Herne Bay High School Sports College Newsletter The who, what and when from PE & Sport between September and December. Issue 21 December 2017 Sports Awards Evening 2017 This year’s winners of our main The 2017 HBHS “Sports Awards awards were as follows: Evening” took place in the Bay Theatre, on Wednesday 27th September. The “Outstanding Sports Leader in audience of parents, staff and School” Inside this Issue: governors were invited along to Winner: Dan Leigh and Robbie Title P celebrate the successes of our Baker, both Yr11. students over the past year, watching Prestigious 2 Award for HBH! video highlights of the year and the “Outstanding Sports Leader in students receive their awards. Community” Student Success 2 This year the awards were presented Winner: Hayden Bright Yr 8. by England Rugby player Rachael Mini Community 3 Games Burford. Rachael gave the audience an “Outstanding Sports Leader in inspirational speech about her pathway Partner Schools” Morning Mentor 3 Sports into sport including her setbacks, how Winner: Abigail Clarke Yr13. she overcame them and how they have Competitions 4 helped her progress to where she is “Outstanding Dance Leader in Partnership today. Hopefully this was a great School” Leadership 4 Opportunities insight for the students as to the hard Winner: Donny Ferris Yr12. work and commitment required to not OAA Community 5 only reach the top of their chosen “Mat Parsons Active Lifestyle Support sport, but how to keep motivated and Award” Nethergong constantly thrive to do better even Winner: Harvey Nassirzadeh Canoeing 5 when injuries and other setbacks Yr12. Residential occur. OAA Holiday The evening started with 53 students “Outstanding Achievement in 5 Camps receiving our Colours Awards for Extra-Curricular PE & Sport” Ardeche Trip representing the school in 4 or more Winner: Ajay Scott Yr8 and 5 2017 sports and 52 students gaining silver Stephanie Adby Yr9. Community or gold Sports Stars for regularly 5 Climbing Sessions attending 5 or more different PE clubs “Outstanding Achievement in OAA” Fixtures and during the year. Winner: Rebecca Davies Yr9. 6 Results Before the main awards were given out Fixtures and the audience were entertained with an “Outstanding Commitment to 7 Results Continued exceptional performance by the Dance Extra-Curricular PE & Sport” Extra Curricular Company and then humorously Winner: Tilly Compton Yr9 8 Clubs entertained by the teacher style ‘A Sports Question of Sport’. Despite Mr “Outstanding commitment to School Development Club 8 Beeson’s amazing efforts in the Sprint Sport” Links Finish round Mr Bunce and his chosen Winner: Joe Turner Yr9 Active Life 8 team were triumphant this year, Partnership meaning over the past couple of years “Team of the Year” their head to head is 1-1. Winners: U13 Boys Table Tennis Then it was time for the main business. Team The night is our opportunity to recognise individuals and teams for “Brian Steele PRIDE Values their extra special achievements and Awards” commitments to PE and Sport and Winner: Emily Sharkey celebrate these successes. The winner of the PRIDE award this year was Emily who has volunteered a considerable amount of time assisting the PE department and SGO team, coaching in the community, representing the school’s sports teams whilst still maintaining her studies. Success at HBH: Page 2 Prestigious Award for HBH! Herne Bay High School has become one of the first schools in England to win a new national award for making a commitment to develop its students to be the best they can be in competitive school sport. Herne Bay High School was one of only 104 schools, which included only a handful of secondary schools across the country, with HBHS being the only secondary school in Kent to receive the special School Games Platinum Award. The Award is part of the School Games Mark, a government led awards scheme launched in 2012 and administered by national charity the Youth Sport Trust, which had close to 9,000 applicants this year. Its aim is to reward schools for a commitment to the development of competition across schools and into the community. Participating in this process allows schools to evaluate their PE provision, grading them either bronze, silver or gold, and assists schools in developing an action plan for future progress to better the provisions available to students. The Platinum Award is the new fourth level of the award scheme, introduced earlier this year to celebrate schools who had shown consistently high-levels of enthusiasm and commitment to school sport. Applications are only open to those schools who achieved five successive gold awards. To achieve the gold award a school must meet a certain set of criteria, which includes engaging a high percentage of young people in both curricular and extracurricular activities, participating