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KIRKHAMIAN MARCH 2016

Kirkham Grammar School Newsletter

WELCOME

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Da n ie l Be r r y

I a m d elight ed t o hav e b e e n a p p o i n te d a s H e a d master of Kirkham Grammar School, this prestigious, succes s f ul s c hool in th e F y l d e w h i c h h a s o ver 500 years of t r adit ion. I a m l o o k i n g fo rw a rd to the sti mul a t ing c halleng e o f p ro g re s s i n g th e s c h o ol i nto th e fu t ur e. I believ e i n th e v a l u e s o f a tra di ti onal e duca t ion alongs ide a d ri v e to w a rd s mo d e rn a m bi ti on. It i s my int ent ion t o b u i l d u p o n th i s re c o g n i s e d centre of excellence for academic attainment, and the h ol i sti c dev elopm en t o f th e l e a rn e r. The excitement, enthusiasm and commitment in conti n uing wit h t he e n v i a b l e re p u ta ti o n o f KGS are

what, I believe, embodies a wonderful blend of hi story and a w i de range of curri cul ar a nd ext r acurri cul ar acti vi ti es. I bel i eve that l eadershi p i s not about i ndi v iduals but the w hol e foundati on, from parents, pup ils, st aff , governors and al umni al i ke; w e al l have a p ar t t o play i n the dri ve for conti nued excel l ence. S chool s exi st for thei r chi l dren and ther ef or e t hey must have the best! It w i l l be my pl easure to meet and w ork w it h you all.

One sc hool , one publ i cat i on! From Pre-School to life after school, we hope you enjoy this brief insight into the Spring Term at KGS.

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FEBRUARY2006

Looking through the Headmaster's Newsletter from Spring 2006 there was a page all about the Lawrence House Pavilion (image right). In the article there are images of the then 1st year boys walking through the CCF wood, the foundations being laid and the plan of the pavilion. Ten years on the pavilion has been the cornerstone of Drama at KGS, with Ms Barrie's GCSE & A-level students using the studio for improvisation sessions and rehearsals.

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MASTERDRAPERS'VISIT

The school recently welcomed Mr John Giffard, Master of the Worshipful Company of Drapers in London, for an official visit to the School. The School’s association with the Drapers’ Company dates back to the middle of the 17th century, where for almost four hundred years this prestigious City of London Company has taken an active interest in the life and work of KGS. The Drapers' Company is a charitable trust which has similar connections with a number of other schools and universities throughout the UK. The Master, a ceremonial post to which a senior member of the Company is elected to serve for a year, visits charities and organisations supported by the Company as part of his year of office. Mr Giffard, a former Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police, was accompanied by the Clerk of the Company, Colonel Richard Winstanley, its Head of Charities, Mr Andy Mellows and the School’s Drapers' Governor, Mr John Borradaile. The party started their day with an assembly at the Junior School (photo right), followed by a tour of that part of the School. They then came across to the Senior School, where they also toured the School and met with pupils engaged in a variety of lesson and activities, including Science lessons, a Photography class, a Drama performance (photo below right) and a music rehearsal. They also met pupils planning their forthcoming Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Expedition and visited the School’s Rifle Range to see the expertise of some the young marksmen and women. They were joined for lunch by a group of staff and pupils from both the Senior and Junior Schools, and left having seen at first hand the vibrancy of this traditional yet forward-looking school. Mr Giffard (photo above) was delighted with the warm welcome that he received from pupils and staff, and he was deeply impressed by the diversity of activities that he had witnessed across the two schools.

With the Groundsman’s Hut cleared and demolished late in December 2005, ground work commenced on the Lawrence House Pavilion (plans below) in mid January 2006. This new and exciting facility will incorporate a drama studio, changing facilities, kitchen and lounge area that will be utilised by the school and local community. We are indebted to the Lawrence House Trust, Friends of Kirkham Grammar School and a legacy from the late Katie Caine for providing the funding for this much needed development. The building programme should be completed within the next six months.

