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Term 6 July 2017
A CTY
“The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to
ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it!”*
As the long Summer holiday ap- in September. Others will be moving
proaches, may I take the opportunity into the next Key Stage and will have
to wish all our students a restful and fresh challenges during 2017-18.
safe break. May I also wish good for- Parents of boys in Year 5 have also
tune to those who have just finished taken the opportunity to visit the
public exams and will be waiting for school and find out more about the
August with great anticipation. The School and the Admissions process.
huge majority of our students have
The British Summer has proved to be
worked hard and prepared well and
as challenging as ever! The Summer
should, therefore, have nothing to
Festival was a lovely day with soaring
fear on results day. good years were recognised at our
temperatures and strong sunshine –
Middle and Junior School Prize Cere-
Whilst on the theme of holidays I in contrast to the rain of last year.
monies on 12th July, when we en-
know most of you are well aware of The Sponsored Walk was also hot
joyed refreshments under the cano-
the small changes we have made to with just a tiny interval of rain and
py outside the Art Room where stu-
the pattern of holidays next year, but thunder making much of the extra
dents’ work over the year was dis-
for those of you who have not no-
played.
ticed the changes, the dates are
printed again on back page of this Gravesend Grammar School is 125
newsletter. Term 1 ends on Friday, years old in 2018 and we are already
20th October and Term 2 starts on planning a series of events to mark
Monday, 6th November—thus giving the occasion. We are hoping to
a two week (10 days) break. The launch a special webpage soon
second change is to the Easter where commemorative merchandise
break, which is now for one week. can be purchased.
Term 4 ends on Thursday, 29th
Holidays, whilst restful, can also be
March (six days which includes the
dangerous. Young people can put
Bank Holidays) and we return on
themselves in danger in terms of wa-
Monday, 9th April.
ter and the transport network as well
water placed on the course, redun-
as having more time to access the
dant. Sports Day, however, had to
online world. This year the majority
be postponed due to the wet grass
of students at school had the chance
that made running very difficult. We
to revisit issues around safety during
were fortunate with the weather at
the last week of term when Kent Po-
the rescheduled event on 10th July,
lice spent the day working with stu-
which was sunny and dry.
dents.
Our Rona sailing trip had wind speed
that varied dramatically but the con-
ditions did mean they were able to GSW
Students from our new intakes in take some wonderful photographs
Year 7 and 12 next year have been in from the top of the mast.
school to help them make a smooth
Those young men who have had * Patrick Young
transition and hit the ground running
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STAFF NEWS
Each year we have to say goodbye to Seath, who is taking some time to go Primary School but will be teaching Sci-
members of staff who are moving on fortravelling. We also say goodbye to Mr ence here.
many reasons. We wish them all good Horner (IT Support) and to Mr C Cook,
luck and they take with them our thanks
who returns to university for the remain- We look forward to welcoming Mrs Bar-
for all they have done. der of his course. nard (English), Miss Chapman (History),
Mrs Hook is transferring within the Mr Davey (Geography), Miss Frazer
This year, we say goodbye to Mr Bews, Trust to Whitehill Primary School but we (Science), Mrs Gorman (Maths), Mr Relf
who is returning to Canada, Dr Madge, expect to see her here too. Mrs Bou- who is doing a placement in the PE de-
who is going to teach abroad and Mr hamdi is also transferring to Whitehill partment.
HEAD STUDENT REPORT
And it’s all over! the deafening roar of thunder and arcing school run smoothly, whether that be
Yet another year has passed, and here strikes of lightning up above, leading to a Year 6 information evenings to the Low-
we find ourselves again, awaiting sum- wholly enjoyable day which no doubt er School Prize Giving, as well as trying
mer and reflecting on what has been an raised an exceptional amount of money. to maximise the success of school-wide
eventful past twelve months. Much like the Sponsored Walk, Sports endeavours such as the Summer Festival.
No doubt, for many of us, summer is a Day was another event resented by We approach the new school year with
great relief. Right throughout the school, Mother Nature. Indeed, the day had to optimism, as we aim to work with mem-
students have been hit with the standard be changed from its original date due to bers of staff to innovate and inspire.
barrage of end of year tests, with Year the brewing threat of more thunderous A final thing to do is to wish a fond fare-
11s undertaking their actual GCSEs and showers, but thankfully, when the day well to our Year 13s, and we hope that
Year 13s (along with some Year 12s) fac- did arrive, the sun came out and shone. they find success in their life post-GGS.
ing a variety of A-Level and in some cas- The day was of particular significance to There are also a few teachers leaving as
es AS exams. We wish everyone the best me and many other Year 12s as it was well this year, and likewise we wish
of luck, as results day approaches with our last ever Sports Day, though it has to them all the best in wherever their lives
that aura of ominous excitement. be said, it did produce my greatest go next.
About the school, there have been a Sports Day memory: the terrifying image
number of events of late. As always, the of Mr Gill sprinting towards me in the Have a great summer, for winter is com-
sponsored walk was a day of tremen- 100m relay, beard majestically blowing ing.
dous achievement and camaraderie. Not back in the wind.
to be defeated by the elements, stu- As head students, we’ve worked hard to Joe Paternoster
dents and staff alike pushed on through try and ensure a number of events at Deputy Head Student
CHARITY
As the school year tions were no doubt the teachers, who did
drew to a close, we draw by far the
had one final chari- biggest crowds.
ty event to run, Mr Seath was one
this being the of the first victims, Ellenor Lions Hospice on Friday 6th October.
‘stocks and spong- before we mercilessly chased down Mr
es’ at the summer Clements after he abstained from going in More details to follow at the beginning of
festival. The principle was simple. £1 to the stocks. Mr Cutting was our next target term.
throw three sponges, £5 for all the sponges after prevaricating when asked him to take We will also be supporting Mr Indy Singh,
in a bucket and the bucket itself. All the part, ludicrously claiming that his shirt was- one of our site staff, by having a non-
money raised would then n’t fit for purpose, Mr Townsend was far uniform day in aid of Brittle Bone Disease.
go towards two charities, more willing although his two children didn’t Mr Singh is doing a sky dive to raise
they being Young Epilep- hold back in the drenching of their father. funds .
sy and the Ellenor Lions Our most valuable casualty of the day, how- This school year has been a successful
Hospice (two charities ever was, without any doubt, Mr Wybar. His
one in terms of charity and what we
that Toby Smith and I are act of self-sacrifice was noble, for it enabled
have achieved, and we really look to
supporting through a sky students to get their revenge for being
dive and marathon respectively). roared at every morning in the maths corri- continue this success into the next year.
