DECEMBER
FIRST EDITION DECEMBER 2010
FIRST EDITION
Hello and welcome to the first ever issue of The Lowdown! We aim to make it the best and biggest student
magazine ever! You are currently holding a limited edition copy of the first ever print of The Lowdown; I
know, try not to drop it in your excitement. As this is the debut issue, we hope that you all enjoy what we
have to offer. Articles, competitions, photography, it’s all here. The future of the magazine depends solely
on your responses to this issue, which is why we’ve gone all out to make this the most exciting piece of
reading material you’ll ever set your eyes on.
This magazine is written by students for students. That means you get to see everything from a student
perspective. Admittedly, some teachers have been granted the honour of a guest article or two, but they
were personally supervised by us, the editors, in order to make sure they weren’t too boring. Because we
are students ourselves, we know what you want, and we have made absolutely certain that we will deliver
the absolute best.
No matter what you’re into - drama, music, fashion or sport, there will be something inside for you. For
instance, did you know that Highdown had a ukulele club? Were you a guest at the Highdown Fashion
Show? When was the last time you experienced the sheer beauty and magnificence of your peer’s artwork?
Whoever you may be, there’s something in here for you.
Get involved and enter our exciting competitions, or email us with your comments and suggestions for
future issues at [email protected] or you could even approach one of us; just use the “Meet
The Team” page to help identify your very good looking team. For instance, if you’re part of an exciting club
that we haven’t mentioned, such as “underwater-basket-weaving for year 10/11”, please let us know, and
we’ll be sure to include you next time.
Enjoy the next six months at school while we put our blood, sweat and tears into creating the next amazing
issue of your student magazine,
And we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Regards from your editorial team!
Anita Masih, Caitlin Thomas, Imogen Hill and Edward Brown.
And lastly, a word from our founder Ms Robertson:
‘It seemed to me that the only thing missing from our outstanding school was a school magazine. When
I was a student, I had the experience of editing and running a magazine and knew what a brilliant
opportunity it would be for our students.
What I didn’t know was how amazing they would prove to be! From the minute the editorial team had
been picked and job roles had been assigned, I was rendered obsolete! They have shown what mature,
independent, hardworking students we have at Highdown. The successful first edition of ‘The Lowdown’
will be a testament to their creativity and hard work. They have made me very proud.
W WELCOME
Ms Robertson
Page Contents
Meet the Team
Teacher Idol
Events
Drama
Music
Art and Photography
Fashion
Sport
Creative Writing
Student Voice
Goodbye and Good luck!
3-4
5-7
8-11
12-13
14-16
17-20
21-22
23-26
27-28
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30
The Fashion Show
Page 21
‘Saints and Sinners’
Page 12
Barbershop
Page 15
‘Movember
Page 11
Sports
Page 23
Art and Photography
Page 17
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Anita Masih - Editor
Ed Brown - Features Editor
Caitlin Thomas - Deputy Editor Imogen Hill - Deputy Editor
Emily Hadley - Online
Stephane Boucaud - Design Niel Singo - Design Joycee Rebelo - Design
Ed Brown-
"As features editor, my
job is to get the very best
out of the Lowdown's
highly talented team of
writers. I hope you agree
that this has been a
successful and interesting
debut issue, and that you
sit back, relax, and enjoy
the next 26 pages."
Imogen Hill-
“Read it,
appreciate it,
keep it.
Simple.”
Anita Masih-
“The magazine is a perfect
way to showcase the
various talent we have in
our school. And since this
is the last year at
Highdown for some of the
team, it seems like the
perfect thing to give back
to the school”
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Lucy Matthews – Fashion Feature Tatenda Shoniwa – Promotion Martin Kabamba – Design and
Art Feature
Jonathan Freeman – Music Feature
Rehana Sadique – Events Feature
Imogen Eley – Events Feature Ed Ryan – Sports Feature Whitney Fangawa – Sports Feature
Imogen Eley –
“I've really enjoyed
writing for the
magazine. There's been
a great sense of team
work and I'm really
looking forward to
seeing the final product.
Enjoy!”
Jonathan Freeman -
"I love music and I love writing. Mixing the two together seemed perfect! :)”
Martin Kabamba-
“One of my favourite quotes is
‘Beauty is not in it but what it
symbolises’- Thomas Hardy”
Whitney Fangawa-
“Writing as features for the sport
section was fun as I got to show
recognition to the athletes that
have been playing hard this
season, true ambassadors of the
school”
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Our teachers reminisce about their favourite teaching idol:
Mr Pugh – A Level Biology. He was a very quietly spoken man and brilliant teacher. He taught us how to learn by using books to research ideas from the classroom. Every Christmas he’d bring in mince pies that his mum had made and brandy, which he warmed in the Biology department incubator.
Mrs Gattuso – A Level German. She had the most energy of any teacher I’ve ever known. Her love of the German language was immense and infectious. She obviously loved teaching and I loved being in her class. I recently met up with some friends I’d had in that class (it was 16 years since I’d seen them last) and we all agreed she was one of the best teachers we’d ever had.
Mr Wild – GCSE Biology. The reason I teach biology. He was so involved with all aspects of biology. You could ask him any question and he’d find time to answer it. I bumped in to him in a Youth Hostel a few years ago and was really pleased that he remembered who I was 15 years after. I was too afraid to tell him that he’d inspired me to do what I do and I still regret it.
I chose to study Biology and Biochemistry at university. Biology provided me an opportunity to study something that I’d always been interested in and to extend my knowledge. Biochemistry is fascinating and I am still amazed at the speed that our understanding of this area is developing. To be honest I’m still learning about all sorts of things and I never want to stop.
If I wasn’t a teacher – I’d love to be able to play an instrument professionally. Or be paid to travel. I’ve had lots of different jobs and I can honestly say that I really do enjoy teaching, with all of the opportunities that it offers and probably wouldn’t do anything else (sadly enough).
By Mr. Dewhurst
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An Inspiration!
A level English! First lesson. Nothing special really – lots of information about the syllabus and what was
expected. Only half of me is in the room. Suddenly, a text is placed on my desk; read the opening chapter
by tomorrow. ‘Pride and Prejudice’. Jane Austen. Don’t really know who she is. Looks dull.
At home, I read the opening chapter twice. I decide, almost in an instance, that I am not going to get along
with this woman and her twitterings about marriage.
