on behalf of the group in memory of ourformer students during the daily ceremony in Ypres.All the students were praised for their exemplary conduct and we thank Mrs Middleditch, Miss Laceyand Mr O’Leary who organised and accompaniedthe visit.

Remembrance ServicesOur Head Student team played a major part inour annual remembrance assembly. They con-tributed the readings, read the names commemo-rated on our school's war memorial and placed thewreath beneath it before Eleanor White playedthe Last Post. This year Armistice Day fell onRemembrance Sunday and Harry Stone and TomChadwick from the Head Student team attendedboth the Civic Act of Remembrance at the WarMemorial and the Civic Service in St Mary'sChurch. We especially applaud Douglas Sandsin year eleven who, as the Royal British Legion'strumpeter, played the Last Post and Reveille foreleven Remembrance services.

Art trip

Languages trip

History trip

A STUNNING AUTUMN CONCERTThe evening after we broke up for half term 132 students treated us to an autumn concert which was

remarkable even by the exceptionally high musical standards for which we are renowned. A number of professional musicians commented on the uniformly high quality, the variety and the quantity of music rehearsed

to concert standard in just seven weeks. Once again, the leadership of our senior musicians was much in evidence and year nine are to be congratulated on an excellent first concert. We thank Miss Green, Mr Jenkins,

Mr Jarvis and our peripatetic team, especially Mr Foreman and all our musicians. Well done to:

Melody AbbottLewis AllumHolly AshfordJodie AshmanKaty BarrettLaura BartramMichael BartramJessica BirdGideon BlakeEmma BradleyBethan BradshawRowanne BramwellGeorgie BrittainSkye BrookDaisy BrownSarah BurnsJessica CarnegieEmily CarterTom ChadwickGeorgina ChamleyLouise ChartronSam ChittockShannon-Marie ClerkinImogen CliftonEsther ColmanFrancesca CorbettEvie Courtier

Harry CowperHannah CrownJenny CroydonHannah CurwenWilliam CurwenTilly DalglishEdwina d'AlmeidaRowen DarlowHolly DaviesAlex DavisonGabriella DeoraMarion DenbyImogen DeverellLucy DoltonSam DoyeAshleigh DunnRachel EarlDylan EvansWilliam FarrantSam FearnleyMegan FilkinsHazel FordeGabriele GelezauskaiteLizzie GeorgeIsabella Graves-HaylockRosie GrantKate Hardy

Alex HarrisSam HarrisonRosie HarveyAmy HawkesDigby HaydenEmma HealeyPhilippa HigginsAlisha HodgsonAnnabel HolmesAbbie HollowayRiannah HowlettJordan HughesToby JefferyNatasha JohnstonDulcie KeeleyDeanna KerryMurrie KybirdMatthew Le PoidevinMolly LloydLiliana LuongoRachael MacloughlinChloe ManningChloe MarshEllie MartindaleShannon MarvellSarah MayhewLinzi McClean

Jennifer McGaleyHarriet MillsParis MouldsAshley NaylerHannah O'BrienGeorgina PailesHarry PalmerRyan PalmerLizzy PapeNatasja PinchesEdward PipeRhian PrincePhoebe RansomAlice RaynerJoshua ReederImogen RidgeSophie RochfordBethany RolfeDerek RutterDouglas SandsKatie SchofieldGeorgina ScottHelen SladeAlastair SmithDeanna SmithCharlotte SmithEmma Smith

Riona SnellingBeth SomanHarry StoneGrace StotenPhilippa StrachanEmily TaylorEleanor ThomasEmily ThomasEleanor TrentShannon WadeHarry WagnerEdmund WalkerEleanor WalkerSamuel WallsSidi WeltonEleanor WhiteGeorgia WhiteAnnabel WhyteCara WilcockMatthew WilcockChristy WilliamsEmma WinwardEllie WrightJohn Young

This month has seen a lot of joint activity between pupilsand staff across our four schools as our all-throughapproach is quickly becoming embedded. We also welcomed Mrs Field who has already begun work toensure that numeracy, literacy, assessment and earlyintervention are co-ordinated 4 - 19.

This month's Olympic Legacy Event

Pupils from Barrow Primary, Horringer Court andWestley joined our year nine students for a special'Sport for Life' event at Bury Rugby Club. Six of ouryear ten students acted as sports leaders for the daywhich included fitness tests, training, rugby games and ahealthy lunch culminating in a non-contact tag tourna-ment. We thank Gavin Hogg and Alistair Evans from theRugby Club who will run the club's ongoing link with theTrust, Mrs Sands from the Trust who arranged it and allthe staff who helped. We congratulate our year nine students who took part together with the sports leaders who were highly complimented by the club:Chris Cant, Liam Halls, Digby Hayden, HarveyNewman, Will Render and James Wappett.

The Academy Orchestra is launched

We welcomed Miss Botwright to the Trust last monthand immediately after half term the orchestra held its firstrehearsal. Our year nine students joined the pupilsfrom the other schools to help them develop their playingskills and already their leadership is to be commended.The orchestra's first public performance will be inDecember. Well done to all involved.

Africa dayThis was the culmination of a project which was featured aspart of Look East's Children in Need broadcast. Based atHorringer Court, pupils enjoyed drumming, singing,dance and playing African tunes on steel pans. Weespecially congratulate Lizzie George, Hannah O'Brianand our year nine who helped run the workshops with Mrs Bradley, Miss Botwright and Miss Green.

