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Ark William Parker Academy

newsletterMARCH 2017 : ISSUE 19

Premier league footballer returns to school

Eucharist

Dear Parents, carers and friends within ourcommunity.I am delighted to be writing to you at the end of avery busy and exciting term at William Parker whereyou are about to experience the successes andachievements of our pupils both in and outside theclassroom.As you will see and read, we have welcomed anumber of visitors, participated in a variety ofworkshops and represented the academy, all in orderto give our pupils a wide variety of experiences thatwill support them in becoming well rounded citizenswhere they can make positive contributions to theircommunities. Some of these events were participatingin training in order to prepare and revise for exams,attending alternative sports workshops at BrightonUniversity, representing the academy in a sportingfixture, signing up for the Duke of Edinburgh award,participating in the Eucharist assembly and manymany more!I am incredibly proud of the achievements of the boysduring this past term, both academically andpastorally. They have demonstrated on severaloccasions that they are respectful, hardworking andresilient young men, and more recently this has beencommented on by visitors to the academy. The ParkerManners are being owned by the pupils and they aredemonstrating the importance of them as they carrythemselves around the site.During the year we have focussed on improving ourindependent advice and guidance for all of our pupils.This involved individual pupil and parent meetingswith Years 8 and 9 in order to support the boys withmaking their option choices, inviting in a host ofexternal companies, trades and services in to developaspiration and give advice and guidance about futurerecruitment and university places. The response frompupils has been excellent and the plans for the rest ofthe year are also exciting.We really enjoyed hosting Eucharist with the Bishop ofLewes. Years 7-10 were invited to take part in theservice, which they took very seriously. The picturesdemonstrate our boys either receiving a blessing orcommunion. It gave us time to reflect on the valuesthat we hold dear as individuals and as an academy.We have been very busy preparing our boys and Year13 pupils for their impending Public Examinations andthe pupils have been amazing, showing greatperseverance in order to make the strides in order toget the results that they so deserve in the Summer. Iam sure that you will join me in wishing them the verybest of luck for a good set of papers and questions.Our Summer academy term starts on Tuesday 18thApril at the normal time. I wish you all a restful and peaceful break withenjoyable times with your family.Stephanie NewmanActing Principal

Faith . Perseverance . Respect . Achievement

Welcome

On the 29th March, we welcomed Bishop Richard of Lewes to lead theEaster Eucharist at our academy. The Eucharist took place in the mainhall for years 7 and 8 during period 1 and years 9 and 10 during period2. We also welcomed a number of the academy governors to theEucharist. This was the first formal Eucharist worship in the school inthe last two years. Previously, Eucharist has been an informal and smaller affair in theschool Chapel. However, as we near the Academy’s 400th anniversarythe decision has been taken to develop Eucharist in a larger capacitythan before. Rev. Luke Dean, incumbent chaplain, invited the Bishop to lead theworship and opened an invitation for him to observe the academy in itsteaching and learning. At the start of each service, student John Zachariah led the processioninto the hall. During the services, Milo Moody and Sam Tomlin sharedreading the gospel and reading the intercessions. All students weregiven the opportunity to take bread and (non-alcoholic) wine or receivea blessing from the Bishop; they also shook hands as a sign of peace. Aspecial mention goes to sixth form student Yafet Okubet for his expertpiano playing as students entered the hall.

Bishop Richard of Lewesleads Easter Eucharist


Students at Ark William ParkerAcademy were thrilled whenPremier League footballer and AFCBournemouth star defender, SteveCook, paid a surprise visit to theacademy.Steve, a former Ark William Parkerstudent, has been paying particular interestin the Year 8 football team who reachedthe last 16 in this year’s ESFA National Cup. Steve relived his memories of his very ownNational Cup winning memories from 2004.He spoke to students from the sixth formFootball Academy, the Year 8 football teamand Year 10 GCSE and BTEC students abouthis own journey from nearly missing out ona scholarship at Brighton and Hove Albion,

to playing against Liverpool in the LeagueCup. He talked about being on loan atseveral non-league clubs before beingsigned by Bournemouth and going on thejourney through the leagues beforesecuring a premier league position. Stevespoke clearly about the ‘Perseverance’ hehad to show and the ‘Faith’ in his ownability to ultimately ‘Achieve’ what he has -three key words from the schools ethos.The Year 8 boys were particularly excited

and inspired by Steve’s visit. They askedhim many questions, ranging from hisfavourite pitch to play on to the best playerhe has ever come up against. They wereparticularly intrigued about his schoolfootball memories.Steve said “It was fantastic coming back toschool, seeing the boys and some of the oldstaff. I had great memories of being atParker and I wish the current Year 8 teamevery bit of luck in the National Cup.”

