May Edition - Uckfield College Life

 

UCKFIELD COLLEGE LIFE

May 2019

Sussex Parallel Youth Games 

On Thursday 16th May Mrs Levett took a group of Dance le​ aders to help at the Sussex Parallel Youth

games. They were outstanding and were highly praised by everyone there. Their job was to

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The Big Futures Show 2019

On Tuesday 30 April nearly all of our Year 9 students visited The Big Futures Show in Eastbourne. This
was a great opportunity for our students to meet with a wide variety of further education and training
providers plus prospective employers from across the region, providing them with an invaluable
experience to help with their future career choices. There was a wide range of interactive exhibits and
stalls giving guidance aimed at inspiring tomorrow’s workforce.
 
The students spent their time at The Big Futures Show visiting over 70 stalls, covering employment
sectors such as Retail & Personal Services, Science, Engineering & Technology, Transport & Logistics
and Public Services. The feedback from the students on the day has been extremely positive, with
most students finding it a very useful, informative and enjoyable experience.
 
The photos below show some of our students enjoying themselves at The Big Futures Show 2019.
 

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Afternoon Tea Challenge 

10A-FT took part in the Afternoon Tea Challenge. The students worked in pairs and had 50 minutes to
produce a three tier Afternoon Tea stand. The only other stipulations they had were to include at least one
flavoured scone and a sandwich.
All of the students hit their time and produced amazing stands. There was homemade bread and jam, all of
which looked and tasted great.
The class had invited members of staff who have made a significant impact on their school life. They were
delighted to be invited and blown away by the students’ talents and obvious expertise.
It was a close call but stand 3 just took it and was awarded the handcrafted Uckfield Food Dept Spoons for
Achievement.
As a teacher I was immensely proud of their efforts but also the teamwork and general comradery, which
ensured that all teams finished within time. Good job everyone!
Mrs Hampton

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10C-FT also took part in the Afternoon Tea Challenge and also invited members of staff to come and vote
for their favourite stand. The judging was based on the taste of the scone, selection of dishes included,
overall skill level and also final presentation.
It was a close competition though it was decided that stand 1 had won. Massive congratulations goes to
this team and all the others for taking part.

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Uckfield College Art Students’ success in 2 local exhibitions

Uckfield College Art Students have recently enjoyed success showing work in 2 local, but prestigious
exhibitions.
Ethan Harmsworth Causer and Phoebe Newsome in Year 13 were selected to show their paintings in the
East Sussex Arts Fair at High Hurstwood. The show celebrated arts from around the county. 30
professional artists showed their work alongside young people who were selected for their exceptional
talent in art, dance and musical performance.
The Towner Gallery Eastbourne is currently showing a group piece created by our Year 12 Fine Art
students in their bi-annual show ‘Draw Me In’. Students had the opportunity of working with an artist for a
day and subsequently designed and created a sculptural piece commenting on the issues teenagers face
in today’s society. The piece was extremely well received and really stood out in the gallery . The show
continues until June 2nd.
Students involved were:
Rebecca Deavin
Emily Sweet
Elizabeth Robinson
Georgia Archer
Frankie Sowter
Tess Youngman
Rueben Yoell

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Year 13 Student Leavers’ Tea

A big thank you to our amazing year 13 Student Leadership Team (seen here enjoying a celebratory tea).
Good luck with your exams.

 

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Georgia Archer’s success in East Grinstead Music and Arts
Festival

Many congratulations to Georgia Archer in Year 12 who took part in the
East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival over the weekend. The standard
is extremely high and attracts competitors from all over the county.

In the 16-18 category she came 1st in musical theatre; singing what the
adjudicator described as an extremely challenging piece for any
performer. She came 3rd in solo acting and
1st in Shakespeare.

Georgia won the Shakespeare Cup for the highest mark in the entire
festival and was given the complete works of Shakespeare as an extra
prize! Fantastic, well done!

 

Amy Wickens, Year 8, completes The Moonwalk around
London

On Saturday 11th May, Amy Wickens from 8C,
took part in the world famous midnight challenge,
The MoonWalk, around London raising money
and awareness for the Breast Cancer Charity
'Walk the Walk'. Amy was part of a team of 9,
nicknamed 'The Wickens Walkie Talkies' which
included her Mum, Auntie and other Uckfield
College Mums. Amy wanted to do this to support
her Mum who was diagnosed with advanced
Breast Cancer in November 2017.
 
