sports and events from September 2017 July 2018€¦ · Eco-Warrior - Beth Yates 8SW Endeavour -Billy Doughty 7ES Friendship -Natasha Seery 9CG Linguist -Jessica Shaw 9Ro Mathematician

Contents:

Student awards

Sports achievements

Duke of Edinburgh

Enrichment

Trips

Charity work

This edition includes a round up of all the news, activities

sports and events from September 2017– July 2018

Message from our Principal

SHS Life Summer 2018 - 2

Message from our Principal 2

Details of the new school day 3

Pyramid Oscars 4

Celebration evening 5

Year 11 and 13 leavers assemblies 7

Sports overview 8-10

Duke of Edinburgh 11

Enrichment 12-13

Worcestershire Teen Book Awards 14

Science Ambassadors 15

Trips abroad, Iceland and French Exchange 16

Trips abroad, German Market and Paris 17

Trips, Battlefields s and Think Tank 18

Trips, continued 19

In School Events 20-21

Staff Charity work 22 - 23

Key Dates 26

Contents:

What a year for SHS! We never sit still in our quest to improve the quality of life for our students and staff. This year, we have seen lots of physical changes to school, beginning with the opening of the sixth form block back in September and the new windows and heating system. This term we have started to remove the old, temporary classrooms and start work on our new maths’ and English block and soon work will commence on our new Science labs. We are excited to welcome our new Year 7s in September and will certainly fill our new classrooms as this year group is full with numbers set to rise again next year. We have taken part in all kinds of activities this year from Duke of Edinburgh expeditions to Bake Offs to athletics’ meets, Science events and trips abroad. We have welcomed local businesses and universities into school and invited ex-students to come in and share what they are up to with our younger members of the SHS family. We are all looking forward to sharing the success of our Year 11 and year 13 students on results days and seeing them reap the rewards for hard work. Of course a successful school is about partnership and we would like to thank you for all of your support this year: for ensuring our students come to school on time and equipped to learn, for turning up to our events and for letting us know about achievements outside of school. This communication is really important to us. So, it only remains for me to wish you all a wonderful, sunny summer on behalf of everyone at SHS. We look forward to welcoming everyone back in September for the next phase of our journey together.

Lorna Deakin Principal


Time Monday, Wednesday and Thursday

Time Tuesday and Friday

8.50 – 9.00 Registration 8.50 – 9.00 Registration

9.00 – 9.50 Lessons 1 9.00 – 9.50 Lessons 1

9.50 – 10.40 Lesson 2 9.50 – 10.40 Lesson 2

10.40 – 11.00 20 minute brunch 10.40 – 11.00 20 minute brunch

11.00 – 11.50 Lesson 3 11.00 – 11.50 Lesson 3

11.50 – 12.40 Lesson 4 11.50 – 12.40 Lesson 4

12.40 – 13.20 40 minute lunch 12.40 – 13.20 40 minute lunch

13.20 – 14.10 Lesson 5 13.20 – 14.10 Lesson 5

14.10 – 15.00 Lesson 6 14.10 – 15.00 Lesson 6

3.00 – 3.30 Academic tutor period 3.00 School day finishes

New school day from September 2018

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday school will finish at 3.30pm and on Tuesday and Friday we finish at 3pm.

Exciting times ahead at SHS as the school day is having some changes added. Students will be

participating in more lessons throughout the week, for them to access more option choices and to

expand their academic portfolios. During Academic Tutoring, students will be completing a

mindfulness programme to increase positivity. Great care has been taken to organise this feat, and

we have recently completed a trial of the new break and lunch times; a massive success. Details of

the new school day and alterations to breaks and lunches are as follows. There are also a wide

range of brunch and lunch choices that students can choose from.


One of the most exciting afternoons in our school calendar happened this previous Tuesday. Several our students from Year 7 up to Year 11 joined forces with students from our primary school connections to celebrate another year of academic and attendance success. The Pyramid Oscars took place this year at Worcester Cathedral, the perfect way to celebrate students’ achievements. Comments from those attending included Joshua Millard, Nathanael Saleh and Billy Doughty (7ES). They said ‘all three of us were pleased and proud to be chosen for the event. Josh achieved his medal for his persistent attendance whilst Billy and Nathanael achieved our special awards for Endeavour and Best Creative Writing, respectively. We were happy to represent the school for this occasion.’ Further celebrations were for Despina Marcou (10EG) for successfully attending school every day for the past 11 years, showing outstanding commitment! A massive well done also to Ben Ward (9Dc), having attended every day for the past 10 years, and Aaron Lampitt (10RJ) and Rosie Kirby (7VR) for 8 years of attendance! A big thank you to all staff and students who were involved in organising and attending the ceremony. A special thank you to the musical performances from Hartlebury CE Primary School Choir and our very own talented musicians. We look forward to seeing many more of you next year!

