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 highdownmagazine@live.co.uk 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!

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5-7

8-11

12-13

14-16

17-20

21-22

23-26

27-28

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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 (highdownmagazine@live.co.uk) 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

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*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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