On 3rd July, pupils and students in all year groups exercised their democratic right in the Saint Cecilia’s School Election. Party Leaders and campaigners had been fighting hard for a fortnight to try to earn the support of the electorate, and on Wednesday the school Polling Station was a buzz of activity as pupils queued down the corridor waiting to cast their vote.
We are thrilled to announce that Louis K (Year 7), has been highly commended by the University of Oxford for his outstanding entry in the 2024 French Flash Fiction Competition for Years 7-9. Selected from among 550 entries, Louis' fictional story stood out for its creativity and the impressive hard work he demonstrated in writing in a different language. The judges were extremely impressed with his effort and originality.
We are thrilled to announce that the guest speaker for our annual Sports Awards is British Paralympic athlete, Lauren Steadman. This is such a coup for our school and is thanks to Mr Paul Hogg who is part of her coaching team.
Lauren Steadman MBE has competed in four Summer Paralympics, in both swimming and the paratriathlon. She competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London as a swimmer, before switching to the paratriathlon for the 2016 Games in Rio where she won a silver medal in the Women's PT4. She won the gold medal in the Women's PTS5 at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. Lauren was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to triathlon. She was also a star of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ when she competed in 2018 and has been a finalist twice in ‘Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins’.
On Friday 7th June, the Schools’ London Roundnet Championships was held on Wandsworth Common, organised by Bolingbroke Academy and sponsored by Spikeball. Our pupils had been taught the game at lunchtimes and after school, and trials were held last week to select the teams. We had over 70 pupils come and trial for the 34 spots available.
A huge well done to all. It has been brilliant to see those who are playing the most after school and at lunch improving the most. We were the most successful school team at the competition this year! We hope they make the most of the roundnets at home. It is a great sport to build co-ordination and is so much fun for all.
A group of our Year 9 pupils ventured on their Bronze DofE assessed expedition to Gomshall, Surrey, which was a great experience and achievement for them all. The pupils were amazing, demonstrating excellent skills both in their walking and at the campsite. They maintained a positive attitude throughout, even when it rained. We are incredibly proud of their achievements and how hard they have worked in all areas of the award.
Year 10 pupils visited Wimbledon Synagogue, where they engaged and asked many insightful questions. They had the unique opportunity to see a Torah and learn about the scribes’ writing process and the Hebrew language. Pupils also identified various synagogue features that they have studied in class.
Talitha P in Year 12 took part in the D-Day 80 ‘We Will Remember Them’ celebrations at Gold Beach last week with the London Youth Chamber Choir. Talitha performed as an alto, singing the French and British national anthems and premiered a piece by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber written for the event called ‘Lovingly Remembered.’ According to Talitha, “It was amazing to be part of such a momentous occasion. I was so honoured to be able to sing in front of everyone at such a special event.”
This is a fantastic achievement and we are very proud of Talitha for taking part in such a prestigious and important historic occasion. The service also featured one of our alumni, Olly Livingstone, who is a Royal Marine.
Sisters Grace E (Year 12, pictured below in blue) and Martha E (Year 10, in black) have raised over £2,000 WOHAA (Wings of Hope Achievement Award), a children’s charity, and qualified for their prestigious Gold Award. They were recognised this week at the charity’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations held at the beautiful Chelsea Physic Garden. The girls were asked to speak and read a poem which described their experience of the award. Both were brilliant and received so many compliments from the guests.
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