Pyramid Oscars 2018 Awards Artist - Grace Leon 8RU Citizenship - Esme Probert 9BH Creative Writing - Nathaneal Saleh 7ES Eco-Warrior - Beth Yates 8SW Endeavour -Billy Doughty 7ES Friendship -Natasha Seery 9CG Linguist -Jessica Shaw 9Ro Mathematician -William Knight 7BD Scientist - Harley White 7JB Sports Personality -Tom Reading 9EP

100% Attendance Kieran Connor 7BD, Carys Gaskell 7BD, Georgia Houghton 7Bd, William Knight 7BD, Darcey Lloyd 7BD, Grace McKeown 7BD, Callum Morris 7Bd, Demi Neri 7Bd, Dein Watters 7Bd, Thomas Hendley 7Cb, Katie Webber 7Cb, Tom Worton 7Cb, Lucy Gore 7ES, Lily Lashford 7ES, Josh Millard 7ES, Josh Roberts 7ES, Kealy Merry 7JB, Charlie Rabin 7JB, Pierce Billingsley 7PD, Kira Cadman 7PD, Joe Franks 7PD, Corey Morgan 7PD, Holly Whitmore 7PD, Noah Davison 7PS, Molly Jarvis 7PS, Reece Powell 7PS, Mia Gaffiero 7VR, Calum Jones 7VR, Rosie Kirby 7VR, Kim Loach 7VR, Jenna Martin 7VR, Daniel Senior 7VR, Eric Embery 7Wb, Zachary Owen 7Wb, David Tomasevic 7Wb, Josh Wainwright 7Wb, George Ashton 8Hr, Christopher Forty 8Hr, Milan Krivosic 8Hr, Lewis Shepheard 8Hr, Celicea Stokes 8Hr, Matthew Wilks 8Hr, Cat Linsey 8LC, Tamzin Stokes 8LC, Lindsey De Guzman 8LM, Robyn Minshall 8LM, Will Owen 8LM, Jack Baker 8LP, Fin Hudson 8LP, Sam Cartwright 8RU, Charlotte Booth 8St, Kelsey Coles 8St, Daniel Pulley 8St, Jessie Boseley 8SW, Will Bennett 8ZW, Oscar Matthews 8ZW, Josh Rickman 8ZW, Luke Davison 9BH, Maddy Jones 9BH, Trinity Davis 9CG, Aimee Hartin 9CG, James Moseley 9CG, Tamara Gaskell 9CM, Sophie Moon 9CM, Ben Ward 9Dc, Harry Brighton 9EP, Kieran Cadwallader 9EP, Ella Dew 9EP, Ellie Dusconi 9EP, Harriet Ferris 9EP, Aston Amies 9GB, Kieran Thorpe 9GB, Eva Tavender 9RW.

Multiple Years 100% Attendance 300%Carys Gaskell 7Bd, Georgia Houghton 7Bd, Mia Gaffiero 7VR, George Ashton 8Hr, Jack Baker 8LP,

Multiple Years 100% Attendance 400%Lily Lashford 7ES, Luke Davison 9BH, Trinity Davis 9CG, Aimee Hartin 9CG, Eva Tavender 9RW, Emily Dent 10EG, Abigail Davis 10KP, Daniel Ellery 10KP

Multiple Years 100% Attendance 500%Steven Rickman 10KP, James Forty 10MB, Callum Morris 7Bd, Ella Dew 9EP, Harriet Ferris 9EP

Multiple Years 100% Attendance 600%Emily Rowley 10IG,

Multiple Years 100% Attendance 800%Rosie Kirby 7VR, Aaron Lampitt 10RJ

Multiple Years 1000% Attendance Ben Ward 9Dc

Multiple Years 1100% Attendance Despina Marcou 10EG


Celebrat ion Evening 2018

Celebration Evening

A fantastic way to end the school year is our celebration evening for Years 7-9. This year we had more student

nominations than ever and welcomed the family and friends of winning students to enjoy a British Tea Party

themed event. Winners were nominated and chosen by staff members, and students were picked based on the

outstanding work they have been doing this year, be that academically, socially or community wide. It was

truly amazing to see some fabulous students, all celebrating their success with their school and loved ones. A

massive SHS congratulations to all the winners! A huge thank you also to our talented musicians who played a

selection of mesmerising songs that really cemented the wondrous atmosphere of the evening.

The categories ranged from faculty awards, to participation in the school community, with a special award

being the Queen Elizabeth I Foundation Award for Outstanding Student and each winner was truly deserving!

We hope you all have a wonderful summer holiday and we will see you back being your amazing selves in

September.

Faculty Awards

English Year 7: Noah Davison Year 8: Dylan Price Year 9: James Skidmore

Mathematics Year 7: Joseph Bullingham Year 8: Brandon Eaton Year 9: Veronica Wong

Science Year 7: Corey Morgan Year 8: Katy Jennings Year 9: Caleb Round

Sports & PE Year 7: Georgia Houghton Year 8: Jack Pardoe Year 9: Phoebe Chew

Geography Year 7: Cai Austin Year 8: Richard Darkins Year 9: Jessica Shaw

History Year 7: Katie Webber Year 8: Borostyan Nagy Year 9: Ella Dew

Religion, Philosophy & Ethics Year 7: Courtney White Year 8: Hannah Telling

Modern Foreign Languages Year 7: Harley White Year 8: Maycee Cox Year 9: Alexis Warren-Ruff

Performing Arts Year 7: Isabella Hopkins Year 8: Matthew Burford Year 9: Jessica Shaw


Celebrat ion Evening 2018

Art Year 7: Lucy Thomas Year 8: Devan Griffin Year 9: Sophie Moon

Design Technology Year 7: Shane Jones Year 8: Olivia Burston Year 9: Sophie Gallagher

