b'GlobalSupport for Ukraine RefugeesIn response to the crisis in Ukraine, Sixth Former Alex N took time out from his A Level schedule to raise awareness and collect donations from within school to take to a local distribution centre in Dawley Baptist Church in Telford.Having downloaded the vital supplies list for refugees from the British Red Cross, he was overwhelmed with the response from students, staff and parents in such a short time.Well done to Alex and thank you to everyone who donated these essential items to help support the refugees during the Ukrainian crisis.Bits Missing: Epic Swim for Teenage Cancer TrustIn late May, Dr. Mary Self visited the school to talk to the Sixth Form students and staff in the Arts Centre about her epic swim challenge in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT).Mary was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bone cancer when she was 17 and in her Upper Sixth Form in 1983 - the result of which was a mid-thigh amputation and months of gruelling chemotherapy at Christies Hospital. During this treatment she still elected to take her A Levels and achieved three As, going on to study Medicine at Liverpool University. She is now a psychiatrist and is in charge of all psychiatric and mental health services for South Wales.A keen supporter of the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) for the past 40 years, Mary has been involved with the charity as both a fundraiser and spokesperson and her latest endeavour to raise funds for the TCT is to swim the North Channel in a relay team! This June she will swim the North Channel - a treacherous stretch of open water that passes from Donaghadee in Northern Ireland to Portpatrick in Scotland - a total of 21 miles direct, but with the current, swimmers can clock up to 40 miles. She will swim in a relay team with four other amputees, under the team banner of Bits Missing in order to raise money for the TCT.Mary explained where she found her passion for swimming,Col. Martin Clewlow and Dr. Mary SelfAfter my operation I was encouraged to swim by my father and since then have always loved open waterEllesmere College students in St Lukes boarding house are swimming. I got together with a team of like-mindedalso supporting Mary through their Think Pink initiative amputees to undertake this challenge in a very cold, roughand have already raised over 500 for the TCT.and jellyfish infested stretch of water, along with the odd passing ship. The crossing has never been completed by aTo donate via the Just Giving page please visit: Bits Missing full para team before, so its a first too! North Channel SwimEllesmereCollellesmerecollellesmere_college14'