By Sanders Draper on 19/05/2008

  Havering Cup Final



Sanders Draper 2-1 Royal Liberty    

     The game started off at a slow pace and it was Sanders who had the early chances and Mason Oakley was unlucky not to put the team ahead, also George Bishop tried a ambitious overhead kick which went over the bar. Then after good play between Billy Whitcomb and Danny Walker down the left, a good cross by Danny resulted in a goal from James Mitchell’s looping header. Royal liberty then came back with a few chances, and George Clark pulled off a fine save. After a goal-line clearance that seemed to be over the line and Alex Coney’s shot that went wide, Royal Liberty finally scored when their striker neatly tucked the ball into the bottom corner, leaving the keeper no chance. The second half began and Sanders were on top, with a few shots on goal from Greg Harris and Shaun Farrow. Then great defending by Greg Knock kept the score line level and more shots came even closer for Sanders. Connor Feeney and Ben Nicholl then replaced Greg Harris and Danny Walker. The game started to pick up some pace, and yet again James Mitchell and Jack Munns came close with a few long range shots. With extra time on the cards, a great tackle by Greg Knock and a good pass from Jack Munns set James Mitchell up for his second goal of the game. This goal sealed the game and Sanders were now Champions of Havering and Essex! Jack Munns was award the Man of the Match award.

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By Sanders Draper on 13/05/2008

  

Congratulations to Joshua Wilson! Year 7 Student



After emerging as the undisputed chess champion from The Sanders Draper School Joshua went on to qualify for a place in the Mega final of UK chess challenge at The Willows Primary School, Essex on Sat 10th May 2008. This year, the UK Chess Challenge attracted 73,000 children from 2,170 schools. There were 39 Mega finals with approximately 8000 children taking part.



 As a twelve year old boy Joshua was proving his perseverance and endurance during the six round mega final to qualify for the Gigafinal in Berkshire. Joshua’s success in the Mega Final shows that he is capable of more.



The most successful players in the Giga Finals will then go on to the Tera Final at The Source in Sheffield to win a top prize of £2000.



We wish Joshua Wilson all the best to come out as a champion of The UK Chess Challenge.

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By Sanders Draper on 02/05/2008

Visit to the Royal Institute of London

A group of our year 10 students led by Head of Science Mr Martin Fletcher had a meeting with Lord Professor Robert Winston at the Royal Institute of London. The lecture lasted 90 minutes and was very informative and stimulating evening where Lord Winston explained to the audience various different scientific issues he is associated with including IVF and stem cell research.