Worthing High SchoolJuly 2014

MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we near the end of the term in which we celebrate the centenary of Worthing High School, I am delighted to report that there is a great sense of optimism for the future within the school community. Staff have worked incredibly hard this year to ensure that students have had the best possible experience both within the classroom and through the myriad of clubs and trips that have been organised, this term alone students have been to Italy and Germany, visited museums both locally and in London. In July we launched the Sussex Cricket Academy and celebrated our centenary with over 300 ex- students, many of whom attended through the years of the Second World War.

We are clearly focused on achieving a grading of Good from Ofsted and together with our new student leader group led by Head Boy Jack Window and Head Girl Emily Coles. I feel that as a school community we are going to drive learning both in and outside the classroom so that everyone is able to achieve to the extent of their ability.

We have welcomed three new members of staff this term, Melanie Phippen and Seanin Friel have joined the English Department as Lead Practitioners and Francesca Timms has joined the Science Department. We are also delighted to see Clare King and Katie Hunwick return from maternity leave.However, we are saying goodbye to a number of members of staff this summer – from the Leadership team Steve Loney leaves to take up a post of Assistant Headteacher at Tanbridge House School. As parents will know Steve is an outstanding teacher and will be very much missed by both staff and students. As Sarah Lamba, Head of Inclusion, retires I know that many parents will want to join me in thanking Sarah for the commitment that she has given to students who have needed extra support in order to achieve. Over the time Sarah has been with us she has built a first class Inclusion department. Lou Gatford who has been Sarah’s deputy has been appointed into the post of Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion. The Inclusion department also says goodbye to John Farmelo who retires after 22 years’ service to Worthing High School, we wish John all the very best in his retirement.From the English Department we say good bye to Gaby Scane who is retiring after 17 years’ service – we wish Gaby all the very best for her retirement. Cait Gillman leaves us to take up a post at Holy Trinity School and Damon Thompson moves to take up a post at The Weald School. We also say a very big thank you to Holly O’Sullivan who finishes her contract with us at the end of this term.

In September we welcome Leisha Brugnoli into the English Department.In the Humanities we are very sad to see two very successful teachers leave, both of whom have achieved excellent promotion posts – Steve Cooper leaves us to take up a post of Leader of History at Baverstock Academy; and Mark Leswell has been appointed to Leader of Geography at Uckfield Community College. Joining us in September will be Susanne Brooks to replace Steve and Elizabeth Dathan to replace Mark.In Drama Eileen McCarthy has ably covered the maternity absence of Katie Hunwick and we wish her well in her new post as Leader of Drama at Willingdon School. Katie Guirey who has taught PE, DT and ICT this year leaves to take up a PE post at Rydon School and Louise Sandiford leaves the DT department to take up a post at Shoreham Academy.Finally we say a fond farewell to Gemma Shutler who has been a Cover Supervisor with us for the last year and leaves to take up the post of teacher of media studies at Hampton Academy.As ever I would ask that all students are kept fully equipped with pencil cases and calculators and that their uniform is compliant with our policy.I do wish you all a lovely summer and very much look forward to welcoming our students back to school in September.

Carolyn DickinsonHeadteacher

Margaret Haydon, Patricia Fishley, Pamela Moss with Vic Walk-Worthing Mayor. The three ladies attendedWorthing High School for Girls between 1939-1946

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The Peer Mediator Project is now completing its third year and is proving to be more and more popular with students, staff, parents and carers. Year 10 and 11 students train for 8 weeks covering topics in child protection, listening skills, body language, cyber bullying and empathy.

Once completing the training the Peer Mediators will not only be awarded a certificate of competence, but will have the opportunity to be involved

in the continued running of this school initiative. They will deal with students in year 8 and 9 that need support in friendship issues and work with students with low self-confidence to help them deal with situations they previously felt uncomfortable confronting.

This year, for the second year, saw

eight year 11 Senior Peer Mediators successfully receiving The Princess Diana Anti-Bullying Award which will be presented to them at

the Presentation evening in October this year.

The year 9 students are currently completing their 8 weeks intensive training in readiness to work with the younger students in September. This year sees the launch of the bronze, silver and gold awards for achievement in the Peer Mediator Project and we have already successfully put through a number of students for bronze and silver awards.

I am delighted to be the co-ordinator for Peer Mediators and I continue to be amazed at the commitment and outstanding work they give to our younger students and the difference they have made to so many lives.

Ms B SilvéPeer Mediator Co-odinatorSalvington Pastoral Leader

PEER MEDIATORS

TERM DATES AND ARRANGEMENTS:

The last day is Wednesday 23rd July, students will be dismissed from school at 13.30pm following the ‘Staff do Strictly’ show.

Wednesday 23rd July Last day of term Dismissed 13.30pmWednesday 3rd September Staff INSET day No studentsThursday 4th September New Year 8 Students

only, 8.40am startPlease report to Millennium Hall

Year 9 Buddies and Year 11 Student

Leaders also attend

Friday 5th September All Years 8, 9, 10 & 11 in school

8.40 registration

Friday 10th October Staff INSET day No students

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WORK EXPERIENCE 2014Monday 30 June to Friday 4 July

Year 10 students have returned from yet another successful week’s work experience. Virtually all of the students were placed in local and national businesses, and staff that visited students in their work placements reported on the maturity and commitment that the students were showing. The school’s dynamic Work Experience programme is designedto begin to equip students to take advantage of opportunities in an increasingly competitive work place. It also aims to raise the profile of Worthing High School students amongst local employers.Work Experience provides the opportunity to explore the world of work and make decisions on possible further education and career paths. The students’ placements covered a huge variety of local, commercial and industrial businesses, from a Reptile House to a Garage. This experience can provide an initial link to a future employer and will also assist in building personal confidence and discovering qualities students never knew they had. Nancy O’Melia Work Experience

Work experience is a time for students to go out into the world for a week and learn about what life is like after education. Whether it was going to: a Solicitor’s office, a recording studio, a science lab or even just a shop, we were given the opportunity to work in a real life environment and prepare ourselves for what the future may bring. My own personal experience may not appear the most exciting or the most adventurous however I got to meet and speak to amazing people as well as gaining confidence, knowledge and skills that I may rely on later in life.I decided to work in retail, a choice that many students made in the hopes of gaining Saturday jobs later on, and had no idea what to expect. At first, I was both nervous and excited about what the rest of the week might entail but on Monday morning at 9 o’clock I was greeted and introduced to many happy and smiling faces, and after a long(but necessary) tour and safety check, I began my journey for the week. Starting off in the

stockroom, I learnt how to scan, label and order items in preparation for a sale. Later on in the week I moved onto the shop floor and was taught how to speak to customers and how to organise the clothing as well as checking items on the tills. My favourite part was chatting to the customers who were always willing to talk and help anyone that needed it. I had no idea just how much work was done behind the scenes and exactly how much effort is put in by the staff every day. I developed communication skills through working with other staff, learning about how to work effectively with other staff and deal with customers in an efficient but valued way. I had a truly fantastic time and would do it again in an instant. After a long and hard week of work students were encouraged to get together and discuss what they had done. Many enjoyed their placements immensely and even the ones that decided it might not have been quite right for them learnt a lot and gained a clearer understanding of the choices they might want to make in the years to come. Ms Millar, Careers Officer at Worthing High School did a fantastic job of helping students to find placements in things that they wanted to do and every student that took part had at least one story to tell about something they had learnt or what they had done. It was a fun and interesting experience that has prepared us for life after education and even helped some of us to decide on possible career paths in the future.

