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Students and staff have settled back into the Spring term after the half term break and look forward to a busy term ahead as we build up to the Easter holidays.
Towards the end of last term we were all eagerly anticipating Finals Night which concluded an outstanding Arts Festival week. The students participating in the evening were greeted with a full house of students, proud parents and staff who were not left disappointed. The standard of performances was incredibly high, leaving the judges with an extremely difficult decision of deciding on the winners. The overall winner of the Performing Arts competition was Year 11 student Charlotte Sandell, who played a beautiful piece 'Hypnosis' by Ian Clarke on the flute. Key Stage 4 winner was Year 10 student Anya Rhodes, who sang 'Stone Cold' by Demi Lovato and the Key Stage 3 winners were Year 7 students Rose Shadbolt, Max Anderson and Phoenix Collins for their drama piece 'Lost on the Train.' Year 9 student, Elly Patterson won the non-performance award for her superb photography seen throughout the week. For the first time, the audience were able to vote using social media for their favourite performance and the Audience Choice Award went to a drama piece 'When I was Younger' performed by Year 8 students Tara Perry, and Lucia Sancisi and Year 9 students Bryony Morgan, Lucy Nuth and Chloe Bolger. I was astounded by the talents of all students who took part in the evening and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate each and every one of them for their hard work and dedication for making it a night to remember.
The students, who won the Public Speaking Competition during Arts Festival, were invited to King's School, Winchester, to compete against Kings in a public speaking competition. There were two teams from Perins in Year 8 and Year 10 who took part and our Year 8 team won their event! The students are now going to compete at the District Stage in Southampton in March. My congratulations go to both teams as I know that speaking in public can be quite a nerve wracking experience, so I am very impressed and proud of their achievements.
During the first weekend of half term, forty Year 9 pupils travelled to Belgium to experience the Battlefields of WW1.The pupils took part in a unique opportunity to learn, remember and experience what happened during 1914 to 1918. As part of this trip the group attended the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres. Two of our pupils, Isabelle Tommony and Fabio Crothers were chosen by the History Department to represent the school and lay a wreath in honour of the missing soldiers of WW1. Wearing their school uniforms and looking incredibly smart, Isabelle and Fabio did the school proud as the rest of the group stood in a two minute silence. The trip was a great success and the pupils were a credit to the school.
On Wednesday 24th February a group of Year 11 students travelled up to London along with members of staff to watch the West End production of Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesties Theatre, Haymarket. It was a fantastic opportunity for students to see a West End production and to appreciate the professional standard which they will be aiming to match in this year's school production. One of the cast members was former Perins student Daisy Hulbert who has very fond memories of Perins and was delighted to have students and staff members in the audience. After performing in the show Daisy surprised the students by coming to meet them, much to everyone's excitement! We are very much looking forward to welcoming Daisy to Perins in the Summer Term who will be delivering a master class to the cast of Phantom which will be an invaluable experience for all.
The PE department have had a very busy week taking part in many rugby tournaments to conclude the season. The Year 11 rugby team registered some excellent wins at the County 7s before narrowing losing in the Plate Final. The Year 7 and 8 boys' A and B teams competed in the Lord Wandsworth College 7s which saw the Year 7 teams produce some of their best rugby of the season to finish in 5th and 6th places. The Years 8 teams were in excellent form and achieved an exceptionally impressive feat by finishing 1st and 2nd. The Year 7/8 and Year 9/10 rugby girls also performed admirably at their County Festival and finished 4th and 2nd respectively. This win means that Year 9/10 team have qualified for the regional stage which takes them one step closer to competing in National Finals and a potential appearance at Twickenham during the half time interval of the Army v Navy match in May. My congratulations go to all teams who competed in the rugby season this year which has seen some impressive results and all students should be very proud of their efforts.
To end the season, schools from Hampshire, Berkshire and Middlesex will be competing in the Perins 7s Tournament which will be hosted jointly by Perins and Alresford RFC today and tomorrow. Good luck to all teams involved and I look forward to sharing the results with you in the next bulletin.
On the theme of rugby, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Year 11 student Poppy Wheway, who gained one of only thirty places available to be selected for the England U18 Girls Rugby South East Division. Poppy has been representing Hampshire Girls Rugby for the past three years and show that hard work and dedication pays off. Well done to Poppy for her fantastic achievements!
The Perins U13 boy's hockey team have had an excellent season this year! They remain unbeaten in 11 aside matches and finished 3rd at the Hampshire 7s Hockey Finals, registering 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. To top off the fantastic Hockey season, Year 8 student Frank Struthers and Year 9 student Heidi Nother, have both been selected to represent Hampshire Hockey squad. My congratulations go to them both, the U13 boys' team and the PE department for their fantastic achievements.
This may be short term but we are certainly packing in many activities over the next few weeks. The science department is building up to STEM week from the 14th to 18th March. As mentioned before half term, this year STEM week is coinciding with British Science week, the largest UK-wide celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, to provide a variety of fascinating events for the students. I am sure it will be an outstanding week and we eagerly anticipate its arrival.
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Kind regards,
Head Teacher
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