24 Spring 2014 - Greenhead College

NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 24
Spring 2014
Greenhead
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The newsletter of Greenhead College
Real World Economics Event
Greenhead College
13th March 2014
This was a most engaging,
entertaining and informative
event with topics ranging
from the viability of running a
coffee stall on the days of the
Yorkshire Grand Depart stage
of the Tour de France to the
challenges being faced by
those staging the World Cup and the Olympic Games over the next 2 – 4 years in Brazil.
Under the sub-title ‘Sport, Health and the Economy’, this impressively inspired, organised and run student event which included five
student presentations, two guest speakers, a highly professional and informative programme, thought-provoking displays and home-made
refreshments was essentially focused around the work of KIVA an international microfinance charity which allows individuals to loan as little as
$25 to entrepreneurs across the globe.
All the students presented with a confident command of their facts and figures, our consumptions of which was eased by their consistently
self-effacing manner and warm good humour.
The first guest speaker, Professor Colin Bamford from the University of Huddersfield, offered an urbane perspective on the pragmatics of this
summer’s cycling event – might cycle hire shops be the way to go? – to the second speaker the more bullish Kerry Kayes, founder member of
CNP Professional who demanded that we consider the question: How do we measure success?
But the real stars of the evening were the students; under the guidance of their teachers Peter Davies and Joe Corcoran, they unleashed an
incredible amount of facts and figures all interspersed with lively and amusing interplay and interaction with the audience who were asked to
give their opinions on and responses to a wide range of issues.
Congratulations to Lauren Spark, Sophie Malik, Will Mitchell, Tim Freeman, Ellie Gilbert, Viv Kemgne, Alfie Ruttle, Rebecca Barry, Joe
Richardson, Will Sykes, David Coombes, Rosie Allsop, Alex Napper, Freddy Blake and Fiona Young, who are all pictured above. PW
Geography Fieldtrip
For our Geography fieldtrip we went to Shropshire
and Snowdonia in order to research and learn
about rivers, flooding, and glacial landforms.
We visited Shrewsbury to learn about the town’s flood defences.
Fortunately for us the defences were not in place for the duration of our
trip! On the second day, with help from the fantastic staff of the Preston
Montford field centre, we were able to conduct an investigation on
downstream river changes at Carding Mill Valley. Our final day saw us
travelling to the mountains of Snowdonia, North Wales. Despite the cold,
windy and desolate weather we still managed to draw the Corrie Cwm
Idwal, most of us seeking shelter under large boulders and outcrops.
All in all the fieldtrip was a huge success enjoyed by all….
Kate Halstead
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GREENHEAD’S
SITUATED IN THE RIGHT
ACADEMIC TOWN
Congratulations to Huddersfield
University who have been granted
the title of “University of the
Year 2013” by The Times Higher
Education Awards.
This is an impressive achievement.
The campus is situated close to
Greenhead, where many of our students
extend their A-level studies within an
undergraduate context. Professor Bob
Cryan, the University of Huddersfield’s
Vice-Chancellor accepted the award
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at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.
Professor Cryan referenced that “This is
the most fantastic honour. It is a tribute to
all the staff who have worked so hard to
get us where we are today.” Impressive
academic achievements abound which
in part contributed to Huddersfield
beating other leading competitors
such as Birmingham, East Anglia,
Newcastle, Northampton and York St
John. The merits of Huddersfield included
having 100% of university academic
staff becoming Fellows of the Higher
Education Academy, topping the table for
National Teaching Fellows awarded in the
last five years and gaining a top 10 rating
for graduate employment and financial
security. JE
World Challenge:
Mozambique 2014 and
Ecuador 2015
The two Mozambique teams are busy
finalising itineraries. The final push is
now underway to complete fundraising
and visit the doctors for vaccinations.
The Ecuador team is organising a silent auction
after having had a successful bag pack at the
local Sainsbury’s store which netted £1000.
