The official magazine for : Issue 14 Spring 2012 ParkMiddle Park Way, Havant, PO9 4BU Postwww.pcs.hants.sch.uk

In this issue Park supporting the Olympics Plus Great British Tea Party • Family Learning • Sports News and lots more Challenging destiny Our Great British Welcome to issue 14! Schools are in a period of significant change. year the results for Year 11 allow the students to make Education is a focus for this government as it was choices about their future based on success at Tea Party for the last. Michael Gove, Secretary of State for school. By Phoebe Arnett and Sophie Miller, Year 7 Education, summed up his reason for the recent Interestingly, there were quite a few similarities In December, Year 7 hosted a tea party changes: “While we have some of the best schools As well as the rhetoric the coalition has now enacted between the Year 7s and the elderly. For for the elderly people in Leigh Park’s in the world, we also have too many which are still changes to the laws which govern schools. Some of example, we have good friends who we spend community. We wanted to find out struggling.” these are worth noting. A theme has been to support our free time with, they also had some similar information about our community discipline in the classroom. The new lessons such as Maths, English and Science. and how older members of it lived Parents with children at Park can be Education Act gives schools an increased their lives when they were younger. confident that their sons and daughters power to search students for items such as However, there were also some differences The results were very surprising! are in one of the best schools. Our results pornography and video cameras, as well between our generations. For example, they Another reason for the last year proved once again that the as knives, and we can now examine and would get really bad punishments tea party was to reflect on progress made by students here measures delete data on electronic mobile devices. whereas we only get our learning about identity up. The league tables due at the end of Detentions are another area of change detentions. They got the and to bring our community this month will show how we compare with and schools no longer need to give 24 cane or a chalk board rubber together - young and old. schools serving much more advantaged hours notice to parents. chucked at their heads, and communities and also what is happening shut in a cupboard, while we The afternoon’s events were in similar local schools. A further change is that Outstanding get a warning. This made us all planned and delivered schools, like Park, will be freed from feel grateful that we didn’t live by Year 7 students. These This government has spoken many times inspections and left to concentrate on in those times. We also found included: about unfairness in society and, whether “Children will continue to what matters - teaching and learning. out our school was once called • Carol performances one thinks they have a real sense of what achieve outstanding results That remains as our passion at Park. This, Broomfield. People also got jobs and sing-alongs by every is fair or not, they are quite right when they at Park” coupled with the commitment of all staff when they were 14-15 years old! mentoring group say that “In our education system it is still far to ensuring the best environment and We have it so easy. • Preparation of delicious too often the case that deprivation is destiny.” techniques, means that we know your children will cucumber sandwiches, hot continue to achieve at the very highest levels. Overall, we came up with the tea and mouth-watering Mr Gove has said repeatedly that the gap in following ideas about what it means cakes attainment between rich and poor has widened Thank you for your help in our success story. to be British ... • Excellent service of refreshments in recent years; that may be true but it is not here • Decoration of the hall at Park. Our results show how all students succeed Being British is about being proud of our country, • Media team to record the whole event. and we work hard to make sure everyone gets the getting a good education, a good lifestyle and you support and help they need. get treated well. Every student also spent time preparing interview Christopher Anders, Headteacher questions so they could find out about life in the past. Park is a school which is one of the government’s Above all, our Great British Tea Party showed that we all engines of social mobility, where accidents of birth love having fun, singing and laughing together! and the unfairness of life’s lottery are overcome through academic progress and success. Each

