ASA TODAY, Issue 42

Music Success

Recast Concert

Year 13 Katherine To celebrates music exam success

Fundraiser for ASA Africa Mission Trip & Macmillan Cancer Trust

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Sixth Form student Rhiannon Offered a place at Oxford University

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager On the 11th January 2017 students across the country were waiting by their letterboxes for the post to be delivered, hopefully with their all important Oxford University letter. The letter informed them if they had been rejected or offered a place at the University.

Sixth Form student Rhiannon was one of these students. Having been through the extensive application process involving an exam, essay and three days of interviews, she was unsure if she would make the final cut, especially as she plans to defer for a 2018 entry.

We are thrilled to announce that Rhiannon was offered a place to study History at the University of Oxford in the prestigious Balliol College. The University also acknowledged that Rhiannon wished to defer and accepted her for admission in October 2018 which is a fantastic achievement.

Rhiannon plans to use her gap year doing charity work for ‘Safe Passage’ in Guatemala. The charity brings hope, education and opportunity to the children and families making their lives around Guatemala’s garbage dump.

We couldn’t be prouder of all that Rhiannon has achieved. She works hard and is a brilliant representative of All Saints’ Academy. Well done Rhiannon!

'After a challenging application process, receiving an offer for Oxford University was overwhelming and very exciting. Although I have lots of work ahead of me I am really pleased to have been given this opportunity. I'd like to thank my family, friends and staff at All Saints' Academy for supporting me through the application. A special thanks to my Year 11 History teacher Miss Cameron who has continued to support me since moving to another role elsewhere.'

Rhiannon Watts Jakub Sprenger Serena Pepa

Beth Halford

Jose Lumactod

Declan Austin

Hope Jones

Poppy Slack

Callum Bell

Oliver Ray

LOSERVILLE A cross between TV Show The Big Bang Theory and the musical Grease.

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Fantastic start to the new year

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager Chief Editor This term has seen many student and alumni successes. Rhiannon being offered a place at Oxford University was a particular highlight.

Alumnus Jake Sollars success of gaining work with ITV whilst studying for his Film degree was another.

At the end of January Mr Aitchison, alongside CODs (Cheltenham Operatic Dramatic Society) member Aimée Sullivan organised the fantastic RECAST concert at All Saints’ Academy. The event drew a massive audience and raised a huge amount for charity. Our choir and Loserville cast performed fantastically. A big thank you to Mr Aitchison, Musical Director for RECAST for all of his hard work on the event.

Next term we are looking forward to the Academy’s next production, the musical Loserville. Loserville is a cross between the TV comedy Big Bang Theory and the musical Grease.

Sixth Form students Josh Domm, Poppy Slack and Beth Halford have been working tirelessly on the choreography for the show which is looking amazing.

Tickets are already on sale and we look forward to seeing you at one of the three show dates. Please see pages 8 & 9 for more details.

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Welcome to our first edition of ASA Today for 2017. Within the first couple of weeks of this term we received the fantastic news that Sixth Form student Rhiannon Watts was successful in being offered a place at Oxford University to read History at Balliol College. Rhiannon is the first All Saints’ Academy student to have an offer from Oxford, it highlights the hard work Rhiannon has put in at the Academy to gain this wonderful opportunity.

We look forward to making this an annual event in our Christmas calendar.

At All Saints’ Academy we endeavour to support our local community and constantly challenge our students to think of ways to help.

All of our tutor groups worked tirelessly on lovingly creating Christmas hampers that were bulging with

The studious approach of our students was also celebrated when Katherine To achieved a merit in Grade 8 Piano. Katherine’s hard work and perseverance has really paid off and we know that Katherine will go on to achieve great things as a musician. Well done and congratulations to both Rhiannon and Katherine on their outstanding achievements.

At the end of last term we celebrated the joy of Christmas with a carol service at Cheltenham Minster. The event was a wonderful celebration in the most beautiful setting.

Many thanks to all at the Minster, our choir, parents, staff, students and friends of All Saints’ who attended.

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food and gifts, all of which were delivered to the Cheltenham YMCA. This term we have seen our students in Years 11, 12 and 13 step-

ping up a gear to prepare for their summer examinations.

They have been attending extra revision classes and tutor sessions in English, Maths and Science running between 5.00pm to 7.00pm in the evening. Over the February half term, there will be subject specific revision provided each day of the week for students to attend.

Please see page 5 for the full timetable.

Rehearsals have begun for this year’s Academy musical, Loserville. It promises to be our best production yet. We have students from Years 7 – 13 taking part and we are confident that we will have our biggest audience ever so make sure you get your tickets for one of the performances soon!

Towards the end of January, Mr Aitchison invited West End star Leo Roberts to All Saints’ to help deliver a performing arts workshop to the Loserville cast. Leo Roberts played Shrek in the musical at the West End and has played key roles in Les Miserablés and Show Boat.

We wish you a wonderful February half term and look forward to seeing you all back in the new term.

You can now apply for Sixth Form online: www.asachelt.org/sixthformapplicationform

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“All Saintsʼ Academy from the very first interview were engaged and enthusiastic. We will forever be grateful that we chose All Saintsʼ with the trust of our daughterʼs education and guidance. Not only were they brilliant, thoughtful and insightful while Chelsea attended the Sixth Form they went above and beyond in helping her with her UCAS application and provided guidance with the financing aspects of university.”

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Katherine To achieves Grade 8 Piano A massive congratulations to Year 13 Sixth Form student Katherine To who achieved a Merit in her Grade 8 piano exam.

Katherine has been playing the piano since she was in Year 2. Her favourite style to play is romantic classical.

Katherine was surprised to find out she had passed with a Merit and is now thinking

about applying for a Scholarship.

Mrs Austin, Head of Music, teaches Katherine piano, “Katherine should be extremely proud of this achievement because at this level natural talent is not enough to achieve a Merit. This award represents her unwavering commitment to her goal, and the resilience and perseverance that she has shown throughout her preparation.”

“This award represents her unwavering commitment to her goal, and the resilience and perseverance that she has shown throughout her preparation.”

Mrs Austin Head of Music

Christmas Hampers for the YMCA Sixth Form winner 9CH

On Wednesday 14th December House Captains from All Saints’ Academy delivered 39 Christmas Hampers to the Cheltenham YMCA.

Every year tutor groups lovingly decorate hampers and fill them with food and gifts for those less fortunate.

