Well done to four students, Jemima, Jade, Elena and Kimberley, who took part in the Northumberland School Games Indoor Rowing competition last Friday afternoon. They worked really hard in their events with some promising performances, but special congratulations got to Jemima who finished in 2nd place in her age category and qualified for the next… Read more »
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Unsung Hero of Sport Award
Congratulations to CLV student Ellie Roberts who has become the Northumberland Badminton Association’s Unsung Hero of Sport . Ellie plays at the Newcastle Performance Centre and Northumberland County Junior and Senior Teams based at Benfield and now the Tyneside Badminton Centre for almost 11 years, she has also played at Newcastle Medicals Badminton Club for 5… Read more »
FOOTBALLING STUDENTS FOLLOW IN FOOTSTEPS OF DUTCH MASTERS
Nearly 70 students have spent Easter experiencing the Dutch way of football at one of Europe’s top clubs. Four school teams played and trained at PSV Eindhoven during a five-day visit to the club, which has been managed by Sir Bobby Robson, Guus Hiddink and Dick Advocaat and whose former players include Ruud Gullit, double… Read more »
Ivy league beckons for squash champ Lucy
Cramlington Learning Village student and squash champion Lucy Beecroft is heading off to one of the world’s most famous and prestigious universities. Nineteen-year-old Lucy has just received a “likely letter” from Yale – a clear indication of an offer – after she passed tests in various academic subjects, completed the rigorous American Scholastic Aptitude Test… Read more »
Y10 Sports Leaders Success
Last week, a number of year 10 Sports Leaders helped with a Primary School Tennis Competition. The organiser of the event emailed me the following message about how the leaders did: `I just wanted to say how well the leaders all did last week, I genuinely mean this when I say they were the best… Read more »
Northumberland Badminton County Finals
Well done to all students who took part in the Northumberland Badminton County Finals. Key Stage 3 girls finished 2nd in their group, winning and losing the same number of games as the winners but, as they lost their head-to-head game, they finished 2nd. Key Stage 3 boys finished 3rd. Key Stage 4 girls finished… Read more »
Fantastic sporting achievement
Congratulations to E Roberts 11CRS who has secured selection to the U17 Girls Welsh Badminton team. She will represent Wales in an International Badminton competition in Belgium in April. This is a fantastic achievement especially as she continues to work exceptionally hard for her GCSE`s and has done well in her recent mock exams.