Newsletter Dec 2018 a

Poole High Charities
FIRST WORLD WAR COMMEMORATIONS
This year marked the centenary of the First
World War and students and staff honoured
the date in various ways.
Poole High students were invited to take part
in the biggest indoor staged First World War
Remembrance Concert in Birmingham. Over
2,500 students from across the country took
part and two students, Toby Batt and Kieran
Lowe were given the honour of performing
solo speaking parts in the closing finale.
Continuing with their remembrance, students
and staff created poppies with their own
personal message of thanks and ‘planted’
them on the car park island outside the school
gates to create the school’s own
commemoration.
Finally, on the Friday, the whole school came
together for a two minute silence, led by ‘The
Last Post’, played on the cornet by science
CHILDREN IN NEED & GULLY’S PLACE
POOLE HIGH SANDWALK FOR CHARITY
One again, Poole High School supported Children
In Need and local charity ’Gully’s Place’ by holding
a non-uniform day at school. Children were invited
to wear something spotty for these two great
causes. This year, the school raised over £1,368.
Poole High is a large school with a huge heart and in the summer,
students and staff walked from Sandbanks to Bournemouth Pier for
charity. Over 1,000 students signed up for the annual Sandwalk to
raise funds for the school’s two charities; The Forest Holme Hospice
and the Amelia Grace Rainbow Fund.
Last year, the school donated an incredible £15,473 and this year,
their continued generosity broke the record, raising a staggering £16,129
SIXTH FORM FUNDRAISERS
Leading up to Christmas, our Sixth Form students
held a lunchtime Christmas Fair and a Year 7
Christmas Disco. To raise funds for the Old Rope
Walk Christmas Lunch and Amelia’s Rainbow Toy
Appeal.
We are delighted to announce they raised £589.93
Well done to everyone!