REGIONAL CHAMPIONS!! NATIONALS HERE WE COME!
Massive congratulations to our U14 netball team who remained undefeated all day at the Regional finals and have qualified for the National Schools Netball Finals in March.
The girls worked relentlessly throughout the group stages to claim top spot of the pool, meaning they faced Norwich in the semi final, where they won 13-4 to secure their place in the final.
The final was unsurprisingly a repeat of the county round final against a strong St Edmund’s side. The game was goal for goal and ended up going to extra time where Presdales never stopped giving their all for a 13-12 win!
We are SO excited to see what we can achieve at Nationals and as always are so proud of you all for your ongoing commitment, versatility and determination as a team (especially on a very long, wet day)!
Bring on the National Finals on Saturday 21st March!
Another fantastic performance in our County League campaign as the girls came away with a 45–22 win against Abbott’s Hill.
An all round polished performance with superb drives, accurate feeds, tight defending and sharp shooting.
OPOM Lottie and CPOM Immy
Congratulations to the fabulous Year 9s who both won their tournaments so are now District Champions!
The A team remained undefeated throughout becoming Cup Champions, and the B team only dropped one game against Avanti A team resulting in being crowned Plate winners. Great work teams. POM Savannah and POM Liv. Special shout out and welcome to the squad Daisy.
The Year 9 netball team also won their county league match against HABS on Wednesday 43-20.
Great opportunity to try out some different combinations and demonstrate the girls versatility throughout court.
OPOM Savannah and CPOM Liv
Well done to the Year 7 netballers who recently played against Simon Balle!
Presdales won 22-11 – POTM voted by SBS was Gracie. Presdales won 28-11 – POTM voted by SBS was Lexie.
Great results for your first matches representing Presdales!
More Year 7 netballers in action last week! We had two teams compete against Ralph Sadleir; you all played brilliantly! Team 1 won 8-4 and POTM voted as Libby & Team 2 drew 2-2 and POTM voted as Hettie and Sumaya.
Well done to our Year 10s and 11s who played against HABS last week in a friendly and the County League, respectively. All of the girls showed excellent teamwork. The core Year 11 girls who have continued to remain committed to the team have welcomed the Year 10s into the team so well, working hard to support them and encourage some great play. The girls started slowly in the first quarter, but began to find their feet in the following quarters, showing some great defensive resilience, turning the ball over well and taking it to goal. Against a tough opposition who were well rehearsed and drilled the girls did themselves proud and narrowly lost 20-16.
Thank you to the Year 10s who stepped in so that the fixture could go ahead.
The Year 10 friendly match ended with a win 17-14, with many of our 10s playing out of position! The game was played with great team spirit and, despite the rain, a good time was had by all! Well done to all of the girls. Year 11 Star Player – Clemmie and Year 10 Star Player – Deshna.
The Year 8 Netball team travelled to the Royal Masonic School in Buckinghamshire on Tuesday for a County League game. They started off strong with some great turnovers to be 10-5 up in the first quarter. They continued with this effort and determination for the rest of the match and went on to win 31-20. Star Player – captain Scarlett C. Well done girls!!!
Last week the Year 8C team played netball against Ralph Sadleir. They worked so hard, great movement throughout the game but lost by 5 goals. Well done to you all!!
Well done to the U16 netball team who won 23-13 against STAHS B team this week! A great team performance of good solid netball. Excellent drives, shooting and interceptions!
Oppositions POTM Scarlett
District League Really determined and committed performance from the U13s in the District League against Avanti Grange. Avanti dominated the first half, going into half time leading 1-0. Some good saves from Layla prevented Avanti scoring again.
Some changes at half time led to Presdales getting on the ball a lot more and creating chances. This led to a deserved equaliser and at that stage it looked like Presdales would go on and win the match. However, we couldn’t quite get the second goal and then a lucky break of the ball resulted in Avanti scoring again to win the match 2-1.
Proud of the effort put in by all the girls who couldn’t have tried harder. I also want to thank the three Year 7 pupils who helped out at the last minute when we found that we only had eight players earlier in the day.
Coaches PotM is shared between Layla and Francesca. Well done to all the girls!
County Cup Our U13s football team travelled to Monks Walk School for their County Cup Qtr Final. The girls started brightly, dominating possession and creating a number of chances.
