200 CLUB: The winners of the March 200 club were: 1st Mr D. Gordon £35.

2nd Mrs S Hard £15.

3rd Mr T Atkinson £10.

SPORTS NEWS: Well done to the Year 8 netball team who competed in the south-east Wales league finals on March 12. The competition consisted of the four winners of each group stage and we were the only Newport school to make the final.

The girls played exceptionally well and were a credit to themselves and the school, as they have been throughout the fixtures.

Their appearance, standard of play and attitude were all excellent, and certainly dispelled some of the myths that can surround our pupils!Despite them all playing with great levels of determination, they were unfortunately beaten into fourth place by the strong competition. Shannon McCarthy, Rhiannon Lloyd, Hannah Burgess, Alsyha Hurley, Demi Ansen, Storm Buchannon,Zoe Jones, Bethan Evans.

Player of the match was too hard to decide, so ended up going to four of the girls, Hannah, Storm, Bethan and Rhiannon.

YEAR 8 BASKETBALL: The team played an exciting game against Monmouth, losing 20 points to 6. They were a credit to the school, showing determination, commitment and a wide range of skills.

Well done to the Year 11 basketball team who beat Pontllanfraith 39 - 13. This was an outstanding team performance and once again the boys were a credit to the school.

Well done to the senior football team, who beat St Julians 8-2 on March 19 in the semi-final of the Newport schools u.18 competition, winning 11-3 on aggregate. It was an outstanding team performance. So far this year we now have Year 7, Year 11 senior and Year 11 girls in the finals and two other teams still have to play their semi-finals.

SPRING CONCERT: On March 10, 2008, Duffryn High School held their spring concert, A Tribute to the 60s. Staff and pupils entered into the spirit by dressing in fashions from the Sixties, with spot prizes given out during the evening by compere Mr Davis.The audience enjoyed an excellent evening's entertainment.

Those taking part included The Rock Band,Junior Orchestra, Choir, Big Band, Celtic Band and Staff Choir. There were also individual musical and vocal performances from Luke Doherty on guitar, India Howells, Stefani Goodrem and Aimee Kelly.

Anne Fitzgerald