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Week beginning Monday 26 March

Road to Belle Vue Tournament
On the last day of term the U15 boys and girls hockey squads played the regional round of the tournament. In a tough round-robin both teams won and now go on to represent Cheshire in the finals at Belle Vue in June. The European Championships are being held in Manchester this year and the tournament U15 finalists will play a pre-cursor game in front of the crowd at the Europeans.

Cambridge Blue Boat - winners of the 2007 Boat Race
The school was surprised and privileged when the entire Cambridge University Boat Race crew agreed to attend the Wednesday Morning School Assembly on the 28th March, only 10 days before the Race. More details and a photo on the Rowing Club page.

Yet more sporting successes
The 1st XI (soccer) played and won the Chester and District Schools’ FA U18 championship, beating Upton in the final 3-1. Full report on the football results page.

The U15 boys hockey team and the U15 girls hockey team both played in a youth hockey tournament – The Road to Bell Vue – and both teams won.  They will now play in finals at Bell Vue stadium on June 24th which, if they win, will mean that they will play exhibition matches in front of the international crowd as a precursor to the European Hockey Championships in the summer.

Our U12 girls cricket team entered ‘a tournament’ and found, when they arrived, that it was the North East Wales and Cheshire Schools U18 championship. Despite their relative inexperience they won all their matches and were declared the tournament winners – so they are the NEW & CS U18 Cricket Champions!

The U15 football squad were runners-up in the Chester and District Cup, losing narrowly 2-3.

The U14 football squad played remarkably well to reach the final of the Chester and District Cup. They played the better football but could not convert their clear superiority into goals and lost 0-2 to Upton.

The U12 football squad had a very successful season. Of their 21 matches they won 17, scoring 100 goals in the process. They were beaten finalists in the Chester and District School Cup. Player of the year was Sam Powell.

More success for the U14 hockey team
The U14 Girls Hockey Squad won their third trophy in as many weeks. On Saturday they won the Cheshire Schoolgirls Outdoor Trophy; having already secured the Chester and District Outdoor and Cheshire Indoor. A huge, huge achievement. This team have had an exceptional year considering they are made up of mainly U13 squad players who are a year young in these competitions. Well done to all players.

British Heart Foundation Junior Golf Championship
On Friday of last week Josh Rudge (handicap 15), Michael Brockbank (19) and James Lightfoot (12) represented the school in the British Heart Foundation Junior Golf Championship at Upton-by-Chester golf club. The competition raises money for the charity through the sponsorship of participants, while also seeking to improve awareness of the disease. It is supported by the R&A as well as by Ryder Cup legend Colin Montgomerie, who describes the competition as "a must for all junior golfers."

The format consist of each player compiling his own full handicap stableford score, with the best two being totaled for a final score, and the third being used for a playoff in case of a tie. The team returned a total score of 85 points with James scoring 45pts, Michael 40pts, and Josh 35pts. This score won the competition for the team by 3pts, and allowed them to advance to the regional final, at Eaton G.C. in July, ahead of the other 24 teams in the field. From here the team will attempt to qualify for the national finals which will be held in September at the Belfry, a four time Ryder Cup venue.

Week beginning Monday 19 March

National U14 hockey finals
As North of England champions the King's team took part in the national finals at St Edward's School, Oxford. The first matches were quarter finals. We gained a fine victory against Trent College to progress to the semis. Despite playing well and dominating much of the play the Ipswich opposition proved too strong for the, relatively young, King's team and it was the Ipswich side that progressed to the final. Full match reports on the hockey results page.

Double success for U14 Girls Hockey Team
The U14 Indoor Hockey squad reached the finals of the Cheshire Schools Indoor Hockey tournament back in November. The 5 section winners met in Christleton to challenge for the title of Cheshire Indoor Champions. Kings were well deserved winners overall in what was a very high standard competition. The determination and confident approach led to some spectacular displays of Indoor Hockey.

