Our Spring magazine takes a look back on the term here at Waldegrave, covering all aspects of Waldegrave life from around the school to trips and visits and our community fundraisers.
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WALDEGRAVE SCHOOL MAGAZINE
ENJOY ACHIEVE EMPOWER
CONTENTS 03 04 WELCOME STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Pankhurst House Captains
09
SPRING HIGHLIGHTS
Eliot House Captains
18
TRIPS
Pupils write up the exciting trips this spring
22
AROUND THE SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS
Franklin House Captains
28
29
SPORTS ROUND UP
Seacole House Captains
MESSAGE Spring has certainly sprung at Waldegrave this term and the atmosphere is buzzing with the expectations of Summer just around the corner. We have channelled all this energy into trips, events and opportunities for students to have fun, develop their talents, extend their learning and reflect on important issues. In January our Year 9 students marked Holocaust
Memorial Day with visits to Richmond Synagogue hearing personal stories but also taking part in workshops to reflect more widely upon issues of discrimination. We have encouraged students to find confidence using their own voices, with Year 10 taking part in the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge this term. Well done to them all for such passionate speeches! Students have taken part in many sporting fixtures with particular success in basketball as our U13 and U15 teams have been named Borough Champions with Year 7 unbeaten as League Champions. The U14 cricket team who has success in the borough competition have progressed to the Middlesex finals. Read more about our sporting activities from page 29. Well done to them all! Our stand out trips this term included Year 8’s visit to see ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ a new play based on the book by Onjali Q. Raúf, about being a child refugee in Britain. This was a fantastic play and certainly prompted a lot of discussion in tutor time. Year 10 went to the Old Operating Theatre in Southwark for a gruesome lesson about the history of surgery from the oldest surviving surgical theatre in Europe, while our winners of last term’s photography competition got to visit the Natural History Museum to see this year’s Wild Life Photography Exhibition for further inspiration. We ended the term with today’s cheerful annual Easter Bonnet Parade, a much loved Waldegrave tradition. Thank you to those pupils who made such an effort with their bonnets, this year’s efforts were simply fantastic. We wish everyone a wonderful Easter break and ‘buon viaggio’ to our pupils heading to Italy on the ski trip. Safe travels to all and we look forward to welcoming everyone back on 13 April for the Summer Term.
Student Achievements
FLORENCE P, 10FCO I was invited to speak at the Houses of Parliament representing the Sea Cadets Corps, to discuss the role of Youth Workers and Volunteers with the aim to help build a picture of what we see this field of work looking like in the future. I delivered a five minute speech sharing my opinions and personal experiences of volunteers in the Sea Cadet Corps and the way they have helped shape the person I am today. In my speech, I also
talked about how fundamental volunteers are in the development of young people and the impact they can have to change lives. I am grateful for this opportunity because it has given me so many new skills and it really helped improve my confidence, especially around public speaking, which I have been very nervous about doing in the past. Using the skills I have gained, I am looking forward to hopefully doing more public speaking in the future!
ROSIE R & LUCY L, 9PIR
Well done to pupils, Rosie R and Lucy L for their volunteering with charity, Skinners’ Almshouse, last term as part of their Duke of Edinburgh challenge. They made weekly visits to Percy Bilton Court, a care home in Hounslow during the Autumn Term, these culminated in the students
running a festive flower arranging workshop in December. The residents really enjoyed the visits with Lucy and Rosie and the pupils have been invited back to run another event for Easter. Well done!
Student Achievements
JESS S, 10SSA Jess took part in a performing arts festival, Springboard, in Brighton this Spring. The festival offers a range of competitive and non-competitive classes for music and drama students. Jess entered three classes, Grade 8, Jazz and Sonata. She took the top spot in the Sonata Class with the adjudicator, Cellist, Alison Moncreiff saying her performance was “highly polished” and “one of the best performances” of Beethoven’s Spring Sonata that she had heard in “many years of examining”. Very well done Jess!
ELA U, 9SHU
Last Year Ela got the incredible news that she had won the Young Writers’ Radio Drama competition with drama company Complicite. The competition inspired young writers, like Ela, to create and submit their own radio play scripts, with the two winners recorded and made into radio plays.
Ela was in Year 8 when she first heard that she had won the competition and took part in the recording process. The big news is that the recording of her play is now available to listen to on Soundcloud here. Enjoy!
