Firstly, I would like to
thank Year 12 for responding so positively to last week’s UCAS and PSHCE days;
and to Ms Kruppa, Mr Holmes and all of the presenters for organising the event.
Two informative and productive days.
The main event this week
is taking place tomorrow: the annual Art Exhibition, which this year is being
called XI Hour, and the Summer Showcase. Starting at 4pm in the School
Hall there will be an opportunity to walk round and enjoy an art exhibition
displaying students’ GCSE and A Level art work. Jacqueline Davies is the
guest of honour and will be speaking and making presentations at 5pm. The
exhibition will then be followed at 6.30pm with a performance from the Guadeamus
Band and a showing by drama students of the excellent play DNA by Dennis
Kelly. Please be warned though that this play does contain some themes
that are of a more adult nature. Please do come along and enjoy an
excellent afternoon and evening.
For those who don’t know
him I would like to acknowledge the incredible work that Sam Ghinn of Barton House is undertaking. Sam is in
the GB Junior Men’s Gymnastics Team. He trains 27 hours a week at the
Pegasus Gymnastics Club on top of managing all of his school work. He is
currently training for the European Junior Championships and his ultimate aim
is to compete at the Olympics. On
Saturday Sam competed in the U16 Gymnova Pegasus Open. He had a good competition taking overall
silver medal as well as gold on floor and pommel and silver on high bar, vault
and rings. His next competition will be
the British Teams competition on 15th July and he will be competing at a senior
level in a team representing Pegasus against the other top senior teams across
the UK.