Health, Hospitality & Food Year 7: Aaron Chamberlin Year 8: Mollie Kilgour Year 9: Lily Rogers

Computing, ICT & Business Year 7: William Knight Year 8: Daniel Pulley Year 9 (ICT): Caleb Round Year 9 (Business): Connie Yates

Director of Learning Awards

Year 7 – Mr J Knott: Drewe Norwood Year 8 – Mrs J Owens: Max Guarini Year 9 – Mr T Brazier: Sophie Down

College Awards

Glover – Mrs L Hammond: Maddy Speller Parkin Bridgford – Mr M Bethal: Holly Taylor Randle – Mr L Moffat: Harry Everett York – Mr B Humphreys: Katy Jennings

Special Awards

Sports Team of the Year: Year 9 Boys Football (Received by Joint Captains Dan Piper & Dan Houghton)

Sports Personality of the Year: Lewis Whetton Most Resilient Student: Jasmine Brooks Participation in the School Community: Finley Neill Participation in the Wider Community: Chris Forty Year 7 Student of the Year: Rosie Kirby Year 8 Student of the Year: Millie Bache Queen Elizabeth I Foundation Award for Outstanding Student: Emilio Bianco


Year 11 and 13 Leavers assembl ies 2018

Farewell to Year 13...

On 25 May, our Year 13 students said their final farewells to the school and the VIth Form after their two years

of study. After celebrating together at the Spring Ball in May, students spent a Friday afternoon reminiscing

about their time together here at Stourport in a special leavers’ assembly, accompanied with plenty of well-

deserved pizza and a variety of desserts. Many of our students now look ahead to their next step, where they

move onto jobs, apprenticeships and universities, where we are sure they will enjoy much success. From

everyone at SHS, we would like to wish all our leaving students good luck for the future.

Year 13 are not the only students we are bidding farewell to, as our international students’ time at SHS has also

come to an end. During the year, we have been joined by Peter Dravecky, Lars Kreulen, Anne Heinemann,

Klara Thein and Gabrielle Cipriani, all of whom embarked upon a period of education with us at Stourport VIth

Form. It has been a pleasure to have such wonderful students study with us from around the world and it is

safe to say they have also loved the experience. Peter summed up his time here as ‘an unforgettable and life

changing experience. After a year in a different country, it makes you

think differently about the world and view the world in a different way.’

Peter has left behind many fantastic new friends, including both SHS

students and other international students, which shows why this

experience offers youngsters so much and is so special. Klara joined us

from Germany and had lots of praise for Stourport and everybody here.

She said ‘the students and the teachers have been my favourite part of the

whole experience. We hope to see them again in the future!

Year 11 Prom

Friday 6th July saw us say a final goodbye to out Year 11 students before they embark on their post 16 pathways. The prom, held at The Mecure Hotel in Bewdley, was a huge success and was thoroughly enjoyed by staff and students alike. From the quirky and stylish arrivals to the selfies and awards; all students presented themselves perfectly and as a result had the most amazing time. The theme for the evening, as chosen by the students, was 'The Oscars' which saw many students win awards such as 'Most Likely to Win an Olympic Medal' and 'Most Likely to Win the Lottery but lose the Ticket'. Huge thanks must go out to the prom committee for helping organising what was in the opinion of many the best prom we have ever held at Stourport High School.


Sports Overv iew

Kickboxing Champions Three SHS students took part in the ICO World Championships Kick Boxing

Contest in Solihull on 20 October 2017. We are very proud to say that Shannon

Smith 11ND came second in her category with Jack Gwillam 9CG and Mia Clarke

10JH also doing well in their categories.

All three students train at the Stourport Kickboxing UK Club and have been training hard after school for this

event. Shannon told us that she competed in a mat light continuous category and was also put in for two

weight categories: one was -65kg where she won her first fight and lost her second. She then went on to fight

for the bronze medal which she also lost. At -60kg Shannon won her first fight, lost her second which resulted

Under 14 UK National Youth Circuit Cycling Champion.

Alex Barker 9GB has recently become Under 14 UK National Youth Circuit Champion. He received his award as this year’s HSBC UK National Youth Circuit Championships were part of the Scarborough Festival of Cycling at the Oliver’s Mount Circuit, high above the town.

Each race started with four or five laps of the fast, 2.1km top circuit before diverting on to the 3.9km full circuit – with its brutal climb back up to the summit truly testing the riders on a sweltering day in Yorkshire.

A fantastic achievement for Alex, we look forward to supporting him and watching his talent for the sport progress!

Rounders Champions

A huge congratulations to our Year 7 girls rounders team. They

have been smashing the season so far and have been crowned

the champions of the league! The girls’ dedication, team work

and motivation has ensured their win of every game they have

played. A massive well done to Laura Stewart (7ES), Annie

Clayton (7Cb), Chloe Wilcox (7Cb), Holly Taylor (7PD), Alice

Smith (7PS), Gabby Evans, (7VR), Ayla Barratt (7PS), Lauren

Cooper (7PS), Lauren Arnold (7JB), Frankie Taft (7PD), Amelia

Freeman (7PS) and Jasmine Brooks (7PS). Unfortunately,

Codey Pulling (7Cb) couldn’t attend the photo, but was still a

vital member of the team!

