November 2018
WYCOMBE HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTS BULLETIN Autumn 2018
Welcome to the Sports Bulletin, a half-termly Ballet update of our students’ sporting achievements. Congratulations to Eleanor Gilbert (Y8/P7) who Go to the Sports website for details of fixtures and has successfully auditioned for the London Junior follow us on Twitter @WycHighsports and Senior ballet school. This is an associate dance programme that compliments her existing dance school and takes place every Sunday Individual Success morning. There are only a limited number of places available, so we are all very proud of Volleyball Eleanor’s achievement! Isabelle Tucker (Y10/C4) represented Wycombe High School and the England U17 girls at the annual Northern European Zonal Volleyball Association (NEVZA) Championships during the week of 15 Oct in Ikast, Denmark. Isabelle, the youngest player of the 12 selected to Team England, was in the starting line-up and played all 6 matches as a wing/outside hitter which included: vs Sweden WON 3-2, vs Faroe Islands LOST 3-1, vs Finland--eventual tournament champions-- 3-0, vs Norway LOST 1-3,
Gymnastics
vs Greenland WON 3-0
Well done Erin Rees (Y8/B8). In her first UK gym comp after moving to UK gymnastics and training just one day a week, she won Gold overall in Bronze category, individual gold on vault and silver on floor and beam. She qualifies for the World Championships in America! What an amazing achievement!
The final playoff for 5/6th place was a rematch vs Sweden, which England WON 3-1 to claim 5th placein the tournament. This event was Isabelle's first international cap for indoor volleyball after playing her first beach international this summer at age 13. Please join us in congratulating Izzy on her huge success on the international sporting stage!
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Football In October Hannah Dawbarn (Y12/T2) , travelled to Florida as part of the England Women’s U18 football team. The team played in a competition against 3 other teams: Mexico, Colombia and the USA. The first match was Hannah’s debut for England, and the team won against Mexico 4-0. The team then went onto win their second match against Colombia 1-0! Finally, England were to face the USA in their last game, who had also won their previous two matches, therefore the winner of their final game would become tournament champions! England continued with their winning streak to win 2-1 and become tournament champions! Congratulations Hannah!
England U16 Hockey In July Jemima Copeman was part of the England U16 Hockey squad who won bronze in the Six Nations tournament held in Ireland. We are very proud of all of Jemima’s achievements in hockey!
Swimming Congratulations to Rachel Cox , an ex-student who has just started her first year of university. In August Rachel competed in the English Championships (representing Wycombe District Swimming Club) and took the silver for the 400m freestyle, knocking five seconds off her previous PB! Rachel was also part of the Wycombe District Swimming team for the British Championships who took the gold in the 4x200m relay! Well done!
Hockey National Schools Games Congratulations to Izzie Keeley (Y13, N9) and Lucy Young (Y13/P6) for their selection for the National Schools Games 2018 held at Loughborough University. They played hockey against other English and Scottish Schools teams in an ‘Olympic’ style competition. Izzie Keeley has also now been shortlisted for the U18 England Hockey Squad as Goalkeeper.
Team Success
Cross Country ESAA Cross Country Cup—Friday 5 October 2018 In
keeping with a lovely hot summer, bringing everyone outdoors, we had a lovely, unusually welly-free day for the first round of the English Schools' cross county cup... perhaps a little too warm for the team! The greatest news of the 2018-19 season is that the junior team successfully progressed through this competition at Cottesloe School and will be taking part in the second, regional, round on Saturday 10 November at Lincroft School, Oakley, Bedfordshire. This is no mean feat as Buckinghamshire is one of the very strongest counties in the country for cross country and athletics. Indeed, DCHS and AHS are regular National Finalists and indeed, National Champions, so we're in the very best company. WHS have a history of high numbers of girls involved in athletics and cross country and this year, we have large number of talented girls in Year 7. We look forward to great success in athletics as a result. Everyone is welcome to cross country club on Wednesday lunchtimes on the field with Miss Snook and our affiliated coaches Alan Hewson and Helen Hinde from the Bucks Speed Demons athletics club. Additionally, some athletes are invited to the 'gifted and talented' athletics club on Tuesday lunchtimes in the gym, also with Alan Hewson. Any PE teacher or Alan or Helen can give you further details for Bucks Speed Demons. It's a great athletics club for out of school competitions and training.
Junior team runners: Sofia, Aashni, Anjali, Isabelle, Jo, Lyra.
Football
This year all age groups are taking part in the County Cup along with the Wycombe District League. The U13 team are off to the strongest start with 3 out of 3 wins in the county cup. Well done! The U15 and U16 teams have had a mix of results and we are awaiting the county cup results. We are looking forward to the league starting soon and know that the students will be on top form with all the hard work they have put into their training.
