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Lymm Our teams head to Nail Bitingly Close Chester to compete Semi-Final Clash for High School in the regional finals the Year 7 Girls’ of the Ryman Football Team National Enterprise FOUNDED c.1592 Challenge.

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STUDENTS HIT THE SLOPES! ITALY SKI TRIP 2018 Students spend their half term break having fun on the slopes in Aprica, Italy as they brush up on their skiing skills.

uring February half term Aprica, a small town situated five hours each day skiing in D twenty students spent a between Lake Como and the the glorious Italian sunshine week skiing in the Dolomites in the Northern after a 27-hour coach journey, fantastic Italian resort of Italian Alps. Students spent via School. CONTINUES ON PG. 3

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To begin with, students skied James Anderson and Tom together whilst being assessed Roberts emerged victorious, to see who would be placed in beating Mr Mason and Mr the advanced, intermediate or Hardman in the cup final. beginner groups. Miss Moreno and Mr Hayes also won their plate final. Despite fog creeping in over the mountain at times, Each evening students had a amazingly students persisted range of après ski activities to in learning a take part in very which challenging included, snow new skill ball fights, even when ‘...many locals in bowling, tiredness the town and started to a disco! creep in. commented on their behaviour All of the Away from students were a and maturity. ’ the snowy credit to the Alpine school, mountains, themselves and students their families were able to sample the local with many locals in the town Italian cuisine and culture as commentating on their well as karaoke, which led to behaviour and maturity. some very bad singing! Year 11 student, James During their stay, our Anderson said ‘All in all it students also headed down to was a great trip, and we the arcade for a pool would all like to thank Miss tournament which included Moreno, Mr Hayes and Mr all students and teachers in Mason for organising the trip pairs. There were plenty of and looking after us shocks and surprises throughout. We all look throughout but students forward to next year!’

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SPORT FUNDRAISING SUMMER DINNER BEDDING t is with deepest regret that we must announce the PLANTS I cancellation of the Sport he Gardening Club are Fundraising Dinner 2018 We enjoyed an excellent T fundraising again this year by response from the LHS community to last year’s taking orders for hanging baskets Sporting black tie event. As we prepared for this year’s and bedding plants. dinner we were excited about the event including, The order form is available here interest in sponsorship and guest speaker Jan Molby. and should be returned, with However, we have struggled to generate enough payment, to Student Services by interest. Friday 6 April. All funds raised We have been working on a number of approaches to pays for materials used by try and get ahead of this challenge and increase ticket students. Thank you for your sales, but with just a month left before the event we had support. to make the difficult, but necessary decision to cancel this year’s event. We remain committed to raising funds to increase the sporting opportunities for our students. We will continue to seek opportunities to enhance their LADIES DAY learning experience, wherever possible, but we cannot adies' Day brings a touch of do this without your support. Again we are deeply sorry L elegance for the ladies of about not being able to execute this event and any Lymm High School, providing unfilled expectations this may cause. We hope to see the opportunity to browse an you at our sports fundraising dinner next year. array of gorgeous boutique stalls and enjoy a suitably glamorous fashion show, followed by a two- AFRITWIN THANKS course lunch. Thank you to all those who came to the Afritwin Auction Taking place at Lymm Rugby of Promises Event on Friday evening. A big thank you to Club, tickets are £32.50 and include a glass of fizz on entry all who pledged promises for auction and of course to and fabulous goody bag, our many bidders who were all so generous on the available to buy through the night. Lymm High School PTA and the school shop.