The second lesson. Mr. Karlin enters the room. He’s a neat man, not very tall, bearded, slightly greying but
even before he says a word, I know that I’m going to like him. His eyes are kind and his choice of tie
suggests he’s a bit of an enigma. “Chapter One, please,” he says. He begins to read … and it is as if
something miraculous has entered the room. It’s the voices that he captures for me: the fussiness and
stupidity of Mrs. Bennet, the inky sarcasm of Mr. Bennet and I suddenly understand that this is comedy as
much as it is social commentary. He read, I listened, and that made all the difference.
And so the inspiration continued and it always seemed to be the sounds of the words that were most
important. He insisted that everything he put in front of us was read aloud. If we couldn’t hear the words
then they would never make any sense. He introduced me to the poetry of Sylvia Plath, Tom Gunn and
Norman MacCaig; to the novels of D. H Lawrence and Graham Greene; to the plays of Oscar Wilde and the
writings of Chaucer. Above all else, no question anybody asked him was foolish or silly. He was patience
personified and could command the attention of his pupils with just one shift of an eyebrow.
When a text makes no sense, use the Karlin method. Speak the words that you see on the page and the
magic will come.
Mrs Robinson
If I hadn’t become a teacher...
If I hadn’t become a teacher I would like to have become an anthropologist. If somebody had told me when
I was at Sixth Form that I was going to be a teacher I would have thought they were deluded, but when I
was at university I got job in a school and found I quite enjoyed working with young people.
When I was choosing my course for university I had a real dilemma, and I ended up applying for three
courses in English and three in Anthropology. Because I hadn’t studied Geography or Biology at A-level, the
English offers were better and that’s how my decision was made. I went to an open day in Bristol, thought
it was an amazing place (which turned out to be true) and so became a student of Literature. I don’t regret
this at all as I had a very enjoyable and enlightening time, made some good friends and had a lot of fun, and
have found myself in a job I enjoy; but I sometimes look at pictures of the Amazon Rainforest or the
Himalayas and think to myself, “This looks like a slightly more interesting place than Reading.”
Imagine canoeing up the Amazon River, keeping an eye out for Piranhas and poisonous frogs, all the time
getting closer to a rendezvous with an indigenous tribe, to study their way of life and to see what we can
learn from them and their history. I’m fascinated by the ways in which these isolated communities have
kept their traditions and lifestyles, despite the influx of new ideas and new pressures from our modern
world.
Being a teacher is great, but every now and then I think that one day I might get myself a canoe, a camera
and a notepad, and start my trek to the world’s forgotten places to see these remarkable people and the
important lessons they can teach us.
Mr Moore
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Memory Three
Pretty much all of my school life I was determined to be a teacher. I had no idea as to which subject or
even what age group, but the principle of being a teacher and helping students always appealed.
During my training to be a teacher I was blessed and cursed to be placed in the toughest school in Swansea.
This opened my eyes to how hard being a student in a challenging school could be and also how teachers
were more than just classroom practitioners, but also social workers. They worked ‘with’ the students
rather than just taught them. Several memories have had a huge impact upon me and will always stay with
me.
Firstly, the child who was thrown down a flight of stairs by Year 11; needless to say, my cat like reflexes and
boundless physical strength allowed me to catch him. The second is the first time I turned my back on a
class of Year 9 and they threw all my textbooks out of the window. Normally this was easily rectified, but at
the time I was on the third floor and they landed on all the cars in the car park. I appreciate that memory
one and two hold an element of comedy for a reader and that they conjure up some humorous images in
the mind.
Memory three is different, and I take the time to remind you that I deem this the most significant reason I
became the teacher I am today. During a lunch time, I saw a student who had gravy and chips (a good
choice): he also had only a butter knife. He put his head next to the table and scraped the food off of his
plate into his mouth; it soon became apparent that this boy had never been shown to use a fork, at home,
in primary school or even at a friend’s house. Every lunch time for three weeks, I sat with this individual
and taught him to use cutlery. Since that day I have seen 100% in A Level exams, mentored students for
Oxford University, led trips to parts of Europe, all of which are amazing parts of my job, but memory three
changed my whole perspective of education and gave me an understanding of the role I had chosen for my
career. By Mr. Cornish
A teacher’s life for me!
I’d love to be able to say that teaching was something I always wanted to do, that since primary school my
eyes were set on a teaching career and that was that. That would however be a bit of a fib!
I had never really been sure of a career path. I did a degree in Film and Theatre because I was passionate
about Drama and felt I should do my further studies in something I was really interested in. Whilst doing my
degree, I worked for local radio as an outside broadcaster and promotion girl and at the time thought I would
be quite keen to get in to radio after graduating.
When graduation came, I started thinking a bit more seriously about what to do next. I did some travelling
and came to the conclusion that I had really enjoyed education so far (most of the time!) and so I would like to
consider working with young people in some way or another. I got a job later that
year at Highdown as a Cover Supervisor which was a reality check in to what teaching
was like... I loved it! It certainly had challenges, but I found being around kids really
refreshing... boredom is never an option as no two days are the same. I helped start
up the school radio and was heavily involved in the Drama department and found
myself really enjoying being part of the school. I went on to do my teacher training
and have now been here three years so I must still be enjoying it!!!
Ms K Boyd
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Trick or Treat?
Early one morning, on the 22nd of October 2010,
an eerie stillness fell over Highdown Sixth Form.
As the sun rose, monsters and ghouls and witches
and wolves emerged from their houses and crept
mischievously towards the Highdown gates,
readying themselves for a day of spooky costumes
and bizarre looks from their peers. To celebrate
Halloween, the Highdown Sixth Form got out their
scariest outfits and went to lessons dressed as a
number of different scary characters. A creepy
cake sale was held in order to raise money for the
Sixth Form, which went down very well with the
students, especially when it came to eating them
(the cakes, that is, not the students)! Even the
Sixth Form Common Room was decorated, with
windows blacked out, spine-chilling cobwebs that
came down from the ceiling, and fake spiders that
posed menacingly on the walls. “I was very scared
all day, and couldn’t sleep at night due to the
horrific mental images I witnessed through the
Halloween dress-up” said Hannah Wood, when
asked about how she felt the day went down.
