JCG Life - April 2014 by Jersey College for Girls

JCG Life Issue 11 April 2014

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Dear Parents • JCG helps me to get the best out of myself - 86% • I feel I belong - 88% • I know the values of JCG - 99% • I know what the values mean for me - 93% • JCG helps me to learn - 95% with my learning - 80% • JCG helps the community - 91% • I have taken part in a club / activity at JCG this year - 86% • I have been on a school trip - 95% • There are a good range of trips on offer - 90% • The College’s facilities are of a high standard - 84% JCG Life is like a rather large vacuum cleaner, hoovering up the vast number of activities, experience and achievements our student and staff have been engaged in during this past term. Indeed, I remain in awe of the ability and capacity of our College to do all of this, which is of course in addition to the lessons, coursework and exams. These two sides of College life enhances and enriches the learning and educational experience of everyone. I do hope you enjoy pausing in our hectic schedule of life to read and contemplate what our students have done and our staff have lead and how that is contributing to their deep sense of self. During this past month, we have asked experience and tell us their views, ideas and opinions across almost every aspect of JCG. Through the survey, of which there were 97.5% of the students, we have gained a very detailed and informative picture. In analysing the results, we took an approval rating of 80% or above as outstanding. Anything below 80% is marked as an area to review and improve. These are the strengths: • I am happy at JCG - 91% • I feel safe at JCG - 96% • If I have a problem with anything, I know who to go to - 84% • I am proud to be a student at JCG - 93% • I know the College’s vision for me as a student - 84%

Yet, the students also highlighted areas where we need to improve. These areas are: of House meetings • Making the use of form time more productive homework right (47% said the amount is about right, 50% said they felt they had too much) guidance especially for those not looking at university

have given to the College. My weekly highlight is our Thursday morning meeting where we go through any planning items then simply talk, with copious amounts of tea, about the College and the people therein. It is through these conversations that I am always left feeling inspired and in awe of their wisdom, ideas and leadership of the College, the prefects and House Captains. I and the College will miss them and thank them and the Student Leadership Team for their complete commitment to their role, its responsibility and JCG. As we approach the end of term, our students and staff are excited and ready for Hersh, a survivor of the Holocaust, and the hosting of a student conference with ten of online entrepreneurs. The details of all this will feature in the next edition of JCG Life. Yet, we also know that Easter brings 12 and 13 as they approach their exams. We wish all our students well and know that through the close relationship with their teachers, hard work and commitment to their studies; they will astound themselves with what they achieve. Thank you to you for all your support and encouragement as we strive to provide your daughter with the very best educational experience. Happy Easter.

Foundation and what it means for our students

Yours,

• Improving our toilets and providing more music practice rooms, green space and eating space Plans have been developed for each of these areas and work has already begun to address them. Mr Timothy has also given feedback on the survey results to all students. It is vital that they know that what they say is acted upon. It is, after all, their College. The overall survey will also be published on our website after the Easter break. The Head Girl and Deputy Head Girl are the leaders of the student body and through the student leadership team design and deliver a huge amount which affects the daily feel of JCG. As Jenny Russ and Yasmine Sinel prepare to hand over this responsibility to the next generation, so that they may focus on their imminent exams, I want to end this introduction by paying tribute to the care, devotion and love they

Carl Howarth Principal Jersey College for Girls

Year 12 Leadership Day - January 2014 We go to school to learn - but that does not mean all the lessons take place in the classroom. In fact, some of the most memorable moments of learning sneak up on us disguised as fun. We travel, we play sport, we mix with different cultures in a bid to understand the world around us. Some of these moments may take place in the misty mountains of the Himalayas – or for the less travelled - in the St Helier Town Hall, which is where JCG’s Year 12 recently gathered to pit their wits in a series of fun events designed to shrug off that Christmas holiday fug. The day started with an inspirational talk by Rhys Jones, the youngest person to climb the highest mountain on every continent - an achievement known as the ‘Seven Summits Challenge’. Whilst very few of us will stand on top of the world as he did on his 20th birthday, he encouraged us to push our own boundaries and discover our true potential. His stories of life on the rock-

face were both insightful and amusing. We then put our teamwork to test in a series of activities ranging from building a model bridge out of lollipop sticks to creating a pieces of string. Activities like this test not only your ability to solve a challenge, but to solve it in a way that uses the collective skills and ideas of the group. There was more to come when members of the SLT joined us to share some thoughts on the roles and responsibilities they have taken on. Many thanks to Miss Rollo, Mrs Curtis, Miss Rheumer, the SLT and all our form teachers for organising a very worth while day. Listening to the experiences of others and trying out new communication skills ourselves combined to form some very valuable lessons - without a classroom in sight! Jenna Volpert Year 12

BMX Racing - Cyclo Cross In Cyclo-Cross, you can use two bikes to change midway through a race. More on that later. When I was younger, I used to think that I’d follow in my sister’s footsteps and become a horse rider. But that was before my Dad introduced me to BMX racing at the age of 8. From there, my cycling spiralled into road-racing from 9 years old, mountain biking in the winter, and now, the latest addition to the collection, Cyclo-Cross. In true Bridson style, we jumped straight in at the deep-end with the British Cycling National CycloCross trophy series; that is never having ridden a Cyclo-Cross bike in my life, let alone have done a Cyclo-Cross event! In terms of looks, Cyclo-Cross bikes are not at all dissimilar to road bikes - drop frame and gear changing mechanisms using paddles by the brakes. But the similarities stop there. Road bikes are strong, slick and fast for riding- where as Cyclo-Cross bikes just have a will of their own! With an easier, bigger range of gears and mountain biking tyres, they are cycling machines, and what a machine I’ve got – we named her Psycho! I have a black and purple Giant Invite 2, specially designed by Giant for the job. 2013, at Abergavenny. It was waterlogged, without a dry patch to be seen anywhere on the course. It didn’t help that it rained before and after my race - although we were extremely lucky that it didn’t during! With

lots of cross-camber banks and mudslide paths, even the elite men and women were struggling to keep their bikes upright. From here, the rest of rounds followed suit, with Southampton (a very long drive from Heysham for my dad) followed by

the pits, bike caked in mud and front wheel hardly able to turn because of how clogged up it was, I persevered through and kept on. But as others who owned second bikes came shooting past me on bikes sparkling clean, my determination began to fade. Realizing then though that I was still in front of people whom I’d never beaten before, I re

Shrewsbury was by far the most muddy, wet mud and vertical steps thrown in against the So as cycling seasons go, this has been by far the most exciting (intertwined with my improving throughout the series. My performance peaked at the last race of the season, the National Championships in Derby. Worst round of the season – more ankle deep mud, hurdles and shaped as a bowl around an athletics track, proved the ultimate Cyclo-Cross challenge of the year. This track also included a sandpit, cross straight, for extra challenges. At the start, I wiped my face of emotions, and put my race face on. Concentrating, we pulled forwards on to the grid - I was gridded 18th - my worst grid of the season. “30 seconds!” yelled the man on the side, holding the stopwatch which determined the race start in his hands. As the other man blew the shrill whistle, I pushed off to corner. From there, I was holding on to 8th

biking) and after constantly learning new ways of doing things and how things are run at cyclo-cross, we are sure we want to compete again next season (and maybe I will convince my Dad to have a go). Emily Bridson Year 8

JCG / Hawksford Debate Series The JCG / Hawksford debate series has now been running for the past 18 months. The series started with JCG sixth form

topic) from the sidelines without necessarily having to address an audience of 100 or more people.

around protests and whether a protesting society is a sign of a healthy society.

