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Year 13 History Trip to Washington DC
March 2015
Compiled by
Mrs C. Crone
School Librarian
Emily Moscrop, 13MS
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Surprisingly enough, the reason my Year 13 class applied for the A2 History trip to Washington D.C. was
not the promise of Fruit Loops, or Hershey’s chocolate, or even the copious amounts of bacon that were to
be supplied by Comfort Inn’s fantastically skilled cook. As tempting as that sounded, we were drawn more
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by the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of specific topics we were studying for our upcoming
exams. More specifically, Washington’s seemingly unending selection of Smithsonian museums that focus
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on the struggle of the African American and Native American civil rights movement; Lincoln’s Memorial
(which one member recognised, not from Martin Luther King’s televised “I Have A Dream” speech, but
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the movie, Forrest Gump - evidence of why this trip was needed in the first place); and even the
opportunity it offered to get a glimpse at the inner-workings of D.C.’s Supreme Court.
Headmaster:
Believe me, on paper, this stuff didn’t look so interesting, but in person each of these factors (along with
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visiting the White House, the U.S. Capitol Building, the National Archives and the Pentagon) truly breathed
life into the topics we have studied - giving each and every one of us a personal look at the procedure
behind American law, and a much more in-depth understanding of how both the African American and
Native American movements for civil rights were kick-started.
And, sure, dropping into a USA vs Canada Ice Hockey match (and obtaining free bobble-heads of the star
players), and spending Pancake Day at IHOP didn’t hurt too much, either.
Sixth Form Charity Challenge
Dream Placement
Dr Lovegrove
Eleanor Ovens, 13CS
The Annual Sixth Form Charity Challenge took place over the week
commencing 9th March to coincide with Comic Relief. Students were
set the challenge of working in their tutor groups to raise as much
money as possible over the week and they certainly rose to the
challenge! As well as numerous (utterly delicious) bake sales, events
included a Mario Kart challenge; an American-style diner; a pancake
sale; a photo booth and a Year 12 vs Year 13 charity rugby match.
Year 13 were the undisputed victors of the rugby match and are the
well-deserved recipients of the Tercentenary Charity Shield. An
undoubted highlight of the week was a well-supported 1 mile run
around the rather soggy school field organised by Katie Swan (12JRC).
The week culminated with the Sixth Form Common Room being
open to all members of the school on Friday lunchtime. Tutor groups
had set up stalls with games to play and cakes and German waffles on
sale. We had an interesting visitor to the Common Room in the guise
of Marilyn Munroe (aka Matthew Duckworth, 13SW) who seemed
very adept on her/ his high heels and raised well over £100 in the
process!
The form that raised the most money, and who have therefore won
the much-coveted Sixth Form Charity Cup, was 13SW with a
gobsmacking £708.18! Second were 12JRC with £412.52 and third,
12KAP with £225.90. The whole week was hard work and enormous
fun but we mustn’t lose sight of why we do this: the whole week’s
fundraising raised an unprecedented £2825.19 which will now be split
equally between Comic Relief and the Inglewood residential care home
fund for an automatic patient turning mattress, both of which are, I’m
sure you’ll agree, extremely worthy causes. This takes the total raised
by the Sixth Form over the last five years in their Charity Challenge
weeks to £10,576!
An enormous ‘well done’ goes to all of the Sixth Formers for their
combined efforts and hard work during the week. A big thank you
must also go to the Sixth Form Tutors for supporting their tutor
groups and to all the members of the school who supported our
efforts in any way during the week.
(The victorious Year 13 Rugby team)
On entering the Dream Placement Scheme, I had little
knowledge of the skills and real life experience I would gain.
The Scheme offered me a one week placement at The North
West Evening Mail in Barrow-in-Furness. With aspirations of
being a journalist, I saw this as the perfect opportunity to get
involved in the world of journalism and gain an insight into the
workings behind the headlines. I got the opportunity to work
with the editor of the south Cumbrian newspaper and thus
learn the editorial methods behind stories, for instance, how to
structure an article, the appropriate software required to write
an article, the headlines which entice an audience and how to
conduct a formal interview using recording equipment. On one
of the days, I also attended Barrow-In-Furness’s Magistrate
Court where many of the journalists attend in hope of acquiring
an exciting story. Observing thieves, speeders, drug-users and
domestic-abusers walk through the court was harrowing but
gave me a closer glimpse into some of the specifics attached to
this career choice. From this, I could see every step writing an
article required: from the witnessing/hearing of the event, to
interviewing those who knew about it, to writing the headline
and publishing it the following day.
