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> Dunmow's Olympic Hockey Players Return to Their Old Schools [July '08]

Lisa Wooding (28) and Chloe Rogers (23) visited schools in Great Dunmow and Takeley to give assembly presentations on their forthcoming adventure in China at the Beijing Olympics.

Wooding and Rogers are set to take on the best international hockey talent as part of the Great Britain hockey squad.

They talked to pupils at St Mary's Primary School, the Great Dunmow Primary School, and Takeley Primary School about how they had worked hard training at hockey to achieve their dream and ambition to play at the Olympics.

In the afternoon they went on to speak to a full main hall of sports students at Helena Romanes School and Sixth Form Centre.

The headteacher of Helena Romanes School and Sixth Form Centre, Simon Knight had previously taught the girls P.E. And was on hand to welcome the former students back to the school.

Lisa Wooding left HRS in 1998 and said: “It was great to go back and meet students and some of our old teachers, especially Mr Knight.”

Chloe Rogers left HRS in 2003 and said: “It's rare that two students go through the same school and are both going to compete at the Olympics.”

Rogers also said, “Some of our team colleagues on the British women's hockey team had found it unusual that both me and Lisa had gone to the same secondary school.”

• Chloe Rogers is a striker and will be wearing the Number 12 shirt in the GB hockey team during the Olympics.

• Lisa Wooding is a defender and will be wearing the Number 3 shirt in the GB hockey team during the Olympics.

• Lisa Wooding attended Takeley Primary School and Helena Romanes School and Sixth Form.

• Chloe Rogers attended St Mary's Primary School and Helena Romanes School and Sixth Form.

• The first game for Great Britain's women's hockey team is against Germany on August, 10^th 2008.

• Both ladies play for Chelmsford Hockey Club.

• Wooding is from Canfield and Rogers from Barnston.