Mr Malcolm Summerlee

(1928 - 2016), Headmaster, KGS 1972 - 1991 We were greatly saddened to learn that former Headmaster Malcolm Summerlee had died at the age of 88. He was Headmaster from 1972 until 1991, leading the School through ummerlee the most alcome significant changes in its long history. Mr Summerlee died after a short period of ill health in his adopted home of Canada, where he and his wife had lived since retiring from the hotel which he ran in the Lake District in the years immediately following his retirement as Headmaster. Malcolm Summerlee joined Kirkham Grammar School as Headmaster in May 1972 from Seaford College in Sussex, where he had been Head of Geography and a Housemaster. KGS was already facing an uncertain future, with comprehensive reform being imposed across much of Lancashire, but his energetic and innovative leadership quickly strengthened and maintained the affection for and popularity of the School, both in the local area and as a boarding school for boys from well beyond it. KGS was being increasingly starved of local authority funds at this time. When plans were published to end the school’s status as a grammar school and to form a split-site comprehensive for rural Fylde by merging it with Carr Hill High School, the Governors took the bold decision to seek independence, a step which reflected their confidence in their young Headmaster’s leadership and the enduring popularity of the School. At midnight on August 31st 1979, in an original stunt now commemorated by a stained glass window in the Headmaster’s Study, a group of governors marked the School’s return to independence by breaking a window pane in the Study with a bottle of champagne and summoning a startled Headmaster from his bed in School House, to toast the new era in his dressing gown and slippers! Despite this light-hearted start, Mr Summerlee, along with the Governors, set about establishing the school as the leading independent day and boarding school that it was soon to become. He oversaw the admission of girls into a school which had long been a bastion of masculinity like so many schools of its type. Some thirty girls joined the First Year that September, along with a few Sixth Form girls. Within seven years, the School was fully co-educational, with girls quickly rising to prominence in the academic, cultural and sporting spheres, inspired by a growing number

of female staff and a supportive and egalitarian Headmaster. The School’s Hockey teams quickly started to emulate the traditional success of its Rugby teams. CCF also proved to be every bit as popular with girls as boys. His achievements as Headmaster were significant and enduring. Never one to allow the School to stand still, he pursued plans and dreams with energy and enthusiasm, never more so than in seeing through his vision of a MultiPurpose Hall, which was opened in 1990. This provided a building which the School’s growing population could use for assemblies, sport, concerts, plays, social events and examinations. The Hall stands largely unchanged to this day as a monument to his vision. At the same time, he was, with the Governors, working on an even more ambitious move, to open a Junior School. Opened that same year, KGJS started life in the recently vacated Old Hall, while the purpose-built buildings were completed over the road, this establishment of a thriving feeder school was another hugely significant factor in the School’s subsequent spectacular growth and success. Mr Summerlee also presided over the transformation of the Boarding House into a facility more in keeping with the needs of modern students. This was at a time when other schools were phasing out boarding as an anachronism, but his personal commitment to boarding, transforming spartan dormitories into study bedrooms was further evidence of his visionary qualities. He also pioneered the recruitment of international students, a group who were to become such a feature of the boarding community in later years. He postponed his retirement in order to see through changes that he had initiated, eventually stepping down in 1991 with the Multi-Purpose Hall opened and the Junior School already thriving. He left the School poised and ready for the growth and success which it has enjoyed under his successors. Yet it is for his genial and paternalistic leadership that he will be above all remembered by former pupils. Supported by his wife Joy, who shared with him the role of houseparent in the Boarding House throughout the nineteen years of his headship, he always treated the whole School as an extended family, with the legendary Bisley the Corgi somewhere at the heart of it. In the last whole school photograph of his time

Mrs Kathleen Bagley (1925 - 2015), KGS 1975 - 1985

We were also saddened to learn of the death of Mrs Kathleen Bagley, former Maths teacher and Senior Mistress at KGS. She will be remembered at KGS and elsewhere with great affection and respect. On top of her scholarly and authoritative Maths teaching, Kath did the vitally important job of overseeing the integration of girls into this previously male-dominated school. She was successful and respected, not just for her teaching skills, but also for her acute wit, her integrity and personal presence. She was the pioneer in providing pastoral welfare for, at first, just thirty girls in a school of over four hundred boys. By the time she retired in 1985 Kirkham