My editor also saw it as beneficial for me to witness first-hand
the final part of the publishing process: the Print House. On the
last day of my week long placement, I visited Cumbrian
Newspapers Printing House where I was taken step-by-step
through the printing and production of newspapers. Printing up
to 300,000 copies of newspapers per day, the Printing House
plays a significant and vital role in the journalistic world.
During my Dream Placement, I was given the freedom (and
knowledge) to write my own article on universities and
apprenticeships, which will be published in the newspaper. I
was given a deadline and treated like any other journalist which
made me realise the pressures and skills needed to write an
exciting, yet informative, article. I found the whole experience
valuable as opportunities to work so intimately with editors and
managers in newspapers arise so rarely. It has left me with a
truthful insight into the workings of a newspaper and the job
pressures faced in this career. However, it hasn’t deterred me
from the fast-paced and chaotic world of journalism.
Life as a Co-Head Prefect
Niamh Hardman, 12LP
The Rotary Youth Speaks
Competition
Alex Wasilewski
My name is Niamh Hardman and I study AS-level English Language,
Geography, Business Studies and Spanish and I hope to go to university
next September to study Primary Education. I have recently been elected
as a Co-Head Prefect along with four others. This means that I can be
seen wandering around the school on Thursday each week, bossing
around my wonderful 21-strong Prefect team! Becoming a Co-Head
Prefect has given me the chance to improve my confidence with public
speaking and improve how I manage my time every day….I’m a lot
busier than I used to be before I was elected!
Sixth Form American Football Match
Robert Walker, 13SW
(Sam Mead, Alex Wasilewski, Owen Ogden & Richard Lee –
Area Organiser of Youth Speaks)
I’ll start off by saying that the Rotary Youth Speaks competition is
one of the best things I’ve done in the Sixth Form. When I first
decided to enter the competition, I didn’t think it would amount to
much but how wrong I was.
The team consisted of Sam Mead, Owen Ogden and myself, Alex
Wasilewski. Sam was our Speaker, Owen our Vote of Thanks and I
was the Chairman. Right from the word go, Sam knew what he
wanted our presentation to be about and Owen and I agreed
whole-heartedly. The subject he chose was Hedonism which, in
simple terms, is devotion to pleasure as a way of life.
The biggest problem we encountered were the strict timings that
we had to adhere to because of the sheer amount of information
we were trying to cram into our individual time slots.
Unfortunately, much to Sam’s distaste, we had to cut much of the
material down.
On the 6th March, I organised a “touch” American Football match to
raise awareness of a condition that I suffer from: Ankylosing Spondylitis.
This is a painful condition which results in inflammatory fusion of the
spine. Two Sixth Form teams took each other on to play out a 0-0 draw,
observed (and admired) by players and coaches from the Carlisle
Sentinels – the area’s local American Football team. For me personally, it
was my first competitive appearance on the football field in 18 months
and I’d like to thank the school for their support in the organisation of
the event, the members from the Sentinels who came to help out on the
day and most importantly, to the players who came out and made the
match!
On the day of the competition, we were well prepared: we had
practised for hours on end, including in front of the Wigton
Rotarians, and had put a lot of sweat and toil into our presentation.
When the time came to do our presentation, I can truly say we did
our best. Unfortunately, due to the high standard of the
competition, we did not go through to the next round but I did
manage to win the Award for Best Chairman of which I am
immensely proud.
The best things about this competition are that no matter how well
you do, you are guaranteed to come back a better public speaker
than you were prior to it and you will have a greater respect for
your team mates because of what you have achieved together.
We would like to thank Mr Downes and the Wigton Rotary Club
for their support and encouragement during this event.
The Anne Pierson Award for Young
Cumbrian Writers 2015
Mrs Crone
Molly Armstrong 8CT, Alex Birkett 7JES, Elle Brown 9CL,
Phoebe Eve 7JES, Katie French 7RCT, Caitlin Lloyd 7IL, Kim
O’Prey 7I, Sarah Shingler 7JES, Imy Southward 7PAW, Evie
Sproat 7RCT, Nancy Stewart 7IL & Miriam Stobart 7JES.
All the winning entries have been forwarded to the National
WBD Competition
Magistrates Mock Trial
Miss Beattie
Just to let everyone know that our team for the Magistrates Mock
Trial won their heat at Kendal Magistrates Court on Friday; in
fact, they beat the competition by nearly 100 extra points! Special
mention must go to Madeleine Stanford for her prize for best
individual performance (as 1st Prosecution Lawyer) and Shona
Little, who received the runner prize for her super performance
as a defence witness.