We were blessed with the fact that this was dor for being a few milliseconds late, and All the money raised really is making a
one of the hottest days of the year thus far, was also the main draw in terms of raising difference, and the charity team really
meaning that people weren’t so opposed to what was a respectable £60 for a few hours do appreciate all the supports that you
having sponge after sponge squeezed full of of enjoyable work. continue to give.
freezing water All in all, it was a terrific day of great success.
thrown at We have a few things lined up in the first Becky, Beth, Masum and Joe –
them. The term of the new school year, with there
The Charity Team
main attrac- being a quiz night for Young Epilepsy and the
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Careers News
year. There will be further support
available for all students considering
apprenticeships to help them pre-
pare for and navigate the application
process.
During the last week of term we will
vice and guidance to all young peo-
be re-assessed for the Investor in
ple.
Career quality award which we have
held for six years. Here is an excerpt This really is one of the highest acco-
As always this final term has been
from the IIC website to explain lades an organisation can receive for
full of careers activities and events.
more: excellence in this area of work and is
On 20th June two coaches of Year 12
definitely something the award hold-
students travelled to University of “Investor in Careers is a Licensed
er can be very proud of. The Quality
Greenwich Medway campus to Awarding Body for the Quality in
in Careers Standard is about improv-
attend the UCAS Exhibition. This was Careers Standard award, which
ing students’ awareness of opportu-
a thoroughly useful event where showcases and supports the man-
nities, raising their aspirations and
they had the opportunity to meet agement of careers education, infor-
working with them to ensure they
with representative from most of mation, advice and guidance (CEIAG)
achieve their full potential. In addi-
the UK Universities as well as some and is now the most widely used
tion to the benefits to students,
specialist colleges. Many of our stu- quality award of its
many schools find a Quality in Ca-
dents also took the opportunity to kind recognised nationally across the
reers Standard to be of enormous
attend talks on degree subjects they country.
help in providing evidence
were interested in including educa- From 31st March 2017, all careers
for Ofsted inspections. We hope to
tion, engineering and science. There standard awards will now follow a
see even more schools / colleges
were also talks on student life and national set of standards - the Quali-
getting involved in the Quality in Ca-
the application process. ty in Careers Standard. Investor in reers Standard and Investor in Ca-
We have also had a visit from the Careers is proud to be one of only 12 reers in the future.”
KCC apprenticeship ambassador, Licensed Awarding Bodies in England
http://
Victoria Lawrence. Victoria demon- & Wales.
www.investorincareers.org.uk/the-
strated to groups of Year 12 stu- All our Investor in Careers holders award 2017
dents how to access and register have demonstrated a commitment
with suitable apprenticeship website to provide impartial, independent
in preparation for applications next careers education, information, ad-
16-19 Bursary Fund ments) again for the 2017/18 aca-
If your household income is less demic year. You must apply directly FOR CURRENT
than £23,000 the 16-19 Bursary YEAR 13s
Fund may be able to help you with to KCC for the travel card but pay-
the cost of travel, curriculum re- ment must be made to the school. This year, former students of the
sources and curriculum trips. De- KCC will issue the cards to the School gave presentations to Year
tailed information has already been school in time for the start of the 12 students on their lives post-GGS.
sent via email to all parents and stu-academic year (if applied for by 14th If any of you are prepared to come
dents of Years 11 and 12. Please July) and will be released to stu- back to school in around a year's
contact Mr Pallant if you have any dents once payment has been re- time and give a short presentation
queries. ceived. Financial support is availa- to Year 12s about your own experi-
ble from the 16-19 Bursary Fund for ences, then could you email Joe
16+ Travel Card those on an income of less than Paternoster:
For students in the Sixth Form, the £23,000. 11paternosterj@gravesendgrammar.eu).
16+ travel card has been confirmed
at £400 (which can be paid in instal- We’d love to hear from you!
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A PLEA FROM THE SCHOOL LIBRARY
The School Library has just undertak- are now sitting on students’ book- This Summer holiday, please can you
en a stocktake of all Fiction books. shelves at home! check with your sons that the School
We were very disappointed to find To be fair to those students who wish Library books that they have are allocat-
that 247 Fiction books had disap- to borrow some of the missing titles, ed to them and stamped with a return
date – they should not have more than 4
peared from the Library shelves this the Library has had to replace them –
Library books at a time. If not they
year, including 67 that the Library sometimes the same books on more MUST be returned to the Library at the
purchased in just the past two years. than one occasion. We have lost beginning of Term 1 so that other stu-
All students KNOW that every book count of the number of times we dents who wish to borrow them correct-
must be issued to them via the Li- have had to replace copies of books ly may do so.
brarian or Librarian Assistant; there is by Rick Riordan, Anthony Horowitz,
no excuse to walk out of the Library Robert Muchamore and J K Rowling, Deborah Nurdin
with a book or books that have not among others. On average a new School Librarian & Archivist
been properly allocated to them. On paperback Fiction book costs £6.99
numerous occasions, members of and we cannot continue to use the
staff have found Library books aban- budget we are allocated each year in
doned around the School, and we are replacing books that have been tak-
sure that many of those 247 books en.
COMBINED CADET FORCE (RN)
to our official Opening of police officers and other onlookers.
Ceremony at the end of Armed Forces Day is a national event,
September. More de- organised to praise the men and women
tails and photos will be who keep our country safe, and to ap-
in the term 1 news- preciate and raise awareness of the sac-
letter. rifice they have made for the security of
CNW the country. This year, it was held offi-
cially on 24th June in Liverpool, but coun-
Below is a report about cils across the country, like ours, hold
the Armed Forces Day individual ceremonies on 19th June
event. During the ceremony, we stood in for-
“On 19th June, the mation in the sweltering heat (29°C!) for
Gravesend Grammar about 20 minutes as the standards were
CCF(RN) unit, consisting paraded, and words and prayers were
Our CCF unit is now fully up and running of 16 Year 9/10s including me, marched spoken in honour of the Armed Forces.
and we have taken part in our first offi- into Community Square outside the Civic Afterwards we went for some cold drinks
cial event. We were invited to take part Centre in Gravesend, for a Flag Raising inand food in the Civic Centre before re-
in the Fly The Flag event for Armed Forc- celebration of Armed Forces Day. We turning to school just in time for fifth
es Day, organised by Gravesham Council. were joined by Army CCF cadets from period.”
We have recruited a number of year 8 Gads Hill and Sea Cadets. Also attending
students to join us at the start of Sep- the event were several army veterans Louis Sutherland 10C
tember so the number of cadets is stead- and active-serving members, and the
ily growing and we are looking forward Mayor of Gravesham along with a group
MATHS CHALLENGE
In this grid, the numbers in each row form
an arithmetic sequence. So do the num-
bers in each column.
