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Ontrackth Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College Summer 16 6 Dancers perform at The Lyceum…….. RoRyoyalal AApprpproval-oval! ……...truly exquisite! Celebrating The Queen’s 90th Fashion Show Storm Racing Back Page Page 7 Page 16 & 17 In this issue ontracknews ...and YET MORE SUCCESS SPANISH EXCHANGE 2016 Spanish exchange 2016 has been an amazing experience; it has had a very positive impact on my Spanish as I feel I have improved a lot. I have also made so many new friends both English and Spanish. When we were waiting for the coach to arrive with our exchange partners the atmosphere was incredible, we were all so excited and ready to meet our new Spanish friends that we had been speaking to over WhatsApp for the past 2 or so months. Throughout the school day, our exchanges visited different cities around the area such as Liverpool and Manchester while we were in lessons. On the Thursday we were allowed to go on a day trip with them to Chester and we had a great time exploring the city and shopping. During the time my exchange partner was here in England, we became very close and it was so sad to see her leave. I can’t wait to go to Spain to see her in March and hopefully again in the near future! Elise Gardner Year 9 2 n ontracknews KATIE MAKES HISTORY! [email protected] Candidates for the world's top diplomatic post, the United Nations secretary general, are, for the first time, openly competing for the job in New York. The current holder, Ban Ki-Moon, will step down at the end of this year. As part of the selection process, people from all over the world were invited to submit questions for the candidates to answer. No member of the public has been able to question the candidates before and our very own 12-year-old Katie Busby made history to be one of those to be chosen. Her question, "Even if you're not selected, how would you try to help our world become a safer, happier, healthy place?" was put to Irina Bokova, a Bulgarian candidate who is currently the director general of Unesco. To see the BBC news report please follow this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36031874 We helped the Interact Club of Sandbach! On Monday 9 May, 8D’s Form Tutor, Miss Jenkins, showed us a very heart-warming video of children in countries like Malawi and Liberia opening their backpacks. The video displayed lots of children being delighted by receiving simple things like pens ‘and paper. 8D was very touched by the video and we realised how privileged we all are and how we sometimes take that for granted. We then found out that this is the only gift most of the children will ever receive in their life. However, this small gift enables them to make the most out of their school and this education allows them the ability to escape poverty. All these children want to grow up to become doctors and teachers and want to go to school so desperately that it makes us feel guilty for those Monday mornings when we don’t want to attend. 8D wanted to make a change in a child’s life. That is why we decided to gather bits and bobs to give to the Interact Club of Sandbach who will send it to a charity called ‘Mary’s Meals’, who then pass it on to where it is really needed. We worked as a team and all brought in educational items, like stationery and books, that all filled our backpack to the brim. We have enjoyed knowing that we have made a difference and put a smile on a child’s face, so much so that we want to make the Backpack Project a yearly occurrence. A special thank you must also go to Sportscoaching Northwest who very kindly donated our backpack. 3 Clever cooking on a budget and learning the basic but essential car maintenance skills skills ontracknews ...and YET MORE SUCCESS WE DAY…………….. We Day is a celebration of youth making a difference in their local and global communities. We Schools is the yearlong program that nurtures compassion in young people and gives them the tools to create transformational social change. Together they offer young people the tools and the inspiration to take social action, empower others and transform lives—including their own. Our We day adventure started very early in the morning, but it was definitely worth it! We all arrived at Crewe station for quarter past 4 in the morning to make sure we caught the We day express which would take us to Euston where we would catch a separate train to Wembley. Being at the station so early meant that it was very quiet, except for all of the students attending We day who were very excited. The adrenaline was pumping through our bodies; keeping us wide awake and raring to go! The first train we caught was a virgin pendolino where we were all given allocated seats together with our friends. Whilst on the train we were given a breakfast roll and a bottle of water/orange juice providing us with energy to keep us going till we next ate. The journey was fairly long but went quite quickly because everyone was talking and chatting about what it was going to be like and we had entertainment through the speaker systems, with We day's got talent and chants which created a real buzz throughout the train. There were many performances/speeches throughout the celebration ceremony. But, here are some that really stood out to us: One stand out celebrity appearance was the gorgeous Rita Ora. Not only did she look flawless, she got rather emotional whilst talking about her personal experience as a refugee. She emigrated from Kosovo when she was one and also experienced a very difficult childhood. She bravely put on an inspirational and eye opening speech about her life and shining a light on refugees all across the globe. Another stand out speech was by the thought-provoking Mark Pollock. Many were in tears due to his heart-breaking stories and his battles against blindness and paralysis. A key quote that he explained was "history is filled with accounts of the impossible made possible through human endeavour." In the face of adversity, he overwhelmed many and shared his passion of overcoming fear and taking on new challenges. Not only did he conquer what many thought he could never, he has inspired thousands of people to do the same. A very touching story was that of Sohana Collins. She was an inspirational Youth Speaker and the face of the Sohana Research Fund. She has a rare skin condition which means even a simple rubbing of the skin can result in severe blistering which affects the sensitivity of her skin. Yet after all she has gone through, she stands strong and is happy to share her story to many. She explained the importance of family and helping one another through times of need. Something we can all relate to on a personal level. For us, the stand out musical performance was DNCE singing a mashup of Cake By The Ocean (an original song) and We Are The Champions (Queen). They brought their infectious energy to the stage and got the crowd pumping with their modern 60's vibe. We were all devastated when we had to leave the arena but unfortunately the time came at 2:30pm. We all walked out of the stadium and back to the London train station. Even though it was pouring down with rain, the bad weather didn't dampen our spirits. We were all still buzzing with excitement from our amazing day. The train back was full of very happy, but very tired people because we had been up since very early and were very excited when we were able to sleep on the train. We had about half an hour of sleep and then the absolutely lovely train staff came round with hot Panini's which were absolutely delicious and just what we all craved. They also gave us some more free water or juice, some fruit and some biscuits. When we arrived at the train station we were given a final gift of some jelly beans and were then waved out of the train. At the train station, we all said goodbye and thank you to our teachers, went off home and went straight to bed after an incredible day!! By Ana, Chloe, Kirsty and Rowena Year 10 4 ontracknews ……… Empowering young people to change the For us We Day was really inspirational and gave us lots of ideas of what we can do to help, not just in our community but the whole world. We got up at about 3 in the morning, so that we would be ready in time to get to Crewe Station for 4:15am. Our very own Private Charter train left at 4:30am, where we were given wrist bands we had to wear all day. There were 28 of us from Sandbach High School and some people from a Primary School getting on at Crewe. As well as us there were people already on the train from places further north like Glasgow. They would have had to get on at around midnight, so we couldn’t be too loud. We got to Wembley arena after taking a second train from London Euston to Wembley Central.