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U15 Rounders Champions

24th May 2013Oathall

On Wednesday 26 May, the U15 Rounders team won the West Sussex PE Girls Association area tournament.

The girls played exceptionally well throughout, beating Weald 10-2, Downlands 5-5½, Hazelwick 10-3 and Warden Park 5-1. We drew against Millais 5-5 but luckily still got into the final. We were up against Burgess Hill School for Girls.

It was a great game, the girls held their own and won 4-1 ½ getting 8 of the opposition players out! Congratulations to all who played, an amazing victory!

Josie Batchelor, Chelsea Henderson, Sophie Hicks, Ella Bates, Imy Dilling, Izzy May, Millie Stokeley, Lauren Bonwick-Adams, Ava Frohmader, Lauren O’Hara, Alex Markham and Jenny Lee.

Meet the new senior student leadership team!

17th May 2013Oathall

With the current Year 11 students studying hard for their GCSE exams it’s time to put in place our brand new year 10 student leadership team. The process, led by Ms Gyngell involved a whole school vote, submission of CV’s and letters of applications as well as being interviewed by a panel of teaching staff and the year 11 senior prefects before being awarded the posts.

We are consequently delighted to introduce the new Head Boy and Head Girl, Nile Jones & Shannon King along with their deputies James Habineza & Keris Self. Becoming a senior student leader is a great achievement and the entire prefect team goes through a training course before being allowed to start their duties. We have every confidence that this group of mature and confident individuals will do a great job in the coming year. Good Luck!

Deputy Head Boy, James Habineza & Deputy Head Girl, Keris Self with Head Girl, Shannon King and Head Boy, Nile Jones,

Sam Wagland, Imogen Emmerson, Ollie Wells, Sophie Hinde, Laurence Jones, Ryan Pelham, Remi Cruttenden, Laura Revill, Bella Nixon, Sam Ayres, Isobel Muncer, Jasmine Tyzack, Celia Hill and Gemma Aldridge. Front row: Ali Langer, Stefan Kohil, Toby Smith, Sam Griffiths, Faye Leslie and Nathan Hardingham.

The whole prefect team.

Award winning author to visit Oathall

10th May 2013Oathall

In a dangerous world, everyone needs protection…

The English Department is delighted to announce that award-winning author Chris Bradford will be visiting Oathall on Thursday 16 May to work with a group of gifted and talented students in year 7 and year 8.

The event will combine a live performance by Chris based on a character from his latest book followed by a question and answer session. This enrichment activity is aimed at encouraging and developing writing skills as well as broadening the students’ reading repertoire.

Chris Bradford is the author of the Young Samuri and BODYGUARD series and his book Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior has been deemed one of Puffin’s Best Ever 70 Books, alongside Treasure Island and Robin Hood.

Achievement Newsletter – Spring 2013

25th April 2013J Godbolt

We hold achievement assemblies at the end of every term to recognise and celebrate the successes of our students both in and out of the college. We would like to share these success stories with you in this newsletter. We have included attendance, attitude and behaviour results for September 2012 – December 2012 for years 8, 9 and 10.

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Pride in a visit

23rd April 2013J Godbolt

Former Oathall student Camella Main returned to Oathall this month to talk to year 8 students about her recent voluntary work overseas.

She returned to Oathall to share her experiences of working as a volunteer in hospitals, orphanages and schools in northern Tanzania. Camella spoke warmly of the way that her time at Oathall had developed her skills and confidence and she went on to encourage the year 8 audience to strive and achieve and to take up every opportunity available to them.

Camella with current Oathall students

DoE Award Presentation Evening

8th April 2013Oathall

Successful winners of Bronze and Silver D of E Awards and their families joined together on Wednesday evening to celebrate their achievements at the annual Award Presentation Evening . Students were congratulated on their achievements and presented with their award by Mrs Elizabeth Bennet DL, Chairman of West Sussex County Committee Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Over 50 students successfully completed their Bronze award with a further 19 students completing their Silver Award and returning to Oathall to collect their certificates.

Bronze & Silver Award Winners

Oathall’s centre, coordinated by Mr Trevor Dore and his dedicated team of adult volunteers, proudly boasts a conversion rate higher than both the county and the national average for students completing this award.

Rugby County Champions

26th March 2013J Godbolt

Oathall’s U13’s Rugby County Champions

Oathall’s girls in Year 7 and Year 8 continue with their winning ways by becoming County Champions in the U13’s Girls Rugby. The girls will now go on to represent Sussex at the regional finals in April. Well done to them all!

Team members
Back row from L to R – Millie Walker, Georgina Keane, Issie Childs, Rebecca Bonanate, Mellieha Teague, Ella Hume, Jess Hook.
Front row from L to R – Katie Hastings, Megan Cooper, Olivia Tyers, Jazmin Scovell, Hannah Taylor, Isobel Purvis.

Cricket County Champions

20th March 2013J Godbolt

Girl’s cricket continues to be a dominant force at Oathall Community College with both the U13 & U15 Teams successfully reaching the county finals of the Lady Taverners indoor cricket competition, beating Warden Park and Holy Trinity along the way. The U13 Team played some exceptional cricket and rightfully gained the title of County Champions for the 3rd consecutive year, booking their place at the Regional Finals in Hertfordshire during April.

Team Members
Back row L to R (Y8) Tandra Bulitokaivale-Lancaster, Isabelle Childs, Rebecca Bonanate (c), Mellieha Teague, Amber Layne.
Front row L to R (Y 7) Jessica Hook, Lydia McCleery, Millie Walker, Zoe Fairhall, Anna Worseley.