Sonar Magazine Issue 11

AMAZING ART WORK

DUKE

Welcome...

Welcome to our Spring 2024 edition of Sonar magazine. Year 9 students Ellie Sturman painted the incredible artwork on our front cover. Ellie has composed the picture as part of the skills programme that she is completing as she works towards her DukeofEdinburghaward.

Inside this issue you'll be able to read about: sporting achievement; musical and performing arts success; trips and more. As always we welcome feedback on the magazine, you canfindalinktooursurveytowardsthebackpages.

We hope you enjoy reading this edition and hope you have a veryrestfulandrelaxingEasterbreak!

ROB PAYNE

Editor

Diana Drach Y9

MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER

PAUL GRAY

Dearparents,guardians,carers,

As we come to the end of another busy and productive school term, I wanted to say thank you to parents for the immense support from so many. Once again, we have many things to celebrate at Poole High School and I am immensely proud of the passion, achievement and wide breadth of interests our pupils demonstrate daily. With trips and events having taken place to local universities, Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, PE Sports Award Evenings, a performance of Blood Brothers and Work Experience Weeks to name but a few, I would like to commend pupils on their behaviour and ambassadorial representation for the school, when these opportunities are presentedtothem.

I would like to congratulate our Y11 pupils who have worked diligently throughout their mock exams and I am confident our Y10 pupils will replicatethisaftertheEasterbreak.

All students will be involved in exams or assessments next term. Over Easter we encourage a balanced but disciplined approachtorevision.Forsome,thiswillinclude attending Easter revision support classes which Ihope,willfurtherenhancetheirconfidence,as theyapproachthemostimportantterm.

Apolitereminderthatthedrivewayisclosedto prioritise cyclists (8:10am to 8:35am; also, from 2:45pm to 3:15pm, daily). Please ensure your childwearsacyclinghelmet.

Iampleasedtosaytheschoolremainsontrack to join Twynham Learning on 1st June. The trust has already generously supported us in funding and supporting our buildings survey and I look forward to sharing more information with you over the coming months as we work towards thispartnership.

Finally, please do take the time to follow the links in the end of term letter which has been sent out. This contains key information and datesforyourdiary.

WishingyouallawonderfulEaster.

Mr Paul Gray Headteacher

Year 7 Art

Ana Julia Loni, Cameron Linford, Ewan Telford, Freya Soper, Isaac Murphy, Lacey Frend, Kyle Baker and Hlib Kolesnyk

Year 7 Art

DariuszSternpowski

AnaJuliaLoni

CameronLinford

XabiMichaelPhillips

AlexanderWard

AndreasStammers

SofiaAvila

HlibKolesnyk IslaDavis

Year 8 Art

Tamera Rose

Marcus Mak

Lilly Anderson

DylanLarge

DaisieBagshaw AlexDruce

Laura Hobby

Finley Boyns

Erin Harker

Kayla Hamilton

Year 9 Art

Anastasiia Yena

Ella Batten

Ostap Orishchak

Poppy Bolster

Poppy Horsley

Nataliue Krechki

Bronte Cormack

Kirill Yakovenko

Flo Utton

As part of their skills programme some Duke of Edinburgh students have been developing their art and photography skills. The results have been very impressive. The front cover and above picture were by Ellie Sturman, the ones on the following page are by Honey-Mai Clifford. Both are students in Year 9.

Year 7 Rewards

For all year groups end of term rewards were given to students that were top performers in the 100 Scores. Extra rewards were also given for most improved.

Top 10

BLACKBEARD Bella

EGEDE Sanbra

GHIMPU Aaron

JOFRIN Anfiya

MANOJ Sara

PALMER Mylie

PROUSANIDIS Konstantinos

THOMPSON Pynq

WARD Maddie

ZOK Emilia

Top 50

BAKER Kyle

BAKER Maddie

BALKANSKI Chris

BARTLETT Annaliese

BENJAMIN Harry

BROOKE Ella

BROOMHEAD Alice

BURBIDGE Dulcy

BURY Olivia

CURTAIN Phoebi

DE VERAS George

DIBLEY-ZAYAC Chaz

DICKINSON Jennifer

DOGAN Hunor

EDWARDS Holly

FORD Nathan

GILLESPIE Raif

GREY Aaliyah

HAINING Lola

ISCIMEN Zeynep

JEFFERIS Sophie

JONES Gen

KEENAN Jasmine

KOLESNYK Hlib

LAW Sophie

MAYNARD Abbie

MITCHELL Charlie

PARTRIDGE Zachary

PERCY William

PRESTON Joseph

SHEPPARD-HOLLINGSWORTH

Jack

SHUTER Chloe

SILVEIRA Amelie

SMITH Jude

SWANEPOEL Shana-Mae

TURNER Poppy

WARD Alex

WELCOMME Sofia

WILLIAMS Finn

WITHEY Thomas

A huge thank you to the Friends of Poole High School

PTA for donating the Easter Eggs that were given to students that won prizes in their rewards assemblies

