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Autumn 2009
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Local Girl
Going for
Gold…
Rebecca Watts fastest in Yorkshire
By Georgina Gallagher
REBECCA Watts, a pupil of The Snaith
School and a resident of Snaith has
recently been named the fastest girl in
Yorkshire. Becky, age 15, has been run-
ning now for several years. When spo-
ken to, Watts revealed how it feels to
be an outstanding national runner, her
“strenuous” training routine and just
how good she really is!
Not only is Watts the fastest girl in
Yorkshire, she is the 4th fastest girl in
England, also one of the top ten fast-
est girls in the whole of the United
Kingdom.
Recently Watts has competed in two
major events, English Schools, in which
she came 4th in the 100m but unfortu-
nately got disqualified in the relay due to
inexperienced team members. However
in the UK School Games held in Cardiff,
she came 8th in 100m. To be at this level
at the age is a phenomenal achievement.
Becky is also Humberside 100m cham-
pion, and Wakefield 100m and 200m
champion for under 17’s.
Watts told us how she has been injured
many times due to her strenuous train-
ing, and how she was injured quite seri-
ously when doing long jump. Becky told
us that although she enjoyed doing long
jump, she no longer does that sport in
fear of another serious injury.
To maintain the standard she is at,
Becky trains a total of three hours at her
Wakefield club a week, in two one-and-
a-half hour lessons. She also maintains
a healthy diet and daily stretches. When
talking to Watts about her weekly rou-
tine, she insists that “It’s not hard work
as long as you have got good concentra-
tion.”
Although Becky is highly recognised in
the athletic world, she is very modest of
her achievements, saying “I don’t like to
make a big deal of it, because it’s not a big
deal. Of course I like winning, but that’s
not what I run for, I run because I love
the feeling.” How extremely reserved
of her! Fortunately she doesn’t have to
boast for herself she has her friends to
do it for her. Becky has an amazing per-
sonal best in 100m sprint, 12.2 seconds,
and 200m, 25.6 seconds. Also Watts has
a fantastic array of 19 trophies and 20
medals.
When we asked Becky what the dream
was, she replied “Well the dream I guess
is to be in the Olympics, either the next
one or the one after. It’s every athlete’s
dream. But I don’t want to jinx it, so I’m
just going to aim for that and see where
it gets me.” All I have to say is if you get
there Becky, I’ll be expecting a ticket for
this article. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN! Watts it a bird? Watts it a plane? No its Becky!

GCSE Success!
By Bradley Marsden
THE recently departed year
11 students were celebrating in
August as their GCSE results
arrived. This year, there were
some of the best results the school
has ever seen, and the pupils were
rewarded for all their hard work
throughout the year.
After a nail-biting climax to 5
SUCCESS: Happy faces all round on results day years of hard-work, 156 students
got a total of 1,849 A*-G grades,
an increase of 251 from the previ-
ous year.
The pupils themselves got some
superb individual results.
For example: (number of
A*-C in brackets) Emma Gill (15);
Samuel Morgan (14); Luke
Nicholson (14); Jason Wong (14).
The Year 10 students also got
their results in Maths, RE, Sci-
ence and Statistics. These results
were also some of the best in the
school’s history and are a tes-
tament to the hard work the
students have put in, not just in
the past year, but throughout their
Snaith School careers.
I’m sure you’ll join me in thank-
ing the teaching staff at school for
all their hard work and encour-
agement throughout the year, as
without them none of this would
have been possible.
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Gingers Take Over! By Rebecca White
IT isn’t something everyone has heard
about but these things are cropping up
across the continent; ginger festivals!
Over the past few years ginger appre-
ciation festivals have been appearing in
countries such as Wales and the Nether-
lands with gingers gaining free entry to
the event and in most bars around the
host town getting free drinks. Surpris-
ingly more non-gingers have been going
to these events than regular gingers!
Mr Rowenhourst, a non-ginger who
started the annual festival in the South
East of the Netherlands, dreamt up the
festival after looking for ginger models
to paint and after receiving hundreds if
not thousands of applications he decided
to create the festival for the flame haired
people to come together and talk about
their experiences; most of which are bul-
lying.
Others come here to share ideas such
as Brigitte van Hengel, who has a suc-
cessful all ginger modelling agency but
is also looking to add an all ginger thea-
tre company to that list. Another idea
was an all ginger community, based in,
where else but the world’s capital for
gingers, Scotland! This idea was born
because some people at the event were
disappointed about not passing their gin-
ger locks to their children and believed
that if a pure ginger colony exists then
all their offspring would be ginger them-
selves.
So what is with the current love of gin-
gers? In previous years they have been
the butt of many jokes but now the world
has gone ginger crazy with national ‘Hug
a Ginger Day’ (11th March) and ‘Ginger
Appreciation Day’ (25th May) cropping
up on some peoples calendars. This gin-
ger reporter loves the whole new love
of gingers and can’t wait until we shall
soon be ruling the world!

1110 Miles, 51 Days, 45 Marathons, 1 Man

SNAITH school is not ginger-ist!
By Jasmine Wright
FORTY-SEVEN year-old comedian
Eddie Izzard is more comfortable on
stage performing outlandish comedy
wearing fishnets and high heels, but
pared with the mean feat of the 1110
miles which lay ahead of him. Before
he embarked on his running mission he
told his supporters via his website that,
“I am off on a great adventure.”
He ran at least 27 miles a day, six
the looming London 2012 Olympics
Games.
He received enormous public sup-
port from an ex-marine who ran along-
side him for a few miles, to a man
who presented Izzard with a bottle of

Snaith Sports Hall:

on the 26th July he swapped these for
a pair of shorts and sensible running
shoes.
The run, which is the equivalent of a
days a week. Izzard explained to report-
ers that people are having a hard time
believing his phenomenal achieve-
ment. However his countless blisters,
Glenfiddich whisky. The blog on his
website where he updated fans about
his progress was bombarded with mes-

for the community?

