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Anderson High School took part in the Scottish Schools Silver Final at Ravenscraig Sports Facility in Motherwell on Friday 24th March.  Anderson High were quick to shape the game against Holyrood in their 3^rd year in the Scottish School’s Silver Final with the first few minutes already seeing shooters, Emma Sandison and Tahnae Maclennan allow AHS to be up by several goals. On the other side of the court AHS gave a strong defence despite Holyrood having the advantage in height, as they constantly got several interceptions and any rebounds that were to be had. The first quarter ended with AHS in a strong position with the score being 15-7 to the team.

The second quarter of the game was much the same with, Emma Sandison hardly missing a shot. Each centre in this quarter was taken with care and calm which allowed the ball to quickly move to the circle where both Maria Irvine and Libby Fox worked tirelessly to give support to the two shooters against Holyroods’ strong defence. The second quarter ended in AHS’ favour with the score being 26-16

The third quarter saw a change in position with Tahnae Maclennan moving to mid-court and Ashley Symmington going to GA. This move in positions worked well and gave a burst of energy that Holyrood was not expecting. However the opposing team quickly recovered from this and gave a strong defence and intercepting many of AHS’ passes . Despite several change overs AHS held a strong attack and both teams increased their scores by ten goals, meaning that the third quarter ended at 36-26 to AHS.

In the final quarter both teams were fighting hard for every pass and each team’s shooters rarely missing. Eager to take home the cup, AHS worked hard to increase their defence up the court and rarely allowed the ball to enter the opposing teams circle. AHS took the advantage of their strong defence to force errors in Holyrood’s passing in the mid-court and converting them into an influx of goals for AHS. Both teams fought tirelessly to the final whistle and after a very intense game. AHS showed the determination, consistency and dedication needed to win the game with the final score being 46-33 to the team.

A special mention must also be made to the teams supporters, AHS’ very own, Kevin Smith and Patrick Robertson who cheered the team on throughout and didn’t fail to keep the teams spirits high.

AHS Netball Team  have made it through to the Netball Scotland Scottish Schools Open Silver Final.

 3^rd Round game – Berwickshire (Red Team) 42-17

 Quarter Final – Fettes College 43-30

 Semi Final – Bishopbriggs (below) 48-13

Finals day is on Friday 24th March.

6 of our S2 pupils took part in a Badminton competition last week at Scalloway games hall, organised by Active Schools.    They were Bobby Kirk, Rhys Anderson, Gary Scott, Zainab Razaq, Kirsty Thomson and Tabitha Johnson.  They all performed very well and most notably, Gary came in 3rd place for the boys.  All the pupils represented A.H.S.  superbly and should be really proud of how they did both on and off the court.   Below is a report written by the pupils.

The S2 badminton competition was held in Scalloway, at around 10.00am.  At the hall we played friendly rallies to get warmed up, before the competition kicked off.  The competitors were split into a boys competition and a girls one.  Throughout two hours we worked hard to win as many games as possible just before lunch.  After our break we were given some great and very useful tips from Mr Smith, which helped all of us get back into the games.  After all the matches were played, the points were added up and the results were outspoken.  One of the boys representing our school, got third.  Representing our school, was fun.

“I played the second half of my game very well I only wish I played as well in the First half than I did in the second.”

“It was really fun and it showed me some areas of my badminton that I need to work on.”

“It was a good experience playing against different schools and in a competition.”

If you are interested in the camp above then see the link below to register:

http://www.scottishvolleyball.org/news/2016-09-27-january-volleyball-camp-at-stromness-academy

If you have further questions then get in touch with Ben Laurenson at Shetland Volleyball.

Congratulations to our pupils who took part in the annual inter schools football and netball competitions yesterday.  AHS managed to finish in first place in both competitions.  Thanks to Miss Leask and Mr Johnson for working with the teams and also the S6 pupils who helped.  Photo of the footballers to follow.

Lunch time Badminton has started again on Mondays for all year groups, boys and girls.  We had nearly 50 players this week, so come early to avoid disappointment . Please bring appropriate kit to wear while you play as of next week.

Welcome back to all our P.E. Classes.  It is great to have you all back and a special welcome to new S1 pupils who have joined us for the first time.  This is an exciting time for us in P.E. with the launch of our new department and teacher Blogs.  I would like to thank Mr Tait for all his efforts in creating this excellent resource for pupils, staff and parents.  Please make sure you keep up to date with your P.E. blog for latest information and tasks.

Good luck for the following year.

Mr Smith