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Ysbyty Cwm Cynon
Visitors to the Cynon Valley’s new hospital can enjoy music while they wait. Lunchtime entertainment is being laid on at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon on the last Friday of each month. Guest artistes take the stage in the main atrium between 1pm and 2pm – raising the curtain for the first time were a group of Performing Arts Group of Mountain Ash Comprehensive School. The hospital has sent it’s thanks to the head of performing arts Sarah Allen and Headteacher Huw Lloyd.
Able Pupils
This term, the Able Pupils group took part in two interactive workshops run by a team of undergraduate and postgraduate students from the School of History, Archaeology and RS at Cardiff University. The workshops were part of the SHARE Outreach Initiative currently being piloted between the university and the school. Pupils’ explored what life was like for a family living in the Cynon Valley in the 19th century by looking at a range of artefacts brought in from the university’s extensive collection. The group also took part in a post-excavation activity involving the handling and recording of objects from Caerleon’s Roman Legionary Fort.
Revision Timetable
The school has now released a revision timetable so students can take full benefit of study leave, the timetable is avaiable here:
Bus Timetable for revision lessons:
07.30 – Carne Park Hotel
07.31 – Top of Spy Hill
07.32 – Thorne Hotel
07.33 – Pontcynon
07.37 – Tynte Spar
07.39 – Pentwyn Avenue
07.41 – Vaughan Terrace
07.42 – Lee Hotel
07.45 – Pengeulan School
08.00 Mountain Ash Comp
Prize Night 2012
This year’s guest speaker was Dean Conway a former pupil at Mountain Ash Comprehensive, Dean who now runs one of the most successful sports injuries clinics in the UK and can boast being the physiotherapist to: Glamorgan County Cricket Club, Cricket Academy at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff , Rugby clubs throughout Wales, National Welsh sevens rugby team, Commonwealth Games, England Cricket Team toghether with numerous health boards.
Dean kept parents, pupils and staff entertained with his own brand of humour, talking about his life whilst at Mountain Ash and also discussing how important education was to him and how it paved the way to his successful career. Dean’s attendance was made even more impressive with a presentation which included photographs from his days at Mountain Ash Comprehensive School. A full report will follow and all the pictures of the students receiving their prizes and be view in the photo gallery here:
