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Winner of Lancashire Championships 2010, Gold medal in the 100m, 200m, shot put and 4 x 100m relay.

Omar has recently won Lancashire Championships 2010, Gold medal in the 100m, 200m, shot put and 4 x 100m relay. In February Omar travelled to Birmingham to the England National Indoor Athletic championships and got through to the semi finals

Omar has been training at Blackpool & Fylde Athletics Club which is based at Stanley Park, the nights he trains on is Tuesdays & Thursdays between the hours and 6.00pm & 8.00pm, He also attends Playfootball.Net gymnasium twice a week to help increase his performance.

This year Omar is aiming to compete at English schools Championships in Birmingham this August.

Starbooks  Tangerine Special to celebrate Blackpool FC

On 21 May 2010 the library StarBooks reading cafe held a Tangerine Special to celebrate Blackpool FC playing at Wembley. The fiction area was decorated with Tangerine balloons, tablecloths, banners and flags, and we all enjoyed tangerine iced muffins! 

The lucky prize winner this week was Dillon Smith Y10 who won a signed autobiography of the Blackpool FC Manager Ian Holloway.

Free Your Feet - Walk to School between May 17th till 21st 2010.

May 17th-21st is… National Walk to School Week

43,000 students across the UK have been selected to take part in the ‘Free Your Feet’ walking challenge during Walk to School Week, with the aim of encouraging teenagers to walk more.

Get a record card and start recording how far you walk. Do as much walking as you can. This is because we are trying to increase the amount of walking that happens on school journeys. Even if you can only do a little bit of walking, it’s worth taking part. You could still win an iPod nano.

Did you know that walking can.....

• Help keep you in shape and fit.

• Put you in a good mood.

• Keep your heart healthy.

• Boost your brian for school.

• Give you chance to talk to friends / family.

Author visit to Collegiate Library- 28 April 2010

On 28 April 2010 the award winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce visited Collegiate High School.  This was a great success and he entertained over 120 pupils by reading from his book Cosmic.  This book has been chosen by Blackpool Libraries as their ‘Summer Read’.  Pupils attended from other secondary schools across the area and five students joined us from Blackpool Sixth Form.

Frank Cottrell Boyce is our Author of the Month in Collegiate Library, take a look at the display and borrow any of his book.

 

StarBooks 2nd Birthday

2nd Birthday congratulations to StarBooks!! On Friday 23 April 2010 StarBooks celebrated with a party special!

Wolrd Book Day - Thursday 4th March 2010

World Book Day is the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in the UK and Ireland. Celebrating books and their authors is not simply about reading the titles but also about enjoying activities around the titles. There are 6 specially produced books available from WHSmiths priced at just £1 each. Each pupil at Collegiate High School will receive a £1 book token which can be used at WHSmiths and large book shops. Don't forget to visit to Library to take part in the Staff Favourite Book competition.StarBooks on Friday will have a World Book Day theme so buy your ticket and don’t miss out! Click here to read more about World Book Day 2010

Sports Relief 19-21st March 2010

Sport Relief is back, and this time it's from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st March. The whole of the UK will come together to get active, raise cash and change lives. At Collegiate High School we have organised a cake sale on Friday 12th March, at break time in the foyer, to help raise money for sport relief. The money you raise for Sport Relief is spent by Comic Relief to help people living unimaginably tough lives, both here in the UK and across the world's poorest countries. Your money can provide a safe place for these children to sleep, to get nutritious meals and to receive the support they need to cope with what they’ve experienced on the streets. Click here to read more about Sport Relief and about the people you help.

World Maths Day - 3rd March 2010

This year features an exciting new format with multi-levels for all age groups. Can we beat last year’s world record of almost 2 million students from 204 countries correctly answering 452,681,681 questions? Compete against students from all around the world. See the maths department for your username and password then visit http://www.worldmathsday.com/ to compete for your country! Students can play at home and at school against other students around the world in live games of mental arithmetic. Each game lasts for 60 seconds and students can play up to 500 games, earning points for each correct answer. The students who answer the most questions appear in the Hall of Fame. Students cannot select their level but will move up as they progress.

The Choir at Schools Alive 2010

On Monday 8th February pupils from Collegiate performed music from Les Miserables at Schools Alive in the Grand Theatre, Blackpool. Accompanied by the school orchestra, the choir sang a collection of songs from the show with solo contributions from Hannah Jowle, Kayleigh Allen (both year 8), Lauren Codling (year 10) and Taymar Judge (Year 11). The commitment and hard work of the pupils in rehearsals leading up to the concert led to an excellent performance which received high praise from many in attendance. On the Friday night a number of pupils from Collegiate were back at the Grand Theatre to perform at Schools Alive again, this time with the Blackpool Youth Concert Band, BASSO and BASSO Jazz.

Jeans for genes Day 2010

This week we celebrate Jeans for Genes day. Each year group will have a special assembly about the importance of supporting this charity. On Friday pupils and staff will be allowed to wear jeans and trainers or other footwear with the rest of their uniform. They can only do that if they donate £1 to the charity. Find our more about Jeans for Genes day at http://www.jeansforgenes.com/

 

Royal Visit 2010

On Tuesday 22nd September 2010 Collegiate pupils gathered to welcome HRH Princess Anne as she visited the Fylde coast. The Princess Royal landed in a helicopter from the Royal Flight on the school fields at 10.15am, to be greeted by Ms Fennel and 130 pupils from Year 7. The landing was part of a local tour that took the Princess to nearby charity and community visits at the Blackpool Carers’ Centre and Kirkham Prison. Pausing to chat to Ms Fennel, she asked about the size of the school and looked at our recent newsletter and prospectus before driving off in a silver Jaguar limousine to begin her charity work.

