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 Rugby High School - Spring 2024 Issue 10 for web

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News from Mr Grady

25th January 2024

Hello Everyone,

This week, we are really excited to see our school production, Much Ado About Nothing finally hitting the RHS stage.

I always feel nostalgic for the absolute joy of working as part of an ensemble, and the fun and thrill everyone involved with the play will get from taking part in the production. (Although, having directed school productions before I don’t miss the nail-biting worry of getting everything ready in time:  Will the cast learn their lines?  Will all the “tech” work?  Will the audiences enjoy it? Will we make our money back?) However, despite the stresses of getting the show on, which Miss Brady, Mrs Hogan and Mr Tarry have managed superbly, the sheer joy of being involved in a production always outweighs those worries of getting it to the stage in the first place.

Over the last few months I have been dropping into rehearsals, and seen cast members’ confidence growing, seen the growing authority with which they have taken to the stage, and on Monday this week, when we welcomed an enormous audience of primary school children to see the dress rehearsal saw the light in the eyes of cast and crew that excitedly said “we’ve got a show!”

Being part of an ensemble really is something very special indeed – the mutual support, the fact that you’re all in it together, and that whatever part you have whether it is front of stage, back stage or on stage, you are all as essential to the running of the piece as everyone else.  You all, hold each other up throughout the run of the show.

I remember my very first whole school production, where at the age of 16 I played guitar in the band for my schools’ production of Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.  I thought I was just turning up to play a bit of guitar, but through rehearsals, and then those all-important technical and dress rehearsals something really clicked for me, and that sense of “all being in it together” the flurry of nerves as the build up to each performance began – tuning up, warming up, and the whack of adrenalin as the lights hit the stage and the band struck up, that buzz is still as exciting to me now as it was then.

I hope the cast and crew, and all the staff involved with the show get the same thrill I did all the way back in 1993, and I hope they enjoy every minute of the next few days.  It is incredibly well deserved.

Stay well and safe everyone,

With all best wishes,

Mr Grady

School Production - Much Ado About Nothing
7:00pm
25
January
Staff Training Day - no students required in school
8:50am – 3:45pm
26
January
School Production - Much Ado About Nothing
7:00pm
26
January
Ski Trip departs, until 3rd Feb
All Day
27
January
GCSE French and Spanish Mock speaking exams
All Day
From 29 Jan until 02 Feb
29
January
Intermediate Maths Challenge: Years 9, 10 and 11
All Day
31
January
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Reminder

The school is closed to students tomorrow, Friday 26th January, as it is a staff training / marking day. 

New Prefects announced

Charity Committee
Heads of charity committee: Ruby Jessop, Olivia Sam

Charity Committee members: Jay Roko, Nina Was, Blessy Mathew, Mithra Suresh, Simran Johal

Current Affairs Committee: Chloe Constantine, Kodi Okafor, Amna Jawfer, Faye Bennett.

Careers Prefects: Martyna Was, Meredith Cox, Anoushka Bodepudi, Sophie Sykes.

Eco Prefects: Angel Bhatnagar, Tamara Davenport, Katie Nicholls, Priya Lovell, Rosie Seago.

FLOS: Melna Paulson, Evie Hancock, Sianne O’Brien, Ashlie Neate, Aneek Heer, Nikitha Magesh, Aleesha Shariff, Lena Chen, Edie Lenehan, Pidge Maher, Alex Slater, Achsah Abraham, Gloria Badu, Olivia Andrews, Eleanor Colwell, Iteeka Sahedra, Nosang Lawati, Temi Amore-Apena, Hannah Deaves, Millie Gooch, Charlotte Adams, Jack Woodhouse, Anjali Ramash, Hannah Sebastian, Aimee Farmer.

Peer Listener Co-ordinators: Bahar Sais, Emmylou Margieson

Peer Listeners: Simrah Irfan, Sana Deshpande, Sasha Dodds, Salesia Salvio, Arshnoor Kochhar, Zara Avery, Easher Bassan, Emily Schiesaro, Keerthi Tadiparthi, Amy Partridge, William Gaskin, Daisy Burke, Alice Hubbard, Trisha Devi, Daya Chima, Thevin Wijesiriwardena, Lucy Pittam, Nia Jones, Easha Khuarana.

Well-being prefects: Daisy York, Sasha Bobby, Hani Nasir, Olivia Kuszek, Heidi Kelly.

Wellbeing - female health ambassadors: Namrata Anandh, Eva Newson, Demi Amore- Apeni

Diversity prefects: Mia Lee, Anette Shijo, Shenon Warnasinghe, Mithun Suresh, Alisa Soji, Milly Rogers.

Arts prefects: Phoebe HIrons, Grace Austin, Marcie Zhao, Evie Goodwin, Ellen Goodwin, Sophie Sykes.

House Captains:

Rauf: Aleshia Biju, Sophie Robinson.