Nancy O’Melia - Deputy Head Girl

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This term has seen Worthing High School open its doors to 750 families throughout Worthing.Year 5 and 6 children from The Vale, Thomas a Becket, Chesswood, Downsbrook, West Park, The Orchards and Durrington middle schools experienced activities in Science, Design Technology or Physical Education, whilst their parents toured the school with one of our students. Parents saw the real Worthing High and came away “impressed”, “convinced this is the school for my child” and full of praise for our “knowledgeable, friendly and polite students”. “I have really enjoyed showing around the parents of our community and sharing the school that has provided me with some incredible memories and is helping me to achieve my full potential. I look forward to the 25th of September where the future students can experience all of our outstanding departments during Open Evening.”

Charlotte Thompson.Year 10

MIDDLE SCHOOL TASTER DAYS

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Worthing High School students know Melrose Nursing home very well. It was a delight to watch them wander into this very lovely home, speak with the nursing staff, set up their instruments and then start talking to residents as if they were old friends. In fact, our students are good friends with many at Melrose. We have been entertaining the residents there for some time now through Art and Music. We all enjoy hearing Ted’s stories about his days as a teacher. We still laugh when he tells us about his stint as an art teacher. Ted could not draw or paint, but he was asked to teach the subject by a desperate head-teacher. Fortunately Ted’s wife was a very keen artist and was duly encouraged to provide her husband with excellent examples of artistic brilliance and flair. Ted would show his students these works of art, informing them that

these were masterpieces he had prepared earlier so that they all had a model to work to! Ted is one of many dear friends that we meet through our community-outreach work at Melrose.

9 students joined me there on the afternoon of Friday 20th June. Many of them gave solo performances as well as singing as a whole group and leading the sing-along songs with everyone.We all had such a lovely time. A new resident was very touched by our students giving up their time to entertain the residents. She had been a very busy musician in her youth and had worked in schools and with choirs. She is now losing her sight but was keen to try out my electronic piano to see if it felt like a real one when playing it. When we concluded our programme, Margaret started to play Vaughan-Williams’ Linden Lea - the very first song I had learned as a boy treble. I sang along: “Within the woodland, flow’ry gladed,

by the oak trees’ mossy moot…” Margaret said that she had “found her soul again” after

spending time with our students and enjoying the music. The students of Worthing High school had offered their talents and their time (1.5 hours) and Margaret had found her soul. That’s an impressive rate of exchange.

The students involved were:Emily ColesAine GradisherMilo LiauKim LoganRebecca SelleyNicholas ShortAmelia SmithPhoebe WalkerOscar Zienkiewicz

I am very proud of each and every one of them.

Steve Jeffery

MELROSE NURSING HOME

Following a rigorous application and selection process I am delighted to announce that the following students will be our senior leaders for the coming year:

Head Boy – Jack WindowHead Girl – Emily ColesDeputy Head Boys – Jevhan Pandya; Patrick WebberDeputy Head Girls – Lolakshi Vicneswaran; Nancy O’Melia

Broadwater Community Leaders – Amelia Smith; Finley Griffiths

Heene Community Leaders – Charlotte Thompson; Sophie Penfold

Salvington Community Leaders – Ben Curtis; Charlie Suraci-Neve

Tarring Community Leaders – Milo Liau; Katie Scott

The calibre of application this year was extremely high and I am very much looking forward to working with our successful student leaders as we continue to move the school forward.

STUDENT LEADERS FOR 2014-15

Head Girl – Emily Coles &Head Boy – Jack Window

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Over the last academic year there have been many new Student Leadership opportunities to get involved in and students who have been involved have flourished as a result. There is now a wider range of Student leadership pathways that students can take including Learning Leaders, Sports Leaders, Communication Leaders, Culture and Ethos Leaders, Worthing High Radio and the Peer Mediator Scheme. In each pathway students develop their skills and progress through a Bronze, Silver and Gold accreditation scheme. Students begin at Bronze level as they learn new skills and

complete tasks with guidance, once they move to Silver they work more independently and coach the Bronze students. At Gold the students lead the development of other Student Leaders and work more independently from staff.

This year Learning Leaders, such as Jevhan Pandya in Year 10, have been going into form groups on Friday mornings and delivering a literacy based session to his peers.Jevhan, who has now moved to Silver level, commented that; ‘It’s a brilliant opportunity to get links within the school and improve my skills with people’.

Those students who have been involved in the scheme will be receiving their certificates in the celebration assemblies and we hope that next year even more students will get involved.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

I am very excited to announce next year’s school show will be “The Sound of Music”. It is set to be our most ambitious production to date. Due to the scale of the production, we are planning on doing some fundraising for the show and the first event in this will be a staff “Strictly Come Dancing”

show on the last day of term! Pairs of staff will be dancing to be crowned champion in our take on the popular TV show. Students will have to provide a donation on the door but will be able to watch and cheer on their favourite members of staff during period 3 and 4 on

the last day of term.

SCHOOL PRODUCTION & STAFF DO STRICTLY

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I had the pleasure of taking 12 students to The Cloisters (warden-assisted homes) on the afternoon of Friday 27th June. The residents had asked for students to give performances and to lead a sing-along. Student-performances were well-prepared and enjoyed by all and the sing-along was great fun with everyone joining in so energetically and enthusiastically. The day-room was packed with people and it was a great delight entertaining everybody, many of whom are now good friends with Worthing High School. The residents made us feel so welcome and were generous with their kind

words and encouragement.The students who gave of their time and talents were:Emily ColesHannah DowAine GradisherFinley GriffithsMilo LiauKim LoganRebecca SelleyNicholas ShortAmelia SmithPhoebe WalkerOscar ZienkiewiczSophie Humphrey

Mrs Ridler (a resident of The Cloisters) sent an email shortly after we had visited:

Many, many thanks for the wonderful entertainment you and the students gave us yesterday. Everyone is saying how much they enjoyed it and what a talented and lovely group of students you have. They also had a great time singing and thank you for the sing- a-long sheets.

