Over 500 pupils and many staff members completed an 8 mile walk on Friday 15th July, to raise money for various charities.

By simply running and walking to Wombourne and back, along the old railway track, so far we have raised a total of £1668.39.

This is a long standing tradition at St Edmund’s Catholic Academy when the whole school community comes together to help generate funds to support local, national and international charities.

PC Whittaker and  WPC Jackie Johnson from Tettenhall Police Station were invited to support the Academy this year.

Following the walk Lay Chaplain Mrs Ferris said;

“I would like to thank all of you who took part in the charity walk. You are amazing. It’s great to see so many students and staff taking part in such a worthy cause.”

All money raised will be donated towards: The Haven, Young Minds and Mary’s Meals.

The first edition of The Campion Chronicle has been produced.

The publication was produced by students who volunteered to be part of the News Team on Personal Development Day 21 June.

The Editor, Natasha Dawes, and the Deputy Editor, Nathan Jones, lead a team of 28 students to cover key events taking place.  This was an opportunity for students to develop their communication and effective questioning skills, writing techniques, project management and creative skills .  A newsroom environment was created on the day and journalistic pressures were felt by all the students taking part.

Margaret Gallagher, Chair of the Academy Committee, expressed how professional the newspaper looks and congratulated Natasha, Nathan and members of the News Team for giving students the opportunity to voice their opinions, ideas and their ideals.

Editorial Team: Natasha Dawes, Nathan Jones, Megan Chell, George Bryant, Kieran Hill, Akash Paul, Cerys Bessey, Amrinder Johal, Jan Delos Santos, Joe Makosa, John Smith, Jenisha Patel,  Alishya Jose, Niamh Young, Tegan Solomon, Jake Ruscoe, Julie Przybylska, Thea Moriarty, Jasmin Banga, Yuting Xue, Viktorija Jasiukianee, Nandini Mair, Kushbu Dass, Inderpreet Chatha, Tiffany McWilliams, Leah James, James Warley and James Evans.

Editorial Consultants: Miss Kane, Mr Joglekar and Mr Sohker.

The News Team can be contacted on: newsteam@stedmunds.org

Jack Rathoor in year 10 put forth the concept of having a slush puppy machine in our school canteen.

This thought was advanced in a school council meeting with Mrs Canavan.

Mrs Smith who is Jack’s mentor and Clerk to the Board of Director, Mrs Raj who is the Business Director of the school recommended to Jack that in the event that he could do some research and do a presentation on his idea.

In Jack’s presentation and interview he was certain of his arrangement to improve the canteen. He said that you can get sugar free slush puppies and that the pupils will feel cheerful about the school showing signs of improvement.

Jack likewise said that there would be a point of control of what number of slush puppies you can purchase,the breaking point would be 2 in a day.

Well done Jack, your presentation was fantastic and we will know the outcome of the decision soon.

On Sunday 17th July 2016, 5.00- 8.00pm – all are very welcome to attend the Wolverhampton Deanery Youth Mass to celebrate The Feast of St Kenelm.

Please join us at:

Upper Green, Tettenhall

near the Cricket Club

(St Thomas of Canterbury Church if it rains)

There will also be a Barbecue and a Rounders Match.

Bring your family and friends! Donations would be much appreciated.

Contact Vicky Chatten 07415 517614 or Chris Walker 01902 751197 for more information.

Earlier this term, Carys, Sophie, Bo, Janis, Rhiannon, Serena, Priya, Kajol and Lysia all took part in the Black Country Schools Games netball tournament representing Wolverhampton.

We are the first team from St Edmund’s to make it through to this stage for a few years. We competed against schools from Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

St Edmund’s played four matches, the first was against Queen Mary’s from Walsall and we drew 1-1. We then faced two tough matches against Wolverhampton Girls High and Hagley RC from Dudley, unfortunately we lost both matches.

Our last opponent was Wood Green from Sandwell, who we successfully beat.

Well done girls you all tried your hardest and played well as a team. Everyone enjoyed the day and we are proud of your achievements.

Congratulations to St Edmund’s students Maresha Grewal and Thea Moriarty who were finalists for the Wolverhampton Young Citizen Awards 2016!

Maresha was the runner up, winning £100 prize and a lovely plaque with her name on.

Last night they attended the prestigious ceremony along with Mrs Hughes and their family at the Mayor’s Parlour, Wolverhampton.

The ceremony was hosted by the Mayor himself Sir Councillor Barry Findlay, his wife and a panel of judges.

The judges were all very impressed with the nominees and we were delighted that our students could be part of such a wonderful event. Well done girls, we are very proud of you!

This year we were lucky enough to gain two of the three Wolverhampton places to compete in the Black Country Gymnastics Championships at Wolverhampton University, Walsall. Gymnasts have to complete a set floor routine that includes strength, flexibility and skills, and two vaults.

Both A and B teams competed very well and should be proud of their performances, A team were 6th and B team were 11th overall.

Well done to Rebecca Butler, Christina Clifton, Lisa Spratt, Danielle Lim, Lysia Bayley, Josh Dodd Matthews, Amber Nicholls, Amelie Harris and Natalie Bott.

Well done to John Smith in Year 10 who won the competition, ‘Name the Newspaper.’

His suggestion of The Campion Chronicle won the majority vote!

He was presented with the good news and £20 cash prize by Mrs Margaret Gallagher, Chair of St Edmund’s Catholic Academy Committee.

On Saturday we held our Open Morning for prospective parents and their children. The sun shone bright for us and we really showcased why St Edmund’s is an Academy to be proud of.

The atmosphere was buzzing with families enjoying the St Edmund’s team spirit and a range of activities and talents being displayed. These included: wild science experiments, food tasting, a treasure hunt and ‘Wolfie’ made a special appearance .

The feedback was very positive with many parents commenting on how impressed they were with our excellent facilities. One parent said: “All the staff we spoke to were lovely and informative and welcoming and we have all come away with a very positive impression of your amazing school.”

Overall, the morning was enjoyed by all and we’d like to thank pupils and staff who contributed their time in making it a wonderful morning.