JCG Life - Issue 23 March 2018 NOVEMBER 2017:Layout 1 02/11/2017 10:56 Page 1 STEPHEN COHU

A large selection of decorative garden furnishings now on display at The Hidden Garden Company, St Lawrence

DEALERS IN FINE ANTIQUES, WORKS OF ART, JEWELLERY AND OBJECTS We are the Channel Islands’ leading purchaser of antiques, jewellery and effects. These, together with my extensive experience and knowledge enable us to offer the most comprehensive service in the Islands, whether buying or selling. NOVEMBER 2017:Layout 1 02/11/2017 10:56 Page 1 STEPHEN COHU develop breast cancer awareness, in addition to the organisation of Dear Parents revision academies, biomedical summer schools, bursaries, work placements, in addition to many reunions. On behalf of all the College, I would like to thank Leanda for the legacy she leaves.

One of the delights of being Principal is that I receive, out of the How we communicate to you about life at JCG has been the subject blue, communications from previous students about their lives after of much thought at the College following the recent survey about JCG. In education, we spend our lives planting acorns and it’s great to JCG Life. It is clear that this termly magazine is an appreciated digest sometimes see the oak trees that have gone on to grow. of our activity. It works best in paper copy, as it was designed to be in this format, though we also put it on our website for those who wish to One of the emails I received recently was from a student who left read it online. However, I am uncertain as to how this format works, JCG in 2011 and went onto study Mechanical Engineering. From and your feedback reiterates this. I know parents appreciate our social her experience at Cardiff University, she developed a passion for media postings though I know we can strengthen this further and the automotive industry going onto work at Ricardo in Technology ensure we capture as much as possible from all aspects of the College, Strategy. She is now working as a Lead Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover. from Reception through to Year 13, so you are aware of what our incredible students of all ages are achieving with the support of our She writes, ‘Looking back, JCG gave me a great start in life, I was committed staff. We are also in the process of revamping our College A large selection of decorative garden challenged in almost every subject I took, and I was offered the website in preparation for its launch in the new school year. furnishings now on display at opportunity to take on further qualifications such as the Extended The Hidden Garden Company, St Lawrence Project Qualification (EPQ). I was also graced by your great support It was an absolutely joy and privilege to direct this year’s production whilst taking part in the Young Enterprise Competition (where you of the ‘Sound of Music’ and if you were in the audience I hope you bought personalised clocks!). We won the competition that year and enjoyed it too. You will read in this magazine the thoughts of some I’m adamant that you had a part to play. JCG was the best thing of the 150 students and staff involved. I am incredibly proud and DEALERS IN FINE ANTIQUES, for me, and I’m sure you’ll continue to inspire the young minds to grateful for the huge commitment and talent of them all. accomplish wonderful things.’ WORKS OF ART, JEWELLERY AND OBJECTS And finally, we are now in revision season. It’s an important time for Another former student wrote to me from Australia where she is a We are the Channel Islands’ leading purchaser of antiques, you as parents as much as it is for your daughters. If you need any lecturer in Environmental Engineering at Deakin University. As you advice, I hope the following I read recently is a useful reminder about jewellery and effects. These, together with my extensive read this, she is in Antarctica with an organisation called Homeward how you can support your daughter: experience and knowledge enable us to offer the most Bound, a global initiative for women in science aiming to address the comprehensive service in the Islands, whether buying or selling. global shortage of women in decision-making roles, particularly those Eating breakfast is crucial – skipping breakfast reduces attention that relate to environmental sustainability and the future of our planet. and the ability to recall information Trust the school and work with us for your daughter’s best She writes, ‘I want to say thank you to JCG for providing me with an environment where I was encouraged to aim high, to fulfil my outcomes – any concerns, please let us know asap potential, in whichever area I chose. I was fortunate to be at a Don’t expect your daughter to study for 10 hours per day – this is school of and for girls, where there were no ‘gendered’ subjects – it counter productive was normal to choose GCSEs and A levels based on enjoyment Minimise time on mobile phones, ipads, etc during revision time and aptitude alone.’ If you want to follow the adventures of to avoid distraction. (I know this is easier said than done but the this former student, Ellen Moon, please take a look at Facebook students who give in their devices to parents swear by it!) 100daystoAntarctica. Ellen will be coming into JCG when she is this Exercise, fresh air and lots of sleep (at least 8 hours) side of the planet in November. Prior to then we will be setting up Skype conversations so that our current students can establish and Be realistic about what your daughter can achieve. Exams are strengthen their ambition before society can interfere too much and important but are not the most important. tell them they cannot do it. Our students work hard but exam time is not only about what you Keeping close connections with our Alumni is an important aspect of know it’s also about how mentally and physically prepared you are the work of the JCG Foundation. The Director of the Foundation, to show it. I hope this is useful in shaping a conversation with your Leanda Guy, is stepping down shortly to pursue her own business daughter about her preparedness. ambitions and we wish her every success in that venture. Leanda As always, if you have any concerns about your child, please do let has been instrumental in setting up the Foundation from a standing us know straight away so we can work with you to resolve the issue. start. Five years on, we have an aspect to the College that is deeply Equally, it’s always lovely to receive compliments too. supportive of the education of our students and the students across the island. The Foundation’s impact has been great; debates Happy Easter, with other schools, multiple business links to create engineering competitions, cyber awareness, leadership conferences, develop Carl Howarth computational thinking, reading programmes with primary schools, Principal

3 Getting to know a member of staff Introducing Stuart Langhorn Head of Religion, Ethics and Philosophy

Joining the school as Head of Religion, Ethics and Philosophy is Stuart Langhorn. Stuart joins us from Lancaster Royal Grammar School and has taught in the northwest of England for twenty five years.

He is an experienced head of department with excellent results in Religious Studies and Philosophy. He examines for Welsh Board and is a senior examiner for AQA Religious Studies. He has just completed his MTh in Chaplaincy Studies which involved three years of part time study at St Michael’s College, part of Cardiff University. At his last school he also acted as chaplain which involved taking services and plenty of cups of tea!

He is married to Louise; they met at Lancaster University and eloped to Leader of Lancaster City Council; the as Richard Hannay in ‘The 39 Steps’, India whilst studying Religious Studies. youngest ever to hold the post. Lurcio in ‘Up Pompeii’, Nanny Ann Their son is now at Glasgow University. Christian Anderson in ‘Hamlet - the He has his own theatre company and has Danish Panto’ and Dame Delia Smythe Away from school, Stuart has run for written two plays; both are pantomime in ‘Puss in Boots’ He is looking forward to Parliament twice; missing out twice! versions of Shakespeare. He directs new challenges and opportunities at JCG. He has served as a Councillor and was and performs; last year he appeared

JCG Parents’ Association Winter Ceilidh

Mr Marett, Assistant Headteacher

Parents, teachers and students all joined in the fun. Mr McGarva and his band provided fabulous music and called the moves. Mr Diggle had cooked up some tasty haggis to energise the dancers. All were treated to Mr McGarva’s passionate performance in his traditional Burns address to the haggis. The evening ended with a wonderful sense of community as tired dancers joined to sing Auld Lang Syne.

4 JCG Foundation The JCG Loyalty Card Scheme for JCG Parents, Alumni and Staff

As a thank you, any member of the JCG family who kindly donates a minimum sum of £5 a month (£60 a year) for one year, to help run the JCG Foundation, will receive a JCG Foundation Loyalty Card.

The JCG Foundation Loyalty Card gives parents and alumni access to a myriad of potential discounts from participating retailers on certain goods and services. This scheme has been developed to help fund the running costs of the Foundation so any money we raise, both now and in the future, will be available to go directly to help support our students and Alumni.

Details of any changes to participating and new retailers can be found at jcgfoundation.com

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To sign up please contact: Barbara McGarva at [email protected] to receive your JCG Loyalty Card information and registration form.

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The Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition

This year, a number of Our winners were as follows: year JCG students were Junior Senior awarded bronze, silver and gold certificates at Gold Silver both Junior and Senior Sophie Barraclough Nicol Gaynor level. They were asked Silver Bronze to write on the theme of Anna Edelenbos Minna Pemberton ‘Peace’, and our 11 prize Mia Ballands Bronze Isabella Grainger winners were invited to Isobel Baglin Emma Pallent a ceremony in January, Lola Davey Hannah Owens at the Town Hall, where Estelle Joynt Megan Duffin the Lieutenant-Governor Alice Le Chevalier presented their awards. Ava Le Cornu Lorenzo Nimmo Grace Voisin

Peace Nicol Gaynor, Year 11

The warm glow of sunlight, the soft spray of salty water, calm A tiny hand wrapped around your finger, tiny squeals of delight. calling of seagulls, a cool breeze lightly stinging your lips, which are stretched into a joyful smile. Sheltering beneath an umbrella as you walk back home in the rain and splashing in puddles. The sweet taste of creamy hot chocolate, the cosy feeling when wrapped up in a scarf and hat. Collapsing into the folds of the sofa, the tempting smells, which waft around the house from the kitchen. Rosy cheeks, a pink nose, the little clouds forming in the air The cool touch of the piano keys under your fingers or the when you breathe. strings of your guitar.

