Teesside Highlights Teesside High School 2013
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Welcome What’s Inside
Dear Parents / Pupils, I am proud to present to you the Highlights magazine for 2012-2013. Yet again this year, the magazine is evidence of the plethora of activities that are available to our pupils throughout the school year. You will be able to read about clubs, sporting triumphs, trips and get personal accounts from pupils and staff of activities that have taken place in each year group. Both the staff and the pupils have worked hard to make all these events a success and I am very grateful for their dedication, commitment and enthusiasm. As you can see from the pages that follow, Teesside High School (THS) provides our pupils with a varied and exciting array of opportunities both academically and socially. That is why it is such a great place to work. I hope you enjoy reading our annual magazine and looking at the great pictures which have captured many moments of fun and engagement. Deborah Duncan Head Teacher
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Message from the Chairman.................................. 4 Major Developments.............................................. 5 New Faces............................................................ 6 Exam Successes..................................................... 7 Fundraising news................................................... 9 Around the World with Teesside High................... 10 Speech Day / FSA.............................................. 11 Teesside High Community.................................... 13 Teesside High’s Got Talent.................................... 15 Prep School......................................................... 16 Little Diamonds Nursery & Reception..................... 20 Years 1 & 2......................................................... 22 Years 3 & 4......................................................... 24 The Adventures of Robinwood.............................. 27 Years 5 & 6......................................................... 28 Music Review...................................................... 32 Sport Review....................................................... 34 Forest School....................................................... 37 High School House News.................................... 38 Year 7................................................................. 39 Year 8................................................................. 40 Year 9................................................................. 41 Year 10............................................................... 42 Year 11............................................................... 43 Year 12............................................................... 45 Year 13............................................................... 47 Art...................................................................... 48 Drama................................................................ 51 DT....................................................................... 52 English & MFL...................................................... 55 Food & Nutrition.................................................. 56 Geography......................................................... 57 History................................................................ 58 Maths & ICT........................................................ 59 Science............................................................... 61 Music Review...................................................... 62 Sport Review....................................................... 64 WHAT’S INSIDE
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Chairman’s welcome I should imagine the vast majority of people who receive and read Highlights will be very familiar with our school motto, ‘everything is possible’ and will know just how strongly we believe it reflects the opportunities available to Teesside High’s pupils. In fact you do not need to look much further than the pages of this magazine to find numerous examples of the ‘everything is possible’ ethos being fully embraced by our students. Perhaps, when compared to our motto, our Mission Statement may not be quite as well known throughout the wider school community. Our Mission: ‘To be an outstanding school - the first choice for children, parents and staff’, drives our strategic thinking and provides a guiding principle for all our staff. You will be able to find our Mission Statement and all our Aims on the school’s website, where we also set our key objectives. The review of our 2012/13 academic year is described in this latest edition of Highlights and, on reading what has been achieved over the year, I am sure you will agree we are definitely meeting those key objectives. Inside there is a focus on the key developments in the school’s facilities such as: the provision of an international standard, all-weather sports’ surface; a new Prep School playground; a very significant investment in the latest information technology and the construction of a brand new sixth form centre. All of this is part of our continued initiative to create a stimulating and challenging learning environment for all our pupils. We aim to be recognised in our region as a leading provider of excellent education and we celebrate the performance of many of our pupils in their annual external GCSE and A Level examinations. There are also many reports on pupils’ outstanding successes in music, sports and drama, which are reward for the school’s determination to maintain and develop the range and quality of these disciplines, as well as outdoor and extra-curricular activities. At Teesside High School we also encourage students to have a worldly outlook and to appreciate that there are countless other people less fortunate than themselves. In fact, they need little encouragement because, as you will read, they raise money for charity with great enthusiasm and have a huge passion for taking part in school trips - both home and abroad. In this issue, we welcome several new members of staff and I should like to take this opportunity to wish them long and happy careers at Teesside High. I should also like to thank our Head Teacher, her Senior Leadership Team, all support and teaching staff, the members of the PTA Diamonds, my colleagues on the Board of Governors and, of course, our students for their hard work in delivering a very successful year. I hope you enjoy reading about our outstanding school in this edition of Highlights. Christopher Neave Chair of Governors
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Major Developments At Teesside High School, we always aim to provide the best possible facilities for our pupils. This year was no exception, with major developments across the School. The school’s tennis courts were completely upgraded to an international standard all-weather surface, providing a midi hockey pitch and training facility, all-weather netball court and two five-a-side football pitches, whilst still retaining the tarmacadam tennis and netball courts. The Prep School boasts an all-new playground. The full refurbishment included replacing the old tarmac play area with an all-weather, synthetic surface marked out for a number of sports including tennis, hockey, football and netball. It also included the installation of a ‘buccaneer’ play ship, plus tree benches for quiet time reading or just chatting with friends. The technological revolution in school continued, with a major upgrade of IT provision across the school. Embracing new technology, iPads were introduced into lessons in the summer term. The iPads act as a valuable learning tool for pupils and instantly added an extra dynamic to lessons. In September 2013, all Year 7 pupils and Year 12 students were issued with an iPad to further develop this technology. “I firmly believe that pupils at THS will be even more engaged in their learning this year as we explore the teaching and learning capacities of these exciting new devices and applications.” Deborah Duncan, Head Teacher As if that wasn’t enough, finance and planning permission were also secured to build a brand new, state-of-the-art Sixth Form Centre. Building works began in July, starting with the demolition of the old centre. The new Sixth Form will open early in 2014.
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
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New Faces
We were delighted to welcome new teaching staff from September 2013 to teach across the School.
Mrs Bradley | PE
Mr Cornelissen | RE
Miss Endersby
Mrs Bradley joined the Prep School in a temporary capacity to teach PE. She is a qualified PE coach and swimming teacher. Her last post was as the games teacher at Yarm at Raventhorpe. Netball is her particular strength.
Mr Cornelissen joined the Humanities Faculty. He is an experienced teacher having taught in two previous schools, with a degree in Theology. He is also qualified to teach History and Geography.
French and English Miss Endersby joined us from her PGCE course at Durham University and she gained a degree from Oxford University in Modern and Medieval Languages.
Miss Hutchinson
Mrs Terry | Business
Mrs Ward | Science
Head of Drama
Studies
Miss Hutchinson joined as our new Head of Drama. She has previously taught in a school in Hertfordshire and has a BA Honours in Acting from the Italia Conti School of Dramatic Arts and a PGCE in Drama and English from Warwick University. She also has experience as a private tutor in London and Switzerland.
Mrs Terry joined the Business Studies department. She is an experienced teacher joining us from the Midlands where she has been teaching in an academy. She has a first class honours degree from Lancaster University in Management and a PGCE in Business.
Mrs Ward joined us from Ampleforth College. She has a BSc in Physics from Manchester University and is also qualified to teach Mathematics and the other two sciences.
Obituary
Miss White | Geography Miss White also joined the Humanities Faculty. She has a degree in Geography and experience of teaching in another school in the North East as well as leading fieldwork trips. She is also qualified to teach other humanity subjects at KS3.
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NEW FACES
This year saw the sudden and tragic passing of our Prep Secretary, Lesley Bulmer. Lesley was a much loved and respected member of staff. She was dedicated, loyal and loved Teesside High School very much and all the children in her care. Her death came as a great shock to her colleagues, the pupils and parents at the School. Her untimely passing left a huge gap in the school and in our hearts.
Exam Successes Academic and Music Scholars join in GCSE celebrations Pupils celebrated an excellent set of GCSE results this year, including eight academic and music scholars with an incredible 70 A* and A Grades between them.
Head Girl secures Kings College triumph Sixth Former Khunsha Cheema was celebrating in August. Khunsha, the School’s Head Girl last year, secured her place at Kings College London to study Medicine, thanks to 3 A*s and 1 A Grade at A Level. Khunsha joined Teesside High School when she was just six years old and was an outstanding student throughout her School career. She became Head Girl in 2012, held an academic scholarship and won awards for academic achievement, Latin and Speech and Drama. Overall, the percentage of A* results increased by 6% compared to 2012 and 25% of all results were A* to A Grades. 52% of all results were grades A* to B and 84% of results were A* to C Grades. Head Teacher, Deborah Duncan, said the School was delighted with Khunsha’s success. “I congratulate Khunsha on achieving these outstanding grades to secure her place to study Medicine, as competition for places in this field is so fierce, particularly at highly regarded Universities such as Kings College. Khunsha worked very hard and truly deserves her place at this prestigious University. I also congratulate all of the other Sixth Form students who have worked so hard this year.”
Academic Scholar Eleanor Fielding achieved an impressive 10 A*s for her GCSEs. Academic Scholars Heather Steele, Lucia Holdhusen (who also both hold a Music Scholarship), Phebe Chaudhry and Kate Brownlee joined Teesside High School’s Sixth Form with outstanding GCSE results. Heather achieved 9 A*s and 1 A, Lucia achieved 6 A*s, 3 As and 1 B, Phebe achieved 5 A*s, 4 As and 1 B and Kate Brownlee 1 A*, 6 As, 2 Bs and 1 C. Music Scholars Jenny Lister, Philip Awad and Emma KiczmaWalsh are also delighted with their results and are looking forward to joining the Sixth Form. Straight-A student Jenny has achieved 6 A*s and 4 As, Philip has achieved 3 A*s, 3 As, 3 Bs and 1C and Emma 2 A*s, 7 As and 1 B. Other students celebrating included Ellen Parker with 5 A*s and 4 As, straight-A student Grace Leonard, with 1 A* and 9 As, Mark Horton with 3 A*s, 3 As, 2 Bs and 2 Cs; Zak Hyder with 2 A*s, 6 As and 1 B and Ben Amos, with 1 A*, 7 As, 1 B and 1 C. Year 8 pupil Sophie Elliott was also delighted, having taken her GCSE Spanish exam 3 years early and achieving an A*.
Headline statistics: • Pass rate 100% • 14% of all results were A*s, 40% were either A*s or As and 62% were all A* to B • 86% of pupils achieved 5A* to C Grades, beating the predicted 71% • Together, 90% of Biology, Chemistry and Physics results were A*s to B Grades • 100% of music results were A* to B Grades
First results since introduction of the ‘Diamond’ Model of Education Head Teacher Deborah Duncan said: “This was the first set of GCSE results from the first full cohort of boys that joined us five years ago in Year 7. I was absolutely delighted to see that the boys performed well, with an outstanding set of results overall. It was a credit to this hardworking year group and to the staff who have mentored a number of pupils to really help boost their grades.”
