This Weeks Sporting Highlights....
The Last Week in Sport – 30th June to 4th July
10 Junior Sports Leaders assisted the running of Moor Edge Sports day. Each leader led and managed a team in a range of sporting activities.
12 Young Sports Leaders assisted in the running of Backworth sports day.
Another 10 Sports Leaders assisted with the running of The Festival of Sport for Primary schools. 12 schools participated in the event and with the help of the leaders made the event a huge success.
The PE department would like to congratulate all the superb help given by the Sports Leaders this week. They have worked extremely hard and done themselves proud – Well Done!
Y10 had an inter form football competition over 2 lunchtimes.
23rd June to 27th June
Two girls finished runners up in the North Tyneside tennis festival. Congratulations goes to Emily Rutherford (Y9) and Holly Green (Y7).
A group of Y10 Sports Leaders helped with the running of the Tri golf festival at The Lakeside.
The Y7 Young Leaders excelled themselves on another trail day at The Rising Sun Country Park. They worked with children from a local Primary school for the day as well as leading activities with some staff from Churchill Community College.
Y9 had an inter form football competition over 2 lunchtimes. After a close fiunal 9MA eventually won.
16th June to 20th June
A Y5/6 Rounders, cricket and softball festival was held at GSHS. Around 150 pupils from local Primary schools took part in the sports afternoon.
A number of Y7/8 athletes took part in a track and field competition at Monkton Stadium. They had already qualified from a previous meeting at Longbenton. At Monkton 2 students qualified for the next stage which is the County Championship at Gateshead Stadium. They were Danielle Hedley (Y8 – Shot Putt) and Stacey Cooper (Y8- Javelin). Well done to both of them.
Monday 9th June – Friday 13th June
Athletics
6 students are representing North Tyneside at the county athletics event on Saturday 13th June. They qualified through from the first round at Monkton.
They are Vicky Shaw (Y10 – Discus), Jessica Potts (Y10 – 1500m), James Balmer (Y10 – Discus), Steven Job (Y9 High Jump), Martin Scott (Y9 – High jump), Andrew Toothill (Y12 – Discus).
35 Y7/8 students competed in the Longbenton and District athletics on Tuesday. 8 students qualified through to the North Tyneside competition next Tuesday (17th June) at Monkton. They are Gemma Robinson (Y7 – High Jump), Lea Robinson (Y7 - 800m), Alex Whitmore (Y7 – 800m), Steven Whitmore (Y7 – 200m), Alyx Scott (Y8- 200m), Danielle Hedley (Y8 – Shot Putt), Sarah Main (Y8 – Shott Putt), S. Cooper (Y8 – Javelin).
Awards
Ashleigh Rutherford (Y9) has been awarded the title of Young Female Achiever of the Year for disability sport. She received the award at a high profile event in Durham on Tuesday.
Monday 2nd June- Friday 6th June
Congratulations to Emily Rutherford in Y8! She has been selected to play tennis for the county team. Emily is ranked 4th in the county.
Congratulations also to Natasha Wilson. She is the regional Karate champion. Natasha is competing on 21st June in Barnsley at the national qualifiers event.
A group of Y9 and 10 students competed in the North Tyneside athletics at Monkton on Tuesday. A number of students progressed through to represent North Tyneside at the County Championship in a couple of weeks. We are waiting for the official results. Names will be posted on the website when we get them.
Westmoor, Amberley and Bailey Green competed in the Y5/6 Longbenton and district athletics on Thursday.
Steve Sharp (Badminton Development Coach) spent some working with Y10 students at the Lakeside Centre during their PE lessons. He was involved in coaching 6 lessons over a 2 day period. Students have picked up some new skills as well as developing their interest in badminton. Steve was also impressed by the enthusiasm and commitment that the students showed on the day – Well done to them!
Monday 19th May to Friday 23rd May 2008
Year 8 boys and girls played Saint Thomas More at tennis. In a very competitive match GSHS eventually lost 17 – 11.
The Year 7 boys also played Saint Thomas More in cricket. Again the game was very entertaining and competitive with the boys losing by 6 runs.
A group of 16 pupils from Year 7 spent a day at the Rising Sun Country Park. The Young Leaders worked with a local Primary School for the day, where they lead team building activities. All the pupils were excellent ambassadors for the school.
A group of Year 9 and 10 pupils assisted with the running of Westmoor Primary sports day. The junior sports leaders led activities and events at the school. Again they were a credit to themselves and their school.
Two cricket teams from Year 7/8 entered the North Tyneside cricket festival in Tynemouth. The all day event was extremely successful as all pupils were able to play competitive cricket and improve their skills.
A team of kick boxers entered the North Tyneside kickboxing festival. The pupils from Y7, 8 and 10 entered the festival following 8 kickboxing lessons from specialist coach Kerri Temple. The festival involved no direct competition from pupils, it was judged on how well pupils were able to demonstrate their skills.
Monday 12th May – Friday 16th May 2008
Cricket
Year 10 and 11 boys played Seaton Burn at Backworth Cricket Club. The lads played extremely well but were beaten in the end.
Festival of Sport
The festival took place at Temple Park. Schools from all round the region sent students to compete in a fun day of sport. 5 Year 9 girls took part.
Tennis
Leanne Illingworth and Alice Rutherford finished second in the Year 11 North Tyneside tennis tournament.
Kielder Challenge
A group of Key Stage 3 students went to Carlisle to compete in the second round of the Kielder Challenge. This was a follow on to their success several weeks ago in the first round at The Rising Sun Country Park.
Football
The Year 7 B team played a friendly against Seaton Burn (A team). They lost 4-0 but put in a very workman like performance that they all should be proud off. The Year 7 A team attended a presentation at The Village Hotel where they collected the North Tyneside league and cup trophies that they won. 5 of the squad also collected certificates for representing North Tyneside this season.
Coaching Courses
Anyone interested (Y11,12 and 13) in doing their FA Level 1 coaching badge please see a member of the PE department for more details. A course is running soon at GSHS. It is free of charge.
There is also a swimming lifesaving course starting soon (Y11,12 and 13). See PE department for more details.
Clubs
Clubs are running at present for athletics, tennis, rounders, cricket and kickboxing. See a member of the PE staff for more details.