Medals were awarded to: Kate Saunders (captain), Annabelle Church, Fizzy Elsgood, Millie Johnson, Siobhan Barnard, Elizabeth Roberts and Kate Coppack

Results: Beat Tarporley 2-1 (Kate Saunders and Kate Coppack); Beat Bishop Heber 2-1 (Siobhan Barnard and Kate Saunders); Beat Upton Hall 4-0 (Elizabeth Roberts, Kate Coppack, Kate Saunders 2); and Drew Christleton 1-1 (Siobhan Barnard)

The U14 Outdoor Team won the Chester and District Outdoor Tournament on Thursday March 15th beating Abbeygate, Bishop Heber, Christleton and Tarporley. Kings drew with Upton and Queens making them overall winners.

The same team bid for the treble on Saturday when they compete for top spot in the Cheshire Outdoor Finals held at Upton County Offices.

Week beginning Monday 12 March

Oxford swimming blue
Former pupil Nick Wilcox, currently studying at Corpus Christi College, has been awarded a full blue in recognition of his performance in the Varsity Swimming Match in early February.

Maths quiz
Two teams entered the Barclays Maths Quiz at John Moores University, Liverpool, and both teams performed well. The team consisting of Chris Blake, Matthew Firth, David Tattersall and Jon Bedford came joint first, having only made one mistake. They were awarded £50 each in vouchers.

Chess Champion
Davin Menon has, at the age of twelve, won first prize in the Wirral Chess League Junior Congress Under-16 individual tournament. He was also a member of the Cheshire under-18 team that came joint first in the recent NCCU Inter-Association Championship.

County hockey selections
Millie Johnson, Kate Coppack, Megan Rudge, Georgia Andrews and Hannah Porter have been selected to train with the Cheshire schoolgirls' hockey under-13 development squad. Millie, Kate and Georgia will be representing Cheshire in the North Schoolgirls' event next weekend.

Week beginning Monday 5 March

Breakfast at the boathouse
The King’s School Boathouse made an early start on Tuesday 6th March when a TV production crew arrived to film an advertisement for a well known brand of breakfast cereal.  This involved using two of the schools eights to film a fictitious start to a University  Boat Race.  The two crews included oarsmen from Manchester clubs as well as King’s rowers.  John Blackwell and Duncan Little were on hand to give expert advice.

The Boat Race, of course, never started because all the rowers decided instead to pick a bowl of ???????????????????????????????????   

The School does not endorse any particular brand of breakfast cereal!

Photos on the rowing club page

Week beginning Monday 26 Febuary

Cambridge hockey blue
Former pupil Ben Crooks has been selected to represent Cambridge University Men's Hockey 1st XI in the forthcoming 107th Varsity match. To be selected for a Varsity squad is the highest recognition of sporting achievement at Cambridge and is a testament to Ben's development and ability as a player, and his commitment to the Cambridge University Hockey Club. The match is to take place at Southgate Hockey Club at 2pm on Tuesday 6 March.

Geography field trip
14 students and 3 staff returned safely from a highly successful upper sixth field trip to Norfolk. The students worked extremely hard and were commended by their own teachers and by the field studies centre manager for their excellent attitude, high standards of behaviour and cheerful demeanor.

Week beginning Monday 19 Febuary

North of England U14 Hockey Champions
Having beaten a strong Calday Grange side in the North-West Final last week-end, King's were looking forward to facing the North-East Champion, Egglescliffe, for a place in the National Finals. The team won 5-0 to become champions of the north of England. We can now look forward to the National Finals on Sunday 18th March to be held at St Edwards School, Oxford. Full match report and photos on the hockey results page.

Week beginning Monday 5 Febuary

Award for King's rowers
Five members of the school crew that reached the final of the Princess Elizabeth Cup at Henley last summer were at the Town Hall in Chester to receive an award from the Lady Mayor, Councillor Sandra Rudd. They were presented with a shield awarded by the Chester Sports Association for the Best Junior Team (of any sport) in recognition of their rowing achievements. The presentation also included a framed picture marking 125 years of rowing at the King's School.