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Fundraising News
Our kind-hearted pupils raised over ÂŁ6,400 for local, national and international charities this year, through a huge variety of events. FUNDRAISING NEWS
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Around the world with Teesside High
burgh expeditions
d Duke of Edin Bronze, Silver & Gol
Normandy
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AROUND THE WORLD
New York
The skiing trip was really enjoyable. The teachers and instructors were really nice and helpful. The Italian food was lovely, especially Bormio 3000, which was a fantastic restaurant situated 3000m high in the Dolomites! Joanna Lister, Catriona Macleod and Charlotte Miller, 9S
Bormio, Italy
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Speech Day Paralympic heroine, Baroness Tanni GreyThompson, inspired both pupils and parents as principal speaker at Teesside High School’s annual Speech Day in December. Baroness Grey-Thompson delivered a speech on her outstanding career to date, including life as a Peer. She presented over 100 awards to outstanding Teesside High School pupils during the ceremony, which also included performances from pupils. Teesside High School Head Teacher, Deborah Duncan, said: “It was a true honour to welcome Baroness Grey-Thompson as our principal speaker as we had been looking forward to learning more about her exceptional career.” Baroness Grey-Thompson’s sporting achievements include winning 16 Paralympic medals, including 11 golds. She has held over 30 world records and she won the London marathon six times between 1992 and 2002. In 1993 she received an MBE for services to sport, in 2000 an OBE and then in 2005 was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In 2010, Tanni was created a life peer, her title was conferred as Baroness Grey-Thompson of Eaglescliffe. She also played an integral part in their preparations as an active member of the Organising Committee of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Former Student’s Association The Former Students’ Association maintains a link between former students and staff of the three schools we represent, and Teesside High itself. Students today use various types of technology to keep in touch, but we formed a long time before such means were available! Our annual magazine keeps us in touch with what is happening with old friends and school. All the information is in one place, rather than all over our inboxes! As well as keeping us up-to-date, we raise money for a variety of causes. This year, we had a social gathering and raised money for the Butterwick Children’s Hospice. We also had a stall at the school Christmas Fair and the money we raised went towards a set of Zumba drums and trumpets for class use. Our members who attended Cleveland School and THS always remember the school grounds with great affection, so we also bought a Friendship Bench so current and future students can enjoy them too. Last year we organised a very successful shopping trip to York, so we intend to make this an annual event. Each year we hold our Annual Lunch in school and enjoy seeing the changes that have happened since we last visited - the new Sixth Form building will be top of our list to see in 2014. Parents, please encourage your son or daughter to join the Association when they leave school - their school friends are very important and losing touch with them and their school would be losing a large piece of their own history! Margaret Vane FSA Chairman
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SPEECH DAY & FSA
The Teesside High Community
Every year, events are organised to bring our school community together, including our Family Fireworks Evening, Christmas Fair and Ball. THE TEESSIDE HIGH COMMUNITY
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Teesside High’s Got Talent Without doubt the Talent Show is one of the highlights of the year for everyone at Teesside High. This year, the lower sixth organising group was Lydia Neave, Vanessa Okey, Mandy Dulai, Ed Hewitt, Oliver KensingtonRothschild, Lucy Herring, Ben Goodchild, Georgia Ratcliffe and Yasmine Raif, each contributing magnificently to an excellent show. This group were probably the most selfsufficient organising group I have worked with, making sure that they had considered every eventuality. The show itself was of the same high standard we have come to expect included a very wide range of acts, from singers, to karate demonstration, dancing groups to monologue performance. It is an evening that is more informal than other school events, but one that is taken extremely seriously by performers, organisers and audience, and winning even more so. This year’s winner was Annabel Steele in Year 8, who performed the Ellie Goulding version of ‘Your Song’. We had an opportunity to enjoy her performance again during our Celebration of Achievement, ending the year on a high. Runners up were ‘BRB’, made up of Becky Donaldson, Rachel Danks and Bethany Bryan from Year 10, and ‘The Frenchies’, which were a group of Year 9 girls and Madame Low who put on a fabulous dance performance. Looking forward to next year already! Dr Radley
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Prep School Review of the Year They say that time flies when you’re having fun and my first two terms as Director of the Prep School have done just that. Life here is always busy and I consider myself very fortunate to be part of such a vibrant and friendly community. I never cease to be impressed by the staff and children’s passion, energy and talent. The Teesside High family is very special and, I think, unique. The confidence and infinite enthusiasm that our boys and girls exude are an absolute joy to behold and is something that sets them apart from their counterparts elsewhere. I believe that this is because Teesside High embraces a tradition that we all value, maintaining the principles of excellent teaching, strong pastoral care, a family atmosphere and the provision of the best all round education. Our emphasis here is to focus on the individual child so that we can be the best school for each pupil. We believe wholeheartedly in encouraging the children to play an active role in their learning. Our staff provide innovative and creative approaches to engage the children in their learning and to capture their interest and imagination. First-hand experiences are crucial in being able to achieve this, both inside and outside the classroom. We welcomed many visitors (including parents) into the Prep School this year, all of the children benefitted from a wide range of day trips. Residential trips to Holy Island and the battlefields of Normandy provided an insight that could not be gleaned or fully appreciated from a textbook.
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PREP SCHOOL
E-learning added a new dimension to our studies this year. Staff were delighted to take delivery of our first class set of iPads in April and used them to enhance teaching and learning. All of the children benefitted from the use of this technology. Music continued to play an important role in School life. The children were wonderfully captivating during a number of performances this year; Mrs Bulmer’s Memorial concert will be long remembered, as well the Carol Service. The Prep School was well represented at Teesside High’s Got Talent, with individuals and duos showcasing talents ranging from ballet to karate and from electric guitar to singer/songwriters. We extended our gifted and talented Year 6 musicians this year by integrating them with the High School orchestra and swing band. Group instrumental lessons were introduced and now form part of the music curriculum, with all Year 3 children learning to play the violin and the Year 4’s playing the recorder. This will develop in 2013-14, with the introduction of brass instrumental lessons for each child in Year 5. The examination and festival successes were particularly impressive in both music and speech and drama, with a significantly high proportion of our pupils being involved. This helps the children become very comfortable speaking or performing in front of an audience. In terms of drama, we staged the Pre-Prep’s Nativity production of ‘The Hoity Toity Angel’; one of my first introductions to the school. In the summer term audiences were well entertained by the Prep Department’s musical version of ‘Treasure Island’, where excellent ensemble singing and solo performances enthralled all who attended.
Competitive sport is very much alive and kicking in the Prep School, with many notable sporting achievements. House events such as the swimming gala, cross country and sports days were hotly contested, as always. We were well represented across all sporting disciplines competing against other schools, and we won the Under 11 Cluster Hockey Tournament, the Under 11 Girls team Trophy for Cluster Cross Country and also became the Under 10 Cluster Rounders champions. To stretch our most capable sportsmen and women, a number of our older girls playing as part of the Year 7 netball squad this year and some of our nine year old boys played an integral role as part of our Under 11 cricket team. Some even participated, and held their own, in an Under 13 team; a most notable achievement! This academic year saw tremendous developments in the school’s facilities. Prep children now enjoy the use of their own multi-purpose all-weather court, used during break times as well as for PE and games lessons. The pirate ship in our new playground fast became a very welcome addition to playtimes too. The pupil voice was well developed this year. The School Council was very pro-active in organising fundraising events to support good causes and to help support the lives of others less fortunate than ourselves. Our Valentine disco was a source of great excitement, Katie Bainbridge’s innovative version of ‘The Cube’ raised a
significant amount of money and non-uniform or themed dress-up days such as ‘When I grow up I’d like to be…’ were supported by the whole of the Prep School. The warmth and support provided by our parents continued to be a key strength of the school community, and one which I value dearly. The Friends kindly donated £500 towards the Year 6 Fine Dining Evening at Crathorne Hall Hotel; an important milestone for our older pupils which they very much enjoyed. The summer term saw the founding of our new parent body, the PTA Diamonds, who were eager to organise a number of fundraising events to help support the children in their varying endeavours as well as enhancing the social opportunities for parents. For all that has been achieved within the last twelve months, I congratulate everyone: staff for working extremely hard to provide such a high quality and happy education for all, children for loving every moment and working so hard, and parents for supporting us and your children in all aspects of their life. We have a great deal to feel proud of and I look forward to the challenge of building on these successes further in the forthcoming academic year. I do hope that the following pages give you the chance to relive the excitement and highlights from a very successful year in the Prep School. Mrs Williams
PREP SCHOOL
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Our Prep Year in Pictures
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Little Diamonds Nursery & Reception Here is a summary of our topics for this year:
We Can Fix It! The children spent the first part of the year learning about materials, buildings and structures. They had lots of fun visiting the Transporter Bridge and a local building site and enjoyed pretending to be builders and engineers back at school. The children also had a wonderful trip to the Mercedes Benz car dealership where they learned how mechanics repair vehicles such as cars in their workshop. They saw lots of brand new cars too and even had the chance to sit in the driver seat of some very expensive cars.
More adventures
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LITTLE DIAMONDS & RECEPTION
Tickets Please! During this theme the children explored transport. We took an exciting train journey to Darlington train station and also visited the Head of Steam Rail Museum to learn about trains from the past.
Nature Detectives The children had so much fun learning about minibeasts and woodland animals. They took part in a minibeast hunt within the school grounds and they also went into the woods to search for badgers, squirrels, foxes and rabbits.
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Years 1 & 2
Pirates
Dungeons and Dragons
The children had so much fun exploring the spring topic ‘Pirates.’ The children went out to visit The Endeavour Ship and found out about life at sea. All of the class enjoyed ‘Pirate Day’ and came to school dressed up and ready to walk the plank! They were given the task of making a boat that would float and the finished products were fantastic! The children put on a performance of ‘The Pirates Next Door’ and loved showing the rest of the school and their parents how much they had enjoyed this topic.
KS1 thoroughly enjoyed their topic looking at life in a castle. A fairy tale Queen came to visit them, they heard castle stories and learnt how to dance in preparation for a royal feast. The children dressed up as royalty for the day and were entertained with music, jesters and singing. They were also given a lesson in archery. The class read stories about castle life and imaginary dragons they might have to defend their castle from!
We went to The Endeavour. We were very excited. The captain of the ship was called Captain Cook. We saw the captain’s room. It was very big. We made sure we didn’t get scurvy by eating grapes. We scrubbed the decks to make sure they were clean so we didn’t get sick. We felt what it would be like to sleep all squashed up. The important people had a little private room of their own. We sang songs and saluted.
Pirate Puppets We wrote stories about pirates and we made puppets to go with the writing. Everyone did a piece of writing and worked on their puppets. The puppets included parrots, girl pirates and boy pirates. We had to sew two pieces of felt together to make the glove and then we made some eyes and decorated the puppets. It was really fun. The puppets looked very good and went with our stories. Ava Barber, Year 2
Talking Time The Year 1 class were really enthusiastic about talking time sessions. We had such a variety of subjects covered this year. The children brought in chocolate makers, fish, favourite books and photographs of their favourite places. The class especially enjoyed Elisa Holden’s talking time all about her family motor home. Mr Holden kindly drove the motor home to school and the class sat inside for this exciting session!
Oban’s Talking Time Oban’s Talking Time was about boat safety. She brought in two wet suits and a pair of wet suit shoes. She had a powerpoint on her laptop and we put it on the big screen in the ICT room. Oban had some pictures of her on the water. Oban also brought in a paddle and a life jacket. She put the life jacket on Will and he held onto the oar. Oban got a sticker for her Talking Time because it was so good! Kayla Roberts, Year 2
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YEARS 1 & 2
Flat Stanley
Snappy the Scary Dragon
The children in Year 1 sent their Flat Stanley’s all around the world. Stanley is a flat figure who travels in the post. The children had letters and photographs back from New Zealand, Australia and Dubai.
Smiley jaws and sparkly eyes, Smooth scales and shiny too, Clever brain and great big scaly wings.
Exciting Fire Service Visit Year 2 wrote some questions to ask Thornaby Fire Station’s ‘Red Watch’ when they came to visit. Here are a few examples: Q: How fast does the fire boat go? A: The boat can travel at 35 miles per hour which is fast for a river. Q: How many problems have you solved with the fire boat? A: We solve about 20 problems each year with the boat, mostly during the summer holidays when people go swimming in open water and get into trouble. Q: Can the fire boat catch fire? A: Yes but we don’t usually take the boat too close to fires. It is used as a rescue boat. Q: Where do you keep the fire boat? A: We keep our two engines and our two boats at the fire station. Q: What do you like about your job? A: We like helping people.
Fiery mouth and snappy jaws, Lumpy body and knobbly knees, Long sharp teeth and grumpy, fiery face. Fat tummy and sharp claws, Scary head and snotty nose, Fierce fire and scaly, pointy tail. “It’s magnificent!” Said the teacher. “Oh No! I’m as fierce as can be!” As the dragon chased the teacher Out the door. Written by all of Year 2
Bike Safety Lily talked to us about how to ride our bikes safely. This is some of the advice she gave us. You need to: • Check your bike is safe before you go. • Have high visibility clothes. • Put a helmet on so if you fall off you will not hurt your head. • Use your ears and eyes and look left and right. • Ride far enough from the edge of the road to avoid drains and the gutter. • Ride on the cycle track if there is one. Lily Burnip, Year 2
Growing Our Own! We did an experiment with cress seeds. We wanted to find out if they needed water, sun and soil to grow. We got four identical pots of cress seeds so that it would be fair. One pot of seeds had sun, soil and water - this was called the control. The second pot had no water, the third pot had no sun and the last one had no soil. We did predictions and none of them were right! The seeds in the control pot grew well. The ones with no water did not grow at all. The seeds with no sun grew white and yellow! The seeds with no soil were trying to grow but they struggled because they had nothing to hold on to. We all enjoyed doing the cress experiment! By Year 2
Form Assembly We enjoyed our form assembly. We talked about the importance of appreciating what we have. We put together a play of ‘Dogger’ and ‘The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle.’
