Athletes
September 5th, 2009![]() |
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| Clive Sullivan | Anita Lonsbrough |
The Athletes community is one of the five communities in Tong High School. All communities at Tong High School contain students from Years 7 to 13. Each community is divided in to two teams named after famous Yorkshire people. Our teams are named after Clive Sullivan and Anita Lonsbrough.
The Student Progress Leader
For the Athletes is Mr G Eastwood.
The Athletes community is headed by a Student Progress Leader who oversees the educational and academic progress of each and every student.
Each community is divided in to two teams headed by a Team Leader who oversees the pastoral welfare and attendance of all students in their team. Each team contains 6 team groups with students from all years. Each team group has a Team Tutor.
The Team Leaders
Mrs P Pollard for Sullivan and Mrs K Oldroyd for Lonsbrough.
The Team Tutors
Sullivan Team
AS1 Ms L Shinfield
AS2 Mrs C Webster
AS3 Mrs L Holden
AS4 Mr D Spencer/Mr T McCreedy
AS5 Mrs D Burns/Ms A Danells
AS6 Mrs J Murby/Mr I Sheard
Priestley Team
AL1 Mr M Campbell/Miss L Dabrowski
AL2 Miss L Dyson/Mrs B Verma
AL3 Mr O Goodyear/ Miss V Chorley
AL4 Mrs W Gant/Miss J Craig
AL5 Mr D Scarff/Mr D Bird
AL6 Ms A Collins/Mr J Millard
Team Captain and Student Leader
Each team group has a Team Captain who supports the tutor in organising the every day activities of the class.
Each team group has a Student Leader who listens to the views of the students through Talking Point weekly. Student leaders also attend strategy groups meetings to help improve the school.
Tutor Team |
Captain |
Student Leader |
| AL1 | Joshua E | Sofia A |
| AL2 | Jamal M / Stephanie F | Nicole B |
| AL3 | Courtney H | Joe C |
| AL4 | Charlotte P | Sehrish F |
| AL5 | Chelsea L | Elise H |
| AL6 | Luke L | Jordon G |
| AS1 | Heena F | Ahmed A |
| AS2 | Emily D | Ashley M |
| AS3 | Safeem K | Belinda N |
| AS4 | Hazifa K | Demi C |
| AS5 | Abbi C | Emma F |
| AS6 | Harry S | Jenna S |
The Athlete’s Charity
Our community supports various charities. The Athlete’s community has recently supported the Bradford Night Stop. They try to provide young homeless people in Bradford with temporary and emergency overnight accommodation. Athletes students also support the school links with Uganda.
Points
Each community can earn points. Students earn points for attendance and academic effort and achievement. There are also a number of competitions and challenges whereby our students can earn points for their community. Athletes students are always well represented in community events.
Student achievements
Student achievements are regularly celebrated within the Athlete’s community. Each term students receive certificates and rewards for effort and attendance. Students also receive rewards known as ‘Friday Six’ for exceptional effort and achievement. Students can also claim prizes for collecting VIVO’s
Key Events
Each term a number of events and challenges are organised by the communities. Sometimes these events are organised to support our charities or simply to encourage competition and enjoyment. Key events this term.
Attendance
Our community is constantly working to improve our attendance. Tutor groups who show improved attendance are rewarded. For example the tutor group with the best attendance figures are treated to a free breakfast.




