Collegiate Life Trinity Term 2018/19

Tr i n i t y Te r m 2018 - 2019

P R E S E N TAT I O N

VOL. 3

VOL.3

Collegiate

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Contents FEATURES

ISI Report Page 4 Trips and Visits Page 6 Achievements and Awards

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Sports Day Page 30 School of Wizardry

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Prize Giving

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Team Uganda 2019

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Open Morning Saturday 12 October 10am to 1pm

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Welcome to the Trinity Term edition of Collegiate Life, our online newsletter celebrating the extra-curricular life of the School and the many achievements of our pupils beyond the classroom. From Sport to Young Enterprise, cyber security to Carmen, Pupil and Team of the Year to Musical success this really has been an extraordinary term. I am incredibly proud of the tenacity, creativity and altruism of pupils and I hope you enjoy reading about the vibrancy of School life. I wish you all a very happy and restful summer break.

Alex Wilson Headmistress BA (Surrey) PGCE (Cantab) MA (London)

2019 Senior Prefect Team

(left to right) Ruby (Deputy Head Girl), Harry (Head Boy), Jennifer (Head Girl), Joseph (Deputy Head Boy

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In June, Hull Collegiate was awarded the highest possible grade ‘excellent’ in all areas of their latest inspection.

All areas of the school are highly regarded within the report including, science, drama, music, art, maths, sport, languages and co-curricular including the successful Duke of Edinburgh programme.

Concluding their report, the inspectors said, “The school is highly successful in developing well-rounded, confident, skilled young people who are very well equipped for the next stage of their education.”

Headmistress Alex Wilson said, “We are delighted with this report which recognises what an excellent school Hull Collegiate is. As well as commenting on our high academic standards, I am particularly thrilled that the inspectors saw how motivated, ambitious and enthusiastic our pupils are.

‘The inspectors’ comments are a powerful recognition of what we are achieving. At Hull Collegiate, we constantly strive to give our pupils a breadth of experiences and opportunities outside the classroom so that they can develop into compassionate and responsible young people. It is therefore very heartening that the inspectors saw many examples of our excellent pastoral care and our pupils demonstrating our values: innovation, confidence, aspiration, respect and enthusiasm. Our school community is like no other, one that I’m proud to have my family a part of.”

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“Excellent” for pupils’ academic and other achievements “Excellent” for pupils’ personal development

You can download and read the full report from the school website. www.hullcollegiateschool.co.uk/inspection

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A Level Physics to Geneva

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The A Level Physics trip to Geneva took place during the Easter holidays. 15 students and staff set off to explore the scientific and cultural experience in Switzerland.

On Day 1, we visited the History of Science museum in Geneva before walking to the United Nations Palais Des Nations. Here we had a full tour around the European seat of the UN, learning about the historical and present day significance of the work done by the UN. A particular favourite is the venue for the United Nations Human Rights Council with its mesmerising ceiling. The day was completed with a 3-course, 3-fondue meal at Edelweiss restaurant, cheese to start, beef for main and chocolate for dessert, delicious!

Day 2 took us to the city of Bern on the amazingly comfortable and prompt Swiss train service. In the early 20th Century, Bern was the home of Albert Einstein and as part of our tour of the city we visited his home. It was in this home that Einstein did his most remarkable theoretical work, including Nobel Prize winning work on the quantum nature of light. Following this we spent time around the wonderful city of Bern, admiring the cultural influences seen on every street and visiting the Historical Museum. The evening was spent at Bern’s Bear Park (real bears!) and eating another wonderful meal, this time at Das Altes Tramdepot.

At the start of Day 3 we took a cable car to 1100 metres on Mont Salève, where we were joined by a local guide and took a hike around the mountain admiring the Alpine features, including Mont Blanc. The weather at this height was cold for the time of year and a metre of snow was still on the ground in many places!

Following our descent, we visited the Natural History Museum of Geneva to see exhibits ranging from the African savannah to local aquatic species from Lac Léman. We even had time to visit the frogs and toads exhibit, much to Lauren’s dismay!

