News: Sports

On 12th October 2011 St Joseph’s junior rugby team were invited to play a friendly rugby match against Blundell’s School. This was our first match together as a team. The match was played in very good spirit with St Joseph’s taking an early lead. Blundell’s fought their way back into the game and it became a hard fought, close match. St Joseph’s then came into their own, and took charge of the match triumphing by 33 points to 26. Michael Barton scored 4 tries and 4 conversions with Indiana Douglas scoring the winning try. We were all proud of our performance as it was our first match together as a team. We are looking forward to welcoming Blundell’s to St Joseph’s for a return match. Report by James Law – Year 6 Rugby Prefect.

Pictured above are the St Joseph’s Rugby Teams with Mr and Mrs Shute owners of Rosecraddoc Holidays. Mr and Mrs Shute have very kindly sponsored the new rugby kit which the pupils are delighted with. Rosecraddoc Holiday Village and Rosecraddoc Manor are set in a beautiful woodland valley near Liskeard. With 38 acres there are plenty of footpaths and places to explore, as well as a fishing lake and tennis courts. For further information please visit www.rosecraddocholidays.co.uk

Teamwork was definitely the name of the game on the St Joseph\'s School Silver expedition in Wales this summer. After a very early start on the first morning my team and I were very excited to be on our way. However, we very soon found ourselves a little lost and had to work out the best way to get back on track. Fortunately this didn’t take long and with re-charged batteries after lunch we even arrived at our campsite before the teachers! This seemed rather too good to be true – and it was – we weren’t quite in the right place!

After much searching we finally found the site and together put up our tents and cooked and ate our meals. Exhausted we fell into our beds (sleeping bags) ready to sleep - and it was only 7.30pm! Slumber, however, had to wait because the other group arrived about 2 hours after and we all got up to help them put up their tents and get their meals: they had an even worse day than us!

Day 2 came all too quickly and involved a huge climb. We almost gave up, but encouraged, cajoled and helped each other so that finally we made it – and what a view: we were glad we did it.

On the final day we decided that we worked out that walking for half an hour and resting for five minutes was the best way of making maximum progress. Using this technique we quickly climbed “Sugar Loaf” – and to help us even more we kept singing (American Soldier Style) and  before we knew it we were at Crickhowell – the finish!

We were all exhausted but so proud of each other for meeting the challenge: it was all down to teamwork!

Naomi Gillies – Year 11

Beth Mathews, a Year 10 pupil at St Joseph\'s  School,  completed the gruelling 608 mile non-stop Fastnet race, which involved 5 days at sea in some quite difficult and challenging weather conditions. The Fastnet is one of yacht racings big Ocean racing challenges and to have completed it is no mean achievement.

Beth was one of a crew of 7 on board the 33 foot yacht ‘X-Rated’, skippered by Charles Gurney and was probably the youngest person to be taking part in the race, which involved 313 boats (some 2000 crew members). They finished 20th in class and 90th overall.

Congratulations to Beth and her team.

During the busy Summer Term at St Joseph’s School Mr Fanet took a group of pupils to The Barn Climbing Centre at Milton Abbot for a course in Rock Climbing. Pictured above is Year 5 pupil James Law in action. All the pupils who took part in this activity thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

The Final of the North Cornwall District Cup was held on Friday 1st July at St Joseph\'s School where the visitors were Launceston Community Primary School.

The final had been much anticipated as the dire winter weather had pushed the game into the summer term.

The two teams were evenly matched throughout the game with a single goal from James Law in the first half winning the match for St Joseph\'s School.

The spirit within the St Joseph\'s team was flawless with Alex Hellyar taking player of the match.

The entire U11 squad has grown in ability and attitude since September last year and the double achievement of winning the Cup and Division Two in their first season ever is a testament to the their endeavour.

On Thursday June 23rd the St Joseph’s Football team travelled to Lewannick. The match was a divisional play-off to decide which teams from the two sections of Division 2 should be promoted to the top flight for the next season.

The St Joseph’s team was a little rusty having not played a competitive match for three months due to taking part in Cricket and Athletics. Slowly the team settled back into their usual combative routine.

Two first half goals from Michael Barton plus an own goal saw St Joseph’s 3-1 up at half time.