The comforting pattering of rain as you read your favourite book. A musty smell of flowers, the soft pillow underneath your head, sunlight pouring into the room when you open up the curtains. Sand between your toes, the stickiness of sunscreen on your face and shoulders, delighted squeals of children running into Laughter bubbling in your chest, tears streaming out of your the crystal sea. smiling eyes.

The gentle falling of leaves as they float down from trees, A warm hug after crying, the breeze blowing through your hair excited calls of birds above your head and the silky strands of as you walk. grass beneath your feet. Knowing that wherever you are there is somewhere you can The sour taste of apples from your garden, the gnarled call home. branches supporting you as you climb, being completely exhausted after running and spinning and jumping.

6 Can peace ever be achieved? Mia Ballands, Year 11

Peace. The cessation of war or violence, quiet and tranquility, peace. If they had the ‘peace’ that we have nowadays straight after freedom from disturbance. Can this level of harmony ever be World War Two, it would have been seen as incredible. This is achieved in the world, or does human greed and selfishness make because of the stark contrast between war and our lives now. In it an impossible aspiration? recent history we have begun to look at peace in more depth and whether our civilisation is actually as peaceful as we would like to There are many different levels to peace, some easier to achieve believe. Obviously there is peace on one level as we are not in the than others. Individual peace, though difficult, is easier to achieve midst of a global world war, however, there would be many people than global peace. Individual peace is feeling comfortable within in places like Syria who would disagree. It is difficult for us to think the mind and body, having a good frame of mind. It is not a beyond the confines of our relatively peaceful lives and countries constant thing, but neither is any sort of peace. Then comes and see that in other places, the last word that many would use to communal and societal peace. These are more difficult to achieve describe their lives would be peaceful. as they work best when the majority are comfortable with themselves. Jurisdictional and global peace are the hardest types of Realistically, global peace could never work perfectly. This is peace to achieve, it is arguably impossible. These are the hardest because the human race has a tendency to be greedy and selfish, to achieve as everyone has different views and beliefs, making it not wanting anyone or anything to be better than us in any given extremely difficult to please everyone. area. The reality is that war as a concept is actually attractive to many. Our primal instinct is to be the best as only the fittest Nowadays, we live in a world of relative peace that would have will survive, this is how evolution works. Violence is competitive, been difficult for people living through past troubles to even making people want to win and survive, and there are many imagine. However, how far does this ‘peace’ exist within our people who would rather fight than accept that they are wrong society? Peace is an extremely difficult word to define; where does or not get the outcome they wanted. There are a huge number it stop being important? Many people would agree that peace of different beliefs in the world today ranging from religious to focuses on the absence of war, but then the levels beneath that political and it is incredibly difficult to stop people who have encompass the threat of terrorist actions, gang violence and street very strong beliefs from fighting others who oppose those beliefs. fights. Some even argue that fights between friends interrupt This happens in environments such as war zones, but also in peace. If we do not understand how far the concept goes, how can environments such as classrooms. we possibly know whether it has been achieved? The human desire to be the best is so strong that it makes it Peace and warfare are often found side by side, despite their virtually impossible to live harmoniously for any stretch of time, so completely different meanings. This is because after a war comes let’s see how long our ‘peace’ lasts.

Peace Megan Duffin, Year 11

What is peace? When I first thought of the word peace I thought something our human population look ahead to and hope for it to of happiness, safety, love and family. But then I thought closer come. With wars people think of peace ahead, with fights we hope and thought peace is freedom from the unwanted horror, the and pray, terrorist attacks we wish for safety and peace. unwanted stress and the unwanted fighting and war. Peace is the untouched, unforgotten calmness and safety net that Peace is a gentle word like calm and quiet but yet we still have to out population think ahead and hope. Hope is another word we associate it with war. Is it possible to be peaceful when there is war continuously associate with peace. Hope for the future, hope for before peace and war after peace in a continuous cycle? the past and hope for the present.

In my eyes I see peace as a curtain, we choose to hide behind Peace is hard to find yet we still search. when we want to disappear from society and be calm. Peace is

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A Commonwealth for Peace Hannah Owens, Year 11

Mathematically, peace is impossible. Peace does not sit within the confines of mathematics. A world without dispute, disturbance, disorder, Unity amongst the variables. Logic is the basis of life, but life cannot exist on logic alone, Mathematics cannot explain something we already know to be true Unity. Unite. Unitas. and thus cannot limit what we have held back-

Unus. Those. Tentative. A finger smoothly skimmed, searching Steps into. through the winding, entwined roots of language. Darkness. There, in monochrome detail, the etymological developments through time. An explosion of living creativity, breathing analysis and questioning, insatiable curiosity, One. Humanity has spread to every corner of Earth where life is feasible and often wandered where we dared to label impossible. Nothing, except one, can ever equal one. Peace has clung to the strands of our imagination, holding on One life is all that can live through darkest loss and calcifying nightmares, One idea, one thought, one moment, one heart, one identity, Always there even when it pains us, to And peace is summoned. Look it in the eye.

One. Peace is everything that completes the soldier, the politician, the citizen, The stark proof of mathematics, beyond love and filtered through a the unique individual that you are, monotone processor that That defines your ability to step away from wrong and turn to the Spits. Out. Every. Word. other Poison spilt under surgical lights that shine brighter and harsher and ask than a thousand probing questions; ‘is there a way we can look upon each other as equals questions without answers, without suffering?’ questions I cannot solve, questions that strand me, alone in this world. A messy concept that requires constant refining, Fluid as the monsoons, thundering power to nurture lives: For my answers cannot extend to simple and clean reasoning. Rigid only in the mind where we fear to forget. Futile efforts that respond with the crushing reality of the Rigid only in that we fear to accept. impossible. Robotic response cannot suffice for the grinding agony, calm the That which one chooses to end life with, knife beneath my ribs, Whether knife or spoken tongue, When I cannot explain the failures and faults of my world We still, quiet in the folds of secrecy. and offer the solutions I yearn to give because I feel the suffering of every child, loss of every mother, longing of every father and the Honesty ran with lies, torment of every person to walk without peace. Love interwoven with hatred, Paradoxes of living that capture and falter the intentions to end the and I feel powerless. meaningless loss on those fields. These are the walls that surround us and cowering in their shadow Tumbling resin from an ancient tap, We cannot grasp what it means to peer through, climb over, Amber burnished and polished as though we can tuck it safely in a and consider that behind the cleverly placed screens cabinet, labelled and out of reach. screams of pain and desperation clamour for another life. Safe, the matter of ancient civilisations we cannot handle. Unwinding the records of time itself because although we Willingly, a loosely tethered horse, satisfied by lush grass ignoring categorised it and taught it, the gate swinging open, spread it and thought we earned the right to say we achieved it, Unable to grasp our position until wolves have crept through, snatching at our flesh with no place to flee.

8 Blindly following, head turned away from choices and the things we We lost the war against ourselves. wish not to face, Closing the world from sight, engulfed in our own concerns that A heart beating alone, pounding against release, appear easier to address. Seeks another to beat in synchrony. Our songs were not meant to dance through the stave alone. When a gadget became valued over the worth of another’s education. Open, outstretched palm extended trembling into a void of When a trend became appreciated instead of the significance of uncertainty. those slaving each day to deliver the artificial world we reside in, Leaping courage to match a pulse throbbing at searing speeds.

When we lost the meaning of peace. A physical question- Because while we could define it, portray it and aim to live it, We failed to imprint upon our minds that our hearts were empty, ‘I am here, Our own, crudely constructed peace a mere shadow as we turned an individual, representative, or, away from others. an advocate, leader, Anyone willing to forgive and end the cries of our generation, Elusive, complex structure that fails to align, End the suffering that could fall onto our children. Freely escaping the bonds of what we define or ignore as Something else. In this void, could another slip into my fingers? Blemishes, hormonal levels, skin colour, pitch, intelligence, The thousands of variations that have bound us in a relentless, Trembling, affirm with a grasp, that signifies churning sea. peace. Perhaps, somewhere, we have accepted that peace should be impossible, Mathematically faulting interaction, declaring that even our objective numbers claim it also.

My Peaceful Place Sophie Barraclough, Year 7

Peace can be quiet but strong; like the harmony in a love song, Reuniting. These livid storms have raged for too long now it’s time to move 52 countries; millions of people they are all welcome to my along, peaceful place. Friendship circles us in this land, As a dove, white as snow soars through the sapphire sky his body Protecting humanity, united we stand. represents the peace in my peaceful place. Loathe, regret, hate- shall be never in my peaceful place. Calm and content we shall rest our head, Hope is the answer, God rocks us to sleep with a lullaby that is imagined not said. Trust is the key, Peace holds our world into one big heart, Now let’s pull together, Hatred shall never tear our community apart. So we can be free. Imagine a waterfall trickling onto a land of tranquillity covering us No more fighting no more war, all with fairy dust and serenity, Let peace be forevermore. Happiness awaits us… we must keep trying, striving for our destiny,

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‘Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name.’ Minna Pemberton, Year 11

However the most important lesson, one that is sometimes peace overlooked, is tolerance. Tolerance is the ability to give a fair and pēs/ permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, noun racial or ethnic origins, differ from your own; Freedom from freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility. disturbance. Education offers the opportunity to open doors to new and different cultures and ways of life. The Commonwealth Education is the most important tool we have in current society. unites countries, making links with communities from every Education has advanced dramatically over the years and benefited continent in the world. our lives incredibly. Education is the reason we have the resource we have today such as: modern medicine, advanced technology, a Education is a key tool in promoting peace, not only for violence, deeper understanding of human life and a closer bond then ever but for social justice, human rights, democracy, cultural diversity before with the rest of the world, right at our fingertips. and environmental awareness. Education for peace implies an active concept of peace through values, life skills and knowledge Peace Emma Pallent, Year 11 “And you never will be.”