What is the value of the box marked
Note that an Arithmetic sequence is one
that increases or decreases by a fixed CONGRATULATIONS TO Mr Jesson and
amount. (Answer on back page) his partner on the birth of their
daughter in June.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PRIZE WINNERS 2016-2017
KS3
KS4
ON TOP OF THE WORLD….
Now I know what you might be thinking with brand new glass and iron buildings
“The Shard. Why?” Well the whole trip and skyscrapers being built around
was organised so that the participants buildings that were built 100s of years
had a reason to work hard and not only ago. But not only was it the architecture
that, but to know what they want out of that amazed me but the people around
life. them of all ages working together to
keep the world ticking. We then walked
As we rose in the lift we all felt the dis-
to the station and got the tube to Cov-
belief that this was actually happening
ent Garden to have lunch.
bubble away inside us. We then reached
floor 72 and walked out to see the view I found this trip very useful as I now
On 6th July six students from Gravesend
that was so amazing I couldn’t even know what I want to do and where I
Grammar School were invited out on a
begin to comprehend. And as I walked want to do it; not only that but how I
day trip to London to see how the big
around the panoramic view over London am going to get there.
city works and to have a taste of City
I realized that if I tried, that if anyone
life. The day started with a train journey James Soper 8T
tried, you could be seeing this every
into Stratford where we were taught
single day with the sense of achieve-
our first lesson. Train delays!!! The train
ment that would never waste away.
that we had caught from Gravesend to
Stratford had been delayed but thanks After this we took the lift down to the
to Mr Deamer’s/Mr Rapley’s quick base of the Shard and walked over Lon-
thinking, we made it to our first big awe- don Bridge to one of the financial hearts
inspiring event of the day with moments of the world. We walked past Monu-
to spare. This was a trip up the glass ment and this is were I thought the ar-
giant known as the Shard. chitecture of London was at its finest
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RONA SAILING
For a number of years now, Gravesend River in Southampton where we joined phins playing in our bow wave and had
Grammar School (GGS) has had the privi- the boat. The nine pupils from Year 9 time to stop over in Worbarrow Bay,
lege of being allowed to exclusively pro- were welcomed aboard and given their drop an anchor, row a dingy ashore and
vide the crew with pupils from the school own personal protective equipment for have a BBQ while watching the sun go
for a Sail Training Voyage with the RONA the week. After briefings from the skip- down over the English Channel. In Wey-
Sailing Project (RSP). The project has per on safety procedures, we made our mouth there was time to relax on the
been operating for over fifty years with way under engine along the river to- beach and we even managed to catch
the aim of providing “opportunities for wards the Solent with pupils already be- the Armed Forces Day parade along the
young people to acquire those attributes ing allowed to steer the vessel and nego- promenade.
of a seaman, namely being a sense of tiating the busy waterway. We were
The pupils had a fantastic time thanks to
responsibility, resourcefulness, and aboard Merrilyn for seven days in total
the Skipper, Paul Clark, who made sure
teamwork, which will help them through- and covered 124 nautical miles. The log
the pupils were enjoying themselves but
out their lives”. During its history, the book entry of the places we visited reads
also working hard to carry out the neces-
RONA Sailing Project has taken over Hamble – East Cowes – Poole – Lulworth
sary tasks needed to keep the boat and
twenty thousand young people to sea Cove – Weymouth – Worbarrow Bay –
all its crew happy. One student said that
under the supervision of Skippers, Ma- Yarmouth – West Cowes – Hamble. We
the trip “was an amazing and once-in-a-
tes, Watch Officers, and Watch Leaders, experienced wind speeds on the first full
lifetime experience” and a parent
drawn from the four hundred qualified day of up to Force 6. These strong winds
emailed a letter of thanks to the school
volunteers. The project’s fleet boasts and the accompanying waves were a test
and said that her son had described the
four large yachts including ‘Merrilyn’, the for the new crew and provided some
trip as “one of the highlights of his life so
62 foot Schooner Ocean on which a crew exciting sail changes on the foredeck
far”. Many of the pupils were awarded
from GGS sailed this year. with water crashing over the bow. It did
the RSP Scott Award for ‘Giving of their
also bring some unwelcome seasickness
As a school, we have been attending Best’ and all the pupils will have the op-
and made cooking Shepherd’s Pie from
these trips for 8 years. I set the trip up in portunity to sail again with the project if
scratch (including peeling the potatoes)
the first place as I am personally heavily they so choose. They could follow in the
for the 16 people on board the vessel, a
involved in the project and have experi- footsteps of one ex-pupil who first sailed
huge challenge. However the rest of the
enced first-hand the benefits of sailing as as crew in 2103. He has been going back
trip was bathed in sunshine with light
a crew member, initially in 1998. Since every year since and has recently been
winds, so the crew experienced both
then have I become a volunteer in the selected to crew Rona II (the projects
sides of what offshore sailing has to
Project and they provided the support flagship boat) in the Transatlantic Tall
offer.
and training for me to gain the qualifica- Ships race 2017.
tions to now sail as a Watch Officer. In
Reflecting on the trip it easy to remem-
relation to GGS we chose this trip as I
ber the exciting experiences and oppor-
wanted the students to have the oppor-
tunities that the pupils had but what
tunities that were afforded to me; not
might be less apparent is the fact the
only of having an amazing experience
voyage was also a means for the pupils
offshore sailing but also to have the time
to develop skills to help them in life.
to develop skills such as teamwork, lead-
They were thrown into a situation that
ership, reliance, responsibility and re-
was out of their comfort zone and asked
sourcefulness as well as developing self-
to live and work together as well and
esteem and confidence. It is clear that
learning tons of new information while
sailing large yachts trains people to live
staying positive in cramped and at times
together, work together and rely on each
in a wet, hot, smelly and nauseating envi-
other as the students are responsible for
ronment. It is trips like these that are
crewing the boat. They have to steer it,
most valuable to pupils as it helps them
do all the sail changes, all the cooking
grow into responsible young men. They
and cleaning. They are taught the RYA
also gain self-esteem and confidence as
competent crew certificate in which they
they have succeeded in an ‘adventure’
learn how to handle sails, tie knots, keep
they will possibly remember for the rest
a lookout, row a dinghy and assist in all
of their lives.
the day to day duties on board. On top of
this, they may have to persevere through SET
seasickness, homesickness and tiredness
Ritchie Harley 9F writes:
as the trip is seven days and nights on
board, many of which are spent at sea in The light winds offered opportunities of “Along with eight other students and two
all but severest of conditions. swimming in Lulworth Cove which was of our great teachers, I have recently
one of our stopovers en route West to- come back from an incredible week long
The school trip started from the Hamble
wards Weymouth. We experienced dol- sailing adventure. We went with a team
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RONA SAILING continued...
