boltonschool.org Summer 2019 A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD
Every year at Bolton School we like to try something new. This year, the innovations were the involvement of the Octagon Theatre in our Middle School Production, the Alumnae gathering for International Women’s Day, and the introduction of competitive water polo in Girls’ Division. All three were stunning successes. I was astounded by the Director’s ability to get such mature performances from the young cast in ‘Great Expectations’ in the Autumn term. The assembly featuring Stephanie Barwise QC on IWD was described by one member of staff in a tweet as ‘the best ever I have attended’. (So much for my efforts every Tuesday!) Finally, winning the National water polo trophy in our first year of playing competitively is pretty amazing. I am privileged to work in a School where the girls are so able and committed to their different activities and where the staff work so hard to ensure that the pupils have every opportunity to shine. I wonder what next year has in store? Miss S Hincks, Headmistress
MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR This year has seen Bolton School receive a number of accolades on the national stage, the highlight of which was surely being named Independent School of the Year by both the Times Educational Supplement (TES) and Independent School Parent magazine. However, the year has also been filled with quieter moments to celebrate: our young musicians and actors have provided a wealth of memorable concerts and drama productions, girls have broadened their horizons with trips and enrichment activities, and volunteering projects have strengthened ties with the local community. I hope you enjoy looking through the memories contained in this year’s edition. Miss A Bradshaw
Bolton School Girls’ Division A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD CONTENTS
1-2 2019 TES Independent 13 English Department 32 FTT Department Schools Awards 14 Charity Fundraising 33 German Department 3 GIRLS’ GO GOLD 15-16 History Department 34 Spanish Department 4 Enrichment Evenings 16 Youth Speaks 35 French Department 5 Young Enterprise 16 BioGrad 36-44 Sports Department 6 Year 7 17 Science Department 45-48 Hesketh House 7 Year 8 18 Maths department 49 Religion & Philosophy 8 Year 9 19-20 Art Department 9 Year 10 21-22 Drama Department 49-50 Staff Leavers 10 Year 11 23-28 Music Department 51-52 Duke of Edinburgh Award 11 Year 12 29-30 Technology Department 53-54 Alumni 12 Year 13 31 Sicily Trip 55-56 Destination of Leavers
INSPECTION REPORT In March, the Girls’ Division received its three-yearly Inspection. This was a Compliance Inspection for the majority of the Division, with passes achieved throughout. A more detailed inspection of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) at the Nursery and in Beech House Reception was carried out at the same time, and provision was found to be ‘Outstanding’ in every category.
SPIRIT 2019 2019 TES INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AWARDS Top Awards for Bolton School
Bolton School has been named Independent The TES accolade followed on from the School’s programme of engagement and School of the Year at the prestigious TES inaugural Independent School Parent volunteering at the regional final, impressing (Times Educational Supplement) Independent magazine’s Independent Schools of the the judges not only with the impact and Schools 2019 awards with unanimous backing Year Awards in December 2018, where the impressive integration of activities, but also from the judges. The School also won the Foundation as a whole scooped the top with how these activities in turn have affected Senior School of the Year category. prize of Independent School of the Year and pupils’ views and offered them opportunities was Highly Commended in the Community In addition to academic, sporting, musical to grow and develop. Outreach section. The Girls’ Division was and creative accomplishments, the School’s Highly Commended in the Girls’ School of Individual staff were celebrated at this year’s community relationships particularly the Year category, while the Boys’ Division Bolton News School Awards. Mathematics impressed the judges. From acting as the won the Boys’ School of the Year Award. teachers Mr Heppleston and Mr Hitchin Northern SCITT hub for MFL, Maths and The School’s community involvement, pupil won the Hayley Mathieson Fundraiser of Physics as part of the government’s teacher volunteering and the wide range of academic the Year Award for their Well Good charity. recruitment drive to 10,000 hours of and extra-curricular achievements were again This venture encourages children to answer volunteering completed by the Sixth Form applauded by the judging panel. maths questions on the Well Good website to to hosting public enrichment lectures and improve their own skills while simultaneously organising broad outreach activities such as More recently, the 100 Campaign for Bursaries raising funds for wells and water provision the Bolton Children’s Fiction Award, Bolton won the IDPE (Institute of Development around the world: the more questions School is deeply involved in the life of the Professionals in Education) Schools’ answered, the more money the charity’s local area. Lead judge Dr Helen Wright said Fundraising Campaign of the Year Award at the sponsors donate. Mrs Gore, the long-serving Bolton School was chosen as the overall IDPE Development Awards 2019. The campaign PA to the Head of Beech House, received the winner because of “their impressive outreach was launched in April 2015 in honour of the Unsung Hero Award at the same event. and the way in which they involve the whole School’s Centenary: when he re-endowed the community in a plethora of enriching events.” Foundation in 1915, it was Lord Leverhulme’s Finally, Miss Hincks has been appointed intention to provide an excellent education for The School’s TES Awards were collected by President of the Girls’ School Association every child of ability, irrespective of financial Headmistress Sue Hincks and Headmaster (GSA) for 2019. She pledged to make means. In September 2018, the 100 Campaign Philip Britton at a ceremony held at the improving the prospects for disadvantaged reached its target of £5million raised for the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Miss Hincks pupils a key focus of her one-year tenure in the School’s Bursary Fund. One in five Senior commented, “It was a wonderful evening post and pointed out in her opening remarks School pupils currently receives financial and we were incredibly proud to pick up our that independent schools can make an impact support with their fees. awards on behalf of everyone who is part of on social mobility in many different ways, the Bolton School family. Aside from strong Bolton School has also made it through to the whether that be through open access via the academic results, we were delighted that both final of the student-led Goldsmiths’ Company financial support of bursaries or more broadly our extra-curricular provision and work in, and Community Engagement Awards in recognition through working in tandem with local state with, the local community was recognised as of work undertaken in the local community. schools to provide a vibrant programme of these are areas that are very important to us.” A group of Sixth Formers presented the interaction and partnership.
Well Good Fundraisers of the Year Goldsmiths’ Company Community Receiving the IDPE Schools’ Fundraising Mr Hitchen and Mr Heppleston Engagement Award Team Campaign of the Year Award
01 Bolton School Girls’ Division 2019 TES INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AWARDS
AS AWARDED BY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL PARENT
SPIRIT 2019 02 GIRLS’ GO GOLD Dream Big and Never Give Up
The Girls’ Division was delighted to host Team GB. Beth attended Olympic Games in problems, including working for professional one of two Girls Schools’ Association (GSA) Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012 athletes and clubs. Phil Owen and Suzanne Girls Go Gold sports conferences this year. where the roar of the home crowd spurred her Bass from Manchester Thunder Youth Academy Keynote addresses bookended a day of sporting on as 20 years’ work was condensed into her delivered a netball masterclass. The attendees inspiration, which was attended by 200 girls in Bronze medal winning 35 second routine. Eilish also spent time at the University of Bolton Years 10 to 13 from local state schools and top was not called to the GB team until she was learning about sports rehabilitation and sports independent schools across the country. 21, but since then has taken part in London science. 2012, competing in the 3000m steeplechase, Mrs Heatherington said: In their keynote speeches, Olympic 5000m and and in Rio 2016 where she reached the final 3000m athlete Eilish McColgan told girls to of the Women’s 5000m. Beth and Eilish “The day has instilled in girls the need to stay “dream big and never give up” while Olympic offered the young athletes helpful advice and focused and to believe in themselves and has medallist and GB’s most successful female encouragement for the future. also shown them that there are a wide range artistic gymnast Beth Tweddle said: “If you of career opportunities in sport.” The day included further presentations and have a dream, don’t let anyone tell you that you Headmistress Sue Hincks said: cannot achieve it. With determination, you can activities. John Walker, a BBC Sports Reporter, talked about his career in outside broadcasting achieve it.” “The Girls Go Gold event was a huge success and working in the studio. Victoria Cotton, an and a testimony to Mrs Heatherington’s Both sportswomen recapped their careers editor for BBC Sport, spoke about her 19 years’ vision and organisational abilities. I was and recalled trying out various sports experience of covering some of the world’s delighted that so many girls from across the before focusing on running and gymnastics biggest sporting events and her drive to bring country could attend and that there was also respectively. They each spoke candidly about 500 hours of women’s sport to TV. Dr Lindsay wonderful representation from our school and the rigorous training regimes required to Hill, who works for the NHS and Axis Podiatry, local schools including Smithills, Thornleigh, succeed and remembered their experiences on discussed her career in assessing foot and ankle Canon Slade, Turton and St Joseph’s.”
Eilish McColgan Netball Workshop Beth Tweddle
03 Bolton School Girls’ Division GIRLS’ GO GOLD ENRICHMENT Inspirational Evenings
It has been another fine year for the Girls’ Division series of public enrichment lectures, which were once again well attended by pupils, staff and members of the local community alike. Several of the evening events saw pupils from nearby state schools come along to absorb the messages from Arts and Sciences speakers.
The year drew to a close with a celebration of creativity in the form of the annual Poetry Festival. Young poets from all age groups read their own work alongside acclaimed poet Liz Berry, who entertained the audience with a wide selection of joyful and cheerful poems from her award-winning book ‘Black Country’ and her pamphlets ‘Patron Saint of School Girls’ and ‘The Republic of Motherhood’. The final Sciences event of this academic year took place in the same week and saw science communicator Dr Pete Edwards from Durham University explore ‘The Dark Side of the Universe’. He discussed what we know, and more importantly what we don’t yet know, about dark matter and dark energy in an accessible and fascinating lecture which also touched upon the Big Bang, Einstein’s theory of relativity, gravitational lensing, the cosmic microwave background and the structure of the early universe. Dr Pete Edwards exploring ‘The Dark Side of the Universe’ In the Spring Term, Tim Bouverie offered his insights into how the policy of appeasement failed in the run up to the Second World War. A political journalist turned author, Tim’s address was based on his first book ‘Appeasing Hitler: Chamberlain, Churchill and the Road to War’ which was launched just days after his visit. He gave an eye-opening overview of the 1920s and ’30s and drew strikingly relevant lessons from the failures of the politicians of that time. His talk followed an inspiring address from Dr Emily Grossman, who explored the challenges she has faced as a woman in science and discussed the importance of combating stereotypes, and a valuable lecture about careers in law from barrister Sophie Cartwright. Earlier in the year, the Girls’ Division hosted talks from leading entrepreneur Jo Fairley on ‘The Rollercoaster Story of Green & Black’s’, Old Girl Dr Joyce Tyldesley on our collective obsession with Queen Nefertiti, and Dr Jack Heal on synthetic biology or the human engineering of biological systems. Tim Bouverie addressing the Great Hall
Liz Berry with Girls’ Division young poets
SPIRIT 2019 04 YOUNG ENTERPRISE Enterprising Youngsters The Young Enterprise Company Programme is required. We raised money for the books by a national competition designed to introduce having two stalls at Bolton School’s Firework The Explore Team: teenagers to the world of business. Our Year 10 Night, and each team member contributed £15 Imaan Bhad, Amerleen Hundle, team had the opportunity to set up and run our to the business. The first competition we had Madihah Jiva, Summer Kay, own real company whilst still at school. Although was the Bolton and Bury Area Final. Despite Sanjanaben Patel, Yuxuan Qu, initially quite difficult, we were guided through half of the teams being older than us, our Katie Schaffel, Fabeha Shafaat, the process by our Centre Lead, Mrs Foster, who team pulled through, owing to the many extra Fizaa Valli & Hui Shan Wen helped us make tough decisions throughout the hours we spent perfecting our interview and competition. presentation. We won two awards on the day, The first step on our journey was to find a great Best Presentation and Company of the Year, product through the masses of ideas from all meaning we got through to the next round. our team members. In the end, after a couple of The Greater Manchester Area Final was definitely false starts, we decided on writing a children’s a more nerve-wracking competition because book. We thought this would be quite easy, of the incredible products our competitors had as it isn’t too hard to write a story, and the devised. However, to our amazement and pride illustrations would take barely any time. We we came Runners Up resulting in our progression couldn’t have been more wrong! Drafts took a to the county finals! long time to write as many team members had Getting through to the North West Finals different ideas, and the illustrations were delayed developed our confidence but again, there were because we only had one illustrator. However, many great products and teams, and only one after quickly remembering our Adobe Draw team could get through to the National Final. lessons, a couple of team members took on the Unfortunately, it wasn’t us! However, we won responsibility of drawing the simpler images. the Disney’s Award for Creativity, so we went Unfortunately, once the book was almost home happy. We have won some incredible finished the actual draft of the book was deleted, awards on our journey, including Runners Up in due to technical difficulties. Devastated but keen the National Trade Stand Competition. We have to make another quick duplicate, we devoted all also achieved £600+ in profit, but more than of our time as a team to writing the new book, that we have made new and close friendships, re-drawing the images, and actually developing a shared fantastic experiences and developed key newer and better copy in just one week! teamwork and leadership skills. I would definitely Our team have really bonded and got to know recommend the YE Company Programme to each other throughout this process, with all of us anybody considering it and good luck to next Receiving the Disney’s Award for learning what it is to be a team, to share the ups year’s participants! Creativity at the North West Finals and downs with each other, and the dedication
05 Bolton School Girls’ Division YOUNG ENTERPRISE YEAR 7 YEAR 7 YEAR Patterdale The year began with a trip to Patterdale, making memories that no will doubt last a lifetime. Activities included canoeing on Ullswater, scaling the indoor climbing wall and strengthening friendships through team-building.
Mission Christmas Formby Sculpture Spanish Cookery A sponsored silence in the Autumn term Despite the breezy, cool conditions (and After their exams, the whole year group raised over £3,700, which Year 7 used to the unforecasted rain), Year 7 had a great took part in a morning of Spanish cookery support Hits Radio’s Mission Christmas. field trip using anemometers to discover with Mrs James and Mrs Barrow. Girls The charity reps visited a local toy shop the microclimate of the beach and the prepared and cooked a range of tapas for a lunchtime ‘trolley dash’ and the dunes, investigating the natural ecosystem dishes including Paella, tortilla and Spanish items they purchased were donated to of the area, and spotting red squirrels. orange cake. It was a great morning the appeal, which provides Christmas They finished the day with a geographical learning about the different dishes and of presents to less fortunate children in the sand sculpture competition, which was course eating them at the end! Manchester region. won by the group who combined the ecosystem and location with a current hot topic - plastic pollution.
SPIRIT 2019 06 YEAR 8
Patterdale The girls’ outdoor learning expanded with their second Senior School trip to Patterdale Hall. The girls braved the gorge walk, went sailing in the sunshine, spent a night under canvas and improved their teamwork and communication skills on the low ropes course. YEAR 8 Ambleside Spanish Independent Numbers Game In the Summer Term, girls had a lovely Learning A fascinating interactive presentation sunny field trip to Ambleside to look Spanish independent learning activities about maths and physics revealed at the impact of tourism in the village. involved lots of cake as the year drew how mathematics is used every day, They enjoyed their walk around the to a close. often without anyone realising it! One park and were extremely enthusiastic of the highlights was meeting MIA all day. A great bunch of Geographers! the miniature interactive automaton and discovering more about her programming. Year 8 also had fun discovering the maths and physics behind each of the demonstrations and were interested to learn more about the many different kinds of engineering jobs available today. ‘It’s a Numbers Game’ was presented by BAE Systems, the RAF and the Navy.
A final field trip for Mrs Waters after 12 years
07 Bolton School Girls’ Division YEAR 8 YEAR 9 YEAR 9 Bronze Award Young Speaker of the Year Girls started work on their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Awards with Earlier this year, Hannah McKee was named one of the English walking expeditions taking place for the whole year group. They Speaking Board (ESB) Young Speakers of the Year 2018 from a field enjoyed good weather in May for their qualifying expeditions and of 30,000 candidates. She impressed the adjudicator in her first ever strengthened friendships as they navigated routes around Rivington ESB examination, earning her a place in the final. Following further and spent a night under canvas. consideration from the judges, she was chosen as one of twelve young people to receive the award, which recognises her outstanding oracy skills.
Meet Tommy Atkins PAFE Pupils learned more about typical soldiers who fought in the First The Parents’ Association Future Entrepreneurs competition challenged World War through a one-man play written and performed by girls to come up with innovative healthy snacks, create a viable business Peter Gill. The tale of “an ordinary man who was caught up in an plan and pitch their ideas to a panel of judges. Well done to the overall extraordinary time”, ‘Meet Tommy Atkins’ portrays both the trenches winners, Doc Industries, and the three other groups who made it to the of the First World War and its aftermath, including the life-long final: Cocoon, Pop ‘n’ Noms and Vegan & Eco. impact on so many of the soldiers who came home and the changes that generation made to the UK.