County Athletic Trials

Saturday 9th June saw a select few of our best athletes attend the County

Trials at Nunnery Wood. It was a tough day for all, but all our participants

did exceptionally well in their chosen field! Congratulations to Ella Dew

(9EP), coming 1st in hurdles, Alannah Moore (11MW), coming 1st in javelin,

Ben Ward (9Dc) for coming 3rd in 100m and Hayley Smith (10JH) and

Hannah Telling (8Hr) for coming 2nd and 3rd in hammer. All five of these

sportspeople will proceed to the Inter County Trials this coming Saturday. A

huge SHS congratulations to all and we look forward to hearing more of

your success!


Sports Overv iew

Football Tour to Duisburg

On Saturday 21 October 54 students embarked on a five

day football tour to Duisburg in Germany. The tour was

organised to reward these students for regularly represent-

ing the school to a high standard and to give them the op-

portunity to play football against foreign opposition in a

foreign country.

The trip included a bowling and pizza evening; two fixtures

against local teams; two 90 minute training sessions; a tour of Signal Iduna Park Stadium, the home of Borussia

Dortmund, and entry to the Borusseum, the Club’s museum; as well as trips to Phantasialand Theme Park and

the AQUApark in Oberhausen. All teams were successful with the ‘A’ team winning convincingly in both of their

fixtures.

The group were also lucky enough to watch a Bundesliga match between FC Köln and Werder Bremen before

returning to Stourport safe and sound on Wednesday evening.

A special mention to Hayley Smith (10JH) who at the event improved

significantly on her personal best distance. Last year her best throw of the

season came at The Mason Trophy where she recorded 22m 15cm. Hayley

has since put a lot of time and dedication into her sport, measuring a new

personal best of 26.97m and all three of her throws at the county event

were longer than this, showing off her impressive skills. Hayley finished the

competition not only finishing 2nd, but with a new personal best of 30.27m!

We wish Hayley and her team mates the best of luck moving forward with

the competition!

Ella’s Athletics!

Some more fantastic sporting news from one of our Year 9 students. Ella

Dew (9EP) took part in the English Schools’ Regional County combined

athletics at Abingdon. Ella did fantastically in representing Hereford &

Worcester, coming 11th overall—a brilliant achievement for a regional

event! Ella competed in five events over the course of the day, including

75m hurdles, shot putt, high jump, long jump and 800m. Well done Ella!


Sports Overv iew

Year 7 Experiences

‘This year I have thoroughly enjoyed taking part in

cricket for the school. I have loved every moment

of it. Throughout my time at SHS, I have also

loved being involved in the athletic team and we

even made it to the School Games. I have

competed against a lot of great schools such as

King Charles I, Bewdley School and more. In Year

8, I hope to continue my sporting career at SHS!’ -

Josh Roberts 7ES

‘The schools football team is a great place to

make friends and to get plenty of praise.

This year, the Year 7 team won the school

league! In Year 8, I would love to continue

in the school football team, but I am also

looking forward to participating in other

sports, such as cricket.’ - Leo Vlad 7ES


Duke of Ed inburgh

The Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award is something that SHS have been running

successfully for several years. This year, 68 Year 10 pupils participated in the qualification,

which ended with a tough expedition over the Malvern Hills. All groups passed their final

expedition where they were assessed on their navigation, team work, camp craft and their

cooking. The pupils also have to learn a new skill be physically active and volunteer to

support others. Preparations for this expedition have been taking place over the past

academic year, with students practising their cooking skills over campfires at school,

several training walks to get them used to carrying their equipment.

Students have also spent time learning the importance of the Highway and

Countryside Code and being aware of First Aid and Emergency

Procedures. This is a fantastic qualification that shows off students’

commitment and practical skills; we look forward to welcoming next year’s

cohort! A massive thank you to Mrs Hammond, Mr Parry, Mrs Cooper and

all the other staff members that supported at various points.


Enr ichment

Drama Enrichment

Our drama enrichment students are a variety of ages across the whole school with varying experience and

abilities. Nonetheless, they have been working really hard since September towards a performance of their

monologues where they will stand and perform a piece on their own which is quite an achievement, as any

teacher will tell you if they are asked to take an assembly! To have spent time and effort to make the piece

interesting to an audience; to have created a character; to have developed their voices, body language and

gestures appropriately for the character; all these things are an indication of how much progress every student

who has been following the Monologues / Duologues Enrichment course has achieved. Mrs Cooke, leading the

drama enrichment sessions said “I am so very proud of them and their performances but more by their support of

each other in this journey so far. This supportive encouraging atmosphere in which they work has made them all

feel comfortable to perform so well.” Many students have achieved a Gold standard in their performance which is

outstanding and all students are to be proud of their achievement. The support of the VIth Form students who

have each taken a turn to lead the warm up sessions every week has been invaluable. They have worked

individually with the younger students, imparting their knowledge. Mrs Cooke added “Seeing the fruits of their

encouragement has been wonderful to witness. What an amazing group, and how lucky we all are to have the

opportunity to undertake this course and experience together! “

Enrichment on a Wednesday afternoon was a new concept this year and has gone down really well over the past three terms. Students have been given the opportunity to participate in several clubs on a Wednesday afternoon, all lead by specialist subject leaders. Choices have included a variety of sporting activities, drama, craft and art club and British Sign Language to name a few, all designed to enrich the opportunities of our students. Students and staff have shared their experiences on what has been a favourite addition to this academic year.