Day 4 was our day at CERN itself. The European Organisation for Nuclear Research is home to many different research studies and as part of our guided tour we were able to visit the work done at the ATLAS detector, part of the Large Hadron Collider, as well as seeing the original experimental apparatus for CERN, the Synchrotron Cyclotron. The students took the opportunity to speak with researchers during their lunch in the refectory at CERN, some got involved in an animated discussion on gravity and whether Einstein had been correct with his General Theory of Relativity! The day at CERN is not complete without visits to the two permanent exhibitions: The Universe of Particles and Microcosm.

Yet again, a fantastic trip with plenty of Physics, but also other sciences, cultural appreciation and development of our French and German language skills!

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Prep School Bridlington Key Stage 1 spent a beautiful sunny afternoon together on Bridlington beach, working together as a team to build sandcastles, make volcanoes, search for shells and play beach volley ball. We also enjoyed ice creams and a lolly.

John Bull Rock Factory Year 1 had the privilege of a guided tour at the John Bull Rock Factory in Bridlington to see how rock and sweets were made in the past. Our guide showed us the machines that they used 100 years ago and the ingredients that are in a stick of rock, we even had an opportunity to roll our very own. We sampled lots of sweets and chocolates around the factory and made chocolate lollies to take home.

Bridlington Animal Park Year 2 visited Bridlington Wildlife Park in order to visit their mob of meerkats. We were studying the text ‘Meerkat Mail’ by Emily Gravett and this was such a perfect link. The book is all about Sunny the meerkat who visits his family and friends in all different countries, finding out what he likes and dislikes about these places along the way. This was a perfect opportunity as the children were able to handle, feed and sit amongst the meerkats to gain invaluable fist hand experiences.

Wilderspin Museum At the beginning of June, Year 1 were transported into the past and became Victorian school children for the morning as part of our topic work of life 100 years ago. We spent the morning in a Victorian school room and experienced the style and type of lessons they had in the Victorian era. We played Victorian games in the courtyard and loved playing on the swings and pretending to do the washing using the dolly tub and mangle.

Camping Adventure An evening under the stars was enjoyed by Year 3, who all worked together to cook and clean after a day full of team building tasks.

Forest School All year groups from Reception through to Year 6 enjoyed a day at Humberdale Farm for their final Forest School session of the academiac year.

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Robinwood - Year 6 Residential It’s the trip all the Prep pupils cannot wait for. From the moment they arrive at Dobroyd Castle, they embark on a cornucopia of activities, each one designed to challenge, focus and engage.

This year, we benefitted from great weather, making the outside activities - rafting, canoeing, giant swing, zip-wire - a real joy to be a part of. Pupils worked on team skills, particularly during the crate challenge, quest, climbing, and the legendary piranha pool.

Lasting memories were certainly made at Robinwood and we’re looking forward to taking both Year 5 and Year 6 there in May 2020.

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Big Bang Fair The Big Bang Fair Yorkshire and Humber is part of the major UK-wide programme led by Engineering UK (www.engineeringuk.com). It is the largest oneday STEM event in the Yorkshire, which all of KS2 visited in June. They had access to over 60 activities including planetariums, forensic investigation and meet the scientist for Q&A sessions in the Careers Zone.

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Senior School Year 8 Flamborough

Year 9 Belgium Battlefields

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A Level Geography to Blencathra

A Level Biology Field Work

Year 12 students took part in a three-day residential fieldwork course run by the Field Studies Council in the Lake District last week.

Pupils were guided by expert tutors in a wide range of fieldwork techniques and data analysis methods, in order to prepare them for their A Level non-examined assessment – a 4000 word individual investigation on a geographical theme or issue of their choosing.

A group of prominent British Biologists stated recently that ’the decline in field biology skills in the UK has reached crisis point’1. At Hull Collegiate our A level pupils are fortunate to have the opportunity to enhance their skills in fieldwork and gain valuable experience in an area of science which is relevant to current issues such as the loss of biodiversity and climate change.