Grammar School had become a fully mixed, and in many ways more civilised place, thanks in no small part to her wisdom and kind but firm guidance. She kept in close touch with the School as an active member of the Old Kirkhamians’ Association, serving a term as President in 200102. More recently, she also renewed her contact with the school when her granddaughters Heather and Rachel Cara attended as pupils, leaving the Sixth Form in 2010 and 2012 respectively. She is survived by her husband Peter and her two daughters, to whom we express our condolences.

in 1990, Bisley is sitting at his feet. Malcolm’s memory of, and affection for, the generations of pupils who passed through the School in his time remained vivid right up to the time of his illness and death, reflecting his enduring love of a school to which he gave so much. The most fitting epitaph for him is one which he himself used to bestow upon selected teachers on their retirement - those who showed true dedication to the school and its pupils; he was "a schoolmaster, not just a school teacher". We remember this schoolmaster with true affection and pass on our condolences to his widow Joy, his sons Alistair and Ian, and his grandchildren.

SIXTHFORM INFORMATION EVENING

"Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls. My name is Rachel Wareing and I have been invited here tonight to reflect on my time at Kirkham Grammar School. Ten years ago I was sitting exactly where you are tonight…although it seems like it was yesterday. Since my Sixth Form Open Evening I have passed 10 GCSEs at Grades A and A*, I gained 5 A Levels at Grade A, studied English Literature at York University, graduated with a 2:1 degree and immediately started work at HSBC Bank, before securing my current role as a Personal Banking and Insurance Manager at Nationwide Building Society. It has been quite a whirlwind of a journey. One that would not have been possible without the grounding and foundations I built within this school. I can remember vividly the many unanswered questions that will be flying around in your minds right now…Am I revising enough? How scared will I feel when I sit in here on the real GCSE day? Should I redraft that coursework piece one more time? And you’ll also be thinking about life after exams…not just about your 5th Year Ball dresses…but about what lies in store for you after results day in August. That was one question that I never needed to ask. Ever since I started in the first year I dreamed of the day I could walk back into school wearing my Sixth Form suit. I think I had planned out my skirt, shirt and jacket combination from day one!

The thought of leaving Kirkham Grammar after 5th Year never crossed my mind…why would I want to leave this supportive and encouraging education family so soon when I could enjoy two more years? And those two years were incredible. Those years were where the ‘Rachel Wareing’ of today was born. You leave the 5th year as a pupil and return as a student. The relationships you have with your teachers are on a different level…they become guiders, advisors and equals as they help support you on your educational journey. Preparing you with the skills you will need as you continue to university or into a place of work. Although, I must admit, I could never bring myself to call Mr Hawkes, Chris…and even now I still address him as Sir! The Sixth Form is such a unique and special environment. Some of my friends left for colleges and were back within the week… the grass is not always greener…here you are prepared for life at university and more so, the world beyond. I flourished at the opportunity to take responsibility for my own learning and development with the free lesson periods and extra curricular activities. I had always hated CCF and hockey terrified me…but in the 6th Form I threw myself into Young Enterprise… hosting many events for fellow pupils whilst making a profit for charity….and I also developed a love for long distance running… much to the shock of my PE teachers….this has stayed with me and this year I will be running the London Marathon for Nationwide…so if Kirkham House is short of a runner for House Cross Country this year I am willing to step up!

I am a very proud Old Kirkhamian. It was here that I was given confidence, support, motivation and drive. It gave me the behaviours that I live and work to each day…I must refer to ‘fail to prepare…prepare to fail’ at least once a week. And more so I am driven by a line of the school hymn: ‘Past put behind us…for the future take us.’ I don’t ever want to forget the past but instead I want to learn and take all that experience with me each day. I want to draw on the atmosphere, stability, support and encouragement that I was given here and use it to motivate me today. Kirkham Grammar is in my blood and I know it will be in yours too…it is something that we gain and never lose….and it is something to be valued.

