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The Annual Rotary Youth Speaks Competition
Knutsford Academy was delighted to host the annual Rotary Youth Speaks Competition on Tuesday this week. This is a public speaking competition and a fantastic opportunity for young people to build confidence and develop ambition. The event aims to give our students a platform to speak passionately about topics that matter to them. Our three teams competed against Didsbury High School, The County High School Leftwich and Weaverham High School. We are delighted to tell you that our Year 9 team were runners-up in the Intermediate category and the Year 10 team won the Seniors category! They were amazing and made us very proud!
Ignition Dance Company: 025 Stoke Festival
Bringing together the very best in local, upcoming talent, 025 Dance will see 55 dance companies take over the Stoke Regent Theatre stage, to perform in celebration of this year’s theme, ICONIC! Knutsford's Ignition Dance Company contributed to the opening night of the two-week festival with their new piece 'Madame X' in celebration of the Queen of Pop Madonna. A huge congratulations to all the students involved on a fantastic performance, you really did the school proud! The company will be performing Madame X at this year's annual Dance Festival on Wednesday 2nd April.
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Visit
This week, a group of our Year 12 students visited Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. They had an exciting day experiencing one of the colleges in Cambridge, had a tour of the site and completed workshops on preparing for Higher Education.