Year Group News
Year 7
Mr M Baldwin and Miss R Sterlini
As Year Tutors we are always impressed by the achievements of the form groups. Year 7 are always full of energy and a determination to succeed. They have achieved medals and certificates in a wide variety of disciplines. We are very pleased that they have all done so well. 7T Many of the boys in the form are still playing rugby for either Sully (who has won the league), Penarth or Dinas Powys. Alex Hamzelou and Ben Stewart have been chosen for Newport Academy and Kate Hayward has now moved up to a Level 3 in horse riding. Anna Jones is working towards her next Grade in karate (so watch out!) and Olivia Munro has just taken part in the ‘Race for Life’ and raised £50 for charity. Emma Spray has achieved a Grade 5 in dance. Luke Pringle has just taken up guitar and passed his Grade 1. Joe Short has achieved his Grade 6 in guitar, Paul Monaghan has achieved a Grade 2 in piano and Hollie Day passed Grade 3 and has her Grade 4 exam coming up. Ella Buehner Gattis has been playing double bass at Grade 1 , guitar at Grade 1 and is working towards a Grade 4 in piano and euphonium. Budding actress Victoria Pemberton played Little Red Riding Hood in a professional performance with Stan Stennett and Charlotte Hardy has been singing with the Welsh National Opera as well as achieving Grade 6 in flute and Grade 5 in piano. 7E Alice Durham and Francesca Le Guilcher achieved one hundred per cent in all recent French tests. Alice also attained a Level 5
skiing award. Ben McCullagh got into Cardiff and the Vale Cross Country Squad. Abigail Mock achieved the highest horse riding level for jumping and hacking. Sophia Holmes passed Grade 2 piano. Chloe Poole passed gymnastics Grade 5 and recently made the Welsh team. She came seventeenth in the British finals against England, Scotland and Ireland and the Welsh team came third. Amy McAndrew was second overall in a club swimming championship gala and was in the top ten out of fifty competitors in every event. Elizabeth McCulloch came fourth in the South East Wales Regional Swimming Championship and also had one of her stories published. James Adney was awarded Manager’s Player for football in a recent presentation. Rhian Cull received a gold medal for cheerleading with the Cardiff Cougars. Charlotte Leighton-Price achieved Grade 2 in horse riding. Emily Glaze was awarded almost 300 stars in French. Clare Halligan came second in the 100 metres and third in the 200 metres events at the Regional Championships. Jonathan Wright passed Grade 2 in a guitar exam in April. Joel Price came first in a recent tennis club tournament. 7A This year has been highly successful for the pupils in form 7A both in and outside of the school. Academically there have been some very high achievements. In Science, with Grace Loweth scored 100% in her tests. In languages, Jessica Martin scored 100% in all French tests during the year and Thomas Morley has shown hard
“impressed by the achievements of the form groups”