we did the cooking, the Towards the end of the week, we had a
cleaning, the sleeping and barbecue on the beach as well as having
obviously putting up the some fun and games so we all had got to
sails. As well as this, we know each other properly and we all en-
practiced our helming skills joyed ourselves. I think we all made rela-
and we recorded logs of tionships with each other better so this trip
where we were and the was absolutely brilliant. I'd like to thank
the members of staff who organised this
wind speed just in case the
trip as well as going on it and our parents
electronics and the radio
for letting us go and supporting us. I'd also
were to shut down so we
like to thank the members of the RONA
wouldn't be in danger. We
Sailing Project for taking us on this journey
had many highlights which and giving us the opportunity to aspire. It
are now unforgettable has inspired me to continue as well as oth-
memories. For example, I ers who have been inspired already. Our
from the RONA Sailing Project and five delivered a speech at every meal time on
after-crew on board to run the trip: the the boat for a week to add some more
skipper, the mate, the senior mate and fun and enjoyment to the week. Another
the two watch leaders. This project is a example was singing songs to motivate
mission to get young people sailing; each other whilst sailing such as our
learning the attributes of a seaman and winching song - sung whilst we were
working together as a team. There are winching to pull the rope in tighter when
two awards for this: the Competent we were hanging up the sails. Another
Crew award and the Scott award. One is was our teacher's "Tiki Tonga" song
a certificate saying that the seaman had which gradually got louder every time we
been able to cooperate in a team with sang it. Luckily, we did get a shower every
limited resources and space, (being on a night as well as having "The Toothbrush
boat with a capacity of 16 people), and Parade" every morning so we kept our- teacher started on RONA and he has car-
that the seaman had put in their best selves well. We travelled across many plac- ried on sailing for 20 years. Another stu-
efforts for the week that we spent out at es such as East and West Cowes, Wey- dent, who used to be at our school, is now
sea. We lived life on the boat as close mouth and Lulworth Cove and came back doing a boat race around the world—so
enough as we would at home because with great memories from every single one who knows where this might take us.
Sam El-Henawy 9C writes: mitted, the boat doesn’t move! Re- recognise contribution. All in all, the
gardless of what is going in your life, Rona Project is an amazing organisa-
The Rona trip was a great experi-
Rona gives people the opportunity to tion that helps young people find
ence, one that—if given the oppor-
take a break from the hassle of eve- themselves, and not just in a boat-
tunity—should not be ignored.
ryday life and learn all the attributes but also in the outside world. Having
The trip gives people the chance to necessary to not only be a good sea- been on the trip, I know now why
explore what they can really make of man but also a valuable member of you are always pushed to do your
life, with the Rona project offering our society. Everyone who takes part best.
the life skills needed to turn young in the Project’s activities will change
adults into true participating citizens in a way that will benefit them
of our community. During this trip throughout their lives. The
you’re taught about teamwork — Afterguard (Leaders) are always keen
and how, if everyone is not com- to see improvement and never fail to
SAFETY IN THE WATER
In an emergency on the Thames :
Dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard - do not attempt to rescue
Do not swim in the river
Respect the Water: Float to Live
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CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT WEEK
YEAR 7
Year 7 alternated Camp at Forrest
Row and engineering for Curriculum
Development Week, along with
Maths and Languages challenges
and creating a vegetable bed in the
Quad for those who were unable to
attend camp.
YEAR 8
Y8 enjoying spectacular views of London from the top of
St Paul’s Cathedral
Year 8 had a busy week—visiting St Paul’s Cathedral and the Science Museum on
Monday, CREX on Tuesday, Maths Puzzle Day on Wednesday, PSHE on
Thursday, finishing with a Murder Mystery in English on Friday.
Exploring the Science Museum
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YEAR 9
Year 9’s week was just as busy with visits to the Olympic Park, a History project, a trip to The Globe Theatre, an Engineering
Day, Urban Arts, a Business Project and Art trip on Thursday, finishing with Maths on Friday.
YEAR 10
After completing their Language speaking exams on Monday, Year 10 Geographers visited Ashdown Forest and
Wakehurst Place on Tuesday, whilst the Historians worked on their own project. Wednesday saw them completing
an English project and then off to University of Sussex to experience university life—staying in Halls overnight (after
an evening playing football and basketball in glorious evening sunshine) and having university-type lectures—our
Art students went to Brighton and the Biologists went to Woburn Safari Park on Friday. Whilst the monkeys were
very interested in hitching a ride on the coach, the lions weren’t so visible in the heat of the day. A lecture on en-
dangered species highlighted the role of man in their survival.
More lunch preparation! Making baguettes
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OLYMPIC PARK REGENERATION
area and some of the historic issues be- itself. Lunch was spent in the Olympic
fore the trip and then were looking at Park itself and close to one of the Bat
the benefits and issues the Olympics listening devices, part of an experiment
Legacy has created. This included a tran- to monitor bat movements through the
sect of 4 sites through the area, from park- bats being a sign of healthy ecosys-
New Town in the East through to Hack- tems (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
ney Wick in the West. Students were also science-environment-40417936)
challenged to collect questionnaire data
The hard work will begin after the holi-
from members of the public, which many
days with students presenting their data
embraced and obtained lots of data and
in different forms and beginning to ana-
opinions for. They also created a photo
lyse, draw conclusions and evaluate the
log of key features, as well as looking at
investigation itself.
On Monday of Curriculum Development Environmental Quality, Land Use and
week Year 9 Geographers were investi- Crime Surveys. Luckily for the group the CJJ
gating the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park sun was shining, and the public (on the
Regeneration as part of the GCSE Geog- whole) were friendly and responsive to
raphy Course. Students had studied the being asked their opinions on the area
ASHDOWN FOREST/WAKEHURST PLACE
put their preconceptions to the test at and the impact of humans on the land-
the River. Despite the searing tempera- scape, particularly an area of coppiced
tures and steep walk into the Valley stu- woodland.
dents embraced the fieldwork element.
Work is now underway with the follow
They encountered a few issues with a
up of this trip, with data presentation,
particularly low flow in the River Warren
analysis, conclusions and probably some
itself, due to the preceding weather con-
extensive evaluations on this project
ditions, but made the best of the slightly
itself.
challenging conditions (the floating of
oranges down the river to test velocity
proved particularly challenging in these
CJJ
conditions).