I worked with Jasmine and the rest of the marketing team for three months, designing posters, blackmailing friends to come and emailing schools, parents and teachers to let them know about the event. The response was not immediate, but after a nerve-wracking assembly, names started

two debates JCG invited Grainville to participate in the third debate and JCG sixth form students worked with Year 9 students from Grainville to debate the impact and importance to Jersey on whether students choose to remain on Island and study or to leave at the age of 18. This was a very topical debate to hold with such a varied age group. Following another fantastic evening JCG opened up the invite to all other Island schools and for the fourth debate on Wednesday 14 March we welcomed Hautlieu, De La Salle and Beaulieu to participate and debate the motion “This House believes a decline in the printed word will lead to a decline in literacy standards.” Hosted by Channel TV’s Mark McQuillan, this debate involved Year 9 and 10 students from the different schools and roles of either, marketer, researcher or debater. The debate was so well structured and ‘argued’ that when voting took place at the end there was only one vote in it. Those opposing the motion won. Students involved learnt a lot from the experience as outlined below. Marketing team: “When given the opportunity to take part in want to do it” but “which role do I want to take on?” I saw that this was not a chance you get everyday, and knew immediately that I would love to get involved. After some thought, I decided that I was going to go after a role in the marketing team, where I could spread the word about the event, and also learn about debating (and the

on the night, around 150 people came to

participants from JCG, Beaulieu, De La Salle and Hautlieu were divided into two teams made up of Debaters, Researchers and Marketers. I was asked to be a Debater speaking against the motion. In the run up to the debate the groups had several sessions together to decide on strategy, avenues of research and much more. Then in our own time we worked on with other members of the team by email and Facebook groups.

expectations. During the lead up to the debate, I learnt a lot about working with different types of people, which has developed my leadership of the JCG / Hawksford debate was a great experience, and although it had its

prior notice) from the audience and a by Mark McQuillan from Channel TV who created a great atmosphere and really added to the evening. I gained so much from the evening - the

again if I had the chance.” Megan Hollyman, Year 9 “The Hawksford Debate has been an amazing experience for me. I’ve learnt the skills needed for marketing mass events and how to communicate with businesses. As an outcome of this I am now even more organised than I was before as everything had to be planned to perfection. I’ve really enjoyed co-operating with the other schools and feel that this has helped me with my socialising skills. The event went really well with our best turn out yet and I can’t wait to do another one.” Jasmine Le Maistre, Year 10 Debater “Taking part in the March Hawksford Debate was an exciting opportunity and great experience.

to work with others both together and at a distance, how to structure an argument and write a speech to deliver in public and how only did I learn a great deal but I had an enjoyable time working with my colleagues and new friends.” Elana St George, Year 10 JCG / Hawksford debates teach students how to structure arguments and how to present them to an audience. It also teaches research skills and how to market and advertise events whilst working as a team. The next JCG / Hawksford debate will be for Year 7 and 8 students on Thursday 10 July, with all welcome to attend. The topic will be based on Science. However, a title is yet to be decided so any ideas are always welcome. Mrs R Cleave

I had never taken part in a debate before so learning how to debate was an interesting

Visit to Berlin and Krakow In February 20 Sixth Form students travelled to Berlin and Krakow to further their understanding of the events of Nazi study trip provided a valuable insight into the workings of the Nazi Terror State and its culmination in the Final Solution. a guided walking tour where we found out about elements of resistance to Nazi Weidt. This ‘silent hero’ helped to shelter more than 30 persecuted Jews through his Workshop for the Blind which he claimed made a vital contribution to the war effort, in reality he was falsifying documents and reminded of the fact that not all Jews were as lucky as those sheltered by Weidt when we were introduced to the many stumbling stones that have been placed around Berlin. pavements but raised just a few centimetres above the ground. Each has the name of a Jewish person deported from that area to an extermination camp. As modern visitors to, and residents of, Berlin go about their busy Twenty First Century lives they still stumble upon these giving us a vivid reminder of the horrors suffered by a previous generation. at the Brandenburg Gate a stunning monument to the militarism that has so often blighted Europe in the last hundred years. inextricably linked with the Nazi Terror State. Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was located only an hour outside Berlin but felt as bleak and isolated as one could possibly feel so near to a major European capital. Although the weather was relatively clement upon our visit, occasional arctic blasts made it possible to empathise with those prisoners made to stand for roll call throughout the night in thin cotton uniforms. The wall of remembrance at

Sachsenhausen gave a poignant insight into the lives of a number of the prisoners who were executed there and helped us to give a human face and story to some of the 30,000 who were killed at the camp. In the afternoon we also visited the Wannsee Conference House, the location of the meeting that decided the details for the implementation of the Final Solution. to understand the process by which the decision were made but also the impact the decisions made at the meeting had on the Jews of Europe in the coming years. number of historical and contemporary sites such as the Topography of Terror Museum that truly brought the scale and horrors of the Nazi regime home. This was followed by a visit to the Bundestag, the seat of the German Parliament, where our guide helped us to understand the complexities of the current German political system whilst also highlighting how the current German Parliament building still retains the scars of the war, a constant reminder with a panoramic view of Berlin from Norman Foster’s glass dome on the top of the Bundestag, this was an impressive way to view Berlin’s skyline and gave the opportunity for us to appreciate the fact that the Berlin skyline is still dominated by construction cranes as much of the city is still being reconstructed from the wartime bombings. Murdered Jews of Europe, constructed of 2,711 huge concrete slabs and set over 4 acres of sloping land the memorial left visitors feeling disoriented and trapped despite its apparent order and regularity. This perfectly encapsulated our growing understanding of the experiences of many Germans, and particularly German Jews, under the Nazis.

After a long overnight coach trip to Krakow The Auschwitz-Birkenau complex was the us to see where the events being studied led to in reality for millions of Jews and other ‘social aliens.’ The huge, sprawling site gave a vivid sense of the scale of the Final Solution and the museum displays of human hair, wedding rings and child toys taken in the last months of the camps existence helped to put a reality on the 10,000 Jews murdered in a day! The Birkenau complex helped us to see the true scale of events and understand the terrible conditions in which the Jewish prisoners lived their lives. Ultimately, no words can describe the experience of Auschwitz, it is somewhere every person should visit for themselves. After a challenging few days the students were grateful to spend the evening drinking Town Market Place where many took the opportunity to talk about their experiences over the previous few days and try to make sense of all they had seen. Upon returning to Jersey, exhausted but greater appreciation of how Europe had been affected by the Nazis and with a desire humbling trip and the students deserve every credit for their mature and thoughtful responses to the events that were unwrapped in front of them during the visits. We follow up this trip with a visit by Holocaust survivor Arek Hersh to the school on 2 April as we continue to look for ways in which to educate the young people of Jersey as to the importance of understanding these crucial events in History. Mr R Bidmead Head of History

North Wales and Liverpool – AS Geography Field Trip The gods were on our side when we set out on Thursday 13 March on the foggiest day in the year. Arriving at Jersey Airport the fog cleared for around 1 hour - enough to before shrouding the island for the next 24 hours. We took off barely able to see the which was on time for the two days. Arriving in Liverpool the students were given the evening to get the retail therapy out of their systems. After that it was hard morning was spent in the inner city area of Liverpool walking around Toxteth and the old industrial areas of the city plus a trip into the outer suburbs. This was to see how they are being regenerated and consider

their welfare and service provision within the different zones. A coach then took us to North Wales to Rhyd Y Creiau in Betws Y Coed to study cold environments and collect data for the Unit 2 Geographical skills paper. Saturday was spent in the Llyn Idwal area revising the features of upland glaciation and Sunday was spent collecting data on a moraine on an inspiration to the students providing them with a lot of hands on experience and different active learning ideas to help them in their exams. His knowledge of the area and the subject inspired everyone.

about in their exam and a picture in their heads of the scenery of mountain areas and inner city zones which cannot be replicated in Jersey.

