Issue 11 • July 2016

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#TEAMBCHS
Netball
Our students represented BCHS in the Year 7
Blackburn Schools Netball Tournament. The team
easily won 4 games against Darwen Aldridge
Community Academy, Pleckgate High School,
Tauheedul Girl’s High School and St Bede’s High
School and drew against Westholme School and
Saint Wilfirds, securing second place in the B group.
The girls had a very tiring evening but still continued
to play to an incredible level to secure second
position and represented BCHS in a positive manner
throughout the tournament. Congratulations
to Alenah, Kiran, Laura, Jordan, Zubaida, Sindija,
Aamainah, Charlie, and team captain Ruckaya.
Judo
Students Harrison and Kamil proudly took part in the
Lancashire open area Judo squad training session
in Bacup. They both performed well throughout a
day that consisted of an hour of ground training,
then an hour of hill sprints, carrying logs and tyres;
and finished with a final hour of judo.
BCHS Judo students also attended three big
competitions over last term, bringing home five
medals from the Lancashire Championships:
Harrison won a Gold and Silver, Connor and Adam
both won Silvers, and Kamil returned home with a
bronze medal.
Harrison also picked up a Silver medal at the Craven
Judo Open Championships after three solid wins,
and a Bronze at the prestigious North West Open
Judo Championships.
Come along and join Mr Burn’s Judo club every
Monday after school in the dance studio.
Football
Our Year 10 6-a-side
football team finished
runners-up in the
Blackburn with Darwen
schools tournament,
unfortunately getting
beaten in extra-time
with a golden goal
from the Our Ladies
and Saint John team.
Sky Sports Athlete Mentor
In conjunction with Sky Sports, Charlotte Hartley,
ex-England and Great Britain hockey player,
came into school at the end of February to work
with a group of students who had been identified
as having leadership potential in PE.
Charlotte started playing hockey at high school
after being encouraged by her PE teacher. She
quickly went on to play for both England Under-18
and Under-21 and at the age of 17 was playing for
the England Senior team, winning Gold in the KT
Cup in Korea. One of the youngest players selected
to represent England in the 2006 Commonwealth
Games, where the team won Bronze, Charlotte
also won Gold at the Junior Olympics as a member
of the Great Britain Youth team.
Now working as an Athlete Mentor for Sky Sports,
Charlotte inspires and motivates today’s youth into
following their dreams. She believes that “nothing
is too small to know and nothing is too big to
attempt” and that you need to realise you are the
author of your own magnificent story and every
day you have the opportunity to write a new page.
“I take great pride in the part I play in motivating
and inspiring young people to take up sport. Whilst
at high school, I would have loved the opportunity
to meet someone who had competed at a high
level. For me, it’s just a great way of sharing my
experiences and knowledge to educate and help
others choose the right paths in life.”
Charlotte spent the day working with the group of
BCHS students to nurture and develop leadership
skills and left the students feeling more confident
using these skills in future lessons. To be involved
in this project and hear Charlotte’s success story in
her own words was a fantastic opportunity for the
students.