21st December 2012 - Sir John Lawes School

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Cross CountryThe Cross Country Season this year has been excellently contested by girls and boys from every year group. Wehave had some excellent results along the way with all year groups performing well at all six races. Several of ourrunners have been entered for the County Cross Country Championships on Saturday 2 nd February atWestminster Lodge. They are: Ella, Hutson, Ruby Mulgan, Aimee Gorman, Bobby Vivanti, Peter Chamba,Keegan Brown, Matt Swan, Adam Wilmshurst, Rory Glass, Sarah McCullough, Amy Hartnup, CaitlinEckley, Ellen Brookes, Kate Chisholm, Emily Wood, Eloise Culley, Alice Jackson, Lauren Eckley, AbbyWest, Abby Smith, Sophie West, Sam and Jamie Jones, Sam Hartnup, James McMurray and Ollie Lacey.Good luck to you all. We really hope that some of you reach your goal of qualifying for the NationalChampionships at this event.FootballWith the exception of the Yr7s and Yr9s who are both still currently in their County Cups it has been, by our ownhigh standards, a slightly disappointing term on the football front,with little success in either the National or CountyCups for our teams.The new look senior side has the potential to do really well but lost in both competitions at the first hurdle despiteplaying some nice football. High hopes for the District Cup next term though. Likewise the Yr11 side perished at anearly stage losing a game they should definitely have won against John Henry Newman in the County Cup and atight game away against Grange School from Bedfordshire in the National. The Yr10s had one great result awayagainst Cedar Upper School in Northampton but then lost to JFK after leading 2-0 in the second round of theNational Cup. Similarly, the Yr8s had a good win against Hertswood School from Borehamwood in the County Cuponly to lose to Verulam in the next round.So the Yr7s and the Yr9s are carrying the hopes of SJL into next term. The Yr7s play Longdean from Hemel andthe Yr9s play Sheredes from Hoddesdon. After that it’s into District Cup season for all Year groups – we willpublish the draws in the New Year once they have been made.RugbyIt has been a very hectic start to the Rugby season but with some fantastic results and performance I’m sure theboys would admit it has all been worth it so far.Senior TeamThe Senior Rugby Team has had a great season so far, the boys have shown a committed and enthusiasticapproach to Rugby at SJL and the performances have really shown. The boys had a fantastic run in the Daily MailCup this year, reaching the 5 th round of the Vase competition. The boys have just reached the Herts County CupSecond Round playing Freman College.The year 7 Rugby team have had a fantastic start to the season. After a few solid performances at the start of theseason they played in the year 7 Herts rugby festival atNicholas Breakspear. After some excellent performances theycame away as the plate champions.The year 9 Rugby team have also had a great year so far. After5 games so far this season, the year 9 remain unbeaten.Included in this great run of wins was an excellent result againstRoundwood Park School 33-12. The year 9 team have somevery important games coming up, if they are successful in thesea night under the lights at OA's Rugby ground could be on thecards.The year 8 and Year 10 teams have also had a good year sofar with some very good team performances in a lot of games.NetballThe netball teams have been training hard this term, and have played in a range of District Cup and Leaguematches. The year 7 team is looking very promising, and will start their cup and league matches next term.Unfortunately, the Year 11 Tournament was postponed due to bad weather, but hopefully this can be re-arrangedfor the Spring Term. They have played some great netball so far this term, with an excellent 21-7 win recently
against STAGS. The Year 9s have also made really good progress this year, and their recent win of 20-5 againstSamuel Ryder is a real reflection of this progress. All Year Groups will have lots of matches next term, with theirseason culminating in their District Tournaments, so make sure you all keep up the hard work when we return afterChristmas.HockeyAll hockey teams are entered into the County Cup. Most teams have already played some tough matches. Theyear 10 team have played some excellent games, beating Hitchin Girls School and drawing against JFK. Very welldone to Victoria Cleevely who has been voted player of the match on several occasions.Year 7 and 8 hockey players have been given the opportunity this term to attend district training sessions run byPDM Dan Klinger at Oaklands College. All students found these sessions extremely useful. Year 9 and 10 havethe same opportunity in the New Year. And finally many thanks to Cameron Hutson who has helped with thesesessions and also assisted to umpire fixtures. Very well done hockey players, looking forward to more success inthe New Year!BasketballThe Year 9 and 10s have completed their fixtures this term. The Year 10s started off their league programme backin September and enjoyed good victories against Samuel Ryder Academy and St Albans Boys during theirseason. A big thank you to the boys for their time over the years as this is the end of the league for them. TheYear 9 team have enjoyed success in their matches and their excellent play secured some well-earned victories.This year the team have sometimes only consisted of 5 players, but their commitment has been fantastic. A greatwin to finish off against Roundwood ended a good season. The Year 7 team start their league matches next andthen it will be Year 8 later in the New Year.A big thank you to all the students involved and we hope to see more successes in the future.School Gamesgreat strength and depth.The School Games competitions are well underway, and SJL hashad great representation in all the competitions so far. Thesehave included Badminton, Table tennis, Volleyball, GirlsBasketball and Girls Rugby. We have had great success in theLevel 2 District Competitions, and the U14 Boys Badminton, U16Girls Table Tennis and U15 Girls Volleyball all qualified for theLevel 3 County Competitions. It is great to see these sportsbecoming so popular - the badminton and table tennis clubs inparticular -resulting inKeep your eyes open for the House Tournaments that will betaking place next term – there will be lots of opportunity for youall to earn appearance points for your house, and earnvaluable points that go towards the Overall House Competitionresults. All information will be up on the noticeboard in thesports hall next term.Gym and DanceAuditions have taken place for the Gym and Dance Display on 12 th and 13 th February. The standard is looking veryhigh, and it looks like it will be a fantastic evening of entertainment. A tremendous number of students have beencoming out to Gym Club on Friday lunchtimes and after school, and tickets will be available in January. If youwould like to buy some, just speak to a member of the PE Faculty.We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year lookingforward to all your further success in 2013.The PE Faculty
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