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Prizes for MSJ Classics Students
A small team
of girls selected from Years 8 to 13, accompanied by Mrs Baird and Mrs Komar,
travelled to Cheltenham earlier this month for the Gloucestershire Classical
Association Latin Reading Competition.
MSJ Expressive Arts Newsletter
To read the latest news from the Expressive Arts Department, please click here.
MSJ Girls Shine at Model United Nations Conference! - a report by Mrs Huntley
13 MSJ girls from Year 10-13 braved the snow with Mrs
Huntley and Mrs Martin to attend the Model United Nations Conference at Lady
Eleanor Holles School last weekend.
Freezing Fieldwork for Year 12 Geographers!
Mrs Hutton has organised and participated in many field
courses and adventurous trips during her teaching career, including leading
school parties across Icelandic glaciers, through cold and icy lava tubes and over
high altitude Bolivian mountain passes.
Latest Sports News from Toria Jackson, Sports Prefect
Sports
Report: 21st February 2012
Cross Country
Congratulations to Sarah Ellis in Year 9 who has been asked
to represent the County at the National Inter-Counties Cross
Country-Championships on Saturday
Oxbridge Places for MSJ Head Girls
Rosie Baker,
Jess Wright, Daisy Zhang and Zoe Xu are celebrating the offer of highly sought
after places at Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
Wine Tasting Society: Italian Wines and Mezze - a report by Mrs Huntley
On Sunday evening, over 25 girls
experienced a gastronomic tour of Italy with wines from Sicily, Puglia, Tuscany
and Piedmont.
Good News for the Maths Department
The Maths
department have been delighted to receive two sets of results this week. Both relate to follow-on rounds from last
term’s Senior Maths Challenge.
MSJ in Regional Final of Senior Maths Team Challenge
The regional final followed the same structure as the
internal heats and the ‘friendly’ contest against Malvern College.
Biology Field Trip
This term the Year 13 biologists enjoyed another highly
successful field trip to the beautiful 17th century Nettlecombe
Court, near Taunton in Devon.
Magical Performance of 'Arabian Nights'
The School production of 'Arabian Nights' last weekend was a huge success.
Creative Workshops for Art Students
Earlier this month, all Year 12 and
13 art students were given the opportunity to take part in a two day intensive
course in Life Drawing led by Dora Paynter.
Autumn Concert
During
the recent Autumn Concert the audience was treated to some of the highlights
from the recent MSJ Choir Tour to Paris, including Poème by Fibich, a beautiful vocal duet by
Tamsin Elsey and Catherine Okey, as well as a superb rendering of Syrinx on the
flute by Catherine.
Debating Success for MSJ
Sophie Coombes Roberts and Toria Jackson, both Year 13,
performed superbly in the first round heats of the Cambridge Union Debating
Compeition held in Oxford last week.
Following on from their visit to the London textile event, Yr 11 and Yr 12 art students had the opportunity to work with professional Textile Artist, Angie Hughes, in a hands-on workshop.
Model United Nations Conference at Cheadle Hulme School
MSJ sent its largest ever delegation
to a Model United Nations Conference in October.
MSJ Expressive Arts Newsletter
To read the latest news from the Expressive Arts Department, please click here.
MSJ Students Compete in Maths Team Challenge
24 maths students from Years 12 and 13 took part in a Senior Team Maths Challenge to select the team which would represent MSJ in a friendly inter-school competition against Malvern College.
MSJ Lacrosse Team Victorious Again!
After our triumph at the Welsh Rally, the 1st
team had to step up to a higher calibre of competition when they took part in
the Midlands Schools Tournament.
Macmillan Coffee Morning
This year, as always, Malvern St James supported Macmillan
Cancer Support by taking part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
Young Performers' Platform
The first Young Performers' Platform of the new academic
year took place on Friday 7th October.
Malvern St James Triumphs at the Welsh Rally!
The MSJ 1st Lacrosse team are celebrating a fantastic performance at the Welsh Lacrosse Rally, where they were winners for the second year running.
Sports Tour 2011 - a report by Kellina Gannon
The Sports Tour to Australia and Hong Kong was incredible! We played nine matches in total covering 3 sports - lacrosse, hockey and netball.
Wine Tasting Society Gets Off to a Fizzing Start!
The Sixth Form Wine Tasting Society got off to a fizzing start this term with a champagne tasting.
