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AHSA Ball

14/05/2012 09:24:39

The School Hall was transformed on Saturday evening as parents and staff dined and danced the night away. They were entertained by talented AHS and AGS musicians and raised a significant amount of money for the school (still to be finally totalled up). Thanks to all those involved in organising the event, particularly Annabelle Newell, and to the AGS staff and students from both the schools who were involved in the entertainment.

House Drama

03/05/2012 22:57:20

Congratulations to all the performers, House Captains, sound and lighting crew and staff who contributed to a fantastic evening of drama. Thanks also to Mr Warner from AGS who had the unenviable task of adjudicating. Results were as follows:

Best Actor

Highly Commended: Rachael Goulding (Stowe), Katie Bonner (Waddesdon), Kate Johnson (Waddesdon).

Winner: Lucia Bizos (Missenden)

Best Supporting Actor

Highly Commended: Charlotte Tosti (Waddesdon)

Winner: Bailey Bellingy (Ascott)

Best Interpretation of the Theme

Highly Commended: Ascott; Stowe.

Winner: Hughenden

Best Chorus

Highly Commended: Ascott; Waddesdon.

Winner: Hughenden

Best Direction

Highly Commended: Claydon

Winner: Waddesdon

National Selection for Chantelle

22/04/2012 00:00:00

Congratulations to Chantelle Foster 10C who has been selected by the England Chess Federation to represent England at the European Youth Chess Championships in Prague in August. This is her fourth International Selection for a major championships in three years and she is looking forward to playing for England again in the Under 16 Team.

Mrs Sally Surguy

10/04/2012 00:00:00

Tributes have been flooding in to Aylesbury High School in memory of dance teacher Mrs Sally Surguy, who died on 31 March. Present and former students, parents and colleagues have been saddened to lose a teacher who made such an impact at the school over more than twenty years.

Mrs Surguy's funeral will be on Monday 23 April at 2 pm at St Barnabas Church in Leighton Buzzard and arrangements will be made for students and staff to attend. A Schoolcomms message is going home on Monday or Tuesday with further details.

We are also looking at ways to mark her time at AHS and will be able to make progress on these at the start of term.

Mr Rosen April 2012

Year 10 Maths Team Runners Up

29/03/2012 00:00:00

Congratulations to the Year 10 Maths Team who came second in a Regional Heat on Monday. Their score is joint 5th out of 45 teams taking part in all the Regional Heats. They are pictured below with Mrs Adam, having received their certificates.

Activity Day at AHS - 29 March

29/03/2012 00:00:00

Whilst Years 7, 8 and 12 were out of school visiting a temple in Neasden, the National Gallery and the UCAS convention respectively, the rest of the school was a hive of activity. Year 9 experienced China Day; Year 10 put on international activities for Aston Clinton School pupils here and did the same at Turnfurlong Infants and Stocklake Park School; Year 11 had a day of revision activities and Year 13 had a day entitled "Moving on and making a Difference", which began with a visit by Viscount Younger as part of the Peers in Schools initiative. Read more about all of these activities in the next edition of Highlights.

Viscount Younger meets Year 13 students.

Year 10 teaching Aston Clinton pupils some German.

Year 9 starting the day with Tai Chi.

Year 9 with their Chinese Dragon.

Investor in Careers

26/03/2012 13:49:40

We are proud to announce that we have recently successfully achieved the Investors in Careers Award. Many thanks to Mrs Grimmette, our Careers Co-ordinator, for improving and extending our careers provision significantly over the past few years and to all the staff and students who participated in the accreditation process.

Finnley Whitbread Wins Bronze

26/03/2012 00:00:00

Congratulations to Finnley Whitbread, 8H, who continued her successful year in Rowing, winning Bronze in the Uner 13 class at the British and European Indoor Rowing Championships at the weekend. She rowed an amazing 791m in 3 minutes, only 8 metres behind the winner. The event took place at the University of Nottingham Sports Centre and saw competitors from around Europe competing at Adult and Junior levels.

Students Organise Sport Relief Mile

26/03/2012 00:00:00

Year 10 students organised a Sport Relief mile for staff and students at lunch time on Friday. Hundreds turned out to run, many in fancy dress, to raise funds for the charity. The event was organised as part of one Year 10 group’s Sports Leaders Award, an award all students achieve during their time at the school. £467.01 was raised - well done to all involved!