By Charlotte Ambler
RECENTLY, Snaith Sports Hall
has changed its name to Snaith &
District Community And Sports
Association.
The committee is run by several
members of the public who want to
support, use and promote the Sports
Hall to benefit the community.
Although the Sports Hall is on School
grounds, it is completely independent.
Every month there is a family disco,
a farmer’s market and bingo. The
events that take place are supposed
to be aimed at every age group in the
community, so what is there for teen-
agers?
Many activities are provided for
teenagers in and around the Snaith
area, including; roller discos and cheer
leading.
The cheer leading lessons were pro-
vided by outside dance teachers. The
roller disco takes place a few times a
year, which hopefully could be more
often with a greater support from the
public.
The committee were hoping to start
a ‘Band Night’ similar to those held
by Selby Town Hall. Room Taken
(consisting of Jordan Bagguley, James
Safford, Jack Hargreaves, Annabelle
Leetham and Rick Womersley) vol-
unteered to play: however there was
not enough interest in this idea and not
enough bands wanted to play.
The Hall can also be hired out for
private functions and this is where the
Year 11 Dinner Dance is held.
For more information visit: www.
snaithsportshall.co.uk.
staggering 43 marathons, took him 52
days to complete and had him admir-
ing the sights of England, Northern Ire-
land, Scotland and Wales. Armed with a
selection of British flags and only five
weeks training, he set off from Lon-
don’s Trafalgar Square at 6am. Izzard
admitted that the furthest he had ever
run in preparation was 5 miles, which is
a mere drop in the ocean when it is com-
Snaith School students write up a storm
By Katharine Oliver
SIXTEEN students from year 11 received
an amazing opportunity to visit the Press
Association in Howden; PA is the UK’s
leading multimedia news and informa-
tion provider.
Over the past month the students have
been working on individual articles and
their hard work has resulted in the pro-
duction of this newspaper.
This is the third year that students have
been able to create a newspaper for their
school and community. It is part of the
the absence of his toenails and a total
of 14 pairs of worn out trainers act as
evidence of his 1110 mile journey. Not
only did he endure the pain of having
his feet bandaged before running but he
after he finished each day of running he
was forced to have an ice bath.
His aim was to raise thousands of
pounds for Sport Relief and hoped in
the process to raise public support for
English Gifted and Talented Programme
so students have been selected on their
interest in this subject. The project is run
by Mr Williams, the head of English.
Last year the students who worked on
the newspaper did excellently, the news-
paper was read by many and was enjoyed
by all pupils and teachers as well as the
local community.
This year the students have promised to
make their newspaper the best one yet.
The pupils assigned themselves roles
within the newspaper ranging from Edi-
tor to features writer. They met every
sages of encouragement and support for
the comic.
The amount raised currently stands at
£20,000 but as donations are still being
taken in this figure is set to rise. Now
with 1110 miles under his belt, Izzard
is digging out his heels and is preparing
to take to the stage for a new 44 date
tour, a setting which he feels more at
home with.
Wednesday and Friday lunchtime to
get the articles finished, with each pupil
writing at least two articles for the news-
paper. Once they arrived at PA News
they experienced what the writers do on
a daily basis.
Pupils included Rebecca White, Anna
Hinchcliffe, Jasmine Wright, Charlotte
Ambler, Katharine Oliver, Megan
Taylor, Sophie Johnson, Alex Millward,
Ryan Esley, Jonny Crossley, Tom
Sefton, Jess Holmes, Georgie Gallagher,
Gareth Baker, Brad Marsden and James
Thornton.

The Junction - a new direction for Goole

By Jessica Holmes
THE Junction is to be a fantastic new facility
for the people of Goole. The plan to convert
the market place into a new arts centre wasn’t
originally very popular, but when some of
the features Goole Town Council wished to
include in the building became clearer, the
news led to people beginning to warm to the
idea.
Such ideas include showing films more suited
for autistic children and special showings for
babies and toddlers so that the parents wouldn’t
worry they are disturbing other filmgoers.
The Junction is undoubtedly going to be an
amazing place especially after the demolition of
the stage at Goole High School and the closing
down of The Gate Theatre. Countless different
arts groups around the area needed somewhere
to put on shows and this has everything they
will need under one roof. It’s going to have a
170-seat auditorium with more comfort than is
already available, a café bar, a large workshop
area and meeting rooms.
This place will be great for Goole because it
provides everything that it is lacking. Many peo-
ple especially teenagers have struggled in the
past to get to places like the cinema in the holi-
days because the closest one would be either in
Castleford or Doncaster; not anymore, as there
will be films showing in the main auditorium.
On the café walls, space will be left for bud-
ding local artists to showcase their work - this
shows the appreciation the Junction’s founders
have for the local community.
The Junction is due to open this autumn and
an open day will be held on November 7th, fea-
turing tours and taster sessions in the workshop,
and then more officially to mark the opening,
ticketed shows will be held involving mainly
local performers.
The people of Goole and the surrounding area
are very privileged to have such a well-rounded
building, it contains a variety of fabulous things
that Goole has long needed. SAY CHEESE! The PA News Crew
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Medd in the Middle

