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 Star Students
Star Student
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Star Student Mon 1 March 2010Ethan GatenbyOur Star Student this week is Ethan Gatenby in Year 7. Ethan has had a very successful season on the Moto X circuit racing his Honda in the small wheel class. These bikes can comfortably reach speeds of 60mph over the Moto X circuits.More..       
Star Student Mon 22 February 2010Senior Concert BandWe celebrate the Senior Concert Band as our Star Students this week for their excellent progress from Bronze status in 2008 to Silver status in 2009 at the National Concert Band Festival held at Northampton School For Boys in November.More..       
Star Student Mon 8 February 2010Natalie EdwardsThis week’s Star Student is Natalie Edwards who is studying BTEC Performing Arts in the Sixth Form. For the last three years, Natalie has been a member of a Street dance crew called DNA based at Fitness First in Telford.More..       
Star Student Mon 1 February 2010Abby BuchanThis week’s Star Student is Abby Buchan Howard from Year 10. Abby has fulfilled a long held dream to write and publish a book. The book, called 'A Tear Drop of Love', can be ordered from the Library and is priced at £8.30 a copy plus pp of £1.More..       
Star Student Mon 25 January 2010Jak Harris-Thomson and Rachel RobertsThis week's Star Students are Jak Harris-Thomson and Rachel Roberts. On return from their visit to the battlefields of the First World War in France and Belgium, the students entered an essay competition run by the Western Front Association. The aim was to write 500 words about 'Why should we remember the war?'More..       
Star Student Mon 18 January 2010Geographical Association Worldwise QuizThis week's Star Students are Alex Grove, James Cox, Kiran Bhatia, Phoebe Calloway, Catherine Hutchinson and Nitesh Patel. These Year 10 students formed two teams which took part in the Geographical Association Worldwise Quiz held at Shrewsbury School.More..       
Star Student Mon 11 January 2010Year 10 Business EnterpriseThis week our Star Students are members of the two winning groups in the Year 10 Business Enterprise Competition - Lauren Jones, Erin Arrowsmith, Rebecca Hall and Beth Hampshire plus Jenny West, Amber Richards, Phoebe Calloway, Daisy Dawson and Rachel Mantey.More..       
Star Student Mon 4 January 2010Public Speaking CompetitionThis week's Star Students are Rebecca Pugh, Grace Kendrick and Lauren Morgan from Year 9 and Alice Keay who is in Year 7. Three TTS Teams entered the inaugural Public Speaking Competition for Years 7, 8 and 9 students against Madeley and Sandwell Academies.More..       
Star Student Mon 14 December 2009Bobby StandleyOur Star Student this week is Bobby Standley in 6.2 who recently starred in a play called 'Bouncers' at Oakengates Theatre. Bobby and three former TTS students decided to stage their own production of this play by John Godber so as well as acting, they hired the theatre, secured performance rights and organised the marketing.More..       
Star Student Mon 7 December 2009Joe RustonThis week's Star Student is Joe Ruston in Year 7 who has raised £1,000 for his favourite charity - Promise Dreams - by taking part in a sponsored climb up a Welsh mountain. Joe handed a cheque for £1,000 to Wolves legend Steve Bull who is one of Promise Dream's patrons.More..       
Star Student Mon 30 November 2009Arkwright ScholarshipsOur Star Students this week are 6.1 students Robert Palin, Nicholas Young and Sarah Evans who have been awarded Arkwright Scholarships for their outstanding work in Design and Technology. The scholarships will help support their work in A Level Maths or Design and Technology over the next two years.More..       
Star Student Mon 23 November 2009Head Boys and GirlsThe Star Students this week are the newly elected Head Boys and Girls: Zach Williams and Alicia Albanese from Year 8, Enoch Mantey and Kate Coventry from Year 9, Jack Bennett and Rachel Mantey from Year 10 and Lewis Stevens and Angharad Francis from Year 11.More..       
Star Student Mon 16 November 2009Cricket SuccessThis week, we are celebrating the success of three Star Students during the 2009 Cricket season. James Hudson (now Year 8), James Mackie (also now in Year 8) and Aswin Babu (6.2)More..       