Park students helped to WOW launch evaluate the In October 28 students from Year 7 were WOW launch invited to celebrate the launch of ‘World of Water’ at Staunton Country Park. The students were split into three groups and took part in different activities throughout the day to investigate ways in which they

could save water in their own homes. Park Peer Mentors In December a group of Year 8 students were chosen, All students were invited to leave valuable by the members of their year group, to be trained feedback as to how each activity could be as peer mentors. All were selected because other within the school. Mr Rose commented improved to serve the general public. Despite the dull students thought them to be good role models and “I very much look forward to working with weather the day was very successful with the students’ capable of helping others. The focus of the training them in the future as they are already contributions to the event being much appreciated by was on raising the students’ awareness of how to making a significant difference around its organisers, Staunton Country Park and 01 support and set a good example to other students the school.” Water. 02 Year 7 rise to the challenge! Venice Our school, our news by Tasmyn Dixon and Kelly Allison, Over three days in September the whole of Year 7 trapeze bar! Very Year 10 went on a trip to the Portsmouth Outdoor Centre with scary, but our the aim of developing their teamwork skills. students rose to In September, didn’t like it because we Access 2 the challenge. second year felt like the boat would tip Year 7 students built rafts by tying wooden Creative & Media over! We ended the day Nature logs and long canoes together with ropes The whole Year Diploma students in St Mark’s Square which to race against other groups. They soon 7 trip was a went on an exciting was really busy and full of Our Access 2 Nature realised that the best results were achieved great success, trip to Venice for pigeons. Group has completed their Record Project. by those who really worked with our students the clearance of a site There was a lot to together as a team on overcoming fears Day three we once home to a World see and do, as the went to the Jewish paddling and steering. The and reaching War II Ammunition dump activity finished with most personal goals. Italian culture is so Ghetto, Murano at Farlington Marshes of the students leaping into Staff at the centre very different from and to Cemetery – exposing the whole the very cold, muddy and were impressed ours back home and because Island, which was both smelly Langstone Harbour! with the Venice is a city on water! eerie and beautiful area so that walkers and enthusiasm and and gave all of us a enthusiasts can now visit The high ropes included excellent attitude On day one we got the bus chance to stop and this important historic site. two walls for the students of Park’s newest into Venice and learnt our way think. to climb, while other year group. round the city, getting to know members of their team the sights. We also took lots of Day four we headed were responsible for pulling pictures of our chosen subject. back into the centre in the slack of their safety Here’s what the Year 7 students had We found a place to eat in of Venice and walked ropes under the guidance to say: Mestre town that served the to the Rialto, where of the centre staff. Some biggest pizzas we had ever we bought gifts for Mrs groups then opted to “Immense - really fun activities” • “Brilliant, because seen! Loake, Mrs Meyer, and Mr have a go at the daunting you had to give your team instructions” • “Scary, I got Lacey to say thank you for Day two we travelled around the Rialto organising and accompanying us on ‘leap of faith’. This was stuck in the mud and got a crab in my wellies” • “Cold a tall wooden pole with taking photographs. We also had the such a great trip. because we had to jump in water, but it was fun” • small rungs each side that experience of riding on a traghetto (a the students had to climb up. The higher they got, “Tiring, my arms and legs were aching because we gondola-type ferry) but some people There was only one bad thing about the the more the pole wobbled. Once at the top there had to paddle a canoe” • “Spinetingllng” • “I wish we trip, and that was that we had to leave! was a small platform on which to stand and steady could do it again!” themselves before leaping off and trying to catch a

Governor Profile - Chris Braiden I attended Broomfield School when it Park inspires and motivates its whole concept of a true hero. Park’s “heroes” became Park Community School in the community to do just that. included members of the armed forces late 1980’s and have always followed and the caring professions. the progress of the school with interest. As a Parent Governor I have learnt a great deal about the aims of the school I have lived and worked in Leigh Park and the focus of its staff and students to