They have come back enthused about the subject but also with an excellent piece of

Mrs N Mansell Head of Geography

how to get themselves up off of the snow and how to stop; the two most important lessons in skiing!

entered into the competitive spirit.

Ski Trip 8 and 9 and 5 staff turned up at Jersey Airport prepared to depart for a week of skiing in Austria. Unfortunately the fog had meant that the airplane had not been able to land the night before and so a long arrived in Saalbach at Haus Sonnegg we were greeted by a lovely dinner of spaghetti bolognese before we set off to get our skis, We were up bright and early again on the

As the week progressed so did the skiing ability and the expert instructors guided the girls through the basics before leading them higher up the mountain to complete the race and to take in the breathtaking views of the Pingzau region. In the evenings our eyes were opened to the delights of Austrian evening entertainment including Austrian bowling and curling. The curling

The expression “All the gear and no idea”

The brilliant blue skies and bright sunshine that we experienced every day were an added bonus and meant that the girls left Saalbach with tired legs, tummies full of Austrian delights and tan lines to make their friends jealous! A big thank you goes to the girls and to Miss Lovell, Miss Loose, Mrs Foster and Miss Hutchings for such a fantastic week. Miss N Hopkins

Medicine through Time History Trip to London In January a group of 39 Year 11 History students visited London as part of their Medicine through Time revision. As it was such a large group the students were split into two smaller groups who did alternative days at each location. This allowed us to visit some of the smaller museums, and the trip was a great way to remind the students about a topic they haven’t covered in class for a while. Hopefully it inspired the students to begin their revision!

surviving operating theatres. It is no longer used to perform medical procedures but it gives a fantastic insight into operating conditions and procedures before the development of antiseptics, anaesthetics and aseptic surgery. We even had a mock operation performed on one of the students with some of the original instruments they would have used. It did not sound very appealing! We were also given the opportunity to see some of the original artefacts used by people in the past when we visited the Hunterian Museum. This was a very strange museum which had all sorts of exhibits in jars, as well as a wealth of

original artefacts. The girls were also able to attend some informative workshops, which covered the areas of surgery and anatomy they have studied. The Science Museum has an excellent display of Medicine through Time information which covers every period of time, and every topic, in some time to get round, but the information available was superb and the girls were able to get a real feel for the chronology of how medicine changed through time. Finally the Florence Nightingale museum gave an excellent re-cap into the story of this rare female pioneer of medicine and public health. the trip too, with a detour to see Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, and a very pleasant stroll along the Thames between was also a highlight for the huge variety of shopping and dining opportunities it offered us in the evening. The girls were, as ever, a real credit to JCG, and the trip was a huge success. Many thanks to everyone who helped and supported it. Ms C Hotton

Nepal December 2013 Back in 2011 I went to Nepal with a Jersey sixth form classroom in the Seti Valley near Pokhara and while there thought what an amazing place it would be to take a group of students. After two years of planning 14 students and 3 staff set off for Kathmandu in December for a trip of a lifetime.

place to buy anything outdoors and we all came away with fake ‘north face’ down ‘leki’ walking poles for a fraction of the price of the UK. The drive to the Seti valley was a long coach journey and then bumpy bus and trek to

for the area and some of it has been used to build a kindergarten high up in the small village of Mirsa. Before this the children of the village had to walk 300 metres down to the nearest school and back up at the end of the day. I was privileged to be asked to whole community came out for the occasion

Within 10 minutes of leaving the airport we were taken to the burning ghats at Pashnupatina to see where cremations are held and to immerse ourselves fully into the chaos of Kathmandu. We spent two days in the city at the start, visiting the monkey temple and also shopping for last minute supplies and clothing for our visits to schools and trek. Thamel in Kathmandu is the

with the most incredible views up to Machu Picchu and Annapurna 4. From here we visited many schools over the next few days, taking stationary and books collected from school. The schools have all been partly funded through the world pheasant association to try to educate the people of the valley in conservation as this is the last stronghold of the Himalayan pheasant.

also done some fundraising before we left by doing a sponsored stair climb to the height of Annapurna and we decided as a group that we wanted our money to go to Continued

Sunrise from Poon Hill

Playing games with the children

Teachers and Pema at the school opening

All the schools treated us like VIPs with garlands and welcoming parties and everyone became very good at playing games with the children. The highlight for me was visiting the school we had helped to build in 2011. We spent the morning out about life for the Nepalese students and even exchanging facebook details. I am sure many of us will return to the Seti valley to see how Jersey money has been spent.

The Monkey Temple

From there we trekked for 6 days in the Annapurna area with the climax of the trek being a climb to the top of Poon Hill to see the sunrise. We were really lucky as the morning we were there was clear and bright, leaving before dawn in every layer the Himalayas was an amazing sight for all. The last few days of the trip were spent in Pokhara and back in Kathmandu where everyone did their Christmas shopping and A trip like this can change our perceptions and coming back to all the commercialism of Christmas made us all think about how simply and happily many people live in the world and how much of a consumer society we live in. Amazing views of Annapurna

Mrs N Mansell Head of Geography

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award It has been a busy term for D of E with almost 40 Year 11 having successfully expeditions spread over two weekends. had an amazing weekend of sunshine and no wind (although a very cold night) while the groups over the weekend of 22 storms with hail, rain showers and Force 7 winds. Everyone stood up to the challenge really well and the external assessors were all happy with their achievements. Year

10 are also getting involved on Thursdays after school and are looking forward to their expeditions later in the year. We have also got over 30 students doing their silver award and they will be on their practice expedition at the beginning of April. The Duke of Edinburgh’s award is a great thing for students to get involved in and we are hoping we will be able to hand out

volunteering as well as completing their expedition. This cannot be done without the support of a large number of staff who have spent weekends checking and camping with the students and I would like to thank them all for their help. Mrs N Mansell Head of Geography

who have spent time learning a skill, doing some sort of physical activity and

‘Women of Substance’ Day at JCG As an all girls college it is important to recognise and promote the role of women in the world today and to encourage all girls to acknowledge their capacity to succeed and contribute to society. It is therefore crucial that the students have appropriate role models to look up to whilst also recognising their place as a role model for others. Taking one of our College values of ASPIRE we want to ensure that the girls to believe that they can accomplish Therefore, to celebrate International Women’s Day we organised an event which we entitled ‘Women of Substance’. The aim of the day was to promote aspiration, girls was that ‘anything is possible with hard work and perseverance’. Bonita was successful women, both from Jersey and the UK, who are prominent in their respective The day comprised: • A focus on female role models during lessons all day. • Presentations by visiting speakers • Workshop sessions for selected groups speakers

attention with her amusing and amazing stories of her expeditions. Her dogged determination not to be defeated and the strength of will that kept her going, despite way, will hopefully encourage our girls to adopt a similar approach to anything they want to do. “Bonita Norris gave an incredibly inspirational talk during our Women of Substance day regarding her expedition to Everest. Her determination to gain support and funding by taking one small step at a time is something that everyone should aspire to.” Jenny Russ, Year 13 student.