However, it was the huge array of costumes really
stole the show; from the wolf of Red Riding Hood
fame, to a giant carrot, to pillaging pirates and
vicious vampires, not to mention a number of
morph-suits, everyone came wearing something
different and made the day a really enjoyable way
to end the term.
By Ed Brown
Marvellous Marwell
It’s not every day that you get to monkey
around at the zoo (apologies for the bad joke)
as part of a school trip and so when the AS level
Environmental Studies Group spent the day at
Marwell Zoo as part of their module on animal
conservation, they weren’t going to waste a
minute of it! Some of the day was spent in the
Marwell Zoo Conservation Conference where
they learnt how zoos in this country, in Europe
and across the world take part in the
conservation of species from all over the
planet. They also learnt about CITIES (the
Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species) and how studbooks are
used for breeding animals in captivity. Before
looking around the zoo, students were able to
take part in a session where they played the
parts of different parties looking to develop an
area of a national park in Zimbabwe and this
brought all of their previous learning together.
Of course, a day at Marwell Zoo would not be
well spent without looking at some animals (I
hear the monkeys were very popular, no
surprises there!) All in all, the students had a
fantastic day and the Environmental Studies
teachers are looking forward to taking next
year’s class along.
By Imogen Eley
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On the 3rd of November, a group of year 11
photography and graphics students (and a few
extra sixth formers) spent the day in London
where the photography students went to see
the Wildlife Photographer of the Year entries
and then joined the graphics students at the
Victoria and Albert Museum.
Students were able to see the work of some of
the artists that they have recently been
studying and with this, came the opportunity to
discover some new artists to look at and study
in their coursework. The photographers were
inspired to take part in the 11-17 age group
section of the wildlife photography competition
next year and the graphics students completed
some drawings and information on the works
of art in the collections at the museum.
Naturally, a day in London would not be
complete without some shopping and students
purchased many souvenirs to take home with
them.
By Imogen Eley
Snapping a walk on the wild side...
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When you go into the woods
today...
Usually, when confronted by a bear, people drop
to the ground and stay still, or climb to the top
of a tree, or run away to hide. But on the 19th of
November 2010, Highdown Sixth Form chose to
dress up in pyjamas and raise money to give to a
big, yellow, friendly bear called Pudsey. Yes, for
Children In Need this year, the Sixth Form
received an extra five minute lie in, because they
didn’t need to wear normal clothes. Shorts,
dressing gowns, even onesies were all adorned
for the day, which meant that those who did
participate even went so far, in the name of
charity, that they suffered the bitter cold of the
day. All those who attended the pyjama-
extravaganza donated money to the charity, as
well as any of those lucky individuals who got in
the way of the ruthlessly-money-collecting
Imogen Hill and Lucy Tozer.
After a hard day’s nightwear-wearing, the sixth-
form raised an amaing £64.29, which is pretty
good for simply not getting dressed in the
morning! All in all, the day was a huge success,
with a barrel of laughs and a great sum of money
raised for those in less fortunate positions than
us. Next year, we propose the whole school gets
involved! And also, don’t forget that it’s never
too late to donate to Children In Need. You can
always donate online at:
www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/donate or at most post
offices, banks, or building societies.
By Ed Brown
WOHAA
Sixth formers in Year 13 helped raise an impressive
amount of money on the 12th of November at
break and lunch through a cake sale. Students were
treated to an assortment of cakes, biscuits and
cookies in return for a donation which had been
baked by the girls in their spare time. The sale
raised an amazing £75 towards WOHAA - Wings of
Hope Achievement Award, a competition open to
Years 10 to 13. Wings of Hope are a charity which
sponsors the free education of children in India and
Malawi, by students organizing their own
fundraising events. There was a marvelous turnout
to the cake sale and every thing was sold.
By Rehana Sadique
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Move Over For Movember!
As you may or may not have noticed, there has been a large increase in the number of male staff
sporting silly looking moustaches. Known as the ‘Mo Bros’, they are trying to raise money for
charity. The rules are simple. Start on 1st of November with a completely clean shaven face and then
grow a moustache for the whole month (the bigger and funnier the better). Much like the pink
breast cancer ribbon that I’m sure you’re all aware of, the moustache then becomes a ribbon for
men’s health and for cancers that affect men. The idea for Movember originated in Australia back in
2003, where a group of men had the idea of bringing the moustache back to do something for
men’s health. They didn’t raise any money but they certainly did get people talking and talking is
one of the main issues that Movember aims to raise awareness of. On top of all of this, Movember
aims to become a worldwide organisation with people from all over the globe raising money for The
Prostate Cancer Charity (TPCC). So, they may look silly but they’re certainly doing their bit for men’s
health. The Mo Bros from Highdown School are as follows; Mr. Dewhurst (team leader), Mr. Hubert,
Mr. Franks, Mr. Trimby, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Ali, Mr. Newman, Mr. Santer, Mr. Reid, Mr. Bensley, Mr.
Prior, Mr. Potter, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Moore, Mr. Dimbleby, Mr. Morris, Mr. Riley, Mr. Cornish, Mr.
Cordery, Mr. McGauran, Mr. Lynch and Mr. Royle! So, make way for the Mo Bros and raise
awareness for Movember!
By Imogen Eley
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‘Saints
and
Sinners’
A dimly lit stage: a distressed wooden
cross hangs above, black worms creeping
into its structure, words in blood red
written on the surface. This was the set of
this year’s devised senior drama
production called ‘Saints and Sinners’.
Directed by the Head of the Drama
department, Mr. Allan Lindsay with other
drama teachers, it explores religious and
biblical themes as well as the hidden
criminal world we live in today. We see
glimpses of both sides; something pure
and good turns into a twisted and evil
figure in an intake of breath. Most of the
scenes consist of the whole cast moving in
an incredible ensemble to create moments
which make the audience somewhat
uneasy in their seats. One particular scene
which absorbed the audience, named
‘Criminal Minds’, was when a single actor
took centre stage and performed a
monologue they wrote themselves, while
the rest of the cast watch, taking the role
of the audience. The whole production
explores the concept of saints and sinners
differently in every scene, creating an
overall tense and thrilling performance.
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What made you choose a devised piece over a scripted one?
It’s generally more exciting and creative. You
have the freedom of not having to follow
someone else’s script. The students also
have more involvement in the devising
element of it which gives the whole cast an
ownership of the piece as well as creating
something original.
The element of ensemble and physical
theatre plays a big role in this production.