Year 8 Rewards

Top 10 ADCOCK Madison

ALVES FERNANDES Isabela

BARKER Ruby

BENNETTS Daisy

BURY Zena

GOULDING Aubrey

Top 50 ANDERSON Lilly

ATANASOV Anton

BARHAM Max

BEGUM Alima

BOULTON Bethany

BOZIC Jasper

BREWER Zara

BRYANT Anna

CAMERON Tom

CLARKE Rohan

COPE Ellie

COYNE Evie

MILES Sienna

ROBBINS Jude

THORSEN Imogen

TURNER Sophie

WILDE Dylan

WILSON Gethin

DIBLEY-ZAYAC Ollie

GODFREY Isabel

HAMILTON Kayla

HAMILTON Tyanna

HARKER Erin

HITCHENOR Ziggy

KING Aaron

LINDOW Amelia-Rose

MGBADIEFE Carmen

MOODY Reuben

NEW Bailey

RAYMENT Tye

ROBBINS Kaitlyn

ROBERTS Ben

ROSA SIMOES Duarte

ROSE Tamera

SIMPSON Calypso

STACE Baileigh

STAPLES Emily

TALLANT Isaac

TOBIAS Rafael

TREW Jack

TYLER Lucas

WESTFIELD Purdy

WILKINSON Louis

WINGFIELD Nancy

ZIELONY Nadia

Year 9 Rewards

Top 10

DAWSON Tara

ORTON Sienna

WORYTKO Marcel

GEORGIEVA Vihra

LANGSTON Ben

BABAR Rabail

Top 50

AZAUCKA Veronica

DUNWORTH Grace

LE SUEUR Joel

WORBOYS Evie

FORD Ollie

WILKIN Samuel

BANNISTER Arthur

SIBLEY Hayden

YENA Anastasiia

COULTER Bella

STURMAN Ellie

VICKRAGE Amelie

WEBSTER Leo

CLANCY-MATEILLE Georgia

LEE Katie

WARBURTON Emily

WEBB Amelia

WICKHAM Ethan

DRAGOMIR Aaron

MAGINN Josh

RENTON Alana

RYDZINSKI Jerry

SZCZEPANIK Jagoda

WEATHERLY Alex

HOME Alex

STOCKDALE Zachary

SNELL Harry

PARKER Harriet

STAINES Derren

STEVENS Aimee

BAJWA Nimrat

COOKE Ellie

CAMPBELL Neve

DUMITRIU Iulia

HARRINGTON Darcey

KAZMI Alize

ROKU ALI Marcel

SIMMONS Marley

BAKER Alfie

KEATES Jasmine

CREED Alef

KEEVILL Molly

MOORE Abigail

PAGE Emily

SZCZEPANIK Oliwia

YEAR 10 REWARDS

Top 10

BRIDGES Tegan

COOTE Amelie

COWIE Roisin

DUNN Vivien

ELLIS Abi

Top 50

CUTBUSH Harry

CHEWINS Alana

LOCKHART Eleanor

ZADRAN Ejaz

BEGUM Karima

HUBBARD Cerys

DACOSTA Emily

SOLLOM Lily

BOOTH Cherrie

ELLIS Sophie

GROOMBRIDGE Joshua

LANGHOR Ashton

SHORT Jai

WADE Ella

PEPIN Felix

FOOTNER Rebecca

HILL Penelope

SHORT Cara

STAPLETON Sadie

WAY Eleanor

BRIDGE Maisey

FOLEY Evie

GRADY Evelyn

JONES Gilly

SABAN Morgan

AIYEGBUSI Jessica

ALLEN Grace

MATTHEWS Elise

STEPHENS Mason

CURTIS Annie

POWER Ella

DAY Evelyn

ROBBINS Haydn

WHITING Oliver

WOTHERSPOON Amy

NEESAM James

FAULKNER Darrel

GREATBANKS Laurence

LOPEZ-CARTER Irene

BAYLISS Sully

KASAR Larissa

PREWETT Hayden

PRITCHARD Phoebe

RIGLER Jacob

RONGILY Esha

SHUTLER Ruby

SEWELL Evie

Year 11 Rewards

100 Score – 100 points!

Outstanding!