WHAT has Mr Medd and a
naked man with a chicken got in
By Rebecca White

application Mr Medd describes

common? They are both subjects
of Antony Gormley’s living
sculpture!
Since 1841 the fourth plinth
in Trafalgar Square has never
had a permanent sculpture.
Instead several artists have done
temporary sculptures such as
Mark Quinn’s controversial
sculpture; Alison Lapper
Pregnant. A portrait of disabled
artist Alison Lapper when she
was 8 months pregnant, the 3.5m
high sculpture was carved out of a
single block of white marble.
As well as Thomas Schütte’s
sculpture, Model for a Hotel 2007
has been situated on the Plinth
since November 2007. It is built
of specially engineered glass in
yellow, red and blue which collects
the light, reflecting it through the
edges.
But now a new sculpture has been
himself as competitive, creative
and moody. (You can make up your
own mind about the latter!)
When this paper went to print
our art teacher didn’t have an
idea what to do but was thinking
of “running a competition within
school to come up with an idea.”
So far the other plinthers have
all done some outrageous, thought
provoking and down-right weird
during their hour up on the plinth.
Some people have used the plinth
as a soap box to voice their political
views, others to just get naked! The
brains behind the living sculpture
project, Antony Gormley who also
made the Angel of the North, said
before the event “I would be very
upset if somebody didn’t take their
clothes off.” Luckily for him, and
unfortunately for the passers by,
his wish was
granted.
Mr Medd told us “With the year
sevens we have begun a new
identity project and within this
we have got the pupils to research
about Gormley and also tell me
what they’d do if they had an hour
up on the plinth.” Maybe we could
see Mr Medd using these ideas
when he’s up there!
The sculpture project started in
July and culminates in October, the
highlights of the week have been on
the Sky Arts channel or you can get
a live feed on www.oneandother.
co.uk.
If you are interested in watching
Mr Medd become a piece of art
watch on line on October 13th
between four and five pm. I hope
you all join me and the rest of the
students on the paper in wishing
Mr Medd the best of luck and that
he doesn’t make too much of a fool
of himself! CHALLENGE: Mr Medd training for October 13th

New Faces, New Places

started and one of our teachers The art
will soon be part of it! Mr Medd department has
was one of the 33,900 applicants also managed
but unlike most of them he became to integrate the
part of the 2,400 that will be fourth plinth
getting not just fifteen minutes project into the
of fame but a whole hour! On his curriculum.
By Gaz Baker
THE time of year has come around again and the uniform is nice I also like the fact
when the Snaith School reopens its doors that P.E is more sport based and that
after a long summer break, and with the science is much more interactive.
new school year comes new pupils, most THOMAS Rennie: I really like how clean
of whom seem eager to start their life at the school is and how all the teachers make
secondary school. you feel welcome and involved in things. I
If you’ve ever been in year seven you also really like the science lessons as we get
know what it’s like and how strange to do our own experiments which we never
starting at a new school can be. A few year did in primary.
sevens have kindly agreed to tell me what MOLLY Parr: I think that the food here
they think of the Snaith School. is so much better than at primary and
STEVEN Bellamy: I think that the school this place is so much bigger than I’m used
is lots bigger and much easier to get lost to, to be honest I can’t really think of
in than my old school but I think that the anything I don’t like about it.
teachers are much better and I also like After talking to these new pupils it seems
the fact that you get more freedom than at that the Snaith School has impressed
FIRST: Rachel Wardell PUBLIC RELATIONS: primary.
pictured with Antony Mairead Rodden during most of them and it appears that they are
PHOEBE Parrish: I like the school all very happy to be part of the Snaith
Gormley, standing in her hour long spot in because you don’t have the same teacher
front of the fourth plinth Trafalgar Square as part School community. Let’s hope they stay as
for the whole day and also the food is enthusiastic through the rest of their time
in Trafalgar Square in of the One and Other much better and there is loads more space
central London as she here. It is apparent that the Snaith School
exhibition. than at primary.
prepares be the first really is the place to be when you’re a
member of the public to BRODIE Keelty: I like having more space small fish in a big pond. PUPILS: New year sevens

Time for Change

By Georgina Gallagher
THE chance to change!
Recently the Speaking and
Listening room has had excellent
opportunities to change and expand.
Miss Montague, the head of healthy
schools, Miss Mallinson, the school’s
coordinator, Kenny Ingram, a
former pupil and myself have been
working hard to provide more
services for our school.
Before the change, the Speaking
and Listening room offered a variety
of help and advice, but that’s all it
did offer.
Now with the help of the governors Jo Bamford runs the Speaking and held, at which if any parents had
and the sexual health committee, Jo Listening room, and is there every doubts, they could go and speak to
Bamford the school nurse, can offer Tuesday lunch time. But as soon as Jo.
an even larger variety of advice, and the new services are up and running So far it has been agreed that some
practical help. smoothly, both Miss Mallinson and of these new services are only going
The newly refurbished Speaking Miss Montague have decided that a to be available for students in year 9
and Listening room has now added more frequent visit would be better or above.
bereavement counselling, condom suited. However these decisions are not
demonstration, condom distribution, Until Tuesday 22nd not many people only based on age, they are based on
pregnancy testing and chlamydia knew about the campaign, however maturity also. A private record will
testing, to the original services such on Tuesday a letter went out to be kept of anybody who visits the
as, advice on how to stop smoking all pupils, teachers and parents to Drop-In centre.
or taking drugs, advice on sex, peer inform them about the change and The sexual health team have put
mentoring and many more. confirming the new plans. a lot of effort into this and it’s great
This change means that we are now Also, on Thursday 24th after school that they can finally see a successful
up-to-date with many schools. a “positive choices” meeting was outcome.
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Teacher Top
Trumps I’m at secondary school
Mrs Midgley get me out of here!
WHEN starting secondary school it can be
by Katharine Oliver
them feel better about themselves. The
a very scary experience especially if you’re mentors are as follows Charlotte Ambler,
the only person who has moved to this Anna Hinchcliffe, Becky White, Katharine
school from your old primary school. Also Oliver, Sam Clarkson, Josh Breeden, Lewis
some pupils find it harder to settle to a new Kellet, Rachel Taylor, Nicole Masterman,
environment, there is nothing wrong if you Lucy Mellish, Kia Foster, Lewet Breary and
are like this. Charlotte Markall.
At times this school can appear to be scary, Everything is confidential apart from
and with older siblings telling you about where there are safety risks, mentors would
all the bad things that could happen to you not have been chosen if they could not keep
Favourite Film: P.S I Love You when you’re here for example getting your secrets.
Singer: Cascada head flushed down the toilet. These are just The mentors then meet with the mentees
Food: Yorkshire Pud rumours, all the teachers are very welcoming every week and talk about home life and
Place: Doncaster and friendly. how they are coping in school. Mentors
Actor: Jean Claude There are students who come to this school help the younger students with problems
van Dam who need extra help. Early this year 15 towards school and learning as school is very
TV Show: CSI students spent eight weeks training to be important you need to listen in class and
Sport: Rugby peer mentors. These students would mentor have a positive attitude at school.
younger pupils who need extra guidance at You will be able to recognise the mentors
this school. because they all have a yellow mentor badge
not bite. They are just here to help and make

Mr Smith Ms Mallinson taught these 15 students

about how to speak to the mentees, how
to read body language and how to make
and they have a smiley face badge on their
tie to show that they are friendly, happy
people who are very approachable they will
school life for younger students easier and
less frightening.

