THREE girls from Ryedale have been accepted in the first wave of girls at Sedburgh School in the Lake District.
Two girls from St Martin's Prep School, Nawton and one from Terrington Hall will be among the 46 girls who will be the first girls to attend in the schools 500-year history.
Two of the girls have even won scholarships to attend the school.
Jessica Shelley, from Terrington Hall, will be going on a Wavel Wakefield Scholarship, given to candidates of exceptional all round ability, and Magdalena Gray has been awarded at Wavel Wakefield Exhibition which is a minor scholarship
Kim Buffoni, who attended St Martins is also starting in September.
Sarah Gray, Magdalena's mother, said: "I think they will be the best looked after girls around. The school is determined this will be successful."
She said she felt going as the first wave of girls would be a wonderful experience for all three girls and that they would benefit from an 'amazing campus.'
Updated: 11:39 Thursday, August 02, 2001
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