What do you find so interesting about it?
Physical theatre is close to contemporary
dance, which has always interested me. As I
am also working with young actors, the
physical element makes it accessible to
actors with all types of abilities. Physical
theatre is also like the language of gestures
and movement which everyone can
understand, such as facial expressions and
emotion. It makes it open to everyone. As
for the ensemble, I believe that all the
students should be equal and have equal
roles.
What inspired you to choose this particular
theme for the production?
I have always been interested in the conflict
in human nature to make the right choices,
the everyday battle to do the ‘right thing’.
It’s something everyone can relate to as we
have to make difficult choices on a daily
basis. The name also has good alliteration.
Which is your favourite scene and why?
The Gregorian chant. In the hall it creates a
church like quality with the high ceilings. The
actors create very disciplined shapes on
stage which makes it visually exciting.
Criminal minds is also another favourite as it
shows the drama talent we have in this
school. The students wrote their own
monologues which are chilling and powerful.
It’s something everyone can relate to as
we have to make difficult choices on a daily
basis. The name also has good alliteration.
Which is your favourite scene and why?
The Gregorian Chant. In the hall it creates a
church like quality with the high ceilings.
The actors create very disciplined shapes
on stage which makes it visually exciting.
Criminal Minds is also another favourite as
it shows the drama talent we have in this
school. The students wrote their own
monologues which are chilling and
powerful.
The production also contains a lot of
music. How does that add to the scenes?
A normal sound track is about 3-4 minutes
long, which is how long an average scene is
so it’s really accessible. The music also
creates images in my imagination which I
want to share. Some pieces of music I find
endlessly interesting, such as ‘We Didn’t
Start The Fire’. I listen to a lot of classic
rock from the 1970’s which is what mainly
influences me. I find music a powerful
medium as it has the ability to move
people.
‘Saints and Sinners’ was performed on the 30th
of November, and 1st
and 2nd
of December.
By Anita Masih
The cast during rehearsals.
As the performance days get closer, and the production starts to look more
polished and professional, we talk to Mr. Lindsay about the play and how it has
taken shape over the past month or so.
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Insight into Instrument: Why I play Drums
Despite being one of the few instruments not to carry a tune, drums are still one of the most desired instruments by
budding musicians. I’ve been playing them for nearly six years, and I’ve enjoyed every day of learning them. Yes they
do include unnecessary counting, complex rhythms and a little hand-eye coordination, but the satisfaction you get
from laying down rhythms that take songs onto whole new levels is immense.
Ukulele Orchestra
What’s that? The Doctor Who theme-tune in the
music corridor? It must be Wednesday lunch time
and Highdown’s much loved ukulele orchestra is
warming up. Originally the Jumping Fleas – the
ukulele orchestra is a unique musical group of ten
members.
Once a week, these keen ukulelists meet to play
and sing whatever they fancy, from “I’m a Believer”
to (briefly) My Chemical Romance. The Jumping
Fleas signed a ukulele and Mr Santer (founder of
the group) donated it to the Cambodian
orphanage.
I find it amazing that just a bunch of wood and
metal, but they can brighten a day, form the basis
of songs and even be used to let out your anger!
Drums have allowed me to develop my musical
ability, have fun whilst doing so, and have opened
up new opportunities that may have not been
available before. If I could sum up drums in three
words they would be: creative, bold & stimulating.
I’d highly recommend learning it to everyone, as
it’s one of those instruments that doesn’t take a
lot of learning of theory yet it still makes a huge
impact within many styles of music.
If you’re interested in writing about the instrument
you play, whether it be diverse or popular, let us
know using the contact details at the end of the
section.
“It’s brilliant”, according to Imogen Hammond,
one of the lead ukulelists from year 11, who
aspires to be in the National Ukulele Orchestra
one day and Francis Hammond, a member from
year 9, describes it as, “social and fun”.
“I’m not musical, I can’t read music but I’ve
learned to play the ukulele,” said Isabel Brodie,
also year 11. This quirky orchestra has an
infectious up-beat sound and will definitely put
a smile on your face at the next school concert.
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“Yes, blokes can sing…”
When you first hear the word “Barbershop” you’d
be probably think about how to sort out your
golden locks. But you’d be wrong. Highdown’s not
gone and started a salon, but a choir- for “blokes”.
Twenty students from Years 10-13 have formed the
“Barbershop” choir, lead by Ms Bilkey.
The group meet on Thursday lunchtimes to sing
away in four unique sections: the lower basses (the
deep sounding ones), the top basses (a little less
deep), the bottom tenors (they can sing high, but
know their limits) and the top tenors (the crazy
ones). Combining these four parts, Ms Bilkey keeps
them in line to create a perfect harmony.
Not only is the group making good music, but it has
built singing confidence and been “a good laugh”
for many of the students involved. “Gee whiz!
Barbershop is spiffing! I’ve made new friends and
had great fun!” commented Josh Ilsley.
We want your ideas!
Any songs and albums you think we should review? Do you play a weird and wacky instrument? Are
there music events you’d like us to cover? Want to input into an article? We want readers to get
involved, so feel free to email us at ([email protected]) or talk to myself or one of the
magazine team and let us know your thoughts.
Sam Gardner agreed: “Barbershop is great as it’s a
way to get all the lads together to do something we
all enjoy. I joined it as it sounded fun and it’s a way
to be creative”.
So as they travel on the ark (with the animals) and
lure the love of Mrs. Lollipop and Evaline,
Barbershop is the music department’s latest (but
very different) talented choir.
Barbershop will be performing in Highdown’s
Christmas Concert (details of this can be found later
in the article and from the Music Department).
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What’s available for you?
Got a spare lunchtime or time after school and fancy getting involved in Music? Well you’re in luck as there
are lots of opportunities in which to get involved in Highdown’s Music Department.
If you and your friends are in a band or think it would be fun to start one, you can book any of the
practice rooms in Music Rooms 1 & 2 on Monday, Tuesday & Friday Lunchtimes.
For Year 7-9s there’s Lower School Choir (Monday lunchtimes) and for Year 10-13s (+ staff) there’s
Senior Choir (Tuesday lunchtimes) – and you don’t have to be an amazing singer to join; as you sing with
many other friendly people and it is great fun!
Instrumentalists take note of Orchestra on Tuesdays after school- any instruments welcome. The more
diverse the better!