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Years 3 & 4 We made bread to help us improve our mathematical skills of taking measurements and reading scales and linked this to science - reversible and irreversible changes. We worked together to make our own pop-up books as part of our ‘bookworms’ topic. We worked together in groups to make our own board games, with reward and penalty cards. This helped us to write instructions more clearly. In science we made sail cars and carried out an experiment to find out which of us could blow with the most force. Our form assembly was great fun. We told everybody how to write amazing adventure stories. In our ‘Tomb Raiders’ topic we found out all about archaeology - and even had a go ourselves!
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YEARS 3 & 4
Year 4 Highlights I loved sport fixtures because sport is my favourite thing. Cricket is my favourite sport. We won lots of matches and Rhys and I even played for the Under 13 team where we had the chance to bat and bowl. Yash Vagadia In Sports Day, I came first in three races: 100m, 150m and even broke a record in the 50m. Everyone in my house was very pleased and I was too! Vignesh Janakiraman I liked Roald Dahl Day because you could pick your own Roald Dahl outfit and you could see everybody else’s great costumes too. Francesca Thomas In Science, we did lots of practical experiments. In one lesson we tested lots of different materials to see if they conducted electricity. I learnt that pencil lead was indeed a conductor! Dominic Neave
I liked the piranha pool at Robinwood the most - it was a little scary at first but then it wasn’t. The trapeze was also great fun. Sammy Atwal We went to St Mary’s Island where I enjoyed the rockpooling. We got to find lots of different species and it was also fun catching them. It was the best trip ever! Patricia Jude The two-week ‘Mathletics’ trial was really fun. You could challenge other people from your class, school or even from around the world. You earned credits and points to go on the leaderboard. I was first in the entire world - that was a real achievement for me. Rhys Ditta Miss Mac told us how to make bread. I made bread into a shape like a plait and a hedgehog. Peta Collins
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My dad came in to talk about scuba diving. He had plenty of pictures, shells and lots of his gear to show the children. We loved it.
We made bread with Mrs McEndoo - it was really fun. We could make them into anything - I made a hedgehog, a bug and a flower. They were yummy.
Tilly Hugill
Lily Mellor
My main highlight of the year was our tournament at Barnard Castle School where we won every single match and won the tournament too.
On Sports Day I got to do five events. I came second in the javelin and came third in the 150m sprint.
Hannah Taylor Robinwood was the most fun trip - it taught us how to work together no matter what the gender. Olivia Davies When Mrs Bulmer died we were all very sad and so we set off balloons into the sky with a special message attached to them. The paper had seeds in so when it dissolved, wild flowers would grow wherever it fell so there would be new life. Abbie Smith
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YEARS 3 & 4
Emily Holden I liked bread making with Mrs McEndoo because I love cooking. It was great fun. Alice Christon When we went to the seaside and found loads of crabs - it was great fun. Lexie Bonas
The Adventures of Robinwood I enjoyed all of the activities at Robinwood, but my real favourite was the giant swing. Austin Carey, Year 4 I loved Robinwood. The giant swing was great, the caving was really dark and the piranha pool was brilliant, where you had to solve puzzles in 40 minutes or you got nibbled on! Laura Anderson, Year 4 One of my highlights was going to Robinwood. We did adventurous activities and the surroundings were beautiful. JuJu Mon, Year 5
Robinwood was very cool it had lots of fun activities. Everyone had a lot of fun at Robinwood. I enjoyed the piranha pool and James enjoyed the giant swing. The piranha pool was a series of mazes and games. The giant swing was where everyone had to help pull a rope, then when you wanted to go you pulled a bear and you flew through the air. Callum’s favourite activity was the zip wire, that was also Lakhveir’s favourite. Me and all my friends couldn’t count how many activities there were. Altogether the trip was very good, fun and we all had an excellent time we all wished we could of stayed for a bit longer. Every activity was great. It was another time to have fun, and get to know each other a bit more. We all really loved it and had a great time. Toby Richardson, Lakhveir Singh, Callum McLaine and James Brown, Year 5
I enjoyed Robinwood because we got to learn new skills like teamwork, puzzles and archery. I also enjoyed the piranha pool and canoeing. Alex Noott, Year 5
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Years 5 & 6 I really enjoyed being part of Teesside High School. I enjoyed Speech and Drama because I like memorising poems and entering contests. I also think singing is fun so I joined the choir and we got a Distinction in the Darlington Music Festival. Michelle Diamond, Year 5 When I made a purse in Integrated Studies I thought that this was a good experience. I also liked making cakes and bread in IS and Science. My mum was very proud when she found out my assessment results. JuJu Mon, Year 5 I enjoyed maths when we used the iPads. I also liked it when we used smarties to learn about fractions! I loved sport - we played lots of rounders and won lots of matches. Liberty Helyer, Year 5 One of my favourite lessons was Speech and Drama because I like acting. Alex Noott, Year 5
My favourite trips were Robinwood and Holy Island. The activities at Robinwood were really fun, particularly the giant swing. At Holy Island the teachers treated us to a hot chocolate in a cafe! Estelle Matthews, Year 5
Break time is now really fun because we have a new pirate ship and astro to play on. Elizabeth Stirling, Year 5 I liked it when we learnt about myths and fables in English. We wrote our own fables which was fun. I also enjoyed the sports this year because we won a rounders tournament! Lizzy Coxon, Year 5
I enjoyed playing rounders for the school. I liked playing against Barnard Castle, Polam Hall, Durham High and Bow Schools. We won a rounders tournament and got medals. Amelia Robson, Year 5 I enjoyed all of the trips that we went on and all of the experiments that we did. Maria Ameen, Year 5
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YEARS 5 & 6
Talent Show
Student Council
I took part in Teesside High’s Got Talent in February and it was very exciting. Laura and I danced to ‘The Rose’ and I also sang whilst she played her flute. It was really fun when we practised because we just kept laughing! On the night of the show, there was a thrilling atmosphere and the crowd was ecstatic! Unfortunately, we didn’t win but we will be entering again next year.
Student Council ran from September 2012 with Jasmine Donaldson as President, Ayra Cheema as Chairman and Megan Jemson as Secretary. The main campaign was UNICEF Day for Change. We organised second hand toy and cake sales. Half way through the year the Student Council was changed to Toby Greenwood as President, Katie Bainbridge as Chairman and Ammy Atwal as Secretary. Their biggest fundraiser was ‘The Cube’ - you could pay £1 to go in and play the different games that were in the hall.
Eleanor Duncan, Year 6
Review of Choir This year, choir was fun. For most of the year, we had Mrs Vipond as our choir teacher as Dr. Todd was on maternity leave. We sang a wide variety of songs including the amazing ‘Vincent’ by Don Mclean, which was included in Mrs Bulmer’s Memorial Concert. That was my favourite song from the school year and it definitely brought tears to people’s eyes. The choir was very successful in the Darlington Music Festival, coming joint first with another choir. In the festival, we sang Furrem Be Me Heen, a traditional Scottish Folk Song. I played the drum along to that song, and another popular song, I Am a Small Part of the World, by Sally Albrecht. Eleanor Duncan had the chance to sing a solo verse at the beginning of the song. Choir was very enjoyable for us and I would like to thank Mrs Vipond and Dr Todd, as we wouldn’t have been so successful without them!
Megan Jemson, Year 6
In the Swim for Charity A charity ‘swimathon’ took place at David Lloyd Leisure to raise money for the South Cleveland Heart Fund. Lots of boys and girls took part and did their best to swim as far as they could. Altogether we managed to swim the equivalent of the English channel, which was an excellent team effort! We raised over £500 for the charity. Toby Greenwood, Year 6
Treasures! This year we were busy practicing for our end of year production, Treasure Island. Treasure Island was a musical production and everyone had fun rehearsing for it. It was performed at the end of term. Jenni Lee-Orlopp, Year 6
Lucy Branch, Year 6
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Athletics
Sports Day
This was a great year for athletics for the girls in Year 6. We had home athletics tournaments for Under 9 boys and girls and Under 11 boys and girls. The Under 11 girls won out of the four visiting schools.
Sports Day was the main athletic event this year and it went off with a bang. The first event was the Under 11 high jump. In first place, to take Wainstones in to the lead, was George Manders and in second place was Matthew Thompson for Stoneyridge. The day was going well for Wainstones, with George Manders breaking two school records in the long jump and the 800m. Matthew Thompson and Callum Poppitt had a very competitive 800m, with a home straight battle for third place. Callum Poppitt came third by an inch - a great final sprint!
Elena Bausor, Year 6
Hockey We had a great hockey season, winning lots of matches and rarely losing. The A team won two tournaments, one at Red House School and the other at Barnard Castle School. We found it very hard, but we beat all of the other schools. The B team did very well because even though they didn’t go to tournaments they won nearly all of their matches. They were great at defending the goal. Katie Bainbridge and Victoria Bainbridge, Year 6
Matthew Thompson, Year 6
Netball
The Prep Sports Day included the high jump, rounders ball throw, track events, long jump and team events like the bucket race and the tunnel race. This year Wainstones won the trophy. Stoneyridge were second, Roseberry third and Highcliffe fourth. It was a very fun event we all participated in.
Our netball A and B teams competed in a tournament but were sadly not victorious. Everyone in the team did try their best, which is all you can ask for. Ayra Cheema, from the B team, said: “It was really fun and we got to try out different positions.” Victoria Bainbridge, from the A team, said: It was a brilliant season because I changed from GK to GS.” Victoria scored many goals in the shooting position. So overall it was a brilliant season for netball. Catherine Hewitt, Year 6
Cross-Country In the first and second term we trained for two cross-country events - the Inter-School and the Inter-House competitions. I really enjoyed the cross-country season. In the Inter-School competition the Under 11 girls came first and I came first. Elena Bausor was tenth and Eleanor Duncan was 14th. The winners of the House competition were Roseberry and I came first again! Laura Havis, Year 6
Rugby All the Year 6 boys loved rugby. Mr Bessy ran a rugby club on a Monday afternoon which most of the boys attended. Some of the boys were picked for Under 12 and Under 13 matches when our normal age group is Under 11. Ammy Atwal, Year 6
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The day was drawing to a close after the exciting final relay. It was time for the results! In first place with only a 12 point lead was Wainstones! What a fantastic day of sports it had been. All that was left was for the children to collect their ice lollies, cookies and drinks.
YEARS 5 & 6
Elena Bausor, Year 6
Cricket All of the Year 6 boys really enjoyed cricket. We had a few matches which went very well. The last match against Red House School was a really good game. Ammy made a very good catch which stopped a six and lost them five runs and there was some excellent batting from the other boys. Eventually the match ended in a draw. Layton Dover, Year 6
Football Football was great with lots of matches against other schools. The Under 11 team was unbeaten this season and we made lots of progress. We played in a tournament against local schools which we won. We played against Barnard Castle School, Great Smeaton School, Polam Hall School and Red House School. The team included boys from Year 6, Year 5 and Year 4. What a great team! George Manders, Year 6
A Year of Exciting Trips: Eden Camp
Normandy
In October, Year 5 and 6 went to Eden Camp in Malton. Eden Camp is a group of huts that used to be a prisoner of war camp. Each hut has a different topic inside such as The Blitz, The Blackouts and how people lived. Eden Camp was a great experience and I would do it again.
Normandy was definitely the best trip ever so far! The youth hostel was luxurious. There was a swimming pool but it was far too cold to go swimming! There was a lovely beach where we went for night strolls. We visited the Bayeux Tapestry and a museum about the history of Normandy. My favourite part was Maisy Battery. We were shown round a camp that was around in the war and it was awesome!
Carys Grey-Thompson, Year 6
Jasmine Donaldson, Year 6
Eden Camp was really fun, exciting and very educational. We learned a lot. There were lots of huts and we went in all of them. It was fun and I would love to go again.
I enjoyed going to France because it was fun going abroad and trying lots of new things.