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SPRING FAYRE R oll up! Roll up! Why not join us for a Spring day of GOLF DAY fun for all the family? Our annual Spring Fayre is one of our biggest fundraising events of the year and ocal golfers are raising funds takes place Saturday 9th June, 12pm, at Lymm High L for the Lymm High School School. There will be games organised by students and “Pitch In” project. staff as well as stalls run either by Lymm students or Big Red Events, with the kind local community enterprises. The day includes all the support of Lymm Golf Club, are traditional attractions of a fayre including raffles, rides, hoping to support this fantastic inflatables, music, hot food, bar, face painting, craft initiative with a Golf Day, taking stalls, music, performances from our talented place on Friday 4th May 2018, at students....and much much more!! Local businesses are Lymm Golf Club. invited to sponsor a stall at the Fayre. These donations help us cover the costs of attractions and in exchange The event will begin at 1.00 pm your business will be promoted to all who attend the with great prizes, refreshments event. We also welcome donations of raffle prizes. and a raffle on offer, followed by an informal meal and prize This is always a great event for family, teachers and LHS presentation. friends to have fun outdoors. All are welcome to join us for what promises to be a great day. We do hope you can support the golf day in whatever way you can. Be it attending and playing, donating prizes, raffle prizes or SPORT RELIEF 2018 sponsorship. All will be greatly received. his year we are really excited to be raising money T for Sport Relief 2018! Lymm High School has Entry is £140 per four-person decided to raise money by inviting students and staff to team! To enter a team, please come dressed in an item of sportswear on Friday 23rd make payment to Big Red Events March. To support such a fantastic cause, we ask that Limited, Sort code – 30-98-97, each student donate £1 in exchange for wearing their Account no – 46396268, stating Sporty Outfits during the day. We really appreciate your your team name in the reference support and hope that you’ll have fun helping our school section. raise lots of money for Sport Relief! We do hope you can support our event for this great cause!

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SCHOOL NEWS RYMAN TEAM RACE TO THE FINAL

Our first round winning teams head to Chester to compete in the regional finals of the Ryman National Enterprise Challenge.

n Monday 12th March, teams in the North West, all professional! The team work, O Mrs Feast and Mrs with the hope of enjoying commitment and motivation Worrall had the further success and going onto from the students exuded in pleasure of taking the three the national final! all that they did, reminding us Lymm High School first round how lucky we are to work In the days leading up to the winning teams to the Chester with such brilliant young event, all three of our fantastic final of the Ryman National people. teams of students were busily Enterprise Challenge. This preparing, gathering new and On the night of the event, we event would give our students updated props, as well as arrived at Chester Racecourse, the opportunity of competing personalised costumes which all students feeling both with the very best schools and looked creative and excited and nervous to be

10 LYMM HIGH NEWSLETTER - 19TH MARCH SCHOOL NEWS pitching their idea in front of Ready’ team who were even on which three teams had been teachers, students, parents and dressed using ‘bee like’ props selected for the national final, of course, the all-important and immediately caught the we enjoyed entertainment judging panel! Our first team eye of the judging panel! This from ITV presenter and up was ‘Too Cool for School’, product was commended for magician Ben Hanlin. It was who had the audience engaged being genuinely useful and then the moment of truth, who from the outset with their light realistic, as it was a spelling had been selected to go hearted and humorous projection pen to help primary through? We definitely did not advertisement which consisted school children who struggled envy their task as it seemed of Hawaiian dancing! The with their spellings. This team like an impossible decision to judging panel commended matched their product and make with the standards being them for their confidence and marketing campaign perfectly so high! clear diction, as well as their and had really thought about Success! ‘Start Your Year the catchy slogan and overall their target audience in all that Ryman Way, Lymm High product idea. they did! School!’. We were all ecstatic! Next up, we had ‘Start Your Mrs Feast and Mrs Worrall, One of our fantastic teams had Year, The Ryman Way’, who along with parents who had done it! This team will now looked very professional in come along to support, were represent Lymm High School their customised t-shirts! extremely proud of all three at the national final of The Using the infamous ‘Mamma teams. They were a credit to Ryman National Enterprise Mia’ song, this team swapped the school and had presented Challenge. This is truly a the lyrics and produced a very with confidence and fantastic achievement and we memorable song for their determination. The standard of are so proud of the students. product which had the judges presentations throughout the However, we must also and audience engaged with evening were extremely high, commend our other two teams from the get go! This team it was very clear to see that all who performed brilliantly and were again praised for their schools involved had thought competed at regional level. dedication and teamwork, carefully and precisely about We wish ‘Start Your Year The with all of the students equally their products and pitches! Ryman Way’ all the very best partaking in the presentation. Whilst we all anxiously of luck in the finals! Lastly, we had our ‘Bee School awaited the judges’ decision