The most thoughtful hamper from each house won a prize for the tutor group. The winners were:

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In Memory of Megan

By Mrs Spence Roman Catholic Lay Chaplain

On a snowy Friday 13th January, a short service of remembrance was held for Megan White’s fifth anniversary (14th), in the prayer garden beside Megan’s tree. The service was an opportunity to celebrate Megan’s life and to privately recall happy memories shared. It was attended by close friends now in Year 12 and Megan’s brother Harvey.

The service included the bible passage, John 14:1-7, “Do not be worried or upset”, Jesus told them. “Believe in God and believe also in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house and I am going to prepare a place for you.”

This was followed by the Lord’s Prayer which we recited together. We then listened to a poem which reminded us that our love and feelings continue even though we are apart.

Finally, laminated stars were attached to the tree as we listened to the song ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’.

Carol Service

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Christmas Assembly

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On Tuesday 13th December 2016, the Academy held their annual carol service. This year the event was held at St Mary’s Church in Cheltenham Town Centre.

The talented academy choir attended the service, along with members of the Academy’s Chaplaincy Team.

The choir gracefully sang their way through well-known carols including: O’ Little Town of Bethlehem; Christmas Lullaby; Ding Dong Merrily on High; Silent Night; Creator of The Stars At Night and While Shepard’s Watched (this was livened up by being sang to the tune of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious). Not forgetting Once in Royal David’s City, which Reece Attwood introduced as a solo along with Hush Little Babe I Love Thee sung by Ciara Austin.

Every year there are lots of students who volunteer to do a reading as a part of the carol service. Yet again, we are safe to say that once again we weren’t in short supply of people to read them. At the annual service this year, they were read by Maisy Keane, Michelle Kambato, Mrs Coleman,

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Seamus Bonner, Leah Roden, Olivia Regan, Jose Lumactod, Olly Ray, Marni Farnacio, Lottie Farmer, Rev. Claire Dyson (Pastoral Minister at Cheltenham Minister), Mr McNiffe, Mr Pinless and I. It was also fantastic to see that so many members of staff, along with a few students and their families came along to support the students by attending the carol service. Here’s what some of them had to say about the service: “I thoroughly enjoyed the carol service at the church. The service itself was well balanced between congregational carols, choir singing and reading. I was moved to see so many students taking part and I think the choir sang the best I have heard them.

A big well done to all involved!” - Mrs Battershill.

“This was the best carol concert I have been to in my many years of teaching. The choir sang together so well and the solo singers were a joy to hear.” – Mr Simcox.

“With a fantastic array of talented soloists and pleasant harmonies, the ASA carol service was a spectacular event. It’s setting, one of the oldest buildings in Cheltenham, St Mary’s Church, made the night even better, providing stunning echoes to the choir’s sound. All in all, a great way to get into the festive spirit!”

– Rhiannon Watts

The end of the calendar year at All Saints’ Academy, can’t come without its annual end of term Christmas assembly. The annual assembly carried key messages which are important for the youth of today, to listen to, and keep in mind.

During the assembly this Christmas, there were a handful of outstanding group performances from the Academy’s drama club. Conveying the message that these days Christmas can be full of stress, running around, gluttony, greed, and pride. Whereas more importantly, that Christmas should be about spending time together and celebrating the long awaited end of the advent period.

“The annual assembly carried key messages” There were a number of readings to separate the acts, which were read by Seamus Bonner, Michelle Kambato, Mrs Coleman, Olivia Regan, Holly Lewis, Leah Roden, Mr McNiffe and Mr Pinless. The readings were a reminder of what happened during the time of the birth of Jesus Christ. The readings also reminded us of what Christmas should be about: Spending time with family, friends and loved ones, whilst celebrating the birth of Christ. Reminding us that Christmas should not be about what is under the tree, or what’s on the table. Instead, it should be about peace, forgetting the troubles of the year and coming together to celebrate as one. To finish the assembly prayers were led by, Jose Lumactod, Olly Ray, Marni Farnacio and Lottie Farmer.

A couple of fantastic numbers where sang by the choir, filling the hall with song and the spirit of Christmas. Songs included Christmas Lullaby, Silent Night, In The Bleak Midwinter and Hush Little Babe I Love Thee, sang by Ciara Austin.

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CCF Competition

By Anna Addams Student Reporter

It was an early yet eager start for the All Saints’ CCF at 7.30am on Sunday 15th January 2017, as it was the day of the annual CCF competition. The team, which was led by Flying Officer’s Wellington and Clarke-Savage, was made up of Lance Corporal Declan Austin, Corporal Alex Regan, Trenton Anderson, Jose Lumactod, Alex Barnard, Marco Sanina and I (Lance Corporal).

Despite being a small team, we were feeling full of optimism and we were raring to go, even if those feelings were buried underneath how tired we were.

Our first challenge of the day was the bleep test. Running for All Saints’ we had Declan, Trenton, Alex B and Regan. During this, Declan was able to outrun Regan, putting him to shame!

The next challenge that we had was first aid. The team for this was made up of Declan, Trenton, Regan and I. We were spit up into pairs (I was with

us through every command with confidence. Just before we were led in drill, there was a uniform inspection, carried out by a drill sergeant.

Aircraft recognition was our next task which was taken by Alex B, Jose, Declan and I. We had to name 30 different aircraft that appeared individually on the screen within 150 seconds, for every second that we went over, we got penalised. Whenever we got one wrong, the program would hurl Shakespearian insults at us, if we got them right, a jet engine would sound.

Following that we all took on the general knowledge quiz. The quiz contained questions about what we had learnt while revising our part one’s and two’s during cadet sessions at the Academy.

Regan, Declan and Trenton were the other pair). As part of first aid, Regan and I had to show what we would do if we found someone on the floor unconscious, which included checking for danger, seeing if they were responsive, performing CPR, calling for an ambulance and making sure that they would be looked after once they had regained consciousness.

The next challenge we faced was the command task, which we all had to partake in. We had to get a piece of rope through a ‘web’ to neutralise it as it was poisonous. We then had to get the rope back out again while all singing a song, we chose to belt out Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. We had to do all this within the time limit of 15 minutes. Neither we, nor the rope were allowed to touch the ‘web’. Otherwise one of us would go blind and we’d have to start again. We were able to successfully complete the task in around 11 minutes. Points wise, this was our best activity.

