July 2014 Issue - Hedingham School

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HEDINGHAM’S
YEAR 11 PROM
PICTURES
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Head’s Lines
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again for our students. A great
success.
The Dance Show on Wednesday
9 July was exceptional. We have
some very talented dancers in the
school who work hard to bring us
shows like this one; they performed
so well.
I know that everyone
who attended just enjoyed every
minute. A very special evening.
Many thanks to Nicola Jardine and
Gemma Brighton.
The Summer Concert held on 15
July was superb. It was a lovely
evening of Drama and Musical
performances with a large number
of talented students entertaining
us. Thank you to Anne Beaumont
and Richard Cull
I am proud to be the Headteacher
of Hedingham School.
Our
students are great ambassadors
for their school. There is always a
calm, purposeful and constructive
atmosphere in the school which
visitors comment upon. We have a
very strong community ethos which
is demonstrated in a number of
positive ways.
Finally, I would just like to remind
you that the AS and A Level results
are out on Thursday 14 August
and the GCSE results are out on
Thursday 21 August and we are now
looking forward to celebrating our
students’ achievements.
I wish everyone a very safe, healthy
and enjoyable summer vacation.
The start of the new academic year
is Thursday 4 September 2014.
John Panayi,
Headteacher
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CONGRATULATIONS
to
Kathryn
Haylock; she is the Jack Petchey Award
Winner for June.
Kathryn was nominated for overseeing
vulnerable students in the SSC at break
and lunch. She encouraged others through
her enthusiasm to contribute to Nature
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Jack Petchey Awards
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member of the History Learning
Area who led the department well
for one year.
Felicia Stuhldreher is a supportive
and committed member of the MFL
Learning Area.
Gee Adonoo a very committed
and successful member of the ICT
Learning Area.
James Harrington is a very
committed and supportive member
of the English Learning Area
I would like to thank all the
staff who are leaving for their
commitment to the students of
Hedingham School. I wish them well
in their retirement or new positions.
As usual these pages contain
information
and
pictures
of
activities
which
have
been
happening in school this half term,
but I would like to mention a few
highlights as follows:
The Year 13 Summer Ball held on
26 June and the Year 11 Prom held
on 3 July were both great occasions
as can be seen from the photos in
this edition of Hedlights. Our young
people really ‘scrub up’ well and
they thoroughly enjoy themselves
on these events.
The Sixth Form Enterprise
Challenge was, as always, very
vibrant and productive this year.
The students were conscientious,
busy and industrious.
They
enjoyed the visits to their various
businesses. They all looked very
professional and their exhibitions
and presentations were of a very
high standard. It is very rewarding
to see our students working on a
project that encourages the use
of a large number of skills. The
programme is intense and brings
out the best in those taking part.
Congratulations to Sue Trim and
her team for all their hard work in
providing a superb experience once
THE
I AM delighted to report that we have
had a very eventful and successful
year. Hedingham is a good school
with outstanding students who are
given opportunities to thrive. Our
high standards and expectations
ensure that we remain popular
in the community. Good practice
continues to be established and
embedded; empowerment remains
high on the agenda for staff and
students. Our school is a vibrant,
happy community.
I would like to thank all members
of staff and Governors for their
continued commitment and hard
work. The members of the Senior
Leadership
Team
have
been
excellent and I thank them for their
support and expertise in driving
school improvement.
A number of teaching staff are
leaving us this year as follows:
Richard Oettle is retiring after
25 years at Hedingham School.
He is a very effective, committed,
supportive and highly respected
member
of
the
Humanities
Learning Area.
Sheena Brown is retiring after 14
years at Hedingham. She has been
an effective and positive Teacher of
Textiles
Gareth Jones is a supportive
member of the Maths Learning
Area.
David Stephenson is a very
supportive
member
of
the
Humanities Learning Area and
PSHE co-ordinator
Fanny Gallet is an outstanding and
enthusiastic teacher of the MFL
Learning Area.
