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Jo Walker Nets National Title!
Joanne Walker (Our Lady’s),has just been awarded the runners up prize at a national sports ceremony hosted by the Daily Telegrpah.

Jo was Cardinal Newman’s 2008 netball captain and came second in the ‘Female Student of the Year’ award category at the Telegraph’s ‘School Matters Awards 2008’ at Twickenham national stadium.

Oxbridge Record
Each year the round of HE applications starts early for those Year 13 students who wish to study at either Oxford or Cambridge and for those who wish to take medicine, veterinary science or dentistry.

The closing date for these applications was the end of September and we were delighted that a record number of students (well over 70) have decided to apply to these universities and for these courses.

Cardinal Newman Students are Simply Outstanding!
Cardinal Newman College students are celebrating after another year of record breaking results.

After being crowned the best college in Lancashire for the second consecutive year running in January, the College received a further accolade in February when we were informed that our students’ results placed them 10th out of 1,000 schools and colleges nationally for value added.

Another Record Breaking Year
Students at Cardinal Newman College are celebrating another year of record breaking results.

Primate Change - A Spectacular Musical!
The climax of this year’s performance season was the spectacular musical ‘Primate Change’.

Leavers Ball 2008!
Our College Student Council did a wonderful job of organising the annual Leavers Ball.

Students & Staff Celebrate Together At The Leavers Mass 2008
The College Leavers Mass is always a very special occasion, in which we say farewell to our Year 13 students and ask them to reflect on their time at Newman.

Iceland 2008!
Newman students packed their bags and jetted to Iceland for the experience of a lifetime.

A Sparkling First in Crystal Competition
Two of Cardinal Newman College’s science students have scooped top prizes in a national chemistry competition.

Ex-Newman Student Tells All About Her New Found Stardom
Acoustic singer songwriter, Edwina Hayes who attended Newman College talks about her new album, her top tips for students and how she is balancing her time between the UK and America.

Banana Farming – Newman Welcomes Guest Speaker
As part of the Fair Trade Week celebrations organised by the Chaplaincy department, Newman Students were treated to a talk from visiting speaker Jose Peralta, a Banana Farmer from the Dominican Republic.

After celebrating the fantastic exam results, Principal Stephen Pegg rushed down to London to receive a fabulous accolade from Number 10, Downing Street.
He was one of very few schools and college leaders invited to meet Gordon Brown and the Secretary of State for Education, at a lavish evening reception to celebrate “outstanding leadership in schools and colleges”.

Fantastic January Exam Results
There was a mood of celebration at Cardinal Newman College on Thursday, as students celebrated the best ever January module results.

Going for Gold!
Newman’s Duke of Edinburgh award scheme is a popular enrichment activity and recognised as one of the best programmes for the personal development of young people.

Dancing into the Place
Cardinal Newman College student Jenny Reeves (St Michael’s) is celebrating after winning a place at the UK’s premier centre for contemporary dance, the London Contemporary School of Dance, at the Place.

The Meaning of Newman Day Celebrated in Style
Cardinal Newman believed that places of education should offer more than just academic success, they should also offer community. Each year, Newman Day is set aside for us all to celebrate our college community, our missions and values, our care for our students, our commitment to social justice and our endeavour to accompany them on their spiritual journey.

A New Cardinal Newman College!
Cardinal Newman College received some brilliant news from the meeting of the Learning and Skills Council’s National Capital Committee in London.

Oxford Philosophy Prize For Newman Student Joe McCrave
Second year student, Joe McCrave (All Hallows), has just received a prestigious ‘Lloyd Davies Prize’ in Philosophy from Oxford University.

Professional Photographer Of The Year 2007!
A student who completed his studies at Newman last year has just been awarded a prestigious photography prize. Laimis Stasuilis (Priory) won the Professional Photographer Of The Year Award 2007 (Student Architecture Category).

Record Breaking A Level Results at the Best College in Lancashire
It was a record breaking year at Cardinal Newman Sixth Form College as students excelled with the best ever pass rates and highest ever grades at both A Level and AS Level.

Limelights Theatre Company
Newman’s very own Theatre Company Limelights, have had a fantastic year, celebrating their 20th Birthday.