As the twisted thoughts grasp my brain, their hands wring out any drops of positivity or self-esteem. Each good thought is replaced by another bad one, the bombs blowing up one by one in my own Peace - Freedom from disturbance; tranquility. head. The malicious thoughts keep coming; keep entering, until they drive the very last glimmering light away. All the soldiers who I yearn for peace. protected me are gone. I yearn for peace in the very depths of my ragged soul. I yearn for peace, but not between countries or religions. Finally, I hear the last, haunting, cynically soft voice echoing in my I yearn for peace in the toughest battle I face, that begins as soon as broken mind. I wake up, and calls ceasefire when I fall asleep. Why are you still here? I yearn for peace in my mind. To stop this distorted civil war taking place inside my own head. And that’s when it hits. That’s when the guns finish blazing. The constant thoughts are like bullets being fired as I gently unravel That’s when the war stops and there is a moment of peace. the events of the day. Was she laughing with me, or at me? She Because all the men have fallen and there is not any pieces of me didn’t smile when I came into the room, does she hate me? He left to destroy. hasn’t replied to my message and it’s been ten minutes, did I say There is a sad tranquility, a moment of pure peace. something wrong? But peace is not happy. Do I look okay? Am I clever enough? Am I skinny enough? Peace is not joyful. And peace is certainly not desirable. Am I good enough? Because peace comes when I am too broken to carry on. Peace comes when all the parts of me have been torn to the ground. And to this question, my mind screams back the same word. “No.” Peace is destruction. And maybe, depending on my mind’s mood, it will develop to, Peace is loss. “No. Of course not.” And sometimes, if my mind feels like attacking me just that bit Peace. more, it will say, Is. “No. Of course not. You never have.” Death.

10 in teaching respect, empathy, understanding and mutual people and for the right of all children to education. Malala is a appreciation among individuals, groups and nations. Promoting strong representative for the belief that education is the key to a empathetic education, more people will enter the economic peaceful future and a fundamental part of not only a child’s life, system in an understanding manner; This will then lead to both but everybody’s life. individual and country-wide prosperity rising, and conflicts between states diminishing. The Commonwealth unites people of all ages, races, religious beliefs and backgrounds to promote peace, respect & understanding and Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for equal education for girls preventing violent extremism. The commonwealth helps aid peace and children everywhere, and the youngest recipient of a nobel by consolidating communities from all around the world, to learn piece prize, said ‘I truly believe the only way we can create global from each other different ways of life. uniting countries together as peace is through not only educating our minds, but our hearts part of The Commonwealth signifies the strength countries have and our souls’. Malala is most famous for her courageous fight together and helps build a mutual respect that will work to promote in the struggle against the suppression of children and young peace through education.

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Media front pages

Year 12 Media Studies students have been learning about the influence of ownership and we are sharing a couple of examples of the texts they have produced.

12 In Year 13 Media Studies, students have been designing artwork for music promotions.

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Poetry Workshop

Ellie Harris, Emily Bridson and Gabby Maghales, Year 12

As part of Holocaust Memorial Day, the I knew them, most of them, from the days of the time before three of us, along with students from The War. ‘The Great War’, as they said.

Hautlieu and Victoria College, participated ‘What’s so Great about the War, Mum?’ in a poetry workshop with Alice Allen, who Innocence, that of a little sister, finds inspiration for her poetry from the a little girl, Nazi Occupation of Jersey. is oft lost in the heat of war.

The workshop was organised by Jersey Heritage, in conjunction with ‘I like the fireworks’. the Jersey Arts Centre. Throughout the session, we completed several activities which allowed us to both learn more about the history of Mum told her that the fireworks were dangerous. Jersey’s Occupation, with particular focus on the ‘Jersey 21’(a small She whispered it, ‘fireworks’, the word itself group of islanders who were sent to prison camps and never returned) fizzing and and to practise writing our own poetry. One of these activities was hissing, until it fell to a stop. to answer a set of questions based on a photograph taken during the Occupation and to turn our response into a short poem. This was I didn’t know that they were going to kill her. an entirely new approach to poetry that none of us had considered I didn’t know that fireworks were going to kill my family. before: it was something we found really valuable to try. She doesn’t like fireworks, anymore.

Alice also read us some of her poetry about the Occupation and Everything happened so fast, explained some of her personal thought process that goes into afterwards, her writing, giving us an insight into the research required to write there was a nice policeman, and then a car, historical literature. Following on from this, we were shown some a train, a boat, a car, and a new house. original pieces of German propaganda and posters from the archives, ‘Welcome to Jersey’, crooned the steel sign, as well as an authentic crystal radio set, which was fascinating. its lifeless limbs welcoming me with open arms.

Overall, the workshop was a great experience and allowed us to work Destination 1: Jersey. Destination 2: Midvale Road, St. Helier. closely with a poet and other likeminded people in order to develop I stepped tentatively up to the looming house, our own writing skills and share ideas, whilst simultaneously learning cold key in hand, pressing against the soft warmth of my Jewish about a crucial era in our island’s history. humanity. A click and a slam beside me. An example of some of the work we created: Next door. ‘You moving in poppet?’ she asked, It is frequently remarked that a motherly tone and a warm smile gracing her features. ‘life is made of its comings its goings A nod, swallowed nerves. entrances and exits’. ‘Got yourself a job?’ she questioned. I nodded again. ‘Continental Hotel’, I choked. I have experienced this at my own fingertips. She gestured knowingly, waved, carried on with her day. I lay silent, barely even a As did I. breath leaving me. I thought I might Jersey treated me kindly to begin, need them, later. The terrible tempest the Mières more kindly still. raged on above the soft rising and falling We settled into our German routine, of our corrugated iron shelter. The back garden, German language, German life. I imagined, was quiet; it had its own dark corners, hidden wastelands and prosperous provinces. It wasn’t long until the Germans brought the trouble.

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Y12 Geography - Investigating Jersey

Mr Spencer, Head of Geography Department

The new geography A Level specifications raise exciting challenges for students, one of which is the introduction of the Independent Investigation.

Its place in the A Level course prepares students more thoroughly for research- based learning at university level, as well as providing opportunities to develop key investigative skills for the workplace. For those thinking about studying geography at university, the Independent Investigation provides an important focus for UCAS applications.

For many students, this will be their first of Mr Abramovich to the island. One Our approach at JCG is to support the encounter with the enquiry process and student is looking at Jersey’s energy students to develop their interests in a the journey through the investigation is provision in terms of sustainability and chosen aspect, or aspects, of geography as important as the finished 4000-word microgeneration. There are projects on independently. We have chosen to set our report. From the initial decisions to be the Waterfront regeneration, and the coursework on the island rather than visit made over the focus of the research, evolution of the way that Jersey brands a Field Studies Centre in the UK. Jersey’s through designing a research proposal itself - especially as a tourist destination. size means that it is an ideal laboratory and collecting primary data, to analysing Another theme is the effect of Jersey’s to develop research skills and to develop and evaluating investigative techniques, financial sector on the economy, and how some of the key concepts of the A Level the students work in groups and on their this is perceived. Indeed, perception is course. As Geographers we are very own to cover each stage of the research writ large in many of the Human topics. fortunate in having so much variety so framework. The Physical Geographers are looking close to home. at Jersey’s beaches. The ebb and flow of Our Year 12 Geographers have just the tides, the change of the seasons and finalised their research proposals and the storm waves which crash into us all their titles are as varied as they are leave their mark on beach profiles. Armed fascinating. On the Human side of the with clinometers and ranging rods, the subject we have studies on the desirability students will be identifying the processes of the Parishes. In this, it will be hard to and form of our shingle beaches. avoid the Jersey residents’ preoccupation with the East versus West debate. So, if you happen to see a group of Another study looks at Jersey’s health students with a clipboard and air of steely care with specific focus on cancer rates intent they would be grateful if you would on the island as compared to Guernsey fight the impulse to look down or cross and the UK. One group is looking at the street and, rather, spend a little time crime on island in terms of the where sharing your views with them. More than and the what of the crime - but also this, if you have a specialism in any of whether the perception of crime matches the topics above it would be great to hear the reality. There is a study of the effects from you. Perhaps, the students can use of elite migration on the island, in the your expertise to enrich their research. news lately with the possible arrival [email protected]

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Psychology - Vienna Visit

Mrs A Jervis, Head of Psychology

In December, some of our Year 13 Psychologists visited Vienna, Austria. Whilst the snow and Christmas markets were a bonus, our real focus was a guided tour of the Sigmund Freud’s house, the Narrenturm (the oldest mental institution in Western Europe) and a deeply moving visit to the Mauthausen concentration camp. The visit helped bring to life what we have learnt in the classroom regarding blind obedience to authority and the history of mental health.

