December 2007 - South Wilts Grammar School for Girls

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ONWARDS A Cappella Eucharist A Cappella sang Eucharist in Salisbury Cathedral on 18 th October. They sang beautifully the Jongen Mass, a very challenging and lovely setting which they had enjoyed learning very much. We were very grateful to Mr. Fay, Head of Music at BWS, for joining us as our organist. We are also very grateful to the men who give their time and expertise so generously singing with us at rehearsals, services and in concerts so that we are able to experience repertoire for mixed choir. (Mrs Poppleton) School Concert The school’s various groups gave a concert on November 13 th to a packed audience. Senior Orchestra began the evening with an impressive rendition of a Paul Simon Medley, later going on to play Rimsky-Korsakov’s colourful “Scheherazade” with pleasing solo lines played confidently by the various sections of the orchestra. Chamber Orchestra gave an accomplished performance of two very difficult but beautiful works. Training Orchestra played with great verve and was accompanied by splendid dancing from some of our students. The Senior, Junior, Chamber Choirs and A Cappella sang a lovely range of music most expressively. We were also delighted to have the smaller ensembles performing. The Brass Ensemble, Guitar Group, Saxophone Quartet and four string quartets all played with confidence and were warmly received. We enjoyed hearing compositions for string quartet by year 11 students Eleanor Cooke and Emma Rhind-Tutt. The trombone choir, under Mr Priestley’s direction, made its debut and we were amazed to hear what they had achieved in so short a time. Alice Phelps and Hannah Reid gave a captivating rendition of “What is this feeling?” from “Wicked”. Wind Band brought the evening to a close, performing with great flair and enthusiasm. The standard of performance was very high throughout the evening but, above all, it was thrilling to see the vast number of students taking part and enjoying their music. It is a great privilege to work with such talented and enthusiastic students who enjoy giving their time to making music together. We are very grateful to all our instrumental staff and all who contribute to our concerts in so many ways. (Mrs Poppleton) Carol Service The school’s choirs worked very hard in the second half of term in preparation for the annual carol service in Salisbury Cathedral. Two hundred singers and readers took part and made an excellent contribution to this lovely service. Thank you very much to Canon Bonney for taking the service and to David Halls for his stunning organ playing. (Mrs Poppleton) Exeter House This is the second year that the Year 10 girls from the GCSE Music group have visited Exeter House. The girls prepared a story with sound effects and some popular nursery rhymes and songs to teach the children. They really enjoyed the visit and felt thoroughly rewarded by the challenge. The children made enormous progress thanks to the skills and perseverance of our pupils. Well done everyone. (Mrs Poppleton) Congratulations to all students who have Grade Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Instruments drum Hannah Stacey, Lucy Storm piano Adele Smith piano Zoe Adams, Suzie Clarke, Charlie Lillingston-Price cello Jayne Goater) piano Sarah Brown, Sophie Davie, Lucy Ryan) violin Madeline Lawson singing Holly Stewart, Charlotte Owen violin Amy Greaves, Freya Wilson cello Emma Landon clarinet Jessica Wheeler piano Charlotte Gerwat, singing Clare Daly, Alice Kitt theory of music Holly Angel, Lucy Austreng, Eleanor Dunlop, Leah Houghton, Eleanor Jones, Fiona Mashford, Penny Mashford, Phoebe Mills, Madeleine Mould, Catherine Newsome, Rosamund Pearson, Jennifer Spring, Abigail Tan, Emily Tan, Amy Whetstone flute Suzie Clarke) violin Abigail Tan violin Charlotte Hart, Christabell Pidduck oboe Mary Price, Rachel Tooley violin Erika Holden, Alice Poppleton violin Ruth Scott Flute Laura Atkinson taken music exams. Alice Hoole Alice recently passed grade 8 in piano with a high merit, a very considerable achievement, especially as she passed her grade 8 flute last term! Alice Phelps Alice must be one of the few people ever to have achieved two grade 8 distinctions on the same day! Alice gained grade 8 in both singing and double bass earlier this term. 6
