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Year 7 Rugby LeagueOur Year 7 team won the Sunderland tournament and represented Sunderlandin the youth games winning the tournament beating teams from NorthTyneside, South Tyneside and Gateshead.Year 7 and 8 HockeyKate Bell, Year 7 team captain and KaitlynThompson, Year 8 captain were selected forthe Durham Academy and Sunderland YouthGames, their team went on to win the tournamenton Saturday 24 th June. Overall our Year8 team won the Sunderland schools hockeytournament and came 2 nd in the league.The Olympics Comes to Farra!By Charlotte KennedyAs a sports collage we obviously want the greatest sports men and women (to be) attending ourproud establishment! Those Fantastic JSLA girls were at it again, they set up an Olympic sportsfestival all by themselves (well, with a bit of help from Mrs. S!). The five feeder schools, EastHerrington, Mill Hill, Benedict Biscop, Silksworth Juniors and Farringdon Primary, all attendedwith 20 of their up and coming stars. Before they could show off their talent the JSLA girls had togo into each of the schools and teach the little “darlings” a thing or two!Once they’d been taught to run, jump and leap over hurdlesthey came to Farringdon to ‘show-off’ their skill! Eachschool was split into different countries: England, Germany,France, Italy and Australia. Sadly England came inlast, but Australia were victorious! After all the fun (and anafternoon off) everyone had to go home—and about timetoo!
THE WORKING WORK!!Owen Armstrong, Andrew McGuire, David McGhin(pictured far right) and James Rush (pictured right) astoundedstaff at T-Mobile in Doxford with their hardwork, manners and honesty. Andrew, James and Owenwere allowed to work for a second week which doesn’thappen very regularly. In addition to the end of placementsheet that has to be filled in, Community Co-Coordinator, Geraldine Hope commented via e-mail, “ Ican honestly say the boys are the best students we haveever had. I had no hesitation in enabling a second week.It was a real pleasure to have these students on site”.For his second week David went to Development and Regeneration,again his employers were delighted and saidhe had a, “mature approach, was keen and interested in everything,was an ‘absolute joy’ to have around and a real credit tohis school and parents”.Megan Middlemiss was placed atSilksworth Sports Complex, theassistant manager of the companysaid, “Megan was excellentthroughout the placement she builtup excellent relationships withstaff and was very keen to listenand get involved.”Sunderland Housing Group employedStavros Padapoudakis who‘conducted himself really well, wasquick to learn and very helpful at alltimes’. His employers said they believethat if he were offered an apprenticeshipwith the company he’d‘sail through it’.Stacey Armstrong (pictured below)spent her time working in the humanitiesdepartment of our schooland was described as “a great assetto the department”.Dalton Butler worked with Chester – Le – Street DistrictCouncil. His employers said that he was “A very popular andkeen young man with really goodcommunication skills.”Toni Louise Smith(pictured left) made a great impression on her workmates at MKOne who were impressed with how polite and keen she was. Theysaid she was “an absolute pleasure to work with”.This article was written by SarahGordon / designed by RobynTownsend
Page 1: FARRA NEWSIssue 1, July 2006WELCOME
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