Henry Norman, Year 6
Holy Island Trip In April 2013, Year 5 and 6 went to Holy Island. It was amazing! We went to a lot of places such as Durham Cathedral, Lindisfarne Priory and Berwick Upon Tweed. I shared a room with Laura, Catherine and Eleanor. We had a lot of fun visiting different places. Salma Mossad, Year 6 I really enjoyed learning about the Holy Island artwork, especially the work inspired by Mary Fleeson. Lizzy Coxon, Year 5
Rock Antics In the spring term we visited Rock Antics. There were lots of different walls to climb for experienced climbers to beginners. We were allocated an instructor to show and help us climb the walls. It was really fun but challenging, I found the chimney the hardest of them all because there were no handles to hold on to so I had to grip with my hands and feet so that makes it is very difficult to climb up. We managed to do it in the end. It was really fun. I would really do it again as it was a great learning experience.
Elizabeth Stirling, Year 5 I liked going to France because it was my first trip abroad with school and I liked going to the beach. Georgia Guest, Year 5 Year 5 and 6 went to Normandy, France. We went down onto the beach to have a walk, went to Bayeux to see the Bayeux Tapestry, visited the Bayeux Cathedral and the Peace Museum. On the last day, we learnt about the d-day landing, going to the d-day beaches and memorials. That night we had to pack-up our things, which was sad, because our time spent in Normandy was so fun! Ayra Cheema, Year 6
RE Trip to a Buddhist Centre The Year 5 and 6 boys and girls went on a trip to a Buddhist centre and to Hurworth village church. First we went to the Buddhist Centre in Darlington and played a game called Buddha bingo and did some Buddhist worshipping. Then we went to Hurworth church and learnt about Christianity. We were given a worksheet about stained glass windows and we had to find out what the pictures meant. Matthew Auger, Year 6
Jasmine Ditta and Ellie Clapton, Year 6
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Music Review Orchestra This year, there were 11 members in the Prep School orchestra, all of which were Year 6 girls. There were a wide range of instruments in orchestra such as saxophones, clarinets, violins, flutes, an oboe, a trumpet and a recorder. In the autumn term, orchestra started by learning Christmas songs with Mrs Vipond and performed ‘We Three Kings’ at the Christmas Carol Service. We also performed ‘Blueberry Train’ and ‘C-Side Rock’ for the rest of the Prep School in a music assembly and in the Spring Concert. High School Director of Music, Mr Laverick, organised a separate orchestra on a Friday afternoon. Seven members of the Prep School orchestra and several Year 6 boys attended. Georgia Okey
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Prep Choir
Prep School Music
In Choir this year we performed at a range of events from Darlington Festival to the Carol Concert. We participated as a main feature in most school concerts including the High School Christmas Concert.
Throughout this year, there were many musical opportunities for everyone, ranging from lunchtime percussion clubs to Friday afternoon orchestra class, and having the chance to have a main part in our Prep production, Treasure Island.
There were two soloists this year, Lucy Branch and myself. Lucy Branch sang ‘Will You Come and See the Light?’ at the Whole School Christmas Concert and at the Prep Carol Service, whilst I sang ‘I am a Small Part of the World’ in the festival and in the Memorial Concert for Mrs Bulmer. Choir also took part in Speech Day, singing ‘Dreamer’ and ‘Halle, Halle, Halle.’
There were also music lessons taught by visiting music teachers. Year 3 also had the wonderful chance to take part in free in-school violin lessons with Mr Walton, which they enjoyed and which encouraged them to start individual music lessons.
Whilst Dr Todd was on maternity leave, we had the amazing Mrs Vipond and Miss Cundell to teach us. Children from Year 3 to Year 6 were members of the choir. We sang all different genres of songs from Scottish folk songs to beautiful Christian melodies. We entered the Darlington Festival. I had never entered a festival before with a choir and we were all very nervous. Mrs Vipond was very proud of us and we were delighted with our Distinction and positive comments from the adjudicator. We had a Memorial Concert following the very sad passing away of our beloved Prep School Secretary, Mrs Bulmer, because she loved music so much. The choir had quite a hard time singing ‘I am a Small Part of the World’ as it was her favourite song and we were very emotional.
Swing Band was run by Mr Bone, the school jazz music teacher. Swing Band played in Teesside High’s Got Talent in many concerts in the High School and Prep School. Another exciting music club was percussion club. There was a Pre-Prep group and a Prep group, both taught by Mr Ellerton, the drum teacher. We played pop songs which we enjoyed performing to the school. Being part of choir and orchestra, and percussion club, I had great experiences, and having the chance to play in concerts and festivals this year was amazing! Lucy Branch, Music Scholar
I think we had a smashing year in choir and hope that when I join the High School Choir it will be just as good! Eleanor Duncan, Music Scholar
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Sport Review Girls’ Sport
Boys’ Sport
The Under 11 hockey team had another super season starting off with a brilliant win in the Cluster Hockey Tournament at Barnard Castle School. They followed this by adding another trophy to the cabinet at Norton, where they beat teams from Yarm School and Red House School to become Cleveland County Under 11 Champions for the second year in a row. In the next round of the competition the girls did themselves proud to finish third in the North of England.
The boys progressed well throughout this academic year. They were keen, motivated and enjoyed the curriculum. The major winter games were rugby, football, hockey and cross-country. In the summer term they participated in cricket, athletics and tennis.
The Under 11, Under 10 and Under 9 girls had a steady netball season. There were some good victories over Polam Hall and Bow Schools and pleasing performances in the cluster tournaments. The cross-country season was short but sweet with the Under 11 girls winning the Cluster Team event and Laura Havis storming to an impressive victory in the individual event. In the House cross-country event, Wainstones dominated and were worthy overall winners. This year the sun shone for most of the rounders season and we were rewarded with success for the Under 10 and Under 9 teams in their respective Cluster Tournaments. Both teams beat Polam, Bow, Choristers, Durham High and Barnard Castle Schools. Although the Under 11 girls narrowly came second in their competition, they played very well and had some big wins, most notably a 141/2 - 8 victory over Yarm School. Sports Day was also blessed with sunshine and an enjoyable afternoon was had by all. Wainstones were the victorious House but there were a number of outstanding performances by individuals throughout the afternoon. Laura Havis broke the 800m record amongst others.
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In rugby, the Under 11s showed potential and participated in a busy fixture list, with wins over a Barnard Castle School team and a Durham Choristers School team the highlights. Callum Poppitt, George Manders and Toby Greenwood also represented the High School. The Under 9 team developed a good understanding of the game which was evident when they were tag champions at Polam Hall School. The boys enjoyed their football, with Layton Dover and Toby Richardson being prominent in the fixtures played. A win in the Teesside High Under 11 Tournament was a great success. The boys are becoming accomplished hockey players and enjoyed taking part in the county tournament. They are looking forward to using the new all-weather pitch next season. All the boys worked hard in cricket, with a superb turn out to Monday night practices. The Under 11s enjoyed many competitive fixtures. The highlight was an excellent win over Polam Hall School. Rhys Ditta and Yash Vagadia from Year 4 excelled, representing the Under 13s. All aspects of track and field were covered this year with the boys constantly bettering their personal bests. The highlight was the Teesside High School Athletics Invitational, where George Manders won many events and sports day, where many records were broken.
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Forest School Forest School was awesome because we made bread on a fire and we made dens and had hot chocolate with biscuits. Liam Hodgson, Year 4 In Forest School we made dens and also made a house for a mouse. We drank hot drinks in the woods. Tanya Charu Sharma, Year 4 I really loved Forest Schools on a Friday Emma Munro, Year 5
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High School House News Highcliffe At the beginning of the summer term last year, my first job as Captain of Highcliffe house was to organise the annual Sports Day competitors. With Highcliffe’s sporty reputation, there was pressure to perform well on the day. We really worked together, showed House spirit and won many fantastic events and races, finishing as runners up. The next major challenge as House Captain was the House Choir competition at Christmas. After a discouraging start, the original song choice was changed to a McFly classic, and everyone pulled together and performed brilliantly, earning second prize. As a House I think we really have House spirit, which certainly made the job as House Captain easier and much more enjoyable! Good luck to Yasmine Raif next year. Emily Robson
Roseberry This year Roseberry was as dedicated as ever! We performed well in all sporting events, doing really well in the boys indoor 5-a-side football and showing House spirit. Roseberry were really strong when collecting and accumulating merits… and remembering to hand them in! Year 7s, 8s and 9s were particularly strong in this area and I hope this continues. The extra responsibility of being House Captain was made easy to cope with, as Roseberry House members were so energetic and enthusiastic. I awarded Charlotte Kendrick the ‘Spirit of the House’ as she was the perfect house member, always around to help, and sometimes standing in at the last minute. Good luck to Mandy Dulai next year. Olivia Tindle
Stoneyridge This year was another successful one for Stoneyridge. My House worked together to ‘up their game’ and win more events than ever before. Stoneyridge wasted no time and went straight on to excel in the High School Sports Day, taking the trophy. After tasting sweet success, Stoneyridge worked hard as a team, participating in House events such as Masterchef, hockey and cross-country. My proudest moment as House Captain was coming first in the House Choir competition. We worked as a team over song choices and decided that Coldplay’s ‘Yellow’ would be very fitting. I was very proud of my House members, who showed 100% commitment and dedication. Well done Stoneyridge and thank you for making me a very proud House Captain! Good luck next year! Caitilin Hepworth
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Wainstones I took on the role of Wainstones House Captain after Christmas from Liz Edwards. The House was welcoming and enthusiastic from the start. Winning House Volleyball was a highlight, along with winning merits three weeks in a row. I really enjoyed being House Captain as it provided me with valuable communication skills and helps you to form relationships with other members of the School who weren’t in my year. Special thanks to Matthew Woods who attended all events, contributed largely to merits and came first for Wainstones in the cross country. Thanks also to the Year 9 girls who all took part in cross country with super enthusiasm, it was greatly appreciated. Good luck next year. I hope the winning continues! Lucy Tremlett
Congratulations... …to everyone who made the House Competition so successful this year. We quizzed, photographed, ran, merit collected, baked, painted and sported our way through a fantastic year. Our House Captains were amazing - a credit to their Houses and the School; for this we thank them. However, there can be only one winner and the champion House for 2012-13 was Stoneyridge. Well done! Miss Stephens
My highlight was...
Year 7
…my first rugby match for the school in February. I nearly scored a try and loved every minute of it. Owen Fielding …receiving a commendation for a piece of work I completed in R.E. I was very proud to have achieved this because I enjoy working to receive such rewards. Sanjay Kumarendran …taking part in the maths Olympiad. I had two hours to complete 17 of the hardest questions I had ever tried to finish. I was proud to represent my school. Callum Davies …cricket. I enjoyed playing against other schools and particularly enjoyed beating Polam Hall School by 67 runs. Matthew Peacock …the athletics at Gateshead Stadium. I won the 1500m and enjoyed seeing people trying their best. Tom Collins …the trip to Richmond Castle and Easby Abbey, learning about castles and their history. Uzair Sidiqui …Bugsy Malone. I played Bugsy and all the cast were incredibly supportive. Henri Wilks–Stebbings
7T’s highlights: History and RE. We had many memorable moments including sword fighting and reincarnation videos. In History, we had to re-enact the Battle of Hastings with sticks and leaves!
Kirk Jackson
Christmas Fest. There was a sleepover in the main hall. We watched six Christmas films and had a midnight feast of pizza and hot chocolate.
…making new friends. When I came I didn’t know anyone but within a few days I had loads of friends.
Hockey. Our Year 7 indoor hockey team won the district league, beating Red House School in the final 2 - 0.
…getting picked for the football team. I was very happy!
