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Romance and Tragedy
Head’s Introduction
With the turbulent backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine, Roedean has, in stark contrast, celebrated our diverse and varied community this week: from Open Day to International Women’s Day, from Netball victories to a spectacular concert last night, this has been a fantastic week for the girls.
U13A Netball through to the National Plate Finals!
We welcomed visitors to the School for Open Day last Saturday, very many from the local area, and they enjoyed being toured around the School by our younger girls, giving them lots of opportunities to ask questions and find out about the School from the inside! Well done to the Admissions Team for organising such a successful event. On Tuesday, we marked International Women’s Day with our customary festival of lectures, featuring 18 speakers who covered a variety of themes. Some speakers were at Roedean in person, while others spoke virtually. Our students has a brilliant day, and the speakers were impressed by the sophistication of the questions asked. I would like to thank Dr Barrand for devising the programme, and to all the teams who set up the rooms, in particular IT. I hope that many of our students have been inspired even more to chase their dreams and realise them. Last night saw a remarkable mixed-media Romance and Tragedy concert, combining Music, Drama, Art, and Dance. The theme was explored through romantic music interwoven with dialogue from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, an excellent precursor to our Spring Term production later this month. It was an absolute triumph, as you will see from the photos of the event – congratulations to everyone involved in such a fantastic evening, but in particular to Mr Rous, Ms Bartlette, Mrs Woodbridge, Miss Abaza, Mrs Strachan, and Mr Wailes, and all their teams. Congratulations to the U13A Netball team, which is through to the National Plate Finals, which take place in Bromsgrove at the end of the month. The team works brilliantly as a unit, and their success is the result of consistent hard work, coupled with intelligent play which adapt to the opposition. We wish them all the best. The U16A team also deserves our congratulations as they have made it through to the Finals of the Sussex Cup. I am pleased that Roedean, which always draws great strength from its diverse community, is undertaking a number of different activities to raise funds for those fleeing conflict in Ukraine, and to support the neighbouring countries which are welcoming them with open arms. It is wonderful that some of these endeavours have been organised by our students, and I know that the Roedean community will respond with great positivity. Good luck for next week, particularly to those in Years 11 and 13 who have assessments, and I wish you all a wonderful weekend.
Roedean's Festival Celebrating Inspirational Women
BREAKING NEWS – the Roedean Farm has two new arrivals!
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Unsung heroes in the spotlight Each week, many wonderful things happen at Roedean, about which many in the school are perhaps unaware; this section of the weekly review is dedicated to ‘unsung heroes’, in order to draw our attention to these people and remind us that our community is special. Sylva (Yr12) – for showing remarkable presence of mind in a stressful situation, and for being extremely kind and helpful to those around her [Miss Allen & Mrs Pacelli]
Staff Mrs Cataldo – for keeping cool and calm when faced with an emergency – we are all very proud! [Mr Halsey]
Mr Fieldsend – for being up at the Farm in the very early hours to deliver 2 new lambs [Ms Boobis]
Sports Scholars' Talk: Sleep Around 40 Sports Scholars attended the latest in the ‘Wellness and Lifestyle Management’ series of talks, this time on the crucial topic of sleep. The girls learnt about the physiological and psychological benefits of sleep, and why sleep is so important to high performance, and they were given some practical tips In order to get the best night’s sleep possible. They also completed a sleep questionnaire, which threw up some very interesting results! Mr Smethurst
Life Painting With Tim Patrick On Monday, Art students in Years 12 and 13 enjoyed a day of life painting. The workshop was led by professional artist, Tim Patrick. Having studied traditional portrait painting in Florence and a graduate of The Royal Drawing School in London, Tim’s work reflects a tension between the admiration of the past and the encounter with the present. His work is in many private collections, as well as the Priseman-Seabrook Collection of 21st Century Figurative Painting. Our students were guided through a series of charcoal drawings and colour mixing exercises, before starting an ambitious oil painting. For many, this was a completely new skill, so it was really exciting for them to explore the medium and test their artistic bravery. All the fabulous results are currently on display in the Art room. It’s amazing to see the huge range of styles and individuality – every student who took part deserves to be really proud of their work. Thanks to everyone who came – it was a valuable experience. Mrs Strachan Page 2
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Matilda Dance Workshop for Year 7
'It was a thri lling experience and I enjoyed learn ing new skills.'