The big debateThis month saw year nine students work with year eightstudents from Westley on their debating skills before thetwo schools held a joint debate in our library with themotion: “Should animal testing ever be allowed?” Wethank Miss Andrew and congratulate all who took part.

The science roadshowsOur year nine and sixth form students took a series ofexperiments to both Horringer Court and Westley Middleschools this month and shared their experiments with thevisitors to the two schools' open evenings.

We thank Mrs Payne and Mr Jackson for organising theroadshows and congratulate all the year nine studentstogether with Tom Chadwick, Neal Dodge, Hazel Forde,Harry Jones, Annie Lane, Sam Lebbon, Ryan Palmerand Hannah Sainsbury who led the groups.

The Academy Trust activity for November

The year seven able and talented day

We were delighted to welcome over seventy pupils fromHardwick, Horringer Court, Howard, St James andWestley middle schools. Every group was made up of pupils from different schools and they all workedtogether extremely well to answer the question 'CouldKing Kong have really ever lived?' The day certainlyextended their thinking skills in a fun way which firedtheir imagination. Well done to all who took part andthank you to our science staff, Mr Kemp, our Enrichment Co-ordinator and our students who helped.

The Nuffield Bursary CelebrationAfter having completed an extremely successful workplacement at Treatts, Sam Fearnley was invited to present his findings at the annual Nuffield BursaryEvening. He was also awarded a Gold CREST awardalongside his Bursary for his work on Essential Oils.Sam was the only Suffolk student chosen for this prestigious scheme this year and was complimented by all those present. He gave his presentation to thesponsoring companies, scientists and the other successful students who were from the Perse School,Hills Road Sixth Form and Long Road Sixth Form. Welldone Sam!

Some Engineers go to HethelAs part of our strong engineering programme, eight year twelve students visited Ansible Motion Ltd at HethelEngineering Centre this month to see how a racing carsimulator is designed and built. The group saw amachine being constructed and the demonstratormachine in action. The lucky students were able to racea GP2 car on Silverstone Race Track. The group was

able to see how an engineering company works from thedevelopment stages through to a completed and market-ed product. We thank Miss Cleaver and Mr Price for thevisit and especially, Mr Bob Stevens at Hethel. He, inturn, complimented the whole group. Well done to:Aidan Campbell, Neal Dodge, Daniel Horne, Sam Lebbon, Scott Ransom, Sanskriti Srivastava,Matthew Wilcock and Mwabi Yikona.

Our Science and Engineering News

The Japan Society recognises our science

We were privileged to attend a reception at St James’Palace to recognise the many sponsors and donors who support The Japan Society in two particular areas: The Tohoku Earthquake Relief Fund and school links,particularly those for which it provides translation services. Our science link was the only secondary school project highlighted at the reception. The link between Takamatsu Dai-ichi Special Science HighSchool and ourselves began in March when we werechosen as the top Science College in England for this special ongoing project involving fifty students fromeach school.

Once again we were pleased to raisethe profile of democracy during thisnational week for schools. The weekwas introduced in assemblies by yearten student, Toby Jeffery who is amember of our Politics Society and whodid an excellent job of engaging themain school year groups. We thank Ms Rehahn andour Politics Captains for organising the week.

Guest SpeakersDuring the week we were pleased to welcome DoctorRob Johns from the University of Essex, who talkedabout democracy, voting and the voting age. We alsohad a visit to the Politics Society from MEP

Stuart Agnew who widened the concept of democracyto the European Union and how it works.

The Big DebateAt the end of the week, staff and students from all yeargroups joined together to debate: "Should the votingage be lowered to 16?"

On the proposing side were Mr Coleman, MarcusBreeze, Sam Harrison and Ben Bodewes. Opposingthe motion were Miss Barran, Sam Lebbon, Sam Freeman and Toby French. After a lively debate,thirty- five of the audience voted decisively with twenty-seven in favour of lowering the voting age while eightwere against.

Politics is funDuring the week, students entered the politics wordcompetition, teachers had to get the word democracyinto their lesson and there was even Politics Dodgeballwhere the teams in political party colours competed in apolitical sporting arena. The usual weekly quiz for tutorgroups also had a politics theme.

Design students in LondonThis month our Sixth Form Product Design studentstravelled to London to visit the Design Museum andAnise Gallery. The purpose of the trip was to make thepupils more aware of designers and to understand thesocial, moral and environmental aspects of design. At the Design Museum they attended the Digital Crystal (creative lighting designs) and Designed to Win(sporting equipment featured in the London Olympics)exhibitions. The students were able to study, sketch andphotograph different product designs that will influencetheir upcoming project work.

Afterwards the students met designers and architectsfrom the D*Haus company who discussed all aspects ofthe product, models and artwork displayed at the Anisegallery. This provided a valuable opportunity to observedesign work first hand and to directly speak to design-ers with experience from industry. The designers congratulated the students on their knowledge and questions. Well done to all who went and toMr Gresham and Mr Taylor for organising the tripwhich certainly inspired the students for their own projects.

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Music in the community We were delighted that firstly our Dixie band was

asked by Bid4Bury to be the main musical attraction atthis year's switching on of the Christmas Lights.Then, once again, billed by St Edmundsbury BoroughCouncil, as the "best swing band for miles", the bandwas selected to perform on the main stage immediately after the opening of the Christmas Fayre with a simultaneous broadcast on Radio Suffolk. Later, ourGlee Singers also entertained the Fayre's visitors on the Angel Hill stage.

