March 2011 Also Available on the school website!

Welcome to the newsletter for the Performing Arts Faculty. We hope that this

newsletter will keep you updated on all that has been happening within the

faculty during this academic year and that students, parents and staff alike will

take some time to celebrate the achievements of students across our 4 subject

areas, which are P.E, Music, Dance and Drama.

The main aim within our faculty is to increase participation in our subject areas

and make them enjoyable, engaging and rewarding for students in curriculum

and extra curricular time. Our ethos is simple –

Aspirations Results Teamwork Support

We hope you enjoy reading about all the achievements of our students and look

forward to updating you again during the summer term.

The Performing Arts Faculty.

In this issue

Sports Results

Young Musician of the year

Paris Trip

Oliver on his way!

Ashton‟s got talent

Ofsted Report

Christmas Show

Contact Us

If you would like to speak to any of the

performing arts staff regarding this

newsletter or anything else that concerns

your child‟s education, please contact us at

school.

Our members of staff are listed below and

would be happy to assist you with any

enquiries.

Clockwise from top left: Drama students perform a piece of GCSE assessment,

„Grease‟ wows the audience, the opening of ‟Adizone‟ and Kieran Corbett makes

his way to a 5th place finish at the Preston Schools cross country in September.

The Performing Arts Faculty

Head of Faculty: Mrs L Violet

P.E

Mr A. Corcoran (Head of P.E)

Miss N. Hall (Head of Girls P.E)

Miss C. Lindley (Head of Girls P.E)

Mr J. Bland (Head of Boys P.E)

Mrs L. Edwards (SSCO)

Mrs H. Porter (SSCO)

Mr A. Smith (Schools Facility Development

Director)

Music

Mrs K. Battersby (Subject Leader of Music)

Ms G. Sanders (Teacher of Music)

Dance

Miss K. McClelland (Subject Leader Dance)

Drama

Mrs S. Barnes (Subject Leader of Drama)

Mrs Yates (Teacher of Drama)

Ofsted

Just like the whole school, Performing Arts was praised highly by Ofsted

during the inspection in October. We certainly feel that, as a Faculty,

Performing Arts contributes heavily to the Extra Curricular programme of the

school so it was very pleasing to hear Ofsted comment that „extra curricular

provision is exemplary‟. In her open letter to students, lead inspector Shirley

Gornall also commented that she was pleased to see so many students enjoying

extra curricular activities.

Young Musician of the year

In October, Mrs Battersby organised the Young

Musician of the Year competition and it was a

fiercely competitive event. Students were

grouped in 2 categories, Instrumental Class and

Vocal Class.

The judges were Mrs Violet and Miss Melling

and they had a tough job selecting winners from

all the students who took part.

The final results were:-

Instrumental Class -

1st Prize - Alice Buchanan, Piano

2nd Prize - Holly Mawdsley, Cornet

3rd Prize - Tom Dransfield, Percussion

Vocal Class -

1st Prize - Sean Smith

2nd Prize - Courtney Simpson

3rd Prize - Connor Wilson

Also taking part were :-

Hayley Moon Chloe Moon Annie Miller

Katie Simpson Daniel Bradbury

Chloe Leighton John Robinson

Jack Parkinson

Netball Trip

In November, our Netballers went

along to the Echo Arena in

Liverpool to watch the World

Netball Championships.

Among the countries playing were

England, Australia, South Africa

and New Zealand and this was a

great chance for the girls to see the

best players in the world.

In total the girls saw 8 matches and

were hopefully able to pick up

some handy tips for their games.

The competition saw the trial of a

new rule - the „two point shot‟

which had never been tried before.

Climbing

Six Ashton students took part in the

Preston School climbing championships

on 4th March at West View.

The group had been practicing for

months on our climbing wall but were

against some very strong competition.

After an outstanding (and tiring) day,

we finished 2nd in the overall team

competition. The team was -

Sophie Sutton

Luke Ashworth

Joe O‟Rourke

Tom Dransfield

Holly Rhodes

Christie Rawcliffe

Well done to all!

Preston Schools Cross Country Championships

This competition was held in Longridge in September and Ashton

took the largest team of any school - 46 students. All students

Performed with great determination but special praise must go to Luke

Britton, Katie Mawdsley and Adam Proctor who all qualified for the

Lancashire Schools cross country event which was held in February.

In this event all runners endured energy sapping conditions in heavy

rain. Congratulations to all the cross country runners. See you all next

year!

Music Exams

In December, some of our Music students took Music

exams and achieved a 100% pass rate. The students

involved were:-

Connor Wilson - Grade 6 singing

Jack Parkinson - Grade 5 singing

Hayley Moon - Grade 3 singing - passed with merit

James Holderness - Grade 3 Trumpet

Holly Rhodes - Grade 2 Cornet - Passed with merit

Holly Mawdsley - Grade 1 cornet - Passed with

Distinction.