Mr Wainman accompanied the visit, and led the now traditional pre-breakfast walk to the top of the 370m Latrigg Fell. The pupils enjoyed good weather, as well as good food and accommodation at the Blencathra Field Study Centre on the outskirts of Keswick.

We were also joined by staff and pupils from Lincoln Minster School.

At Staindale Beck in Dalby Forest, pupils studied invertebrate populations in a small stream, using transects and kite diagrams to observe and record their results. Line transects were used at Raincliffe Woods to study the change in species diversity and distribution in response to environmental conditions.

Undeterred by inclement weather conditions (and leaking Wellington Boots) pupils demonstrated the resilience and commitment of dedicated Biologists.

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Book Debut for Julia On Wednesday 13 June, Year 5 pupils were the first to hear an extract from a book written by Julia, a Year 10 pupil at Hull Collegiate School. Julia launched her first published book ‘Kadazar’ surrounded by excited pupils and her family in the Senior School Library.

The young fans asked some very challenging questions about her journey to her first published book and were able to purchase signed copies.

“Julia submitted her manuscript to us in 2017 and we were blown away by her flare for storytelling. We are so proud to be part of her journey and we expect great things from her in future.

Move over JK Rowling, Julia Winson has arrived!” – Austin Macauley Publishers

About the Book On the night of his birth, Kadazar, a griffin, receives a prophecy. It claims that he will become a great King of Lastania. When still a child, he befriends the adventurous Evening Star, who is disliked by others for her unusual abilities. When Kadazar turns sixteen, a cruel and powerful dragon, Midzar, invades the peaceful land of mythical creatures.

Their home is changed beyond recognition. Many lives are needlessly lost.

Thrown together, motivated by revenge on Midzar, the friends need to bond like never-before. An adventure to experience, Kadazar is the spine-tingling debut by this talented adolescent with a bright future in the literary world.

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“From a young age, I wrote many short stories, often with animals as characters, for my family. I was twelve years old when I first wrote Kadazar, inspired by my interest in mythical creatures, and the many adventure books I read. I didn’t plan to write a book; it began as a short story, only a few pages long, featuring Kadazar as one of the main characters.

The griffin intrigued my little brother, who longed to discover his next adventure. In this way, the story of Kadazar was born.” - Julia Winson

Kadazar by Julia Winson is published by Austin Macauley Publishers and is available on Austinmacauley. com, Amazon, Waterstones and all good booksellers.

Signed copies are also available to purchase from Hull Collegiate School, priced at £8.99. Profits from the sale of Julia’s book at HCS are being donated to the RSPCA, Julia’s choice of charity.

Image: Julia and her mother with Year 5 pupils.

Gold for Holly Show jumping star Holly from North Lincolnshire has beaten off tough competition to steer Great Britain to win gold in Wierden. It was a tremendous win by the British Nations Cup team, competing under the title sponsor banner of Team LeMieux in The Netherlands when they claimed the top spot in the Wierden.

At the end of the first round, with all four of the British riders having jumped clear, they sat in joint first place alongside Ireland on a zero-penalty score. This saw the leaders two fences ahead of their closest contenders which came in the form of Italy and Germany with The Netherlands behind them on 12 penalties. In the second round of the competition the tension was high and it showed with the Irish rider having a fence down. Team GB’s next 2 riders went clear leaving it very tight especially given that after of each team had been out to ride, it meant Ireland had a narrow lead. It was down to the last 2 riders of Ireland and GB to go. Ireland were up first and were looking

good for a clear but a late mistake left the door open.

For GB this responsibility fell to Holly with Rexter d’Or. As the final rider in the competition the pressure was on and Holly entered the arena knowing that a clear round from her was vital if the team were to win.

In true style, Holly posted yet another footperfect clear within the time allowed to finish on zero penalties meaning the Brits took the honours!

Talking afterwards, British Show jumping Youth Team Manager and Chef d’Equipe Clare Whitaker commented “All four members of the team have been great today. We finished the first round with all four having jumped clear then had a further three clear in the second. Holly rode exceptionally well as the final rider for the team and carrying that pressure on her shoulders. It was a great win.”

