St Wilfrid's Catholic School

St Wilfrid’s Sixth Form Art & Photography Exhibition

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:10:38 +0000

St Wilfrid's Sixth Form Art and Photography Exhibition will be taking place at The Hawth from Tuesday 13th March until Thursday 22nd March 2012. Please do come and visit to see the exceptional work our sixth formers have been producing over the last year.

Year 10 & 11 House Badminton Tournament

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:35:29 +0000

The Year 10 and 11 Badminton tournament has been running at break times throughout January and February with the finals being played on the last day of Half Term. [caption id="attachment_200815" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Runners Up Molly & Laura"][/caption] With 46 male entrants this was well contested, Benedict were the house to beat with 6 students making the quarter finals. Conor Hancock of Catherine House made the quarter finals beating Callum Fisher (Benedict), then losing to Lukasz Felski (Benedict) in the semi finals before defeating Clyde Jacques (Benedict) to finish 3^rd. [caption id="attachment_200813" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Clyde and Conor"][/caption] On the other side of the draw Tumsil Abbas (Benedict) beat Callum Maccrossen (Benedict) in the quarter finals before defeating y10 Clyde Jacques (Benedict) in the semi finals. The final between Lukasz and Tumsil saw Lukasz come through in a game that showed all the qualities of fair play and sportsmanship. [caption id="attachment_200812" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Tumsil & Lukasz"][/caption] The girls winner was Eve Beresford (Dominic), runner up was Lezete Gouiea Corriea (Dominic) with Molly Carpenter (Augustine) defeating Laura Hennessy (Augustine) in the 3/4^th place play off. [caption id="attachment_200814" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Victorious Eve"][/caption] House Points earned: Augustine 122 Benedict 272 Catherine 99 Dominic 135 Francis 64 Next tournament: 6^th form Badminton

What Does It Take To Become A Student Leader?

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:06:13 +0000

What does it take to become a Student Leader? Article written by Noah Gibson Edited by Priya Patel You may well have seen people walking around school with badges on saying ‘Student Leaders’, but did you know what Student Leaders do? Student Leaders are an assembly of students managed by Mrs Tibble, a Science Teacher [...]

Our Students of the Week w/c 06/02/2012

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:04:04 +0000

Our final star students of the week this half term are as follows: [caption id="attachment_190098" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Enrique of 7BA"][/caption] Enrique of 7BA whose Year Leader comments, "Enrique always tries his hardest and works to the best of his abilities in lessons & tutor time." [caption id="attachment_190097" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Davina of 8AA"][/caption] Davina of 8AA whose Year Leader comments, "Davina has been nominated this week for her excellent application to all her subjects and for her contribution to her Tutor Group." [caption id="attachment_190099" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Francesca of 9MC"][/caption] Francesca of 9MC who was selected by her Form Tutor and Year Leader for, "her helpfulness towards a fellow student." [caption id="attachment_190096" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Chantelle of 10MB"][/caption] Chantelle of 10MB whose Year Leader comments, "Chantelle received a positive phone call home from RE for her excellent attitude to learning and progress. Chantelle always shows a mature attitude around school and is a positive role model for her peers." [caption id="attachment_190095" align="alignright" width="150" caption="George of 11BA"][/caption] George of 11BA was nominated by her Year Leader and Form Tutor for, "working exceptionally hard towards his advance maths qualification."

Attendance Rank w/e 27 January 2012

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Our Students of the Week w/c 30.01.2012

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Our outstanding students of the week this week are: [caption id="attachment_176830" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Felix of 7ND"][/caption] Felix of 7ND who was nominated by his Year Leader and Form Tutor for, "his bravery!" [caption id="attachment_176829" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Ellyse of 8SC"][/caption] Ellyse of 8SC who was selected by her Year Leader and Form Tutor for, "her excellent attitude to learning and being an asset to her Tutor Group." [caption id="attachment_176828" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Daniel of 9MB"][/caption] Daniel of 9MB who was chosen by his Year Leader and Form Tutor for, "being helpful to his form tutor and for having a good attitude to his learning." [caption id="attachment_176827" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Aaron of 10GD"][/caption] Aaron of 10GD whose Year Leader comments, "Aaron has an excellent attitude to learning in his Maths and English. He is making excellent progress in many of his subjects and is consciously building his confidence to assist in his overall development." [caption id="attachment_176826" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Rahees 0f 11DB"][/caption] Rahees of 11DB whose Year Leader comments, "Rahees has been showing an excellent commitment to his studies, including attending all Maths revision sessions."

St Wilfrid’s Present Return to the Forbidden Planet

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:43:12 +0000

St Wilfrid’s dedicated drama and music department proudly present this year’s production, along with its student thespians and musicians, Return to the Forbidden Planet. After the sell out performance of Joseph last year, staff and students have been working really hard on this futuristic West End musical, bringing the West End to their Crawley school once more! The main roles include Tim Innes as Captain Tempest, Elizabeth Beh as Bosun, Alex Hill as Science Officer, Josh Chapman as Prospero, Hollie Witton as Miranda, Vicki Scallan and Charlotte Warner as Science Officers and Rebecca Baines as Ariel. The cast consists of 60 students from Years 7 to 13, with a live band to support. Return to the Forbidden Planet is a Jukebox musical by director Bob Carlton based on Shakespeare's The Tempest and the 1950s science fiction film Forbidden Planet (which itself drew its plot loosely from The Tempest). The plot follows the crew of a routine survey flight under the command of Captain Tempest. Their spaceship is drawn mysteriously to the planet D'Illyria where mad scientist Doctor Prospero and his lovely daughter Miranda are marooned. The production is a high energy show which features a bevy of 1950s and 1960s rock and roll classics, performed on stage by the cast. This year’s production promises to the best yet and as last year’s fantastic musical of Joseph completely sold out it would be wise to book tickets as soon as possible. The performance runs for three nights from Thursday 1st March until Saturday 3^rd March 2012 starting at 7.00pm. Tickets are priced at £7 for adults and £5 for concessions and are available from Diane Brill in the Student Services Office on 01293 421421. Please click here to download a ticket order form. Praise from last year’s performance: “It was fantastic to see so many involved in the performance in different ways, whether principal roles, other cast members, in the band, behind the scenes and the technical staff; it was a real team effort. Please pass on my warmest congratulations to them all. Everyone must be exhausted on the Sunday yet elated by the total triumph of the show. It really was a night to remember. Bravissimo!!!!”

