Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. Trussell Trust Foodbanks provide a minimum of three days’ emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis in the UK and specifically in Birmingham.

Over 14 million people live below the poverty line in the UK.

Foodbanks feed some 1,200,000 people nationwide. Of those helped, approximately 500,000 are children.

At KEVI HGS we can do something to help, if every student in the school brings in just one item we will be able to donate more than a 1,000 items to the Trussell Trust’s FoodBank in Birmingham.

Tins and packets are the best items to donate. Please see the list below for ideas about what to donate.

We will be collecting items as above from Monday 26th November 2018 until Thursday  20th December 2018.

Please bring your donations to your Form Tutor or to Ms Brown in Room 3.  Please give as generously as you can.

We can make a real difference and be a force for good by working together to help other people who are less fortunate than ourselves.

Thank you.

Eight of our finest musicians competed on Thursday 4 May for the accolade HGS Young Musician of the Year 2017. The audience was treated to high quality performances from Khanh Pham (Piano), Godfrey Leung (Violin), Isaac Minto (Clarinet), Seth Griffiths (Classical Guitar), Balkaar Bhopal (Piano), Karl Frater (Clarinet), Brandon Masih (Classical Guitar) and Robert Frater (Classical Guitar).  As with all competitions there can only be one overall winner and this year Brandon Masih was named Young Musician of the Year 2017 and Godfrey Leung was named as Most Promising Musician.

Mr Ward

Join Us and Get Involved!

We are a friendly group of parents who have children at the School.  Our role is to create a wider school community where parents, teachers and students can come together and organise fun fundraising events.  The best way this can be achieved is to have a positive and active PTA, so that our children can benefit with the extra influx of funds. So far we have supported the Maths, Chemistry, Music, English, PE, DT and AG&T Departments.

We will always need an extra pair of hands, ideas and contacts to help with the many future projects and events that are due to take place.  If you or someone you know can help with supporting events, raffle prizes, catering or anything else, which may be of use, then please contact us.

Future Events include:

• New Intake Day: 5th July 2017
• Summer Concert: 13th July 2017
• Non-Uniform Day and Bake Sale: 14th July 2017
• New Year 7 Introduction Evening: 28th September 2017 6.00pm
• Fashion Show: 22nd September 2017
• Non-Uniform Day and Bake Sale: 20th October 2017
• Autumn Arts Festival: 17th November 2017 6.00pm
• Winter Concert: 14th December 2017 6.00pm

If you would like to join in please contact our PTA Chairperson Neha Jolly at enquiry@handsworth.bham.sch.uk.

Please click on the link to read a BBC News article about Cambridge University which features HGS Old Boy Donte Nembhard.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39787690

The Year 7 Football team are to be congratulated on winning the Aston League and we wish them luck in the West Midlands Futsal Championships to be held at the Futsal Arena later this week.