Enr ichment

Codojo Enrichment

In Coderdojo during enrichment, students have had

the opportunity to create several games using a

programme called ‘Scratch’. Students spent time

learning and experimenting with new coding, using the

programme Google CS for tutorials and helping each

other. ‘I really enjoyed it because it’s fun and I learnt new

things and was very educational.’ (Jacob Harrod 7PS) ‘Its

extremely fun, one of the best enrichments I’ve done. It

was great because you were free to experiment with

whatever interested you.’ (Ali Jones 7Cb)

Edible Explorers

Our food based enrichment was an absolute

hit with students who are passionate about

making and experimenting with different

foods. They had the opportunity to make a

wide variety of food, ranging from starters,

to main courses, to desserts. ‘I really

enjoyed edible explorers because it was a

nice, relazing environment to be in and cook

ing. We cooked a range of different foods

such as cheese twists, summer pudding,

flapjacks, parmesan nuggets and more.

What made it even better was that the

teacher put songs on whilst we were

cooking to make it an even better

enrichment session.’ (Jenna Martin (7VR)

Crochet Club for Charity

During Enrichment with Mrs Round and Mrs

Henderson, students have been making baby

blankets for the Neonatal Unit at Worcestershire

Royal Hospital; a fantastic faculty that has also

prompted generous donations from the general

public. Our crochet club have been working

their socks off to create as many blankets as

they can over the past term, with fantastic

results. Pictured are Kayleigh Kilgour (8Hr) and

Louise Loveridge (7Wb) handing over the

finished blankets to Rebecca Hogan, an ex-

student, now Midwife from Worcestershire

Royal. We are very proud of the students for

their hard work and determination and we hope

that this gesture will support the amazing work

that the staff in the Neonatal Unit do every day.

A fitting event for our wonderful students, who

have had the opportunity to learn more about

the fantastic job the NHS staff do, as we

celebrated their 70th birthday in recent weeks.


On Tuesday 20 March English teacher Miss Derrick and ALF Manager Mrs Stewart took 13 avid readers to

the Award Ceremony for the ‘Worcestershire Teen Book Awards 2018’ at County Hall in Worcester. The

whole process started back in November 2017 when the students had the opportunity to ‘speed-read’ 30

books that had been published in the previous 12 months, and vote for their six favourites. This was

repeated in schools and public libraries across the County until the final six were chosen.

The students had until early March 2018 to read all six books and decide which was their favourite and

when the votes across the County were combined we had a winner. The winning title this year was ‘I have

no secrets’ by Penny Joelson. The story tells of a girl called Jemma knows who committed the murder. She

knows because the murderer told her but she cannot tell anyone. Fourteen-year-old Jemma has severe

cerebral palsy and is unable to communicate or move. She relies on her family and carer for everything yet

she has a sharp brain and inquisitive nature, which means she knows all sorts of things about everyone.

However, when she is confronted with this terrible secret, she is utterly powerless to do anything.

Although that might be about to change… We will leave the rest of the story to you to pick up a copy at

Alf and find out what happens.

As part of the Awards Ceremony our students took part in a quiz to test their knowledge of the six books

and the authors. The SHS team came 3rd and acquitted themselves brilliantly. They heard a very

entertaining talk by the author Chris Bradford about his books and the fact that as part of his research for

his latest series he trained as a bodyguard. The students also heard a poem from the Worcestershire

Young Poet Laureate. Students then had the opportunity to buy Chris Bradford’s book and get them signed

before enjoying some cake.

The students had a wonderful day celebrating their love of reading and behaved in an exemplary manner:

Olivia Calder 7ES, Isabel Clewitt 7ES, Jack Collins 7JB, Poppy Davies 7PD, Noah Davison 7PS, Charlie Facey

7PD, Esme Hammerton 7Bd, Ema Ivancova 7VR, Drewe Norwood 7JB, Frankie Taft 7PD, Holly Taylor 7PD,

David Tomasevic 7Wb and Liam Wood 7PD.

Worcestersh i re Teen Book Awards


Our Science Ambassadors have been working extremely hard alongside Mrs

Gallagher this year. In recent weeks, they have put their skills to the test in

delivering some amazing activities based around space and astronaut

physics to Year 5 students from some of our feeder primary schools.

The ambassadors strategically demonstrated the activities, provided much

needed encouragement, showcased their ability to work excellently as a

team and ended the sessions asking scientific questions to test what they

had learnt over the afternoon! The girls were enthusiastic, dedicated and

really put the Year 5 students at ease about coming up to SHS in the next

few years. A massive thank you to Maddy and Lily Speller-Parkin (8Hr &

8LP), Ella Tunley (8St), Grace Leon (8RU), Mollie Kilgour (8LM), Katy

Jennings (8RU)and Anaya Khan (8St) for their fabulous love of

science, Miss Russell for organising the afternoon and Mrs Gallagher

for offering her science skills!

After completing the day with The Physics Institute January 25th,

they ambassadors delivered activities for Science week in March.

The ambassadors also delivered Physics activities with The Physics

Institute for the Year 5 festival in conjunction with Stourport primary,

Hartlebury and Sytchampton first school among others. They also

supported the Year 6 induction day Monday 9th July by helping to

support students with their investigations. Mrs Gallagher said they

have really been amazing this year - well done Science Ambassadors.