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SCHOOL NEWS OFSTED REPORT 2018 Lymm High School celebrates as Ofsted praises its ‘inclusivity and scholastic ambition’

FSTED inspected Lymm proud to attend Lymm High culture of thorough O High School in School” and “are an absolute monitoring and evaluation February, and its report has credit to the school”. that is underpinned by just been published – praising honesty and integrity.” The inspection team met with the school for the staff, governors and students, Mr Williams said: “This is a improvements made under observed teaching and great report, which we think headteacher Gwyn Williams learning and scrutinised really reflects where the school since he was appointed in student books and other is at the moment, and how 2015, and lauding its documents, as well as having hard staff and students have combination of “inclusivity almost 400 responses from worked to improve things over and scholastic ambition”. parents to the ParentView the last few years. OFSTED’s report says that at A questionnaire. Nevertheless, there is no room level “students made some of for complacency – we know Writing to Mr Williams, they the strongest rates of progress that we and our students are said “You, your leadership seen across the whole country” still capable of doing even team and governors have an and that they also make better.” accurate understanding of the excellent progress in GCSEs. quality of education that the It rated the school good, school provides. Without saying “pupils are extremely doubt, you have created a

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STUDENTS LEARN TO STAY SAFE ONLINE The Youth Team share some e-safety tips and resources and talk about the benefits and risks of using the internet

n Friday 16th March we The youth team covered part enormous food for O welcomed The aspects of e-safety such as thought. Warrington Youth Team to online reputation, privacy and We now hope that equipped deliver the Risky Behaviour E- access, use of smart phones with the right e-safety Safety Programme to all our and, very usefully, social knowledge, our students can Year 7 students. The networking sites as well as better understand the dangers programme is designed to discovering new ways to of releasing personal ensure our students know how tackle issues such as cyber- information, as well as how to to keep themselves safe on the bullying. recognise unethical behaviours internet and use technology The workshops were a huge or prevent cyberbullying. responsibly. success and gave all who took

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SCHOOL NEWS THE BIG BANG FAIR A group of our students, visited the University of Essex in Colchester for The Big Bang Fair.

he Big Bang Fair was T aimed at raising students’ awareness of S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects and the impact they have on our planet.

During the visit our group were given the opportunity to listen to inspiring engineers and scientists from some of the UK’s biggest companies and find out about the opportunities available in science and engineering. Our students had the opportunity to engage in over 150 activities across the centre. There were also four stages showing exciting demonstrations from rocket science to marine biology.

The fair demonstrated how magic tricks. students’ motivation if they’re STEM subjects are fun, aware of the relevance and Bronagh Dowdall, who interesting, open to all, and importance of their subjects to organised the visit, said: "It how they can lead to careers their future education or was a really enjoyable day and our students might not have career. really got our students otherwise considered. That thinking about how S.T.E.M. As always our students were might be through the science subjects link into certain impeccably behaved and came of sound waves and music careers and how they have an away with lots of new ideas technology, the biology of the impact on the world around about what lies ahead for body in sports science, the us. them! engineering behind a Formula 1 car, or the maths behind We know it’s great for a

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Snow, a banana orchestra and of course, robots - A student account...

ne way to lighten the first weeks back If that wasn’t impressive enough Dr George, then after the half term break is a trip, introduced her spectators to an adorable robot, O especially on a cold and dismal who at her command demonstrated some excellent Wednesday afternoon. After originally being led to Tai-Chi moves. the wrong building students journeyed through the We continued to watch with delight as an orchestra snow to the Roscoe Building at Manchester was assembled using everyday household items – University. using only a baguette, a banana, some floppy discs After the short detour, we were led triumphantly and a bunch of flowers. After being shown how by Mrs Wills into the recently refurbished building these items all worked together, we were able to before the thirty of us entered the lecture hall and play ‘The Hall of the Mountain King’ by Edvar Greig. excitedly took our seats. The musical theme continued as Dr George Professor Danielle George was having one last assembled her robots to form a fully functioning survey of the robots and we waited patiently, orchestra, which fellow students were invited up to eagerly awaiting her presentation. the stage to also be a part of. They created a drum kit using only a single, and bunch of bananas. The lights dimmed, and opened by the leading Rotarian, the lecture began. Professor George was The lecture came to a close with words from the welcomed to the stage and introduced herself to same Rotarian we were introduced to at the start the audience, thanking them for endeavouring to of the show and students made their way back to make it, despite the snow. Students were the coach. dumbfounded as the first robot introduced to spectators managed to solve a rubix cube faster than most humans could manage.