On Tuesday of Curriculum Development
After a few complaints of the steep walk
Week, 115 Year 10 students visited the
back up the valley to the coaches, stu-
Ashdown Forest to complete the second
dents then visited Wakehurst Place, part
investigation into how river characteris-
of Kew Gardens and home to the Milleni-
tics change downstream, this is based on
um Seed Bank, the second largest seed
testing the Bradshaw Model with a focus
bank in the world, trailing only the seed
on width, depth, velocity and the size
vault in Svalbard. Students engaged with
and roughness of the bedload. Students
three different ecosystems to prepare
were prepared for the day by looking at
them for studying the topic next year,
the physical characteristics of the drain-
including looking at interdependence of
age basin from OS map data and then
factors, food chains, plant identification
THE GLOBE THEATRE
On 4th July, answer about the Globe. We were giv- could also help us in our GCSEs. In the
2017, Year 9 en a tour of the Globe, and an acting theatre we explored how the Globe was
went on a trip to workshop with the guide. Even those built and why it was built in this way.
the Globe Thea- people who don’t normally join in took The tour and scavenger hunt all gave
tre in London. it in their stride and enjoyed them- us a look at how the Globe Theatre im-
While we were selves. pacted upon people's lives.
there, there were
activities for us to As part of this we had a look at the lan- Daniel Griggs 9T
complete, such guage that Shakespeare used in Romeo
as a scavenger and Juliet and why he used them, which
hunt along the South Bank and in the did not only interest us and give us a
museum, and some questions for us to deeper insight into his thoughts but
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SPONSORED WALK
I don’t usually mention the weather til 8:20am – 10 minutes before turned to school by the minibus –
to any great degree in my sponsored the first group were due to leave! which means that over 800 walk-
walk report but this year is going to ers completed the walk.
be an exception as it featured so
prominently in the lead up to the One sight that never ceases to amaze
day. me is some students (and some staff)
entering the school grounds after
walking nearly 13 miles and having
the energy to sprint across the field
to the end. Some students then have
a game of football whilst waiting for
the buses!
Extra water was made available to It would be good to see the total
the two regular water stops. raised this year top the £7,000 mark
Two additional water stops were which would be another first. Please
added. can all monies pledged be paid via
Two minibuses, instead of the parentpay (the facility is available
usual one, were out and about to now) or brought into school as soon
get walkers back to school should as possible so that our charities this
the need arise. year – the GGS School Development
Every walking group was issued Fund, Make a Wish Foundation and
with sun cream. the Dartford and Gravesham NHS
A marquee was erected on the Trust Cancer Fighting Fund – can
school field to provide shade for benefit sooner rather than later.
This year was a first for many reasons the walkers return.
(most of them due to the weather)
which together meant that our walk- Other Sponsored Walk firsts this year
ers were able to walk with the included:
knowledge that despite the condi-
tions, they would be able to com- All groups safely back and count-
plete the 13 mile journey safely: ed and the sweeper had returned
Daily, then hourly, checking of the by 2:07pm; the earliest finish for
weather in the lead up to the day the last 11 years (possibly ever).
(this occurs every year but was Thunder, lightning and hailstones.
even more closely monitored than A four legged marshal – Stanley,
usual). our therapy dog - was marshalling JLW
A final decision that the walk at the church in Cobham.
should go ahead wasn’t made un- Only seven students were re-
DISTRICT ATHLETICS—13TH JULY
A fine day of weather awaited our We had some excellent perfor- We unfortunately did not finish in
year 7, 8, 9 and 10 athletics teams mances throughout from all year the top 3 in any age group but all
at Dartford Harriers. Events were groups and we could not fault our of our students did the best they
spread across the day with heats students commitment and enthu- could on the day.
leading to the fastest qualifiers siasm. They were a credit to the SAB
competing in a final at the end of school and themselves.
the day.
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DUKE OF EDINBURGH
The Bronze and Silver DofE: days; we did not need to intervene or
Term 6 Update – 6 July 2017 spend too much time looking for lost
children in the countryside
After the Bronze DofE Practice Expe- (something that always happens on
dition in early May, 28 students took DofE expeditions!). This is clearly all
part in their Qualifying Expedition on down to the significant progress they
24-25 June. Once again, we were for- have made since October last year on
tunate enough to enjoy the warmth navigation and map-reading skills,
and the sunshine for the entire week- and they should be proud of them-
end – which is something that almost selves for this.
For the first time in a long time, four will now need to spend some time
of the five expedition groups reached over the summer holiday gathering
the end at Meopham Green before evidence for their Volunteering,
2:30pm (the first group arrived at Physical and Skills sections. The last
1:30pm!). The last group arrived at event for the Silver DofE cohort is
3:30pm which was neither early nor their Qualifying Expedition, which
late. Mercifully, all five groups passed will take place at the end of Septem-
their expeditions with flying colours, ber.
with thoroughly encouraging feed- Lastly, parents, guardians and sec-
back from their assessors. tional assessors have also played a
In order to fully complete their large part role in allowing the stu-
never happens twice in a row. Bronze Expedition section, they need dents achieve their DofE, so my
On Saturday morning, we all congre- to present their purpose work to thanks also go to them for supporting
gated at Camer Park Country Park to their assessors and supervisors. They this year’s running of the DofE.
meet with the groups’ assessors. The will be doing this during the last If anyone is keen to help out with
assessors briefed all groups on what week of this term, and they will next academic year’s running of the
they were expecting from the week- hopefully have something interesting DofE at Gravesend Grammar School,
end (basically what they experienced to share with us from their journeys. please contact me
from the Practice Expedition), My thanks to Mr Haves, Mr Newman (poonk@gravesendgrammar.eu). We
checked their kit, designated check- and Mr Townsend for giving up their are always looking for DofE assessors
points and they were soon on their valuable weekend supervising the and volunteers to help run training
way. students, and to Copperhouse Ad- sessions and expedition weekends.
If I am honest, the staff supervisors venture Training for providing us
(Mr Haves, Mr Newman, Mr Town- with support and assessors. KKP
send and I) and the assessors had an I would like to thank the participants
easy weekend. The groups all did in- for their incredible efforts this year
credibly well throughout the two with the Bronze and Silver DofE. They
DofE Bronze Qualifying Expedition
Report
We woke up the next morning, had a very much and had a good time walk-
I completed my Bronze DofE Expedi- fairly quick breakfast after packing up ing with my expedition group. My
tion at the end of June. The weekend the tents and headed off for the sec- DofE leader, Mr Poon, was very sup-
went quickly but I had a great time. ond day of the Bronze Qualifying Ex- portive of everyone and I would en-
Although at times it was challenging, pedition. The second day brought courage everyone to give it a go be-
I was able to make it to the very end. new and exciting moments which cause not only is it great fun, you
We started at Camer Park in Me- were challenging but, working as a have one of the best DofE leaders to
opham and we took a circular route team, we were able to complete the guide you through the whole pro-
through New Ash Green and Hodsoll second day of the expedition. Over- cess.
