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Gold Medal Success in Rowing
On Tuesday 5th February, three teams competed in the finals of the Birmingham School Games Rowing Competition. The Upper Fourth team, consisting of Aditi, Alice, Dhaksha and Emma, stormed ahead of the competition in the relay race, winning the Gold medal and a well deserved trophy.
Badminton Players Aim High
On Monday 4th February, two teams of KEHS students competed in the county round of the National Badminton Championships. The Key Stage Three team, consisting of Aditi, Sana, Gracia, Aditi and Namrata, were unbeaten in all of their singles and doubles matches.
Gymnastics Success
On Friday 1st February, 12 students competed in the Birmingham Schools Gymnastics Competition at Edgbaston High School. The competition required each gymnast to perform two vaults and a minute long floor routine. Despite the large audience, the students were all able to hold their nerves exceptionally well!
Netball Regional Finals
On Sunday 27th January, the Under 14 and Under 18 netball teams represented KEHS at the annual Netball Regional Tournament, where they played against other teams from across the West Midlands. The Under 14 team achieved third place out of seven in their group, after some very close games!
Cross Country Success for Amira
Amira secured a fantastic top 10 finish at the Midlands Cross Country Championships on Saturday 26th January, representing her club Birchfield Harriers. This was an impressive result in a high quality field of athletes from across the East and West Midlands, as well as the South West of England...
Inter Counties Cross Country Race
On Saturday 8th December, Amira competed in a wet and windy inter-counties race in Cheshire, achieving fifth place! Representing the West Midlands, Amira beat some local rivals and tough competitors from across the country to achieve this outstanding result - one of the best performances of the day from any...
Birmingham School Games Badminton Competition
On Monday 3rd December, Namrata, Aditi, Sana and Madhini competed in the qualifying round of the Birmingham School Games Badminton Competition. The girls did extremely well and won eight out of the nine games they played, which has resulted in them qualifying for a place at the Birmingham School Games Finals...
Milano Team Gymnastics Competition
On Saturday 1st December, 16 of our students travelled to Stoke-on-Trent to compete in the Milano Team Gymnastics Competition against other schools from the West Midlands. All of the girls completed amazing vaults and wonderful individual and group floor routines.
Sana's Squash Success
On Saturday 10th November, Sana played in the U15 Bronze Leicestershire Badminton England tournament. She won her groups after playing three matches and proceeded to the semi-finals where she won 22-20 in a close but exciting match. In the finals, she won 21-18 in a tight match and received a Gold medal...
Junior Squash Championships
The Dunlop British Junior Squash Championships 2018 were held in Nottingham during the half term. 32 of the top girls and boys across the country played in each age category with matches commencing from Friday morning and final positions being played on Sunday afternoon. Meha competed in the Under 13 Girls’
County Netball Victory
On Monday 5th November, the Under 14 Netball team participated in the annual Birmingham Schools Netball County Tournament. They made a great start winning their pool with the help of a strong defence by Grace, Lauren and Helena.
KEHS girls in National Cross Country Championship
Six KEHS girls represented South Birmingham at the West Midlands Cross Country Trial race in October, and following some impressive performances, four of them have been selected to represent the West Midlands in the Inter-Counties race next month.
KEHS Dominate the South Birmingham Schools Cross Country Race
KEHS dominated the South Birmingham Schools Cross Country race at Shenley Academy this week with a formidable team of 15 girls. In the Year 7 race, Amira was the clear winner, a good distance ahead of her nearest rival.
Girls Go Gold!
On Friday 14th September, 15 girls in the Lower and Upper Fifth attended Girls Go Gold, an annual sports conference organised by the GSA. It is aimed at girls who are passionate about sport and who may want to pursue a career in the field of sport, not just as an athlete but also in medicine...
Sailing Competition Success
On 30th June, Ella and Carola competed in the annual 12 hour Southport Junior Sailing Regatta for the Midland Sailing Club team. The race started at 8:00 in the morning, and the sailors (two at a time in the boat) swapped every couple of hours until the race finished at 20:00.
National Schools Badminton Championships
On the 28th April, our Key Stage 4 badminton team set off to the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes, to compete in the National Schools finals. KEHS has never made the national finals, so this was a very special day for us.
Squash Success!
Last weekend, sisters Anya (U4S) and Meha (3S) qualified to play in the English Junior Squash championships in Hull. Thirty two of the top girls across the country played in each age category with matches commencing from Friday morning and final positions being played on Sunday afternoon.
Fencing Success
Congratulations to Hannah and Noor, in the Thirds, and Melissa in the Lower Fourth for competing in the annual King Edward’s School Fencing Competition. Melissa did extremely well, finishing third overall in the Under 14 competition and Noor, who has only been fencing for a few months, won her pool.
Sana Wins Gold
On Sunday 21st January, Sana in 3H, competed in the Under 13 Badminton England Bronze Tournament held at Hertfordshire County. Sana did extremely well, winning all gold medals in the Girls’ Singles, Girls’ Doubles and Mixed Doubles matches!
