Wednesday 28th March 2018 Issue 24

Contact Details Reception: 01625 526191 Attendance: 01625 441089 Sixth Form Attendance: 01625 441070 Community Liaison: 01625 444159 School Lettings: 01625 441053 Second Hand Uniform 07796 266165 (Annabel) High wins the National Bar Mock High Notes Trial March 2018 highnotes@wilmslow high..sch.uk The Bar Mock Trial is a national competition where students fight a criminal trial. Judges (who are real recorders, Circuit judges, High Court judges and Lords Justice of Appeal) decide who has given the best performance.

2,730 students took part from 182 schools, competing in 18 regional heats all over , , Scotland and . We won!

In the first case, Deniz Grey (played by Emily Short) has been accused @wilmslowhigh of domestic violence on her partner, Vik Matthias. They were having one @whigh_maths of their usual rows in the kitchen. Vik was very angry, and waved a knife @whigh_eng at Deniz. Deniz grabbed her by the arms and pushed her to the ground. wilmslowhigh.com Somehow, some way, Vik broke her leg.

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1 What Vik failed to mention to the police was that she had broken her leg in the same place 3 months ago while playing football, so this was really a re-fracture. Deniz argues that she reacted in self-defence because she really believed Vik was going to harm her. What’s strange is why, when Vik was writhing on the floor in agony with a broken tibia, Deniz carried on telling her to leave and even rang the police to tell them she was scared of her.

Emily batted this one away: “You know what these footballers are like; one minute they’re lying on the floor screaming, and 30 seconds later they’re up and about again. I assumed she was play-acting”.

The second case was about the Charalambous, an old couple who lived in the flat above the Simms. The Simms believed Georgie Charalambous was deliberately pouring foul pet waste down the drain, knowing that the drain was blocked and the waste backed up the drain onto the Simms’ balcony.

For the 5th time, the Simms went to see Georgie, who answered the door. Ashley Simms threatened Georgie, and had her foot in the door. Georgie threatened to call the police, and tried to close the door. According to Georgie, at that point, the Simms left and that was that. According to the Simms, Georgie produced a gun and pointed it at them. Who’s telling the truth?

Georgie does have an imitation gun, which she keeps in a cabinet, and she was fed up with being pestered by the Simms about something the council should be dealing with. However, the Simms could have made the whole thing up: maybe Ashley realised she’d gone too far, harassing the Charalambous, and so she accused Georgie of pointing a gun in order to avoid getting into trouble herself. Who knows: maybe Georgie might even get evicted, which would suit the Simms down to the ground!

With only 7 members, we were the smallest team in the competition. Evie Smith played three ’ roles; both Juliet Cook and Emily Short doubled as witnesses (a nosy neighbour and an angry event assistant) , barristers, a clerk and an usher; Amelia McDonald played two barristers; Sophie Lawlor played a witnesses (a belligerent office manager), a and a clerk;

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2 the irrepressible Ella Sankey played three witnesses (a wounded footballer, a fitness instructor who’s scared of dogs and an old lady who owns a gun) and an usher, and Charlie Keller played two witnesses (a gooseberry on Valentine’s day and an old man who lives through his dog, Bouncer and his parrot, Captain Jack).

The competition was fierce. We really weren’t expecting to get through to the head-to-head between the two highest scoring teams. It therefore came as a shock; we were prosecuting King Edward VI (Handsworth), a leading grammar school which has won the competition in the past.

We nudged ahead of them comfortably. Our cross- examinations were clever, focused and didn’t allow the witnesses an inch of manoeuvre; our speeches were well argued and beautifully pitched, holding the jury’s interest even during the ‘boring’ legal bits.

Our witnesses had anticipated every question and had retorts ready for everything that was fired at them.

Lord Leveson, President of the Queen’s Bench, head of Criminal Justice and chair of the Leveson Inquiry into British press practices, handed out the prizes. He complimented us on our technique and excellent delivery.

This is the 5th year in a row that we’ve got through to the National Finals; a record no other school can beat. Last year we came 3rd out of 232 teams; the year before we came 2nd out of 209.

We celebrated with vast amounts of chocolate on the train home. What a day.

3 The Magistrates’ Mock Trial Team win local heat

The Magistrates’ Mock Trial team have won the local heat yet again, enabling us go through to the regional finals in Burnley in May. The students worked their socks off, and it paid off. Every innuendo and twist of logic was analysed and evaluated.