Florence’s story was truly inspirational, describing how she had managed to get through her younger years where she was subject to abuse and disadvantage graduate Experimental Psychology. Her story was harrowing at times but to see how she had come through this to be woman she is today, was a clear message to everyone that they actually have the power to ensure that they become the person they want to be. Florence was helped by the Kids Company herself and is now repaying her debt of gratitude by helping others. Florence has a passion for helping young people achieve their potential

Bonita Norris

Bonita Norris Bonita was our keynote speaker. She is the youngest person in the world to have stood at both ‘tops of the world’ having reached the summit of Everest in 2010 and the North Pole in 2011, aged 22 and 23 respectively. Bonita’s message to the

Florence Jumpp Florence is a colleague and co-worker of Camila Batmanghelidjh, who was the inspirational founder of Kids Company UK. She was recognised for her work in the community and was extremely during London 2012 after taking it from triple jump silver medalist Philips Idowu.

Viv Bird Viv is Chief Executive of Booktrust in the UK and is also an ex-JCG student. In fact it was an English teacher at JCG who inspired her to read and she now wants to pass on that passion for reading to other young people. Viv’s message to the girls was to ‘get involved in your community - and make a difference to the lives of those who have most to gain from your support.’

Viv worked with groups of English students, encouraging them to develop and share a passion for reading. She described how she was incredibly fortunate to have had a rich and varied career and voluntary experiences and that whilst it was hard work, it has also been immensely rewarding to know you are making a difference to people’s lives. Dr Elena Moran Elena is an Advocate and Senior Associate member of the ‘Jersey Community Relations Trust’. She has a passion for individuals or groups and launched the day with an enlightening presentation on ‘Women in Leadership - the Jersey Context’. This clearly surprised the audience by illustrating the huge gap in the number of women compared to men occupying the top positions in most sectors of Jersey employment. For example, women constitute only 1% of unelected members of the States Assembly and just 25% of elected politicians and civil

servants, whilst on the boards of local Quangos only 20% are women, and a combined total of only 10% of the board members of the utility companies are women. However, she illustrated with men and women and therefore no reason why there should be such a differential in the achievement of either, indicating that both a change in attitude and legislation is needed in order to rectify the current situation. Much of what she said was a revelation to her audience and sparked animated dialogue in the following panel discussion. “I found the talk Elena Moran gave for International Women’s Day incredibly eye opening. It was shocking to see the gender gap in business’ and big corporations and motivating to see how people like ourselves can help change this.” Emily Crichard, Year 13 student. Susi Pinel Following on from Elena’s presentation,

the few female elected politicians, Susie elected as a Deputy for St Clement in the Jersey General Election in 2011 and is an advocate for Women in Politics. As well as participating in our panel discussion, Susie met with a group of Year 11, 12 and 13 students and began a conversation on how best to encourage more women into politics. “The workshop 6th formers had with Suzi Pinel and Elena Moran was really interesting. We discussed several challenges facing young women incredibly encouraging to see the changes happening in both the private and public sector as we speak”. Ida Matthiesen, Year 13 student. All girls across the College accessed at least some part of the day and heard from at least one of the speakers. There was a palpable ‘buzz’ around the College with an atmosphere of excitement, anticipation and hopefully a great deal of optimism about the future

Sixth Form The following prizes were also awarded: Presentation of the De Lancey Scholarship to Taye Le Monnier. Presentation of the Bois Scholarship to Amelia Jones.

A level Awards Evening It was a lovely event where we welcomed back the class of 2013 to catch up and hear all about what they have been doing since leaving JCG in July, celebrate their achievements in their A levels and to

Presentation of the Margaret Stone Bursary to Emily Moore. Presentation of the State Street Award for Personal Endeavour to Victoria Binet.

Sixth Form Spectacular ‘Sixth Form Spectacular’. This was organised entirely by sixth form students and was a fundraiser for our sixth form charity the Jersey Women’s Refuge. There was a great turn out on the night and the audience were treated to some fantastic performances from students in Years 12 and 13 (and even two students from Victoria College). The evening was compered by Daisy Busel and Aimee Tredant and a wide variety of talents were exhibited including instrumental and vocal performances, We are very pleased that the total raised from ticket and cake sales on the evening and the sale of t-shirts before the event was over £1,300 and we very much hope that this will become an annual sixth form event. Miss L Rheumer

‘Wolves and Winter: Medieval Themes and Children’s Stories’ relation to this theme. Series hosted Dr Carolyne Larrington, Fellow and Tutor in Medieval English Dr Larrington spoke about how the medieval English literature studied at Lewis as well as Alan Garner and Philip

children. The title of this lecture, ‘Wolves and Winter: Medieval Themes and Children’s Stories’, captured the interest of students, parents and other guests who had on these writers was given particular attention and encouraged the audience to consider the books they had read in

Everyone left the Hall with a desire to read new literature or to reconsider the stories of their childhood from an enlightened perspective. Mr S Milner English

Drama Year 10 GCSE Improvisations performance scary! The decision to take Drama is usually based on the girls’ love for them why they took the subject in the audience and teachers that they are talented and able to cope with the pressure of a deadline. This year we have two very talented Year 10 classes and were really looking forward to They didn’t let us down. There were three plays and the plots and characterisation in them were exceptionally good. Fame and Destruction was based on recent events in the life of Miley Cyrus. Her early fame had caused her to lose control of her life and turn to alcohol and drugs. Using her story, the girls created a play about a girl called Cat who, with the help of a very pushy mum and a range of and started to live a celebrity life. Her the heart of the story and the play was very hard-hitting. The second play was called The House and The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. A lady

and her daughter purchase an old property with the aim of renovating and restoring it to its former glory. Little do they know that the house is already occupied and the ghosts that live there want them out! The play used excellent narration skills to tell a very complex ghost story. It was really creepy and very well performed by the girls involved. Finally the third group created a play called Ava between a mother and her daughter. The play centred on Ava, a child that never lived, and an unborn baby who caused Ava to visit the world that she had never been a part of. This piece was exceptional. The acting of all involved was emotive and evocative. They succeeded in conveying characters and excellent acting. With the GCSE Year 11 group moderation just days away, the Year 10s certainly gave the older girls something to think about and got them working hard towards their deadline. Well done to all Year 10 students. The next assessments for them will be in July and parents will be invited to see their work. JCG Junior Drama Club Wednesdays after school Junior Drama Club is now in full swing

with about 50 regulars from Years 7, 8 and 9 turning up on Wednesday after school to do some extra acting and let off some dramatic steam! In every session we do fun warm up activities and one acting task. The latter is always watched at the end so in every Drama Club there is a deadline. This makes the creative process fast and furious and means students have to work effectively together and develop their skills of teamwork, listening and negotiation. Drama Club is a lot of fun. This term we have pretended to be aliens living in igloos, gossipy ladies over garden walls, created Crimewatch style reconstructions and played cavemen as they got attacked by pterodactyls! It’s very surreal but hugely entertaining, especially for Miss Davies who runs the club and gets to see all the crazy scenes in performance. In the last few weeks of this term we will be working on a piece to be performed in the Easter Service. The topic we are working on is Making a Difference and already the girls have come up with some lovely ideas. If you are in Years 7, 8 or 9 and would like to get involved with Junior Drama Club then just turn up after school on Wednesdays. It’s that easy! Miss C Davies Head of Drama

