THE WHICKHAM
WAY THE WHICKHAM
At The Heart Of The Community
ISSUE 6 SUMMER TERM 2017 IN THIS ISSUE
DIVERSITY WEEK 2017
RICH EXPERIENCE Our students explore in Catalonia
WRITING SUCCESS Students win prestigious award
SPORT ROUNDUP Update on everything sport at Whickham
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH WHICKHAM NEWS
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ON OUR WEBSITE
Last week saw Whickham’s annual diversity week return for another year. With last year’s focus on sexuality this year saw the turn of gender identity. The week saw gender of all identification and all backgrounds accepted, acknowledged and more importantly informed.
The definition of diverse “showing a great deal of variety; very different” would suggest that in order to promote diversity week the school would have to act in a diverse way themselves and this is exactly what happened. Stalls sold lanyards and badges promoting diversity and a rainbow tuck shop was organised.
The school ensured students could get to grips with gender through discussing gender related issues throughout lessons in citizenship and giving assemblies of informative value.
A lunchtime concert with the school rock band giving a sensational performance also drew attention to these issues in society and got people of all backgrounds and views involved with the week.
www.whickhamschool.org
ON FACEBOOK Whickham School and Sports College
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WELCOME TO THE WHICKHAM WAY STEVE HAIGH HEADTEACHER
Welcome to the latest edition of the Whickham Way, school newsletter. Our summer term has been a very busy and successful one. The additional revision sessions and support leading up to the exams season was embraced by students with maturity and it has been impressive to see the resilience and determination of the students as they approached their end of year examinations fully prepared. This terms newsletter is full of some of the educational and sporting achievements that the students benefit from on a regular basis at Whickham School, which is something we are very proud of. We are excited for the new school year ahead and we hope you all have a restful and happy summer break.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Summer Term ends – Friday 21st July at 2:05pm INSET day – 4th September Year 7 pupils in all day – 5th September Year 12 pupils in AM, Year 13 pupils in PM – 5th September All pupils in school – 6th September Half Term Holiday – 23rd – 27th October INSET Day – 17th November GCE Exam Results – Thursday 17th August, Year 13 from 8:45am GCSE Exam Results – Thursday 24th August, Year 11 from 8:30am Sixth Form Enrolment – Friday 25th August Prizegiving – 14th September Year 12 Induction Days - 14th & 15th September Year 6 Parents’ Evening – 21st September Year 12 Parents’ Information Evening – 25th September Year 11 Parents’ Information Evening – 2nd October Year 7 Meet the Tutors – 18th October School Improvement Hours – School finishes at 2:05pm: Tuesday 12th September Tuesday 26th September Tuesday 10th October
WHICKHAM SCHOOL TEACHMEET Upon seeing this headline you may be drawn to wonder what a teachmeet actually is. A teachmeet is a way for teachers to meet up and discuss strategies for helping engage and enhance student learning. The event took place in the school’s main hall with the theme of a marketplace. Faculties set up mini tables and aimed to attract fellow staff to their stall to promote their teaching strategies. The science faculty chose to use an interactive hook the duck to in fact hook other teachers and draw them into their stall with the IT department simply using balloons to make their stall look attractive. The night aimed to share different approaches of teaching and has potential for these varying ways to be incorporated into lessons. Through integrating new methods of teaching into lessons teachers hope that lessons will be in no danger of becoming tedious or stale.
Teachers volunteered to stay back through school improvement hour on Tuesday the 11th of July and put extra hours into planning and organising their stall in order to benefit the learning of students across all age groups and new practices of teaching could very likely be put into practice very soon.
SUMMER SPORTS CAMP 2017
PARASOLS AND BENCHES PROJECT The student environment group meet voluntarily over a lunchtime every two weeks. One of the groups main projects this year has been successfully achieved with the Parasols and Benches Project.
NEW SCHOOL DAY TIMINGS After a period of consultation our new school day timings have been agreed. These will start from the first day back after the summer break.
Additional picnic benches were purchased by the group and then modified and painted by the pupils so the newly acquired parasols could be installed ready for the sunny weather over the summer term. Pupils have enjoyed the enhancement to their outdoor social spaces over their break and lunchtimes.
8.40am Registration bell 8.45am Tutor time starts 9.10am Period 1 10.10am Period 2 11.10 – 11.25am Break time 11.25pm Period 3 12.25 – 1.05pm Lunch 1.10 – 2.10pm Period 4
If pupils would like to join the school environment group, please see Mrs Davison or Mr Urwin for details.