Up next was drill, which Declan led everyone through. Despite the fact he was only given the command order sheet that day, he was able to lead

After general knowledge, Declan, Trenton, Jose, Alex B and Regan took on the DCCT (shooting). During this, they had to go through making sure that the guns were safe before shooting and then aim at the target. Jose, on his second ever shoot, got the best results of the team.

Whilst I, Flying Officer’s Wellington and Clark-Savage were sat waiting for the others to finish with DCCT, we came to the conclusion that Marco (who was also sat with us at the time) had decided to promote himself to head of entertainment for the day.

As the DCCT was the final mission of the day, the award ceremony followed which brought all teams together and rounded up the day.

As a flight we were awarded

the R.I.S.E. Trophy (see definition below), which was impressive to receive, epesically considering that this was our first competition as All Saints’ Academy.

Not only was it our first competition as a flight, it was also my birthday that day, so we had more than enough cakes to go with the trophy!

(We had to finish off the cakes at cadets the next day as there may have been a few too many).

“An extremely excellent effort from all of those involved, you should be very proud of yourselves” – Flying Officer Clarke-Savage

RISE TROPHY Respect: Mutual and Self Respect Integrity: Moral Courage Honesty Responsibility - Justice Service: Physical Courage Loyalty Commitment - Teamwork Excellence: Personal Excellence Discipline - Pride

Enrichment Rotation Two Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Year 10

Art - Clay fish, Clay Butterflies, Paper Collage butterflies.

History - Independent Research project

Trampolining

Health and Social - Moving to Mars!

Drama - ASA Soap opera

Geography - Travelling on a shoestring

Handball

Business - School of Rock!

Dance - Street!

Languages - Linguistic legends

Table Tennis

Film studies - Cinerama!

Music - Garage Band

RE - ASA through the looking glass

Futsal

DT - Balsa Wood racers

ICT- Micro bit project

Fitness training

The Physical Education department offers a wide range of sporting opportunities.

These are seasonal in line with the district, county and national competitions in all sports.

Winter: Basketball, Netball, Gymnastics, Football, Dance, Fitness, Badminton, Table Tennis Spring: Basketball, Football, Netball, Cricket, Gymnastics, Trampolining, Dance Fitness

Year 11 Revision Timetable Time

9am - 12pm

Monday 13th February Tuesday 14th February Science

Wednesday 15th February

History

Health and Social

Geography

Art

Thursday 16th February

Friday 17th February Computing

Maths

Engineering Product Design Maths

12pm - 3.30pm

Religious Education

Business

Art

English

Engineering Product Design

AFRICA TRIP 2017

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By Miss Wellington IT Teacher

Christmas and the month leading up to it was a very busy time for the Africa team. In the month of December the team raised over £4000 on diverse activity such as attending Christmas Fairs, serving refreshments at the Pantomime and the school carol concert.

The FAST was a real boost to the total for the month.

Things are not slowing down either! February will see us selling valentines roses every break time leading up to half term. The roses will then be delivered, anonymously if required, to the form room of your valentine! The team were also at the musical extrava-

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ganza; RECAST, selling refreshments and supporting Mr Aitchison and the group with their show.

Limbering up has started for our next huge venture – a Coast to Coast cycle during the Easter break, riding from Holyhead to Cardiff – the 200 mile plus journey taking 2 days of cycling.

The GPS route can be seen on the map on the right. If you would like to sponsor one of the team you can do this on the Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/dorriemorleytanzania2017 or by contacting us directly at school.

Its getting close now! https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/vacation?iso=20170718T00&p0 =71&msg=Africa+2017&font=cursive

Charity Fundraiser RECAST a success

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager Saturday 28th January saw professional musicians from around the country coming to All Saints’ Academy for a charity fundraising concert. The concert named ‘RECAST’ was the brilliant idea of Music Teacher Mr Aitchison and Cotswold Savoyards member Aimée Sullivan. The premise of the concert was that roles were reversed.

Musical songs traditionally sang by men were sang by women and visaversa.

Mr Aitchison, musical director of the show used his large network of music friends to create a fantastic orchestra alongside the Tewkesbury Camerata. Aimée Sullivan was the Producer of RECAST and worked with Mr Aitchison in casting some brilliant singers for the show. Singers joined the show from Cotswold Savoyards, Cheltenham Operatic and Dramatic Society and All Saints’ Academy.

All Saints’ Choir performed ‘Little Girls’ from Annie which was fantastic. The Loserville cast gave the audience a taste of their upcoming production with the song ‘Ticket Outta Loserville’.

The evening was a sell out with an strong audience of 200. Thank you to all that came and supported the event.

We raised

£1734!

The money will be split equally between the All Saints’ Africa Trip and Macmillan Cancer Support.

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Bishop’s Inauguration

By Mr Shergold

Head of Engineering & Construction With the help of my Year 9 construction class we turned a simple shepards crook into something that did not look out of place in a Bishops Inauguration, which is exactly where it ended up!

The new Bishop of Tewkesbury, The Right Reverend Robert Springett, was Inaugurated at Gloucester Cathedral last month, an event in which Mr Pinless and a group of All Saints’ students were guests.

Using techniques common to the Design and Technology department the crook was designed and manufactured using materials found on site.

It’s really nice to see the work that we do being seen by the community as a whole, even if it is just knowing that we played a part in something much bigger.

Excellence in Year 7

By Miss Holland Assistant Head of Design Technology

Year 7 students who are on rotation in Design Technology have been set a design brief to design and manufacture a pinewood tea light holder that will hold three tea lights and must have a unique engraving.

Students have been learning the skills of: Chiselling; sawing; drilling; measuring and sanding. They have been practicing and developing these skills each lesson and have finally produced their tea light holder that has been manufactured to an outstanding quality. They also gained skills in CAD/CAM where they designed their engravings on 2D Design then had the laser cutter professionally engrave onto the pinewood which has given the tea light holder a commercial finish.

See what the students think of their products and what they enjoyed about the project. Keep up the great work Year 7!

Name: Joe Lister Form Group: D8 Quote: “I enjoyed the whole project but I really liked the chiselling and the drilling because they were great fun and I had never done this before.”

Name: Courtney Twyning Form Group: W1 Quote: “Even though I found it difficult, I really enjoyed chiselling because I thought that it was fun and I plan to practice this so I can get better at it.”

‘I particulary liked doing the sawing and the chiselling because I felt like it gave me responsibility’

- Zak Wakeman

Name: Zak Wakeman Form Group: W8 Quote: “I really enjoyed designing and making this whole project. I particularly liked doing the sawing and the chiselling because I felt like it gave me responsibility and it was fun!”