SPIRIT 2019 08 YEAR 10
YEAR“Year 10 has been full of challenges; the increasing workload, the Christmas Post event 10and for some people their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award too. The teachers have been very supportive by helping us complete these tasks and we are very grateful. At the beginning of the year, the change in form groups seemed daunting, but as the year has progressed I think we have all managed to settle in well, with the Christmas Post event being a real catalyst for this.” Zena Logan & Emily McGrail
Silver Award Oxford University Trip Duke of Edinburgh is a very tough process and from my experiences I Thirty excited Year 10 girls listened attentively on our tour of Pembroke can say that the most challenging thing was the sense of independence College: the old buildings were beautiful, some dating from the 1600s, being thrown at us as we were tested on a variety of skills, including and they helped create a calm and tranquil atmosphere. After a detailed map orienteering and teamwork. However, the expedition is a very and informative talk about student life, we enjoyed lunch in the dining rewarding and liberating experience, teaching you life-long skills and hall, reminiscent of Hogwarts. allowing you to enjoy the weekend with your peers. From my own With full stomachs, we made our way to the Pitt Rivers Museum, where struggles, my advice would be not to overpack and to think about the an enthusiastic tour guide introduced us to anthropology and the weekend ahead logically and plan accordingly. Laweeza Ali mysterious objects contained within the building. We were fascinated to discover how cultures can be analysed by examining simple objects. We met up with three Old Girls at Lady Margaret’s Hall. Cerys Baines, Alex Hopkinson and Amy Lyons gave us a tour and told us about their life at University. We were particularly intrigued by the college ‘parent’ system. We would all very much recommend the trip, even with the journey!
Christmas Post Young Film Academy For a Year 10 who had just been switched up into a new form, In November of 2018, Year 10 had a day of film making with the Christmas Post was a great but nerve-wracking way to bond with Young Film Academy. We had sessions on fight choreography and on people I had known for three years but not really been good friends the history of film. We learnt how to use a camera and wrote scripts with. I will admit that there was some disagreement but eventually for our own ten-shot silent movie. The day ended with an ‘Oscar’ we all realised we had to pull through because there was no way we ceremony for the winning film which was ‘Snatch-a-by-baby’. This were going to go up on the huge stage and make complete fools out of short piece followed a mother who rescued her baby after it was ourselves. Thankfully it went amazingly! Christmas Post is a fantastic kidnapped. We thoroughly enjoyed learning about techniques of the tradition, which I hope carries on. It is so nice that we get to do it while film industry as well as having the opportunity to develop valuable raising money for charities that are going to help so many people! teamwork and communication skills. Muryum Binte Fahad Sophie Bracegirdle
Presenting the money raised to Rossendale Special Ski Club
09 Bolton School Girls’ Division YEAR 10 YEAR 11
It was a jam-packed year for our Year 11 students. In January they Old Girl, as part of their PSHEE programme. Finally, Year 11 celebrated YEARcelebrated the end of their mock exams with a trip to Bolton Lads and their time in the Upper School 11with an end of year assembly, where they Girls Club, where they were introduced to the NCS volunteering scheme. received their end of year statement from Miss Hincks and paid tribute Later in the year pupils met star of the small screen Hannah Mifratab, an to each other and their form teachers.
Discovering more about NCS An inspiring afternoon with Hanna Miraftab
Year 11 enjoyed “speed dating” to practise their GCSE Spanish oral questions
SPIRIT 2019 10 YEAR 12 YEAR 12 BEST Day Schools Mace The Autumn Term opened with the annual Business Enterprise and Issy Plant and Rebecca McGinty made it to the Regional Finals of Skills Testing (BEST) Day. Following a keynote address on Risks, Failure the English Speaking Union’s Schools’ Mace Competition. In their and Resilience from entrepreneur Nadia Rae, the year group split into qualifying round, the girls debated in favour of the motion, ‘This teams to complete a series of workshops designed to improve business house would weight votes such that the younger the voter, the skills and acumen: a presentation on body language, a team-building more powerful their vote’. The Schools’ Mace is the oldest and initiative and leadership session and two start-up challenges. largest debating competition for secondary schools in England and hones a student’s ability to persuade, influence and inspire in a fun, competitive environment.
Business Challenge Continuing on the business theme, girls teamed up with their Boys’ Division counterparts for the Business Challenge. The teams came up with innovative ideas and backed them up with detailed business plans before pitching their concepts to a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style panel of judges. The best four teams went through to the final, which was won by NAPEE, a company offering scented biodegradable nappies available for delivery as a monthly subscription.
11 Bolton School Girls’ Division YEAR 12 YEAR 13 YEAR 12
Two traditions in one: Year 13 dress in their old school uniform on the last non-uniform day of the year while enjoying an end This year’s Prefects’ Panto was entitled of school ice cream treat! ‘Bolton School: A Series of Unfortunate Events’ YEAR13
Leavers’ Day 2018
SPIRIT 2019 12 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Creative Corner
Hairline Fracture Only Not All Can Be My Country I am homesick for middle age, as then All cannot be said. The Crimson petal curled in my palm, times had been tough and all I knew Your solitude is poison, Smooth like velvet and as soft as a was how to hide, yet you sit in it so. pillow. To smile, be polite, laugh never cry, but It is early, not brightening, though. I tugged the flower for another, then don’t laugh too much. Nothing can be said. Thud – thud, thud – thud, thud – thud, And due to these misconceptions and my preconceptions I hid, I hid, All cannot be done. I turned at the unmistakeable sound of footsteps. A desperate housewife not so Your silk coat desperate, a discontented woman and ochre hat look stiff. There stood a boy with hair like flames and eyes of ice, content. The table is blue. You are blue. His mouth twisted cruelly. So I smiled and I lied and of course I Nothing can be done. never ever cried. Fear spread throughout my body like All cannot be true. Why? I’m the backbone of the family fire. a fractured spine, hairline fracture The radiators are not warm, As though he could sense my unease, only, no back brace, not allowed visible or rusty, or odorous. He leaned closer with a snarl. signs. You can smile sweetly today. ‘Go back to where you came from.’ So still I could hide and I hid, yes I did. Nothing can be true. He said it with such authority I almost Days now are longer and I long as they All cannot be seen. agreed. grow longer to travel back in time, Your shoes are red, and shimmer, But then anger rippled through me, just because I wonder and I ponder all and your underwear is lace. I shuddered with rage, these long nights… Your shame is only slight. ‘This is where I come from!’ If I had smiled or laughed or cried, who could I have inspired, Nothing can be seen. Asilah Hasan Year 8 Who could I have taught to speak their All cannot be false. mind, to move into the light… Your cab will be waiting, soon, And now I’m homesick for another and you prefer being here. chance for change for that woman The floor is slippery. having done all the change that she could know, having known. Nothing can be false. Lauren Pursey Year 12 All cannot be undone. The skin on your cheek smarted, and you reeled. You reeled so far back, you ended up Traveller’s Tale The heart of the dead in here. Wrinkled eyes, sand dunes from afar. Written for Holocaust Memorial Day Nothing can be undone. His hands, cracked and aged from time A beating heart is safe and sound, All cannot be unsaid. away. By satin ribbons tightly bound, You told the gentleman what you Carrying a traveller’s heart, attached needed to, The warmth of crimson love is bright, Not too long-distant. and he said nothing With homes and hearths betrothed to Spoken word, pages light. at all. Written word a traveller’s tale. But eyes will flash and lips will curl, Nothing can be unsaid. Words travel like a hat in the wind, As ribbons tightly bound unfurl, Ella Kaut-Howson Year 12 Gone from sight, but- As crimson love is lost from sight, Still whispers- carry voyages. And homes and hearths condemned -traveller- travelled words to an yeng to night. sister, A beating heart, no longer bound, Left by wisdom, an old friend, Its satin ribbons grace the ground, Words whistle in trees, kettle sound. Alone the heart will weep and stay, -traveller- travelled to an ancient man, Till shadowed hands steal it away. They struck a different chord- like Ribbons change to metal bars, The dropping of a cup A heart is blind, forgets the stars, Shrill, pitchless The chamber comes, the oven heats, They carry little meaning. And now the heart no longer beats. Travellers make- believe. Ananya Ajit Year 9 Writing on an Ullswater Steamer Kate Hailwood Year 11 during the Creative Writing Retreat
13 Bolton School Girls’ Division ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CHARITIES Charitable Causes Charitable giving in the Girls’ Division is always for families in need and an extra donation of celebrating books and reading, the School generous and this year was no exception. £202.40. The Prefects’ Panto raised £368.05 raised £387.81 for Books2Africa, a charity In the Autumn Term a mountain of food for Freedom4Girls, a UK charity fighting period working across Africa to improve the quality items was donated to Urban Outreach as poverty, and the Year 10 Christmas Post raised of children’s education by donating books and part of the annual Harvest Festival and, as £1,307.32 for Rossendale Special Ski Club. educational resources. Christmas approached, pupils’ efforts kicked As Spring progressed, Charity Action Club Girls’ Division non-uniform days raised into overdrive. The whole of Year 7 embarked held an Easter sale in the Girls’ Division £1,501.48 for Fort Alice Ltd and £659.00 on a sponsored silence, raising over £3,700 to and a gift sale for members of Hesketh for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, and pupils buy toys for Hits Radio’s Mission Christmas House. The resulting £264.23 was donated raised a further total of almost £3,000 for Appeal. Their ‘trolley dash’ around a local to Derian House Children’s Hospice. Year a range of other charities: Bolton Hospice, toy shop provided presents for less fortunate 9 pupils supported Help Refugees through Bone Cancer Research, Breast Cancer Care, children across the region. Five enthusiastic their Geography homework: in pairs, they Children in Need, Comic Relief, Derian House, teams of Year 12 students rose to the annual created ‘volcano cakes’ which were then sold Macmillan Cancer Research, Macmillan Cancer Hamper Challenge: in just four weeks, their at break and lunch time to raise £200.03 for Support, Muslim Hands, OXFAM and Teenage efforts amassed 2,782 selection boxes for the charity. On World Book Day, as well as Cancer Trust. Urban Outreach to include in festive hampers
SPIRIT 2019 14 HISTORY
A Year in History Mr Owen Head of History
Of History Club’s many endeavours, Division. Therefore, having given her talk with Elena Bartallotta and Evie Owens, whose stories commemorating one hundred years since the the aid of various photographs, war records and have been selected to enter the Historical end of the First World War has been a particular other official documents, the pupils set about Association’s Fiction Competition. Good luck, highlight. To begin with, Mrs Pritchard and her uploading scanned versions to the IWM website. girls! team of Sixth Form helpers did some pebble The process was quite tricky, with pupils working Politics Club continued to strengthen its painting – pupils added their own messages hard to ensure that provenance information association with Bolton Council’s Youth Voice. of remembrance to the stones, which were was correctly recorded. However, they did get Early in the year we conducted a senior school collected in person by Mrs Pritchard from a an important taste of archival work and the poll on what matters most to pupils. The results beach in South Wales! Shortly after this, we were challenges and rewards involved when working contributed to a nationwide poll which precedes delighted to welcome Sue Loftus, an Old Girl with primary source material. the annual meeting of the UK Youth Parliament of Bolton School who delivered a stimulating in November. For Bolton School pupils, the most talk about her family’s contribution to the First Regarding our other clubs, History MasterChef pressing issue facing the country is knife crime. World War. proved very popular in its inaugural year. Pupils created dishes from different eras in history: Speaking of the UK Youth Parliament, we were Sue’s talk was inspired by the November Ancient Greece, Tudor England, rationing during delighted in November to be visited by Jonathan meeting of the Historical Association. The Bolton the Second World War, and the British Empire. Owen, of Thornleigh Salesian College, Member Branch has, for several years, met in the Sutcliffe The photo shown features a “traditional” recipe of the Youth Parliament for Bolton. He came Studio. To coincide with the centenary of the with an “empire twist”. Next year, the focus will with Jess Gill of Westhoughton High School, Armistice, Charlotte Czyzyk from the Imperial be on the histories of different countries – we who (along with Lily Rimmer in Year 11 and War Museum North delivered a talk about the look forward to your suggestions! Lucy Stiles in Year 12 in the Girls’ Division) is a ‘Lives of the First World War’ project. This digital member of Bolton Youth Council. They spoke memorial allows members of the public to piece ‘Pens and Swords’ students blew us away about how young people in Bolton can get together the lives of people who experienced with their Historical stories this year. There involved in local democracy, as well as their the First World War through sharing anecdotes was one set in 1605 at the time of the most recent campaign: #Bekindtomymind which and digitising material that has hitherto been Gunpowder Plot after all! We stepped inside a attempts to combat the stigma surrounding hidden away. Having spoken to Sue at the talk, world of romance, intrigue, and there were even mental health. Mr Owen was keen to recruit Girls’ Division some German spies. Students gained an insight pupils to help upload her family records. Sue was into how to craft and redraft their creations, and Also, in June 2019, four pupils from Year 8 the first to admit that her computer skills were we were particularly impressed that students (Ayesha Ahmed, Iman Javaid, Adithi Prasad and rather limited in comparison to current pupils in chose topics from their own interests to Safia Adam) took part in the Bolton Youth Vision the Girls’ research. Congratulations to Du’a Quedwai, Conference. They competed in various challenges
15 Bolton School Girls’ Division HISTORY Youth Speaks Mr Owen Head of History A Year in History Two teams of Girls’ Division pupils made it to the District Final of the Rotary Club Youth Speaks competition. The Intermediate team faced stiff competition from seven rivals at the heats before presenting their topic: is beauty skin deep? Alina Ahmed (Year 7) acted as and missions related to the future development Chairperson and introduced the group before Maryam Ali (Year 8) delivered her arguments in of Bolton in the years leading up to 2030. The a six-minute presentation and answered challenging questions from the panel, followed by a conference culminated with a presentation to vote of thanks from Poppy-Grace Stebbings (Year 7). a panel of local leaders, including the Mayor of Their success was followed by the Senior team. Asiyah Patel (Year 12), Fabeha Shafat and Bolton, Executive Head Teachers and community Audrisha De (both Year 10) won through their heats after debating the topic of ‘Introverts’. leaders. At the District Finals, both teams enjoyed further success with Alina and Audrisha both In our trips this year, Year 8 pupils visited Speke winning Best Chair prizes in their respective age categories. Hall, where they toured the property built during Sixth Form students also made use of their strong debating skills in the oldest and largest the reign of Henry VIII, and sampled some Tudor debating competition for secondary schools in England at the start of the year. Year 12 costume. Year 11 visited the People’s History students Issy Plant and Rebecca McGinty reached the Regional Finals of the English Speaking Museum in Manchester where, in addition to the Union’s Schools’ Mace Competition after debating in favour of the proposition, ‘This house would weight votes such that the younger the voter, the more powerful their vote.’ tour and a performance by an actor portraying the suffragette Hannah Mitchell, they were All girls have the opportunity to join Junior and Joint Senior Literary and Debating Societies. shown some of Manchester’s historical highlights These lunchtime clubs host respectful and constructive debates, giving pupils valuable public speaking practise, enhancing critical thinking capabilities and honing their abilities to on a brief walking tour. This included the site persuade, influence and inspire. of the infamous ‘Peterloo’ massacre of 1819. Named after the Battle of Waterloo four years earlier, the massacre at St Peter’s Fields (today known as St Peter’s Square and the site of the Manchester Central Convention Complex, the Midland Hotel and the Central Library), which included the deaths of 18 people, was a notable landmark on Britain’s journey towards becoming a democracy. Shortly after the trip, Mrs Leech gave an interview to BBC Radio Manchester in which she discussed its omission from the GCSE exam specifications and the importance of its inclusion in school History lessons. BioGrad On the trip to BioGrad in Liverpool Science Park, our Year 10 students were engaged from walking through the door to the moment they left. Victoria Wong wrote of her experience: “Of all the science trips I’ve been on, this was the best. The activities required a lot of independent thought and challenged us on our listening skills. It also tested important life skills, like weighing up pros and cons then coming to a final decision. What made it more than ‘just another science trip’ was the hands-on activities. Working in a real lab was fun and rewarding as we had to think for ourselves and learn from it. This was a really well guided trip, led by enthusiastic professionals who knew their stuff.”