Thoroughly Modern Millie Notes from the director… We started working on Thoroughly Modern Millie as soon as term started in September. The auditions were held in the Summer Term so we were excited to be able to get straight on with learning the music, the dances and blocking the play on our return to school. Lots of girls had wanted to be in the play and all of them performed with audition tasks that we set for them, so it was number of the cast dropped out in the early stages of the production. It was a dispiriting auditionees that we had not offered places to, we were able to replace the girls and boys that left and still have an incredible line up. It just goes to show…all problems can be overcome with patience and talent. We rehearsed after school on three days a week and after half term we also added Sundays to our schedule. This meant that the cast were expected to give up lots of their time in order to learn the complex choreography, the blocking of the scenes and the tricky harmonies in the score. Students attended lunchtime sessions as well in order to cover everything. It was a hard task but the cast (36 girls and 3 boys from Victoria College) were incredibly dedicated and worked professionally alongside the tireless team of staff. Thoroughly Modern Millie is set in the Roaring Twenties in New York City. The play follows Millie Dillmount in her search for love and independence. She is a very spirited girl, plucky and resourceful. The play revolves around Millie’s various relationships, the two men in her life and

a rather shady plot about the White Slave Trade. The character that is present in every scene though is not Millie. It is the city of New York…full of life, vibrancy and excitement. It is this ‘character’ that we tried to conjure through our design. We were very lucky to have a fabulous team of students working on the set, props, lighting and sound for the show. Tech Club took place every Wednesday and Thursday with about 25 very keen students from Years 9 to 13. They created, with the guidance of the staff involved, the most spectacular 1920s New York scenery, excellent lighting effects and a perfect sound balance in the hall. The crew did not just assemble once a week either. As the play got closer, they would be at rehearsals watching how scenes moved from one to the other The sound crew also got used to using mics on the cast in rehearsals. It was a highly professional process and one that we have come to expect here at JCG. We were very proud of them all and feel they more than did justice to the ‘character’ of New York. Musically the show is hard work. The orchestra rehearsed twice a week and individual musicians also worked one to one with teachers to get their parts absolutely right. Mrs Le Feuvre decided that the complexity of the score meant some extra and adults. They worked together very well and we were hugely grateful to the professionals for the advice and support they gave to the younger players. Every Saturday a team of mums, led by Val Nelson, would also come to the Textiles

Department to sew costumes and create the fabulous look of the show. This was another superb element and Val’s work, both prior and generally calming down the cast) was hugely appreciated. Mrs Concannon once again gave very generously of her time and helped to keep everyone calm. We were also hugely indebted to the local theatre groups in Jersey for lending us so many costumes. The JADC and JGRC were wonderfully generous and we hope we can return the favour in the future. Anyone who came to see Thoroughly Modern Millie will agree I’m sure that all this hard work was worthwhile. The show was a huge success with every night a sell-out. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the staff who gave so generously of their time, the parents who helped with sewing helpers who gave up many hours to help us and of course the students in the cast, band and crew who proved once again that JCG is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to theatre! Well done all… ‘We turned the corner when we met you…’! Miss C Davies Director of Thoroughly Modern Millie From the perspective of the cast... I’m Nicole Le Rougetel and I played the title role of Millie in the show. I have been involved in many productions at JCG but lucky enough to play the lead. As it was a musical it was a very hard show to block and took a long time, but I enjoyed every minute of it and everyone worked well as a team.

The week before opening night we performed a few of the musical numbers from the show in assembly to give an insight to the rest of the school about what Thoroughly Modern Millie was about. The performance in assembly made the whole cast and crew very excited and I couldn’t wait until opening night! Throughout the week of the show the performances got stronger as the week went on. There were many musical numbers and my favourite ones would have to be ‘The Speed Test’, ‘Forget About The Boy’ and ‘Gimme Gimme’. If you came to see the show and enjoyed it, I strongly recommend you to get involved with the next one. Even if it’s painting the sets or doing the lighting it’s still a fantastic way to experience it all. Thoroughly Modern Millie is the best memory I have at JCG so far and it will be hard to top!

to see some of it. I also really enjoyed seeing the set come together during the tech meetings and on the tech weekend, before the play. I had a great team of crew members backstage with me on the nights of the play, which helped me to stay calm, because by the opening night of the play everyone knew what to do and, for the most part, things went smoothly during the performances. Despite having all of the songs stuck in my head for weeks afterwards, I really enjoyed being a part of Thoroughly Modern Millie because everyone was very friendly and I met lots of new people. I think being the Stage Manager and having the chance to do lots of different things, most of which

learnt that you can’t just enjoy watching the show when you’re not playing as a cue can come at any time – we needed to be constantly on alert. However, we soon got to grips with accompanying and the show really started to take shape.

highlight for me, but a close second would have to be the crew’s desperate attempts to have a ‘crew performance’ of Millie on the Sunday. Hilarious!

we were able to show the audiences what we’d been working so hard on for the last term. I particularly liked hearing people talking about how great the show had been and humming some of the tunes as we left each evening. By the end of the

Nicole Le Rougetel, 12AB

Kaiya Campbell, 11IN

From the perspective of the crew... I’m Kaiya Campbell and I was the Stage Manager for Thoroughly Modern Millie.

From the perspective of the musicians... I’m Megan John and I played Flute and Piccolo in the orchestra for Thoroughly Modern Millie. I really enjoyed getting the chance to experience a show from the perspective of the orchestra. I met people from other years and houses and we became really good friends. The music was hard but we all rose to the challenge with three rehearsals a week for the wind and brass parts. The strings

This was a big responsibility for me because I had to go to a lot of the rehearsals and on the nights of the play I was responsible for making sure all of the props and set were on stage when they were meant to be. During the rehearsals, I really enjoyed watching the play and having the chance

were having separate rehearsals so that we could all get to grips with our different parts but we all came together for Sunday rehearsals in the last two months. We had a really great time during the rehearsals as we worked hard but enjoyed any breaks we were given together. The tech and dress

every member of the orchestra knew every line, every cue and every note of the show perfectly and yet we were still having a wonderful time. I’m sure that every single one of us would do it all again at the drop of a hat. Megan John, 13CA Continued

Following the rehearsals each week and recording each one with photographs was also enjoyable but allowed me to understand how Miss Davies was directing and producing the show. This gave me a better understanding of the technical which could be passed on to the Tech Team. timer... Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Nigel Crespel and I am an AVA / ICT technician at JCG who took charge of the technical aspects of the production. eye opener! I was absolutely amazed at the team work that went into this production and the support from all of the staff and acting, costumes and stage were fantastic. Each week I ran the Tech Club with girls doing sound and lighting and their enthusiasm was incredible.

As time went on, the pace became more frantic with blood and mainly tears coming from everyone, but the results were spectacularâ&#x20AC;Śalthough on every night of the performances, technical hitches gave us a few heart attacks. It was lovely to have Mr Taylor come back especially for the show and I had a lot of fun with Chris Stone who volunteered to help with sound. I am really looking forward to the next one. Nigel Crespel AVA / ICT Technician

Rotary Jersey Young Chef of the Year 2014 the Jersey Young chef of the Year 2014 competition, which was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Jersey. Students initially participated in heats at their own schools, with the top six students then competing against each other at JCG. In a period of two hours each student needed to prepare and present a three course meal for two people. Each student created their own menu and the food had to be purchased at a cost of no more than £15. Judging the competition were Andrew Baird, head chef at Longueville Manor, Alan Winch, owner of the Green Island Restaurant and Bob Marshall, of the Rotary Club, who was a former catering services manager for the Jersey Group of Hospitals. Throughout the two hour period, students choice of dishes, the way each of the dishes complemented one another and on their cooking skills. To add to the “pressure”,

each contestant throughout and the Jersey Evening Post photographer was taking pictures. Representing JCG were 14 year old Year 10 Home Economics students, Greta Taylor and Kelsei Price. Both students produced beautifully balanced menus demonstrating excellent practical skills and superb presentation. They kept within the budget given and completed tasks within the time allowed. They also coped admirably in view of the scrutiny they received throughout the event. The overall winner by a narrow margin was sixteen year old Chloe Wallser, from Beaulieu. Kelsei and Greta were presented were very commendable representatives for JCG. We are very proud of their achievements and look forward to taking part again next year. Mrs A De Louche Head of Home Economics