There aren’t many smaller and different sounding instruments than ukuleles, which are used and played
at Ukulele Orchestra on Wednesday lunchtime and the 6th Form Ukulele Group on Wednesdays during
Period 5.
“Vocapella” singing and drama group on Friday lunchtimes.
There are also opportunities to learn instruments through specialist teachers, who come into Highdown;
keyboard, drums, electric & bass guitar, flute, singing. For information on these lessons and the many more
musical activities not mentioned here, see any of the Music teachers in the department.
Of course you’ll see all these talented groups in the Christmas Concert on Thursday 16th December.
Remember to buy tickets or take part in what is certain to be an evening bursting with talent, colour and
great music! By Jonathan Freeman
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1. Zareen Javed: A bit of a quirky character around school, Zareen’s work is a definite contrast. In this piece she
experiments with “long exposure” and “glow sticks”. The halo above the models head was drawn with a glow
stick while the photo was taken. The long exposure means the duration of the shutter speed is lengthened to
give the light effect we see. Her influences for this piece are other light photographers and work displayed on
Flickr. What she enjoys about photography is the use of expression to show creativity. She hopes to study a
Photography entailed course after finishing her A-levels.
2. Steven Plows: Detail is the word that comes to mind when looking at Steven’s work. He enjoys the close up
images because of the detail that are “missed out” in everyday life. His focus when creating his pieces is
creating something that, as he puts it, “looks good” and he beautifully accomplishes this by capturing this
rain drop. With his attention to detail and colour he brings to life this innocent yet pungent green. Steven is
considering a course in Photography in future and with work like this it’s not a bad idea Steven.
3. Charlie Fairbairn: This piece creates quite an impact when observed. Charlie enjoys going against “the
conventional” photographic techniques, which is noticeable in this piece. In this work there is a strong sense
of his character that he puts across. His use of the Fish eye effect almost makes the character “jump out” of
the photo. The dominant colour in the work sets his work apart from the rest. Charlie also hopes on doing a
Photography entailed course in future.
4. Ruby Stear: The “in your face” red of the wheel in this photo is only one aspect that strikes anyone looking at
it. The posture of the girl gives a sombre feeling to the piece. There is an air of indifference when observing
this photo, it is interesting to see how Art and Photography can both add and take away emotion.
5. Anita Masih: One of my favourite pieces of the collection is this self-portrait. Anita’s focus on the piece was
“portraying emotions through facial expression”. The closed eyes in this piece along with the running
mascara give an intense feeling of sadness which is beautifully contrasted by the colourful rose. The
saturated colours in the work bring more attention to the theme of emotion and how it can be portrayed
through expression and colour. Her interest in Photography stems from the infinite possibility in creativity
and the beauty in capturing once in a life time “moments” of emotional intensity. Anita plans on taking
Photography further next at Falmouth, those of us who have seen her previous work can all agree she would
make an excellent candidate. Her advice to anyone who’s thinking about taking Photography further is “Keep
taking photos and eventually people will want you to take photos for them”.
6. Will Daniels: Will has a great interest in Art and creating new work. Will says what he likes the most about
Art is that he can simply “get creative”. Art has become a way in which he can “put himself into his work.”
This drive for expression leaves him wanting to peruse a future in Art at GCSE. Not a surprising prospect
because as I am told Art runs in Will’s family.
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7. Jayde Keats; Amy Jenkins; Freja Hunter: Speaking to Jayde I could see her enthusiasm for fashion.
This enthusiasm is definitely in this piece that has the running theme of “trash in fashion”. Believe it
or not this piece is made from recycled objects. The dress is a great example of the never ending
possibility in Art and Fashion. Jayde can’t wait to work more with her hands for her GCSEs and
hopes to become a famous fashion designer one day.
8. Tamara Hine: The oceanic piece by Tamara has the ability to take the observer to an island
paradise. It is always amazing to see how a simple block of clay can be transformed into work of Art.
The contour of the lines that travel upwards on the work creates the look of waves or even sun rays.
The work is pleasing to look at and feels as if it is almost spilling over the page.
9. Maisie Johnson: The original of this piece is Johanna Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” the
painting was created for a task in which students were asked to modernise old pieces. Maisie found
the original piece “engaging” and decided to recreate the work with an element of the character
“being lost”. She kept this theme in mind when creating the piece which had fantastic results.
Maisie’s feels that in Art she is able to explore “her own little world” where she is free to express
her “creative thoughts”. Maisie wants to study Fine Art after completing her A-levels, I’m sure we
are all eager to see what she will be creating in the next couple of years.
Art and Photography as a career
Buy a sketchbook, Think about colour and shapes, Learn about how to use colour and structure, Learn about Artists and Photographers of the past, Learn their techniques, Realise that talent comes from practise and being yourself. After successfully completing these steps or, a better option, completing Art or Photography at A-level there are countless courses in Universities or Art Schools where you can grow further in your natural technique. Here are some jobs available for people with artistic skill: Graphic artists putting the magazines together, illustrators drawing the cartoons and graphics, Website designers, computer-graphic artists, and animators, Film, TV and stage set building, Computer game designers, Art galleries and museum staff, Teaching art and art therapy, Mural painting and face painting as well as Tattoo artists. If you are artistically talented it is a realistic goal and a respectable career, give it a go! By Martin Kabamba
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The Show was rubbish. Literally. The Fashion Show
opened with outfits mainly made up of used drink
cans, empty crisp packets and ripped up newspaper in
a magnificent display of art. My favourites included
the recycled-cans suit worn by Jerry Edwards and the
wide rimmed newspaper skirt-so large the model was
unable to walk down the catwalk in it. These
environmentally-symbolic works of fashion were made
by Miss Littlewood’s year 9 class, followed by a
collection of masks (courtesy of the Art Department)
inspired by what I would describe as Tiki-Tiki-Pop
culture.
The ’Art Walk’ was followed by a series of fashion
walks: introduced by the Teachers’ walk, the most
entertaining event of the evening. The outfits on stage
would vary considerably, between summer and winter
outfits, party and casual clothes, and most noticeably
heel size. The models’ most popular choice for shoes
were: Killer heels (doesn’t anyone know that the killer
heel is dead?), Biker Boots, Black or Red heels, what
looked like Straw Wedges, and no shoes at all.