Any help from parents and friends in our
continued fundraising efforts will be gratefully
received. BF
Impressive and Joyful Student
Music Making
“A delight… so talented… diverse…engaging… fun” were just
some of the audience comments after enjoying this excellent
Spring Concert at St Paul’s Hall on 25th March presented by
Greenhead College students in partnership with Kirklees Music
School.
The first half, which
included two pleasing
and assured solo pieces,
was dominated by three
large ensembles. The Big
Band opened with their
own witty and original
composition; their full and
vibrant sound set the tone
and was continued in the
subsequent item – loud
and striking but delivered
with an engaging flair and ease. How fine and gleaming are the instruments that make
up the Wind Band. ’Barnard Castle’ was full of attack while maintaining a smooth pomp
and beat while ‘Sky Dance’ exuded character, structure and detail. The Brass Ensemble
offered the ever popular ‘Air on the G String’ and you could sense the audience melting
into any pleasing and evocative memory of their choosing; they concluded with an
effortlessly punctuated yet rhythmic ‘St Louis Blues’.
Abruptly and without fuss, the second half stormed into life with two rock numbers
full of intensity and aggressive playing and singing – exactly as it should be. The fine
Sax Ensemble was a delight in assured precision and timing, a maturity matched by
the following vocal solo. The large and versatile String Ensemble offered three items
revealing a pleasing, subtle and warm sound counterpointed by an eloquent, haunting
and complex undertone. Finally, the large mixed Choir presented a beautifully clear
‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, a stillness and power also felt in the final piece ‘Mercy’,
understated yet abundant in passion.
The impressive joy of the evening lay not only in the wonderful range of items and styles
but also in the obvious pride and pleasure all the students derived from each other’s
work; the focus at all times was on the students and their flair, commitment and fine
music making.
Congratulations to all involved. PW
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Duke of Edinburgh’s
Award
A record number of students past and present
were invited to the annual Kirklees Presentation
at Huddersfield Town Hall in January. It was a pity
that many people couldn’t return from University
to attend this celebration. Congratulations to all
concerned! BF
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A Literary Lightreading poetry with
fresh eyes:
BASE Competition
Congratulations to Jasmine Simms
whose essay on Sinead Morrissey’s
The Coal Jetty won runner up prize
in the KS5 section of the Forward
Young Judges Competition. This is an
outstanding achievement. Jasmine’s
essay has been published in the
February 2014 edition of e-mag. The
award was made by The Forward
Arts Foundation which has an ethos
of “Making Poetry Heard.” Jasmine’s
essay was commended by the judges
“for its thoughtfulness, breadth and
daring. You supported your reading of
the poem. We looked at the poem with
fresh eyes after reading your piece.”
Both Greenhead teams competed brilliantly and in my opinion were the two most
outstanding competitors. Commiserations to the team who came 3rd, they did incredibly
well. Congratulations to my team, who came first and won a place in the national final at
Birmingham in June. It was a fantastic team effort and each member proved their skills while
taking part in the activities.
Well done to Jasmine on this excellent
achievement whose entry was officially
credited with a £25 Foyles token, a
copy of the Forward Book of Poetry
and a certificate. The college will also
receive 20 copies of the Winning Words
anthology to mark Jasmine’s success.
On the 5th March, two teams from Greenhead College travelled to the
Bradford Bulls Rugby Stadium to take part in the prestigious regional
BASE business competition.
On the day, we had to undertake
various tasks in order to advise
a business on how to best
complete a series of tasks, and
then present our decision. We
then had the opportunity to take
part in some networking with the
various accountants and business
people who were present. It was
a fantastic day, made increasingly
enjoyable by winning. We came
Photograph, of the winning team, from left to right: Ben
away with various skills, most
Bentley, Saqib Khan, Ethan Quesne, Abbie Dare, Sam
prominently, presentation and
Proctor, Brandon Doyle
financial analysis skills. This is
the third time in a row that Greenhead College have reached the final which is a tremendous
achievement. This is a great credit to the teachers. I hope we can do the college proud.