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England Hockey Performance Centre

Year 8 pupils Ashlyn and Ruby were spotted through representing Humberside Junior Academy Centre to attend U14 regional trials, where they were successful. They both attended an assessment at Weetwood on Saturday 8th June and we are delighted to confirm they have been selected to attend the England Hockey Performance Centre based in Leeds.

Performance Centres are strategically located across England to maximise opportunity and player development. Through this model England Hockey want to move talent development to a higher level.

Performance Centres aim to: Develop an oversupply of high calibre players for National Age Group Squads Provide frequent, exceptionally high quality contact time for a targeted group of players Provide appropriate competition to support player development Ruby has also reached the same accolade in football and has been selected to play for Leeds United U16s.

More sporting success in the ISA Championships:

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After the U13 won the ISA North Championships and U14 were Humberside Championships we were contacted by David Brereton who runs the U13 North East Regional Hockey Team. He had seen the report about the girls’ success at Humberside trials and at various tournaments.

David emailed the school and asked if we had any talented U13s to send to nominate for trials.

We nominated 3 players; Zoe, Bethan and Ashlyn to attend, with Ashlyn being successful. She will be attending a series of training sessions, as part of the squad and will play in the National tournament in July. This is a tournament that our region won last year, so we wish Ashlyn the best of luck later this month.

Students Take to the Skies In June, 14 Senior School students joined the Bee Future Aviators Program at Humberside Airport. They experienced first hand the career path of a pilot with presentations to encourage them to explore their options, a tour of traffic control and a real flight experience.

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Gold For Rosie

Biology Challenge is open to students around the world The competition consisted of two, twenty-five-minute multiple choice papers taken online under staff supervised exam conditions. Questions were set on the school curriculum, but the competition also rewarded our students whose knowledge of the subject has been increased by reading books and magazines, watching natural history programmes, taking notice of the news media for items of biological interest, and are generally aware of our natural flora and fauna.

There was a total of 17 Year 10 students who took part in this prestigious competition resulting in: Gold x 1 Silver x 6 Bronze x 4 Highly Commended x 6 Congratulations to everyone and in particular Rosie who is in the 5% of entrants who won Gold.

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Drama and Dance Success

Grace has won Intermediate Drama at The British Arts Awards. This is an annual Dance, Singing and Drama Competition where Grace gave a superb acting and singing performance.

Edward has been accepted onto the Northern Ballet’s Associate Training Programme. The programme enhances the training of the many excellent schools in the north, giving Edward the opportunity to work in their vast studios with The ethos of the Awards is very important. wonderful pianists, and to share a building with Although the standard is high, they work to the Company’s professional dancers. Edward sustain a pleasant atmosphere and friendly will learn to travel and broaden his movements, competition. Well done Grace! to respond to the music and attain correct posture and placement. Well done Edward!

Trampolining In June, Year 8 pupil Olivia secured 3rd place in the Kingston League Trampolining competition.

Olivia represented her club Launchpad Trampolining Academy.

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Cyber Discovery Success Two of Hull Collegiate students to continue their cyber security journey throughout the summer.

Pupils from Hull Collegiate School have progressed to the final stages of the Government’s flagship cyber security training programme, Cyber Discovery. Josh (Year 10) and Zoltan (Year 12) ranked in the top 200 out of over 30,000 initial participants and, as a result, have qualified for the final stage of the programme - CyberStart Elite. Josh will attend a three-day and Zoltan a six-day cyber camp featuring advanced hands-on challenges as well as demonstrations and presentations from industry experts.

the summer period, where they will develop further cyber security skills whilst also finding out more about jobs in cybersecurity.

