April 2016
WYCOMBE HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTS BULLETIN LAST CALL!!!!
Judo
CHARITY GALA DINNER & SPORTS AWARDS FRIDAY 6 MAY
Alisa Sydykova (Y9, T7) gained a silver medal with Micklefield Judo Club at the recent Southern Area Open Championships. A great performance.
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 ÂŁ45 per adult and ÂŁ25 per student. Students can only attend with an adult/parent. Tickets on sale at: www.thelittleboxoffice.com/ whs.
INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS Athletics Jemima Copeman (Y9, T1) has started her season well with a new PB and club record in Javelin, 33.22m that places her at No1 in the UK for U15.
Badminton Imogen Fernandes (Y12, C6) competed at the National Championships with the Bucks U17 team. They were overall winners out of 37 counties. What an achievement!
Hockey Gaby Crosby (Y9, P3) is off to the National Hockey Finals at the Olympic Park with her U14 Reading Hockey Club team. They won their county and regional round and will now compete against the top 7 teams on 15 May. We wish you the best of luck and enjoy the experience.
Swimming Sophie Millen (Y12, P7) and Millie Sansome (Y10, T4) recently competed in the British Championships / Olympic Qualifiers in Glasgow. Both girls achieved PB times in all their events. Sophie placed 3rd in 400m freestyle and Mille Placed 5th in the U15 year olds, missing 3rd place by 0.1. We are all very proud of your accomplishments.
TEAM SUCCESS Cricket The U13 & U15 teams competed in the Lady Taverners Indoor cricket county championships. The U15s narrowly lost out but the U13s were crowned county champions and progressed to the Regional Finals. They travelled to Surrey on 18 April and played some fantastic cricket. Losing in the semi final to the eventual winners. In the end our girls finished 4th out of 8 counties, a good result considering the quality of the opposition. Congratulations to the whole team - we are still Champions of Buckinghamshire!
INTERNATIONAL VISITORS Last week we hosted Loreto Normanhurst Girls School from Sydney, Australia as part of their UK Sports Tour. Our Senior Football and Netball teams played a series of fixtures and were great hosts. Thank you to all the parent helpers.
U15 Football Teams
Netball Lucy Sutton (Y9, T2) will be playing with her team, Eagle U14s from Maidenhead, at the National Finals in Essex at the end of May. They won the South Region League and will now compete as one of the top 18 teams in the country. Best of luck to Lucy and the team we look forward to hearing how you get on.
U16 & U19 Netball Teams
PLAY YOUR PART SPORT CAMPAIGN UPDATE Old Girls Hockey Match
Sport-a-thon
Staff and students were sponsored to complete the distance of a marathon over 3 months, January to March. People ran, walked, rowed, skied, snow boarded, danced, cycled and swam nearly 1,900 miles. To date we have raised £3,500 and counting. Please return your sponsorship forms On Thursday 21 April at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre the current Students and Staff played against the Old to the Finance Office if you haven't done so already. It is not Girls of Wycombe High to mark the 105 year anniversary of too late to sponsor staff participants that have websites (https://www.justgiving.com/MissSnookPentathlonMarathon, the Old Girls Hockey Association and raise funds for the campaign. The match was well attended and the players put https://www.justgiving.com/runhoustonrun and https:// on a great display of hockey at the school through the years. www.justgiving.com/Dana-Morgan). Any donation, of any size, would be gratefully received. Mrs Cromie started the match and the old girls scored first and found the net several times in the first half and the current girls scored from a penalty flick. The half time oranges did their job and both teams came back out refreshed and ready for more goals, 1 for the old girls and 2 for the current team. Trophies were awarded afterwards, with the Old Girls being crowned champions. Everyone enjoyed swapping stories over cakes and refreshments. A great evening and £400 raised. Liz Tidy—Old Girls Captain Beth Wagge—1st XI Captain
Marlow 5 Join ‘Team WHS’ and raise money through sponsorship through our Play Your Part Sport JustGiving Campaign http://campaign.justgiving.com/charity/wycombe-highschool/ playyourpartsport by participating in the Marlow 5 run Sunday 8 May, 9.30 am Higgins Park, Marlow. Students (15 years +), parents and staff are encouraged to take part. £18 to enter in advance or £25 on the day. Closing date 4 May. Entry forms can be found here: http:// www.grantandstone.co.uk/about/news/marlow-5-2016 This race will be marshalled by Mr John Houston, Maths Teacher and marathoner extraordinaire.
SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS FOR YEAR 11 Name
Surname
Sport
Achievement
Lola
Curtis
Rugby
U15 County Squad
Abi
Pinner
Athletics
YDI County level (Bucks). National team (YDI nationals). County Cham-
Niamh
Herron
Ice Skating
Competes Internationally (representing GB); International Medal 2015;
Hollie
Westwood
Long Distance Running
County (Bucks); Regional (SE).
Amaani
Azad
Tang Soo Do Self Defence Senior Brown Belt
Oli
Carr
Squash
County (Bucks)
Rina
Puwani
Dance
Performing Dance / Musical Theatre (West End and at O2)
Kate
Lees
Swimming
National (Medal 2015)
Rachel
Cox
Swimming
Regional Champion; National times & finals
Cassie
Green
Squash
Regional (SE)
Sarah
Nawaz
Badminton
County (Bucks)
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 Monday 13 June with your daughter’s success stories for inclusion in the May/ June edition and / or if you would like to become a Friend of Sport to help with the ‘Play Your Part’ Sport Campaign.