Star Student Mon 9 November 2009Jack UnderwoodThe week before October half term, Jack travelled to Rome to take part in the European Kick Boxing Championships. There he took Bronze with his Open Hand routine and Gold with his Staff routine to Music.More..       
Star Student Mon 19 October 2009Jordan N Taylor and Joseph SmithymanThis week's star students are Jordan N Taylor and Joseph Smithyman. Now in Year 11, they have been developing their ICT prowess and their entrepreneurial skills and gone into the web design business. Jordan and Joe have two sites of their own, both of which are now generating income.More..       
Star Student Mon 12 October 2009James HewlettSixth Form student, James Hewlett has been involved in voluntary work organised by the 'Vinolved' Youth Action Team. This is a national scheme which enables 16-25 year old young people to learn new skills and help others at the same time.More..       
Star Student Mon 5 October 2009Georgia, Phoebe, Alex and MatthewThis week's Star Students are Georgia Dixon, Phoebe Calloway, Alex Grove and Matthew Turner from Year 10. These students distinguished themselves by achieving A* grades in their English Language GCSE in Year 9, a full two years early.More..       
Star Student Mon 28 September 2009Thomas Williams and Sarah MoretonSixth Form Business students, Thomas Williams and Sarah Moreton took part in an undergraduate degree module run by the University of Wolverhampton. They studied human resources and linked this theory to their work experience and career plans to develop a reflective journal and group presentation.More..       
Star Student Mon 21 September 2009Megan WardMegan Ward is this week's Star Student. Megan achieved fantastic results in her GCSE examinations this summer with a total of 15 A* and 3 A grades. Megan hopes to go on to university to study law. Her secret for success was to work studiously throughout the courses, keeping the need for revision to a minimum.More..       
Star Student Mon 14 September 2009Science Fair ChampionsStar Students this week are Victoria Palin, Charlotte Cadman and Lauren Compton of Year 9 who are the current Science Fair champions. They won the Science Fair held in July with a fascinating investigation into the effectiveness of a range of sun creams.More..       
Star Student Mon 20 July 2009NvisionStar Students this week are a group from Year 10 who made a huge success of their Young Enterprise company - Nvision. They succeeded in making £450 profit from the sale of soaps, bath bombs, key rings, and jewellery that they hade made.More..       
Star Student Mon 13 July 2009Mitchell HoofMitchell has the distinction of being only the second student in the history of the School to score a Century in a 20:20 cricket match. He achieved this feat in an exciting match against Ellesmere College.More..       
Star Student Mon 6 July 2009Kyle GladwinKyle had the honour of unveiling a war memorial to Old Park, Telford soldiers of the Great War. A war memorial was found and after some investigation the original location was discovered. The memorial was originally located on the Wesleyan Chapel in Old Park.More..       
Star Student Mon 22 June 2009Frances RayFrances Ray who is in Year 9 is our Star Student this week. Frances plays Wheelchair Basketball for both the Great Britain Under 23 team and the Great Britain Ladies team. She is a member of the Wolverhampton Rhinos team and travels all over the country to play and train.More..       
Star Student Mon 15 June 2009Spelling BEE TeamThis week's Star Students are the Year Seven Spelling BEE Team. The team came second in the regional heat of The Times Spelling Bee, held at the Odeon Cinema in Dudley.More..       
Star Student Mon 8 June 2009Synchronised Swimming ChampionshipsOn the 2nd May TTS hosted the English Schools Swimming Association National Schools Synchronised Swimming Championships. We entered a team in the duet competition namely Claire Brown and Gina Tarantonio and against fierce opposition the girls won a tremendous silver medal.More..       
Star Student Mon 18 May 2009Helen, Poppy and TomCongratulations to Helen Barnett, Poppy Bennett and Tom Coram who are our first Team to reach a National Public Speaking Final! In fact they reached two Rotary Youth Speaks and the Business and Professional Women(UK) National Competition and, they won them both!More..       
Star Student Mon 11 May 2009Darts teamRiley's darts team: Harundeep Sandhu, Tom Bird, James Bird, Joshua Chadwick, Tom Middleton (captain), Harandip Koner, Mark Burgess, Joga Sangha, Matthew Conroy, Rickinder Chima, Luke Owen, Inderpal Rayet.More..       
