PROMS 2015: Siberian Huskies get Charlotte to Wadham’s Prom!
Posted: 2nd July 2015
THE last thing you would expect to see charging into Haselbury Mill on a hot and balmy night would be a team of Siberian Huskies who are more at home with the snow and ice of the Arctic and Antarctic – but, hey, this was no ordinary night. Year 11 students from Wadham School in Crewkerne gathered at the Mill for their end of year prom last night (Wednesday, July 1…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Weird science in Holyrood roadshow
Posted: 1st July 2015
PRIMARY schools have had the unique chance to experience life at Holyrood Academy in Chard through a series of science workshops. A team of staff, led by Kim Hill, have visited Ashill, Combe, Buckland and Winsham with their touring roadshow of scientific experiments! The workshops were themed on 'hot and cold reactions’ and Mrs Hill caused quite a stir with her…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Writing sweatshop winners at Bruton Festival of Arts
Posted: 1st July 2015
BRUTON School students Sophie Lloyd, Lucy Robertson and Eloise Thorne celebrated success at the 2015 Bruton Festival of Arts Writing Sweatshop Competition. They scooped a host of prizes at the event which was staged at the Girls’ School in Bruton. Between them, they scooped the first three awards with Sophie winning first prize, Lucy winning second prize and Eloise was…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Animal magic at Buckler’s Mead Academy
Posted: 27th June 2015
ANIMAL-LOVING Buckler's Mead Academy students in Yeovil are learning skills to launch potential careers as vets and animal carers with a new after-school club. The students are learning the care needed to look after a range of animals, as well as the maintenance of pets in the Animal Care club. They even get to look after rodents during holidays and long weekends as part…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Sun shines for Buckler’s Mead Academy
Posted: 26th June 2015
THE Buckler’s Mead Academy in Yeovil is to get another £500,000 package of improvements over the summer. The massive investment in the site over the summer months will be for the benefit of students after successful bids for building improvements and from the Academy's capital funding. The school, which was the most improved school in Somerset, Devon, Dorset and…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Poetry contest at Holyrood Academy
Posted: 26th June 2015
THE English department at Holyrood Academy in Chard staged its annual poetry competition on Thursday (June 25, 2015) entitled I Love Poetry. Thirty-seven budding poets from Years 7-9 prepared poems to recite off-by-heart, to a panel of judges and an audience. Students were judged for their clarity, diction and smooth delivery by Holyrood head Martin Brook, Amy Wheatley…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Fun and emotional day at Holyrood Academy's Leavers' Ceremony
Posted: 26th June 2015
YEAR 11 pupils at Holyrood Academy in Chard had a fun-filled but emotional time at their Leavers’ Ceremony. After literally years of planning this year group dressed up to the nines in the blazing hot sunshine and arrived at the Academy in an assortment of vehicles, including stretch limousines, vintage cars, fire engines, tractors and even a unicycle! Friends, family…
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Night Club makes a difference at Buckler's Mead
Posted: 26th June 2015
STUDENTS at Buckler's Mead Academy in Yeovil are sending numbers swelling at the school's new Night Club. But this is not any ordinary nightclub – it is an innovative after-school programme to help students get amazing GCSE results. The Night Club has been open after school from 4pm to 6pm every evening with around 30 students coming in for extra tuition. Headteacher…
PROM 2015: Wonderful night for Westfield students
Posted: 25th June 2015
DAZZLING dresses and snazzy suits were the order of the day as students from Westfield Academy in Yeovil gathered at Haselbury Mill this evening (Thursday, June 25, 2015) for the annual Year 11 Prom. Crowds of parents, family members and friends were there to greet the students as they arrived in a convoy of plush cars and other forms of transport including tractors and…
PROMS 2015: Stanchester students turn on the style
Posted: 25th June 2015
GORGEOUS weather greeted a cavalcade of transport as students gathered at Haselbury Mill last night (Wednesday, June 24, 2015) for Stanchester Academy’s annual Year 11 prom. Parents, family members and friends congregated outside the Mill’s Tithe Barn as the students arrived in style for their farewell party. The boys were dressed in smart suits, while the girls dazzled…
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