More Badminton Success

Both the Under 16 and Under 14 badminton teams beat Heartlands Academy. The Under 16 team won 6 – 0 and the Under 14’s won 5 – 1. Congratulations to both teams.

HGS E-Newsletter (26-01-18)

A level ‘Physics Live’ Trip

On Tuesday 16th January, twenty Year 12 Physics students headed to the University of Birmingham to attend the ‘Physics Live’ event. Here they attended lectures from high profile physicists who all lectured on their individual specialities.

Firstly, Doctor Andrew Pontzen, a highly established cosmologist, spoke about galaxies, dark matter and dark energy. Then, Doctor Suzie Sheehy spoke about the topic of particle accelerators and their several uses in industry, medicine and scientific research.  A main focus was the large hadron collider which is responsible for discovering various short-lived particles. There are around 37,500 particle accelerators worldwide, although her claim is incorrect if you consider that, for example, all oscilloscopes and ‘old style’ TVs and computer monitors accelerate electrons!

Professor Jim Al-Khalili spoke about the topic of whether life needs quantum mechanics, and the possibility of quantum biology.  Interestingly, he illustrated that quantum mechanics leads to organic chemistry which leads to biology and then ultimately life. The next topic was about time, namely, “What is time?”   Doctor Michael Brooks, who holds a PhD in Quantum Physics, enlightened us about this topic. He commented on the possibility of time travel and the theory surrounding it, most of which is supported by a lot of Einstein’s work on relativity. The final talk was given by Professor Trevor Cox who explored the physics of acoustics. He holds the Guinness record for the “longest reverberation”.

Overall, the day was highly insightful of more advanced physics.  Examination advice was also given to students which will hopefully prove useful.

Jubaer Ahmed

 

Top 5 Rating for HGS Catering Team

The Dining Room and Kitchen team recently underwent a no notice inspection by an Environmental Health Officer from the Food Standards Agency whose purpose is to grade them on a Food Hygiene rating. The inspection is carried out under:

  • The Food safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
  • Regulation (EC) No.852/2004
  • Food safety Act 1990
  • Food Information Regulations 2014

We are delighted to report that the award winning team at HGS were awarded the top score of 5. The Inspector said that she had not seen such a well organised and clean kitchen in a long time! Congratulations.

HGS E-Newsletter (19-01-18)

Music Workshop

Isaac Minto, Anu Adeleye and Keir Msuya were hand-picked to perform in a workshop with the composer, performer and educationalist Paul Harris. Paul Harris has over six hundred publications to his name mostly dealing with a vast array of subjects mostly concerning music education. His Music Teacher’s Companion (co-written with Richard Crozier), won the UK’s MIA Best New Book award. He is an examiner and adjudicator and is frequently asked to take part in national events including the Chamber Music for Schools Competition, Music for Youth, the BBC Young Musician of the Year and Classic FM’s teacher of the year. Paul was impressed with the boys from HGS and their ability to perform in front of 20 music teachers from across the West Midlands.

North Birmingham Basketball League

In a hugely exciting and competitive game on Wednesday at KE Aston, the KS4 team triumphed by 48-47 over our local rivals.

The game was played in a great spirit by both teams and highlighted some excellent attacking play. Amar Rupra made a particular contribution with five successful 3 point shots in the third quarter, which ultimately proved the difference between the teams. However, there were also important scores from Kijani Sullivan and Camara Talburt.

 

More Cambridge University Success

We are delighted that Amritpal Kullar has been offered a place to read History at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge University this September. This is a wonderful achievement and we wish him all the best.

Sports Update

Football

The Year 11 Football team lost in the semi-finals of the recent West Bromwich Albion tournament on sudden death penalties. The team had been winning 1-0 until the last few seconds when the equalizer was scored. They played really well and deserved to be in the Final. Mr Griffiths was very proud of them – well done.

Table Tennis

Both the Under 16 and Under 14 teams beat Holt in their recent Table Tennis fixtures. The Under 16’s won 7-2 and the Under14’s won 6-3.

Badminton

Both the Under 16 and Under 14 teams beat Nishkam in their recent Badminton fixtures. Both teams won 5-1. A special mention goes to Hridik Pandey (7W) who secured two wins for the team against his opposition two years his senior. We wish them well in the remainder of their matches as they pursue the league title.

Congratulations to all involved.

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