After 6 weeks of classes and first grading, Lucy has achieved her first belt in Karate.
What an amazing achievement.
Congratulations Lucy.
On Saturday 8 February three teams took part in the West Midlands Floor & Vault Competition at Fenton Manor, Stoke-on-Trent. The U14 girls competed first and performed really well, considering for some it was their first competition at this level.
Their confidence increased enormously and they were placed 6th overall. Well done to Millie Baggs, Lucy Connell, Amelia Roscoe, Ellie Marandola and Kylah Johnson.
Next up were the U14 mixed team who were up against stiff competition from Arden School. Our gymnasts were amazing and they performed with extension and flair. A great performance from Ewan Cox placed him 4th overall, just outside the medals in the individual competition. The team went on to gain the silver medal – 2nd overall. Congratulations Ewan Cox, Pax Katanga, Karyce Johnson, Maja Ura, Gwenneth Williams.
In the U19 mixed section again, we narrowly missed the individual medals with Lysia Bayley and Josh Dodd-Matthews both gaining 4th place overall. The team however, did St Edmund’s proud as they performed consistently well in both floor and vault and after a very tense wait for the results became West Midlands Champions. They will now represent the West Midlands in the British Schools Gymnastics Championships in May. Well done Amelia Beet, Josh Dodd-Matthews, Ben Jones, Lysia Bayley and Corrin Smith. Good luck for the Nationals!
Rajbir Singh attends the Wolverhampton BJJ Club and regularly takes part in mixed martial arts (MMA) events under the supervision of instructor William Haycox who is currently ranked 3rd in the UK.
Rajbir recently competed in 4 fights winning the 65kg category with a choke and the second fight with an arm bar. Both wins secured Rajbir with a gold and a bronze medal.
Congratulations Rajbir.
Well done to Year 9 girls who competed in the indoor athletics championships last night. They all performed really well and, during the heats, the team secured four 1st place positions.
Congratulations to Khadija Henry, Olivia Lavan, Maxine Mawaro, Chelsea Ntomchukwu, Cristina Agbasoga, Rachel Clifton and Adrianna Brown.
On Wednesday 16th October Roy Aneke, Raymond Aneke, Kurt Capuno and Chibuike Ojeli represented the academy very well at the Wolverhampton Schools Basketball Competition at St Peters. They performed very well and won three out of their four league games. This will see them through to the finals night which is provisionally scheduled for the 13th November. Well done gentlemen and keep up the good work. Mr Selvey.
On Wednesday 9th October Dylan Gumbo, Kurt Aco, Zac Flosa and Adriel Sarmiento represented the academy in the annual Wolverhampton Schools Y11 and Sixth Form basketball competition. They were up against some fierce opposition but acquitted themselves very well; scoring many points and showing excellent teamwork.
Well done and keep up the good work.
Mr Selvey.
There has been great sporting success over the last few days. On Friday 4th October the Y7 football team beat Wombourne High School 5-2. This was their first league game and was a great way to start the season. Then on Tuesday 8th October they beat Heath Park 6-1 with another convincing performance. The Y7 players are;
Dylan Coe
Josh Welford
Josh Ife
Rocky Tighe
Mason Taylor
Luis Aneke
Roman Duggan
Harry Lynch
Bobby Hughes
Alfie Moss
George Cooke
Harry Craze
David Osifo
Dylan Ridley
Also, on Monday 7th October the Y9 football team beat WGS in their first league game of the season. This followed a disappointing result in the cup the Monday before, where sadly they lost to Moseley Park 4-3. So to get back to winning ways was fantastic. The following students represented the academy very well;
Phallen Wakeley
Raymond Aneke
Harold Wilcox
Jack Jepson
Mario Mihaila
Suleman Khan
Leo Bayley
Herbie Mandare Singh
Lamic Haile
Christian Ohiaer
Karanveer Manku
Niall Cullen-Barratt.
Well done and keep up the good work!!!
On Monday 16th September the Y7 football team played their first game together. They played WGS in a friendly match to help decide tactics and formation. The boys below did very well, winning 8-1 and playing some of the best football I have seen from a Y7 team. They have set themselves up for a very good season.
Players:
Dylan Coe
Josh Welford
Josh Ife
Rocky Tighe
Mason Taylor
Luis Aneke
Roman Duggan
Harry Lynch
Bobby Hughes
Alfie Moss
George Cooke
Harry Craze
David Osifo
Dylan Ridley
On Wednesday 11th September the Year 9 football team played against St Peters in preparation for the upcoming season. A fine performance saw the game finish 3-3. St Peters controlled the first half and we did very well to only be 1-0 down at half time. A spirited second half performance saw end to end action with neither team deserving to lose.
The pupils below represented the academy very well and have set themselves up very for a successful 2019 – 2020.
Pupils:
Phallen Wakeley
Millie McInnis
Raymond Aneke
Roy Aneke
Leo Bayley
Oliver Green
Lamic Haile
Jack Jepson
Suleman Khan
Karanveer Manku
Natius Mapiye-Howl
Christian Ohiaer
Amari Stewart
Friday the 5th July 2019 was a day full of friendly competition between year 7 tutor groups, however only one tutor group could win! A range of activities took place from football to track events. The results are as follows:
In the rounders games SS played against NS. In total NS got 3 rounders and SS got ½ a rounder.The next game was between CW and SI, the winner was CW. Finally SI won against SO.
In the football match RP won 2/1 against SS, OP lost 0/1 to SI and CW won 3/2 against MT.
The team activities were followed by the track events. In the boys A race SI came first. In the girls A race OP won. In the boys B race LF won while the girls B race was won by SI. The mixed A race was won by SI while the mixed B race was won by OP. In 7th place was CW then in 6th place was SS, in 5th place was MT, in 4th place was RP, there was no 3rd place because LF and SI drew. Congratulations to NS, the winner of the Year Seven Sports day!
By Abigail Mahoney