Adam Allen …my first ever commendation. I got it from Mrs Casey for working really hard in RE. I got to go and see the Head Teacher for tea and biscuits. I felt proud. Luke Thomas …cricket because it is my favourite sport. My favourite moment was playing in the Under 15s cricket match. On the last ball I needed four runs for us to win the match. I tapped it down to fine-leg for four runs. It was the best feeling ever. Martin Diamond … the glorious victory against Ian Ramsey in the last rugby match of the term. I was proud of this moment as the score was 45 - 0 and I scored three tries. Max Foster …Richmond Castle. We had lots of fun – the best school trip of the year! Sophie Illiaifar
Settling in to the High School: I started Teesside high five weeks into the term and I was really nervous, but everyone was really friendly and I soon settled in. I loved doing sports clubs as I wouldn’t have had a chance to do these if I wasn’t here. I was really proud to be on the rounders team and I really liked representing the school in matches. I also got the chance to do Latin, French, Greek and German, which I found really great because I love languages. I hope Year 8 will be as good! Sophie Bennett, 7T Coming to Teesside High was a big step from my primary school. I enjoyed everything and had lots of memorable moments. Leah Pluves, 7T Being a Year 7 student was great. It taught me how to be more independent and I made lots of new friends. I had a great Year 7 and hope Year 8 lives up to the same standards! Abigail Holmes, 7T
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Year 8
8S 8T & 8H The DT Barcelona trip was a great first trip for Year 8. We visited many wonderful Gaudi buildings and sampled local delicacies such as paella. The Christmas Fair was great. Imogen and Abbie helped, with personalised baubles and labels for presents. Indira and Samantha sang some festival carols with the High School choir. A great day to have participated in! Also in December, some of 8T performed in Bugsy Malone. The hall was full both nights and it got a very good reception, from the audience. It was fantastic, especially silly-string and cream covering the stage from a particularly eventful fight scene! We set off to Bormio, Italy for the ski trip and encountered a picturesque landscape with snow-topped mountains and tasty food. With many memorable moments, 8T girls came back exhausted, but walking on air. With the number of netball, hockey, athletics and rounders events that the Year 8 girls won, we should be looking at future Olympic candidates and professional sportswomen! The year was very successful for sporting achievements. We also went on two other trips for Geography and Chemistry. For Chemistry, we visited Stump Cross Caverns to look at the caves and stalagmites and stalactites, followed by Brimham Rocks on a sweltering day. It was a great year. We always stuck up for each other, have many funny memories and can’t wait to go forward into Year 9!
My second year at Teesside High was great. We went on trips such as spectacular Barcelona for Design Technology and the caves of Stump Cross Caverns for Chemistry. My favourite lesson of the year was Music. We got to produce our own songs in teams and got to listen to each other’s afterwards. It definitely got me interested in the music making business and I hope to be a Music Producer some day! We have also had a famous special guest, Snake Davis, a saxophonist who has worked with a lot of big names. He is extremely talented! Thomas Stevens This year our sports teams improved massively. We won so many more games, including beating Ian Ramsey School at rugby, beating Red House School at football, coming third in a basketball tournament and winning lots of badminton matches. Alex Connor I really enjoyed playing rugby for the school, because I had never played for a team at school before. My favourite lesson this year was drama because I’d never done drama before and I liked acting out plays. Ryan Deane Stump Cross Caverns and Brimham Rocks was the best trip. The caverns showed off a variety of different limestone rock sculptures, carved by the power of the earth. Brimham Rocks showed off the beautiful formations made from the most brittle sedimentary rocks. The Geography trip to Seaham was also a hit with me. We walked on beaches of sand and shingle and gazed at rock features. James Gardener We went to Preston Park, which we are lucky to have so close to our school. Our visit was wrapped around our English lesson as we were studying media - Preston Park has three different printing machines from the Victorian era. As a form we really developed as team. We enjoyed a music session with the legendary Snake Davis and a very enlightening NHS talk. As a form we all agreed our best lesson was Music, where we created tunes with computing software. We enjoyed all of our lessons, but this one stood out to be the best. Lliam Casey
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Year 9 9T The rowing club was enjoyed by many students and the instructors were very kind and patient. We felt very lucky to experience rowing on the river and learnt many new skills. Cecilia Neave, Joanna Lister and Jessica Atkinson. A group of Year 9 students started a Mentoring course with Miss Stephens. We had to use our listening, communication and social skills by doing fun games and team building exercises. This was very helpful and we feel better prepared for our Mentoring role next year. Ella Smithyman, Samah Khan and Alex Drysdale On Red Nose Day the whole form came dressed in ‘onesies’. This was great fun and also raised money for charity. Kara Taylor Year 9 travelled to Edinburgh for a Geography trip which was enjoyed by all. At the Dynamic Earth Museum, we had the opportunity to travel back in time to study the way the world has changed over the centuries. At Camera Obscura, we could experiment with numerous optical illusions and interactive activities - including discovering how we would look if we were apes! Overall, this was a memorable experience. Ruth Dale, Georgina Hugill, Maria Henry, Sarah Bennett and Sonia Ezenwoke
9H 9H participated in a variety of school activities. We collectively ran a successful stall at the Christmas Fair. Before Easter, we worked tirelessly on a group dance, choreographed by Madame Low. Our efforts paid off when we achieved second place at Teesside High’s Got Talent! We excelled in all aspects of sport, with everyone gaining positions on school teams. Three of our class members performed excellently and reached regional level.
9S Music Members of our form - Sami, Douglas, Nick and Elliot started a new band called The Lawless. They will perform at school concerts. Alex Bell, another young musician, was working towards his Grade 6 piano exam.
Sport Students experienced many sporting successes this year. At the Sports Awards Evening, Douglas Haggerty was awarded ‘Most Promising Athlete’, Alex Bell achieved the ‘Most Improved Hockey Player’ Award and Elliot Maude won the ‘Most Improved Hockey Player’ Award for the Under 13 age group. Michael Jones, a keen table tennis player, won a handicap knockout competition and also gained promotion to Division 2 of the Cleveland Summer League. Elliot Maude continued to play basketball for Middlesbrough Lions, and was awarded the ‘Player’s Player’ award.
Extra-Curricular Some exciting new extra-curricular activities took place this year. Matthew particularly enjoyed the Astronomy club, as it allowed him to pursue his interest in space. Chapman, Oliver and Sami were selected to be part of a project that aims to send a camera to the edge of space; launching next year.
Edinburgh Students visited Edinburgh with the Geography department, learning about the history of our planet at Dynamic Earth, being amazed by optical illusions at Camera Obscura and enjoying the shops of Princes Street.
Most of our class are involved in music and drama, with many taking part in the choir and playing roles in the school play. Our Easter holidays kicked off with an exuberant excursion to Edinburgh. We travelled to the wondrous sights of this capital city and concluded our outing with an enjoyable round of shopping. We all united as a form; and over the months we grew closer and our friendships blossomed. Flora Thu-Ta, Adya Trivedi & Esme Cassini
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Year 10 We had a wonderful year working towards our GCSEs with our form tutors, who helped throughout the year. Our PHSE lessons were very informative, looking at the life skills needed for when we leave school. We found our GCSE studies challenging but came through with the help of our teachers. To help with our studies we have been on various educational visits. The art students travelled to London for the day to visit three galleries. Some students went to Barcelona in October, visiting buildings famous for their architecture and works of art by Gaudi. The trip was fun and we learned a lot. My favourite part was the Spanish dancing - even though none of us could do the dance! Many of us went on the History/Art trip to New York. It was amazing - a trip of a lifetime for all of us. In Geography we went to Cadbury World and did our fieldwork visit to Doxford. It was all very informative.
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We ventured across the globe to Italy for the ski trip. It was such a good and thrilling experience - no-one can underestimate the feeling of skiing down the soft, snowy slopes. Our School is bursting with talent and there were a range of acts involving Year 10 in Teesside High’s Got Talent. They included Bethany Bryan, Rachel Danks and Becky Donaldson in the group BRB; Kirsty Hopkins, Issy McGuire and Anna Charnock in the swing band and Bethany McLaine reciting a monologue. It was a very good year for us. We participated in sport and music, attending sport’s matches, music concerts and examinations. We are now preparing for an important academic year. Year 10
The year has gone so fast But Teesside memories will always last It’s trekking across the Cleveland Hills When D of E almost kills It’s having a role in our school play Or generally enjoying a normal day! It’s exploring the world on lots of trips Or waiting on Friday for fish and chips It’s learning something new every day The Teachers always have a lot to say! It’s standing at the side cheering your teams ‘Everything is Possible’ so follow your dreams…
Year 11
Phebe Chaudhry, Heather Steele, Ellie Fielding It’s great to look back on the school and see how much has changed since I joined – the people, the buildings, the curriculum. There have been so many teachers who have helped us and changed the way we think and act. Looking back at pictures of us in Year 2 will always bring back memories of school trips and lessons which we won’t forget, ever. Thank you for 11 great years at Teesside High and here’s to two more in the Sixth Form! Jenny Lister Our skilled football team rose to every challenge we were confronted with. Mr Still was splendid and took us under his wing and guided us. Joe Nicholson The teachers were truly supporting and made us feel like valuable members of the school. The ski trip was amazing and was a great chance to get to know everyone a whole lot better. The facilities for Art are good. Edd Stephens This was a good year. The ski trip was amazing and doing Bugsy Malone was really fun. I’m really looking forward to next year. Phil Awad This year was good. Sport was good and the ski trip was also a highlight. Henry Hutchinson During the year I enjoyed the sport. Football was most enjoyable and I think I improved my goalkeeping skills. Tom Batchelor PHSE was good for me because I learned about relationships. Also we got cake! Harry Willis The thing I enjoyed most this year was the football club. It was really fun and we had some awesome football games. Seb Lüder
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Sixth Form Year 1 2 Incoming Head Girl for 2013-14, Lydia Neave:
Incoming Head Boy for 2013-14, Ben Goodchild:
I was delighted and extremely proud to be appointed as Head Girl. I believe the Head Boy, Head Girl, our Deputies and the House Captains will contribute positively to the school and I am very happy to be working with such a great team.
I am extremely proud that Teesside High School has entrusted me in the role of Head Boy. I am grateful to play a role in the schools continuing tradition that allows all students to reach their full potential. We have a great Head Team, supported and assisted by our new House Captains. I believe the school will benefit from bringing a more integrated approach to the two roles of Head Team and House Captains.
Throughout the year I was keen to take on roles of responsibility, for example, by doing dinner duties and organising charity and fundraising events, such as the coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support and Teesside High’s Got Talent. The successes we achieved and the skills we developed motivated me to apply for the role of Head Girl. I am currently studying Biology, Psychology, Economics and Physics, and hope to read Psychology and Business as Combined Honours at a Russell Group University. I have a strong interest in the business world, and was the Managing Director of our Young Enterprise company this year. I also enjoy the performing arts and singing, as well as getting involved in Sixth Form team sports, such as netball and rounders. I am really looking forward to contributing more to the school and having influence in my role as Head Girl. I would also like to bring something new to the school; for example, I am leading an Eco-School group for parents, students and staff to meet and promote ideas to improve the environmental impact of the school. Another thing I would like to do is to strengthen the link between Year 11 and the Sixth Form, so that the prospective Sixth Form students can have a question and answer session with Sixth Formers who are studying similar subjects to them. I also look forward to establishing a debating society in school with Ben Goodchild, Head Boy.
One of my principle aims is that the HeadTeam and House Captains will discuss and debate the views expressed by the pupils at their regular team meetings. This ensures that all school pupils have a voice through their elected representatives, which will be brought to the attention of the head team and teaching staff. In addition, I hope to work closely with our Sports Captains, Liam Turner and Kate Laurence, to aid in the continued development of boy’s sport in connection with the increasing number of male students. Personally I believe that I contribute to the school by bringing new energy and fresh ideas, such as the newly undertaken Extended Project Qualification and an enthusiasm for all areas of school life. My particular option choices have been science based; Biology, Chemistry, Physics and an Extended Project Qualification tailored to my dream career path of Dentistry. I am a keen sportsman, playing football at county level for Cleveland Under 19s. The team had a very successful year playing in the FA County Under 19s Cup Final at MK Don’s Football Stadium. This was a fantastic and humbling experience for myself. I am an approachable person and I hope you will feel free to share your ideas with me for the future of our school.
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Enterprising Year 12s We decided to donate 50% of our profits to the Teenage Cancer Trust and this helped motivate the team and gave us a goal. Although at the area final, against stiff competition, we did not finish in the top four, we thoroughly enjoyed the whole process and have learnt a great deal. Every single one of us was very glad to have taken part.
The Young Enterprise programme started at the beginning of September 2012 and lasted for an academic year. Students have to set up a company and compete in the business market to sell a good or service, and enter a competition, judged on many different aspects of business.