We congratulate Harry Stone in year thirteen who performed with both the Wolsey and Kingfisherorchestras this month and Ashley Nayler in year twelvewho performed with the Suffolk Sinfonia in the Apextogether with former students Maddie Blake and Evy Coe. The soloist in Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor was former Head Boy, Matthew Fletcher,who gained a Double First from Cambridge.

Well done to Tilly Dalglish, Ashley Naylerand Imogen Ridge who, as Aldeburgh YoungMusicians, took part in the half term residential atSnape Maltings. We especially congratulate Imogenwho performed superbly in Cambridge, Norwich and TheBarbican with the Britten Sinfonia Academy at theBritten Sinfonia's three 20th Birthday concerts.

As the home of the West Suffolk Music Centre, we were pleased to host this term's concert by the West Suffolk Big Band and West Suffolk Youth JazzOrchestra. We congratulate our students who took partand formed half of the orchestra: William Curwen,Rowen Darlow, James Homer, Ashley Nayler, HarryPalmer, Ryan Palmer, Joshua Reeder, SophieRochford, Douglas Sands and Eleanor White.

Our Sixth Form Choir was selected by CentreParcs to entertain visitors on the Wednesday that itopened its latest water attraction. Literally hundredsheard the choir sing from a wide repertoire and theresponse was fantastic. Well done to the whole choir.

Dixie Band

Glee Singers

WilliamCurwen:one of thesoloists

County's newest band.Well done to Aidan Campbell, Louis Gooden and

Tom Lawrence who have formed 'Soft Like Camel' withformer student Catherine Dampier. The Indie Rockband recently played in Linton for charity and wereenjoyed by a sell-out crowd.

More success for the arts Art students at Javelin

Independent fashion retailer, Javelin, showcased students' creative talents by giving schools a chance todress its windows. Using the props and brief provided bythe store, Shannon Clerkin, Amy Emms, Bethany Halland Ellen Wappett worked on their design for several weeks before going into Javelin to dress their window which was revealed as part of its first student night.We congratulate the four year twelve students whose window was featured in the Bury Free Press.

Drama Club performs 'The Tempest'

Over fifty students from years nine, ten, eleven and twelve have worked in groups using key speechesfrom ‘The Tempest’ as a stimulus at drama club thisterm. Led by year thirteen Drama Captains, Hannah Pollard and Helen Slade, the pieces were put together to provide an original interpretation ofShakespeare’s classic for an enthusiastic audience. Well done to all who took part and thank you toMrs Stevens for running the club each week.

The Oxbridge programmeThis month saw students from years ten to twelve enjoy avery special visit to Oxford. The group had a tour of several colleges with lunch at Balliol, and was given a rarechance to view the Bate collection, one of the most magnificent collections of musical instruments in the world,comprising more than a thousand items. The group thenwatched this year's student production, 'A Little NightMusic', at the Oxford Playhouse. The trip was made morespecial as the Education Manager for the tour was LauraAnders, reading English at Balliol and the production'sDirector was Jonathan Soman, reading music at LadyMargaret Hall, both from our 2009-2010 Head Studentteam. On the tour they were joined by Elodie Limer,reading Chemistry at Oriel College. Congratulations to ourgroup who, as always, were a credit to their school andthank you to Miss Green and Miss Lacey for taking them.

This month's other theatre visit was to see 'TheImportance of Being Earnest' at the Theatre Royal.Year twelve enjoyed the production which we staged asour sixth form play four years ago.

Theatre Studies students in the community

This month our year thirteen students are again visitinglocal primary schools with their own devised pieces.The key stage one and two pupils have been learningabout safety in the home and our students Theatre inEducation perfomance has helped to get the messagesacross in an enjoyable way. All the pupils have enjoyed theperformance and their teachers have been very pleasedwith the show. We congratulate David Hart, HannahPollard and Helen Slade who led the performance.

Laura continues to represent England

Just one pair per country areselected for the World Junior 10Dance Championships which thisyear were held in Latvia. This yearLaura Robinson in year elevenand her dance partner fromBirmingham were the pair selectedfor England and achieved their personal best in these WDSF ranking competitions. Followingthis success, Laura went to theBritish Nationals in Blackpoolwhere she achieved third placein the British Junior Latinconfirming her place in the British Team next Easter. Well done Laura: we remainvery proud of you.

The Suffolk Festival of Dance

Well done to the following girls whotook part in theSuffolk Festival, heldat Kesgrave HighSchool on 17th and18th November:

Katy Bent MarshallSarah BurnsCharlene MouldsParis MouldsLiana PennellDanielle StantonGrace Stoten andEmily Thomas

The girls all had particular success as part of thetroupe dances but the individual star was SarahBurns who was awarded the Musicality Awardby the adjudicator. We thank Mrs Stoten, ourdance teacher, for all her choreography.

Charity 2012 is 'off the starting block'In advance of next month's Charity 2012, three eventshave got us off to a good start. Tutor groups providedshoe boxes for the annual appeal and these have beensent off through Samaritans Purse.

Meanwhile, staff and students joined forces to complete the annual Santa Fun Run for EACH. Starting from the Abbey Gardens, every entrant had funand returned with their medals on Monday morning.

‘Movember’ has become an annual event raising money for Prostate Cancer Charities. This year staffand students were sponsored to take part in the challenge and grew a moustache for the month.

