Mrs C P Skewes, Headteacher
July 3, 2016
This years District Athletics Competition, once again took place at Melbourne Park Athletics track in Chelmsford. In the run up to this event pupils displayed commitment to training, both in and out of school and to other athletics meets, giving them valuable experience in preparation for the District competition.
Throughout the day we saw some great performances with everyone maximising their potential for the benefit of the team.
The pupils were a credit to the school as their behaviour was impeccable throughout the day. Their encouragement and support of others was a joy to watch and made the PE staff that accompanied them on the day extremely proud.
The following pupils finished in the top 3 in their event and deserve recognition for their achievements:
U13 boys
Jamie Blatcher 1st Javelin
U14 boys
Ethan Mitchell 2nd High Jump
Samuel Jones 3rd High Jump
Bradley Leaks 2nd Discus
U15 boys
Lewis Blatcher 2nd Pole Vault
U17 boys
Charlie Johnson 3rd 400m Hurdles
U13 girls
Maddyson Window 2nd Discus
Ellie Lake 2nd 200m
Shannon Beeching, Bethany Hazeltine, Ellie Lake and Kali Hopkins 3rd 4x100m Relay
U14 girls
Hana Fountain 1st Discus
U15 girls
Olivia Yeo 2nd 200m
Ellie Ashford 3rd 800m
Millie Hawkins 3rd 1500m
U17 girls
Jade Lambert Foster 3rd Shot
U13 girls 3rd
Overall Girls 3rd
Ellie applied for the RYLA and was successfully selected along with four of her peers to attend the leadership assessment weekend. Ellie performed exceptionally well, demonstrated outstanding leadership skills and managed to secure a place in the final. Ellie then attended a further weekend with all finalists across Essex where she undertook numerous workshops and activities. Out of the 25 finalists Ellie finished 5th and was selected to interview on BBC Essex radio as a representative of the weekend. Ellie was the youngest contender, which reinforces this outstanding achievement!
Well done Ellie!
Recent fixture successes:
Year 7 Rounders - the girls beat King John 6 1/2 rounders to 4 1/2
Year 7 Cricket - this mixed girls and boys team beat King John
King John scored 69/8 from 18 overs
Cornelius scored 70/8 from 17.5 overs
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