 

One and Other

Miss Robinson has been drawn to be one of the Plinthers on the fourth plinth in London. This is huge community art project designed by sculptor Antony Gormley who has decided to keep the, usually empty, statue plinth occupied 24 /7 for 100 days with volunteers from the UK population. Miss Robinson will be on the plinth, for one hour, on the 30th July 2009 10pm – 11pm. You can watch the live stream on the website www.oneandother.co.uk.

 

Year 10 Lancashire Cup Rugby League Final

The year 10 rugby League team played in the final of the Lancashire Cup at Chorley Panthers ground on 25/6/09. The team were beaten 38 – 16 by an extremely strong Parklands High School who played excellent Rugby throughout the fixture. Collegitate try scores were Mcfarlane x2 and Goodinson, with Coversions from Horrocks x2. Collegiate should take some positive’s from the fixture to take into next season, with some excellent tackling and forward runs!

Author - Cathy Cassidy

Cathy Cassidy, author, promoting her new book Angel Cake will be in the school hall on Friday 10 July 2009. She will be reading from her new book and will be available for a question and answer session where our pupils can find out about her books and about being an author. Take a look at her website www.cathycassidy.com and call into the library to read one of her books. A great competition will be running in the library to win a signed copy of Angel Cake.

Yr 7 Exhibition

On Friday the 26th of June 2009 in the lecture theatre, an exhibition will be open for 1 day only. Created by year 7 pupils, this exhibit will show you everything we have to offer, from an Arctic Experience to having a look at our work in Humanities so far. For parents, this is a chance to see their children’s work, but for other’s it’s a chance to learn interesting facts and get involved with fun and wonderful games. Don’t miss out on the chance to see the exhibition! The exhibition is free of charge.

Caricaturist Kev Sutherland

Visitors to Collegiate! Learn the art of comic strip and produce a comic book in a day. On Thursday 25 June 2009 we welcome stand-up comedian and caricaturist Kev Sutherland. He will be holding a comic workshop in the Lecture Theatre for pupils from Years 7. Find out more by visiting http://comicfestival.co.uk/

Duke of Edinburgh - Hadrians Wall

On the 24th April 2009 Mr Iddon and Miss Robinson took a Duke of Edinburgh group to Hadrian's Wall for a practice expedition. The group split into a girls group and a boys group and walked solo, covering fifteen miles in the two days. Mr Iddon and Miss Robinson met up with the groups at 'check in' points along the way. The walk follows the wall and is very up and down as you can see in the picture! This was the lunch stop on Saturday. This tree is famous as it is where Kevin Costner shot some of the opening scenes in the film 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'. The weather was blue skies and sunshine until a thunder and lightening storm moved in on Saturday afternoon and caught the groups, giving them a thorough drenching. As ever excellent planning by Mr Iddon saw us all finish the walk at a tea shop on Sunday and after well earned refreshment we made our way home to sunny Blackpool.

Th'arctic

Rebecca Mcknight is currently in the Canadian Arctic walking from Resolute Bay to Grise Fiord. She has been working alongside the Humanities department as part of Creative Partnerships. Pupils have produced material for her to take to the inuit communities as well as gaining an understanding of what it takes to be an explorer! Take a look at her Blog and see how shes getting on. www.tharctic.com

 

Starbooks 1st Birthday

1st Birthday congratulations to StarBooks!! On Friday 24 April 2009 StarBooks celebrated with a party special!

Red Nose Day at Collegiate 2009

Collegiate will be joining in the fun of Red Nose day, there will be 240 red noses available for £1 each with all the money going to comic relief. There will be a cake stall in the main foyer at break time on Friday 13th March. From 16th March, year 7/8/9 pupils will celebrate Red Nose day by designing a Comic Relief T-Shirt in their Tutor Study lesson.

Owls in the Library! 2009

On Thursday 12 Feb the After-school Club enjoyed a visit from Barn Owl Bill. The team brought along five owls for the display in the Lecture Theatre. Thirty pupils and staff got the opportunity to ask questions and, if feeling brave, have their photographs taken holding one of the owls. All photographs are available to buy for a small contribution to the Barn Owl Bill Charity.

Accelerated Reader Enterprise

Accelerated Reader is a computer based method of engaging pupils with reading. Each pupil in Year 7 has been given their own log-in access to enable them to take quizzes on the books they have recently read. They can earn points for their English Group and this award is on offer for the most points collected. Pupils may access their reading records at home and view their own personal bookshelf of reading.

 

Paris Trip October 2008

34 pupils spent five days at October half term immersed in French culture during a trip to Paris. We gasped at the Mona Lisa and other famous artworks; sampled snails and other French cuisine; climbed the Eiffel Tower (to the top!!!) and explored other French sights. The trip ended with a visit to Disneyland to see Mickey Mouse and friends.