Have a great summer holiday when it comes.

I am always very proud of our young people when they go that extra mile to bring other people happiness. Watching our students taking the time to sit and talk with the people at The Cloisters was heart-warming. If you are interested in serving your community in this way, please let me know and I would love to invite you to our next community-outreach event. You do not have to be a musician to be involved. You do need to have a heart for people and a desire to use your gifts and talents to help others.

Steve Jeffery

Singers at Worthing High School have been developing their part-singing through various vocal arrangements. The most challenging pieces have been explored by students in “Madrigalia” – our very own Madrigal group. Members of Madrigalia have been developing their repertoire, learning English, French, Catalan and German madrigals:The Silver Swan (1612), Margot Labourez Les Vignes (1554), Dindirin (16th Century) and Ach Elslein (1534)Madrigalia recently enjoyed performing these part-songs at the centenary celebrations here at the school. Madrigalia rehearse on a Wednesday lunchtime in D7 with Mr Jeffery. If you are keen to join this group and want to meet the challenge of singing songs with complex polyphony, do come along and give it a try.

We would love to see you there.The Senior Singers have also been adding pieces to their repertoire. The most recent of these is an arrangement of the Gospel sing, “Down by the riverside”. The Senior Singers have enjoyed performing at school events and in the wider community. They meet in D7 on Thursday lunchtimes. We are very fortunate to have a good number of boys too which enables us to learn

pieces in SATB arrangements. This is always a challenge, but it is so rewarding when we have learned the parts and can perform in four distinctive parts. Many schools tend to perform with upper voices only (SSA), so I am thrilled that we can now offer students the full SATB experience. If you would like to join the singers and are in years 9-11, do come along.

MADRIGAL GROUP

THE CLOISTERS

Steve Jeffery

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LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE

with James Dawson and

Matt Whyman was great fun. They each talked about their new books ‘Say her Name’ and ‘The Savages’ and read extracts from each. Students had the chance ask questions and to get their books signed by the authors at the end. It was nice to be joined by other local schools.

Frightfeast 2014

We have all voted for our favourites and can’t wait to see who wins the prestigious Gold Award. Teri Terry, last year’s winner, will be there to host the event. To find out who wins please check out the website below. An update of the event with all the photos will be in the LRC September newsletter.

Further information on the website: http://amazingbookawards.co.uk/

Upcoming author visits: September 2014: Charlie Higson October 2014: Simon Mayo March 2015: Chris Bradford

Year 8 and 9 book club had a fantastic time at the British Library in June.We started off the day with a treasure hunt searching for the hidden treasures of the library and then after a lunch in the beautiful gardens we took part in a creative writing workshop. The students created poems influenced from words they had used to describe objects around the museum.I asked the students the best bits about the day and here they are:

British Library Trip

Sitting on History’, 1995 Bronze by Bill Woodrow (they are sitting on a bronze book!)

Outside The British Library

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The Vale Book Group was a great success with our students and theirs. We are looking forward to moving forward with this next year and opening up our book club to other feeder schools. Downsbrook are keen to join in and we will be reading ‘Itch’ by Simon Mayo to start off the school year in preparation for meeting him in October.

BOOK GROUPS

As keen members of the book club (run by the LRC), a group of students were taken to the

British Library to discover some of the historic books and

articles which are held there. Other schools were also involved

and it was great to meet students from other schools who

are also interested in reading. The library put on a variety of workshops and other activities

throughout the day, my favourite was when we were put into groups and sent around the Library to discover different objects using a set of clues. We also were given a tour

which showed us all the great things that the library has to offer.

Later in the day, we were each given a writer’s notebook and went around the library writing

down words that reminded us of the books or pictures. Once we

had been around the whole library and completed a variety of words,

we gathered into a group, collated the words and then created a story using each of

these words. As you can imagine, the results were

somewhat strange! I really enjoyed the day and would definitely recommend it to

students next year

BRITISH LIBRARY -Student’s Story

Here are some of comments from The Vale book club:I really enjoyed coming to book club because I got to know the librarians before I come to WHS in September – StephenI really enjoyed book club and James Patterson is now my favourite author because we read one of his books – SamMy favourite book of this book club was Maximum Ride. It was nice to come to book club and hear what everyone’s favourite books are and what they recommend. – LilyIt was cool and I really enjoyed reading Maximum Ride because it was a great book!! Thank you for letting us come. I thought that the book club was ok. It helped me read more books. My favourite book was On the Run. Thank you – SaskiaGoing to book club was good and it helped me read more and understand books more. My favourite book was On the Run. – LucyIt was nice to see what younger students thought of the books – Matthew Votta WHS book clubThe children were all very clever because they loved Maximum Ride. I recommended this!! It was fun to hear their opinions. The books were good too and I liked talking to them about my favourite books. – Alison Burcombe WHS book club

The WHS book group has such an enthusiastic following, they are definitely ‘bookworms’ in the true sense of the word. Mrs Langley and I have trouble keeping up with them. We would like to say thank you to all of them for making book club such a fun group to be part of. They are always recruiting new members and we have very vocal meetings. Also a big thank you to Mrs Hauck for joining in with the students they have really appreciated it. We also say goodbye to our Year 10’s who have been such a committed group all the way through since Year 8. They are Amelia Smith, Lizzie Stenlake, Phoebe Walker and Charlotte Thompson. We are going to miss them but they will be very busy next year with their studies.

Library reading time for Years 8 and 9 has shown great progress with the help of Accelerated Reader. Students have discovered new enjoyable reading material and are having fun quizzing on books, achieving awards, certificates and prizes.

Have a great summer everyone.Can’t wait to hear about those summer reads.

Mrs PhelanLearning Resources Manager

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MFL TASTER DAY On Thursday 26th June Modern Foreign Languages department had the pleasure of working with some very able and enthusiastic Year 7 students from five of our feeder schools. I knew from the beginning that it was going to be a good day as the first person to come in greeted me in Finnish.In addition to all the Year 7 participants being brilliant we also had six Year 9 Language Leaders working with us all day. Here is Ellie’s account of the day:

“When everyone had arrived, we started with introducing ourselves in both French and Spanish, starting with the teachers and language leaders. Then, we went on quickly to birthdays, and where we lived before viewing a French breakfast menu.