Going Wild in Wiltshire!
Our Sixth Form students have had tremendous fun on a team building weekend in Wiltshire.
Careers and Higher Education Fair
The Malvern St James Careers and Higher Education Fair, held on Friday 16 September, was designed to offer Girls in Years 9 -13 a taster of what is available to them in terms of Employment, Higher Education and Gap Year opportunities.
MSJ Climbs the League Tables
The outstanding results achieved by our A level candidates this year have pushed Malvern St James further up the league tables.
Malvern St James sporting stars take on the world!
Lottie Van Praag (Yr 12) and Sophy Coombes Roberts (Yr 13) represented Wales at the U19 World Lacrosse Championship held in Hannover, Germany in August.
An Evening of Jazz and Swing with Malvern Big Band
Saturday 10th September
7.30pm York Hall
Malvern St James celebrates outstanding A Level results!
Sixth Formers at Malvern St James Girls’ School celebrated outstanding successes in today’s A Level and AS Level results
An Audience with Michael Portillo
The Right Honourable Michael Portillo made a scheduled stop at Malvern St James during the summer break as part of the filming of the next series of ‘Great British Railway Journeys'.
Commemoration and Prize Giving
The summer term 2011 ended in style with a moving Commemoration Service in Malvern Priory, followed by a delicious lunch for 1000 guests.
The Summer Ball - a report by our new Head Girls
On the last Saturday of term, guests including staff, sixth form girls and their parents were treated to 'A Night in Venice'.
Young Performers' Platform
An appreciative audience attended the recent Young Performers Platform to hear a mixed programme featuring younger and more senior musicians, accompanied at the piano by Mr Forbes-Peckham and Dr Grobler.
Trip to the Globe Theatre
The last A2 Drama revision lesson of the term took place at a very exciting location - The Globe Theatre in London.
Chemistry Students Visit Bristol University
Y12 Chemistry students gained an exciting insight into degree level Chemistry when they visited the University of Bristol recently.
GCSE and A Level Art Exhibition
The Art Department hosted a private view of all GCSE, AS and A2 artwork on Friday 20th May.
New Head Girls Announced
We are delighted to announce that Rosie Baker and Jessica Wright have been chosen to succeed Ellie Kirby and Anthea Chung as joint Head Girls.
Results of CICERO Competition Announced
The Cicero Competition results have just been announced at the AGM of the Joint Association of Classical Teachers. Vanessa Ebitu, Year 13, did very well in the cultural test on Jason and the Argonauts and was awarded a ‘Special Mention'.
ARLT Latin Reading Competition
Two girls were chosen from the Year 10 and Year 12 Latin groups to enter the Latin competition organised by the ARLT – The Association for Latin Teaching.
The Cardboard Boat
Michelle Fok has completed a rather different Coursework project for her studies in A Level Design and Technology Product Design. The subject requires the student to take on a challenging project, but her choice is perhaps more challenging than most!
AS Drama Examination - a report by Mrs Fisher
For the A/S Drama Examination each candidate performed a monologue of her own choice for the audience and the external examiner. This year we had another fascinating and exciting range, including Aeschylus, Strindberg, Mercer and Cameron, to name but a few.
Gambia Expedition - Easter 2011
20 Sixth Formers joined Mrs Newby, Mrs Prophet and Mrs Musgrave on The Gambia 2011 Expedition during the Easter holidays. The girls worked on a number of activities and community projects and, everywhere they went, they were welcomed with smiles and wonderful hospitality.
J'Adore Through to the West Midlands Regional Finals!
A Young Enterprise team from MSJ has won the Herefordshire and Worcestershire strategic final earlier this month – the first time in MSJ's history!
Royal Wedding Celebrations
There was an air of excited anticipation on the morning of Friday 29th April, as final preparations were made for an MSJ-style celebration of the Royal Wedding.
Latest Sports News from Gigi Hensher, Sports Prefect
Sports Report: 10th May 2011
This is the first report of the Summer Term and already a lot has been done.
Life on a Submarine - a report by Mrs Cole
At the end of last term Miss Webb, Head of Sixth Form and Mrs Cole, Housemistress of Hatfield, took a very excited group of sixth formers to Plymouth for an exclusive tour of HMS Trenchant, one of our ‘adopted ships'.