School Council shake up! by Charlotte Ambler

WITH the help of Ms Mallinson and Miss years 9 to 11. Year 7s and 8s will even-
Bentley, Snaith School Council has been tually join the groups. Pupils were given
re-launched. Students from all years were training from the ‘School Councils UK’,
asked to apply for a position on the council. this included discussing what we would
This was done by filling in an application like our School Council to achieve and
Favourite Film: Gladiator form which included many questions such teamwork exercises.
Singer: Kings of Leon as ‘Why do you want to be on the School Our current School Council is very dif-
Food: Mexican Council?’. ferent from the previous one. Now pupils
Place: Chicago Once members were chosen from every are much more independent, chairing
Actor: Al Pachino form, they were asked to start target their own meetings and with a staff mem-
TV Show: Maxelda groups. These were education, eco schools ber of their choice sitting in on meetings.
Sport: Basketball and social media and publicity. Each group School Council updates will be avail-
have their own targets which they wish to able to see on the School Council notice
achieve, such as improving the options book- board, located outside Miss Bentley’s

A day in the life

lets, achiev- office.
ing a green When asked, Miss Bentley stated that
award and ‘the School Council was re-launched to
publicising make positive changes to our school, to
the School give our pupil’s a voice that will be heard

of Ms Mallinson
Council. and to hopefully bring new ideas to our
These are school. Whereas in the last School Coun-
run by stu- cil the same ideas were continuously
dents from being brought up and nothing changed.’ COUCILLORS: Two School Council representatives

Great gigs, ’mazing music

By Anna Hinchcliffe priority. Every day is
different, sometimes I’m
THE staff at school at meetings in Goole, or
aren’t just made up sometimes I am involved
of teachers, there are in workshops.
also teaching assistants, When I am in school my
caretakers, technicians, lunchtimes are taken up
secretaries…and Ms with talking to students.
Mallinson, the Extended I officially finish work at
Schools Coordinator. 4 o’clock, but sometimes
Her role is vital within I have meetings or peer
the school, but what does mentor training.
she actually do? Once a month I attend
What is the purpose of Regeneration Partner-
an Extended Schools ship meetings within the
Coordinator? community.
To extend the purpose What is the most
of schools, so instead of interesting or strangest
schools being just 9am thing you have ever done
whilst 4pm, our schools while working at the
can become a place of life Snaith School?
long learning. The best thing I have
What is your average day ever done is visit a
like? recording studio while
My morning starts with taking part in the year
a cup of coffee, and ten Summer Camp.
then emails are my first The strangest thing
has to be when I was up
to my knees in stinking,
black mud in the school
pond after falling in!
What do you like to do in
your spare time?
I love drawing and
reading. I read every day. you can dance, sing and just
Who is your favourite
band?
My all time favourite
artist has to be Joni
Mitchell… but my
favourite current band is
the Kings of Leon.
by Sophie Johnson
DON’T you just love going
to gigs and concerts? Where
enjoy the general atmosphere
with complete strangers who
share a common interest with
you. Nothing beats the thrill
of seeing your chosen artist in
the flesh or being enthralled by
the performance whether it’s
Bowling for Soup or Tinchy
Stryder.
Well with the upcoming gigs
this year in the surrounding
areas, you can do just that!
There are many bands
and singers everyone will
enjoy, whether you listen to
alternative, to rap or to dance!
To find different concerts you
can look on www.aloud.com or
www.see tickets.com. Enjoy!
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Tantalising Teacher Top

trips
THE Snaith School organ-
ises many fun and inter-
esting trips for it’s pupils,
in fact there are so many
trips taking place its hard
to keep track of which trip
is doing what. So here is a
breakdown on all of the up
coming trips so you won’t
miss a thing.
English trip to London:
The English department is
organising a Shakespearian
style trip to London where
students going will experi-
ence the Globe Theatre first
hand. Not only will they get
to see a professional per-
formance of one of Shake-
speare’s famous plays but
afterwards they will get
a guided tour of the thea-
tre and have the chance to
attend a workshop with the
performers where they will
have a chance to brush up
By Gaz Baker
School splashes Trumps
out on pond!
places will go fast. This is
a must for people interested
in drama or English.
But maybe drama isn’t
your thing, maybe you
Mr Williams
prefer something sport- By Bradley Marsden
ing. If so the Snaith School
has organised yet another THE Snaith The area is lessons so pupils also the surround-
excellent value ski trip to School’s new, securely gated to can now see what ing area.
Oberlungau in Austria. This improved pond has protect against they are learning None of this how-
trip includes thirty hours of been completed. vandals and has 5 about as opposed to ever would be pos-
ski tuition and full ski gear The old pond has wooden benches just hearing it. The sible if it wasn’t
been removed and to create an “out- new pond will also for a grant from the
hire for a whole six days.
a larger pond has door learning area”. benefit the local Big Lottery Awards
And it doesn’t stop there
been installed. This is to create community, local For All scheme.
either pupils going will
The new pond is a different aspect primary schools The grant of £6,220
also receive the full apres Favourite Film: Withnail and I
eco-friendly and is to the science have already used was a significant
ski package which includes now specifically department’s learn- it, and it is now a chunk of the total Singer: Michael Stipe
bowling, a pizza night,
designed to attract ing environment, real asset not only amount spent and Food: Japeno Pepper
curling and a inter-student wildlife. allowing outdoor to the school, but without it the pond Place: Northumber-
ski race. The accommo- would not be of land Coast
dation is also excellent. the high standard Actor: Timothy Spall
Pupils will be staying at the it is today. TV Show: Dad’s Army
hotel Lindenhof a three star I’m sure that you Sport: Football
hotel with a range of facili- will agree that this
ties including shops, cafes is a welcome addi-