Amy Wilesmith is an outstanding
teacher and dedicated member of
the Art Learning Area
Chris
Feeley
has been at
Hedingham since September 2011
and is an effective and supportive
UN
G PEOPLE
Club and the current ‘Sunflower’ initiative.
She is a conscientious and thoughtful
member of the school community.
Mr Panayi presented Kathryn with a
certificate, badge and cheque on Tuesday
17 June 2014.
Very Well Done Kathryn!
Kathryn Haylock
Best Uniform Winners for the second half of Easter term and first half of the Summer Term 2014 are:
Hannah Smith • George Baster • Ben Warner • Maddie Collett • Beth Buchanan • Josh Aldridge
Aaron Knock • Ben Lowe • Stepanie Willshire • Ben Goodyear • Isabel Page • Harriet Vintner
Jacob Howlett • Emily Orbell • Giorgia Schiavi • Luke Couch • Dylan Clark • Lucy Moles
A Tribute
to Arran
HEDINGHAM School students and
teachers were deeply saddened
to hear of the death of Year 8
student Arran Tosh in June.
Arran was a very lively young man
with a great talent for music and
drama. He took part in a number
of school concerts and productions
and, although he was only small, he
had a huge presence when on stage.
Recently, Arran had a lead role in
the school’s production of ‘We Will
Rock You’. He played the part of
Britney and appeared in a kilt, tartan
headband and wellies and captivated
the audience with his Kung Fu moves
within minutes of appearing on
stage. Mrs Anne Beaumont, Leader
of Performing Arts at Hedingham,
commented, ‘Arran was an absolute
joy to work with on WWRY. He had
the discipline from working in a
theatre company which made him
focussed and committed. It was when
I saw him dancing in’ Crazy Little
Thing Called Love’ that I realised he
was a true musical theatre star.’
Arran played bass guitar and had
his own band ‘The Stop Clocks’ with
friends Toby Halls and Joe Snell and
played in the Christmas Concert
last year, complete with festive
antlers! Toby commented, ‘Arran was
never one to sit around; he would
be singing, chatting and smiling.
Always laughing and always trying
to persuade us that listening to The
Proclaimers and watching ‘Sunshine
on Leith’ would be a good thing! I
think he was on to something – I love
them now.’ Arran’s music teacher
at Hedingham, Mr Cull, says, ‘Arran
was an incredible performer, who
was always able to enliven any room
with his performance, but he had
an innate sense of modesty about
his ability. Arran was always hard
working in Music and was known
for a brilliant, eccentric sense of
humour; just look at those reindeer
antlers!’
Arran was the life and soul of his
tutor group according to his tutor,
Mr Owen. He came into his form
room every morning singing and his
cheerful personality is very much
missed by his friends. Arran was
always positive and determined and
had great plans to raise money for
Cancer Research because his auntie
had suffered from the disease. Arran
organised to see Mr
Panayi to ask if he could
have his head shaved
in July as a sponsored
event.
Mr
Panayi
remembers
Arran’s
persuasive manner and
said he just had to agree to
his request – despite not
being keen on extreme
hairstyles! Arran raised
over £500 before he died
but would be amazed to
know that over £18,000
has now been donated
to his chosen charity
Arran performing as Britney
Inset: Playing in the Christmas Concert
of Cancer Research in his memory.
On the first school day after Arran
died, hundreds of students wore
pink (the Cancer Research colour) in
his honour – bright pink socks, pink
hairbands, pink ribbons in button
holes and pink roses in pockets.
Many boys wore pink nail varnish
– a fact that surely would have made
Arran smile. Mr Panayi led special
assemblies during the morning
in remembrance of Arran with a
display of photos which Arran’s good
friend, Madison Sharp, put together
especially for the assemblies.
Arran loved playing football and
was a lifelong supporter of Celtic
Football team. He was very proud of
being Scottish (hence the kilt in ‘We
Will Rock You’!) and would always
tease Mr Hyde because he supported
Rangers – the ‘other’ Scottish team!
