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Oliver John - Sainsbury theatre at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) (23/06/2023)

Queen Elizabeth High School would like to congratulate Oliver John, one of our alumni members, for an outstanding performance in his final show at the Sainsbury theatre at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). On the 12th of June 2023 I, his very proud Drama teacher, had the privilege of being invited to watch what I would describe as a truly mesmerising and talented performer on stage.

As a Creative Arts department we quite often refer to Oliver as ‘the one’ we will never forget; his talent was evident from a very young age, and I will always remember his captivating performance as a young Gavroche in our school production of Les Misérables back in 2012. It only feels like yesterday he flew the nest embarking on his new adventure to become a professional actor.

As teachers we often hear of the triumphs and successes of past pupils, and we take a little glory from knowing we had a part to play (even if it’s a small one) in their mastery. It was such an honour to be able to see this young man's tremendous craft in action once again, on stage where he belongs. We at Queen Elizabeth High School would like to wish you all the best with your career.

Here is a gallery of his work over the last 3 years.

Insight Event (27/01/2023)

A team of year 12 students visited Carmarthenshire County Council for the annual Insight event. Here they had the chance to debate and deliberate on real budgeting issues facing councils all across the country. They voiced their opinions on concerns of how our council's money should be best spent. and even suggested alternatives on savings and cuts that could be considered. The passion and enthusiasm our pupils displayed throughout the day made us very proud.

Thank you to Carmarthenshire County Council and all of the cabinet members for providing an extremely worthwhile experience for the students. Such an enjoyable and insightful day.

Carmarthen’s Jess Roberts joins world’s top cyclists in line-up for Women’s Tour 2022 (07/06/2022)

Best wishes to one of our past pupils Jess Roberts who will be joining top cyclists from around the world in the Women's Tour 2022. The Women's Tour departed on Monday, June 6 with stage five taking place on Friday, June 10. The riders will pass through Carway, Pontyates, Pontyberem, Nantgaredig, and Llangadog, finishing on the Black Mountain. It is lovely seeing some of our past pupils doing so well. We wish Jess all the best in this event and for the future.

Pob hwyl i ti Jess!

Raised for Comic Relief 2022 (18/03/2022)

Our Sixth Form have done extremely well this year, raising a grand total of £1343.87 for Comic Relief! Thank you to everyone that has supported!

Macmillan Coffee Morning Success! (24/09/2021)

Today the school has raised £856.46 for Macmillan with our annual cake sale.

It would not have been possible without Mrs Annette Raymond and Mrs Emma Simpson for baking over 1000 cakes, and our sixth form prefect team for doing a wonderful job of selling them.

Thank you to everyone for their support this year.

Diolch yn Fawr!

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Past Pupils Success (21/01/2021)

A virtual orchestra comprising of Pembrokeshire professional musicians and music teachers is set to record a brand-new piece of music written by Haverfordwest composer Lisa Shelmerdine Richards. She has written an original track Win this Fight Alone, composed especially for The West End of Wales Orchestra [WeoW] to record. The track will be sung by Welsh musical theatre singer, Celyn Cartwright, and rising Welsh theatre talent and past pupil Oliver John, accompanied by WeoW, and released on February 14.

Well done Oliver.

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Year 13 Academic and Golfing Scholarship Success (15/01/2021)

We would like to congratulate our Year 13 pupil Jamie. Jamie has just gained an academic and golf scholarship at Lincoln Memorial University USA. Jamie is an excellent golfer who has been dedicated to his sport from a young age. We are very proud of you and wish you every success.