Gold Medallists and Record Breakers
/Beatrice E and Casielle M attended the London Schools’ Athletics Association finals on Tuesday 13th June at Mile End Stadium. Representing the school and the borough, which in itself is a remarkable achievement, they both picked up gold medals by winning their respective events of 800m and 100m.
Bea was super composed and in control throughout the race, maintaining excellent form on the shoulder of the pace setter. Approaching the last bend she powered through to win comfortably in an excellent time. This makes Bea the fastest 800m Year 7 girl in London!! Well done Bea - we are very proud of you.
Casielle’s performance was phenomenal and broke the London Schools’ Athletics Year 7 Girl 100m record. This record had stood for many years at 12.9 seconds. Casielle smashed the record in 12.6 seconds! Not only does this make her the fastest Year 7 girl in London, she is now the fastest Year 7 girl in London EVER. We are so proud of both girls.
Super Star in the Making
/Wow! We have all been moved and blown away by Dylan BH’s (Year 8) performance last weekend on Britain’s Got Talent. His voice and bravery were spectacular. If you didn’t manage to watch him live, it is really worth listening to him perform here. The whole video including their comments is about 6 minutes; watch from 1min-3min 30 for just his performance. Photo credit: ITV
Visiting West End star Effie Ansah
/Former Saint Cecilia’s student and now West End star, Effie Ansah, visited the Library last week to speak to and answer questions from pupils and students about her acting career. It was an inspirational afternoon for all those who attended.
National Concert Band Festival
/On Saturday 15th April, the Concert Band took part in the final of the National Concert Band Festival. This year, the final took place in the prestigious Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. The band played amazingly well, and received some excellent feedback. We are very proud to announce that they were awarded Silver for our performance. To achieve Gold in the Regionals and Silver in the Nationals, in their first year of trying, is a fantastic achievement.
Debating Masters Reach the Finals
/On Friday 24th February, Heather G and Macaulay F (Year 11) visited the Embassy of the United States of America to continue Saint Cecilia’s proud record of success in the annual Frankly Speaking Debate Competition. The event is organised by Benjamin Franklin House in conjunction with the US Embassy, and pits schools from across London against one another.
Heather and Macaulay debated topics such as whether celebrities should be held accountable for their carbon footprints and the role of teenagers in social movements. They eventually reached the final where they were narrowly defeated - a valiant effort given they had to argue the unjustifiable position that social media didn’t lead to the spread of misinformation! Well done to Heather and Macaulay on their second-place finish. Both had a great day and were a credit to the school.
Chess Tournament 2023
/Over 70 pupils and students took part in the annual school chess tournament all competing for the fiercely contested title. The final was played out in the Library packed with spectators. Well done to Victor B in Year 12 for taking this year’s title.
Sportshall Athletics Further Success
/Last month we reported that the Year 8 boys’ indoor athletics team won the Wandsworth Sportshall Athletics event. This meant that on Thursday 9th February they went on to represent Wandsworth at the London regional Sportshall Athletics event at Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre. The level of competition at the event was much higher. The boys competed in a range of athletics events such as standing long jump, triple jump, vertical jump, shotput, speed bounce, sprints and relays. Our Year 8 boys ended up winning, meaning they have qualified for the London finals on Tuesday 21st March. This is a fantastic achievement! Well done to all the athletes as their hard work at the extra training sessions paid off. We look forward to seeing how they get on against the best teams in London next month. Pictured: Spencer E, Otis J, Noah S-A, Tochi I, Amaru G, Nahshon O, Caleb D and Oliver C.