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SCHOOL NEWS AUCTION OF PROMISES 2018

The Auction of Promises, the biggest event on Afritwin’s fundraising calendar was held on Friday 9th March and was a huge success.

ur students were ensuring that the auction ran Rosie Larkin and Katie Reader O fantastic in setting up smoothly. gave a short presentation to the event and running the explain the project and what The buffet provided by activities throughout the the money raised would be parents was extensive and evening which included some spent on when out in South plates of sausage rolls, very entertaining paper plane Africa. sandwiches and cakes were and jelly baby tower eaten for days afterwards. competitions.

In the auction itself there were 32 items sold in the Live auction, 86 items in the Silent auction and more than 50 items in the Online Auction which ended on Friday evening, all of which were donated by friends, family and local businesses. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone that donated the wide variety of promises.

This year’s Auctioneer, Sarah Smith, was very enthusiastic and created a great atmosphere, tempting bidders to spend lots of money.

Some of the students had the role of Auctioneer assistant, and they did a brilliant job

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This year we will continue to parents who made up the need a clear out to make space support our twinned school parent committee alongside for your Spring wardrobe (if Qhasana High School in the the Afritwin staff, so a really and when Spring finally Eastern Cape, by improving big thank you from me to arrives) then please put them the school facilities and the those people. But an extra in a bag and drop them off in quality of the education there. special mention needs to go to the school atrium on the Phil Davies who has dedicated morning of the 4th April. We will also be supporting a so much time and effort into township Soup kitchen in Miss Millington – Afritwin organising every detail of the Chintsa, also in the Eastern Coordinator event. He has been brilliant, Cape, by providing bathroom and I can’t thank him enough. facilities, which will make a significant impact on the lives Before the trip in August there of the children that use the will be a few more fundraising Soup Kitchen. events, the first being the Bags2schools collection on Finally this event would not Wednesday 4th April. So have been possible without the between now and then if you help of a group of 7 Afritwin have any unwanted clothes or

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SCHOOL NEWS ROWING FOR MEDALS AT THE NATIONALS

Eight Lymm High School students represent their school and Warrington Rowing Club at the Oarsport Junior Scullers Head.

ight Lymm High School across the country. results when compared to the students represent their whole country! E Two female and two male school and Warrington squads took part on the day We are proud to announce the Rowing Club at the Oarsport along with other school medallists and boys Junior Scullers Head. students from across the representing Lymm High Taking place on Tuesday 13th county. School included; students Ben March, at the Olympic venue Exley, awarded a Silver medal, Our students had an amazing at Eton Dorney near Windsor, Sam Preston, also a Silver day with amazing results and this was a national competition medal winner, Nick Mundy, as a club, Warrington Rowing against 54 other clubs from Liam Ellis and Matthew Smith. Club had some really strong

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The Girls representing our the J16 boy’s category. school on the day The Great Britain men’s included; Martha Farrow, squad presented students Mia Mcgonagal and Izzy with their medals, before Potts. posing for a photo with Other students worth our students and their two mentioning for their coaches! fantastic performances Suzanne Exley, Mum of include; Matt Baguley who student rower Ben Exley came in 6th place and commented saying ‘The Angus Wooler and Tom kids were not just amazing Carroll who placed 11th ambassadors for overall but achieved Warrington rowing club GOLD in the B category. but for LHS also.’ Ella Stanhope and Cam We couldn't be more Nyland also did well, proud of their placing 9th with student achievements! Joe Baguely placing 10th in

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SCHOOL NEWS LEARNING THE ROPES

Keep on reaching for the next grips! That's exactly what our students practiced recently when they went on a trip to the Climbing Depo in Manchester as part of their GCSE PE assessment.

s an additional unit, students could opt to tackle the climbing wall as part of their A GCSE PE course. The group received some fantastic tuition off two experienced and well qualified coaches over three days in one of Europe's largest indoor climbing facilities. They were fantastic throughout, learning new key skills, techniques and how to safely use the equipment on the artificial climbing wall.