The second half produced some resolute defending from the defensive trio and a good goal from James Law. The game finished 4-1 to St Joseph’s.

Player of the match goes to Gisele Parnall who showed outstanding determination throughout.

The team would like to thank their coach Mr Barton and assistant coach  Mr Marsh for helping the team to achieve promotion this season

Kate Marks from St Joseph\'s School was given a tennis master class from three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker as her bid to become a Barclays Ball Kid entered its final stage. The 14-year-old St Joseph’s School pupil was one of 130 youngsters to be given expert tuition from Becker at the Barclays Ball Kids national trials at Westway Sports Centre in London. Up for grabs is the prize of starring alongside Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and British number one Andy Murray at the O2Arena as one of 30 ball kids for the ATP World Tour Finals in November. Tavistock Tennis Club’s Marks demonstrated her talent in front of Becker and Murray’s former coach Mark Petchey and admitted it would be a dream come true to rub shoulders with the likes  of Federer and Nadal.‘It would just be an amazing experience to be at the O2 Finals, I really like the idea of being a ball girl and working as a team,’ said Kate, who beat off competition from 2500 other hopefuls to get this far. I would love the chance to see some of my heroes up close; Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are my two favourite players in the world so to meet them would just be incredible. ‘Novak has been pretty much unbeatable this year while Roger is a really good role model. It would be pretty nerve wracking to be a ball girl for them but I think I could cope, you just have to remember what you’ve been taught. ’The nationwide Barclays Ball Kids search began last November with Kate –who plays tennis three times a week –qualifying from the Exeter trial. And Becker, who along with Petchey will select the lucky winners, believes the lucky 30 are in for a treat they will never forget if they reach the O2.Boris Becker, who also won two Australian Opens and one US Open during his illustrious career, said: ‘I have been very impressed with what I have seen and I couldn’t believe the standard last year but this year it seems even better, kids like Kate have been amazing.’

Pictured above is Top tennis coach Mark Petchey with Kate Marks.

Write up courtesy of the Tavistock Times.

On Friday, 11th March 2011, thirteen Junior School students participated in the Landrake Cross-Country.  This course takes in three ‘Cornish’ miles of countryside and includes steep hills, a saltmarsh, mud and undulating terrain.  The weather this year was kind to the runners as the sun was shining. 

The St Joseph’s pupils warmed up thoroughly and were ready to go. 657 pupils (years 3-6) started the race, the time was ticking. Our runners never gave up and completed the course confidently, although some of them where very tired when they finished.

Congratulations to Michael Barton who came 3rd, an exceptional achievement for a year 5 pupil (pictured above) and Alex Hellyar who finished in 16th place.  Lulu Howells was the 10th girl to finish, excellent for a year 4 pupil.

The other Pupils finished in the first half of all the runners: Harvey Fry 93rd, Archie Sparrow 95th, Ava Diamarid-Hall 101st, Molly Barton 169th, Elysia Endacott 219th, Laura Sant 240th, Macie John-Gardner 262nd, Maxwell Wilkerson-Hunt 286th, Kate Barrett 289th and Sam Luckhurst 302nd.

Thank you to all the parents for their support and to Mr Marsh who completed this difficult course with a smile on his face.

Congratulations to the Head Girl of Junior School Annie Westlake who raised over £100 last weekend for Red Nose Day by canoening 10 lengths of Alder lake, Lewdown.

League Champions!

St Joseph’s U11 Football team played Egloskerry at St Joseph’s School on Thursday 3rd March and won 9-0 in this league fixture.  St Joseph’s are now league champions in Division 2 of the Launceston and District U11 Football League. St Joseph’s attacked well form the whistle with goals coming from Michael Barton 7, James Law 1 and Maddy Brewer 1.

St Joseph’s were also well organised in defence. Guy Wakefield stood in as goalie for this match and did well to keep a clean sheet. Egloskerry attacked on the break but were unable to score. Congratulations to Bruno Hargadon who made his debut performance in this game.

Player of the match was awarded to James Law who was focused throughout (pictured above)

Representing St Joseph’s:  Guy Wakefield, Alex Hellyar, Chris Thorns,  Michael Barton,  James Law, Harvey Fry, Archie Sparrow,  Holly Howells,  Maddy Brewer, Max Wilkerson-Hunt, Sam Mills, Bruno Hargadon

The St Joseph’s U11 team hosted St Petrocs on Wednesday 2nd March to play this friendly fixture.