SPIRIT 2019 16 SCIENCE Scientific Marvels Science Week gave pupils an opportunity Royal Society of Chemistry’s national ‘Top of 13 also took part in the Chemistry Olympiad: to engage with a wide range of exciting the Bench’ competition after earning their place Fatima Naeem and Millie Wood achieved Silver, experiments in the labs at lunchtime, from by winning Manchester Chemquiz last summer. while Zinneerah Bax, Aiman Ibrahim, Nicola Li, forming a cloud inside a bottle to watching Girls have taken part in various Olympiads Subhishka Loganathan, Aliyah Patel and Jemima cornflour dance on a speaker to exploring the and Challenges designed to stimulate their Thompson received Bronze certificates. effects of static electricity with a Van de Graaff creative thinking and provide opportunities to Pupils have also benefitted from a range of generator! Each activity invited pupils to try out extend their knowledge and interest in science science clubs and extra-curricular events the experiment before reading an explanation beyond the curriculum. This year’s British throughout the year. The Girls’ Division series of the science behind the fun. The event was Biology Olympiad results were the best the of Arts and Sciences Enrichment Lectures (see arranged by Dr Christie and run with the help of Girls’ Division has ever had! Subhi Loganathan page 4) featured talks on dark matter and dark Year 10 and 11 pupils. received a Gold Award, Nicola Li and Khadija energy, synthetic biology and the experiences Four Year 8 girls won first prize for the Ali received Silver, and Zara Walsh and Fatima of a woman in science, while regular lunchtime University Challenge at the 2019 Salters Festival Naeem received Bronze. In the Year 10 Biology Café Scientifique events offered further of Chemistry by creating an almost perfect Challenge, Girls’ Division pupils received 5 opportunities for development beyond the rainbow using colourful liquids of different Silver, 18 Bronze, 16 Highly Commended and classroom. densities. A team of four also took part in the 17 Commended certificates. Students in Year
“I really enjoyed the Big Bang exhibition in Birmingham. We had a great time seeing the different exhibits and all the amazing technology. I also learnt new things about future STEM careers and it was an interesting experience overall.” Zahra Shahzad, Year 9 Year 10 pupils who achieved Silver in the Biology Olympiad.
Yasmin Rose (Y10) won the Jacqui Clee Award for Student Achievement at Top of the Bench
Chemistry Olympiad Girls
17 Bolton School Girls’ Division SCIENCE MATHS Pure Maths Mathematicians in all year groups tested their abilities with UKMT Joyce Chan, Lucy Dixon, Carol Habib, Alice Morgan, Nabilah Thagia and Maths Challenges this year. These lively, intriguing multiple choice Elizabeth Williamson. Five pupils were also invited to the Junior (Year question papers are designed to stimulate interest in maths. High 7-8) Kangaroo: Angelie Chitre, Vivienne Hall, Ella Hilton, Sandy Liu and performing students receive certificates and the most successful Amelia Stringfellow. participants are invited to enter Kangaroo and Olympiad follow- Top performers in the UKMT challenges went on to the UK Maths on rounds. Girls’ Division pupils achieved across all levels of the Olympiad for Girls, where they were asked to provide full written competition a total of 19 Gold, 31 Silver and 46 Bronze certificates. solutions to five complex mathematical problems. Sixth Formers Neha Mandy Yang in Year 11 was awarded a certificate of merit for her Bagewadi, Macey Edwards, Aiman Ibrahim, Aaminah Natha, Emily outstanding performance in the Intermediate Olympiad. This is an Rajbhandari, Hannah Rayner, Emma Sellwood and Gabrielle Staveley especially impressive achievement since only the top 500 students rose to the challenge and performed admirably. A team of four Year 12 from each year group are invited to take an Olympiad! Lucy Crabtree students also took part in the UKMT Senior Team Challenge, which tests was awarded a certificate of merit in the Intermediate (Years 9-11) mathematical, communication and teamwork skills. Kangaroo, and a further five pupils took part at this level: Serena Arya,
Maths Inspiration Think Maths Fifty pupils in Years 11 to 12 attended maths inspiration Years 7, 9 and 10 enjoyed talks from Dr Katie Steckles lectures at the RNCM Concert Hall in Manchester of Think Maths, a team of experienced mathematics earlier this year. The array of interesting topics included speakers. She spoke to Year 10 about the hidden maths Professor Jennifer Rogers’ talk on the mathematics of in technology. There are numbers all around us that risk-taking where she delved into numbers to show make our modern lives possible. The session showed how statistics can help us to make better decisions girls the mathematics behind modern technology and about risky activities. Pupils discovered how circles can emphasised the importance of learning maths for a be a source of beauty, awe and mystery as Ben Sparks career in technology. explored ways in which maths can be, literally, moving. Years 7 and 9 enjoyed hearing about Freaky Probability. Dr Colin Wright showed how spotting patterns can Humans are generally bad at intuitively understanding help in a surprising number of situations, including the probability – not because they don’t understand maths, invention of new juggling tricks. Pupils were warned – but because it’s often counterintuitive. Through a series beware, patterns aren’t always as predictable as they of examples, including audience games, girls discovered seem... that the chances are not always what we might imagine. The session encouraged pupils to use their maths skills to predict and understand the outcomes of games and real life scenarios.
SPIRIT 2019 18 ART
Ella Carter, Year 8 Nissa Rattoo, Year 8
Hamna Shafiq, Year 9
Eva Porter, Year 9 Molly McGregor, Year 8 Saba Salim, Year 9
GCSE & A Level Scan this QR code to view a gallery containing final pieces created by GCSE and A Level Art students.
Please note: Due to exam board regulations this gallery will become available on 2 September 2019. Natalie Staal, Year 7
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Davina Parbat, Year 7
Amaani Adam, Sophie Hackwell & Grace Chan, Year 9 Catherine Xi, Eden Steer & Ayesha Saiyed, Year 7
Sandy Liu, Year 7 Nyah Pomian, Year 7 Emma Taylor-Beardsworth, Year 7
SPIRIT 2019 20 DRAMA In the Limelight
It has been an exciting year for pupils involved in drama productions, with each term offering new opportunities to get involved. The year began with a collaboration with the Octagon Theatre to put on this year’s Joint Middle School Production of ‘Great Expectations’. BAFTA-nominated writer and director Janys Chambers created a brand new adaptation of this classic tale, breathing new life into Charles Dickens’ masterpiece, and Jane Linz Roberts, a London-based award-winning designer, designed the set which was especially built for the production by the School’s technicians. Under Janys’ direction the cast of almost forty pupils, from across both Divisions, impressed audiences during the two-night run. The production captured the timeless pleasures of a good yarn and audiences were blown away by the storytelling and acting abilities of all the students involved.
Into The Woods
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In the Spring Term, a small but incredibly talented cast of twenty boys and girls embarked on the fiendishly difficult production of ‘Into The Woods’ by Stephen Sondheim. This complex and ambitious musical is an iconic piece of musical theatre, and the cast more than rose to the occasion. Throughout the three-night run, audiences at the Senior Joint Production were delighted, amused, and inspired by the performers’ ability to deliver such contrast of exceptional musical virtuosity and heart-wrenching emotional poignancy. The cast were expertly supported by a band of live musicians, seven of whom were pupils from Year 8 to Year 13. ‘Grease!’ was the word for Middle School Production in the Summer Term. The cast were wonderful during rehearsals and worked so hard, it was an absolute pleasure for Ms Field and Mrs Wade to direct this musical with such talented girls.
Great Expectations Grease!
SPIRIT 2019 22 CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS Musical Maestros The Year 7 Concert offered a high-spirited start to the year, in a medley of songs from ‘Mamma Mia!’ that concluded a concert featuring some of the Senior School’s youngest pupils in their first public performance. The newly-formed Year 7 violin ensemble made their debut, alongside several soloists playing a wide range of instruments. The second half of the Autumn Term was exceptionally busy, with a Recital Evening, Old Girls’ Lunch, Tea at the Riley, the Armistice Service, and the Autumn Concert all taking place. The Autumn Concert featured a Year 8 vocal medley on the theme of ‘Phenomenal Women’, together with a range of excellent ensemble and solo offerings. The Joint Senior Orchestra were particularly impressive in their dramatic renditions of Tchaikovsky’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and Bizet’s ‘Carmen’. With December fast approaching, the sounds of Christmas music could soon be heard resonating from the Music Department. The Ceremony of Carols was a beautiful candle-lit service in which the Middle School Choir, Senior Choir and Chamber Choirs were in fine voice, and the School Carol Service marked the end of term with a roof-raising ‘Adeste Fideles’. January got off to an eventful start with a jam-packed Music Festival and subsequent prizewinners’ concert, at which some incredible talent was on display. Katie Couriel (Year 11) was awarded the Carter Cup, and Sally Cowling (Year 12) received the Most Promising Musician award. Bolton School’s musicians were already busily preparing for two of the calendar’s main events, the Senior Joint Production of ‘Into The Woods’, and the concert highlight of the year: the Bridgewater Hall Gala Concert. Over 600 musicians and 1,000 audience members enjoyed a spectacular Gala Concert, compered expertly by Old Girl Rebecca Pukiello and featuring musical offerings from across the Foundation. The specially-created Joint Drum Corps opened the concert with an energetic display of drumstick acrobatics, leading to a vibrant and virtuosic performance from the Senior Concert Band. Hesketh House Choir delighted the audience, supported ably by Katie Couriel (Year 11) and Alice Edwards (Year 8) on violin; this was followed by the Joint Tuned Percussion in a whirlwind of mallets that had everyone on the edge of their seats. The Park Road Choir and Boys’ Division Senior Guitar Group provided a moment of calm, before the Massed Voices of Year 7 delivered their rousing performance of three popular songs. An incredibly moving performance from the Middle School Choir made a dramatic contrast to the bold sounds of the Jazz Band, then the Joint Chamber Choir took to the stage, filling the hall with their glorious sounds. The concert finale got under way with an exciting programme from the Joint Senior Orchestra, leading to a rousing ‘Tribute to the Beatles’. This newly-arranged medley featured the orchestra and staff band, ten vocal soloists from Year 6 to Year 13, four choirs, and the audience; bringing the concert to a magnificent conclusion. The Summer Term was heralded by another large-scale concert performance, the elegant May Serenade. Concluding the fantastic creative arts exhibition, the May Serenade embodied the musical talents of the Girls’ Division through a wide range of exceptional musical contributions from ensembles and soloists. A particular highlight was the two-piano version of Venus and Jupiter from Holst’s ‘The Planets’, performed with exceptional musical maturity and virtuosity by Sally Cowling (Year 12) and Marie Poon (Year 10). The May Serenade is the last whole school concert of the year before Year 13 departs on Study Leave for their A Level examinations, and made a fitting finale to those students’ careers in school music.
Mrs Price, Director of Music
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SPIRIT 2019 24 MUSIC DEPARTMENT Musical Notes...
‘Phenomenal Women’ medley at the Autumn Concert Senior and Middle School Choirs at the Ceremony of Carols
Year 7 pupils performing a medley of ABBA hits at the Old Girls’ Lunch Singing the prayers at the Ceremony of Carols
Joint Gala Concert at the Bridgewater Hall
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Music Festival 2018
The Carter Cup for an Outstanding Musician: Katie Couriel • Most Promising Musician Award: Sally Cowling
Katie Couriel Sally Cowling
Category 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Highly Commended Middle School Orchestral Strings Alice Edwards Uma Patel Mia Owen Piano Grades 1-3 Francesca Dewhurst (Y7) Emma Arnison Eimaan Yaqoob & Adithi Prasad (Y8-9) Piano Grades 4+ Rhea Sudhakar (Y7), Uma Patel Ai Makino (Y8) & Cynthia Cheung (Y9) Woodwind 1-4 Suzanna Simmonite Emma Seddon Woodwind 5+ Anika Maini Hannah McKee Voice Alexia Howarth (Y7) Nathalie Rippingale Gabriella Giambattista-Hunt & Isabella Morgan (Y8-9) Brass Krupa Patel Senior School Piano Grades 5+ Marie Poon Lucy Stiles Jessica-Rose Curtis-Walker Woodwind 1-5 Madeleine Bodger Woodwind 6+ Samantha Schofield Orchestral Strings Katie Couriel Sally Cowling Voice Sian Rowlands Jessica-Rose Curtis-Walker Hannah Holt Brass Ellen Bate All Year Groups
Novice Iqra Hussain Open Mic Ananya Ajit Percussion Sally Cowling (tuned) & Mille Ashton (drum kit) Guitar Isabelle Worth
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ABRSM Exam Results Summer 2018 ABRSM Exam Results Spring 2019 Name Grade Instrument Result Name Grade Instrument Result Isabel Heaton 2 Singing Distinction Krupa Patel 2 Euphonium Pass Elizabeth Newton 1 Cornet Pass Kaitlyn Paton 4 Piano Pass Angelie Chitre 4 Flute Merit Suzanna Simmonite 2 Piano Merit Anagha Harishkumar Prep Singing Pass Grace Lyon 1 Singing Distinction Krupa Patel 1 Euphonium Pass Taya Panter 5 Singing Pass Kate Beirne 2 Violin Distinction Kate Beirne 3 Flute Distinction Holly Fowler 4 Singing Distinction Marissa Hollinghurst 2 Clarinet Distinction Taya Panter 4 Singing Pass Katie Riggs 3 Organ Distinction Erin Turner 1 Singing Distinction Katie Riggs 5 Piano Distinction Olivia Stubbs 4 Violin Pass Imogen Ferrier 3 Cello Pass Dinburgh Ai 2 Flute Pass Nyah Pomian 2 Double Bass Distinction Shreya Kamath 6 Flute Merit Roxanne Asumu 4 Piano Merit Charlotte Reece 4 Flute Distinction Emma Seddon 3 Alto Sax Merit Nicola Shaw 3 Flute Merit Kareena Singh 2 Flute Merit Hana Turnbull 1 Flute Merit Hui Shan Wen 3 Clarinet Pass Suzi Howell 3 Clarinet Pass Ani Sastry 5 Piano Pass Trinity Exam Results Summer 2018 Ruby Schofield 1 Piano Merit Name Grade Instrument Result Alicia Quinton Taylor 1 Guitar Distinction Jess Kay 6 Singing Merit Faye Clarkson 3 Cello Pass Estelle Pass 7 Piano Distinction Jasmine Curtis-Walker 3 Cello Pass Ishaani Singh 4 Piano Distinction Uma Patel 4 Cello Merit Marisssa Hollinghurst 2 Piano Distinction Sofia Riaz 2 Cello Distinction Adithi Prasad 2 Piano Distinction Arwen Coetzee 1 Violin Merit Martha Morrow 1 Piano Merit Jennifer-Mae Coetzee 3 Violin Pass Scarlett Bowie Initial Piano Distinction Isabel Pillar 6 Violin Pass Molly Neville Initial Piano Distinction Sana Riaz 6 Piano Merit Eleanor Shaw 5 Piano Distinction Sophie Hann 5 Piano Distinction Gabriella Ferris-Koussa 2 Piano Distinction ABRSM Exam Results Autumn 2018 Emma Arnsion 2 Piano Distinction Name Grade Instrument Result Francesca Dewhurst 2 Piano Distinction Nia Raja Prep Singing Pass Soha Syed Initial Piano Distinction Summer Kay 6 Clarinet Distinction Angelica Vasanth Initial Piano Distinction Esha Mishra 5 Flute Merit Paavana Sugumar 1 Piano Distinction Mia Owen 4 Violin Distinction Inika Vardhan 5 Violin Merit Fizaa Valli 4 Piano Pass Rhea Sudhakar 2 Violin Distinction Nikita Luhar 1 Singing Distinction Tahira Collins 2 Violin Merit Anika Maini 6 Flute Distinction Vanessa Azavedo 6 Singing Merit Suzanna Simmonite 2 Flute Merit Lola Rigby 2 Singing Distinction Freya Wood 3 Flute Merit Paavana Sugumar 2 Singing Distinction Noor-Al-Haya Razaq-Aziz 1 Clarinet Distinction Faye Clarkson 2 Singing Distinction Mia Owen 3 Piano Distinction Ellen Bate 6 Trumpet Merit Shriya Bonda 1 Guitar Merit Kiran Cheema 8 Piano Distinction Saira Hussain 4 Guitar Merit Hannah Adamopolous 2 Piano Distinction Iris Shepherd 1 Guitar Distinction Freya Wood 2 Piano Distinction Sally Cowling 7 Cello Merit Zara Kadva 2 Piano Distinction Kate Shanley 2 Violin Merit Laila Westwood Initial Piano Distinction Sandy Liu 1 Piano Merit Madeleine Bodger 5 Saxophone Merit
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Trinity Exam Results Autumn 2018 Trinity Exam Results Spring 2019 Name Grade Instrument Result Name Grade Instrument Result Victoria Wong 6 Piano Distinction Adithi Prasad 3 Piano Distinction Esha Mishra 5 Piano Merit Eva Lakshmi Hurst 2 Piano Distinction Rosemary Crowther 4 Piano Merit Scarlett Bowie 1 Piano Distinction Tilly Watkinson 2 Piano Distinction Lottie McAndry 1 Piano Distinction Charlotte Hothersall 2 Piano Distinction Ella Walker Initial Piano Distinction Matilda McCann 2 Piano Merit Dhatri Anil Initial Piano Distinction Georgia Olivia Clarkson Initial Piano Merit Hannah Chen Initial Piano Distinction Molly McGregor 4 Piano Distinction Kate Hailwood 5 Tuned Percussion Merit Katherine Baker 3 Piano Distinction Amara Vijayadurai 7 Violin Merit Olivia Megan Laithwaite 1 Piano Distinction Xena Logan 5 Violin Merit Amelia Stringfellow 1 Piano Distinction Anoushka Sharma 4 Violin Distinction Harshini Madhu Shankar Initial Piano Distinction Rhea Sudhakar 3 Violin Distinction Hannah Holt 8 Singing Distinction Molly Grimshaw 3 Violin Distinction Siân Elizabeth Rowlands 8 Singing Merit Nathalie Rippingale 1 Violin Distinction Sêren Davies 6 Singing Distinction Ashriya Fernando 1 Violin Distinction Isabella Morgan 6 Singing Distinction Annabelle Guest 1 Violin Distinction Eve Birtwhistle 5 Singing Distinction Anushka Kishore 1 Violin Distinction Eva Hurst 3 Singing Distinction Sara Bilal Mahomed 1 Violin Merit Gabriella Ferris-Koussa 3 Singing Distinction Amy Potter 6 Singing Merit Jemima Rose Parker Stubbs 3 Singing Merit Dinburgh Ai 1 Singing Distinction Freya Marland 2 Singing Merit Devina Parbat 1 Violin Merit Ella Grace Clarkson 1 Singing Merit Nora Oesterle 2 Piano Merit Laila Westwood 1 Singing Merit Samia Patel 1 Piano Distinction Lucy Isabelle Stiles 8 Flute Merit Amy Heaton 1 Piano Distinction Kate Hailwood 6 Flute Merit Anushka Kishore 1 Piano Distinction Lucy Isabella Rowlands 6 Piano Merit Eimaan Yaqoob 1 Piano Distinction Santina Hundle 6 Piano Merit Iha Shashikumar Initial Piano Distinction Amerleen Hundle 5 Piano Merit Sally Cowling 8 Tuned Percussion Distinction Angelie Chitre 4 Piano Merit Alice Rebecca Sandford 7 Clarinet Pass Nikita Luhar 3 Piano Distinction Bethany Charlotte Green 2 Singing Pass Phoebe Masheter Initial Piano Distinction Sophia Cail Initial Piano Distinction Lucinda Butterworth 5 Piano Pass Tia Fitzgerald Initial Piano Distinction
Percussion Ensemble at the May Serenade Senior Choir at the May Serenade
SPIRIT 2019 28 TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT Resistant Materials & Product Design
Tidy Boxes Year 7s used the theme of ‘Natural Form’ to inspire their Mono AmplifiersYear 8 pupils soldered and manufactured beautiful and useful tidy boxes. mono amplifiers based on the theme of the WWF, highlighting animal conservation work.
