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 The Hollins celebrates being in Top 100 schools for value added at Key Stage 3 (Photo reproduced with kind permission of The Lancashire Telegraph) |
| Children In Need Disco - November 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Children in Need Disco in school Thursday 13th November 6.00-8.00pm Tickets £1 in school from Miss Furey, £1.50 on the door. |
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| Presentation Evening - November 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Annual Presentation Evening for Upper School was held on Tuesday 11th November. It was a wonderful evening of celebration when pupils past & present came together to receive recognition for their achievements over the past year. |
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| Pupil of the Month - October 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Congratulations to Kenny Riley (Year 11) who has won 'Pupil of the Month' for his commitment and caring attitude as an SEN prefect and buddy. He received a number of nominations for "going the extra mile" and has carried out duties "way beyond the call of duty".
Kenny was awarded his certificate by Mrs Ferguson in Year 11 assembly. |
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| Green SOS Buzz Day - October 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Ten Year 8 pupils travelled to London on Tuesday 14th October to take part in the Green SOS Buzz Day at The Globe Theatre. It was the next leg of the nPower competition where they met Piers Morgan & Konnie Huq to receive expert help with PR, media interview skills and community engagement as they work towards creating an outside classroom and recording their progress along the way. |
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| Spooky Stories Scoop Prizes - October 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Congratulations to June-Marie Jolly & Shannon Jackson in Year 8 who won 1st & 3rd prizes respectively in a writing competition run by Random House Children’s Books. The task, to write a short, ghost story was set by local author Joseph Delaney when pupils met him last term. Shannon wins a signed copy of Joseph’s latest book, ‘The Spook’s Battle’ whilst June-Marie will be touring Muncaster Castle in Cumbria with Joseph in November. Muncaster is alleged to be one of the most haunted buildings in the UK so they should both get lots of inspiration for more stories! |
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| Ribble Way Walk - October 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year 11 students David Cormack & Jordan Van Noortwijk backpacked 75 miles along the Ribble Way during the Summer to raise funds for Blackburn Intensive Care Unit. The journey started at Gavel Gap near Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire and finished 21/2 days later at the Ribble estuary. Jordan was inspired to do the walk in memory of his grandfather Thomas 'Brian' Ellis who was cared for in the unit. Through sponsorship they raised an admirable £556.35 which they presented to members of the Intensive Care Team at Blackburn Royal Hospital on Tuesday 21st October. |
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| Charity Walk - October 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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On Saturday 18th October approximately 40 pupils, parents, staff and 1 dog completed a 14 mile sponsored walk between school and Whitebirk Retail Park. The group left school at 12 noon, some still in their pyjamas, to join the Leeds/Liverpool canal at Church. Unfortunately the weather wasn't kind to them and those in fluffy dressing gowns returned considerably heavier, due to the rain. Despite that, everyone had a lot of fun and raised we think £200-300 for 'The Bethany Project'. The event was organised by Year 9 girls - Sakina Ali, Samina Macbean, Shannon Morgan and Megan Pilling who are hoping to arrrange more fundraising events for the same charity. Picture Gallery |
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| Eid Disco - October 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Everyone welcome to Eid Disco in school on Tuesday 14th October 6.00-8.30pm. Update: Over 100 pupils attended this thoroughly enjoyable night , there was a competitve edge to the dancing with a mini dance off and £135 was raised for charity. |
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| Pupil of the Month - September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pupil of the Month is a shared award this month and is awarded to two pupils from Year 7, Macauley Brown and Xavier Leamey. These two young men were awarded certificates in their Year Assembly this week for showing great honesty and integrity when they found a substantial amount of cash in school and handed it in to reception, much to the relief of the other young man who had lost it! | ||||||||||||||||||
| Young Writers' Poetry Competition - September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sixteen members of Year 8 have become published poets after entering the Young Writers' Annual Poetry Competition. Pupils were asked to write a poem on any theme and in any poetic style that inspired them. Poems were then selected for publication based on perception, imagination,expression, good use of language and interpretation of poetry. The budding poets in this collection have drawn their inspiration from many sources, including their friends, hobbies, the environment and their idols. Copies of this book will soon be available to view in the LRC. |
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| Morrisons Let's Grow Vouchers - September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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From 15th September until 6th November 2008 pupils’ families, carers and friends will be able to collect Morrisons Let's Grow reward vouchers from their local store. These can be redeemed for free gardening equipment; everything from seeds and spades, to composting bins and planters. |
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| High Performing Specialist School - September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Due to the schools recent results, as a specialist college we have been identified as a High Performing Specialist School.
This gives us an opportunity to apply for a second specialism, if successful the school would receive an extra £60,000 per annum. |
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| Tesco Vouchers Turn To Resources - September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Mrs Wild was accompanied by representatives from Year 9 last week, when she visited the Tesco store at Haslingden to exchange our Tesco vouchers for a computer scanner and educational software for Pupil Support. The presentations were made by Mr Greg Pope, MP for Hyndburn. A huge 'Thank You' to all pupils, family & friends that donated vouchers to the school collection - we'll be doing it again next year! |
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| Pupils Learn Media Skills - September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Metal Dog Media Production Company visited school on Tuesday 23rd September to assist our Year 8 Eco-Cops in the next stage of the nPower Green SOS Competition. The Hollins is one of 10 schools through to the final stages of the national competition run by nPower. The pupils took part in a media workshop and learnt some tricks of the trade as they are required to film their progress as they create an outdoor classroom. |
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| Asda Go Green Competition - September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Congratulations to Tanya Simpson Year 8 who has won a competition to design a poster that will encourage people to Reduce waste, Reuse and Recycle products. Tanya's poster was short listed and then chosen as one of three to appear on Asda's Academic Calendar 2008/9.
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| ALUPRO Competition - September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Geography & Citizenship pupils in Key Stage 3 have won a camcorder for school as second place in an environmental competition run by recycling company ALUPRO. Their challenge was to identify environmental problems and to work in groups to make 'Facebook' style web-pages to show how these problems could be minimised or overcome. The pages were then put together to create the overall presentation. |
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| £500 Cheque presentation - September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
Year 10 pupils enjoyed an assembly with a difference on Friday 19th September as four members of 'The Bethany Project' came into school to accept a cheque for £500. |
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| Greenpower Car Competition - September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The students involved in the Greenpower electric car project attended the North West Regional heat at Aintree on Wednesday 10th September and were hoping to qualify for the next stage by running their car between 65-100 miles on the day. Unfortunately, the car did not run fast enough and ran out of time before it could cover the mileage. Commiserations to the team. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Competition Winners - September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Congratulations to June-Marie Jolly & Shannon Jackson ( Year 8 ) who have won 1st and 3rd places respectively in a national writing competition run by Random House Childrens books. The task was to write a ghost story, 500-750 words long. The competition was set by local author Joseph Delaney (author of 'The Spook's Apprentice' ) when we attended a book launch last term. |
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| Senior Prefects - September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The new senior prefects have now been appointed and are busy settling into their new roles. This year's Headboy is Daniel Savage and Headgirl is Bethany Duckett. Their deputies are Joe Dakin and Libby Hogg. They are supported by the senior Prefect Team, the Buddy Prefects, Sports Prefects and the remaining prefect team. The teams play a huge part in the successful running of the school and together with the School Council act as ambassadors for the school.
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| Year Tutors - September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
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