This week, Year 7 took part in a Matilda workshop led by Connor Lewis, who plays Michael Wormwood in the West End production. Year 7 pupils learnt the choreography from Revolting Children and all performed excellently! Well done Year 7! Miss Abaza
'It was amazing to be taught by someone from the actual show!' Lucy
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ated 'It has motiv best me to be the be!' dancer I can Sienna
Role Models in House 4 Happy International Women’s Day 2022! The House 4 girls did an IWD role models activity, and the most popular choice of female role model was Mum! Thank you to all the strong women in our lives, we hope you had a wonderful day. Mrs Wilson
International Women's Day in Lawrence Lawrence House celebrated International Women's Day by creating a display which included information on Suffridge and Emiline Pankhurst, as well as modern day heroes, such as Serena Williams. In House, each girl received a yellow flower, the symbol of strength and female solidarity. The important message was #BreaktheBias, and Lawrence girls prove every day of the week that they are fearless and the best version of themselves, and, collectively as a House and as a school, we celebrate and applaud all women's achievements that are part of our History or are yet still to become History. Mrs Diplos
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Roedean's Festival Celebrating Inspirational Women
Roedean marked International Women’s Day 2022 with our fantastic annual Festival Celebrating Inspirational Women. The day’s lessons were replaced with five lecture sessions, and we were joined by 18 speakers, all successful women who are at the forefront of their professions. All 680 students had free choice of which talks to attend in each session, allowing them to follow their interests.
Sasha (Yr7)
The booklet for the day, with the titles of the talks and biographies of the speakers can be found here (shorturl.at/esMX1) but to highlight just six of the eighteen speakers, chosen purely to illustrate the range of speakers and the topics they addressed, we heard from: Ama Agbeze, who spoke about her career as an England Netballer, Dr Suzie Imber spoke about adventures in space, Ethel Sibanda addressed the issue of decolonising aid, Yasmina Sabbah (speaking from Dubai) leads an all-female orchestra in the Middle East, Dr Kirsty Lawton shared her experiences of being a doctor on Covid wards, and Anabela Chan spoke about sustainable jewellery design. As you can see, there really was something for everyone. The aim of Roedean’s festival on International Women’s Day is for the girls to hear from remarkable female role-models, and for them to be inspired – we are sure that this aim was realised. Some of our speakers gave us wonderful feedback: 'It makes me feel happy that the girls are able to experience and understand IWD in this way, very empowering and inspiring for them I am sure. It was a pleasure to connect with them, I enjoyed sharing the story of the Red Dress and answering their fantastic questions.' Kirstie Macleod
Kelsie (Yr7)
‘I enjoyed listenin g to Yasmina Sabb ah because I learnt a lot about performin g and found it interest ing.’ Olivia (Yr7) ‘I enjoyed the Covid Doctor talk, because she taught us a lot
of different things and I think it’s good to talk about all
things, whether it be negative or positive.’
Koi (Yr7)
'It was such a priviledge – their questions were so amazing.' Dr Kirsty Lawton 'Today i celebrated IWD with a difference. I had the huge prividge of joining a pool of leading women from different fields at Roedean's Festival Celebrating Inspiring Women. Speaking to Roedean's dynamic, young talented girls made me realise how much potential there is for positive influence towards current and future generations. I was invited to inspire but left twice as inspired by the energy in the room and thre girls' genuine desire to bring positive change.' Ethel Sibanda
‘I enjo yed learning ab out different jobs peop le have and it was helpful to show that women ca n do anyt hi ng.’
‘I enjoyed learning about the different achievements women make when they put their minds to it.’