The teams were evenly matched until half way through the first half when St Joseph’s key player Michael Barton scored twice in quick succession to put St Joseph’s in front.

St Petrocs did not give up and came back strongly in the second half to pull the score back to 2-2.

Guy Wakefield, Archie Sparrow, Holly Howells and Maddy Brewer all had strong performances against this all boys team.

Player of the match was Alex Hellyar (pictured above)

Final score 2-2

Representing St Joseph’s were: Rhys John Gardner, James Law, Harvey Fry, Alex Hellyar, Guy Wakefield, Chris Thorns, Michael Barton,  Archie Sparrow, Max Wilkerson- Hunt, Holly Howells, Maddy Brewer and Sam Mills

On Wednesday 2nd March St Joseph’s U11 Netball team played St Petrocs in a home friendly fixture.

It was a tough game with both sides very evenly matched. The score at half time was 5- 4 to St Joseph’s. St Petrocs continued to mark well and in the second half started to take the lead.

St Joseph’s fought back to win the game 9-8

St Joseph’s players of the match were Wing Attack Alice Borrett who was playing her first game in the A team and Annie Westlake who marked well and made some lovely balanced interceptions and demonstrated great agility when moving around the court.(Pictured above)

Representing St Joseph’s were: Laura Sant, Annie Westlake, Ruby Clare, Holly Howells, Jim Luckhurst, Michael Barton, Elysia Endacott and Tanna Rundle, Alice Borette

Congratulations to four of St Joseph\'s School pupils for qualifying for the ISA Cross Country National Finals taking place on Saturday 5th March. The finalists will travel to Princethorpe College, Rugby and represent the South West Team.

Finalists - Hettie Tetley - Yr 7, Michael Barton - Yr 5, Alex Hellyar - Yr 5 and Laura Sant - Yr 6. (Pictured above)

Good luck to you all.

On Friday, 18th February 2011 students from Year 5 to 7 travelled to Hatherop Castle School, near Cirencester to compete at the ISA South West Cross Country Trials.  It was an early start and the journey seemed to be never ending. 

The team of 11 arrived and walked a very well planned course mixing woodland with open fields.  The conditions were cold and a low fog hung over the area.  This would challenge all of the athletes.

Laura Sant set a high standard in the first race, comfortably winning the Under 12 Girls event.  A determined Michael Barton won the Under 12 Boys race with Alex Hellyar finishing in seventh place.  In the Under 14 Girls race Hettie Tetley ran a strong race and crossed the finish line in fourth place.  Congratulations to all those that took part.  Thanks must go to Mr Ian Barton for driving, and Mr Harry Marsh and Mrs Sarah Watson for managing the team.

Runners in the Under 12 grade included Jim Luckhurst, Michael Barton, Harvey Fry, Alex Hellyar, Laura Sant and Pearl Bamford.   In the Under 14 grade there was Daniel Brewer, Henry Flower, Emily Farrington, Emma Gillard and Hettie Tetley.

The next cross country event is for the Junior School and is to be held on Friday, 11th March 2011 at Landrake.

The St Joseph’s U11 team travelled to Tregadillett Primary School on Thursday 17th February to play this away league fixture.

St Joseph’s played strongly and won the game 14-0

Goal scorers were Michael Barton 10, Maddy Brewer 1, Holly Howells 2 and Sam Mills from the Year 4 class was delighted to score his first goal for the team.

Player of the match was Michael Barton (Pictured above)

Representing St Joseph’s were:

Rhys John Gardner, James Law, Harvey Fry, Alex Hellyar, Guy Wakefield, Chris Thorns,Archie Sparrow, Max Wickerson- Hunt, Holly Howells, Maddy Brewer and Michael Barton.

On Monday 14th February St Joseph’s U11 Netball team played St Stephens in a home league fixture.

The game was fiercely competed with both teams matching each other player for player on the court.

St Joseph’s started strongly taking an early lead but St Stephens defended well and came back to a  7-7 score at half time.

In the second half St Stephens took the lead initially before St Joseph’s finally began to pull away to win the game 12-8.