Star Student Tue 5 May 20096.1 A level Performance StudiesThe 6.1 A level Performance Studies students devised a community theatre performance which was performed at Boscobel house on 25th April. It was a successful day where all enjoyed the sunshine and mix of dance, drama and music skills on display.More..       
Star Student Mon 27 April 20092009 Engineering Educations schemeThis weeks star students are our 2009 Engineering Educations scheme students Joe Mc Philips, Rajinder Sami and Gavinder Gill. The team were set the challenge of producing a device to reduce the volume of scrap Graphite grease tins to enable a more environmentally friendly recycling programme to develop.More..       
Star Student Mon 20 April 2009Emily OldhamEmily Oldham in Year 8 is a talented poet and writes different pieces on a range of themes that include the first world war and the environment. Emily recently entered a national competition and came second in her age group.More..       
Star Student Mon 30 March 2009BTEC National in BusinessThis week's star students are from the BTEC National in Business course and were approached by Tesco to organise and promote three fashion shows to launch the Spring clothing lines. The events took place in the Telford Homeplus store on 21st and 22nd March.More..       
Star Student Mon 23 March 2009Joseph GroganJoseph is in Year 8 and has recently raised over £200 for the Comic Relief Red Nose Day appeal. He ran a number of different activities including a quiz which was won by Mrs Millwaters, Miss Sharp and Miss Harden. Joseph's initial target was £100 - but his enthusiasm for this worthy cause meant that he succeeded in doubling this.More..       
Star Student Mon 16 March 2009Georgie WheelerThis weeks star student is year 9 student, Georgie Wheeler. Georgie has raised money for Comic Relief by dressing up and cycling 40 km's during session three today. She's raised over £100 which is a really good effort!More..       
Star Student Mon 9 March 2009Senior Public Speaking teamThis week’s star students are Poppy Bennett, Tom Coram and Helen Barnet our senior public Speaking team. There are two competitions that the team have been competing in, the Rotary Club and the Business and Professional Women UK.More..       
Star Student Mon 2 March 2009Kirsty ArmourAs part of her practical GCSE PE, Kirsty Armour in Yr10, has just completed her 10 week unit of Personal Survival in the Swimming Pool. Kirsty demonstrated excellent qualities in all areas of survival and scored a maximum unit score of 100%More..       
Star Student Mon 23 February 2009Swimming ChampionshipThis week's Star Students, Alex Hooper, Holly Haywood, Emma Hugh, Laura Pacey and reserve Emily Davies, all competed in the National Schools Swimming Championships in Gloucester on Feb 7th. All four girls swam to the absolute maximum of their abilities and claimed a fantastic silver medal.More..       
Star Student Mon 9 February 2009Matthew PaceyThis week's Star Student is Matthew Pacey from Year 11. Matthew has recently been selected for the final Hockey trials for the Wales Under 16 team. He plays club Hockey for Wolverhampton 2nds and this has had a really positive impact on his performances.More..       
Star Student Mon 2 February 2009Oxbridge StudentsThree of our Year 13 students have been given offers by Oxford or Cambridge University for next year. Neil Allard - Magdalene College, Cambridge Phil Liebman - Clare College, Cambridge Ed McGovern - Corpus Christi College, OxfordMore..       
Star Student Mon 26 January 2009Will Hughes, Callum Rose and Ryan HartThis weeks Star Students from year 8 are Will Hughes, Callum Rose and Ryan Hart. The students entered a competition run by the Western Front Association to write a essay based on why we should remember the First World War. The students wrote the essay on their return from the battlefields trip in October.More..       
Star Student Mon 19 January 2009Natasha RushNatasha Rush Y11 is this week's star student in recognition of her achievements with 1046 Squadron of the local Air Training Corp. Natasha was recently awarded a trophy for the Most Improved Cadet and her Pilot Officer said she is "hard working and enthusiastic".More..       
Star Student Mon 12 January 2009Thomas Wheeler and Ryan HickmanDuring last term, Yr7 students re-enacted the Battle of Hastings.

