Richard Hale School. Science and Engineering Academy

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1 Richard Hale School Science and Engineering Academy DOCTRINA CVM VIRTVTE 13 th October 2017 Dear Parents Duke of Edinburgh s Gold Award presentations 31 former Richard Hale students attended St James s Palace yesterday to receive their Gold Awards from the Earl of Wessex in a magnificent ceremony. Gathered in the same room where Mahatma Ghandi attended a round table conference on the future of India, the group listened to an entertaining and thoughtful speech from Chris Stark, Radio 1 DJ, before being presented to the Earl of Wessex and answering his questions in front of a proud set of parents. The point was made several times that it really is an exceptional achievement to have 3udents receiving this prestigious award at the same time. A typical number for schools in Hertfordshire would be counted on one hand. Another interesting statistic is that, out of the 6 million young people who have enrolled on the Bronze DofE since its inception over 60 years ago, only 270,000 have completed the Gold Award, a progression rate of just 4.5%. That so many RHS students have seen this arduous award through to its conclusion is a testimony to the motivation and enthusiasm of our students, the parental support at RHS, but also in particular to the tenacity and energy of Derek Clarke who was, I am sure, a very proud man yesterday. GSK Research and Development Centre Visit On Wednesday, 29 Year 13 students, who are studying A Level chemistry, visited the GSK Research and Development Centre at Ware. The visit included a talk on the background and theory of the science behind the discovery of pharmaceuticals. This was followed by a visit to the laboratories where the students were shown equipment used in the frontline of research into new medicines and educated on the sorts of analytical techniques that are directly linked to their syllabus. They also saw an NMR machine in action and got back the spectroscopic analysis of the Aspirin that they had made in school. GSK said our students were a delight to host, they were impressive with their knowledge, and how they engaged with the presentations and had produced some industry standard aspirin. We would like to express our gratitude to GSK for the visit and to Mrs Webster and Mrs Hilton who accompanied them. Rugby Results from matches against Brentwood: XV Won 51-7 U16A Won 55-5 U16B Won 54-0 U14A Won 46-0 U14B Won 82-0 U13A Won U13B Won U13C Won Report from the U15 NatWest Cup Rugby fixture against Samuel Whitbread Academy - after a long journey, which seemed to be never ending, we arrived at Samuel Whitbread full of anticipation. As we made our way to the pitch we could see the elements were going to play a part as it was an extremely windy afternoon. The boys started the match with a high tempo and were applying a lot of pressure. It didn t take long for Hale to break the opposition defense with a strong run by Alex Omole to run in under the posts. The match continued to pan out in this fashion with Hale in complete control throughout. A hat trick of tries from Alex Omole was complemented by tries from Miles Holding, Jamie Gutteridge, Freddie Hunter, Rhys Griffiths and Finley Sutherland. Captain Freddie Hunter kicked well in the conditions to convert 6 of the 8 tries. A superb performance all round and the boys are looking forward to a potential next round fixture against rivals Bishops Stortford. Headmaster: Stephen M Neate Richard Hale School is a company limited by guarantee (company no ) and exempt charity registered in England and Wales at Hale Road, Hertford, Herts. SG13 8EN Tel: admin@richardhale.co.uk

2 Report from the XV third round of the Schools Cup against Seevic College - Richard Hale were under no illusion that this was not going to be an easy game. The previous week Seevic had beaten Oaklands College (partnership of Saracens Academy) The game kicked off and it was evident to see that Seevic wanted to use their size and power to bully and dominate Hale. This was not to be the case; every Hale player on that field put their body on the line to ensure Seevic had to work to their maximum to cross that gainline. Hale defended for the first ten mins; defending the ongoing Seevic attack butwith fantastic breakdown work and defence organisation to force turnovers and clear the danger. The first time Hale had the opportunity to attack; they were clinical and exploited mismatches. Confidence grew and the team realised to beat this physical Seevic team the ball had to be moved. The control of Harry Holman at 10 was outstanding. He ensured the boys maintained the flow in attack; kicked for territory and moved the ball at the right time. There was a spell of 10 minutes where Hale scored 20 unanswered points. Destructive lines from Riddle, Gilchrist, Waller. The pace of Hunter to round his opposite man. The control and intensity from all of the Hale pack both in the tight and loose could not be matched by Seevic. HT 26 5 Seevic received clear instructions at half time to rough up the opposition. Hale were not phased nor intimidated by this and continued to stick to their patterns of play supported with tempo and intensity. The heart and passion in defence continued to grow as Seevic piled on more pressure; but the turnovers from Hale, in particular Gilchrist, Jones and Stone allowed Hale to be on the attack and exploit mismatches. Clinical play in attack, sublime handling and attacking the mismatches allowed Hale to get front ball and make positive yards. Seevic started to tire but remained a very direct and physical team throughout. An extremely positive and pleasing performance for which Hale to continue to build. FT Hale now face Hayes School from Bromley in the round. Cross Country Resuls form the third and final District League race at Simon Balle against Robert Barclay, Chauncy Simon Balle, John Warner, Broxbourne, Haileybury Turnford and Presdales: Final team standings- Minors place District Champions Juniors place District Champions Inters place District Champions Individual performances: Minors George Ward Olly Shanley George Reilly Ben Carter Olly May Elliot Champness Peter Holmes Callum Scott Juniors Isaac Evans Ethan Primmett Ola Afolabi 6 th 7 th 8 th 13 th 15 th 2 nd