Christopher Mahy, Head of the Instrumental and Vocal Teaching Service

“The energy and enthusiasm of everybody involved was very apparent and shone throughout the performance. We all thoroughly enjoyed it. Please pass on my congratulations to the cast, tech team, teachers and all helpers involved in what was a true West End style production. The singing dancing and acting was first class and all the children performing were great ambassadors for the youth of today. “

Parish Member

“I would just like to thank the staff, students and the management team for putting on a fantastic show last night. It’s obvious that there has been a lot of hard work and effort gone into the Joseph musical. I thoroughly enjoyed the show. It makes me proud to be a governor at St Wilfrid’s School and it shows the family/community ethos that the school is promoting.”

Mitesh Magecha, LEA Governor

Our Students of the Week w/c 23 January 2012

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:06:20 +0000

Our stellar students of the week this week are: Kimberly of 7HB who was selected by her Form Tutor and Year Leader for, "her excellent effort and achievement in MFL." Callum of 8WB whose Year Leader comments, "Callum shows an outstanding attitude to his studies and demonstrates superb enthusiasm in his contribution to school life." Nathan of 9MB was nominated by his Form Tutor and Year Leader for "his excellent attitude to learning, attendance and community spirit." Samantha of 10TF whose Year Leader comments, "Samantha consistently displays outstanding community support and spirit, and is therefore an outstanding role model for her peers." Robin of 11FF who was chosen by his Form Tutor and Year Leader for, "his excellent commitment to his studies." Congratulations to all our hard working students this week!

Volunteer Of the Year Award for Sixth Form Student

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:41:39 +0000

A St Wilfrid's student who gave up his free time to comfort stroke victims has had his selfless work recognised with an award.

Sasha Santhakumar, a sixth form student, spent 60 hours at Crawley Hospital's stroke rehabilitation ward. The 18-year-old gave up two hours a week, whenever he was not studying for exams, between September 2010 and September 2011. He said: "It was perfect for me because I want to become a doctor. It helped with my confidence in speaking to patients. "But it was also amazing to be able to make a real difference to people in my community." Sasha was last week named the South East Volunteer of the Year by WorldWide Volunteering (WWV) – a charity which promotes volunteering at home and abroad. He was chosen out of students from 100 schools in the region who had submitted entry forms explaining the work they had done. [caption id="attachment_157779" align="aligncenter" width="624" caption="Sasha with WWV Project Manager Amy Holtz"][/caption] A representative from the organisation visited the school in Southgate in 2010 to talk about its work. Students were encouraged to get involved in volunteering and give up to 50 hours of their time to benefit others. Sasha chose to spend his time at the hospital and enjoyed it so much he ended up staying for a few extra weeks. He said: "The patients were really interesting to talk to and the nurses are really busy with all the medicines and everything, so they don't always have time to stop and talk to them." The teenager admits to feeling nervous at first but he soon developed his bedside manner. He said: "There was a lady called Elizabeth who was really nice. I was a bit nervous to start with and she took me round and introduced me to everyone. "When I went back one week she had been sent home but she left me a note thanking me for making her feel better." Sasha was presented with his award in front of fellow students on Thursday last week. The teenager has inspired several of his friends to give up their time and some have since volunteered at Crawley Hospital. Amy Holtz, volunteering project manager at WWV, said Sasha was a "shining example" of young people who care about their community. She added: "Sasha made a real difference to people who needed it, which is why his application was so strong. The thing about being a young volunteer is that you have a positive influence on other young people." About WorldWide Volunteering WorldWide Volunteering (WWV), a registered charity, was founded in 1994 to help and motivate young people to volunteer. We amass the UK’s most comprehensive search and match database of volunteering opportunities in the UK and worldwide with over 1.6 million placements available per year. www.wwv.org.uk

Our Students of the Week w/c 16th January 2012

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:33:21 +0000

Our outstanding students of the week this week are: [caption id="attachment_147009" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Lydia of 7HC"][/caption] Lydia of 7HC whose Year Leader nominated her for, "her excellent effort in all of her lessons, most notably English." [caption id="attachment_147014" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Andre of 8LF"][/caption] Andre of 8LF whose Form Tutor comments, "Andre has made a massive improvement in terms of his behaviour, uniform and general attitude to learning since September. Andre is friendly, helpful and always keen to get involved in any tutor activities." [caption id="attachment_147013" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Hayley of 9SF"][/caption] Hayley of 9SF who was selected by her Year Leader for, "being exceptionally helpful to her tutor and the school community as a whole." [caption id="attachment_147011" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Abby of 10MB"][/caption] Abby of 10MB whose Year Leader comments, "Abby has an excellent attitude to learning and hard work in all her GCSE studies, especially in English and Business Studies. Her community spirit also shows through her representation of the school in football. " [caption id="attachment_147012" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Anum of 11DB"][/caption] Anum of 11DB whose Year Leader comments, "Anum has achieved an excellent result in her Maths GCSE. She has made a phenomenal amount of progress since joining St Wilfrid's in Year 7 and should be immensely proud of herself."