We feel we couldn’t have completed the year without the support and kindness from David Dodd (Young Enterprise Business Advisor) from Darlington Building Society, he was always at the drop of an email and guided us each step of the way. We also give our thanks to Louise Stephenson from RDW Graphics, she was able to help us put together our branding and advertising. Miss Rose also deserves a massive thank you for her constant source of information, motivation and advice. Lydia Neave Managing Director
We jumped at the opportunity to sign up for this extracurricular activity. It was very good experience for business and helped us demonstrate and develop practical and psychological skills. We came up with the business model to trade accessories for contemporary mobile phone and tablet computers, calling ourselves iKandy. We purchased existing product lines sourced through internet distributors. We were a retailer which employed innovative marketing of our goods by linking them into a common theme. We built the concept of selling a brightly coloured range of products and displaying them as if in a retro ‘sweet shop.’ We created a twist between modern and old to build our theme. The goods we stocked included those common accessories that we hoped fulfilled the customers’ needs of function, protection, design and aesthetics, including iPad and iPhone cases, in a range of different colours and styles. We tried to segment our market by age, gender and income group. We aimed to exploit the purchasing trends of young people, whilst also catering for the professional business market by stocking a selection of more conservative colour ways. We were very pleased that we managed to secure venues to sell our products at a number of different places, including at events held in Teesside High School, the Vibe Awards in the Darlington Civic Theatre, the Metro Centre and in a Darlington Building Society branch.
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Incoming Deputy Head Boy for 2013-14, Matthew Twohig: As the new Deputy Head Boy I hope to be able to improve Teesside High beyond the level it has already achieved, in order to improve the school experience for future generations of students. By working with other pupils throughout the school and setting up a student voice group that has real influence, I hope we can create an interface through which students can have more input into tailoring their own education. Outside of school, my interests include swimming and music. I am currently studying A-level Chemistry, Biology, Maths and French and in the near future I hope to be pursuing a career in medicine.
Review of Year 13
With university applications, exams and roles of responsibility within the High School, we had a busy year in Year 13. Many of us spent the first few months of the year going to university open days and making the final decisions as we prepared to apply for university through UCAS. We received loads of help from the teachers, in particular Miss Rose, who patiently helped us with the UCAS process and in redrafting our personal statement countless times! Whether hoping to go to university or taking a gap year to increase our experience for specific courses, we all have big plans for next year and were really excited. Alongside the UCAS process, we spent PHSE sessions learning skills and information that will be really useful for our more independent lives next year. We created recipes and meal plans as well as supermarket lists to understand better how to budget and spend our money in the best way as well as having a session where we cooked our meals - really handy for many of us! Many of us had extra responsibilities in the school, being Head Girl or Head Boy, or a house captain or games captain. We gained so many new skills through these roles, such as leadership and communication skills, as well as improving on our organisation and time management, and all of that will put us in good stead for the future. Contributing to the school was a rewarding and enjoyable experience. Thank you to our teachers for helping us during this really important year - we will be sad to say goodbye and are very grateful for the experiences we have had at Teesside High School. Khunsha Cheema, 2012 - 2013 Head Girl
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I was very disappointed this year not to be able to introduce the GCSE and A Level art students to some of the greatest art museums in the world due to illness. However, the planned art trips to London and New York still went ahead, thanks to Mrs Mackenzie, Miss Stephens and Mrs Casey. I was also helped out this year by Mrs Machan and Mrs Batchelor, both of whom took over some classes in my absence. The London visit took in the Tate Modern, The National Portrait Gallery and the V&A. However, by far the most popular show was once again the Saatchi Gallery, this time with an exhibition of contemporary Russian Art. This year we celebrated the achievements of all our Arts students together in a joint evening of entertainment including an Art and DT exhibition and a music concert. Art and Design Technology work from all years could be viewed throughout the exhibitions, followed by a celebration of jazz and pop music performed by some of our most talented musicians. It was a delightful evening topped off with a very welcome glass of wine. Dr Radley
New York Review In February, 20 students from Years 10 to 13 embarked on an exciting whirlwind trip of New York City. We arrived at the hotel on 36th Street ready to go straight up to the top of the Empire State Building at dusk. It was amazing to see the city turn from day to night and a wonderful way to start our visit. This was followed by a meal at the famous Bubba Gump’s in Times Square. During our stay we visited The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Native Americans. The art students also went to the Museum of Modern Art. We also enjoyed a harbour cruise in bright sunshine past the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Manhattan skyline and famous New York bridges. The trip also included a moving tour of Ground Zero and a visit to Grand Central Station, where many students experienced the whispering galleries and sampled Junior’s famous cheesecake. The highlight for some however was being filmed doing the ‘Harlem Shake’ with other young people on the red steps in Times Square. Mrs Casey
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Drama
It was an extremely busy year for Drama at Teesside High School, topped off by Drama being taught to all students within the curriculum at KS3, as well as GCSE Drama at KS4 and A Level Drama and Theatre Studies at KS5 with our exceptional new facilities within the Drama studio.
The A Level group put on a performance of ‘Two’ by Jim Cartwright. This was a short extract from the play, where the Drama studio was transformed into a pub. The audience met several people who attended this pub, including the Landlord and Landlady. The GCSE group put on a performance of ‘100’ by Chris Heinmann. This was a short extract where the Drama studio was transformed into the ‘Void’ - the space between life and death. Both groups rehearsed extremely hard for their performances and were marked on their acting ability and communication with an audience.
During the Christmas term the talented cast of Bugsy Malone performed a two night run to a sell-out audience, which was a huge success. The strong cast of 36, made up of actors, a lighting technician, sound technician and stage crew put on a phenomenal show full of comedy, custard pies and splurge attacks. Teesside High’s Theatre Company rehearsed three hours every week from the beginning of September to reach the professional standard of performance they achieved both nights.
During a Showcase evening, Speech and Drama students also performed for the audience a mixture of prose, verse and acting pieces. This followed on from successful Speech and Drama examinations where Heather Steele gained an outstanding mark of 90% Distinction for her Grade 8 examination.
The Year 11 GCSE Drama class (Jenny Lister, Leah-Mai Brown and Rachael McGouran) and Year 12 A-Level Drama and Theatre Studies class (Ed Hewitt and Mariam McCullagh) had their practical performance examinations this year. This involved performing in front of an audience and an external examiner within the Drama studio.
Speech and Drama students faced tough competition at the Stockton Festival of Speech and Drama and the Darlington Festival of Performing Arts. Every student was exceptional and many were placed gaining trophies and certificates for first and second places. Drama had huge successes this year and this was thanks to the student’s dedication and commitment to Drama. In the words of William Shakespeare, “all the world’s a stage” and Teesside High School has truly magnificent actors and actresses! Miss Lewis
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DT Splurging for Bugsy! An enthusiastic group of students came along to DT club in the Autumn term and were given the task of making ‘splurge guns’ for the production of Bugsy Malone. The design was trialled using cardboard, then the agreed shape was cut out of MDF. Acrylic paints were used and then a tube was fitted to the back so that a can of ‘silly string’ could be dropped in for each performance. CAD/CAM was used to make the stickers. Well done to Owen, Yousuf, Uzair, Luke, Max, Alex, Martin, Issy, Carmen and Sophie. Mrs Jackson
Clothes Show Live
Design on a Huge Scale at Cummins I hadn’t realised how big and complex the process of making engines was. It was very interesting. I had fun in the team building exercise. I loved it all. David Liddell I enjoyed the ‘mission’ team building exercise as it made us really understand how difficult and challenging engineering is, but also how very rewarding when you have produced a successful final product.
We were in shopping heaven with the best in high street fashion, unique boutiques, vintage collections and new designer labels. But it was not all about shopping - Clothes Show Live is renowned for its involvement with schools, colleges and universities. Colleges and universities exhibited work from their fashion courses and career advice was on hand from experts. Mrs Jackson
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The best part of the trip for me was having a tour around the factory as it gave us a real insight as to how engines work.
Clocking on with Memphis
A group of us went on a trip to the amazing city of Barcelona. I was very excited because I had never been to a different country without my family. We went to a spectacular cathedral designed by the famous architect, Gaudi. We also went to the some fantastic houses also designed by Gaudi.
This year in DT, we studied the Memphis design movement. The Memphis movement originated in the 1980s. It was a brand new take on furniture and household items, with different colours and quirky, innovative designs. We focused our attention towards Memphis style clocks. We had a few lessons on the background of the Memphis design and after that we jumped straight into designing and creating our unique clocks. I really enjoyed ‘Clocking on with Memphis’ and I am looking forward to the next DT project.
One evening, we went to the magic fountains and the Hard Rock Café. We shopped Las Ramblas with stalls selling souvenirs, food, clothing and jewellery. The Gaudi Park Parc Guel - was very interesting, especially a long bench designed by Gaudi. We also looked around a small town called Villanova. The architecture was magnificent, the food was excellent, the tour company were brilliant and the views into the sea were great. Thank you to all the teachers who looked after us and made us have loads of fun.
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An enthusiastic group of students, staff and friends headed to the NEC in Birmingham to join in the fun at this year’s Clothes Show Live. The highlight of the day was the UK’s largest catwalk show in the 5,500 seat Fashion Theatre, featuring over 40 models and dancers in a 45 minute catwalk and dance spectacular. Fashions included some of the hottest new and graduate talent, plus industry experts, trend presentations and more.
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The English Department had an interesting mix of trips during the year.
When we got back to school in September, the MFL Department was still buzzing from our very successful Rhine trip: 40 girls, together with six members of staff, had had an absolutely fabulous time, exploring the best of what the Rhine has to offer. As the pupils are beginning to be more confident with their language skills they are already looking forward to the ski trip to Austria and the delicacies they will be able to order in the ski huts and villages.
A Level English Language students had an exciting day in London. They visited the Treasures of the British Library Exhibition seeing a range of original texts, including Scott’s last diary and some original Beatles’ lyrics. After lunch in The City, they went on to The Samuel Johnson House for a workshop about the development of the first dictionaries. After that there was just time for an hour in Oxford Street before the train journey home. All of Year 8 students went to the Print Shop at Preston Hall Museum as part of the Scheme of Work on Media and Technology. They walked through the snow to see a demonstration of a printing press, set some type in the education room and rounded off the trip with a visit to the Victorian sweet shop. Theatre visits continued to be popular. A large group of KS4 students enjoyed Dirty Dancing at the Sunderland Empire. Later in the year, The Importance of Being Earnest provided an unexpectedly entertaining evening for A Level Literature students, as well as providing them with a useful extra resource for their examination.
As term got underway in September, we celebrated languages and all they have to offer with the European Day of Languages, whose aim it was to encourage language learning across Europe. Amongst various activities such as staff practising their own language skills, fun activities in lessons and a varied continental lunch, we also ran a poster competition. Yousuf Qureshi, Ruth Dale, Esmé Cassini and Phebe Chaudhry were the winners. Also in September we held our first Open Day of the year, with Year 8 students hosting our ever-popular Continental Café. This year we were truly ‘continental’, serving our customers in French, German, Spanish and even Italian, thanks to our marvellous linguists in Year 8. Madame Low’s Year 9 French group deserve a special mention this year for their lively dance routine ‘On est là’ in Teesside High’s Got Talent. This was choreographed by the very talented Madame Low. Year 10 French students were able to practise and showcase their linguistic skills by serving so competently at the French Market which was held in June. This was a new venture to enable our own Year 5 pupils and those of local primary schools to spend their pocket money whilst conversing in French to buy French produce. It was gratifying to see how quickly the Year 5 students had picked up the necessary French to hold conversations with the stallholders (our Year 10 students). This year we were sorry to say ‘Adieu’ to Madame Low, who worked unstintingly in our department for nearly a decade. We wish her and her family a very happy future for their new life in Australia. Mrs Waddoup
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Food & Nutrition
Fairtrade Success As part of Fairtrade Fortnight, the Co-Op ran a recipe competition for schools. Some Year 8 students developed recipes using Fairtrade ingredients and they trialled their recipes in March.
Grow your own! Following last year’s poor summer weather, which severely hampered any efforts in the allotment, we were determined to make the most of every opportunity this year. Pupils from Years 3 to 5 (from Wainstones House) rounded off a healthy eating lesson with some planting. Strawberry, cauliflower, onion and chilli plants and courgette and rocket seeds were lovingly set into the raised beds. Within a week, all of the plants were well established and the rocket had sprouted. Year 10 Food and Nutrition students continued the planting with some butternut squash, tended the beds, weeded and watered.
