World Cup Fever Hits
CHS
The FIFA
World Cup in Brazil got underway last night with the hosts beating Croatia 3-1,
in an opening match overshadowed by the referee’s decisions.
And once
again, Congleton High School never fails to bring the spirit of a major
sporting event to the centre of their community. Mrs Henderson’s modified car (pictured
above) proved a real hit with students and staff at CHS. The PE Teacher covered
her car with World Cup stickers to show her support for England’s national team.
Both students and staff took the opportunity to pose for a selfie with CHS’ ‘World Cup Car’.
There has
been a real samba feel around the school today (and not just because it was the
year 11’s last exams) with students and staff discussing the talking-points of
last night’s match, which had plenty to discuss.
Although,
England come into the World Cup with less expectation compared to prior World
Cup’s, a lot is expected of former CHS student Daniel Sturridge to carry on his
club form for his country. Sturridge scored 24 goals in 33 games for Liverpool
last season something that all England fans hope he continues to add to in the
World Cup. The school are all behind Daniel and are very proud of him and wish
him and his teammates all the best in Brazil.
This is not
the first time a sporting fever has struck CHS. During the 2010 World Cup in
South Africa, some students linked up to CHS’ twin school in South Africa via
Skype and learnt how to play a vuvuzela (can you remember that swarm of bees four
years ago inside the stadiums?). Then in tandem with the 2012 Olympic Games in
London the PE department organised a special Olympic Sports Day along with
taster sessions for students to try different Olympic sports (for example,
archery, sailing). Earlier this year, the school fell in love with the Winter
Olympics in Sochi with the events being broadcast in the hall during break and
lunchtime.
Written by Adam Bailey
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