Some of the most common trends on the catwalk
included Maxi dresses, a nice pick for Spring/Summer
(s/s) but I would suggest more heavier-or jersey-
fabrics for this trend in winter. Another trend was
mixing Grunge and Romantic, a look I would once
again suggest for s/s as this works best with Floral
Chiffon fabrics, hiking boots and a messy up-do.
The host’s matching suits were something on that
stage that I loved, the grey and black colours were
different and new, and used tailoring to give a stand-
out-laid-back look. The hosts themselves did a great
job, their nerves were only obvious to those
concentrating, and their jokes worked.
I must reiterate how entirely phenomenal the
fashion show truly was! The grand finale included a
stunning Flora Waterhouse leading a scrum of dirtied
rugby players.
The Back stage crew included Rosy Simmons and
Juliette Ilseybowles, are rather worn out couple of
year 10 students, who had completely organised the
models and put a lot of work into running the event.
The entire evening was a success. The sale in the
Foyer want down quickly, ‘like the January sales’
according to Miss Fry, all the money raised going to
the Hope Asia Charity set up to help an orphanage in
Cambodia.
A minute with Fashionista Ms Reynolds:
Where did you get the idea of a fashion show?
I used to live abroad and ran my own school there, and
we used to run events like this to raise funds.
How do you think the Fashion Show has improved
since last year?
It’s more popular this year, and the models are more
confident.
What did you like particularly about the show?
The teacher’s walk. We might have to do that one
again for Mr Royle.
And where is Mr Royle tonight?
At dinner with the Prime Minister!
By Lucy Mattthews
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Miss Fry’s
thoughts:
‘Who is this
loon behind
me?!’
Sixth Form Boys Rugby Team
Highlight
of the
night–
Mrs Dunn
on stage!
Newspaper Skirt
Pop culture Masks with
Crisp packet Dress
Newspaper puffball Dress
Jerry
Edwards in
Garbage
Suit
Funky Hat anyone?
Deck of cards dress and
Crisp packet dress
Flora Waterhouse
leading the rugby lads
The Best Bits
More Arty Masks
Highdown modelling talent
Charlotte Orchard in a
waistcoat and jeans set
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This school year looks promising for the Sport’s department. They have set up more clubs with the help of
some of the Sixth form students, who have been very enthusiastic about promoting our sporting success.
The Sixth Form Girl’s football club, created by Ambreen Masih and Nella Gagel, was set up in the beginning
of the school term and they are already heading for sporting glory!
On Thursday 21st October, the Sixth Form Girl’s football team had their first game, against a visiting
German team, after only having three training sessions! The stakes were high; they were protecting our
international reputation. The end of the first half resulted in Highdown leading 1-0. During the second half
of the game, the girls played their best and showed off their superb skills by finishing the game victoriously.
The final score was 4-0 to Highdown!
The younger years are also very much involved in sports with cross country and rugby being the most
popular sporting activities. This term there have been several cross country runs, with an all- time new
record by Ed Gadd with 4.49 minutes! An amazing time that beat the previous record, 4.51minutes by Will
Underwood. Both boys showed great determination in the inter-tutor cross country competition.
In rugby, the Year 9 boys played against Langtree School on Wednesday 29th September. Hopes were high
for the first game of the season and they didn’t disappoint as they won 52-10, with some good running and
tackling performances by Alex Audland and Jack Willis.
Awards
A special mention must go to Will Legg who received a year’s membership at the Caversham Health
Golf Club for making great progress in his sessions.
The Outstanding performance award goes to two students. Jade Hearman, for her performance at
national and international level synchronised swimming, and Eli Burrows, who has done well in
national sailing finals, coming 20th in 2009 and 16th in 2010 out of 125 competitors.
The most improved Cross Country performance goes to three students. Jodie Penny, Alex
Mccallum and Ronald Shearman
Special recognition from the rugby team goes to George Ryan and Ben Shimeld. Ben has had no
previous experience of playing rugby has learnt by listening to instructions and working well with
his team mates and even encouraging his team members.
Patrick Gardner and Linden Dxon are also recognised. Patrick has shown dedication
by playing in all the games so far and has shown some impressive performances.
Linden is the most improved rugby player.
By Whitney Fangawa
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As this year draws to a close, and as I am writing
this, we are a good couple of months into the
rugby season. Our sixth form team however, has
only managed to achieve one victory from three
games. This may appear somewhat
disappointing on paper, but I strongly believe
there are far more positives to draw from our
performances than there are negatives. Firstly,
this is the first time that we have all played
together as a collective and the team we have is
predominately Year 12s, a high percentage of
whom have had little or no experience to date.
Thanks to a lot of help from both Mr. Newman
and Mr. Cornish, we now have a team that I
think we should be proud of. I’m sure that most
of the boys will agree with me that it now feels
like we are a properly functioning unit and our
recent result at Henley reflects this.
Our first game of the season was against
Bulmersh School and despite the score being 27-
19 to our opponents, we saw some promising
performances. We played well in attack and lead
for the majority of the game; however, we kept
falling for the same manoeuvre which saw us
concede too many avoidable tries. We were
trailing by eight points with roughly ten minutes
to go and then an incident broke out which saw
the game stop abruptly. Who knows, maybe if it
had not happened we may have come home
with a victory after scoring and converting a last
minute try (although I don’t think it is something
we need to dwell on). It was a good performance
for our first game of the season and we learnt lot
from it.
The second game of season was quite a one
sided affair and the result was 29-0, to the rather
interestingly named Furze Platt. However, it
became apparent that we were more or less
playing Maidenhead’s under 18’s team so we
were unevenly matched from the start. We
shouldn’t make excuses and I’m sure the boys
Sixth Form Rugby – Review Of Our
Season So Far...
playing Maidenhead’s under 18’s team so we
were unevenly matched from the start. We
shouldn’t make excuses and I’m sure the boys
wouldn’t disagree with me when I say that we
were lacking a sense of togetherness in this
game and we soon adopted quite a defeatist
attitude when the tries kept on coming. Things
were looking promising in the second half and
we played a lot better, but to no avail. The result
helped us realise that we were doing something
wrong and we more than made up for it in our
next match.
From the start of the season, both Elko
Titcombe-de Bie and Ollie Shires have
unofficially lead both the forwards and the backs
on the pitch, respectively. So when we went to
Henley with the aim to achieve our first win of
the season, they both had crucial roles to play
and did so brilliantly. The final score was 37-27
to Highdown, a well deserved result for what
was a fantastic team performance from all of the
lads. We were fantastic in attack and although
we conceded in defence, we always managed to
come back and score again and again. It serves
them right for making offensive comments about
our rather fetching kit!