Junior Masterchef This was our annual House competition. Students filled in an application form and contestants represented their House in heats from Years 5 to 9. The final took place during our Open Day with the heat winners competing for the title. Alex Noot (Year 5), Adam Allen (Year 7), Franny Liburd (Year 8) and Cecilia Neave (Year 9) all worked brilliantly to produce their best four ginger snaps. The judges had a really difficult task and eventually the flavour and the snap of his biscuits granted Adam Allen the title of Junior Masterchef winner 2012. Goody bags and certificates were awarded to all four finalists with a special goody bag, winner’s certificate and a trophy for Adam.
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A tasting panel made up of staff, students and visitors judged Daisy Greenwood’s Chocolate Orange Brownies the best, so her recipe was submitted for the competition. We were delighted to hear that her recipe had reached the next round of the competition and will feature in a Fairtrade cookbook, to be released in October. The CoOp requested more photos, so Daisy made her brownies again for our May Open morning and the results were just as good!
Good Food, Good Show Yet again, a visit to the BBC Good Food Show exceeded expectations this year. An enthusiastic group of students, staff and friends munched their way around the NEC in Birmingham. Paul Hollywood and Catherine Dresser entertained a crowd in the Super Theatre, demonstrating elderflower and strawberry eclairs and a savoury brioche couronne. Other attractions included the Producer’s Village, Masterchef brought to life, the Great British Bake Off Village, Good Food Kitchen Restaurant, the Kitchen Garden and hundreds of exhibitors with great foodie treats hard to find on the high street. Foods from India, the Mediterranean and of course, the best of British tempted our taste buds. Celebrity chefs included Greg Wallace, John Torode, Lisa Faulkner, Paul Rankin and Shelina Permalloo. We all agreed that it had been a great day and we can’t wait for next year’s show.
Geography
It is said that “one lesson outdoors is worth seven inside.� It is this concept - and the fact that fieldwork provides an opportunity for students to develop their sensitivity to, and appreciation of, a wide range of different environments - that makes it such a valued aspect of Geography at Teesside High. In November, a residential visit to the Lake District offered Year 12 and 13 students the opportunity to explore the glaciated scenery around Grasmere. We were grateful to Mrs Rawlinson who joined us to demonstrate data collection techniques for a footpath erosion study on Cat Bells.
leaving just enough time for a quick visit to the shops on Princes Street before our return journey to Darlington. The Year 8s visit to the Durham Heritage Coast in the summer term was thankfully a much drier trip than in 2012. It brought to life the coastal landforms that the students had learnt about and modelled out of play dough in the classroom.
A trip to Cadbury World in Birmingham towards the end of the Spring Term to study how a multi-national company operates on a global scale, and of course to sample plenty of chocolate, proved memorable for our GCSE Geography groups. Most members of the party returned home laden with chocolate bargains to give as Easter gifts.
Towards the end of the year, with module examinations over, Year 10 Geographers visited Doxford International Business Park to collect data for their GCSE fieldwork project. We were very grateful for an informative talk and tour at the North East Headquarters of EDF energy which proved to have useful cross curricular links for the Business Studies students too.
At the beginning of the Easter holiday we took the Year 9s to Edinburgh. Our train journey on the East Coast line meant that we could relax and enjoy views of the coastal scenery north of Berwick from the comfort of the railway carriage. We spent an action packed day in the Scottish capital visiting Dynamic Earth and Camera Obscura,
Year 12s finished the year preparing for their A2 modules with tourism studies in Whitby and a joint venture with the Biology Department to study sand dune ecosystems at Seaton Carew. On both occasions the lure of fish and chips for lunch, after a morning in the open air, proved overwhelmingly tempting for all our Sixth Form students!
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The highlight of the year in History was undoubtedly our fantastic visit to New York. Students from Years 10 to 13 spent part of their February half-term seeing the famous sights of ‘The Big Apple’. Historians experienced a walking tour of downtown New York learning about the history of the city and the impact on the different immigrants who have lived there. They also visited the Museum of the Native American which links directly to the A Level course on Civil Rights. We visited the Empire State Building and looked at their exhibition on the construction of the iconic landmark linked directly to the GCSE course on America in the 1920s. A fantastic cruise of the harbour with a detailed commentary of Ellis Island and the role it has played in US immigration completed the historical part of the visit.
Year 7 The Year 7s were involved in model making with their projects on Medieval castles. Competition was fierce and some of the models were huge and very elaborate. Other projects included detailed booklets and posters which demonstrated the enthusiasm for individual research - a valuable skill when studying History. The girls enjoyed re-enacting the Battle of Hastings in the perfect setting of our School grounds, using leaves and twigs as their ammunition. The boys ended the year using iPad technology to make stop motion videos on life in Medieval England. Finally, the Year 7s enjoyed a wonderful visit to Richmond Castle and Easby Abbey. Students added to their knowledge about castles in the medieval period and enjoyed a walk to Easby Abbey to discover more about the life of a monk.
Year 8 Year 8 enjoyed doing more role plays than any other year, particularly the life story of Henry VIII and reconstructing 16th and 17th century paintings. This was the first year that the department was involved in the new carousel system, which meant that students had History three hours per week for around 11 weeks, spread over two parts of the year. It had a fantastic impact on results, with many students making exceptional progress and one class receiving a full class commendation for their outstanding achievements.
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Year 9 Year 9 enjoyed learning about life during the Industrial Revolution and the brand new topic of events that shaped the 20th century. All Year 9s produced some outstanding work on First World War trench diaries. The standard of work was tremendously high and well worth a read. The work will link well to the topics studied at GCSE.
Year 10 GCSE History requires a lot of dedicated study, but for Year 10 Historians this doesn’t mean missing out on some active learning. The department took a different approach to the GCSE this year and started the Controlled Assessment part of the course early. I applaud all of our new GCSE Historians for their hard work and focus throughout the year.
Year 11 There were more students studying GCSE History than any other option subject. Year 11 saw the first cohort of boys completing the end of their five years in the High School before they move into the highly anticipated new Sixth Form.
Year 12 and 13 History continued to be a popular choice at A Level. Students studying A2 History have done some outstanding personal studies for their coursework on an event that is of a particular interest to them, including the life of Marie Antoinette and whether the Holocaust was predetermined.
Maths & ICT
Mathematics Masterclass at Teesside University Katherine Gaskin, Sophie Bennett, Callum Davies and Matthew Peacock all attended the yearly Maths Masterclasses hosted by Teesside University. They attended four Saturday morning sessions in April and May 2013, from Professor Alan Davies, University of Hertfordshire - Things in Motion; Joyce Brown - Ringing the Changes (the mathematics of bell ringing); Liz Meenan - Paper Magic; James Blowey - Rubik’s cube and friends. It was a wonderful opportunity to experience mathematics outside of the curriculum. The celebration event was presented by guest speaker who delighted us with ‘Secrets, lies and mathematics’, showing how statistics can be manipulated to present some mathematical magic and surprising results!
UKMT Junior Maths Challenge All Year 7 pupils were joined by some Year 6 pupils to take part in the Junior Maths Challenge this year. It was an hour long paper of 25 questions which challenged pupils to apply their mathematics to solve unusual problems. The following pupils received certificates: Callum Davies Best in School and Gold Yousuf Qureshi Gold Olivia Bell Gold Carmen Ezinwoke Silver Matthew Peacock Silver Sophie Bennett Silver Sanjay Kumarendran Bronze Jon Sutton-Haigh Bronze Sarah Henderson Bronze Katherine Gaskin Bronze Henri Wilks-Stebbings Bronze
UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge Year 10 pupils thrived on being challenged by the intermediate maths paper set by the UKMT affiliated to Leeds University. They produced a very pleasing set of results. Becky Donaldson Jack Scott Emily Parker Charlotte Kendrick Michael Diamond Brogan Kerr Olivia Maude Bethany McLaine Callum McMahon Emily Roach Sam Liburd
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Year 10 pupils celebrate fantastic results A group of 14 talented Year 10 pupils celebrated an excellent set of results for a GCSE Maths module in March. Every pupil in the group achieved A*s or As, with six students achieving full marks for their papers. The group have embarked upon a double GCSE course, taking the examinations in Modular GCSE Mathematics and an additional qualification in GCSE Further Maths over Years 10 and 11. Kirsty Dey, Rebecca Donaldson, Charlotte Kendrick, Olivia Maude, Callum McMahon and Emily Parker were A* pupils with full marks for their examinations. Lucy Auger, Bethany Bryan, Rachel Danks, Fateh Gill, Brogan Kerr, Bethany McLaine, Emily Roach and Gemma Thompson also achieved A*s or As.
Callum Davies and Yousuf Qureshi performed so well in the Junior Maths Challenge that they were invited to take part in the next round of the competition - the Junior Maths Olympiad. This involved the pupils sitting a two hour paper on mathematical problem solving.
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Science Exploring Caverns and Rock Formations Year 8 visited Stump Cross Caverns and Brimham Rocks as they have been studying rocks in Chemistry this year. When we arrived at the cave we were given a talk about how the caves were formed then kitted out with hard hats and headed below ground. The show cave we visited was discovered 150 years ago by lead miners. It is a limestone cave 50 metres below the surface and is part of a much larger cave system approximately 6km long. It was dark and damp but had many impressive stalagmites and stalactites. The hard hats were appreciated as there were many low sections requiring us to duck to get through. After the cave tour we headed to Brimham Rocks with its unusual millstone grit rock formations. We had a picnic lunch and ice cream and explored through the rocks. The sun shone and an enjoyable day was had by all. Ms Davison
Cummins Engineering A new exciting venture for the Physics and DT departments was a visit to Cummins Engineering in Darlington. A group of 18 Year 9 students spent a very enlightening day at the Darlington Engine Plant and participated in the 2013 Cummins Engineering in Schools Event. One of the main reasons behind the visit was to increase the awareness of the possible career paths that are available in Engineering. Year 9 students spent time in PHSE considering options and careers choices so it felt appropriate to give them the opportunity. The day started with a detailed description of their product - an internal combustion diesel engine. The highlight of the day for many was the tour around the assembly plant. We were shown each part of the assembly line finishing with the paint spraying of the finished engines - this tied in with a use of static electricity covered in the Year 9 Physics lessons. The afternoon was dedicated to a design and build exercise. The students were divided into groups to produce a vehicle with an electric motor that could complete an obstacle course carrying cargo. The students were very competitive, but the building process proved to be a challenge! The winning team - Cecilia Neave, Alexander Bell, Catriona Macleod and Chapman Chow - gave the best presentation and their vehicle was the only one to complete the course under its own motor power.
The day was informative, educational and great fun! Here are the highlights of the day through the eyes of some of the students. “I hadn’t realised how big and complex the process of making engines was. It was very interesting. I had fun in the team building exercise. I loved it all.” David Liddell “I enjoyed making the Meccano model because it incorporated what we did in the morning.” Elliot Maude “I enjoyed the ‘mission’ team building exercise as it made us really understand how difficult and challenging engineering is, but also how very rewarding when you have produced a successful final product.” Phoebe Neaum Davis “We learnt many new things about engines and how they work. We were given a task to assemble a vehicle - ours didn’t turn out so well, but it was an interesting experience!” Maria Henry
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Music Review
In Key Stage 3, the Year 7s were busy composing in groups using pentatonic scales; Year 8s dazzled with blues improvisation and pachelbel’s canon and Year 9 got their heads around Indian Music, Minimalism and they have created their own soundtrack on the Music software to a Film Clip from Skyfall. Year 10s started to reinforce their composing skills and looked at a diverse range of musical styles ranging from Handel and Mozart to Club Dance Music. All worked hard this year and really developed their skills throughout the key stages. Instrumental music exams enjoyed record numbers and have achieved 100% pass rate. Special congratulations to Ben Amos, who gained Grade 8 Jazz Saxophone with Distinction. Ben is now working towards his diploma.
Senior Musicians’ and Scholars’ Recital A great year of events in the Music department began with the introduction of the first senior musicians and scholars recital. There were excellent performances by the usual seasoned campaigners and some from new additions to Teesside High. Oliver Mousavi from Year 12 sang a brilliant version of Valerie and an outstanding duet with Yasmine Raif. The newly formed Chamber Choir highlighted fantastic natural ability with a beautiful performance of Over the Rainbow. Vibe, formed from a handful of talented chaps from Years 9 and 10, gave a great first performance of Fall Out Boys ‘Sugar, We’re Going Down’.