Ethan Quesne
University Offers-Future Success:
An impressive number of Greenhead College students have recently received offers to read for degrees
at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Subject to achieving their grades, 32 students will start at Oxford or Cambridge in October, reading a wide range of subjects including
Engineering, Medicine, Mathematics, Computer
Science, History and Modern Languages, to
name but a few.
Over the last five years, 150 offers have been
made to Greenhead students from Oxbridge,
reflecting the achievements by all departments
at the College, and their former High Schools.
This is in addition to the hundreds of university
offers achieved by Greenhead students over the
last few weeks, from all over the country and for
a wide range of courses.
Thanks to a scheme called HE+ sponsored
by Cambridge University, and other initiatives,
more of our young people are encouraged to
be confident and ambitious. It is important
to us that our students aim high. For a state
institution, an unusual proportion obtain places
at Russell Group Universities, but we are
pleased for all who succeed.
Congratulations to all our students as they
embark upon their futures.
GREENHEAD STUDENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED OXBRIDGE OFFERS FOR 2014
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New Faces • New Faces • New Faces • New Faces
A source of student support:
Tracy Jardine is the new Student Support
Assistant located in the Study Centre on
the ground floor of the Conway Block. Tracy
studied Politics at Hull University and previous
jobs include working in a Law firm and as the
Student Support Manager at the University of
Huddersfield - a part time role which allowed
Tracy to spend time at home looking after her three young children.
Despite this being her first job with this age group, Tracy told us that
the students are great and helping them is very rewarding. Her job
entails helping with academic skills, organisation, time management
etc for students of all abilities. If you ever need any support from Tracy,
or any of the other members of the Student Support team, head down
to the Study Centre at the bottom of the Conway block (just past the
Careers Library).
By Adam Gearing and Daniel Noble
English Enthusiast:
A big welcome to Katie Shaw who has joined
Greenhead’s English department. Katie has
always wanted to become an English teacher,
choosing to study English Literature, History,
Performing Arts and Biology at A-level. Katie
was born in Huddersfield and attended
Reading University to read English Literature.
Prior to joining Greenhead, Katie has diverse educational professional
experience. She has worked with school based charities, as a teaching
assistant and then a full time English teacher. Katie is wholeheartedly
enjoying her work at Greenhead. She observes that student
enthusiasm assists her when teaching. Katie loves teaching, enjoying
the performance and collaborative dimensions of the role.
Gene-ius:
Welcome to Tracey Brewster who joins
Greenhead’s Biology department. Tracey
studied Genetics at Leeds University. She
recognised that her current teaching post
when advertised was “too good an opportunity
to miss.” Teaching A-level Biology is absolutely
fantastic as she enjoys being able to solely
concentrate on teaching one academic discipline. Tracey appreciates
the maturity of Greenhead’s students as the older students want
to learn. She also references that Greenhead’s staff are “lovely”
and have made her feel welcome. Her hobbies include walking,
cycling – particularly mountain biking, gardening and reading. When
interviewed, her parting piece of advice was to “believe in yourself.”
Tracey references that if you are doing something for all the right
reasons and to the best of your abilities then you should have
confidence within yourself. Wise words indeed.
Cecily Plascott, Charlotte Taylor & Hannah Wigfield
Cruising Chris:
Chris Kneale, the well-travelled singing
sensation, has joined Greenhead’s Chemistry
department this year, offering teaching
methods that are preferred by students
because they help them prepare for university.
Other than attending Oxford University and
gaining a PhD, he also enjoys travelling the
world “[eating] lots of nice food, [drinking] lots of nice wine, and
[meeting] lots of interesting people.” He also plays in a brass band.
When asked for his favourite element, he prefers Mercury- “not to eat
or drink though!”
Layla Brown & Jess Bland
Megan McWhire & Sophie Copland
Business & Economics
Trip to New York
After a particularly early start one
Wednesday morning in February, around
30 students from both the Business and
Economics departments arrived in cold and
snowy New York for five days of sightseeing.
Luckily, the weather soon decided to pick up
and we spent the rest of the week enjoying
the clear blue skies and sunshine, giving
us fantastic views of everything New York
had to offer.