Sport, Sport, Sport!Netballers reach the Eastern Regional FinalsOnce again, our school will represent Suffolk along withIpswich High in the Eastern Regional Finals in February.This followed the Suffolk Championships this month wherewe represented the Western Area having been crownedChampions before half term. Our year ten team played ayear young in the U16 Tournament. The team playedfour matches on the morning with the following results:

Alde Valley : won 15-2Culford : won 6-3Hartismere : won 15-1Ipswich School : drew 6-6

This took us into the Championship finals where wefinished as runners-up to Ipswich High by 5 goals to 8.Well done to Molly Bedford, Ellie Brian, ChloeCunningham, Gabby Deora, Zoe Hall, Rosie Hudson,Charlotte Orris, Kate Nash, Grace Stoten and Jenna Webb.

School Cup Cross Country Regional RoundWe were delighted to represent Suffolk in this roundwhich was held at Bedford having won the Suffolk Cupfor both the intermediate boys' and girls' competitions.

We were pleased to finish 5th and 9th respectively withsome strong performances in a large field. Well done toMatthew Le Poidevin (4th), Jacob Freeborough(14th), Tom Crichton (35th) and Tom Bastow (58th) inthe boys' team and Holly Davies (5th), Jo Brawn(34th), Emily Fisher (36th) and Lily Shalev (44th) inthe girls' team.

Western Area Hockey CompetitionsWe were delighted to win both the recent competitionsand to have the only B team available to take part. Inthe final stages the results were as follows:

Girls: A v King Edward VI won 1-0A v Newmarket won 6-0A v Newmarket won 2-1B v King Edward VI A drew 0-0B v Newmarket A won 3-0B v Newmarket A drew 0-0

Boys: v King Edward VI won 1-0v Newmarket drew 0-0v Thurston won 1-0

Well done to:Molly BedfordMegan BorehamEllie BrianChloe CunninghamHolly DaviesEmily FisherKhembe GibbonsZoe HallRosie HudsonMel Kennedy

Chris ArbonBen CurranBonnah HitchingsToby JefferyRoss JepsonDanny LinesAlex Slater

Other FixturesU15B netball v South Lee won 7-3U15A netball v Thetford Grammar won 15-3U19 boys' basketball v Hackney Academy won 65-49U14 boys' basketball v Stowupland won 78-15U16 girls' basketball v King Edward VI won 71-13U14 girls' basketball v King Edward VI won 38-30

Erin LloydRuth MiddlehurstMolly OllingtonElla PriceLottie TurnerJenna Webb

Sports Personalities Jen's GB success is recognised

Jen McGaley, in year eleven, attended the Sports Aidreception for Suffolk Athletes this month. Jen wassupported by the foundation to compete for Great Britainin kayaking last summer. Jen met both Anthony Ogogoand Zoe Newson. As the only junior athlete present,she was also interviewed and represented her schooland county really well. Congratulations, Jen.

Year NineTom Ford andHolly Davies

Year TenJo Brawn andMatthew Le Poidevin

Year ElevenHarrietWelham andJack Yallop

The Peak District FieldworkOur AS level geography studentscarried out three days’ fieldwork in thePeak District this month as part of theirphysical geography studies. The groupalso looked at the urban environment inSheffield enabling them to see anotheraspect of the syllabus in action. The whole group was a credit to our schooland we congratulate them and thank Mr O’Leary, Mr Fisher and Mrs Bradbury for making it possible.

Geographerof theMonthWe congratulate Katie Miller in year ninewho has been made the Geographer of the Monthfor her work and effort inNovember. Well doneKatie!

We congratulate the winners for November:

Academic success across the schoolThis month interim assessments have gone home for all five year groups. We expect that all our students will do their bestand that was certainly reflected in the very high grades awarded to the overwhelming majority, rewarding students for theirachievement, attitude, organisation, effort and behaviour. Our community is renowned for its focused, positive, calm atmos-

phere and we congratulate the record-breaking number whose success is reported here.

Melody AbbottKawsar AhmadLuke AlfordEd AllanMatt AllenOliver AmpsWilliam AshwellRobert AskewBen AtkinsBen AvesOlivia AyresAlfie BaldwinEthan BartholomewThomas BastowCourtney BaylissSophie BennettChloe BentickJames BentleySam BerryStanley BlincoHollie BowdenAmy BowersJames BowlingBethan BradshawMaddie BrayJoseph BrownDaisy BrownDylan BrownCharlotte BuchanJack BullElla BullenSarah BurnsRebecca BurroughsToby CarrGeorgia CarrEmily CarterTom ChaplinConnor ChapmanBenjamin ChittockKiran Chohan-JonesRajan Chohan-JonesNeevie ClarkeGianni ClempsonRebecca CobboldAlastair CoeCourtney-JadeColemanPatryk ConWilliam Cooke WhartonSophie CooperFrancesca CorleyHannah CornishThomas CrichtonHannah CrownErin CunninghamMax CunninghamHannah CurwenHolly DaviesDestiny DawsonWill DixonDemi DonnellyCallum DoveSam DoyeThomas DunningCameron ElsworthJoshua EmersonLauren EmmsWilliam FarrantEmily FisherTom FordIsabel FordeKatie FouldsEmily FoxJacob FreeboroughAngela FreemanChenise FrenchYukiko FujiiToby GardinerGabriele GelezauskaiteRyan Gibbs