The St Stephen’s centre and goal attack played well whilst for St Joseph’s Tanna Rundle gained her highest goal tally so far this season. There was also some effective attacking passing from St Joseph’s wing attack and goal attack Michael Barton and Elysia Endacott.

Player of the match was Holly Howells (pictured above)

Representing St Joseph’s were:

Laura Sant, Annie Westlake, Ruby Clare, Holly Howells, Jim Luckhurst, Michael Barton, Elysia Endacott and Tanna Rundle

On a cold February afternoon,  13  St. Joseph’s pupils ran in the St. Petroc’s Cross Country event at Summerleaze Downs, Bude. The pupils in years 5 and 6 ran a total of 2500m two laps of an undulating wind swept course and the year 4 pupils ran one lap, about 1300m. All the pupils walked the course taking in the route and any obstacles that were in the way, they listened well and where ready to race.

The first race was the U9 boys Sam Luckhurst, Archie Sparrow and Maxwell Wilkerson-Hunt took part; all had good starts and they all finished very strongly. The U9 girls followed.  Ava McDiarmid-Hall, Lulu Howells, Macie John-Gardner and Molly Barton lined up at the start line, by this time it was raining heavily but it didn’t stop the St Joseph’s girls from running their hearts out, all of them finished in the top ten with Molly Barton finishing 2nd!

Next came the U11 boys, Jim Luckhurst, Harvey Fry and Michael Barton all ran very well, Harvey recovered from being tripped up and as they started the 2nd lap Michael was in 2nd place -  could he keep this position for a further 1200m? Jim and Harvey followed closely. All three boys raced the 2nd lap with great concentration and determination, Michael finished in 2nd place another fantastic achievement. The last race was the U11 girls Kate Barrett, Laura Sant and Pearl Bamford; the rain had stopped but the course was very slippery, this didn’t faze the older girls they ran with purpose and all finished powerfully.

Final results are yet to be published, when they have been confirmed I will let everyone know their positions but well done to all the runners especially to Molly and Michael Barton who both came 2nd in their respective races. Also, many thanks to all the parents and staff, for their support, help and motivational words on this exciting, cold and damp afternoon. Mrs Jane Gardner.

SW ISA Regional Netball Tournament

Netball teams from years 8, 9, 10 and 11 travelled to Trinity School, Teignmouth for the annual SW ISA U14 and U16 Netball Tournament on Saturday, 22nd January 2011. 

It was a very cold day but all the teams started brightly.  Matches were extremely competitive and St Joseph’s players gained momentum and strength.  The other schools competing were Bolitho and Trinity.  All four teams and their strength proved too much for St Joseph’s.

During the third round of matches our U16 played our U15 team and the U14 team played our U13 team.  Spirits were running high with the other older teams just winning in both matches.

Players of the tournament were U14A Kate Marks and Rosie Bright; U14B Rosie Hellyar and Emma Gillard; U16A Lauren Jasper and Alex Reeve; and U16B Charlotte Parnall and Beth Matthews.

Thanks you to Trinity School for hosting this event and for all the parental support.

Teams

U14A     Tilly Spence, Rosie Bright, Tamara Boundy, Kate Marks, Sophie Jarvis, Hannah Wormald, Lizzie Maunder, Evie Tummon

U14B      Millie Boardman, Rosie Hellyar, Rosalie Endacott, Zola Courtney-Bridgey, Emma Gillard, Esmee Martin, Bella Westlake, Phoebe Stopher-Walker

U16A     Alex Reeve, Lauren Jasper, Abi Logg, Sophie Stevenson, Lily Robinson, Grace Waterhouse, Penny Tilsley

U16B      Amy Meeson, Beth Matthews, Charlotte Parnall, Sammie Rivers, Laura Champ, Mica Sturdy, Harriet Dawson, Belle Seaton, Sophie Webber

St Joseph’s School 10 -5 St Stephens School

St Joseph’s School U11 Netball team played a league fixture against St Stephens School at St Stephens on Monday 31st January.

St Stephens opened strongly scoring 3 goals in swift succession to gain an early 3-0 lead.

The St Joseph’s team then began to pass more effectively and mark more closely to reduce the deficit. St Joseph’s went on to win the game  10-5

Elysia Endacott and Tanna Rundle again played well in attack and Holly Howells showed tremendous energy in defence.