Arran’s surname Tosh means ‘son
of a chief ’in Gaelic but the impact
that Arran has had on the school
community shows he was truly a
chief in his own right. As Mr Andrew
Wright, Arran’s Leader of House
commented, ‘I will always remember
Arran as the boy with the smile who
knew what the important things in
life are.’
Everyone at Hedingham School
remembers Arran very fondly and he
will definitely not be forgotten. The
hundreds of people who attended
the funeral and the celebration of
his life showed the very high regard
he was held in by all who had the
privilege to know him. Our thoughts
and prayers at this very difficult
time, are with Arran’s parents, his
sisters Chloe and Abbie and all his
friends throughout the school. We
are very proud to be able to say that
Arran Tosh was a Hedingham School
student.
If you wish to donate online to Arran’s
chosen charity follow the link
https://www.justgiving.com/Arran-Tosh
Perfect Prefects
AS our Year 11 students celebrated
in style at their Prom last week, it
was time to inaugurate our new
prefects from our current Year 10.
Sixty-five students were selected
by staff at Hedingham School to
be prefects for the next academic
year. Students were nominated
and then required to apply in
writing for the post to their House
Leader, explaining why they felt
the role would be important to
them and what they could bring
to the school. Students were then
given a training session in meeting
and greeting, conflict resolution
and other transferable skills, and
afterwards awarded their prefect
badge and certificate by Mr Panayi.
As you can see, we have a
wonderful group of prefects who
will now represent the school in a
variety of ways, starting this week
at our Dance Show. We look forward
to working with them and to seeing
a number of successes throughout
the year. Congratulations!
Hedingham School’s
Big Chinese Blowout
(As in ‘Big Summer Blowout’ from Frozen!)
A GROUP of 12 students are going
to China for 17 days to practise and
improve their Mandarin. We are travelling
first to Beijing, the capital city and then
to Harbin, in the North East, before
returning to Beijing for the last few days.
In addition to spending 3 hours a day
learning Mandarin, we’ll do a range of fun
activities such as cultural activities; for
example Tai Chi, Kung Fu, paper-cutting
or Chinese knotmaking. We will also visit
the Forbidden City and the Temple of
Heaven in Beijing, and hopefully we will
go to a zoo to see pandas.
We are staying on two different
university campuses and when we return
to Beijing, we’ll have to take part in a
closing ceremony, for which we will have
to perform in Chinese.
The 17 days will be
extremely action-packed
and involve a lot of
walking and other sporting
activities and visits to
tourist sites and famous
monuments including the
iconic Great Wall in Beijing.
The temperatures are
predicted to be high, even
in the monsoon season,
despite Harbin’s reputation
for being the “ice city”.
All in all, the fortnight
is likely to be a fantastic
interactive experience for all involved.
We are all looking forward to it.
Staff/Parent trip to
Krakow & Auschwitz
Don’t forget to check out our blog:
http://china2014hedingham.wordpress.com
I am working with Anglia Tours for an overnight visit to
Krakow & Auschwitz in March/April 2015. If you are intrested
in this weekend tour to Auschwitz, please contact;
[email protected]
Fine Lines
A Level Art
Exhibition
‘FINE LINES: An exhibition of
Hedingham School A-level Art
Students’ Examination Work’ was at
The Minories Galleries, Colchester on
Saturday June 14th 2014.
To celebrate the achievement of
Hedingham School’s AS and A2 Art
students, the Art Department organised
an exhibition of their 2014 examination
pieces at The Minories Galleries in
Colchester on the 14th June.
The day was a great success, with
nearly a hundred people coming to
view the show. After such an intensive,
and cramped exam in the Art Rooms,
it was amazing to be able to see the
paintings exhibited in all their glory in
the white, airy gallery space at The
Minories.
The paintings were produced
during the one day AS level, and
three day A2 practical exams and
included landscape, portrait and
abstract paintings. There was also
the opportunity to look through the
students’ preparatory sketchbooks,
which offered an insight into the
background development of their
ideas for the exam.
