St. Francis' College School Magazine 2016 Contents
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ST. FRANCIS' COLLEGE SCHOOL MAGAZINE 2016 CONTENTS 03 .............. Head Girl's Introduction 04. ............. 6th Form Review 05 .............. Prep 06 .............. Life in the Boarding House 08. ............. Art 11. ............. Art Exhibition 12. ............. Drama 14. ............. The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe 16. ............. Geography 17. .............. Mathematics 17.. ............. Food & Nutrition 18. ............. Modern Foreign Languages 20. ............. Music 21. ............. English 22. ............. Religious Studies 23. ............. Science 24. ............. Sport 26. ............. House Events 27............... P.S.H.E 27............... Charity News 28. ............. India 29. ............. International Women’s Day 30. ............. Kanyike 32. ............. School Trips & International Trips 34. ............. School Events 36. ............. Exam Results 37............... Year 13 Leavers 38. ............. St. Francis’ Old Girls (SFOGA) 39. ............. 10 Photos from the Archives Workshop with Ben Ellery Daily Mail Columnist We hope you enjoy this year's St. Francis' College The magazine team were treated to a workshop with award Magazine; it has been a fantastic year for the College and winning writer Ben Ellery on Monday 11th January. we hope you enjoy reading about it. Ben spoke in assembly about how he had become a Best wishes, journalist and described some exciting and terrifying moments when he had been working undercover; The Magazine Team: posing as a migrant in Calais and searching for a runaway Lanaire Aderemi, Lauren Aldridge, Isabel Frohlich, Abbey couple in Brasil. Hobbs, Danielle Males, Holly Scanlon, Grace Twitchett, Alix In the workshop he talked about structuring articles and got Wentworth Foster and Mrs McDermott the team to work on their own journalistic writing skills. Cover Painting: The girls really enjoyed asking him about his work as a journalist and what it is like to go under cover. Helen Sheng 2 INTRODUCTION I’ve always found the night before the first day of school Whilst the housemates struggled through relationship to be the most stressful. Every year whilst packing issues, mistrust and Justin Bieber lyrics, the acts stole the my things, the memories of uncompleted tasks I was show with their well-rehearsed performances – we’re supposed to do in the summer flood back in. The last- immensely proud of everyone who performed! Finishing minute recollection that you needed to buy a new ruler with a huge group selfie and dance to ‘We’re all in this (you can’t get away with a set square forever), the hunt Together’, the Lower Sixth really hoped that you enjoyed for your other hockey sock, the frantic ironing of your the Revue as much as we did! kilt, desperate to get those once-perfect pleats back in Once again this year saw our Houses going head-to-head in place - we’ve all been there. Fortunately, once the bags the annual challenges and quizzes. This year, there has been are packed, calmness ensues, and you feel more than no sweeping victory for any particular house and, instead, ready to face your first day of school. After all, there’s no each one has had its moment of glory. Athene walked away better way to start the academic year than with a shiny with the House Music trophy, Artemis impressed in the didn’t fail to deliver on their amusement and reward. We 30cm ruler and clean pair of hockey socks. Science and Geography quizzes, Selene won the sporting began the year with a successful Unison World School events and Hera triumphed in the House Quiz. The start of the year saw students from our partner school, student exchange and Sixth Form trip to Amsterdam. Unison World School in India, come to visit for three Arguably one of the highlights of all House events is Sports Other destinations this year have included Copenhagen, weeks. During their time here, they went to Cambridge and Day. After all, an excuse to cover oneself in face-paint is not Le Touquet, Normandy and a small group of our Sixth enjoyed a rainy British day: punting, shopping and visiting to be missed! House spirit was contagious and, as always, Formers were fortunate to go to Uganda in the summer. old colleges. They also ventured out to Windsor Castle, we saw some great sporting success (though perhaps not Cadbury’s World, Buckingham Palace and Brighton. Akshita Throughout the year, forms have done individual events Chauhan, one of the visiting students said, “This was a very such as stalls and tombolas to raise money for their memorable trip. I made good friends and was also able to chosen charities, including The Darwin Centre, RSPCA, visit many historic and fun places. Brighton was the highlight In November, the Save a Child’s Heart, Aqua Aid International and Cancer of the trip for me: we went with boarders from theatre