Day: 3 February 2017

Chemistry Success for Churston

A team of Churston Sixth Form students has been awarded 3^rd prize in a prestigious national competition organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The Schools’ Analyst competition gave Oliver Biggs, Hannah Nolan and George Bamford the chance to work with state of the art equipment at the Plymouth University laboratories, competing against teams from the whole of the South West.

The 3 team-mates, who had been selected from a strong cohort of A-level Chemistry students, solved complex practical problems using advanced skills practised with their mentor Dr. Chris Hall. The experiments were particularly difficult this year, with a number of teams failing to finish. In fact, the Churston team completed the 4-hour challenge with seconds to spare!

Headteacher, Mr Owers, congratulated the students on their outstanding achievement, commenting that their success reflects the high standard of Chemistry at Churston.

 

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Young Chef Competition Success!

Following an in-house competition Flo Spooner, Adrienne Knight and Grace Robson took part in the Rotary’s Young Chef Competition on Wed the 23rd of Nov at Ivybridge Academy.

They all cooked amazing 3-course meals from scratch, which were presented beautifully and delicious. It was a close call and Flo Spooner came second in the competition so was then invited to represent the school for the second stage ‘District Final’. Also, Grace Robson was only two marks from becoming third in the competition.

The Young Chef District Final took place on Tuesday January 17th at Petroc College, Barnstaple. Unfortunately, Flo didn’t win this time but we look forward to seeing what the future holds for this promising young chef!

 

 

Students Take Part in Music Workshops

The music department have recently held 2 music workshops which were attended by a selection of Year 8 and 9 students:

VOCAL GLOBAL November 2016

This duo including French beatboxer DavidX and singer-songwriter Noga Ritter presented a musical journey around the world from the Caribbean to the Middle-East with vocals and ethnic beat box. In their music they mix influences from both of their origins (the Middle East and French-Caribbean) with other music they love such as African music, Brazilian, Jazz and more…

Students were able to try out beatboxing, mix and loop sounds using music technology and create new pieces of music using their voices in a number of fun and imaginative ways.

PAPER HORSE February 2017

Brothers Zeb and Sam Haynes are Paper Horse, an explosive mix of alternative rock and power pop. Both are accomplished singer-songwriters, with an emphasis on vocal harmony and a range of instrumentation – they bring guitar, bass guitar and djembe as well as making music literally on anything that comes to hand!

Students were involved in a number of activities including rhythm and vocal warm ups. They were also given the opportunity to listen to performances from the duo and join in discussions about songwriting and how to further their own musical interests.

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