That is all from the Sixth Form Rugby Team
review this year and by the time you are reading
this, we would have hopefully had a few more
wins under our belts.
By Ed Ryan
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Individual Performance
Imogen Collins is a Year 12 student at Highdown
and is the perfect example of someone who is
excelling in sport outside of school. Imogen
kayaks at a very competitive level and has been
for six years now. This year has been one of the
best years in her kayaking career and one that
she should be very proud of. This year Imogen
was chosen to compete in the Great Britain
Junior Flat Water Kayaking Team, as well as
being given the opportunity to race in an
international event in June. In September, she
went to Slovakia to an event known as the
Olympic Hopefuls. The competition was
incredibly tough, as you can imagine and she
managed to achieve Seventh place in the two
person under 18s event, which is a fantastic
achievement. She is the top five girls in the
country for her age and is training incredibly
hard at the moment so that she can repeat and
add to her already impressive achievements.
When I asked her what she dreams to achieve
she said: “I obviously dream to be in the
Olympics, but if I don’t get that I dream, to be
one of the fastest seniors in Great Britain”. It is
great to see someone so driven and to have so
many aspirations and I think that Imogen is a
great role model to everyone at Highdown. I
wish her all the best in the future and I hope she
achieves the success she works so hard for. She
deserves it!
By Ed Ryan
Sports Word Search
T W I C K E N H A M U B N R W
Y W E M B E L Y W L B O O O T
T E U Q C A R S I N N E T G H
W R N N R L E N Y T H L L E C
I E F O L M E K R O O I I R T
M F V W O J Z U C O A K M F I
B E Z P U R O K P M E S A E P
L R H D Z C E G A M E R H D Y
E E G Y H Y N N K K H E S E B
D E C A S I A R Y K Y T I R G
O N U T M G L H W A E A W E U
N Q I M E R I P M U W W E R R
S C I R E N O T S R E V L I S
K W R U N N I N G T R A C K O
S B U L C F L O G C J C Q J C
*GOLF CLUB *HOCKEY STICK *LEWIS HAMILTON *LINE JUDGE *MANAGER *REFEREE *ROGER FEDERER *RUGBY
PITCH *RUNNING TRACK *SILVERSTONE *SQUASH COURT
*SWIMMING POOL *TENNIS RACQUET *TWICKENHAM *UMPIRE
*WATER SKI *WAYNE ROONEY *WEMBELY
*WIMBLEDON
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We had another disappointing World Cup this year, as England were swept comfortably away
by Germany after performing dreadfully throughout. Personally, I have lost all hope in the
England football team and don’t look forward to the European Cup (that’s if we even qualify).
This year we had a really good chance at winning Wimbledon in Andy Murray. However, our
British hopeful swiftly became Scottish again, when he was knocked out of the tournament. I
did always find it funny how he was only described as “British” when he was doing well.
The result of the Six Nations was not any better with France winning comfortably. England
were not awful, they just under achieved. As per usual!
Another disappointing sporting result was that of the Grand Prix. This year, like last year and
the year before, we had a real shout, with Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton racing
alongside each other. They both performed very well all season and were both in with a shot
right to the very end. However, they were just beaten by the Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel.
However, the European team did manage to beat the U.S. in the Ryder Cup, so it was not all
bad news!
Let’s just hope that the world of sport next year will be slightly more rewarding for us Brits!
By Ed Ryan
And as for the rest of the
sporting world...
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Hunted Freedom
Kay sat down in the old wooden chair, staring into the mirror on the other side of the room, her
dark brown hair trailing down her back, with a few strands pulled over her front. The room was
plain, two wooden chairs, a simple low table, and a mirror on the wall opposite the huge dark
wood door. Another lighter wood door was to the left leading to the bedroom. Kay stood up
slowly and walked over to the table. She reached under the table and clicked a tiny lever. A small
part of the right wall popped forwards, then slid to the side revealing a rack of various Swords,
knives, daggers, bows, sabres, cross bows and more. To the side was a long, dark red coat and
above were various scabbards and belts. She selected two curved scabbards and strapped them
to her back. Then she grabbed various other belts and sheaths, and filled all with an array of
weapons. Next she pulled her coat over her shoulders, and slid the wall back into place. With a
quick glance around the room, she headed for the door.
Outside it was dark; barely enough light to see. Snow was falling everywhere, covering everything
with a thick white sheet. Damn, Kay thought, knowing this would mean tracks. Tonight was not a
good night to have that hindrance. She quickly shuffled along the wall of the safe house. The
snow there was slightly melted due to the warmth of the fire in the bedroom; no tracks would be
made. She made it round the corner, and disappeared down an alley.
Kay was a Falconer at just nineteen. The Falcon’s movement was a group of highly trained killers.
If you wanted someone dead, they were the ones to call. The movement was fairly small, only
holding twenty or so. Their leader, Leto Varden, was once a Falconer himself, but slowly he
moved up the ranks. But now, old and greying, he does not take an active part, he sits back and
coordinates. Some people think of the Falconers as part of the underworld, but the Falconers say
otherwise, thinking of themselves as insurgents, away from the underworld classification.
Leto sat back in his huge leather chair, staring down at the parchment on his desk. The
parchment bore the wax stamp of the Valerian king. It was a report to the Gordian king about the
recent death of Maldorn, the son and rightful heir to the Throne of Valeria. He had been the
recent prey of a Falconer under Leto’s Command, but Leto was not about to admit that. He
looked around the room. It was a huge room, with dark wood walls and flooring. The walls lined
with mirrors and paintings, with four doors set into them, made of the same dark wood; two at
the front and one to each side. The two at the front were bigger and grander than the other two,
obviously the main doors, whereas the other two were small and discreet. Two large tables
circled with chairs took up the most part of the room, except for Leto’s desk, and the three huge
animal skin chairs around it.
There was a loud rap on the door...