Student Achievements COSETTE F, 10SSR
Last year, I graduated from Suzuki Viola Book 4, which is considered equivalent to ABRSM Grade 6. I was invited to perform at Duke’s Hall at the Royal Academy of Music for my graduation concert. I was very honoured to be able to perform on such a historic stage, where so many
great musicians have performed. In Suzuki you cannot skip pieces, so to graduate I had to memorise and polish all 51 pieces from all the Books, not just test three pieces in the ABRSM exams. It was a lot of work but very
rewarding. My favourite moment was the joint finale with all the graduating players. The last note rang in the hall for a long time and the sound felt almost magical. I was really proud and grateful to experience it.
ANDREA T, 11ERU
M&S launched a competition last February calling for young people to create a winning design for this their YoungMinds Hello Yellow kidswear collection. Andrea’s cute and colourful cat themed design was one of the winners in the 12-16 year old category and was included in the range available online and in stores last Autumn.
As part of the prize she was given enough t-shirts for her whole class to wear on World Mental Health Day.
Student Achievements SCARLETT C, 7FSM
Scarlett auditioned and was selected to join the Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra - Training Orchestra late last year. She has been rehearsing with them every week and this March took part in an outstanding musical performance at their Spring Concert at Cadogan Hall. Her next concert with them will be at Fairfield Halls in July.
Congratulations to Year 9 pupils Bea C, Eva C, Mabel and Selin for their hard work at the Junior Scullery Head, Dorney Lake on Monday 23 March. Competing in the Women’s Juniors 14 4x plus SELIN Y, EVA C, BEA C & MABEL J, YEAR 9 She has earned an Honours result in the Junior Intermediate Instrumental section at the Richmond Performing Arts Festival for her cello performance which also took place in March. This is fantastic work, well done Scarlett. We look forward to hearing about more of her achievements in the future!
cox event with the Walbrook Rowing Club. There were 56 competitors and the team came in 8 place as wonderful result demonstrating the hard work and determination of these rowers. th
Student Achievements This term our student’s taking their music, dance and drama exams have seen extraordinary results! Well done to you all for putting in so much dedication to your passions. PERFORMING ARTS EXAMS Nina N - Piano Grade 5 - DISTINCTION Nina N - Guitar Grade 1 - DISTINCTION Lizzie Y - Clarinet Grade 2 - MERIT Maja J - Piano Grade 2 - PASS Florence P - Clarinet Grade 3 - PASS Scarlett C - Cello Grade 5 - PASS Good luck to all those with grading exams over the break! If you would like to include your achievements in next term’s School Magazine please send the details to Mrs Coleman via marketing@waldegravesch.org and copy in the relevant subject teacher. We would love to receive your photos too!
National Portrait Gallery click with Year 10
This term Waldegrave School was selected as one of only four school around the country to work with the National Portaint Gallery (NPG)on a special photography programme for Year 10 students, funded by the Law Photography Programme for Schools. Photographers from the NPG came to Waldegrave to work with a selected group of 25 students from Year 10. The students were supported by Artist educators to build their photography skills, creating portraits of people within the school who are significant to them. The models included both teaching staff from a range of subjects to caretaker staff in their workroom, celebrating the whole school community and capturing a range of stories and relationships. The next step in this project was for the students to take photographic portraits as homework, considering who is significant to them from their own community and how to communicate this in a photograph. A second visit in March had students taking part in a critical discussion of the photographs they have produced to help select the images which will be considered for a photographic display at the National Portrait Gallery in June, bringing together the photographs by the four participating schools. The exhibition, ‘Through My Lens’, will be on display in the Studio Gallery at NPG from June-September 2026
Waldegrave’s Bake off Challenge
Following Waldegrave tradition, the Spring Term brought with it ‘The Great Waldegrave Bake Off!’ Pupils from years 7 to 10 were challenged to make 24 cupcakes using two different flavoured but complimentary batters and a surprise filling. The cupcakes needed to be presented creatively but each of the 24 needed to look the same. This was a challenge that pupils rose to with aplomb. Small groups of two or three students volunteered to represent their form, competing each week to be the Year group winners. The cakes were judged on bake, texture, flavour, skill and presentation by a group of staff independent from the
year group. Winners were announced each Friday to classes during afternoon tutor time. Year 10 were the first to have a stab at the cupcake challenge with impressive flavours, light sponge and technical skills on show with the decorations. teachers who had joined the bakers said how impressed they were by how well they worked together as teams.