Spring Croquet at Shrewsbury
Fourteen croquet players from Years 10 to 13 set off for School House, Shrewsbury School as guests of Mr and Mrs Bell for what is becoming an annual social event; playing croquet and chatting over an informal lunch.
Malvern St James Hosts the 5th International CICERO Classics Competition
On Saturday 26th March the Lawnside Room was buzzing with excited Latin students from seven schools, local and not so local, who had gathered to take part in the International Cicero Competition.
Young Enterprise Success
The South Worcestershire Young Enterprise Area Final took place at Royal Grammar School, Worcester on March 30th.
Model United Nations Conference at Haileybury School - a report by Mrs Huntley
Ten nervous and excited girls set off on Friday 25th March to a Model United Nations Conference at Haileybury School. 600 children from 38 schools here and abroad were representing 115 countries and debating such issues as: children in armed conflicts, the position of Kurds and biodiversity loss.
Year 12 Biology Fieldtrip
On a lovely, bright early spring day, thirty year 12 biologists and their three teachers enjoyed a one day fieldtrip to Chaddesley Woods in Worcestershire.
National Olympiad Science Competitions
Over the past few months, sixth form girls have been taking part in the National Olympiad Competitions in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Our results were exceptional, with several girls achieving commendations and medals.
Wine Tasting and Scottish Reeling
48 sixth formers got together at School House, Malvern College for a Candlelit Wine Tasting Dinner and Scottish Reeling evening. This is an annual event organised jointly by Jamie Russell, Housemaster of School House, and Rachel Huntley of MSJ.
Debating Success at Model United Nations Conference
Last weekend, a team of sixth form girls travelled to Edinburgh as the delegation from Gabon to represent MSJ at a Model United Nations conference.
Victory For Malvern St James at the National Schools Lacrosse Tournament!
Our 1st team began day one of the tournament with a convincing victory over Harrogate College, followed by two very hard fought matches, losing 2-3 and 2-4 in close games, which could have gone either way.
Great Results for Mathematicians
It has been a very exciting term for our Maths Department. Last month, 58 pupils from Years 9 to 11 took part in the Intermediate Maths Challenge Competition.
Churchill's Society Dinner Party
The second meeting of the Churchill's Society took place last month. This is an annual joint dinner party at Churchill's Hall, with sixth formers from MSJ and boys from Shrewsbury School.
MSJ Students Win Awards for Business Skills
J'adore, a Young Enterprise Company from Malvern St James, are celebrating after being named ‘Overall Winner' at the South Worcestershire Spring Trade Fair last Saturday.
Cool Britannia Supper
Students from Year 12 were treated to a celebration of all things British at the recent ‘Cool Britannia' supper and quiz.
A Report from our Chaplain, Reverend Anne Lanyon-Hogg
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY
The Holocaust Memorial Service was truly unique.
MSJ Student wins Place at Prestigious Music College
Charlotte Mason a talented singer who completed her A' levels last summer, has won a prestigious place to study singing at The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
Music Department Newsletter
To read all the latest news from the Music Department, please click here.
British Mathematics Olympiad Success - a report by Mrs Winwood
On a very cold and snowy Thursday back in December, 6 Malvern St James students sat the British Mathematics Olympiad paper 1.
Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition
Six girls from Years 9 and 12 represented Malvern St James at the HSBC/British Council Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition, held at the London School of Economics in December.
Colorado Ski Trip - a report by Mrs Bevan, Head of PE
Twenty two girls from Years 8 - 12 travelled to Copper Mountain in Colorado for the annual school ski trip in December.
Oxbridge Success for MSJ!
Seven girls from Malvern St James are celebrating after receiving the offer of places at Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
Politics Society Welcomes Harriet Baldwin MP
Politics Society members enjoyed a relaxed and informative evening with Harriet Baldwin, MP for West Worcestershire.
Action Packed Visit from HMS Triumph
We were delighted to receive another visit from Officers and Crew of HMS Triumph on Wednesday December 1st. Following their first visit last year and our presence at the HMS Triumph's Rededication in April, it is nice to report how our links are becoming stronger.
A Midsummer Night's Dream - a review by Mrs Fisher
“Dangerously Funny!” “I loved it!” “Everyone was Amazing!”
The show opened with the familiar strains of ‘The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies' and, sure enough, a group of quiet, timid ballerina fairies danced onto the stage waking everyone from their slumbers.
