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Welcoming Ellie back to school

September 24th, 2008

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Staff and pupils at school welcomed double gold winning Paralymipan Ellie Simmonds back to school today. Pupils lined the entrance to the school to welcome Ellie back, and then the whole school gathered in the yard to hear from her. Following the cutting of a giant cake, staff and pupils were also given the afternoon off!

Photos by Mr Stacey and Mr Cavendish

Ellie’s return has also featured on various news websites…

BBC News Report

BBC News Video report

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Well done Ellie!

September 9th, 2008

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The whole school is delighted by Olchfa pupil Eleanor Simmonds’ gold medal in the pool in Beijing. With an amazing performace in the 100m she becomes the UK’s youngest ever individual Paralympic gold medallist at just 13 years of age.

You can watch Eleanor’s winning race on the BBC iPlayer

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