Player of the match was Laura Sant who defended skilfully throughout (pictured above)

Representing St Joseph’s were:  Tanna Rundle, Elysia Endacott, Ruby Clare, Michael Barton, Jim Luckhurst, Alex Hellyar, Holly Howells and Laura Sant

St Joseph’s hosted this friendly fixture on Wednesday 19th January . St Joseph’s started strongly and maintained the momentum to gain a convincing victory winning the game 16-1.

This was the Lewannick team’s first match; they worked hard throughout but found it difficult to match St Joseph’s speed of passing and determination to win the ball.

The St Joseph’s shooters Tanna Rundle and Elysia Endacott met their goal tally targets and received the Players of the Match award.

St Joseph’s was represented by: Laura Sant, Annie Westlake, Ruby Clare,

Holly Howells, Jim Luckhurst (capt), Michael Barton, Elysia Endacott and Tanna Rundle.

St Joseph’s U11 Football team played Egloskerry at Egloskerry School on Thursday 20th January and had a convincing 12-0 victory in this league fixture.

St Joseph’s dominated this game with spectacular shots from Alex Hellyar and Guy Wakefield from long range.  Michael Barton worked tirelessly throughout the match scoring 6 of the 12 goal tally.

Egloskerry gave a brave performance and didn’t give up.

This was a fine team performance from St Joseph’s who are benefitting from the coaching of Mr Barton

Player of the match was awarded to Maddy Brewer who despite suffering an injury to the face carried on playing.

Goalscorers

Maddy Brewer 1, Holly Howells 2, Guy Wakefield 2, Alex Hellyar 1, Michael Barton 6

Representing St Joseph’s:  Rhys John Gardner, Alex Hellyar, Guy Wakefield,  Chris Thorns,  Michael Barton,  James Law,  Archie Sparrow,  Holly Howells,  Maddy Brewer, Max Wickerson Hunt, Sam Mills.

During the Autumn Term, a group of Year 9 and 10 pupils from St Joseph\'s School travelled to PGL\'s Barton Hall to take part in a weekend netball tournament.  As well as netball, students had the opportunity to experience adventure based learning activities.  The weekend was a success with all the pupils improving various aspects of their game.  Amy Meeson got some air under her feet and her game improved remarkably due to this, the average number of times Sophie Jarvis got pulled up for footwork in a match dramatically reduced and the girls all benefited from strict umpiring from experienced officials.  The work ethic and dedication of team members was outstanding, most noticeable were Kate, Hannah, and Tilly.  We hope to take students on a similar weekend next year with a team from each year group. Tour team - Amy Meeson, Tilly Spence, Rosie Bright, Kate Marks, Hannah Wormald, Lizzie Maunder, Tamara Boundy, Sophie Jarvis, Mrs. Gibson and Mrs Watson.

The Autumn term 2010 has seen much progress on all fronts from our junior and senior tennis players, at St Joseph\'s we run an excellent tennis coaching programme offering mini tennis (red,orange,green) and squads for players on the full court as well as individual lessons.

St Joseph\'s school offer competitions such as inter house tennis, an annual school singles competition for junior and senior players alike and competitions against other schools.

My vision is for more school competitions for all ages and stages and to get more players participating in club tennis either with me in Launceston or for those who live further a field at their local clubs. With more tennis, playing standards will rise and with more competitions better ratings will be achieved great for the children, great for St Joseph\'s.

Any parents wishing to discuss any tennis related matter or just have an update on your children\'s progress in general please contact me. I am not just here to teach but to guide you in to the world of tennis should you wish. Launceston tennis club boast a great facility with three full size courts and a mini court all floodlit within the town. Membership for juniors is a real steal at low prices and any players that want to gain access to further practice either with further coaching or practice in general then this is of great value. Any player wishing to get more information can contact me or visit the Launceston tennis club website.

