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Matt Falls For Skydiving
by VLE Admin - Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 2:51 PM
 

Matt in free fallMatt, Year 12, has never been one for sport at school, but has taken his physical challenge to new heights! Over to Matt:

I guess I’ve always been attracted to more unusual sports - scuba diving in Crete and running a 10 mile Tough Mudder course. However, since I was 12 I always wanted to ...

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Florentina at The Cathedral of Polo
by VLE Admin - Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 2:21 PM
 

Florentina in polo kit, sitting on a brown horseIn April, Year 8 student Florentina was invited by the Argentine Polo Association to play in a tournament for ages 13-16. Florentina was one of six members from England who flew to Argentina to join 60 young people from around the world!

Each team member stayed with a host family for the ...

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Charlie's Work Experience - A Ringing Endorsement
by VLE Admin - Monday, 22 May 2023, 10:09 AM
 

Charlie with his certificate of participation in the coronation ringingCharlie, our Year 8 bell-ringer we wrote about last November had the unique chance to gain work experience with Whites of Appleton as they hung two new bells at North Moreton Church to mark the coronation.

You can read his work experience diary, as well as the report from the project manager, on the school website:

Charlie's Work Experience - A Ringing Endorsement (wallingfordschool.com)

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Jasmine and Orla & the Wallingford Wildcats
by VLE Admin - Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 12:00 PM
 

Jasmine and Orla in Year 8 are members of the Wallingford Wildcats hockey team, and took part in the England Hockey State School Championships at the Nottingham Hockey Centre on Friday 5th May. This report comes from Emma Seymour, the Under 14s coach for the team:

The hockey teamThe combined Oxfordshire state ...

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