Standout flavours from Year 10 were apple pie and cinnamon, bannoffee as well as some chocolate and berry combinations.
The following week Year 9 had their turn to compete for the title of bake off champion. As ever the competition was fierce and the cakes absolutely delicious, with two fantastic mango
most creative flavour combinations seen so far in the At the beginning of March Year 8 stepped up with some of the focused toppings mixes and a very surprising toasted marshmallow topping for the ’mores themed cupcakes!
cupcake with coconut, lime and vanilla, as well as a delicious chocolate, orange and cardamom combination. competition. There was a fun tropical
Finally Year 7 donned their aprons this week, despite half the year having not begun their Food and Nutrition rotation yet! They impressed judges with their skills and lovely flavour mixes from mint chocolate mini eggs, cohoclate and raspberry to black bottom cheesecake!
Teachers were seen rushing to food tech each Friday break time to get a chance to taste some of the competing cupcakes. as every year group made the challenge of judging very enjoyable if somewhat difficult! A huge well done to all who took part!
Bake off Challenge Winners
8PCO: Chocolate & Strawberry
7SRI: Biscoff & Coffee
9SHU: Apple Pie & Cinnamon
10PUR: Apple & Cinnamon
Waldegrave cracks up for Comic Relief
On Friday 20 March pupils at Waldegrave ditched their uniforms and wore something red to celebrate Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day. Mr Reynolds also managed a competition for the school’s cheesiest joke, with each class selecting their favourites submitted from across their year group. The winning jokes were recorded being read out by the teachers and shown at afternoon tutor time. Well done to classes: 7PCL, 8SDE, 8FLY, 9STR, 10FDO, 10SAN, 11ERU & 11FWD for their winning jokes.
See video here
We raised a fantastic £1362.50 from all your
generous donations
In Egypt, they found a mummy covered in chocolate and nuts, they think they've found a Pharaoh Rocher!
Year 7 and 8 wowed us with their creative designs at Waldegrave’s annual Easter Bonnet Parade - well done to everyone who took part, the bonnets were sp-egg-tacular! This traditional event always bring a smile and is an egg-strodinary way to end the Spring Term! Congratulations to our winners: Eggscelent Easter Bonnets Eggscelent Easter Bonnets
Year 7: Cleo, Annabelle, Libery, Aden, Constance, Orla, Ada, Anika, Maya, Isabel & Zinnia Year 8: Siri, Sophia & Anastasia
MUSIC at Waldegrave
Get your feathery fans and black spectacles ready - today’s article is all things WICKED!
This spring term in January, we went to London with the music department. We took part in dancing and singing workshops at Danceworks with the staff who work with the Wicked cast - it was really enjoyable, and the choreography we were taught had the whole group beaming and laughing. Not only this, but we also got to watch Wicked live at the Apollo, Victoria, so called a matinee - a performance that takes place during the day. Lots of songs we knew from our set work and studies of the screenplay came up, and it was hard not to sing along too!
My favourite part
The other music students really enjoyed the outing, but for me the best part was the Danceworks experience. I had so much fun dancing and singing the musical number One Short Day, I definitely recommend having a go for anyone who hasn’t tried so, or musical theatre before!