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Psychology - Brain Day

Essay Competition

Mrs A Jervis, Head of Psychology

Many congratulations to all of our Year 13 students who entered the Jersey-wide Psychology Essay Competition. A special ‘hats off’ to Emma Dempsey who won Third Prize and Mollie Luce who won Second Prize.

18 Mrs A Jervis, Head of Psychology

On Monday 22nd January, the Department was delighted to welcome back Dr Guy Sutton for our annual Brain Day. Year 12 Psychology students had the opportunity to learn about basic brain anatomy and witness a sheep brain dissection; whilst Year 13 looked at the history of mental health and the diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia.

Sheep brain!

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BIMA Digital Day

Jessica Greenwood, Year 9 share advice and also ties to local pet stores. A couple of days later, my team and I were As part of the day, we had to make the informed that we had won the tech day and Last Term, a few students and I from Y8 website and app, advertise it and create social that our ideas would be put in a nationwide and Y9, took part in a digital tech day run media accounts, (these accounts are live on competition with thousands of entries. From by Switch Digital and Digital Jersey. The day Instagram and Facebook under love.paw.u this we also received some ITunes vouchers! was a competition sponsored by London ). We used different platforms to make a We had to then explain our ideas further Victoria Insurance company. We were sample of our app and website in detail and and also our thinking process and how we told we had to come up with a product or a storyboard to show how our TV advert came to our final product. The next thing service for LV’s pet insurance customers. We would look. At the end of the day each we knew our app had won the nationwide decided to come up with an app and website group had to present their ideas and samples competition. that made owning a pet a little easier called of what they had come up with. During our Love.Paw.U presentation, we explained how we would Winning the competition was fantastic but benefit LV insurance as well as the customer learning new skills and developing a real app Our app and website consisted of a pet by rewarding points. From the day, we were just as rewarding. tracker, services that allowed the user to learned a lot of skills about problem solving easily communicate with vets, a chat forum and also the benefits that technology has on so other pet owners could ask questions and companies and promotion. Virtual Reality

Mr Thurgood, Computer Science Teacher 250,000 years ago, travelling back to a time when Jersey and continental Europe Tim McGuiness and James Howard from were connected. The innovative approach VR Jersey visited the school to talk to both will help raise awareness of La Cotte’s Year 10 and Year 11 GCSE Computer importance and raise funds for future work Science classes about the latest developments on the site, without risking further damage in Virtual Reality. to the landscape: a great example of VR tourism. VR Jersey is a group of developers based at the Digital Jersey Hub who are industry The software is being developed by VR leaders in software for the Oculus Rift Jersey, and Tim told the students how headset. One of the exciting local projects the coding skills, which they are currently currently in development is a VR re-creation learning in their GCSE course, are of La Cotte de St Brelade during the applicable to working in this field. All of the Paleolithic era. By wearing a VR headset, students were able to enjoy a VR experience people will be able to experience La Cotte using this remarkable immersive technology.

22 Senior Team Challenge

Anna Tremoceiro, Year 13

Towards the end of the Autumn term, teams from Years 11, 12 and 13 had the opportunity to take part in the Senior Team Mathematics Challenge at Victoria College. The morning consisted of three rounds: the Group round, Crossnumber and Shuttle Round. The Group round consisted of 10 questions that you complete as a team – no calculators allowed! The first question was:

We got 7 out of 10 questions correct on the group round putting us first over all. The second round was the Cross Number which is a crossword but with numbers. This could have gone better! We scored 35 out of 60 and we were first out of Year 13 teams The final round was the Shuttle Round. Teams split into two overall but Hautlieu Year 12 were now ahead. Here are some of pairs to complete questions that need the answer from the the Across clues: previous question. We found this very hard – although it was not our best round, we still beat Victoria College on this round. Here is the first Shuttle Round question:

So after a strong start, we found the last two rounds more challenging. However, the JCG Year 13 team managed to come first overall out of all the Year 13 teams present, which topped off an enjoyable morning and resulted in a victory over Victoria College!

23 Modern Languages

Independent Research Project - Spanish

Mrs Vernaglione, to better my spontaneous responses to the world and the island’s involvement in Head of Modern Languages Faculty questions and to change between tenses the Soviet Union. more naturally. As part of their A level Name: Trudy Cassidy Spanish course the Name: Megan Hollyman students have to select Title: ¿Hasta qué punto las dietas Title: Los origines de la lengua de altas en azúcar tienen un efecto an Independent Research signos nicaragüense y lo que podría negativo en el pueblo mejicano? Project. The current A enseñarnos sobre la lingüística level group explain below I have chosen this topic because, in the what they have chosen to I chose this topic because it is relevant future, I hope to study dentistry and so research and some of their to the degree that I want to do and it is the topic of oral health and the negative interesting findings. something I wouldn’t otherwise have an effects of sugar, not only on teeth but opportunity to write about. I’ve learnt also on the body, very much interest me. about the political history of Nicaragua, I have learnt that diabetes type 2 is the Name: Flora Williams teaching methods for sign language and leading cause of death in Mexico as a the implications of Creole languages in the result of thigh sugar diets and I have Title: ¿Cómo la crisis económica study of linguistics. It has also been useful learnt how to pick out important facts española ha afectado a la salud de la in developing my time management and from long research studies. población? independent research skills. Name: Chloe Swetenham I have chosen to study the effect of Name: Gala Harrison-López the Spanish economic crisis on both Title: ¿Hasta qué punto es el trabajo the physical and mental health of the Title: El poder de los carteles de de Isagen algo positive? ¿Cuáles son population. As someone who wants drogas mexicanas los efectos de la venta de Isagen? to study medicine, I was particularly interested that there is a significant I have chosen to research whether the To research a renewable energy link between economic decline and an drug cartels held the most power in Company in Colombia who produce increase in mental health issues. Also, I Mexico. I decided to study this topic as, electricity via hydropower interests found out that 40% of Spanish children being a history student, power struggles me. South American countries are live under the poverty line. within a country interest me. Whilst fairly advanced with renewable energy researching for this project, I have learnt considering that they are less developed Name: Emily Doyle a lot about the hierarchy of cartels than the western world. I have learnt present in Mexico and the criminal that the company produces a third of Title: ¿Hasta qué punto se puede world as a whole. renewable energy in the country and decir que los efectos sobre la selva was sold to a Canadian company in Amazonia Ecuatoriana por las Name: Rosie Moore 2008. I have improved my research skills compañías de petróleo son negativos? and analytical skills to pick out relevant Title: ¿Hasta qué punto se puede information from a variety of sources. After visiting the Amazon Basin in afirmar que había más negativos Ecuador on the Biology Expedition que positivos durante la dictadura with school, I learnt about the harmful de Fidel Castro? effects of oil companies on the rain forest and the communities which live I chose to do my IRP on Fidel Castro’s there. I think it is important to recognise dictatorship in Cuba. My IRP looks at the human strain on the planet. I have the positives and the negatives of the learnt about the different tribes and how dictatorship and how the people of they feel about the decision to expand Cuba were affected. During my research, oil drilling, the greed of the government I learnt how the dictatorship affected and the importance of the rainforest for both the people of Cuba and the rest of the planet. Skills wise, I have learnt how

24 Independent Research Project at A level French

Emma Gunton, Year 13 allowing me to transfer skills from contrast to the normal exam situation – two different subjects. It has also been rows of desks in the hall each summer. As part of our A level French course, beneficial in my UCAS application, as I Taken in May, the exam takes place on we have the opportunity, as part of our have applied for a joint honours course an individual basis with an examiner, speaking exam, to research and discuss in both History and French. allowing for a more relaxed atmosphere a topic in French which we have chosen at the exam itself – supported by the and researched ourselves. The exam In my opinion it is a brilliant section knowledge that the discussion will be on consists of two minutes of presentation of the new A level course, allowing you something you are passionate about; in time, along with an additional ten to personally focus on something that my case history. minutes of discussion on the topic with genuinely interests you individually, and an examiner. It has been an incredible explore it further in a foreign language. Overall, the IRP has been a fantastic opportunity this year to be able to select When I was a GCSE student in French, addition to the A level French my own topic and research it in detail. I often struggled to see how the topics I specification this year, allowing me to I am studying the events and reasons was learning could be of much use to me link my love of both History and French, behind the Second Battle of the Aisne, in the real world – for example normal as well as taking some of the emphasis also known as the Battle of Chemin des conversational skills in French. However, of the big written exams in the summer. Dames, which took place during the the IRP (independent research project) First World War. As an A level History allows for ten minutes of discussion with student, this project has given me the the examiner – completely unprepared. opportunity to link two of my A level It allows you to improve your ‘on the subjects in one – French and History. spot’ thinking, and develops your fluency It has been beneficial to both subjects, and grammar. The IRP also provides a

HOT OFF THE PRESS! San Remo Festival 2018

Mrs Vernaglione, Head of Modern Languages Faculty

The results of the 2018 San Remo Festival are just in. After another hotly contended battle, this year’s champions were Fabrizio Moro and Ermal Meta with their song ‘Non mi avete fatto niente’. As winners, they will go on to represent Italy alongside Europe’s most acclaimed artists in the Eurovision Song Contest later this year. Their song, tackling the horrors of the terror attacks which have shaken our world in recent years, is perhaps not the most light-hearted of choices, but the message is one of hope and love rising above the grey skies. “Non mi avete fatto niente, non mi avete tolto niente, perché tutto va oltre le vostre inutili guerre”.