Street until we reached Hope Hill all, we walked for 30 kilometres with
Campsite where we cooked our own only a few breaks at checkpoints and Ben Barker
dinner with the equipment we had the overnight stay at Hope Hill 9S
brought and camped out overnight. Campsite. I enjoyed the expedition
GGS Newsletter Opportunity and Challenge in a Caring Environment July 2017Page 14 ART EXHIBITION Our students have done some amazing art work for their exams, as have students across other years. Please enjoy! GGS Newsletter Opportunity and Challenge in a Caring Environment July 2017
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SUMMER FESTIVAL–Pictures are worth a thousand words!
In complete contrast to last year’s very wet Summer Festival, this year the sun
shone from beginning to end! Everyone had a wonderful time; new Year 7s got
to know the School at little better before joining us in September, and our tal-
ented musicians showed off their skills. The PTA provided the second-hand uni-
form stall and some very tasty refreshments in the form of a BBQ and cakes.
GGS Newsletter Opportunity and Challenge in a Caring Environment July 2017Page 16
Gravesend
Grammar
Gravesend Grammar Student wins U20’s World Cup
Games
REGULAR FEATURES
global tournament since their World
Headlines: Match Reports &
Cup victory 51 years ago.
Former GGS student, Fikayo Fixtures:
Tomori, in winning U20 World Cup Athletics, Cricket, Flag Everton forward Dominic Calvert-
Team Football, Tennis Lewin's first-half goal was enough for
victory thanks to Newcastle goal-
England won their biggest interna- keeper Freddie Woodman's second-
Forthcoming Events:
Rugby Tour 2017 tional title since 1966 by beating
The Interviews: Venezuela 1-0 in the Under-20 half penalty save. Woodman denied
Student & staff athlete World Cup final. It was England's Adalberto Penaranda from the spot
first appearance in the final of a after the Malaga forward was fouled
profiles.
by Kyle Walker-Peters.
GGS Newsletter Opportunity and Challenge in a Caring Environment July 2017Page 17
Under-20 World Cup: England beat Venezuela in Final
youth football and has helped launch Woodman, Jonjoe Kenny, Dominic
the career of a number of big names in Solanke and captain Lewis Cook all start-
football. Barcelona forward Messi was ed in Sunday's final, while Dael Fry and
in the Argentina team that won the Adam Armstrong were on the bench.
2005 event (then called the Fifa World The current side have made a total of 72
Youth Championship), while Portuguese Premier League appearances to date.
great Figo inspired his country to victory Striker Adam Armstrong leads the way
in the 1991 competition. with 15 since his top-flight debut in
Newcastle's 1-0 defeat by Fulham in
England's team in 2013 - the last time March 2014.
they competed in the event - featured
Ross Barkley, John Stones, Harry Kane England U20: Woodman (Newcastle),
and Eric Dier. They failed to win a game Clarke-Salter (Chelsea), Tomori
and finished bottom of their group. (Chelsea), Walker-Peters (Tottenham),
The last Under-20 World Cup in 2015 Kenny (Everton), Cook (Bournemouth),
was won by Serbia, who beat a Brazil Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Onomah
side containing Manchester City striker (Tottenham), Solanke (Chelsea, joining
Gabriel Jesus in the final. Six of Serbia's Liverpool on 1 July), Lookman (Everton),
In the first half Ronaldo Lucena hit the 21-man squad have since made a full Dowell (Everton).
post with an audacious long-range free- international debut, including Liverpool
kick that had Woodman well beaten, midfielder Marko Grujic. Reaction
while Tottenham midfielder Josh On- Former England defender Danny Mills on
omah saw a powerful effort strike the Is this the country's next 'golden gener- BBC Two:
underside of the Venezuela bar after the ation'? Brilliant game to watch. England at this
break. England's youth teams have won the level are starting to play with confi-
Under-17 European Championship twice dence, commitment and expression.
After the match, England forward Domi- - in 2010 and 2014 - and the Under-21 They really wanted this win. This is a
nic Solanke, due to join Liverpool from great building block for these young
Chelsea on 1 July, was awarded the players. They are starting to produce
Golden Ball given to the player of the players. St. George's Park is really
tournament. Previous winners of the starting to work. From the Under-17s
award include Diego Maradona, Lionel right through the programme.
Messi, Luis Figo, Paul Pogba and Sergio http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40237981
Aguero.
Woodman was awarded the Golden
Glove, given to the best goalkeeper of
the tournament. "Thankfully Freddie
saved the penalty. I was watching
through my fingers from the halfway
line and it was an incredible moment. It European Championship twice - in 1982
was a big, big moment that helped turn and 1984. Their previous best at the
the game," said Calvert-Lewin, who Under-20 World Cup was third place in
joined Sir Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters 1993. Of that squad, only four players
as the only Englishmen to score in a went on to represent England at senior
World Cup final. "To be one of only level - Nicky Butt, Nick Barmby, Alan
three Englishman to have scored in a Thompson and David Unsworth.
World Cup final is amazing." Six of the squad that triumphed in South
What is the Under-20 World Cup? Korea on Sunday were part of that Un-
It is the biggest global tournament in der-17 European success in 2014.
SPORT THIS TERM: What’s on…
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FIXTURES: http://gravesendgrammar.eu/sports-fixtures/
Forthcoming events: Rugby Tour 2017
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STUDENT ATHLETE INTERVIEW
Name: Cameron Bloomfield
Age: 14
Form: 9S
Sport: Ice Hockey
Position: Center
Years in current sport: 4
What got you started?: My step father
played.
How often do you train?: 3 times a
week.
Highest achievement: Playing for GB failed.
tournament in Czech Republic. Do you have a role model?: Wayne
How far do you want to go?: To maybe Gretzky
get to a pro level and to show people Most embarrassing sporting moment:
that anything can be achieved. Going in for a check and missing and
How would someone get involved?: Join therefore spraining a ligament in my
a local club. knee.
What was the best advice you were ev-
er given?: Be that best that you can be
and no one can tell you that you have
TEACHER ATHLETE INTERVIEW
Name: Mr Bayliss-Brown and to what standard?:
Professional Role: PE Teacher Rowing: Stroke in 1st VI & VIII at Nor-
wich School, American Football at Nor-
Education: Oxford Brookes University wich Devils: Fullback & Linebacker, BJJ at
What is your earliest sporting memory?: Oxford MMA.
Playing catch with my Dad in the garden.
What sports do you play these days?:
Who were your sporting heroes growing Rugby at GRFC & training to get back into
up?: Johnny Wilkinson, Lawrence Dal- Highland Games.
laglio & Sir Steve Redgrave.
What got you started?: I was 6ft when I
Can you recall a memorable sporting was 13 so I got pushed into going to my
teacher?: Steve Gibbons at Norwich local rugby club. Once I started I loved it.