Launch of a major A-Level Exhibition
Cardinal Newman College is launching its largest exhibition to date. A collaboration of student’s own work will be showcased throughout the college next week. Building on last years success, the Exhibition 2007 will display a broad spectrum of work from the following courses; Fine Art, Art and Design, Applied Art and Design, Digital Photography,  Graphics, Textiles, Film Studies, Media Studies and Music.

Reaching for the Stars
A Cardinal Newman College student is set to become a rising acting star after securing a place at the most prestigious performing arts school in the country.

Students and staff from Newman have helped to give the Frenchwood area of Preston a facelift
Students took part in the Frenchwood Renewal Project and a team of Essential Skills students made 20 hanging baskets for the area around College.

Newman’s Netball Academy are officially the best in Britain!
After securing the North West Title, dominant performances throughout the season have led the first team squad to three National Finals and impressively, they remained unbeaten all season, winning all 35 of their competitive games. The first team played with remarkable consistency and unparalleled achievement this season taking the National Title, The North West title, The British Colleges’ title and the British Colleges’ cup.

Congratulations - On Your Outstanding Results!
Official government figures released in January confirmed that "Newman is the best College in Lancashire" and there was further evidence of our student success when the results of the latest AS/A Level modules were published last month.

Limelights End of Year Production
Cardinal Newman College’s Limelights Theatre Company proudly presents the final performance of it’s 20th anniversary season, with it’s most daring production today.

Record Level of Applications
Recent government tables confirm that Cardinal Newman College is the best college in Lancashire and the record numbers of students who have applied to study here in the forthcoming year seem to agree.

A Host of Golden Daffodils
The sight of almost 35,000 daffodils and crocus flowering in the College at the same time is an impressive one and more than made up for the sore back that the staff and students endured to whilst planting them last September.

Anna Scoops Top Prize
Cardinal Newman College student Anna Ressel stunned judges at the Royal Society when she scooped the top prize in the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award.

Making A Difference
For the past few years, first year student Katie McKay has spent her holidays in a very different place to most of her classmates. Katie (Leyland St Mary’s) spends most of her holiday time volunteering at Adullam House in Alabama, an organisation which cares for children of incarcerated mothers.

Newman Netball Team Secure the National Championship!
Newman’s netball Academy are the best in the Nation. The team, who were crowned North West Champions earlier in the year, prevailed in the National Finals, held in Bournemouth over the weekend (March 16th-17th).

Newman Net Northern Title
It’s official, Newman’s Netball Academy have been crowned best
in the region! Despite freezing conditions, they sailed past six top
teams from the North West to progress to the National Finals.

Cardinal Newman Conquistadors
Having established themselves in the mixed league as the greatest things hockey has to offer, Cardinal Newman men’s 1st team have recently claimed their stake at the top spot in the British Colleges men’s league. With an outstanding win against local rivals Runshaw.

An Audience with Michael Barnes
Newman last year with 4 A-Levels. But the ex-Newmam Football Academy player who had never played semi-professionally before, also landed himself a contract at Manchester United, proving anyone with ambition can achieve their dream.

An Interview with Joe McCrave
Cardinal Newman’s second year student, Joe McCrave (All Hallows) tells Emma Booth what it’s like to be the UK’s Number one Freestyle Frisbee competitor.

Joe, who is studying reveals all about the sport that’s taking the globe by storm and how he and his friend, John Coxhead, have become one of the favorites to challenge the best in the world!

Synchronised Success
Cardinal Newman College student Hannah Addison has been awarded the chance to study for an Advanced Aprenticeship in Sporting Excellence for Synchronised Swimming.

Anna Wows the Royal Society
Cardinal Newman College student Anna Ressel is set to wow judges from the Royal Society in February as she competes for a prestigious British Association Crest Award.

Happy 20th Birthday Limelights
Cardinal Newman College’s Limelights Theatre Company celebrated its twentieth birthday in January with a shortened performance of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Hamlet.