By Helena M, 11ERU
Connie W, 9EMU and Natalia P, 9SAN
Where do I even start? Going to watch ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ was such a memorable trip and so much fun to go to the Rose Theatre and spend time with friends. SPRING TRIPS REFUGEE STORY RESONATES WITH PUPILS
The play was powerful and the set design was very creative! The actors were expressive and humorous. Each one of the characters had very different personalities and that made it entertaining. The storyline was incredible and engaging. I had not read the book before, so it was all a surprise to me. I loved how it was set in a primary school with all the children in Year 5 as it brought back many old memories from my old school. The characters were quirky and I loved their use of sound effects. They used direct addresses really effectively in quite a lot of scenes. Most of the time, all the characters would freeze except for Ahmed and he would talk to the audience and break the fourth wall. This was effective as it made the people watching the play really feel connected to the characters. The scene that had the most impact on me had to be when Armed (the main character) explained how he and his family escaped Syria. This scene was so meaningful and I found it emotional as all the characters are only 9 years old and obviously don’t understand what’s going on in the world. Drawings he had done of different stages of his journey were displayed at the back of the stage and as he narrated each one, they lit up. He explained his story in detail going through each step individually. During the next few days, the play made me reflect that we should always be mindful as we have no idea what is going on in other people's lives. So many people are fighting battles the whole time without other people realising. By Penelope H, 8FGC
Old Operating Theatre
By Marcia W and Freya W both 10EFR
On the week beginning of March 2 Year 10 History students went to the Old operating theatre in Central London. nd, We arrived around 12:00 and started to climb the spiral staircase until we reached the Operating theatre . When we entered we sat in the surrounding stands where previous surgeons stood when watching a live operation. The first thing I noticed about the operating theatre was how small it was. It was shaped like a circle with wooden benches going up around the sides where medical students would stand and watch the surgery. In the middle there was a simple wooden table where the patient would lie in the operation. There were old surgical tools on a small table nearby and a coat with fake blood on it for show. There was also a big window over the table so the surgeons could see in the day. The whole room was wooden and looked really old, which made it easier to imagine what it would have been like back when surgeries actually happened there. The theatre itself was built in the attic of a church and was actually part of a hospital ward that was used only for women. It was fascinating to learn that this space would once have been full of patients being treated many centuries ago.
activities to try. I enjoyed making small herbal tea bags using cloves, cinnamon and other herbs that might have been used for remedies in old hospitals. We saw preserved human body parts used for medical study, and smelled different soaps and strange ingredients that were once used in medicine. It was fun getting to try something ourselves rather than just looking at things behind glass. The trip made me think about how crucial understanding is in our daily lives, and how weird medicine from years ago seems today. Overall, it was a really good experience. It was especially interesting for history students, but its enjoyable for anyone who is curious about medicine and its gruesome but interesting past.
During the talk we learned about the early history of St Thomas’s Hospital. The hospital originally began as an infirmary at St Mary Overie (which is now Southwark Cathedral) in the early 12th century. It was run by Augustinian monks and nuns and later dedicated to St Thomas Becket. After a large fire the hospital moved to Sit Thomas’ street. Later in the 1500s, after the Reformation, the hospital closed for several years but was reopened by Edward VI.
We were shown how surgery used to be carried out in the operating theatre. There was a funny demonstration where a student pretended to have a leg amputated, which helped show how operations might have looked in the past. We learned about improved hygiene to stop infections. We saw how dangerous and painful operations were before modern medicine It made me realise how much medicine has changed over time and how important those discoveries were. We explored the museum area, there were lots of hands-on
MATHS IN ACTION
I didn’t expect a day about maths to feel quite so varied! When we first arrived, I assumed the day would be full of long, complicated talks filled with complicated ideas. In some ways, that was true, but there were also moments that made the day more interesting than I had expected. One of the talks I went to was about investment banking, revealing how maths can be used to make financial decisions or when assessing risk. It was complex stuff but showed maths in practical terms outside of lessons. One of the more unexpected talks of the day was about Pokémon. I hadn’t expected to be talking about card trading games but probability and strategy are built into the game. This talk made me see how mathematical ideas can apply to many things outside of school. It was one of the more accessible and lighthearted sessions. There was also a useful talk on interpreting statistics but the most directly useful part of the day was probably the session on exam techniques from Dr Frost. It was more straightforward than the other talks, focusing on practical advice, like how to approach different types of questions and better learn from mistakes. It was helpful to hear this explained, especially with exams getting closer. Overall, the trip wasn’t what I expected and showed that maths has a wider range of applications than we usually see in class, even if some of it was challenging to fully understand. By the end of the day, I felt like I had a slightly different perspective on the subject, and a greater appreciation for its everyday uses as well. Article by Rashid A, 12AMZ