2.10 – 3.10pm Period 5 (School Improvement Hour every week 2 Tuesday)
BAKE SALE IS A PIECE OF CAKE A huge thank you to all involved with the recent bake sale in aid of the Percy Hedley Foundation, a charity that provides help for disabled youth in the local area. With the help of your donations the school has already made an impressive contribution of over £100 for the chosen charity. A massive thank you to everyone involved with anything from organising the sale, putting in the hours selling the cakes and of course those making donations in aid of the Percy Hedley Foundation.
CULTURAL VISIT TO BARCELONA
This years Rich Experience week saw Whickham School students setting off to some wonderful places near and far. The list of tours available this year was the most diverse yet and students from all years got the opportunity to enjoy tours to many places including Beamish, Edinburgh Zoo, Flamingo Land and also the Catalan capital Barcelona. Our Barcelona tour was originally planned for 35 students but was so oversubscribed that over 60 travelled to the historic Spanish city. We flew out of Edinburgh airport on Friday 14th July and began to explore the city almost as soon as we landed. We began with a visit to the Monjuic area of Barcelona, stopping off at the Olympic Stadium and travelling up into the hills on the famous funicular railway. There was a lot of walking involved in the trip and on one day we clocked up over 10 miles whilst taking in the sights. The tour was jam packed with activities including a visit to the birth place of famous artist Salvador Dali where students could see some of his weird and wonderful creations. After looking around the museum built in his honour we then spent a relaxing afternoon in the Spanish holiday resort of Tossa de Mar. The 5 day trip was rounded off with a full day at Spain's largest theme park, Port Aventura. The park is the countries busiest tourist attraction and boasts some of the biggest and fastest rollercoasters in Europe. All the students had a wonderful time on the trip and have already asked if we are going again during Rich Experience Week 2018!
KINGSWOOD
SPORTS DAY 2017 This year’s annual sports day was certainly one that did not disappoint, sun, sport and success are the three S’s on the lips following sports day on Thursday.
114 Year 7 and 8 students thoroughly enjoyed a two day, sun filled and action packed residential to Kingswood's Dukehouse Wood in Northumberland during Rich Experience week. The students participated in a number of activities including 3G swing, zipwire, and shelter building which developed their teamwork and problem solving skills. The behaviour of all the students was exemplary and the Kingswood instructors commended on their exemplary attitude to all of the activities. Evening activities included a campfire and a scrapheap challenge. Special mention has to go to Mr Robinson and his enthusiasm towards the Hawaiian theme night! Thank you to all of the staff and students who ensured the trip was a roaring success! Especially Miss Burton and Mr Day for organizing it.
A warm summer sports day drew new sports day records in excess with a whole host of talent shining brighter than the sun. Record breakers include; Jack Marley of year 10 smashing the high jump for his year group and Jack Wright of year 8 doing exactly the same. Jess Levvie also broke records for both the 800m and 1500m track races. The highlight of the day was unquestionably the teachers three legged race with some teachers doing particularly better than others… the initial three legged race saw Mr Szunko and Mr Alexander fly ahead to a comprehensive win over their other competitors. Their luck changed drastically however in the grand finale. The pair started with a semidecent start, nothing to shout about but they then gave the crowd of spectators plenty to shout about. Mr Alexander’s eager competitiveness got the better of him and he outpaced his partner leading to a comical fall, much to the delight of the many watching over feeling a sense of reward from the fall. The same fate dawned on Tallyn Jardine and his partner in the students mixed three legged races that healthily added fun to the programme of the day. Eagles ran out as convincing winners of the day with falcons second and kestrels sadly finishing in third place. Well done to all. Sports day was a huge success and students will certainly be happy with their morning well spent.