PremierLeagueplayerinspires ourstudents

At the beginning of January, Ark WilliamParker’s U13 football team won through tothe final 16 in the English Schools NationalCup after beating George Abbot School inGuildford. The team played in the next round on 25thJanuary and showed great perseverance inpursuit of a place in the final 8.The Year 8 team fought hard against strongopposition from All Hallow's CatholicSchool, Farnham but their search for aplace in the Quarter Final of the NationalCup ultimately ended in a 1-0 defeat inextra time.The first half was an even contest with bothsides having strong penalty claims. Parkercaptain Benn Ward had the best of Parkerschances, drawing the All Hallows keeperinto a fine save from a free kick. All Hallowshad a lively forward line and man of thematch Jamal Palmer, alongside HarveyMapstone, marshalled the defence well tokeep the All Hallows chance to a minimum.Spencer Winters and Freddie Legg alsodefended well against quick and skilfulwingers.The second half followed a similar patternof play. All Hallows putting the Parkerdefence under more scrutiny and just whenthey thought they had broken the deadlockCody Craddock was on hand to produce afine save to tip the ball onto the crossbarwhen a certain goal seemed inevitable.

William Parker took the previous game topenalties and the game was heading for asimilar ending, however, the impressive AllHallows striker managed to find the netwith a cross-come-shot with only threeminutes of extra time remaining.Coach Jimmy Elford said, “The Parker boyscan hold their heads high and be proud oftheir achievements; they reached the lastsixteen of a competition with over 700schools entered. The school and its staff arecertainly proud of them.”

U13 team reach final 16 in the ESFA National Cup

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On 8th March, Year 8 students showedsupport for International Women’s Daywhich celebrates the social, economic,cultural and political achievements ofwomen.During their assembly the boys heard howso many women and girls across the worldare still unable to reach their full potential;how they lack access to a proper education,family planning facilities, safe homes andcareer opportunities. The students showeda real understanding of issues that preventgender equality. Promotion for the eventand support is needed until every femalehas these things and more. Many students were also keen to sign thepledge on the White Ribbon campaignwebsite which promises to speak up andstand against violence towards women.

Ms Grimmer Head of Year 8 said,“International Women’s Day is a chance forus to connect women’s struggles in the UKand across the world. It is vital that weencourage boys and men to stand insolidarity with women and girls to highlightinequalities faced by females nationally andglobally. Here at Ark William Parker it isimperative that our boys are made awareof and encouraged to support suchmovements, helping them to develop intowell informed young men with respect andcompassion for others. Gender equality willbenefit males as well as females and theidea that unity is a powerful tool for changeis as true now as it has ever been.” Year 8 students pictured above with#BeboldForChange selfie cards from thecampaign.

Boys boldly support the annualInternational Women’s Day


In January, our sixth form studentswere given the opportunity to attend aMADE training event. MADE developindependent and motivated learnersthrough interactive and engaging skills-based workshops.The aim of the workshop was toempower our students to go further ineducation and in life, by giving them atoolbox of thinking strategies that buildconfidence, increase competence andimprove results.Students found the workshop veryinspiring; they were encouraged tothink about how they could use thesetechniques in school work and life outsideschool; they realised that they can doanything if they put their minds to it.

MADE training

Year 8 Basketball winArk William Parker hosted the Year 8 BLeague Basketball tournament withHastings Academy, Bexhill Academyand Rye College in attendance. Ourteam started off drawing a close gameagainst Bexhill Academy with overtimenot being able to separate the teams.Victory against a more physicallydeveloped Hastings Academy 8-4 andagainst Rye College 18-0 ensured thatwe won the tournament. Squad - Lewis Walker, Jamal Palmer,Harvey Mapstone, Reece Harrison, EricBaily, Leon Harrison and Adam Thomas

Year 9 BasketballAWPA travelled to Claverham to takepart in the Year 9 B League Basketballtournament to take on Claverham,Robertsbridge and Bexhill Academy.Despite a slow start the boysperformance grew with each game butunfortunately were unable to gainvictory in any of the games. Squad - Oli Cook, Sasha Akramovich,Harry Cote, Tyrone Guy, FreddieEdwards, Kian Epps, Reece Freeman,Jamie Nolan and Josh Sigva