The theme for this year’s Anne Pierson Award for Young Cumbrian
Writers was ‘JOURNEY’. Writers had to be aged between 14 – 18 years
and were invited to submit a short story, a piece of descriptive prose or a
monologue of not more than 1500 words, or a poem of not more than
40 lines related to that theme. One of our students, Bethan Spencer
12AH, succeeded once again in being one of the 15 shortlisted for the
Award for the second year running with her poem entitled, ‘Composing
the Steps’. This is a marvellous achievement considering the high quality
of writing talent required to make this shortlist and it shows what a
promising young writer she is proving to be.
All 15 students attended the Awards ceremony which took place during
the Words by the Water Festival at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, on
Saturday 7th March. The ceremony was introduced by Melvyn Bragg and
the presenter was Katie Hale (a previous winner of the Award). The
shortlisted pieces were read by actors before the result was announced
by poet, Blake Morrison. Although Bethan did not manage to win first
prize, I have to say that her poem was like ‘a breath of fresh air’ when it
was read out loud to the audience and I was extremely proud of her!
After the event the students were on hand to sign copies of the specially
produced booklet entitled, ’Journey’, which features all the shortlisted
entries. During the signing, one of the judges, the poet, Grevel Lindop,
singled Bethan out for some worthy additional praise for her poem,
complimenting her on the original way she had used the instruments of
the orchestra to portray a journey along a street. Well done, Bethan!
World Book Day 2015
Winners of the World Book Day Design a National Book Token
Competition were:
Philippa Hall 7AA, Terezia Holecova 7JES, Dylan King 7ND, Amelia
Lee 7RCT, Jack Morton 7JES, Ben Norman 7JES, Malachi Prior 9NH,
Robyn Scott 9KLT, Ella Southwell 9JGC & Joe Tweddle 9KLT.
They received book prizes and a cream egg.
The runners-up also received cream eggs and were:
What was most gratifying was how many people came up to me
after the competition to comment on the professionalism and
talent of our team: these comments not only came from the
judges but also from the magistrates themselves, court ushers and
even from the Sheriff of Cumbria, who was attending as a special
guest.
So, congratulations to Maddy, Shona, Leo Dawson, Liz Banks,
Hannah Nixon, Callum Clarke, Lucy Hetherington, Daisy Joyce,
Daniel Clark, Frances Nutley, Oliver Hartley Graham, Megan
Rumney and Jenny Rasburn on their success!
The Nelson Thomlinson Debating Society
The members of the Debating Society have had a busy term,
perfecting their public speaking skills in preparation for the
Carlisle Music and Drama Festival this term. Students entered a
diverse range of classes, from the Dramatic Duologue to a
persuasive speech on the topic of ‘Celebrity Culture’.
Ben Dixey came second in the Dramatic Monologue class with a
thought-provoking performance, noted for its unique challenges
as the main character fluctuated between dream and reality.
Daniel Askew won the Persuasive Speech Class with an original
look at ‘Celeb Culture’ and a team of four (Emily Ostridge, Emily
Moscrop, Ben Dixey and Joseph Jackson) won the Spoken Word
Challenge Shield, for the second year running, with a super mark
of 85. Not far behind, in second place, we had a team comprising
Tom Foster, Guy Rodgers, Owen Cundall and Sam Fava with
their unique take on the digital age, which of course was recorded
for posterity on their i-phones!
A particular highlight of the evening was Stuart Ross and Sean
Poole’s rendition of Monty Python’s Dead Parrot Sketch, replete
with Sean’s Ministry of Funny Walks and Stuart’s fake moustache:
I laughed so hard, the tears were literally running down my
cheeks.
The judge particularly commended our students on their
confidence and the obvious engagement with the issues in the
news. They were witty, informed and sophisticated: a real credit
to our school and their parents.
We look forward to an equally busy summer term, with debates
planned against Austin Friars and Caldew School.
Music News
Careers Information, Advice and Guidance
Miss Raven
Mr G. Clark
Exam results
In the spring term some pupils sat their grade exams on various
instruments. Congratulations to the following for their hard work
towards achieving these results:
Hannah Young - Grade 2 distinction on Piano.
Simon Tatlock - Grade 3 distinction on Baritone.
Freya Carrick - Grade 3 distinction on Piano.
Hannah Nixon - Grade 3 pass on Alto Saxophone.