Those receiving the award were Will Orchard (Captain of Boats), Peter Walker, Joe Charlesworth, James Clark and Leo Scott.

Hockey Champions
The boys under-14 hockey team were victorious against a strong Calday Grange Grammar School side, winning 4-1. They are now north west champions. They play the north east champions on Sunday 11 February for a place in the national semifinals.

Week beginning Monday 29 January

Burns Night
This was celebrated at the school by 167 parents, staff and guests on Saturday evening. It was an excellent time of Scottish food, music and dancing, and also raised funds for the summer 2007 expedition to India. The total raised was a fantastic £3250.

Imagine
Imagine, a Young Enterprise company, will be selling Home Grown, a compilation CD featuring music of local bands. Several of the bands are drawn from King's.

Week beginning Monday 22 January

Trinity College of Music Examination results
Forty two passes at levels 1 to 8 have been achieved following the recent examinations. Of these, 14 were distinctions and 18 were merits. Special mention should be made of Simon Bate (L6LB) who achieved a distinction in grade 8 trumpet.

More rowing honours for former King's oarsmen
Tom James, who was Captain of Boats five years ago, is currently President of the Cambridge Boat Club and will compete in his fourth University Boat Race in March.

David Billings, Captain of Boats two years ago, is in contention for a place in the Goldie crew, the Cambridge 2nd VIII.

Chris Bartley is training with the GB lightweight squad.

Your old mobile phones can raise funds for charity
Please give any unwanted mobile phones to Mr Parry or the Bursar this week. The mobile phones are to be recycled to raise money for the Esther Benjamin Trust.

Week beginning Monday 15 January

International honours for King's oarsman
Nick Fearnhead (Captain of Boats 2005-6) is currently in Sydney having been selected for the Squad to represent GB in the Australian Youth Olympics from Jan 17th to Jan 21st 2007. See the Rowing Club page for more details.

County hockey champions
The under-14 boys' hockey team won 2-1 in a close final against Altincham Grammar School to take the title of Cheshire Champions. See the hockey results page for a match report and photos.

British Mathematical Olympiad
Six students sat the first round: Chris Blake, Pranav Khamar, Maris Elmore, Peter Walker, Matthew Firth and Leo Scott.

The Olympiad is not for the faint-hearted! It is designed to test the country's outstanding young mathematicians, with just six questions to be answered in three and a half hours. Gaining any marks at all is an achievement. We are therefore delighted that Chris Blake has been awarded a certificate of distinction for his paper. This represents a a score in the top 25% of entrants, placing him firtmly among the mathematical elite.

Week beginning Monday 8 January

Presentation of the new trophy cabinet by CAOKS
The whole school assembled on the morning of Tuesday 9 January for the official presentation of the new trophy display cabinet provided by the members of CAOKS. More details and some photos can be found on the CAOKS page.

Chester Sport and Leisure Association Sports Awards in partnership with Chester City Council and Chester School Sports Partnership
The first rowing eight have been selected for an award at the Chester Sports and Leisure Sports Awards 2006 in recognition of their qualification for the finals at Henley. The award will be presented at a special presentation evening on 29 January at the Town Hall by the Lord Mayor of Chester, Cllr Sandra Rudd.

Chess selection
Davin Menon (RmML) was selected to play for the Cheshire and North Wales Under-16 Chess Team, helping the team to win this year's Pennine Cup. Lancashire were second and Yorkshire third in the competition that was held in Frodsham on 16 December.

Gliding Certificates
Gliding Induction Certificates have been awarded to Ben Moss (3JM), Tim Pemberton (3JM) and William Moreland (4SP). They were the first cadets from the CCF RAF Section to fly gliders at the new base of the Cadet Gliding Squadron at RAF Woodvale near Formby. A more detailed report can be found on the CCF page.

National Youth Choir
Emile Perkins (L6AW) has been offered a place in the adult National Youth Choir of Britain following a recent audition.

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