Presdales deservedly took the lead mid way through the first half and a fantastic save from Hannah H prevented an equaliser. The girls scored a second goal to lead 2-0 at half time.
The tie was far from over and Monks Walk came out all guns blazing in the second half. However, Presdales soon began to regain control and added a further two goals to win the match 4-0.
The girls can feel proud of their victory against a strong Monks Walk team and can now look forward to a County Cup Semi Final against St Albans High School. This will take place after half term.
Coaches PotM is Isabelle I who scored two goals and was a constant threat. Well done to all the girls!
The Year 9 Football team recently played Haileybury Turnford in the District Cup. First half did not give lots of opportunities and unfortunately a disallowed goal (offside) meant we went 1-0 down. Some fab saves from Fran, great team work and determination from all girls turned this around and we ended up winning 5-1!! Well done all!
Oppositions player was Zosia – solid defence and calmness on the ball!
Congratulations to our super talented U15s Football Team who have reached the Quarter Finals of the National Cup with a 4-1 win against Thorpe St Andrews school, who travelled from Norwich.
This was another fantastic performance from Presdales against a strong and highly competitive team. Once the girls had settled into their stride, they began to wrestle control of the game and create chances. This led to the opening goal and then a second, which was another ‘worldie’ from our Captain Ava M, to give Presdales a 2-0 lead at the break.
Thorpe came out fighting in the second half and scored to make it 2-1. Thorpe were then awarded a penalty kick which would have levelled the scores going into the final 20 minutes. We needn’t have worried as Ruby U saved the penalty! This shifted the momentum back in Presdales favour and a further two goals sealed a well deserved 4-1 win.
I have run out of superlatives to describe this group of girls. They attack as a team and they defend as a team. I’m incredibly proud of them and they deserve every success. We now look forward to a Qtr Final match which will take place after half term. This is an outstanding achievement from the girls. Fingers crossed we get a Home draw!
All of the girls were fantastic, but Coaches PotM goes to Ava M who again put in a real Captain’s performance. She covered every blade of grass and scored two goals!
District League The U14 footballers played out a hard fought 2-2 draw against Chauncy in the District League last Thursday. The girls went 0-1 behind but recovered to score twice and lead 2-1. Chauncy never gave up and grabbed an equaliser in the final minutes of the game. It was an evenly contested match and a fair result. Coaches PotM is Shannon O. Well done to all the girls.
County Cup Our U14s football team battled hard and showed commitment right to the end in a 6-1 loss to Sandringham on Monday in the Qtr Final of the County Cup.
This was a 50:50 game in terms of balance of play, however mistakes in important moments and not taking our chances makes the scoreline look like a very comfortable victory for Sandringham.
I’m sure the girls will learn from the experience. That’s football sometimes.
Coaches PotM is Ella R. Great effort shown by all the girls.
Commanding performance from our U16s football team who won 10-0 against Dame Alice Owen’s in the County Cup Qtr Final.
The girls played some beautiful football and at times it was a joy to watch. The girls will now meet Sandringham in the Semi Final with the opportunity to reach their 3rd consecutive County Cup final.
Coaches PotM is shared between Annabel G and Keira G. Well done to all the girls!
Congratulations to all of our cross-country runners who ran in the County Schools Cross at Westminster Park in St Albans. Following the wet weather recently it was a very muddy course, all runners advised to have spikes otherwise you would be struggling to complete this course!
A great run from Jacob (6th form) finishing in 15th. Amelie Martin in Year 9 came a solid 23rd out of 100+ runners. Strong last lap over taking several runners!
Isla and Amelia in Year 7 ran a fantastic first secondary school first cross-country race finishing 17th and 21st respectively.
Well done all!
Well done to the Year 7 and 8 Sportshall team who competed in the second round of the Sportshall Athletics event on Wednesday! Some excellent performances and podium places in the different events!
U15s Another fantastic game for some of our U15s in the County Cup semi-final against a strong STAGS side.
The first quarter was tightly contested, with STAGS showing great defensive pressure and work rate, making it a real battle to settle into our rhythm. Credit to them for challenging every feed and keeping the intensity high, which pushed us to dig deep and refocus.
From here, we found our flow and showed great composure and teamwork throughout.
Presdales 41 v STAGS 18
County Cup Finals … here we come!