Molly Grimshaw Emma Taylor-Beardsworth Ammaarah Patel Sara Hatia
Light-Up Boxes Year 9 soldered and manufactured useful boxes (picture frames, glasses stands, earring holders) that light up.
Emily Leung Martha Brennan Rumaysa Ahmed
Gadget Holders Year 10 D&T students designed and made prototype stationery and gadget holders using modern materials and processes.
GCSE & A Level Scan this QR code to view a gallery containing all of the girls’ GCSE Resistant Materials and A Level Trinity Entwistle Ajwa Mukhtar Product Design final products.
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GCSE & A Level Textiles Scan this QR code to view a gallery containing all of the final products Year 7 Cushions created by GCSE and A Level Textiles students.
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Year 10 Silk Painted Lanterns
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1: Alexia Howarth, 2: Amelia Cowin, 3: Ayesha Saiyed, 4: Fatima Mohammed, 5: Laura Hussein, 6: Sophie Chan, 7: Ariella Tanfield, 8: Hannah Berisford, 9: Mia Bennett, 10: Olivia Travi
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Visiting Sicily Mrs Ball & Ms Noot
Classics and Geography students had a explored the Roman Theatre at Taormina. This wonderful five days in sunny Sicily at Easter. was followed by a trip up Etna by coach, cable Twenty-nine girls from Years 10 to 13 car and mountain truck before finally walking visited a number of archaeological sites and through the snow around the crater. We visited geographical features on the island. After an the Alcantara Gorge, a beautiful river valley early start, setting off from school at 3am, our with rocks formed from lava into strange first port of call was the fabulous ruins of the patterns, where our guide told us about the temple at Segesta, one of the best preserved in formation of the gorge, it’s unique climate, antiquity (though unfinished) and after a steep flora and fauna and its function as a tourist uphill climb we admired the views from the site. That visit culminated with skimming ancient theatre there too. After a lunch stop stones along the river at the base of the gorge. for pasta and a sample of traditional Sicilian We also managed to squeeze in a boat trip to dessert, cannoli, we explored the ruins of a Lipari and Volcano and a bath in the thermal vast site at Selinunte where the hilltop has the sulphur springs created by the volcanic activity remains of numerous huge temples. The next that gives the island its name. day we visited the Valley of the Temples and The girls saw and took part in a vast amount the Archaeological museum at Agrigento, a of sights and experiences in just a few days, world renowned site. whilst also finding time to celebrate birthdays The next few nights were spent with sea in the Sicilian style. Mrs Ball, Ms Noot and Mr views in the town of Giardini Naxos. The girls Fitryzk accompanied the trip.
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Bake Off Mrs Barrow The Bolton School Bake Off competition took impressive. Well done to all girls who took place again this year, starting out with 28 part, those who achieved Star Baker awards, keen bakers from Years 7 to 9. Contestants and last but not least all six finalists! prepared and submitted products based on The runners up were Isabelle Martin and the weekly theme under strict time limits. Frankie Williams Denton. Isabelle created a Judging was based on skill, presentation, fantastic trio of delicious gluten free desserts, creativity and taste and each week the and Frankie tackled concerns over high sugar bakers tackled different skills which became in our diet and skilfully created a coconut and progressively more difficult as the competition lime cake using only natural sugars. unfolded. Elimination also got progressively Riya Hasija created a beautiful Rubik’s Cube more difficult as pupils upped their stakes of 25 cake pieces, featuring all her favourite and battled to stay in the competition for the things to bake. This was both creative and next round. The ‘Showstopper’ final round delicious and gained her the well-deserved allowed bakers to showcase their depth of skill title of Bolton School Bake Off Winner 2019. and talent. The exceptionally high standard Well done, Riya! was commendable and all products were
Party Platters Food Preparation GCSE & A Level Year 9 pupils worked in groups to make a range of Y10 pupils studying Food Preparation and Nutrition Scan this QR code to view a gallery Party Platters based on cuisine from around the enjoyed a demonstration from Lewis Gallagher, featuring photos of all GCSE world in their Food Technology lessons. butcher and award-winning chef from Provenance Food Technology students’ meals Food Hall, Westhoughton. Mrs James said: produced for their coursework. “The girls watched a demonstration and then worked hard to quarter a whole chicken before being shown how to use the cuts in four different dishes, ranging from simple to restaurant-ready.”
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SPIRIT 2019 32 GERMAN DEPARTMENT Abenteuer mit Freunden! Ms McQuillan, Head of German
This has been an exciting year in German at BSGD! ‘Aschenputtel’, which is a little more gruesome In September, Year 8 and 9 German students could than the Cinderella story that we might have tell us about the wonderful time that they had had grown up with! in Cologne on our trip there in the summer holidays. Finally, Year 7 recently took part in a selection of Years 11-13 enjoyed a weekend away at Patterdale post-exam activities themed around German and in February, practising their speaking skills through Austrian culture. They made stained-glass style drama, singing, films and examination practice. decorations in the shape of Cologne Cathedral, Several Year 10 Girls took part in the German solved tricky language puzzles, crafted animals from Exchange and had a very rewarding experience. Cologne Zoo, and sang German songs. Well done to all the Girls who guessed Ms The German Department is now McQuillan’s World Book Day costume – she was, of on Twitter @BSGDGermanDept. course, a stepsister from the Brothers’ Grimm tale
“In April, a group of Bolton School girls and boys travelled by plane and train to Bonn to meet our German exchange partners. At first we felt extremely nervous as we were nearing the train station but after meeting our partners we all calmed down and went our separate ways to settle in at our temporary homes. On the first day we all were in separate places on trips with the school but in the afternoon we met at a nearby park to play football and get to know each other. Over the rest of the week, we went climbing, went to Cologne, experienced school with our partners and also spent the day in Bonn together. It was so much fun to find out what their day to day life is like and funny to see that they were just like us even though they speak a different language. My favourite part about the trip was trying lots of different German foods. I have made friends for life and I recommend the trip to anyone who is interested.” Yasmin Rose, Year 10
33 Bolton School Girls’ Division GERMAN DEPARTMENT SPANISH DEPARTMENT CAMBRIDGE ADVENTURES LANGUAGE OPPORTUNITIES In the Spanish department we are celebrating the success of two of In November, sixty of our talented our students who are heading to Cambridge. Adifah Haffeji in Year linguists took part in an event to 7 was victorious at the regional Spanish Spelling Bee, where she had find out more about the value of to translate and spell as many words as possible in Spanish in one languages and the opportunities minute. She will now compete in the national final to be held at the available for further study and within university on the 1st of July. Annette Elmes in Year 13 also faced fierce the world of work. Sonya Bernhard competition and a tough interview process and has been offered a place from Manchester University gave the at St John’s College to read Spanish and Portuguese. Both girls have girls a wealth of information about worked tremendously hard and we look forward to hearing more about the different degree options available their Cambridge adventures! for studying languages including combinations with other subjects such as Economics, Science, Maths, History, Engineering and Law. Girls were then given a glimpse of the difficulties and delights of the “year abroad” by Jess Melling, a former student. Jess was lucky enough to split her time between Spain and Chile and girls gained an insight into the life skills to be learnt from time spent working and studying in another country. Girls also had a new language taster session in either Mandarin, Dutch or Swedish to highlight the possibility of studying languages “ab initio” at university.
SPANISH FILM EVENINGS ‘El Laberinto del fauno’ links mythical and historical elements to show how a young girl uses her imagination to create a fantasy world with monsters in order to escape the horrors of Franco’s dictatorship. At times this film was quite graphic to show the lengths that people would go to in order to defend Franco’s regime. This film helped us Adifah Haffeji Annette Elmes to understand the hardships of the post-war period which further developed our knowledge for the AS exam. We highly recommend watching Spanish films and TV shows (maybe with English subtitles) as it is an easy and fun way to develop your language skills. Charleigh Adams COLOMBIA TALK Anita Cardoza & Lexi Isherwood We were lucky enough to listen to an informative talk all about the ‘Las Trece Rosas’ is an emotional and moving film set in post-war country of Colombia from Diego Bravo, the Spanish language assistant Madrid about 13 brave young women who fight for what they believe in Boys’ Division, who is from the Colombian city of Medellin. Topics in against the Franco regime. We study this film as part of the Spanish ranged from the culture to the climate and its fantastic coffee. It was course and we all really enjoyed this different approach to studying really interesting to hear a first-hand account about how such an the language. Even though the film is sad, we learnt a lot as it has a infamous country has developed and overcome issues from its past. very powerful message. It also helped us gain more A04 (exam speak This was incredibly useful as we gained a different perspective on this for cultural knowledge) about Spain, which is an important part of the area of the Spanish speaking world and Diego helped to dispel some of oral exam. The film also helped us discover more about this key part of the negative views which are often associated with this fascinating area Spanish history which still has repercussions in the Spain of today. of South America. Lauren-Rae McGann & Imogen Bootle ‘Sin Rodeos’ is a film about a woman who is deeply unhappy with her life, seeking the help of a “guru” who helps her changes things for the better. We thoroughly enjoyed the film, as it had a unique plot making it entertaining. We would definitely recommend going to Spanish film evenings because they are a lot of fun and they allow you to become more fluent in the language as well as develop your vocabulary. Mariyah Karim & Charley Wakefield
TOP TIPS FOR AS Emily Rajbhandari & Lizzie Crowther • Take advantage of Netflix’s Spanish • Follow ‘BBC Mundo’ on the Apple news app. • Pick a few contrasting countries in Latin programmes and subtitles/dubbing (we • Be brave enough to organize your America and focus on those for your AO4. recommend Elite and Casa de Papel). own Spanish trip. There are plenty of • Group revision is really helpful for the film • Make a group chat to keep on top of organizations which run trips and you can – watch it in the Gerrard room and discuss deadlines and share ideas. even get funding from the Scott Trust. points you have found. • Find your own AO4 (cultural knowledge) • Act on the advice given by Nuria (the Spanish • Actually do the grammar work that you get for each topic throughout the year – it’s language assistant) and prepare properly sent over summer – it really helps consolidate far easier to remember if you have found it for each session so that you can take full and lay the foundations for new grammar. yourself. advantage of them – don’t miss them!
SPIRIT 2019 34 FRENCH DEPARTMENT French Exchange Sixth Form French Day In October half term, Year 9 and 10 girls headed to Moulins for the In January, we welcomed back speaker Richard Peltier who led our annual French exchange. After an overnight stop in Amiens, south annual Sixth Form French Day: an interactive day of discussion of Paris, the girls finally arrived in Moulins where they were greeted conducted entirely in French. In their sessions, Year 12 students by their host families. The girls spent the whole weekend with their talked about new family types, the dangers of cyber-society and the families, giving them plenty of time to get to know each other well. ‘Seventh Art’ cinema in the French-speaking world. Year 13 students As it was also the school holidays in Moulins, the week was spent discussed whether prison is a good or bad solution to solving crime, visiting many local and regional attractions, such as the Michelin teenagers’ views on the right to vote and their political commitment, museum and the Rugby Stadium in Clermont-Ferrand. The week was and the cultural heritage of the French-speaking world and whether certainly full of excitement for the girls, including a coach breakdown it is a benefit or disadvantage. All of these complex topics were set which gave them the chance to discover the wonderful city of Beaune in the French-speaking world and linked to the A-Level curriculum. and its beautiful cathedral, and of course to do some shopping. Students were invited to join in by answering questions, debating Another exciting trip was the visit to a mustard factory, where the the issues and reacting to videos and quotes. The day was a great girls were able to try their hand at making their own mustard. It was opportunity for students to increase their confidence and fluency enjoyable week for all involved. The girls spoke lots of French and while speaking French made memories and new friendships which will last them a lifetime.
Francovision Francovision is the Girls’ Division take on the Eurovision song contest but in French, and this year’s competition was another roaring success! Each Year 7 form produced a music video of a song in French. This year’s theme was the musical ‘Mamma Mia’. As in previous years, the work involved in preparing for this was huge: the girls had to study the sound patterns of the lyrics in order to sound them accurately, understand the key message of the song and finally plan and produce a music video which would involve everyone in their form. As always, they rose to the challenge. The entries were shown in an assembly and staff and pupils voted for their favourite performance. 7S is this year’s winner with their entry ‘’Qui je suis, qui sommes-nous?’ (Knowing Me, Knowing You). Congratulations to them and to their teacher, Miss Perry. Watch the winning video using this QR code:
35 Bolton School Girls’ Division FRENCH DEPARTMENT SPORTING SUCCESSES These Girls Can...
It has been an exciting year for Bolton School’s gold at the Northwest Championships and young sportswomen. The Girls’ Division achieved silver at the Spelthorne International hosted the Girls Go Gold sports conference in Acro Cup. Dinburgh Ai, who is in Year 6 at the September, and throughout the year team and Junior Girls’ School, has enjoyed competing individual successes have come thick and fast. and collecting medals at regional and national Rhythmic Gymnastics competitions. The Under 13s Water Polo team ended the year on a high as they were named National Two Girls’ Division students have been called Champions! Their phenomenal success is a up to England Women’s football squads. Lizzie testament to the girls’ skill, dedication and Harkness in Year 10 became a member of excellent attitude towards both competition the U15s while Anna Phillips in Year 11 joined Anna Phillips, England U16s Footballer and training. At the finals, they opened with the U16s. Both girls have attended England a convincing win 5-0 against title-holders Women’s youth training camps and taken Alleyn’s School before losing 4-3 to King’s, part in international matches as part of their but their superior goal difference saw them involvement, and both also play for Tier 1 top out the group. In the semi-final, they beat Regional Talent Centres: Lizzie for Everton and Bedford Modern School 5-3 to face St Bede’s Anna for Manchester City. Year 9 pupil Teja and St Joseph’s Catholic College in the final. Reece also was selected to play as goalkeeper The competition was close, but ultimately for Greater Manchester County Football Club Bolton School was victorious with a score of earlier this year, helping the team to a 4-3 4-3. This is the first time that a Girls’ Division victory against Shropshire. team has taken part in the English Schools Returning to group accomplishments, the Swimming Association (ESSA) National School’s netball teams across all five age Championships, but the girls seem set to groups (U12 to U16) are now Bolton Town follow in the footsteps of Boys’ Division teams Champions, as are the Junior and Intermediate who have dominated on this national stage Swimming Teams. Lacrosse players have been across all age groups in recent years. called up to various Lancashire squads, the Pupils have also enjoyed personal triumphs North-East Super Counties squad and even Lizzie Harkness, England U15s Footballer throughout the year. Year 7 pupil Mabelle the Junior Wales Lacrosse Programme or Dawson was selected for the GB Home ‘Dragon Academy’. In Cross Country, individual Nations gymnastics squad for 2019 following a performances saw a number of pupils progress 6th place finish in a national competition; she to represent Bolton at the Greater Manchester was also named North West Champion for her Schools Championships, where they performed age group. Acrobatic Gymnast Poppy Donohue admirably. Further details of all these in Year 9 qualified to compete in the British successes and achievements can be found in Championships after she and her trio won the following pages.