Ms. Crawley said, “Congratulations
to all of Hedingham School’s A-level
students. Their examination and course
work has been of the highest standard.”
Those exhibiting were:
Sam Carter • Orla Crawley-Smart
Faith Grainger • Isobelle Halls
Rosie Holtum • Jamie McKenna
Jago Roberts-Coyne • Ollie Rowe
Emily Bailey • Jess Davis
Rosie Last • Liam Mole
Jade newton • Aimee Pease
Shannon Rankin • Ben Raz
Alice Wotton
(Top & Right) The Minories Gallery
(Below) Alice Wotton with her
exhibit ‘Sweeping Landscape’
(Bottom) Group shot taken in
the Art Dept. (from left) Rosie
Holtum, Alice Wotton, Liam
Mole, Jamie McKenna,
Jessica Davis and
Sam Carter
Unlock a
Life for
Lockey
THE wildlife club have been busy helping
to organise the sunflower fundraiser. It
was set up in May to help raise money
for a staff member’s son who has
been undergoing treatment for a rare
form of blood cancer. They started by
planting the seeds into pots which went
into the greenhouse down at the farm.
After a few weeks, they transferred the
seedlings into a plot of soil. Since then
the wildlife club have given up many
lunchbreaks to help look after them.
They have been weeding and watering
them regularly and the sunfloweres
are now over a meter tall and growing
nicely. Thank you for all those who
donated to the charity ‘unlock a life for
lockey’. We raised £128.
Well done to Rosie Fisher, Kathryn
Haylock,
Natasha
Lowe,
Abbie
Hubbard, Nathan Johnson and also a
big thank you to Mr Carter who helped
make this project possible.
Mrs McGlasham
Barnaby’s Blog
Sudents can
now apply for
instrumental
lessons next
term
Lessons are;
£62 for 15 mins
£82 for 20 mins
£124 for 30 mins
All are for ten
lessons in the
term
AS PART OF THE
RARE BREEDS
SCHOOL MUSIC
FUND THERE ARE
INSTRUMENTS
THAT CAN BE
HIRED FOR
FREE, SUCH AS
TROMBONE,
TRUMPET, VIOLIN
& CELLO
ON the 16th June, half of the Year 7s
at Hedingham visited Hanningfield
Reservoir. Then on the 23rd the other
half went. I got to go too! We all went
to Hanningfield because of our recent
topic on ecosystems.
We were split into 3 big groups learning
different things about Hanningfield for
example, one group learnt what would
be a good place to rebuild the centre.
Another looked at how eco-friendly
Hanningfield is and went pond dipping
and the other group learnt about the
wildlife in the woods. I went with Miss
Salmon’s group to investigate where
else a visitor centre could be built and
we did bug catching.
We found out that many different
species live in Hanningfield, for example
the wolf-spider, squirrels and the
dunnock. Another group found that they
have no flushing system; they use the
manure for compost and the urine for
feeding some plants.
The teachers that accompanied us
were Miss Salmon, Miss Bond, and Mr
Oettle. Dr Glasssmith didn’t come again
this week but we took some Sixth Form
friends of mine (Ellie & Lewis, M’Julie,
Anna and my mate Perry who looked
after me all day!)
I collected a few opinions from the
students that went on the trip. One
said, “My favourite part was when we
got invaded by ducks while eating our
lunch.” Another said, “I liked the trip
because I improved my field sketching.”
Must go pack for my big trip to China
now!
By Barnaby T Bear (with some help
from Emily Bennett)
The Three Degrees –
Hedingham Style!
MANY of our students go on to study
at universities across the country
when they leave the Sixth Form at
Hedingham and it is great to hear
how they have done. We are delighted
Jade Woodley
to learn that ex-Headgirl, Jade
Woodley from Great Maplestead,
gained a First Class Honours degree
in Criminology from Nottingham
Trent University. Jade hopes to join
Essex Police on a Fast Track scheme.