A walking tour of Wall Street provided an
educational perspective amongst the large
amounts of shopping, where we saw the
Stock Exchange and the Charging Bull. Our
tour of the Federal Reserve gave a clear
insight into American economic policy, and
we were given real life examples of how
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monetary policy was used to ensure a stable
money supply within America. During our
guided tour of Macy’s we learnt about how
the store intended to maximise consumer
spending through product placement, and
how they aimed to enhance the shopping
experience in the world’s largest department
store.
Hotel Pennsylvania, where we stayed, was
located in the centre of Manhattan, directly
opposite Madison
Square Gardens,
across the road
from Macy’s and
only a short walk
away from Times
Square. We had
the opportunity to
visit the Empire
State Building
in the evening,
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which was an incredible experience and
enabled us to see a vast array of lights in
every direction! Other highlights included an
evening of ice-skating in a snow-covered
Central Park, a visit to Ground Zero and a
taste of New York’s nightlife after an evening
performance of Mamma Mia on Broadway.
A huge thank you to staff members Joe,
Nassim and Andrew for a fantastic trip!
By Rebecca Barry
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IMPORTANT DIARY DATES
Afghanistan: Act Now For Afghan
Women’s Rights
2014 is a vital year in the history of Afghanistan. In April, a new President will be
elected and a few months later British troops will leave the country. In this fragile
time a potential crisis looms as hard won women’s rights could easily slip away.
A backlash against high-profile women has already begun. According to a United
Nations report, 57% of marriages involve girls younger than 16. In a Global Rights
report another chilling statistic shows that more than 87% of Afghan women
have experienced forced marriage or physical abuse. There have been undeniable
human rights improvements in Afghanistan over the past decade, but the situation
is still bleak for millions across the country. Conflict-related violations and
appalling levels of violence against women and girls are just two of the issues that
must top the agenda for the next government. We, at Amnesty International, call
on David Cameron to take a lead on supporting and protecting women’s rights in
Afghanistan. In a recent campaign, Greenhead Amnesty created a petition which
will be forwarded to David Cameron. We have undertaken fundraising alongside
raising awareness of the plight of women in Afghanistan.
To find out more and give your support visit www.amnesty.org.uk.
By Conor Mitchell: Greenhead College Amnesty International Group
Injustice will
never prevail - our
reflections on a
visit to Auschwitz
As part of the Lessons from
Auschwitz Project organised by
the Holocaust Educational Trust,
Jossie Katayama and Suleman Rafiq
recently participated in a one–day
visit to Auschwitz-Berkenau, the principal and most notorious of the concentration
and extermination camps established by Nazi Germany to implement its Final
Solution; which had as its aim the mass murder of the Jewish people in Europe.
More than just a visit to Poland, the LFA Project is a journey of learning and
exploration – about the history of the Holocaust and about the world we live in. As
each reflect on their visit, Jossie writes: “The words of Rabbi Marcus at the closing
memorial sermon were profound. We must learn from history, as George Santayana
wrote: ‘Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’ In Sully’s
words, “I had always known Auschwitz-Berkenau was vast but nothing could have
prepared me for the sheer scale of what I witnessed. The ramshackle remains of
the gas chambers were all that were left. In that moment, looking into that chasm of
death, I realised how special and unique each and every individual is. This reflection
stayed with me and I felt like I’d had a moral epiphany that our purpose in life should
be to exercise compassion and generosity, not anger, hatred or jealousy. We should
help and aid each person we meet because I believe every human deserves love.”
