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A huge congratulations to three of our pupils, who made it to the regional finals of a prestigious public speaking competition.
The team of Morgan Kendall, Sydney Johnson and Cerys Cuddihy came away victorious in the Rotary Youth Speaks Competition district finals, which was held at Glyndwr University on Friday, February 26.
They beat out a number of schools competing from North Wales, Cheshire and the Wirral, and they will now be returning to the Wrexham on Sunday, March 13 to compete in the regional final.
Miss Jones, said: “The standard of the presentations throughout the evening was incredibly high, with schools delivering speeches on an array of topics - from technology to time - in front of a large audience.
“Against tough opposition, the team reached the top spot and spoke with confidence and eloquence.
“The judges commended the team on the high quality and professional manner they conducted their speech.”
Well done to a number of our Year 8 pupils, have been rewarded for their hard work with numerous climbing awards.
No fewer than seven achieved either a level one or level two certificate from the National Indoor Climbing Award Scheme at a recent grading.
The qualifications are part of the school’s Outdoor Education programme, which takes place every Wednesday afternoon.
The level one award winners were Cerys Cuddihy, Frankie Holmes, Natalie Lever, Adrian Lewis and Nicholas Riding.
To add to this success, the duo of Kevin Farrell and Tirion Jones managed to gain both level one and level two awards for their efforts.
Mr Cashell, said: “I am delighted that a number of our pupils have achieved the requirements and assessments needed to gain these certificates.
“It is a testament to all the hard work they have put in so far this year, and the awards are richly deserved.”
The Director of the our upcoming Dramatic Society production Mrs Crimes has given her thoughts on the play ahead of opening night.
Miles Poller as Atticus Finch, defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - Tom Robinson - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl.
Through the young eyes of Scout Jenny Blackman and Jem Finch (Tallulah Batley), Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the thirties.
The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice, but the weight of history will only tolerate so much.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story, an anti-racist novel, a historical drama of the Great Depression and a sublime example of the Southern writing tradition.”
The cast have been working extremely hard since October on this production, which has been voted the most life-changing book by a female author.
The play’s themes are very challenging and they have had to work with maturity and a strong team spirit.
Another of our talented actors, Arthur Hind, gave a rousing performance as the Shepherd Boy in the touring Tosca opera, which took place on Sunday, February 8 at Venue Cymru.
Mr Wright, said: “Arthur gave a stunning performance and represented Rydal Penrhos in a very positive way.
“To sing completely alone on stage, accompanied by a full professional orchestra, before paying public is a terrifying prospect for many.
“Furthermore, he did not go on stage until after 9.30pm following a full day at school so that made the quality of his performance even more impressive.
“Arthur had worked really hard to learn the part with me and at home during the last fortnight, and he deserves an enormous amount of credit for the way he handled himself throughout."
A number of our Prep School pupils also took part in the performance, with Lily Northcott, Naina Babbar, Katie Pritchard-Jonas and Priscilla Fu impressing on stage.
Love was in the air thanks to a charity committee fundraising drive.
The group of Sixth Formers sold roses to both our staff and pupils, and managed to raise £60 for St Kentigern Hospice.
Those that purchase a rose had them delivered by delivered by two special cupids in the form of pupils Olivia Williams and Omer Tahir during Friday lunchtime, the day before Valentine's.