Keira GibsonAsa GlenisterRobbie GoldmanCharlie GoodchildMichaela GottsTom GouldAmilia GrahamRosie GrantHannah GrassKira GreenJoe Greenslade-CrossConnor GutsellJack HailstonePoppy HallKate HardyLouise HarperAlex HarrisCallum HarrisonAbi HarrisonAnya HarrisonBenjamin HartBriony HaselwoodAmy HawkesKatie HaywardChristopher HernHannah HitchcockElisabeth HoblynBritney HoggettShinai Hollands TurnerElena HollowayAbbie HollowayKatie HopkinsAshleigh HouseScott HowlettHarry HughesCallum HunnConnor IbbsTeruha IiyamaCaitlin JamesonChloe JohnsonDominique JohnsonJames JohnsonKaytlin KempJacob KerseyMelvina KnappettMurrie KybirdBenjamin LambertWilliam LambertTony LawrenceRachael LennardChloe Le-SageRafaela LimaMatthew ListerJack LuneSamual Machen-TurnerChloe ManningBronwen ManselEleanor MartindaleEllie-Mae MasonElla McKeownCharles MedcalfKatie MillerSophie MillerLydia MirandaKeiley MooreGrace MorganJamie MorleyCierran MortlockCharlie MouldsTiana MurrayAlex MurrowFarrah MyersEbony NewellTylar NorrisGeorgie PailesHollie PalomboAaron ParnellSophie ParsonsChloe ParsonsNathan Patesel

Elizabeth PattenFinn PattersonTasha PearceIrina PefferleLiana PennellStephen PerryRyan PickleyNatasja PinchesBella ProctorOlivia QuickPhoebe RansomCameron ReddenShannon ReddyCraig ReedMadeleine ReeveAlastair ReidThomas RenderShannon RichardsonCharlotte RigbyEva RobertsonMatthew RobinsonOwen RocheBethany RolfeWesley RoperJack RuddockAlba Saenz DeVillaverdeBradley SandryKyle SavageKatie SchofieldLiam SchofieldChristina ScottKaterina ScourseWill SelfeLily ShalevTiger SimmoniteEmaleigh SimnerAlastair SmithEmma SmithMarti SmithModupe SobanwaMercy SondwapoThomas SpaldingThomas SpetchEwan StaceyJames StarkSofia StavrakakisEthan StevensonAmber StringerRyan TannerFreya TannerEmily TaylorAaron TaylorKatherine TilyardCharlotte TitcombeGemma TrundleEdward TurnerNnaemeka UzorHebe Van GiapShannon WadeSophie WallDaniel WallisElliot WallsImogen WattsThalia WeaversKatie WebbAdam WelhamHarriet WhitbreadChelsey Wilding-SmithEmily-Ada

Wilding-SmithLlyn WilliamsChristy WilliamsVictoria WilsonSamantha WilsonSam WoodsRuby WrightJessica Yallop

Year 9 Gold Awards Year 9 Straight AsEd AllanJames BentleyBethan BradshawJoseph BrownDaisy BrownSarah BurnsRebecca BurroughsHannah CornishHannah CurwenHolly DaviesSam DoyeJoshua EmersonEmily FisherTom FordKatie FouldsYukiko FujiiGabrieleGelezauskaiteRobbie GoldmanAmilia GrahamRosie GrantKate HardyAbi HarrisonBritney HoggettShinai HollandsTurnerKatie HopkinsTeruha IiyamaKaytlin KempMelvina KnappettMurrie KybirdRafaela LimaBronwen ManselEleanor MartindaleKatie MillerTylar NorrisSophie ParsonsTasha PearceAlastair ReidBethany RolfeWesley RoperAlba Saenz

De VillaverdeLily ShalevAlastair SmithModupe SobanwaMercy SondwapoKatherine TilyardCharlotte TitcombeHebe Van GiapAdam Welham

Oana Abrudan-IndriesChloe AdamsTuew AdamsRumana AkhtarJon AllenJordan AllenLewis AllumBen AmossChristopher ArbonSam ArmstrongJodie AshmanJasmine AshtonEleanor BainbridgeKaty BarrettPeter BarronLaura BartramMolly BedfordCourtney BellCharlie BennettAlexandra BentonScott BettsOliver BinghamGareth BorrettWilliam BowerEmma BradleyJoanna BrawnEllie BrianGeorgie BrittainSkye BrookAbigail BrumptonJames BuckmasterGeorgie ButteryMatthew ByworthChloe CalverRonan CampbellGeorgina ChamleyTabatha ChristopherLucy ClarkImogen CliftonAlice CodlingHarry ColdwellMegan ColemanChloe CollinsBria CoppingGeorge CullodenAmber CunninghamChloe CunninghamBenjamin CurranWilliam CurwenTilly DalglishMadeleine DempsterMarion DenbyGabrielle DeoraGavin DixonLucy DoltonEllie DoreyAlexander EarleLuke EdgeworthAbbie EllisAlice ElsomDylan EvansChloe EvansMegan FeethamJordan FinlaysonEllie FreemanToby FrenchWilliam GairAlex GardinerLuke Gardiner