The lesson was then led by Mr Janardo. Who, with his puppets and actions, taught the Year 7s about the conditional tense and food in French.After having a break, along with having a few accustomed French delicacies to try, the students learned all about the French and Spanish weather with Ms Karonen. Afterwards, they created their own weather report, in either of the languages, on a given country- with some groups being able to say multiple tenses with the help of the language leaders. The lesson was then taken over by Mr Beda who taught the class about French infinitives.After lunch, the students, as well as some of the Language leaders, learned the Spanish

colours before they went home.Overall, everyone learned something from the day, whether it was the language leaders or the Year 7 students. The students found it extremely enjoyable and would definitely like to do it again.“ (Ellie Drake-Sexton Year 9)

ECO SUMMIT 2014‘I really enjoyed the Eco-summit and would definitely recommend it to other schools.’ - George, Year 8

On Wednesday the 18th June, 18 geography students from Year 8 and 9 visited Shoreham Academy for 2014’s Eco-summit as part of The Eco Young Engaged (E.Y.E) Project. The project is designed for those young people who want to make a difference. Students enjoyed a series of workshops put on by a variety of different local organisations, including: Sussex Wildlife Trust, Southern Water and Brighton Permaculture Trust; each of these embraced the idea of sustainable living. At each of the intervals between

the sustainability workshops, students visited a variety of stalls and took part in a challenge to see who could generate the most electricity from an exercise bike and learnt the value of looking after the environment today, to ensure that future generations can enjoy it too. An area which was particularly interesting was a talk which showed students how rubbish can be packed into waste plastic bottles, stacked up, and concreted over

to build walls and structures. Details on how to build these structures can be found at: http://www.eyeproject.co.uk/. All of the students were exceptionally well behaved and were a real credit to the school.

‘I particularly enjoyed helping to plant fruit trees and learning about how something so simple can have such a significant impact.’ – Amy, Year 8

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LEAVERS’ PROM

Year 11 leavers celebrated in style on Friday 27th July at their end of school Prom held at Long Furlong Barn near Clapham.

Over 150 students dressed up in their finery and celebrated their educational achievements and the end of their formal secondary education.

Carolyn Dickinson, Headteacher said “Carriages arrived from 7pm and family and friends watched the students arrive in a wide variety of transport including scooters, a Rolls Royce, double decker bus, camper vans and limousines.

Students from the school entertained everyone with live music whilst everyone arrived at the venue and continued to play as the students went through for pre dinner drinks.

A two course dinner followed and then a disco after formal speeches and awards from the Deputy Head.

The Prom night is a lovely way for us to celebrate the achievement of our Year 11 pupils as a school, just before they leave secondary education.

As staff watched the students arrive at the venue we were reminded of how much progress they have all made since joining us 4 years ago. It was a very proud night for the school and one we and the students will always remember.”

Gates Open 9am (SELLERS ONLY) Car Boot Sale Starts 9.30am

(BUYERS)

Sellers cars/people carrier £6Transit Van (private) £10

Transit Van (commercial) £20Buyers – adults 25p, children free

Refreshments available

19th July 2014

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When I was asked to write this article I didn’t know where to start as there were so many wonderful experiences from the week! Our trip began at 2:15am on Monday 31st June where I and 34 other geography students met at school with our suitcases all packed ready for the journey to Italy. Although we were all tired on the coach, everyone was so excited – most had never been to Italy before, with a few having never been abroad before. After a long journey we arrived at our amazing hotel where we had free time in our rooms or by the pool to recover from the journey!

Tuesday morning is when the hard work began. First we visited Pompeii where we saw the incredible, but harrowing, remains of Vesuvius’s historic eruption in 79AD. Nobody was really prepared for the sites that awaited us; the remains of the amphitheatre where gladiators would have fought to the death, preservations of important buildings and bodies that were impressively preserved by the ash from the pyroclastic flow. After a few hours taking in the magnificence of Pompeii, we then made our journey to the legendary Mount Vesuvius.

After a long and hard walk up to the top of Vesuvius, in the heat, the view was breath-taking, looking down on the surrounding towns and the beautiful coast and then seeing into the crater of an active volcano! We spent time

taking photos and discussing the magnitude of the eruption and how it would and could impact Italy if it went off today. After this long day in the heat of Italy, we returned to the hotel for a well-deserved relaxing dip in the swimming pool at the Hotel.On Wednesday we went to visit Herculaneum which was another town frozen in time. Here we saw some more skeletons of people who used live there and we could imagine how the houses would have looked like before

the eruption. There were also beautiful olive groves, orange and lemon trees and we could also see the remains of some very impressive buildings! After exploring all the ‘nooks and crannies’ of the town we then made our way to the café to have some lunch and buy gifts for friends and family, it was at this point that we realised that the area we had just seen was only a

small section of Herculaneum and in fact, the majority of the town was buried in layers of ash in the area around which was covered in modern houses and buildings. Shortly after, we made our way to the Solfatara Volcano, where we all braved the horrific sulphur smell to get closer to the craters where we could see the super-heated pools bubbling. Some of us managed to stifle the smell by holding our oranges from the packed lunch to our noses! We were then treated to an ice cream before returning to the hotel for to cool off by the pool.

Thursday was my favourite day because we were visiting the Isle of Capri. I had been looking forward to this since the day we initially heard about the trip! We walked through Sorrento down to the harbour and met the ferry that would take us to Capri. When we reached Capri we got onto a motor boat which would give us a tour around the island. The sights were hugely impressive, seeing many of the coastal landforms which we had learnt about in the classroom. The most incredible part was after about half an hour, we then reached the ‘Grotta Azzura’ (blue grotto) for our entry to the caves by rowing boat. In small groups we climbed onto rowing boats whilst an

ITALY TRIP 2014 -GEOGRAPHY

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Italian man would row us into the caves while singing Italian songs! The water was incredible, it emitted this deep blue colour, like nothing we had ever seen. This is because the light refracts as it reaches the entrance to the cave and creates this amazing colour.

Following the caves, we saw the homes of famous Italian designers: Giorgio Armani and Dolce and Gabbana, shortly followed by the motor boat driving through an arch in the headland – a real highlight of the trip.