Holmes: Symmone Kaur, Sidney Walker

Seacole: Grace Robinson, Izzy Meade

Glennie: Lucy Goldthorp, Anya Sompura

Sports Captains: 

Rauf: Libby O’Brien, Rebecca Pope

Holmes: Hyeonjun Kang, Ellie Box  

Seacole: Anjali Ramesh, Erin Hayman

Glennie: Ellie Laird, Jay Wilk

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Celebration Assembly for Year 11

Year 11 had their Celebration Assembly last week and certificates were awarded to:

English Language - Shreya Hegde
English Literature - Billie Ramsay
Maths - Jess Hopkins
Biology - Megha Nair
Chemistry - Eilidh Cowe
Physics - Sophie Chang
Science - Maya Moorthy
Computer Science - Svara Tejaswi
Business Studies - Akanksha Linesh
Art and Design - Zofia Molga
Textiles - Georgie Stoddart
Food - Niamh Evans
French - Jessica Billa Patel
Latin - Alice Doull
Spanish - Ivany Mebou Talla
Drama - Lara Price
Music - Fay Leighton
Geography - Jess Thain
History - Alessia Fracchia
PRS - Vi Henry
PE - Charlotte Smith
Headteacher’s Award - Jenocha Jeyasekar

Congratulations to them all! 

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This is Me Competition

Lawrence Sheriff School are holding a Rugby-wide creative writing competition on the theme "This is me". Students are invited to write a lively and engaging story of around 500 words about personal experience, difficulties faced, something they've encountered or what growing up in the world today feels like.   

Submit your entries (hard copies only, please) with your name and year group on, to Mrs Gregory by 7th February, who will submit them to LSS. 

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Captivating Drama Performance

On Monday 15th January, 24 Rugby High School GCSE drama students led by Miss Brady were invited to perform at the Macready Theatre as part of Rugby School’s Secondary School Festival. The quality of the devised performances from these Year 10s was absolutely outstanding – showcasing a powerful range of expressive skills which captivated their audience. They then gave thoughtful and insightful peer feedback to fellow performers from Arnold Lodge, Rugby Free and Rugby School. It was a very enjoyable experience and it gave everyone a valuable chance to share ideas and reflect on their GCSE performance.

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It's time to get creative!

Are you or do you know a young artist? Submissions are now open for the Young Artists' Summer Show, our online and onsite exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts featuring work by artists aged 4 - 19 years.

Find out more and get involved.

It's free to enter and the deadline is Wednesday 27th March 2024 at 5pm.

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New Peer Listeners 

Our new Peer Listeners in Year 12 underwent their training last week with Life Space Mentoring.

The brilliant training covered active listening skills including body language and how it can be used to help portray approachability, tone of voice, facial expression, responding with compassion and non-judgemental language. The students learnt about open and closed questioning and undertook activities such as categorising worries and understanding how that thought process will help them as peer listeners. They explored self-reflection, empathy, practising appropriate responses, boundaries, confidentiality and understanding when to act on concerns to an adult in school.

The Peer Listening scheme will be available for students to access soon and it is great source of support and a listening ear.

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Jessica’s sailing success

Jessica Powell, 9H, has been selected by the United Kingdon Laser Association to represent Great Britain at the European Championships (ILCA4) in Slovenia in April. Jessica is currently ranked number 1 in the UK for ILCA 4, which is an Olympic Pathway Boat.

She will be competing against the best sailors in Europe! 
Congratulations and good luck to Jessica!

Robert Hayden 
Those Winter Sundays 

Sundays too my father got up early
and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold,
then with cracked hands that ached
from labor in the weekday weather made
banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him. 

I’d wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking.
When the rooms were warm, he’d call,
and slowly I would rise and dress,
fearing the chronic angers of that house,

Speaking indifferently to him,
who had driven out the cold
and polished my good shoes as well.
What did I know, what did I know
of love’s austere and lonely offices?

All things Poetry found at Poetry by Heart

Jobs

Science Technician

NJC Pay scale 3-4

£20812 - £21190 FTE pay award pending (Actual £12298-£12521)

25 hours per week TTO plus 1 week (39 weeks)

Start Date: 1st February 2024 (or as soon as possible after)

We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to join our fantastic school as a Science Technician, to provide support to enable the smooth running of lessons with a focus on practical activities, and to maintain a safe working environment.

Exam Invigilators

We are currently looking to increase our existing pool of Exam Invigilators for the forthcoming examination season. No experience is necessary as training will be given but the role requires good communication skills and attention to detail.

Hours: Casual

Salary: £12.99 per hour (including holiday pay)

If you are interested in flexible working hours and are available during exam periods please contact the Heads PA on 01788 819500 or email vacancies@rugbyhighschool.co.uk with your completed application form.

Visit the website to download an application form

If you wish to know more about the role please contact the Examinations Officer on 01788 810518.

Please note this position is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Please find below information that has been passed to us that may be of interest to you and your family.

Warwickshire Family Information Service Newsletter

23rd January Edition

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