Khembe GibbonsLauren GibbsJames GodfreyIsabella GravesJamie GrayZachary GriggsZoe HallLiam HallsLaura HarrisConor HarrisJordan HarrisSamuel HarrisonRebecca HastingsKatie HawkinsVictoria HayDigby HaydenJess HempsteadBonnah HitchingsCourtney HolderRebecca HolmesAaron HowlettRosie HudsonJessica Hull-ArcherBilly HumeToby JefferyHeidi JenningsRoss JepsonDulcie KeeleyJoe KellyRaj KhandakerLucy KilpatrickLouisa Kirby-GreenGemma KitchinJoe KlopperBethany KnightCraig LangdonRebecca

Langford-FoxMatthew le PoidevinDanny LinesErin LloydWilliam LockyearMarc ManningChloe MarshIsabella MarshShannon MarvellRussell MedcalfRuth MiddlehurstAlicia MillsChloe MitchellAbigail MooreJoshua MossParis MouldsKate NashHarvey NewmanCallan NortonAbigail NunnChristian OldfieldNatasha OliverMolly OllingtonCharlotte OrrissSophie PadburyHarry PageDarcy PalmerJacob PankDrew ParnellAbigail PawlowskiElliot PearsonJack Porter

Rhian PrinceLuke ProsserAdam RedgraveJoshua ReederWilliam RenderCourtney RigbyKate RoachGuy RodwellJake RoyalJordan SadlerElise SandersonJessica SansomJasmine SavierCooperAlisha ScarrowJennifer ScolesJack SelfKierra SharpeEmma SheenMax SimpsonThomas SineyAlexander SlaterMadeleine SmithElliott SmithTiffany SmithJoel SokolowskiGeorgia SouthgateGeorgia SouthwouldHannah SpearmanBethany StevensJames StewartChristopher StokesMaggie StoneGrace StotenNathan SwanChloe TaylorMegan TaylorEmily ThomasKelly ThompsonAmelia ThompsonRia TillettJessica TookeAlexandra TookeAshley TrentEmma TurnerHannah TurnerHarriet UptonLeah Vermeulen-ColeChloe VinceHarry WagnerEleanor WalkerLula WalmsleyDanielle WaltonJames WappettEmma WarfordJenna WebbSidi WeltonMegan WheelerChelsea WhittletonSophie WicksAshley WigginsChristopher WilsonAdelle WoodJoseph WraggAdam WrightEllie WrightBen Wright

Year 10 Gold Awards Year 10 Straight AsTuew AdamsBen AmossMolly BedfordEllie BrianSkye BrookGeorgie ButteryImogen CliftonMegan ColemanAmber CunninghamChloe CunninghamWilliam CurwenTilly DalglishMarion DenbyGabrielle DeoraLucy DoltonMegan FeethamAlex GardinerLuke GardinerJames GodfreyKatie HawkinsRebecca HolmesBilly HumeToby JefferyDulcie KeeleyRaj KhandakerLucy KilpatrickMatthew le PoidevinParis MouldsDrew ParnellJake RoyalJasmine Savier CooperEmma SheenMadeleine SmithGrace StotenEmily ThomasEmma TurnerHarriet UptonHarry WagnerLula WalmsleyJenna WebbMegan Wheeler

We especially congratulate all those students who have achieved straight A grades in all four assessments sincejoining us:

Tuew AdamsChloe CunninghamWilliam CurwenGabrielle DeoraMegan FeethamJames GodfreyDulcie KeeleyLucy Kilpatrick

Jake RoyalEmma SheenEmily ThomasHarry Wagner

Robert AdamsPaul AndersRobert ArnoldHolly AshfordHannah AshworthKirsty AustinCharlotte AvesMichael BartramCallum BartrumLucy BaylissGemma BeckettJessica BirdGeorge Bishop-ApseyGideon BlakeLucy BlincoMegan BorehamMatthew BowlerAdam BraggDanielle BrameRowanne BramwellMarcus BreezeAngus BridgesKatie BrownWilliam BurnsJessica CarnegieAmber CartinAmy ChapmanLouise ChartronSamuel ChittockSophie ClarkeRachel CliftonBilly CollinsEvangeline CourtierHarry CowperLibby CrossleyEdwina d'AlmeidaEmma DavisLauren DayHope DenningImogen DeverellPatrick DohertyAshleigh DunnEleanor EdmeadesTaylor EdwardsLouise EmmettLaura EmmettGeorgie FairweatherChelsea FarrellMegan FilkinsKayleigh FordhamConnor Foster BrownStephanie FouldsChristopher FoxRobyn FramptonWilliam FrostJade FroudSamuel GardinerJames GardinerKelly-Marie GardnerJennifer GatesDanielle GibbsThomas GidneyElouise GooderhamHayden GraingerLaurence GrantEmma GreenwoodGeorgia GriggsJacob GrimwoodJennifer GurneyDamien HallsCiaran HarrisDaniel HarrisonKyra HarveyRosalind HarveyPaige HawkinsBethany HaygreenEmma HealeyOliver HeardLaura HicksPhilippa HigginsAlisha HodgsonDarren HoggettKayleigh HolderOlivia HolmesThomas HubbardBela Istvan SzaboJack JohnsonNatasha JohnstonMiles JollyTomas Jonaitis

Maisie JonasMelissa KennedyDeanna KerryHannah KingLucy KitchinSuzannah LaneChelsea LarkinGemma LinesMolly LloydHenry LordLiliana LuongoRachel MacloughlinAmy MaddockAnthony MannBen MannellRoderick ManselLydia MarshallShaunna MarvellLinzi McCleanKatie McClenaghanJennifer McGaleyLeah MeadBethany MillardBruce MillsCathryn MoffatJake MorrisChristy MorrisConnor MortlockJessica MottYazmin NashRachele OberThomas OrmeLaura ParnellBenjamin PearceTeri PearmanThea PeckElla PettitEdward PipeElla PriceAshlee PurdyBenjamin RabillardTeri-Ann RaggattSean RansomPhoebe RichardsFinlay Richmond-