for 30 years and have an educational succeed in everything they do. Heroes Day background myself. It was being a “Heroes Day” in October saw both staff teacher that made my mind up to I feel that being able to have an and students arrive at school dressed as become a Parent Governor at Park input into our children’s secondary their personal heroes. Robin Hollington, the as my children grew and moved into education is a great privilege and father of Royal Marine Richard Hollington secondary education. I wanted to have would encourage more people to take who the event is in memory of, visited the an input into my children’s education on the important and interesting role of school and spoke to students in special and gain a greater understanding governor. assemblies about the difference between heroes and celebrities. He was very about how the school works. My focus Interested in becoming a governor? We would impressed with Park students, the way they as a teacher is always to encourage like to hear from you. Please contact Jane listened and how many understood the others to be the best they can and Alder, Clerk to the Governors, at school. 03 Park students with Rob Hollington 04 Prince’s Trust Children in Our school, our news The Year 11 Prince’s Trust Group have been busy in our Need Bike Ride community recently, with a guided tour of the Havant By Mark Nicholls, Year 11 branch of Waitrose, which included a tasting session of From the stadium we followed a coastal route which exotic foods, and helping to create a new garden at took us to Hayling Island. We then travelled along We were determined to do our bit Staunton Country Park. the south coast to the east point to support Children In Need day in of Hayling Island and made our November. Together we came up with They have devoped their teamwork skills at Fort way back to the mainland via the the idea of a sponsored bike ride to , and visited the famous Racton Ruin. Billy Trail to Langstone. The final raise money for vulnerable children. leg of our journey took us back to Our team, comprising Connor The group are also completing a First Aid course with Fratton, where we put our bikes in Saunderson (project development), Mrs Timson which will lead to a qualification in Basic the minibus and we were taken to Harley Wiggins (training coach), Jacob First Aid. Havant railway station. We rode the Prince’s Trust activites: Barron (route planning and getting Mr last stretch of our journey arriving Behind the scenes at Waitrose, Crowley to come along!) and Mark back at school at 2.25 pm. In all digging out at Staunton Country Nicholls (publicity and sponsorship), set we cycled 40 agonising miles. about planning the journey and raising Park and teamwork development at Fort Purbrook support. In the lead up to the ride, After the excruciating ride Jacob we endured rigorous training sessions commented, “Although it was to ensure our fitness levels were up completely exhausting, it was an to scratch and spoke to five different enjoyable experience and we The exhausted, but successful, team! assemblies to raise awareness of our would like to do a similar activity for project. Sport Relief”.

On the day of the ride, we arrived at Fratton Park We would all like to say thanks to Mr Anders, Mr Watson where, with butterflies in our stomachs, we were set off and Mr Crowley for making this possible and we by ex-Portsmouth FC player, Micky Mellows. would also like to say a big thank you to those who sponsored us.

Challenge Days climbing to the top of the Since September Park has had three Challenge Days, a historical investigation, whilst Year 11 planned their Eiffel Tower, seeing the giving students the opportunity to learn in perfect prom. Performing Arts trips ‘Mona Lisa’ in the Louvre different ways. During the first each and standing at the top year group had the chance In the third Challenge Day students The Performing Arts department took 33 gifted and of the Arc de Triomphe to compete against took part in activities which talented students to Paris for four days in September at night! Everyone had a each other in a series of were designed to to perform in parks by the Eiffel Tower and behind fantastic time and it was group challenges, testing improve their ‘real life’ Notre Dame. The purpose of the trip was to integrate a great experience for all teamwork and problem skills. Year 7 travelled to dance, drama and music within a performance event involved. solving. Gunwharf to complete in a European location and nurture talent by building an investigation, Year confidence and self-esteem. In December there was an exciting Year 11 Music trip to In the second students took 8 looked at healthy the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton to see Rossini’s part in a range of exciting lifestyles including diet, There were many cultural experiences during the trip opera ‘The Barber of Seville’ performed by Welsh National challenges - Year 7 had a ‘Big Tai Chi and first aid. Year including a river cruise, a morning in Montmartre, Opera. Mrs Tuckwell arranged for the students to walk Writing’ day allowing them to 9 used their enterprise on the set before the show and they were amazed by experiment with writing and editing skills to make and cost the size of the stage, the scenery and the props. They skills, Year 8 worked on a travel Christmas items to be sold also had a tour of the back stage area with the stage based challenge, Year 9 looked at the Christmas Fayre. Year manager. The students were surprised by the whole into energy efficiency through a Year 7 and 11 10 looked at approaching experience, Hollie Harris commented “it was nothing like range of exciting experiments, Year students faced different their English novels in new and what I was expecting”. It was such a successful evening 10 went to Gunwharf and carried out challenges exciting ways and Year that a return visit to the opera has already been put in the 11 completed a range of science calendar for next year! experiments taking on the role of scientists for the day. Left: Wowing the crowds in Paris 05 Above: On stage at the Mayflower 06 Profile - Park Olympic Committee National Young Our school, our news In this edition we celebrate the forthcoming London 2012 Olympics by profiling our Olympic Committee. Leah Corson, one of our Platinum Young Ambassadors, tells Park Post what it Ambassadors means to be in the committee: Conference by Leah Corson, Year 11 We had a fantastic day and I would like to thank Mrs Norman for taking us. This experience really I attended the National Young Ambassadors does make us believe in ourselves and gives us the Conference at the Oval Cricket Ground in November, confidence to achieve what we want to do! along with all the other Young Ambassadors from the Havant and area.

