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maths team takes top three place
On Thursday 14th November, the team performances in the previous years The team can be very proud of their
of Sam Banks, Sam Ellis, Penny Oliver (3rd, 2nd and 2nd). eforts. Thanks must go to Sam Banks
and Viren Bajaj ventured out to the and Sam Ellis, both of whom were in the
University of Warwick to take part in The evening began with a forty team last year, and we ofer them our
the Regional Final of the Senior Team minute group round consisting of ten best wishes as they take their talents
Mathematics Challenge. In attendance tantalising questions. The second round onto university.
were some of the brightest minds from was the cross number round. Finally
sixteen schools and colleges across it was the simple matter of the relay It is also important to note that
Coventry, Warwickshire and further round. selecting the team is an arduous task,
afeld. This is a prestigious event and The wait for the results was not long. and special thanks should go to the
there was a time when fnishing in ffth We fnished in a brilliant 3rd place! Reserves: Emma Kempton, Thomas
or sixth place was rightly considered First place went to Oundle School and Richards and Karanjit Manak.
to be an excellent achievement, but Bablake deserved their second place, We eagerly look forward to the
the team this year was burdened with being just a little stronger than Henry’s competition in November 2014!
high expectations following exceptional on each round.
Dr Tim Honeywill, Maths Department
extrA-currIcuLAr News…
Ballroom
dancing success
Bethany Gardiner and Danyil Rybalko, both of 9WS, performed
superbly in a recent international competition. In the Junior Latin
(U16) there were 103 couples competing from all over the world,
mainly from China, Ukraine and Russia but also from South Africa,
Norway and Italy.
Bethany and Danyil were placed 61st and missed going through to the
second round by just one vote; a very good result for them, given how
strong the feld was. They were also placed higher than four British
couples who had previously beaten them in UK competitions.
In the Junior Ballroom there were 91 couples competing. Danyil and
Bethany were placed 32nd and missed going through to the third
round again by one vote. This was an exceptionally good result and
again saw them beat most of their closest UK rivals.
Currently in the UK Danyil and Bethany are ranked 9th in Ballroom
and 18th in Latin, but at the competition there were only fve UK
couples placed higher than them in ballroom and in Latin seven UK
couples placed higher; a resounding success!
In the British National Junior Ballroom (U16) at the end of November
our feet-footed pair achieved a superb 7th place, having been awarded
only one vote less in the semi-fnal than the two couples who were then
placed 5th and 6th in the fnal. As lovers of ‘Strictly’ will know, the hours
of preparation that are required to perform at this standard are not
easily ftted around school commitments. We are tremendously proud of Image courtesy of Norman Large www.dancephotosonline.com
Bethany and Danyil’s achievements.
maths team takes top three place
On Thursday 14th November, the team performances in the previous years The team can be very proud of their
of Sam Banks, Sam Ellis, Penny Oliver (3rd, 2nd and 2nd). eforts. Thanks must go to Sam Banks
and Viren Bajaj ventured out to the and Sam Ellis, both of whom were in the
University of Warwick to take part in The evening began with a forty team last year, and we ofer them our
the Regional Final of the Senior Team minute group round consisting of ten best wishes as they take their talents
Mathematics Challenge. In attendance tantalising questions. The second round onto university.
were some of the brightest minds from was the cross number round. Finally
sixteen schools and colleges across it was the simple matter of the relay It is also important to note that
Coventry, Warwickshire and further round. selecting the team is an arduous task,
afeld. This is a prestigious event and The wait for the results was not long. and special thanks should go to the
there was a time when fnishing in ffth We fnished in a brilliant 3rd place! Reserves: Emma Kempton, Thomas
or sixth place was rightly considered First place went to Oundle School and Richards and Karanjit Manak.
to be an excellent achievement, but Bablake deserved their second place, We eagerly look forward to the
the team this year was burdened with being just a little stronger than Henry’s competition in November 2014!
high expectations following exceptional on each round.
Dr Tim Honeywill, Maths Department
extrA-currIcuLAr News…
Ballroom
dancing success
Bethany Gardiner and Danyil Rybalko, both of 9WS, performed
superbly in a recent international competition. In the Junior Latin
(U16) there were 103 couples competing from all over the world,
mainly from China, Ukraine and Russia but also from South Africa,
Norway and Italy.
Bethany and Danyil were placed 61st and missed going through to the
second round by just one vote; a very good result for them, given how
strong the feld was. They were also placed higher than four British
couples who had previously beaten them in UK competitions.
In the Junior Ballroom there were 91 couples competing. Danyil and
Bethany were placed 32nd and missed going through to the third
round again by one vote. This was an exceptionally good result and
again saw them beat most of their closest UK rivals.
Currently in the UK Danyil and Bethany are ranked 9th in Ballroom
and 18th in Latin, but at the competition there were only fve UK
couples placed higher than them in ballroom and in Latin seven UK
couples placed higher; a resounding success!
In the British National Junior Ballroom (U16) at the end of November
our feet-footed pair achieved a superb 7th place, having been awarded
only one vote less in the semi-fnal than the two couples who were then
placed 5th and 6th in the fnal. As lovers of ‘Strictly’ will know, the hours
of preparation that are required to perform at this standard are not
easily ftted around school commitments. We are tremendously proud of Image courtesy of Norman Large www.dancephotosonline.com
Bethany and Danyil’s achievements.