Once we arrived back at Capri’s port we spent the

rest of the day exploring the Island and visiting the beach. We then walked back to the port to meet the ferry to take us back to Sorrento and made our way back to the hotel for a freshen up and get ready for our last meal at the hotel, ‘the pizza party’!On Friday morning everyone awoke with sad faces as nobody wanted to go home after a fantastic trip, however we had one last treat to look forward to: the Mozzarella Farm. Once we arrived at the Mozzarella Farm we were given a tour of the farm and learnt about how the relief and climate of the surrounding area created the ideal conditions to make olive oil, grow lemons and further inland (on the flatter land) keep buffalo. We then walked out into the courtyard to see how they make mozzarella. This was done by separating the curds and whey from the Buffalo’s milk and mixing it with the ricotta from the top of the milk. This is then mixed together to form a stringy consistency and made into different shapes ready to be sold. We were then lucky enough to be able to try some of the mozzarella and fresh

tomatoes, along with some of the homemade marmalade which they also make on the

farm too from oranges and lemons. We then travelled into Sorrento into buy any parting gifts for friends and family before completing our final journey back to Worthing. Italy was a truly fantastic place to visit and I hugely recommend it to those students taking Geography GCSE.

Sophie Penfold Year10 HDC

July 2nd saw Worthing High full of year 7 students on their intake day. The children met their tutors, Community and Pastoral leaders and experienced a few lessons in Maths, English and PE with a couple of quick assessments too. The day was full of smiles and new friendships as students from different middle schools, counties and even countries came together to form new learning relationships at Worthing High.

Lunch time saw the new pupils mixing with current students from years 8 and 9 whom they had met during

the morning tutor time. In the evening parents met the governors, leadership team and had a time to meet with their child’s Community and Pastoral Leaders. Feedback was very positive and many parents expressed“How pleased they were that they (their children) had a space at Worthing High” and

“How happy and settled their children had come away from their first day at Secondary school.” Subsequent visits to the middle schools has helped confirm the day was hugely

successful and we look forward to seeing everyone back in September.

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WORTHING COLLEGE SCIENCE TRIP On the 8th of July, 30 of our triple science students will be attending Worthing College for a day of exciting lab experiments. These experiments link directly into their GCSE science, some of these for Physics include: Centripetal force, Electromagnetism and EMF Generation. The day is led by Bernie Flint, a Worthing College Physics Lecturer, whom will provide students with the opportunity to see a day in the life of an A Level scientist at Worthing College. They also build a loud speaker and conduct testing with it and experience the thrill of a fairground ride and learn

the complex forces at work. Students are then provided with information about A Level Science as a course at Worthing College, this encourages our students to continue their learning journey in Science onto further education. The day also aims to encourage an increase in female students taking Science at Sixth Form, this is especially important as there is currently a major

shortage in female physicists in the UK.

‘I am really looking forward to the day as I have always wanted to be a scientist. Therefore, Physics is something I definitely want to pursue at Sixth Form’. – Tom, Year 10

Helen Davis, Leader of Science.

‘It was a really good day, I enjoyed learning what could happen if an extreme weather event hit the local area and it was interesting to learn how we could reduce the impacts of this.’ – Amy, Year 8

On Friday 9th May, a group of 26 geography students visited Ferring Rife and Goring Gap to evaluate the impacts of an extreme weather event and see how the area is currently being managed. The work was particularly challenging, aimed at stretching students to work at a very

high level. Despite this, all students actively engaged in the tasks and thoroughly enjoyed the day. Students were particularly effective in evaluating the management along the coastline at Goring and many ideas to help protect the area were discussed.

Fieldwork is particularly important in Geography, it allows students to apply classroom theories to the real world.

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On Friday 4th July Worthing High School hosted a reunion for the alumni to celebrate the centenary of the school which opened in 1914. Over the year the list of members has been growing using an on line registration system and we ended up with over 311 registered members which together with those who contacted the school via post raised the total to some 350. Of these about 320 came to visit the school on the day ranging from former pupils of the 1940s through to 2011.

The Millennium Hall was laid out with 200 places for lunch and the whole length of one side of the hall was lined with photographs of the school and students from the 1930 intake through to 2000. As a former girls grammar school the majority of members were ladies (with a few husbands) and a significant number came in friendship groups which have remained for many years. From 11.45 a large number of ladies started to register and by 12.30 the Millennium Hall was

approaching full capacity. Great excitement was felt throughout the hall as old friends started to meet up and recognise each other but eventually the first tours of the day started and groups of ladies were guided around their old school by a team of Y8 students. Many ladies were keen to recognise their former class rooms and were amazed at the changes which have taken place over some sixty years. The current Y8 students were keen to ask our guests about the history of the school and discovered

that air raid shelters were built on the school field and indeed that the whole school had been evacuated to Newark in the Midlands from March to September 1941. After the tours lunch was served to 200 guests and many have written in to express their thanks for a wonderful day and commenting on the lunch of cottage pie, cabbage and carrots. Clearly boiled cabbage was not a favourite dish for school “dinner” in the past but all clearly enjoyed their school lunch on Friday 4th July. Additional tours took place in the afternoon and throughout the day many looked at the display of nostalgia throughout the decades and indeed added to it with post it notes and additional photographs which they had brought with them. From 3.00 afternoon tea was served and the Mayor accompanied by the Mayoress

and Youth Mayor visited together with local Councillors and members of the Governing body while a group of Y10 students performed some songs from the 1950s and 1960s. Towards the end of the afternoon session the ladies wanted to sing the old school song and copies were distributed and all joined in for a nostalgic end to the afternoon. During the late afternoon and evening we were joined by groups of ladies who attended the school in the 1960s and 1970s and they again were keen to tour the school and discover changes that had been made to over the years. Many particularly noted the conversion of the old school hall, with wooded panelled walls and the names of past head girls, into the dining room and library.Many have written in or e-mailed with their thanks for a tremendous day and have particularly commented on the fantastic students and staff of the school who gave them such a wonderful time.

CENTENARY CELEBRATION AND REUNION

A huge thank

you to everyone for the centenary reunion on

Friday, we all had such an enjoyable day - thank you for

your hospitality. Everyone was fantastic and the students were

very much a credit to the school. It was very interesting to see how teaching and the school has moved on since those days when I attended and of course, amazing to meet up with so many ‘old girls’.

