March 2016
WYCOMBE HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTS BULLETIN HAVE
YOU BOOKED YOUR TICKETS?
CHARITY GALA DINNER & SPORTS AWARDS FRIDAY 6 MAY Join us at the WHS sports event of the year hosted by Gabby Logan. This black tie evening of awards and sporting celebration is shaping up to be an event to remember! It will be at Wycombe Old Town Hall with tickets priced at £45 per adult and £25 per student. There will be separate adult and student tables, with full tables of 10 adults available to purchase. Students can only attend with an adult/parent. Tickets on sale at: www.thelittleboxoffice.com/whs.
INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS Swimming Millie Sansome (Y10, T4) attended an England Talent Programme in December and has been selected for Phase 3. She is the first swimmer from Wycombe District Swimming Club that has ever made it to Phase 3, which means she will attend an England training camp and competition in Majorca in May. Millie will be competing in open water swimming, racing 1.5, 5 and 7K.
Football Hannah Dawbarn (Y9 T2), plays for Arsenal Ladies U15 Football team who recently beat their main rivals Chelsea 4-1. A great result. She was also lucky enough to meet John Terry after the match too. Hannah is off to Dallas, Texas, for a tournament at the end of the month, best of luck.
117 games played 15 teams 6 age groups 171 players involved U14 A Team The most successful team in WHS history reached the Regional Finals in the National Schools Championships and placed 4 th after just missing out on a semi-final place. They were also runners up in the County and District Championships, narrowly missing out on 1st place in both competitions. The team were league winners in the District competition winning all 6 of their games! A fantastic effort from the players and thanks to their wonderful coaches, Mrs Grey and Mrs Lister. U13 A team Having won both the Districts and League last year, the team narrowly came runners up in the District Championships on a goal difference of just 2! They are, however, league winners in the District winning all 7 of their league games. Well done!
Ultimate Frisbee After 2 selection weekends 5 of our players have qualified for the GB under 20 Ultimate Frisbee Team and one for the U17 Team! Congratulations to Emilia Gaca Y13 B9, Ciara Bignel Y13 A1, Freya Elliot Y12 P6, Tabi Caroe Y13 B5, Katie Parry Y12 C10 and Dana Issa Y10 A9. That's six players out of a squad of 24 from WHS heading to Poland in August for an international tournament
Squash
Athletics Lilli Clark-Pratt (Y8 T6) enjoyed success at a recent South of England competition coming 4th in U15 high jump at the age of 13. Well done Lilli.
TEAM SUCCESS Netball The Netball season has been very successful this year with more players than ever playing the game!
Congratulations to the U15 and U19 Squash Teams who finished 4th and 8th respectively in the National Schools Finals in Nottingham. An incredible achievement.
/Cont’d...
Hockey
Sport-a-thon Update
Congratulations to the U13 Hockey Squad who came 4th in the Regional Competition. A great display of teamwork and they held their nerve well with 2 games being decided on penalty strokes.
Mrs Cromie is continuing with her hill running, having completed 27 km to date. She finds it very rewarding but extremely challenging. Support Mrs Cromie by signing her sponsorship form.
Mr Mackerras has completed 141 of his 500 mile walking goal. Make sure you encourage your daughters to sign his sponsorship form!
Well done to the U12 A&B Hockey teams, both coming 3rd in their End of Season Hockey Tournament and showing great promise for the future.
Mr Houston has logged 361 miles and counting in preparation for his 4 marathons in 4 months. Please support Mr Houston by contributing to his Just Giving page and wish him luck for his first marathon in April. 3 April - Paris Marathon 2 May - Milton Keynes Marathon 19 June - Hampshire Hoppit (Trail) Marathon 16 July - Chiltern Challenge Ultra (50km) https://www.justgiving.com/runhoustonrun/
PLAY YOUR PART SPORT CAMPAIGN UPDATE Mother’s Day Flower Wrapping
Miss Snook is three marathons down with two still in progress, one of which isn’t far off. The rowing is her greatest challenge! Support Miss Snook by signing her sponsorship form.
Once again a team of students wrapped flowers for customers at Tesco Loudwater to raise money for the campaign and their sports tour to Australia and Singapore this summer. They raised a fantastic £255.
Mrs Morgan has achieved
70% of her overall goal of 104.8 miles in walking, swimming, jogging and rowing. Please support Mrs Morgan by visiting her JustGiving page here: https://www.justgiving.com/Dana-Morgan
Mrs Penzer-Williams is taking part in several runs:
Zumba Fundraising Night ‘This Girl Can’ ambassador. former student and hockey player Anisha Gangotra (class of 2002) led our Zumba Fundraising Night on Thursday 10 March, helping to raise £84 towards the first of our two all-weather pitches.
IAAF Cardiff World Half Marathon 2016 Saturday 26 March; the Beaconsfield 5 Mile Trail Run Monday 28 March and the Grant & Stone Wycombe Half Marathon, Sunday 10th July 2016. Please support Mrs Penzer-Williams by contributing to her JustGiving campaign here: https://www.justgiving.com/ Clare-Penzer1.
SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS FOR YEAR 10 Name
Surname
Sport
Achievement
Ciara Polly Lola Lucy Charlie Emily Ana
Higley Campanini Curtis Young Aze Creaser Montgomery
Rugby Netball Rugby Hockey Gymnastics Horse Riding Cross Country
U15 County Squad Regional U19 'Clan' Squad; County U16 County U15 JRPC Tier 1; County U16. County Show Jumping National Championships National
KEEP UP TO DATE Follow us on twitter @wychighsports to receive regular updates and results. Tweet us with your news as well, we love to hear about your achievements. All fixture details and results can be found on our website, www.whssport.co.uk Please email us at office@whs.bucks.sch.uk by Friday 15 April with your daughter’s success stories for inclusion in the next edition and / or if you would like to become a Friend of Sport to help with the ‘Play Your Part’ Sport Campaign.