In the Newcomers section, my true winner put up a brave fight. Lorenzo Baglioni sought to educate the masses with his commendable performance of ‘Il Congiuntivo’ (the subjunctive). He was sadly robbed, but without a doubt won the moral victory. Handsome Italian man sings about grammar - what’s not to love?

25 Modern Languages

Why language learning will be at the top of the corporate agenda in 2018

Miss Morris, Head of Italian For many reasons the best time to learn when finding a job and therefore a language is at school and when we are workplaces are continuing to change Languages are essential young, but some corporations are also for the better with regard to language in the modern world with showing signs of offering language learning learning.” an ever increasing global opportunities themselves to ‘plug the gap’ in a time when far fewer English speakers are Molly Meads, Year 12: community. Often the endeavouring to pick up another language. realisation of the benefits of Two A Level language students share their “Following Brexit, language learning in being multilingual comes thoughts and research on this topic. the UK is becoming a key ingredient too late and many people to business success in 2018. The UK find themselves saying “I Dija Beejmohun, Year 12: is likely to be dealing with a more wish I had carried on with international clientele and, as a result “Learning languages can be challenging of this, companies are changing my language studies”. but it is fun and allows people to develop their training programs so that their and gain valuable transferable skills. employees are equipped with the right 87% of millennials rate that career skills. Unfortunately, only a third of the growth and development are important British population are able to hold a

Language Speakers Event

Felicity Thebault, a JCG Year 12 student of them have careers in journalism studying both French and Spanish, told us and some are even working for Vogue how much she is enjoying her languages. Magazine. It was particularly useful as we ourselves are choosing our A Level options so Advocate Samantha McFadzean, really want to know exactly what is Counsel at Carey Olsen, showed us involved. Also we saw that studying a how her love of languages helped her language is more than just studying one into a successful legal career - I found subject as there are so many aspects it particularly interesting when she to it, for example culture, literature, explained that languages are not just communication, comprehension etc. culturally enriching, but also undoubtedly Annabel St George - Year 11 enhance your communication skills and Next we heard from Fiona Kerley, the boost your confidence. On Monday 29th January managing director of the Ommaroo Year 11 students attended Hotel. She illustrated to us very clearly We were very lucky indeed to hear from an inspiring Language how her knowledge of languages has John Harris, Director General, Jersey Speakers Event with a helped her advance her career in her Financial Services Commission. Mr variety of guests who kindly family’s hotel. Hattie O’Connell, a Harris has a very busy and high profile former JCG student, told us about her career in the Finance Industry but gave their time to explain to language journey. It was great to hear still makes time to pursue his love of us the importance in life of how her language studies led to her languages and even finds the time to be language studies. teaching French and Italian - even if it Chairman of the Alliance Française here is at Beaulieu! I especially loved hearing in Jersey. He explained, among other about Hattie’s linguist friends too. Many things, that languages allowed him to

26 conversation in another language besides potential business partners will create language skills is an attractive investment their own. Consequently UK businesses an important sense of security and into their future. As a consequence, not will find themselves at a competitive businesses will be able to run smoothly only the employee will be benefiting disadvantage, due to this lack of and efficiently. from this, but companies will have a language competence. more skilled and internationally aware In the 21st century, employees workforce, which is extremely relevant Linguists in companies are vital for understand the value of having a large in today’s global and increasingly building trusting relationships with pool of skills. Therefore, by introducing competitive world.” clients. Being able to understand and an element of language learning into hold a productive conversation in an their training, employees will be more international negotiation will not only inclined to work for companies who benefit the customer by providing a provide the opportunity for young satisfying product, but the companies people to gain lifelong expertise in will grow in strength and produce another language and culture. more successful outcomes. Being able to communicate with clients in Understanding the needs of millennials their own language, suppliers and and providing courses that further their

travel and make connections with many noticed the lack of MPs who are able to other business people. He highlighted speak foreign languages. This has been that without languages his life would seen as suggesting to other countries that have been different. He also pointed out the UK is not ready to make business that, as an employer, a candidate with deals thus making the negotiations more language skills on their CV has a distinct difficult than necessary. The article also advantage. stated that a British Council survey found that over half the British population is Finally, the teachers showed us some fun embarrassed not to be able to speak a ‘where are they now’ videos of JCG girls foreign language when abroad. This is who have gone off to study languages why it is so important that we continue at university. One that stood out in to embrace language learning at JCG as particular for me was Katie Bastiman, a everything starts with education. former JCG student who is now studying French and Italian at the University of The event was very worthwhile and Oxford. Katie filmed her video with her I believe it underlined to each and every College in the background - I found this one of us the importance of languages. I very inspiring especially as Oxford is so myself have now decided to take French high profile. A level to complement my other choices of Maths, Further Maths and Physics. I Following the talk, the year group read an hope to study engineering at University article about the importance of languages and I believe that furthering my French in the changing world. In the course will not only enrich my studies but of the Brexit negotiations, people have hopefully enhance my career too.

27 Modern Languages

Should we intervene in North Korea?

Olivia Ramsay, Year 13 how, when asked her favourite colour as However, as unbearable as the situation is, an adolescent having just escaped her military intervention would likely make it For my Italian A Level oppressive regime, she didn’t know what worse for the following two reasons: debate project, I have to reply. She’d never been taught to think decided to debate whether for herself. The concept of “favourite” was Firstly, we shouldn’t panic about not supposed to be her own; it belonged to nuclear war - not at this moment or not we should intervene “us”, “the Party”, “the people”. in time. Sending nuclear bombs in North Korea. I am by to North Korea would not only no means an expert on the Marijuana is legal in North Korea, aggravate China (which really does topic and there is much because there are very few constructive have the power to do harm), it more to the debate than recreational activities available; foreign would kill countless innocent North what I have discovered, films are mostly banned, if not harshly Koreans, which would be inexcusable. censored, for example, because they It would actually threaten South but currently, my research could be subversive, and in any event, Korea (America’s ally) too, because a leads me to believe that, a nation clouded by drugs is unlikely bomb dropped on Pyongyang could despite the absolutely to be in the right headspace to revolt. spread to, and completely wipe out, abhorrent living conditions Gulags (atrocious concentration camps) Seoul, through underground tunnels there and the threat of exist there for “political enemies” (who said to exist between the two cities. nuclear war, intervening could just be people who happen to be Furthermore, some reports say North associated with someone who accidentally Korea has threatened war over 200 would probably do more said something anti-Kim). All of these times in the past 20 years, but never harm than good. That is things scream that something should be actually made a military move. This not to say that there is done about the situation. It goes without suggests that, unless this is a deeply absolutely nothing we in saying that people shouldn’t have to complicated boy-who-cried-wolf the western world can live in these intolerable conditions! It is scenario, the threats are mostly hollow, do, but it is unlikely that unsettling enough hearing of occurrences and unless the international situation such as these in history classes, but the becomes much more intense, we do military intervention fact that they’re still going on should really not need to worry about nuclear war. would help the situation. make us question our world. Nowhere This means that interfering in order is perfect, but in comparison to North to prevent a nuclear war would be It is perfectly understandable to want to Korea, Jersey is a tiny paradise island. It is futile and do more harm than good. charge in and help. North Korea has been impossible to exaggerate the importance If North Korea really begins in chaos since the Korean War of 1950- of understanding this and that there really acting violently towards the rest 1953, and it’s fair to say that human rights are people in our world who live in fear of the world, this will become are pretty much completely ignored by their for their lives every day over a simple, a different story, but actions government. Around 40% of their citizens innocent slip of the tongue. For these speak louder than words, and live off a meagre US$3 a month, which is reasons, I understand the mindset that for now, no action is being decidedly not enough to live on. Parents some people hold that we should intervene taken. often have to abandon their children for in North Korea. months at a time just to look for work, leaving their children to starve. The people Probably the most common reason that are indoctrinated to believe that Kim, their people give for intervening, however, is the leader, is a godlike figure, and that many fact that Kim keeps threatening nuclear foreigners, especially enemy citizens such war with the U.S. and South Korea. While as Americans and South Koreans, are China is currently keeping the peace by completely subhuman. It’s not their fault; being North Korea’s only nominal ally, it has these are things they are taught to believe been said a thousand times that if tensions from birth. Yeonmi Park, a young woman between North Korea and the rest of the who managed to escape from North Korea, world worsen, or if China relinquishes its recounts in her book “In Order to Live” friendship with them, WWIII will ensue.

