On Wednesday 12th February, a number of dedicated GCSE Musicians took the opportunity to perform their performance pieces in preparation for their GCSE Coursework submissions. It is often a nerve-wrecking experience performing in front of an audience, however by providing girls with this opportunity, we hope that this minimises their nerves during the exam process. There were some excellent performances on the night where the performers really shone and we are confident that they will go on to record excellent performances in their final submissions. During this concert, Brass Group also performed two pieces: ‘Ghostbusters’ and the traditional march, ‘Blaze Away’. The ensemble is performing really well at the moment and we hope to hear them again at another future performance. The girls raised money on the night through ticket sales and refreshments and this will be divided between our Soroptomist project and Galloway’s.
Mrs Cattanach
Associate Assistant Headteacher and Curriculum Leader for Music
We were delighted to learn that one of our former students, Dame Karen Pierce, has been appointed to such an extremely prestigious post of ‘Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America’. Here at Penwortham Girls’ we have been following her illustrious career with great interest and it has come as no surprise to hear of her most recent success, given the high esteem in which she is clearly held.
At the time of writing, our Year 9 and year 10 students have just sat the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust Intermediate Mathematical Challenge 2020. This always represents a fun opportunity to challenge our students with higher order mathematical problems and promote a wider range of skills that will be useful in later life.