Christmas Report from the Head Girl
With the end of term tantalisingly over the horizon, Christmas and all its festivities are fast upon us!
Excellent Results for MSJ Mathematicians
In November, 65 members of the Sixth form attempted the UK Senior Maths Challenge. Despite a range of very challenging questions, our girls did very well – turning in an even better performance than previous years.
Biology Fieldtrip - a report by Miss Evans
Earlier this term, the Upper Sixth Biologists, Miss Evans and Dr. Price all enjoyed a weekend fieldtrip to beautiful Nettlecombe court, near Taunton in Devon.
Outdoor Pursuits in the Autumn Term - a report by Miss Cole
The Outdoor Pursuits Department tries to cram as many outdoor activities as possible into the first part of the Autumn Term, before the nights start drawing in and the weather becomes colder and wetter.
Hoist The Colours
This term the A2 Drama group performed their devised play, ‘Hoist The Colours', to a packed audience in the Drama Centre.
Visit from HMS Trenchant
On Monday 15th November, MSJ was honoured to have The Commanding Officer of HMS Trenchant, Irvine Lindsay and his Logistics Officer, Lt Matt Rees pay a visit to School. MSJ is affiliated to four ships, of which HMS Trenchant is one.
Swim For Cash - a report by Mrs Winwood
On the evening of Saturday 13th November, 21 girls from Malvern St James met at The Splash to take part in a Swim For Cash event.
Challenge The Chancellor Competition
We are delighted to announce that a team of Economics students from the Upper Sixth has been placed as runner-up in this year's national Challenge the Chancellor Competition.
Gambia Gala Night
This term an exciting evening event was held in the York Hall to raise funds for the MSJ educational projects which continue to run in The Gambia.
Open Morning
The full school Open day took place on Saturday 6th November.
Theatre Trip to ‘Lysistrata’
Pupils from Years 11 to 13 studying Classical Civilisation, Drama and Latin enjoyed a performance of ‘Lysistrata', a Greek comedy by Aristophanes.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Friday 26th and Saturday 27th November
7.30pm in York Hall
Lord Faulkner visits Malvern St James
As part of the ‘Peers in Schools' programme, girls were treated to a visit from Lord Faulkner of Worcester on Friday 15th October.
Printmaking Workshop with Adrienne Craddock
Adrienne Craddock is a specialist fine art printmaker producing unique, limited edition, hand coloured, drypoint & collagragh prints.
Young Performers' Platform
The first Young Performers' Platform of the Autumn Term was an ideal opportunity to showcase the talents of our senior musicians.
Alton Towers Trip - a report by Ms Turnbull
On a chilly September morning, 131 girls from Years 7 - 13 and 12 members of staff piled into 3 coaches and headed for Alton Towers.
Music Department Newsletter
Please click here to read this term's Music Department newsletter.
Trip to Warwick Castle - a Report by Naomi Hoggett
At the beginning of term, the Lower 6th students arrived in Malvern a day earlier than the rest of the school for our induction day.
Wine Tasting Society Meeting – a Report by Mrs Huntley
The first meeting of the year of the Sixth Form Wine Tasting Society featured a tasting of Champagnes and sparkling wines.
Croquet Match vs The Old Girls
A friendly croquet match was held at The Mount, with Alice Porter (last year's Head Girl) and Penny Smith representing the Old Girls.
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Malvern St James hosted another highly successful Coffee Morning on 24th September as part of the Macmillan Cancer Support World's Largest Coffee Morning campaign.
Malvern St James Lacrosse First Team Wins The Welsh Rally!
The 2010 South Wales Rally was hosted by Haberdashers Monmouth on Saturday 19th September.
Malvern St James took part in the National Heritage Open Days Scheme for the fifth year running
130 visitors became guests at the Imperial Hotel on the afternoon of September 11th 2010.
Concert by Music Teachers
An exciting musical event took place on Saturday in the York Hall, when the music teachers performed a variety of music to pupils, colleagues and parents.
Duke of Edinburgh Qualifying Expeditions
Twenty-nine girls successfully completed their Qualifying Venture at Gold and Silver level this July during the first week of the summer holidays.
Dr Rebecca Jones - Nominated for Librarian of the Year award
Dr Jones has been nominated for the Librarian of the Year award 2010.
81.6% A* to B grades and 26% A*grades for girls at Malvern St James
Malvern St James is celebrating another year of outstanding examination results
Malvern St James