New Homework ClubOur new after school homework clubhas got off to a good start.The club takes place in the Library from3.15 until 4pm on Monday, TuesdayThursday and Friday. This is a great opportunity for studentswho need extra help with theirhomework or just want to do theirhomework in a quiet place… If that’s you then the Homework Club isthe place for you. Come one come all…

The Ark William Parker football teamshowed great perseverance, faith andrespect when they achieved a place in thesemi-finals of the County Shield. The Year 10team won 3-2 against Oriel High in Crawley.After waiting 30 minutes, due to the councilnot marking out the correct lines, the gameeventually got under way. The Parker teamhad a few chances to score but so did OrielHigh and it was the hosts who took the leadtowards the end of the half. Parker still hadreal hope that they could win; they didn'tlet their heads drop and continued tocreate chances. After their team talk at half time, Parkershowed a great amount of team spirit bycreating their own huddle to geethemselves up. This clearly showed in theway they played in the second half whenthey came out really fired up; they could

have been level but again the hosts brokeaway and scored a second. After going behind, Parker pulled a goal backthrough Finley Page. This now provided areal sense of perseverance in the team andthey had a belief that they could win. Aftersustained pressure Jaden Gerrish thenequalised and sent the game into extra time.Another team talk and they were motivatedto get the winner which Finlay Page scored.Parker then really started to play withconfidence and could have scored more buteventually settled for a 3-2 win to moveinto the semi finals of the County Shield.Coach Mr Morris said, “The Year 10 footballteam were an absolute credit to the schooltoday both on and off the pitch. Theyencompassed all of our core values as aschool and fully deserved the win.”

Team show great perseverance,faith and respect as they reachsemi finals of the County Shield

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Year 7 Rugby - Arespectable 3rd placeThe Year 7 rugby team finished offwith a respectable third place finishat the sevens tournament at StRichards Catholic College onWednesday 22nd March. This wasthe boys first outing as a team at ArkWilliam Parker and perhaps thisshowed as they lost their openinggame against eventual tournamentwinners and hosts St Richards.However, Parker won their nextgroup match against St LeonardsAcademy to move into the semi-finalthanks to a much improvedperformance that included a goodblend of strong running and skilfuloffloading. They met ClaverhamCommunity College but were wellbeaten. However, Parker did get alate consolation try to show whatthey were capable of.The boys then met Bexhill Academyto play for third position with thegame finishing 4 tries each in an endto end game. This left Parker jointthird overall, a fantastic achievementconsidering it was their first taste ofrugby in an Ark William Parker jersey.Coach Mr Martellini said, “It wasfantastic to see the boys enjoyingthemselves playing rugby with smileson their faces and improvingthroughout the afternoon. Hopefullythere will be a lot more to come fromthese players in the future.”

Our Year 9 team finished second overall ina seven a side rugby tournament withseven other local schools. The Parker side had had little preparationand no experience playing together as it wastheir first outing as a team. However, this didnot stop them from eventually reaching thefinal of the competition after beatingHastings Academy, hosts St LeonardsAcademy and Claverham Community College.Parker played a strong Bexhill Academy sidein the final and finished second overall. Coach Mr Martellini said “I’m really pleased

with the team’s performance. The boys haveshown faith, perseverance, respect andachievement in abundance to get so far.”

2nd place in Rugbytournament

The expedition is the time that students getto put all their Duke of Edinburgh traininginto practice. A key element to success isobviously not getting lost. Students spend anumber of sessions learning aboutnavigation from using six figure gridreferences, bearings, pacing and routeplanning. With students divided into their teams ofsix or seven they are given a starting gridreference, a lunch grid reference and afinishing grid reference, from this they mustplot their routes and produce a route card.Each day has to have a separate route cardwith the students having to walk for sixhours; this is one of the most challengingtasks given to them. They must take intoaccount speed of walking with heavyrucksacks on, gradients, terrain, distance oflegs and change over times and time forplanned stops to carry out their projects.All timings and distances have to be

accurate to ensure safety and confidence intheir navigation ability.This task is the first of many whereteamwork and collaboration come to theforefront. Each member of the team mustcontribute to both the planning and the onthe ground navigation so there is noopportunity for sitting back and being apassenger.With no GPS or in car satellite navigation tohelp them they are fully responsible for thesuccess of their expedition. The time spentplanning will show on the day.

