St Mary's Catholic School

The Headteacher’s Awards went to the following students this week, for a wide range of accomplishments including excellent work and effort in lessons and superb contributions towards the wider life of the school. We are very proud of all of their contributions and achievements.

• Esther Robinson (7M)
• Noah Cleife (7S)
• Harry Wilkes (8A)
• Chloe So (8N)
• Tomasz Okapiec (9S)
• Jacob Selley (9R)
• Christina Aniamai (10S)
• Declan Gair (10Y)
• Laydon Lammler (11N)
• Lyla Leighton (11Y)
• Jerusalem Edward Amaeshi (12S)
• Margarita Salcedo (12M)
• Jinwoo Lee (13R)
• Elliot Devlin Rogers (13T)

Oliver Cass, Brendan Fisher, Joseph Meachery and Zach Barbieri (Year 11) have been selected for the England Handball Talent Pathway. The boys will be part of the England Handball Regional Academy and will have access to the following: Performance sessions, Academy tournaments, Sport Science support, Performance camps, Coach Reviews and goal setting support. A superb achievement!

Nick Armstrong (Year 11) – attended the Newcastle Eagles Basketball trials during the summer holidays. Nick impressed the coaches and has been selected to play for the Newcastle Eagles Basketball Academy, where he will train with future Basketball stars and compete against other Basketball Academy’s across the country. A fantastic achievement.

Congratulations to Jaiden Ncube (Year 11), who has been accepted onto the 5STARUK Basketball Camp which is based in Valencia. The training camp will help Jaiden to develop his skillset and reach his potential in an elite basketball environment during the summer holidays 2024. Jaiden will be competing against other European teams to test his ability against some of the talented players from across Europe. Jaiden will also be training with Professional European coaches who have experience coaching in some of Europe’s top leagues. A superb achievement!

Congratulations to Abigail Stempczyk (Year 8) who has been chosen as one of 12 squad members for the Newcastle Eagles U14 Academy Basketball Team.  She will start competing in the Junior National League North Premier Division representing Newcastle Eagles starting in October. She will play against some of the best players in her age group in the country and will travel to play teams such as Manchester Mystics, Sheffield Hatters and Leicester Riders. A superb achievement! Well done!

The Headteacher’s Awards went to the following students this week, for a wide range of accomplishments including excellent work and effort in lessons and superb contributions towards the wider life of the school. We are very proud of all of their contributions and achievements.

• Benedict Vardon (7I)
• Amelia Dowden (7N)
• Lily Houghton (8M)
• Zachary Gallagher (8R)
• Joseph Roughead (8N)
• Adele Onaivi (9T)
• Thomas Thoppil (9A)
• Martha-Grace Pearson (10A)
• Oliver King (10Y)
• James Watson (12R)
• Hope Neal (12S)
• Shanika Brown (12Y)

Year 9 students have completed their CAD/CAM iconic designer inspired lamps. They have drawn intricate finger joints and 2D Design software and laser cut their products. Well done Year 9, amazing products!