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Due to lack of sales the PTA Roller disco has been cancelled.
Money will be returned this afternoon to those who have paid.
Ex-pupil Oliver Fox made a guest appearance to run (literally) the cross-country club this week. Oliver has, in recent months, represented Great Britain at cross country.
The cross country season has now finished and included the following notable recent successes.
Somerset Schools Junior Cross Country Championships (Years 7 and 8)
Tom Loader was the winner for Year 8 boys.
Oliver Chatting and Grace Ashurst also achieved top five placings in their races.
The Year 8 boys team- consisting of Charlie Burrage, Cameron Carmichael, Oliver Chatting, Freddy Axton and Tom Loader - won and the Year 7 boys team came second.
Mendip Junior Schools Cross Country League (Years 5 and 6)
The league consists of five races over the season.
Hannah Carter achieved a top five placing in the league and Maisy Loader was sixth.
Ivana Eamesovu and Alex Scott also achieved top 20 placings.
The Year 5&6 girls team came third overall (out of 17 teams) and the Year 5&6 boys team came 7th (out of 25 teams)
Congratulations to Amelia, Abbie, Marishelle and Sarah who represented our school at the regional finals of the UKMT Team Maths Challenge.
Here's one of their warm up questions. Find three positive numbers which have a sum of 19 and a product of 240.
Over the past 4 weeks, children in Celts House have raised £800 for Macmillan’s Cancer Support; the original amount that they had hoped to raise was £300.
They achieved this by organising a mufti day, a sweet tombola and a week-long film club. These events were all a great success. Celts House Captains, James and Ellie organised these events, with the help of Mrs Jarrett . They said that they were overwhelmed with the amount of money they had managed to raise for such a great cause, and in such a short time. 100% of the money raised will go towards supporting Cancer patients and their families during the difficult times of their illness.
The photo below shows Genevieve Drinkwater receiving a cheque for £800 from Ellie and James, Celts House Captains, and Marion Jarrett, Pupil Voice Co-ordinator at HSMS.
Mendip Golf club hosted the annual Somerset Golf Championship on a bright and fresh day. The conditions were perfectly suited to 18 holes of golf and the Mendip Club did a fabulous job of maintaining the green and hosting the players. 7 players were entered from Hugh Sexey and all involved enjoyed the day immensely. The standard was very high, with Milfield and Kings College entering a number of players of the very highest standard. It was no surprise that Milfield won the team event with a very impressive collective score. The Hugh Sexey pupils were excellent throughout and a credit to their school, club and parents. Beth Williams had a day to remember coming 1st place in the girls in the net score competition with a score of 63. Jennifer Hughes finished 4th, with Jessica Haines and Harriet Lockley finishing 8th and 9th respectively. In the gross category Harriet Lockley finished 7th with a score of 90. This is most impressive when you consider the experience of the players Harriet was up against.
In the boys category Ben Haines was runner up in the net score with 64. Ben was also our best placed player in the gross event finishing 35th with a score of 100.
Overall it was a hugely enjoyable competition with valuable experience gained for the young golf side. Hopefully this will lead to more opportunities for the players and they will continue to enjoy the sport and develop.
Many thanks for Stuart Wells of Milfield for inviting us to the event and organising the order. Thanks also to Mendip Golf Club for allowing the players full access to the course. It was a pleasure seeing the boys and girls engage in a different sport.