A special thank you to Mrs Battersby for teaching the

singers and Mrs Bould for all her help with the brass

students.

Well done to all our Musicians, we hope to see you

accompanying our performances for years to come.

U16 Preston Hockey Champions

Congratulations to our U16 Hockey

Squad who were recently crowned

champions of Preston. The girls won

their league and remained undefeated.

Natasha Charlesworth captained the

side throughout the campaign.

The squad was:-

Natasha Charlesworth (c)

Rachel Critch Rachel Baines

Olivia Millington Katie Tinsley

Mel Crook Rachel Chapman

Mia Arguello Freya Hunt

Shannon Wells Hannah Maguire

Ivy Kusaloka Louise Luxton

Chrissie Hempstalk Amy Bate

Congratulations Girls!

Tag Rugby

Well done to Lewis Read,

Joe O‟Rourke and Isaac

Finnigan who attended the

Preston School Sports

Partnership Talent Day. All

3 boys took part in football

and tag rugby and had a

thoroughly enjoyable day

FIXTURES

Don‟t forget that we still

have many fixtures in lots

of different sports. Contact

the P.E staff for details.

Christmas Show 2010

What a fantastic night! We are very proud of all the performing arts

students who took part in the Christmas Show.

The show was opened up by Miss McClelland‟s dancers

performing “All I Want For Christmas is You”.

The music students, led by Mrs Battersby then performed in the first

half of the show. The students had prepared and practised pieces in

their music lessons and music clubs. The woodwind group, guitar

group, string group, brass group, singers, rock group, percussion

group and soloists all performed various Christmas songs and

music. Many thanks to the instrumental teachers for their hard work

and support in helping students prepare their performances: Mr

Smith (percussion), Mr Boyes (strings), Mr Purves 9 (guitar), Mrs

Bould (brass), Miss Kirkpatrick (woodwind) and Mrs Battersby

(singing).

Then in the second half the Christmas spirit continued with the mu-

sical “Scrooge” directed by Mrs Barnes.

Cast

Harry Westall yr 11 – Scrooge

Connor Wilson yr 11 – Bob Cratchit

Jack Parkinson yr 11 - Tom Jenkins

Hayley moon yr 10 – Mrs Cratchit

James Holderness yr 10 – Jacob Marley/Ghost of Christmas

future

Mark Pascoe Yr 11 – Ghost of Christmas present (Giant)

Holly Thornton Yr 9 – Ghost of Christmas Past

John Robinson yr 9 – Scrooge‟s nephew

Cottam League Netball

Our Year 9 and 10 Netball teams have been playing in the

adult Netball league at Preston Sports Arena this season.

Miss Hall decided to enter the teams in an attempt to

improve and enhance their skills and it certainly appears

to have worked with both teams making massive strides

since the beginning of the season.

In the first few matches the girls were well beaten but

after getting used to the standard of play, they have

managed to make games much closer and even won some

matches.

The teams are called Ashton Yellow (Year 9 ) and Ashton

Black (Year 10) and you can see them play in the Netball

league most Thursdays. Games start at either 6:30 p.m or

7:30 p.m.

Adizone Opening!

The recent opening of

the Adizone Multi

Games area on Ashton

Park, provided some of

our students with the

opportunity to showcase

their skills. The BTEC

Dance group performed

one of their routines

despite the pouring rain.

There was also a chance

for some of our GCSE

P.E students to help with

the official

opening and try out the

new facilities. Rachel

Critch, Sammy Ball and

Dean Crook are shown

here with guest of

honour, Cllr Richardson

Badminton Competitions At the turn of the year, the Preston Schools

badminton championships took place and as

ever Ashton was well represented. In the

Year 9 competition the boys - Martyn

Buttle, Tom Brocken, Elliott Breakell,

Brian Vibert and Scott Harrison finished

2nd, while the girls - Freya Hunt, Rachel

Chapman, Melissa Crook and Mia Arguello

won their group and went forward to the

county finals where they finished a

respectable 6th.

Table Tennis

The Year 8 Table Tennis Team played in

the Preston School Championships in

February. The event was hosted at

Fulwood and attended by Ashton,

Broughton, St Cecilias and Fulwood.

We finished 3rd in the group and

therefore did not qualify for the final. The

team was:-

Kain Innes, Josh Bate and James Harford.

Open Evening

In October, we held our annual Open Evening and as ever, Performing Arts put on

an all action spectacle. As well as showing prospective parents our excellent

facilities, they were treated to a dance performance, several gymnastic and

trampolining routines and given the chance to use the climbing wall and cricket

nets. In drama and music, performances were used to show students just how many

opportunities there are in performing arts across the school. In the picture (right)

Ellie Wilkinson performs her latest routine on the trampoline!