Head of ICT, Graham Carmicheal commented, “This is an outstanding achievement. Most of our GCSE and A Level Computer Science students registered, and all progressed incredibly well, with the majority reaching the third round. I was fortunate to be able to adapt our curriculum to support the pupils throughout this process, which can be rather demanding particularly in periods of examinations. To have one pupil make it through to the final round is outstanding, to have two is quite simply incredible. Both pupils now have the opportunity to be trained by the One of Cyber Discovery’s creators, James Lyne, best of the best in terms of Cyber Security, and Head of Research and Development at SANS both have the determination and skills to go Institute, a key partner behind Cyber Discovery, far.” said: “We’ve watched the progress of all of our top students throughout Cyber Discovery, The aim of Cyber Discovery is to give young some of whom didn’t even previously realise people (in schools years 10-13) an opportunity they had an aptitude for cyber security. The to learn the skills needed to either enter the Cyber Discovery team is excited to now get cyber security industry at a junior level, or the chance to meet them face to face at the go on to further study in the area, and was Elite Camps. We will be taking these students designed to grow the UK’s cyber security on to the next stage, teaching them what workforce of tomorrow. Delivered for the UK it is actually like to work in cybersecurity, Government by SANS Institute, the programme using real-life examples of the problems and looks to identify those with a talent for cyber challenges they would be facing if they were to security at a younger age and to encourage jump into a career right now. With the current them towards a career in cyber. scale of the cyber security skills gap, the more we can prepare and inspire the next generation of cyber security warriors, the better chance we have of creating a safer and better place for people to be online, do business, and go about their daily lives in the UK.” As part of CyberStart Elite, the successful pupils – who largely completed the challenges of earlier stages of Cyber Discovery in their spare time – have the opportunity to attend one of three residential camps throughout

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Summer Fete 2019 Thank you to the Friends of Hull Collegiate School who organised the annual summer fete.

Their event raised over ÂŁ4,000!

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Best In Everyone Awards Hull Collegiate School is celebrating after picking up two of the most coveted awards at United Learning’s national Best in Everyone Awards. Hannah was named Primary Pupil of the Year whilst the school’s ground-breaking Safi Coffee team picked up Student Team of the Year. The winning pupils received their awards at a spectacular black tie gala held at the Cutlers’ Hall in Sheffield on Friday 28 June.

The Best in Everyone Awards celebrate the impressive achievements of pupils and staff at United Learning schools across the country. They include awards for academic excellence, extracurricular achievements and for service to school communities.

As well as showcasing the talents of the Group’s pupils and staff, they also recognise some of United Learning’s most dedicated, hard-working and inspirational individuals.

Hannah had been nominated by her teachers for her ‘can do, will do’ attitude, enthusiasm and respectfulness. In winning the award, she saw off strong competition from a field of excellent candidates from across United Learning. As the driving force behind the school’s Social Action project, Hannah has led the team to set up an ‘ecobrick workshop’, participate in beach cleans and raise awareness across the school of single use plastics.

Congratulating Hannah on winning the award, HCS Prep School Head, Antje Kell, said: “Hannah is a real all-rounder. She excels in the classroom, on the sports field and makes a significant contribution to school life. She is an amazing, dedicated and hardworking individual who ensures that she always gives of her best. We

are incredibly proud of Hannah and are delighted that she has been recognised in this way.”

Hannah said: “I felt very proud to collect the award and was excited to have my family share the experience with me.”

For the second year running, the school’s Safi Coffee Team won the Student Team of the Year Award. The team of 26 pupils from Years 2 to 13 import tons of coffee from Uganda, package them, market them and sell their products across the UK. Every penny of profit from the sales of Safi Coffee pays for children in Uganda to attend school. The project is going from strength to strength with major businesses and even the local hospital buying Safi Coffee.

The students are now able to sponsor 60 Uganda children a year to attend school.

Collecting their award at the Best in Everyone Award ceremony, which served Safi Coffee, Elijah said: “It was a wonderful evening and an honour to be part of the team collecting the award. A number of staff and students are currently in Uganda and we can’t wait to catch up with them to hear first hand what a difference our product is making to the lives of the children out there.”

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Collegians Set Gold Standard In May, Buckingham Palace was the destination for seventeen Collegians who had achieved their gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.

The students were presented with their accolades at the palace in London by the Duke of Wessex, Prince Edward. In addition, current Head Boy Ryan will go on to collect his award at Holyrood House, Scotland later this year.

