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On 22nd June, the British Ambassador in Poland hosted an afternoon tea for winners of British Alumni Society scholarships to Adcote School. On Tuesday 22nd June, the British Ambassador Ric Todd hosted an afternoon tea for Klaudia Rzeczkowska and Katarzyna Zielinska, winners of British Alumni Society scholarships to the UK.

The scholarship programme has been launched by the British Alumni Society this year in co-operation with Adcote School. From September 2010, Klaudia and Kasia will enjoy the unique experience of spending two years studying at a British boarding school. They both declared that they intended to continue their education in the UK and hoped to study psychology and linguistics at Cambridge University.

The Ambassador wished both scholars the best of luck and congratulated the British Alumni Society on the successful launch of its scholarship programme. He hoped that the programme would be continued and expanded in future years and joked that prospective scholars should opt for Oxford University (his own alma mater).

Over 80 Adcote girls some only 5 years old, from across the whole school entertained family and friends with the summer production of The Pied Piper held in the beautiful school gardens on a perfect summer's evening. The performance was rehearsed and performed in just three days as part of the summer activities and in addition to the acting. There was dancing, singing and live music.

Headmaster Mr Gary Wright congratulated everyone involved in the production, 'We have all been part of a very special performance in a magical setting, which provided a perfect backdrop for the children.'

OnFriday 18th June eleven GCSE and AS Business Studies students visited Mediation Works at Wellington, Telford, as part of the curriculum. Mr Stuart Guthrie gave a presentation of Mediation Works, a community interest company dealing in conflict resolution in families, in the community and in organisations. They have 80% success rate. There was an opportunity for students to ask questions about the business. The students were then divided into two groups and given a guided tour of the business. We were made to feel welcome by all staff at Mediation Works, they had even laid on snacks for us like iced buns and doughnuts. It was a pleasant and informative visit and an eye opener to see how much is involved in running a business in the real world.

Adcote School hosted another successful concert on Saturday evening, 19th June. Seven hundred people gathered on the South lawn at Adcote School to watch and listen to a variety of performers, including the Abba tribute band, Bjorn Belief.

Many ticket holders took the opportunity to prepare for the evening's event by putting up a gazebo and placing tables and chairs. By five o'clock that evening the large garden boasted a perimeter of pretty tents. Then over seven hundred began to flood through the gates of the school. Everyone was carrying food and furniture.

While people settled they were entertained by the Street Style Dancers; the Adcote School dance group who will be perfoming at EuroDisney in the summer. They were followed by the vocalist Laura Broad and a local group, Mr Dog.

The crowd, full of goodwill and enthusiasm, loudly cheered when Bjorn Belief took the stage. From the beginning the tribute band performed the best of the Abba songs with verve and vigour. Within a few minutes the grass in front of the stage was heaving with people dancing and singing. And it stayed that way until the band played their last song, ‘Dancing Queen'.

Within a few minutes of Bjorn Belief leaving the stage, a fabulous firework display began. The dark skies were beautiful with showers of sparks and plumes of fire and colour.The bright display was reflected in the huge windows of the Great Hall. By eleven o'clock the cheerful crowd began to pack up picnics and leave. There was a wonderful atmosphere to the evening and a great time was had by all.

Mr Richard White, who used to be the music adviser for Shropshire, was this year's adjudicator and he gave positive and useful comments to all the competitors. In the end the prizes were awarded to Evie Ford for her violin playing (best performance), Emily Bright for her singing (best junior performance) and Florence Galliers for her piano playing (most promising musician).

Our thanks go to both our instrumental teachers for preparing the girls so well and to the girls who performed so well.

Mrs J Magee
Head of Music

The best performing pupils in each age group were awarded the sports cup, these were as follows:

Senior – Bryony Milliken
Yr 9/10 – Aisha Brown and Evie Ford
Yr 7/9 – Lorraine Makuvaza
J3 – Laura Brown
J2 – Millie Callaghan
J1 – Harriet Gough

The final results were extremely close but the winning house for 2010 was INNAGE!!

Well done to all the girls who took part in the events. A very big thank you to all the staff who helped on the day and also to all parents for their support.

Year 9 visited RAF Cosford on Monday 24th May. There were various scientific assignments to complete on the day.

The weather was perfect and the girls very much enjoyed the visit.

It was a fantastic experience for a well behaved group of girls who had the chance to see at first hand how an RAF base functions.

Pictured are Year 9 in front of a British World War 2 bomber.

Horses belonging to Adcote parents and other horses from the local community have been blessed in a special ceremony at the school.

Adcote Chaplain, the Rev Les Foster, conducted the traditional open-air ceremony. It is an old local tradition that wishes the horses well for the main summer season.