#IWD22
en ‘I lear nt that wom g are empowerin through w hat they d o ever y day.’ Hannah (Yr7)
‘I really enjoyed lis tening to Anabela Chan speak about he r journey from doing Art GCSE at Roed ean to becoming an award-winning jew ellery designer in London. As I am planning to study design at university, it was particularly interesting to hear ab out the decisions she made to challeng e herself throughout her creative career in order to develop her skillset and build a strong network of friends and collabora tors.’ Megan (Yr13)
#BreakTheBias #InternationalWomensDay
'I was delighted to give a talk and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience too.' Teresa Waldron
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March Open Day Last weekend, we welcomed many families to Roedean to look around the School, and chat with their tour guides. Our visitors were given a wonderful impression of the School, and the visit ended with the presentation in our newly-refurbished Theatre, during which they heard from a range of students, as well as performances given by some Year 7 Singers, Alyssa (Yr13) playing her accordion, and Ella (Yr10), who sang She Used to be Mine so beautifully that some of our guests were reduced to tears. It was a wonderful event, and one family sent fantastic feedback: 'Thank you all so so much for sharing your beautiful school with us on Saturday. My daughter and I absolutley loved everything, especially the farm, the sheep, the art room, the coding, the view, the pool, the cricket, the boarding facilities, the afternoon tea, and all of the girls who radiated such warmth and happiness. The positivity and confidence was very infectious, and we felt very comfortable in all the different settings. My daughter has now decided that she is to be a Roedean Girl, originally we were looking to come in Year 9, but this I have now been told is to become Year 7!' Mrs Wienekus
Romance and Tragedy Last night saw a fantastic concert, in a number of different venues in Roedean, which combined music, dialogue from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and a ballerina dancing to Tchaikovsky. The performance was a triumph, with one parent and OR writing ‘Wow. Hands down one of the most amazing performances I've ever witnessed at Roedean. ‘Romance and Tragedy' was a Fusion of Art, Music, Drama and Dance telling the classic tale of Romeo & Juliet and performed in the totally transformed spaces of the Library, the Cloisters and the Chapel at Roedean, with the audience moving interactively amongst the performances; It was an innovative and fresh take on the visual and performing arts which took its audience on a literal journey and showcased the incredibly high standards of all four disciplines at Roedean.’ There will be a fuller review next week, but here are some photos from the performance to whet your appetite!
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Donations for those fleeing the Conflict in Ukraine Thank you to everyone in our wider school community who donated health and sanitary products for Ukrainian refugees on Friday and Saturday last week – it was amazing to see such generosity! Catherine (Yr7) went to her local pharmacy to purchase items with her own pocket money, and when she heard what she was doing, the pharmacist was so moved that she gave her some free items to include in her donation. It was also lovely to see how someone from House 4 had written a message to the Ukrainians on every single toothbrush she donated! Thank you!
Mr and Mrs Wilson
Ukraine – How the Roedean Community Can Help Next week, we will be creating an installation in the form of a wall of sunflowers (the national symbol of Ukraine), to show our support for those who are escaping the conflict and leaving their country. Next Tuesday, we will also be holding a charity non-uniform day, and, if she wishes, your daughter may choose to wear yellow and blue in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. There will be stations in a number of locations around the School, where students and staff can make a paper sunflower, and these will be
put together to create a symbol of our support. This project is being driven forward by Jemima (Yr12) and Izzy (Yr11), and came from an idea proposed by Miss Hart. The students feel strongly that, for the donation to feel tangible, the school community should donate actual money, rather than having the donation added to their bill, as we have done recently. The recommended donation is £2. If you would like to make a larger additional donation, we want you to be able to do so – if Page 6
you wish, please follow this link to an online form (shorturl.at/foxDV) to do so. All donations will be sent via PlanUK, a charity with which Roedean already has a strong connection, and they will support the humanitarian effort in Moldova (from where we have a student in the Sixth Form). Thank you in advance for your generosity. Dr Barrand
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New books in the Library – Women in Print In celebration of International Women’s Day, we have selected a reading list of fiction and non-fiction titles by inspiring and celebrated women authors:
Great Women's Speeches by Anna Russell
Misjustice: How British Law is Failing Women by Helena Kennedy
Great Women's Speeches is essential reading for pioneering women everywhere. From Emmeline Pankhurst's 'Freedom or Death' speech and Marie Curie's trailblazing Nobel lecture, to Michelle Obama speaking on parenthood in politics and Black Lives Matter co-founder, Alicia Garza's stirring ode to black women, the words collected here are empowering, engaging, and entirely unapologetic.
Helena Kennedy, one of our most eminent lawyers and defenders of human rights, examines the pressing new evidence that women are being discriminated against when it comes to the law.
Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates
Great Cirle by Maggie Shipstead
After experiencing a series of escalating sexist incidents, Laura Bates started the everyday sexism project, and has gone on to write 'a pioneering analysis of modern day misogyny'.
Mapping the lives of a fearless female aviator and an actor, who portrays her on screen decades later, Great Circle is an expansive tale of passion and ambition.
The Island of Missing trees by Elif Shafak
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. The Island of Missing Trees is a rich, magical tale of belonging and identity, love and trauma, nature and renewal.
Sweeping and lyrical, Allende’s multi-generational epic traces a richly evocative path through forty years of authoritarian rule in Spain, as witnessed by a group of disparate characters.