Thomas played Duke William of Normandy and Ryan played Harold, King of England.
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Star Student Mon 5 January 2009Tom DeVereThis week's star student is Tom DeVere.

Tom, who is in Y11, recently completed a tandem parachute jump to raise funds for Compton Hospice.
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Star Student Mon 15 December 2008Connor Goldson, Aoife Kelly and Nicola HallThis week's Star Students are Connor Goldson, Aoife Kelly and Nicola Hall, our captains of the Year 11 Boys' and Girls' Football teams who have just won their respective County Qualifying Events to progress to the National Stages of the RAF Cups.More..       
Star Student Mon 8 December 2008Megan SavilleThis week's star student is Megan Saville from Year 7. She recently produced seven boxes of gifts for the Operation Christmas Child Appeal. Megan organised her friends, family and neighbours to collect the gifts and assemble the boxes.More..       
Star Student Mon 1 December 2008Senior Concert BandThis week's Star Students are several representatives from the Senior Concert Band. The Band achieved a Bronze Award at their first ever competition, the National Concert Band Festival in Northampton two weeks ago.More..       
Star Student Mon 24 November 2008Abby CliffordAbby has been our top skier for a number of years and hit top form at the recent British Schools Skiing Finals on a very steep dry slope in Edinburgh.More..       
Star Student Mon 17 November 2008Charlotte MonkCharlotte appeared last term as a star student for achieving an Arkwright scholarship. However, since then things have progressed.More..       
Star Student Mon 10 November 2008Battlefields TripAt half term, Year 8 students visited the Battlefields of the First World War. During their trip, five students were chosen to take part in the ceremony at the Menin Gate to remember the fallen of the War.More..       
Star Student Mon 20 October 2008Natasha RushOur Star Student this week is Natasha Rush who is in Year 11. Natasha has been in the Air Cadets for around two years and, training at Fordhouses and Cosford, she has shown a high level of aptitude for this service.More..       
Star Student Mon 13 October 2008Daniel GoodallThis week's Star Student is Daniel Goodall in Year 11. Daniel has had an outstanding season in his sport of Ten Pin Bowling.More..       
Star Student Mon 6 October 2008Cleaning QueensThis week’s Star Students are Annalisa Parrino and Amy Charman who were the well deserved winners at the Annual Science Fair held in July with a project entitled ‘Cleaning Queens’.More..       
Star Student Mon 29 September 2008Design Technology studentsOur Star Students this week are from among a group of Design Technology students (currently in Year 10) who took up a challenge from a local Pet Accessories company – Rosewood Pet Products.More..       
Star Student Mon 22 September 2008Sam BentonThis week's Star Student is Sam Benton in 6.1 who has recently qualified for the prestigious Daily Telegraph National Junior Golf Championship finals.More..       
Star Student Mon 15 September 2008Helen BarnettThis week's Star Student is Helen Barnett who was our highest achieving student in Year 11 this Summer. She had a phenomenal set of results with fourteen A* grades and two A grades.More..       
Star Student Mon 8 September 2008Mathematical Bright SparksOur Star Students this week are Callum Rose, Rhys Nickless and Rachel Conway who, as Year 7 students last term, volunteered to take part in the very difficult United Kingdom Junior Mathematics Challenge.More..       
Star Student Mon 7 July 2008Charlotte MonkThis week’s star student is Charlotte Monk from Year 11. Charlotte has been successful in securing a prestigious Arkwright Scholarship Award. This award commences in September and will provide financial support for Charlotte during her A Level studies.More..       
Star Student Mon 16 June 2008Jugjeevan BrarThis week’s Star Student in Jugjeevan Brar who is in Year 7. Students have been studying Sikhism this module in Humanities and Jugjeevan volunteered to speak to several Year 7 groups about his Sikh faithMore..       
Star Student Mon 9 June 2008Jack Harris and Joseph FurlongThis week's Star Students are Jack Harris and Joseph Furlong who have recently represented the Midlands at Rugby League. Jack and Joe both play Rugby Union for Newport RFC and League for Telford Raiders.More..       
Star Student Mon 19 May 2008Synchronised Swimming TeamThis week's Star Students are our Synchronised Swimming Team who recently won a Bronze medal at the National Championships at Birkenhead.More..       