There was a wonderful opening ceremony with many Olympic athletes to inspire us. Johnny Davis (fencing), Michelle Robinson (athletics), Tim Prendergast (paralympian runner), Clare Strange (wheelchair basketball), Daniel Caines (athletics), Craig Heap (gymnastics)... to name but a few!

We took part in workshops on how to be a positive Park Olympic Committee role model and how to Inspire others, and came up L-R: DJ Searle, Leah Corson, Rebecca Horne, Josh Downe, with this mnemonic - T E A M - Together Everyone Matt Philpott, Aaron Cain,Luke Holman. Achieves More! (Missing from the photo: Charlotte Downe)

Leah Corson (left) and other Young Ambassadors met Olympic athletes Craig Heap and Johnny Davis

We were appointed in September 2011 after writing a lengthy application letter to Mrs Norman. The Young Ambassadors for Park are myself, Luke Olympic Committee Aims Holman and Charlotte Downe together to make bigger events. We will be holding Young People’s workshops (the first is a Netball The aims of our Olympic Committee are to Our next task is for more of us to coach at our local Our role is: Organisers Course in January). raise awareness about the Olympics in every way primary schools and to hold Multiskills events. we can, to get the Olympic Values embedded into • To represent and work across the local area We have gained 20 tickets for the Paralympics on 8 our curriculum and to increase the profile of sport for Watch out for much more from the Olympic • To use the inspiration of the Olympic and September 2012 and we will select people who show every individual. Committee over the next few months! Paralympic Games to increase participation in Courage, Determination and Respect to go on the sport, and healthy and active lifestyles trip. So far we have delivered training to all our feeder • To raise the profile and understanding of the schools, supported our primary schools in their sports Olympic Values We will be involved in a workshop for Gifted and days and some of us have coached at our primary • To promote London 2012 and the Get Set Network Talented students during the Transition Week in July. schools, in football and netball. We also promote sport in assemblies in the primary schools We meet every Tuesday lunchtime in the library with We have visited our primary schools and have Mrs Norman and the Olympic Committee. There are delivered training to staff about how to promote the We have promoted an Olympic poster competition, 3 levels of Young Ambassadors: Platinum for Year 11, Olympic Games to all. which had over 30 entries. Brandon Bibby won, with Gold for Year 10 and Adistars for all the other years. Jennifer Morrison and Macauley Cairns runners up. We will also be hosting a cross-Federation day when They won tickets for the Paralympics and Brandon got We will be working with the local primary schools we will deliver a workshop to Year 8 students from all an Adidas sports bag. supporting their sports days, and bringing schools the local schools on “How to lead in Sport”. We help run our own sports days and get to Macauley, Brandon and Jennifer’s participate in activities such as ice-skating and a trip winning Olympic posters to Marwell. We are supporting the Manchester United Soccer School trip which is happening in March, and 07 we are all able sports people. 08 Year 9 Judges meet winning author Work Our school, our news Instead of enjoying a lie-in on their inset day in coincided with an inset day. “I didn’t think anyone October, a group of Year 9 students chose to travel would want to give up a day off but I underestimated Experience at to a prestigious book awards ceremony in Winchester the energy and Guildhall to meet winning author Alex Scarrow. enthusiasm of our students!” Acorn Centre Kayleigh Edmonds, Brandon Foulstone, Rebecca Horne, Jake Lindemere, Billy Mellish, Alannah Nel and “I really enjoyed the For Jake Allison and Shannon Fox (Year 11) a chance Kendal Pitman helped judge the books when they winning book ‘Time meeting turned potential disaster into triumph. Jake took part in the Book Awards (HBA). The Riders’,” said Kendal and Shannon had not been able to get their Work highlight of the HBA is the prize giving, which is why Pitman “so it was Experience preferences, then they bumped into Mr Mrs Dorrington, Park’s librarian, was upset when this interesting to meet Waters who suggested they should work at the Acorn the person behind Community Centre in Wecock Farm. it and learn more about his work.” As Shannon and Jake got stuck into work at the centre Our Year 9 judges both of them found challenges but also rewards. Alannah Nel added Shannon had no idea what she wanted to study at Jake, second left back row “I always like going on school trips to places I’ve never college, but after three days at the centre she knew and Shannon first right back row, at been before.” that she wanted to work with people with learning the Acorn Centre difficulties having met the students who work in the centre’s kitchen. During her work Fed- experience she went to her college interview and was their work. Shannon continued to help out of hours, erat accepted on a Health and Social Care course. Staff coming in to assist with the children’s Christmas party at the centre commented that Jake and Shannon and even returned to the centre in the first few days of brought humour, a sense of purpose and ability to all the holiday.

