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Young Playwrights

On Monday the 26^th of March forty students participated in Treorchy Comprehensive School’s Young Playwrights’ competition. Six plays were chosen to compete as finalists from around 30 entries. The students penned, produced, cast and directed their own productions which were then judged by acclaimed playwright Frank Vickery, Pobl Y Cwm Actor Rhys Bidder and Drama Professional Karen Walters. The evening was hugely successful and the students were extremely proud of their creations.

Lowri Jones year 11 was awarded best playwright for her script “Lights Out”, Megan Davey year 9 won best overall production for her touching play “Punch”. Others to scoop awards included Josh Hick year 9 for best male actor, Molly Elson for best female actor both of these roles were performed with real skill and flair. Lowri Evans won the award for actor with most potential, and Hannah Lloyd year 11 picked up best supporting actor for her hilarious performance. The teacher’s award for dedication and commitment was given to a group of year 9 pupils led and directed by Megan Dimond. A special award was introduced this year for a group whose play was particularly comedic, this award was won by the only all-male group “Mess-ups through time”, written by William Grenter and cleverly acted by Iwan Dyer, Thomas Allen, Sam Vaughan and Caelan Bradley.

The judges and audience were highly impressed by the students’ work, and Frank Vickery himself has already voiced his concern about the barrage of playwriting competition that is up and coming at Treorchy Comprehensive School!

A Titanic Lunch

On Friday 30^th March pupils experienced life on board the Titanic in an open event to commemorate the centenary of the sinking of the famous liner.

The History department hosted a high tea, where pupils could try on costumes from the era and have their photograph taken as if on the Titanic. Other rooms in the department were transformed into a passenger information deck, where pupils selected a character and then followed them through their time on board to discover if their character survived the fated voyage.

Sixth form pupils contributed replica newspapers from the era and sold home-made cakes, whilst the dance department taught pupils how to waltz Edwardian style. Close to 200 pupils came on-board for lunchtime with a difference.

Llangrannog - llawn hwyl !

On the 20^th of January, 148 pupils from years 7 & 8, as well as swogs from Year 12 and staff from various departments boarded the bus bound for Llangrannog.

They participated in many activities including swimming, skiing, tobogganing and horse riding. This year there was also a new activity for the pupils to enjoy a brand new high ropes course, which proved very popular amongst the staff and pupils. These activities were followed by a variety of night time entertainment, such as Welsh folk dancing, sports activities and a disco. But, the firm favourite was the Eisteddfod Ddwl, where pupils were able to imitate teachers, gargle popular songs and impress us with their dancing abilities !

Thank you to all members of staff and the swogs who gave up their free time to ensure that the weekend was a success, and also thank you to the pupils for their excellent behaviour.

Cafodd ddisgyblion blwyddyn 7 & 8 Ysgol Gyfun Treorci wledd o anturiaethau eleni eto yng ngwersyll Llangrannog. Aethon ni ar yr 20fed o fis Ionawr gyda chant pedwar deg wyth o ddisgyblion brwd ac un ar bymtheg o staff cyffrous. Roedd digon o fwrlwm i’w glywed dros y gwersyll drwy’r penwythnos. Yn ogystal a'r amrywiaeth helaeth o weithgareddau arferol, roedd gweithgaredd newydd eleni sef y cwrs rhaffau uchel a phrofodd hwn yn boblogaidd iawn ymysg pawb. Cafwyd tipyn o hwyl a helynt yn yr Eisteddfod a’r disgo ar y nos Sadwrn hefyd. (Roedd y staff i weld yn mwynhau cymaint a’r plant!!!) Braf oedd gweld y plant yn ymuno ac yn llwyr ymroi i’r holl gystadleuthau yn yr Eisteddfod a gwelwyd digon o dalent dawnsio yn y disgo i beri cryn ofid i gystadleuwyr ‘Stricly Come dancing’!

Diolch calonnog i’r staff am roi o’u hamser hamdden mor barod i fynychu’r penwythnos. Diolch hefyd i’r disgyblion am fod mor gwrtais a ddi ffwdan. Pleser oedd cael bod yn eu cwmni.