was once Research. As a school, we held the annual Recycled St. Francis’ and had lots of fun together. It was also Fashion Show and had a picnic in the Summer Term to interesting to be a part of a college in a different country again transformed, this and note the similarities and differences.” The girls from raise money for Kanyike (a project in Uganda to help fund St. Francis’ were able to experience the Indian culture, time into the winter infrastructure, clean water and education). Other events watching dance performances, listening to Bollywood Music wonderland of Narnia include our ‘Wear it Pink’ day, ‘Women for Women’ day and admiring various regional fashions within India. where students dressed up as a woman who inspires them, The first major event for the Lower Sixth is undoubtedly and we also held a Macmillan Cake Stall. Alongside this, in the staff race!) This year’s Sports Day also coincided organising the Recycled Fashion Show, this year on the students in the Sixth Form raised money independently as with the day the EU referendum result was announced. An theme of Roald Dahl. Whilst creating numerous lollypop part of the ‘Tenner Challenge’. Members of the Lower Sixth overwhelming majority for “Team Remain” from the results and chocolate bar decorations, we were reminded of how held a Holi Event where students were able to take part in of our College referendum conflicted with the British Brexit PVA glue gets absolutely everywhere! However, we were a traditional Indian festival, listening to Indian music being vote, and so the fun and light-hearted events of Sports Day determined to transform the theatre into a room from played while throwing coloured powder and squirting water were much embraced. Mr Wonka’s Factory, ready for all the models to grace at each other. The event allowed students across the Senior the runway with their immaculately designed dresses. Aside from Sports Day, we had a great year for College School to participate in the event together and have fun The variety and quality of outfits designed by the girls sports, particularly in Hockey, with Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 together. It was a great success and raised almost £300 for was extremely impressive. Efforts made by all led to a and Year 11 coming first in their Hockey Tournaments. A thoroughly enjoyable show! particular mention goes to Year 7 who won North Herts the Malala Fund! Rounders this year, and to Charlotte Ashwin (Year 10) who In November, the theatre was once again transformed, this Finally, Results Day in August is always a mixture of nerves surpassed two school records in her swimming! time into the winter wonderland of Narnia for our Senior and excitement (though predominantly nerves). The day School musical, ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’. The extra-curricular opportunities presented this year have is the culmination of everyone’s dedication and hard work, This was a definite personal highlight of the year for Grace, been endless. Our Music department put on some fabulous and this year’s spectacular results are a testament to this, as she was able to play the wardrobe! The performances concerts this past year, including the Latin American themed pupils and staff alike. Thank you to everyone in the brought actresses and a backstage crew of all ages together, concert last Easter where we all sported colourful T- Shirts College for making this a tremendously rewarding year and was a real team effort (especially when clearing up all and saw all singing groups in the school unite for a mass for all of us. I’m confident that next year will be another the fake snow on stage!) performance of “Evita”. fantastic tribute to the wonderful work of the St. Francis’ For the Sixth Form Revue, the Lower Sixth really wanted In addition to Sport and Music activities, St. Francis’ girls College community! to show off the scope of talents we are blessed with at have been travelling to numerous destinations abroad for St. Francis’ so, naturally we chose the theme of Big Brother. school trips. As always, this year’s College excursions Amy Lian 3 6th FORM REVIEW A highly-anticipated event each year is the Sixth Form We finished the show with a dance to High School Musicals’ Revue - a production scripted, performed and staged by ‘We’re all in this Together’, choreographed by Lucy the Lower Sixth, but also featuring acts from younger Hebden, and invited the audience to join in with the years. Having moved up through the College and having ‘Cha-cha Slide’ as they left the Theatre. promised each year to our classmates: ‘When it’s our Each year, the quality of the acts seems to get better and turn, we’ll put on the best Sixth Form Revue ever!’, better. This year, the number of girls wanting to participate it was finally our time. was higher than ever and included a delightful mix of song With surprising efficiency, we decided on our theme – Big and dance.