GibbsImogen RidgeKeran RoachLaura RobinsonWichai SaensawatDouglas SandsDominique ScolesHarry ShaplandAdam ShardThomas SheenSamuel SmithCharlotte SmithJack SmithRiona SnellingEdward SpetchGareth StannardDanielle StantonJohn StaresDeanna StephensonMia StewartAmy StoneElla SullivanJonathan TitcombeCharlotte TurnerRebecca WallEmma WallingAlex WallsSophie WaltonBenjamin WardJames WatsonLydia WatsonBen WattsHarriet WelhamLuke WelhamConnor WellsGeorgia WhiteJessica WilliamsDaniel WrightJack Yallop

Year 11 Gold Awards Year 11 Straight AsKirsty AustinCharlotte AvesJessica BirdMegan BorehamRowanne BramwellJessica CarnegieLouise ChartronEvangeline CourtierHarry CowperLibby CrossleyEdwina d'AlmeidaHope DenningMegan FilkinsStephanie FouldsJacob GrimwoodDamien HallsDaniel HarrisonKyra HarveyEmma HealeyOliver HeardLaura HicksOlivia HolmesThomas HubbardNatasha JohnstonHannah KingLucy KitchinSuzannah LaneLiliana LuongoAmy MaddockRoderick ManselLinzi McCleanKatie McClenaghanJennifer McGaleyConnor MortlockEdward PipeElla PriceImogen RidgeLaura RobinsonRiona SnellingEdward SpetchAmy StoneRebecca WallAlex WallsBenjamin WardLydia WatsonGeorgia White

We especially congratulate all those students who have achieved straight Agrades in all seven assessments since joining us:Charlotte AvesMegan BorehamJessica CarnegieEvangeline CourtierEdwina d’AlmeidaMegan FilkinsStephanie FouldsEmma HealeyLiliana LuongoJennifer McGaleyImogen RidgeLaura RobinsonGeorgia White

We congratulate those students who gained straight one grades in this month’s interim assessment:

Year 12/13 AwardsYEAR 12Michael ApichellaLucia BennettSamuel BinghamLydia BowersAnna BrittainIgraine BrookAmy EmmsHolly FrancesBethany HallRory Lankester

Sam LebbonRuth NewtonZoe ParsonsScott RansomEmma SchofieldVictoria SlaterBethany SomanOyeoluwa

SomorinCatherine UptonEllen Wappett

We especially congratulate those who have not dropped agrade since joining us:Samuel Bingham, Lydia Bowers,Anna Brittain, Amy Emms, Holly Frances, BethanyHall, Sam Lebbon, Ruth Newton, Zoe Parson, ScottRansom, Bethany Soman and Ellen Wappett.

YEAR 13Jennifer BarkerHolly BowdenWilliam BrocklebankAbbie CarterJordan CookFrancesca CorbettAlexander DavisonCatherine DenbyRachel EarlLucy EmmersonLauren ExellSamuel FearnleyConnor FordHazel FordeElizabeth GeorgeKatherine GoodchildCharlotte LeamanAshleigh MortonRyan PalmerHarry PalmerCeres Pap

Grace PocockAlice RaynerHannah SainsburyFiona SmeeDeanna SmithCamilla StantonRebecca SwanLauren WarfordRosie WatersEleanor WhiteEmma WinwardRebecca WoodKaris Wright

The GCSE Certificate PresentationWe were delighted to welcome Mrs Webb as our chief guest as we congratulated year twelve on their stunning GCSE success last summer. Mrs Webb, who completed twenty years’ service to the governing body lastsummer, presented the year group with their Records of Achievements in Mayand so it was fitting that she should see them receive their certificates thismonth. The summer marking their GCSE examinations will forever be associat-ed with our production of ‘The Phantom of The Opera’ at the Apex and so theassembly opened with ‘Think of Me’ from the show performed by Beth Somanaccompanied by Ashley Nayler. After the formal presentation, the year twelvemusicians treated us to a medley of other tunes. We congratulate the wholeyear group on the success their certificates represent.

We especially congratulate Millie Stanton,Rosie Waters, Eleanor White and EmmaWinward who have not dropped a gradesince joining us.

YEAR 9Melody Abbott 2Kawsar Ahmad 2Luke Alford 4Matt Allen 3Oliver Amps William Ashwell Ben Atkins Ben Aves 2Olivia Ayres Alfie Baldwin 2Ethan Bartholomew Thomas Bastow Chloe Bentic2James Bentley Sam Berry 2Hollie Bowden Amy Bowers 2Joseph Brown 2Daisy Brown Dylan Brown 2Mitchell Bryant Charlotte Buchan Jack Bull 2Ella Bullen 2Sarah Burns 2Rebecca Burroughs Toby Carr 2Georgia Carr Emily Carter Benjamin Chittock 2Kiran Chohan-Jones Rajan Chohan-Jones 2Neevie Clarke 2Gianni Clempson Alastair Coe Courtney-Jade Coleman Patryk Con William Cooke Wharton