Rebecca Spencer, who hails from
Wickham St Pauls, achieved a First
Class Honours degree from Oxford
Brookes University in Sport and
Exercise Science and plans to go into
teaching.
Hannah Lander from Steeple
Rebecca Spencer
by building playgrounds for them
and also training young people
in welding and building skills to
make the play equipment. Hannah‘s
dream is to be a film director but she
Hannah Lander
Bumpstead,
studied
Broadcast
Media Technologies at Leeds
Metropolitan University and she also
gained a First Class Honours degree.
Hannah is currently working on
an internship programme for a
charity in Uganda. The charity
aims to improve the lives of children
is having a lot of fun in Africa at the
moment, making videos to promote
the work of the charity ‘East African
Playgrounds’.
The
school
would
like
to
congratulate these students on their
fantastic success and wish them all
the best for the future.
who are considering ‘A Levels’ and
university. It was a fantastic opportunity
for the whole year group to gain an
understanding of what a university is
and what happens at one! The day was
to encourage students to think about
what they aspire to do when leaving
school and what they need to do to
achieve this.
During the visit there was a tour of the
university campus, including student
accommodation; talks about what
student life is like at university; talks
about the benefits of going to university
and group activities about choosing
courses at university.
The university’s student ambassadors
that showed us around for the day were
amazed at how well behaved and polite
the Year 8’s were – a credit to the school.
Yr 8 Trip
to Essex
University
AN exciting visit was planned for Year
8 students to visit the University of
Essex in Colchester on Friday 27 June
2014. Hedingham School and Sixth
Form have a close connection with the
University of Essex and we are proud
that the university agreed to host and
run this visit day specially designed for
Hedingham students.
This was an all-day event and aimed
at all Year 8 students, not just those
Year 11 Prom 2014
ONCE again this year our Prom
was an amazing sight to see. The
girls all looked stunning and the
boys made suitable partners, all
dressed to impress.
As usual, having the best vehicle
dropping you at the red carpet
was most important and we
were not let down by the variety.
The evening was topped off
with a spectacular firework display.
Hanningfield Reservoir
ON Monday the 16th of June we visited
the Hanningfield Reservoir and Nature
Reserve. Our hypothesis for the trip was
to learn about the impact of drought in
a Nature Reserve.
Hanningfield had a very ‘interesting’
way of saving money and water.
One way of doing this was by using
‘special’ toilets which were like regular
toilets you would find in your home,
but with a large hole that wasn’t filled
with water, unlike the toilets we use
in our home.The hole was probably
about 5ft deep or so. It was extremely
dark and the chance of you getting
your phone back after it fell in was
impossible. These toilets did not
flush, no! The waste simply is broken
down with wood shavings, then
decomposed and put in to a sceptic
tank. At the end some is used as a
sort of mulch or fertiliser for plants.
The advantages of this are that it saves
water, all the liquid is recycled, there is
a booster seat (which shows that they
care for the safety of children), and no
chemicals are used in the process of
the waste being cleaned. However,
it had its disadvantages: It smelt
horrible and the level of hygiene of the
toilet could have been better. A way to
clean water and save money is ‘Reed
bed Filtration’. This is a natural way of
cleaning the pond: Reed beds can be
used for filtering pollution and sewage
from water. They also absorb toxic
run-off when planted around buildings
and motorways. Overflow from the
pond drains
through the reed
bed and its
fibrous roots filter
out particles from the water. Microbes
living in and around the roots remove
harmful chemicals.
We then later went to the pond to go
pond dipping. We had nets and trays.
We would dip the net into the pond,
take the net to the tray and empty
out whatever we’d caught. We then
examined the organisms and used the
worksheet to find out what species
they were. Magnifying glasses were
used to see the organisms in greater
detail, but unfortunately we didn’t
have the chance to write down the
information about what we discovered.