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Thursday 23rd February 2012 7pm

Top Grade 1 in all 7 Key Questions in a Standard Inspection

The First Secondary School in Wales to achieve the NACE Challenge Award for outstanding provision for the More Able and Talented Pupils.

OUTSTANDING:-

· Quality of care, support and guidance for all pupils

· Environment where pupils can fulfil their potential

· Range of additional learning experiences ............sport, music, drama, cultural, social and academic

· Promotion of independent learning skills

· Quality and quantity of learning resources

· Development of pupils’ bilingual skills

EXAM RESULTS BEST EVER – 2011

86% 5A*-C at GCSE

75% of the A Level Grades at the higher A*-C grades

LARGE, ESTABLISHED AND THRIVING

SIXTH FORM of 360 STUDENTS

“A Community School committed to excellence”

“Ysgol Gymunedol wedi’i hymrwymo i ragoriaeth”

January 2012 GCE/GCSE Exam Timetable

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EESW Day

On Wednesday 23^rd November a number of Year 10 pupils from the Science and Engineering departments spent a day doing various teamwork and problem solving tasks at Margam Country Park.

It was organised by the Engineering Education Scheme Wales and supported by various aspects of the British Army. EESW is a non-profit, educational charity which has been in existence since 1989. They run schemes across Wales to inspire and motivate young people to choose a career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

The event started off with some team building exercises which apart from getting everybody muddy, also got everybody communicating and working together.

Once the ice had been broken, a number of challenges were set including building an unsupported bridge structure using just 3 planks and 3 boxes (not so easy; each plank was only allowed to touch one box), retrieving equipement across a river using only ropes and finally, building a well engineered crane with a huge mecanno set.

The event was a huge success because not only did it bring the pupils closer together to solve problems but it also inspired them to consider a future in STEM subjects due to it breaking down so many of stereotypes associated with these careers.

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September 24th 2010

Treorchy Cadets win Silver at first attempt

Competing for the 1^st time in the Cadet Cambrian Patrol Competition, held on the 18^th & 19^th September, the Treorchy Comprehensive School CCF team were awarded a silver medal.

The competition is open to cadets from all over Wales, and is a true test of physical and mental endurance. The cadets work as a team to navigate a route of approximately 22 km, via a series of checkpoints, where they are tested on various aspects of the Cadet syllabus, including 1^st Aid, field craft and map reading.

The Treorchy Comprehensive School team were the highest scoring junior team from a CCF, beating more established CCF’s in private schools. The patrol commander was Cadet Sgt Catherine Lumby, who despite sustaining an injury early into the competition continued to lead her team, knowing that if she dropped out the team would lose points.

The whole team were extremely tired at the prize giving on Sunday afternoon, but can be very proud of their efforts and the Silver medals that they were awarded.

Uncovering Chemical Secrets

On Wednesday the 15^th of September a number of our Chemistry A level class attended a course at the University of Wales, Cardiff. The title of the course was ‘Uncovering chemical secrets’ and the pupils certainly did this! The day consisted of a morning lecture on chemical synthesis, an opportunity to complete a number of exciting experiments in the university laboratory and a tour of the Chemistry department where a number of expensive analytical machines and techniques were explained in detail.

The students thoroughly enjoyed the day and found it extremely useful as it covered a number of topics that they will be examined on in January as part of their A level qualification. It also gave the students a taste of university life, which hopefully they will experience next year when they leave Treorchy Comprehensive and embark on their future careers!

Outstanding Performances by our Dancers

Congratulations to the dancers from Year 9, 10, 11,12 & 13 for giving outstanding and professional performances at the Skills Cymru Conference held at the Millennium Stadium on the 16th & 17th September. All groups were invited to perform to an audience of students, teachers and exhibiters from across Wales and thoroughly enjoyed the day. Each performance was shown on the large screens in the Stadium throughout the day and footage was later shown on the ITV news.