BY KIERON McLELLEN Y12 ANSWERS IN THE NEXT ISSUE 1. A) B) C)
Which sport is played on the largest pitch? Football Polo Cricket
2. In 1950, India withdrew from the World Cup because FIFA refused to let them do what? A) Have water breaks B) Play barefoot C) Pray after 75 minutes 3. What is the connection between Volleyball, Squash and Badminton? A) Volleys are not allowed B) They all use balls C) Only the server can score 4. In darts, what is the lowest score that can be scored with a single dart? 5. Which sports playing area is 2.7 metres by 1.5 metres? A) Boules B) Darts C) Table Tennis 6. Which sport do the Oklahoma City Thunder play? A) American Football B) Baseball C) Basketball 7. In Athletics, what is the last event of the Decathlon? A) Cycling B) 1500m C) 400m 8. What is the only sport to have been played on the surface of the moon? A) Football B) Golf C) Gymnastics 9. Who scored the winning goal for Romania when they beat England in the 1998 World Cup? A) Ilie Dumitrescu B) Dan Petrescu C) Gheorghe Craioveanu 10. 8 minutes and 47.8 seconds is the fastest ever winning time for what race? A) Men’s 3000 metres B) Grand National C) Formula 1
THE WHICKHAM
WAYSPORT GIRLS ACTIVE
2017 SPORT ACCOLADES
IN BRIEF TRAMPOLINING Under 14 girls – qualified for zonal round of the novice category KS4 boys – Won the national intermediate title
HOCKEY
This year has saw a flurry of sporting success for the red and black of Whickham and this was celebrated joyously at the sports awards evening on Thursday the 6th of July. The evening, hosted by year 12 sports ambassadors Cameron Fergus and Abigail Tildsley in the sports hall, celebrated an avalanche of success across a diverse selection of sports and gave credit to those who made the success possible. The awards ceremony began with the recognition of the trampolining talent we have at Whickham and gave thanks to the under 14 girls that qualified for the zonal round of the novice category and a triumphant team of Key Stage Four boys that incredibly won the National Intermediate title. This however, was just the beginning of a blissful night of awards perpetuated by the success of all involved. The night saw the undefeated, best netball team in Gateshead collect their awards for their undeniable achievements throughout the season. The year 7 Netball team certainly did their coaches and school proud with plenty more success forecasted for their future years with the school.
Moving up a year now to the cup winning football team that beat a dismayed Cardinal Hume 3-1 in the Gateshead cup final, much to the delight of all involved with the journey endeavoured by the squad of 15. Cardinal Hume weren’t to suffer the same pain against in the year 10 Gateshead cup final, beating a heartbroken Whickham team on penalties, a harsh way to see your team lose the cup but a fine effort from the year 10 lads. Other Runners-up include the year 7&8 girls football team, the year 9 and 10 netball teams and the year 7 and under 19 boys basketball teams.
BASKETBALL UPDATE
Sticking with the theme of basketball, a special mention has to go out to the under 14 girls basketball team that were confident champions in their age group and narrow runners up in the under 16’s division. They saw themselves fend off most opposition 2 years above their own age group, proving that they are truly a force to be reckoned with in the Tyne and Wear basketball leagues. Other triumphs for the school include; Year 7 and 8 girls winning the Gateshead School’s in2 hockey tournament, the golf team being crowned county champions, the girl’s athletics team winning the Gateshead Sportshall Athletics Championship and the year 8 boys bringing the same trophy home. The year 7 boys and year 10/11 girls also won the Tyne and Wear Cross Country Championships. A night that inevitably saw success celebrated and effort appreciated, and one that did Whickham School and Sports College proud.
Year 7&8 girls hockey champions
GOLF County champions
RUGBY Year 7 – Gateshead runners up
ATHLETICS (COUNTY) Girls A team – 1st Girls B team – 3rd Boys team – 4th Girls year 9/10 team – 2nd in Tyne and Wear finals
CROSS COUNTRY (COUNTY) Year 7 girls – 4th Year 7 boys – 1st Year 8/9 girls – 2nd Year 8/9 boys – 4th Year 10/11 girls – 1st
BASKETBALL Year 7 boys – Gateshead League runners up and finished 5th playing two years above them in the Newcastle under 14 league. Under 14 girls – Tyne and Wear Champions at under 14 and runners up at under 16, two years above their age group. Under 19 boys – Tyne and wear runners up and Newcastle runners up.
NETBALL Year 7 – Undefeated, Best team in Gateshead Year 8 – 3rd in Gateshead Schools League Year 9 – Runners up in Gateshead schools tournament and 3rd in league Year 10 – Runners up in Gateshead Schools league and tournament.