Science Ambassadors


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Iceland Trip

Once again, our geography

faculty students have

returned from their once-in-a

-lifetime trip to Iceland full

of stories of their adventures. After landing in Iceland,

students dropped their bags off at the hotel before a short

tour around the bay and to a local church. Later that

same evening the group visited Laugardalur Swimming

Pool in Reykjavik to enjoy a heated outdoor swim, hot

tubs, whirlpools and large waterslide.

Over the next 3 days, the students tour of the country

included 3 waterfalls including Seljalandsfoss and

Skógafoss Gullfoss - a beautiful waterfall known as the

golden waterfall with thousands of tons of icy glacial water

thundering down into a deep canyon; a glacier; a volcanic

crater with a lake; a geothermal power plant; the Krýsuvik

sulphuric mud pools; and the Northern Lights or Aurora

Borealis. On the way home to the airport, the group

visited the Blue Lagoon - a natural pool heated by the

volcanic rocks underneath the ground.

The trip once again proved to be a fantastic experience for

all and a lifetime of memories to treasure.

French Exchange Trip

On Wednesday 11 October a group of our Modern Foreign

Language students embarked on a week-long visit to

Villeneuve-le-Roi, near Paris, staying with host families at

our partner school, Collège Jean Macé.

This was an exciting opportunity for students to spend

time with a French family to improve speaking and

listening skills whilst also having huge personal, cultural

and academic benefits. We have established strong links

with Collège Jean Macé and the town of Villeneuve-le-Roi

through the Stourport Twinning Association, reviving the

French Exchange Programme which we feel is an

important development with huge benefits for our students

now and in the future.

In addition to spending lots of time in classes at Collège

Jean Macé, a fantastic itinerary was planned for students

to visit famous attractions including Chateau de Versailles,

the Basilica of the Sacré-Coeur and climbing to the top of

l’arc de Triomphe.

In return for their kindness and hospitality, SHS families

played host to the students and their teachers during May

2018. We provided them with a true experience of British

culture; taking them


Paris Trip

In the early hours of Friday 16 February, 4 staff and 37 excited students set off for Paris, France as part of their

Modern Foreign Languages studies. For many this was the first trip overseas without their families and one of our

aims is to improve students’ resilience and independence.

The group stayed at Le Château de la Grande Romaine which has a wonderful range of facilities including football

pitches, swimming pool, a games room and shop.

During the trip the students climbed the 704 steps to level 2 of the Eiffel Tower, enjoyed a boat trip along the

River Seine and visited the tourist shops in Montmatre and a wonderful market where students took the

opportunity to buy gifts and souvenirs for their families.

The final day was spent at Disneyland followed by a French themed evening tasting traditional dishes such as

snails. All students enjoyed a well-earned rest on the coach and ferry journey home after a fabulous trip with

many unforgettable experiences.

German Christmas Market

On Wednesday 29th November, four staff and over forty students

visited the Frankfurt German Christmas Market in Birmingham.

The market is the biggest outside of Germany and Austria,

welcoming over 6 million visitors each year.

During the course of the day, students enjoyed a range of

German specialities to eat such as Pretzeln, Bratwurst, heisse

Schokolade and the famous Stollen – German Christmas cake.

There were many opportunities to buy Christmas gifts for family

and friends. Particularly popular were Puppen – dolls, wooden

toys and candles. Harleen Channa (9Dc) said ‘the German

market was magical; almost like being in a Winter Wonderland!’

The students were impressed by the atmosphere of the market

and were amazed by the amount of stalls and the diversity of

products sold. A fantastic time was had by all and we cannot

wait to return next year! Frohe Weihnachten!!!

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WWI Battlefields trip

Year 9 students Sophie Gallagher and Luke Davison returned from their trip to Ypres,

Belgium in February. They both shared rooms with and made new friends with

students from very diverse schools during the visit. They were both friendly and polite

throughout the trip and set a fantastic example of how excellent SHS students can be.

Sophie took a solitary, respectful moment to lay a poppy at Theipval Memorial and Luke

spent time tracing WWI soldiers from Stourport. They are seen here next to the grave

of William Bridgford who lends his name to one of our Colleges. Sophie and Luke

Think Tank Trip

On Wednesday 10 January Year 7 students joined other students

from our local primary schools, organised by SAET, in a visit to

the Think Tank in Birmingham for an exciting Genetics Day.

In addition to exploring the science museum and experiencing the

fantastic planetarium, students also put

on their white laboratory coats to extract

their own DNA from their cheek cells and

then were able to take it home. Pictured

here are: Billy Doughty 7ES, Isabella

Hopkins 7VR, Ema Ivancova 7VR, Rosie

Kirby 7VR and David Tomasevic 7Wb.


