School Newsletter Volume 9 Edition 6.pdf - Highcliffe School

Sixth Form girls‟ football
was new to the school this
year and quickly became a
strength, the team reached
the last 32 in the country in
the ESFA National Cup. Not
only did the girls train and
play as part of the U18
squad but a number of them
have been given the responsibility
of training and organising
fixtures for the
girls‟ teams lower down in
the school. Well done to all
concerned..
Report by Miss Fellingham
You will remember that in
the summer term we
brought you the news that
Phil Sparks,
currently in
Year 12, had
qualified to represent
Great
Britain in the
Volvo World
Youth Sailing
Championships.
The event took
place in mid-
July in Brazil,
just as term
ended. We were delighted to
receive the news that Phil
and his team-mate Ben
Gratton were crowned
champions in their class.
Below is a section of an official
announcement of the
final day‟s results.
„On the 420 course, today‟s
breezy conditions were
again just about perfect for
the British Boy‟s pairing of
Phil Sparks and Ben Gratton,
who clinched the title
with another dominant race
win in today‟s decider. After
U18 Girls’ Football
World Champion Sailor
being disqualified from race
four of the series they‟ve
been virtually faultless for
the second half
of the championship.
“We knew we
were quick in
this wind so we
were quite conservative
on the
start and just
went for the
space,” Sparks
explains, “We
speeded off the
line and just went full speed
upwind and got to the windward
mark in first with a bit
of a gap.” From there only
the Kiwis ever came close to
threatening, but by the final
run the Brits had victory secure
and cruised across the
line to take gold.‟
Congratulations to Phil and
Ben from all the school. We
look forward to bringing the
community news of their
continued success, who
knows even in 2012!
Report by Mrs Webber