Junior and senior players will have competition information at the end of every school term and it is always good to see new players competing as well as existing players. The coaches most improved mini tennis player this term is Fallon Gillies, Junior player Emma Gillard, Senior player Laura Champ. The Junior school singles champion for 2010 is Torin Gillies who defeated Emma Gillard in a close Junior final, the senior final is delayed but will be between Penny Tilsley and Abigail Logg. The Launceston cup between St Joseph\'s and Launceston college and inter house tennis in both the junior and senior school at the time of writing are still to be played. James Brobin

On August 11, 2010, in London, dancers from the English National Ballet\'s production of \'Cinderella\' attend a photo call to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the English National Ballet at The London Coliseum in London, England. St Joseph\'s pupil Nico Gruzdev and his father Dmitri Gruzdev are two of the stars of the show.

CONGRATULATIONS

Children Win The Inter-School Swimming Gala.

Below are listed the positions of each child taking part.

         Event                   Name of swimmer        Place    PB

Girls Open 50m F/S     JESSICA YOUNG      1st       

Boys Open 50m F/S     TORIN GILLIES         3rd       PB

Yr 6 Girls 25m BC       AMY SEARLE            4th       PB

Yr 6 Boys 25m BC      EDWARD CLARK     3rd       PB

Yr 5 Girls 25m BR       PEARL BAMFORD    2nd      PB

Yr 5 Boys 25m BR       JIM LUCKHURST      3rd       PB

Yr 4 Girls 25m FS        BETH CHADBURN    3rd       PB

Yr 4 Boys 25m FS       ALEX HELLYAR        1st       

Yr 3 Girls 25m BC       AVA McDIARMID-HALL     3rd       PB

Yr 3 Boys 25m BC      SAM LUCKHURST   2nd      PB

Girls Open 50m BR      JESSICA YOUNG      2nd      PB

Boys Open 50m BR     JIM LUCKHURST      3rd       PB

Yr 6 Girls 25m FS        MADDY BENYON    4th      

Yr 6 Boys 25m FS       TORIN GILLIES         2nd     

Yr 5 Girls 25m BC       ANNIE WESTLAKE  2nd      PB

Yr 5 Boys 25m BC      JIM LUCKHURST      1st        PB

Yr 4 Girls 25m BR       BETH CHADBURN    4th       PB

Yr 4 Boys 25m BR       ALEX HELLYAR        1st        PB

Yr 3 Girls 25m FS        AVA McDIARMID-HALL     2nd      PB

Yr 3 Boys 25m FS       SAM LUCKHURST   1st        PB

Girls Open 50m BC      JESSICA YOUNG      1st       

Boys Open 50m BC     JIM LUCKHURST      2nd     

Yr 6 Girls 25m BR       EMMA GILLARD       2nd      PB

Yr 6 Boys 25m BR       EDWARD CLARK     3rd       PB

Yr 5 Girls 25m FS        LAURA SANT            1st        PB

Yr 5 Boys 25m FS       JIM LUCKHURST      2nd      PB

Yr 4 Girls 25m BC       BETH CHADBURN    3rd       PB

Yr 4 Boys 25m BC      JAMES LAW  1st        PB

Yr 3 Girls 25m BR       AVA McDIARMID-HALL     2nd      PB

Yr 3 Boys 25m BR       ARCHIE SPARROW  1st        PB

Girls Open 50m FLY    JESSICA YOUNG      2nd     

Boys Open 50m FLY   JIM LUCKHURST      3rd       PB

8 x 25m Cannon           AVA,       HALLIE,      LAURA,      JJ                       

Girl/Boy yrs 3-6           SAM,         ALEX,        JIM,        TORIN         

The children all performed so well on the day. Their personal best times being smashed showed how much they wanted to win.

It would be great to see all these children and many more joining the swim club with John Rhodes at the local swimming centre.

Please speak to the office for further details.

St. Joseph\'s Junior Netball team has ended the season on a high by successfully beating St Stephen’s School in a nail biting cup final. The team, along with their supporters, travelled to St. Stephen’s on Monday 21st June to play the last match in the knockout tournament. Both teams played extremely well with the half time score 5-5. St.Joseph\'s managed to raise their game in the second half to win 9-6. The team have trained hard all year and have been well led by their team captain Amy Searle. Congratulations to the team for their well deserved success.

Team: Emma Gillard GA, Jessica Young GS, Zola Courtney-Bridgey C, Edward Clark GD, Amy Searle GK, Lisa Barton WA, Jim Luckhurst, Olivia Thornton, Lauren Bryant WA

Congratulations to Year 9 who successfully completed their Training Day for their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award.  They endured a rather soggy day at Minions but came through relatively unscathed.  Everyone enjoyed themselves and they are all now looking forward to the real thing!