Paris Trip

Mrs Barnes‟ drama group

recently went to

Disneyland Paris as part

of their studies. Part of the

trip was educational while

other parts were just

goofing around!

Everyone Welcome to Audition Any questions – See Miss. McClelland/Mrs Yates/Mrs Violet

Audtions: Week commencing 7th March 2011 Show Date: Thurs 31st March 2011 PRIZES to be won £££

Boys Football Results

Year 7

A.Temple - Lost 6-1

Broughton - Lost 3-1

St Cecilias - Won 4-3

Year 7 finished 3rd in their league and

lost in the 1st round of the English School

Cup to Kirkby. The top scorer so far is

Jack Davey with 6 goals.

Year 8

A.Temple - Won 4-1

Moor Park - Drew 2-2

CTK - Won 7-1

Broughton - Lost 5-3

Carr Hill - (Lancs Cup) Lost 5-1

St Cecilias - Lost 4-3

Our Lady‟s - (Friendly) Lost 3-1

St Cecilias - (Friendly) Won 6-1

Year 8 finished 2nd in their league and

are still in the Preston Cup. The leading

scorer is Robson Hall with 13 goals.

Year 9

A.Temple - Lost 5-1

Manor, York (Friendly) Won 2-0

Clitheroe - Lost 6-3

St Cecilias - Won 5-1

Broughton - Won 3-1

Balshaws - (Lancs Cup) Won 2-1

Year 9 still have Preston Cup games to

play and are also going well in the

Lancashire Cup. Top Scorer - Lennox

Roberts –10

Year 10

Manor, York - (Friendly) Won 4-3

A.Temple - Won 3-0

Clitheroe (E.S.F.A Cup) Won 4-2

CTK - Won 4-0

Broughton - Lost 6-1

St Cecilias - Lost 3-1

Harper Green - (ESFA Cup) Lost 6-0

Accrington Aca - (Lancs Cup) Won 4-0

Montgomery (Lancs Cup) Won 2-0

Park High - Lancs Cup Q/Final Won 2-0

St Cecilias - (Friendly) Lost 3-1

Year 10 have had a successful season so

far and remain in 2 cup competitions.

The top scorer so far is Jack Evans with

6 goals.

Year 11

Manor, York - (Friendly) Lost 5-1

CTK - Won 4-0

A.Temple - Lost 2-1

Broughton - Lost 5-3

St Cecilias - Won 3-1

Balshaws - (Lancashire Cup) Won 4-3

Burscough - (Lancashire Cup) Lost 6-1

Our Lady‟s (Preston Cup) Lost 2-0

Year 11 reached the Quarter final of the

Lancashire Cup where they were beaten

by Burscough. The top scorer so far is

Jack Cardwell with 7 goals.

Ribbleton Campus Teams

Year 9

Longridge - Lost 8-1

Our Lady‟s - Lost 6-1

Fulwood - Lost 6-1

Year 11

Longridge - Won 4-3

Our Lady‟s - Lost 8-3

Fulwood - Lost 8-1

* All football matches are league games

unless otherwise stated.

Coming Soon!!!!

We will remain busy over the next few months with the finals of

Ashton‟s got Talent, the conclusion of the Football and Netball seasons

and the start of summer sports including Cricket, Rounders and

Athletics. The summer is a very busy time for fixtures, shows and

performances with City Sports Athletics and our school sports day on

the sporting front and the performance of Oliver! on the stage which is

being co-ordinated by Mrs Barnes, Mrs Battersby and Miss McClelland.

We will update events in our summer publication and we hope you have

enjoyed seeing the progress we and the students have made.

It is also fast approaching GCSE time and we have lots of students

preparing for their exams in all of our subject areas. Good luck to all!

Year 9: Reached the 1/4 Final of the

Lancashire Cup

Girls Netball Results

Year 7 & 8

The year 7 and 8 Netball teams have just

started playing fixtures and are

continuing to train hard in an attempt to

be successful in their league. Keep up the

good work girls!

Year 9

St Cecilias - Won 8-4

Broughton - Lost 11-3

Longridge - Lost 7-4

A.Temple - Lost 9-6

Year 10

St Cecilias - Lost 11-3

Broughton - Lost 16-3

Longridge - Lost 25-3

ATemple - Lost 12-6

Year 11

St Cecilias - Lost 15-13

Girls Football

The under 16 girls are in a mini league

with 3 other schools and have played 1

game so far which was a thrilling 7-6

defeat to Our Lady‟s in which Sammy

Ball scored a hat-trick including an

amazing 40 yard screamer!

The Year 9 Girls netball team in action

against Broughton back in October.