World Book Day World Book Day saw lots of our students and teachers, dress up as their favourite week students carried a reading book with them in order to offer reading as a suitable alternative activity in ‘down time’. The highlight of the day was a mass reading session, in which the whole school came together for 25 minutes of silent reading. This was a moment of peace and repeated soon. Mrs H Duncan Literacy co-ordinator

MFL Eisteddfod 2013 As always, we are extremely proud of all those who participated in the Modern Foreign Languages Classes of the Eisteddfod this year. All those who took from the opportunity to focus on their pronunciation and learn a piece of poetry or prose in the target language. Thank you to all those parents who supported students winners. French Eisteddfod Results 2013 Year 7 Tara Box - Gold Chloe Baker - Silver Annabel St George - Silver Year 8 Ellie Titherington - Silver Maya Shodbrook - Walton Gold Juliette Walton - Winner of Cup and Platinum Chloe Swetenham - Silver Year 9 Flora Keites - Silver Kitty Tieffenthal - Silver Anna Tremocero - Silver Alia Byron - Silver Jasmine Box - Bronze Lucy Pallent - Bronze Elsa Swetenham - Silver Year 10 Elana St George - Gold and winner of class

Penelope Azuelos - Gold and winner of class Year 12 Antoinette Tuckwell - Class winner and winner of Cup - Gold Nicole Taylor - Silver Natalia Fortuna - Silver Lucy Kershaw - Gold Chloe Butel - Silver Sophie Lewis - Bronze Louise Whale - Bronze Rowan Pilley - Bronze Laura Costard - Bronze Lauren Watkins - Silver Year 13 Rebecca Wijsmuller - Gold Italian Eisteddfod Result 2013 Year 8 and 9 Molly Busel - Bronze Mia Daly - Gold Nicole de Sousa - Gold Emma Graham - Silver Ella Hick - Platinum - Class winner Year 10 and 11 Hannah Behan - Gold Jasmin Nayar - Platinum - Class winner Rhianna Reynolds - Silver Year 12 and 13 Kathryn Baker - Gold Daisy Busel - Platinum and Cup winner Natalia Fortuna - Silver

Ella Huelin - Silver Stephanie Skiming - Bronze Nicole Taylor - Gold Lauren Watkins - Platinum Portuguese Eisteddfod Results 2013 Year 7 Chloe Baker - Silver Tiegan Franco - Silver Giovanna Gomes - Platinum Year 9 Nicole De Sousa - Gold Anna Tremoceiro - Silver Alexandra Trindade - Silver Spanish Eisteddfod Results 2013 Year 7 Giovanna Gomes - Platinum Year 8 Ellie Titherington - Bronze Laura Wilding - Bronze Elsa Swetenham - Silver Year 9 Emma Gunton - Gold Year 10 Alana St George - Platinum and Cup Winner Year 12 Vicky Youngs - Platinum

The Business, Accounting and Skills Education (BASE) Competition participated in the Business, Accounting and Skills Education (BASE) 2014 Regional Heat at Highlands College and Won! BASE is ICAEWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national Business, Accounting and Skills Education competition for students aged 16-19. A are able to engage in a challenging business game that enables them to develop key employability skills and understand what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to be an ICAEW Chartered Accountant. Consisting of 46 UK regional heats and out more about careers in accountancy,

at Highlands College, competing against teams from Beaulieu, De la Salle, Hautlieu and Victoria College.

thought-provoking business game and network with professionals at a dedicated employer exhibition. We took one team of six students to the regional heat held

They had a mentor from Deloitte who supported them during the afternoon of tasks. They worked extremely well as a team and provided an excellent

presentation. We are very proud of them The girls now look forward to the BASE 2014 June National Finals in Birmingham Mr A Sykes Employability Co-ordinator

The Jersey Student Business Challenge (JSBC) The Jersey Student Business Challenge (JSBC), supported by Barclays, Ernst Thursday 14 January with 20 teams of students from Grainville and JCG competing for the top prize.

The challenge will run until the end of March. This innovative project involves 65 participants as the entrepreneurial ideas of students are being put into action. The awards evening will take place in May.

Ten teams from each school are using their initial investment of £100 to demonstrate

conservation. All students from Years 11 to 13 had a dedicated time to visit and then the fair was open to all during the lunch hour. The students hailed it as a great success. Jasmine said, “I really appreciated the opportunity to speak to a number

of employers about their school leavers programmes”. Stephanie said, “It was good

hosted by Chris George of the Jersey Academy of Music, who is also one of the trustees; Chris also accompanied four violin soloists and soprano soloist, Maria Le Brun. Maria, a former JCG alumni and Music Captain delighted the audience with her four songs.

in a concentrated way really created an excellent result. The visiting tutors brought tremendous enthusiasm and expertise and enjoyed encouraging the group as well the much waited for Jersey sunshine.

String Jamboree March 2014 The Extended Music Programme’s Spring String Jamboree took place at JCG and Chateau Vermont at the beginning of

A date for your diary: Summer Concert Tuesday 6 May at 7.30pm Preparations for our summer concert are well underway. Various bands, choirs and ensembles started rehearsing in January and have now settled into a weekly practice routine. We extend a warm invitation to the concert to all parents and friends and look forward to an entertaining evening.

mentored by a member of one of the four corporate partners and a school mentor.

The JCG Careers Fair The JCG Careers Fair took place on Wednesday 6 February in the College Hall. We had over 25 representatives from biotechnology, dentistry, veterinary science, sport, psychology and environmental

routes into my chosen career”.

Music News Thursday Night is Music Night Just before February half term Stix, our JCG/VCJ percussion ensemble, performed at Georgetown Methodist Church in their monthly concert series. As well as the pieces which won them the Securicor Junior Ensemble award at the Eisteddfod in November, they also presented some of their new repertoire including the theme from Hawaii Five-0. Stix, directed by Russell Abraham, were delighted to be joined in the concert by Miss Eva Hseih, winner of the Eisteddfod’s Senior Instrumental Award and also Jessica Garton (Year 9), winner of the Junior Vocal Award. Both soloists gave varied programmes: Eva performed one of the ‘Cello Suites by J S Bach along with more contemporary repertoire, and Jessica delighted the audience with her choice of songs, accompanied by Malcolm Whittell. In early March the String Jamboree senior string ensemble were invited to take part in the next Georgetown Concert in support of the Dorothy Chapman Trust, which very appropriately supports the advancement of young string players. The concert was

focused on the more experienced student players and was staffed by an excellent team that included two distinguished violin teachers from the UK, Mrs Brigitte Furze and Mr Nick Evans-Pughe. The Jamboree was led by JCG’s Resident Musician, Gerard Le Feuvre, and supported by two members of his local team, Vanessa Moore and Mariella Wildbur. The aim of this Jamboree was to consolidate and develop string repertoire for future performances including the Spring Concert and other future events. It was very refreshing to have a day at Chateau Vermont, and the opportunity to hold sectionals and work

Gerard Le Feuvre, Musician in Residence

To defray costs (music hire and refreshments), please note that this will be a ticketed event. Tickets (limited to 400) will be available to purchase from the main school payable to JCG General Fund.