The students worked incredibly hard during the visit and showed great teamwork. They attained some excellent grades that will count towards their final GCSE PE grade. The PE department would like to say a big thank you and well done to all twelve students involved.

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SCHOOL NEWS ENGLISH CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Students battle the elements representing at this year’s English Schools Cross Country Championships . tudents Jordan Jones, winds and snow showers. excellent run to finish in 48th Lauren Ferris and Dan place in 17 minutes 17 seconds. S In the Intermediate Boys race Fox represented Cheshire And the Cheshire team Jordan Jones (Year 11), who in the English Schools Cross finished in a fabulous 7th was struggling with a heavy Country Championships at a place. cold, had a poor start but he very hilly Temple Newsam moved through the field on the In the Senior Boys race over a Park in Leeds on Saturday. second lap of the 5.2km course 6.8km course, Daniel Fox (Year Battling with the brutal to finish in 89th place in 19 13) who was also suffering weather conditions as a result minutes 20 seconds. The with illness finished in 265th of the Cheshire team finished in 17th place in 27 minutes 47 seconds. #MiniBeastFromTheEast, the place (out of 46). And the Cheshire team three tackled the course in sub- finished in a fabulous 6th In the 4.1km Senior Girls race zero temperatures, strong icy place. Lauren Ferris (Year 13) had an

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have been a member of therefore there were going to I Warrington Athletics Club be hundreds of runners for the past two years and on churning up the mud further the 10th March I was selected before my race. This was to run for Cheshire at the going to require 15mm spikes National Inter-County Cross and tape to hang onto my Country Championship. shoes.

When we arrived, we soon Despite the tough conditions I realised that the conditions was extremely proud to were going to be tough as it represent my county for the had been raining consistently first time and am now looking for about 48 hours. To add to forward to the summer track this, the u17s race was the season. second to last of the day,

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SCHOOL NEWS SOUTH ARFRICA

Not long to go, 58 students are getting excited, the kit is ordered and the flights are booked it’s the final preparations for South Africa now with a last few fundraising efforts.

anchester airport will see 58 students gather on the 17th July M ready for their flights to Cape Town where they will be playing Football, Hockey, Netball and Rugby against local schools and sampling some of the main excursions and scenery. Table Mountain, Cape of good hope, Robin Island a Cheetah Sanctuary and other activities are what the group from Lymm High school will be doing. Going then on to Johannesburg to then go to a Game reserve and try and see the BIG 5! We are producing a tour programme and local companies have got on board and bought some advertising space, students are currently trying to speak to companies within Lymm. If you see this and feel that you want to be linked with the tour please get in touch with [email protected]. On Sunday 10th June there will be a ‘Summer Solstice’ Festival, there will a DJ and live music. This event will be open to Year 7 and Year 8 but there will be limited tickets so please keep your eyes open for when the tickets are released.

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LYMM STUDENTS FOR THE SHARKS his year has been another To add to this, Josh Hadland school; James Sherlock has T great year with students has also played in previous been selected for the England involved at Sale Sharks rounds and Ewan Murphy Counties U18s squad. They Academy. trained as a U16 with the U18s played a game against Ealing squad and was a whisker Trail Finders Academy in a Whilst we have a number of away from playing for them. warm up game ready for their students that are making their 2 tests against Ireland. way through the DPP age The final of the U18s groups at Sale, Joe Johnson, Joe competition that the academy James played well and Murphy and James Rooney competed in was against managed to get over the white (pictured) were in the Harlequins and was a tough wash to score a try. We wish Academy U18s squad for the contest that Sale came second him look in his selection and ‘finals day’ at Allianz Park, in losing 29-34. upcoming games. home of the Saracens. Other great news for the

