Early Success for Liverpool College Sports Teams

The start of the academic year saw a slightly different approach to games sessions and after school activities for the pupils of Liverpool College.

After careful analysis and consultation amongst coaching staff, pupils were put into groups for each games session. This gives the pupils the opportunity to develop in a particular sport where they have been identified as having a strength. After school activities have enabled pupils to be part of a regular training schedule on a Monday afternoon and throughout the week pupils have participated in the additional sports of Gaelic Football and Girls Rugby.

As the foundations have been laid, the rewards have seen the 1st Rugby team secure impressive wins versus St Edwards College, Lymm High School and Cheadle Hulme School. The girls have recorded impressive Hockey and Netball results versus St Edwards College, Cowley International College and QEGS Blackburn.

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Hockey Teams Unbeaten in Manchester

On Saturday, three Liverpool College Hockey teams boarded an early morning coach for the trip to St Bede's College Manchester. As the pupils and staff arrived, the sun was shining and the stage was set for three entertaining matches. First up were the U16's which fielded many U14 players and the match didn't disappoint. Straight from the start, the College didn't let their young age get in the way of their opponents, taking the battle to them, and despite twice taking the lead through Libby H and Emily J and dominating from long periods, the College had to settle for an entertaining 2-2 draw.

There is a lot of talk amongst teaching and coaching staff at LC about how good the U14 team has been this academic year, and this talk is the same for the U13 team and after two wins already under their belt, the U13's convincingly won again, this time 6-0 with Annabel A and Mia P in dominant form at the front and Reese M providing much steeliness to the backline.

Finally it was the turn of the U12's and they didn't disappoint securing their first win of the academic year through second half goals from Amy P and a double from Christina W. The U12's were in such dominant form that goalkeeper Hannah S didn't have to make a save throughout the entire match.

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A Week of Charity House Runs

Throughout the last week of half term, each year group participated in a house run for charity around Sefton Park during their Games lesson. Whilst pupils made a donation to charities such as Cystic Fibrosis, Redholme Memory Care Home and the local Foodbank collection, the sun shone down throughout the week as pupils made the walk to the park. The behaviour of pupils was impressive as they participated in some competitive races.

The results were as follows:

• Year 7 - George W (School) and Anna R (Butler’s)
• Year 8 - Ethan D (Selwyn’s) and Megan M (Howard’s)
• Year 9 - Desmond M (Brook’s) and Libby H (Howson’s)
• Year 10 - Idris S (Howson’s) and Gabby E (Brook’s)
• Year 11 - Ruari W (Howson’s) and Madison W (Howard’s) Emily J (Butler’s) (joint first)
• Sixth Form - Luke R (Brook’s) and Lydia W (Selwyn’s)

Thank you to Mr Cook (Sports Co-ordinator) and the House teams for organising these events.

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U12 Netball Team Encouraging Start to the Year

The U12 Netball team have been in in good form at the start of this academic year. There have been regular sessions during the games periods and after school training sessions to enable the College to compete against the very best in the North West.

Despite a midweek defeat versus Formby High School, the College bounced back with successive wins versus QEGS Blackburn and Kingsmead School. There was also success  earlier in the term versus Scarisbrick Hall School which has helped the U12's gain a lot of confidence ready for the Liverpool Netball League in the second half of the term. 

There have been many pupils who have stood out with Captain Anna R (Butler's) leading from the front, supported by Zara M (School) who has impressed many staff and coaches with her consistent determination and effort levels. A great start to the Netball term.

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Boarders' Founders' Day Dinner

Last Tuesday evening, our boarding students celebrated the 178th anniversary of the College's founding along with senior prefects, Boarding Governor, Ms Case and staff with a sumptuous dinner in the College Dining Hall.

In his welcome address the Principal told them that international students at the College go back as far as the 1880s, but he suspected that the food they dined on was not as delicious or nutritious as the stunning dinner prepared by the dining room staff led by Mr Coombs. One of the new boarders, Andrei M, said the evening was a great opportunity to get to know something about the school's history as well as meet the senior prefects. He couldn't choose between the dinner or getting out of study time as the highlight of the evening. It was certainly an elegant close to their first half-term at Liverpool College.

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College Column Published

The latest edition of the Middle School magazine, the College Column, has just been published. The magazine is jam-packed with puzzles, interviews and reviews.

You can download your copy here.

Thank you to Mr Farnan and the pupils of 8 Butler’s for all their hard work and creativity in putting this edition together.

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