SPORT RELIEF MILE RUN

Children, staff and parents had a fantastic time helping those in need by running a mile at St Joseph\'s School on Friday 19th March 2010. Most children just kept going!! We all had a great time and are now looking forward to next year.

Please keep donating!

Thank you all for your support!

On a very wet Wednesday afternoon the year 10 netball squad played against Shebbear College. They all played with determination and focus. Getting off to a winning start. The score after the first quarter was 4 – 1 to St Joseph’s and the goals just kept coming even though the players’ fingers were getting colder and colder!! In the end St Joseph’s team was victorious; the final score was 18-6. Cups of tea and muffins soon made the players warm again. Well done  

On Tuesday afternoons the year 10 and 11 pupils take part in a fitness session led by Launceston Rugby Team member Ryan Westren. The idea is to enhance and promote levels of fitness within the pupils. They are all working very hard and although on occasions getting muddy they are determined to achieve what Ryan has set them to do. It has been fantastic to watch pupils working so well and getting fitter over the last 3 weeks. The sessions will run over the next half term so that all the pupils will have time to increase their endurance. Keep going everyone.  

St Joseph’s school show jumping teams have been out and about again and have been competing against schools across the whole of Devon and Cornwall.
This year we had two teams, Team A: Alex Reeve, Lucy Bruton, Charlotte Parnell and Lauren Jasper. Team B: Lauren, Charlotte and Alex again on different horses and Sophie Webber.
On The 3rd October both teams went up against the schools in Cornwall. On the day it was a bit hectic trying to get everyone organised but we all preformed really well under the pressure. Unfortunately Team A just missed out on being placed in a qualifying position but Team B came 5th and qualified for the next round again Devon and Cornwall.
The final night was held on Friday the 9th October. In this round the jumps were bigger and we would be competing against the top 12 teams in Devon and Cornwall. After having some coaching with our team trainer Andy Reeve we were all really exited about the finals. Everyone was nervous but all rode excellently. We got placed 7th overall and everyone had a great time. Well done to all. By Lauren Jasper Year 10 at St Joseph\'s. Pictured above (Left to right) Sophie Webber on Holly, Lauren Jasper on Falco, Charlotte Parnell on Hazel and Alex Reeve on Tally

The year 7 and 8 hockey teams played Shebbear College earlier this term, the Year 8 team lost 2 -0 but it was a very close game and the year 7 team drew 0 - 0 a great start to their hockey fixtures. Both teams learnt a lot from the afternoon and they have continued to improve their skills and develop their understanding of the tactics used. well done to the girls and thanks to the parents who supported the teams.
 
Next hockey matches are v Launceston College on Wednesday 18th November 3.30-4.30pm at the college

On the 29th, 30th and 31st of August Amy Meeson competed on her horse Celtic Bay at the Junior Show Jumping Championships of Great Britain held at David Broome’s event centre, Wales. The 1st day saw Amy competing with the Follett Stock show jumping team in the team event where they won a very respectable 4th out of 39 teams. On the 2nd and 3rd day Amy competed in the 2ft 6in horse class and got 10th and 8th which well exceeded her expectations as not only did Amy have the largest horse there at 16.3hh but has also only owned her horse for a relatively short period of time (8 months).  Amy would like to thank her Mum, Dad, Luke and Katie for giving up their bank holiday weekend to support her. Thank you.

South West I.S.A swimming

On Tuesday 29th September a squad of 22 swimmers travelled to Penzance Pool to compete in the South West I.S.A. Gala. The pupils warmed up thoroughly, Josie Kane, Sammy Rivers and J-J Young gave excellent advice as well as motivating the whole team so swim their best. Everyone who swam did very well and their where many improvements of personal bests during the day. Congratulations to J-J Young, Amy Searle and Tanna Rundle who came first in their races.

On Wednesday 30th the Junior netball B team played Shebbear. Fortunately we won 2-1 well done B team. Everyone played brilliantly!

Winning Team

On Wednesday 23rd September the Junior A netball team played St Petroc’s. We won 9—8. Everyone played brilliantly. Well done.
Amy Searle, Captain.