Mabelle Dawson, Artistic Gymnast
Poppy Donohue, Acrobatic Gymnast
SPIRIT 2019 36 PE DEPARTMENT Running Club Sports Day 2018
Sports Day Results 2018 Track Events Sports Day Results 2018 Field Events Yr 7 70m A Aaminah Ali 7C Yr 7 Long A Ilham Nagi 7C B Malaika Zaidi 7S Jump B Riya Hasija 7B Yr 8 A Alara Unsal 8B Yr 8 A Martha Brennan 8C B Elizabeth Rogers 8G B Evie Owens 8B Yr 9 75m A Amelia Myall 9S Yr 9 A Eve Gould 9C B Yasmin Rose 9B B Grace Collins 9G Yr10 80m A Ella Harkness 10A Yr 10 A Jessica Curtis-Walker 10C Yr7 100m A Ruby Hassall 7B Yr 7 Shot A Emma Seddon 7D B Annabel Evans 7B B Shaili Khimani 7C YEAR 7 Yr8 A Amaani Adam 8B Yr 8 A Hollie Asquith 8B Libby Ambrose Freya Jones B Rebecca Parry 8B B Millie Branker-Garland 8B Nicola Shaw Emaan Asghar Yr 9 A Helena Lintott 9G Yr 9 A Katie Wild 9S Elena Bartalotta Annika Bullen B Amaia Taylor 9C B Kaitlyn Paton 9C Lottie Howarth-Siney Eden Steer Yr10 A Abigail Duckworth 10A Yr 10 A Jessica Curtis-Walker 10C Ogechi Umeadi Yr7 800m A Blythe Cordwell 7D Yr 7 High A Ruby Hassall 7B B Freya Jones 7G Jump & Jemima Stubbs 7G YEAR 8 Yr8 A Lucy Dixon 8D Yr 8 A Scarlett Whittle 8G Blythe Cordwell Caitrin Flood B Emilie Reilly 8D B Lauren Bunting 8G Imogen Masheter Monica Sham Yr 9 A Lucy Pixton 9C Yr 9 A Phoebe Hurt 9D Sejal Patel Uma Patel B Poppy Blackhurst 9S B Celia Logan 9G Yr10 A Shreya Kamath 10E Yr 10 A Ella Wilson 10E YEAR 9 Yr7 200m A Batool Tabani 7D Yr 7 Discus A Kim Short 7C Ruby Broughton Amelia Charova B Blythe Cordwell 7D Yr 8 A Poppy Donohue 8S Lucy Dixon Isabella Morgan Yr8 A Pippa Everest 8D B Alice Leary 8B Hamna Shafiq B Jessica Crompton 8G Yr 9 A Katie Wild 9S Yr9 A Lizzy Harkness 9S B Issy Corrigan 9D B Helena Lintott 9G Yr 10 A Kate Dziobon 10C YEAR 10 Yr10 A Rubie Dey 10B Yr 7 Javelin A Harriet Dickens 7G Izzy Brenand Amy Doyle Yr 8 A Olivia Maguire 8G Gracie Grundy Lucy Pixton *New School Record B Georgia McGinty 8B YEAR 11 Yr 9 A Jessica Bailey 9B Nabilah Thagia Olivia Stubbs Overall Sports Day Winners: B Madiha Jiva 9B 7B, 8B, 9G, 10A Yr 10 A Lizzie Warburton 10D Tag Rugby 2018 The following Year 8 girls enjoyed a four-week course of Tag Rugby provided by coaches at Bolton Rugby Club.
Yaqueen Alkaabi Alicia Backhouse Molly Bell Martha Brennan Ruby Broughton Amelia Charova Jasmine Curtis-Walker Francesca Denton-Williams Sasha Doyle Amelie Duncalf Martha Halford Alseha Jiva Ayesha Jiva Chaqrlotte Jones Alice Leary Olivia Maguire Anika Maini Isabella Morgan Halima Natha Mia Neill Caitlin Nuttall Shriya Pindoria Saba Salim Kareena Singh Ella Worsley
37 Bolton School Girls’ Division PE DEPARTMENT * = Half Colours • + = Full Colours PE DEPARTMENT Swimming Individual Sports The Swimming Team has had a very good year, Three teams also competed in the Bolton with success in a number of competitions. Town Swimming Championships. The Senior Trophy Winners As in previous years, the Junior and Senior Team finished 2nd in their competition. The SENIOR VICTRIX LUDORUM Age Groups were certainly thrown in at the Junior Team had a very close competition with Eleanor Gibbons & Gabriella Appleby deep end! Their first competition was the Canon Slade, beating them by just 3 points in North West Secondary Team Championships, the end. Zahara Muhammad and Jade Sprott UPPER SCHOOL VICTRIX LUDORUM held in Liverpool to try and qualify for the helped the cause with individual wins in their Arabella Barker Smith & Olivia Stubbs English Schools National Relays Competition. respective events. The Intermediate Team did There was once again a number of inter- exceptionally well winning the medley relay. WALLWORK TROPHY school fixtures, with a win against Canon There were also individual wins for Bethany Jasmine Curtis-Walker, Martha Halford, Olivia Slade by just one point being one of the most Shum and Lucy Dixon. This resulted in them Maguire, Caitlin Nuttall & Kareena Singh memorable. winning overall and also becoming the Town NETBALL CUP Champions. Outside of these fixtures, the squad produced Samantha Woods a range of good performances in other The swimmers have also celebrated a competitions across the age groups. In number of individual successes this season, COLLINSON TROPHY FOR LACROSSE November, an U15 and Senior Team travelled with many swimmers competing in County Jaya Guhathakurta & Alice Sandford to St Peter’s School, York, for the prestigious Championships with their clubs outside of John Parry Relays. The Senior Team finished school. Lucy Dixon became County Champion SENIOR SWIMMING TROPHY 4th place in the Medley Relay, with the U15 in the 200m breaststroke, 400m freestyle and Thea Simpson & Tara Wallis Team finishing 1st in the medley and 2nd in 400m individual medley in the 14 Years Age the freestyle relays. Group.
All individual sports trophy winners Gymnastics YEAR 7 SQUAD Anna Brennand Annika Bullen YEAR 7 GYM CLUB Imogen Ferrier Molly Grimshaw INTERMEDIATE SQUAD Sophia Alam Karishma Ladha Charlotte Harris Olivia Melling Isabel Brennand Lucy Dixon Mia Maron Lana Spurdle Zahara Muhammad Emilia Nuttall Amelie Duncalf Emily Leung Amelia Quinton Taylor Pip Nuttall Nyah Pomian Celia Logan Kiana Murray Caitlin Smith Natalie Staal Caitlin Nuttall Katie Riggs Emma Taylor-Beardsworth Erin Turner Lucy Sackfield Bethany Shum Emily Whalley Kareena Singh
YEAR 8 SQUAD SENIOR SQUAD Libby Ambrose Shriya Bonda Katherine Baker* Anita Cardozo Ella Carter Harriet Dickens Amy Chicken Ella Harkness* Ai Makino Helena Ormerod Eleanor Murray* Anabel Nuttall Rianna Patel Nicola Shaw Thea Simpson + (C) Olivia Stubbs* Ruby Smith Jade Sprott Tara Wallis + (C) Samantha Woods + A selection of girls who have attended the Year 7 Gymnastics Club this year participated in the Bolton Schools’ Gymnastics Competition at SALFORD 100S LIFESAVING COMPETITION Ladybridge High School in February. Anna Brennand Annika Bullen The girls had been preparing their floor In December, fourteen Year 7 girls competed Imogen Ferrier Molly Grimshaw routines, jumps using the trampette and in the Salford 100s Lifesaving competition at Charlotte Harris Olivia Melling their vaults for a number of weeks in their Westhoughton. The competition is steeped Zahara Muhammad Emilia Nuttall lunchtime practices. They all performed their in history and this year had to take a slightly Pip Nuttall Caitlin Smith routines very well in their respective sections different format due to an unexpected closure Natalie Staal Emma Taylor-Beardsworth and enjoyed the occasion. of the pool on the original date of competition. Erin Turner Emily Whalley All of the girls performed the lifesaving tests Well done to the girls who competed. They successfully and we now await results once were: Sophia Alam, Mabelle Dawson, Vivienne they have been collated with the Salford Hall, Pip Nuttall, Karishma Ladha, Mia Moran, region. Amelia Quinton Taylor, Lana Spurdle and Ogechi Umeadi. Congratulations to Mabelle Dawson who won gold on the floor, silver on the trampette and gold overall in the Advanced competition and to Karishma Ladha who won bronze overall in the Intermediate competition.
SPIRIT 2019 38 PE DEPARTMENT * = Half Colours • + = Full Colours Rounders 2018 A glorious summer of sunshine meant that won 48-40. They met Mount St. Joseph’s in the YEAR 9 ROUNDERS all league fixtures were able to go ahead with final which they won convincingly 61-45. Imaan Ahmed Jessica Bailey lots of matches giving plenty of girls the Fresh from their Duke of Edinburgh expedition, Georgia Barnes Poppy Blackhurst opportunity to acquire valuable match play. This the Year 9 team played exceptionally well Phoebe Booth Isabel Brennand experience definitely helped the girls in their to finish 3rd in the group stages of their Victoria Cook Issy Corrigan end of season tournaments held in July. competition. Maya Croasdaile Amy Doyle The year 7 and 8 Tournament saw the Year 7 The Year 10 team finished top of their section Chloe Ferguson Elly Fraser team playing in their first ever competition. after being undefeated in the group stages of Eve Gould Gracie Grundy After some closely contested games they were their competition. They progressed to the semi- Lizzy Harkness Bethan Hill pleased to finish 5th overall in their section. finals where they lost by the narrow margin of 3 Ruby Hill Lauren Hilton The Year 8 team were undefeated in the group points to St. James’s. Amerleen Hundle Phoebe Hurt stages of their competition and went through to Well done to all girls for their efforts and Madihah Jiva Summer Kay the semi-finals against Canon Slade which they commitment throughout the season. Mia Langtree Charlotte Martin Millie Mercer Feryal Mirza YEAR 7 ROUNDERS YEAR 8 ROUNDERS Molly Morrow Amelia Morton Hannah Adamopoulos Fatimah Ahmed Amaani Adam Khadijah Ahmed Isabella Moss Amelia Myall Khuzeima Ahmed Rehmeen Ahmed Rumaysa Ahmed Hollie Asquith Isha Nunkoo Taya Panter Umayma Ahmed Aaminah Ali Alicia Backhouse Martha Brennan Rebecca Parkinson Lucy Pixton Laiba Ali MaryAm Ali Maddy Brooks Ruby Broughton Rachel Roscoe Ani Sastry Libby Ambrose Kashaf Ashraf Lauren Bunting Summer Burke Izzy Silvano Fabeha Shafaat Eve Blackmore Shriya Bonda Kelly Chae Amelia Charova Sophie Smith Genevieve Storey Ella Brophy Malaika Bux Jessica Crompton Rose Crowther Amaia Taylor Hannah Welsby Ella Carter Angelie Chitre Jasmine Curtis-Walker Aisha Darsot Katie Wild Vanessa Wong Phoebe Chuck Blythe Cordwell Lucy Dixon Poppy Donohue Jessica Croston Grace Day-Davies Sacha Doyle Amelie Duncalf YEAR 10 ROUNDERS Grace Dean Harriet Dickens Bella Grainger Sophie Hackwell Charlotte Barber Arabella Barker-Smith Charlotte Duffy Alice Edwards Martha Halford Molly Holt India Corlett-Moore Jessie Curtis Walker Annabel Evans Isabella Fairclough Beatrice Hughes Kheshayna Jadwa Freya Dando Abigail Duckworth Erin Farragher Caitrin Flood Ayesha Jiva Charlotte Jones Kate Dziobon Harriet Forster Aafiyah Gani Lola Grundy Megan Jones Safa Khan Rachel Funk Ella Harkness Ayesha Hajee Alina Halim Alice Leary Jessica Martin Zakia Herez Charlotte Hughes Riya Hasija Ruby Hassall Olivia Maguire Katy Malley Zara Jiva Shreya Kamath Sara Hatia Charlotte Hothersall Georgia McGinty Hannah McKee Mia Monsen Fatimah Naeem Alexia Hughes Ruby Hurt Zena Miller Bipisha Mistry Zara Rattoo Olivia Stubbs Iman Javaid Freya Jones Matha Morrow Halimah Natha Nabilah Thagia Sara Uddin Safa Karim Shaili Khimani Mia Neill Caitlin Nuttall Sarah Walker Ella Wilson Freya Langtree Nithula Loganathan Rebecca Parry Safa Patel Charlotte Lowe Ai Makino Sophie Patel Shriya Pindoria Imogen Masheter Scarlet Mathews Millie Price Khaamilah Rafi Loni Mayoua Molly McGregor Teja Reece Ruby Rimmer Hannah Mohamed Fariha Mulla Lizzy Rogers Saba Salim Trixie Murphy Olivia Myall Henna Sarwar Emilie Sham Ilham Nagi Holly Nicholson Zahra Shazad Bethany Shum Emily Nuttall Helena Ormerod Kareena Singh Mariam Seedat Ammaarah Patel Samia Patel Humairah Thagia Alara Unsal Krupa Patel Sejal Patel Alicia Quinton-Taylor Scarlett Whittle Rianna Patel Mehzabeen Patel Francesca Williams-Denton Adithi Prasad Isobel Pursey Nissa Rattoo Charlotte Reece Sameen Riaz Nathalie Rippingale Grace Ryder Ruby Schofield Monica Sham Nicola Shaw Kimberley Short Ruby Smith Jade Sprott Ila Stephenson Amelia Stringfellow Jemima Stubbs Freya Taylor Tanya Thakrar Odinakachukwu Umeadi Eimaan Yaqoob Malaika Zaidi
39 Bolton School Girls’ Division PE DEPARTMENT PE DEPARTMENT Badminton Netball Captains’ Report Being made joint captains for our final season at Bolton School has been an absolute privilege. Sport has played a very important role at our time at school and we have both been keen members of the netball team since we started in Year 7. Having looked up to the seniors since we were young, to be able to be a part of the senior team now for the past two years has been an honour. Our team have had quite a successful season and we would like to thank the rest of the team for their determination and perseverance. Netball has allowed us to make friendships and memories that we will never forget. It will definitely be something that we all will hugely miss once we leave. We would like to thank the PE department for the work they YEAR 8 have done, especially taking us to all our matches Hafsa Bapu Haylie Tsang over the years, but we would specifically like to thank Batool Tabani Emaan Murtaza Mrs Heatherington, who has dedicated so much time Alaina Jiva Krupa Patel coaching and supporting us. We couldn’t have asked for a better coach! YEAR 9 Sam Woods & Gabby Appleby Amaani Adam Hollie Asquith Kelly Chae Grace Chan Cynthia Cheung Amelia Coll Lacrosse Captains’ Report Sacha Doyle Martha Halford We were honoured to be chosen as co-captains for Ayesha Jiva Georgia Johnston the senior team, as Lacrosse has been a sport we Charlotte Jones Megan Jones have both been committed to for several years. It Mia Kitching Alice Leary has enabled us to form friendships and create a real Georgia McGinty Beth McGuinness sense of community within the team. Throughout the Bipisha Mistry Elizabeth Rogers school years playing lacrosse, we can both agree that Lucy Sackfield Humeira Sardar this year has been the most fun as the team has gelled Henna Sarwar Emilie Sham together exceptionally well and it has been a pleasure Alara Unsal being able to play with them. Regardless of the score of the matches played, we have always managed to YEAR 10 have a great laugh and enjoy the time spent together. Marie Poon Angela Okeke In particular, our performance at National Schools Aaliyah Shan Ajwa Mukhtar exceeded our expectations: coming out at the top Hui Shan Wen Laweeza Ali of our group on the second day. We are certain that Muryam Fahad Sanjana Patel our time spent playing lacrosse at Bolton School is something we will never forget and will be a most fulfilling memory to look back on. All of this would YEAR 11 not have been able to happen without the time and Joyce Chan Nabilah Tagia energy Miss Donaghy has given, and we are so grateful for her passion and determination to help us be the best we can be. Inter-Form Winners Jaya Guhathakurta & Alice Sandford
NETBALL 7G + 7C, 8G, 9G, 10D Swimming Captains’ Report The overall experience as swimming captain has made LACROSSE me more confident as an individual since, as part of 7B + 7C, 8C, 9B my title, I have had to lead a team. This has made me develop greater leadership skills. I have swum for the school for much of my Bolton School life and being chosen as joint swimming captain was a fantastic way to spend my last year at school. Thea Simpson Serving as swimming captain in Year 13 has been a great privilege and experience. I have thoroughly enjoyed swimming for the school’s swimming squad for 10 years and being nominated as a captain was a true honour. I am so thankful for Mrs Duddle for allowing Thea and me the chance to represent the school as swimming captains. Year 8 at their Inter-Form Lacrosse competition Tara Wallis