The case was about Sam Fenton, who was accused of having a knife in a public place. He had a row with his sister’s friend, and then stormed out of the flat. The next door neighbour said he had a knife with him; his sister’s friend said the same. If two independent witnesses are telling the same story, it looks like Sam’s guilty, doesn’t it? However, the witnesses’ evidence is a bit odd. The neighbour says Sam put the knife into his belt. Why would he do that? He could cut himself, or the jeans or himself! And surely he wouldn’t flaunt his knife in public, when he could easily hide it under a coat. The other witness says he thought Sam was about to attack him. So why didn’t he call the police?

We were complimented by the judges for our confidence and professionalism. All our cross- examinations were focused and clear, and we made our points effectively. Our witnesses were convincing and dodged all the bullets fired at them by the other side. Wish us luck at the Regional Finals! NOTES PRIDE V ISA APPROVED (By Form Professionalism: Your Tutor) ATTENDANCE PUNCTUALITY and during and the Mock BEHAVIOUR excellent exams was

You have Respect: been Passport to the Prom the school site and staff RESPECTFUL to You have returned all Integrity:

As the Year 11 students enter the final phase of their GCSEs, we outstanding books to the are launchingLRC Approved (by LRC staff Determination: You have ) attended a range of REVISION CLINICS our ‘Passport to the Prom’ scheme. Each student is given a card PROGRESS LABS(or ‘passport’), and You have Empathy: of others understood the needs with different sections for form tutors, subject teachers and you supportas in your form a parent to ed them and follow the WILMSLOW WAY ed CONGRATULATIONS complete and sign as they approach their final examinations. You have worked hard this year and deserve your place at this year’s PROM . Signed ______Head of House

If students successfully complete 20 out of the 24 sections on their ‘passport’,

PRIDE they will be allowed to buy a ticket to the Year 11 ‘Prom’ at the DeanwaterV ISA APPROVED (By Form Professionalism: Your Tutor) ATTENDANCE PUNCTUALITY Hotel on Thursday 5th July. and during and the Mock BEHAVIOUR excellent exams was

The passport is closely linked to the ‘Wilmslow Way’s’ set of expectations,You have Respect: sanctions and been the school site and staff RESPECTFUL to You have returned all Integrity: rewards. For the vast majority of students, this scheme will beoutstanding books to the an opportunityLRC for them to have Approved (by LRC staff Determination: You have ) attended a range of REVISION CLINICS their excellent behaviour, achievements and all round performancePROGRESS LABS in school formally recognised. and

You have Empathy: of others understood the needs support in your form ed them and follow the WILMSLOW WAY ed CONGRATULATIONS

You have worked hard this year and deserve your place at this year’s PROM . Signed ______Head of House

issues with this. Anyone who has not shown The Duke of Edinburgh’s sufficient commitment to these sections may Award – update be advised to do the assessed expedition next year, rather than May 2018 as planned. Year 9 Bronze A letter was given out this week to students Students recently signed up in Year 9 should giving details of the May expedition (12-13th be carrying out their volunteering, physical May) – here’s the link to the letter on firefly: and skill sections. Anyone who is still looking https://tinyurl.com/yavtegns for an activity for any section should contact Mrs Farris as soon as possible by email. Year 11 Silver After the Easter break there will be support The training expedition takes place during the sessions to help with logging onto eDofE Easter holidays, 12th – 14th April 2018. Tents, and writing programme planners for anyone rucksacks etc were given to students this who needs it. But you can still be doing your week, any problems wth this please contact activities – don’t worry if you haven’t been Mrs Farris. able to sign onto eDofE yet. Instructions on how to log on and write your programme Here is the link to the letter giving details of planners can be found here: the April expedition: https://tinyurl.com/y6w9ouyh https://tinyurl.com/y7pkffbq

Year 10 Bronze Here’s hoping that the weather is kind to us Students should be aiming to finish their for all these expeditions. Kit lists and other volunteering, physical and skill sections and resources can be found on firefly. have their assessor’s reports uploaded by [email protected] 30th April. Please email Mrs Farris if there are 5 Travel to and from school