28 The second reason that interfering with unless to worsen it, and as much as 20 years, it would just make them cower. North Korea would do more harm our conscience tugs at us to open than good is that history tells us that their minds and teach them what it Similarly, despite the fact that we cannot foreign interventions with totalitarian means to think, doing so would be the militarily intervene directly without regimes, while often well-meaning, destruction of their entire world, and exacerbating the problem, we can help cause more atrocities and deaths than probably the deaths of more people the survivors of the regime in whatever they prevent. You only need to look than we’d like to think. way we can. Park speaks in her book at the Vietnam War (a war fought by about human trafficking and, later, Americans in Indochina in order to However, this does not mean that there rehabilitation, identifying the fact that stop the spread of Communism, in is absolutely nothing we can do. It is the vulnerability of North Korean which potentially 4 million died) to see possible that, with some persuading, refugees makes them easy targets for that starting a war in order to save the China could be coaxed to withdraw traffickers who will promise them an people hurt by the regime just causes politically from North Korea too, leaving escape route and then ensnare them. This more anarchy than existed in the first them isolated and forced to retreat. Their gives us an opportunity to intervene in a place. As utterly soul-destroying as it power, although threatening, cannot nonthreatening way. If we can simply get is to see people suffering the way the take on the entire western world and people to the Sino-North Korean border, North Koreans do, we have no military China together, which would make it we can rehabilitate the refugees in a power to intervene with their regime very difficult for them to be a real threat. constructive, loving manner and integrate This could potentially make them more them into a coherent, free world. Of volatile, but the likelihood is, due to their course, this will take time, effort and continuous unfulfilled threats of the past patience; it is incredibly difficult to teach

someone who has never been taught to think for themselves to live in a world full of choices. However, as evidenced by people like Yeonmi Park, it is possible, and it seems to me to be the best we can do at this point. Maybe in the future, liberation will be possible, but for now, we can put more effort into helping those who have managed to liberate themselves.

29 Performing Arts

Sound of Music The Experience

Tirion Jones as Maria: amazing, I felt so grateful to be involved. vocals. The show week for me will I thoroughly enjoyed performing the Although the rehearsals may have been always be a highlight of my time at JCG, role of Maria, alongside Jessica, as tiresome at times it was all worth it, to whether I was onstage or even dancing a part of the school’s production of perform in front of so many people and along to songs in the wings waiting to go ‘The Sound of Music’ last term. The provide them with an enjoyable evening on, I had an absolute blast. As the last rehearsal process was a joy to be a part of singing, dancing and acting… I only performance drew to a close, I could feel of, as the camaraderie amongst the cast wish it could have had a longer run. A everyone’s emotions running high. We and the crew increased expeditiously in favourite part of the production, for me, did, however, manage to last as long as such a short amount of time. As a cast was bonding with the children and Von the bows before tears fell! Every single we were incredibly lucky to have had Trapp, we were blessed to develop such a person put an incredible amount of work such great support from our director, genuine family of friendships that I hope into this show; it was an absolute pleasure assistant director and choreographer. will last beyond my years at JCG, I can’t to be a part of it. This support and belief enabled me to wait to see what everyone is up to in the become a more confident performer future and for the meantime I hope to Savannah Vogt as Gretl: and made rehearsals a treat to attend. pursue a career in acting while continuing I loved every minute of playing Gretl. It However, I must admit my personal singing too. was an amazing experience and I want to highlight was the bond I created with my do it all over again! The set and stage was cast mates in the Von-Trapp family. The Hollie Price as Liesl: so professional - it felt like we were on a witty repartee and the genuine care this When I heard that the next musical at west end stage or even in Austria itself! group of people had for each other was JCG was going to be ‘The Sound of something truly special and something Music’ I was absolutely thrilled! It has Lauren Sanders as I hope to, but may never find again. always been one of my absolute favourite Frau Schmidt, the Housekeeper: Coming to the end of my time at JCG, shows and I couldn’t wait to be a part of It was a pleasure to be involved in this year’s production, and the friendships it. I was even more excited when the cast ‘The Sound of Music’ in my last year I made and consolidated through it, are list went up and I found out I was going at JCG. Working with Mr Howarth something I will always be truly grateful to be playing Liesl Von Trapp, the eldest gave the entire cast a new and exciting for. A great cast, an exciting role and a of the children. At the first rehearsal, we opportunity. ‘The Sound of Music’ is bit of yodelling...these are a few of my all sat round in a circle and introduced a musical I have always loved from a favourite things! ourselves and the character we would be young age and I felt privileged to play playing. From this initial rehearsal I knew Frau Schmidt on the stage, with one of Jess Garton as Maria: it was going to be one of the best shows the most extraordinary sets I have ever Playing Maria in the school production I have been part of. The cast was full of seen. Nearer the end of the rehearsal this year was an incredible experience for the loveliest people and we all got on so process, the whole cast felt like family my last year at JCG. Working alongside well. I grew so attached to the other Von and it was a joy to share the stage with so many talented actresses and actors Trapp children throughout rehearsals and each and every one of them. I wish ranging from Year 4 to Year 13 was a the shows, I was so proud to be playing them all well in future productions at pleasure and I learnt so much from others their older sister. A highlight for me the school and hope they enjoy all of as well as our Director Mr Howarth and definitely has to be Liesl and Rolf ’s song; the wonderful productions JCG puts Choreographer Miss Harley. We were sixteen going on seventeen. This number on as much as I have over the past six so lucky to have an extensive amount of was a struggle at first but after many years. The more you get involved in at helping hands behind the scenes, not to lunchtimes spent with Miss Harley in the JCG, the more fun and life-cherishing mention having the most magnificent drama studio we eventually got the hang moments you experience. set. On the last night I couldn’t help but of the fast choreography and demanding feel sad that the production was over, we had formed such a bond throughout and it will be one I will never forget. Being sold out every night to such an engaging and supportive audience was the icing on the cake and also being accompanied by the orchestra was just

30 Isabelle Hélie-Merrony as Nigel Crespel as The end result was a magnificent Stage Manager: AVA Theatre Technician at JCG: production with a faultless cast, who all At the end of last term I was the stage I hear people all the time, saying that they worked incredibly hard, over many months, manager for the school production ‘The hate their jobs. Well, I can honestly say that and it certainly paid off. Undoubtedly, a Sound of Music’. A stage manager’s role I Love mine! It is without a doubt the best massive congratulations needs to go to Carl is vital in any production as they are the job in the world. Working at Jersey College Howarth, Director of the show and to all of main link between all the people involved for Girls is very rewarding. I am lucky; I get the Technical crew and support staff for the including the cast, director, choreographer to play with all of the gadgets and gizmos!! hard work and effort that went into making and crew. This therefore meant the this outstanding show the success it was. responsibility was huge but I was more The highlight of 2017 was, for me ‘The than happy to put myself forward as I was Sound of Music’; a production that could Debra Harley as Choreographer: stage manager for last year’s play and I easily have been worthy of a west end stage. My experience of being involved in ‘The loved the role so much that I offered to do An immense amount of hard work went Sound of Music’ will stay with me forever. it again! I attended rehearsals and lead tech into creating a fabulous stage with not one, It was a feast of talent and sheer brilliance club where we painted away and perfected but two sweeping staircases, completely from the cast, musicians, tech crew and the very impressive set of the Von Trapp’s hand made by Mr Craig Nicol, our own creative team. Our director, Mr Howarth family home. I was constantly involved in School DT technician. had a very clear vision and understanding of the play and its preparations whether that the play and was intuitive and adaptable to was simply understanding the logistics of Literally hundreds of hours were spent the needs of the production. The music was each scene, specifically the vast amount of on building the set, wiring the whole such an integral part of this show and our scene changes required with their intricate stage for sound and lighting and this year wonderful music teachers and orchestra were props, to forming friendships with the cast we created changeable back drops. As always so patient and accommodating no and crew. This year was especially special with all our productions the devils is in matter how many times I wanted to rehearse for me as I had such an amazing crew who the detail and there was no shortage of choreography or just workshop movement. never missed a cue and made me laugh detail on the set, even down to getting the From day one rehearsals were harmonious a lot along the way. I can definitely say paint colours from the era - a chandelier, and it was heart-warming to watch the I have developed many important skills pictures, books and even the costumes students, young and old, helping each other which I will use later in my life by being were all brilliantly detailed to blend in with lines, rehearsing choreography and the stage manager such as: leadership, with all of the other props. blocking. At times it was very challenging for communication and organisation whilst some of our actors to master the intricate having a lot of fun. Overall my role as a The orchestra was situated in the centre of moves, but with determination, patience and stage manager in the production will be the set and created a perfect balance within practice, this was achieved. We were very something I will always remember due the show; the quality of musicianship, as lucky to have such strong leads who gave to the friendships I have made and how always, was just sensational. the production that extra magic that you rewarding it felt when the show was so can’t pinpoint and put into words. Above all, successful (personally I think the scene the love, hard work and commitment from changes were the best part of the show but students and staff made this a joyous, fun and I am biased of course!) very special experience. Continues onto page 32

