Sports bulletin feb 2017

February 2017

WYCOMBE HIGH SCHOOL

SPORTS BULLETIN Spring 2017

Welcome to the Sports Bulletin, a half-termly update of our achievements. Go to the Sports website for details of fixtures and follow us on Twitter @WycHighsports

Individual Success Netball

Congratulations to Polly Campanini (Y11 T6) who has just 'graduated' to the South Regional Performance Academy (RPA) on the England Netball Pathway.

Fencing

Sun 29 Jan was the Southern Region age group Foil Competition. Bethan Metcalf (Y9 N8) was placed a very respectable 8th in U14's Women's competition.

Hockey

Congratulations to Martina Moore (Y9 T8) who has been selected for the County Hockey Squad for the second consecutive year.

Volleyball

Congratulations to Lily Burniston (Y8 B2) who was selected for the Volleyball England talent pathway at the end of last term.

Squash

Congratulations to Gina Mullis (Y9 N9) and the Bucks Girls Under 15 team for winning the silver medal at the National Inter-County Squash championships in Pontefract. The girls were competing with the other finalists; teams from Northumbria, Kent and Yorkshire – just missing out to Yorkshire in the final.

Tae Kwon Do

Congratulations to Zoe Mance (Y7 T4) who passed her Tae Kwon Do blue belt grading in December.

Golf

Having won a playing scholarship to Henley Golf Club in March 2016, Allie Holtmon (Y8 B7) went on to win the following tournaments at Henley Golf Club: The Paul Sambrook Trophy - 1st The Rompani Trophy - 1st The Ladies Junior Spring Classic - 1st The Wargrave Cup - 1st The Loggie Cup - 1st The Total Negotiation Masters - 1st Winner of the Henley Golf Club Order of Merit 2016 Awarded Best Improved Playing Scholarship 2016

Judo

Alisa Sydykova (Y10 T7) has participated in the "South Coast Green Belt and Under Open" judo competition. She has fought in both under 57kg and under 63kg categories, won all her fights and won a gold medal. It was her first competition this year, and it looks like an excellent start.

Team Success

make up the South Bucks Volleyball Team who are competing in the U15 British National Championship Tournament. The team won the U12 Hockey regional round and will now be competing in the Congratulations to the U12 Hockey Team who divisional round on Sat 25 March in Bournemouth. took part in the In2Hockey competition first round. Good luck!

They played some of their best hockey so far this season, they won 3, drew 1 and lost 3 which overall out of 8 teams placed them 4th. A fantastic team result, against some very strong opposition.

Badminton KS4 U16 Netball On Saturday 28 January, the U16 Netball Squad went to the Regional Schools tournament in Farnborough. The whole team played well all day, winning all but two matches including a 15-1 win in our third match of the day.

Unfortunately we just missed out on the play-offs so will not be going to the National Schools round but we will be busy preparing for next year!

WHS KS4 Badminton Team qualified for the Level 3 County round of the National Schools Competition on 7 February at Stoke Mandeville Stadium. The girls played very well against strong opposition, and just missed out on going through to the next round.

Cricket U13 & U15

Lady Taveners Cricket Tournament Congratulations to the U13 and U15 Cricket teams who have both qualified for the County Finals on Friday 3 March at DCHS.

Squash U19

The U19s won against Kings School Canterbury, winning the tie 5-0, with none of the Wycombe girls dropping a game.

Team: Cassie Green (Y12 N5), Bethan Draper (Y12 N1), Alysha Martin (Y11 N1), Lauren Allington (Y13 C5), Jess Martin (Y13 N9). This puts them through to the finals to be held in March, one of the best 8 girls U19 school squash teams in the country.

Volleyball A number of Wycombe High School students

Both teams were convincing winners in the first round of competition, wishing them the best of luck for the finals.

Cross Country Buckinghamshire Schools' Cross Country Championships The 'Inter GIrls' team came first, with Jemima Copeman (Y10 T1) selected for the Bucks county team! (See results posted to Twitter @WycHighSports). Ana Montgomery (Y11 T9), Mia Waterhouse (Y10 A7) and Lucy Wheeler (Y11 N4) all finished in the top 23 of over 50 runners!

The 'Junior Girls' team, comprising runners from Years 8 and 9 saw Emily Sanderson (Y9 C3) and

Mei-ya Lambert (Y9 B7) both finish in the top 35 of 110 runners! What a result! That must be the hours and hours of training put in by both of these fantastic runners!

everyone. There are even plans to try and find an event that we can all aim towards, but the main focus is to get outdoors and keep the mind and body rejuvenated.

In the 'Minor Girls' race, our Year 7s, some of them for the first time, ran an excellent but tough race, coming sixth overall out of 110 runners and 13 teams. Keshni Manek (Y7 B6) finished in 22nd place with Annie Oakes (Y7 C7) right on her heels! Alexandra Stowers (Y7 P9), Maia Dunkin (Y7 P2) and Aisling Spencer (Y7 A4) all finished in under 13 minutes. Well done!

‘Pedal 4 a Pitch’

Full results can be found on the MKA website: http://www.bucksaa.org.uk/results/sxc2017.html

Staff Success WHS staff running club After a small group of teachers gathered on a Thursday night before Christmas, to explore the rolling hills of Wycombe, word spread and a Wednesday night session was also started. The Wednesday session is aimed at those who wanted to get into running, but were maybe apprehensive about distance or pace.

This is open to all Staff and has seen small and larger groups go out on both days, with the Wednesday group exploring routes of approximately five to six km and the Thursday group heading off for anything from 10 to 15 km.

The Thursday group does have some marathon and half-marathon runners in there, so there is always someone keen for some distance, hills or both.

Hopefully this will continue to grow as the lighter evenings arrive, as there are lots of local trails worth exploring too, so there is something for

Sports Achievements

Our next fundraising appeal, ‘Pedal 4 a Pitch’ is fast approaching!

It will take place on Sunday 19 March at the Eden Centre from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm. Come along and ride a spin bike provided by Anytime Fitness to help raise money for our all-weather pitch campaign.

Our goal is to cycle 500 miles the equivalent distance from High Wycombe to our twin town of Kelkheim, Germany. Students, staff and parents are encouraged to sign up for 15 to 30 minutes slots and secure sponsorship from friends, family and colleagues. We will be sending out a letter with more details about the event and sponsorship forms. If you wish to sign up for a slot please email dmorgan@whs.bucks.sch.uk.

Sponsor A Square ‘Sponsor a Square’ is continuing to help raise money for our pitches with £10,000 raised to date.

We encourage families to purchase a square in honour of your daughters, the family, or a friend of the family. If you run a local business, work in a large corporation or know of someone who does, you can purchase a square or two in the company’s name which is a great opportunity to advertise at the new facility. Squares range in price from £50 to £725. http:// www.whs.bucks.sch.uk/PlayYourPart This year we have challenged each tutor group to raise £50 to sponsor a square. Nine out of 60 tutor groups have purchased a square so far.

Please encourage your daughter to either contribute £2.00 to her Tutor or help organise a fundraising event for her Tutor Group. Thank you for your support.

We would like to celebrate your daughter’s sporting achievements outside of school. Please email us at office@whs.bucks.sch.uk with your daughter’s success stories for inclusion in the next edition and / or if you would like to become a Friend of Sport to help with fixtures, events, etc.