Sophie wins Future Chef!

26/03/2012 00:00:00

Well done to Sophie Copping who won the National Finals of Future Chef in London on Monday 26 March. She was bombarded with offers of work experience from top hotels etc and has been invited to a luncheon function with the Queen in June!

Thanks also to Mrs Bevan for supporting Sophie through the competition.

Click here to see Sophie featuring in Eat Out Magazine

Swimmers do well at County Championships

19/03/2012 00:00:00

Congratulations to the Intermediate Girls' Swimming Team who won the County Championships on Friday. Well done, too, to the Junior Team who came second by only one point.

U19 Netball Team Reach Semi Finals of Nationals

17/03/2012 00:00:00

The U19 Netball Team played superbly at the National Finals in Basildon today, Saturday 17 March. Getting through to the Semi-Finals unbeaten, they narrowly lost to the eventual winners 16-15. Congratulations to a superb squad of players who played their hearts out and did AHS proud; well done to Miss Storey for coaching them to such success, and maintaining her calm (almost); thank you to Mrs Frith for scoring all day and being there for the team throughout and many thanks to the large and vociferous team of supporters who made the journey and cheered them on.

Talented technology students win Rotary Tournament

28/02/2012 00:00:00

Congratulations to all our teams who performed so well in the 2012 Rotary Technology Tournament on 27 February at Aylesbury College.

In the Intermediate category, Emily Dodd, Emily Thirkettle, Holly Ellis and Amy Haarburger came first in the Key Stage 4 challenge, winning £25 each and £100 for AHS.

Lydia Knight, Rhiannon Sims, Charlotte Cross and Abbie Haward were awarded third place, winning £10 each.

Heather Harrison, Katja Pazik, Rajas Barve and Shifa Bangi won the Key Stage 3 challenge, with Amelia Lincoln, Hannah Thorndyke, Anna Dickenson-Lomas and Imogen Knight placed second. Lauren Clemas, Emily Conroy, Natasha Goodwyn and Georgina Hawkins are also to be congratulated in achieving fourth place. The Key Stage 3 team won £140 between them and £100 for the school.

The girls can be seen in action in a photograph on page 5 of the Bucks Herald this week (29.2.12).

Sophie wins Regional Final of Future Chef!

26/02/2012 00:00:00

Well done and good luck to Sophie Copping, who will be one of 12 finalists at the Future Chef competition in London on 25 March, having won the South East round.

Sophie has been mentored by Daniel Richardson, the head chef at Hartwell House, who is very proud of her achievements.

Fantastic House Music

26/02/2012 00:00:00

Well done to everyone who took part in House Music. The confidence of all the performers and the creativity and leadership of the House Captains were great to see. Many thanks to Mr Druker, Ms Skordi and colleagues for their guidance and hard work.

Congratulations to the winners:

Senior Soloist: Rachel Head

Junior Soloist: Rachel Blyth

Best composition: Sophie Sharp

Best arrangement: Ellie Trott

Best ensemble (instrumental): Ascott for Aquarium

Best ensemble (vocal): Stowe for Forget You

OVERALL WINNER OF HOUSE MUSIC

3rd Claydon

2nd Missenden

1st HUGHENDEN

AHS celebrates Karneval

24/02/2012 00:00:00

Aylesbury High School students spent last Tuesday celebrating Mardi Gras in the school’s Library and International Centre. Sue Stanbury, our Librarian, knew that the students were studying ‘Karneval’ as a topic in German which led to the decision to put on this activity at lunch time. The girls enjoyed creating some spectacular masks and learnt about an international tradition into the bargain.

English National Rowing Champion

21/02/2012 12:51:14

Congratulations to Fin Whitbread in 8H who won gold at the English National Indoor Rowing Championships over half term. She rowed 786 metres in an amazing 3 minutes!

Procedure in the event of bad weather

08/02/2012 00:00:00

Under exceptional circumstances we may have to close the school. Examples might be extreme weather or a failure of our heating.

If it is possible that the school will be affected, the first place to look is the home page of this website. In bad weather, we would do our best to make a decision about closure by 7 am so that those with longer journeys can find out the position before travelling.