Book Quiz Teams Battle It Out

Park’s top readers saw lots of action this autumn, especially for our new players. We didn’t win this time Murder at Purbrook Park House taking part in their first ever evening and international – although our Year 8 team of Jamie Butters, Harry By Victoria Legg, Year 9 book quizzes. Green and Lucy Hill, captained by Kendal Pitman, won person. When the shape had formed into a ghostly a round with Kendal also winning an individual quick- There’s been a murder at Purbrook Park house! It was woman, the Reverend stood there and watched In October, Emily Keenan (Year 10), Billy Mellish, fire prize. our job to find out who could commit such a crime. with anticipation. He knew this person, it was his own Kendal Pitman (both Year 9) and Harry Green (Year Kendal Pitman, Rebecca Horne, Jake Lindemere and I daughter. The woman did not say anything but 8) competed against other schools and a team of Our Year 7 team of Callum Anslow, Courtney Brooker went to Purbrook Park School to work on a piece of advanced towards the Reverend. When she got to authors at a special evening event. Cheered on by and Tamara Mason, captained by Billy Mellish, coped creative writing based on a murder story written by him she whispered in his ear “Traitor, you left me and family and friends, the team took third place. Although amazingly well with the pressure so I’m sure we’ll see one of their students, Ellie. We were given a list of mum for your new life” and before the Reverend their coach Mrs Dorrington was delighted with a place great things from them in the future.” Billy added “I suspects and some evidence but the ending was up could react, the woman advanced and struck the on the podium, Captain Emily Keenan was sad not to was really proud of the team – they did their best and to us. There was a selection of schools and the idea man down. She stood and watched him suffer and be bringing home some silverware and has vowed to couldn’t have tried any harder”. was the school who came up with the most creative slip away, before disappearing into thin air herself. lead the team to victory in the future. ending would win a prize. The victim was the Reverend Her memory had been avenged, now she could and we had to work out an ending. Ours was about rest in peace.’ The following month, not one but two Park teams took the ghost of the Reverend’s daughter, who had come part in the regional finals of the under 14s International back for revenge. This was how our story went ... Our team did not win, losing by only one point. Kids Lit Quiz. Competition was fierce, with twenty We would gladly do it again as it was fun and the teams battling for a place in the national finals. “This ‘It was a nice day, there were large clouds in the murder story was well written. I recommend it to is considered to be the toughest book quiz in the sky but no rain. The Reverend strolled along the anyone who is offered the chance. world,” said Mrs Dorrington “so it was a real challenge large house’s corridors like any other day, happily An e-book will be produced soon, munching on his apple, blissfully unaware his life was featuring all the endings so students about to end. A pure white glow began to form at can judge for themselves who should the end of the corridor as he was walking along. He have won! Billy, Harry, Emily and Kendal have their hearts set on victory soon noticed this and stopped dead in his tracks. 09 The glow began to form a shape, the shape of a 10

