The Alty All Stars Netball match took place on Wednesday 3rd April. It was a great success, and we want to say a huge thank you to all the staff that came down and cheered!Continue reading
Year 13 Easter Egg Decorating competition
The egg decorating competition took place today, and the winning entries and winners were: Special mention goes to 13-7 for the use of real eggs and students actually learning the new skillContinue reading
PTA Marathon fundraising
Several staff have volunteered to run the Manchester marathon on Sunday 07th April to raise fund for the PTA. Please find the link below to donate and good luck to all of the runners! SeeContinue reading
Geography Club Wins Second Prize!
Our team of Year 7 Geography Club members (Su M, Anna RT, Lucy L, Sophia K and Avni D) have won second prize in the United Utilities Vlogstars competition! They have been awarded with £50Continue reading
Translation Bee Success
Congratulations to Aditi in 9-2, Alekhya and Sara in 9-3, Parnika in 9-5, Aahi in 9-6 and Esomchi in 9-7, who have all won the school round of the translation bee competition. Pupils were givenContinue reading
Prevent Breast Cancer Total
The Charity Committee would like to thank everyone for supporting the recent charity events, which we have run in aid of Prevent Breast Cancer. These events have included the competitive static bike ride in theContinue reading
RS Quiz No. 5 – Easter
Easter Quiz The second largest holiday for eating candy is Easter. Which is the first? In which country did the idea of the Easter bunny start? What was the purpose of the Easter Act passedContinue reading
SGS MUN
Students at AGGS participated in the Stockport MUN competition last weekend. The team represented India and explored topics on the environment, disarmament and other general political issues. Our team were all relatively new delegates howeverContinue reading
Year 10 trip to the Town Hall
Year 10 GCSE Citizenship group were hosted by the Local Mayor Tom Ross last Friday at Trafford Town Hall. Students went on a tour of the building and learnt about the role of the localContinue reading
New student leadership team
Congratulations to the new student leaders. Ms. Gill and Mrs. Galvin had interviewed a short list based on votes from staff and students and selected the following as our new student leader team: School council:Continue reading
UKMT Success
Our AGGS UKMT Team came second out of 30 teams in the UKMT team challenge yesterday at the University of Manchester, a great achievement! The students involved were Nishi U, Thenuki F, Nell W andContinue reading
Spelling Bee Success
Disha in 7-1, Cesci in 7-2 and Sanjhbati in 7-6 attended the Spelling Bee Regional Final on Thursday 28 March. The pupils were great company and all competed to a very high standard. Cesci obtained 4thContinue reading
PE and Dance Awards Dinner
Last night we held our tenth annual PE and dance awards evening, it was another wonderful evening celebrating the success of the senior students. We had 120 guests and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the event.
PE and Dance Awards Dinner
Last night we held our tenth annual PE and dance awards evening, it was another wonderful evening celebrating the success of the senior students. We had 120 guests and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the event.
RUNNER UP: ‘Queen of Air and Darkness in Ty Blackthorn’s Perspective’ – Sofia B, Year 8
Start of the book: From the chaos, I heard Livvy call my name. “Ty? Ty, I…” Whipping around, I watched her knees crumple beneath her. Dark, silken hair fanned out on the rowan floor. BlackthornContinue reading
COMPETITION WINNER: ‘Feyre Darling’ – Yiyang Z, Year 11
Feyre darling – I could only watch as he claimed you as his, As a prize he won, to be his bride and ornament. You were drowning in his rules, trapped in his house, YetContinue reading
Thought for the Week
‘I may not be there yet but I’m closer than I was yesterday. ‘
Pre-Ball Flash Auction
Due to the generosity of Our Schools supporters, we have FOUR fabulous items to auction at The AGGS PTA Spring Ball, on Sat 23 March 2019, at Bowdon Rugby Club :
Eleanor’s Petition Gets Heard
Eleanor H of Year 8 created a petition to get a crossing by St Margaret’s Church on the A56. Eleanor gained over 500 signatures and as a result the local council have listened to herContinue reading
Alty All Stars Netball Match
The Bloomfield Bulls will take on Walker Wolves in a match which will see the top Netballers across the school compete for the All Stars Championship Title! They will also enter the All Stars HallContinue reading
Our Year 9 Netball team were crowned Trafford champions
Congratulations to our Year 9 Netball team, who were crowned Trafford champions last night beating Loreto in the final.
Careers Convention 2019
We had our biennial Careers Convention evening on Weds 20th March for our Y10-13 students and their parents. The evening had a real buzz to it with 60 representatives hosting stands from companies such asContinue reading
Year 10 performing at Danceworks
Year 10 were invited to perform at the Danceworks community dance festival on Sunday. They performed a dance inspired by the Ibrox Stadium disaster of 1971, when 66 people lost their lives and more thanContinue reading
Senior Recital 2019
This term our Senior Recital showcased all our GCSE and A level students performing their coursework – solos and compositions – to an extremely high standard. It is always great at this stage to hearContinue reading
Y13 Drama performing Stolen Secrets in the style of Steven Berkoff
All three pieces were taken from ‘Stolen Secrets’ by Fin Kennedy and are about the dark and sinister secrets we keep underneath our day to day lives. These were inspired by an experiment, in whichContinue reading
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Spring Concert 2019
Tuesday 12th March marked the music department’s Spring Concert. Loads of students of all ages and abilities came together to perform a variety of different styles of music, from jazz, to classical, to popular music.Continue reading
Women and War
To celebrate Women’s History Month, AGGS hosted a ‘Women and War’ fortnight of exciting activities and inspiring us all with the fascinating stories of some of history’s most remarkable women. As part of the fortnight,Continue reading
The Magic Flute Opera Trip
Recently, Year 8 went to the Lowry to watch the opera of The Magic Flute. This was a very exciting experience and Year 8 were lucky to have it as this was the first timeContinue reading
ALTYMUN 2019
On MUNday 4th March 2019, 6 months of hard work, planning and preparation came together in the AltyMUN 2019 conference hosted at our school. In the months upcoming to this fateful day, the Model UNContinue reading