Basketball Academy Tour 2007
Cardinal Newman’s successful Basketball Academy are getting set to embark upon an eagerly awaited U.S.A tour. The 11 academy players and two members of staff will watch and experience World Class Basketball next month, when they take a trip to Boston. Students have also arranged to visit ex-Newman academy ace and England International star, Ben Eaves who has now progressed to play for the Huskies at the University of Connecticut.

Interview with a Star!
From shy, retiring school girl willing to hide in the anonymous rows of a chorus to star of the West End stage. How did such a quiet girl from Preston make it into the spotlight on some of the country’s biggest stages? Former Cardinal Newman College student Julie Atherton talks about her successful career in the performing arts.

A Tall Tale
Cardinal Newman student Padraig McNamara has completed a week-long trip on a tall ship as a reward for his charity work.

Barnes Puts Best Foot Forward For United
Newman’s past student, Michael Barnes has recently been selected to play for Manchester United’s first team.

Dominic Does It In Rapid Time
Cardinal Newman congratulates Dominic Brayfield who has just been selected to represent Great Britain in the World Free Style Championships which are being held in Canada, next year.

Newman Photography Students Snap Top Prize
Three Cardinal Newman College Photography students have scooped top prizes at the Southport Flower Show.

From Romania With Love
Year 12 student Joe Simpson spent his half term visiting a specialist childcare
centre in Romania.

Newman's Future Talent
Newman’s Netball Academy is celebrating after three of its members were selected for England Netball talent squad.

A Showcase of Excellence
Art, Textiles, Digital Photography, Media, Film and Graphics students mounted a fantastic end of year Exhibition Evening at the College.

Estelle Cooch - Eye on India
Preston Respect member Estelle Cooch, who visited Palestine in 2004, spent the summer in Mumbai and Pune. She gives her personal impressions of India.

College Students Hit the High Note!

College receives Beacon Award!

College students have excelled in recent events, continuing the success that College students have enjoyed in recent years.

Sara Parkinson and Rachel Bramhall have been selected for the Great Britain Colleges Netball Team to tour this summer. Helen Livesey represented the College at Oldham in the North West Colleges Competition and finished a superb sixth place, and qualifies for the National Trampoline Finals. Well done to all three of them!

Student serves up tasty surprise!
Newman College IT student Adam Bully has certainly impressed College staff and his employer with his latest IT project.

New Year Activities

Christmas Events

Christmas Preparations

Newman College receives prestigious National Award

Newman Day
Our annual celebration of Newman Day took place on the 22nd November this year.

Manchester University links with our new Mathematics Centre of Excellence
Newman College’s  Head of Maths, John Hatton, was delighted to announce this week that Manchester University has agreed to become the College’s special partner in a groundbreaking agreement between the respective mathematics departments.

Beacon Award given to College!
Students and staff are celebrating yet again with confirmation that the College’s outstanding work has been recognized nationally!

Health and Social Care Students Raise Money for Charities

Just some events during a typical week at College

The new Ryan Giggs?
Cardinal Newman College student Michael Barnes has been invited for a trial at Manchester United!

Packed Open Evening!
The first of the College’s Open Evenings this year was a resounding success!

College Football Coach Scoops English Job
Sean Haslegrave, football coach at Cardinal Newman College has been invited to be the coach of the English Colleges Team!

Top Students at Cardinal Newman College
Celebrations were in order at Cardinal Newman College this week as two pieces of news about student successes were received.

Charity work mounts up!
Paul Wilson climbs of Mount Olympus in Greece for Charity.

Limelights
The College’s own Theatre Company - launch their 19th Season with Whose Lime is it Anyway?

University Places
Gaining a place at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge...

Enrichment
Enrichment activities are a feature of life at Newman College, and now that the term is well under way, so is the range of activities to help students enjoy their time more – and to consider the next step in their future.

European Day of Languages
Monday 26th September is the European Day of Languages, and students at Cardinal Newman College have decided to celebrate is style

Breakdance Lessons for Students
The Robert Hylton Urban Classicism dance company may be performing at the Charter Theatre

“A” level pass rate over 99%
The fourth consecutive year that the figure has been over 98%

Seven is better than one!
Emma James compete in Lancashire Schools Heptathalon Team

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