World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumathil
Arias by Sharon Olds
Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the many places she has called home, from inhospitable plains to tall mountains in big sky country. No matter where she is transplanted, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship, even in the strange and the unlovely.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Sharon Olds, gives us a new collection of poems that sing of a woman's intimate life and political conscience.
How we Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee
Gut by Giula Enders
How We Disappeared moves between contemporary Singapore and the 1942 Japanese invasion, weaving together two timelines, two life-altering secrets, and two people who come together in their search for reconciliation with the past.
Our gut is as important as our brain or heart, yet we know very little about how it works and many of us are too embarrassed to ask questions. In Gut, Giulia Enders breaks this taboo, revealing the latest science on how much our digestive system has to offer.
Border Nation by Leah Cowan
The Authority Gap by Mary Ann Sieghart
Borders are more than geographical lines – they impact all our lives, whether it's the inhumanity of deportations, or a rise in racist attacks in the wake of the EU referendum. Border Nation shows how oppressive borders must be resisted.
Highlighting both unconscious and deliberate bias against women, Sieghart's trenchant critique of ongoing sexism contains incisive contributions from Bernardine Evaristo, Mary Beard, and Baroness Hale, amongst others.
Make it Happen by Amika George
The Mad Women’s Ball by Victoria Mas
As a teenager, Amika George successfully launched a campaign that pushed the UK government to fund free period products in every school across England. Make It Happen is her essential and inspirational guide to being an effective activist.
All of Paris is in thrall to Doctor Charcot and his displays of hypnotism on women, who have been deemed mad or hysterical, outcasts from society. But the truth is much more complicated – for these women are often simply inconvenient, unwanted wives, or strong-willed daughters. Page 7
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World Book Day Costume Winners Well done to everyone for their fantastic costumes to mark World Book Day! There were so many to choose from, but the following are the final winners: ■ ■ ■
Funniest Costume – Amelia (Yr10) Most Creative Costume – Alfie (Yr9) Group Costume – Hettie, Eloise, Maisie, and Jess (Yr9)
Well done! I will be in touch to let you know when your prizes are ready to collect. Mrs Bailey
Japanese Inspired Cooking in House 4 A Japanese milk pudding masterclass was led by one of our Year 7 students, Scarlett! Everyone enjoyed making and then eating the delicious puddings – well done. Mrs Wilson
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Science Week Chapel This week's Chapels have focused on Science, led by Dr Staniford. He began with a question: what do the following all have in common – a puppy, a polymer, and a population? They all experience some kind of GROWTH, which is the theme of this year’s British Science Week next week. The first example is probably the easiest to see – we see the growth of animals all around us, whether it be your dog or cat at home that grows up from a puppy or kitten, to the lambs that are due on the Farm very soon. The physical manifestation of growth before our very eyes cannot be ignored, and is quite awe-inspiring when you follow its journey. If you have visited the Biology department recently, you will have seen the frogspawn in the tank on the windowsill outside Biology 2, where the spawn have hatched and we now have a tank of tadpoles that will eventually grow into frogs which can be released back into the wild. With lambing season upon us this spring, the wonder of new life being born will be available on our doorstep at the Farm. The ewes will be giving birth over the next couple of weeks. And the stages of growth for these little lambs continues as they venture outside of the uterus and onto the South Downs. Our Year 11 and Sixth Form Scientists will be able to explain the second example, slime, which is a polymer, having studied these in Chemistry. Polymers (which is what makes up most of the plastics that we have around us) come from adding lots of small monomer units together. When looking at addition polymerisation, it is a carbon-carbon double that breaks open to form a bond with another monomer. This happens many, many times to build a long chain which is then called our polymer. Let’s think of a more relatable analogy. If each of you were considered to be a monomer, if you linked hands with your neighbour and we went up and down every pew all over the Chapel, we would end up with a very long chain of people. This is what happens, just on a much smaller scale, with our chemical monomers to make a polymer. When scientists talk about polymers, it is how the polymer grows that is the terminology that is commonly used, and I can vouch for the fact as I have studied modules at university about polymer growth and how to calculate this! So our slime is an example of a polymer that was grown from a bunch of small monomers to make this shape shifting, cold, sticky polymer. I have to thank Indigo and Saffron in Year 9, who made us this slime today. The third box contains a bunch of Lego people, which we have taken to represent a diverse population of multi-coloured and cultured people. As you will know from Geography, Economics, or Business, populations tend to grow. This can be for the same reason as our lambs, more people are being born into the world, so the population grows.