As our school community has grown in size, there has been more pressure placed upon the surrounding roads and public transport before school starts and at the end of the school day. This increase in traffic and number of students being dropped off at school between 8.40 – 8.45am has sometimes resulted in students arriving late for morning registration (which starts at 8.45am). During this past term, we have received a number of other concerns regarding travel to and from school from staff and members of the community. These include:

· Vehicles entering the school site to pick up students between 3.10 – 3.20pm – only taxis picking up students please · Vehicles parking on the Broadway verge (this land does not belong to school) and blocking the road for other cars (this is also a an issue on Parents’ Evenings) · Vehicles parking in the turning circle opposite the main gate at the end of the school day · Cars using the staff car park as a cut through to access Wilmslow/A34

We appreciate that there is very little space near to the school site where vehicles can wait to collect students at the end of the day. This problem would be alleviated if parents could arrange to pick up students at a prearranged point away from the school site. Please consider this for the summer term.

Thank you for working with us to help make the start and end of the school day as stress-free and safe as possible for all of our school and local community.

WE NEED YOU! (parent volunteers) Wilmslow High School has always been immensely grateful for the generosity and enthusiasm of the parents of our students. Giving time and effort, you play an integral role in maintaining a vibrant educational environment where our students thrive and achieve their ambitions.

But more volunteers are always highly welcome to ensure we continue to meet our students' needs in the future. Examples of areas where you could help are: � Fundraising � Mentoring students � Performing Arts � Sports team support � School grounds design and development If you have the skills, time and energy to help with any of these areas, or any other areas, and would like to get involved, please email Kath Stephens on [email protected] detailing your field of expertise/area of interest and we will contact you next term when we launch our new 'Parent Partners Programme'. Thank you for your support.

6 Year 11 personalised plans

As we enter the exam preparation season, we have been speaking to our Year 11 students about the importance of having the right plan in place for each one of them, and of students following our professional advice about their personalised plans.

Further details of the assembly given to Year 11 students this week can be found at the link below: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/year-11-easter/ All Year 11 students have been given their own personalised plan to take them through the Easter holidays, and a letter to parents on important exam preparation activities for April can be found at the link below: https://tinyurl.com/yas3hysw Details of the May-June examination schedule will follow the second week back after Easter.

We are very pleased with the way that most of our Year 11 students are engaging with their exam preparation, and wish all of our Year 11 students an Easter holiday that is both relaxing but purposeful.

These pages on firefly may also be useful: Video Version of Revision Year 11 revision page: Presentation https://tinyurl.com/y8zfr7yb

On 13th March we held a revision skills Sixth form advice about revision: evening for the parents of students in Years https://tinyurl.com/y992vljs 10-13. We shared information about what students have been told about the best It's never too early to begin to understand revision techniques and shared the resources how to revise effectively - many parents which they have been given to help them to of students in Key Stage 3 have asked for structure a revision plan. We shared some of guidance in how to support their children to the psychology which lies behind effective prepare for our internal examinations. Much revision and explained how to break down of the video link above is relevant to all of each subject into revisable 'chunks'. our students and we would encourage all parents to watch it. I f you have any further A summary video (10 minutes) of the questions, please contact Mr Munro. tmunro@ presentation can be found here: wilmslowhigh.com. https://tinyurl.com/yb2lps2u Here is a link to the summer term letters emailed to parents and carers today by Year group: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/summer-term-letter-to-parents-year-7/ http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/summer-term-letter-to-parents-year-8/ http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/summer-term-letter-to-parents-year-9/ http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/summer-term-letter-to-parents-year-10/

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Silly Sock Day

On Wednesday 21st March Wilmslow High School staff and students were given the opportunity to wear silly or odd socks to show their support for World Down's Syndrome Awareness Day. Mrs Raven's form did a superb job collecting money during morning tutor time (we raised well over £200 for the Down's Syndrome Association). Thank you to all who contributed and got involved!

Battle of the Bands On Thursday 29th March, Year 9 band 'Room 3' are competing in the final of the 'Battle of the Bands' event, run by the Love Music Trust. Sam Pendrill (vocals), Jack Mitchell (guitar) and Jack Forster (drums) successfully made it through the preliminary rounds and second auditions with their performance of Oasis classics such as 'Supersonic', 'Wonderwall' and 'She's Electric'. Tickets for the event, to be held at the Crewe Lyceum Theatre at 7pm, are available from the music office at £5. We wish them the best of luck for the final!