Prince Philip, inaugurated the youth awards programme in 1956. It entails 12 months of volunteering, physical and skills knowledge, an expedition and undertaking a shared activity in a residential setting.

Sally Groves, who co-ordinates the DofE awards at the school, said: “This is a huge achievement.

It’s fantastic to have so many students achieve at school at this level. We’re proud of them, and they should be just as proud of themselves. In 2018, Hull Collegiate School became a licensed DofE organisation, and it’s wonderful to be able to provide this opportunity to our students as well as those from other schools .”

“Gold Duke of Edinburgh has been one of many great experiences I’ve had during my time at Hull Collegiate School and has brought me memories and friends that I can cherish for life. It builds on your skills beyond the classroom and gives you a greater self-belief which you can take on to your next steps, such as university and entering the workplace.”

Ryan, Year 13

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Primary Engineer of The Year

If you were an engineer, what would you do?

The Primary Engineer Leaders Awards is a nationwide competition that involves interviewing an engineer and pitching an engineering design to solve a problem in their community.

Year 1 pupil Ted, was one of 2330 entries and only one of two Year 1 winners which is an incredible achievement.

In addition, several other pupils in the Prep School were shortlisted with distinctions for their engineering designs: • Imogen and Alice in Year 5 • Yahya, Zara and Rosy in Year 6.

Pupils were invited to view their designs on display in a public exhibition at the AMRC Advanced Manufacturing Park on Wednesday 3 July

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1st and 2nd Place for Collegians Two teams of four participated in two chemistry challenges during the day. One ‘Forensic Detective’ challenge set by Salters and one technical and analytical challenge set by the University of Hull. Our teams really enjoyed the activities and we had a fantastic result.

Eight teams in total participated and our Hull Collegiate teams achieved a first in the morning competition and second place in the afternoon activity.

The Salters’ Institute plays a major role in the support of chemistry teaching, the encouragement of young people to pursue careers in the UK chemical industries, and the promotion of chemical education including the whole area of curriculum development.

Eight students were chosen to represent Hull Collegiate School at the Salters’ Institute Festivals of Chemistry on Tuesday 14th May 2019. Only a small number of Year 8 students per year are given this exciting opportunity.

Congratulations to: Team A: Jonty, Jasper, Cristina and Izzy who came first in the Salters’ Forensic Detective Challenge.

Team 1: Christian, Charlie, Ruby and Eloise who came second in the Hull University Analytical Challenge.

The festivals are one-day fun events held at universities and colleges throughout the UK and Ireland. They provide an opportunity for enthusiastic young students to spend a day in a university/college department and to take part in practical chemistry activities which are fun.

Prizes are awarded to the winning teams and all students receive participation certificates and fun prizes.

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Prep Choir First at Hornsea Music Festival

Aladdin Trouble Year 5 and 6 presented their panto-style musical, Aladdin Trouble. With a kind-hearted hero, a go-getting princess, an evil villain and a comic dame, it had all the essential pantomime ingredients for a fantastic fun performance.

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Connexin £10 Challenge In April, the school’s education charity The Hull Collegiate Trust launched the £10.00 Entrepreneur Challenge.

The £10 Challenge is sponsored by successful Hull based business Connexin.

Founded in 2006, Connexin specialises in award winning Fibre Optic and Voice Services for business and residential customers. Connexin is now an international business with customers all over the world.

Going from startup to a larger business, they have stayed true to their mission statement which is: “Be Awesome. Care.

Inspire.”

In February Max came into school to talk to the pupils during the launch assembly offering advice and encouragement to the 16 forms in Years 7-10.

Over the course of 4 weeks they researched, planned, sourced materials, promoted and sold their goods. Each form had to decide on an idea and submit a business plan along with all marketing material to qualify for one of the prizes:

• Best Strategy/Business Plan - won by Year 7 Harvey • Best Idea - won by Year 8 Morris • Best Marketing Plan - Year 8 Dawson The founders of Connexin; Furqan Alamgir • Most Money Raised - Year 10 Blencoe and Alex Yeung are both former pupils. They • Overall Winner - the form who had a now lead the company with a further 2 ex great strategy, marketing and reasonable pupils Will and Max.They are great examples profit - won by Year 7 Wells for the of how you can be entrepreneurial and second year running! build your own successful business.

