Inspir 7e A musical Christmas


WOODKIRK Academy welcomed back its annual Christmas Concert in December, at Batley Church. It was a magical evening, full of Christmas carols performed by the school choir, as well as pieces from the school orchestra, brass group, and Soul Band. We were also treated to solo performances, bringing in the Christmas cheer right before the holidays. Many thanks to the students and staff who contributed to the fabulous festive evening.


Charity champions


WOODKIRK Academy Sixth Form students successfully organised a Children in Need charity event, attending school in their pyjamas and raising over £200. The Sixth Form


students also organised food donations from students and staff, creating hampers for local care homes. The Student Council are busy planning more charity events for the year.


Going for gold WKKC glory


YEAR 10 student Alex is a world champion kickboxer. He’s proud of his achievements, saying, “I’d heard about the WKKC World Championship, it’s been my dream to get there. When the opportunity came to qualify, I took it straight away. After a long training camp, it was time to go to Florida. The first few days of fighting were hard but after taking a bronze medal, my spirits were up. The next day, I took the gold medal and world title.”


Marvellous majorette


YEAR 10 student Jess started majorettes in


Scientific reward


YEAR 10 students recently took part in a science award scheme, The ‘Crest Awards’. The programme involved scientific investigation, based on the principles of planning, observing, analysis and evaluating. Students practised


these skills before embarking on an investigation into the ‘chemistry of bath bombs’ or the ‘physics of rollercoasters’. 179 students were successful in passing the award, with a rewards event held to celebrate their achievements.


December 2016. She said, “I was eight years old and started doing majorettes because I wanted to try something new. In November, I took part in the universal championships with my current team, Blue Gems. We won 7/15 first places overall as a team and I won first place overall in my solo. My team are doing very well and I’m really proud of how we did at the championships.”


Star footballer


YEAR 13 student Logen is a talented footballer. He recently trained with the Gibraltar U19 football team and played against Chesterfield FC. Logen said, “After performing well, I flew out again for a friendly against Malta before flying to Latvia for a tournament where I debuted against Hungary in a qualifying game. I want to thank Woodkirk Academy who have been extremely supportive.”


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