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'While we have time let us do good to all’. (Galatians 6:10)'
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THE YOUNG ENTERPRISE COMPANY PROGRAMME
Mon 25 Apr 2016“The Young Enterprise Company Programme is renowned as the ultimate teenage enterprise challenge. Over the course of a year, groups of students create and run real profit-generating businesses under the guidance of an expert business volunteer. They draw up business plans, create products and services, raise share capital, sell to the public at trade fairs and face fierce scrutiny from judges in several gruelling rounds of the Company Programme competition. The competition, funded by HSBC, ends with a glittering final in London and the possibility of a trip to compete against the finest young entrepreneurs in Europe.” - The Young Enterprise website
Year 11 and Year 12 Students of Harris CofE Academy, Lawrence Sheriff School and Ashlawn School won this year’s Overall Best Company Award in Rugby's Young Enterprise Competition. The company also received Best Presentation Award.
Parth J, from Harris CofE Academy, was one of the two students to win an individual prize: High Achiever Award. Burning Desire's Finance director (Chalrotte B.) was also recognised as the best finance director in this year's competition.
The students company, Burning Desire, designs and sells laser engraved wooden decorations. Their link to Harris CofE Academy allowed them to source material and laser engraving equipment.
They decided to focus on decorations for the festive period like A5 plaques engraved with Christmas messages, pictures and name tags for gifts, broadening their range to include plaques for doors and houses with names or house numbers engraved on.
Finally, they introduced products like clocks which turned out to be a very successful venture. They also created more practical products like coaster sets for board rooms, clocks that could be customised with logos or names of companies, giving them a unique bespoke range for each client.
“To receive sales we knew we would have to be more proactive and look for them specifically. To do this we sent emails and letters to companies in the local area highlighting who we were and what we offer- through this letter we asked for time to pitch our products to them, allowing us to gain experience of a corporate environment whilst selling products.” - Burning Desire's presentation
The competition, takes 7 months from the very beginning of starting the company until the final presentation at the end. The focus is on all aspects of entrepreneurship including fundraising, starting the company, people management, opening the accounts and money management, sourcing material, product design and marketing, production, sales skills, quality of report, presentation and stand, innovation.
The winning company will go on to represent Rugby at the Coventry & Warwickshire Strategic Final to be held in May.
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TEAM GB SOFTBALL VS. ENGLAND ROUNDERS TEAM INVITATION
Fri 15 Apr 2016
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HARRIS COFE ACADEMY AND WASPS RUGBY CLUB ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
Mon 11 Apr 2016Harris CofE Academy has officially become a partner school to Wasps Rugby Club. The exciting announcement was made on Friday 8th of April at Harris CofE Academy as part of the Launch Day marking the partnership. The Wasps Community Team headed by Neal Coupland and Wasps Ambassador and former England player Paul Sackey, delivered an assembly at the school before a Q&A session with Paul Sackey and the handing over of the Official Partner School Plaque. The Wasps Community Team and England legend Sackey then delivered a coaching masterclass for 25 lucky Harris students.
The plaque was presented to Harris Sports Ambassadors: Euan Mitchell Year 7, Nicole Williams Year 9, Toby Wallace Year 9, Mia Winterburn Year 9, Harry Goldthorpe Year 7, Joshua Smith Year 9, Oscar Farmer Year 9, Nytalia-Mai Walls Year 7, and Catherine Cleaver Year.
The link was created following a number of successful projects between Harris CofE Academy School Sports Partnership and Wasps including coaching programmes, tag rugby festivals, tickets for students and opportunities for students to become mascots and match day announcers through the Wasps Match Day Experience programme.
Ian Smart, Partnership Development Manager for the School Sports Partnership, said ‘Linking with Wasps Rugby Club in this way will not only mean a number of exciting opportunities for Harris CofE Academy, but will also mean increasing opportunities for our linked primary schools. We have an extensive programme with Wasps planned and we are really excited about the future development of rugby and school sport in general in Rugby schools.’
Neal Coupland, Head of Community for Wasps continued ‘It is a really exciting time for Wasps Rugby Club, moving to the Ricoh and performing well in the league. Key to our ongoing growth as a club is our community development and work with schools. We have been really impressed with Harris as a school and the work of the School Sports Partnership, developing rugby and sport not only at Harris but in the local primary schools too. There will be many more opportunities created for young people in the local area off of the back of this partnership.’
To find out more about Wasps Rugby Club, Harris CofE Academy School Sports Partnership, please visit our websites or find us on Twitter & facebook:
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SCIENCE WEEK WINNERS
Thu 07 Apr 2016On the 14th-18th March 2016 Harris took part in Science Week.
Throughout the week Harris organised a range of activities that involved all year groups within the Academy.On the 16th March 2016 a Year 7 Science fair was set up in Ash Hall and students were invited to have a look at the stands.
The winners of the Science fair are:
1st: Faith W 2nd: Euan M 3rd: Ola P Creative award: Thomas Scott Harris also ran a Science week quiz that tutor groups all over the school took part in. The winning tutor groups are:
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