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
Year 8 Fabulous work from some of the Year 8 squad last week in their County League game against Berkhamsted.
By the end of the third quarter the score was 14-16, but unfortunately Berkhamsted had an additional extra gear, and took the edge for a win.
An impressive performance by all. Excellent determination and work ethic.
OPOM was Scarlet and CPOM was Mia.
Year 9 Well done to the Year 9 netball team who played another county league game against Sandringham last week. It was great to try some different combinations and the girls worked hard throughout to win 45-17.
OPOM was Maisy and CPOM was Tami.
On Tuesday, Year 9s delivered a convincing performance to secure victory in their county league fixture against STAHS. Their composure on court, versatility and strong teamwork were evident throughout – well done team!
POM was Amelie.
Year 7 Well done to the Year 7 Netball teams who travelled to Broxbourne to compete in a friendly netball tournament! All girls played some excellent Netball winning all of their games and winning both the A and B tournaments!
Congratulations to all of you!!
Year 7 A very excited and energetic group of Year 7s travelled to Watford Girls School last week for the second round of the Football County Cup. The girls took that energy onto the pitch, dominating the match from the first whistle and securing a deserved 5-0 win.
Presdales played some good football and worked well as a team on a tight and slippery pitch. Overall a strong team performance. Well done girls!
Coaches PotM was Francesca.
Please see more student achievements in non-school sporting activities on our PE Facebook page. We have recently had student successes in swimming and hockey!
U13s
Congratulations to our U13s Football Team who won 8-0 last week in a dominant display against Edwinstree in the County Cup.
This was an impressive all-round performance of skill, speed, power and energy from start to finish. The girls led 4-0 at half time and added a further 4 goals in the second half without reply.
Lots of fantastic performances across the pitch with Amy C voted PoM by Edwinstree. Coaches Player is shared between Lily F and Scarlett F. Well done to all the girls!
U15s
Our U15s prevailed in a tight contest against a strong East Barnet team in the National Cup on Tuesday, winning 3-1.
This was a tough and evenly contested match which brought out the best in our girls who raised their level against quality opposition.
We led 1-0 at half time after a slick move and well taken goal by Karina P. Our lead was preserved with Ruby U making an outstanding save from a free kick just before half time.
East Barnet always carried a threat and equalised within minutes of the second half starting. However, this seemed to galvanize the girls and they enjoyed a good spell creating a number of chances. Keira G intercepted a pass across the area and executed a beautiful finish into the bottom corner to make it 2-1.
The game ebbed and flowed from end to end but then an exquisite pass from Aleks I broke the lines and Flo W remained calm to run through on goal and finish clinically to make it 3-1. This gave us a cushion with less than 5 minutes remaining. The girls managed to see the game out for a deserved win overall.
Aleks I was voted PoM from East Barnet for an outstanding performance. Coaches PotM is difficult with many fantastic performances but Ava M just edges it for a commanding all action midfield performance in both defence and attack. Really proud of all the girls. Well done to all of you!
The girls now face their third consecutive away tie travelling to Richmond in the 4th round. Looking forward to it girls!
U14s
Well done to the U14 netball team who played an incredibly tense county league game against an excellent St Ed’s team on Monday.
The game was tight throughout, goal for goal and despite being down by 2 goals at the end of the third quarter, Presdales dug deep and came back strong to secure the win 27-25.
OPOM was Liv McCarthy and CPOM was Tami Ojo and Amelie Martin.
U15s
Congratulations to some of our fabulous U15 netballers who beat Berkhamsted in a County Cup and League double header this week.
Proud and impressed with the focus, effort, versatility, and determination shown by the whole squad.
A game that could have gone either way, but Presdales held strong to the final whistle 31-29.
OPOM was Lottie and CPOM was Sadie.
Please see more student achievements in non-school sporting activities on our PE Facebook page. We have recently had student successes in swimming and netball!
On Tuesday, our GCSE and A Level classes were treated to an inspirational talk from Syd and Lotte who are currently a part of the staff body at Heath Mount School.
They started by giving an overview of their playing journeys and how that has led them to play for their current club Saracens, as well as competing on an International stage.
They shared their experience of the values, attitude and mindset that their club encourages, and how they seek to uphold those values both on and off the pitch.
It was humbling to hear how both players juggle their sporting commitments around their full time jobs. This dedication and resilience revolves around their love of the sport, and the motivation to be the best version of themselves.
Lotte and Syd also made many links to our examination topics by applying practical examples of their training programmes, diet and nutrition, goal setting and ensuring peak performance for matches.
A really incredible insight into the lives of two top class athletes; the highs, the lows and the constant drive to challenge themselves.
Before half term, our Year 7s experienced their first football matches in friendlies against Broxbourne. Both matches were extremely competitive and closely contested. Team 1 lost 3-1 however, the game could have gone either way. Team 2 battled out a 1-1 draw in an even contest. Well done to all the girls involved!
The U12s football team played their first competitive match in the County Cup before half term, winning 5-2 against Dame Alice Owens.
The girls played some lovely football in a strong team performance. Their energy levels, especially out of possession to recover the ball, was particularly impressive. Lots of good performances with Isabelle voted PotM by Dame Alice. Coaches PotM was Amelia M. Well done to all girls!
Netball
Well done to the Year 8 Netball team that recently played at Simon Balle in the next round of the County Cup game. Unfortunately, they were unable to get into their flow and lost the game to a strong SB team – full of club team mates! Star Player was Scarlet for getting every ball and getting lots of interception’s! Well done to everybody!
Our Year 10 netballers had a fantastic game against Simon Balle this week. After a slow start, the girls found their rhythm and finished strong, securing an impressive 18–6 win. OPOM was Scarlett and CPOM was Mia. Well done, girls!
Our senior netballers (with some last min assistance from Year 10s) also had a great game against Simon Balle on Monday. The girls worked tirelessly throughout for a convincing win 38-17. OPOM was Lilianna and CPOM was Chloe. Well done!
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