Visit by St Anne’s Fulshaw

On Wednesday 21st March, 29 Year 2 and 3 students and their teachers from St Anne’s Fulshaw Primary School visited the science department along with 14 papier-mâché volcanoes they had designed as part of their latest school project.

They were introduced to some of the scientific equipment they needed to use and then carried out their first ever science experiment in a laboratory. Mrs Grice and Mrs Sharp led them through an analysis of different rocks from volcanoes before they carefully measured and mixed the chemicals to make their volcanoes erupt prducing rivers of red and black ‘lava’ flowing down the sides.

Other dramatic chemical explosions found in a volcano were also demonstrated before heading back home.

8 Danish Students Visit Wilmslow High School

For the second year running, a group of students studying English from the Rosborg-gym School in Vejle, Denmark, spent the morning here at Wilmslow learning about the English school system and experiencing life in a large comprehensive school.

The students attended a Sports Relief themed assembly (apparently a very NAS ASC Awards different experience to assemblies in Denmark which are much more informal), This year, the Autism Resource Provision Team listened to a presentation about Wilmslow were nominated for the NAS “Inspirational from Mr Munro, toured the school with our Education Provider” award by a parent. Year 13 BTEC PE students and finished off with a game of volleyball in the sports hall. The team were shortlisted as 1 of 3 finalists and Mrs Goodwin and Mrs Hulme attended The students thoroughly enjoyed the awards ceremony earlier this month. themselves and invited us to visit their school in Denmark in the near future. Unfortunately, they lost out to Ashley High School, a specialist school for students with The lead teacher with the Danish school social communication needs and ASC, but it group said, “Many students said it had was a great accolade, all the same. been one of their favourite experiences on the trip, especially because the students The awards were presented by Jane Asher showing them around had been so great!” and Kate Fox, both patrons of the National Autistic Society. Despite not winning, Mrs Goodwin and Mrs Hulme were thrilled and honoured to make it to that point.

The team are now busy fundraising for National Autism Awareness Week. Please follow them on Twitter to find out more about what is happening @whs_asc .

USEFUL LINKS • Extra-curricular activities: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/curriculum/xtra-curricular-programmes/ • Previous issues of High Notes: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=2239 • Letters sent from school: http://www.wilmslowhigh.com/?p=2043 • Examination timetable: http://tinyurl.com/jsh2qkn • Sports X-tra timetable: https://tinyurl.com/yc7yaa69

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Last week saw staff and students take part in a variety of fundraising activities to raise money for Sport Relief. Students ‘climbed’ Mount Kilimanjaro during their PE lessons: 85,000 steps whilst carrying camping gear was the aim and it was completed by every class! Apart from this being an intense physical challenge, there was emphasis placed on teamwork and co-operation, and the PE team were impressed from the level of engagement and commitment shown from all students.

Prizes were awarded to the highest fund raising individual and highest fund raising form. A huge congratulations to Louis Byrom and 8HSR for winning these awards – both outstanding efforts!

The week came to a close with ‘PE Kit Friday’. Students from all years wore their PE kit to show their support for Sport Relief.

During the lunchbreak, hundreds made their way to the Sports Fair on the large astroturf to take on both friends and teachers in the various sporting challenges on offer.

Dr Pullé provided one of the highlights of the afternoon... After expertly beating Mr Jones in the Hockey Penalty Shootout, he made his way over to the ‘Nutmeg Challenge’ where he took on Year 7 boy Dillon Tetteh. Unfortunately for Dr Pullé, his winning streak was short lived as young Dillon skilfully slid the ball through his legs!

A big thank you to all students, teachers, friends and family for supporting the cause and donating generously to Sport Relief. We would also like to acknowledge the support from our local Sainsbury’s store for generously donating a number of Easter themed prizes throughout the week.

After a sport-filled week, we are proud to announce the total money raised for Sport Relief was… £2041.25!

10 Philosophy Conference

On Tuesday 27th March @students who think! Philosophy Conference was kindly hosted at Wilmslow United Reformed Church and involved thirty Year 10 and Year 11 students participating in a day of philosophically themed workshops.

These were run by lecturers, PhD and undergraduate students from Hope University, The University of , The University of Sheffield and Manchester Metropolitan University. We were also glad to welcome one of our former philosophy students Ledicia Carp who lead a talk on gender and society.