might discover the next big scientific breakthrough or by working in an area that betters humanity – whether that be: ■
in more sustainable energy production
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developing ways in which we can reduce our consumption of meat to give us more space to grow crops
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solving the plastic crisis we are facing and finding suitable alternatives for polymer replacements
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exploring beyond our planet to see if the colonisation of Mars can actually take place to alleviate pressure on Earth
For those of you who perhaps have decided your interests lie beyond STEM, you still have a part to play in looking after our planet and resources within it, whether this is: ■
recycling more at home
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choosing a more sustainable mode of transport
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donating your time to help a charity that is looking out for preserving our world
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths will continue to be at the forefront in ensuring we tackle these tough issues of growth, so that it can become more sustainable and still allows us (and the baby lambs) to grow. It will only happen because you all continue to care and ensure that these issues are solved. ■
You have the power to make change.
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You have the ability to discover things that no-one has thought of yet.
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You have the boldness within you to challenge wrong when you see it and ask ‘why can’t we do this a different way’.
You have the knowledge growing in your brains each and every day that you are in lessons to enable all this to happen, so, for the sake of our planet, please continue to ask tough questions, challenge pre-conceptions about the way things are done, and make sure change happens in whatever sector, industry or job you end up in one day, so that you can look back and say 'I helped the world grow in a better way'.
The world’s population yearly growth rate for 2020 was 1.05% which is actually a decline in the rate of growth from previous years. This means the population is still growing year on year, but is growing at a slower rate compared to the recent past. For reference, the population recorded last year was 7.8 billion people, and it is projected that the world population will reach 10 billion people in the year 2057 (35 years from now), even with decreasing yearly change for that time. This will happen in your lifetime. Can we sustain this kind of growth on our planet? Many would argue no, we do not have the resources as it is, to sustain the current population of Earth, let alone another 2.2 billion people. But you could definitely argue that yes, we could. If we change and adapt the way we do things, using new technologies and research to help us care for our planet and the resources within it and on it, then perhaps we could cope with this population growth. These challenges can be overcome by you.
British Science Week at Roedean To mark British Science Week, there will be lots of events and activities next week, based around the theme of ‘Growth’, organised by the Science Faculty. These will include the following: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Quizzes in lessons Years 7-9 Poster Competition – deadline 25 March Years 10-13 Essay Competition – deadline 29 April Co-Curricular offering in normal Science Co-Curricular Activities Challenges in the Fireplace – every day at Break
We look forward to seeing your contributions. Dr Staniford
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SPORT Netball vs Brighton College U14A
The U14A team played Brighton College in the semi-finals of the Sussex Knock-out Cup on Wednesday. It was a tough game, but the Roedean girls played one of their best games of the year so far. The intensity was incredibly high, with the team defence forcing a large number of turn overs, and the shooters scored a large percentage of their shots. It was a struggle at times to deliver the ball down the court, but the girls worked patiently and showed so much progress in their game management. The final score was 19-30 to Brighton College. Miss Kirby-Jones
Netball vs Lingfield U12B
It was a rollercoaster game for our U12B squad. The starting line up saw Amarah and Yan Yan selected for the defending circle, with Sorrel as WD, Ines as C, and Iris in at WA, and Bella and Sophie were selected to shoot for the team. Amber was waiting in the wings and ready to swap into a centre court position. Despite 22 exciting turnovers by Amarah, Yan Yan, and Sorrel, in the first half, which gave Roedean lots of opportunity, we weren't able to successfully get the ball through court to our shooters. Lingfield, putting strong defensive pressure on in the centre 1/3, quickly won possession back by forcing Roedean to make errors in their attacking play. This resulted in Lingfield taking a 3-2 lead. We made some switches of positions and players in the third quarter to change the dynamic movement of the team. Ines moved into GS, providing some speed in the attacking third, successfully helping to transition the ball from the centre third into the attacking third, and giving our shooting team many more opportunities to score. This, along with reducing our error rate by 30%, saw Roedean win this quarter, 6 goals to 2 – we ended the third quarter with a lead of 7-6. Lingfield came out stronger in the final quarter, and unfortunately this made Roedean panic, impacting our decision making. We felt the pressure and our error rate increased, particularly in the last 2 minutes of the game, Lingfield just managed to swing the score line back their way – the final result was Lingfield 9, Roedean 8.