Of course, we had our lunch and
scooted around the gift shop. It
was an unexpected surprise to find
items that had nothing to do with
the reservoir but entertained the
customers. It was nice to get back
to school and go home to relax after
a day of adventure and exploration of
the world that we live in. I learnt a lot
on this trip. Even though we didn’t see
everything that was to offer, it was still
a great trip in the outdoors.
Ella Odedina 7C
Year7 History Trip
to Layer Marney
THE trip to Layer Marney was a
chance for the Year 7 students to
experience what it would be like
to be a Tudor during the 1500’s.
The trip happened on two Mondays
when two coaches full of eager
Year 7 students travelled to the
tower. During the day, theYear 7’s
undertook a variety of different
activities:
The students were assembled
into a hall where they learnt Latin
numbers,
the
queens of Henry
VIII (including as
to why Anne of
Cleves
portrait
was painted facing
forward
rather
than with her head
turned to the side.)
In the armour and archery
segment, the students learnt about
the variety of different types of
armour and military equipment,
such as swords and arrows, which
were used in this period. Some of
the students were fortunate enough
to try some of the armour on,
including chain mail. After this,
the students had a go at archery in
the court yard.
The students climbed the Layer
Marney tower, following their
guide. This part was largely based
on the history of Layer Marney,
including the visits from Henry
VIII. They then went on to tour
the chapel in the grounds of Layer
Marney.
After lunch, the students were
divided into three groups, each
learning the art and skill of
May Pole dancing. This was to
the amusement of the teaching
staff and sixth formers who were
helping.
This concluded the day and
the Year 7’s travelled back to
Hedingham having greatly enjoyed
the experience.
Emily Birch, Yr12 (helper for the day!)
Design &
Technology
AS/A2
Exhibition
2014
THE exhibition took place on 21st
May with twenty three candidates
exhibiting their design and practical
coursework. The students’ work was
extremely diverse and innovative,
covering a wide range of design areas
including furniture, architecture, audio
and electronic design. All students
incorporated computer aided design
and manufacturing techniques using
‘Techsoft’ CAD software and laser cut
CAM techniques.
The event was well attended by
students, parents and staff, and the
A level students were very pleased to
showcase their design and practical
skills to a wide audience.
The students’ work had been
assessed earlier during the day by the
exam board external moderator and
he was extremely impressed with the
diversity of project themes and the
quality of design and practical skills
demonstrated. All of the candidates’
work was to a high standard and in
particular at A2 level, Alistair Godfrey’s
unique
multi-functional
furniture
design and practical work achieved a
truly outstanding mark of 98%.
At AS level, Oliver Rowe produced
architectural design work for a sub terrain house with a Post House
mill positioned above the main
building. Oliver’s designs will
be used in the submission of
a full planning application to
reinstate the Post House and
develop the sub terrain house
on his parents’ land for them
to live in. The moderator was so
impressed with Oliver’s design work
and scale models, he recommended
that they should be entered into the
exam board’s national competition.
I would like to take this
opportunity to thank all students
for their sustained effort over the
A level course and wish them every
success in their forthcoming exams
and further education/employment.
In addition, I would like to thank all
the parents and staff for attending the
event and supporting our students in
their achievements.
James Gamble
Leader of Design and Technology.
Thousands
raised so
far
HEDINGHAM takes great pride
in charity work and this year has
been no exception. School Council
has supported a wide variety of
Charities, from Children’s Cancer
Trust, Brain Tumour Trust and
McMillan. Students have managed
non uniform days, cake sales and
much more this year and have so
far, without our final event on the
last day of term, helped to raise a
staggering £4,000.
School Council would like to thank
you for your support!
The proposed dates for
immunisations for the coming
year are:
Year 8 Girls HPV, first injection
– Tuesday 17 March 2015
Please
note
that
this
programme has changed
from three doses in Year 8
to one dose in Year 8 and a
second dose in Year 9
Year 9 boys and girls, DTP/
MenC booster – Tuesday 3
March 2015
WW I CENTENARY
During
the
past
couple of weeks,
students have been
learning about the role
of the poppy as part of the
school’s commemoration of
the 100th Anniversary of World
War One. Posters have been
designed, research completed
and poppies planted
Look out for local events
in your area at the
start of August
Fancy being a part of
something AMAZING?
