Posted on: 9/05/2019Students' Blindfold ChallengeTwo students have experienced blindness for a day to raise funds for Basingstoke’s only blind charity, Helping Hands for the Blind. Maddee Lancaster and Chelsea Oliver set themselves a challenge to experience just what it is like to be blind and deal with day to day activities and tasks. The students were partnered with a buddy for the duration of the challenge and were sponsored to go about their daily activities, gaining an insight into the challenges facing blind and partially sighted people. Getting ready for school, eating meals, talking and interacting with friends, moving around school were all considerably more challenging for the girls but their resilient and calm approach ensured the day was a success. Helping Hands for the Blind is a small local and friendly registered charity established in 2012 for people with sight loss in Basingstoke and the surrounding areas and a 2018 community project award winner. Talking about the charity, Chairperson David Chatten Smith said “At Helping Hands for the Blind we aim to eliminate social inequalities by providing help, advice and support for the blind, visually impaired, their families and carers. This can help to maintain their independence and improve the quality of their lives.” Congratulations to Maddee and Chelsea who have raised £110 for Helping Hands for the Blind.View Article
Posted on: 4/03/2019Celebrating 80 YearsAmery Hill School is looking forward to celebrating its 80th anniversary later this term and has been reflecting on the past eight decades with pride. The Hampshire Herald reported the first day of operation on 17th April 1939 as: “Alton’s new senior mixed council school opened its door to 400 boys and girls of the town and district on Monday. It is an outstanding addition to local education facilities and in future all children will go there instead of staying at the local school all their lives. The new building is of red brick and impressive dimensions. The design, however, merges pleasantly into the landscape. In the middle there is a quadrangle and ranged around the four sides are seven classrooms, science, domestic science, art and woodwork rooms.” A Facebook page has been set up to celebrate the school's 80th anniversary, @Amery80. It is often said that our school days are our happiest and we hope that this page will provide all past students and staff with the opportunity to share their fondest memories/photographs of Amery Hill School over the last 80 years. We will be formally celebrating our 80th anniversary with an Open Event for all past students and staff on Wednesday 17th July – more details to follow. Link to Amery at 80 Facebook Page View Article
Posted on: 9/05/2019Choir wins Basingstoke FestivalAmery Hill School choir have returned from the Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival triumphant and winners of their class. They performed a short programme of A Million Dreams by B Pasek and J Paul, arranged by Mac Huff and Bohemian Rhapsody by Freddie Mercury, arranged by M Brymer. The judges described their performance as ‘exceptional’ which secured ‘outstanding’ marks. As a result they were awarded first prize and presented with the Coland Cup for Choral Performance. They were invited to participate in the Festival Gala Concert on the 28th April, where they were presented with the Hogan Cup by the adjudicator for gaining the highest marks in the choral category. Talking about the festival, Choir Leader and Music Teacher, Mrs Debra Mulligan said “This is a fantastic achievement. I am thrilled for the choir – they worked extremely hard in the run up to the festival and performed beautifully.”View Article
Posted on: 9/05/2019Students' Blindfold ChallengeTwo students have experienced blindness for a day to raise funds for Basingstoke’s only blind charity, Helping Hands for the Blind. Maddee Lancaster and Chelsea Oliver set themselves a challenge to experience just what it is like to be blind and deal with day to day activities and tasks. The students were partnered with a buddy for the duration of the challenge and were sponsored to go about their daily activities, gaining an insight into the challenges facing blind and partially sighted people. Getting ready for school, eating meals, talking and interacting with friends, moving around school were all considerably more challenging for the girls but their resilient and calm approach ensured the day was a success. Helping Hands for the Blind is a small local and friendly registered charity established in 2012 for people with sight loss in Basingstoke and the surrounding areas and a 2018 community project award winner. Talking about the charity, Chairperson David Chatten Smith said “At Helping Hands for the Blind we aim to eliminate social inequalities by providing help, advice and support for the blind, visually impaired, their families and carers. This can help to maintain their independence and improve the quality of their lives.” Congratulations to Maddee and Chelsea who have raised £110 for Helping Hands for the Blind.View Article
Posted on: 9/05/2019Choir wins Basingstoke FestivalAmery Hill School choir have returned from the Basingstoke Music and Arts Festival triumphant and winners of their class. They performed a short programme of A Million Dreams by B Pasek and J Paul, arranged by Mac Huff and Bohemian Rhapsody by Freddie Mercury, arranged by M Brymer. The judges described their performance as ‘exceptional’ which secured ‘outstanding’ marks. As a result they were awarded first prize and presented with the Coland Cup for Choral Performance. They were invited to participate in the Festival Gala Concert on the 28th April, where they were presented with the Hogan Cup by the adjudicator for gaining the highest marks in the choral category. Talking about the festival, Choir Leader and Music Teacher, Mrs Debra Mulligan said “This is a fantastic achievement. I am thrilled for the choir – they worked extremely hard in the run up to the festival and performed beautifully.”View Article