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Since the official opening of the Dickinson Centre, parents and families of Park students have been Rotary Young Chef invited to a number of adult and family learning Paige Roberts and Sophie Stafford-Way once events. One such was the Emsworth Organic Cookery again represented Park in the Rotary Young Chef School demonstration. competition held at South Downs College. The girls had to cook a healthy two course meal for less than Mrs Henry’s and Mr Crowley’s Year 7 STAR group were £12. first off the mark to get involved and get cooking. Along with their parents they got to make fresh salmon After practising as often as they could the girls fishcakes as well as a fruit smoothie dessert. Much fun perfected their dishes of Blackberry Capon on a bed was had by all and the students enjoyed working with of Spinach and Plum Eton Mess (Sophie) and Tapila their parents to create some tasty (and healthy) food! en Pappillote and Poached Pears with Chocolate Ganache (Paige). Mums and Dads got to sign on for future courses at the Dickinson Centre as well as taking home a bag of Sophie come second in a tough competition against edible goodies! more experienced students, and won a Kenwood liquidiser. Paige was commended for her presentation. Up to 50 parents and carers have been invited so far and more events are planned in the future. See our As usual, both girls did Park proud and look forward to Above: Sophie PC Ventures page for details of the Adult and Family competing next year. Right: Paige Learning courses that are coming up soon. Families and students got the chance to work together to create delicious dishes

Let’s Get Cooking Club support Children in Need

This year the Let’s Get Cooking Club decided they would like to make and sell cakes for Children in Need. The club members, Lucy Hill, Taylor Hall, Shanice Cowlin, Alannah Nel, Jessica Chambers, Tony Fenech and Hollie Gorman, worked extremely hard and made Motiv8 over 100 cakes and 40 biscuits. Park Community School students are involved in an In the end they raised over £35 for the cause. Mrs exciting project with Motiv8 this year which allows up Carter said “I was very proud of their attitude and to 20 of them to work with the organisation to build willingness to help others, especially Lucy who spent a personal skills in a number of ways including lot of time selling the cakes to anyone and everyone experiences at Calshot Activity Centre and at a on Children in Need day. Well done all of you.” specialist fishing centre in the New Forest. Top: Hard at work preparing the cakes Bottom: The hard work pays off! 13 What a catch! 14 Art across the years MADDness Our school, our news Year 8 have been focusing on the Mexican cultural By Hollie Harris, Year 11 festival ‘Day of the Dead’, developing research and paint skills, creating sketchbook layouts and MADD Productions have been busy putting on many Our upcoming event is the MADD Variety Show which constructing clay skulls. successful events, these included a “fright night” at will be taking place at Horizon Leisure Centre in Staunton Country Park where members of the public Havant on Sunday 11 March. The show is a youth arts Year 9 GCSE students have been exploring the came and enjoyed a spooky trail and watched a event showcasing the best of the borough’s youth properties of different materials. The theme ‘Colour frightening performance by Year 6 students from performing and visual art. Make sure to stick the date and Texture’ has been developed by looking at artists Warren Park and Year 8,10 and 11 in your diary and come along! such as Kandinsky and Heather Knight. students from Park. Fright Night Surrealism and 3D sculpting has been the Year 10 We also put on a junior school concert based on the was a scary focus, improving the quality of sketchbooks and musical ‘Button Box’ that included performances from success at learning new modelling skills when working with clay. students at Barncroft, Front Lawn, Warren Park and Staunton Riders schools. They all did a fantastic job! Country Park Year 11 BTEC students have been working to a strict brief, producing a range of postcards for the V&A In December we put on a prom fashion show where Museum that incorporate the use of photography last year’s Year 11 students were able to come from Kew Gardens and typographic techniques, along and showcase and sell their prom dresses. We also had Year 11 students modelling prom dress building on computer and hand rendering skills. collections from Maddi Phillips and Mouse Trap. They also had their hair and make-up done professionally by Melissa George. Finally, we had a cat walk where they modelled New Look’s fashion range. All of these events have been organised by the students who are involved in MADD Productions.