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A busy Christmas Well done to Stoneyridge for winning the annual House Choir Competition with their rendition of Coldplay’s ‘Yellow’. They finally knocked Highcliffe from their two-year domination of the event. Full results: 4th Wainstones; 3rd Roseberry; 2nd Highcliffe; 1st Stoneyridge. The Christmas Concert was next on the calendar and again demonstrated some outstanding natural talent. Choir added a festive theme while Orchestra performed music from ‘The Incredibles’ and a convincing performance of ‘The Hunger Games’. The Woodwind Quartet (Emma Kiczma-Walsh, Heather Steele, Lucia Holdhusen), newly formed with the addition of Mr Andrew Smith on Bass Clarinet, performed a stunning arrangement of ‘Non Piu Andrai’ from Mozarts Marriage of Figaro. Brilliant solos also came from Yasmine Raif, Bethany Bryan, Philip Awad, Kate Laurence and Annabelle Steele, with her first solo cello performance as a music scholar! Lots of great improvising and Jazz ensembles, and sadly the last appearance of the infamous ‘Fruit-Based Band’, this year sporting the short, but sweet name ‘Pear’. Many thanks to frontman Kit Barker and his long standing service to this school ‘institution’. We held a hugely well-attended Carol Service on the last day of term. For the first time, we involved the whole school and it was a wonderful end to a busy term. Well done to everyone that took part and thank you to all those who attended the service.
Spring Music Concert
A Record Breaking Year for Music Exams
Performers at the High School Easter Concert really shone, and as usual there was a rich and diverse range of musical items that showed the performers skills to their full potential.
Here is our roll of honour for music exams:
Vibrant vocals from Bethany Bryan (Troublemaker), Matthew Twohig (Hallelujah), Annabel Steele (Imagine), Samah Khan and Cecilia Neave (Please Don’t Say You Love Me) were slick and self-assured. Professional Piano solos from Kate Laurence (Chopin Nocturne in C# minor), Alexander Bell (For Lydia) and Heather Steele (Skryabin Prelude in Db) were sharp and stylish. There were great guitar performances from Michael and Martin Diamond and Jack Scott; the stomping Swing Band (Don’t Get Around Much Anymore); wonderful Woodwind Choir, incredible Improvisers, champion Choirs (I Dreamed a Dream), uplifting Orchestra (Beethoven Allegretto) and fantastic flutes (Theme from The Pink Panther). Many thanks for all who performed and those behind the scenes who help make the evening such a success. The superlatives have almost run out, but the talent most certainly has not.
Summer Showcase The summer term showcased another new event to the music department calendar - An Evening of Jazz and Pop, which ran alongside the creative arts exhibition. One of the main highlights was Swing Band which was set up at the beginning of the year with both Prep and High School pupils. They are really starting to make a great sound and their performances of Don’t Get Around Much Anymore and Sway demonstrated their growing confidence and ability to get the audience tapping their feet! There were fantastic solo performances from Yasmine Raif, Matthew Twohig, Bethany Bryan and Sophie Elliot; duets from Samah Khan and Cecilia Neave, Jennifer and Joanna Lister and Jack Scott on guitar with special guest (and cousin!) Grace Taylor-Clarke on vocals. The Woodwind Choir were as usual outstanding and the Pop Choir shone with A Thousand Years by Christina Perri and Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis.
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Summer 2012 Heather Steele Oboe Grade 7 Merit Sally Mohammed Piano Grade 7 Pass Lucia Holdhusen Flute Grade 6 Merit Ruth Dale Flute Grade 4 Merit Lizzie Wren Violin Grade 1 Distinction Rachael McGouran Piano Grade 4 Pass Callum McMahon Piano Grade 3 Merit Emma Southall Piano Grade 4 Distinction Amy Aunger Theory Grade 5 Merit Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Autumn 2012 James Gardner Violin Grade 2 Merit Alex Drysdale Theory Grade 1 Merit Annabel Steele Cello Grade 4 Merit Annabel Steele Piano Grade 4 Pass London College of Music (LCM) Autumn 2012 Catriona Mcleod Jazz Clarinet Grade 5 Pass Bethany Bryan Pop Vocals Grade 5 Distinction Lydia Neave Pop Vocals Grade 5 Distinction Emma Southall Jazz Clarinet Grade 6 Pass Gemma Thompson Jazz Sax Grade 7 Pass Bethany Bryan Jazz Sax Grade 7 Pass Ben Amos Jazz Sax Grade 8 Distinction Jack Scott Electric Guitar Grade 5 Pass Annie Chin Rock Guitar Grade 4 Merit Thomas Stevens Saxophone Grade 2 Merit Callum Davies Jazz Clarinet Grade 1 Distinction Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Spring 2013 Samantha Pinches Flute Grade 4 Merit Indira Sills-Toomey Piano Grade 5 Merit Emma Kiczma-Walsh Piano Grade 7 Merit Heather Steele Piano Grade 7 Pass
Finally, many thanks to all our Visiting Instrumental Teachers for their tireless enthusiasm and support this year – we welcome Mrs Alison Trowsdale (Classical Guitar) and Mr Graham Tedd (Brass) into the department and wish them every success. Here’s looking forward to next year with an even bigger programme of musical concerts and events! Mr Laverick
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Sport Review
Girls’ Sport As a department we have yet again experienced another fantastic year within girls sport, we have witnessed an incredibly large number of team and individual successes. In the winter term we had teams and individuals represent the school in a wide variety of sports, including badminton, trampolining and gymnastics, though our main focus was netball and hockey.
Netball In netball, teams enjoyed success in the Stockton District League and District Tournaments: Year 7A league and final runners-up; 7B tournament winners; 8A league, final and tournament winners; 8B league and tournament winners; 9A league and cup runners-up; 10A league and tournament runners-up; 11A league runners-up and cup winners; 11B league and cup runners-up. Sophie Donaldson, Sam Pinches and Harmeen Kaur gained Stockton District Honours and we also saw our first ever girl, Phoebe Neaum Davis, gain her place on the Under 15 Regional Training Netball Squad.
Hockey In hockey the girls again excelled. The Under 16s were county league runners-up and the Under 14s maintained an unbeaten record throughout the season and were county champions. A large number of girls now play for local clubs. Pupils went on to be selected for other teams - 15 girls represented Stockton District this year and Ella Scaife was chosen to Captain the Under 16 Stockton team. We also had seven pupils represent Cleveland County and four girls - EsmĂŠ Cassini, Sophie Donaldson, Rachel Danks and Ella Scaife - gained regional honours.
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Athletics In athletics, we took three girls teams to the Stockton District Athletics Championships at Gateshead International Stadium and our older girls set a fantastic example both on and off the track. There were 12 other schools competing. With a large number of brilliant personal performances our junior girls were runners-up, our intermediate girls were district champions and due to the points scored we gained the overall girls title and picked up the District Field Cup. From this competition, 11 girls were selected to represent the Stockton District Team in 16 events. These girls continued to dominate at the districts and seven girls - Charlotte Kendrick, Becky Donaldson, Rachel Danks, Emily Parker, Kara Taylor, Phoebe Neaum Davis and Jess Turnbull - gained county honours. We had a year to be very proud of, and with our exciting new facilities, new starters, and continued passion we hope, yet again, to build on these achievements next season.
Boys’ Sport
Cross-country
This was an excellent year for our boys. It saw regular fixtures for all age groups in a wide variety of sports including rugby, hockey, football, basketball, badminton, cross-country, cricket and athletics. There were some great wins and some hard fought losses. The boys made massive strides forward, became more competitive, gained confidence and had the belief that they could really compete individually and as part of a team.
Cross-country is a tough event and requires stamina and strength both physically and mentally. Standout performances came from Henry Johnson and Tom Collins this year. Tom Collins became our first boy to win the Red House invitational at Billingham Beck. This event always attracts strong competition and Tom should be proud of his achievements.
The Sixth Form boys were a massive help to the PE department, including Harrison Crawley, a talented footballer and cricketer and Euan Tremlett, an exceptional rugby player and cricketer. They gave up their time to help coach the younger boys and were inspirational role models. A special mention also to Ben Goodchild in Year 12. Ben played football for Cleveland County and the team went all the way to the national finals, narrowly losing by one goal. Ben is a talented footballer who represents himself, his family and the school with pride and dignity.
Hockey is a popular sport amongst the boys, both indoor and outdoor. The boys represented the school at all age groups this year in friendly and competitive fixtures. It was the Under 13 boys that really shone. I hope that they continue the hard work and build upon this year’s success and am sure the schools new all-weather surface will aid the development of the boy’s skills.
Rugby The boys really started to develop as rugby players. Some of the handling and movement was exceptional and there were outstanding performances in all age groups. The Under 16s won competitive games against Polam Hall and in the Egglescliffe 7s Festival, with standout performances from Ben Amos, Henry Hutchinson, Mark Horton and Robin O’Donnell. The Under 15s showed good potential with great performances against Grindon and Argyle. Kit Barker and Michael Diamond were selected for county trials, with Michael making the final 15 and becoming our first boy to successfully represent the county at rugby. The Under 13s are potentially our strongest group of boys yet. They are committed to training and fixtures and are developing into a strong squad. They had hard fought matches against a variety of opposition and we have high hopes for these boys in the future.
Badminton We were able to compete to a high standard, with three players representing the county - Michael Diamond, Fateh Gill and Martin Diamond. Alex Conner regularly plays at club level. These boys have successfully won numerous matches throughout the year.
Basketball We played at all levels with our Under 18 and Under 16 teams enjoying representing the school in friendly matches. Our standout team was our Under13 team, who competed regularly in league fixtures. Congratulations to Elliot Maude for winning a ‘players of the tournament’ award.
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Football Pupils really enjoy football. We have played in a variety of fixtures from 5-a-side to the full 11-a-side version of the game. All year groups have had fixtures and have represented the school honourably. The Under 16 team was tenacious and hard working. The Under 13 team was well organised and displayed a high level of ability. I look forward to watching them progress next season.
Cricket Cricket was exceptionally enjoyable this year. The practices were well attended and many boys have progressed to become strong technical cricketers. The Under 15 squad improved a lot and won three out of their five outdoor fixtures. Michael Diamond led this team well, backed up by an able squad of players. The Under 13 squad went from strength to strength, with some classy players emerging from this group. Alex Conner led this team ably, with an outstanding squad of boys able to bat and bowl consistently well. Convincing wins over Conyers and Argyle were the highlights.
Athletics It was a fine season for the boys on the athletics track, with both Under13 and Under 15 boys competing in the district and league competitions. We enjoyed numerous wins in the league matches, so well done to all the boys involved. In the district athletics, Tom Collins won the 1500m and Henry Wilkes-Stebbings came third in the Under 13 hurdles. In the Under 15 age group, Henry Johnson won the district, county and inter county 800m and reached the semi-final of the National Schools. I would like to thank all of the staff, parents and pupils who helped us to achieve success this year. We have made giant steps and I am already looking forward and making plans for next year. Mr Bessey
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Sporting Roll of Honour
Hockey • Under 14s unbeaten throughout the season and County Champions • 15 pupils selected for Stockton District • Ella Scaife chosen to Captain the Under 16 Stockton Team • Seven pupils selected to represent Cleveland County • Four pupils selected to represent the region
Netball Stockton District League and District Tournaments: • 7B Tournament Winners • 8A League, Final and Tournament winners • 8B League and tournament winners • 11A League Runners-up and Cup winners • Stockton District Honours for Sophie Donaldson, Sam Pinches and Harmeen Kaur • Under 15 Regional Training Netball Squad - Phoebe Neaum Davis became our first ever pupil to gain a place
Athletics Stockton District Athletics Championships at Gateshead International Stadium: • Intermediate Girls were District Champions • Overall Girls Title • Girls District Field Cup • 11 girls selected to represent the Stockton District Team • Henry Johnson District, County and Inter-County 800m Champion; Semi-finals of National Schools
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Rugby • Kit Barker and Michael Diamond selected for trials for county rugby. Michael Diamond made the final squad
Football • Ben Goodchild: County Under18s Team; National Final of the English Schools competition
Cricket • Michael Diamond selected, and played, for Durham County
Badminton • Michael and Martin Diamond and Fateh Gill played county Badminton
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