Students enjoyed engaging with a range of philosophical themes that encouraged them to appreciate the relevance of philosophical problems and reasoning in everyday life and the contemporary world. Questions such as “what exactly is wrong with cultural appropriation?”, and “what does it mean to be a person?” ensured students were intellectually stimulated and motivated to think harder. Students responded that the day ensured they “had asked questions [they] had not thought of before” and had been made to “think about thinking”. It was very encouraging to see our students being challenged throughout the day to think critically, argue effectively and consider how these valuable skills relate to their own approach to learning.

Aspire High - Veterinary Medicine

Former student Becky Medcalf came in to speak to current students interested in studying Veterinary Medicine at university as part of the Aspire High Aspirational Encounters programme.

Now a student at the University of Surrey, Becky's passion for her course was clear to see and she spoke about entry requirements and what the course involves as well as the importance of starting work experience as early as possible.

It was fantastic to see a former student so happy in her chosen university course and her words of wisdom were greatly appreciated by all who attended.

11 Oxbridge Conference Eighteen aspiring Year 12 and Cambridge students enjoyed their day at the Oxbridge Conference at Aintree racecourse last Wednesday. The conference is designed to give students a broad range of information about what it’s like to study at these prestigious institutions, together with details of specific courses and their entry requirements. Talks from current students gave our Year 12s a really good insight into the college system and student finance and careers experts also provided valuable information to help students make choices regarding their post-18 destinations.

Model United Nations

Fifteen ‘debaters’ from Wilmslow High took part in an intense weekend of debate at Stockport Grammar School Model United Nations last weekend.

They had to research and adopt the views of a randomly assigned country, in this instance we were Egypt, Democratic Republic of Congo and Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea then debate the views of said countries.

Students were then assigned a committee, which could be the Human rights council or political committee, to name but two, and were asked to debate on a wide variety of subjects, submitting ‘clauses’ and ‘resolutions’ to find a way to solve the issue at hand.

The students all did extremely well, with many first-timers winning awards along with the more experienced members.

Congratulations to all who received a Commended Award: Joseph Vale, (Year 10), Rose Harris (Year 9), Owen Branthwaite (Year 8), Azooz Mourad (Year 7), Josh Benton (Year 12) and Joel Mander (Year 12).

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Year 12 Young Enterprise entered the Dragons’ Den at University on Wednesday evening in order to present on their year in enterprise so far with their soon to be launched product – “The Adventures of Wren”.

The team of eight have created a book and puzzle pack to encourage a love of reading among 6 to 9 year olds. For a low subscription charge children will receive a reading box through the post which will allow them to follow the adventures of a rather curious and perhaps a little mischievous child called Wren.

Written and illustrated by members of the team Wren’s adventures the book and puzzles have been well received by small children, primary school teachers and Dragons alike. Next stop for the young entrepreneurs is to confirm the publisher and launch the first instalments of Wren’s adventures – which, I am told, involves a pirate ship and the discovery of a lost city called Alplon…

Led by Managing Director Georgia Sherrington, this year’s team are made up of Alex Poole, Millie Taylor, Will Anderson, Jayden Jaiswal, Maia Ballard, Katherine Calderbank and Becky Thorley.

Congratulations to all of the students who were invited to the attendance Rewards Breakfast on Wednesday morning.

13 BBC School Report It’s been another successful year for the BBC School Report team at Wilmslow High School. Over forty of the best writers in Year 9 were chosen to be involved. They spent the day researching and planning news stories; interviewing students and staff; taking photographs to accompany their articles and then writing their articles. The topics that students wrote about reflected a real range, from articles about gun laws in Norway to the possibility of a meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un.

There are now over fifteen articles on the BBC website, all of which are written solely by the students and are of a very impressive quality. All students involved were awarded a certificate by Dr Pullé and Mr Spence. Thank you to all involved - their hard work, professionalism, impartiality, accuracy and ability to manage their own workload and meet deadlines was very impressive.

We hope you enjoy reading the articles: https://tinyurl.com/ybtj8gme

14 Christian Controversies Conference

On Wednesday 14th March Mr Pollock and Miss Howard took 35 Year 10 and 11 Religious Studies students to Chester Cathedral to attend a fantastic Christian Controversies Conference.