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West End star drops in to ASA

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager On 25th January we were lucky enough to have West End star Leo Roberts join us for a performing arts workshop.

Mr Aitchison gave Leo singing lessons many years ago. Since then Leo has gone on to perform in Les Misérables at the West End. He was also cast as Shrek in the musical. Recently Leo starred in Show Boat.

Leo was happy to watch our students perform one of the songs from Loserville, ‘Ticket Outta Loserville’. He then gave them pointers on how they could improve the performance. Leo spoke to the students about breaking the ‘fourth wall’. The ‘fourth wall’ is a theatrical term for the imaginary ‘wall’ that exists between actors on stage and the audience.

Students also had the opportunity to hear Leo singing. Students were invited to join in singing Les Misérables classic ‘Red and Black’.

Parents/Carers please buy your tickets for Loserville on Parentmail

Rehearsal Photos

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FameLab

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Christmas Fair

By Mrs Taylor

Pastoral Manager

By Mr Chapman Science Teacher

A brand new event to the school, FameLab is a showpiece for the science department. FameLab was set up

by Cheltenham Festivals to promote creative and charismatic communication about a science subject in just three minutes. The students all partici-

pated with great interest and we had to make the tough choice of selecting up to 12 finalists for the event. Our finalists were Stephanie Odokara, Bruno Motta Teran, Seamus Bonner, Tom Mountford, Ethan Ayres, Dan Hicks, Peter Etheredge, Jadine Loveridge, Curtis Fryer, Bobby Barnard and Sophie Mills. All students performed with courage, charisma and excellent content and it is something that all of us at the Academy are very proud of.

The Gloucester Gang Show

By Anna Addams Student Reporter

Gang show is a variety show that has been put on every year by many talented members of Scouts and Girlguiding for over 50 years. The aim of the show is to give people a taste of all aspects of performance, from singing and dancing, to comedy, tragedy, and everything in between. The inspiration for Gang Show came from a man called Ralph Reader. He was the one that wrote, produced and directed the first Gang Show that happened in London all the way back in 1932. Gloucester Gang Show, while it still includes original material from the late Ralph Reader, is also giving ‘Gang Show’ a fresher name and a more modern approach, moving it more into the 21st century to ensure it lives on through many more generations and decades to come.

The next time Gloucester Gang Show will be taking to the stage will be Tuesday 18th April – Saturday 22nd April 2017 at The Bacon Theatre at Dean Close School in Cheltenham.

There will be one performance on each of those nights, starting at 7:15 pm. There will also be a matinee performance on Saturday 22nd April that will be starting at 2:15 pm.

Ticket prices are: Adults (18 and over) £9.50. Concessions (Under 18) - £7.50.

If anyone wishes to buy tickets, you

can either call the ticket hotline on 01452 304024, come and find me around school or email me; strazo10@ asachelt.org for a ticket booking form.

If anyone has any other questions about the show, don’t hesitate to contact me.

To keep up-to-date with the show, just type Glos Gang Show into Facebook, @GlosGangShow on twitter, or go onto the show’s website – www.glosgangshow.co.uk

I highly recommend you come and watch. When I went to see the previous show, everyone in the audience was unable to take their eyes off the on stage action, the whole theatre was filled with energy! Definitely worth the money spent on tickets.

Students suggested to staff that this year we should host a Christmas Fair.

Staff were happy to make this happen, so preparations began in October.

A Thursday night craft workshop began where Santa’s Elves in many disguises began to create items to sell on the night: • Hot chocolate packs • Sweets bags • Reindeer food • Christmas Cards • Gifts bags and tags • Decorations The products were all produced by this happy band giving up their early evenings to do so.

We were also fortunate to be able to invite crafters from the community to come and sell their wares on the selected night.

We had some fantastic com-

munity stalls. Some delightful goods were on sale thanks to Giggly Crafts Partylite Candle’s, Candyfloss & Toys, the Sixth Form Young Enterprise team selling soaps and bath bombs, the Africa Team and All Saints’ gift stall, thanks to the generosity of staff.

We also had some outstanding bird feeders, trellis and plants for sale thanks to the creative students in PACE.

Africa held games such as: Guess the weight of the cake kindly baked , decorated and donated by the Pinless family. All the stalls made for a joyful evening very well supported, by students, their families as well as staff .

Due to the support of the community and the reaction from stall holders we hope to make this an annual event.

ASA Red Wolves vs Wynstones Lose 45 - 67

By Joseph O’Shea Student Reporter

The Red Wolves tipped-off their Gloucestershire Schools U18 Basketball League away at Wynstones School. The Red Wolves were optimistic of their chances in the forthcoming fixture. With Takunda Njagu to play the role of the team mascot ‘Willie the Red Wolf’ and Morgan Brotherton carrying the kit, we were on our way to success.

However, the game tippedoff with Wynstones taking control in the early possessions. They took an 8-0 lead early in the first quarter, with the Red Wolves struggling to gain a foothold in the game. As the nerves began to settle, Ryan Attwood drove hard to the rim and made 1 of his 2 free throws, giving ASA their first points of the game. Shortly after, Chase Danby used his size and strength to muscle inside to make the shot where he calmly converted the ‘And1’ attempt. Despite this, ASA struggled to keep tabs on the Wystones scorers who continued to attack. Nonetheless, I finished the quarter nicely with a strong move to rim notching his first points of the evening, this saw ASA enter the 2nd quarter trailing 16-7.

The 2nd quarter was far more positive for ASA. Berisha entered the game providing much needed energy and confidence. Attwood continued to distribute the ball well, leading to further scoring from Danby and an open jumper for Lluisma. I worked hard inside the key linking with Ryan

Attwood through a pick ‘n’ roll which saw myself get to the rim, making the bucket and saw Attwood convert from the line for the 3pt play. The second quarter saw the Red Wolves claw the side back into the game, with the quarter being scored 10-10, still ASA were trailing 26-17.

At half-time the Red Wolves were still confident about their chances after growing into the game 2nd quarter. Instructions from Team Coach Mr Pierce and myself, followed as ASA were hoping to overcome the deficit and claim an opening day victory. The introductions of Williams and Powell saw the 3rd quarter commence, seeing both sides trade like-for-like in scoring. Ryan Attwood was continuing his strong work driving to the basket.