So….as I stand here tonight…ten years on from my evening as a young sixteen year old pupil…. now a manager in Financial Services I can I never knew what I wanted to study at both A honestly say that Kirkham Grammar Sixth Form Level and University and I called on my teachers was the best investment I ever made." to help and advise me…after all they knew me… KGS KGS KGS KGS KGS KGS KGS KGS KGS Art & Design

Rachel Wareing, KGS 2001 - 2008

they h a d seen me grow and blossom over the years…I wasn’t just a name in a mass of students…they knew Rachel. They could help me and they encouraged me to do what I enjoyed. That’s what I did! When it came to my interviews at both HSBC and Nationwide my university degree was only briefly mentioned… and instead I was asked all about Kirkham Grammar School…my manager later told me that as soon as he read KGS on my CV the job was mine.

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S aturday 27 Fe bru ary s aw Kir k ham Gramm a r Ju nio r Sch ool t ur n int o a busy and action-packed Farmers’ Market. Th ere wa s al s o an ar r ay of craf t activities to kee p t he v is it ing childre n e nte rtain ed , f r om ic e- c r eam and pancake ma kin g, t o Eas t er pot decoratin g a nd ba rn d anc ing! One of the highlights of the m o r n i n g w a s a B a k i n g Wo r k s h o p w ith Dorre t Con way, a f inalis t f r om B B C ’s Gre at British Bak e O ff . The childre n were d elig hte d t o be giv en the opportunity to make some of Dorret’s special cookies!! They w ere s h own ho w to siev e f lour, m elt margar ine an d syru p and s hape t he mixt ure in to in dividu al c ook ies . S p a g ó o f Ly t h a m d e m o n s t r a t e d pizza spinning, with Reverend B u n d a y, t h e V i c a r o f K i r k h a m , successfully sp inn ing his own piz z a to t he delig ht of his young daught er, R uth! Vi s i t o r s w e r e a b l e t o b r o w s e a number of stalls including; A t h e r t o n ’s B u t c h e r s o f L o n g r i d g e , S t r o n g ’s o f Ly t h a m , G o a t s M e a t . com, Gre en s De li from Kir k ham and Jill’s deliciou s cup ca k es ! ! Late r in th e afte rno on, t he winner s of the KGJS ’Decora t ed Plant Pot ’ competition were announced and presented with their very own gardening sets! One gentleman, w ho visited with h is wif e and t wo young grandchildren, commented, "I just wish I wa s yo ung again. . . . I w ould h ave loved to hav e c om e t o t h i s s c h o o l . . . t h e s t a ff a n d p u p i l s are wo nd erfu l, th e sc hool has s uc h a lovely atmo sp he re." Aus t in, f r om A nderton ’s Bu tch ers, one of t he s t all holders , who ha d chil dr en wit h him , elaborate d, "We ha ve had a f ant as t ic morning an d ca n’t wait f or t he nex t one! " Jo die fro m ‘Ma k e it Per s onal 2 U ’ said , "A very su cces s f ul c r af t f air, w hat a brillia nt sch oo l, lov ely pupils and grea t atmo sp he re! ” Mrs Roberts added, "It was wonderful to see so many new families at our school and we hope this will b e the f ir s t of m any event s like this! Man y t hank s t o all the stallholders for their support in mak ing th e even t s uc h a huge success!"

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T he Ch arity Committe e hav e had a bus y few months of fundraising activities. This started in October with a very successful Co ffe e M or ning in t he O ld H all. This was atte nded by s t aff and sixth formers and some very eager bakers fro m 4 S. We r ais ed a t ot al of £239 fo r BLISS, a c har it y t hat f unds equipment and care for premature babies . This wa s in s uppor t of wider fundraisin g activitie s by M r s Roger s on and her fa mily follo wing t he bir t h of her grandso n wh o wa s bor n pr em at ur ely. Our October non-uniform day raised £865 and the money raised w as split be twee n LE PRA and Donna’s D ream Ho use. Don na’s Dr eam Hous e is a charity we have supported in the past a nd we a re delight ed t o be supportin g the m ag ain. The Char it y, in B lackp oo l is a loc ally bas ed t r us t , providing free holiday experiences for child ren a nd te enager s wit h lif ethreatening medical conditions. We were d elig hte d t o welc om e J ac k ie from LEPRA (photo bottom right) to school in No ve mbe r. The 1s t Year at K G S (pho to be low) really pulled out all the st op s th is ye ar a nd wer e es pec ially enthusia stic wh en jo ining in wit h t he Z umba workou t in the Spor t s ' Hall. I n one lu nchtime th e y ear gr oup r ais ed over £17 00 , which is an am az ing eff or t . Our n ext even t w as our Chr is t m as Jumper Day wh ich ra is ed a t ot al of £900. £400 wa s do na ted to the NSPCC and we