Erika Faye ANDRES TOMAS

Harry COOPER

Celyn CREED

Layla ELLIS-RIAHI

Liam GEARY

Oliver HARFORD

Lowri JOHNSON

Top 50

Jessica BALLAM

Sophia BENNETT

Ava BIRT

Charlotte BOULTON

Sophia CHEDGY

Ariana CHERNENKO

Tiffany CLARKE

Shanie COX

Freya DAINTON

Georgina DRUCE

James EMERY

Noah FALLOWS

Ben LE BROCQ

Nathan LEWIS

Pippa MARCHANT

Juan ROKU-ALI

Jessica RYDZINSKI

Lilla TURNER

Chloe WELLMAN

Scarlett-Lily WILLIAMS

Madeline FORWARD

Katie FROMAGE

Layla FRY

Zack HARRISON

Martha KONIJN

Kayleigh LAMBERT

Bailey LATHAM

Sophie MACKAY

Harry MACON

Ralf MCGREGOR

Uzoma ONYEBUEKE

Rosie READING

Lloyd ROAKE

Summer ROBBINS

Ellie-Marie SHUTLER

Chloe SIMPSON

Ieva SPRINGE

Sofie STETSYUK

Isabella WHITEOA

Layla WILLIS

Thomas WOOD

SIXTHFORMREWARDS

YEAR12

Most “Valued” point this year!

Wills Finlay - 13

Sanders-Jones Alyssa - 11

Mason Dino - 11

Hill Serena - 11

Bury Georgia - 11

Simpson Regina - 10

Most “Empowered” points this year!

Sturman Mia - 42

Parry Oliver - 36

Waterman Amelie - 36

Garland Connor - 36

McLeod Katie - 35

Most “Inspired” points this year!

Cowan Skye - 126

Sturman Mia - 103

Sanders-Jones Alyssa - 94

Highest total of VIE points!

Yagibasan Joseph - 67

Beyer Mia - 60

Waterman Amelie - 60

Flatt Jenna - 56

Johnson Rhys - 56

YEAR13

Most “Valued” point this year!

Charlie Vanderweele - 12

Eve Fender - 9

Mia Espino

Lilly Simpson

Erin-Mae Foote – 8

Most “Inspired” points this year!

Shute Elizabeth - 47

Ruby Murrey - 39

Bavister Maddie

Foote Erin-Mae - 38

Most “Empowered” points this year!

Smith Bel – 30

Zsold Stefania - 28

Power Maisie

Van Beirendonck Lily

Steele Zoe - 19

Highest total of VIE points!

BEL SMITH!! - 43

Sell Alannah - 40

Heaslip Liberty - 36

Rise and Shine

NOISY COCKERELS, HUNGRY DOGS AND MUD!

DUKE OF EDINBURGH

STUDENTS BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY INTO THE WILD

Silver DofE Students have been putting their best boot forward this season, setting off with gusto and grit. They seem so determined to get this section done with as much positive determination as they did with their Bronze Award, yet with so much more confidence. Skills and knowledge from previous training has meant that they were morethanreadyforthedayswalkingahead.

Campingwithbasicamenitiesinalocalfarm enabled our Silver participants to showcase the skills already mastered in setting up camp.

We could really see the teams bonding well together over dinner. Although, some of the farm animals asserted their dominance from thegetgomuchtoeveryone'samusement! The menagerie included an angry goose, noisy cockerels', perfect for 3am wake up calls, and the farmers springer that wanted nothingmorethantobeahooveraftermeal times and a hot water bottle substitute in theirtents!

Their first meal cooked with the flair of Jamie Oliver!Pastaandsaucewentdownwellbefore startinganighthikeonThursdayevening. Fortunately, it wasn't quite as boggy as anticipatedaftertherecentrainfall.Stillmuddy enough to keep them focused on their path and staying upright. A mild evening helped the initialwalkwarmthemusclesandspirits. With the next two day’s hard hitting trails ahead,willthattimeontheirfeetstarttoshow cracksinthesoles?

Or, harden their ever-growing aptitude to the wonderful outdoor spaces they have already proventorelishinpreviousadventures! We strongly feel the latter and judging by this morning's vibrantly, positive start, their approach is already winning in this next part of this awards journey.