DofE Training Phase - Navigation


A story by Year 8student - Alfie WoodAs the darkness of the clouds creptover the horizon, the frightening fistof fear gripped our crewmen. All of asudden, our fragile boat was beingthrown around by the cruel sea,which had seized us in its briny grip,tossing us from side to side.While the waves galloped towards us,our helpless boat screamed for help!As the tempest grew, the fist of feartightened its grip. Our crewmenpanicked, fearful about what wasgoing to happen.Suddenly, the galloping waves beganto grow, thundering towards us at anincredible rate. These waves weredoubling their size every second.Soon these waves are going toswallow us whole. This is not how Iwanted to go down, staring into themouth of a terrifying wave…..

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UniversityMasterclassesIn March, Year 10, 11 and 12 scholarsparticipated in the BrightonUniversity masterclasses. They spent the day with theuniversity’s students; they took partin workshops about university life,had lunch and sat in on lectures withthe students to experience what alecture would be like.They had a real taste of university life.

Relationships and wellbeing - PSHRE DayA variety of events took place on PSHRE day:Year 7 students received training in basic firstaid so that they are aware of what to do ifsomeone was unconscious, choking or had aburn that needed treatment. Year 8 students explored issues around well-being linked to family issues or friendshipconcerns.Year 9 had sessions linked to choices and howto make the right decisions without influencefrom peers.Year 10 had workshops linked to careers fromapprenticeships in Sussex and visits from thehealth team at the Conquest hospital.Student voice students participated in asession on how to prepare to present ajournalistic view of school life.


On the 15th of March a number of Year 11 students from ArkWilliam Parker, Ark Helenswood and a number of other Schoolstook part in a highly successful taster day. A significant numberof students gained an insight into life as a sixth form studentand the opportunities that Ark 6th Form can provide as a post-16 provider.

Taster day gives Year11s a chance to samplelife at Ark 6th Form

A group of year 8 and 9 students were invited to attend thecurrent Keith Tyson exhibition at the Jerwood Gallery. They produced responses to the art work on show and usedclay to create an installation that will be exhibited shortly. This is part of the Pearls of the Sea project run by the JerwoodGallery. Our thanks go to local artist Olivia Bishop and the JerwoodGallery.

Jerwood Gallery

Ark William Parker is delighted to announcethat the academy been awarded a £10,000Health Improvement Grant by East SussexCounty Council. This money has been secured in order topromote health and well-being within theacademy. It will fund new equipment forthe PE department to engage students insporting activities, including theintroduction of American Football withinthe academy’s enrichment programme.New resources and interactive activities willbe purchased for the Food Technologydepartment to help with promoting healthylifestyles.The fund will also support the developmentof teaching and learning for Personal SocialHealth and Religious Education (PSHRE)

with drop down days for students to learnabout healthy eating, diet and physicalfitness. An allocation of the funds has alsobeen agreed for staff training needs toenhance the development of PersonalSocial Health Education (PSHE). The grant was awarded through thedevelopment of a health action plan by thePSHRE coordinator, the PE department andfood technology.PSHRE coordinator Collette Iglinski said,“We are thrilled to have been awarded thisgrant. We recognise that health andwellbeing is central to the effective learningof our students; this grant will provideadditional funds to address their health andwellbeing priorities, enabling our studentsto achieve their full potential.”

Awarded a ‘Healthy’ grant!

Our Year 8 rugby team represented theacademy with pride at the sevenstournament hosted by Bexhill Academy.The boys lost out to a strong BexhillAcademy side in the first game of theafternoon but rallied to earn a 15 - 15 drawagainst St Leonards Academy thanks toscores from Harvey Mapstone and AidenAvery (two).Parker showed great perseverance and faithas they produced a winning performance todefeat Hastings academy 15 - 10 thanks totwo tries from Frazer Redman and anotherfrom Harvey Mapstone. The winning try was

scored after a long period of pressure fromParker which eventually resulted in JoshCrouch-Smith offloading inside to Redman todot down and finish the day on a high.Coach Mr Martellini said, “The boys were acredit to the academy, we started slowlyagainst a great Bexhill side but grew in tothe tournament with a good fight against St.Leonards Academy, which resulted in adraw. We then beat The Hastings Academyto end the day with a fantastic result andperformance. All of the boys showed goodsportsmanship and outstanding attitude.”

Year 8s give a fantastic performance!