There are still place for
Ski Saalbach 2015
See Miss Howes for a letter!
9/11 Story
THOMAS AMASS is part of the school’s Parallel Programme and is very
much enjoying his Construction course at college. However, his formal
education is still very important to him and he takes his English work very
seriously. He produced this fantastic piece of descriptive writing as a piece
of coursework this year.
Standing proudly on a
magnificent September
morning, I am gazing out like
a sentry over Manhattan and
the glistening Hudson River.
As the delightful sun comes up,
I open my eyes and stretch for
the clear crystal blue sky. I am
standing here with my twin,
like two soldiers in formation.
As I stare over the wonderful
Manhattan view, I see a plane
out of the corner of my eye. As
it comes closer, I know this is
aiming for me, I know that this
deadly bullet is for me and, as
it slices into me, I look around
Manhattan in pain. This
stunning day has now turned
into a day of survival.
I am wounded and weak, like
a baby bird falling from its
nest. The shadowy smoke is
gushing out of my body; I feel
as if my life is coming to an
end. As I stand here throbbing,
I can hear people screaming out
for help. I see people’s bodies
flying past me like a wet glass
slipping from my hands. I
smell the desperation of people
falling like leaves in autumn. I
can see my poisonous blood is
killing this dazzling city. This
intense heat is burning me
from the inside
As I look around, I think to
myself what next? What is
going to happen to me? Is it
my time? I see people trying
to help, trying to treat my
deadly wound but it is too
late; the bullet has done too
much damage. I look down
and see the faces of my fellow
Americans. I see that they are
shocked, worried and scared. I
see people running around me
like ants running around food
and birds flying around me like
bees trying to find pollen.
As I stand here in agony, I
look over to my twin, the south
tower. As I bleed to death, my
twin tower is still standing
proudly but then I see another
plane coming. I was hoping it
was for me to put me out of my
misery but it isn’t; it hacks
through him. My twin and I are
waving our white flags. As we
both bleed, our blood has now
overshadowed this stunning
city. This city is now cheerless;
this has now turned all dark.
Standing on a dull horrible
day, my twin and I now know
it’s our time but we don’t know
who first. The last word I say is
goodbye. Then the worst thing
happens: my twin falls down
first. My twin has fallen. I see
his body over the street. My
legs are starting to go and I feel
as if I’m dying. I look down
for one last time. All I see is
my brother over the streets
of New York and dead bodies
everywhere. I hear screaming.
This scream will never leave.
This wound is too bad. I’m
going to fall. I look at this one
of a kind city and say goodbye.
It’s time for me to go.
Written by Thomas Amass
Sixth Form Summer Ball
HERE are some photos from this
year’s Summer Ball held at The
Fennes, Bocking on Thursday 26
June.
SPORT
Orienteering
HEDINGHAM SCHOOL Orienteering
Team continued their winning ways,
finishing off the league season as Essex
& Suffolk Schools Orienteering League
Champions.
This year’s league has been incredibly
close across all classes. After a
gruelling season, which saw the team
take part in nine events across Essex
and Suffolk, running courses of varying
technical difficulty from 2km to over
7km in length, the last event took
place this weekend at Wivenhoe Park
& Woods.
The Hedingham School team won
Secondary School Award & Whole
School Team Trophy
and Ben Frost, who both managed
to successfully navigate their first
orienteering course, achieving well
deserved par times. Charlie
Partridge discovered that
watching football ‘til 3am
the night before an event
isn’t the best preparation
but I am sure he’ll be back
more determined than ever
next season.
On Sunday 6 July, 14
members of the Hedingham
School
Orienteering
Team travelled to Sussex
as part of a 27 strong
Year 7/8 Girls Essex ‘Stragglers’ team
representing East Anglia
in the Yvette Baker Trophy
Final, the premier junior
event in England and
Wales. The Essex juniors
had Stragglers’ best result
ever in the final finishing in
seventh place, with seven
of the nine scorers coming
from Hedingham School.
