Tim Penley (Year 9) has had a massive season this year in Athletics. Having been selected to represent Buckinghamshire a few weeks ago, he competed in the Pole Vault at the English Schools Competition and won the Bronze medal with a huge 3.45m jump. This was a personal best for Tim and has put him at National standard.

Going into the competition, he was ranked 10th or 11th out of 12 competitors. Once the results are published on Power of 10, it is expected for him to be ranked joined 7th in the whole of the UK, which will be a massive jump up from his current 17th position.

Tim was one of only two people from the 40-strong Buckinghamshire team who came home with a medal.

A huge congratulations to Tim; Walton High is very proud of you!

Jasmin Briggs (YR8) was given 1st place in the Individual event on her pony, Lackview Prince, at the Pony Club Area 12 (MK area) Regional Dressage competition with a routine that was approximately three minutes long. Her team also qualified in 1st Place for the Regional Championships in September. She was “very happy” to win this title. Ultimately, it is her ambition to become a Grand Prix Dressage rider in the future.

Jasmin has been riding for five years and has been lucky enough to have her own horse for much of that time. Lackview Prince is eight years old and was partly trained when Jasmin first got him, but much of their training has been together.

She rides at Bryerley Springs Equestrian Centre at Great Brickhill 5-6 days a week, with a lesson once or twice a week.

Jasmin is pictured on her pony and on the far left of the group picture.

Bryerley Springs can be contacted using the link below for anyone who would like to find out more. You do not need to have your own horse to ride there and facilities are available for riders with disabilities.

http://bryerleysprings.co.uk/

Jasmin will be part of the Walton High National Schools Equestrian Association team, representing our school in Show Jumping and Dressage.

If you are interested in competing for the Walton High Equestrian Team, please speak to Mr Harris at Brooklands or Mrs Watson-Green at Walnut Tree.

On the Monday 2 July, after having finished their Year 11 exams, potential Year 12 students were invited to experience Walton High Post 16 for Induction. The two taster days began with a 45 minute assembly held by Mrs Read, whereby she outlined Post 16 as a whole in terms of school expectations, roles of staff, the dress codes and what to expect from their time here. Later on, the induction students were given the opportunity to try out their chosen subjects before taking them on in September.

In the Post 16 Study Area there were displays and noticeboards designed to help students realise the change in work ethic as well as the step up from GCSEs to A-level such as the importance of independence in higher education and homework for each subject which they could do during their independent study periods.

On Tuesday towards the end of their induction, all of the students were invited to a short goodbye message from Mrs Read on the Post 16 decking and shortly after, two musical acts were performed by Sampurna Ganguly and Georgina Lee. In addition, there were many activities set up on the decking to conclude their induction week; these activities included a Tin Can Alley, Jenga, Giant Bubbles, Giant Dominoes and even a Photo Booth where students could take some memorable photos.

Induction this year was a great success and we look forward to welcoming our visitors back in September.