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YEAR 8 ATHLETICS Athletics 2018 Amaani Adam Hollie Asquith Water Polo A glorious spell of weather in the summer of Alicia Backhouse Molly Bell In the Girls’ Division’s first ever year playing 2018 meant we were able to get all but one of Martha Brennan Ruby Broughton water polo we have had an unbelievably our athletics fixtures completed and there were Summer Burke Amelia Charova successful season, winning the ESSA’s U13 lots of new Personal Best performance standards Rose Crowther Jasmine Curtis-Walker national competition in the first year of entry. achieved throughout the season. Lucy Dixon Sacha Doyle The girls’ attitude, hard work and willingness Olivia Maguire (Y8), Lucy Dixon (Y8) and Ella Isabelle du Plessis Bella Grainger to listen to feedback saw them improve Wilson (Y10) were nominated to represent Martha Halford Molly Holt significantly over the year. A sign of their Greater Manchester at the County Round of Charlotte Jones Megan Jones commitment and dedication was the squad’s English Schools. Lucy achieved a PB of 2.35 in Safa Khan Alice Leary training time – 07:30-08:30 on Friday morning! the 800m whilst Ella achieved a 5th place in the Olivia Maguire Anika Maini We have played friendly games this year Javelin event. Special mention to Olivia who won Jessica Martin Georgia McGinty against St Bede’s Bradford, Manchester High her javelin event, throwing a distance of 28m, Kiana Murray Halimah Natha School for Girls, Bolton School Boys’ Division and went onto represent Greater Manchester at Mia Neill Caitlin Nuttall Year 7s and Bolton School Boys’ Division U13s. the English Schools Finals in Birmingham where Rebecca Parry Millie Price Over the Easter holidays many of the team she finished in an impressive 9th position. Alicia Quinton Taylor Elizabeth Rogers went on a tour to Hungary and played games The town athletics competition for Year 9+10 Lucy Sackfield Emilie Sham against opposition in Budapest and Szentes. took place at Leverhulme Park with 16 girls Kareena Singh Humairah Thagia In the ESSA regional qualifiers, we defeated representing the school at track and field events. Alara Unsal Lexie Vincent St Edwards 6-1, drew 3-3 with St Bede’s Poppy Blackhurst, Lizzy Harkness and Maya Francesca Williams-Denton Bradford and beat Manchester High School for Croasdaile all achieved new PB performances Girls 15-0, and went on to win the National in the 100, 200 and 300m events respectively. YEAR 9 ATHLETICS Final against local rivals St Bede’s and St Chloe Ferguson also achieved a new PB in the Georgia Barnes Poppy Blackhurst Joseph’s with a score of 4-3 following a closely Shot. Special mention to Ella Wilson in Year 10 Isabel Brennand Maya Croasdaile contested match. on becoming the Bolton Town 200m champion. Issy Corrigan Chloe Ferguson The Year 9 team were placed 5th overall whilst Thanks to Mr Teasdale for all his efforts Gracie Grundy Eve Gould the Year 10 team were placed 2nd. coaching the team and Miss Compton for all Lizzy Harkness Bethan Hill At the Year 7+8 competition, on what turned her hard work and support throughout the Ruby Hill Phoebe Hurt out to be the hottest day of the summer, year. Celia Logan Millie Mercer Year 8 pupils Alicia Quinton Taylor and Olivia Isabella Moss Amelia Myall Maguire became town champions in their U13 SQUAD Maia Patel Lucy Pixton respective Discus and Javelin events. In the Year Anna Brennand Ella Carter Katie Riggs Rachel Roscoe 7 competition, Ilham Nagi won her individual Harriet Dickens Imogen Ferrier Katie Schaffel Izzy Silvano 100m event with Jade Sprott winning the 800m. Molly Grimshaw Charlotte Harris Sophie Smith Genevieve Storey The relay team of Ilham Nagi, Ruby Hassall. Olivia Melling Zahara Muhammad Katie Wild Caitrin Flood and Jade Sprott were also worthy Emilia Nuttall Pip Nuttall winners. Overall a very enjoyable afternoon with Nyah Pomian Jade Sprott the Year 7 team finishing in 2nd place overall YEAR 10 ATHLETICS Natalie Staal Erin Turner with the Year 8 finishing in a very creditable 3rd. Arabella Barker-Smith India Corlett-Moore Emily Whalley Jessica-Rose Curtis-Walker Freya Dando YEAR 7 ATHLETICS Rubie Dey Abigail Duckworth Aaminah Ali Libby Ambrose Kate Dziobon Harriet Forster Ella Brophy Ella Carter Rachel Funk Ella Harkness Angelie Chitre Blythe Cordwell Sophie Hann Zakia Herez Jessica Croston Grace Day-Davies Mia Monsen Olivia Stubbs Grace Dean Harriet Dickens Ella Wilson Charlotte Duffy Caitrin Flood Lola Grundy Alina Halim Riya Hasija Ruby Hassall Alexia Hughes Ruby Hurt Freya Langtree Imogen Masheter Trixie Murphy Olivia Myall Ilham Nagi Helena Ormerod Rianna Patel Sejal Patel Charlotte Reece Grace Ryder Ruby Schofield Nicola Shaw Kim Short Jade Sprott Jemima Stubbs Malaika Zaidi
41 Bolton School Girls’ Division PE DEPARTMENT PE DEPARTMENT Cross Country Tennis 2018 Well done to the Cross Country teams who The Tennis Squad have competed in the local tough opposition as it was taken to a tiebreaker competed at the Bolton Schools’ Cross round of the AEGON Teams Tennis Competition after the singles and doubles matches were Country Championships in October. Particular this season, with some competitive matches in completed. We then went on to take the overall congratulations to Elena Bartalotta who won both age groups. victory. The team then went onto play Kirkham the Year 7 girls race to become overall Bolton The Under 15 team have played a number of Grammar. After the singles matches it was a town Champion. matches, competing against Manchester High draw with 4 rubbers each however after some As a result of their individual performances, and St Peters’ Catholic High School. Girls from tough doubles matches we lost both sets, so the the following girls were nominated to both year 9 and 10 were selected to play in this overall score was 4-8 to Kirkham. This meant represent the Bolton Town team at the Greater competition. The girls came up against some that the girl’s didn’t proceed to the next round. Manchester School championships in February: tough opposition at Manchester High, with the Girls in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 age groups played overall score 10-2. However they convincingly in friendly doubles matches against Bury YEAR 7 won their games against St Peter’s with an 8-0 Grammar. The Year 7 team won 12-6, the year Elena Bartalotta (1st) victory overall. Unfortunately the girl’s didn’t 8 team lost 11-12 and the Year 9 and 10 team Charlotte Harris (4th) get enough points to proceed to the next round. won by 26 games to 10, but again we were Molly Grimshaw (6th) victorious overall with 49 games to 28. At the Zahara Muhammad (11th) The Under 13 team played their matches against Clitheroe Grammar, Stonyhurst and end of the lovely sunny summer term a second Kirkham Grammar. Girls in both Year 7 and 8 round of friendly doubles matches were played YEAR 8/9 were selected to play in this competition, with against Bury Grammar. The girls played really Lucy Dixon (2nd) lots of competitive matches at Tennis Squad well in the heat and finished the season with a Alicia Backhouse (9th) practices in order to gain selection. The girls 26-15 overall win. Blythe Cordwell (15th) had a convincing win over Clitheroe Grammar Well done to all of the girls for their efforts and with a 10-2 victory overall. The next match commitments throughout the season. YEAR 10/11 was against Stonyhurst, who proved to be a Lucy Pixton (8th) Amy Doyle (9th) YEAR 7 YEAR 9 Congratulations go to the following girls who Angelie Chitre Jess Croston Jessica Bailey Eve Gould also represented the school: Alina Halim Aliza Nirodi Gracie Grundy
Emilie Reilly (16th) YEAR 8 YEAR 10 Freya Taylor (21st) Faye Clarkson Carol Habib Charlotte Hughes Elizabeth Williamson (31st) Isabel Heaton Olivia Maguire Mabelle Dawson (36th) Kate Shanley Kareena Singh Emily Jefferson (45th) Beatrice Hughes (57th) Emaan Asghar (74th)
BOLTON SCHOOLS’ CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM RESULTS
Year 7 Team – 2nd Year 8+9 Team – 2nd Year 10 Team – 8th
GREATER MANCHESTER CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS As members of the Bolton Town Team, pupils selected to run at the Greater Manchester Cross Country Championships in February achieved the following placings: YEAR 7 Football 2018/19 Charlotte Harris Alexia Howarth Year 7 Bolton Town team 3rd overall Large numbers of girls have once again enjoyed Natalie Staal Elena Bartalotta – 4th coaching on Monday lunchtimes from staff at Molly Grimshaw – 18th BWFC community coaching initiative. Particular Charlotte Harris – 26th YEAR 8 thanks to Miss Coleman for supervising this Zahara Muhammad – 64th Aaminah Ali Shriya Bonda lunchtime club. Ella Brophy Angelie Chitre Blythe Cordwell Jessica Croston Year 9 Bolton Town Team 2nd overall Harriet Dickens Lola Grundy Alicia Backhouse – 49th Riya Hasija Ruby Hassall Alexia Hughes Ruby Hurt Year 10 Bolton Town Team 1st overall Freya Langtree Ai Makino Lucy Pixton – 30th Loni Mayoua Ilham Nagi Amy Doyle – 34th Sejal Patel Nissa Rattoo Charlotte Reece Ruby Schofield Nicola Shaw Kimberley Short Jade Sprott Amelia Stringfellow
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COUNTY LACROSSE UNDER 14 Lacrosse 2018/19 Alicia Backhouse Summer Burke This year, many pupils have played lacrosse Throughout the year, the lacrosse teams Jessica Crompton Rose Crowther at representative level for their County. The have competed in a number of matches and Jasmine Curtis-Walker Poppy Donohue following girls were selected to represent the U18, tournaments across the North of England. In Sacha Doyle Martha Halford U15 and U13 Lancashire County Lacrosse squads: addition to Regional Tournaments, the Senior Molly Holt Alice Leary (C) Squad travelled to Aldershot in Hampshire Olivia Maguire Anika Maini LANCASHIRE U18 ‘A’ SQUAD to participate in the National Schools Tisha Matsika Zena Miller Abigail Duckworth Abigail Hughes Championships at the beginning of March. Martha Morrow Mia Neill Millie Hurt (C) Phoebe Hurt During the course of the first day, Bolton Caitlin Nuttall Millie Price Asmara Stubley played a total of six matches against schools Emilie Sham Francesca Williams-Denton from across the UK, qualifying for Division 2 LANCASHIRE U18 ‘B’ SQUAD for the second day of play. The team began the UNDER 13 Arabella Barker-Smith Kate Dziobon morning well, with a 3-1 win against St Albans Aaminah Ali Ella Brophy (C) Chloe Ferguson Mia Monsen School, followed by an excellent match against Ella Carter Angelie Chitre Marlborough College, beating their opposition Phoebe Chuck Harriet Dickens LANCASHIRE U15 ‘A’ SQUAD 3-2. In the knock out stages, Bolton went Erin Farragher Lola Grundy Chloe Ferguson Eve Gould on to win their next match against Malvern Riya Hasija Ruby Hassall Martha Halford Phoebe Hurt St James Girls’ School, taking them into the Alexia Hughes Ruby Hurt quarter final stages of the tournament. Their Freya Langtree Ai Makino LANCASHIRE U15 ‘B’ SQUAD next opposition, Haberdashers’ Monmouth Olivia Myall Ilham Nagi Ella Brophy Isabelle Corrigan School, proved to be too strong for Bolton on Ruby Schofield Kimberley Short Jasmine Curtis-Walker Alice Leary this occasion, and the team lost their match Jade Sprott Jemima Stubbs Lucy Pixton Vanessa Wong 2 goals to 6. Overall, the squad played very Freya Taylor Nicola Shaw well over the 2 days of the Championships. LANCASHIRE U13 ‘A’ SQUAD: The younger age groups finished their season UNDER 12 Ella Brophy Phoebe Chuck exceptionally well, with both the U12 and U13 Ruby Anderson Emma Arnison Molly Grimshaw Ruby Hassall Squads winning the Northern Championships. Harriet Atherton Clarity Brabin Ilham Nagi Pip Nuttall This was a fantastic achievement from all the Anna Brennand Sophie Chan Kim Short Jade Sprott players, and they are now looking forward to Frankie Dewhurst Flora Dey building on their successes of the season. Holly Durnian Gabriella Giambattista-Hunt Molly Grimshaw Maya Guhathakurta LANCASHIRE U13 ‘B’ SQUAD: Charlotte Harris Naomi Hitchin Anna Brennand Lola Grundy Alexia Howarth Eva Liu Ruby Hurt Freya Langtree Zara McCann Olivia Melling Olivia Myall Emilia Nuttall Pip Nuttall SUPER COUNTIES Gabrielle Read Charlotte Riggs Ghada Shaker Natalie Staal Following on from their success at Lancashire Sophie Swift Erin Turner County, the following girls were selected to Catherine Xi Bethan Birch represent the U19 Super Counties North East Francesca Gerrard Emily Whalley Squad at the Regional Tournament in March. ‘A’ SQUAD: Millie Hurt WELSH DRAGONS ‘B’ SQUAD: Arabella Barker-Smith, Abigail Congratulations to Mia Monsen in Year 11 and Duckworth, Eve Gould, Abigail Hughes, Rachel Roscoe in Year 10 for their selection Phoebe Hurt & Asmara Stubley onto the Junior Wales Lacrosse programme. The ‘Dragon Academy’ is the Welsh development pathway, designed to identify players who have the potential to represent SENIOR their sport at elite level. During the Summer Gabriella Appleby + Arabella Barker-Smith * holidays, both Mia and Rachel will be travelling Imogen Bootle Amy Chicken to Canada to compete in a lacrosse festival Abigail Duckworth * Kate Dziobon * which runs alongside the U19 World Cup. This Isabella Forshaw * Eleanor Gibbons + will be a great experience for both of the girls. Liberty Giggs * Jaya Guhathakurta + (C) ENGLAND LACROSSE ACADEMY As a result of her commitment to training and Abigail Hughes * Millie Hurt England Lacrosse runs talent development her excellent standard of play, Millie Hurt has Shreya Kamath Bryony Meech programmes for girls through an Academy been rewarded with a place on the Wales U19 Mia Monsen * Alice Sandford + (C) system. The system plays an important role in World Cup Squad, where she will have the Olivia Stubbs * Asmara Stubley raising the performance of junior players and opportunity to represent her country in the contributing to the success of the National U19 Championships in Peterborough, Canada. UNDER 15 teams at U19 and Senior levels. Imaan Ahmed Tahira Collins Congratulations to the following pupils who Isabelle Corrigan Chloe Ferguson are currently enrolled in the Academy: Eve Gould Gracie Grundy Bethan Hill Ruby Hill IN YEAR 9: Jasmine Curtis-Walker, Martha Phoebe Hurt Molly Morrow Halford, Alice Leary & Frankie Williams-Denton. Amelia Myall Lucy Pixton Rachel Roscoe Sophie Smith IN YEAR 10: Chloe Ferguson, Eve Gould, Vanessa Wong (C) Ruby Hill & Phoebe Hurt.