FOOTBALL Year 7 futsal team - Third in the Gateshead school league and county cup quarter finalists. Year 8 – Gateshead Cup winners Year 10 - Gateshead cup finalists Year 7&8 girls – Runners up in Gateshead and Tyne and Wear tournaments
At The Heart Of The Community
ISSUE 6 SUMMER TERM 2017 IN THIS ISSUE
DIVERSITY WEEK 2017
RICH EXPERIENCE Our students explore in Catalonia
WRITING SUCCESS Students win prestigious award
SPORT ROUNDUP Update on everything sport at Whickham
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH WHICKHAM NEWS
@
ON OUR WEBSITE
Last week saw Whickham’s annual diversity week return for another year. With last year’s focus on sexuality this year saw the turn of gender identity. The week saw gender of all identification and all backgrounds accepted, acknowledged and more importantly informed.
The definition of diverse “showing a great deal of variety; very different” would suggest that in order to promote diversity week the school would have to act in a diverse way themselves and this is exactly what happened. Stalls sold lanyards and badges promoting diversity and a rainbow tuck shop was organised.
The school ensured students could get to grips with gender through discussing gender related issues throughout lessons in citizenship and giving assemblies of informative value.
A lunchtime concert with the school rock band giving a sensational performance also drew attention to these issues in society and got people of all backgrounds and views involved with the week.
www.whickhamschool.org
ON FACEBOOK Whickham School and Sports College
ON TWITTER @WhickhamSchool
WELCOME TO THE WHICKHAM WAY STEVE HAIGH HEADTEACHER
Welcome to the latest edition of the Whickham Way, school newsletter. Our summer term has been a very busy and successful one. The additional revision sessions and support leading up to the exams season was embraced by students with maturity and it has been impressive to see the resilience and determination of the students as they approached their end of year examinations fully prepared. This terms newsletter is full of some of the educational and sporting achievements that the students benefit from on a regular basis at Whickham School, which is something we are very proud of. We are excited for the new school year ahead and we hope you all have a restful and happy summer break.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Summer Term ends – Friday 21st July at 2:05pm INSET day – 4th September Year 7 pupils in all day – 5th September Year 12 pupils in AM, Year 13 pupils in PM – 5th September All pupils in school – 6th September Half Term Holiday – 23rd – 27th October INSET Day – 17th November GCE Exam Results – Thursday 17th August, Year 13 from 8:45am GCSE Exam Results – Thursday 24th August, Year 11 from 8:30am Sixth Form Enrolment – Friday 25th August Prizegiving – 14th September Year 12 Induction Days - 14th & 15th September Year 6 Parents’ Evening – 21st September Year 12 Parents’ Information Evening – 25th September Year 11 Parents’ Information Evening – 2nd October Year 7 Meet the Tutors – 18th October School Improvement Hours – School finishes at 2:05pm: Tuesday 12th September Tuesday 26th September Tuesday 10th October
WHICKHAM SCHOOL TEACHMEET Upon seeing this headline you may be drawn to wonder what a teachmeet actually is. A teachmeet is a way for teachers to meet up and discuss strategies for helping engage and enhance student learning. The event took place in the school’s main hall with the theme of a marketplace. Faculties set up mini tables and aimed to attract fellow staff to their stall to promote their teaching strategies. The science faculty chose to use an interactive hook the duck to in fact hook other teachers and draw them into their stall with the IT department simply using balloons to make their stall look attractive. The night aimed to share different approaches of teaching and has potential for these varying ways to be incorporated into lessons. Through integrating new methods of teaching into lessons teachers hope that lessons will be in no danger of becoming tedious or stale.
Teachers volunteered to stay back through school improvement hour on Tuesday the 11th of July and put extra hours into planning and organising their stall in order to benefit the learning of students across all age groups and new practices of teaching could very likely be put into practice very soon.
SUMMER SPORTS CAMP 2017
PARASOLS AND BENCHES PROJECT The student environment group meet voluntarily over a lunchtime every two weeks. One of the groups main projects this year has been successfully achieved with the Parasols and Benches Project.
NEW SCHOOL DAY TIMINGS After a period of consultation our new school day timings have been agreed. These will start from the first day back after the summer break.
Additional picnic benches were purchased by the group and then modified and painted by the pupils so the newly acquired parasols could be installed ready for the sunny weather over the summer term. Pupils have enjoyed the enhancement to their outdoor social spaces over their break and lunchtimes.
8.40am Registration bell 8.45am Tutor time starts 9.10am Period 1 10.10am Period 2 11.10 – 11.25am Break time 11.25pm Period 3 12.25 – 1.05pm Lunch 1.10 – 2.10pm Period 4
If pupils would like to join the school environment group, please see Mrs Davison or Mr Urwin for details.
