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Adcote win in Historical Association Competition
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Schools recently took part in the regional heat of the “The Great Debate” competition run by the Historical Association. The national competition is open to students aged between 16 and 19 across the UK.
The Shropshire finals were held at Shrewsbury School on Friday 6th November. Pupils entering had to write and deliver a speech on their local hero and why they still mattered in today’s society. Each competitor was given five minutes to present their case and then field questions from the judges.
Adcote School student Bryony Milliken won the event with her presentation on Wilfred Owen, the famous war poet from Oswestry. Bryony will now go forward to the National final of the competition to be held at Clare College Cambridge on the 13th March 2010, where contestants will be judged by a panel of experts.
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Adcote one of the top 50 small independent schools in the country
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Adcote has been ranked as one of the top 50 small independent schools in the country according to the Sunday Times Parent Power survey. The school came 37th in the survey overall.
We are delighted that we feature so prominently and believe that this reaffirms the high academic standards at the School.
Click here for a link to the Sunday Times website
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Operation Christmas Child Boxes
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 Adcote Junior School children have collected 25 boxes for this charity, which helps children in many other countries. Thanks to these boxes, many children will now receive a Christmas present this year.
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Adcote Juniors' Success at Literary Festival
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 Junior School pupils from Adcote proved they were extremely “well versed” at a recent festival hosted by Moreton Hall with all twelve of the students who entered achieving a commendation or merit in their age group. Established in 1982, the annual Shropshire Festival of Verse and Prose, attracts over 500 entrants in approximately 40 classes with participants from local schools competing against pupils from as far away as Wilmslow, Wolverhampton and Denbigh.
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Unique Collaboration Results in 100% Success for Local Schools
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A unique collaboration between two Shropshire schools in the private and state education sectors has resulted in a 100% examination success rate for all the pupils involved.
The initiative brings together students from Adcote School for Girls, a private fee-paying school on the outskirts of Shrewsbury with pupils from The Corbet School Technology College, a Shropshire Council maintained secondary school in Baschurch to fast-track their studies by starting their A level courses early.
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MP Praises Adcote Democracy
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 When local M.P. Daniel Kawczynski recently made a return visit to Adcote to present the newly appointed House Captains and School Council members with their badges he took the opportunity to praise the school for emphasising the value of learning about the importance of democracy from an early age.
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Last week my team and I played a netball match against Lakelands. The team consisted of Clemmie (centre), Me (GA), Gabby (WA), Ophelia (GS), Vikki (WD), Aisha (GD) and Charlotte (GK). We won the match 36-1. Our defence was really strong with Aisha blocking most balls. Me, Clemmie and Gabby made a good team in attack. The man of the match was Ophelia who has never played a match before but managed to score 5 goals out of 6 attempts. This week we have another match against Marches. Charly Hickman, Y9.
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Adcote Girls go Backstage
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A dozen senior girls from Adcote School visited The Garrick Theatre, in Lichfield , for a back stage tour as part of their BTEC Performing Arts Course. ‘We were able to ask about the running of the theatre with the deputy manager.' said Kim Michelle Brown. ‘He explained the tasks that faced a provincial theatre, and how ‘Bums on seats' governed most of what they have to do.'
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NEW HEAD GIRLS APPOINTED AT ADCOTE
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 Adcote School for Girls has recently announced the appointment of this year's head girls and their deputies.
In the Senior School, new head girl, Bryony Milliken will be assisted by Frances Jones as her deputy. For the boarders, sixteen-year-old Kim-Michelle Brown takes on the dual roles of head of boarding and games captain supported by Sarah Thomas as her deputy in the Boarding House.
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Monarchy Concert at Adcote School
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Adcote School hosted another big, bright concert on Saturday evening, 20th June. Six hundred people gathered on the South lawn at Adcote School to watch and listen to a variety of performers, including the Queen Tribute Band, Monarchy.
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Strawberries and showers: Summer must be here!
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 Adcote School held its annual summer fete last Sunday and right on cue the heavens opened. Luckily the organisers at Adcote were well prepared for such eventualities decamping into the beautiful Grade I listed building. Children's cake and book stalls were alongside fine English craft stalls including traditional wooden toys from Grandpa's Toys; pretty fabric accessories from both Gingham Chicken and The Whistling Cowgirl; bean bags and decorations from Teany Beanies; Solo Alpaca with their wonderful wool clothing; Caterpillar Children's Books and even Ted Bruce weaving his beautiful willow baskets. With delicious cream teas and Pimms, a harpist and lashings of bunting, not to mention a roaring fire in the Great Hall: a quintessential English summer!
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Performing Arts BTEC at Adcote
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In addition to the GCSE and A-level drama courses, Adcote will be one of the few centres where students can do the BTEC National Diploma instead of or alongside the existing drama qualifications. "One of the the advantages of doing the BTEC at Adcote is that we are able to fit the optional subjects to suit the individual interests," says Danny Davies who will be teaching the subject. "For instance one student may want to concentrate on stage and TV acting whilst another might want to specialise on the backstage work and a third might be interested in writing and directing." There is no written examination and the course has a strong emphasis on developing the practical skills.
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Adcote Girls become Midlands Gymnastic Champions
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On Sunday 9th May two teams from Adcote School for Girls participated in the Midlands Independent Schools Gymnastics Competition, which was held in Birmingham .
The U11 Novice Team performed exceptionally well, Florence Galliers took 5th place in the individual event after a fantastic performance in the set floor and set vault.
The Open Advanced team consisted of Gabrielle Brisbourne, Aisha Brown, Laura Brown, Lauren Cole and Charly Hickman. The girls were required to perform a voluntary vault and a voluntary floor routine. The team walked away with team gold and the majority of the individual medals. Lauren Cole took individual 5th, Laura Brown 4th, Aisha Brown 3rd and Charly Hickman 2nd place.
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