43 Bolton School Girls’ Division PE DEPARTMENT PE DEPARTMENT Netball 2018/19 The 2018-19 netball season was as busy as ever narrow margin of 1 goal to Bury GS. The Under in the first half term with plenty of friendly and 16 team played superbly well to finish as league competition games to accommodate County Runners Up. in addition to the usual Saturday matches. The seniors fielded a combined Under 17 and Thankfully there was minimal disruption to Under 18 teams at their County competition UNDER 13 games this year due to the mild winter with the which saw the Under 18 team play in School Aaminah Ali Ella Brophy season culminating in the usual round of local colours for the very last time. The seniors have Angelie Chitre Phoebe Chuck and county tournaments. been an absolute delight to work with over the Jessica Croston Grace Dean Particular highlights to mention include last 7 years and have been great ambassadors Harriet Dickens Charlotte Duffy the selection at County level of Ella Brophy for the school – we will miss them all next year. Alina Halim Riya Hasija (Year 8) for the Lancashire Netball academy All the teams have demonstrated huge Alexia Hughes Ruby Hurt of excellence and the clean sweep of wins potential throughout the season and have Ai Makino Imogen Masheter in all five age groups of the Bolton Schools gained much confidence under the guidance of Scarlet Mathews Olivia Myall Tournaments. Mr Owen, Mrs Duddle and Mrs Heatherington Ilham Nagi Ruby Schofield In September the Under 14s had a very this year. Nicola Shaw Kimberley Short successful GSA netball tournament at Condover Particular mention to Miss Coleman who has Jade Sprott Amelia Stringfellow Hall where they were pleased to finish 4th tirelessly supported the PE department in Jemima Stubbs overall in this national netball competition. running a netball club for fun for girls in Year 8. The County Tournaments were hit by a flurry It is a real pleasure to see so many girls enjoying of snowy weather just after February half playing netball for fun alongside the netball term which disappointingly saw the Under squads. 13 tournament cancelled. The Under 14 team Thank you to all girls who have committed reached the semi-final stages of their County their time to training with their teams and for tournament, losing in the semi-final by the representing the school throughout the season. UNDER 12 Anna Brennand Amelia Cowin Francesca Dewhurst Holly Durnian Imogen Ferrier Molly Grimshaw Gabriella Giambattista-Hunt Evie Hall Naomi Hitchin Alexia Howarth Eva Liu Pip Nuttall Olivia Melling Zahara Muhammad Nyah Pomian Charlotte Riggs Ishaani Singh Caitlin Smith UNDER 15 Erin Turner Amelia Quinton Taylor Jessica Bailey Poppy Blackhurst Emily Whalley Ruby Whittle Lucy Connor Issy Corrigan UNDER 18 Chloe Ferguson Elly Fraser NETBALL CLUB Gabriella Appleby (C) + Sophie Brown + Eve Gould Bethan Hill Eleanor Gibbons + Thea Simpson + Ruby Hill Phoebe Hurt YEAR 7 Sam Woods (Capt) + Feryal Mirza Rachel Roscoe Emma Arnison, Clarity Brabin, Zainab Patel, Ani Sastry Izzy Silvano Gabby Read, Anoushka Sharma, Lottie UNDER 17 Genevieve Storey Ariella Tanfield Howarth-Siney, Lana Spurdle, Sophie Swift, Amy Chicken Esmee Higgins Katie Wild Vanessa Wong Nadiya Tahier, Emma Taylor-Beardsworth, Cate Lord Lauren-Rae McGann Mia Walters Jessica Price YEAR 8 Safia Adam, Khuzema Ahmed, Umayma Ahmed, Laiba Ali, Kashaf Ashraf, Ella Carter, Lola Grundy, Asilah Hasan, Ruby Hassall, Alaina Jiva, Freya Langtree, Fariha Mulla, Mehzabeen Patel, Rianna Patel, Samia Patel, Nissa Rattoo, Charlotte Reece , Grace Ryder, Monica Sham, Mia Slater UNDER 14 Amaani Adam Hollie Asquith YEAR 9 Martha Brennan Summer Burke Khadijah Ahmed, Ruby Broughton, Lauren Amelia Charova Jessica Crompton Bunting, Kelly Chae, Amelia Coll, Lucy Rose Crowther Jasmine Curtis-Walker Dixon, Sacha Doyle, Amelie Duncalf, Sophie UNDER 16 Poppy Donohue Carol Habib Hackwell, Molly Holt, Safa Khan, Ayesha Arabella Barker-Smith * Bella Forshaw * Martha Halford Charlotte Jones Jiva, Georgia Johnson, Mia Kitching, Alice Libby Giggs Charlotte Hughes * Megan Jones Olivia Maguire Leary, Maryam Maka, Katy Malley, Zena Amber Kirkman* Lizzy Lees * Anika Maini Kiana Murray Miller, Georgia McGinty, Shriya Pindoria, Eleanor Murray* Olivia Stubbs * Mia Neill Caitlin Nuttall Elizabeth Rogers, Lucy Sackfield, Humeirah Jennie Taberner* Jessica Curtis Walker * Millie Price Kareena Singh Sardar, Emilie Sham, Bethany Shum, Lizzy Warburton * Francesca Williams-Denton Humeirah Thagia, Alara Unsal
SPIRIT 2019 44 HESKETH HOUSE Year 6 Memories...
I really enjoyed going on the ski trip in Year 6 I had a brilliant time. I loved playing the ‘Moo Game’ at Patterdale – you had to stare at your Evie Morris opponent and moo at them until they laughed. Sofia Riaz
I had a fantastic trip to Patterdale. I did every activity. Zahra Ashraf I loved doing Skidooing on the Ski Trip. Noor-Al-Haya Razaq-Aziz
I had a fabulous time Sailing in Patterdale; it was great fun and we got I loved our Year 6 trip to Stockport Air Raid Shelter. Paavana Sugumar to do the ‘Hairy Scary Man Jump’. Isabella Backhouse When we went to the AJIS Proms, at The Grange School, I brought a I remember going to the Bolton Schools Netball tournament, we large pack of Maoam sweets with me and we had to hide them from won all our matches except the final but we still got to play at the Miss Fairclough. Kate Beirne. Manchester Games. Sienna White One of my favourite memories is of Tia losing her ski pole on the ski trip, she made up a song about it and it stuck in our head for months! Alice Nielsen
I enjoyed Bikeability but didn’t enjoy crashing into the netball post and the front of school! Everyone thought it was funny to watch. Eesha Neelam
We tried to have a party at midnight in our room at Patterdale. Unfortunately, we got busted by Mrs Lucas. Sorry Mrs Lucas! Mira Chang
In Patterdale, when I did the jump in gorge walking I lost my wellies. The instructor Joe had to dive down and get them. Luckily, I didn’t have to walk back with just one welly on like Chloe Zhang! Aleeza Sadiq
One of my favourite memories was getting into the Netball Squad and Water Polo Squad. I was really proud of myself. Abigail Lockie
My group went down to the cellars at Patterdale and saw the most enormous spider. Alice and I were terrified! Kate had to come and rescue us! Iris Shepherd
At Patterdale, it was really funny when Alice was so tired that she fell asleep on the toilet. Olivia Wong
My favourite memory was in Patterdale in Year 6, when Amishi and I were sailing. We went round in circles because of a massive wave from the cruiser. In the end we had to get rescued by the speed boat. Armita Habibi
On my first Netball competition with school, I got stuck on the coach! The driver had to cut me out of my seat. We still won the competition I loved playing knock-a-door-run at Patterdale. Eesha Dhaygude though! Tia Fitzgerald On the ski trip Kate had to literally pull me out of bed to wake me up. I remember when we did a Flash Mob for Mrs Brierly, all the girls of Emily Bowden Hesketh House were dancing to Uptown Funk. Zulfah Akinwande When we were kayaking in Patterdale, we played ‘rock-paper-scissors’ I loved going to the National Chess competition in Guildford. I drew and if you lost you had to sit on the front of the boat and most people against the second best girls’ under 11 player in England! Imaan Rashid capsized. It was so funny! Lucy Pickett
I remember coming third in the AJIS Netball Competition: we all One of my favourite memories was of when I guessed the correct played brilliantly. Freya Marland number of sweets in the jar - I won 426 sweets! Ella Nielsen
45 Bolton School Girls’ Division HESKETH HOUSE HESKETH HOUSE Art Attack... Year 3 Can the Earth shake, rattle and roll? Chalk pastel pictures to complement the girls’ lessons on volcanoes and earthquakes.
Menesa Kilinc Olivia Ramirez Nievas Laila Altaf Philippa Irving
Year 4
Painted Boudicca using Dio Moving toy made in D&T using Roman shields (scuta) made using decorative designs inspired by Roman Cassius’ description of the heroic old boxes, dowelling and a cam gods, wings, eagles and lightning bolts and determined Warrior Queen mechanism Dhatri Anil & Phoebe Masheter Lola Errington Eleanor Law
Year 5
Rainforest Butterflies The Study of the Ocelot Headdresses Patterns in the rainforest using Georgia Clarkson & Nia Raja Marissa Hollinghurst Nora Oesterle, Nikita Luhar watercolours & Lois Cowin Sana Seedat
SPIRIT 2019 46 HESKETH HOUSE Sport Musical Memories It has been another successful year for sporty pupils at Hesketh House! The Year Looking back over the past academic year, the musical highlights no doubt came in March as 5/6 Cross Country team achieved the the Junior Girls’ Choir not only performed at the Bridgewater Hall as part of the School’s Joint double success of winning both the Bolton Gala Concert, but also achieved Joint First place at Ramsbottom Music Festival after singing Schools Championships and Bolton Schools ‘Symphony’ and ‘Glorious’! Girls also created beautiful music for the Christmas Production for League. The Year 3/4 team also won the 2018, ‘The Shepherd’s Story’, and in the Summer Term four pupils joined an orchestra of talented Championships, and both age groups achieved pupils from across the North West led by Stephen Threlfall to perform at the AJIS Proms. individual first and second place in that competition. The Year 6 Netball team and the Year 5 Swim team both represented Bolton at the Greater Manchester Games following success at qualifying rounds. Two teams achieved podium positions at AJIS Netball competitions: the U10s came second while the U11s placed third. A haul of 15 individual medals were won at the Sportshall Athletics competition, and at the AJIS Tennis competition Lucy Pickett won the Plate. Music Festival
Adjudicators: Strings: Piano: 1st Kate Beirne John Gough (RNCM/Chetham’s piano tutor) 2nd Chloe Zhang Instrumental: 3rd Sofia Riaz Daniel Chandler (Bolton Music Service) Beginners: 1st Tilly Morris The Year 3-4 (below) and Year 5-6 (above) 2nd Angie Vasanth Cross Country Teams Piano 3rd Georgia Ainscough Year 3: 1st Isabella Hurst 2nd Florence Kenny Brass, Woodwind, Drums 3rd Tabitha Jordan 1st Kate Beirne HC Menesa Kilinc, Liza Petrova 2nd Emily Bowden Year 4: 3rd Marissa Hollinghurst 1st Ella Walker 2nd Hannah Chen 3rd Evie Done-Jackson Vocal HC Dhatri Anil, Alana Bootle 1st Eva Hurst Year 5: 2nd Annabelle Guest 1st Marissa Hollinghurst 3rd Paavana Sugumar 2nd Nikita Luhar 3rd Lottie McAndry Small Ensemble HC Tilly McCann, Nora Oesterle Angie Vasanth & Harshini Madhu Year 6: Shankar (Piano Duet) 1st Sofia Riaz 2nd Imaan Rashid 3rd Eva Hurst Large Ensemble HC Hana Turnbull, Angie Vasanth Hesketh House Choir The Year 6 Netball team at the Greater Manchester Games
Swimmers in Year 5 represented Bolton at the Greater Manchester Games
47 Bolton School Girls’ Division HESKETH HOUSE HESKETH HOUSE Year 6 Memories...
I have happy memories of our Sports Days, my favourite event was the I loved the H Factor event where we tasted lots of new food, especially sprint final. Shanya Khan fruit. There was a smoothie bike where we had to pedal to power the blender to make our own smoothies! Rosie Heywood I enjoyed going on the Writing Retreat at Patterdale Hall in February half term, the writing based on a visit to Aira Force was really good. It was amazing when we did the “Hairy-Scary-Man jump” at Angelica Vasanth Patterdale, I felt so proud of myself. I have made lifelong friends at Hesketh House. Aaliyah Karim I had such fun on the ski trip, I loved skiing down the mountain! It was funny when Hannah sat on me on the chair lift. Laila Westwood I loved sailing at Patterdale, I did the dry capsize. I made great friends at Hesketh House. Georgia Ainscough I loved having a solo singing part in the Year 3 production which was all about fairy tales and childhood. I was Little Red Riding Hood. I remember when we had the chance to see inside a helicopter which Jennah Kideer had landed at School. We could sit in the driver’s seat. Hannah Faulkner
I have made such good friends and the teachers have been brilliant. I remember meeting Bumble, the police horse that we sponsor. Dinburgh Ai Elizabeth Newton
I remember when we were in Year 3 we performed a flash mob dance On the ski trip it was funny when I skied in the part of the slope that for Mrs Brierley, who was retiring. Amy Heaton was out of bounds! Malaika Haider
On the ski trip, Hana and I got off the chair lift at the wrong stop and I enjoyed having a solo singing part in the production of Alice in Year 5. the instructor had to come back to get us! Chloe Zhang Aditi Prashant
On the ski trip, I got left behind after falling down and I came down I love all the sports, especially the Interhouse rounders and netball events. another path, off piste. I landed near another ski group and my skis Annabelle Guest fell off. Hana Turnbull I enjoyed taking part in Bikeability, I slowed down and it meant that I have enjoyed all the productions we have done over the years. I have two of my friends cycled through a red light. Chloe Leung also made some great friends at Hesketh House. Harshini Madhu Shankar I enjoyed the fun we had competing in the Interhouse rounders and I loved performing solo singing parts in the productions, particularly Netball events. Sarah Tabani the one in Year 3 when I was a doll in a box. Also on the ski trip it was funny when Mr Stringer snapped my ski pole in half! Eva Hurst I loved taking part in the football fixture. I also enjoyed the ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ assembly, as I got to be Jeremy Clarkson! I was proud to represent School at the AJIS Netball competition in Year Olivia Laithwaite 6, we came 3rd. Lily-Grace Greer I loved having Mrs Tatlock as a teacher, she was really nice. I have enjoyed all the sports fixtures, especially the AJIS ones. There have Mariella Duckworth been lots of opportunities for me to represent School. Ella Clarkson I really enjoyed our Induction Day to Year 6, with Mrs Joseph. We had I had fun during Bikeability, although the memorable moment was a bit fun and made some lovely things to display in the classroom. scary where we were almost hit by a learner driver! Amelia Crompton Iksimar Kaur
SPIRIT 2019 48 RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY STAFF LEAVERS Religion & Philosophy Fond Farewells... A group of A Level and GCSE students spent a weekend at Patterdale Hall in the Autumn Term. Ethical dilemmas, critical thinking and Mrs A Price philosophical debate were interspersed with fun outdoor pursuits I first set foot in Bolton School in activities. the late 1980’s, as a stubborn and Pupils have also visited a church and a synagogue to discover precocious infant entering Beech more about these places of worship first-hand. This particularly House. Even though I only spent complemented Year 10 girls’ GCSE Religious Studies work. The church three years as a Bolton School visit coincided with a moving Remembrance display in commemoration pupil, coming back as Director of 100 years since the Armistice. of Music in 2014 felt strangely Students in the Sixth Form took the opportunity to attend the Boys’ familiar. I have vivid memories of Division’s annual Headmaster’s Conference on ‘Making Philosophy Real’ the old Beech House (now Hesketh for an insightful presentation on gender and identity through the focus House) playground, and clearly of philosophical thinking and ethics. The girls found Professor Sophie- remember taking part in school Grace Chappell’s lecture very much relevant to their A Level course. plays in the GD Theatre; even though at the time I remember thinking it was enormous! It was a privilege to attend the school as a pupil, and an even greater one to be invited back as a teacher. The past five years have raced by in a whirlwind of concerts, productions and events, and I will look back on them all with fondness. So many pupils have shown such incredible dedication and commitment to the musical community, and I am extremely grateful for their hard work and so proud of their amazing achievements. I will never forget the beautiful Ceremony of Carols concerts, the adrenaline rush of conducting over a thousand people at the Bridgewater Hall, and my fabulous casts of ‘Miss Saigon’ and ‘Into The Woods’. However, some of my favourite memories are much more unassuming; sharing in the day-to-day challenges and successes of pupils in the classroom. It has been a privilege to get to know the pupils of Bolton School, and to have, in some small way, helped guide them on their journeys toward adulthood.
