ORCHESTRAL WORKSHOP DAY

“Last Sunday, 65 students took part in a day of rehearsals working with seven professional musicians culminating in a large-scale orchestral concert to the Grange community.

“During the day, each section of the orchestra worked together with our guest musicians on an ensemble piece and two orchestral pieces. Some of the ensemble pieces included Pink Panther, Gonna Fly Now, Eleanor Rigby and Pirates of the Caribbean. The two orchestral pieces were the Dambusters March and Highlights from the Lion King.

I would like to thank our team of tutors for working with us. The pupils really enjoyed themselves and the concert was a complete success. Well done to all those who took part!”

Mr Williams, Director of Music

Reception children formed a human clock as they learned to tell the time.

Children became chefs for the day and made pizzas to take home and enjoy as part of a topic exploring Italian food.

U18 Hockey Team Place 3rd In Country

The U18 Netball team achieved a fantastic 3rd place finish after a thrilling run of games at the National Finals.

“Spirits were high entering the group stages and after facing some tough opposition the girls progressed through to the semifinals with two wins and one loss under their belt.

“We knew drawing Repton in the semi-finals was always going to be tough but the girls kept calm and collected and didn’t give up the fight. Unfortunately, even with our fight and determination we were unable to come out on top and narrowly lost 4-2.

“Placing 3rd in the country is a phenomenal achievement for these girls and each and every one of them did us proud. For some this was the last time they will represent The Grange and what a way to finish. A massive thank you to all who came to support the team,” said Miss Sargent, Teacher of PE.

In qualifying for the National Final, the girls went unbeaten through the Cheshire and Regional rounds, conceding just one goal.

Seb And Albie Cyclocross Success

Sebastian Grindley (Y11) was crowned National U16 Cyclocross Champion at the 2022 British Cyclocross Championships. Albie Jones (Y9) also made the podium finishing in a hard fought 3rd place in the U14 Boys race.

They finished the season with Albie ranked 2nd nationally in the U14 category and Seb 4th in the U16s.

MEMBERS OF 8JEM DID A GREAT JOB OF LOOKING AFTER THE BIOLOGY ANIMALS, GETTING UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH SHELDON THE RANKIN DRAGON.

YEAR 10 STUDENTS WROTE AND SENT THESE ‘POSTCARDS OF KINDNESS’ TO RESIDENTS OF CARE HOMES IN THE HOPE OF COMBATTING LONELINESS AND ISOLATION.

Grange Hosts International

Early February saw 144 students from around the globe meet online to debate the challenges of climate change and discuss resolutions made by Governments at the recent COP26 conference in Glasgow.

As hosts of the conference, our sixth form students and conference Presidents Theo Innes and Remi Livesey worked closely with the charity ‘Engage with China’ to bring the event to life.

Delegates joined the Model United Nations conference from a range of time zones, with over half the students taking part in China and others joining from schools in the UK, Australia and Ireland. The students spent two hours debating resolutions from the perspective of their allocated country and topics for discussion included phasing out fossil fuels, finance for vulnerable communities and carbon tax.

Tasked with navigating the complexities, challenges and realities of climate change as President of the conference Theo said, “The standard of debate was really high. I was particularly blown away by a delegate representing China who spoke so eloquently and persuasively about the challenges of phasing out coal on six million uneducated and impoverished people in mainland China.”

Based on the success of the conference and overwhelmingly positive feedback from teachers and students, Engage with China have committed to making this an annual event. “Students at this Model United Nations conference embraced the urgency of climate change and spoke with real passion and persuasion,” said H-J Colston-Inge, Director of Engage with China. “I am sure that we will see some of those students in leadership roles in the future.

“We all need to take individual responsibility to tackle climate change and we hope that our conference will inspire students to be influencers of change – starting today!”