Former pupil Alishaan Hameed returned to Thistley Hough on Friday 5th February to talk to pupils about his upcoming visit to Africa as part of “Challenge South Africa 2010″. During the day staff and year 7 pupils raised money which Alishaan will be taking with him to donate to one of the orphanages Former pupil Alishaan Hameed returned to Thistley Hough on Friday 5th February to talk to pupils about his upcoming visit to Africa as part of “Challenge South Africa 2010″. During the day staff and year 7 pupils raised money which Alishaan will be taking with him to donate to one of the orphanages.

Challenge South Africa is an innovative project that has been developed through Stoke-on-Trent Youth Services and college enrichment programme to enhance the students’ awareness of equality and diversity on an international level.

Golfer Paul Wilson, an ex THHS pupil, will represent the England Deaf Association at the world championships to be held in St Andrews, Scotland. This story was covered by The Sentinel here

Over 20 year 10 and 11 students performed in this year’s O10 dance festival at The Regent Theatre in Hanley. O10 Dance is a prestigious, local event which is held in January every year. This year the dance festival celebrated it’s 10^th anniversary. Students worked extremely hard in preparation for this event and they all did us proud!

Miss Fryer & Mrs Pender

Thistley Hough High School has recently been awarded the Inclusion Quality Mark Award.

The Inclusion Quality Mark is designed to create a dialogue about inclusion, with objective and supportive evaluation, and a model for further growth.  It represents an excellent evaluative tool which dovetails with the new OFSTED framework and the SEF. To find out more about this award click here

The Director of Inclusion Quality Mark also sent us a letter which you can read here

On Wednesday 20th January 2010, 30 Year 7 students, 15 boys and 15 girls attended the Stoke Partnerships Festival of sport at Fenton Manor. Students competed in teams of 7 or 8 in two sports from Futsall, Dodge Ball, Martial Arts and Rowing.

Congratulations to all students who took part.

See the photos here

On Wednesday 13th January 6 sports leaders from Thistley Hough worked together with 6 leaders from St Peter’s to run a multi-skills intra-school competition for 60 Year 4 children at Stoke Minster Primary School. The Year 4 children competed in teams of 4 or 5 in the following 6 events:

1) Quicksticks dribbling
2) Standing Long Jump
3) Tri-golf
4) Tennis keep-ups
5) Target throw
6) Rugby Touch.

A huge well done and congratulations to the following sports leaders who ensured that the event was so successful..

Silver Ambassadors and members of the Stoke North Leadership Academy Liam Williamson and Emily Ekin, and Young leaders Zac Barrow, Logan Johnson, Charlotte Ellis-Dale and Anna Woronkowicz.

As part of their BTEC Sport course students from the two Year 11 classes ran a multi-skills intra-school competition for Etruscan and Harpfield Primary Schools. The whole of year 4, approximately 30 children visited Thistley Hough to compete against eachother. Etruscan competed on Monday 30th November and Harpfield on Tuesday 1st December 2009. Competitors were placed in teams of 5, in the following events:

1) Quicksticks dribbling
2) Standing Long Jump
3) Tri-golf
4) Tennis keep-ups
5) Target throw
6) Rugby Touch.

Mr Sanders and Mr Budrys would like to congratulate the following sports leaders:

Grace Lambert, Liam Alcock, Yusuf Rahman, Hayley Kennedy, Zen Heeley, Sam Heeley, Laura Taylor, Emily Rawlinson, Charlotte Mould, Daisy Holmes, Stacey Ball, Alex Coley, Imran Mohammed, Muddasar Khan, Ryan Harley, Phillip Cook, Dan Jervis, Ryan Roche.

Ihklaak Yasin, Damien Walding, Josh Grindey, Ryan Allport, Ben Furnival, Kieran Furnival, Josh Morris, Rhys Carter, Robert Jones, Ben Harper.

Mr Sanders and Mr Budrys

Jake Jones (Y11) has been recognised in The Sentinel (14^th Nov) for his Darts skills. He is through to the World Masters youth tournament next year and has already represented England at under 18 Level. Jake is hoping to turn professional at 20.

Read the full story here

Well done Jake!

On the 8th of October I was representing my form when we went to drop off our harvest collection. We got there in a mini bus. The first three people talked to us about how donations of food can help others that don’t have as much food as us. After that three other people came in who come every Thursday when they put meals on, one of them had come every week for 8 years.

By Megan Kelly – Year 7

Following the collection of gifts at school, I was chosen to help deliver them to the village hall in Penkhull. When I arrived there we took all of the gifts inside and gave them to a group of people with mind problem or mental disabilities. We spoke to two people who have mental disabilities and they thanked us for the gifts. I felt honoured and proud to deliver the gifts on behalf of the school.

Aaron Jones – Year 7

Congratulations to the following girls who have now qualified as Young Netball Organisers after attending a full day course at Fenton Manor on Thursday 8th October.

• Jessica Hunt
• Rachel Ball
• Charlotte Ellis-Dale
• Levi Wolliscroft
• Amy Flint

The course is a National Governing Body Award from the All England Netball Association.

They will now go into our cluster primary schools to coach Year 5 & 6 girls and boys in High 5 netball. In January they will also take on officiating and support roles in our Thistley Hough Cluster competition, North Stoke Partnership tournament. In February they also have the opportunity to be chosen to officiate at the Stoke City and then the Staffordshire County Tournament in March.