Kind Regards,Catherine Howe

(nee March 1964-71)

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Following a non-uniform day at the end of spring term, students at Worthing High raised funds towards a new defibrillator for the school. This was part-funded by the British Heart Foundation and in addition funding was raised by the local Highdown Dog Agility Club.The defibrillator is available to the local community, organisations letting rooms from the school and also for students and staff during our extended school opening hours. Staff have been fully trained in how to use the device and external signage is in place to ensure people know where to find the machine.Karen Hayler, Business Manager said: “We are really proud that our students raised enough money to purchase our new defibrillator and also make a donation to the BHF. My husband’s life was saved by a defibrillator so I know personally how important these devices are. Our school is open from 7am in the morning through to 10pm

at night Monday to Friday and also at weekends and is used by lots of external organisations as well as our own students and staff. Having this device adds to the First Aid support we can provide in the event of an emergency. We will also be providing signage to local shops and businesses regarding the location of the device so that others can access it if required.”Kathrine Maynard, Community Fundraising Manager at British Heart Foundation said: “I was delighted to see that the school has obtained their new defibrillator through the British Heart Foundation. It was also great that a local Dog Agility group, who support the BHF regularly, raised the remaining funds towards the device. Highdown Dog Agility support the BHF as the owner of the club suffered a near fatal heart attack this time last year and they wanted

to support the BHF. When they heard they could help towards a defibrillator at their local school they were thrilled!”The device that has been purchased is called the iPAD SP1 AED, which stands for Intelligent Public Access Defibrillator. The iPAD SP1 is a nominated device of the British Heart Foundation. It is designed so that it can be used by minimally trained people, using a series of voice prompts and illuminated illustrations to guide a rescuer through what to do step by step until medical help arrives. What makes the iPAD unique is that it has a simple switch to be able to select adult or child mode, saving precious seconds that are wasted changing other settings in other devices in an emergency situation.

ON-SITEDEFIBRILLATOR

PLAY IN A DAY

On Thursday 3rd July, year 10(9) GCSE Drama students took part in an enrichment day Play in a Day. The students spent the day finding out about the topic of Homelessness, and set about trying to challenge the obvious stereotypes surrounding the topic. Students participated in activities to put themselves in the shoes of people who found themselves Homeless and started to realise how simple things can lead to a whole variety of people from different backgrounds to be deemed Homeless. They also learned some dramatic techniques to help create their play, including multi use of props, narration and flashbacks/flash forwards.

Music created by Mr Martin’s class was also used as a stimulus and within the performance, which helped to create a dark and isolated atmosphere.

The day culminated in performances after lunch, which were well attended by staff and students. The piece was promenade, which meant the audience travelled to different sites, including a classroom, a corridor and outside, to see each different scene. After watching the piece Mr Martin, said that the piece “really made me think

about Homelessness in a new light and made me realise how close we all might be to being in that situation.” We were really proud of all the students for their fantastic hard work during the day.

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ACTIV8 DAY FRIDAY 11th JULYWorthing High School held its annual Activ8 Day on Friday 11th July. 40 tutor groups, representing each of the four communities took part in a carousal of activities including bench ball, softball,

lacrosse, volleyball, hockey, handball, table tennis, rowing, basketball, dodge ball, nerf and football. Tutor groups were looking to earn as many points as they could for their community through team work, participation, effort and competition.There was a real sense of community ethos throughout the school which created a great atmosphere for students and staff alike and kept spirits

high despite the wet weather!All four communities were fantastic and it was hard to announce a winner. The honours this year for the first time went to SALVINGTON.

Overall Results

Salvington – 1st Broadwater – 2nd Heene – 3rd Tarring – 4th A fantastic day enjoyed by all. Well done!

Miss FieldHead of PE

Position Broadwater Heene Salvington Tarring

1st BGS HSF SQB TML

2nd BCO HJM SJA TRM

3rd BLE HAL SPN TGI

I remember the first time I heard Milo sing one of his songs. It’s one of those moments that will always stay with me. Milo has an amazing ability to write songs. His songs are lyrically mature and musically memorable – contemporary in style (Sheeran, Passenger, Bugg) and yet drawing on the past (Young, Taylor, Dylan, King). I have observed his song-writing develop over the last couple of years and have had the pleasure of hearing his new songs when they arrive. Milo has worked hard to develop his guitar-playing skills which are now very impressive and his voice is settling into a warm and sometimes beautifully vulnerable baritone. At the recent Skool Fest event run by Northbrook College for all local schools, Milo was awarded a prize for best original song. His prize is to work with internationally renowned singer-

songwriter, Emily Baker. Emily is offering a consultation with Milo where he can have 4 of his songs honed and developed under her guidance and then record a 4-song EP at the incredible studios at the college.The recording is going to take place in August, and it was my pleasure to escort Milo to Northbrook on Monday 7th July for the consultation with Emily. I have known and loved Emily’s music for many years now, so I was very excited about meeting her too!Emily made Milo think really carefully about his songs, his voice, the arrangements and the performances. She encouraged him to think – never giving him the answers, but expertly drawing out his own ability and knowledge. He held onto her every word and responded very positively to her guidance.I am so grateful to Emily and to Northbrook College for enabling

one of our students to have such an enlightening andeducational experience.Listening to Emily and to Milo was inspiring. Being with Emily was energising too.Q Magazine recently awarded Emily 4 stars for her latest recording, “All At Sea” and Acoustic Magazine certainly agreed: “A master class in restrained acoustic balladry…with the intimate confessional of Tracy Thorn, Mary Chapin Carpenter styles choruses and intriguingly impressionistic David Crosby-like experimentation”Milo knew he was working with a class act and I knew I was observing two very special musicians.

Steve Jeffery

THE TALENTED MILO LIAU

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UNKNOWN SOLDIER PROJECT Year 10 students participate in the 1418 Letter to An Unknown Soldier memorial project. On Platform 1 at Paddington Station there is a statue of an unknown soldier. He is reading a letter. The following Year 10 students have participated in a project that has had some coverage on BBC news this week. Letter to an Unknown Soldierhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27690404Sasha MerritMohammed SulimanOwen LeakeRyan JamesLyle BushbyJack GouldDean Downes Avey Cameron Grinnell You can read their work, which will be archived by the British Library here:http://www.1418now.org.uk/letter/new-read/You can search Worthing High School and the students letters will come up.

As part of the commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War 1, a project has been set up for people to write and ‘send’ the letter that he is reading. All letters are going to be digitally archived by the British Library. Students in Year 10 wrote some very moving letters, based on their own thoughts on war, and imagined what the unknown soldier might have been thinking and feeling.I have attached a few of the best letters.

Here is an example of just one of our students letters.