Careers guidance is available to all NTS students from home or at
school:
1. From home, at: http://vle.nts.cumbria.sch.uk/. Please log on to
‘Moodle’, select ‘Careers Guidance’, and follow the blue links
that interest you.
2. For personal help with finding out about Careers, or making
choices about your future, please contact the Careers
Education & Guidance Officer at NTS, Mr Graham Clark.
3. ‘Drop-in’ Careers Guidance sessions are available to NTS students
on Monday and Friday lunchtimes, from 12.45. Please come to
the Careers Education & Guidance Services office.
Douglas Hodgson - Grade 4 merit on Trumpet.
Stefan Barthelmes - Grade 5 distinction on Trumpet.
Alice Reid - Grade 5 merit on Violin (Autumn Term)
On Thursday 30th April the Music Department will be holding their
Summer Term Concert in the main hall at NTS. This will showcase
all the hard work that our pupils have been doing in the various
ensembles they attend, including Wind Band, Choir, Samba Band,
Big Band, String Group, Saxophone Quartet and Brass Band. This
term we have been working with small groups of pupils from
Wiggonby C.E. Primary School and Thomlinson Junior School,
Wigton, who have been attending Samba Band rehearsals on Tuesday
evenings. The junior pupils range from Year 3 up to Year 6 and will
be performing with our pupils at this event. The concert will start at
7pm and tickets are available from the Music Office or on the door
(£3 for adults and £2 for concessions)
On Thursday 7Th May we will also be hosting a second concert which
showcases many of the pupils’ individual talents. This is an
opportunity for pupils to play solos and as part of a smaller group.
This event coincides with the Art Department’s GCSE and A-Level
Art exhibition which you are welcome to have a look at on the
evening. This is a free event and is a great opportunity to witness
some of the great talent we have at NTS. This event starts at 7pm in
the Main Hall, with the Art exhibition taking place in J-Block Hall
and the Art Block.
On the week beginning 9th March, the Carlisle Music festival was
held, in which many of our students took part. We were pleased that
some pupils opted to take part and many were successfully placed in
their classes. The results were as follows.
4. Parents or carers: if you have any queries about your child’s career
options or choices, please feel free to contact the NTS Careers
Education & Guidance Officer at Parents’ Evenings for Years
9-13, by phone (016973 42160, extension 250), or email at:
[email protected].
E-safety & Using the Internet Wisely
Mr Beechey
E-safety is a massive issue for us all. Only last week 3 Judges were
dismissed for inappropriate use of their work computers!
If you do not believe this try typing in your own name in Google
and see what information comes up about you!
This term we have been focussing heavily in educating all of our
students, staff and parents about E-Safety. Here is a highlight of
what we have been doing:
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In the Violin Solo class (ages 11-12) Alice Reid came 1st and Philippa
Hall came 2nd
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In the Violin Solo class (ages 13-14) Rosie Hogg came 1st
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Congratulations to the following students who also took apart in the
string classes: Beth Mackenzie, Emily Smith, and Esme Hogg.
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Assemblies for all seven year groups on E-Safety.
Years 10 and 11 viewed the Cyber-Bully TV programme.
Years 7 and 8 had a follow-up assembly on use of Social
Networking sites.
Key Stage 3 students had their annual E-Safety ICT
induction lessons.
A special E-Safety evening was run for NTS parents and
offered to all of our feeder school parents.
A copy of this presentation and very useful NSPCC links is
now on our school web site.
We are currently updating and reviewing our E-Safety
policies to stay in touch with a rapidly changing landscape.
E-Safety sessions have been delivered in Curriculum
Enrichment sessions to Years 7-11.
In the Brass solo class (ages 11-12) Stefan Barthelmes came 2nd
In the Brass solo class (ages 15-18) Tobias Barthelmes came 1st
In the Instrument Ensemble class the NTS Wind Quintet came 2nd
Congratulations to all the pupils who took part in the whole event!
If you feel we could do more or have a specific request please let us
know. In the meantime please support us by educating and
informing each other on the important matter of E-Safety.
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Year 12 Geography Coasts Fieldtrips
University of Manchester PhD Student Visit
Miss Reynolds
(Megan McManus)
The Year 12 students have been to the Solway coast to study sand
dunes, beaches and coastal management. Despite the cold and snowy
weather, they worked hard in teams to collect data on the shape of the
beach and sand dune, vegetation succession on a sand dune, the
effectiveness of groynes and undertook field sketching of the defences.
During the morning, the students visited Skinburness, Silloth and
Mawbray.
Jenny Campbell visited the Geography Department in January.