Cerys Wrigley-Moss was
top scorer for Essex,
running the 2.7km ‘novice’
Yellow course with Victoria
Year 9/10 Boys Love also scoring well.
the Secondary School Award and the
coveted Whole School Team Trophy.
Daisy Partridge was ESSOL Champion
in the Year 7/8 Girls category with
Chloe Cracknell Silver Medalist, Cerys
Wrigley-Moss Bronze and Victoria
Love 4th. In the Year 9/10 Boys Josh
Partridge was Silver medallist with
John-Henry Love 4th, Ollie Smith 5th,
Lucas Wrigley-Moss 9th and Joseph
Powers 10th. Harriet Vinter finished
the season in 4th in the Year 9/10 Girls,
Annie Northfield 5th, Laura Smith 8th
& Tia Coster 9th. In his first season Ed
Northfield managed a very creditable
mid table finish in the Year 7/8 Boys
Category. Other scorers during the
season were Chloe Plumb and Abi
Duncan.
Two new team members also took
part on Sunday, Louis Ferrando
Tia Coster and Harriet Vinter scored
valuable points for the Essex team
on the 3.2km Orange course. Chloe
Cracknell was the team’s highest scorer
on the 3.9km Light Green running up
on the technically ‘hard’ course against
older girls with John-Henry Love also
scoring very well in the boys’ category.
Daisy Partridge was asked to run the
Green course against older runners
and managed to score well despite
being the only under fourteen on the
technically ‘very hard’ 4.7km Green
course.
Some of the Hedingham School team
feature in the event video which will be
used for promotional purposes
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=1kaZmg_-e7w
This video includes a rendition of the
orienteering song which has in recent
weeks become something of a favourite
with our team - you can find that here
http://www.youtube.com/
ach?v=YN5C3VEUJ8&feature=share
Essex ‘Stragglers’
team representing
East Anglia in
the Yvette Baker
Trophy Final
Ian kicks off
to the States!
HEDINGHAM SIXTH FORM student
Ian Foulger has very exciting plans
for the future when he leaves school
at the end of this term.
Ian who
has been a member of the school’s
Football Academy for 2 years, has won
a prestigious Football Scholarship to
study in America at Lander University
in South Carolina. Ian is 18 years
old and lives in Steeple Bumpstead
and will be taking a 4 year course
in Physical Education Teaching and
Coaching.
Strangely enough, this fantastic
opportunity developed out of a
period of time when Ian was injured
and couldn’t play. The damaged
ligaments in his foot meant he
had time on his hands and he sat
down with his football coach, Mr
Andy Joslin, and looked online at
opportunities for playing football
abroad. Ian was inspired by what he
found and applied online and when he
Jump Rope Event
ALL Year 7 students took part in
a Jump Rope For Heart event on
Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th July, in
aid of the British Heart Foundation.
All pupils had to skip for the duration
of their PE lesson to music, either in
groups or individually and there were
even some pupils VS teacher relay
races, which were extremely fun and
competitive. All sponsorship money
is currently being collected and
it is looking very optimistic with
individuals raising over £100
so look out for the grand total.
Overall, the event was a huge
success with all pupils actively
involved and a great atmosphere on
the day.
was back to full fitness, sent videos
of himself playing football. This led
to several offers of places at different
universities, but Ian felt that Lander
University had the best facilities and
team and opted to accept their offer.
Ian who plays as a central defender
commented, ‘ I am very excited by
the prospect of going to the States to
study and play football. It is a really
good opportunity for me.’ He is off
to South Carolina in early August and
will live in Halls for the first year. His
family say they will really miss him but
are hoping to go out and visit him for
his birthday in October. Ian hopes
that if all goes well he will stay in
America after he graduates and play
semi-professional or professional
football.
We would all like to wish him success
for his footballing future in the States!