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GIRLS FOOTBALL COUNTY TOURNAMENT Nail Bitingly Close Semi-Final Clash for the Year 7 Girls’ Football Team

he Year 7 Girls’ Football score an amazing five goals ball on numerous occasions. Team narrowly missed against the three opposing T As the winner of the group, we out on reaching the final of schools – Fallibroome High, went into the semi finals with ‘The Cheshire County Girls’ Hartford High and Congelton high hopes. Football Tournament’ on High. Unfortunately, we lost 1 – 0 to Tuesday 13th March. Ava Smith and Lucy Williams Christleton High, which meant Emily Forshaw, Anna Shaw, showed resilience and we were playing against Francesca Miller and Freya determination in defence and Whitby High for third Jackson demonstrated skill and Katy Burgess’s and Katy position. At full time it was a speed in their attacking Horne’s amazing tackling tense 0 – 0 draw, so it went to positions, allowing Freya to skills enabled them to win the penalties.

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Francesca Miller and Charlotte Baker took brilliant GIRLS HANDBALL penalties and Jada Bone was a fabulous goal keeper saving 2 opposing shots, however Whitby managed to shoot the winning goal into the back of the net – leaving us in fourth position.

We went away with our heads held high as we won the trophy for ‘Best he U15 Girls Handball had scored the most number Sportsmanship’. T competition was an of goals in their games. In a exciting event, with three thrilling final, Lymm High schools scoring the same School scored the winning number of points for second goals to become champions. place; all seeking a slot for the Both teams will now represent final against Lymm High Cheshire and Warrington at School. the Northwest Regional Finals Winning that slot was Upton- in May. by-Chester High School who BOYS HANDBALL

he U15 Boys Handball competition was a very fast and competitive event with five schools across Cheshire and Warrington taking part. Lymm and Wilmslow High Schools fought it out in an exciting final which went into extra time. Lymm scored the winning goal with just seconds to spare. Both teams will now represent T Cheshire and Warrington in the Northwest Regional Finals in May.

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VOLLEYBALL COUNTY SCHOOL GAMES

Girls crowned under 15 volleyball champions!

n the 16th March both U15 Volleyball champions. Well done to both teams girls and boys teams involved in the day. O The boys fixtures were in a travelled to Frodsham to league, with the Lymm team The girls team included Isabel compete in the Volleyball and Blacon team winning all of Gare, Phoebe Hampson, Ella County School Games Finals. their games so it came down to Oldland, Natasha Garside and There were some fantastic the game between the two Katy Thomas-Carter. teams in the event! The girls which finished a closely The boys team included Sam made it through to the finals contested 15-13 to Blacon. Horne, Joe Bagueley, Sam beating Wilmslow in a Leaving the Lymm boys to Wadsworth fantastic game to be crowned finish runners up.

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INDOOR ATHLETICS COUNTY FINAL

n 14th March, our O year 7 girls squad travelled to Ellesmere Port Sports village for the county final of the indoor athletics championships.

It proved to be a tough competition and unfortunately the team didn’t qualify for the regional round.

Still, there were some great individual performances. Well done to all competitors.

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PRAISE & UPCOMING DATES UPCOMING STANDOUT IMPORTANT PERFORMANCES DATES Good Friday Friday 30th March

FROM OUR Bank Holiday Monday 2nd April FOOTBALL BOYS Spring Term Ends Friday 6th April

Return to School Monday 23rd April

Golf Day Friday 4th May

Ladies Day Friday 15th June

ell done to our U18’s on your tour of Cheshire. Boys Football team Please see below this list of W after a fantastic players involved in the fixture. performance against King Edward VI Camp Hill Boys on Kai Bone, Matthew Thompson, Friday afternoon. Jack Heale, Oliver Quarmby, Jonny Caldwell, Paddy Smith, The game was played in great Thomas Houston, Tom spirit with some fantastic Davenport, Alfie Davies, individual performances from Follow us on Cameron Higgins, Will Ardron, our Y11 players which bodes Sam Bernard, Max Allardyce, well for the future of the 1st TWITTER George Potts, Jack Sweeny, team. We look forward to Matthew ’O Brien, James @LymmHighSchool welcoming you again next year Forshaw, Lewis Cooper.

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