Get Involved in Business Enterprise

We are looking for students to start their own Shannon brings projects with help from staff, or join in group enterprise projects, it’s up to you. Time can Christmas Cheer be made available to you both during and Ex-student Shannon Turner after the school day. An enterprise hub can brought smiles to the faces be used to access the internet or get help of local children by ensuring and advice to take your idea to the next they had gifts to open on step or to assist with one already running. Alan Sugar • Richard Branson • Bill Gates • Steve Jobs Christmas morning … and at Christmas. It makes me upset to see women and What do all of these highly successful people have in all because of a project she children who have suffered from domestic violence If you are interested in getting involved then come into once did whilst at Park. with no presents to open on Christmas day.” common, apart from achieving great success and the enterprise hub, which is next to Room 11, anytime Shannon, now a student at amassing huge wealth? between 2pm-4pm on a Tuesday or 3pm-4pm on a South Downs College, col- Ms Heather, Lead Pupil Support & Guidance Man- Wednesday or Thursday or you can collect and com- lected and distributed pres- ager, was delighted to see Shannon again and said They all started their first business whilst still at school! plete an enterprise form at Community reception. ents to Women’s Aid shel- “It makes me proud to see an ex-student doing great Come and have a chat; you never know you could ters. She contacted her old things for the community. We wish her every success in We want to offer everyone the opportunity to discover appear in a list like the one above one day. teachers at Park who were the future.” their inner Sugar, Branson, Gates or Jobs. happy to donate toys and books. Gary Dickens Enterprise Co-ordinator “I worked with Havant Women’s Aid with Park Media when I was in Year 11 and it made a big impression on me,” Shannon told us when she came to collect 15 the donations. “I really wanted to help a local charity 16 League Triumph competing in the Hampshire Cup. In a very tight Skipping Festival game Park scraped through the first round with a 4-3 Sports News win against Bohunt with wingers Archie Rothwell and The first Sports Leaders’ event of the year was a The Year 7 boys’ football team started the season Mitchell Hobbs both having excellent games. In the success. Year 9 planned and delivered a skipping with a comprehensive victory over Crookhorn with Billy second round Park had to travel to the Isle of Wight festival for our local Year 2 students. The atmosphere Basketball Stedman and Luis Tyler both on the scoresheet in a 8-3 to take on previous Hampshire Cup winners Sandown within the sports hall was full of excitement from all The pre-Christmas period saw the older year groups win. In the second game of the season Ben Bishop Academy. A clean sheet from the always reliable involved. The Sports Leaders showed extremely good involved in a series of area basketball tournaments. and William Milburn dominated the midfield which Marley Nightingale in goal and superb attacking play leadership and coaching skills, such as motivation The Senior Boys’ helped Park to a battling 6-0 victory over Purbrook. from Jake Bishop ensured it wasn’t a wasted journey and communication, throughout this event. The Sports Team (Year 10/11) with Park coming away with a 6-0 win. The boys go Leaders continue to be excellent representatives for did incredibly well, Two wins soon became three with a hard fought into the quarter final draw full of confidence looking to Park Community School. considering they victory over an impressive Horndean side. Defenders make history! Curtis Tindall, Joe Wood, Bailey Daniels and Kai were all Year 10, Razzell kept things tight at the back with some superb winning two of their defensive play. With the game all square at 1-1 and five games and only five minutes to play a Billy Stedman double finishing in joint third helped Park grind out a 3-1 victory. place. The Year 9 team equalled The boys went into their final league fixture knowing a this achievement, win would be enough to secure the league title. Park finishing joint third, started strongly but couldn’t make the breakthrough. winning three games Park finally broke the deadlock thanks to excellent and only missing build-up play from Kyle Bateman and Alfie Pearce out on the runners up Senior Boys’ Basketball Team which put Billy Stedman through to add to his goal position by one point. tally. Two late strikes sealed a 3-0 victory and wrapped up the league title! There were other important We are now entering a hectic period for basketball contributions from Callum Burns, Wayde Harris and Year 7 League Winners, who now have their eyes firmly on as both teams will be in league action, with the Year Joel Jackson in this season’s success. the Cup! Sports Leaders displayed excellent leadership and 9 lads defending their overall title won last season. communication skills The Year 7 and 8 teams will also take part in separate Alongside the league campaign the boys were also friendly leagues, whilst upper and lower school girls’ teams are also entered into competitions.

