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Lacrosse Champions

21 September 2009

On Saturday, our 1st Senior Lacrosse team travelled to Berkhamsted Collegiate School for the annual Hertfordshire invitational tournament.

Bedford High started the competition with a 7 - 0 win against Norwich High School following this with a 9 - 0 win against Princess Helena College. 

In the third match St George's Harpenden provided much stiffer opposition and Bedford found themselves under pressure.  With a goal disallowed in the final minutes of the match Bedford came out with a disappointing 2 - 1 loss.

Determined to perform to their true potential all the squad lifted their game.  From that moment on superior fitness and stick skills showed with Bedford High beating St Albans to secure a place in the semi finals.

Haberdashers proved worthy semi final opponents but Bedford High's strength throughout the pitch and some ‘mighty' saves from goal keeper Emma McQueen which prevented Haberdashers converting some slick attack moves finished in a 2 - 1 win for Bedford High and a place in the final against Berkhamsted

On home soil with huge numbers of supporters Berkhamsted started in style scoring in the opening 10 seconds.  Bedford High's team, captained by Olivia Jensen, kept their nerve however and with seconds to go to the final whistle Bedford were leading 3 - 2.  In an extraordinary goal against the run of play in the dying seconds of the match Berkhamsted equalised and in the traditions of the tournament the title and trophy were shared.

GCSE Results

Girls have once again achieved some truly excellent results in their GCSE examinations this summer. 29% of all results were at A* grade, 57% A*-A and 80% A*-B.

 Carla Barberio, Rebecca Murray, Hannah Short and Surina Taneja all achieved 10A* grades, Tessa Forbes and Chloe Scott 9A* grades, Connie Fan, Yasmin Jamil and Frances Whittaker-Wood 8A* and Emily Myrtle, Lauren Roberts and Georgia Austin Greenall 7 A* grades.

Eighteen girls were sitting their examinations having spent, in most cases, only 3 years studying in English, and yet between them they amassed results which closely mirrored the overall percentages: 21% A*, 54% A*-A and 76% A*-B.

Although I am sad that our boarders are unable to progress to Bedford Girls' School for their Sixth Form studies, I am delighted that most of our very top achievers will be going on to take A level or IB courses there.

I wish every girl who left Bedford High School at the end of Upper 5 the very best of luck for their future studies.                       

Julie Eldridge 

 


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