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Our Rugby Team

St Mary’s has a brilliant rugby team which has been very successful throughout the years. We spoke to Jack Wray, the captain of the Year 8 rugby team who told us “I am very proud of the team, we all work together and nothing can come between us!” Charlie Weaver added “I would like to [...]

Being a catholic

Being a faith school is not just about making the sign of the cross and saying a prayer. It’s about living in the way that God would want you to. St Mary’s College has always been a Catholic school, even when it was an all girls’ school over 20 years ago. Mrs Perry, Head of [...]

Cafod – What can you do to help?

Cafod is an organisation which stands for catholic fund for overseas development. It is important to our school because we help all the other poor countries and raise money. Everyone is St Mary’s college helps raise money to give to Cafod. In the last six months we raised £2,455.39 for general Cafod appeal and we [...]

Join a club – have fun and make new friends!

You have a whole hour to spend at lunch – so why not enjoy it? There are clubs suitable for everyone! From Philosophy Club to Boccia Club; everyone is sure to enjoy at least one of them. Clubs are great ways of making new friends and having fun as well as letting teachers know what [...]

Ready, Set…GO!

To end transition week and to decide which form wins, there will be a number of races including sprinting and long distance, points will be awarded for the best teams as well as certificates. This will be followed by a closing ceremony involving the ‘Dancing Divas (Year7)’ And Year 10 BTEC students performing for you [...]

Introducing Mr Pearce

Mr. Pearce is a dance teacher at St.Mary’s College. He was 16 he first began dancing and was accepted at the Northern School Of Contemporary Dance in Leeds. The advice he would give to the new Year 7’s about dance is that you should just express yourself and be happy. When people discourage him he [...]

St. Marys international links

St. Marys has lots of international links which we take a lot of pride because it allows us to see how fortunate we are and see some truly inspirational schools and people. We have had links to schools in Slovenia, Ghana, visits from Holland and we sent some students to China. We took part in [...]

Go for Gold

Barnaby in 7YC is an expert in life. At a young age he is a champion musician and team player. He plays for Holderness Viking rugby club and he won the 2009 national champion in karate. He’s only been playing cricket for 1 year but he’s already winning tournaments for his team. As for music [...]

Hannah Hicks Table-Tennis Champion

There have been many events throughout transition week for you year 6′s. Tomorrow, a table tennis player called Hannah Hicks will be joining us to talk about what she does. Hannah has even reached the title of Junior Master Champion and was ranked the 3rd best table tennis player in Great Britain . She will [...]

Say No To Bullies!

Bullying is a common problem in schools and although still existent here; St Mary’s have a strict code of conduct when it comes to treating others which minimalises the problem. Many people are often confused to what bullying really is; bullying comes on many different levels. Bullying is not just physical, verbal bullying can happen [...]

Agony Aunt

Question: My mum and i are concerned about getting home. I am scared that i will get on the wrong bus or will take the wrong direction home. What can i do? Agony Aunt-Do not worry your head of year will remind you of which bus to take and eventually you will remember yourself. If [...]

Growing up at St Mary’s

When you come to St Marys you will arrive here as a young aspiring teenager and will leave as a young mature adult. During these 5 fun years your aspirations will change and evolve as you grow. Chloe from 8YR was interested in archaeology in her primary school because it was interesting. Now in st [...]

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