Girls’ Football Netball Prior to the start of the girls’ football league, nine girls Netball has been extremely successful this year with from Years 7 and 8 competed at the Portsmouth Football Club’s tournament at ROKO against a full teams competing in each year group for the selection of Havant and Waterlooville Schools’ Netball League. The Hampshire girls have shown outstanding commitment to matches schools. All PE Problem Solving Day and training, under the strong leadership of their of the girls captains. Year 7 Captain, Bethany Sherrell, has shown demonstrated The first Challenge Day of the year was planned particular enthusiasm and dedication to her role. Jade excellent ability and delivered by the PE department. Within families, Hepworth and Paris during their groups joined the PE department throughout the day Woodhouse have matches, with to compete in a number of challenges in the Sports delivered outstanding their strong Hall and the Gym. performances when defence and playing for older pace up Within their groups students showed excellent years. Well done to front resulting teamwork, persistence and problem solving skills. all the girls and thank in them becoming Girls’ Football team is focussed on Points were awarded throughout the Challenge Day you to all the parents league success who came along to very difficult to for successes and displays of teamwork, with Austen support. beat. The girls family winning. finished the day in third place, missing the final by only two points. We hope to continue this excellent Teamwork skills on display Netball has proved popular in all performance in the forthcoming league. on PE Problem Solving Day 17 year groups 18 Years 11 and 12 Celebration evening In December our current Year 11 students and Year 11 students from last year (‘Year 12’) joined us to collect their certificates and celebrate their excellent achievements during their time at Park. Students enjoyed the Hawaiian beach themed evening, taking part in various games and activities as well as collecting certificates and coursework and catching up with friends and staff. The highlight of the evening was the opportunity to “surf” on the simulated surf machine. Some students and even staff showed an unexpected skill on the “waves”. Others preferred the more leisurely entertainment of cocktails and the chocolate fountain!

During the evening two individual awards were given out - the “Alan Baker” award was received this year by George Stead, and Ollie Greenham was awarded the Rotary Club Lamont Young Person of the Year award. Despite the heavy rain we had a good turnout of students and staff, who thoroughly enjoyed the evening and were reluctant to leave at the end of the night.

Healthy and Active Lifestyles

This term saw the first of our Healthy and Active Lifestyles interventions for Years 8, 9 and 10. All three year groups had the option of a basketball team competition, a fitness or table tennis individual challenge, and recreational dance or problem solving. Each year group has the opportunity to take part in one event every term and we look forward to finding out who the overall competition winners will be at the end of the year.

Brunel Team in Year 8 was the Inter-Family Basketball Competition winners. Chad Ebbage won the individual fitness challenge, being the first to complete a combined running, rowing and cycling distance on the fitness room equipment. Well done Chad!