2.10 – 3.10pm Period 5 (School Improvement Hour every week 2 Tuesday)
BAKE SALE IS A PIECE OF CAKE A huge thank you to all involved with the recent bake sale in aid of the Percy Hedley Foundation, a charity that provides help for disabled youth in the local area. With the help of your donations the school has already made an impressive contribution of over £100 for the chosen charity. A massive thank you to everyone involved with anything from organising the sale, putting in the hours selling the cakes and of course those making donations in aid of the Percy Hedley Foundation.
CULTURAL VISIT TO BARCELONA
This years Rich Experience week saw Whickham School students setting off to some wonderful places near and far. The list of tours available this year was the most diverse yet and students from all years got the opportunity to enjoy tours to many places including Beamish, Edinburgh Zoo, Flamingo Land and also the Catalan capital Barcelona. Our Barcelona tour was originally planned for 35 students but was so oversubscribed that over 60 travelled to the historic Spanish city. We flew out of Edinburgh airport on Friday 14th July and began to explore the city almost as soon as we landed. We began with a visit to the Monjuic area of Barcelona, stopping off at the Olympic Stadium and travelling up into the hills on the famous funicular railway. There was a lot of walking involved in the trip and on one day we clocked up over 10 miles whilst taking in the sights. The tour was jam packed with activities including a visit to the birth place of famous artist Salvador Dali where students could see some of his weird and wonderful creations. After looking around the museum built in his honour we then spent a relaxing afternoon in the Spanish holiday resort of Tossa de Mar. The 5 day trip was rounded off with a full day at Spain's largest theme park, Port Aventura. The park is the countries busiest tourist attraction and boasts some of the biggest and fastest rollercoasters in Europe. All the students had a wonderful time on the trip and have already asked if we are going again during Rich Experience Week 2018!
KINGSWOOD
SPORTS DAY 2017 This year’s annual sports day was certainly one that did not disappoint, sun, sport and success are the three S’s on the lips following sports day on Thursday.
114 Year 7 and 8 students thoroughly enjoyed a two day, sun filled and action packed residential to Kingswood's Dukehouse Wood in Northumberland during Rich Experience week. The students participated in a number of activities including 3G swing, zipwire, and shelter building which developed their teamwork and problem solving skills. The behaviour of all the students was exemplary and the Kingswood instructors commended on their exemplary attitude to all of the activities. Evening activities included a campfire and a scrapheap challenge. Special mention has to go to Mr Robinson and his enthusiasm towards the Hawaiian theme night! Thank you to all of the staff and students who ensured the trip was a roaring success! Especially Miss Burton and Mr Day for organizing it.
A warm summer sports day drew new sports day records in excess with a whole host of talent shining brighter than the sun. Record breakers include; Jack Marley of year 10 smashing the high jump for his year group and Jack Wright of year 8 doing exactly the same. Jess Levvie also broke records for both the 800m and 1500m track races. The highlight of the day was unquestionably the teachers three legged race with some teachers doing particularly better than others… the initial three legged race saw Mr Szunko and Mr Alexander fly ahead to a comprehensive win over their other competitors. Their luck changed drastically however in the grand finale. The pair started with a semidecent start, nothing to shout about but they then gave the crowd of spectators plenty to shout about. Mr Alexander’s eager competitiveness got the better of him and he outpaced his partner leading to a comical fall, much to the delight of the many watching over feeling a sense of reward from the fall. The same fate dawned on Tallyn Jardine and his partner in the students mixed three legged races that healthily added fun to the programme of the day. Eagles ran out as convincing winners of the day with falcons second and kestrels sadly finishing in third place. Well done to all. Sports day was a huge success and students will certainly be happy with their morning well spent.