Please do not ring the school switchboard in these circumstances as the definitive information will always be on the website.

We may send out Schoolcomms messages but that would depend on the circumstances and time of day.

Any closure will also appear on the Bucks CC website:

http://apps1.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms2005/SSSchoolStatus/default.aspx

and be notified to Mix 96 and BBC Three Counties Radio.

We will always do our best to keep the school open and any decision on closure would be made on the basis of the safety of students and staff.

Safer Internet Day February 7 2012

02/02/2012 00:00:00

Tuesday February 7 2012 is Safer Internet Day. During the week, the students will be viewing videos about this topic in assembly. CEOP, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, who produce these videos, have also organised a programme of activities aimed at parents. They have produced a tongue-in-cheek trailer about activities on this day which can be seen by clicking here.

On 7 February, this will be followed by the release of 'The Parents and Carers Guide to the Internet', an entertaining and light-hearted look at what it takes to be an online parent. This can be viewed using the same link.

With interviews from experts including Prof. Tanya Byron and Dr. Linda Papadopoulos, industry players like Facebook and Moshi Monsters and, most importantly, children themselves, this TV-style show aims to answer all of the tricky questions parents may be afraid to ask. The CEOP team will be available to interact with parents and carers from 6 to 9pm on Tuesday 7 February to discuss the challenges they face as their children grow up online by posting on the ClickCEOP Facebook fan page, tweeting @CEOPUK or including #parentsguide in their posts on Twitter.

U19 netball team in national finals

01/02/2012 00:00:00

Congratulations to the U19 netball team who became Southern regional champions on Saturday 28 January. We wish them the best of luck at the national finals on 17 March.

Uniform consultation - update

27/01/2012 00:00:00

Thank you once again to all parents, students and staff who gave us some feedback on the uniform samples at the start of term. As you might expect, the feedback did not show us unequivocally which 'suit' to go for. We have therefore been in talks with one supplier who is going to produce samples of the kind of jacket and skirt most parents, staff and students wanted. To avoid making a mistake by introducinig it too soon before teething troubles have been spotted, we are proposing to trial the uniform with a selection of girls only next year, with a view to its introduction for Year 7 in 2013. Once we have new samples, we will arrange another opportunity for these to be viewed.

Aberdyfi photos

13/01/2012 00:00:00

Photos from Aberdyfi week 1 and week 2.

Well done to all the students for their enthusiasm and to all the staff for looking after them!

Little Shop of Horrors

12/12/2011 00:00:00

Little Shop of Horrors was this year’s joint production and took place at AGS at the end of November. For four nights, the superb cast and crew thrilled and entertained audiences and displayed the talent and commitment which students at the two schools have in such abundance. With a complex set and props including the Man-Eating plant Audrey II used in the West End production of the show, Walton Road saw a truly professional production. It was a memorable experience for our students who took part - congratulations to all who performed and those behind the scenes. We would also like to record our thanks to the staff in the front office at AHS for ticket sales and assisting with communication and the staff at AGS who worked so hard to put the show together.

Fund Raising Week photos!

07/12/2011 00:00:00

Success at National Cross Country Finals

05/12/2011 00:00:00

ESAA English Schools Cross Country Cup 2011 National Final

On Saturday 2 December 144 girls in 24 teams took part in the National Finals at Princethorpe College, Rugby. The AHS Inters team was led by Hannah Morton who had come second in the junior girls' race in last year's competition. Over a challenging 1 3/4 mile course, Hannah was in the leading pack and was frequently mentioned by the race commentator. Despite being a year younger than many of the leading pack, Hannah produced an amazing race to achieve 2nd place overall....WOW! She was closely followed home by Year 10 Rosanna Evans who achieved her best placing at national finals to come 19th. This is a tremendous achievement for a non-club runner. The team's determination was fantastic and Sophie Hawkins 90th, Emily Martin 93rd, Anouska Stahlmann 104th and late reserve Kate Reed 133rd achieved 12th place overall. The girls were a credit to the school - congratulations!