their own acting skills. As if
this wasn’t enough the next
day pupils will be dining in
style either at the renowned
Planet Hollywood or in the
incredibly swish Convent
Garden. There will also be
another tour afterwards pos-
sibly to the Natural History
Museum or maybe to see
a play. This fantastic trip
is taking place on the 17th
andApril 2010 and at a very
reasonable price of £155
Miss Burrows
ice skating rink and disco. tion to the learn-
At the moment only a few ing environment
places remain and at £740 at school which
these won’t last long. The will provide valu-
trip will take place from the able knowledge
12th to the 20th February for pupils in the
2010. years to come and
So now that you know you will join me
exactly what is going on in thanking those
in trips you may consider who without their
going to some and you can help none of this
be sure more trips lie on would have been
the horizon for the Snaith possible.
School.
Favourite Film: Snatch

Gifted and Talented Oxford experience

By Charlotte Ambler
JOHN Leggott College gave four
lucky students an opportunity
to visit the prestigious Oxford
University for two days and stay
overnight at Lincoln College
Halls of Residence.
On the 25th June, Sammie
Andrews 11AR, James Thornton
11GG, Ryan Elsley and Charlotte
Ambler 11SC stayed with 35 stu-
dents from other schools around
the Lincolnshire area. Pupils
were split into groups, which
would help them to make new
friends.
Students were given a tour of
Lincoln College and Oxford. As
well as participating in various
tasks, such as building a tower
out of spaghetti and marshmal-
lows, advertising a product and
writing a newspaper. They were
also taken for a visit around
the Oxford University Museum
of History and the Pitt Rivers
Museum. Both containing exhib-
Singer:
Food:
Place:
Actor:
Barry Manilow
Cheesecake
Doncaster
Jason Statham
its such as shrunken heads, totem TV Show: Criminal Minds
poles and various animal skel- Sport: Shopping
etons.
On the second day pupils could
also sample different subjects,
taught by the first year students.
Lessons included Law, Maths,
Science, Music, Latin American,
Mr Smithson
History and Psychology.
Before returning home, pupils
were shown around St. Cather-
ine’s college, which is one of the
most modern colleges. It was
designed and built to resemble a
bar code. The groups were also
taken to various sights such as
the Bodleian library, which con-
tains every book ever published
since 1602, and to the ‘Bridge of
Sighs’. Favourite Film: Rush Hour 3
Students were also given the Ryan Elsley thought ‘the trip Romy Garbutt from South
Singer: Tinchy Stryder
opportunity to join an on-line ‘e- was very interesting and a fan- Axeholme School said ‘I really
Food: Pizza
mentoring’ service, which would tastic opportunity to make new enjoyed the visit to Oxford uni-
Place: Bridlington
help them to keep in touch with friends. I would definitely recom- versity. It gave me a much clearer
Actor: Will Smith
fellow peers and their group mend going on this trip to any idea of what higher education is
TV Show: Law and Order
leaders. younger year groups.’ like.’
Sport: Football

Wired into work experience By Thomas Sefton

EACH year, thousands of students in Years 10 and 11 go off to work
experience. For a fortnight pupils from England, Scotland and Wales
spend their time in the world of adult work.
Some students look forward to what must appear to be two weeks
off school. Others will dread being taken away from their sheltered
school life and being thrown into a very different world. But why do
schools send students away to experience work?
To answer this question, and to find out more, I went to talk
to Mrs. Belton who has been arranging placements at the Snaith
So why do student go on work experience?
‘Well, it builds confidence, improves their social skills and prepares
them for working life. It can help them make decisions about their
actual career. Say they want to work in a bank, and after spending a
couple of weeks at a bank decide they would like a more ‘hands on’
career.’
How many placements go well for pupils?
‘Nearly all of them. 95%. Students enjoy their places and get
something from them: a decision about their future. Some get a
Has work experience changed since you were at school?
‘Loads, the IT office used to be a flat. Two girls would live there
for a week (during the day) on five pounds. They had to feed
themselves and entertain, two members of staff and a parent each.
Cooking, cleaning, tidying.’
What is the most interesting placement you’ve arranged?
‘The most interesting? It was when one student went to a funeral
parlour in York. J. Rymers. Shows there’s a placement for
everyone.’
Finally, do you like your job with work experience?
Wired Into...World

Who’s your role model? Food For

By Sophie Johnson
DURING my summer
holiday whenever I got
bored, I would read;
books, newspapers,
magazines, anything that
had been left about by
a member of my family,
I would read. So after
becoming tired of articles
about the dog that could
walk on his hind legs, and
how to lose 4 pounds in
a week, I was reduced to
one of my sisters’ teen
magazines that were
shoved under the sofa.
I flicked through the
articles about horoscopes
and the ‘get voting on
Hollywood’s top hunks’
pages, when one article
caught my attention. It
was titled ‘Mum’s in debt
… because I want to be
famous!’, and there were
pictures of a teenage
girl posing for what
looked like a professional
photoshoot. The model
could have been no older
than me.
As I read through her
story, I was shocked
at how much her life
had been influenced by
certain types of celebrity.
She said ‘I’m going to be
the next Katie Price and
nothing will stop me from
becoming famous! Mum
thinks I’ve got what it
takes to be a big star
too…’ But is Katie Price
really a ‘Big star?’
I was stunned, that a
surprising, and others
were typical. Here are
some of them:
“My role models are
the people fighting in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
is the best singer ever, my
teacher looks a bit like
her!"
Meggie, 11, Lincolnshire,
England
Thought
"My mum is my role By Megan Taylor
girl so young aspired to They are brave and it's model because she is
be a glamour model when unfortunate that some much better than any old TAKE a break from revising and treat yourself.
she got older; and her people prefer Miley Here are 3 quick and easy recipes that will keep you
celebrity, and she loves
mother encouraged her Cyrus to those who die in going and taste great.
me."
in her pursuit for fame their efforts to help their
Emma, 11, USA
– but at a cost. Now, her country." Crazy Cinnamon Toast
loving mother is £10,000 Emily, 12, Broadstone, "I love Mozart, we are
currently doing about
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is the role model "No offence or anything world with his music." Butter or Margarine
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her daughter to follow a even our relatives still
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Method

