GHS NEWS GLENTHORNE HIGH SCHOOL: SPECIALIST ARTS COLLEGE October 2011
Inside this issue: Exam Success Pages 2 & 3 Year 8 MAG&T Pages 4 &5 World Challenge Page 6 Geography Visits Page 7 Jack Petchey Awards Page 8 G. P. Taylors Visit Page 9 Macbeth Year 11 Prom Investors in Careers Page 10 Year 7 Bodiam Visit & Year 7 Music Taster lessons Page 11
Open Evening 2011 Glenthorne opened its doors to the general public and to prospective pupils and parents on Wednesday 5th October. We welcomed well over a thousand visitors, who toured the school with Glenthorne pupils as guides seeing the school’s excellent accommodation facilities and resources and talking to staff about the curriculum and opportunities offered by the school. There was also a presentation in the hall; Mr Hume explained the school’s vision, values and ethos; two of our head students, Sophie Wills and Jack Dandy reflected on their experiences over the past six years; the Jazz Band played; and two of our new Yr7s, Harry Wilson and Francesca Wilson (no relation!) described their emotions on their first day at High School. It proved to be an enjoyable and exhilarating evening and a wonderful celebration of the school’s success and achievements and the school’s recent excellent GCSE and A Level results. Thank you to all parents who visited the school and thank you for your positive and highly complimentary feedback! “Very friendly staff & pupils, tour guide was excellent, lovely Headteacher’s speech, lovely grounds, range of topics/subjects to study – brilliant!” “Lovely school, was very impressed in what the school has to offer”
Year 7 Rugby Page 12
“The tour has been informative, the speeches given were exactly what we needed to know about the school, the staff and students have all been very courteous and pleasant, an enjoyable evening. Thank you!”
Sports News Page 13
“Amazed at the overall academic success. Love the Performing Arts block!”
Football Academy Page 14 PE Boy & Girl of the Term Pages 15 Dates for Diary Page 16
“Exciting, vibrant, good facilities!” “Really enjoyed visit, very impressed, lovely informative guide called Skye who really sold the school.” “Really impressive, great atmosphere” “Outstanding opportunities”
“We thought the school was excellent. The facilities were of a very high standard. The friendly and helpful staff and pupils made the visit very enjoyable.”