As a pairing, Williams and Powell played with great intensity, hustling on each possession. Williams recorded a blocked shot on an impressive defensive possession. Shortly after, the starting front court of seasoned Red Wolves Danby and I returned to the floor and continued to lead the side in scoring with both picking up where they left off at the end of the 2nd quarter. The pair combined again with Danby executing a pinpoint pass across the defence straight to myself as I drained a three-pointer. Nonetheless, Wynstones continued to put the pressure on ASA and after some strong defensive possessions they saw their lead stretched further as the end of the quarter drew close. There was still time for the ASA front court - Danby and myself to make an impact on the defensive end as I recorded two steals in the driving lane and Danby’s shot blocking prowess saw the match ball swatted into the

crowd to the disbelief of the Wynstone forward. ASA ended the quarter with the final possession but in turn saw Wynstones take a 42-29 lead into the final quarter.

The 4th proved to be the Red Wolves strongest offensive but worst defensive quarter as the team gave up 25 points compared to their 14 scored.

Starting point-guard, Josh Villarba started to emerge scoring on multiple consecutive possessions. However, he failed to convert proving costly, as Wynstones scored on the following few possessions. Like Villarba, I failed to convert from the line as Wynstones carried on scoring to extend their lead and pull away. Berisha continued his hard work alongside Powell and Lluisma with some sturdy defence to close the quarter, nevertheless it proved too little too late as the game finished 6743 to Wynstones.

A strong display from the Red Wolves as they faced stiff opposition on their return to competitive basketball after a 2 year hiatus. The team took many positives from the defeat.

Myself and Danby led the scoring with 14pts and 12pts respectively, Attwood and Villarba also contributed with crucial points down the stretch and there was another impressive display from Berisha on both ends of the floor. The rest of the side contributed selflessly with hard-fought rebounds, assists and defensive possessions which all played a significant role in the team’s performance.

Next up for the Red Wolves, a road game at Archway school on the 26th of January. Please see a report in the next edition.

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Chelsea spreads hope across Brazil

By Mrs Edgar

PR & Communications Manager

Chelsea Craven attended All Saints’ Academy Sixth Form from 2013 - 2014.

Chelsea started at ASA in the middle of Year 12 having joined us from Utah in America. She had only 17 weeks to study for her first exams in Year 12.

Chelsea studied Media Studies, English Literature and Photography. During her time at All Saints’ Academy Sixth Form Chelsea got involved in lots of enrichment opportunities such as writing for the school newspaper, work experience at the Gloucestershire Echo, visiting the Gems TV studios, inter-

viewing auditionees for Britain’s Got Talent auditions and writing for the Cheltenham Science Festival.

After completing Year 13 Chelsea applied for the opportunity to take part in a mission trip.

She was accepted and undertook a 18-month mission trip in Brazil! Chelsea spread the message of hope to the local people she met.

Whilst Chelsea was in Brazil All Saints’ helped her parents in starting the university application process again. Chelsea was accepted onto a Journalism course at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN).

‘I am forever thankful to All Saints’ Academy. The Sixth Form opened doors for me that other schools closed. With the help of amazing staff I was given direction and opportuni-

ties to fulfil my potential, this was beneficial to me starting mid year from overseas. I needed a place to study that were interested in me and my future, All Saints’ definitely were.’

Chelsea also currently volunteers for the University radio station - Pulse Radio and has her own show on a Friday morning from 9am - 11am, please see her facebook page here:

Chelsea hopes to go into Broadcast Journalism following her degree course. With her determination and positive attitude we are positive Chelsea is destined for greatness!

Jake Sollars studied Media Production, Music, IT and Travel & Tourism at Sixth Form.

He is currently at University of Salford studying Film Production.

We have already had the opportunity to make a short film in which I took the role of cameraman which was great.’

I live in student halls which are about 40 minutes away from university but only 10 minutes from town which has its perks. My highlight of university life so far has been being offered a part-time ‘Runner’ job for ITV. I have so far worked on Coronation

Nick directs short documentary in 1st semester

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Jake running to success

‘My first term has been hard. I did question a few times whether to stay, it was hard to move away from family and friends. Manchester is a big city, much bigger than Cheltenham and it took a little while to get into the lifestyle. Making new friends and meeting new teachers was difficult as All Saints’ was like a family as I had been there since it opened in 2011.

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Street, The Voice and Jeremy Kyle.

On the first day of university there was a Runner advert asking for people to apply for the position, you had to send a video of yourself and why you were right for that role. I did that along with an application form detailing my experience and a little showreel of the projects I had previously worked on. I think the projects I had worked on alongside my catering experience helped me get the job. My first couple of shifts involved getting coffee for cameramen and directors, but in TV this is where most people start out. You need to work hard and impress to work your way up the TV/ Film ladder. When I did some running on The Voice I was the person calling people in for their auditions which was fun (even if it was in the rain). I have also been working in the ITV bar which is cool as I get to meet lots of different people in the industry.’

When I started All Saints’ I didn’t have a lot of confidence in myself. All Saints’ changed my perspective on things, by Sixth Form I had a lot more confidence. In younger years I wasn’t very academically gifted.

I went towards film as I felt like this was something I could excel at. In Year 10 & 11 I became more interested in being behind the camera rather than in front of it and sought out Mrs Edgar for help as I knew she had experience in the media industry. She helped provide me with opportunities to film as part of a crew but also the chance to do filming stand-alone.’

I have achieved what I thought wasn’t possible – to get to university and be able to go out and film/interview people. All Saints’ was monumental in developing my confidence to what it is today.’

Jake took part in many film projects at All Saints’ such as; • A specially commissioned Gloucester Diocese film that was played at the Bishop’s Education Conference • Filming the Junior Chef Final • The official promo of Swim the Big Blue challenge • Britain’s Got Talent green room interviews • A couple of films for CCP in collaboration with Pink Elephant PR • A full length documentary on the teachers at All Saints’ Academy Shahne Vickery, Education Advisor at Gloucester Diocese said ‘Everyone who has seen the video has been really moved. It is amazing! It’s been fantastic working with you.’

Mrs Edgar said ‘Jake achieved so much whilst he was at All Saints’ Academy. He is such a friendly and enthusiastic person, it was a privilege to provide filming opportunities for him to push himself and excel. I am so thrilled that he was chosen to be a runner for ITV, this is a massive chance to network with media professionals and get ‘a foot in the door’ in a very competitive industry. To do this in the first semester of the first year at university is very impressive. Well done Jake, we are very proud of you!’

Nick Davis studied Media Production, Music, IT and Hospitality & Catering at Sixth Form.