The day was run by Christian speakers from diverse backgrounds who were not there to proselytise but engage students in frank discussions and stimulate debate on controversial topics relevant to their GCSE syllabus.

The day began with a seminar run by Steven Baker, a former UN forensic anthropologist who had worked in Bosnia excavating graves and establishing evidence of the Srebrenica Genocide. He spoke movingly on his particular experiences and those of survivors he had met, focusing on the themes of forgiveness and community cohesion.

This engaging start set the tone for the rest of the workshops, which centred around divisive and engaging topics such as “is the Church homophobic?”, “Would Church concessions regarding sexuality threaten the authority of the Bible?”, “is the pro-life stance compatible with autonomy over a woman’s body”, “the implications of decriminalising euthanasia”, “the Church’s stance on other faiths”, “orthodoxy vs orthopraxy”, “the Church’s position on Science” and so on. The students engaged fantastically with all speakers, posing rigorous questions and exploring the debates.

At the end of a very rewarding day, the students came together to reflect on their experiences and put their own insightful and thought-provoking questions to a panel of speakers.

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However, the boys were unable to progress Football through to the semi-finals after losing to A busy week on the football front with the U12 in the quarters. Even so, boys playing on both Tuesday (20th March) great a afternoon's football for the team. and Wednesday (21st March). On Tuesday, the boys travelled to in the The U15 boys were also in action in the Macclesfield and district cup semi finals. The Macclesfield and district cup semi final, teams couldn't be split inside sixty minutes so beating Fallibroome 3-0 in what turned out extra time ensue, with Archie Kilroy grabbing to be a comfortable afternoon. They followed the winner three minutes from the end, putting this up with an impressive 4-1 win against the boys into the final next week. Cheadle Hulme school on Wednesday in a hotly contested friendly match. On Wednesday they made the short trip over to Manchester Grammar School to play in a small sided tournament. Playing some great football along the way, the boys finished top of their group, beating MGS, Bury Grammar and Audenshaw with goals from Archy Kilroy, Adam O'Doherty and Harrison Trickett amongst the pick.

Netball On Saturday (17th March) the junior netball girls were in action against Stockport Grammar, with all games going ahead despite the snowy conditions! In the end, some of the games were cut short due to the weather but the girls played really well and seemed to enjoy it while it lasted.

Results: U12A 23 - 3 King College 23-3 U12A 0 - 12 Stockport Grammar U12B 9 -20 Stockport Grammar U13 15 - 19 Stockport Grammar U13 8 - 9 King College U15 15 - 15 King College U15 18 -2 Stockport Grammar U16 10 - 25 Stockport Grammar

The girls were once again in action on Wednesday (21st March) when they travelled to Fallibroome. After the result below it was confirmed that the U12 B's and the senior girls have won their respective league competitions, whilst we are still awaiting confirmation on other teams. A fantastic season all round! U12A won 12-9 U12B won 12-3 U13 lost 13-26 U14 lost 15-16 Seniors won 28-15

16 Hockey On Saturday (17th March) the U13 and U12A and B team played friendly fixtures against Cheadle Hulme School. The U13's and U12B both put in solid performances but lost, whilst the U12A team went one better and won 4-3. Players of the match were Beth Lomas, Helena Clarke and Sophie Turner. The matches were played in great spirits despite the terrible conditions.

Meanwhile, the U14s finished 3rd in their county tournament, again putting in some fantastic performances despite the arctic conditions. Miss Jamison has only just thawed out!

Cricket The U13 Indoor Cricket team are County Champions!

The squad (pictured), won all four of their fixtures against Altrincham Grammar, Wirral Grammar, Bramhall High and Leftwich High. There were no easy wins on offer with most games going down to the final few balls of the match.

The standard of cricket on show was superb and was a great challenge for the boys ahead of the cricket season that starts in a matter of weeks.

Wilmslow High School will now represent Cheshire in the regional tournament in the summer, which is held at Old Trafford. They will play Cumbria, Shropshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire.

17 National Trampolining Finals On Saturday, 23 students took part in the National Trampolining Finals at Ards Leisure Centre, .

In the individual competitions, Abby Regan finished in 7th position, Ben Dickinson in 5th and Katie Phythian won the national title in the U19 novice category.