School. He was an army fitness instruc-
What other ways do you stay healthy?:
tor, could bench over 180Kg and had
Go to the gym, eat lots of fruits and veg-
only been beaten by Kriss Akabusi in etables.
100m. A Legend.
What is your favourite sporting wins or loses the game, it involves eve-
What is your biggest accomplishment in ryone on the pitch, if something goes
memory?: Winning the Eastern Counties
your sport?: Playing for the New Zea- wrong move on.
Cup Final.
land Academy, winning the U21’s Dor-
noch Highland games and captaining What is your biggest sporting bugbear?: When was the last time you cried at a
London Scottish 2nd XV. Infighting in games and people not sporting event?: When England won the
putting in 100% effort. No one player 2003 World Cup.
What other sports did you participate in
Which three sports people would you like
to have around for dinner and why?:
Jason Leonard, Dwayne Johnson and
Terry Crews.
What was the best sporting advice you
were ever given?: If you take their best
hit and act like it’s nothing they will start
to doubt themselves.
How would someone get involved in
your sport?: Play for the school if we do
the sport and if not try your local club.
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MATCH REPORTS
CRICKET Academy A, with some outstanding foot-
U14 Cricket ball being played by both teams, in par-
The cricket season is finally over for us ticular some great defensive plays by
and it's assured that the Year 9s of Joshua Bamidele 8C and Luke Trigg who
Gravesend Grammar School have defi- were again involved in the action with an
nitely had a large amount of fun out on interception that he returned for a
the pitch. We have had some tough touchdown. Unfortunately this proved
battles but we've managed to perform not to be enough as this time it was our
well in the Kent Plate competition. turn to fall victim to a last second touch-
Saturday friendlies were our warm ups down which gave Folkstone the 13-11
for the Kent Cup and Trophy games and win and our only loss of the day.
on these occasions we had some fun but Our final game saw an absolute nail
also competition. We played a number of biting finish, winning by 1 point to secure
friendlies with our best games against second place, thanks in large part to a
Norton Knatchbull Grammar School, moment of magic by Denis Piralic 9F who
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School. found a seemingly impossible gap be-
We had a difficult fight against tween 2 opponents to score the touch-
ATHLETICS Chislehurst and Sidcup in the first round down.
On 13th June the Junior District Athletics of the Kent Cup; we batted first and
Competition was held at the Leigh Acade- managed to get 130 runs in a great team There was some great football played by
my. There were six schools competing in effort. However they still managed to all the boys involved, with Luke Trigg
the 4x100m relay race. First up for us chase it down to the last couple of overs coming out as team MVP due to his
was Billy Matthews-Bruce 8S and he but it was definitely an exciting game. effort in both offence and defence.
made a great start. Billy had gained us Our success in the Kent competition gave
an early lead as I received the baton. us a large confidence boost which we
During my leg, I was narrowly overtaken hope to take into next year's competi-
but managed to secure second position tion. It's been an amazing season and
as I passed the baton to Veer Jutte 8S. already, we are waiting for next year's
Veer maintained the team's good pace season!
and as Judah Chike-Michael 8T took Ritchie Harley 9F
over, it was neck and neck. However,
down the home straight, Judah acceler- FLAG FOOTBALL
ated away to seal first place. GGS Greyhounds Take Silver!
Jed Hagger 8S In their first ever all schools tournament, ASG
the school's under-14 team came away
with a 4-1 record, earning them a second TENNIS
place finish and silver medals in the pro- This year was GGS’ first time entering the
cess. District tennis competition. We per-
The day started well with the boys win- formed very well and in the team com-
ning a closely fought warm-up game petitions we won the Year 8, Year 9, and
against Folkestone Academy B courtesy came 2nd in the Year 10s.
of an outstanding throw and catch from The 8s competition was won by Maksim
Quarterback Luke Trigg 10F to Harvey Balas 8S, Kevin Konarowski 8S, Lewis
Dean 8H, possibly one of the catches of Green 8F and Daniel Hickford 7H.
the tournament. Next up was a much The 9s competition was won by Maksim
more convincing win against Canterbury Balas 8S, Kevin Konarowski 8S, Ashton
Academy with Aman Drubhra 8T and Cosford 8S and Cameron Bloomfield 9S.
Nathan Santhiapilai 8H both showing WBB
In the field events Beathan Wilson 8S great coverage on defense, before a re-
won the shot with 9.30m. Judah Chike- match against Folkstone B. This time
Michael 8T won 100m in 12.24 seconds. proving to be a much tighter affair than
Josh Barnes 8C won the 300m competi- previously and although no touchdowns
tion in 42.03 seconds. Jay Millen 8T who were scored by either team, GGS came
came 2nd in 5.17 in the 1500m and Luke away 2-1 winners thanks to great defen-
Fenton 7C who came third 5.23. We also sive plays by Ollie Forest 8T and Patrick
won the 4x100m in 56.31. We had a very Krawczak 9H
successful day in several events and the
boys should be proud of their efforts. The penultimate game was an absolute
WBB end to end thriller against Folkstone
GGS Newsletter Opportunity and Challenge in a Caring Environment July 2017Page 20 Sport Day Results – 2017 7 Elite 1st Place Event Name House Time/Dis. 100m F David-King Town 13.62 200m I Goodnews Cliff 30.37 400m O Oniyitan School 1.12.31 800m O Lay Downs 2.46 SCHOOL RECORD 1500m J Fenton Cliff 5.22 SCHOOL RECORD 8x100m Hill 2.16.72 4x200m Fleet 2.23.12 Long Jump J Smith Cliff 3.75 High Jump J Butteriss Cliff 1.2 SCHOOL RECORD Javelin C Rolfe Fleet 17.6 SCHOOL RECORD Shot Putt D Onubogu Town 6.29 7 Mass 1st Place Event Name House Time/Dis. 100m O Oluwo School 14.44 200m J Robinson Hill 36 400m L Berry Downs 1.18.44 800m P Taylor Downs 3.09 1500m L Wainman Cliff 6.2 Long Jump A Teniayo Cliff 3.27 High Jump T Ansell Cliff 1.12 Javelin A Hayre Cliff 8.19 Shot Putt E Olaofe Hill 5.15 8 Elite 1st Place Event Name House Time/Dis. 100m J Chike-Michael Town 13.22 200m J Barnes Cliff 25.85 400m P Odugbile Cliff 1.00.50 800m J Millen Town 2.36 1500m L Jordan-Hunter Downs 5.35 8x100m School 2.05.28 4x200m Fleet 2.05.16 Long Jump B Bates-Pratley School 3.55 High Jump D Ogunbambo Town 1.3 Javelin H Nichols Town 18.5 Shot Putt B Wilson School 6.88 8 Mass 1st Place Event Name House Time/Dis. 100m S Cofie Downs 14.53 200m K Akhigbe Town 32.42 400m D Kunle-Adenuga Downs 1.07.91 800m O Forrest Town 2.59 1500m E Stoddart Hill 5.57 Long Jump L Green Fleet 3.23 High Jump K Akhigbe Town 1.25 Javelin O Forrest Town 14.3 Shot Putt P Singh Cliff 6.51 GGS Newsletter Opportunity and Challenge in a Caring Environment July 2017