Junior (Y7/8) Girls Team - 9th Best Team in the Country

For 5 out of 6 of the team this was their second national finals. The team of 5 year 8's and one year 7 have the potential to target 4 National Finals...no mean feat! After becoming Eastern Region champions, the AHS team were ready to race. The team was lead home by Eliza Taswell Fryer in an impressive 23rd place. Flying in behind her was Charlotte Evans in 37th, who is improving with every race this season. This team like to pack well and they did not disappoint with Georgie Moss 59th, Imogen Andrews 60th and Bronwen Reed 64th. Rebecca Ashworth in 98th completed a fine day at the races. This team have set their standards very high and are already planning their attack on this competition for next season. Many thanks to the reserves and supporters (Marguerite Pope, Jasmine Kowebka, Kate Jenkinson, Helena Rowland) and team coaches Charlie and Tash Cornwell. All the parent supporters and teachers were extremely proud of your efforts on the day. It was a delight to be one of a few schools who had both teams at the finals. Congratulations!

Sixth Form Applications now closed

29/11/2011 00:00:00

We are no longer accepting applications for entry into the Sixth Form in September 2012. Any applications that are currently in the post will still be accepted.

Florence Nightingale Fashion Show: 2 Dec

27/11/2011 00:00:00

Florence’s fashion gets festive!

This Christmas, Aylesbury’s fashion event of the year is back, and it’s more festive than ever! The fashion show, in aid of Florence Nightingale Hospice, will be starring top young models showing off this year’s winter-wonderland must-haves at Aylesbury High School on 2^nd December!

The models will be presenting clothing perfect for the upcoming Christmas period. All the outfits are fresh from our Florence Nightingale stores put together to show that, in this year of austerity, shopping in our charity shops really is the best way to look great this season. All the clothes used will come straight off the catwalk ready for you to buy on the night or in one of our shops another time.

Also available will be delicious refreshments and stalls selling the perfect accessories to go with the outfits showcased on the night. All proceeds go towards the Florence Nightingale Hospice who provide invaluable help for palliative patients and their families. With tickets costing just £6 for adults, £5 for students and £3 for under 11’s, you’d be mad to miss it!

Junior relay team in national swimming finals

26/11/2011 00:00:00

Congratulations to the Junior Front Crawl Relay team: Anna Henderson, Charlotte Evans, Charlotte Neill, Hannah Morton and Jess Payne for coming 7th in the ESSA National Swimming Finals in Southampton on 26 November.

Industrial action 30 November

25/11/2011 00:00:00

The school will be closed for students on Wednesday due to the industrial action being taken by a number of staff.

Please see the attached letter.

Alan Rosen

30-November-2011.pdf

Construction under way!

25/11/2011 00:00:00

Building work has started on our new Sixth Form Centre, due to open by September 2012.

AHS students at the Model United Nations

14/11/2011 00:00:00

Ten Year 9 students took part in a Model United Nations project which involved them working alongside students from four other local secondary schools throughout the Spring and Summer of 2011. Most students took on the roles of UN delegates from countries around the world; some represented press organisations such as the BBC and Al-Jazeera. All were paired with students from different schools and worked online to prepare position-papers, speeches and possible resolutions before the day. As well as winning awards for individual performances, our students worked exceptionally hard to take on demanding roles and developed a good understanding of the UN's role in global governance. See them at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh6U6ytPUrs (accessible out of school).

U14 and U16 netball teams qualify for regional finals

14/11/2011 00:00:00

Relay team in National Swimming Finals

09/11/2011 00:00:00

Congratulations to the Junior Front Crawl Relay team: Anna Henderson, Charlotte Evans, Charlotte Neill, Hannah Morton and Jess Payne for qualifying for the ESSA National Swimming Finals to be held in Southampton on 26 November.

Success in national cookery competitions

09/11/2011 00:00:00

Well done to Evie Towersey, Sophie Copping, Katherine Ferris, Bony Roy and Hannah Isherwood who were all selected as regional finalists in the 2011 Make It With Mince competition. On 16 November the girls had to cook their recipe for James Martin and the other judges in an exciting cook-off against 7 other students from across the region. The dishes were judged on originality, cooking skills, presentation, and of course taste!

Congratulations to Sophie, who came first, Evie who came second and Bony, who came third. Sophie, who won an ipod touch and £200 of equipment is now in the running to win the national competition.