In the team event, the U19 Intermediate Girls team of Molly Andrew, Gracie Davies, Shauna Greaves and Georgia Long finished in 1st place for the 3rd year running - an incredible achievement.

The U19 boys team (Ben Dickinson, Finlay Greenwood, Dominic Rowe, Oliver Weir) and the U15 Novice Boys (Harvey Spendlow, Jack Mitchell, Ethan Hughes) both finished in second place. The U13 Novice Girls team (Abby Regan, Lara Plant, Mia Greenwood, Katie Odgen) and the U19 Elite Boys team (Conor Smith, Matthew Graham, Jack Colledge, Ethan Ford) both finished in 3rd position. The U15 Novice Boys B team (Jack Loynton, Finley Michaelis, Sam Poole) were unlucky to miss out on a medal, finishing in 4th position.

Another fantastic set of results at the highest level. Our congratulations go not just to the students but to Hilary Pemberton and her team of coaches who continue to produce top class bouncers year in year out.

Schools Games Makers make Cheshire and quicksticks competition huge success.

The following students helped to organise and umpire the Cheshire and Warrington School Games quicksticks final held at Alderley Edge hockey club on Thursday 15th March. The students umpired 7 matches including the county final. Cheshire hockey commented on their exemplary behaviour and very high quality of umpiring and match control.

Thank you to the following School Games Makers on behalf of the Macclesfield School Sport Partnership: Tamsin Stephenson, Jolie Lomas, Lucy Walmsley, Georgina Cook, Ella Jones, Amy Worsley, Phoebe Gardener, Sophia Batra, Charlotte Wood, Joe Lomas, Tom Rae, Joel Griffiths, Ben Wilson, Jad Abraham.

18 Results week commencing 24th March 2018

DATE OPPONENTS 1st 2nd 3rd/U16 U15 U14 U13 13 B U12 12 B SPORT Won U19G Ind. 24-Mar-18 Trampoline National Finals Ireland Won U19 Team TRAMPOLINE G

24-Mar-18 Isle of Man School Won Won RUGBY 26-Mar-18 Macclesfield & District Finals @WHS Won Won BOYS FOOTBALL 26-Mar-18 Eaton Bank Lost BOYS FOOTBALL 26-Mar-18 Tytherington HS Can BOYS FOOTBALL 26-Mar-18 King's School Macclesfield Lost GIRLS HOCKEY 27-Mar-18 Cheshire 7s @Stockport Grammar School 3rd RUGBY 27-Mar-18 Sandbach Girls School Won GIRLS FOOTBALL 27-Mar-18 Netball Rewards Evening H H H H H H H H H NETBALL 27-Mar-18 Macclesfield & District Finals @WHS BOYS FOOTBALL 27-Mar-18 Cheadle Hulme School Won BOYS FOOTBALL 28-Mar-18 Football Rewards Evening BOYS FOOTBALL 28-Mar-18 Cheshire 7s @ Sandbach A RUGBY

CALENDAR

Saturday 31st March 2018 - Thursday 12th April

Day/date Time Venue Activity Saturday 31st March Alpin Centre, Year 9 Skiing visit departs (returns 6th April) Hochfugen Sunday 31st March Disneyland Paris U13 and U15 rugby tour departs (returns on 12th April) Thursday 12th April 8.00am High Peak/Hope Year 11 Silver DofE training expedition Valley departs (returns 14th April at 3.00pm)

Week commencing Monday 16th April 2018

Day/date Time Venue Activity Monday 16th April 8.45am Summer term starts for staff and students Tuesday 17th April 6.00-7.00pm Room 206 Year 10 Lyon visit parents information meeting Thursday 19th April 5.00-8.00pm Main Hall Year 8 Parents evening (rearranged from 1st March)

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Scientific exploration and understanding life on Earth Dr Ross Piper

Image: Ross Piper

Image: Ross Piper

Life on Earth is dazzlingly diverse, yet we know next to nothing about it: from how many species there are to how they live. Why is this? Dr Ross Piper’s talk will explore this question and offer some surprising answers, providing a whole new perspective on how much we still have to discover.

Wednesday 20 June at 7.00pm Joint event with Wilmslow Guild Wilmslow Guild, 1 Bourne Street, Wilmslow, SK9 5HD Tickets: £8 (RGS-IBG members free) Book online at www.wilmslowguild.org or call 01625 523903

www.rgs.org/whatson

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