Where are they now?
July 2011
Lauren Grey and Sophie Pilcher- both Year 10 students at Cromer High School also featured in the NNNews this week after a gifted and talented challenge event held at Paston College . The team form Cromer High won- glad to see that Lauren and Sophie are still going from strength to strength and wish them continuing success in the future.
Eleanor Ground- currently in Year 6 at MJS and just about to leave to start High School has been busily compiling a scrapbook, where she recorded activities during the holidays plus how they altered their behaviour in a bid to make their holiday ‘greener’. This was part of a competition on behalf of Co-operative Travel for their new brochure of responsible and sustainable holidays. Eleanor’s scrapbook was one of two which have inspired a new ‘Eco Kids’ holiday programme . Well done Eleanor- keep flying the flag for more ideas and innovations in this area! We are sure you will!
Katie Thompson, a stunning singer, who left us in 2006 has gone on from strength to strength! Her latest accolade is having a purple rose named after her due to her amazing lead role in the musical ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ last April. Rose grower Bill Legrice said ‘Katie so astounded everybody in Annie with her voice, so this rose is to celebrate that!’
Well done Katie- we are all sure you will achieve your ambition of working in musical theatre- a far cry from the 5 year old who sang ‘Mary had a baby’ so beautifully in your first school nativity play!
It’s school prom time season and Elisha Vaughan and Sam Robbins had their pictures taken for the NN News in all their finery for the North Walsham High School prom which recently took place at Northrepps Cottage. Elisha arrived in a camper van for this event!
We have just heard that Eloise Heath has been made Head girl of North Walsham High school! Remembering Eloise from her MFS days, we are not surprised but are obviously delighted for her and know she will take her role seriously and with great pride! Well done Eloise!
Former pupil Jodie Randell , a talented actress has recently won a drama scholarship to Greshams School. What fantastic news, and remembering Jodie, she will certainly make the most of this great opportunity!
Grace Smith is now a chef at Morston Hall and progressing very well in her career. What a fantastic place to work and a great achievement for someone so young! Her brother Ben will complete his A levels at Paston College next year.
July 2010
ELEANOR HICKS is still treading the boards locally and is heavily involved with a project at Sheringham Little Theatre promoting…./drama of course! Also, her younger brother Charlie is following in her footsteps and has been taking part in a play at the Maddermarket Norwich!
Nyomi Brady, Victoria Ing and Anthony Loftus can be seen online taking part in the Broadland Youth Choirs entry into the recent Langollen International Eisteddfod. We are so proud that these talented ex pupils are doing so well and continuing to develop their beautiful singing voices. Congratulations too to Victoria who has recently been taking part in Whistle Down the Wind- an absolutely stunning production!
February 2010
ELEANOR HICKS has been in the news recently after her lead role as Eliza in My Fair Lady at the Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich, with rave reviews. Still a star after all these years!
CONGRATULATIONS to choir members NYOMI BRADY and VICTORIA ING who have won places in the prestigious Broadland Youth Choir.! Both of them are off to Ipswich to sing in a production of Joseph, as well as a concert in St Peter Mancroft Norwich and a trip to the Eisteddfod in Wales! JESSICA JONES has also won a place and it's great to have four ex pupils as members of this choir- don't forget ANTHONY LOFTUS!
Ex pupil LUKE FARROW has risen to the mammoth challenge of collecting all the possible badges he can from the scouting movement. He even made the front page of this week's North Norfolk News! Well done Luke!
Thanks very much to JOE COLEMAN, ELEANOR GROUND and SARAH RIGBY who planned swimming challenges for five adults who took part in our recent sponsored swim. They proved to be fantastic swimming coaches, who set clear objectives and ensured that all participants worked hard and were challenged!
DAISY BONHAM is all set for Uni in October, and is giving up some of her time to help in class over the next few months.
MRS PYCROFT who left us in 1998 is teaching in Suffolk and has two sons of 7 and 9 years old Oscar and Sidney.
Sophie Donovan - November 2009
Sophie Donovan, who left in 2001 has recently received one of 24 Sir William Paston scholarship worth £500.00 for achieveing outstanding GCSE results! Sophie is currently studying at Paston College in North Walsham, and it is great to hear of such a fantastic achievement!
ELEANOR HICKS - November 2009
We hear that Eleanor Hicks has landed the role of Head
Girl in Sheringham Little Theatre's Christmas Panto- Cinderella.
Congratulations to her on this role!
Martha Ground - May 2009
Congratulations to Martha Ground for her super violin playing at the
Cromer Festival where she was awarded Commended, and also to
her sister Ellie who performed for the first time and was
awarded a merit for her violin playing. Well done both!
Anthony Loftus - May 2009
Year 7 ex pupil Anthony Loftus has wowed everyone at the recent
Cromer Festival with his superb singing, earning him 3 Honours
awards (the highest award in the competition) and also a bursary !
Well done!
ELEANOR HICKS
We have heard that Eleanor Hicks, who is about to embark on her final year at Paston College and eventually hopes to audition for Drama School! Sounds good Eleanor-we have had news of how well you are doing with your college course!
Good luck for all your future ventures
A little (musical!) bird has told us that
MARTHA GROUND,
who left us in July 2007
gained a distinction for her violin playing in
the recent Cromer Festival!
Well done Martha-Young Musician of the Year in years to come??
ANTHONY LOFTUS
left us in July 2005.
He has been a member of the Schools Choir, and auditioned for the
Broadland Youth Choir in June 2006.
As expected, he was offered a place and has since gone from
strength to srength, singing in
Joseph and the Amazing Technicoloured Dreamcoat
at the Theatre Royal in Norwich,
at Thursford and at Wymondham Abbey in Songs of Praise,
which was televised in September 2007.
The next engagement for Anthony is the prestigious
Eisteddfod Music Festival in Wales!
Well done Anthony- we shall be listening to our 'little bird' for more news of your successes!
Does anyone out there remember
JARONE MACKLIN-PAGE??
We are thrilled to hear that he has won a much coveted place at the Italia Conti theatre school in London in September, after studying for a BTEC national diploma in the performing arts!
Well done Jarone - you deserve this success and no doubt we
will be hearing more of your successes in the future!
