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• Moulsham High Students in Regional Final of English Schools Cross Country Cup

  Thu 16 Nov 2017

  Thursday 16th November 2017 - Moulsham High School students performed extremely well in the first round of the English Schools Cross Country Cup and a number of students were selected to compete in the Regional Finals with the Junior boys (Year 7 and Year 8) and the inter girls (Year 9 and  Year 10).  The first three teams in this competition make qualification to the National finals.  

  The boys finished third in the first round, and it was always going to be tough.  They had already run during the previous week in the Districts, and they came 8^th in what should have been 12 teams represented, beating Brentwood School who had beaten Moulsham High School in the first round.  There was a phenomenal run from year 7 Tom W, who came 13th against boys who were a year older.  The rest of the team also performed really well with Tom I 37th, Daniel P 46th, Jacob A 47th, Alexander L 49th and Ben B 55th.

  Up next were the inter girls, in what proved to be a very tough and close competition.  Our scoring four all finished in the top 21, with year 9 Lauryn W continuing her amazing week by finishing in 6th place, even after losing her shoe at the start.  Next up was Faye S 18th, Olivia R 19th, Hannah B 21st, Sienna W 51st and Lauren D 56th.  

  Unfortunately, on the day it wasn't to be, and we missed a place in the National final by 3 points being beaten by the tough and somewhat selective Coopers, Southend High and Eastwood.  

  Mrs Whitmarsh from Moulsham High said  “A huge well done to all students who took part.  This was an excellent effort by all involved.”

• District Cross Country Success for Moulsham High School students

  Fri 10 Nov 2017

  Friday 10th November 2017 - District cross country has taken place this week at Hylands and Moulsham High School were able to field teams of students in all age groups, which is an excellent achievement. 

  Team performances across the age groups were also excellent, with the senior girls (Sixth Form Team) winning, and the Junior Girls District Champion being awarded to Lauryn W. 

  Mrs Whitmarsh from Moulsham High said : “Well done to all who took part.  Students finishing in the top 8 individually will gain selection to represent Mid-Essex in January, with students from 9^th-16^th place acting as reserves, so congratulations to Lauren W, Olivia R, Hannah B, Faye S, Rachel B, Mollie M, Jenny C and Emily J, who have been selected from MHS.” 

  Winners and their finishing places are listed below: 

  Year 7 girls- 12th position - Heidi R- 10^th, Rebecca S- 31^st, Freya R- 44^th, Ruby P- 111^th, Emilia M- 128^th, Vicky P- 144^th.

  Junior girls (8/9)- A team 2nd position;  B team 9^th position – Lauryn W – 1^st, Olivia R – 5^th,  
  Poppie G- 19^th, Anna L- 21^st, Rebekah L- 31^st, Sienna W- 33^rd, Phoebe K- 55^th, Isabel D- 60^th, Lily Y- 98^th, Lauren D- 106^th.

  Inter girls- 2nd position – Hannah B – 3^rd, Faye S – 4^th,  Millie D - 26^th, Maia S- 30^th.

  Senior girls- district champions  -  Rachel B – 3^rd, Mollie M – 6^th, Jenny C – 7^th, Emily J – 8^th. 

  Year 7 boys- 13th position  -  Tom W- 2^nd, Alexander L- 29^th, Theo B- 87^th, Marley B- 100^th,
  James N- 121^st.

  Junior boys- 9th (fantastic result considering that these are all year 8 students taking part in a year 9 race  -  Tom I- 14^th, Daniel P- 33^rd, Jacob A- 34^th, Ben B- 78^th, Kian A- 99^th, Louie-Jac K- 125^th,
  George D- 126^th.

  Inter boys- 10th position  -  Alex B- 36^th, Ben W- 38^th, Sam R- 51^st, Cameron B- 56^th.

  Senior boys- 3rd position  -  Alex T- 12^th, Olli C- 13^th, Jack C- 14^th, Joe S- 16^th.

• Author Hayley Barker visits MHS

  Fri 03 Nov 2017

  Friday 3rd November 2017 - Moulsham High School Library were thrilled to welcome Hayley Barker to meet with Year 9 students this week to talk about the experiences which have inspired her writing and her creative processes. 

  Hayley is an alumnus of Moulsham High School and has until recently taught English in a secondary school in Essex. She is a huge Young Adult (YA) fiction reader and fan – particularly loving books with a feminist stance. YA characters do not have to worry about monotony and the daily grind of life. For them, it’s all about the big issues: about finding oneself, about intense relationships, about exciting adventures. For Hayley, this is what makes YA novels the most escapist reading, and writing, of all.

  Hayley’s debut novel ‘Show Stopper’ is described as, ‘1984 meets The Hunger Games’ and is set in a near-future England where the poorest people in the land are forced to sell their children to a travelling circus - to perform at the mercy of hungry lions, sabotaged high wires and a demonic ringmaster. The ruling class visit the circus as an escape from their structured, high-achieving lives - pure entertainment with a bloodthirsty edge. Ben, the teenage son of a draconian government minister, visits the circus for the first time and falls instantly in love with Hoshiko, a young performer. They come from harshly different worlds - but must join together to escape the circus and put an end to its brutal sport.

  During her visit, Hayley signed copies of her book for students at Moulsham High

  Miss Adams at Moulsham High School said “I was extremely proud of our Year 9 students during the visit from alumnus and author, Hayley Barker. As a Year Group their behaviour was impeccable, and the questions asked during the visit were both insightful and respectful”.

• Biology Week at MHS

  Thu 02 Nov 2017

  Thursday 2nd November 2017 - Biology week ran again at Moulsham High with students invited to participate in different biology themed activities. All students had the opportunity to collect a fun biology quiz from their Science teacher and were awarded a sweet and a house point upon completion.

  The BioArt project was open to all students from year 7 to year 9 and we had some fantastic submissions:

  Yasemin T in took 1^st place with her anatomical apron. She received a £10 Amazon voucher and 30 House points.

  Ciaran H took 2^nd place with his anatomical poster starring his own dog and cat. Ciaran received a box of celebrations and 25 house points.

  Joint 3^rd was Vanica M and Binita M.  They both received chocolate bars and 20 house points each.

  Mrs Peacock from Moulsham High said  “Well done to all that took part and we look forward to seeing more creative work when the Egg Head competition opens again in March.” 

• Sixth Form Information Evening Thursday 16th November 2017

  Wed 01 Nov 2017

  Wednesday 1st November 2017 - Our Sixth Form Information Evening will be held on Thursday 16^th November 2017.  We hope you will be able to join us to find out more about what it means to be a Sixth Former at Moulsham High School and the subjects that we are able to offer for 2018. 

  Each Faculty offering courses in the Sixth Form will have a display of information available for you to view in the Chaucer Building, and teachers and current Sixth Formers will be available for you to talk to between 6pm and 8.30pm. 

  During the evening, there will also be presentations by Mr Farmer (Executive Teacher) and Miss Mead (Head of School), as well as the Head of Sixth Form (Mrs Hughes) and the Deputy Head of Sixth Form (Mr Mayell).  Presentations will be held at 7pm and 8pm. 

  We look forward to seeing you there.