GDST Athletics Rally

Written by Morven Pearce & Addy Moody-Stuart

Earlier in June, we were excited to be taking part in the first GDST Athletics Rally in three years and took teams from Year 5 up to Year 10 to compete in track and field events. Here ’ s how two of our athletes enjoyed the experience:

Morven P, Year 9: “We left on the 12th June and travelled just over 3 hours to Nottingham, where we spent the night in a Holiday Inn. We had a delicious dinner before going to bed, ready for a competitive day the next morning. We woke up at 7am and left at around 8:30am to arrive with more than enough time to warm up so we were ready for the day. It was really fun and everyone did really well in their events. We had people competing in high jump, long jump, discus, 300 metre sprints, 1500m and so much more. A highlight of the day was the Year 9 team winning their heat and finals for the 4×100 relay. The team consisted of Georgia C, Hannah P, Morven P and Zoe J.

Addy M-S, Year 10: “I had such a great weekend at the GDST athletics rally this year. Not only was the sun perpetually shining and spirits were sky high but there were some incredible athletes at the competition who performed superbly (most of them were from our school!) The results were amazing with the little Year 5s coming 1st, the Year 6s and 9s 2nd and the year 7s 3rd. Although Year 10 didn ’t place on the podium, only 5 of us attended the competition – Iris C, Nicola H, Eadi S-J, Ellie C and me- so the effort was there and we came and left with a huge smile on our faces. We put our absolute all into our events. All in all I really enjoyed the experience along with the comradery with all the other GDST schools and the ‘friendly ’ competition that came with it. In true NHEHS style we brought home the bacon and came 3rd overall!”

Overall, the NHEHS Team from Years 5-10 finished in 3rd place! This is the highest place finish ever for NHEHS at this GDST Rally. Well done to all pupils on the team!

KS3 dancers take to the stage

The Key Stage 3 Dance Team took part in a London Schools Dance competition at the Beck Theatre. It was great to have them back in action at a live dance competition after so much time out due to Covid restrictions. The team placed 9th overall, with a very competitive field of 14 other London schools.

The team worked so hard this year, all leading up to this competition. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves and loved being on stage!

Track & Field Cup news

After successfully finishing first in both the junior and intermediate sections of the Track & Field Cup County Round, both teams qualified for the Regional A finals - a first for NHEHS!

The Junior and Intermediate Track & Field Cup Squads competed at the Regional A National Finals on the hottest day of the year (34 degrees)! All students gave it everything they had, despite the extreme heat.

The Intermediate team finished in an impressive 3rd, and the Juniors finished a strong 8th.