BY KIERON McLELLEN Y12 ANSWERS IN THE NEXT ISSUE 1. A) B) C)
Which sport is played on the largest pitch? Football Polo Cricket
2. In 1950, India withdrew from the World Cup because FIFA refused to let them do what? A) Have water breaks B) Play barefoot C) Pray after 75 minutes 3. What is the connection between Volleyball, Squash and Badminton? A) Volleys are not allowed B) They all use balls C) Only the server can score 4. In darts, what is the lowest score that can be scored with a single dart? 5. Which sports playing area is 2.7 metres by 1.5 metres? A) Boules B) Darts C) Table Tennis 6. Which sport do the Oklahoma City Thunder play? A) American Football B) Baseball C) Basketball 7. In Athletics, what is the last event of the Decathlon? A) Cycling B) 1500m C) 400m 8. What is the only sport to have been played on the surface of the moon? A) Football B) Golf C) Gymnastics 9. Who scored the winning goal for Romania when they beat England in the 1998 World Cup? A) Ilie Dumitrescu B) Dan Petrescu C) Gheorghe Craioveanu 10. 8 minutes and 47.8 seconds is the fastest ever winning time for what race? A) Men’s 3000 metres B) Grand National C) Formula 1
THE WHICKHAM
WAYSPORT GIRLS ACTIVE
2017 SPORT ACCOLADES
IN BRIEF TRAMPOLINING Under 14 girls – qualified for zonal round of the novice category KS4 boys – Won the national intermediate title
HOCKEY
This year has saw a flurry of sporting success for the red and black of Whickham and this was celebrated joyously at the sports awards evening on Thursday the 6th of July. The evening, hosted by year 12 sports ambassadors Cameron Fergus and Abigail Tildsley in the sports hall, celebrated an avalanche of success across a diverse selection of sports and gave credit to those who made the success possible. The awards ceremony began with the recognition of the trampolining talent we have at Whickham and gave thanks to the under 14 girls that qualified for the zonal round of the novice category and a triumphant team of Key Stage Four boys that incredibly won the National Intermediate title. This however, was just the beginning of a blissful night of awards perpetuated by the success of all involved. The night saw the undefeated, best netball team in Gateshead collect their awards for their undeniable achievements throughout the season. The year 7 Netball team certainly did their coaches and school proud with plenty more success forecasted for their future years with the school.
Moving up a year now to the cup winning football team that beat a dismayed Cardinal Hume 3-1 in the Gateshead cup final, much to the delight of all involved with the journey endeavoured by the squad of 15. Cardinal Hume weren’t to suffer the same pain against in the year 10 Gateshead cup final, beating a heartbroken Whickham team on penalties, a harsh way to see your team lose the cup but a fine effort from the year 10 lads. Other Runners-up include the year 7&8 girls football team, the year 9 and 10 netball teams and the year 7 and under 19 boys basketball teams.
BASKETBALL UPDATE
Sticking with the theme of basketball, a special mention has to go out to the under 14 girls basketball team that were confident champions in their age group and narrow runners up in the under 16’s division. They saw themselves fend off most opposition 2 years above their own age group, proving that they are truly a force to be reckoned with in the Tyne and Wear basketball leagues. Other triumphs for the school include; Year 7 and 8 girls winning the Gateshead School’s in2 hockey tournament, the golf team being crowned county champions, the girl’s athletics team winning the Gateshead Sportshall Athletics Championship and the year 8 boys bringing the same trophy home. The year 7 boys and year 10/11 girls also won the Tyne and Wear Cross Country Championships. A night that inevitably saw success celebrated and effort appreciated, and one that did Whickham School and Sports College proud.
Year 7&8 girls hockey champions
GOLF County champions
RUGBY Year 7 – Gateshead runners up
ATHLETICS (COUNTY) Girls A team – 1st Girls B team – 3rd Boys team – 4th Girls year 9/10 team – 2nd in Tyne and Wear finals
CROSS COUNTRY (COUNTY) Year 7 girls – 4th Year 7 boys – 1st Year 8/9 girls – 2nd Year 8/9 boys – 4th Year 10/11 girls – 1st
BASKETBALL Year 7 boys – Gateshead League runners up and finished 5th playing two years above them in the Newcastle under 14 league. Under 14 girls – Tyne and Wear Champions at under 14 and runners up at under 16, two years above their age group. Under 19 boys – Tyne and wear runners up and Newcastle runners up.
NETBALL Year 7 – Undefeated, Best team in Gateshead Year 8 – 3rd in Gateshead Schools League Year 9 – Runners up in Gateshead schools tournament and 3rd in league Year 10 – Runners up in Gateshead Schools league and tournament.
FOOTBALL Year 7 futsal team - Third in the Gateshead school league and county cup quarter finalists. Year 8 – Gateshead Cup winners Year 10 - Gateshead cup finalists Year 7&8 girls – Runners up in Gateshead and Tyne and Wear tournaments