31 Performing Arts

Sound of Music The Reviews

Huge congratulations to everyone involved and well-known story. Thanks so much was clever and I loved the placement of the in such a fantastic performance this and very very well done! orchestra - it worked really well. evening. I was absolutely blown away by the Emma O’Prey, incredible vocal talent of your students. Head of Theatre Studies VCJ The whole thing was of a truly high standard Louise Follain, JCG Governor and I was extremely proud seeing our boys Many thanks for inviting my wife and I to up there on the stage. It is so lovely to see so On behalf of the Foundation I am writing to the Sound of Music last night. It was a really much talent and confidence blossom right give HUGE congratulations for the Sound uplifting production with a magnificent before our eyes. Thanks for all your efforts of Music performance last night! A total set and superb cast. It felt very much like and giving the boys this opportunity to shine. triumph! I know just how much work was a professional show – the costumes (where Lucy Ogg, Theatre Studies Teacher VCJ involved. The casting was sublime, talent did you get all those habits from?), scenery, huge, set, costumes; attention to detail from fabulous singing and excellent acting made Just a quick note to say what a wonderful the minute guests arrived. A total WOW! It for a very special evening. Well done to the production! The hard work and eye for detail was so utterly believable we all felt like we directors, producers, technical teams and the certainly paid off, very well done to you and were transported to Austria in the 40s! band who must have worked especially hard your team. We are only sorry that the run is to produce a show of such excellence. not longer. I hope you all enjoy the rest of the Alan Watkins, Headteacher VCJ Mr & Mrs Garton, Parents performances knowing that your work is worthy of the West End! We really, really enjoyed last night’s I just wanted to thank you for inviting to me Leanda Guy, performance of The Sound of Music – very to The Sound of Music and congratulate JCG Foundation Director impressed by the entire production! The you on the production. What a fabulous cast are hugely talented, the live orchestra array of voices and great performances. I Just to say tremendous congratulations on sounded fantastic and the set looked was truly wowed by the singing! the opening night of The Sound of Music! amazing. We were entertained from start to finish. A huge THANKS to all involved x Congratulations to you and all involved We absolutely loved loved loved it from Le Blancq Family in The Sound of Music- another triumph start to finish! The unusual staging was for JCG which I thoroughly enjoyed and so effective and the performances from I just wanted to say massive congratulations would gladly watch again. The professional the entire cast were wonderfully moving on the Sound of Music. I thought it was nature of the singing was phenomenal, and funny in all the right places. The absolutely brilliant - it was so heart-warming the orchestra did sterling work and it was choral sections of those incredibly difficult and it had such a great ‘feel good factor’ - good to see such a range of ages among the Catholic nuns’ chants were genuinely which is what we all needed. My jaw was performers and more boys being involved spine-tingling and the choreography completely aching from the first Act from than for a long time. was just brilliant. We were actually quite smiling and laughing too much and then Margaret Stone emotional watching our superb shared A I was in absolute tears by the second; I level group students and were brimming was completely moved by both Jess and We really did enjoy last night singing along with pride and excitement throughout. Laurie - they were your perfect leads!!! Jess’ with tears in our eyes and ridiculously large We loved seeing Jess and Laurie take the voice oh my gosh!!! ​ lumps in our throats! So much was so good! leads last night, what voices! Nathan’s A few high lights from an “olde” musical comic timing was absolutely on-point and It was cast perfectly - Nathan was superb director - nothing I did from Oliver through your Mother Superior was just breath- and it was lovely seeing David shine Oklahoma to South Pacific matched the taking in her vocal performance. The with vocals. The kids worked so hard for scale and imagination of your show. actors playing the Von Trapp Children you and obviously were really enjoying were extraordinary and all had very every minute. Gretel was such a cutie and I The set was outstanding with those distinct characteristics and interpreted absolutely loved your stunning, very clever two amazingly solid swirling staircases, their roles with such intelligence and focus choreography for the puppets. Very creative!! encasing the orchestra and its own throughout. Well done. glittering excellence...Maria’s top notes were breath-taking...would she get there? All in all a thoroughly enjoyable evening The costumes were superb - how on earth and she did effortlessly! The procession out and a fitting tribute to this most loved did you get so many nun costumes!?? The set of singing nuns would have done justice

32 to the Sistine Chapel and the Von Trapp I even had the wedding march at our own The spectacular set which greeted us on family would have melted and “entrapped” wedding! So it was lovely to see the novel arrival with creative use of the height and the hardest of hearts. You succeeded in directorial ideas that you introduced. The set width of the stage encouraged us to feel that transforming a bleak hall into a perpetually design was a clever variation on the standard this was no ordinary school production. And changing kaleidoscope of colour and musical set and I appreciated the benefits that it absolutely nothing disappointed. enjoyment. Please congratulate the team brought to the staging and flow of the piece and of course, yourselves, on yet another bearing in mind your theatre limitations. The costumes were wonderful, as were triumph! the scene changes between the abbey and Jurat and Philip Le Brocq It was an excellent team effort, accompanied the Von Trapp home. But the voices of by some high quality performances, really the actors were remarkable. There were so What a fantastic achievement for all involved good singing and music to entertain an many confident singing voices and strong - I’m sure you and the whole cast and crew appreciative audience. Well done to all. actors among the cast it felt as if we were must be rightfully proud and delighted. Ian Barette watching a professional stage show. Special Tom Dingle, Director Jersey Arts Trust mention has to go to ‘Max’ who looked Well done to you and all your cast and perfectly at home on the stage and kept us Annie and I were absolutely thrilled to watch crew – what a magnificent production. Such chuckling with his hilarious persona and your production of The Sound Of Music talented students. brilliant timing, and to the two ‘Marias’, last night. I have a little experience in these ‘Liesl’ and the ‘Mother Abbess’ for their things and have often been nervous about My Grandson enjoyed it immensely- it is beautiful voices. But there were so many whether I would enjoy various productions normally a challenge to keep him still but not truly wonderful performances that they all both ‘amateur’ and ‘professional’ ( it’s on Friday – his favourite was Kurt. Roll on deserve accolades! We were sitting with a probably jealousy and wanting to be up the Oscars. friend who has performed leading roles in there on stage too ) however I was frankly Linda Gillett, Staff Member at JCG London musicals and he was moved to tears. blown away by this delightful production. He said that it was hard to believe it was an I just wanted to say how much we enjoyed amateur production. I had tears in my eyes most of the time, as the Singalong on Saturday. The show was you all captured the essence of this musical, fantastic, such talent on display you must We loved the performances of all the Von with all its love and strong moral messages, be so proud, it was really wonderful to be in Trapp children who seemed to have a so sweetly. I cannot single one person out as the audience. It was actually quite uplifting natural and warm bond. I admit to having a you were all fantastic, and the set, costumes, and everything from the music, the set, the special spot for ‘Gretl’, who sang beautifully, makeup, sound, lighting matched the high production, costumes, singing and acting was but it is the production as a whole and levels achieved by you all. As a little boy this amazing, we had such a good time. the huge talent of the performers and the was the first record I ever bought, I learnt extraordinary orchestra, which drove the and loved all the songs, and last night you What a credit your students are and the staff. show, which made this so remarkable. It will brought it all back for me. It felt like a real team effort and showcased remain with me as a very treasured memory. the character and special qualities of your Thank you to all involved. The Von Trap Family are clearly at the heart school superbly. Sasha Bellamy and Grandmother of ‘Gretl’ of the Family JCG. Jolyon Baker Thank you, your staff and most importantly On behalf of all the staff and children your students for a wonderful night. in Key Stage 2 we would like to say a big Congratulations on such amazing Sarah Hague, Parent thank you for inviting us to your incredible production of the Sound of Music. You production of the Sound of Music. managed to have me crying every night, it I wanted to write to congratulate you, your Congratulations to all involved - it was was so moving. I thought the week got better team and all the students and musicians who truly an exceptional show that has certainly and better and the sing-a-long was such fun. took part in The Sound of Music show. It inspired out Year 6 girls for their summer Some of the acting wouldn’t go amiss on the was truly fabulous and absolutely stunning, production. West End! I expect you are feeling very proud of everybody. It was a very professional show The girls were very animated about it - they Thank you so much for asking me to be a and very enjoyable displaying a very high thought the singing was amazing and all part of it. I thoroughly enjoyed sitting with standard. So many people I spoke to in the picked out the character ‘Max’ as incredibly the violins; such lovely polite and caring girls. audience on Friday night were amazed at entertaining. You should be feeling very proud today. such a high standard of singing, acting and Anna Cavey production from the students (and staff!) I personally found the nuns’ singing Congratulations again. beautiful: goosebumps a plenty! Definitely Just a quick note to congratulate you, the Julia Webster, Parent a very special show that everyone involved whole production team, orchestra, cast should be incredibly proud of. and of course back stage crew on a very I just wanted to write to say how much Angie Pateman, Teacher at JCP enjoyable evening. Having performed in the we enjoyed the production of The Sound show, then directed it myself fifteen years of Music JCG put on last week. It was later, I am a bit of a SoM fan - Helen and extraordinary. Continues onto page 34