He is currently studying TV production at the University of Gloucestershire ‘I am really enjoying university. During the first semester I have studied modules in: Live Studio, Documentary making and Craft Skills (editing and camera techniques).

I have completed two productions. The first was a live studio recording. We had the opportunity to test out a number of studio roles such as vision mixing and directing.

The second production was a three minute documentary.

We were split into small groups and tasked with finding a subject. We chose to document one man who is an aid worker for refugees. He has worked at lots of refugee camps, most recently in Calais when they were evicted from the jungle. As you can imagine, he has seen a lot of things.

As Director I had to ‘people hunt’ to find the person for the documentary.

I contacted local charities and managed to find someone through them.’

All Saints’ Academy has built strong foundations within me.

This has enabled me to learn key skills, given me the freedom to be creative and work as a team. All Saints’ offered me extra opportunities to on top of my lessons. I had the chance to go out and work as part of a film crew on many projects working with Gloucester Diocese, Ben Hooper, Pink Elephant PR, Cheltenham Festivals and CCP. This provided me with technical skills and a showreel! The Media & Music lessons provided me with the academic terms and theories that I am revisiting now at university.'

Mrs Edgar said, 'we are proud of what Nick achieved whilst he was at All Saints' and the promise he continues to show at university. Nick took many extra opportunities during his time at All Saints' which saw him reporting on Cheltenham Science Festival, filming for Gloucester Diocese and several charities. We look forward to seeing more of his brilliant films in the future.'

CAREERS

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University Summer School

By Mrs Taylor

Assistant Pastoral Manager The Year 10 Summer School has proved to be a great success year on year, allowing students to experience living and studying at university. Pupils will partake in a variety of subject tasters and higher education aspiring workshops, whilst working alongside current students.

Last year, eight students from All Saints’ Academy were selected to attend the Summer School. They enjoyed an action-packed week of fun with exciting activities that provided them with the key skills and information they needed to start thinking about university and making informed decisions about their future. This fantastic opportunity gave students a real taste for university life and learning.

Places are limited, please request an application form or further information from Mrs Taylor or Mrs Parr. Application deadline - 31st March.

Cost: FREE

Duration:

When:

Four days

19th-22nd July 2017

Who: Year 10 students, who meet the entry criteria.

Subjects Covered:

These vary annually but cover all subject areas taught at the University of Gloucestershire. Past sessions have included: Law, Illustration, Events Management, Sports Coaching and Radio Production.

Supporting Information: Careers, finance and student life are all up for discussion during the week.

Accommodation:

En-suite individual accommodation provided in halls of residence at Oxstalls campus, Gloucester.

Catering:

Fully catered

“I had a great time and made lots of new friends”

Colby Kelly, Year 11 Student

Hope For The Future

By Mrs Parr

Pastoral Manager Students from All Saints’ had the opportunity to hear about climate change from local Cheltenham MP Alex Chalk. Alex spoke about the strong scientific consensus on climate change, its impacts and the UK’s role in tackling the issue. Students had the opportunity to discuss Alex’s talk and to follow up with questions. Students raised issues such as ‘The development of nuclear energy’ and what is being done locally in Cheltenham to tackle the issue, along with discussion about the environmental implications of war.

The session was facilitated by the Christian climate change charity ’Hope for the Future’, who have been encouraging churches and schools to speak

really impressed with the students’ questions to Alex, and particularly that they didn’t let him get away lightly!

We learned some things ourselves and

with their MPs about climate change.

The charity’s co-ordinator, Jo Musker-Sherwood, said, “Delivering our workshop at All Saints’ was a really enjoyable experience for us. We were

hope that students, teachers and Alex himself feel more equipped to take steps in caring for God’s creation”. For more information about Hope for the Future, please go to www.hftf.org.uk.

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Student of Westminster the Term York

Canterbury Serena Pepa

Durham Darci Beal

Mille Fraser

Ewan Kerby

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Data as of 26.01.2017

House Points 12,950 13,460 13,976 13,326

Attendance Tutor Comment Serena is an outstanding student, scholar and representative for the Academy, and she truly deserves to be named Student of the Term.

Her attitude to learning is consistently outstanding, her work ethic is impeccable and she is a wellmannered, kind, studious and respectful young woman.

Serena makes excellent contributions to the daily life of the Academy; from her astute and considered contributions during Living Well and Spiritual discussions in form, to volunteering for GLH duty, and most of all for her huge contributions to the Performing Arts department, including both drama and the academy choir.

Serena is the very definition of an outstanding student and we are incredibly proud to have her as a role model in 5CH. Student Comment I am really pleased to have got this reward. At All Saints’ Academy there is always somewhere to be and something to do. It is one of the things that I love about the Academy.

The teachers here hold many sessions after school to help with revision and mocks are done so that you can get the best results possible.

HAL Comment I am delighted that Serena is Canterbury’s Star Student for Term 2. She is an outstanding student who not only works to achieve excellence in all lessons, but who also immerses herself fully in the life of the Academy. She is an excellent role model to all around her. I am proud to have her in Canterbury House.

Tutor Comment Darci is a polite, cheerful member of the tutor group and adheres to our Academy Values.

She is well respected among both her peers and staff at All Saints’ Academy. Darci is a model student, with a very good attendance record and outstanding behaviour record.

Darci has a mature approach to her education and this will stand her in good stead for her GCSEs next year.

Darci is a valued member of 4DH .

We are all pleased that she has been awarded ‘Year 10 student of the term’.

Student Comment I am really pleased that I have won this award. I’m surprised that I was chosen as student of the term.

I always try my best in all of my subjects and this is something that I am proud of.

HAL Comment I am delighted that Darci has been awarded student of the term for Durham House. Darci is someone that the younger pupils of the Academy can look up to.

She always tries her best in everything she does and she has a very bright future.

Well Done Darci!

Tutor Comment Millie is a fantastic student, she is always well organised with the correct uniform. She has made vast improvements to her attendance and is becoming much more positive in her attitude.

Millie contributes in form time group discussions and often volunteers to lead the tutor group in the school prayer. She is a hardworking and focused student that is a role model to her peers and a pleasure to have in the form.

We were exceptionally proud of Millie for coming first in her class ‘Christmas cake competition’, getting points for Westminster Inter House score, being both dedicated in school and at home to create the perfect cake!

Student Comment I am very grateful for being chosen for student of the term. I have enjoyed working with the younger students and being a positive role model for them and other students.