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By Ryan Elsley
Local Bands Rock Out!
By Anna Hinchcliffe Wiseman, rhythm guitarist
1. Chop tomatoes and onions into small chunks and mix
together. If you take out the juice in the middle of the
tomatoes it will be easier.
2. Toast the bread.
SNAITH Secondary printers. printing. 3. Half the garlic clove and rub one side of the clove on
and backing vocalist, said
School has taken A printing system There is a system ON Sunday 4th October, one slice of bread and the other half of the clove on
that for him the best venue
drastic action recently was installed, in which to prevent accidental Selby’s Riverside Bar hosted the other slice of bread.
in the fight for the only six printers are printing and double the band has ever played in
an ‘Under 18’s All Dayer’ was Selby Town Hall, the 4. Throw the tomatoes and onion mix over each slice till
environment. After a used across the entire side printing is a where many local bands in they are covered and either eat cold like this or stick
review of the energy school. standard option. Battle of the Bands (heat one):
the area have been given the them under the grill for a few minutes and enjoy!
policy at the school, Students and staff Not everyone is ‘the crowd were so up for it,
opportunity to play. there was so much energy’.
there was a stark were shown how to happy with the new
realisation. use the printers and printing however,
Among others, Solitude is In the future the band aim to Mega Decka Sandwich
one of the talented bands produce an album and hope
The low ‘F’ rating a relatively smooth some staff see lessons For hungry people who can’t cook
playing at Riverside this to be offered a recording
is a sharp contrast transition was made. being interrupted due
October. contract.
with the recent exam Students now print to printing and an Ingredients
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results. using their logins. overall inconvenience At Riverside Solitude plan
Milner (lead vocals), Jack 4 slices of thick bread
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Monkhouse (lead guitar),
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Tom Wiseman (rhythm guitar
printing on 65 greater control over worth taking though, cover the band plan on using Sliced Cheese
and backing vocals), Chris
the majority think, in is ‘Breaking the Law’ by Red Onion
Edis (bass guitar) and Eddy
order to save money Judas Priest). Lettuce
Banks (drums), have been
and the environment. Solitude will be playing at Olive
performing together since
Printing isn’t the Xscape’s ‘The Loft’ on the Coleslaw
2008. Since then they have
only change being 18th October, and will be at Chicken or other meat (optional for vegetarians)
taken part in Selby’s Battle of
made; recycling is Riverside again on the 1st Cocktail Stick
the Bands 2009, coming third
being taken more November in another ‘All
in the finals.
seriously, with a Dayer’. Method
Solitude are based on 70s
paper recycling box in So good luck to Solitude and
and 80s hard rock, and are 1. Lightly butter your bread then slice the tomatoes and
every classroom and onion thinly (you may need swimming goggles when
influenced by bands such as all of the other local bands
a new recycling skip cutting the onion!).
Deep Purple and Pink Floyd. taking part, and let’s hope it’s
has been brought in
When interviewed, Tom a successful event. 2. Slice your lettuce into pieces just bigger than your
recently. slices of bread and then rinse well.
Automatic lights are
SOLITUDE: In concert
3. Spread coleslaw sparingly over the bread, then cover
being used in most
with lettuce and sprinkle with red onion and cover
areas of the school; with cheese.
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4. Put on your meat, chicken, pork, beef, whatever you
themselves off if no
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one is in the room.
5. Now repeat this once more depending on the amounts
Such initiatives
of decks you want or how hungry you are! When
are at the core of you’ve finished, put on your top slice of bread, put an
appearing as an olive on a cocktail stick and push through sandwich to
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 Wired into... Features

Resistance to Whap out your winter woolies!

