Winter 2011 - Newbattle Community High School
Winter 2011 - Newbattle Community High School
Winter 2011 - Newbattle Community High School
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<strong>Newbattle</strong> News<br />
Sarah Findlay 4DM<br />
and Gareth Fleming<br />
4IL were chosen as<br />
<strong>Newbattle</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>’s Gold Sports<br />
Ambassadors. Both<br />
students were selected<br />
due to their<br />
commitment to sport<br />
and positive attitude<br />
towards new challenges.<br />
Sarah is a talented<br />
basketball<br />
player representing<br />
the school as well as being selected to<br />
play U14 Edinburgh and District basketball.<br />
Gareth has represented the<br />
school at rugby, football and athletics<br />
and is currently a county representative<br />
for East and Midlothian Football<br />
and Athletics (javelin and pole vault).<br />
Gareth and Sarah were given the opportunity<br />
to attend a National conference<br />
run by the Youth Sport Trust to<br />
launch the promotion of the Olympic<br />
and Paralympics games in 2012. The<br />
conference was attended by two<br />
Young Ambassadors from every<br />
Council in Scotland with Gareth and<br />
Sarah representing Midlothian. The<br />
conference opened with the Young<br />
Ambassadors being given the chance<br />
Ryan Somerville 6M for<br />
becoming the first ever<br />
player to score 100 goals<br />
for the school football<br />
team, and for making 100<br />
appearances.<br />
Check out our website at www.newbattle.org.uk<br />
Gold Sports Ambassadors<br />
to see and have their photo taken<br />
with a 2012 Olympic Torch. The<br />
Torch has 8000 holes in its design to<br />
represent the 8000 people who will<br />
carry it around Britain to light the<br />
cauldron in London, next July.<br />
The Young Ambassadors were then<br />
split into host countries and mentored<br />
by a world class athlete. <strong>Newbattle</strong>’s<br />
Ambassadors were part of the<br />
Athens team mentored by World<br />
Champion Bobsleigh athlete, Nicola<br />
Minichello. In their workshops they<br />
discussed and planned ideas as well as<br />
creating a Cheerleading routine!<br />
Peter Cocking 5CM for<br />
receiving a Rotary Club<br />
award and making a 20<br />
minute presentation to the<br />
Rotary Club.<br />
Congratulations to...<br />
Russell Hogg 3EP, Gareth<br />
Fleming 4IL, Declan<br />
Dalgleish 3GP for being<br />
selected for the East &<br />
Midlothian under 15<br />
county football team.<br />
In the afternoon Gareth and Sarah<br />
were involved in a question and answer<br />
session with five<br />
times world champion<br />
rower Katherine<br />
Grainger and Commonwealth<br />
and European<br />
medallist Lee<br />
McConnell. This gave<br />
them an insight into<br />
the time, support and<br />
dedication required to<br />
reach your goals.<br />
Both Young Ambassadors<br />
will be actively<br />
promoting sport and<br />
participation throughout the year at<br />
<strong>Newbattle</strong>, in addition to raising the<br />
profile of the London 2012 Games.<br />
They plan to run assemblies, a Primary<br />
school event, and a mini Olympics/Paralympics<br />
games in order to<br />
encourage an active and healthy lifestyle.<br />
This is a key aim for the Legacy<br />
of the Games. They will also be selecting<br />
S3 Bronze Sport Ambassadors<br />
to help run events and further promote<br />
London 2012.<br />
Grant Nelson 2AM for being selected by Rangers FC to travel on tour to Russia.<br />
Mrs A. Alexander<br />
PE/Pupil Leadership<br />
Daniel Dempster 5DM<br />
for winning a scholarship<br />
to gain his glider pilot's<br />
licence and becoming one<br />
of the youngest sergeants<br />
in the UK cadets.<br />
Our <strong>School</strong> of Ambition
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