Year Eight

Year 8 representatives

After an exciting election campaign involving eleven candidates, three of our students were elected as Year 8 representatives. Congratulations to Julia Head, Meg Abernethy-Hope and Joe Torrible! The quality of the manifestos produced by all eleven candidates was quite superb, with many wonderful ideas raised.

They will be invited to the School Council forum to take part in discussions and report back to the year group in an assembly.

Scrabble and Chess club

Both of these clubs have proved enormously popular with our students – thanks go to Mr Sinclair and Mr Brown for giving up their time to run these lunchtime clubs.

Year 8 football

The Year 8 Boys excellent run in the Somerset County Cup came to a resounding halt at the Semi-Final stage. After some strong performances in previous rounds, confidence was high going into the clash with Clevedon School. Notoriously slow starters, we fell behind early on, but managed to muster an equaliser thanks to a determined Jordan Bishop. His poacher's finish filled the Managers' heads with thoughts of another Cup-Final appearance for the team, following on from last year's showing in the BANES Schools competition. However, that optimism was dashed in dramatic fashion, as Clevedon ran (or rather walked) out 6-1 winners! It seemed that the boys had left a lot of their energy and boisterousness on the mini-bus, and both Mr Blower and Mr Brown were keen to remind them that their attitude and desire needs to match that of the opposition if they are to fulfil their promise as a team. We are looking forward to writing a more positive report when we return to action in the New Year!!

Year 8 rugby

The year 8 rugby team have had a fantastic season so far with them winning the league, reaching the final of the County Cup and quarter final of the Somerset Cup, both of which are yet to be played.  During this time the team have managed to score a massive score of 214 points while only conceding 36 over a mixture of five league and Cup matches; an average of scoring 42 points a game and conceding just 7!   The build up in training ready for the Quarter Final of the Somerset Cup has been superb with high numbers attending morning, lunch time and evening practices.

Year 8 Girls’ Netball

The Year 8 girls have had a successful season so far having played 4 league games, winning 3 and losing only one. They are yet to play Broadlands in the league to see if they go through to the League Final. We await this match with baited breath!

They were a little unlucky in their annual tournament in that they had a difficult draw and despite their best efforts came a disappointing 5^th out of 9. Still all is not lost and we wish them well in their final league match.

Practices take place on a Monday dinnertime, and there have been a regular group of up to 20 players trying out for the team. Well done to all who have played.

Year 8 Girls’ Hockey

The hockey season starts next term and the girls are already excited as they approach their first game.  A regular turnout of about 16 girls has meant that valuable practices and skills have been learnt, in a really positive atmosphere and in all weathers! Their enthusiasm for the game is encouraging and Miss Straw is fairly confident that a winning season lies ahead (that is as long as they don’t eat too much Xmas Pudding!)!!

New members to the club which meet on a Wednesday dinnertime are always welcome!