SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Holyrood win six-a-side tournament in Yeovil

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Holyrood win six-a-side tournament in Yeovil

Posted: 6th March 2015
FOOTBALL teams from Holyrood Academy Under-15s and Under-13s in Chard competed in a ‘friendly’ football tournament on the artificial pitch at Yeovil Recreation Ground. The exciting six-a-side event pitched Holyrood against Bucklers Mead and Westfield from Yeovil. Holyrood A came out on top with three victories, following some quality finishes from Brannon Puddock. The B…

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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Holyrood Sixth-Form triumph in rugby tournament

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Sixth-form triumph in rugby tournament

Posted: 5th March 2015
THE Sixth-Form from Holyrood Academy in Chard competed in a prestigious Sexey’s School 7s rugby tournament for the first time. After a tough group stage, which included the eventual trophy winners Marlborough College, Holyrood entered the third tier competition in which they triumphed over the hosts Sexeys 39pts-7 and then Gordano School 19pts-12 in the final to bring…

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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Classic children's stories coming to the Octagon Theatre!

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Classic children's stories coming to the Octagon Theatre!

Posted: 5th March 2015
THE Octagon Theatre in Yeovil is delighted to be presenting two fantastic productions from Tall Stories - the creators of The Gruffalo stage show - this season. While children around the area are today (Thursday, March 5, 2015) celebrating World Book Day by dressing up as their favourite book characters, two classic children’s stories will be brought to life live on…

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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Holyrood launches show jumping team

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Holyrood launches show jumping team

Posted: 5th March 2015
THREE students from Holyrood Academy in Chard represented the school at the NSEA show jumping event at the Bicton Arena in Devon. This was the first time ever Holyrood had entered the NSEA event and the team will continue to compete in a number of competitions over the coming months against schools from the South West including Colyton, Torquay Grammar and Blundell’s…

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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Holyrood praises its cross country runners

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Holyrood praises its cross country runners

Posted: 4th March 2015
HOLYROOD Academy in Chard achieved some respectable results in an Area Schools Cross Country race at King’s College in Taunton. A promising team of Year 7s and 8s gained decent results in the event on February 24, 2015. Jess Withers and Nicola Mullane came 31st and 32nd respectively in the girls race, while in hte boys section there was an excellent 16th finish for Jacob…

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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: The Wedding Singer at Holyrood Academy

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: The Wedding Singer at Holyrood Academy

Posted: 3rd March 2015
TALENTED students at Holyrood Academy in Chard have wowed audiences with their annual production. The students performed the musical comedy, The Wedding Singer, last week from February 24-26, 2015. Music teacher Trevor Lloyd-Jones said: “It was a terrific show. The students gave it loads of energy every performance and the music and singing was a triumph. The main…

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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Sunny-Ile children learn more about charity shop

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Sunny-Ile children learn more about charity shop

Posted: 3rd March 2015
CHILDREN from the Sunny-IlePre-School in Ilminster have been learning more about the work of the town’s St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice charity shop in the town. Sunny-Ile raised more than £20 through donations from children and parents and collected some unwanted clothes and toys. The children then went along to the hospice shop in Silver Street and learnt about how…

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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Preston strengthens links with Ghana partner school

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Preston strengthens links with Ghana partner school

Posted: 27th February 2015
PRESTON School in Yeovil has strengthened links with its partner school in Ghana. Jonathan Peace, who is head of global understanding at Preston which is also a business and enterprise academy, visited Hark Mount Sinai Senior High School in Akropong-Akuapem during the recent half-term week. He met with students and staff and the school’s new headteacher Mr Siameh. Mr…

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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: World Book Day at Preston Primary

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: World Book Day at Preston Primary

Posted: 27th February 2015
PUPILS at Preston Primary School in Yeovil will be celebrating World Book Day on Tuesday, March 5, 2015. They will be going to school dressed as their favourite book character and throughout the day the school will enjoyed special activities based around stories, authors and much more. Each pupil will receive a £1 World Book Day book voucher to use as part-payment…

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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Husky Hut is the plan for Huish

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES: Husky Hut is the plan for Huish

Posted: 26th February 2015
FUNDRAISERS at Huish Primary School in Yeovil are raising money to provide a Husky Hut for the school. A spokesman for the Parents, Teachers and Friends Association, speaking in the school’s latest newsletter, said: “We hope to have this constructed in the Easter holidays – through everybody’s generosity over the last year we are already halfway towards our target.” The…

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