Alex Wilson, Headmistress, said, ‘’The £10 Challenge provides an opportunity for pupils to become active entrepreneurs and, at the same time, give back to their school community. It allows them to work effectively in groups, managing discussions, involving others productively, reviewing and summarising and contributing towards meeting goals and deadlines.”

The challenge is a highly interactive way for pupils to develop key skills whilst attempting to make as much profit as possible out of £10. They made £771 for the Trust.

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Senior School Sports Day

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Oscar R (Marvell) who threw 31.14m in the senior discus beating the previous record held by Ben W since 2015 who threw 29.85m.

Daisy W (Johnson) who threw 8.56m in the year 9 shot putt beating the previous record held by Phoebe E since 2012 who threw 8.15m.

The weather was ideal, in that the rain held off, and the temperatures were certainly cooler than at the weekend, the only issue was the breeze down the ‘back’ straight.

This was our 13th Sports Day so records are becoming harder to break with only three falling on the day.

The overall house trophy was won by Venn house, with the female athlete of the day awarded to Javeria K and the male athlete to Timothy H. Congratulations to all pupils who took part, many who fully engaged in the spirit of sports day by pushing themselves to the limit by participating in lots of events to win valuable points for their house.

A massive thank-you to all the parents who came to support; we hope that you enjoyed the day.

Congratulations to the following three pupils for accomplishing this achievement: Timothy H(Venn) who jumped 9.91m in the year 8 triple jump beating the previous record held by Kyle Daniel since 2006 who jumped 9.83m.

This was our 13th Sports Day so records are becoming harder to break with only three falling on the day.

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Tom in Year 7 wins gold at the ISA National Athletics Final in the 4x100 relay

ISA Athletics Finals Year 6 boys relay team win gold at the North of England ISA Championships

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Sustainability Day Pupils in Year 8 enjoyed their ‘Sustainability Day’ working in groups in Food Technology, Design Technology and Art where they used Fairtrade products all with a moral and ethical background.

In Food Technology, pupils made Chocolate Éclairs, Sausage Spin Wheels, Fondant Fancies, Choux Pastry Profiteroles and Chocolate and Brown Sugar Swirl Meringues. In Design Technology, they made tealight holders out of recycled wood using the Morticer machine, and in Art pupils contributed to making a fantastic collage depicting food miles. Each square is an off-cut of wood saved over the last year. The collage shows an electric car, solar panels and wind turbines. This will be displayed in the school corridor on the ground floor. You are welcome to come along and see it anytime.

The afternoon ended with a tea party in the Baccarat Room where pupils and staff enjoyed a wonderful selection of food made by the pupils.

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A Spellbinding Experience In June, 250 children from Hull and East Yorkshire primary schools attended the Hull Collegiate School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to experience a spectacular taste of the Senior School.

As the young recruits arrived they were sorted into their houses and given their instructions for the day. Throughout the day children took part in four workshops including the history of magic and superstitions, astronomy, occulmency, arthimancy, rhunes and codes, Quidditch and magic potions.

For wizards who excelled in their workshops, merits were awarded by staff or sixth form students. The day was rounded off with the results of the winning house who enjoyed sweet treats and children who had scored the most merits overall. Prizes included products from ‘The Last Straw’ - HCS Young Enterprise team who have packaged and marketed reusable silicone drinking straws, and copies of Kadazar – a book published by Year 10 pupil Julia.

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“Thank you for making my daughter so happy, you have made a little girl’s dreams come true.”

Parent, visiting child.

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Senior School Prize Giving

On Thursday 27 June, we said a formal goodbye to our upper sixth leavers as many were honoured with prizes at the School’s annual Prize Giving held at Hull Collegiate School. Mr Tom Brown, Old Collegian, presented the prizes and gave an engaging speech. Guests were then welcomed onto the grounds to enjoy cocktails to celebrate their time at Hull Collegiate School.