String Jamboree Senior String Ensemble performing at the Georgetown Strings

Continued

MelMel (piano)

Lily (violin)

Heather (clarinet)

PwC Jersey Young Musician of the Year 2014 Many congratulations to all of the JCG musicians who performed so well in the six section heats: (strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, piano and voice), and in particular to Emilie Edelenbos (strings), Rachel Hayden (voice) and Nicole Taylor (percussion) who won their section heat and performed again very creditably indeed in March. House Music 2014 At the time of writing we have just enjoyed a glorious week of House Music classes with many memorable junior and senior solo and ensemble performances. The lunchtime Junior Vocal and Instrumental solo classes were very well supported, as

Emilie Edelenbos (strings)

was the evening event featuring the Senior Vocal and Instrumental Solos and the Ensemble Class. The retiring collection raised £249 for our House charities. With the original composition class currently being adjudicated, rehearsals are – the House Choir - on the last afternoon of this term, Friday 11 April. We are indebted to the team of guest adjudicators who have offered wise and encouraging words and shared their expertise with us. The results of all of the House Music classes will be announced at the House Choir event and will be included in the next edition of JCG Life.

Rachel Hayden (voice)

Polyphony News This term we have been delighted to welcome Miss Eva Hseih to our team of Polyphony tutors, which now numbers 18; our tutors teach singing, piano, saxophone, trumpet, baritone, trombone, horn, orchestral percussion, drum kit and music theory to 190 JCG musicians each week, in addition to the over 100 students who receive tuition from the Jersey Music Service. Currently there are tuition vacancies for guitar, drum kit and brass. Mrs P Le Feuvre Head of Music

Sport Well, where do I begin? This has been have been training hard and aiming high, with achievements in the sporting world inside and outside of school.

Within the League, all teams are at the top, with a few games still to play. An excellent season from all those involved. Results to follow in the next edition of JCG Life. Tournaments

Let’s begin with netball, as this has been our inter-school seasonal sport. The students participate in training and matches over the two terms from Christmas till Easter. They compete in a league and also take part in a tournament at some stage over that time. They play all the local schools and some years have the opportunity to play against our Guernsey counterparts and UK teams.

earlier this year, winning every match with fantastic score lines. Shauna Danvill and Marianne Enget shot tremendously. Centre court play was dominated by Mollie Johnstone and Mollie Luce. winning all games apart from one,

which they lost by one goal only. This unfortunately put them in 2nd place overall. A fantastic team effort, considering the cold conditions.

team were unable to compete in the interschools South West tournament due to fog. We tried every means to get off the island, but to no amends. We were very prepared for this event and potentially had the players to score highly in this tournament. We were devastated that we couldn’t participate. Next year… including, Rebecca Forrest, Sadie Ruellan, Anya Le Monnier, Ebony Troy and Rachel Hayden have been part of a local team which has won the Regional League and are due to compete in the Nationals in May this year.

Year 10 and Year 11 Netball teams both won their tournaments held at Hautlieu School at the end of February. The teams have been very committed and the hard work has paid off. Thanks to Sadie Ruellan, Rebecca Forrest and Anya Le Monnier with their organisation and support with both teams.

Rebecca, Sadie and Ebony have also been involved in the Regional Netball trials, with Ebony involved in the Regional screening and NPL (National Performance League) held in Bath. Shauna Danvill (Year 9) has also been a player in the Regional Academy.

The Year 7 and Year 8 Tournaments are coming up soon. this year the Guernsey teams were unable to compete due to fog. The 12 teams were placed into two pools where we had our initial six games and won we played St Michael’s School from Kent. This was a great game, but we were still the against St Michael’s School from Jersey, our main rivals. This game was dominated by

Monnier (Year 11) who has been invited to National screening at the end of March. She was also short listed for the Channel Island up and coming star for 2014. We wish her every success with her career in netball, which has developed at a great pace. Athletics Due to Florence and Gemma Gothard’s recent success in the County Cross Country Championships they have both been selected to represent Hampshire in the 2014 UK Inter-Counties Championships on Saturday 8 March.

over St Michael’s. A truly fantastic team effort by Tallulah Norman, Natasha Forrest, Jess Watling, Libby Rothwell, Alex Perry, Zara Johnson, Honor Critchard. Within the netballing world, outside of school, we have many girls competing and training at a high level. Beginning with our Year 7 students, ten attended the Under 12 Island Netball trials this year, with Annie Hickling and Mollie Carre being selected from a very strong cohort.

The top cross country runners in the UK descended on Cofton Park, Birmingham for the Inter Counties Cross Country Championships. The Hampshire team was strengthened by 5 athletes from Jersey Spartans, a testament to the hard work and commitment of the coaches in developing

In the Under 13 girls, Florence Gothard, also a bronze medallist in the Hampshire Championships, ran extremely well to great start in the initial stampede allowed

St Michaels Travel Netball Tournament Friday 14 March Les Ormes An outstanding performance from the their opponents in this annual tournament. Teams come from Guernsey and the UK to compete in this competition. Unfortunately

“Our Year 8 and 9 students, who were selected for the U14 Island netball squad competed in the Under 14 regional Tournament. On 8 March a squad of 10 travelled to Swindon to play netball. We had 7 out of the 10 players coming from JCG. These were - Abbie Le Marquand, Tallulah Norman, Natasha Forrest, Libby Rothwell, Marianne Enget, Mollie Johnstone and Mollie Luce. We won 8 of the 9 matches, drawing against a tough team called Hucclecote 11-11. As our team won the whole tournament we have been invited to Portsmouth to play in the South West Regional Finals in April.” By Natasha Forrest Unfortunately our JCG 1st VII Netball

from the off and she showed her strength

Florence’s sister Gemma, another bronze medallist at the Hampshire Championships, used all her experience to work her way women’s 5,000 metre race. In a race, in fantastic 44th to ensure the Gothard family left their mark on these championships. Continued

Dance Many of our students were involved in the Jersey Academy of Dancing celebration show. It was 70 years of Mrs Valerie Guyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teaching within the school of dance. She even taught me!!

Rebecca Forrest, Anya Le Monnier, Ebony Troy, Sadie Ruellan, Elli Heyes, Rachel Hayden and Holly Widdowson.

The students involved were: Cara Merren, Molly Hamilton, Nicole Le Rougetel, Ella Reynolds, Harriet Hall, Honor Beckford, Jennifer Russ, Kiah Robinson, Ella Hick, Emily Renouf, Grace Devonport, Natasha Polak, Millie Lloyd, Ilaria Anderson, Lucia Anderson, Katherine Le Ruez, Christie Bailey,

are upon us. In March we took a Year 9 netball team, the 1st V11 netball team and

Eiryane Dean, Natalia Fortuna, Rebecca Moyse, Rowan Pilley, Lillie Godden, Libby Hare, Lucy De La Cour and Sophie Cawley.

Guernsey Hockey and Netball

to play against Guernsey Ladies College and Guernsey Grammar School. These the trophies to JCG again and maintain our excellent record of performance. This year we had to travel to Guernsey, with an over night stay. The girls were prepped and ready for these prestigious matches, showing high levels of play throughout both days.

Congratulations. What a fabulous show. Swimming

Ladies College began at 9.30 am and after

to compete in a Level 1 Swim meet in

Troy - GK, Sadie Ruellan - GD, Lauren Mills - WD, Anya Le Monnier - C, Toni Chaytor - WA, Rachel Hayden - GA and Aimee Tredant GS took to the court with a positive attitude.

this competition gave her the opportunity to obtain these times.

to JCG. A challenging match but well deserved from our hard - working team. Lauren Mills

Guernsey Ladies College 1st VII Netball We travelled to Guernsey on Thursday

was a great opportunity for Lillie, whilst she already had County and Regional

4th Quarter After a good chat about our tactics during the break we headed back on court with our spirits high. Anya came back on as C and Toni moved back to her starting position as WA. Immediately we found our rhythm and played our own game. The passing was accurate, the movements along the court were perfectly timed and defence gained numerous interceptions and tips which were brought down the court well by the centre court players, the balls were fed brilliantly into the circle and the shooters rarely missed, once again increasing our lead. As the other team began to tire we were able to force errors and gain possession. As the

Year 9 Netball island of Guernsey, the adrenaline kicked in overcoming the nerves. We started strongly defence preventing many goals in their end. There were great defensive performances from Alia and Rosie, working well with Emma in WD helping to bring the ball into our attack.