donat ed £ 5 0 0 t o C R I S I S , t h e h o m e l e s s c har it y. 5 X a l s o s u p p o r t e d C R I S I S b y bak ing a n d s e l l i n g m i n c e p i e s . This am az ing e ff o r t b y M r s H a r g r e a v e s , M r Per c y an d t h e p u p i l s o f 5 X r a i s e d £ 2 0 5 . They s t a y e d a t s c h o o l i n t h e k i t c h e n s until late into the evening baking the pies after gaining many orders f r om t he s t a ff a n d s t u d e n t s a t K G S . O ur 4 t h f o r m a s a w h o l e , u n d e r t h e e n t h u s i a s t i c g u i d a n c e o f M r s Wa l t e r, collected a huge amount of shoe box es f u l l o f t o i l e t r i e s t o b e g i v e n t o local homeless people at Christmas. Along with some of our 4th Form p u p i l s , M r s Wa l t e r t o o k a m i n i - b u s wit h t he s h o e b o x e s t o t h e S t r e e t l i f e Homeless Shelter in Blackpool. This is a charity supported by our S c h o o l C h a p l a i n , R e v e r e n d B u n d a y. Natasha Almond raised £67.20 by holding a cake sale in January as part of her Duke of Edinburgh Challenge. This will be donated to the Duke of Edinburgh C h a r i t y. Our February non-uniform day w a s i n s u p p o r t o f s c h o o l s e c r e t a r y, L a u r a P i t k e t h l y, w h o i s r u n n i n g t h e Manchester marathon on 10th April i n a i d o f C a n c e r R e s e a r c h U K . We hav e do n a t e d a c h e q u e f o r £ 1 0 0 0 i n s u p p o r t o f h e r e ff o r t s a n d w i s h h e r luc k with h e r t r a i n i n g a n d h o p e s h e ac hiev es h e r d e s i r e d t i m e o n t h e d a y. At KGS, we remain determined to support a number of local and

national charities via a number of d i ff e r e n t e v e n t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r and we welcome any fundraising i d e a s o u r s t a ff a n d p u p i l s m a y h a ve . T h e s c h o o l s u p p o r t s t a ff, to g e th e r w i th K i r k h a m a n d R u r a l F y l d e Fu n d r a i se r s, organised two successful charity e v e n t s r a i s i n g £ 5 , 1 0 0 f o r th e R o se m e r e C a n c e r F o u n d a t i o n . K i r kh a m a n d R u r a l F y l d e Ta n g e n t C l u b e n t e r t a i n e d 1 5 0 l a d i e s w i t h a n i n t e r e s t in g ta l k a b o u t the History of Hats together with a F a s h i o n S h o w o f ‘ H a t s fo r H i r e ’ . Th e e v e n i n g c o n c l u d e d w i t h e n te r ta i n m e n t by Singleton Hand Bell Ringers. T h i s e v e n t w a s f o l l o we d fo u r w e e ks l a t e r w i t h a C h a r i t y F u n n y M o n e y C a si n o night. Guided by Rochdale Lions' c r o u p i e r s , g u e s t s c h a n ce d th e i r fu n n y m o n e y a t a n a r r a y o f d iffe r e n t g a m i n g t a b l e s . O n t h e n i g h t L ea n n e Wh ym a n g a v e a h e a r t f e l t a c c o u n t o f th e h e l p a n d s u p p o r t s h e r e c e i v e d f r o m R o se m e r e C a n c e r F o u n d a t i o n d u r i n g h e r i l l n e ss f r o m c a n c e r. T h i s e n c o u r a g e d g u e sts to b e e x t r e m e l y g e n e r o u s w i th d o n a ti o n s. T h e e v e n i n g c o n c l u d e d w i th a d e l i ci o u s Fish & Chip supper and disco.

