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The Stopfordian 2011–2012
WINNERS OF FIELD EVENTS WERE;
Shivalika Takiar Y5 Torpedo
Dora Barlow Y6 Torpedo
Archie Tittle Y5 Torpedo
Daisy Hanson Y5 Long Jump
Oliver Marsden Y6 Ball Throw
Emma Coghlan Y5 Ball Throw
Isobel Croft Y6 Ball Throw
IAPS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012
The Junior School athletes took part in the IAPS
championships on Thursday 24 th May at Macclesfield track.
The weather was beautiful, the complete opposite of the
conditions athletes had become used to this season.
Outstanding results came from Joe Davidson who won the U11
1500 metres race and Pippa Crook who won the girls’ U11
1500 metres race. Robert Sykes and Caitlin Barker won their
respective U12 shot putt competitions. Charlotte Gover ran in
2 nd in the U11 girls’ 100 metres, Annabel Tordoff came 3 rd in the
U12 Long Jump and Kitty Taylor came 3 rd in the U12 high jump
event. Well done to all of the children who competed. Many
of the athletes scored new personal bests and it was a fantastic
experience to compete on the track at Macclesfield.
C. Nichols
CLUSICAL
The Year 6 production, Clusical, was the
first ever full length-original musical to be
performed at SGS. Scripted by Mrs
Sullivan, with music and lyrics written by
Upper Sixth Form pupil Oliver Mills, the
murder mystery was set in the 1920s at
Box Manor – the home of Duke Box and
his wife.
When a shocking discovery is made that
could put the duke’s name in jeopardy, a
mysterious chain of events is set in motion
involving a lobster, a tea trolley, a potting
shed and an exceedingly large cake!
A cast over fifty Year 6 pupils played a variety of humorous
characters from noble gentry to below stairs staff, and
production was overseen by both the writers, along with Mrs
Cole, who acted as musical director.
The production took over a year in the making and followed the
adaptation of Trolls by Mrs Sullivan and Oliver last year to cater
for a larger cast than the show was originally written for. This
proved very successful and gave the pair the idea to produce
their own stage musical from scratch. A murder mystery
appealed most to their imaginations and so Clusical was born.
Over the following months, draft after draft was passed from
one to the other full of dramatic confrontations, wild belly
laughs and new, eccentric characters – not to mention, of
course, the entirely original musical score of extravagant chorus
numbers, romantic duets and comedic solos!
The pupils performed Clusical to packed audiences in the
Senior School hall, where they impressed with their polished
dramatisation and confident vocal performances.
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