Jossie Katayama & Suleman Rafiq
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College closes
23 & 24 Library and G8 open for revision 9.30am to
4.00pm
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College opens
MAY
1
Higher Education Information Evening for
Parents at 7.15pm
5
College closed
6
Students meet PaWS Project Leaders/
Supervisors (6 period day)
Physics AS EMPA exam (am)
8
Biology AS/A-level EMPA exam(am)
9
Last day of AS teaching
12
AS/A-level Examinations commence
AS General Studies exam (am)
15
AS General Studies exam (pm)
23
Last day of A2 teaching
College closes
HALF TERM
JUNE
2
College opens (AS/A-level examinations
continue)
A2 General Studies exam (pm)
9
A2 General Studies exam (am)
13
‘What’s Ahead?’ careers conference at 8.45am
Meeting with PaWS supervisors/project leaders
16-20
Project and Work Placement Week
17
Art Show Private View, 6.30pm-9.30pm
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Lessons commence for new A2 students
Governors’ Meeting
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PAWS Debriefing (4 period morning)
Summer Examinations end
JULY
2-3
Trip to Oxford University Open Day
3-4
Trip to Cambridge University Open Day
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College closes
Careers Update
This year’s Employer and Gap Year Fair held on
February 20th , aimed primarily at those not taking the
conventional HE path, proved to be the most successful
to date. 500 students and their parents attended; this
reflects the fact that, nationally, more students are looking
for Higher Apprenticeships and more employers are
providing them. Nearly 50 firms attended including Aldi,
KPMG, Ernst and Young, Chadwick Lawrence, Syngenta
and the NHS. Traineeships and time in exotic places have
already been organised as a consequence.
100 students attended the Higher Education Convention
at Manchester and can look forward to college-organised
visits to university open days later in the term.
Currently students are choosing which talks they wish to
hear at our annual “What’s Ahead?” conference in June,
immediately prior to the Project and Work Placement
Week.
For those who are still unsure, individual careers
interviews are available every day of the week. RB
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THE IRON MAN
Language Assistants bring continental
flair to the classrooms of Greenhead:
Jacobs Head of Music at Greenhead who
is currently adopting a steely training
resolve for the best possible reasons.
Pictured are
Greenhead’s
Language
Assistants
2013/14
Ski Trip
Greenhead News caught up with Simon
In French: Estelle
Chopin, Julie Marty
& Juliette Massin. In
German : Jennifer
Weiss. Spanish is
supported by: Maria
Perez & Gema Iniguez
and in Italian: Monica
Estienne.
PICTURED LEFT SIMON AND RIGHT GEORGE
Simon is currently training for the Ironman UK event
which “takes place in and around Bolton, Lancashire,
on July 20th. The finish is outside Bolton Town Hall.”
Simon has been drawing on his reserves from “running
marathons and doing triathlons for many years” to
consolidate the required stamina for this gruelling
event. As Simon remarks, “...this (competition) is on a
completely different scale altogether. I entered the event
last August and training started then really.” In order to
finish and be declared an Ironman you need to complete
the course in 17 hours. Simons’ target is “around 14
hours but you just don’t know how the day is going to
go.” Alongside Simon’s full time professional and family
commitments training for this event involves finding
between 10-17 hours per week of dedicated training.
Luckily for Simon, “I struggle to sit still and not do
anything so it’s ok really! Generally I get up around 5am
to do some training, normally swimming or possibly turbo
training on the bike. Often I do something in the evening
as well, so two training sessions a day. On Sunday, you
have to do a long bike ride followed by a run dubbed
a ‘brick session’. At the moment I am heading out on
Sunday’s for 4-5 hours at a time.”
The inspiration for Simon to participate in this event
is his nephew George who is five and has leukaemia.
Simon’s rational for the training and fundraising is “to do
something fairly epic that will inspire people to donate
some money to the Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital,
who have been looking after him during his illness.
The doctors and nurses there have been absolutely
brilliant and I really wanted to support them. It’s been
a very difficult time for my family-but they are all fully
supportive of my effort.
Simon has been fundraising since January and so far
has raised £1399.42. He intends to continue raising
proceeds “right up until the day of the event.”
We send Simon and George every good wish.
If you would like to donate and support Simon’s
fundraising for George please visit his Just Giving
page on http://www.justgiving.com/simon-jacobs3
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Megan Byrne caught up with Maria and Gema to find out more about them and their
college roles. Maria Perez is originally from Valencia. Her favourite part of her job is
meeting students (she likes that they’re polite and the friendships she has made).
