Senior School News
EQUESTRIAN
Posted on: May, 31st May 2016
In Category: Senior School News, Sport News
Many congratulations to our Dressage Team of Francesca Aitchison, Zara Lye and Tessa Lye. In the Easter holidays the girls won the Inter Schools Dressage Qualifier, thus qualifying for the National Schools Championships in October, with Zara and Tessa winning their individual classes and qualifying as Individuals as well as within the
Read MoreCOUNTY ATHLETICS
Posted on: May, 31st May 2016
In Category: Senior School News, Sport News
With nine schools sending girls’ teams, and with seven boys’ teams, competition was high at Northgate in the schools’ athletics. Alex Weir-Simmons had another good meet with first place in the A 200m race and discus. Nathan Goddard ran an excellent 800m race to win his A event, and Oliver Juszt and Gabriel Newland won the A and B Shot respectively to dominate that particular
Read MoreSUFFOLK CADET SHIELD: TARGET RIFLE MEETING
Posted on: May, 31st May 2016
In Category: Senior School News, Woodbridge News
The fifteenth annual Woodbridge School CCF Suffolk Cadet Target Rifle competition was held at Middlewick ranges Colchester recently. The aim of the day is to prepare teams for the forthcoming National Rifle Association competition at Bisley, introduce new shooters to the sport and compete for the Suffolk Challenge shield and this year’s competition featured teams from
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DUTCH VISIT
Posted on: May, 23rd May 2016
In Category: Senior School News, Woodbridge News
On Friday 20 May we were visited by 30 Year 8 students from the Hofstad Lyceum School in the Hague, the Netherlands. Our Year 8 students played host by taking them to lunch and then they all undertook three activities on rotation in mixed nationality groups: continuous cricket, plastic cup challenge and presentations by the Dutch students about life in Holland (in English!!) This is the tenth year of their visit and continues what is a very long standing relationship between our
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THE WOODBRIDGE 10K, THE JUNIOR FUN RUN, AND THE SWING BAND
Posted on: May, 20th May 2016
In Category: Senior School News, Sport News, Woodbridge News
‘So, Mr Streat, how was the day for you?’
‘An awful lot better thanks to the fantastic lift I got from listening to the Swing Band before the start. It was on top form and brought broad smiles to everyone’s face – as it always does – no mean feat considering what lay ahead for the hundreds of
Read MoreSUFFOLK CHESS MEGAFINAL
Posted on: May, 20th May 2016
In Category: Senior School News, Woodbridge News
Last Sunday over 70 players from across the region converged on our sports dome to compete at the Suffolk Megafinal. I’m delighted to report that there were some outstanding performances from our school players: Rowan Kent won the Under 7 section with 6 wins from 6 games; Marina Pommier was Suffolk Under 9 Suprema with a 100% score
Read MoreJUNIOR MATHS CHALLENGE
Posted on: May, 20th May 2016
In Category: Senior School News, Woodbridge News
Many congratulations to our budding Newtons from Years 7 and 8 who between them secured an excellent four golds, 20 silvers and 26 bronze awards in the recent National Junior Mathematics Challenge. Best in Year 8 and the school as a whole was Saif Toubasey who scored a brilliant 111 out of a possible
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TENNIS NEWS: ISABELLE EATON GAINS NATIONAL RANKING
Posted on: May, 19th May 2016
In Category: Senior School News, Sport News, Woodbridge News
Isabelle Eaton had a successful run of tournaments over the Easter holidays and is currently ranked at number 2 in the U12 Girls’ National rankings.
She played in two U12 National tournaments over Easter, reaching the singles semi-finals in one and the quarter finals in the other. She also reached the semi-finals for the Girls’ doubles in both
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SUFFOLK HOCKEY TEAM SELECTIONS 2016
Posted on: May, 19th May 2016
In Category: Senior School News, Sport News, Woodbridge News
As the days get longer and the sun shines warmer, some pupils are still very much busy doing their “winter” sport, or have been awarded accolades for their efforts during the Hockey season.
Suffolk Hockey recently selected their final teams to compete in inter-county competitions. Molly Marshall represented Suffolk U13 while Annabel Yates was a non-travelling reserve for this strong
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SAILING FEVA
Posted on: May, 19th May 2016
In Category: Senior School News, Sport News, Woodbridge News
Last weekend saw Woodbridge enter 2 boats into the RS Feva open event held at Alton Water. Martha Carey, Bethany Wakefield, Louis Tomlinson and Christopher Long battled it out in the gusty wind on Saturday, testing their newly found asymmetric spinnaker handling skills to the limit. Then on Sunday, after a late start due to no
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