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Kirkham Grammar School's Music Department enjoyed a great day of top quality music making in the House Music Final. Congratulations to Kezia Taylor (photo right), the eventual winner, but well done to all the finalists who did themselves, and the school, proud.

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J4 Trip to the CHILL FACTORe In January, thirty six J4 pupils and five staff visited the Chill Factore in Manchester to take on the ‘Skills for Life-Thrills for Life’ activity day. Over the course of the day, the pupils took part in an hour-long indoor climbing session, an hour’s fun in the Snow Park, which included time on the luge and donuts, as well as sledging. The highlight for most of the children was their one hour Ski lesson. For beginners, this involved getting used to wearing skis and gradually being able to slide confidently down the nursery slope. The more experienced skiers took on the main slope with lots of tips and tuition provided by the experienced instructors. Everyone had a wonderful time!

The party of 61 pupils and 6 staff arrived at Zell am See late in the evening after two flights and a three hour coach journey. The hotel was a most welcome surprise â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the rooms did not disappoint. Ski fit took place from 7am the next morning and by 9.30am all were breakfasted and kitted out ready to embark onto the gondola and hit the slopes. All groups performed well and made excellent progress during the week with snow parks and night skiing providing new challenges at all levels. The hotel was situated in the pedestrianised centre of the town; which proved to be a vibrant and varied setting. One day the party returned from the slopes to find the square transformed into an open air concert (with DJ) and on another, the street had been transformed into a piste for racing! The local crepe seller found that KGS provided good business throughout the week! The visit to the local ice hockey rink was a noisy but exciting affair, with every school party from a 30 mile radius in attendance! The game was fast paced and thrilling to watch but it was the outbursts of the angry players interacting with each other that proved most entertaining to watch! KGS skied in style on the last day, it was fancy dress for all. With so many costumes on show, the spectacle brought a smile to all that saw it. From super heroes to the cute and cuddly, the skiing was not spoilt by the flailing attire. The five monks and five Crayola crayons, in particular, did well to manage the terrain in their outfits! The excellent behaviour of our pupils made the whole trip enjoyable and worthwhile for everyone. We look forward to returning in 2017â&#x20AC;Ś

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Woooo we’re going to Barbados! All twenty seven Hockey players boarded the Virgin Atlantic aircraft to head off to Barbados for a week's tour of the island. The tour consisted of seven days on the sunny island with nine fixtures and two excursions. It was the perfect chance for the U15 squad to bond with the older girls as they approach Senior Hockey next season. A day at the ‘Boatyard’ saw the girls have lots of fun on the inflatables in the sea, turtle watching and relaxing on the beautiful white sandy beach. Another excursion was the Tiami Catamaran Cruise. The catamaran sailed a few miles before anchoring down to allow the girls time to swim with turtles and feed the fish! After lunch we continued to sail to Sandy Lane Beach where the rich and famous own exclusive properties. A lot of the girls swam to shore to have a closer look and do a little celeb spotting! Evening entertainment was provided by our own Butlins Red Coats, otherwise known as Mrs Osborne, Mrs Walter and Mrs Glover! This included Bingo, quiz nights, singing on the Karaoke, dancing plus much more……. All NINE Hockey matches were fantastic with all teams experiencing very competitive games. 1st VII Won all three of their matches even beating the Bajan National Side 5-3 2nd VII Won two matches 1-0, 2-1 and drew 2-2 against the U18 Bajan Development side 3rd VII Narrowly lost all three matches 1-0, 2-1 and 2-0, the last being against the U16 Bajan Development side. A fantastic tour with lots of time to develop ready for numerous tournaments on our return to the UK.