Year 9 Opening Doors to Business

Over 80 of our year 9 students visited a variety of local employers in

June to learn about the companies and what they do. A huge

thanks to Hereford and Worcestershire Fire and Rescue

Service, OGL Computers, Rotary Creative Print, Stone Manor

Hotel, Beakbane, Community Housing Group, MFG Solicitors,

Whitley Jones Furniture, Avensys Medical Equipment, West

Mercia Police and Elements Hair and Beauty salon. Our

students thoroughly enjoyed all the visits. Caleb Round (9)

visited OGL Computers said ‘…’

Continuing with the business and enterprise theme, on

Tuesday 26 June, 36 of our Year 10 students visited

Kidderminster Academy to take part in a taster day,

where they had classes in a variety of different

subjects including hair and beauty, games design,

fashion and animal care. The day offered our students

the opportunity to experience some potential future

courses and experience within subjects that they are

possibly interested in studying after high school. A

fantastic opportunity for our students to support them

in their future studies.

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Women’s FA Cup Final

Mr James, Miss Radio and Mr

Wakefield accompanied 33

SHS students and 2 from

Baxter College to watch arch

rivals Arsenal play Chelsea in

this year’s Women’s FA Cup

Final. For many of the

students this was their first

time visiting Wembley

Stadium and they contributed

towards a new competition

record crowd of 45,423

spectators. Chelsea beat

Arsenal 3 - 1 to take home

their 2nd FA Cup trophy and their

victory has kept alive their hopes

of a domestic double, with only

four more games remaining of

the Women's Super League One

season and only goal difference

separating them and current

league leaders Manchester City.

“Fair is foul and foul is fair…”

Students in Years 9 and 10 in May enjoyed a

fantastic performance of Macbeth at the Royal

Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon

to support their revision. The atmosphere was

brilliant and the play certainly impressed. The

students represented the school really well

and were captivated by the production. The

aim of the trips was for students to appreciate

the true art of Shakespeare by witnessing a

production on stage. Students were

mesmerised by the acting and some were

even quoting along with the characters! Year

10 sat their exam earlier this year and we

look forward to celebrating their excellent

results in August!

“A good experience and useful for

remembering quotes:” Matthew Moore

(10EG).

“Exciting and dramatic:” Luke Davison (9BH)

“Brought the text to life and made it more

interesting!” Fin Joslin (9BH)

Helped me to remember the quotes I had

forgotten.” Joshua Stokes (10EG)


Over 1000 students were inspired by the visit of a veteran astronaut as Severn

Academies Educational Trust arranged for Dr Michael Foale, CBE, to visit The

Stourport High School & VIth Form College on Wednesday 31 January.

Born in rural Lincolnshire, Michael graduated from Christ College, Cambridge with a PhD in Astrophysics

and became the first British-born NASA astronaut at the age of 30. Astronaut Michael Foale accumulated a

total of 375 days in orbit in an amazing career that spanned 26 years working in NASA’s Astronaut Corps

and saw him fly on 6 space missions on the Space Shuttle and a Russian rocket. His experience includes

being Commander of the International Space Station (ISS); bringing the Hubble Space Telescope back to

life; and having a major role in saving the Russian ‘Mir’ Space Station as it tumbled out of control around

the earth, following the only collision in outer space. Michael has had a range of senior roles in NASA that

include having been the Deputy Administrator at NASA Headquarters, Chief of the Astronaut Office

Expedition Corps and Assistant Director of the Johnson Space Centre.

Michael’s visit, coordinated through the International Space School

Educational Trust (ISSET), inspired and motivated students, their

families and local businesses during four presentations, bringing the

exploration of space and the unknown to a wider school and

community audience. To many young people NASA and astronauts

represent the pinnacle of human achievement and Michael certainly

instilled the NASA ‘you can do it’ spirit.

This was most certainly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to provide a

significant number of our students and members of our community with a fantastic insight into the

dedication, commitment and endeavour of being an astrophysicist and NASA

astronaut. Many students and teachers commented that Michael was truly

inspirational and his visit has enabled a significant number of our school

community to aspire to great things in their life.

We are extremely grateful to Michael and also Chris Barber, Founder and

Director of the International Space School Educational Trust, in making this

event a reality and to SAET for organising the event in our school. The

evening was sponsored by Worcestershire Aim Higher, Go Serve, Coniston Coaches

and Aspens Services.

We look forward to more of this type of event

in the future for SHS students and our partner

primary school pupils.

Astronaut V is i t

School Act iv i t ies


Our day out

The grand finale of our week was the 2 night performance of our annual school production “Our Day Out”

by Willy Russell. Originally a TV play back in the 1970’s, the SHS Acting Company created wonderful

characters and entertained the audience with some outstanding portrayals of the teachers and a group of

unruly students on a school trip to the seaside and a zoo.

We would like to applaud everyone who took part, both on stage and behind the scenes, helping with

make-up, costumes, sound and lighting, stage management and front of house. The production was

directed and produced by Mrs Rose, Miss Page and Mr Finlay from the Faculty of Performing Arts and Mr

Holland lending his expertise in English film and media. The team

have worked tirelessly to make this a fantastic experience for the

Gloucestershire University Outreach Session

On Tuesday 10 July, A-Level Film and Media students, as well as those looking to study the

subjects next year, were invited to a session run by Zoe Everson from the University of

Gloucestershire outreach team. They considered what

makes a good film as well as how news stories are

selected and reported.

Students were invited to discuss and share their ideas

about films and the news as well as creating their own

ideas for films drawing on star power, genre and the

seven basic plots. Students enjoyed the two workshops

which developed their knowledge and understanding of

their courses in a broad and interesting way.