Maria also enjoys the teaching and learning aspect of her role which she finds fun and
would like to undertake more of in the future. She thinks ‘Greenhead is a very good
college’. In the future she’d like to continue working as an assistant and eventually
become an English teacher in Spain. Maria has a degree in English and loves to read
books in her spare time. She’s aiming to read one book every single week. Her favourite
conversational topic to discuss is family and how marriage has evolved (with the
introduction of gay marriage in some countries in recent years). She also loves to discuss
the writer Lorca because she enjoys reading. Her least favourite thing about England is
that she misses her family a lot and the changeable British weather. Maria has travelled
around England, Ireland, France and Cuba. Gema originally hails from a Spanish city in
the North of Africa called Ceuta. She regards it as ‘paradise’ and misses it very much.
She loves working with her students and how conveniently located Greenhead is to her
home because of her young daughter. Gema enjoys the responsibility of the job. In the
future she would like to be a Spanish teacher in England which she is qualified for. She
engages with the cultural debates she has with A2 students because she loves to argue!
She has an English husband and a ‘Spanglish’ daughter who has perfect Andalucían
and Yorkshire accents. She has travelled round Portugal, America (Boston and NYC)
Morocco, Andorra and France.
Thank you to all the Language Assistants for the excellent work that they
undertake with the students.
Megan Byrne & Niamh Johnstone
Ski Trip
What a fantastic ski trip this year
to Courmayeur, Italy. The snow
was true powder and the groups
enjoyed lessons in the snow park
developing their jumps to turns.
Next year, we visit Champoluc for
the first time - a powder heaven
for ‘ski junkies.’ BF
Greenhead’s Sports Success-good
practice case study
West Yorkshire Sport has selected Greenhead College Sports Activators
Scheme as a case study to submit to Sport England as a method of good
practice in sports volunteering. Congratulations to all concerned.
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Team Nineteen is a huge success at
Greenhead College!
Team Nineteen is the FA’s intra-mural football programme
for Further Education, developed by the Football Association
along with delivery partners English Colleges FA (ECFA) and
British Colleges Sport (BCS).
Greenhead’s
five-a-side
Team Nineteen
League started
in September
2013 and
continues
to go from
strength to
strength.
Demand was
so great that
an additional
league was
set up, the
college now
has two fivea-side leagues
running on a
Tuesday and a Friday with a total of 18 teams, which consists of over a 100 male
students participating every week!! Adele Crowther, Greenhead’s College Sport
Maker will continue to develop the league and would love to expand it to include a
female league, so watch this space! ACR
Greenhead’s
students
lead the way
with Sports
Volunteering!!
Greenhead’s students have been
volunteering at numerous sports
competitions in the last few months.
Eighteen students went along to
Leeds Road Sports Barn in January
to assist with the Pennine Sports
Partnership’s Indoor Athletics Final;
the students were fantastic role
models for the children participating
and were instrumental in the
running of the day.
Hockey News:
What a fantastic hockey season Greenhead has had
in 2014! Not only have the men’s and women’s teams
qualified for the BCS Finals at Bath University on
April 4-6th, where they both have a realistic chance
of medalling, they have also had a superb run of
success in the BCS Cup: the men’s team, captained
by Jack Canham, reached the quarter-final stage
but were beaten by Shrewsbury College 3-5 and a
well needed home fixture for the mixed team in the
semi-final stage resulted in a disappointing loss to
visitors Henley College 2-3. Winners at last were
the women’s team, captained by Ellie McGrath, who
travelled to Cambridge and beat Hills Road College
4-0 in the semi-finals. The BCS Cup Finals for
Women’s Hockey will take place at St George’s Park,
Burton-on-Trent on April 29th. Well done everyone,
you should be really proud of yourselves this year!