This has been a busy term for Year 11 pupils, from mock exams to projects and trips to support their coursework, improve techniques and boost understanding of core texts for their end of year exams. Early in January Design and Technology pupils took part in ‘Make Days’, a day off timetable to focus on developing prototypes in support of their GCSE portfolios. PE students who needed extra credits in an additional sport got the chance to learn a new skill by scaling up the walls at White Spider Climbing Centre. GCSE Art students went on an inspiring trip to Tate Britain where over 500 years of British art is represented, helping them to come up with ideas for their exam theme entitled ‘Found’. Our Year 11 physicists on the other hand, tried their best in the Intermedia Physics Challenge which challenges problem solving skills. Exams have already begun. Food Tech and Drama practical exams took place in March and we have been wowed this week by our Design and Technology students who have shared their work in a very impressive exhibition. We wish them all the best in their preparations ahead of the Summer term and hope they get some rest in amongst all the revision over the Easter break! AROUND THE SCHOOL: GCSE PREPARATIONS GET UNDERWAY
This academic year as part of our Reading Matters initiative we have introduced Book Champions at Waldegrave. The Book Champions have been working hard to encourage reading across the school and World Book Day was another chance to share our love of books. Our Book Champions helped our English Department to run a really popular book swap event for World Book Day. This was a fun event during lunchtime where Year 7 and 8 students could bring and swap books they had finished reading. It was a lovely event with pupils sharing what they enjoyed about their books and introducing them to their friends. The school also shared World Book day tokens offering £1 off a book of choice, these were able to be used at any book shop but also at the Travelling Book Fair our Librarian, Mrs Croucher had organised to visit us for a whole week. The book fair returns each year and is an opportunity for students to find out about new books but also to support the school as every book purchased at the Book Fair helps to earn free books for the Waldegrave library. This year we sold almost £700 worth of books, meaning Waldegrave will receive around £270 in rewards, which is fantastic news for our library. 2026 is the National Year of Reading, making this year’s World Book Day even more special. At Waldegrave we promote reading through our Book Champions who this year have set reading challenges across the school, shared book reviews and created shortlists of brilliant books to read with their year groups. You can read more about our Book Champions on their dedicated webpage. AROUND THE SCHOOL: WORLD BOOK DAY & THE SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
AROUND THE SCHOOL: NEW VIEWS PLAYWRITING CLUB In the New Views playwriting group, individually we are working toward producing a thirty page piece of playwriting to enter in a competition with the National Theatre. Once a fortnight, we meet after school to learn about different aspects of theatre and different playwriting techniques - then take that knowledge home and apply it to our work. For instance, one week we studied armatures, and used that to help us structure our plays and another week we studied staging, so that we could try and envisage how our play would look. The group is made up of 14 students, a mixture of Year 9s and Year 10s, led by English Teacher, Miss Lynes. We get on really well, due to our shared love of reading, writing and watching plays, and it is really fun as we all get to help and inspire each other with new ideas and encouragement. As part of New Views, we have also been given the opportunity to visit the National Theatre and watch a play called Ballet Shoes. At the start of the program, we were visited by a professional playwright who delivered a workshop that aimed to build our understanding of theatre and inspire us to build an image in our heads of what we wanted our plays to be about, what message we
wanted to communicate and the fundamentals that would tie together the structure. In this workshop we were all given an item and writing prompts, using these we were tasked to write a short synopsis for a play centred around our object. The objects included a set of dominoes, a christmas card, a pair of glasses, a pot of glitter (which I chose!) and many other weird and wonderful items. After doing this activity, I realised that a successful play was one where you have to think ‘outside of the box’ to create something that is truly unique but also anchored to a topic or concept that is relatable enough that an audience can appreciate it. In February, as a part of the New Views Playwriting Group, we were very lucky to be visited by a professional playwright, Jeniffer, who helped provide feedback and guidance around our first drafts. She used her experience and knowledge to help us deepen our plays, add detail and refine elements. I found this super useful because, after the feedback session, I was able to bring out the best in my script by weaving in more dramatic techniques and enhancing the staging and dialogue. This was beneficial to everyone because it prepared us really well for when we had to submit our plays into the New Views Playwriting competition, set up by the National Theatre. I have really enjoyed learning about playwriting. It is something I (and I’m sure many others in the group) have not had the opportunity to discover in depth, and I have loved learning about all the different aspects that make up a successful theatre production. It has completely shone a whole new light on how complex and amazing theatre can be. Because of this, I have realised that whilst I am not currently studying playwriting at school, the skills I have been learning have been really useful in my own writing and when I am studying because it has given me a deeper understanding of structure and literary techniques. I am so grateful to have been given this opportunity, and want to thank all the teachers (especially Ms Lynes) who have given us this opportunity.