By Samuel Kent
Creative Writing
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He ran. He didn’t know where he was going, or how he’d get there, he just ran. The alleyway
seemed to close in on him, and the darkness coiled around his body, but he didn’t let it faze
him. If the boy stopped, they would catch him. He didn’t doubt their precision, their
superiority, their cold blooded instincts. The scuttling and scurrying of rats was a constant
drone in his head, and the trickle of water running alongside the dirty, damp walls stood out
like a booming drum. The light in the distance should have been becoming clearer and
stronger, but it wasn’t. It was, in fact, fading, a weak sliver of light trying to seep into the
narrow alley. The boy sighed. His chest was screaming, bursting. He hadn’t expected a
terrifying chase through the winding, active streets of London when he left home this morning.
School had been perfectly boring, perfectly normal, and nothing had seemed out of place.
Walking home with his headphones in, Tom Ryan didn’t realise he was being followed.
As he picked up the pace again, Tom noticed a shadow quickly move across the wall on his
right. He wouldn’t have noticed it if he hadn’t been scanning the small, tight area he was in, but
he saw it. He was sure that it was a human shaped shadow. The boy carried on running, yet
now he was truly scared. Looking up, he expected to see a grey, dark, starless sky; however, all
he could see was a sort of roof, stretching from one wall to the other. He stopped. Now he
realised what was going on. The men who Tom had seen outside of the nearby Waitrose, and
who he knew were chasing him, had led the boy here on purpose. There was a turn up ahead,
and Tom knew what he would see before he got there. A dead-end.
He didn’t know what this place was, and how it could sit here so innocently in the middle of
London with absolutely nobody realising what they were looking at. Tom screamed. He turned,
with desperation and fear clawing at his insides. Sprinting, the boy went back in the direction of
the opening to the alleyway, but it wasn’t there. Or, it had somehow been closed up. But
where was it then?
“I know you’re here! Just tell me what you want, please!” Tom shouted nervously. A whisper
then became audible. Tom didn’t know what was being said, but he listened intently. More
voices. More whispers. It was a mean, meaningless chant. Tom knew that he was trapped, and
with that thought, sensed a rush of wind behind him. The thud of feet on hard concrete didn’t
come as a surprise to the boy. He was resigned to the fact that, essentially, there was no
escape. More footsteps. The chant increased in volume.
“Hello, Tom,” a hard, steely voice remarked. Silence. Then a hand pushed into the boy’s back.
He fell to the floor. With a boot planted on the top of his head, tape was placed over his
mouth, whilst a bony knee put his back into spasm. Then a gnarled fist caught Tom in the face.
Darkness.
By Will Underwood 9J
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Within Highdown School, we as students are
extremely lucky to have the opportunity of voicing
our opinions about the school and improving areas
which we feel as students need to be made better.
This academic year every single tutor has chosen
an elected representative who can take your views
to monthly meetings and tell the rest of the
Student Leadership Team what your ideas are. This
is a brilliant way of showing the unity and
determination of Highdown Students because
essentially it is up to us to direct the running of the
schools on key areas such as the canteen and other
facilities, recycling and sports equipment. The
budget this year is an enormous sum of £75,000!!!
Throughout this year, you will be given various
questionnaires, asked for your views on particular
subjects and maybe even picked to participate in
interviews which the Student Leadership will use to
help decide how the money should be spent.
Already the students on the Executive
panel of the Student Leadership have discussed
what they think are the four main areas this year
that need to be reviewed and hopefully changed
for the better. Even if you are not on the Student
Leadership, you are still able to get involved by
talking to your tutor representative and finding out
what they know about a particular issue such as
the improvement of the canteen and maybe giving
them other ideas to take to meetings. During the
2009-2010 academic year, the Student Leadership
managed to spend £27,000 of the allocated budget
which was spent on more bins to decrease the
amount of littler on the school site, more benches
around the school, trampettes for the P.E
department, better software for the Music
department and a network upgrade for the entire
school. Through the presence of Student Voice the
new school uniform was able to be designed
through questionnaires which many of you
participated in and therefore your input was taken
into consideration and now the school has a brand
new, smart uniform. This year the Student
Leadership is even more dedicated and determined
to improving the school for all students with the
help of teacher support such as Ms Mcnally, Ms
Reynolds, Mr Royle and all Heads of Achievement.
If you have any ideas, questions or
"Students’ involvement in school life is exceptional and many of them hold positions of responsibility and leadership” — Ofsted 2010
2009-2010 academic year the Student Leadership
managed to spend £27,000 of the allocated
budget which was spent on more bins to decrease
the amount of littler on the school site, more
benches around the school, trampettes for the P.E
department, better software for the Music
department and a network upgrade for the entire
school. Through the presence of Student Voice,
the new school uniform was able to be designed
through questionnaires which many of you
participated in and therefore your input was taken
into consideration. Now the school has a brand
new, smart uniform! This year the Student
Leadership is even more dedicated and
determined to improving the school for all
students with the help of teacher support such as
Ms. McNally, Ms. Reynolds, Mr. Royle and all
Heads of Achievement.
If you have any ideas, questions or
suggestions please talk to your tutor
representative or your Head of Achievement
because your input would be greatly appreciated.
The Student Leadership is for students led by
students. In the summer edition of the magazine,
you will be able to read about the progress made
so far and how exactly some of the budget has
been spent. Students of Highdown School want to
continue to make a difference.
By Imogen Hill
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Goodbye and Good luck! You will have all seen Brenda Gardner cleaning our school- and your parents will have too if they went to
Highdown. She first started working at Highdown (then Grove School) in the ‘swinging sixties’- when the Beatles
were number one, England had just won the world cup and you were allowed to leave school at 15!
Brenda has worked at Highdown now for 41 years- think of the piles of crisp packets, chewing gum and half-
eaten sandwiches she has removed over those years!
‘The school has changed a lot but the cleaning equipment hasn’t changed’, she laughed, ‘still the same brushes’.
Brenda says she has been very happy working at Highdown and she has always been seen with a friendly smile
on her face. ‘I’ve seen many people come and go over the years but everyone has been very nice- a lovely
crowd’.
Brenda retired at the end of November and has gone out with the staff for a well-deserved thank you meal. We
all wish her a happy retirement and a huge thank you for everything she’s done for us!
By Caitlin Thomas
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Santa Snow
Christmas Eve
Candy Cane
Christmas Cake
Lights Carols
Turkey Stocking
Chocolate Tinsel
Holly Advent The
Lowdown
Decorations
Presents Christmas
Day Rudolph
Reindeer Snowman
Christmas Word Search
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