1st Quarter

Holly Hughes (Year 8) also attended this It was a chance to compete at Ponds Forge in a 50m pool against some excellent swimmers. Holly gained some personal bests and felt it was a great experience.

we lost possession on occasion, however Ebony and Sadie worked well in defence, gaining interceptions that helped us to gain 2nd Quarter

Life Saving Emma Graham (Year 9) attended the this term. Tennis Natasha Forrest is busy training in preparation for her season. She has the coming up soon and has won two winter County Tours. We wish her luck for the season ahead.

within the centre court. Lauren, Toni and Anya worked well together and the feeds into the circle, which presented a problem and Rachel communicated well and scored countless goals furthering our lead to 27 - 12. 3rd Quarter

We maintained our team work and strengths, with another 9 goals to show for the hard work. We had great feeds into the D from Mollie and Mia. Continued accurate passing and positioning assisted with this score line.

was playing C, went over on her ankle so dropped into C and Rebecca came on as WA. This unsettled our team and we lost the pace and the consistency that we had One Foundation more and more of our students. From girls work extremely hard on strength and conditioning training to extend their talents further. These students are- Abbie Le

weakened as fatigue began to set in, this resulted in a number of loopy passes and cross - court balls that the opposition were able to pick up and gain possession from Although we remained ahead with a score

Natasha Forrest, Shauna Danvill,

defensive tactics, whereby they began to double GS and block GA out of the D. our perseverance paid off with another some excellent interceptions, preventing Guernsey from scoring many goals. our true abilities and want to win. We pulled away, scoring 14 goals which was Continued

This meant the attack worked really well, Marianne and Shauna, really stepped up their tactics to showcase their skills creating being 42 JCG v 14 GLS. Marianne Enget Hockey eagerly anticipated match would be tough, competitive and played at pace. And we were absolutely right! defence with goal scoring opportunities presented to both sides. Unfortunately a Guernsey forward suffered a nasty fall leading to a long pause while medical assistance was provided. Soon after the restart there was another injury. This time to Laura Clark who took medical assistance was called and with the two girls heading off to A&E and the game commenced once again. With nerves slowly disappearing, Jersey settled into a rhythm. Fluid passing from

over three balls, creating many interception opportunities from Sadie Ruellan and Lauren Mills working well in the circle. Unfortunately, time was taken as Aimee Tredant was contacted and had to come off with a swollen ankle. Rebecca Forrest took to the court in the shooting circle along with Rachel Hayden, creating a lead of 32-31 for the college. Lucy Fraser joined the defence, positioning as WD, creating more options for the centre court, to get the ball down to the circle. Antonia Chaytor controlled the pace of the game throughout the hour, working alongside Nicole Le Rougetel and Rebecca Forrest.

- all our netball matches were brilliantly more win would make this trip to Guernsey one of the most successful ever. Possession was always going to be key and the Jersey girls did a fabulous job of holding onto the ball. Sustained pressure from our forwards resulted in an early goal – shortly followed by another on target effort. Guernsey Grammar was not going to give up so easily and came back with intent.

back on as GS, with Rebecca Forrest dropping back to WA and Nicole Le Rougetel taking to WD. The girls were determined and focused to not drop their lead and Strong teamwork and communication from the defence through to attack on the JCG side earned them a 47-42 win. Antonia Chaytor Team: Aimee Tredant, Lauren Mills, Antonia Chaytor, Lucy Fraser, Nicole Le Rougetel, Sadie Ruellan, Rebecca Forrest, Rachel Hayden

came from a crisply hit 1,2 short corner. and was followed up by another fantastic on target strike – taking the score to 2-0 Jersey. The last few minutes were extremely tense as the team hung on to their advantage.

Year 9 Netball After our nights rest at the hotel, JCG were all set for day two against Guernsey Grammar School. As we lined up our starting seven, JCG went out strong in

Well played everyone and we wish both injured players a speedy recovery.

Alia Byron and Rosie Moore were working hard turning over many lifted balls,

Chloe Butel and Jenna Volpert

The second half was all about tired legs and making every tackle count. The scoreboard showed a slender lead for Jersey - with Grammar throwing everything they had towards the goal. A feisty game, mercifully free of injury, came to a close, with JCG emerging as 3-2 winners.

to the court very strong and the shooters Marianne Enget and Shauna Danvill were consistently well throughout, to give JCG

It was a win that would not have been possible without the awesome support of all the girls and coaches on tour.

morning at 10am at Guernsey Grammar School. The team began with a positive, yet anxious mindset, knowing the starting seven, Sadie Ruellan - GK, Lauren Mills - GD, Nicole Le Rougetel - WD, Antonia Chaytor - C, Rebecca Forrest - WA, Aimee Tredant - GA, Rachel Haydon - GS; would have to be changed due to the loss of Anya

centre court players Emma Dempsey, Mollie Johnstone and Mia Daly continued to work hard to bring the ball down the court, raising the score to 30-8 at the end of

Jenna Volpert

Jersey for other netball commitments. The game began, with the opposition proving to be a strong team, with Guernsey Grammar

respectable score of 43-12.

Guernsey Grammar School 1st VII Netball

With the team staying the same during the pick up a lead. Both teams contested and fought for the ball with great determination and consistency from Grammar and JCG’s shooters; resulting in a 22-22 draw at half time.

form working as a team and with 13 well

I do hope now the weather is getting warmer we can all get involved in some activity, whether it be walking, running, cycling, swimming or playing a particular sport. There are an array of role models in this College. If you would like to get involved please come and speak to the PE girls I have mentioned.

Mollie Johnstone Team: Mollie Johnstone, Shauna Danvill, Marianne Enget, Mia Daly, Emma Dempsey, Alia Byron, Rosie Moore and Hockey Having won the previous day, the team

Don’t forget the extra-curricular clubs will change from Easter. Rounders, tennis and cricket will be on offer along with climbing, CV and swimming. Miss Z Waters Director of Sport

Important Dates for Summer Term 2014 April 29

School begins - 8.30am

May 5

May Day

Summer Concert

Year 11 Study Leave begins Year 12 Study Leave begins Liberation Day

External examinations begin

Year 10 GCSE Geography Trip to Barcelona (14/5 - 19/5)

Year13 Study Leave begins

Year 12 Leadership Day

Half Term (26/5 -30/5)

June

July

Year 12 return from study leave

Tennis and Swimming vs Guernsey Ladies College

Year 10 Drama performance to parents

Year 6 Induction Day

Tennis and Swimming vs Guernsey Grammar School 13

Year 8 Reports posted

Year 9 Reports posted

Year 7 Reports posted 5

Mexico Trip (5/7 - 21/7)

Sports Day at FB Fields

Year 10 Project Trident begins (7/7 - 18/7)

Year 11 Duke of Edinburgh Expedition to New Forest (25/6 - 28/6)

Year 8 Shakespeare Competition

Leavers Service at St Helier Methodist Centre

Foundation ‘Pride and Joy’ Event

Year 12 Induction Day at the Town Hall

Autumn Term 2014 Begins Wednesday, 3 September 2014

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Activities Week (15/7 - 19/7) 18

Year 10 Reports posted End of term