in a minimum number of competitions across different sports and levels, and reaching out to target groups including young leaders, volunteers, and those previously identified as the school’s least-active pupils. Jon Boyes, HBHS Principal said “To receive the Platinum mark is a truly outstanding achievement, and recognises nationally the truly exceptional work the PE department at Herne Bay High school make in promoting and delivering school sport within the community. I am immensely proud of them all”. The school PE department said “We are obviously very please to receive such an amazing award in recognition of what we do here. None of this could have been possible without the students we have had over the years and will have in the future, giving up their time to attend our clubs and events, representing the school and achieving so much. We would also like to thank all of our current and past staff, both in and out of the PE department, who give up countless hours to provide so many amazing opportunities for our students. Finally, all of the current and ex students, parents and teachers who helped support our application for the award, we would like to thank you. Without your kind words and support this would not have been possible. We now look forward to taking school sport at HBH to the next level!” Ali Oliver, Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust, said: “We are pleased to introduce the new Platinum Award this year to give these exemplary schools the recognition which they deserve. We are extremely proud of all our award winners for the passion which they have shown towards the School Games and their dedication to providing opportunities for all young people to take part in competitive school sport. “At a time when young people are becoming less healthy and less active, the School Games provides opportunities for millions across the country to participate in sport and reap the benefits of an active lifestyle both on and off the field. Schools like Herne Bay High School are really leading the way.” For more information about the School Games Mark visit: https://www.yourschoolgames.com/how-it-works/school-games-mark/ Student Success: Ajay Scott— Joe Chipperfield— Harry Newton— Archery Table Tennis Team Various Sailing Congratulations to Ajay Well done to the year 8 A busy year for Joe playing A great year sailing for Harry, Scott, year 10, for his in both the U15 and U17 age taking away a total of 12 table tennis team, Shem recent success at the LeJarde, Jack Roberts, groups for his roller hockey trophies for winning numerous junior National Indoor club (Herne Bay RHC) and series and races. This included Robbie Steele and Toby Championships. Ajay Kennett, for their recent going on to win the National first places wins in the scored 565 out of a Cup, captaining the England Autumn, Evening, Ganges, success at the KSG table possible 600 points in tennis tournament. The Roller Hockey team at the Summer, Twilight and Holiday the competition and European Championships, series racing. He also had first boys came up against a finished 9th and 4th in range of grammar and being put forward to be part place in the Commodores, his age groups. He has of the England U17 roller Presidents, Easter, Spring and private schools and also recently been vot- played superbly to finish hockey squad for the U17 the Stop Gap races. ed ‘Archer of the year’ European Championships and in 3rd position, losing in Harry has now started winter at his local club during being re-selected for the the semi finals to the training with the British Youth their annual awards Kent and Saracens Rugby eventual winners. They Sailing Team where he is evening. academy! All of this whilst were unfortunate with currently representing London also being a school sports the semi final draw as Not a bad end to the and the South East in the leader, regularly attending they had beaten both the year, best archer at Toppers class. other teams earlier in the your club and 4th best our clubs and staying on top event so 2nd place seems in the country! All the of his school work. We Congratulations, we hope the more worthy! Well done best for 2018 Ajay, we honestly don’t know how he winter training puts you in a boys, good luck in the hope you keep going finds the time! We hope the good place to continue your individual tournaments. well. successes continue in 2018! success in 2018. Herne Bay High School Sports College Newsletter Page 3 Issue 21 Mini Community Games The ever popular mini- community games week in term one involved endball for the girls and touch rugby for the boys in their doubles lessons. The year 7 & 8 boys and girls also completed cross-country in the single lessons to try and earn a place in the cross country team for the upcoming District Cross Country race.