Congratulations to this week’s top workers!
Well done Holly and Ashton (Yr7); Liv, Owen and Molly (Yr8); James, Caitlyn and Caitlain (Yr9); and Samiul, Craig, Millie, Jaden and Lauren (Yr10).
This Friday 15 December is our Christmas Jumper Day at Marden High. Students can pay £1 to purchase a wristband on the gate for the non-uniform day which is raising money for our chosen charity, the Beaumont House care home.
Thank you.
This week is the last chance to buy raffle tickets to enter our Grand Christmas Raffle! The draw will be made this Friday lunchtime during our Christmas Jumper Day, and winners will be notified by phone.
Click HERE for more information on the raffle and prizes. Good luck!
There were plenty of candidates for Work of the Week this week. Congratulations to:
Daisy, Year 10, Science
Maddie, Year 7, PE
Shannon, Year 8, Art
Olivia P, Abbey, Grace, Olivia W and Ruby, Year 8, Music
Brandon, Year 10, English
Laura, Year 8, ICT
Codie, Year 10, Maths
Finlay, Thomas, Lily, Joseph, Josh, Sam, Rachel, Sophie, Shy, Harvey and Miya, Year 8, History
Amy, Year 8, RE and French!
Emma, Year 10, German
Isabella, Year 11, Geography
Lauren, Year 11, Media Studies
This year our Christmas appeal will be collection of items for the Bay Foodbank. There is no obligation for anyone to bring anything in but for those who would like to we will be collecting between now and Monday 18th December. Watch this video for more information.
The items on the wish list are: long life milk, tinned goods, assorted snacks, sugar, cooking sauces and anything which has a long shelf life. This slide show will tell you a bit more about the project:
If you haven’t yet entered Marden’s Parent-Teacher Association Grand Christmas Raffle at the end of this term, there is still time! Here’s a slideshow of just some of the great prizes on offer, for just £1 a ticket!
Tickets are still available up until the day of the draw, which will be made at lunchtime on the 15th of December. Here’s a reminder of the top prizes on offer:
1st: Close House Golf for 4 (worth approx. £400)
2nd: Bed & Breakfast for 2 at the Village Hotel
3rd: Luxury Christmas Hamper (worth over £100)
Other prizes include a Mr Woods voucher, Nicholson’s Butchers Voucher, Lego Bundle, Board Games Bundle, Mini Hampers, Wine and Toiletries. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to Marden High PTA.
Good luck and thank you in advance for your support.
Marden PTA.
Congratulations to this week’s nominees for Work of the Week:
Joseph, Year 8, Geography
Japharna, Year 11, Maths and Science
Luca S, Year 10, Media Studies
James, Year 8, Art
Steven, Year 11, English
Paige, Year 10, Drama
Luca A, Year 8, IT
Lauren, Year 10, Business Studies
Samuel, Year 7, PD
Emily, Year 8, Design Technology
Marc, Year 9, French
Holly, Year 8, German
Ben, Billy and Jake, Year 7, Music
Olivia, Year 7, Geography
Matthew, Year 8, RE
Congratulations to Isabelle Hutchins of Year 7, who at the weekend competed at the 2017 British Open ITF Taekwondo Championships in Crawley.
Belle won a silver medal for sparring against competitors from England,
Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal and Norway.
Well done Belle!
Yesterday afternoon we had a moment of quiet reflection to officially open our Memorial Garden at the front of our new school building, and to celebrate what Olly Bilcliffe brought to our community.
Father Adrian Hughes said a few words, flanked by Olly’s friends and family. The Memorial Garden is a place for quiet reflection and peace and includes an inscription remembering Olly.
Bringing the curtain down on five years at Marden, last night we celebrated with our Year 11 leavers’ awards evening.
We enjoyed a great atmosphere and Maurice Duffy, our guest speaker, left us with some truly memorable ideas from his keynote speech.
Thank you to everybody who supported the students with their attendance, and for one final time, congratulations to the Class of 2017!
Here is the full list of award winners:
| The Marden Cup for Academic Achievement | Priya Mann | |
| Academic Progress | Jasmine Stephenson | |
| The Shields Cup for Service | Lucy Crossland | |
| The Ray Lycett Cup for Endeavour | Laurie Robson | |
| The Eleanor Dennison Trophy for Performing Arts | Hollyanne Soulsby | |
| Newcastle College Award for Performance | Freya O’Bennett-Brien | |
| The Rachel Smith Award for Music | Ailsa Critten | |
| Marden High School Sporting Achievement | Rachel Foreman | |
| The Malcolm Denham Cup for Sporting Endeavour | Lucas Sutherland | |
| Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Collett Cup for Leadership | Laurie Robson | |
| North Tyneside EBP Award for Enterprise | Georgia Penn | |
| Art Award | Lucy Cox | |
| The Olly Bilcliffe Memorial Award | Alex Atkinson |
| MFL Award | Daniel Hornby | |
| Marden High School Media Award | Caroline Ambrose Taylor | |
| English Award | Georgia Montgomery | |
| Maths Award | Daniel Ritchie | |
| Science Award | George Grainger | |
| Furniture Maker Guild Award | Kate Ritchie |