Hurrah!

FinTech West

In January our T Level Finance students attended the FinTech West South Coast Showcase at Bournemouth University. They were able to listen to entrepreneurs and leaders in the FinTech industry about how they are trying to help develop businesses across the BCP area.

Find out more about the event here:

https://www.fintechwest.co.uk/news/fintech-west-southcoast-showcase

Year 11 pupils went to the Cool Coast Ice Rink at Bournemouth International Centre to try their hand at ice skating for their first Rewards Trip of the year

Alizo Kazmi Y9

Year 7 Golden Ticket winners were treated to a fabulous morning celebration and rewards breakfast in the canteen.

Year 8 students took part in the Empower Project at Bournemouth University

Year 10 GCSE drama and Year 13 BTEC Performing Arts students at performance of Tess by the amazing Ockham’s Razor company

Year 10 and 11 GCSE drama and Year 13 BTEC Performing Arts students attended a performance of the musical Blood Brothers.

A small group of our very talented dancers from Poole High School took part in the Origins Dance Festival on Saturday 23rd March at Pavilion Dance South West.

On Thursday 14th of March we hosted an invaluable performance of Vita Nova’s ‘The Wasp’s Nest’ to GCSE Drama and BTEC Performing Arts students. The performance is a new play written by artistic director Sharon Coyne and addresses the issues of knife crime, county lines and addiction.

Year 10 students took part in National Careers Week.

Year 11 and 12 students attended the Careers and Apprenticeship Show at Bournemouth International Centre.

Cultural cafe, inviting students (and staff!) to craft, learn how to crochet, play and chat every Tuesday at lunch time in room 3!

Our current project is learning how to crochet Granny Squares so that we can make a baby blanket and donate it to Poole Hospital. Some teachers have been inspired to learn too!

As part of Bournemouth University’s Empower Project, our Y8 girls attended a session with the focus on money management. The programme aims to equip and empower young women to develop a business and entrepreneurial mindset, developing employability skills, leadership skills, financial awareness and business acumen.

PE NEWS

Transition Festival

Year 10 Rugby Sports Leaders and Year 7 students organised a remarkable Transition Festival for 50 Year 6 students from Baden Powell, Oakdale and Longfleet Schools. They enjoyed fun activities, competed in a tournament and Baden Powell emergedasthechampions.HatsofftotheYear10 rugby sports leaders and all the dedicated participants for an awe-inspiring festival. Your boundless energy, positive attitudes and passion for both sports and mentorship have left a lasting impression. Excitement is brewing for the upcomingtennisfestivalinthesummerterm.

Handball club

Handball club has continued to grow this year which has resulted in the team being entered into the Regional Handball tournament. It was a great experience for all involved that has improved every player's knowledge and understanding of the game as well as their technicalskills.

Sponsorship

If you know of any business that would be interested in sponsoring any of sports teams in orderforustobeabletobuynewkit,pleaseget incontactwithn.wilkins@poolehigh.poole.sch.uk

CROSS-COUNTRY

Cross-country

A very wet and stormy cross-country season has meant that a number of fixtures were unfortunately cancelled this year. However we had some outstanding performances in the events that were able to go ahead, some of the highlightsincluded…

Milton Abbey invitational – It was our first year being invited to this event which supports the charity ’#WillDoes’. A fantastic event in a beautiful setting, and the Poole High team did not disappoint on their debut, with Charlie Collins winning the boys race and Cameron Wicks finishing third. We are looking forward to returningnextyear!

CountyChampionships–Ouryear7boysfinished a fabulous 2nd in the team rankings, with 2 of them (Zac Partridge and Joseph Preston) qualifying to represent Dorset as individuals at the South West Championships. Cameron Wicks also ran superbly in the Junior Boys to qualify to represent Dorset. The outstanding performance of the day was from Charlie Collins, who becamecountychampionintheInterBoysrace!

South West Championships – Charlie Collins came 5th in the Inter Boys race (1st Dorset finisher). Cameron Wicks 47th in Junior Boys. Joseph Preston 21st in Minor Boys. Zac Partridge 62nd Minor Boys. A brilliant experience for all of them!

English Schools – Charlie rounded off his season with a sensational performance at the English Schools Championships. Charlie placed an incredible 27th out of 329 runners (made up from the best 8 runners from each county in the country).

RUGBY

Highlights of Term 2

Year7–TheYear7boyshavecarriedontheir fantastic start to PHS with more success at the Dorset School 7s Festival! Winning 3, Drawing 1 and losing 1. That means the boys havelostonlyONEgameallseason!

