Ex NPCS student wins Rising Star BAFTA award

12th February 2019Mr J Rennalls

We are proud to announce that one of our ex students, Letitia Wright won the Rising Star BAFTA award at this year’s 2019 BAFTA awards ceremony.

She stated after winning the 2015 BAFTA Breakthrough award:

“Beyond carrying on acting, my ambition is to cultivate a career in a way that’s truly significant, in terms of the projects that I do and the characters that I play. With BAFTA behind me I can continue to make a positive impact in the industry as I continue my journey in acting. I am most looking forward to the mentoring programme and meeting other industry professionals who can guide me towards cultivating a successful career.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well done Letitia!

Athletics Performance

12th February 2019Mr J Rennalls

We attended the Haringey Borough Athletics at Lee Valley indoor stadium and took a small but talented group of pupils to the event which was attended by all the other secondary schools in the borough.
There were two notable performances from the group from both Jefferson Birabil (Y8) and Aaron White (Y10) in the 200m who stormed to victory. There is video footage that we will send out in the next week of Aaron’s win.
Below is a list of the squad and their positions in each event.
Year 8
Roshan 3rd 60m
Claude 3rd Shot Put, 2nd Hurdles
Jefferson 1st 200m, 3rd Long Jump
Year 9
Isaiah Shot Put 2nd, 60m 3rd
Rio Long Jump 2nd
Bellgrace 200m
Alicia 60m
Year 10
Aaron 200m 1st, Long Jump 3rd
Laura 60m 3rd, Long Jump 3rd
Godfred Hurdles 2nd
Well done to all those who were involved.

West End production of ‘Caroline, or Change’

29th January 2019Mr J Rennalls

On Thursday 24th January a group of year 9 students from Duke’s Aldridge Academy were lucky enough to see the West End production of ‘Caroline, or Change’ at the Playhouse Theatre. The musical tells the story of Caroline, a maid working for a family in Carolina in the early 1960s. Issues of segregation, race and politics of the time are played out through song and movement in the amazing production. The students were lucky enough to be treated to a post show discussion and met some of the cast following the performance. It was an amazing experience and the students loved every minute of the incredible show.

Christmas Hamper Deliveries

20th December 2018Mr J Rennalls

Following the successful creation of Christmas Hampers by the student council led by Ms Thompson the Heads of House at Duke’s Aldridge Academy set about arranging delivery to community groups in the local area. The five Heads of House delivered beautiful Christmas hampers to care homes during the final week of term. Ably supported by representatives from the five Houses (Adkins, Byrne, King, Tull and Wallis) the Heads of House were able to spread warmth, Christmas spirit and the joy of giving to those in need during the festive season.
Well done all!