Article by Florence P, 10FCO and Ameera F, 9PAH
AROUND THE SCHOOL: AVA PICKETT TALK - FROM 1536 TO 2026... On the 10th of March, Waldegrave was lucky enough to be visited by the award winning playwright and screenwriter Ava Pickett. She came in to speak to the English and Drama A-Level students and the Year 11 book club about her work and how she got to where she is now. Ava is best known for her plays ‘Emma’ and ‘1536’ which won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, as well as her writing on the Netflix comedy series ‘How To Get To Heaven From Belfast’. Her work is incredibly relevant in our modern society, addressing subjects like misogyny and the importance of female friendship in the face of patriarchy. We found it so inspirational to hear Ava speak openly and honestly about her experiences and how they have led her to reach such a high level of success. She spoke about how she had initially pursued acting, only turning to writing when acting didn't work out the way she had planned. This was especially interesting, as many successful individuals speak about instant achievement in their fields of work, rather than shifting careers and only then finding what they were looking for. She emphasised the importance of not setting your sights on one particular goal but appreciating different pathways to success. As young people, this is a necessary and reassuring sentiment in the
face of looming career choices and the fear of choosing a preconceived “wrong” pathway. Her barefaced realism, pure passion and love for her craft was fresh and inspiring. Her way of speaking also portrayed her clear love for her characters and plays. When asked if she would change anything about her characters she proudly said that the way she presented them in ‘1536’ was true to how she envisioned them - a pride in her craft which is admirable and something to really aspire to. As our Year 11 book club are currently reading ‘1536’, she focused mainly on her experience and inspiration for writing this play. She told us about how she had grown up surrounded by strong women which had shaped her desire to present the dynamic of female friendship in a fun but also digestible way. The reason she had chosen the time period of the Tudors was to explore a historically significant moment which really resonantes with present times in terms of issues surrounding feminism and misogyny. Overall, we found that her most inspiring sentiments were that of hope and perseverance even when you feel that your life isn’t going how you had envisioned it. She highlighted the importance of not giving up hope but following through on the thing which truly brings you the most fulfillment.
Article by Lucy D, 12AMZ and Felicity J, 12NSI
Earlier this term, I visited Hampton School for the Independent State Schools PERFORMING ARTS: ISSP MUSIC DAY
Partnership (ISSP) music day. There were around 20 Waldegrave students, one of the largest cohorts attending - testament to the excellent work of our music department and the quality of our school orchestra - alongside a variety of schools from Hampton and Lady Eleanor Holles, to Teddington and Tolworth.
For the morning session we were split into wind and string sectionals, as a violist I was in the strings. The repertoire was diverse and exciting, covering latin fusion ‘Tico Tico’, Bizet’s ‘Farandole’ from his l’arlesienne suite and musical theatre hit ‘Seize The Day’. These were brought alive by the fantastic group of musicians; in fact I later learned that my desk partner was a concerto standard soloist who participated in competitions across the country. To play alongside such an incredible musician was truly a privilege. Following the morning session, we were treated to a workshop with a beatboxer. We learned how the famous “boots and cats”, a beginner- friendly beatbox phrase, could be used to create a simple rhythm and I was one of many to perform a short sequence in front of the orchestra. It was lots of fun, however beatboxing is not in my future! After lunch we had an afternoon of rehearsals where the wind section, strings and choir combined to rehearse joint pieces. It was fascinating to see how different instruments (especially the choir) rehearsed and to see not only the strings’ but the other groups’ music improve around us. Our day’s efforts culminated in an incredible concert in the beautiful Hammond Theatre. Soloists and small groups played the first half, including a notoriously difficult piece, Vivaldi’s four seasons. It was such a joyful feeling, playing good music alongside brilliant musicians.
I hope this remains a regular fixture in the Waldegrave music calendar and that others are able to share in this amazing opportunity.