3 Max Batty Sonny Living Dan Ireland Matthew Ahl Hugo Creasey Inters Miles Hickman Jamie Gutteridge Max Milne Logan Shearer Oli Gates Senior Boys Elliot Dee 5 th 6 th 7 th 10 th 5 th 11 th Overall league standings Minors George Ward District Champion - Gold Olly Shanley /Ben Carter place Bronze Year 8 Ethan Primmett District Champion Gold Matthew Ahl place Bronze Year 9 Isaac Evans District Champion Gold Max Batty 2 nd place Silver Ola Afolabi place Bronze Year 10 Jamie Gutteridge District Champion Gold Year 11 Miles Hickman District Champion- Gold Max Milner 2 nd place Silver Year 12/13 Elliot Dee District Champion Gold Junior Ski Trip 2019 The deadline has now passed for applications for the 2019 Junior Ski Trip. The trip is over-subscribed so a ballot has taken place and boys who have been allocated a place will be informed via WisePay today. The deadline for payments is the close of Tuesday 17 th October. The unsuccessful boys have been placed on a reserve list and if any places become available, another draw will take place. Pupil News Congratulations to: Max Robinson, Year 11, has had a busy year on the competitive sailing circuit including the World Championships in Brittany, France, and the National Championships in North Wales and has been selected to represent GBR at the 2018 Topper World Championships in Shenzen, China. Proving that hard work pays off, he s also been selected for the ITCA National Squad for autumn and winter training at various locations across the UK, including the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy, home of the 2012 Olympic Sailing events. Steffan Jones, Year 13, has been selected for the Hertfordshire Under 18 rugby squad for their forthcoming county board matches. Steffan has also been invited to train with the Wales Under 18 extended national squad and will be attending a weekend training camp in Cardiff in November.

4 Apprenticeships Students in Year 12 and 13 have this week been invited to join the newly set up Google Classroom for Apprenticeships, where they can find information about what apprenticeships are, which companies offer them and how to apply successfully. It will be updated regularly throughout the year. For those students who have not yet joined, the Classroom Code is dkrfz3. Information was added yesterday about free tickets for the Apprentice Show for Engineers due to be held on 25 th October. Two outside speakers will be joining us on Thursday 19 th October to speak to Sixth Form students about apprenticeships. Non Uniform Day Friday 20 th October 2017 On Friday 20 th October 2017 there will be a non-uniform day and payment of 2 will be collected from the students during morning registration. Please remind students to transfer locker keys from their blazer. I give below a reminder of our basic rules for non-uniform days. No chains or unusual garb of any kind Any offensive clothing or slogans which are racist or sexist are not allowed Jewellery is not acceptable Hoodies the hoods must not be up in school Hats must not be worn in school Stephen M Neate Headmaster Forthcoming Events October Wednesday 18 th Thursday 19 th Friday 20 th Monday 2 Monday 30 th Tuesday 3 A Level Art Gallery visit Chamber Music Concert National Non Uniform Day Half Term Year 13 Mid Term assessments until the Year 11 MFL written exams until the Year 12 Parliament visit November Wednesday Piano Recital Art Life Drawing Class Friday Year 12 History Trip Westminster Abbey Saturday Model United Nations Conference PA Uniform Sale Monday 6 th Year 12 Mid Term Assessments Year 9/10 French Exchange to Nantes until 13 th Tuesday 7 th Senior Maths Challenge Art Life Drawing Class Wednesday 8 th Sixth Form Open Evening Thursday 9 th A Level RS Conference, Cambridge Friday 10 th Remembrance Ceremony Monday 13 th Year 13 Geography Field Trip until 17 th Tuesday 2 Art Life Drawing Class Wednesday 22 nd Year 13 Maths Lectures, London Friday 2 Gala Dinner Tuesday 28 th Year 12 Parents Evening Wednesday 29 th Art Life Drawing Class Thursday 30 th House Plays December Friday House Plays

5 Monday Tuesday 5 th Thursday 7 th Friday 8 th Sunday 10 th Monday 11 th Wednesday 13 th Friday 15 th Tuesday 19 th Wednesday 20 th Thursday 2 Year 12/13 Politics Conference, London Year 10 Charity Week Year 10 Maths Lectures, London Art Life drawing class Christmas Concert Year 12 Chemistry Conference, London Non-Uniform Day Debating visit to Houses of Parliament Community come and play Christmas Carols Year 11 GCSE Mock Exams until the 20 th Christmas Carols, afternoon recital Year 12/13 Christmas Jumper day Christmas Lunch Senior Presentation Evening White Gloves & Founders Day End of Term, School finishes at Forthcoming Weeks Monday 16 th October Week 1 Monday 2 October Half Term Monday 30 th October Week 2 Monday 6 th November Week 1 Monday 13 th November Week 2 Monday 20 th November Week 1 Monday 27 th November Week 2 Monday December Week 1 Monday 11 th December Week 2 Monday 18 th December Week 1