She is researching quaternary environments. Her thesis title is: ‘A
palaeo-ecological investigation into Mid to Late Holocene climate
change, and the early anthropogenic impacts on the environment
in the Middle and High Atlas Mountains, Morocco’. She joined
the department for the day to talk to the Year 12 students about
what Geography is, what a Geography degree entails, which
careers you can pursue with a Geography degree and her studies.
Her engaging presentation was really useful in getting the
students thinking about what they want to study at the end of
Year 13 and what career paths are open to them after university.
Boccia Tournament
Mrs Debbie Wills
After winning the county heat of the Lord Taverners’ Boccia
Tournament, Abigail O’Regan, Ella Cooper-Holmes and Liam
Edgar went on to compete in the NW Regional Tournament at
Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool on 5th February 2015.
It was an early start for all the team members and the escorting
staff, Jim Richardson and Debbie Wills. After a couple of hours
drive, we arrived at our destination (without getting too lost,
thanks to sat nav technology) in sufficient time to have a few
practice games.
When the tournament got underway proper, the first game was
against a very competitive local school, Broadgreen International
School, Liverpool. The game was halted by their team coach
after one end to query the rules being played which was
unnerving for our team. The game was extremely thrilling and
close and after four ends the game was level pegging. After the
5th end, the judging officials declared NTS the winners by 1 ball
but the decision was contested by Broadgreen IS’s coach and the
balls were measured to the ‘jack’. Disappointingly, Broadgreen
IS won the game by an extremely close 1 ball!
(Will Carter, Matt Birkett, Poppy Rumney, Jaana Bennett,
Joanne Ridley, Ellie McCracken)
However, Abigail, Ella and Liam breezed through the rest of the
group games beating Pendle Community, Nelson, 10-0,
Woodchurch High, Wirral, 6-5 and finally, Springfield School,
Crewe, 5-1 only to face the competitive Broadgreen IS again in the
semi-finals! Abigail, Ella and Liam lost this game and found
themselves in the playoff for 3rd position against Mayfield School,
Hensingham. They played fantastically, only needing to play three
ends to secure the bronze. Broadgreen IS went on to win the
tournament with their outstanding skills and tactical playing.
Abigail, Ella and Liam played with good sportsmanship, skill and
teamwork throughout the tournament and produced some very
exciting games and excellent shots. We would like to congratulate
Abigail, Ella and Liam for their bronze place success at the NW
Regional Lord Taverners Boccia Tournament!
ICAEW Base Accountancy
Competition
Miss Walker
Young Enterprise
Our Young Enterprise team, ‘Cumbria Unwrapped’, attended the
North Cumbria Finals event at the Crown and Mitre Hotel. The
team presented its business concept, which promotes the Best of
Cumbria with its 3 product collections. With various awards up
for grabs, tensions were high as the competition got underway.
The evening got off to a great start when the team won the
award for Best Profitability, as a result of having sales of over
£2000 and profits of over £700. However, this competition is
mainly assessed through 3 key areas; Best Presentation, Best
Trade Stand and Best Company Report.
The Trade Stand element of the course had been assessed a few
weeks back, but the results had been kept under wraps until the
awards evening so members of the team were keen to hear how
they had fared in this element. So, Best Trade Stand went to
Cumbria Unwrapped, Nelson Thomlinson School!
With two more elements to go, and the team gave its formal
presentation to a room of over 300 people from the worlds of
business and education. They gave a highly polished and
professional performance, which again led to them being
awarded ‘Best Presentation’!
With just one element of the competition left, Best Company
Report, we were all on the edges of our seats, could the team
achieve a clean sweep? Yes, they did! What a night for all
involved, 5 trophies to take home reflecting the hard work put in
by the team since September.
Well done, Cumbria Unwrapped!
As part of the National ICAEW Base Accountancy Competition, 12
of our A-Level Business students from Year 12 took part in the
Carlisle heat at the University of Cumbria. It was a fantastic day,
where our two teams from NTS worked alongside a Chartered
Accountant. The teams had to analyse a real business scenario and
prepare a presentation with a strategy for improvement. All the
students involved got a fantastic insight into the world of
accountancy and a chance to network with local employers. Both
teams devised detailed SWOT analysis, which they had to present to
a panel of Chartered Accountants, as well as a lecture hall full of
competitors from other schools. They then had to continue with a
precise 4 minute presentation which described how they would deal
with improving profitability whilst maintaining the ethical stance of
the business. This is an extremely challenging event, where students
only get 30 minutes to prepare the final presentation. We were
therefore delighted that members of one of our two teams were
awarded the 2nd Place trophy, as a result of their professional,
confident presentation.