To the Unknown Soldier,When you all went to war, I wonder what was going through your heads. I guess

that there was a huge decision to make; stay at home, branded a coward, waiting for the war to end, or go to war and fight for your country.Did you ever wonder what your family thought of you going to war? I bet they were scared they would never see you again. At the start, I bet you thought they were being over dramatic- all of the tears and the good bye kisses. I know that when I leave my family for a long time they act like they will never see me again. But with your family it was different; the fear that they would never see you again was real. War changes families though, doesn’t it? It makes everyone feel blue and distant. It makes them feel ill, like a virus that never goes away. Did you ever take into consideration what emotions your family would be going through during your time at war? What was it that persuaded you to join? Was it the respect? Was it the honour? Was it the attention you thought you would get from women? Was it all the propaganda that was tattooed around the country? I guess you didn’t know what war was going to include, you were only a little older than I am now. From the picture the government painted war to look like, I probably would have joined too. In fact, I would probably have had butterflies in my stomach. I wouldn’t know what to expect; it would be like a rollercoaster ride inside a cave… just a bit of fun. But now it’s 2014, and we have learnt all about the war and all of its brutal demons. We now know that if you went to war, you had a slim chance of returning. But you didn’t have that perk, you went in blind.

I feel sorry for you. I feel sorry for your family.

During your time in war, you probably saw some terrible things, death being one of them. Nobody should have to face that. I can’t imagine what you would have seen. Explosions… gas attacks… bullet wounds... slashes of a knife. You have officially been to hell and back; or maybe not back. Maybe you went to hell and died there. Seeing death must have changed you, you would have had to learn to deal with it. You would have lost all innocence. You would have been permanently scarred, probably physically scarred too. What would be going through your mind? After a couple of weeks on the front line, I bet all your anger was turned towards the government, not the enemies you were fighting. I bet you thought your government had betrayed you. They didn’t even give you a uniform that fit. You are the bravest, the most noble. You will forever be remembered.

Yours sincerely,Dean Downes-Avey

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WISEPAY ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEMWorthing High School use WISEPAY as our online payment system for all money that you need to pay to school –to save you sending in cheques or cash by using credit or debit cards. You can pay for everything including trips, books, tickets and lunch money all online! If you don’t yet have a login please contact Mrs Hayler on (01903) 229275 or khayler@worthinghigh.net

Hit CBBC Show Friday Download is a favourite with most teenagers, it has everything you need to know about music, dance, TV, film, style, games, gadgets and more. The show is filmed to a live audience who get involved by learning the latest dance moves or song, taught by top teenage talent. The show has live music performances from the hottest chart acts and a stack of tips, tricks and jokes to take back to school on Monday morning. The show records at The ITV London Studios, on the South Bank.Three of our students applied for tickets and were lucky enough to be invited to the studio. This is their story:

I had been sent the tickets a few weeks in advance, so by the time the day of the show finally came I was exicted. Megan and Sophie called for me at 8am, they were jumping around with excitment as we didn’t know if we were going to meet anyone famous. We got on the train at 8.30am and arrived in London at 10am. Our tickets said that we needed to be at the ITV Studios at 2pm but when we walked past at 10.30am, people were already queuing so we decided to aswell. 10 minutes later some studio staff came out and gave us red wristbands and told us to come back at 2pm.We went for a picnic lunch by the river Thames and returned at 2pm. It was amazing inside, really smart with lots of posters

on the walls. The studio looked amazing, the set, cameras and lights were very impressive. It was strange though as on telly it looks really big but when you’re there it looks much smaller. Because we were the tallest audience members we had to go to the back, we still had a really good view of the stage, actually it was better as when all the presenters walked round

the back by us so we got to see them all. We even got to speak

and hug two of the presenters called Richard Whisker and Shannon Flynn, they were lovely and we also got to see Bars and Melody (the boys who came 3rd in Britains Got Talent) and Pixie Lott performed right in front of us. When the show had nearly finished all the people wearing red wristbands (which included us) got called round to the back for a special interview for the ‘style download’ which is part of the show where we were interviewed on what we were wearing, so make sure you look out for us on Friday Download very soon.

Fleur McBridewithMegan Mustilland Sophie Humphrey

FRIDAY DOWNLOAD INTERVIEW STUDENTS

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ENRICHMENT WEEK Enrichment Week 2014 for Year 8 provided a wide variety of different experiences for all our students. The week included a visit to the Weald and Downland Museum where students participated in a selection of workshops including a practical session on how to wattle and daub a wall and one on apothecary. In addition students had time to

visit all the various buildings at the museum and complete

curriculum focused worksheets. Year 8 students also participated in a Careers Day as part of their PSHE programme. Colleges and presenters ran various sessions during the day to help prepare students for future careers and options decisions. On the Thursday of Enrichment week students participated in a carousel of activities which included a

STEM workshop on turning light into sound, a cookery session making cakes for our 100 Year Celebration event the next day, a visit to Worthing Museum to consider what life was like

in Worthing when our school opened in 1914 and finally a Business and Enterprise session completing the World Trade Game. On Friday many students helped with the 100 Year Celebration event

and guided ex-students around the school and helped with refreshments for our 300+ guests who were on site for the day. A great week was had by all.

Worthing High School has been successful in the recent Academies Capital Maintenance Fund 2014 awards. The school was awarded £500,000 to replace all the windows across the school, many of which are original 1914 windows. Karen Hayler Business Manager said: “We are really pleased that our bid was approved. Over 2015 academies bid for funding and bids exceeded the available £394m by 255%. The installation of our new windows

will be phased between September 2014 and March 2015. The new windows, which will be aluminium polyester coated will not only improve the external and internal appearance of classrooms but will also be much more energy efficient. We need over 928m2 of glass to replace 251 windows so the project will take some months to complete.” In addition, the school was awarded a further grant of £53,000 to replace 3

boilers which will also improve the energy efficiency of the building.

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ART TRIP TO BRUGES

This year the Art Department had many requests from a talented and hardworking year 11 contingent for an Art trip abroad. So it was that, on the first Sunday of the Easter Holidays a group of year 10 and 11 students from the Art GCSE and BTEC courses got up extremely early and, armed with pillows and blankets, boarded the coach leaving for Bruges. We had a great day out exploring the city. We were able to visit the Picasso museum which had a good variety of Artists’ lesser known work on display. Then, led by the adventurous explorer Mr Talbot we ventured to the Groeninge Museum perusing the Flemish masters on show there.Our final stop was the Dali Expo museum with its range of Dali drawings and prints, finally, after a few minutes loading up with Belgian chocolate, we trekked back to the coach and began our sleepy, but satisfied journey home.

From September all students will stay on site during the lunch break unless there is a clear medical reason requiring them to go home.

The canteen offers a good choice of reasonably priced food and is managed by a cashless, biometric system. Students can also take part in clubs or other organised activities, use the library, ICT rooms, or remain in or around the buildings.

If you have any queries regarding the lunchtime arrangements please do not hesitate to contact me and I will be happy to answer your queries.