U12E
Netball vs Hurstpierpoint
Opposition's and Coaches' player of the game was Amarah – her reading of the game was excellent, enabling her to successfully achieve a massive 21 interceptions across the game. Well done! Miss Wakeling
U12E
The third game for the U12E team was against Hurstpierpoint U12Ds. This second clash between the teams this term was a good one again. Roedean started well, going 4-0 up in the first quarter in blustery conditions. We rotated players around different positions, but our defence got everything that came their way and, with some good, quick passing up the court, we managed to pull even further ahead. The last two quarters were tougher and the game intensified. However, the standard of Netball improved as both teams settled and pushed each other brilliantly. The sportsmanship on the court was fantastic to see, with lots of positive comments by both teams to each other. The game ended 9-5 to Roedean. Mr Campleman Page 10
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U12C
The U12C team worked hard against Lingfield College in Wednesday's match. The team was made up of 8 players, all of whom switched positions throughout the match. The girls had a strong start, with some excellent feeds into the attacking D. Communication was individualised and specific, with girls calling player and space. Athena made interception after interception, Lily worked hard marking her player in defence, Millie (new to the C team) learnt lots of new rules and was able to put them into practice there and then. Sienna was on fire as GS, and her partner in crime, Lois, ensured that the feeds into the D were accurate. Lois was named Players' Player of the Match. Maud was named Coaches' Player, and she made some excellent decisions in centre and goal attack. Blaze provided excellent support as goal keeper, and Joy made some excellent drives towards the ball. Well done to everyone who played. Miss Wakeling
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U13A Netball through to the National Plate Finals! The U13As had a long journey to South Hampstead High School on Monday to play the Semi-Final of the National Plate competition. The girls looked strong in their warm-up, fully focused, and ready for a tough match. It was closely contested throughout, with Roedean up by 1 after the first quarter. They went out strong at the start of the second quarter, gaining a 3 goal lead, but unfortunately South Hampstead managed to claw it back to 1 by half time. With some outstanding defending from Gabby D, Roedean pushed on at the start of the third quarter to gain a 4 goal lead. Like before, we were unable to maintain it and our decision-making crumbled under the pressure, allowing South Hampstead to level it out to 22-22 at the end of quarter 3. The 4th quarter was goal for goal until the last 3 minutes, where some patient play through mid-court from Molly, and some calm and accurate shooting from Gaby P secured the win. Huge congratulations to the whole squad who took the win 27-29. Special mentions go to the following: Players' Player was Gaby P, Opposition's player was Gabby D, and Coaches' Players were Gaby P and Molly. Well done girls – I'm looking forward to the finals already! Miss Hammond
U16A Netball through to the Finals of the Sussex Cup! Congratulations to the U16A Netball team, who secured their spot in the Sussex Cup final, after a fantastic win over Mayfield. The game was closely contested throughout, with Roedean leading by 2 after the first quarter. The girls put amazing pressure on the ball all the way through the court, making lots of tips which enabled them to turn over the ball. Amelia controlled the middle of the court amazingly, displaying great patience and decision-making on the ball. At half time, Roedean had managed to pull away and had a 9 goal lead. With some strong defence from Izzy, and some excellent shooting from Amy and Sasha, they kept their lead and won 26-17. It was an excellent performance from the whole squad – thank you to Katie for stepping up at the last minute, and congratulations to Amy who was awarded both Coaches' Player and Players' Player. We're already looking forward to the finals! Miss Hammond
Netball vs Worth 1st VII
The 1st team had a challenging game away to Worth School on Thursday. The first quarter was really tight, the shooting was fantastic from both teams, with great Roedean feeding into the D from Lara and Serena. With injuries and changes in combinations, we went 3 down, but showed great determination to bring it back to 10-10 by the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, we really turned up the defensive pressure, getting turnovers all down the court. Serena and Sophia made amazing attacking intercepts, Olivia showed great skill to keep the GA out of the game and intercept with her outside arm, and Lara was strong as GK. We struggled to maintain possession after a turnover, with both teams making mistakes, but we kept pushing to win the second quarter 13-4, to finish half time 23-14 up. Position changes in the third quarter brought Lucy into WA, and Sylva to WD, to mix up the centre court and bring on fresh legs. We maintained the defensive pressure, and Rula and Sophia made some calm and accurate shooting. Quarter 3 finished 36-19 to Roedean, and we finished with the ball in hand and 5 seconds to score, but couldn’t quite get it through the net. The final score was 43 to Roedean, 28 to Worth. Everyone played well, it was amazing to get the win, and well done to Sophia for getting Player of the Match.
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