OPOM Lottie and CPOM Sophie
Year 9 Well done to the Year 9 netball team who recently played against Chauncy in county league match. The girls worked hard throughout and showed great versatility and movement throughout the court.
Presdales 45 – 10 Chauncy
OPOM Sophia CPOM Amelie
Year 8 Well done to the Year 8 Country League team who travelled to St Margaret’s Bushey last week in very wet conditions! The girls started off strong 7-2 up in the first quarter and they continued to dominate as the match went on winning 29-10. Well done girls – some fab playing, team work and determination for a just under 3 hour round trip!
A well deserved Star Player to Scarlet playing centre!
On Monday, the Year 8 Netball team played in a friendly district tournament against all the local schools! They all played amazing netball in chilly conditions! A special mention to the blue team who won all their games so went on to win one half of the tournament!
U16s Congratulations to our U16s football team who recently progressed in the County Cup with a convincing 6-1 win against STAGS. The girls showed why they are such a formidable team, playing some fantastic football and showing great togetherness.
The win is even more impressive as many of the girls were nursing injuries or felt unwell throughout the match. We had the bare 11 players with no subs so a huge well done to all the girls who soldiered on to secure the victory.
Coaches PotM goes to the whole team today as it truly was a team effort with everyone playing their part. Well done girls, you all played brilliantly! We now look forward to the Qtr Final against Dame Alice Owens.
U12s Well done to the U12s Football Team who beat a talented Edwinstree team 8-1 to reach the Semi Final of the County Cup.
In a closely contested match, the girls played some great football creating a lot of chances and showing fantastic tenacity in defence. Some work to be done to improve in some aspects before the semi final where the girls will face either Herts & Essex or local rivals Chauncy!
Coaches PotM going to Isabelle I who scored a ‘double hat trick’ in an incredible performance!
Congrats to all the girls!
Well done to all of our athletes who recently competed at the LVSSA Indoor Athletics Championships at Lea Valley.
As always, it was a great event where the girls held their own against a high level of competition against 14 other schools!
Special mention to those who placed in their individual events:
4 x 200m relay 2nd
Year 7 Team came 6th overall
Thank you also to our Sports Leaders who helped officiate the triple jump throughout the day.
Congratulations to the U13s football team who reached the County Cup Qtr Final with a 3-2 win against STAGS after extra time just before Christmas.
Presdales dominated the match overall but twice had to come back from a goal down against the run of play. The girls showed their resilience and determination to deservedly win the match in extra time.
Well done to all the girls. Coaches PotM is the whole team!
A convincing win in the County League this week for our U15s netballers who dominated St Margaret’s from the first whistle.
Our attacking unit set the tone moving the ball with confidence and clinical accuracy to secure a 63 goal lead. Presdales demonstrated great vision across the court reading the game superbly to pick out key interceptions. Well done team!
OPOM Lottie and CPOM Georgia
U15s
Our U15s faced a near four hours round trip in the minibus as we travelled to Twickenham to face Orleans Park in the 4th round of the National Cup.
The girls started slowly going a goal down within five minutes and struggled to get on the ball. Some brilliant goalkeeping from Ruby U kept the score at 0-1 until the girls found their stride. A purple patch in the final 15 minutes of the first half saw Presdales scoring four times without reply to lead 4-1 at half time.
The second half started much the same with Orleans Park in the ascendency. Ruby again proved how valuable she is to the team with several good saves and racing from the line to stop a certain goal. Presdales scored again to make the game safe despite being far from their best. The match ended 5-2 to Presdales.
Coaches PotM goes to Ruby U. Special mention to Karina P and Savannah DB who are playing up a year. The girls were involved in all five goals, scoring two goals each plus a fantastic assist from Karina for our 5th goal. Well done to all the girls!
Needless to say, we are hoping for a Home draw in the next round!
U12s
Our U12s football team showed fantastic commitment against Goffs Academy ‘A’ team in the District League.
The girls gave everything and showed incredible determination throughout. The match ended in a 0-4 loss but the girls couldn’t have given more and fought for every ball from the first minute to the last.
Coaches PotM is the whole team! Well done girls!
U13s
The U13s faced a tough test against Goffs Churchgate ‘A’ team in the District League. The girls were against a strong wind in the first half and struggled to get out of their own half. Unrelenting pressure from Goffs eventually resulted in them taking a 2-0 lead into half time.
