REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2007-2008 - Pershore High School

Selection of Individual and Group Participation and Achievements 2007/2008Pershore High School celebrated a record breaking year with students achieving an all time high fiveor more GCSE A* - C pass rate of 68%. A level students achieved record results with a pass rate of99.3%, with four out of five candidates gaining grade C or above.All students and staff at Pershore High have been allocated a House to compete for the Pardoe HouseShield named after Mr Pardoe, who was the first Headteacher of Pershore High School from 1932 to1957.Students, staff and guests attended Pershore High School’s annual ceremony of re-dedication of theRoll of Honour to commemorate former students who lost their lives in the Second World War.The Orchestra and Choir performed at the County Music Showcase at the Forum Theatre Malvern.PHS Orchestra went to Paris, took a trip down the Seine and the orchestra played to a veryappreciative audience in a park by Notre Dame and at Disneyland.The Corps of Army Music consisting of approximately 25 professional brass, woodwind andpercussion players spent the day with Grade IV players from Pershore High School.Elizabeth Crawford successfully sang her way to the final of the BBC’s Young Chorister of the Yearcompetition at St Paul’s Cathedral.The PHS orchestra was invited by St George's RC Church in Worcester to perform in an ElgarConcert with the choir of St Mary’s Convent, Worcester.The annual Pyramid Concert was held at Pershore Abbey, featuring Pershore High School and ourthree local middle schools.There was a French exchange to Plouay in Brittany, visiting Oceanopolis in Brest, a shopping trip toVannes and a cruise around the bay, and a visit to the ice rink in Lorient.The annual Carol Service featured the school’s choir, orchestra, a number of soloists and boys fromthe Year 11 GCSE group who sang a rendition of 'He Ain't Heavy He’s My Brother’'.The following students have passed music exams: Abigail Raggett Grade 4 Violin - Pass, RebeccaDavis Grade 8 Piano - Pass, Emily Jones Grade 5 Alto Sax - Distinction, Hannah Corrigan Grade 3Jazz Flute - Distinction, Bethany Powell Grade 3 Clarinet - Pass, Hannah Davis Grade 2 Clarinet -Pass, Grace Cosnett Grade 2 Clarinet - Pass, Rachel Sadler Grade 6 Clarinet - Pass, Heather JonesGrade 4 Clarinet - Distinction, Philippa Cole Grade 3 Clarinet - Pass, Emily Jones Grade 8 Violin -Distinction, Rachel Sadler Grade 6 Clarinet - Pass, Heather Jones Grade 4 Clarinet - Distinction,Philippa Cole Grade 3 Clarinet - Pass, Emily Jones Grade 8 Violin - Distinction, Catherine ParkinsonGrade 5 Singing/Grade 2 Theory, Ed Surman Grade 6 Guitar - Distinction, Jack Green, Grade 1Guitar.Year 9 students took part in a Samba Workshop.Lawrence Haines, Francesca Haines and Elizabeth Crawford appeared on television in the morningservice on Christmas Day from Worcester Cathedral.Lewis Sheen was announced as the winner of the X Factor.Ella Gibbons was shortlisted to appear on a children’s television series called Serious Ocean.The Spring Concert was a showcase for the many varieties of music the school has to offer.A group of students went to Boulogne during Activities Week and visited a hypermarché and theNausicaa Sea Life Centre.Twenty four students visited Barcelona to soak up the outstanding culture, atmosphere and sunshineon an Art and Photography trip.A party of new A-level Geography students visited Ashes Hollow, near Little Stretton in Herefordshire.Students and staff went on a trip to the battlefields and cemeteries of Belgium, visiting Ypres andattending a Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate where they placed a wreath.