A great performancefrom our cricketersYear 8s demonstrated a variety ofgood cricket skills when theyparticipated in the District Indoor 6scompetition at Horntye Park alongwith five other local schools. Throughout the competition the boysconducted themselves well, both onand off the pitch. Ark William Parkerended the competition having won 3and lost 2 of their games; both of thegames that were lost were narrowdefeats and went down to the last ballof the match. Coach Mr Eldridge said, “The boysperformed well both individually andcollectively showing control anddiscipline in all three areas; batting,bowling and fielding, whilst displayinga great team spirit throughout thecompetition.”Team: Freddie Legg, Stuart Gray,Henry Crowley, Reece Harrison, EricBailey and Frazer Redman.


Preparing for Austria Twenty three students went toKnockhatch dry slope ski centre topractise for their ski trip. They all hada great time; they listened to theirinstructors and worked really well asa team. The group of Ark Helenswoodand Ark William Parker students willbe going to Alpendorf during theEaster holidays.


The Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh students arenow in their training phase. This involvessessions run after school every Tuesdaywhere they begin to gain the knowledgeand skills to enable them to complete theexpedition phase of the award.The session most enjoyed by the students isalways the first aid training. It is vital thatwhen on expedition the students are ableto administer safe first aid. The skills learntrange from putting a simple bandage on fora cut or graze through to breaks and burns.The students also look at dealing withunconscious casualties.During the sessions students receive theoryinformation; they will then move on to thepractical element, putting theory intopractice with imaginary scenarios givingstudents situations that they may face outon expedition. With remote supervision thestudents will have to manage the situationbefore emergency help will arrive.The session gives students confidence inmanaging first aid situations as well aslifelong skills that might be called uponwhen the unexpected happens.

Duke of Edinburgh - First Aid

GCSE student Joshua, producedthese excellent observationaldrawings of natural forms.

Artist of the Month -Joshua Csobonas, Year 10

Premier League kitThe Ark William Parker football teamwere thrilled to receive a PremierLeague kit from AFC Bournemouthstar defender, Steve Cook.Steve, a former Ark William Parkerstudent, nominated the schoolthrough the Premier League PlayersKit Scheme. Steve was a member ofthe schools National Cup winningteam in 2005 and is now a regularstarter for Bournemouth in thePremier League.Jimmy Elford, Coach said, “We aredelighted to have received the kitfrom Steve. We follow his successesat Bournemouth with pride and it’sgreat to have him think of us. Theboys were amazed to see Steveretweet the photo of the teamwearing the kit.”

Sixth Form FootballThe 6th form completed their seasonfinishing in a credible third place andmissed out on the play off stage ongoal difference. Over the season theteam have competed againstBuckswood, Lewes FC Academy,Bexhill College, Sussex CoastHastings, Sussex Downs Eastbourneand Beacon College. Throughout theseason the team only lost threegames, two of those were againstBuckswood who comfortably won theleague. In all the games we playedthe boys showed greatdetermination, desire, attitude andwillingness to learn in a variety ofdifferent situations and scenarios.The highlights of the season werevictories over both Bexhill Collegeand Sussex Coast Hastings, wherethey showed resolve and quality towin both games. The boys haverepresented themselves and theacademy in a respectful manner inwhat has been a successful seasonfor the team.

Students from Ark 6th Form East Sussex andArk Helenswood Academy took a trip backin time, taking to the stage in a spectacularnew musical production showcasing theoutstanding talents of the performing artsstudents across all year groups.The Groovy Magic Love Show! is anaffectionate tribute to the 1960s and themadcap comedies of the era. Featuringfabulous hit songs from the past, a strangemix of eccentric characters and a plot full ofcomedy and farce, the show played to apacked house, and was an absolute hit foraudiences and everyone involved.This amazing production included studentsfrom Year 7 right through to Year 13 inroles as performers, singers, dancers,musicians and technical crew, creating anexceptional company and an unforgettableevening. Continuing Helenswood’s proud

tradition of producing inspiring performingarts productions, The Groovy Magic LoveShow! was an original, imaginative andunforgettable experience for all involved.

A Groovy Show!