“What an inspirational speech, one of the best speakers I have ever heard at a prize giving ceremony.” Parent

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Pupils perform celebrated opera with United Learning peers on world-class stage In June, pupils from Hull Collegiate School took to the stage at the Copper Box Arena to perform in a fantastic production of Carmen! alongside their peers from United Learning’s national group of schools.

The pupils joined over 1,000 others for the unique performance of the ‘Choice of Don Jose’ from Bizet’s Carmen! at the Olympic Park. Their performance is the culmination of a year’s partnership between United Learning, of which Hull Collegiate is a part, the Royal Opera House, The Voices Foundation and the English Pocket Opera Company.

Using the Royal Opera House’s Create and Sing learning resources and with teacher training delivered by The Voices Foundation, the pupils at Hull Collegiate were introduced to opera.

Over the past few months, they have immersed themselves in the world of opera, listening and learning to understand the genre, and even more impressively, delivering their very own operatic performance of Carmen!.

to continue nurturing their musical abilities.

Louie B said: “I enjoyed getting up on stage with all of my friends and singing in front of a big audience. I would definitely do something like this again as it was a great experience!”

Ollie S said: “I enjoyed everything about being part of such a big performance of Carmen but my favourite part was learning how to sing opera as I’ve never done it before.”

Mrs Maynard said: “What a tremendous achievement for our students to be involved in such a spectacular production of Carmen in an incredible venue. They were in complete awe of the professional singers and left the event feeling really inspired to keep practicing and The colourful and energetic honing their musical skills.” performance, which was staged and directed by the English Pocket Opera Company, delighted over 700 spectators including parents and guests from the world of opera, music and education. The pupils used the knowledge and skills they acquired through the rehearsal process to deliver an unforgettable performance and came away feeling proud and inspired 39

Team Uganda 2019 A team of 16 Hull Collegiate School students have recently returned from a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Uganda. The trip is taken every two years as part of the school’s ongoing partnership with people and schools in the Kanungu district in the south west of the country.

During the two week trip, students went on safari where they saw zebras, monkeys, elephants, crocodiles, impalas and bush back antelopes. The trip, however, was much more than a sightseeing tour; it was an opportunity to visit the children and schools which are supported through Hull Collegiate School’s sponsorship and ground-breaking Safi Coffee project.

Launched in September 2017, the Safi Coffee initiative imports coffee beans from the Kanungu district and sells them in the UK. All the proceeds are sent directly back to Uganda to pay for children to attend school in Kanungu.

The students visited Great Lakes High School, Kirima Parents Primary School and Nyakabungo Primary School where they spent time with the children.

Through a number of fundraising initiatives, the students raised over £5000 which has paid for a number of items for these children including a new playground at Nyakabungo Primary School and outdoor benches for children at 40 Great Lakes High School.

The students also met The Rev Hamlet Kabushenga Mbabazi who founded the schools and the Great Lakes University. He spoke to the students about his vision for education in the area and how HCS’s fundraising efforts are making a tangible difference on the lives of children in Uganda. The students were welcomed with open arms by the communities who performed the traditional Chica dance including the Pygmy tribes in Bwindi to whom they gave 50kg of beans. On the Sunday before they left, the students attended a church service led by Hamlet where they enjoyed much singing, dancing and celebration.

Before the students left, they had one last important business meeting at the Gorilla Summit Coffee Plantation which produces Safi Coffee beans.

Student Leonora said, “I have loved the opportunity to come here and see the children we sponsor. The highlight for me was the playground at Nyakabungo primary school and how happy and excited the children were. I now realise that it’s possible to live without a mobile phone! I really appreciate our roads and hot water now!”

Student Emily said, “The church service was amazing! So vibrant and lively. A celebration of what they have. I love the simplicity of life here. It was nice to be away from social media and TV for a while. I would say to anyone who gets the chance to travel... DO IT!” 41

Team Gb Athletics Camp at Hull Collegiate School, July 2019

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