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Music for Youth The King’s Junior Chamber Choir has made it through to the National Festival stage of the Music for Youth finals in July this year. Music for Youth is an educational charity with a worldwide reputation for its work in music education. 100,000 young musicians take part in their festivals and concerts every year . The King’s choir of thirty-six Year 7 and 8 girls sang a beautiful rendition of Chilcott’s “All for Love of One” as well as “Top of the World” by the Carpenters at the Regional Festival stage in Northampton earlier this year. They beat a number of performers to reach the next stage which will take part at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham in July. At this level they will compete with twenty two other Junior Choirs from around the country for one place to sing at the School's Proms in November at the Royal Albert Hall. We wish the nicknamed “Singing Baguettes” (Mrs Jones practises with the girls at lunchtimes) well in their quest.
Phase 2 of our Development Campaign is now underway We are pleased to
announce the launch of our fundraising campaign for the new Creative Arts
Centre – and the receipt of our first donation!
This represents the start of the second phase in our development programme, following the successful completion of St Mary’s and the new Sixth Form Centre, opened by Dame Judi Dench in December 2006. Phase Two involves the transformation of St Nicholas, which we currently use for music, art and design technology, into a £3.7 million Creative Arts Centre, to include:
Literary Awards On Friday 25 April 2008, two sixth form pupils from King’s High School were presented with prestigious awards. The 16th Gertrude Bark Award was presented to Madison Plantier. The award is for a student of literature, music or drama. The Trustees had a difficult task to choose one winner from nine gifted young people. 18-year-old Madison receives the award in recognition of her achievements as a poet. She impressed the Trustees by the breadth of her studies, covering both arts and sciences, and by her academic achievements. Her linguistic abilities enable an adventurous exploration in the world of literature, including Japanese, and ancient Greek literature. The Trust makes one award a year to a Sixth Form student of literature, drama or music in the Warwick and Leamington area, looking for talent, enthusiasm and some indication that their contributions benefit their school and community. The standard of applicants is always high and Madison is to be congratulated on her achievement. The Mary Dormer Harris Memorial Bursary was awarded to Chloe Riddle (18) in recognition of her outstanding commitment to Sixth Form Studies. The award is made to a Sixth former who shows promise in the widest possible sense. Chloe is an able scientist and a student of English literature. Both girls have exciting plans for Higher Education. Photo: Madison Plantier (left) and Chloe Riddle (right) with members of the Gertrude Bark Trust and Mary Dormer Harris Trust.
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