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Stop Press! We bring you a special edition of `From the Sports Desk`, celebrating a week of silverware.

🏐 At the ISA London North U9 Bee Netball Tournament, our girls delivered a fantastic performance on a fabulously sunny day. After winning all 7 of their round robin matches, they progressed to the top group playoffs for the trophy. Facing the strongest teams once again, the girls secured two further victories but were narrowly defeated in a very tight match against the eventual winners — a team they had beaten earlier in the day. They returned to St Hilda’s as well-deserved runners-up, proudly bringing home silver medals, certificates and pin badges.

🏆 Our U11 netballers enjoyed an excellent afternoon at the Beechwood Park tournament, competing against some of the top independent school teams in the country. In a showcase of high-quality netball, the girls demonstrated their skill and depth, and were honoured to receive the Fair Play Award, voted for by all competing schools — a reflection of their respect, teamwork, integrity and sportsmanship both on and off the court.

🥉 In fencing, there was great success at the Hertfordshire Schools Fencing Championships. Gracie and Lily in Form V were bronze medallists in the Year 5/6 category, while our Form II fencing four of Gabriella, Iris, Lavinia and Rosalind also secured bronze in their event. With 16 teams competing in each category, these were fantastic achievements in a highly competitive field.

What a brilliant week of sport, with so much to celebrate. Well done to all the girls for their commitment, skill and sportsmanship.

#SHSsportingstars #prepschoolsport #teamspirit #girlsinsport #thisgirlcan

As part of their `Our Town` topic, our Reception girls have been exploring different forms of transport — and what better way to learn than with a real journey?

After visiting Harpenden station, they hopped on a train to St Albans City to see what happens at a busy station.

The girls met some of the station staff who told them all about their important jobs — helping people find the right train, checking tickets, keeping the station tidy and making sure everyone stays safe and the trains run on time.

There were lots of trains to watch, too; some arriving, some departing, some full of passengers, some empty. Plus the purple trains which whizzed past very fast indeed!

What a wonderful real-world adventure, bringing the girls` learning about transport to life.

#beyondtheclassroom #ourtown #receptionclass #harpenden #stalbans

The sporting fixtures have continued apace in the short but busy spring term at St Hilda`s.

🏃‍♀️ In cross-country, our U9 runner Lizzie represented London North at the National Cross-Country Final, held at Himley Hall. Tackling a very muddy course, she finished 31st out of 66 runners and was 4th home for the London North team - a great result and wonderful experience of racing at a national level.

🏐 On the court, our U10 netball teams enjoyed a fantastic afternoon away against STAHS, with the U10As securing an 8–6 win against STAHS As and Bs, whilst our U10Bs battled hard to secure a well-deserved 6–6 draw.

In the District League, there have been some strong performances from our U11 teams. The U11As recorded an excellent 11–6 win over Crabtree at home, finding their rhythm as the game progressed with some superb goals, slick passing and great defending from Violet. In a tightly contested match away versus The Grove, our U11Bs triumphed 2-1, putting in a disciplined and determined performance.

The highlight, however, came at the U10 ISA London North Netball Festival, hosted by Akeley Wood, where our U10As had an outstanding day, winning every match and returning to St Hilda’s undefeated.

#SHSsportingstars #prepschoolsport #teamspirit #girlsinsport #sthildasharpenden