Here are some of the recent achievements of our pupils

November 2007

LAMDA EXAMINATION RESULTS

Congratulations to the 24 pupils who took their LAMDA EXAMINATIONS on Monday 26 November.

Introductory, Preparatory & Preliminary the results are already available.
1 PASS, 8 MERITS & 15 DISTINCTIONS !


The Speaking of Verse and Prose:-

Introductory:
Jasmine Fry - Pass
Alexander Gankerseer - Distinction
Madison Ridings - Merit
Willemijn Paul - Distinction
Nicholas Williams - Merit
Maximilian Clark - Distinction
Isabel McQuillin - Distinction
Aleksandra Kwiatkowska - Distinction

Preparatory:
Crispin McCutcheon - Merit
Lucy Hopson - Distinction
Sebastian Gilling-Ulph - Merit
Ellen Angell - Distinction
Thomas Hayden-Power - Merit
Florence Merrett - Distinction
Melissa Mower - Merit
Harrison McLady - Distinction
Cosima Keen - Merit
Madeleine Taylor - Distinction
Molly Edwards - Merit
Gabrielle Clarke - Distinction
Ella Hampshire - Distinction
John Mewes - Distinction
Grace Watson - Distinction
Izabella Tilley - Distinction

MID SUSSEX MUSIC FESTIVAL

Congratulations to the following pupils:

Year 8
Dariush Gould won first place in his guitar class, winning the Doris Hunter Cup; he also gained commendations in the piano grade 4 and the piano duet class.

Year 7
Dominique Skibinska was commended in the grade 3 and 4 woodwind solo class.
Max Skibinski gained third place in the 11 to 14 year old woodwind solo class.

Year 6
Benjamin Howell gained a third place and a distinction in the own choice piano class.

Year 4
Izabella Tilley gained a second place and a distinction in the own choice piano class.
Ella Hampshire gained first place and a commendation in the set preliminary piano class, and a commendation in the own choice class.
Melissa Mower gained a third place and a merit in the set introductory piano class, and a commendation in the own choice class.
Amy Gareze performed well in the age 8 piano class.
Guy Willis won the age 8 piano class.

Year 2
Molly Gareze came second in the age 6 and under piano class.

September 2007

LAMDA EXAMINATIONS RESULTS

During the summer holidays three girls did not rest!
Congratulations to the following:
Grade 4 Acting-India Pearce
Grade 4 Acting with Distinction-Hansy Shore
Verse & Prose Entry with Distinction-Steffi-Anne Chapman.
Contragulations for excellent results.
Mrs McKinnell-Merrett

VIOLIN
Annabel Kidd (Year 6) has won a place in the second violin section of the Brighton Junior Youth Orchestra. She will be rehearsing with them in Brighton once a week. This is a fantastic achievement, well done! Polly Purton

BALLET
Madeleine Taylor achieved a Distinction in her Grade 1 RAD Ballet exam.

TAE KWON DO
Elliot Taylor obtained his Green Belt in Tae Kwon Do.

A SCULPTOR IN OUR MIDST
Congratulations to Avia Guilmant who has had a Sculpture accepted in a National Exhibition called 'Breaking the Mould'. The exhibition is travelling around the country at the moment-contact her if you would like to know more

February 07
Congratulations to Cameron Forster who has won a Music Scholarship to Hurstpierpoint College and to Sam Prince who has won a Millennium Scholarship to Brighton College.

CHESS: CONGRATULATIONS
Cosima Keen came joint 1st in the National Girls' Under 8 Chess Championships in York.

BALLET
Congratulations to the following ballet dancers on attaining their RAD Ballet exams:
Phoebe Blair Grade 1 Merit
Grace Watson Grade 1 Distinction
Alex Medlicott Grade 1 Distinction
Alicia Critchley Grade 2 Merit
Emma Sinclair Grade 2 Merit
Congratulations also to Willemijn Paul who passed her Primary Ballet with merit and her Primary Tap with distinction.

January 2007

Alex Medlicott achieved a Distinction in her Grade 1 ballet exam and she has also successfully auditioned for the Surrey Youth Ballet and will be performing in The Little Princess at Epsom Playhouse from 5th to 7th April.

Congratulations to Naomi Slater (OGW) for being selected for the U16 Sussex Netball Academy. This is a fantastic achievement as only a small number of players are chosen. They are selected on ability and talent.

British Youth Fencing Championships
Jennie Sloane took part in the British Fencing finals last weekend. She was fighting in the Under 14 Group with 55 other fencers. These were the best fencers in the country based on their results at the various regional finals. She came 23rd, being beaten in the knock out rounds by the number 6 seed. She fought well throughout against much older girls so this was an excellent achievement.

January 18th 2007

PUBLIC SPEAKING SUCCESS!

On Thursday 18th January the Great Walstead Public Speaking Team took part in the first round of the Rotary Club's “Youth Speaks” Public Speaking Competition 2007. The competition took place at Ardingly College. The Great Walstead team: Hannah Miall-Chairman, Oliver Pateman-Speaker and Hansy Shore-Vote of Thanks, chose the subject of “Peter Pan-Right or Wrong?” for their debate. It was a most enjoyable evening. The Great Walstead team put forward a persuasive argument and WON the competition. We are now through to the next round at Charterhouse School in February.

December 2006 - A.B.R.S.M. and Trinity/Guildhall Music Exam Results

Exam Taken

Award

Instrument

Pupil

Prep. Test

Pass

Singing

Olivia Gavoyannis

Pass

Guitar

Tom Fiedosiuk

Pass

Singing

Molly Adam

Pass

Piano

Veronica Hemmerle

Grade1

Pass

Violin

Matilda Laughton

Pass

Violin

Harriet Shore

Merit

Cello

Dominique Skibinska

Merit

Singing

Finbarr Blair

Pass

Piano

Joseph Ratcliff

Merit

Drum Kit

Sebastian Gilling-Ulph

Merit

Drum Kit

James Church

Distinction

Descant Recorder

Jenny Lee

Merit

Flute

Emma Pluckrose

Grade 2

Merit

Singing

Steffi Anne Chapman

Pass

Trumpet

Daniel Sutton

Honours

Drum Kit

Tyler Rocket

Pass

Piano

Tom McQuillin

Pass

Piano

Nicholas Hughes

Grade 3

Distinction

Singing

Hansy Shore

Merit

Violin

Annabel Kidd

Merit

Piano

Dariush Gould

Pass

Violin

Sofia Hughes

Pass

Piano

Ella Simpson

Grade 4

Merit

Clarinet

James Simpson

Merit

Piano

Annabel Kidd

Pass

Theory

Dariush Gould

Merit

Drum Kit

Ryan Meadows

Pass

Singing

Davey Hale

Grade 5

Pass

Guitar

Dariush Gould

Pass

Piano

Tom Glynne-Jones

Merit

Oboe

Cameron Forster