Cross Country News:
Greenhead College has two super Cross Country
runners in its midst. Paul Davis gained his Yorkshire
vest and represented the County in the U20 Inter
County Championships at Crofton Park, Birmingham
on March 8th. He was joined by Lucy Farquhar at the
English Schools’ Championships at Donnington Park,
Leicestershire on March 15th, where they represented
West Yorkshire in the senior races. Congratulations to
them both on their wonderful achievements.
Mary Shepherd
Under 18 InterColleges Climbing
Competition Victory
Pictured are four of the six members of the
Climbing Team who won the U18 Inter-Colleges
Climbing Competition last Thursday at ROKT in
Brighouse.
Seated from left to right: Back row Alex
Walland, Ryan Lake, Ross Barnes, Declan
Moran, Lucy Hanson
Front row: Tiffany Ugada, Jane Dumisani,
Rebecca Parkinson
Individual honours went to Elena Bunbury - 1st U18
Ladies’, Maisy Allen - 3rd U18 Ladies’and Alejandro
Rodriguez - 2nd U18 Men’s.
In March, eight students helped out at the West Yorkshire School Games Indoor
Athletics County Finals at North Bridge Leisure Centre in Halifax. The morning session
was the primary disability final and the afternoon session was the mainstream primary
final. There were over 300 children participating from all over West Yorkshire and the
event wouldn’t have been able to take place without the help of Greenhead’s students,
who were brilliant and a credit to the College and themselves yet again!
Below is a picture of those volunteers from the West Yorkshire School Games Indoor
Athletics Finals at North Bridge Leisure Centre in Halifax. ACR
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Keep on Running
Greenhead College Running Club
-The Stroke Association 10k
Temple Newsam Leeds
On a crisp fresh Sunday March morning, nine
members of Greenhead’s Enrichment Running Club
donned t shirts and trainers to lend their support
for the 10k Temple Newsam event organised by and
in support of the work undertaken by The Stroke
Association. In accordance with the team spirit of
Greenhead’s Running Club -pace, perserverence,
running for pleasure and enjoying the joys of being
part of a team; the picturesque course took in the
splendours of the estate, a golf course, some testing
gradients and a sense of team satisfaction at the
finish line.
Well done to all students and staff who completed
the course!
Pictured opposite:
Front Row (seated): L-R: Charlie Loftus, Georgia White,
Amber Rees, Adriana Longo & Ellie Oliver
Back Row (standing): L-R: David Ingle, Julie Davies,
Liz Bowen & Hannah Smith
After battling through both County and Regional rounds,
Greenhead College’s Netball team arrived at the Finals
staged at Whitby High School, Ellesmere Port on
Saturday 15th March 2014 where they were competing
against the top 18 teams in the country.
After beating Kings, Worcester in the semi-final, an all-Yorkshire final
against GSAL (Grammar School at Leeds) was the reward. It proved to be a
thrilling showdown. The score was tied at 7-7 after normal time; and, after
extra-time, the teams could still not be separated at 9-9. And so it came to
the “golden goal”. After two failed attempts by GSAL, and a minute of time
played, the Greenhead team launched a ball from deep inside centre court
which reached the safe hands of the Goal Shooter who neatly netted the
winning goal.
Victory!
This is a magnificent achievement by the students which certainly delighted
their cheering supporters of proud parents, family and friends. It is also
noteworthy as the Greenhead College Netball team is the first Yorkshire
winners of this challenging Under 19s trophy for over 45 years.
The second team have continued their success and remain unbeaten in the
British Colleges West Yorkshire League. Victory is within their grasp.
The third team currently lie in second place with Huddersfield New College
hot on their heels!!!!
SY
GREENHEAD GO SPORT
RELIEF CRAZY!!
Staff and students got into the spirit of things for Sport
Relief this year! Staff and students dressed as their
favourite sports stars for the day and took part in a variety
of sporting activities such as a ping pong tournament, a
penalty shootout and a treasure trail. It was a great day
and the college managed to raise £596.79!! Thank you to
everyone who donated and joined in with the activities.
ACR
Photography Acknowledgement: Thank you to Ian Kennedy for his range of excellent photographs which feature in this edition of Greenhead News.
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