Hockey U13
The U13 Hockey Teams have got off to an excellent start this season with their first matches. The A Team won against 6-0 against Sir William Borlase and Emma was voted as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) by the opposition. The B Team also won with a 4-1 score line. Chloe was voted MVP from this match by the opposition. Unfortunately our last matches against Aylesbury High were postponed by the opposition this week so we are looking forward to playing again soon.
Hockey Coach—Ian Sloan
We have been truly delighted and thrilled to welcome Ian Sloan to our Hockey coaching team from September to November 2018. Ian has been working with selected hockey players to inspire and improve their skills in preparation for the many games ahead. Ian has managed to work with our students in between jetting off for international duty for matches against Belgium and latterly for the World Cup in November, which we wish him the very best of luck for! Thanks Ian!
Inter team runners: Annie, Francesca, Sam, Fatima, Alysha, Keshni, Bessie.
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Swimming
Netball
ESSA South East Regional Championships National Netball Success On Friday 12 October the WHS Junior, Inter and Senior swimming teams competed in the ESSA South East Regional Round, a gala used as a qualifier for the National Championships.
The junior team placed 10th in the medley relay and 6th in the freestyle relay, an outstanding performance in such a competitive region! Their 6th place finish in the freestyle event has qualified them for the Nation Championships in November! The team just missed out on qualifying for the medley relay as well.
Well done to all three teams who competed in the county round of the national schools netball competition at the weekend. A huge congratulations to the U19 team who were county champions and proceed to the regional round.
U12 & U13 League
The U12 and U13 netball league is underway. Both the U12A and U12B teams finished first in the seeding rally placing them BOTH in the A league for the season.
The U12C team had their first games of the season and two successful wins. 10-0 against St The inter team placed 6th in the freestyle relay and Michael's and 16-1 against Sir William Borlase. 5th in the medley relay, claiming a spot in both Very well done! events in the National Championships! Watch this space for more netball news... The senior team were feeling the pressure as the regions record holders in both events, but the team did not disappoint! They took the gold in both events and broke their own medley relay record! The senior team have also qualified for the National Championships and our ranked in 5th place nationally for both events and are striving for a podium finish on Saturday 17 November. Wycombe High School placed 2nd overall in the South East region and all teams have qualified to compete at the National Championships on Saturday 17 November, well done and good luck!
League Results
Squash KS4 Team
On Wednesday 10 October the first round of the The KS4 squash team successfully won their first Buckinghamshire Schools Swimming League took round competition to make it through to Stage 2! place at Wycombe Abbey School. The WHS team The journey to the Nationals has started well! produced excellent results with inters and seniors placing 1st. This year WHS have entered two junior teams into the league, both teams performed brilliantly in their first league gala and secured a 3rd and 6th place finish. Overall, WHS are currently ranked 3rd with a further three galas to compete in throughout the year. The second league gala takes place on Wednesday 14 November.
DofE Bronze Update
Alumni appears on a Question of Sport!
The Year 10 DofE expeditions in September were a resounding success. 117 Year 10 students successfully completed their practice and qualifying expeditions in the Chilterns, having trekked for over 6 hours each day! Each group learnt how to navigate to their camp site, cook for themselves on a trangier, put up their tents and route plan for the following day. The groups are now expected to present to staff about their expeditions which will form the final assessment of this section. They have until March to complete their skills, physical and volunteering sections!
Isa Guha, former Wycombe High School student, has just recently made an appearance on the BBC’s A Question of Sport! As a former international cricketer who has paved the way for women in the sport, this is truly worth a watch. Well done Isa!
It is worth noting that last year, our DofE students completed 1924 hours of volunteering which is worth a social value of £7792.20. Our inaugural DofE Celebration Event will take place next year, celebrating the amazing achievements of our students. More information will be available in due course.
Sports Tour and Outlook Expedition November saw the launch of two incredible experiences for years 9 onwards. Firstly, at Easter, we are off to Holland for a Netball, Football and Hockey tour for 5 days. Students will experience first class coaching by Crista Cullen (the Rio Olympic Hockey Gold Medallist) and other inspirational coaches as well as a variety of fixtures and excursions to enjoy.
In July 2020, we are off to COSTA RICA with Outlook Expeditions for a 3 week trip of a lifetime. Open to Year 9 and up, these 3 weeks of discovery are worth every penny! Completing a trek, a project and lots of activities will see Secondary School of the Year! students immerse themselves in a completely Wycombe High School has been shortlisted for the different culture, whilst wondering at the world Bucks and MK sports awards as Secondary around them. School of the Year 2018! We are overwhelmed to be nominated and enormously proud to be in the See the letters on the WHS website for more top 3 in the county! details of both trips.
Sports Achievements
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