On a bright autumn day at Alton Convent School teams of girls battled it out in a mammoth tug-of-war competition to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief. As the unseasonable sunshine poured down, House Teams of ten-a-side strove to defeat their rivals in front of vociferous and partisan support. Later in the day the Sixth Form and teachers' teams joined in the fun, and though the competitive element was high, the overriding atmosphere was one of an entire school banding together in support of a good cause.

The Alton convent School Fashion Show 09 marked the start of new era in the history of the, House based, competitive event. As part of a new Creative Arts Day not only were the girls expected to create and present imaginative fashion designs but also to incorporate their designs within a 5-10 minute multi-media performance combining all the Creative Arts including Drama, Dance, Art and Design and Music.

Each House had to create a range of hats and a fashion show performance inspired by a different painting, with artists ranging from Jackson Pollock to Claude Monet. The results were truly outstanding and all Houses used video, dance and lighting to dramatic effect with St Johns winning 1^st place. Over all it was a stunning demonstration and celebration of the girl's technical and creative abilities. Well done.

U15s

This team was hugely dominant from the start and Perins did not get a look in. Alton's passing, teamwork and shooting was exceptional resulting in a fantastic win of 25 – 4. Player of the match – Fiona 

U16s

This team struggled initially to find their rhythm allowing Perins to go five goals up. Once Alton got going they were then matching Perins with their scoring but could not make the deficit up. An unfortunate loss of 5 – 13.

Player of the Match – Rosie

Mrs A Cowle

Elegance and grace came to Alton Convent School on the 23 June when the senior school's Literary Day celebrated the life, works and times of Jane Austen. Activities  ranged from a Dance with Emma Woodhouse to Wickham's World with girls route marched through the library and drilled, before being treated to a Regency Punch and Judy show.

 Mrs Isabel Walker, who organised the day, felt that it had achieved its aim of presenting Hampshire's most famous author to girls in years 7, 8 and 9 in a way that was both fun and accessible. Alice in year 9 said, 'I really liked Mrs Bennet's marriage game because it challenged you to test your knowledge of Jane Austen and made you more aware of the dilemmas facing women in the Regency times and the unpredictability of marital success.'

On Thursday 4 June 32 girls and four staff changed into suitable attire to attend a Classical Gala Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The two-hour long programme featured world famous artists - Emma Johnson (Clarinet), Nicola Benedetti (Violin) and Evelyn Glennie (Percussion). The music included concerti by Vivaldi, Mozart and Tchaikovsky.

A beautiful Saturday morning heralded the start of the Bronze expedition for nineteen of our Year 10 girls. Rucksacks brimming with tents and and food the girls set off from Alton Sports Centre for the 16 mile, overnight hike to Alresford.

The expedition took the girls through bluebell woods and across rapeseed filled fields. They successfully navigated their way to Upper Lanham Farm, Upper Wield where they pitched their tents for the night. Following a hearty cooked breakfast the girls continued on their way to Alresford where all arrived within their allotted time showing that they had acquired very good navigational skills. Congratulations to them all for a very successful expedition and for passing with flying colours!