By Katharine Oliver

Muse is futile
By Jonathan Crossley
THREE years after the
release of Black Holes and
Revelations the symphonic
rock behemoth, Muse, rise
again to bring the world to
its knees. Since their last
release the Devonshire Trio
have moved to Lake Como,
Italy and built their very
own studio. This album
is the first that Muse have
self-produced so I was
unsure what to expect. But
any worries I had were
short-lived, the catchy bass-
line that kicks off Uprising
is not dissimilar to Starlight
from the previous album.
Track 2, Resistance, is a
huge contrast to the opener.
With modern piano sections
and what remind me of
disco-style drums it seems
this track would be easy
to dance to. Then the cho-
rus kicks in, the guitar gets
louder, the voice gets more
powerful and the bass-line
takes the beat to make way
for the drum fills by Dom
Howard.
United States of Eurasia
is a piece that sounds very
similar to Queen. Starting
with calming piano, vocals
and strings it sounds like
a ballad. This basis then
builds up to a welcome gui-
tar entry. This then evolves
into a chorus screaming
‘Eurasia’ and finishes with
Collateral Damage, a beau-
tiful work of Chopin-esque
piano by Matt Bellamy.
Track 6, Unnatural Selec-
tion, bears a great similar-
ity to New Born (Origin
Of Symmetry, 2001) with a
catchy guitar riff and vocal
effects that are guaranteed
to stay in your head for
days.
MK Ultra sounds unlike
anything Muse have ever
produced. Huge exagger-
ated synthesizers through-
out, you could imagine this
being mixed and played
in Ibiza. Although when
analysed the synth sounds
break down into strings
playing the same theme.
Again the vocals shine
through as being a major
point. MK Ultra is certainly
my favourite on the album.
The album finishes with
the Exogenesis Symphony.
This full orchestral work
was written by Matt who
admitted it was daunting.
Piano takes the lead in Part
Two (Cross-Pollination)
after Part One (Overture)
which was dominated by
strings. The album fin-
ishes with Exogenesis-
Symphony Part Three
(Redemption), a peaceful
Adagio which combines
both the piano and strings
from earlier in the album
to finish off the Exogenesis
masterpiece.
Of the five studio albums
that Muse have created this
is my personal favourite
because the variety between
the eleven tracks makes the
album extremely likeable.
The Resistance is a must
for any rock fans, with its
catchy riffs and Queen-like
piano but could also appeal
to fans of pop and dance,
thanks to the drumming and
cool keyboard effects.
SUMMER is coming to an
end, it’s getting colder and
festival season is nearly
over so the shorts need to
go back in the wardrobe
and the scarves and woolly
hats need to come out.
Chunky knitwear has
been very popular on the
autumn/winter catwalks,
and since it’s nearly winter
its great timing for knitwear
to be popular. It’s all about
textures they have been
seen a lot on the catwalks,
think about a lot of overlap-
ping textures.
Oversized jumpers or
cardigans mixed with furry
accessories for example
scarfs and hats will guar-
antee to keep you warm
at night. Topshop, River
Island and Debenhams are
good places to find knit-
wear and even though some
of their items can be a bit
pricey it’s nearly winter so
you need to get some woo-
lies to keep you warm.
If you need some ideas on
what to wear on a night out
or just casual gatherings
then you need a bit of va-
va boom in your wardrobe.
French chic has sashayed
onto the catwalk for autumn/
winter. Mixing flirty edges,
Musicians quibble
and masculine shapes
with fluffy fur jackets and
skirts.
Think tough with a soft
edge, team leather trousers
or wet look leggings with
a frilly blouse, and harden
sweet bubble silhouettes
with rocky boots and bold
accessories. Asos is a great
place to buy dresses and
shoes, and Primark is good
to get accessories, you
can get some big and bold
necklaces which will make
a good impression and add
a quirky style to the outfit.
If a lot of you haven’t
managed to save any pen-
nies to buy some new
clothes then mix and match
summer clothes but don’t
wear a vest and shorts – try
wearing jeans with a vest
and a woolly cardigan.
Charity shops are good
places to get outfits at a
great price and even though
most people think that it
would be really bad to be
caught in a charity shop WOOLIES: Chunky knitwear adds some va-va boom
there are always fantastic
finds there and you will
definitely find vintage out-
fits there.
Hopefully with these
Harry, as spell-
tips you can look hot this
winter. binding as ever
By Alex Millward
HARRY Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince is the
ners with love lives of the
characters taking centre

over new law latest release from the

By Jonathan Crossley
ON Thursday 24th
September a summit was
held in London. The con-
ference was held to dis-
cuss the problem of illegal
downloading. Compared
to 2008, fewer young
people are using illegal
file-sharing websites but
the campaign to discon-
nect frequent download-
ers, claiming that smaller
acts who rely on music
sales were suffering
greatly.
Ed O’Brien described
the summit as ‘heated at
times,’ he also said that
hugely successful series
adapted for the screen by
Steve Kloves.
THE film showcases the
continuing adventures of
Harry Potter and his friends
at Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The film follows the pat-
tern set by its predecessors
and those expecting a radi-
stage although it doesn’t
become a teen drama and is
still interesting for the older
viewers.
The action scenes are first-
rate and the special effects
will have you jumping out
of your seat and highlights
include a battle in the fields
around the Weasley house.
The casting is excellent,
Jim Broadbent’s perform-