I will continue to be a good role model and work hard in all aspects of my school life.

HAL Comment Millie has proven to be an outstanding member of Westminster. This year she has really impressed me with the mature and positive attitude displayed.

Millie has proven, she is a dedicated and motivated student. I am particularly pleased with the efforts she has made to maintain such good attendance. A very well deserved student of the term. I hope Millie continues to take such an active part in tutor time and be a positive role model for her fellow students.

Congratulations Millie!

Term 2

Tutor Comment Ewan is fantastic asset to 8YH and York House. He is mature, always gives 100% and has a real passion to succeed in everything he does. I particularly like his confidence, individuality and desire to succeed no matter his surroundings. He is always willing to go the extra mile in his preparation to ensure he gets the best outcome. For example he asked if he could prep his food ingredients during lunch time to help prepare him and gain time for his cooking assessment Period 5. He always thinks ahead, completes homework and shows maturity of someone who would make a fantastic future Head Boy. Well done, Ewan.

Student Comment I try my hardest in all my subjects as I want to get the best grades that I can at the end of Year 11. I would like to go on to Sixth Form and then university to study business or catering. At the end of Term 2 I placed second in my class ‘Christmas cake competition’.

We stayed after school to make and decorate our cakes. I have represented the school in many sports including football, rugby and basketball. Sports is another one of my passions.

HAL Comment It is a pleasure to have Ewan in York House. He is always willing to participate in House and tutor group events.

He has an excellent attitude to learning and it is great to see that he is keen to succeed. Ewan is always willing to go above and beyond. He is a great role model to the younger students in his tutor group as they can see that by working hard and focusing in lessons you can be successful. Well done Ewan, keep up the good work and continue to uphold our Academy values.

93.7% 92.9% 94.8% 91.5%

Gospel Values In action

By Mrs Cummings Vice Principal

The Academy’s Gospel Values are

Reconciliation Love Service Peace Justice Respect Well done to 2CH, 3CH, 5CH, 6CH, 6WH, 5YH, 6YH who have completed a complete line on their Values Vine – each group will be given a reward for completing their first line.

4DH has completed the whole vine which is very impressive.

They will be rewarded with an extended break, hot chocolate and cake.

Our Values in Action RESPECT yourself and others

LOVE and SERVE one another

RECONCILE with those that you upset

Work for JUSTICE and PEACE

GROWING TOGETHER IN CHRIST ‘I am the vine. You are the branches’

John 15:5

Above: The values poster that is in each tutor group in the Academy.

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By Mr Ferguson Assistant Vice Principal

Futsal An end of term bit of fun for Year 8 Boys craving their sport. The tournament involved the boys creating and running their own teams in this 7 a side, heavy balled and fast paced version of football.

Under lights, in perfect light drizzle and gentle breezed conditions the three teams contested a fantastic competition. The rules of the competition saw teams consisting of a maximum of three A team players in their 7, kick ins rather than throw ins and a clear warning not to head the ball!

ASA FC, The Cheesy Bunions and Banana Joes fought to win the title of ASA Futsal champions. The first game saw Banana Joes bending the rules past breaking point; first fielding 8 players and then 4 A team players, these were both picked up early and two consecutive penalties awarded to The Cheesy Bunions! Cooper put the first away, but promptly saw his second saved, this proved to be costly as they were put to the sword in a 2-1 defeat.

The second game saw ASA FC rip apart the now tiring Cheesy Bunions in a 5-1 thriller with Satwinder Liddar, Marley Palmer, Paul Radu and Grant Coltman really proving

Team

National cup vs Ivybridge Won 4-3

their worth. This followed through into their second game where they stood firm and beat Banana Joes 2-1 to lead the competition at the half way stage.

The second half of the tournament saw them all play each other once more. The results followed the same pattern, but with more goals scored, culminating in a final game which would swing it either in the favour of Banana Joes or ASA FC! A win by a significant margin was what Banana Joes were looking for whereas a draw or better was the pursuit of ASA FC! Now more balanced and settled Banana Joes passed and moved like the boys on the Copacabana beach in Rio and they soon took the lead, which they maintained and won the match 2-1….

It all came down to goal difference with both ASA FC and Banana Joes on 9 points, time the paper and pen!

Well done to everyone who took part and congratulations to ASA FC for their triumph, I am sure we will do it again and I look forward to seeing more of Year 8 involved.

Man of the tournament: Grant Coltman – great feet and vision, I think a call up to the B team may be required!

Played Won Lost Points GF GA GD

ASA FC

4

3

1

9

13

5

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Banana Jones Cheesy Bunions

4 4

3 0

1 4

9 0

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Year 10 Futsal

By Mr Pierce PE Teacher

After their epic loss of 23-1 against Ivybridge the Year 10b team regrouped and moved forward to the next stage of their football season. After serval weeks of training, thanks to Cheltenham College students the Year 10b Football team faced their annual Futsal competition. With Captain Jay Foley leading the way the teams previous defeats seemed as a distant memory.

The competition saw All Saints’ fac-

Following wins against Churchdown, Oxford Academy and Sheldon School (Wiltshire) the team travelled to face Ivybridge (Devon) in the round of 16 in the hope of a better result than the thrashing Year 10 took against the same opposition.

The journey was a long one but on arrival the game was delayed to allow a Year 7 fixture to be completed against more local opposition. The team took the opportunity to stretch their legs and prepare for the game ahead. No excuse then for the dismal first half performance, slow out of the blocks, lacklustre in approach and as quiet as mice on the pitch. Perhaps it was the crowd giving home support and creating an intimidating atmosphere as they used their lunchtime to spectate, which limited the effectiveness of the team and upset their rhythm.

The game itself was an exciting one, the home team took the lead within the first 30 seconds, a fantastic strike from 30 yards out which flew into the top corner after the player had coasted past three in midfield. A second soon followed after some intricate passing down the ASA right hand side and a pinpoint pass across the face gave the striker a simple finish. Only some brilliant goalkeeping from Liam Gannon and an individual display of commitment from Jurek Marszarek kept the game from getting out of reach. ASA did pull one back against the run of play with Matt Hunt crossing hopefully and Connor Hargreave slotting home from a narrow angle. Respite and hope did not last long as Ivybridge soon went down the other end and despite another magnificent save by Gannon the ball was not cleared and the first scorer smashed the ing teams including Pates, Tewksbury and Cotswold all of which we need to beat to have a shot of making the final.