With the wind behind in the second half, Presdales carried much more threat and the game was quite even. The girls were unlucky not to score but then conceded two more goals with Goffs winning the match 4-0.
Incredible effort from all the girls. Coaches PotM is Ani L.
Well done to all of our amazing swimmers who took part in the District Swimming Gala last week! Lots of dominant performances across all age groups, well done girls!!
Please see more student achievements in non-school sporting activities on our PE Facebook page. We have recently had student successes in cheerleading and netball!
On Thursday 20th November, we took some students to perform their dances from this week’s Dance Show at Hillview Care Home in Ware. The residents thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon, and the students did amazing to dance in the care home living room! We are so proud of you all for giving our local community such a wonderful time, not only dancing with them but also chatting to them and having some cake! Thank you to Mrs Hicks for organising the visit.
As always, we are very fortunate to have such enthusiastic and talented dancers who work extremely hard to get their performances ready on time! The Dance Club Leaders have worked so hard to choreograph such fantastic dances around their GCSE and A Level studies. They have been committed to run numerous practices and we are very appreciative of the hard work involved and we know the students are as well, so well done and huge thank you to Sienna Akore, Amelia Dimitrova, Olivia Kinnear, Lexie Rowley, Alice Tanner, Kiri Lobb, Reyyan Demetriou and Florence Webb. Also, a massive thank you to Mrs Hicks for putting yet another show-stopping Gymnastics piece together as well as organising the whole show this year! It is not an easy job (with 43 gymnasts!!) but the students have been dedicating their time on a weekly basis to get their performance ready. The show doesn’t happen without the people behind the scenes! Thank you to Annabella Johnson and Laila Mirza who did the sound and lighting for both performances, you did an amazing job and we will miss you next year!
This year we had a record 113 students in the show! They all chose brilliant songs to represent this year’s theme; ‘Our School Values’. It was a pleasure to hear a huge variety of music representing the values; Ambition, Equality, Creativity, Integrity, Resilience and Kindness. Students from all years performed in routines from tap, ballet, hip-hop and an amazing gymnastic display, creating an evening which was entertaining and captivating.
Sisters Sienna and Mya Akore opened the show with their colourful blue 2-pieces as they danced to ‘Turn to Stone’. We had an uplifting tap performance from Amelie Martin and Sophia Wright performed on an incredibly emotive piece to ‘Never Enough’. We then saw contrasting upbeat numbers from Jasmine Lee and trio; Melisa Demetriou, Reyyan Demetriou & Mya Akore to ‘Life is just a bowl of cherries’. We had more sister acts, from Ella and Katie Jauncey and Caitie Lund and Jasmine Lund. Senior dance club, Year 7 and Year 8 dance clubs demonstrated creativity and resilience to their polished numbers, in particular year 8 where 27 dancers squeezed on stage! Teah Gregory put on a well-choreographed solo gymnastics number to ‘Friend Like Me’ to finish the first half in style and for the final time as she leaves Presdales this year. We would like to thank Teah for everything she has done for the show behind the scenes and her leadership at Gymnastics Club since Year 7.
The second half of the evening led off with a fantastic showcase of skill, timing, and ambition; Gymnastics club, choreographed by Mrs Hicks to ‘Proud’. Following this, a variety of dance genres kept the audience captivated; including a classy ballroom piece from Cleo Lambourne. The second half was also full of beautiful duets from Lois Vinall and Mia Mundell, Lexie Rowley and Florence Webb, Sienna Akore and Olivia Coghlan. The Year 9 dance club put on a glitzy number to ‘One Night Only’ and the Year 7’s did a brilliant performance to ‘Man I feel like a woman’. The show finished with perfected solo’s from Olivia Kinnear, Amelia Dimitrova, Reyyan Demetriou. We finished the show with everyone on stage dancing to ‘Dancing Through Life’ and the audience clapping and enthusiastically cheering!
Finally, the Dale Dance Trophy Award this year was awarded to Sienna Akore for her incredible commitment to Dance during her 7 years at Presdales. Sienna has been a dance leader for many years and performed in Dance Evening every year, demonstrating how talented she is every single year with amazing choreography and performance. We will really miss you and thank you for being such a wonderful role model as a dancer and a dance leader.
Thank you to those who came to watch, we hope you had an enjoyable evening!
Mrs Dann and Mrs Hicks
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