The Crimea keeps it local

By Jasmine Wright
IT’S 1:45pm on an unseasonably warm day
for September, the car park of the Crimea
Tavern in Castleford, is steadily filling up
to the sound of local band the Eric’s sound
checking.
By 2pm the music is in full flow as the
Eric’s perform hit after hit of classic rock.
It is their job to get the crowd juiced up
for the six other bands, and their objec-
tive is almost met as some of the slightly
merrier onlookers are already singing
along. Their cheeky banter between songs
showed a softer side to these intimidating
experienced rockers wearing fierce slogan
T-shirts.
Unleashed bring with them an annoy-
ing fake American accent which does not
match up with their hometown of Royston.
Their set list comprised mainly of metal
songs that nobody knew however the front
man’s energy and enthusiasm still had feet
tapping and heads banging.
Local band Sumdy’s Dad present a col-
lection of indie rock anthems which fail to
achieve an overwhelming response. How-
ever when the opening chorus of the Kings
of Leon hit “Use Somebody” is bellowed
through the speakers, drinks are in the air,
arms are waving and everyone is singing
along.
The evening however belonged to one
band and one band only: the baby-faced
No Mercy For Percy whose infectious
punk covers of pop classics stole the show.
Belting out song after song, the band really
gets the crowd going. Despite their initial
nerves and shyness they quickly overcome
this and steal the show. Spectators who are
more used to rocking along to heavy metal
can not help but join in with No Mercy For
Percy’s version of “Somewhere Over The
Rainbow”. The crowd are whipped up into
a frenzy when front man Ryan Whittaker
orders the crowd to form a “bum chain” or
a conga line to you and me, when his band
play “Gay Bar.” They finish their set with
the old Proclaimers favourite “500 Miles”.
The song has the entire 200 plus crowd
echoing every word back with startling
volume.
And the reason for this afternoon of loud
music and an even louder crowd was to
raise money, with all proceeds from the
collection bucket going to Lock Lane under
11s and a Multiple Sclerosis charity.
the reduction is minimal,
63%-61% respectively,
says a recent survey.
All artists recording
music were welcome to
attend the debate. Some
of the big names that
were there included Lily
Allen, Tim Rice-Oxley
of Keane and Ed O’Brien
of Radiohead. All artists
attending shared concerns
about illegal file-sharing
being a major threat to
the music industry.
Plans to cut the inter-
net of those downloading
illegally were opposed by
some of the stars, includ-
ing Ed O’Brien and Nick
Mason, drummer for Pink
Floyd, who felt that cut-
ting individual’s internet
connection was far too
drastic. This motion was
backed by ISPA, repre-
senting service providers,
who called it a ‘dispro-
portionate response.’
However Lily Allen led
Allen was ‘extremely
brave’ to turn up. This
is because recently she
posted a blog about file-
sharers that was not well
received, having pro-
voked a violent reaction
from fans.
The media was not per-
mitted to enter the summit
and Lily Allen refused to
be interviewed about the
proceedings.
Before a final decision
is reached on how to han-
dle illegal downloaders
there will be more debates
similar to this one.
Currently artists seem
to be agreed that frequent
file-sharers should have
their internet ‘squeezed’
rather than to be cut
off. This will mean that
their internet speeds are
reduced so that they can
send and receive e-mails
and purchase items online
but it will be impractical
to download music files.
cal piece of cinema will go
home feeling disappointed,
however, fans of the series
and those willing to sus-
pend their disbelief for two
and a half hours will no
doubt find it enjoyable.
The script is quick, clever
and occasionally very funny
however it deviates from
the book quite substan-
tially and this may upset
Potter purists. The ending
is nothing like the original
text, it is quite sudden and
although it sets things up
nicely for the next film it
feels rushed.
The film is definitely
more adult than its forerun-
ance as Slughorn is funny
throughout and towards the
end it’s even a little moving.
The regular cast returns and
give solid performances but
nobody really stands out.
This is arguably the best
film in the series and it
looks and sounds great
on the big screen, it will
probably take a lot of flak
from those who want JK
Rowling’s every word to
be recreated on film but for
everybody who just enjoys
a good movie I wound rec-
ommend seeing it even if
it’s just to get ready for the
next one
Wired into...Sport
Sailing Away
Snaith Superstar Sails to Success.
By James Thornton
TO many people, Jack Wetherell
seems like an ordinary pupil, but
under the tanned skin and curly
hair is a sailing champion!
Jack (15) has had many successes.
To name a few, the young sailor
is the Topper Nationwide 5
Champion 08. To get this hard
earned victory he beat over 200
other sailors at Carsington Sailing
Club.
Jack earned a respectable bronze
on his Laser Radial in the Royal
Yachting Association (RYA) Volvo
Youth Nationals. He also came 27th
overall in the Laser Radial Youth
Europeans, 2nd of the under 16s.
Jack frequently races
internationally, in Wales, Ireland
and even Denmark! His latest
success was 9th at the recent Laser
Radial qualifier at Newhaven and
Seaford, again he came 2nd of the
under 19s. Only one year ago, after
becoming the Topper Nationwide
Champion 08, he changed his
boat to a Laser Radial and as you
can see from the list of results he
Flying high for Great Britain!
FLYING in the Czech Republic, Ric powers on.
has made a big impression from
only one year on the new boat. He
was selected for the RYA Radial
Transitional Training Squad in
addition to being part of the Snaith
School’s Gifted and Talented
Development Squad.
How did the young Topper
Champion become such a success?
After seeing him race, the answer
is obvious, through intense
training, determination and a very
supporting family.
The Wetherell family have been
a big influence over Jack’s sailing
career. One visit to Beavers Sailing
Club, the home club of this sailing
family, shows the whole family
in action. Julie (mum) heads the
Topper fleet, Jack leading the
Laser Radial Radials and his
father Tony and brother Henry
racing together to success on an
RS 200!
Henry is just as competitive as
his older brother, racing along
side in the Topper Nationwide
earning 11th place, he was the top
12 year old, the second just made
the top 100. Henry and former
world champion father Tony race
together on the double handed
RS200 and came 1st in the 2008
Beaver Regatta
Jack frequently trains at his
local club, Beavers Sailing Club,
in Sykehouse. The club’s inland
reservoir holds around 120 acres of
water, this sounds impressive but
to Jack it is ‘just a puddle‘.
This sailor goes out to practise or
race almost every weekend, if not
in Sykehouse, somewhere much
more exotic. When sailing out to
sea this young racer can travel
up to three miles to find suitable
winds.
Jack has been sailing since he
was only four years old, now a
local success and an inspiration
to all, I hope you’ll join me in
congratulating him on what he
has done and wish him well in the
future, possibly the 2016 Olympics.
SAILING: The stern-faced sailer!
By Jess Holmes
FLYING High for as the reserve pilot on
Great Britain, Richard Great Britain’s team how
Womersley of West can you refuse?
Cowick, local paramotor The Championship was
enthusiast has just nine long days and he
represented his country had to cope with early
in the world paramotor mornings and late nights
championships in the every day but he said it
Czech Republic. was all worth it because
Ric who is a member it was a great experience.
of the Yorkshire Owls He flew in tasks including
Club, had been flying the pylon racing, economy
motorised paraglider for and navigation. He said,
two years before he was “I was tired out but it
old enough to take part was well worth been able
competitively. So it’s no to represent my country
surprise that he did enter in an International
this year. competition.”
In fact he entered The British team
for the nationals in did very well in the
Worchester and at competition, achieving
only sixteen achieved silver but almost gold, so
an impressive sixth obviously all their hard
place out of seventy-six work gave them the great
competitors who were all results I’m sure they
older than he was. deserve.
Ric who finished at So if you didn’t know
The Snaith School last about Ric and his flying
year has now started machine you can look out
this September at John for him next time you go
Leggot College taking for a walk round Snaith.
Physics, Psychology, Even if you don’t see him
Maths and Music in the skies don’t worry,
Technology, while also just keep an eye on the
being the drummer for local papers – I’m sure
the local band Room it’s not the last we’ll hear
Taken. So as you can from him.
imagine he’s very busy Pictures credited to
but when offered a place Pascal Cambel Jones.