Stopfordian 2010–2011 - Stockport Grammar School

The Stopfordian 2010–2011
dance showcase/spectacular for a paying audience. On the
night, their nerves held and they gave a great performance. I
would like to record my thanks to the girls for all their hard
work leading up to the event and a particular thank you to
their parents for their constant support.
Wednesday Sixth Form games session
Dance is an option on the games timetable. Sixth Formers can
opt to take dance for the whole year enabling them to
experience a whole range of dance styles or can opt for a
single half term course covering one type of dance. Often
there is a mix of competent dancers alongside beginners who
have an interest in the performing arts. This year we have
danced street jazz, cuban style salsa, excerpts from Chicago,
and put together our own version of Michael Jackson’s
‘Thriller’.
U.K.A. Performance Exams
Pupils who take the dance option in the Fourth and Fifth Year
are also able to enter dance exams with the U.K.A. This is a
nationally recognised qualification and an external examiner
from the association comes to do the assessments. Technique
and posture, presentation and performance, are some of the
areas examined and each pupil has to perform two routines.
The excellent results are listed below:
Bronze Award Level 1 – Street Dance
Megan Casey, Amelia Cropper, Meredith Ellis, Lisa Font,
Hannah Gregory, Ashley Hazelhurst, Francesca Henderson-
Cox, Lydia O’Donoghue, Jessica Lee, Tasmin Ray, Lucy Rowe,
Madeline Smith, Kim St. Clair, Laura Wynne,.
Gold Award Level 3 – Street Dance
Rhian Armstrong, Kia Bracegirdle, Jess McNeill, Jaina Mistry,
Jenny Muellenbach, Lucy Rothwell, Gabriella Watkins.
Gold Award Level 3 – Musical Theatre
Kia Bracegirdle, Maisie Eastwick, Jess McNeill, Jaina Mistry,
Gabriella Watkins,
Bronze Medal – Freestyle/Musical Theatre
Distinction: Charlotte Helme, Rebecca Helme, Jessica Paul
Honours: Gina Belk, Annabel Gowrie, Ayoni Upeksha
Medagoda, Charlotte Rowe,
Highly Commended: Olivia Briggs, Laura Chitty, Anisha
Harris, Rachel Hopwood, Jessica La Rendu, Bethany
McLoughlin, Shannon Mitchell
Finally, I would like to say how impressed I have been with the
progress pupils have made in dance this year, and what a
pleasure it has been to work with such enthusiastic and able
dancers. Well done to all and keep it up.
M. O’Brien
SPORTS COLOURS 2010-11
Sports Colours are awarded to those individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to their respective sport. A
pupil’s reliability, organisation, willingness, commitment, integrity, enthusiasm, performance, team work and ability are
all taken into account when staff select Colours winners.
Football
Junior (Half)
Callum Anderson
Sam Harvey
Jordon Kong
Max Lederwerg
Junior (Full)
Lewis Braddock
Jonty Coombes
Joseph Donnarumma
Alfie Earith
George Francis
Scott Helsby
Max O’Brien
Nino Orton-Clarke
Michael Sidebottom
Arjun Takiar
James Travis
Intermediate (Half)
Ashley Davies
Marcus Hodson
Ciaran Johnson
Nathan Jones
Oliver Woodside
Intermediate (Full)
Cathal Berragan
Rory Donnelly
Ben Haigh
Jed Holloway
Ryan Jude
Kim Kothari
Aaron McRoberts
Shola Odusanya
Michael Schofield
Faisal Tayan
Senior (Half)
Joseph Ellis
Sam Hewitt
Charles Kendall
Jack Maclaren
Jamie Webb
Senior (Full)
Alastair Griffin
Angus Hotchkies
Rishal Jena
Robert Johnson
James Knott
Michael Logue
Nikesh Mistry
George Toole
The winner of the Footballer of the Year Trophy was Robert Johnson.
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