Chepstow pupils shine on stage!
Last night's performance reinforced my belief that our school has students that are not only creative, gifted and brimming with energy, but who are also willing to have a go .
The Phantom of Chepstow
Chepstow schools performance of The Phantom of the Opera was incredible; the choreography of the music with the acting and with singing was just perfect. There was an excellent performance from all the main characters performing, from year 12 and 11, who all have a talent of singing, dancing and acting. The orchestra was tremendous, with the excellent timing of all the instruments, including violin, double bass, synth trumpet, trombone and French horn and many others. The school was fortunate enough to have Peter Karrie on hand to give advice and coach the students.
Chepstow schools performance of The Phantom of the Opera was incredible; the choreography of the music with the acting and with singing was just perfect. There was an excellent performance from all the main characters performing, from year 12 and 11, who all have a talent of singing, dancing and acting. The orchestra was tremendous, with the excellent timing of all the instruments, including violin, double bass, synth trumpet, trombone and French horn and many others. The school was fortunate enough to have Peter Karrie on hand to give advice and coach the students.
Staff Review of Phantom of the Opera
After we have all calmed down from the fantastic job you all did in the show it is nice to see comments like these sent from a member of staff:
"The ability of students to play parts that demanded such perception and maturity (and energy!) was outstanding".
Thank you to all involved!
(Mar 2014) |
Eisteddfod Celebrations at Chepstow School
Chepstow School, like so many others, has held its own Eisteddfod. The Eisteddfod is a traditional Welsh celebration with prizes for the best bard, musician, artist and many, many other awards. In Chepstow we base our Eisteddfod on the national Eisteddfod of Wales.
On Friday March 7th Chepstow School celebrated the Eisteddfod in style with a whole day of events and performances. Students had been preparing for the day for a number of weeks, with competitions celebrating Welsh culture running in almost every subject. To add to the fun, students were allowed to wear the house colours of purple, red, yellow and green. Preparations culminated in a raucous assembly on the day, with an eager buzz in the air sixth formers Matt and Christian - stars of the schools recent production of Phantom if the Opera- kicked off the celebrations with enthusiastic singing of the Welsh national anthem. After this there were prizes handed out for the subject competitions. Following this we had more music, with Severn house singing their chosen Welsh song and Shannon from Wye house performing her winning song 'Oes Gafr Eto' which won her the solo singing competition. A highlight for many was the Welsh dancing, in which staff members from Chepstow competed in their house teams to out-do each other on the dance floor. Though occasionally wrong footed by the rhythm, the teachers performed with enthusiasm and eagerness, with Usk and Severn as the winning team. Sophie, 11 |
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Food Glorious Food!
Chepstow FoodBank
Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. Trussell Trust food banks provide a minimum of three days emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis in the UK. Rising costs of food and fuel combined with static income, high unemployment and changes to benefits are causing more and more people to come to food banks for help. The Trussell Trust partners with churches and communities to open new food banks nationwide. With over 250 food banks currently launched, our goal is for every town to have one. Crisis hit families in Chepstow are to be given a helping hand in time for Christmas when the town’s food bank officially opens next month. The initiative, run by Churches Together with backing from national organisation the Trussell Trust, is to give out its first three day emergency supplies of food on December 3. The opening of the food bank has taken longer than expected, but it is full steam ahead now supermarkets, companies and residents have come on board to support it. The organisers have received large donations from several supermarkets, with the Chepstow Co-Op providing 20 boxes of pasta, cereal and UHT milk. |
Ron Murphy, who has helped with the project from the start, said Tesco and Waitrose in Caldicot had agreed to let volunteers run food collection days.
A charity hog roast in the village of Itton raised £500 for the food bank, while school children donated food during the harvest festivals, Mr Murphy said. Sarah Coleman, whose husband Martin is the pastor at the Bridge Church, one of the hand out points, was appointed coordinator of the project recently. She works in the community, running the Busy Bees toddler group and as a result knows some people are suffering. “There is poverty in Chepstow and I think some of it is hidden,” she said. “Where people don’t know where to turn we hope we will hear about us and they can be fed.” Residents eligible for a food parcel will be handed a voucher by care agencies, which they can exchange at two distribution points By Niamh 12
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