As a result of a punishing start against Cotswold, All Saints’ were down by a goal and could not pull it back. After beating a number of the other teams and an unlucky draw against Pates the Year 10b team finished a strong 3rd overall and left with their heads held high.

ball home from three yards out.

At 3-1 down half time could not have come sooner. The half time talk was a thorough one with clear instruction, tactical change and two substitutions, would it work?

Changing both wingers, upping the work rate, dropping to three at the back and pressing the ball over the whole pitch were the instructions.

Within five minutes of the restart Liam hope thundered the ball past the keeper from some way out! Revival, was it possible? All Saints’ dominated play and really did up their game, soon Liam Walsh capitalised on a well saved shot and slotted home to draw the score level. All Saints’ continued to keep the ball in the opposition half with particularly strong performances from Jeanes and Hambling. Three penalty claims went unheeded, two of which looked clean cut, poor finishing from Marszarek and Jabbar kept the scores tied.

Looking likely to go into extra time a tactical change saw a 4-1 / 4-1 formation adopted further limiting the hosts to long range efforts. One such attempt was turned behind by Kempson and the resulting corner brought hearts into the mouths of the ASA team.

Clearance after clearance failed to get the ball out of the box and only when Gannon fell on the ball was there the opportunity to take a breath.

In the dying minutes of the game a penalty was awarded as Jeanes was felled inside the box. Marszarek stepped up and made very sure, smashing the ball home and winning the game with the last kick of the match. A fantastic comeback and second half display from the whole team, next stop the quarter finals!

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Boys Football vs Sheldon School

In an exciting game from start to finish, the boys showed some real class and organisation as they overcame a formidable opponent in the form of Sheldon School.

The game was played in a fantastic spirit and both sides defended and attacked well. An impressive display from Luke Walsh at centre forward, Liam Hope in centre midfield and Mitchell Hamblin at centre back gave a fantastic spine to the team.

Our first ever goal from a corner, was both a delight and a relief to see, as the ball flew in off the back of Luke Walsh. A second goal came much later through a magnificent team move which crafted a tap in from six yards out. Sheldon had their own chances but seemed reluctant and unable to compete with the strength of our boys.

The second half saw a resurgent Sheldon come very much back into the game and quickly pulling one back with a clinical finish. I racked the changes to ensure everyone got a fair amount of playing time and in doing so rested some key players. Jeanes took the challenge and looped one over the keeper to extend the lead once more.

Sheldon bounced back from this pulling another one back almost straight from kick off, passing well through midfield.

Their calm and composed centre forward once again clinical in front of goal. The pressure mounted and I was forced to pull Walsh back as protective cover for the back four, the team held out and progress through to the next round in the National cup.

Year 9 Football team make winning start!

By Mr Rollason

Head of Durham PE Teacher

Year 9 started the season with a solid win over Winchcombe on a windy and wet Thursday night.

ASA started slowly with Winchcombe having most of the possession but both teams were struggling to take control of the game in bad weather conditions. Half time score 0-0. ASA made some changes at half time with Harvey and Mason moving to centre midfield and Jakub go-

ing up front. These changes made an instant impact and five minutes into the second half Mason played a lovely through ball to Jakub which he calmly finished.

Ten minutes later Mason scored when Harvey played a through ball down the right wing. Mason cut in and slotted home. Winchcombe got a consolation goal in the last minute.

The Year 9’s have the following fixtures in the District cup: Tuesday 21st Feb v Cotswold Thursday 9th March v Chosen Hill

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Sixth Form Basketball

By Mr Ferguson Assistant Vice Principal

The rebranded and refranchised All Saints’ Armadillos took to the stage as a resurgent force under the guise of….

The All Saints’ Red Wolves! Looking to get their fangs into the season, but would the opposition bite back?

Never one to shirk a challenge, the team faced Wycliffe College in their first game since losing to the staff team last week, although they had previously beat the staff three times!

On arrival at the college, some players seemed overwhelmed by the investment that had been put into the sports facilities at this private and exclusive school, Berisha stating that he felt like he was about to play football at the Nou Camp in the Champi-

ons League final!

Entering the double sized Sports hall with a packed viewing gallery and professional referee gave a real sense of awe and wonder to this friendly fixture. The two teams added to this with well-structured and disciplined warm up drills, no longer just laying up in lines and having pot shots from ‘way down town’.

The hosts, with a full complement of players, took to the court like it was a natural extension to their daily routine, The ‘Red Wolves’ looked a little sheepish and Wycliffe took the game to them at a fast but disciplined pace. ASA competed well but with Joe O’Shea throwing up bricks and picking up two very early fouls things did not get off to a good start.

Discussions were had about which defensive method to apply, relying on fitness and concentration, the team opted for half court man to man.

This was possibly the wrong decision with too many Wycliffe players finding space and time on the ball.

Wycliffe lost a little discipline and reached the team foul total giving ‘The Wolves’ a lifeline into the game, unfortunately shooting from the

line was not a successful route. Excellent ball carrying from Josh Villarba, great driving from Chase Danby and a composed presence from Ergys Berisha were positives to take into the next game.

Ryan Attwood played the

Year 10 Girls Netball ASA vs Pittville

whole game with his characteristic smile and with Josh Njenga joining the fray everyone clearly enjoyed being back on the court. Now that the cobwebs have been blown away as the Wolves huffed and puffed, the signs are positive for the season ahead.

Year 7 District Cup

By Mr Pierce PE Teacher

The Year 7 boys football team embarked on their district cup competition held at Tewksbury school. The team were placed in a tough group with some difficult opponents including Bournside who had won the cup for the past three years. With high levels of nerves and a sense of pressure caused by the size of the competition the Year 7 boys stepped up and played with pride and passion. The Year 7 Football team played simple and precise football, providing lots of movement and creating lots of opportunities for goals.

It was not long until they had made the finals and untimely taken home the Cup and title of District champions.

Well done to all that played. Bring on the County Cup.

By Miss Barrett PE Teacher

On Wednesday 23rd November the ASA Year 10 Girls Netball team played Pittville school. Pittville started strong and by the end of the 1st quarter ASA were trailing 4-2. After a team talk the girls made a real effort to come back

and finished the 2nd quarter only 1 goal behind a well-practiced Pittville side. During the second half of the game there were a number of goals from both sides with both teams playing strong netball to try and secure the

win. The final score ended in a draw (9-9) with a tough last minute in which both teams battled to score the last goal. Good work from all the girls.

Player of the match was deservedly awarded to Sharna Kelly.