SKI TRIP 2008
THE ANNUAL CAS HIGH SKI TRIP TOOK PLACE OVER FEBUARY HALF TERM. THIS YEAR THE TRIP WENT TO VAL DI FIEMME IN ITALY, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE DOLOMITES. 47 CAS HIGH PUPILS AND 7 STAFF SET OFF FROM HEALDFIELD ROAD ON STAURDAY 9TH ON THEIR 26 HOUR COACH JOURNEY.
THE JOURNEY WAS LONG BUT EXCITING, WITH VARIOUS FILMS BEEN WATCHED AND QUIZZES COMPLETED. DURING THE JOURNEY AN ANTHEM WAS SELECTED FOR THE TOUR, A GERMAN CLASSIC EINS, ZWEI, DREI.
THE HOTEL WE WERE STAYING IN WAS CALLED THE HOTEL LATEMAR WHICH CAME COMPLETE WITH SWIMMING POOL. SAUNA AND GAMES ROOM. THE FOOD DURING THE FULL WEEK WAS EXCELLENT WITH ALL THE ITALIAN CLASSICS COMING OUT, LASAGNA, PIZZA AND PASTA.
THE SKIING CONDITIONS WERE VERY GOOD WITH AROUND 1.5METERS OF SNOW. ALL PUPILS AND SOME STAFF SET OFF ON THE FIRST MORNING NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT, BUT AS SOON AS WE TURNED THE CORNER INTO THE VILLAGE OF PAMPEAGO THE PUPIL FACES SOON CHANGED TO EXCITEMENT.
WE SKIED 4 DAYS IN PAMPEAGO AND 2 DAYS IN BELLMONTE BOTH OF WHICH WERE EXCELLENT RESORTS FOR BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED SKIERS. DURING THE WEEK THERE WERE 5 SKI GROUPS SELECTED TINKY WINKY, LALA, BO, DIPSY AND THE SNOWBOARDERS. THERE WERE MANY STORIES TO BE TOLD FROM THE DAYS SKIING, PUPILS CRASHING INTO TREES, STAFF FALLING ON BLUE SLOPES AND THE SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION TO FIND A MEMBER OF STAFFS SKI.
ON THE THIRD EVENING THE PARTY WENT TO A DISCO, WHERE THEY OWNED THE DANCE FLOOR WITH THE CLIMAX BEEN THE YMCA TO CLOSE THE DISCO. THE FORTH EVEING SAW THE PARTY TAKE PART IN THE KAREOKE WITH THE STAFF STARTING THE EVENING WITH A RERUN OF GREASE. AT SOME POINT IN THE EVENING EVERY PUPIL SHOWED THEIR SINGING ABILITIES WITH THE GRAND FINALLY BEING 'YOU RAISE ME UP' SUNG BY OUR VERY OWN MR SURTEES.
ON THE PENULTIMATE DAY SAW THE SLALOM RACE BETWEEN ALL STAFF AND PUPILS. THIS EVENT SAW A SURPRISE WINNER IN BOTH THE STAFF AND PUPIL RACES. MR P WHO STARTED THE WEEK A BEGINNER SAW OFF THE CHALLENGES OF MR HOLMES AND MR SURTEES (2 VERY EXPERIENCED SKIERS) TO WIN THE STAFF RACE CONVINCINGLY.
PUPIL TOP 3
1. ROSS KELSEY
2. DAVID STRONG
3. JO HALL
STAFF TOP 3
1. MR P
2. MR HOLMES
3. MR SURTEES
THE OVERALL TRIP WAS EXCELLENT THE PUPILS WERE A CREDIT TO THE SCHOOL, EVERY PUPIL SAID HOW MUCH THEY ENJOYED IT AND HOW THEY WOULD WANT TO GO AGAIN NEXT YEAR. WELL DONE TO EVERYONE THAT WENT ON THIS TRIP.
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