Star Student Mon 12 May 2008Engineering Education SchemeThis week’s Star Students are Kellyann Shorter, Ian Rowlands and Tom Davies who have been working on the Engineering Education Scheme (EES) as part of their Product Design A Level. They worked in conjunction with GKN who gave them a design challenge.More..       
Star Student Mon 28 April 20086.2 Business Studies studentsThe Star Students are a group of ten 6.2 Business Studies students who recently took part in a Business challenge at Aston University.More..       
Star Student Mon 21 April 2008Laura PaceyThis week's Star Student is Laura Pacey who recently became National Schools Biathlon Champion for the fourth year in succession.More..       
Star Student Mon 14 April 2008Chloe FrenchChloe French has made excellent progress since starting to play saxophone last September and has already progressed up to Grade 5 standard which a fantastic rate of development in just six monthsMore..       
Star Student Mon 7 April 2008Lauren Webb, Joseph Grogan and Nathan WilkesThere are three Star Students this week - Lauren Webb, Joseph Grogan and Nathan Wilkes who are all in Year 7.More..       
Star Student Mon 17 March 2008Public Speacking TeamsStar Students this week are members of our two Public Speaking teams who won both the Senior and Intermediate competitions in the District Finals of the National Rotary Public Speaking Competition-"Youth Speaks".More..       
Star Student Mon 10 March 2008Public Speaking TeamsStar Students this week are members of our two Public Speaking teams who won both the Senior and Intermediate competitions in the District Finals of the National Rotary Public Speaking Competition -"Youth Speaks".More..       
Star Student Mon 3 March 2008Robert PalinRobert recently completed a ten week block on Personal Survival as part of his GCSE PE coursework.More..       
Star Student Mon 25 February 2008Carla MunroCarla has been dancing since she was four and recently auditioned successfully for the English Youth Ballet to take part in a production of ‘The Nutcracker’ at the Grand Theatre in Wolverhampton in September.More..       
Star Student Mon 18 February 2008Charlotte ProudOur Star Student this week is Charlotte Proud. 6.1 student Charlotte is unable to play football because she has brittle bone disease so she channels her love for the game into coaching other young people.More..       
Star Student Mon 4 February 2008Rebecca Taylor More..       
Star Student Mon 28 January 20086th Form Boys Basketball teamThis week's star students are the 6th Form Boys Basketball team who recently performed a miraculous comeback to win their game against Old Swinford Hospital School in the National Cup Qualifying Rounds.More..       
Star Student Mon 21 January 2008Kellyann ShorterKellyann, who is a 6.1 student, dedicates her spare time to assisting in the Guide movement.More..       
Star Student Mon 14 January 2008Ryan Stevens and Annis RichardsonThis week’s Star Students are Ryan Stevens and Annis Richardson who have been successful in securing places at Homerton College, CambridgeMore..       
Star Student Mon 7 January 2008Kelly EdwardsKelly has just become Junior (Under 20) Great Britain Champion as well as Senior Women's Great Britain Champion in her weight category!More..       
Star Student Mon 17 December 2007Holly Wild, Samantha Lunn and Adam Unwin.Star Students this week are Holly Wild, Samantha Lunn and Adam Unwin who have won a competition organised by the Western Front Association.More..       
Star Student Mon 10 December 2007Chelsea May, Lauren Williams, Emily Mould and Lacie WardYear 11 students Chelsea May, Lauren Williams, Emily Mould and Lacie Ward are this week’s Star Students.More..       
Star Student Mon 3 December 2007Will Hughes and Ellie BodenThis week our Star Students are from Year 7. Will Hughes and Ellie Boden are the first two recipients of Gold Sports Leadership Awards.More..       
Star Student Mon 26 November 2007Under 19 Girls Ski TeamOur Star Students this week are the Under 19 Girls Ski Team - Abby Clifford, Becky Brown, Claire Brown and Chloe Ruston.More..       
Star Student Mon 19 November 2007Emily HuntStar Student this week is Emily Hunt who was named as the Outstanding Student of the Year at the Year 11 Achievement Evening on Wednesday.More..       
