Well done to Róisín V (8-1) her sister Orla (who joins AGGS in Sept), Grace & Esther. They competed in the Kirkby Lonsdale band contest in the training section & came 1st. They are membersContinue reading
Category: Competitions
Competitions
Royal Academy Young Artists Summer Show 2019 AGGS successful entries!
We are delighted to let you know that two of our outstanding young Year 11 GCSE artists have successfully had their artwork accepted for the Royal Academy Summer Show. It is an online exhibition whichContinue reading
Grand Designs to Celebrate Altrincham Competition
Three of our Year 7 students have been shortlisted for their entries to the Altrincham Messenger competition, building a model to show what they love about the town. Their entries will be on display inContinue reading
Translation Bee success
Six of our Year 9 pupils travelled to Sheffield on Monday 20 May to take part in the regional final of the Translation Bee competition. All six pupils competed to a very high standard againstContinue reading
Writing Competition – Pirates
We now have a new competition running and this time the theme is… Pirates! We’d love to see your perspective of pirates and what you can create with this theme! You’re free to express yourselfContinue reading
UKMT further success
Nishi, Nell, Anni and Thenuki who won second place in the UKMT regional finals last month were also qualified for the National Finals as their score was a high achieving second place team. This willContinue reading
AGGS String Orchestra success
AGGS String Orchestra have won a place at the finals of the prestigious National competition of Music for Youth. This comes as no surprise, given the standard of the playing of this orchestra, and theContinue 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
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
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
AGGS’ SALSA team shortlisted in a vlogging competition
A group of Year 7 Geography Club members called SALSA team (Su M, Anna R T, Lucy L, Sophia K and Avni D) have been shortlisted in a vlogging competition set up by United Utilities.Continue reading
Poetry Slam Success
The poetry slam which took place in the library today was a real success. It was a very uplifting experience and it went to prove again how exceedingly talented our pupils are. Lucy W walkedContinue reading
Some External Writing Competitions
Here are some links to creative writing competitions currently running. Good luck! Student: https://fossewaywriters.wordpress.com/competitions/ https://www.ncl.ac.uk/ncla/competitions/young-peoples-prize/ https://www.hart-uk.org/get-involved/humanrightsprize https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/competitions/shakeup-shakespeare.php Adult: https://www.dempseyandwindle.com/competition.html https://fossewaywriters.wordpress.com/competitions/ https://alpinefellowship.submittable.com/submit/133506/af-2019-writing-prize