Canoeing For Charity

We would like to congratulate Messrs Evans, Gleeson and Brazier for taking

part in a 50 mile down river canoe trip from Bridgnorth to Tewkesbury to

raise money in the name of Cancer Research.

The team set themselves a target of £2,000 and they managed to smash this raising an amazing total of

£6,500. The canoeists would like to thank everyone for their generosity and kindness in supporting their

challenge and chosen charity. This is such a fantastic example to set to our students.


Staff Char i ty Work

Groundforce Day at St Bart’s

Nine SHS Students donned their wellington boots, grabbed a garden spade or

fork and battled against the weeds and long grass in the school garden at St

Bartholomew’s Primary School during October. Guided by Mrs Kelly, the group

along with students from Baxter College, volunteered to help clear an overgrown

garden with six large raised beds. VIth Form students Louisa Garland and

Rebecca Smith tackled a very dusty and disorganised potting shed.

St Bartholomew’s plans to grow their own fruit and vegetables in the spring and

the ground work undertaken by our older students has helped greatly in making

this a lot more achievable.

Well done to our students pictured above with their garden tools for doing such

a fantastic job: Winnie O’Connor 8SW, Monica Watson 10IG, Kayleigh Kilgour

8Hr, Dan Adams 8LC, Dan Wilson 8Hr, Zachary Broome-Nelson 8SW, Richard

Darkins 8SW, Tom Lench 8LP, Kieran Wager 8LP, Louisa Garland 12TC and

Rebecca Smith 12RH.

Raising Money for Bayley

Back in February, with your help, we raised money for one of our Year 9

students, Bayley Owen, who is suffering from Leukaemia. In total students and

staff raised a brilliant £1,087. Bayley's family have been building a 'man cave'

for his lengthy recovery and this project is progressing well. Bayley and his

family have asked that the money raised at school is donated to the purpose-

built facility known as Ronald McDonald House in Birmingham where Bayley's family stayed during his

treatment. The charity does amazing work and provides a fantastic place to stay as well as experienced staff to

support families through difficult times. Dean Owen, Bayley's father, visited Stourport High School to thank all

students and staff for the money raised through a fun run, a cake sale run by Mrs Gallagher and her Year 9 tutor

group and a cookie sale run by Mrs Bhatoe and her Year 9 business class. In addition, Dean would like to give an

extra special thank you to Harleen Channa 9RW who collected over £150 in her family's shop, Esme Probert 9BH for

donating £100 and Ryan Edwards 7WB, who is also a family friend, for running an epic 33 laps during the fun

run. Dean would like to recognise Will Owen and Josh Wright both from 9RW for being great friends to Bayley and

coming up with fundraising ideas. Mrs Cooke has organised a box of gifts which a number of students and staff have

contributed to and we look forward to presenting this to Bayley soon.

Bayley is battling on with his treatment and everyone at Stourport High School wishes him all the best. It will be a

long road to recovery and we look forward to welcoming him back to school when he is feeling better. Mr and Mrs

Owen, their daughter Skye in 7Bd and the rest of the family are so grateful for all the support and would like to

extend their thanks to everyone in school community for their kind wishes and donations. We are honoured to be

able to donate the money raised in school to such a worthy cause on behalf of Bayley and his family.

#ThumbsupforBayley

Staff Char i ty Work


Nags Barbarians Group

A message from Mr Evans, who has worked tirelessly to raise money with the Nags

Barbarians Group for Cancer Research has spoken about his next project – raising

£100,000 for charity!

‘The Nags Barbarians group is currently on £77000 total raised for Cancer Research UK.

Next year, several SHS staff members have expressed an interest to join The Nags on our next venture to climb Snowdon, but for some it won't be just once! I have calculated that you need to climb Snowdon 8 times to be equivalent to Everest. Therefore we will be creating teams of 8, 4 and 2 who will collectively climb Snowdon the required eight times. Some of the group are considering the option of going it alone and climbing the mountain 8 times on their own over three days!!! This is planned for 2019, although actual dates are still to be confirmed. In 2020 I am hoping to bring the rugby team out to my place in Spain to play a local team there, although two years away there has been so much interest (200+) that we are looking into hiring our own airliner to take us there privately. With both these events we are hoping to pass £100k in the next two years for our chosen charity. Can I please take this opportunity to offer a huge thank you to all SHS staff and students who have taken part, sponsored us and put money in our buckets to date.’

Leavers Prom 2018

September start times: Wednesday 5th September Year 7 and 12 starts at

8.45 am

Thursday 6th September Years 7, 11 and 13 start at 8.50 am, Year 10

start at 9.15 am, Year8 and 9 start at 9.30 am, Year 12 start at 10.00 am

* Friday 26th October TED day (school closed to students)

27th October -4th November Half term

Monday November 5th return 8.50am

Thursday 20th December last day of term 12:00 finish

Christmas holiday Friday 21st December - 6th January

* Monday 7th January TED day (school closed to students)

Tuesday 8th January Term starts for all years 8.50am

16th -24th February Half Term

Friday 12th April Terms Ends

Easter holiday Saturday 13th - Sunday 27th April

Monday 28th April Summer term starts at 8.50am

* Monday 6th May-May Day (school closed)

25th May - 2nd June Half Term

Monday 3rd June return to school

Friday 19th July Last day 12:00 finish

Important Dates 2018-2019

Wishing you all a very happy summer.

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