On Friday 18 November Sophie also won the Aylesbury heat of the Future Chef competition. We wish her luck for the regional heat in February, for which she will be mentored by the head chef at Hartwell House.

Rehearsal Schedule UPDATED 11 November

07/11/2011 00:00:00

Little Shop of Horrors – Joint Musical Production

Rehearsal Schedule

Rehearsals for our production of 'Little Shop of Horrors' are well underway and all cast and crew are looking forward to the peformances on Tuesday 29 November - Friday 2 December at 7.00 pm in the AGS School Hall.

Below is a file containing the updated general rehearsal schedule so the cast and crew can plan ahead. Detailed call sheets go up on noticeboards at AGS and AHS each week and because changes to this published timetable are sometimes required, pupils are asked to check the noticeboard regularly.

If there are any questions or concerns, please email me on rwarner@ags.bucks.sch.uk.

Thanks to all parents and guardians of the cast and crew in supporting us during this busy schedule.

Mr Warner

Director of Drama: AGS

LSOH-Rehearsals-Updated-111111.pdf

Photography class

08/09/2011 00:00:00

Photography class

Thank you for the applications.

A number of you are unable to attend when the lessons are on (Friday lesson 1) so we'll start off with those who are available both weeks:

Claire L Beth C Charlotte B Lizzie H Eleanor K Flo C Jemila A

Please go to N2 on Friday at 9:10 with some sort of camera.

NSEA Championships Oct 2011

01/09/2011 00:00:00

Congratulations to Sadie, Isabel, Ellie and Annabel, who came fifth in the NSEA Championships on 22 / 23 October. Sadie went on to win the Prelim. Individual Championship!

Open Evenings and Open Morning

31/08/2011 00:00:00

The next Open Evening for Year 7 entry in September 2012 will be held on Monday 3 October from 6.30 – 9.00 pm.

You will be made very welcome on thisevenings, which will give you an opportunity to tour the school, talk to students, staff and the Headteacher and to see girls involved in a wide range of activities. The tours set off between 6.45 and 7.30 pm, with Mr Rosen speaking in the Main Hall at 8.15 pm. The evening will finish around 8.45 pm.

There will also be an Open Morning on Friday 30 September from 9.15 – 12.00 noon. This is a chance for parents and daughters to see the school on a normal day; there will be tours of the school with students, and senior staff will be available to talk to you.

The Open Evening for prospective Sixth Form students is on Wednesday 16 November from 7.00 - 9.00 pm.

Exam results 2011

25/08/2011 00:00:00

PRESS RELEASE - GCE and GCSE RESULTS 2011

“A really impressive set of results.”

Students at Aylesbury High School had their hard work rewarded as they received their GCSE and A Level exam results.

Over 70% of the GCSEs were awarded A* or A grades and the average points per student were equivalent to a very impressive 10 A* grades. The range of qualifications taken by the students gets broader every year, with 22 Year 11 students gaining A Level grades and the GCSE subjects including six different modern languages. Top performers were Katie Baker, Sophie Brownlee, Farah Chaudhry, Isobel East, Alice Johnstone-Brownlow, Pauline Kaplicz, Rachel Marshall, Alice Swetnam and Helena Walters.

At A Level, 50% of the grades were either A* or As and, despite the concerns in the media about university entrance, our students have gained places this year on some very competitive courses and can be pleased that all those hours of study were worth it. 48 students had no grade lower than an A and special mention must go to Stacey Barry, Lauren Du Plessis, Sorcha Durrant , Abigail Francis, Sioned French, Amy Jarrold and Jessica Redmond who gained A* grades in all their A Level subjects.

Alan Rosen, Headteacher of Aylesbury High School, said, “Congratulations to everyone for their hard work. The results are truly a team effort involving students, teachers, support staff and parents. What is really impressive is how the students manage to produce these results at the same time as doing so much both in and out of school in sport, the arts, supporting charities, going on trips and expeditions, and enjoying themselves as well!”

Our new website!

23/08/2011 00:00:00

Welcome to our new website! It's still under construction in places.

Welcome Back

04/08/2011 00:00:00

Mon 5 and Tue 6 September are INSET days. Students start back on Wed 7 September.