Regents Review Winter '17

The Regents Review Winter 2017

DEPARTMENTAL NEWS Physical Education

On Tuesday 12th September we held our third Football Enrichment Day. The day was fully attended and the students had a fantastic day. This day is designed to help prepare our students for participation in the Southampton Schools’ Football League. The day comprised of practice drills to introduce and develop key skills necessary for successful play; workshops to develop understanding of key rules, strategies and tactics, and a tournament. All ably assisted by our PE Champions. As a result, we have had a fantastic start to the football season. Year 7 have won all their league games and are top of the league. They also beat Oasis Mayfield, Bitterne, Wildern and Woodlands to win their qualifying group for a National 5 a-side tournament. In the finals we comfortably beat Upper Shirley High but unfortunately lost 3-2 to Wildern (who we had beaten in the previous round and consisted of 3 academy players) in the final. All the team should be proud and we look forward to the remaining fixtures in February.

Years 8 and 9 have also had an excellent start to the season. Year 8 are currently second in the league just behind Cantell and Year 9 are third. We look forward to seeing if we can close the gap when fixtures recommence. We are thrilled to see over 200 students regularly taking part in extra-curricular clubs this year, including swimming, football, rugby, basketball, fitness and Rock Challenge. Our new team of PE Champions (shown below) have been instrumental in providing students with a positive and motivating experience at all after school and lunch time clubs. The success of girl’s football means that we will be competing in our first tournament of the year after Christmas. The PE Champions host their first event of the year on Wednesday 13th December which will see all Year 7, 8 and 9 students compete for their tutor groups in a dodgeball, water polo and table tennis tournament. We wish all the competitors the very best of luck! Front Row – Arwen Patricio, HannahMcArthur, Isaac Maddock, Julia Niemczyk, Ben Crouch, Lydia MacLean, Annalise Foley, Lizzy Davis. PE Champions Back Row – Tom Kelly, Klaudia Fiskewycz, Ben Bowyer, Emily Riches, James Tindall, Emily Norton, Ethan Whybrew, Klaudia Reczka, Mason Knight.

Year 7 Football Team: Standing : Jack Mullaghy, Jake Allen, Joe Ryan, Lewis Colvin, Ethan Lock, Rory Maclean, Archie O’Donovan Seated : James Knight, Connor Underhill, Bobby Gorman, Joe Stratford, Finlay Totten, Kirk Payne, Henry Geddes

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