Individual Achievements
Third Form pupil Jacob has been selected for the England Hockey Talent Academy. After recommendations by his club and county coaches and a rigorous assessment process, Jacob has been selected to participate in the England Hockey Talent Academy program at Stourport HC. Jacob was part of the winning UK Lions squad at the European Hockey Tournament in Rotterdam against teams from Germany, Belgium, Ireland and Holland. The UK Lions team is made up of 34 Under 14 boys from across the UK who are selected through a national tournament.
Sydney won Gi in her weight division, Absolute (open weight Gi), and No Gi, at the Elite National Jujitsu Championships. This follows on from her success in the European Championships, meaning Sydney won four gold medals in a week. Just this week she became British champion at Jujitsu at the British open in Manchester at 60kg weight bracket - a tremendous achievement. Well done Sydney!
Second Former Harry continues his success in Shooting. In a change from his usual range shooting, Harry competed in British Shooting's 'Target Sprint' competition and won gold in the National Series, despite the wind and rain! Harry's result means he has been invited to attend the Target Sprint National Finals in September. On the basis of his recent performances Harry has also been invited to compete in the NSRA Junior Internationals in August, another impressive achievement.
Well done to Third Form pupil Harry who has achieved his junior Rally Driving licence at the age of just 14. To qualify for his licence he had to sit an adult and junior test and also be assessed on his driving skills by a professional rally driver. The rally driver assessing was none other than three times British rally champion Matt Edwards! He gave some very good feedback on Harry's driving skills, and continued to give expert tuition for the rest of the day to hone Harry's skills. Harry will be competing in the Junior F1000 Rally tournament this year, and we look forward to hearing how he gets on.
Esmay achieved an impressive medal collection at the West Midlands Swimming Championships. She achieved three Golds in the 1500M Front Crawl, 800M Front Crawl and 100M Butterfly, three Silvers in the 400M Front Crawl, 200M Individual Medley and 400M Individual Medley and Bronze in 200M and 50M Front Crawl. Esmay's achievements are particularly impressive as it was her first time competing in the championships.
Congratulations also go to pupils Sam and Beth for their brilliant performances at the West Midlands Swimming Championships. Beth won Gold in 50/100FC, Silver in 800FC and Bronze in 200/400FC. Sam achieved 3rd in 1500FC, 5th in 800FC and 200Fly, 6th in 400FC and 7th in 400IM.