Alternative PE day Thirteen students from Years 9 and10 attended a Sports Leadership daythat was held at the University ofBrighton’s Eastbourne campus. Thisday was organised by students at theuniversity who are studying to be PEteachers. The event enabled studentsto take part in team buildingactivities and learn new excitingsports, such as street surfing, kinball,ultimate frisbee and cheerleading.Students enjoyed taking part insports which they had never triedbefore; it was a break from the moretraditional PE activities like footballand rugby. Students from 8 other schools fromaround the County also attended theevent which gave everyone a greatopportunity to develop theircommunication and team work.The day also gave students a feel ofwhat a university is like; plantingseeds of thought about whether theywould consider going on to study in aHigher Education Institution.Teacher Mr Morris said, “It was agreat day for our students to try aselection of new activities,developing the skill of learningsomething new and demonstratingone of the schools core values,perseverance. They also got a chanceto meet new people and developtheir communication skills.”

Artwork sold at theSaatchi GalleryOn the 21st March, Ark William Parkerhad the privilege to take part in anevent called Art for Ark. Forty-fivepieces of artwork from students andteachers across the Ark network werehung in London’s famed SaatchiGallery near Sloane Square. At the end of last year, three pieces ofartwork were submitted by Ark WilliamParker students to be considered for theauction - all three were chosen. The worksubmitted was ‘Hastings Seafront’ a linoprint by Yafet Okubet, ‘De La Warr’ ascreen print by Harry Stevens and ‘Skull’ asculpture by Zac Walbrin. During the event, guests were invited to bidon the artwork in a silent auction where allthree works were sold raising a total of£1550 for the three pieces. On learning of the sale from art teacher,

Mr Woodhead, Zac said, “That is amazing!And well deserved for the art department,I’m sure that money will definitely go intogood use, I'm glad that it all goes thedepartment too.” “Congratulations to you too, as I'm sure,without you teaching us we wouldn't havehad art work like that to sell. So, manythanks.”Harry has been accepted on to a fine artPainting Degree.Zac is studying engineering design at theUniversity of Sussex.

Enrichment Sessions

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Year 7 FootballThis is our Year 7 football enrichment, the boys love to come up and enjoy playing afootball tournament in house teams... there is always a lovely calm atmosphere with theboys showing great sportsmanship and etiquette when competing for the Year 7enrichment championship title.

Pond and Beyondby Alex, Year 8As part of our Academy enrichment programmewe are working on sprucing up the garden areaand pond, awaiting the arrival of our ducklings.Mallards start to pair up in October andNovember, and start to nest in March.They prefer to nest near water, we have a pond,and the duck generally makes her nest wellcovered in vegetation or a hole in a tree.Mallards exploit open water where food is plentifulhowever this sometimes results in the choice of less than perfect nest sites, particularly intowns. Nests have been found at our pond in discarded newspapers and bags.The female builds a nest from leaves and grasses and lines it with down plucked from herbreast. Eggs are laid between mid-March and the end of July. The normal clutch is about12 eggs, laid at one to two days intervals. After each egg is laid the clutch is covered toprotect it from predators.If you stumble upon a nest full of eggs leave it well alone, it is unlikely to be abandoned.The laying period is very stressful for the female as she lays more than half her bodyweight in eggs in a couple of weeks.

Athletics competition A team of five Year 8 studentsrepresented Ark William Parker at theHastings Schools Sports Hall athleticscompetition that was held at StLeonards Academy. The students tookpart in different running races involvingrunning the length of the sports halland turning on boards that restedagainst the wall. The students also tookpart in field events such as shot putt,standing long and triple jump.The five students performed really welland finished 5th place out of 8 schools. Well done to Max Rawlings, JamalPalmer, Tom Cumber, HarveyMapstone and Jamal Lubanga.

Hot Chocolate Club The revitalised Hot Chocolate Club has got off to a greatstart in the Spring. This is a weekly session in the Chapelwith the Hastings Christian Youth workers. The club is

open to all students from 3.15-4.15pm on Tuesdays; they arewelcome to have a hotchocolate and chat about thebig questions and importantlife issues.In the new term the Chapel willbe equipped with new seatingarrangements to accommodateprayer and worship.

Ark William Parker Academy . Parkstone Road . Hastings . East Sussex . TN34 2NT . Tel. 01424 439888 . Fax. 01424 448292

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End of termcelebration assemblies

In the run up to the end of term, special awardceremonies have been held to celebrate theachievements of our students. Students were presented with certificates, Easter eggsand vouchers for their progress in subject areas, theirattendance and for displaying our core values of faith,

perseverance, respect and achievement.The events have been a great conclusion to the end ofterm and an excellent way to celebrate theoutstanding achievements of so many of our students.

Students presented with shieldbadges for achieving silver and goldawards at a rewards assembly

An Easter eggstravaganza tocelebrate end of term

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