Debating at Patterdale Hall on the Religious Studies Retreat Mrs J Kingsford I started working at Bolton School in 1988 when I was 23. I was in awe of the imposing buildings and beautiful grounds, but excited to be teaching English, especially A level Literature. Throughout my career I’ve loved studying new texts and exploring them with the students, who have been invariably curious and motivated. In 1994 I had my first daughter and my second the following year. By then I was job-sharing which worked perfectly with a young family. I continued this arrangement until my youngest went to university when I became full-time again. I’m grateful to the school for allowing that balance between work and Pupils learning more about Judaism at the Synagogue family life. Spending every day in the company of Jane Eyre, Romeo and Juliet and William Blake has been a pleasure, made greater by sharing them with lively young minds. The icing on the cake has been the creative writing groups and retreats, which I plan to continue in association with Patterdale. I will miss my lovely colleagues (some of whom were once in my classes!) and of course, the pupils. Bolton School girls are talented, hard-working and confident, but also unpretentious with a strong social conscience – one of the most important values in life, I think. After having taught for thirty years, I’m looking forward to a new chapter! I’ll be working for The Reader Organisation, reading the classics aloud to vulnerable groups. I’ll also have time to devote to my own writing, and I might even get a puppy.
Year 10 trying out bell ringing during their church visit
49 Bolton School Girls’ Division STAFF LEAVERS Fond Farewells... Mrs J Partington Mrs M Walsh When I arrived at Bolton School In September 2005 I came to 37 years ago, it was as a very new, Bolton School to teach Biology, young teacher who had found but over the last fourteen years her dream job of teaching Latin I have also had the privilege to and French at a wonderful school. teach Physics and Chemistry. I With the expert help and support have thoroughly enjoyed my time of many kind colleagues, I soon in the classroom, getting to know found my feet and was roped in the girls, preparing them for their to many activities in and out of examinations and sharing in their school. successes. Thanks to all the girls One of the many highlights as who have worked alongside me to Head of Classics was the Festival of care for the plants on the corridors Languages, where girls entertained and to the Eco Reps who have parents with musical and dramatic performances in foreign languages. helped to recycle the vast amounts of paper and cardboard the school A colleague and I wrote and directed some sketches (in Latin, of uses each year. Now more than ever we have a responsibility to live course) of Roman deities and emperors, calling ourselves Partwright more sustainable lives and protect our damaged planet. Productions Inc., and tried hard to keep control of the 120 toy ducks So many changes have taken place during my time at Bolton School - brought in by Year 7 as props for their Latin song. too numerous to mention, but I am glad that many of the old traditions Just after I’d become involved in the organisation of external remain. I have fond memories of the Prefects’ Panto, the Ceremony of examinations, modular A level and GCSE tests burst into the curriculum. Carols, Year 13 Leavers day, school concerts, Year 10 Christmas Post We have moved from hand-written entries for every candidate, to and the numerous events put on to raise money for charity during the a BBC computer with a floppy disc for a few examinations, to a full school year. system of electronic data transfer of entries and results with the I feel very lucky to finish my teaching career as part of a dynamic Examination Boards. and successful Science Department working alongside committed, There have been many lighter moments in the arcane world of hardworking and supportive colleagues. As I move into retirement I will examination administration: the pigeon that took a keen interest in a miss them all dearly. Spanish oral test and perched on the open window, apparently listening intently; the deliciously gooey cream cake brought in (as a sticky snack Mrs C Sutcliffe for part way through the examination?); the sunglasses, sun cream and Mrs Sutcliffe first came to Bolton School as a student from 1965 to slightly dubious novel another candidate had in the Hall, whether for 1970. She returned as a Careers Assistant in 1986, and since then has pre or post examination entertainment I’m not sure. In any case, all each year organised careers events and work experience which have such items (including the pigeon) are classed as unauthorised material provided pupils in all year groups with valuable opportunities to develop and had to be removed. workplace skills and expand their potential. It has been an absolute pleasure to teach Latin to so many lively, In addition, she has taken parties of girls up to Patterdale Hall for extra- committed students. As Examinations Officer, I’ve enjoyed meeting curricular outdoor pursuits and for a number of years ran the Girls’ many students and parents with whom I wouldn’t normally have come Division Orienteering Club, giving up many a weekend to accompany into contact. So much has changed over my years at Bolton School, but girls taking part in competitions. the enthusiasm and hard work of students and staff has always been a Over the course of her career, she has helped countless girls to consider constant. And so, as I continue my travels in retirement, my very best and plan their futures and surely will be remembered fondly by them wishes to you all. all. We wish her all the best in her retirement. Mrs S Waters Mrs K Aldred 1990 – 1998 & 2007 – 2019 My time at Beech House has always been both action packed and full The best thing about teaching at of the unexpected. One Reception trip to Chester Zoo springs to mind, Bolton School has been the pupils, involving the M6, four fire engines, three police cars, a foam encrusted who I am going to miss. coach and a green patch in the middle of a freshly manured field where They have made it a pleasure to we ate our picnic, waiting to be rescued by a double decker bus! come to work. They have a real ‘People at Work Week’ always seemed such a good idea until an thirst for knowledge and Inspector from the Greater Manchester Police dropped in before going are committed to achieving their on duty, only to discover to her horror that her specially polished hat potential. In my retirement I intend badge was missing. Needless to say it was returned, with incriminating to spend more time fingerprints no doubt! with my horse, honing mine and his ‘Hobbies Week’ and we were a little down on parental volunteers. Early dressage skills! next morning my husband’s Land Rover and our caravan were pitched on the old Beech House playground ready for a Reception talk. The older children pleaded – Mrs Crawforth agreed – and a steady stream of not 50 but 200+ eager-faced children and staff peered into every nook and cranny and sat at the wheel! Twenty-eight years have just flown by! As someone said the other day, “You can’t be going, it’s like the end of an era!” Well, where else could you stay so young at heart and ready to face the next challenge!
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I have just taken my Grade 8 drumming exam and play for Greater Manchester Youth Brass Band too, making the hours required for my skill section easy to rack up. I have made new friends through the county band and, being shy, it has given me more confidence about going into an environment where I know no one. It was also a pleasure to play at the Bridgewater Hall and Peel Hall. For my Silver expedition, I chose canoeing. Being a smaller group has made it good fun, it’s been nice getting to know peers you don’t always see in school time. Despite being attacked by swans on the Leeds-Liverpool canal and the fact none of us want to see a lock again, I’m really looking forward to the qualifier on the River Ouse. Combine something new with something you love and it becomes a rewarding experience with new hobbies and new friends along the way. Millie Ashton Year 10
I contemplated volunteering in a charity shop or joining the local litter-picking group, but in the end I decided to enquire at my local vets and in a matter of weeks I had some dates. I expected just to be cleaning cages but instead I got to take care of the animals before and after surgery and even witness operations. I found this quite intimidating at first but then also extremely interesting. My physical skill was springboard diving. I was very passionate about it as I have been doing it for eight years. My goal for this section was to perfect my 1.5 somersault and I was successful in this as I worked very hard with my coach. However, it did come with challenges! After an injury, I was nervous to try this dive again but after forcing myself to do it once, with the support of my friends I was back on the way towards my target. I am extremely glad that I chose to take part in the Silver award and am looking forward to starting my Gold next year. Madeline Ashton Year 11
The Gold Award has been a tough yet rewarding process of commitment to various activities over the past year. At the end of Year 11, I chose to undertake the National Citizen Service at Bolton Lads and Girls club, part of which comprised a residential at Bolton University. I took on the role of project manager and led our team in devising a plan to rejuvenate two local disadvantaged nurseries. The final week when the whole project came together was the highlight of my experience. Seeing the outcome of our hard work and planning was so rewarding, especially when we saw the reactions of the nursery staff and children. I’m really grateful that I persevered through my Duke of Edinburgh Award. It has shaped me into a well-rounded individual and it’s not just the new skills I’ve gained that are important, but also the people I have met and the experiences I’ve had. For anyone who is considering the Gold Award, I highly recommend it. It’s been an unforgettable, life-changing experience, and I am certain that I will continue to volunteer and try out new activities in the many years to come. Khadijah Ali Year 13
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A record-breaking 119 pupils in Year 10 have completed their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Awards this year, and a further 58 have gone on to achieve the Silver Award! Four students also received Gold Awards at the annual Celebration Evening held in the Summer Term. As always, the whole of Year 9 began work on their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Awards with practice and qualifying expeditions: always a source of excitement and trepidation.
SPIRIT 2019 52 ALUMNI Alumni Advice Bolton School welcomed twenty high- to succeed. As the world and employment As the year progressed, yet more Old Girls achieving Old Girls back to the Girls’ Division opportunities develop apace, she advised that returned to offer their advice and guidance: to help commemorate International Women’s creativity and personality will become ever two were speakers at the Careers Relating Day. Girls were advised to grasp opportunities, more important traits. Reviewing her five to the Environment day for Years 10 to 13, challenge themselves, build resilience and take takeaway points at the end, she said: “Keep and four returned to share their expertise risks across a day of speeches and discussion. an open mind, make your own luck and follow and insight with Year 12 students on World Stephanie Barwise QC (Class of 1982) your instincts, be bold but stay humble, have of Work Day. At the inaugural Oxbridge addressed the whole of the Girls’ Division in a strong sense of what is right and wrong and Conference, a trio of Old Girls offered a morning assembly to start the day. Stephanie keep your sense of gratitude.” valuable student’s perspective on studying at is one of the lead QCs in The Grenfell Tower International Women’s Day continued with the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Inquiry and was featured in The Lawyer’s 2019 further inspiring and informative talks and There were also several individual visits linked ‘Hot 100’ list. She told girls not to worry if round-table sessions with alumni for Years 8 to to the curriculum, PSHEE and careers. Physics they are not yet certain about their career 10, and Year 12 girls had the opportunity for students in Years 10 to 13 enjoyed stimulating path: what is more important is having a will short face to face discussions in the afternoon. presentations about the evolution of the
Stephanie Barwise QC gave the keynote Hanna Miraftab offering advice Tia Louden (2002-2011) discussed her speech on International Women’s Day to Year 11 in PSHEE career in tech on World of Work Day
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Forthcoming Events... 10 October 2019 Manchester Networking Event, Manchester (TBC) universe from Old Girl Dr Becky Smethurst (Class of 1994) addressed pupils in Year 9 to 11 (Class of 2008), now a Junior Research Fellow from both Divisions about her work in forensic 11 November 2019 Old Girls’ Lunch & Armistice Memorial, in Astrophysics at Christ Church College, science. Her fascinating talk covered the Arts Centre, Bolton School Oxford University. Dentist and star of ‘The meticulous nature of her job, forensic strategy, Real Housewives of Cheshire’ Hanna Miraftab different roles in her line of work and the types 15 November 2019 (1999-2006) delivered an inspiring lesson to of evidence that her team collects, including Oxford Dinner, Oxford (TBC) Year 11 girls, focusing on her flourishing career digital evidence. 31 January 2020 in dentistry and offering advice on interview Old Girls’ Lunch, Arts Centre, Girls also benefitted from the School’s links preparation. Earlier in the year, Hanna was one Bolton School of the guest speakers at International Women’s with Old Boys, who gave lunchtime talks and presentations at careers days. Students 7 February 2020 Day. Her classmate Hannah Bradley (1999- Cambridge Dinner, Cambridge (TBC) 2006) delivered an interactive workshop on studying Religion and Philosophy at A Level conflict resolution for the Sixth Form, based attended the Boys’ Division annual conference, 6 March 2020 on her work as a Dispute Resolution Solicitor. Making Philosophy Real, which featured two London Dinner, Lords Senior Crime Scene Manager Lindsy Slamon alumni speakers. 25 April 2020 ‘10’ Class Reunion, Bolton School 1 May 2020 Scottish Dinner, University of Edinburgh 5 June 2020 Old Girls’ Lunch & AGM, Arts Centre, Bolton School 12 June 2020 Cumbria Lunch, Lindeth Howe Hotel Careers Relating to the Environment day 13 June 2020 featured a talk from Pamela Thompson PA Ball, TBC (1983-85) from the Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Dr Becky Smethurst at Astrophysics Club
“Lovely to catch up with everyone and talk about fond memories of Bolton School!” Mehranguiz Mokri (Class of 2017)
Thank you to all of those Old Girls who have given so freely of their time, knowledge and expertise to help current pupils. If you would like to offer your assistance, please contact the Development Office.
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Ellie Addison Apprenticeship, Allied infrastructure Management Limited Civil Engineering Deeanne Ahamed University of Newcastle upon Tyne Geography Leena Ahmed Imperial College London Medicine Sudah Ahmed University of Leeds Medicine Maryam Akbar Patel Lancaster University Criminology and Psychology Asena Akdeniz Keele University Medicine Setareh Alikhasi City University London Criminology Scarlett Amos Leeds Beckett University Psychology Lenoni Anderson University of Leeds Computer Science with Mathematics Zoe Ashworth The University of Birmingham Economics Amelie Bamford Lancaster University French Studies and Politics Imaan Bhuta Gap Year Caroline Blair Royal Academy of Music Music Olivia Blyth University of Exeter Law Eloise Booth University of Cambridge Modern and Medieval Languages Olivia Bromley University of Leeds Geography and Management, 2019 Millie Brownley Leeds Beckett University Business Economics Maisie Camm University of Manchester Biology Shakira Campion University of Aberdeen Philosophy and Theology and Religious Studies Harriette Camus University of Manchester Chemical Engineering Sheila Chanda Gap Year Kiran Cheema University of Manchester Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology with industrial/ Professional Experience Megan Clee The University of York Psychology Lucy Cooke University of Derby Zoology with Foundation Year Lauren Crowther University of Leeds Fashion Marketing Ruby Cummings Hull York Medical School Medicine, 2019 Hannah Daley University of Bath Mathematics, with Study Year Abroad Sonali Daniel (2017) University of Sheffield Medicine Isabelle Devine Manchester Metropolitan University Foundation Diploma in Art & Design Maya Drummond University of Nottingham Modern Language Studies Bethany Dunbar Northumbria University Psychology Foundation Year Georgina Edwards University of Manchester Biosciences with a Foundation Year Holly Errington University of Nottingham Modern Languages with Business Alice Ferguson Gap Year Harriet Flatt University of Leeds Food Science and Nutrition Fahima Gani University of Liverpool Dental Surgery, 2019 Katerina Gramm Oxford University Medicine Hester Grange University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Philosophy Priya Guhathakurta Durham University Mathematics Pantea Habibi International University of Catalonia Dentistry Humairaa Haider Queen Mary, University of London History Nadiya Hall University of Edinburgh Theoretical Physics Reem Harandou University of Manchester Chemical Engineering Lucie Hardman University of Strathclyde Product Design Engineering Jessie Harper University of Exeter Classical Studies Cerys Heard University of Edinburgh Economics Amy Henderson The University of Birmingham Philosophy Emma Higginbottom University of Newcastle Upon-Tyne Civil Engineering
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Anna Hill University of Manchester Classical Studies Abigail Holt The University of Birmingham Philosophy Zoe Howell University of Edinburgh History Holly Hurt University of Leeds International History and Politics Rachel Ibberson University of Exeter History Amna Idrees Keele University Pharmacy Anu Jain London School of Economics and Political Science Geography (University of London) Hannah Jiva (2017) University of Liverpool Dental Surgery Sofia Khadem Liverpool John Moores Pharmacy Hadiqa Khan Lancaster University Medicine and Surgery Neha Khimani University of Manchester Medicine Lauren Lee Cheong University of Sheffield Accounting and Financial Management Rebecca Lees University of Leeds Economics Clara Lewison-Hawksworth Lancaster University Psychology Millie Liptrott Regent’s University London Fashion Design with integrated Foundation Jennie Maher Gap Year Emily Man Manchester Metropolitan University Zoology Clara Mansfield University of Leeds Psychology Molly Marshall Sheffield Hallam University Graphic Design Aminah Mohammed Apprenticeship, Marsh & McLennan Client Adviser Mehranguiz Mokri (2017) Oxford University Law Amie Murray University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Medicine and Surgery Abigail Naylor The University of York Psychology Alexandra Nelson University of Glasgow Dentistry Aaisha Patel (2017) University of Cumbria Diagnostic Radiotherapy Anika Patel Heriot-Watt University Mathematics Maaria Patel School Leaver Scheme, PWC Consulting Hannah Penketh The University of York Accounting, Business Finance and Management with a Year in industry Megan Phillips De Montfort University Contour Fashion Olivia Porter (2017) King’s College London (University of London) Spanish and Management with a Year Abroad Megan Preedy (2017) Edge Hill University Nutrition and Health Matilda Rodriguez University of Bristol Liberal Arts Hannah Saad Durham University Law Niamh Scanlon University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Economics and Business Management Mariyah Seedat (2016) University of Manchester Optometry Rebecca Sham University of Central Lancashire Law, Foundation Entry Eleanor Shaw University of Glasgow Classics Rosemary Somerville University of Liverpool Dentistry Emily Stansfield Northumbria University Accounting Jessica Stiles The University of York Psychology Atiyah Suleman University of Manchester Accounting and Finance Lily Tankard (2017) Hull York Medical School Medicine Su-Sam Tham The University of York History/Politics Natalie Turner University of Nottingham Modern Languages Ellie Twist Lancaster University Law Halima Warraich Gap Year Katie Wright University of Manchester Fashion Management
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