Amy, was one of only 33 teenagers who took part
in the event of approximately 15,000 participants
aged 13 to 84. Setting out at midnight wearing her
disco-themed decorated bra (a unique trademark
of the event) in only 6 degrees, she courageously
walked 15.1 miles through the night. Many iconic
London landmarks and buildings turned pink to
support the event.
 
Amy crossed the finish line tired, cold and exhausted at 06.06am on Sunday morning and raised £350 for
the charity. The amount raised in total by 'The Wickens Walkie Talkies' currently stands at £6,001.12 and
donations are still coming in. The event itself has raised almost £3 million.

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This is an amazing achievement for someone so young and Amy said it was the most worthwhile thing she
had ever done.
 
Well done Amy, we are very proud of you!
 
Here are a couple of photos....
The sun is coming up and the end is in sight...

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Troy Southall, Year 10, Orienteering Success

The final event of the Orienteering Spring League was on Saturday 11th May at Knowlands Wood near
Barcombe and Troy came second in the Chasing Start event:-

https://www.southdowns-orienteers.org.uk/results-archive/2019/2019-05-11-knowlands-wood/index.html

This was enough for him to win the Spring league, retaining his trophy:-

https://www.southdowns-orienteers.org.uk/info/league-tables/southdowns-gallopen/2019-spring-league-res
ults#Blue

Below is the Knowlands map with the first half of Troy’s course.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

OfanntSausntidcaaych1i2evMeamyeTnrtos!y  also won the 5k Little Horsted Fun Run! Very well done Troy, these are

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Uckfield College students attended Charity Model Railway
Exhibition in Haywards Heath 

Six students; Jack Carter, Kathleen Holt, Tom Holt, Robert Hutchinson, Jack Jarvis and Adam Manser
attended the Charity Model Railway Exhibition on Saturday 11th May, running their layout “College
Halt”. They were supported by Mr Carter, Mr Holt, Andrew Vaughan, Jane Morris and Keith Harcourt,
plus a number of Uckfield Model Railway Club members.
The layout was much admired by more than 800 members of the public and our students were great
ambassadors for the College. It is a credit to the students that the layout gained another exhibition
invitation; East Grinstead in March 2020. Well done all!

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Charity Gala Dinner & Auction - please support!

Early this year, my mum lost her battle to cancer. In memory of her, Bonners C of E Primary School
are holding a dinner/auction gala at East Sussex National with all proceeds going to Cancer Research,
my mum’s chosen charity, and funding for Bonners’ new library in her memory. Please take a moment
to read through the auction list linked below and book tickets. This will be an amazing night out for a
great cause.
Tickets: ​https://fixr.co/event/878810638
Auction Site: h​ ttps://www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/detail/auction_id/3164
Thank you, Millie Hewitt, Year 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Uckfield Rugby Football Club U12's & U13's Success!

Well done to Year 7 and 8 students who are members of the Uckfield Rugby Football Club U12's &
U13's for their success in the final game of this season against Edenbridge RFC, beating them 65-10!

The squad consists of students (bar two) from Uckfield College Year 7's and Year 8's, and they're a
friendly, fun, family oriented club who are always looking for new members.

Preseason training starts on Wednesday 5th June with Touch Rugby, open to all ages and abilities!

 

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Joolz Earley and Team Shadow are World Champions, again!

Enormous congratulations to Joolz and her cheer-leading team-mates in Team Shadow who hit Zero
on day one and qualified for the finals in first place (hitting zero means they had a clean routine with
no deductions). Day 2 they hit Zero again and became World Champions! The team have made
history in America being the first ever English team to win back to back World Champion Summit
titles.
What they have achieved is incredible and, understandably, they are getting a lot of attention in
Orlando!

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Please keep in touch!

We always love to hear news of our students’ achievements out of College, so please do e-mail to
keep us updated with the fantastic range of activities they are involved in. Please e-mail details to
Toni Fletcher,​ ​[email protected]​.​ We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.

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