ONWARDS School Sports Coordinator and Community Sport Since embarking on my new role as School Sports Coordinator back in September it has proven to be a busy and enjoyable term. My aim is to increase participation of all pupils and increase the standards of training & coaching of teachers and other adults linked to my associated schools: SWGS, BWS, Wyndham Park, Harnham Infants & Juniors, Stratford-sub-Castle, Woodford Valley and Greentrees. Through the organisation of the regular primary school festivals, increased participation is clearly apparent throughout all of the age groups. Both the Young Ambassadors for Salisbury and the sixth form Community Sports Leaders (CSL) play a role of great importance here by helping organise, coach and officiate these events and the positive feedback I have received about these young adults has been overwhelming. They have all proven to be a credit to themselves and their representative school in both manner and professionalism. In her role as Young Ambassador for Sport Nancy Pallas has played a key role this term by showing the lead at several festivals and giving assemblies which aim to encourage and educate younger children into conducting healthy lifestyles as they grow up. Within South Wilts my target area for this year is Year 9 & 10 and so it was decided to run a Fun Fitness session on a Friday lunchtime. The regularly attending group have been fantastic: well motivated and committed. (Miss Cassidy) Hockey round up Well done to the U12, U14 and U16 hockey squads who have all experienced success as we reach the half way point of the hockey season. In a tournament on the 14 th November the U14 team came second after a hard fought match against Godolphin losing 1-2, but a deserved victory against St. Edmunds winning 2-0. The U16 team have retained their unbeaten in Salisbury record by winning the mid season tournament convincingly on Wednesday 21 st November, defeating both Godolphin and St. Edmunds. The U12 A and B teams have made a promising start to their hockey career at South Wilts. On Friday 30 th November the ‘A’ squad played in the Dauntseys tournament fending off tough opposition and horrendous wind and rain! The team came 3 rd overall and scored many exciting and well thought through goals. On the following Monday both the A & B teams faced St. Edmunds and achieved one of the highest goal tallies I have seen at South Wilts! Well done to the A team who won 13-0 and the B team who won 8-0! Good luck for the rest of the season. (Miss Salen) U16 Wiltshire Schools’ Hockey Tournament South Wilts took a slightly depleted U16 squad to the Wiltshire Schools Tournament held at Dauntsey’s School, due to the French Exchange. Nevertheless the girls were keen to put up a good fight and enjoy the experience of playing hockey against strong opposition. They started well and scored three goals against Dorcan College, using advanced skills to beat the goalkeeper. Against Ridgeway the team simply couldn’t find the back of the goal and were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw. The final match was against Marlborough College who were extremely well practised in set plays and displayed refined individual skills. The girls lost 0-3 but should take heart from the fact that South Wilts had only 10 players on the pitch and excellent goalkeeping prevented the result from being any higher. South Wilts achieved 2 nd place in pool B. (Miss Salen) U14 Girls’ Wiltshire Schools’ Hockey Tournament South Wilts made excellent progress during the tournament to score several fantastic goals against teams from Devizes and Wootton Bassett. The girls were held to a 0-0 draw against Godolphin, but played a good standard of hockey nonetheless. South Wilts and Godolphin were drawing level in points by the end of the pool matches, but unfortunately South Wilts had scored fewer goals so did not proceed to the final. The squad should still feel proud of their achievements, especially as they are a relatively inexperienced team. I am certain that further success in the Salisbury area will follow later in the season. Well done to Kirsty Ballard, Holly Angel, Hannah Gidney-Bullard, Katie Hoddinott, Aine Tiernan, Jess Wheeler, Olivia Stannah, Rosanna Grant, Hannah Brown, Emily Kalik, Amy Welch, Anna Carter, Ellie Copping and Georgie Dollittle. Biathlon Success Emily Kalik (8E) took part in the annual Schools Biathlon competition at Millfield School on Sunday, 14th October. Emily’s run time for 1,000m was 3 minutes 29 and her swim time for 50m was 32.9 seconds. She placed 4 th out of 60 competitors and will now compete in the National Biathlon Championships on Sunday 24th February 2008 at the Sports Training Village, University of Bath. We wish her luck in the finals. (Mrs Godber) 7
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