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10 Elite 1st Place
9 Elite 1st Place Event Name House Time/Dis.
Event Name House Time/Dis. 100m D Awani Fleet 13.13
100m V Crentsil Downs 12.84 200m M Turner Cliff 26.72
200m O Fox De Klerk Downs 27.47 400m F Abraham Cliff 1.01.50
400m J Bhadare Cliff 59.19 800m M Charwood Fleet 2.27
800m B Ramsubhag Cliff 2.25
1500m K Witsey Downs 5.15
1500m A El Khouli Downs 5.09
8x100m Fleet 1.48.66
8x100m Town 1.52.19
4x200m Downs 1.55.75
4x200m Cliff 1.54.03
Long Jump L Burr Hill 4.02 Long Jump L Trigg Fleet 4.87
High Jump R Braima School 1.41 High Jump H Emery Fleet 1.35
Javelin H Bowler School 20.11 Javelin G Saunders School 26.66
Shot Putt A Johal Downs 7.87 Shot Putt I Rai Fleet 8.3
9 Mass 1st Place 10 Mass 1st Place
Event Name House Time/Dis. Event Name House Time/Dis.
100m C Bloomfield School 14.16 100m J Handley Town 13.31
200m T Dosanjih Fleet 34.26
200m H Pardesi Cliff 29
400m M Zalewski Fleet 1.06.85
400m A Vale Hill 1.05.25
800m O Jasanya Town 2.43
1500m C Donovan Hill 5.51 800m O Perkins Fleet 2.3
Long Jump M Denman School 3.67 1500m E Cruise-Smith Town 5.24
High Jump H Warwick School 1.26 Long Jump B Savage Town 3.72
Javelin J Lynn Fleet 13.97 High Jump N George Fleet 1.35
Shot Putt B Kowal Downs 6.51 Javelin G Knight School 19.16
Shot Putt U Vithyakaran Cliff 6.82
House Sport Results – 2017
Year 7 Pts Year 8 Pts Year 9 Pts Year 10 Pts
st
1 DOWNS/HILL 24 TOWN 20 SCHOOL 24 HILL 22
2nd CLIFF/DOWNS 18 DOWNS 20 SCHOOL 18
rd
3 CLIFF/FLEET/TOWN 20 CLIFF 12 FLEET 16
4th SCHOOL 14 FLEET/HILL 10 DOWNS/TOWN 12
th
5 HILL 10
6th SCHOOL 18 FLEET 4 TOWN 8 CLIFF 4
House Champion
Overall Pts Throughout the year each house is involved in several sporting events
1st DOWNS/SCHOOL 74 (including House Rugby, Cricket and Sports Day). With all the points from
nd each competition accounted for the overall winner for House sport is:
2
3rd HILL 66
4
5th
6th
th
TOWN
CLIFF
FLEET
60
54
50
School House
House Sport Champions 2017
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GOING FOR GOLD!
Rhys Bonnell (10F) has recently competed in the World Transplant Games in Mal-
aga and won an amazing four individual Gold medals and one Silver for swim-
ming. He then achieved a new World Record in the Adult 4 x 50 freestyle. The
week was topped off at the Gala Dinner where Rhys was awarded outstanding
junior athlete from across the world.
Rhys receiving his Award
KENT SCHOOLS’ GOLF ASSOCIATION
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2017
GGS was represented by Toby Dennison 9T, Oliver Perkins 10F, Ryan
Spellacey 13US3 at Faversham Golf Course on Wednesday, 28th June.
Team round scores: Toby Dennison 26, Ryan Spellacey 36, Oliver Perkins
25.
Team finished lower down the final placings but competed well. Ryan
played particularly well with the 4th best individual round score of the
day.
BOROUGH SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017
Having thought a while ago that swim- Anthony, Rhys, Thomas all eligible to mention should go to David Allen who
ming might be on the decline at GGS, I swim this event next year things are finished very strongly with a new person-
have been proved wrong over the last looking good. al best time and only 2 seconds behind
couple of years and this year was no Event 14 – Year 10+ 50m Freestyle - Tom the winner who was 8 years older!
different. Despite having several Year 11 Runting (11F) was the only entrant for I would like to end by thanking Mr Bur-
swimmers unavailable due to other com- GGS and won gold! ton and Mr Rees for coming along, help-
mitments, Year 10 swimmers away on As we only had one senior swimmer, ing and supporting the boys and to the
the University residential visit and some Tom Runting, we were unable to field a parents for giving up their time too.
Year 7s at Year 7 camp, GGS once again team for the senior relay. This is the first Your continued support is very much
managed to field one of the largest (and hopefully last) time this has hap- appreciated, not only by the boys but by
teams on the night. pened in the last 11 years. the School too.
In Event 4 - 14 years and Under 100m Event 16 – Year 7-9 Relay - with 7 junior
Freestyle over half the swimmers were swimmers we had a team and a bit (!) The 2017 Team
from GGS - Ben Cooper (9D), George and the organisers very kindly allowed
Wise (8H), David Allen (7D) and Rhys the 3 junior swimmers and Tom compete
Jones (7T) and we secured 1st, 2nd and 3rd as a team to give all our swimmers a
places with David, George and Ben re- chance to swim.
spectively. This event saw most swim- Our two teams were – Ben Cooper, Peter
mers getting new personal best times Allen, David Allen and George Wise who
with Rhys Jones managing to take 9 sec- won with Anthony Morgan, Rhys Jones,
onds off his previous best which is very Thomas Angell and Tom Runting as very
impressive for a 100m race. good competition pushing them all the
Event 12 – Year 7-9 50m Freestyle – an- way.
other very good event with all 7 GGS The final event of the evening was the
swimmers finishing in the top 8 – 1st Da- Borough 200m Freestyle which had three
vid Allen, 2nd George Wise, 3rd Ben GGS swimmers taking part. David Allen
Cooper, 4th Anthony Morgan (7S), 6th came 2nd, George Wise 3rd and Rhys JLW
Peter Allen (9S), 7th Rhys Jones, 8th Jones 6th (with another massive personal
Thomas Angell (7C). With David, George, best time of nearly 20 seconds). Special
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