Sophie Cooper Francesca Corley Hannah Cornish 2Hannah Crown Erin Cunningham Max Cunningham Hannah Curwen 2Holly Davies Destiny Dawson Will Dixon 2Demi Donnelly 2Callum Dove Sam Doye 3Thomas Dunning 2Cameron Elsworth Joshua Emerson 2Lauren Emms 2William Farrant 2Emily Fisher Tom Ford 2Isabel Forde 2Katie Foulds Emily Fox 3Jacob Freeborough 2Angela Freeman 2Chenise French Yukiko Fujii Gabriele Gelezauskaite 2Ryan Gibbs 2Emily Gibbs 2Keira Gibson 3Asa Glenister Robbie Goldman 2Charlie Goodchild 3Tom Gould 2Amilia Graham Rosie Grant Hannah Grass 2Kira Green 3Joe Greenslade-Cross 3

Connor Gutsell Jack Hailstone Lucy Hall 2Kate Hardy Callum Harrison Abi Harrison 2Anya Harrison 2Benjamin Hart Briony Haselwood Amy Hawkes Katie Hayward Hannah Hitchcock 2Elisabeth Hoblyn Britney Hoggett Shinai Hollands Turner 2Elena Holloway 2Abbie Holloway Jade Hooper Katie Hopkins 2Ashleigh House 2Harry Hughes Teruha Iiyama Caitlin Jameson Chloe Johnson James Johnson 2Kaytlin Kemp Jacob Kersey 2Melvina Knappett Murrie Kybird 3William Lambert Tony Lawrence Chloe Le-Sage Rafaela Lima 3Matthew Lister 3Jack Lune Samual Machen-Turner Alicia Manchip-Hill Bronwen Mansel Eleanor Martindale Ella McKeown 2

Charles Medcalf Katie Miller Sophie Miller Samuel Mills 2Keiley Moore Grace Morgan 2Jamie Morley Charlie Moulds 2Tiana Murray Alex Murrow Tylar Norris 2Georgie Pailes 2Hollie Palombo Aaron Parnell Sofie Parsons 2Chloe Parsons Nathan Patesel 2Irina Pefferle Liana Pennell 3Stephen Perry Natasja Pinches Elliot Potter Bella Proctor 2Olivia Quick Phoebe Ransom 2Cameron Redden Craig Reed 2Madeleine Reeve 3Alastair Reid 2Thomas Render Charlotte Rigby 2Eva Robertson 2Matthew Robinson 2Owen Roche Bethany Rolfe Wesley Roper 3Jack Ruddock Alba Saenz De Villaverde 2Bradley Sandry 2Kyle Savage

Katie Schofield Christina Scott 2Katerina Scourse Will Selfe Lily Shalev Alastair Smith 2Chelsea Smith Emma Smith Marti Smith Thomas Spetch 2Ewan Stacey James Stark Sofia Stavrakakis 2Ethan Stevenson 2Amber Stringer Ryan Tanner Katherine Tilyard 2Charlotte Titcombe 2Gemma Trundle Edward Turner Hebe Van Giap 3Shannon Wade Sophie Wall Elliot Walls Thalia Weavers 3Katie Webb 2Adam Welham Harriet Whitbread Chloe White Llyn Williams Chris Williams 2Victoria Wilson 3Shane Windle Sam Woods 2Ruby Wright

YEAR 10Chloe Adams Tuew Adams 2Rumana Akhtar Ben Amoss 3Christopher Arbon Eleanor Bainbridge 2Justin Bayes Molly Bedford 2Courtney Bell Charlie Bennett Gareth Borrett William Bower Joanna Brawn Georgie Brittain Skye Brook Abigail Brumpton James Buckmaster

Georgie Buttery Ronan Campbell Chris Cant Alice Codling Bria Copping George Culloden Amber Cunningham Chloe Cunningham 2William Curwen 2Gabrielle Deora 4Gavin Dixon Lucy Dolton Ellie Dorey 2Alexander Earle Luke Edgeworth Ellie Freeman Toby French William Gair

Lauren Gibbs James Godfrey Samuel Harrison Katie Hawkins Digby Hayden Jessica Hempstead Bonnah Hitchings Courtney Holder Rosie Hudson Toby Jeffery 2Raj Khandaker 2Lucy Kilpatrick Joe Klopper Matthew le Poidevin William Lockyear Marc Manning Shannon Marvell Ruth Middlehurst

Alicia Mills Paris Moulds Callan Norton Abigail Nunn Harry Page Drew Parnell Elliot Pearson Adam Redgrave 2Joshua Reeder Jake Royal 3Kierra Sharpe Emma Sheen 2Madeleine Smith Elliott Smith Tiffany Smith Hannah Spearman 2Chloe Taylor Georgia Taylor

Megan Taylor Emily Thomas Ria Tillett Emma Turner Harriet Upton Leah Vermeulen-Cole Harry Wagner 2Lula Walmsley James Wappett Jenna Webb Sidi Welton Harry Whiting-Noakes Chelsea Whittleton Sophie Wicks Thomas Wordley Joseph Wragg

We congratulate the recipients for November:

Certificates of Merit

TUTOR GROUP SUCCESS We congratulate this month’s winners

ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES OF MERIT QUIZ

Year 9: 9PYear 10: 10LYear 11: 11S

Year 9: 9OYear 10: 10N

Year 9: 9NYear 10: 10OYear 11: 11L, N, OSixth Form: 6RD/6KG/DU

Year 11 have had their work experience so their Certificates of Merit resume next month.