Year8-TheYear8boysplayedwithunityand a smile on their face at Dorset School 7s. Going unbeaten! Winning 4 Games and drawing1.Afantasticeffortfromthemall.

Year 10 – The Year 10 Boys have gone from strength to strength this year. It has been a hugely successful season despite losing the WessexLeagueFinalbyonetry!Itwasagreat game of rugby with hard running, big tackles andsofthands.

Despite this disappointment the Year 10s bounced back and took part in the Dorset 7s Tournament where they beat Leaf, drew with StPeters,beatBudmouthandthenQE.

In the final they beat Poole Grammar by 3 tries to 0! An extremely well deserved trophy fortheboys!Welldone.

A number of the Y10 boys have been representing Dorset and Wilts at the Bath DPP festivaltoo!

A big congratulations must also go out to Digby for being selected in the Bath u15 Pre Academygroupthisseason.

Sixth Form – The Sixth Form team enjoyed what was a new experience for 9 out of 11 players at the Dorset 7s. The boys unfortunately suffered losses but left the festival both improved players and with massive smiles on their faces! They are already looking forward to the next tournament.

FOOTBALL

Year 8 Football

Our Year 8 football team have continued to develop showing real depth within the squad this season. We have been able to field two separate teams across three competitions reaching the semi finals in two of them. The team narrowly missed out on reaching the final in the County Cup on penalties and are due to play the PEDSSA Cup semi final just before the Easterbreak.

Year 9 Football

Our Year 9 football team have had a brilliant run in the PEDSSA Cup reaching the final which will be played when we return from the Easter break. The squad has continued to develop and challenge each other which has allowed new faces to make the starting eleven. Keep up the goodworkYear9!

NETBALL

Year 8 Netball

Y8 netballers won the majority of their games in the PEDSSA netball league to finish in the top half of the resultstableinMarch.

Back in January they just missed out on medals coming 4th in the PEDSSA tournament, but they were the topteamfromnon-private/selectiveschools!

We Value We Inspire We Empower

The High Performance (TASS) tier at Poole High School is a national accreditation aimed at aiding students pursuing professional sports careers while excelling academically. Acknowledging the challenges young athletes face, our sixth form provides a tailored program to support both athletic and academic success. Currently assisting students in swimming and athletics at various competition levels, we welcome athletes from any sport.

As a Poole High School High Performance Student accessing TASS, you will gain the following provision:

• Dual Career Mentoring – Additional support from a lead tutor to help you manage training and wellbeing alongside your academic studies.

• Access to a 6th form pathways progression tutor who will provide support and guidance on university and other study options alongside the network TASS the programme provides.

• Individual, personalised timetables – provision is in place to support the additional demands of high level training and long distance travel, taking into consideration the time commitment.

• Regular pastoral support from an experienced team

• One to One tutorial sessions

• Buddy system

• Access to regular CPD workshops on nutrition/ lifestyle management/ sports psychology, wellbeing and time management.

• Use of facilities such as sports hall, fitness suite and swimming pool. For more information on how we could support you please contact our Dual Career Coordinator, Nikki Wilkins at n.wilkins@poolehigh.poole.sch.uk

Poole High School, Wimborne Road, Poole, Dorset

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www. poolehigh.co.uk 01202 666988

UPCOMING EVENTS

SCHOOL DRIVEWAY CLOSURES AND ACCESS

AnExperimentalTransportRegulationOrder(ETRO)willcomeintoforcefromMonday15thAprilaspart ofBCPCouncil’s‘Saferroutestoschoolprogramme’.Theareacoveredbytheorderismarkedinredon themapbelow.

This means that the entirety of the school driveway be closed from 8:10 to 8:35 am every morning and from 2:45 to 3:15 pm every day. The only exceptions will be for emergency vehicles and the school buses.

Students that are walking or cycling to school should be encouraged to use the paths crossings and cycle lanes that lead up to the school. They can access the school site via the main driveway and via thewalkingandcyclepathsonWimborneRoadandSterteRoad(indicatedonthemapbelowinblue).

The purpose of this is to make the area safer for all students. Please also be aware of the new cycle lanes,zebraandtoucancrossingsthathavebeeninstalledonWimborneRoadandGarlandRoad.

Formoreinformationontheschoolstreetsprogrammepleasevisit: https://haveyoursay.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/hub-page/school-streets

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