Star Student Mon 12 November 2007WW1 Journal WinnersOur Star Students this week are from Year 8. Harriet Brace, Alex Grove, Matthew Vernon, Charlotte Lampitt and James Cox.More..       
Star Student Mon 5 November 2007Jonathan WhitingStar Student this week is Jonathan Whiting who got full marks in all three of his AS Level Business unitsMore..       
Star Student Mon 15 October 2007Adam Brookes and Philippa StewartOur Star Students this week are Adam Brookes and Philippa Stewart who are studying A Level Product Design. The key element of this course in 6.1 is the coursework and both students have distinguished themselves by scoring 100%.More..       
Star Student Mon 8 October 2007Kiran BhatiaOur Star Student this week is Kiran Bhatia who entered a competition for Telford and Wrekin Social Services Department.More..       
Star Student Mon 1 October 2007Katherine WelchThis week’s star student in Katherine Welch. She is studying A level Psychology and scored 105 in a recent modular exam.More..       
Star Student Mon 24 September 2007Sports StarsThis week's Star Students are five of our most promising Sports Stars who have each performed brilliantly in their own sport during a busy Summer holiday.More..       
Star Student Mon 17 September 2007Holly George and Jade Evans (year 8)Holly and Jade began Synchronised Swimming at the start of Year 7. They progressed very quickly and were soon part of the TTS Synchro Squad which competed in the National Championships in Leeds.More..       
Star Student Mon 10 September 2007Science Fair WinnersOur first Star Students of the new academic year are Year 9 students, Lily Penfold, Rosalyn Ball and Katie Jones who were the winners of the Science Fair held just before the end of term in July.More..       
Star Student Mon 16 July 2007Institution of Civil EngineersThis week’s Star Students are Charlotte Monk, Ben Allen, Jamie Harris and Molly Clarke.More..       
Star Student Mon 9 July 2007Jack WhettonJack has had a great year in Tennis and has helped the Year 8 Boys' team to become County Champions and qualify for the regional competition in September.More..       
Star Student Mon 2 July 2007Young Enterprise ChallengeThey all participated enthusiastically in the Young Enterprise Challenge last week and were the winning team in the Bracelet Game.More..       
Star Student Mon 25 June 2007Alex NwenwuAlex is one of our most promising young Athletes and recently broke the record for the 100 metres Hurdles at the Shropshire Schools Championships in a time of 13.8 seconds.More..       
Star Student Mon 18 June 2007Hurneet KaliraiHurneet, who is in Year 8, volunteered to help Miss Nicklin prepare a new module on Sikhism for Year 7 Humanities.More..       
Star Student Mon 4 June 2007Tom BirdThis week's Start Student is Tom Bird (Year 8). Tom plays cricket for Brewood Cricket Club and performed an outstanding feat in a recent match.More..       
Star Student Mon 21 May 2007Chris GloverOur Star Student this week is Second Year Sixth Form student Chris Glover who, following a successful three week placement at Alcoa Fastenings last Summer, was offered an extended work placement on Wednesday afternoons from last September.More..       
Star Student Mon 14 May 2007Year 10 Technology StudentsBen Brierley, Erin Davies and Demi McCann are our Star Students this week. They have taken part in an electronics residential programme at Harper Adams University organised by the Smallpeice Trust.More..       
Star Student Mon 30 April 2007Six Sixth Form German StudentsSix Sixth Form students have been nominated as this week’s Star Students by Miss Howard and Miss Milkamanavicius for their impeccable behaviour during a recent visit to Cologne.More..       
Star Student Mon 23 April 2007Laura PaceyThis week's Star Student is Laura Pacey in Year 10. Laura has recently won the National Biathlon title for the third year in succession. To qualify for the final, Laura had to take part in the West Midlands stage held at Cheslyn Hay School.More..       
Star Student Mon 26 March 2007TTS debating teamThis week’s Star Students are the youngest ever debating team that TTS has entered in a public competition and they finished the night with two awards.More..       
Star Student Mon 19 March 2007Sam HarrowSam Harrow’s outstanding achievement in Physics makes him this week’s Star Student.More..       
  
 
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