So, well done to our Business Studies students Guy Rodger, Owen
Cundall, Niamh Hardman, Dan Robinson and Hayley Walker!
Also, presenting at the awards event were guest speakers, DigiPi,
our 2014 National Finalists, who had been invited back to share
their phenomenal year. They too, did NTS proud with a
rendition of their winning presentation as well as sharing with
the audience how much they had gained from the Company
Programme. I was especially delighted to see our Business
Advisor, Gill Cullen, from Innovia Films Ltd, achieve an award
for her contributions to Young Enterprise and many years of
successful NTS teams.
Adult Education
Fiona Wasteney, Manager
It's been lovely to see a number of parents enrolling on our courses this
term, and some teachers too! We hope you will join us after Easter on one
of our new courses: YOGA, MEDITATION, DRAWING &
PAINTING, MINDFULNESS, SEWING or TAI CHI.
For further details, tel. Fiona on 016973 21515, mob. 0774 697 4806,
email: [email protected], or check out our new
Facebook page: Wigton Adult Education Centre. We are always open to
suggestions for new courses and we would also love to hear from you if
you would be interested in teaching for us.
Many thanks!
PE Department News
Mrs Lee
Hockey
Miss Wilson
The U15 team, having won their initial round robin last year,
progressed to the county final to represent north Cumbria. The
event was hosted by Sedbergh School and included teams from
Carlisle, Kirby Lonsdale and Sedbergh. Unfortunately, they lost 20 to Sedbergh, lost 1-0 to Trinity School, Carlisle, in a very tight
game and held the eventual winners QES, Kirby Lonsdale to 0-0.
They eventually finished 4th in Cumbria. Well done to all those
involved!
The 6th form played 9 a-side hockey versus Keswick School and
won 3-1.
In the north tournament U13 team played in the first round of
their county competition. Despite showing some good progress in
terms of teamwork and nice attacking skills, they did not progress
through to the next round. They also played a 7 a-side match
versus Cockermouth School and drew 1-1.
The U12 team played in a friendly fixture versus Cockermouth and
came away 6-1 victors. They carried this form into the U12 minitournament and reached the semi-finals, beating QEGS, Appleby
and eventually losing to Keswick School.
The U14 team brought the season to a close with an excellent
display of hockey away against QEGS, Penrith, and came away 1-0
winners. An excellent all-round team performance.
Solar Eclipse
Netball Tournament Results:
U15s
On a very cold and windy day, the U15 netball squad (pictured above)
competed in the annual Copeland and Allerdale Tournament held at NTS.
The competition was held in a round-robin format with all teams
competing against each other throughout the afternoon. With good goal
scoring from Emily Gordon and Laura Elliott and some excellent defence
for Katy Robinson and Lucy Peile, NTS finished as the victors, winning
their games convincingly. The dominance in the centre court of Katie
Harkins, Ellie Johnston, Niamh Fleet and Maddie Oliphant, where the
link between attack and defence is crucial in keeping possession, meant
the victory was a real squad effort.
U12s
Two teams were entered in separate competitions. The B tournament was
won by NTS but the A squad lost in the semi-finals.
U13s
Two teams were entered with the B squad winning again and the A squad
losing in the final to Cockermouth School after an end to end game.
With these results the younger age groups show promise for the future.
U19s
Miss McCormick
The U19 netball team played in a tournament at Stonyhurst College on
Saturday 21st March. The standard of netball was extremely high.
However, our girls matched the standard and played some outstanding
netball against a number of independent schools. On the day they played
8 games, won 5 and lost 3 making them 4th overall, which is an excellent
achievement!
Team: Charlotte Bell, Sophie Studholme, Molly Tweddle, Jasmin Crozier,
Emily Ostridge, Aimee Watson, Beth Gebbie, Shakayla Okesene, Amy
Dixon and Victoria Dean.
It was a really special treat for the whole school when we
congregated outside in the car park at 9.30 am on Friday 20 th
March to witness the near total solar eclipse. Despite the
stubborn clouds deciding to cover most of the sky at the time,
they did deign to part a couple of times which enabled us to
briefly view this rare and amazing phenomenon! Well done to
Dr Parker for managing to capture this image of the event in the
above photograph!
REMINDER - Full colour versions of all
the Newsletters can be viewed on the
School website.
HAPPY EASTER!
Summer Term starts on Monday 13th
April 2015.