Mr M HillierDeputy Headteacher

LUNCHTIME STAY-ON-SITE POLICY

We have re-launched the Worthing High Development Fund (WHDF). The fund uses voluntary donations from parents/carers to enhance the learning environment and opportunities for our students. As an Academy we are also a registered charity (non-academy schools are not recognised as charities). This means we can also claim gift aid on any eligible donations, increasing your donation by 20%.

If you would like to make a contribution please contact Karen Hayler, Business Manager, at khayler@worthinghigh.net /phone 01903 227295.

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Enrichment week gave next year's GCSE Historians the rare opportunity to be historians for a whole day. Worthing High History Dept created a wide range of resources in the form of our very own Medicine through Time Museum. This allowed the students to discover artefacts and their purpose in medicine and health alongside learning about a wealth of treatments and differing ideas and philosophies about the cause of disease over time.

In groups they then tackled the big question of what had changed and continued in the history of medicine. Each group put together a presentation focussing on a particular aspect looking at the big picture of 7000 years and they were fantastic considering for nearly all this was a subject they knew nothing about at the start of the day. Well done to them all.

J GrindelHead of History

ENRICHED HISTORIANS

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD 2014

It has been a good year for the Duke of Edinburgh Award at Worthing High School. A record number current year 9 students signed up for their Bronze Award. We have 30 Year 9 students participating and they are showing real enthusiasm and eagerness towards the activities and different sections.

The expeditions have gone very well again this year with our year 10 students. Two teams undertook their practice expedition in April and completed their assessed expedition in June. Although both teams got slightly lost during their assessed expedition they still passed that section of the award and are working hard towards their Skill, Volunteering and Physical sections.

Jim Fenlon, Duke of Edinburgh Co-ordinator said: “All students are undertaking a wide range of skills and activities for the

other sections ranging from kick-boxing and running for their physical activity, film making and first aid for their skill and volunteering at a range of different placements including children’s sports groups, youth clubs and charity shops.

This has highlighted to me the vast array of different clubs and activities our students are involved in and it’s great that the Award can recognise and reward them for their commitment and participation in these activities.”

Iain Lynch an ex pupil of Worthing High School, who left in 2012, ran the Brighton marathon April. He is only 18 and one of the youngest to run. Iain completed the course in 3hrs 30 mins 17 secs & finished 700th overall out of 10,000+ runners, which is excellent for a first effort & 257th out of 2224 in the male 18-34 category. He has currently raised

over £650 with gift aid donations for the charity Wolfram Syndrome UK which was set up to help his sister and others affected by the same condition. We are very proud and wish him luck with his fund raising and future marathons. Well done Iain!

IAIN LYNCH - MARATHON MAN

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SIMPLY DANCE 2014

On Thursday 24th April over 200 students from Worthing High School, The Vale, Heene C of E School and Thomas Becket Middle and First School all took part in the annual Simply Dance show held at Worthing Pavilion. The performers met at 4.00pm as they eagerly waited for their final rehearsal onstage before the big event. At 6.00pm the audience arrived, filling the Pavilion auditorium, as the performers all nervously waited patiently

backstage to complete their final performance after months of rehearsals. The evening consisted of twenty dance performances, each showing a different style, genre and theme. The evening was a brilliant success and enjoyed by all.

Collaborative Projects

TAB & WHS G&T Collaborative Project

For the second year running five year 11 students Rebecca Sim, Lucie Melvin, Harriet Pilcher, Georgia McPherson and Neath Champion-Weeks worked collaboratively with students from TAB Middle school to create a contemporary piece

called “Iris”. The group worked extremely well together and all dancers thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the collaborative project.

The Vale & WHS G&T Collaborative Project

For the second year running Worthing high School invited six gifted and talented students from The Vale to work collaboratively with 6 gifted and talented year 10 students, Isobel Hansel, Francesca Tratt, Sophie Penfold, Isabel Milne, Megan Mustill and Ella Digby to create a dance in a day. The group worked very hard throughout the whole day and created a piece based on the music “Let me be your star”.

The Vale & WHS Collaborative Projects

The year 10 students as part of their BTEC Performing Arts course had to run a 6 week extra-curricular dance club for students at The Vale Middle School. The dance club was very successful and the group were able to create two dances pieces, Matilda and Aliens, which were both brilliantly performed in the Simply Dance evening.

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CRICKET ACADEMY LAUNCHWorthing High School is delighted to announce the launch of a new Cricket Academy for Worthing young people, in partnership with Sussex Cricket Board. The academy opens in September 2014.

The launch event took place on Monday 30th June with over 200 year 5&6 students from Broadwater, Chesswood, Downsbrook, Thomas A Becket, Vale and Downsbrook middle attending. Students were taught by Worthing High School sport leaders and Sussex coaches in the morning developing their cricket skills and completed a carousal of activities. Marie Field Leader of Physical Education said ‘What a wonderful event – it is so nice to see so many young students active and engaged in cricket. Our sports leaders from year 9 were exceptional. The cricket academy will start in

September where students of all ages and abilities can get involved by joining the mass participation club, going for trials and becoming academy cricket players or following the leadership pathway and becoming skilled as coaches or officials. It’s a very exciting venture for Worthing High School and Sussex Cricket Board.’Steve Feazey Cricket Development Manager added ‘we are thrilled to be entering into a partnership with Worthing High School. The academy programme will give students the opportunity to play more cricket throughout the year and our aim is to continue to improve the standard of player in the Worthing area. Through the academy programme, the leadership pathway programme and mass participation club, we will ultimately see a positive long term effect on the cricket clubs in the local area, as well

as the school and it’s students. The launch was a great success and we are looking forward to getting the ball rolling in September.’

In the afternoon students participated in a tournament where the Sussex’s mascot ‘Sid the Shark’ joined in with the fun. Excellent cricket was on display all day. Students played several games before moving in a number of cup, plate and shield competitions. The overall final was played between TAB 1 and Vale 1 – with some fantastic fielding and batting skills on show. TAB 1 were victorious and were crowned Worthing High Schools first academy cricket tournament winners. Lewis Hatchett from Sussex CCC arrived in the afternoon to present the medals and trophy. Worthing High School are already looking forward to the tournament next year.

Miss FieldHead of PE

Students from Year 9 and 10 volunteered in June at the annual Sussex Cricket Disability Day. The day saw over 400 participants from schools and adult centres on the outfield at the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, taking part in an array of cricket activities.

‘The Cricket Factory’ was also on site with their specialist equipment which proved a real hit with the participants. Students from Worthing Highschool were involved in supporting coaches and running their own mini stations on the day.

Well done to all students who took part in the day.

Miss Field - Head of PE

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