Article by Flo V, 10FCO
Our sports team have not been waiting for the heat of the Summer to show that they are on fire, with win after win across all our teams. Well done to all our Basketballers who have been doing incredibly this term, our Year 7, 8 and 9's winning not their tournaments and our Year 7's won their entire league too! This is a fabulous start in their Waldegrave sporting careers and we hope to see more of this into the future. Our swimming team did fantastically at the Richmond Swimming Championships taking gold in the 50 meters freestyle for Year 9 (Emilia G, 9EDA), 50 meters breaststroke Year 9 (Belle D, 9STR) as well as in the Year 9 and Year 10 Freestyle Team Relays. Congratulations to all our swimmers - the teaching staff were really proud of the effort everyone made in their events and for the strong support they all gave each other throughout the competition. WALDEGRAVE SPORTS REPORT
Other sporting highlights included our Year 7's getting stuck in with an indoor cricket, football five-a-side and rugby tournaments while Sixth Form continued with their football and our under 16s rugby team enjoyed a fantastic afternoon of rugby for the Richmond Well done to everyone who has been a player this term, as you will see from the table of results our teams have been busy. Whether you have been playing in matches, in lessons or taking part in training we are incredibly proud of our sports department at Waldegrave - encouraging participation, team work and our values: enjoy, achieve, empower, in every game. Schools Sport’s Partnership participation tournament.
SPRING TERM RESULTS
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
YR 9/10 RRSP BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
FRIDAY 9 JANUARY
U13 INDOOR CRICKET TOURNAMENT
THIRD
MONDAY 12 JANUARY
U16 RUGBY: FRIENDLY TOURNAMENT
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WEDNESDAY 14 JANUARY
BOROUGH CHAMPIONS
YR 7 FIVE-A-SIDE
FRIDAY 16 JANUARY
SIXTH FORM FOOTBALL V SIR RICHARD REYNOLDS
2-2 DRAW
MONDAY 19 JANUARY
YR 7 BASKETBALL LEAGUE V TWICKENHAM SCHOOL
42-2 WIN
MONDAY 19 JANUARY
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
YR 7/8 RSSP BASKETBALL TORNAMENT
WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY
4-2 WIN
YR 7/8 RSSP FOOTBALL LEAGUE FINAL
FRIDAY 30 JANUARY
YR 7 BASKETBALL V SIR RICHARD REYNOLDS
38-18 WIN
TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY
GOLD IN 4 DISCIPLINES
RICHMOND SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY
YR 7 BASKETBALL V HAMPTON HIGH
23-0 WIN
MONDAY 9 FEBRUARY
YR 7 RUGBY TOURNAMENT
THIRD
WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY
YR 9/10 FOOTBALL V HAMPTON HIGH
5-1 WIN
TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY
THIRD: CUP FOURTH: PLATE Y7: 10-6 LOSS Y8: 17-7 LOSS
YR 8 RSSP NETBALL TORNAMENT
FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY
YR 7/8 NETBALL V ORLEANS PARK
TUESDAY 3 MARCH
YR 9/10 FOOTBALL V TURING HOUSE
0-1 WIN
TUESDAY 3 MARCH
Y7: 11-5 WIN Y8: 13-2 WIN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Y7: 8-4 WIN Y8: 10-5 WIN Y7: 13-1 LOSS Y8: 20-1 WIN
YR 7/8 NETBALL V GREY COURT
THURSDAY 5 MARCH
YR 7 RSSP BASKETBALL TORNAMENT
FRIDAY 6 MARCH
YR 7/8 NETBALL V LIFT RICHMOND PARK
WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH
YR 7/8 NETBALL V SIR RICHARD REYNOLDS
THURSDAY 12 MARCH
YR 9/10 FOOTBALL V RICHMOND UPON THAMES
4-2 LOSS
THURSDAY 12 MARCH
FIFTH: CUP FOURTH: PLATE SECOND PLACE - SHIELD WINNERS
YR 7 RSSP NETBALL TORNAMENT
FRIDAY 13 MARCH
U16 RUGBY 7S TOURNAMENT
THURSDAY 19 MARCH
YR 7 BASKETBALL V LIFT RICHMOND PARK
22-19: WIN
THURSDAY 19 MARCH
YR 9/10 FOOTBALL V TEDDINGTON
4-1: LOSS
THURSDAY 19 MARCH
Y8 3V3 BASKETBALL V CHRIST'S SCHOOL
22-19: WIN
FRIDAY 20 MARCH
Y7/8 NETBALL V CHRIST’S SCHOOL
0-0: TBC
THURSDAY 26 MARCH
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