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Kirkham Grammar School 1st XV completed another unbeaten season. This is the second time in the School's history that it has completed back to back unbeaten seasons. Highlights of the season were the victories over Denstone College (24-14), Abingdon School (42-14), and Sedbergh School (27-0). These victories over top class opposition highlighted the ability of a fantastic squad lead by Captain George Blackwell (back row), Vice-Captains Tom Carlton (full back) and George Williams (prop). The team were very strong defensively and did not concede a try for over 2 months, and this quality was at the centre of their success. Even though defence was important they also had the ability to run teams ragged with a very fast back where Arron James Maddrell and Tom KGS Carleton KGS scored KGS KGS line,KGS KGS KGSReed,KGS Politics Drama Library Sport numerous tries.English Finally, aMusicspecial&Economics mention to the frontOKArow of Jamie Business Ross, Ben Gregory, and George Williams who have played together for 2 full seasons and have been outstanding in many of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s KGSover the KGS victories KGS KGS KGS KGS KGS last 2 KGS years. Spanish Hockey German Latin History French RPE Psychology

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This h a s b e e n a n o u t s t a n d i n g c o m p e t i t i v e s easo n f o r K G S H o c k e y, w i t h a l l a g e g r o u p s being crowned Lancashire Champions. The r e s u l t s f r o m a l l m a t c h e s h a v e b e e n e x c e l l e n t f r o m o u r U 11 g i r l s a n d b o y s s qua d s a t K G J S , s t r a i g h t t h r o u g h t o o u r U18s , 8 t e a m s i n t o t a l .

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A very successful season for Rachel indeed. She has represented the U16 Pennine Pumaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team which in turn resulted in selection into the U16 England Squad. She is now set to represent England U16s against Holland at Lilleshall during the Easter Break.

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Diary Dates Thursday 14 April Full school term begins

Saturday 2 July OKA Summer Gathering

Thursday 21 April Kirkham Grammar School Careers Fair - MPH

Monday 4 July Junior School Infant Sports Day

Friday 29 April Friends Bags2School Collection Day

Tuesday 5 July Junior School Junior Sports Day

Wednesday 4 May Senior School House Athletics Competition

Friday 8 July Term Ends

Saturday 7 May J3 - J4 Triathlon

Thursday 18 August A-level Results

Thursday 12 May Gala Concert

Thursday 25 August GCSE Results

Saturday 14 May Friends of KGS Spring Fair - Junior School

Monday 5 September 1st Year & 6th Form Induction Day

Friday 24 June Sixth Form Ball

Tuesday 6 September New School Year begins

Saturday 25 June Friends of KGS Summer Ball

Thursday 15 September Senior School Annual Prizegiving & Speech Day

Monday 27 June 5th Year End of Exams Celebration - Bartle Hall

Wednesday 5 October 'Douglas Haig and the Battle of the Somme Revisited' First World War Lecture by Dr Gary Sheffield

Wednesday 29 June New Parents' Welcome Evening - MPH Friday 1 July Junior School Prize Giving First World War, Battle of the Somme Curriculum Day - Years 1 to 4 CCF Field Day Sponsored Yomp

Sunday 9 October Open Afternoon Thursday 10 November Open Evening

KGS places a huge amount of emphasis on extra-curricular activities and the building of skills and confidence that employers recognise as so vital. Our Careers Education & Guidance Programme aims to provide increasing contact with the world outside and to this end our students have benefited from workshops, competitions and lectures from a wide range of businesses including ICAEW, Accenture plc, BAE and Rathbones, to name just a few.

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We are pleased to announce details of our 'Your Future Careers Fair' taking place on 21st April, 2016 from 6.30 – 8.30 pm in the MPH. This event is being run in conjunction with the North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce. 4th, 5th, L6 & U6 pupils and parents/ guardians are invited to attend this Careers Fair. The aim of this event is to provide your child with vital information on discovering and solidifying their future career path.

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Attendance by local businesses who will provide information on careers in their companies ‘Get Involved Workshops’ (6th Form only) to include medicine and LinkedIn setup Information to raise awareness of the broad range and levels of Apprenticeships FREE Goodie Bags to all young people who attend Subject staff on hand to help with any queries Representation from Manchester, Lancaster and Liverpool John Moores Universities Refreshments available throughout the evening

Further details from Mrs Lorraine Hargreaves, Head of Business Studies & Economics: l.hargreaves@kirkhamgrammar.co.uk

Kirkham Grammar School, Ribby Road, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire. PR4 2BH Tel: 01772 684264 Fax: 01772 672747 e-mail: info@kirkhamgrammar.co.uk web: www.kirkhamgrammar.co.uk