Last Thursday saw the annual presentation of folders and certificates to Year 11 at the De Valence, Tenby, in front of a very large audience of students and families.

Headteacher Mr. Chris Noble introduced Mayor of Tenby, Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane as the guest speaker and she spoke to the students of her experiences as a school leaver and said that they should grasp every opportunity offered to them as there are so many more than when she was at school.

Miss Louise Scale, who has recently taken over as head of careers at Greenhill School, organised the event with a Year 11 committee who arranged the entertainment.

Taking part were: Ellen Thomas and Murray Phillips - musical duet; Jordan Evans, Abi Markham and Wesley Davies - comedy sketch; Cathy Jewson - singer; and the afternoon was closed by Sam Turton and Rebecca Hobbs who played Bohemian Rhapsody on violin and piano.

Mr. Swale, head of Year 11, spoke of his time over the last three years working with the students and he wished them well in their forthcoming examinations and their careers after Greenhill.

Closing the afternoon, Mr. Swale thanked the De Valence for hosting the event, Asda, Tesco and Mrs. Scale for providing the refreshments, and as always Four Seasons for decorating the hall. The beautiful cake was made by Dec O'Cake, of Pembroke Dock.

The school and the careers department appreciate the contribution these local organisations make. An entertaining afternoon was enjoyed by all.

FOOTBALL

Congratulations to Elliot Scotcher (pictured) who gained his Welsh cap by playing in Fribourg, Switzerland, over the Easter break.

On April 15, Wales played Switzerland and lost 2-1. The opposition scored a penalty in the last 10 minutes and Elliot played the full 80 minutes.

On April 16, Wales played Belgium, and lost 1-0. They were two evenly-matched teams and the match could have gone either way. Elliot again played the full 80 minutes and was one of only two players in the squad of 18 who played every minute of both games.

Elliot will receive his cap and shirt at a future presentation later in the year.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Wednesday, May 6 - Friends of Greenhill meeting, 7 pm; Monday, May 11 - Year 12 study leave begins; Saturday, May 16 - county sports; Monday-Friday, May 25-29 - half-term.

Greenhill Win Senior Welsh Rugby Title

The stage of a Welsh final was perfectly set at the classic first class ground of Ebbw Vale in blazing sunshine with a bumper following from Tenby in great voice.

Both teams in the final had won their respective leagues, scoring many tries in the process and losing on only two occasions over the season.

The form of both teams was unquestionably good and with two current Welsh Under 18 internationals at outside-half and flanker, Ysgol Rhydawaun had a slight edge.

Greenhill kicked-off and kept Rhydawaun in their half for most of the first 20 minutes. Some scathing runs through the midfield from Ben James, Chris Heesom and Toby Smith, at outside half who also kicked with accuracy, put Rhydawaun under some immense pressure.

The initial breaks were not capitalised upon due to some last gasp heroics in defence and a lack of precision in the final pass, however, Toby Smith opened the scoring with an easily slotted penalty.

The next score was soon to follow with Daryl Mansbridge showing speed and agility to gather a kick through and score a well-developed try in the corner from 30-metres out.

Greenhill's confidence grew as Rhydawaun continued to feel the pressure, and it was Ashley Bonser who burst over from five metres after multi-phase rugby close to the line controlled by Michael Jones, the ever present force at number eight. The score stood at 13-0.

Greenhill then came under some pressure of their own with Rhydawaun benefiting from some broken play and indiscipline, putting their first points on the board with a penalty.

Rhydawaun looked like scoring after the strong running of their fullback in particular, but the Greenhill defence stood strong and a game changing moment came minutes before half-time, when Rhydawaun looked destined to score, but for the devastating tackling of hooker Sam Harts who forced the defender over the corner flag.

Greenhill had a less than comfortable lead at the break, but again the boot of Toby Smith made Rhydawaun pay for their indiscretion with another three points.

The Rhydawaun team pressed hard to get back into the game and their backline made some good ground only for the Greenhill defence to upset the balance.

It was clear with 15 minutes to go that Greenhill were happy to defend their lead and it was some cool kicking out of hand by Jack Guerreiro, coupled with some big hitting from Michael Jones and Domonic Landragin, that kept Rhydawaun away from the tries they needed, getting only a penalty for their efforts.

The final score was Greenhill 16 Rhydawaun 6. The final whistle met a huge cheer from the Greenhill students, parents and players themselves.

The man-of-the-match trophy was collected by the outstanding Toby Smith and captain Michael Jones lifted the Welsh Schools Bowl title, which was just reward for the tremendous efforts of the squad this year.

Squad: Chris Heesom, Toby Smith, Jack Guerreiro, Dan Thomas, James Lewis, Pat Elliott, Steffan Davies, Daryll Mansbridge, Ben James, Alex Harley, Jon Miller, Tom Harland, Nino Rodgers, Michael Jones, Lewis Davies, Dan Gosnold, Domonic Landragin, Sam Harts, Eddy Duffy, Joel Read, Sam Ferguson, Dan McDermott, Connor Keohane, Ashley Bonser.