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Skiing at the British Interschools Challenge
27 March 2009
Lucy and Jess Kemble represented Bedford High School for Girls in the 2009 British Interschools Challenge in Les Houches, France in March competing in the Giant Slalom and Pro-Slalom. More than one hundred skiers competed in the challenge, and Lucy (in Upper 2) and Jess (in Lower 2) performed well and skied with confidence in challenging conditions with heavy snow falling in the Giant Slalom. Having recently stepped up to the challenge of moving from recreational skiiers to competitive ski racers, Lucy finished 14th in both races in minis2, and Jess finished 8th and 5th in minis1.  They will also be competing for the second year, in the British Indoor Grand Prix Series, which takes place over the summer months in the indoor ski slopes up and down the country. Congratulations to both girls!
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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