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Sound of Music The Cast

Maria Rainer: Jess Garton / Tirion Jones Nuns and Chorus Nadege Horwood, Olivia Jones, Bronte Captain Georg von Trapp: Kellett, Sophie Kellett, Esme Layton, Laurie Corbel / Calvin De Louche Zhanna Aloyan, Charlotte Arthur, Charlotte Le Gresley, Erin Machin, Lily Rebecca Arthur, Amy Baudains, Eleanor MacRae, Annabel Mair, Taylor Mattioli, Max Detweiler: Nathan Le Blancq Bayford, Hannah Bird, Madeleine Ellana McAlister, Sienna McAlister, Baroness Elsa Schräder: Byrne, Daisy Cardwell, Lucy Chambers, Mia Murphy, Rosie Nicholls, Natasha Imogen Brookes Ruby Clarke, Lucy De La Cour, Harley Noel, Sufia O’Regan, Emma Pallent, Rolf Gruber: David Bourne Drelaud, Anna Edelenbos, Hannah Elizabeth Roxburgh, Olivia Stoten, Herr Zeller: Charles Blackwell Esnouf, Cerys Fearn, Rosie Gicquel, Lily Erin Thompson, Juliette Walton, Molly Grieg, Nikita Handel, Sydney Haskins, Webster, Rebecca Wrigley. Franz: Owen Davies Katie Henman, Tamsin Hollyman, Frau Schmidt: Lauren Sanders The Mother Abbess: Julia Callander Sister Bertha: Lucy Howarth Sister Margareta: Laura Callander Sister Sophia: Mel Donoghue Sister Emelda: Bethany Gunton Sister Josephine: Zara Johnston Sister Lucia: Ella Donnelly Baron Elberfeld: Tomi Owens Baroness Elberfeld: Jess Barker

The Von Trapp Children:

Liesl von Trapp: Hollie Price Friedrich von Trapp: Matthew Pierce Louisa von Trapp: Zara Le Cornu Kurt von Trapp: Harvey Pallent Brigitta von Trapp: Jessica Palfreyman Marta von Trapp: Aisling O’Sullivan Gretl von Trapp: Savanna Vogt

34 The Orchestra

Violin: Anna Cavey, Carole Edelenbos, Emilie Edelenbos, Cerys Griffiths, Flora Keites, Lily McGarragle, Andrew McGarva and Anna Tremoceiro Viola: Amanda Brown and Nicole De Sousa Cello: Finlay Hare Flute: Anna Cotillard and Helen Reid Oboe: Emma Gunton Clarinet: Grace McCarthy and Bethan Thomas Bassoon: Daniel Hayden Horn: Pippa Lumbard and Ankita Sharma Trumpet: Heather Asplet, Diya Beejmohun and Olivia John Trombone: Hannah Thomas Harp: Amy Creed Percussion: Russell Abraham Piano: Louise Risby

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JCG Tech Club:

Ilaria Anderson, Laura Bailey, Amy Baudains, Charlotte Behan, Millie Branch, Amelia Bridgeford, Emily Bridson, Tay Buesnel, Madeleine Byrne, Vicky Chylinska, Ryanna Clifford, Giorgia Coupland, Xavier Coupland, Miriam Crowcroft, Beth Denton, Hannah Esnouf, Ciara Fitchet, Nicol Gaynor, Thea Greber, Ciara Hayes, Isabelle Helie-Merrony, Julia Horsfall, Zara Johnston, Fern Le Marinel, Martha Lockyear, Giselle Love, Anna Maclean, Gabby Magalhaes, Taylor Mattioli, Hannah Owens, Emily Parris, Katherine Paul, Laura Spencer, Nyah Whittingham

Set Design and Realisation:

Craig Nicol, Nigel Crespel, Angela Crowcroft, Tim Barnett and the JCG Tech Club

36 Sound of Music The Crew

Costume Design and Construction Publicity

Bianca Padidar, Val Nelson, Val Johnston, Richard Aydon, John Vibert, Caroline Kaydia Torrell, Bettina Parker, Vicky Stone, Peter Marett, Chloe Vidler and Coupland, Fiona Howarth, Imogen Ryanna Clifford Langford, Geogia Coupland, Minna Pemberton and the JADC Stage Manager

Hair and Makeup Isabelle Hélie-Merrony

Clara Ashton-Barnett Producers

Props and Furniture Caroline Stone, Peter Marett and Russell Abraham Craig Nicol, Angela Crowcroft, Tim Barnett, Nigel Crespel, Stephen Cohu Choreography Antiques and the JCG Tech Club Debra Harley Lighting Design and Operation Musical Direction Nigel Crespel, Amelia Bridgeford and Ben Philp Philippa Le Feuvre and Andrew McGarva Sound Design and Operation Assistant Director Chris Stone, Nigel Crespel, Laura Bailey, Beth Denton and Anna Maclean, Jasmine Box Hannah Owens and Katherine Paul Director Scenic Crew Carl Howarth Members of the JCG Tech Club

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Festive Music with JCP

India Moore and Esmé Gleeson, Year 8

Our Junior Orchestra visited JCG Prep and played the pieces that we had learned over the past few weeks for them. Then we listened to their orchestra play and also Bold as Brass. It was lots of fun and at the end of it we all joined together and played Jingle Bells. It sounded really good because there were many different instruments. It was a great experience!

The Sound of Music - a view from the orchestra pit!

Emilie Edelenbos Music Captain, Year During the performances, the orchestra stage, Mrs Le Feuvre’s expert musical 13, Violin 1 and TSOM Orchestra leader was positioned on stage throughout. direction helped us to stay on track. Whilst this brought the additional Overall, it was a great experience and I’d In November last year, I was lucky challenge of having to look presentable strongly encourage anyone who has the enough to be part of the orchestra for at all times and even having to dodge opportunity to get involved in future JCG JCG’s production of The Sound of a flying shoe, it had the advantage of productions to do so. Music. We started rehearsing early on giving us a great view of the action in the term with a busy schedule of on stage. We also had to adapt to the lunchtime rehearsals which allowed differing interpretations of songs by Jess us all to get to know the music very and Tirion (the two Marias). The double well before putting it together with the casting for Maria and Captain Von Trapp vocal parts. For me, the highlight of the helped to keep each night fresh and rehearsal process was the ‘sitzprobe’ exciting and no two nights were the same. as it was so exciting to hear all the cast We were so impressed by the quality of members singing with the orchestra for singing and acting shown by all the cast the first time. members and felt very privileged to be part of such a high calibre production. When there were occasional mishaps on

38 Carol Service

Emma Gunton, Deputy Music Captain, Bright Star’ by Lloyd Larson, which was Blessing’ by Philip Stopford, providing a Year 13 conducted by Miss Lezala. A new Sixth rich performance with young and mature Form Choir organised and conducted voices combined. Thanks to all of the The JCG Carol Service by Lauren Sanders gave a captivating students and teachers involved in making began with our traditional performance of ‘Carol of the Bells’ it a particularly special event for those of rendition of Once in Royal by Mykola Leontovych, a favourite us in Year 13, for whom it is our final JCG Christmas song amongst the students. Carol Service. Your effort and enthusiasm David’s City, with Jessica Chamber Choir and JCGlee also is inspiring, and you have made our last Garton (Year 13) singing collaborated to perform ‘A Christmas Carol Service one to remember. the first verse beautifully unaccompanied, followed by the Chamber Choir’s candle- lit procession down the aisle.

Chamber Choir delighted the school and congregation once again with their beautiful renditions of ‘The Shepherd’s Pipe Carol’ by John Rutter, accompanied by an incredible and lively flute and string ensemble, and ‘Mid-Winter’ by Bob Chilcott, again accompanied by a wonderful string ensemble. Our junior choir JCGlee charmed the congregation with their enthusiastic and committed performance of ‘One

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Spring Term Extra-Curricular Programme News

Our newly former Junior Orchestra under the baton of our hard work. Another new ensemble which will debut at the Music Captain, Emilie Edelenbos will make their debut summer concert is our Wind Quintet made up of Year 10 and performance at our Summer Concert on Wednesday 2 May. Year 9 musicians. They have been enjoying the challenges of They have been rehearsing a varied selection of popular rehearsing in this new format. repertoire and we look forward to hearing the results of their Summer Concert House Music 2018 on Wednesday 2 May at 7pm

Preparations for our summer concert are well underway. Various bands, choirs and ensembles started rehearsing in January and have now settled into a weekly practice routine. We extend a warm invitation to the concert to all parents and friends and look forward to an entertaining evening.

At the time of writing we are poised to enjoy House music To defray costs (music hire and refreshments), please note that classes: Junior Vocal and Instrumental solo classes on Monday this will be a ticketed event. Tickets (limited to 400) will be 5 March and Tuesday 6 March respectively, and on Wednesday available to purchase from the main school officefrom the start 14 March at 7pm the evening event will feature the Senior of next term, priced £7 for adults and £5 for concessions. Vocal and Instrumental Solos and the Ensemble Class. All Please make cheques payable to JCG General Fund. parents and friends are warmly invited and there will be a retiring collection in support of our House charities.

With the original composition class currently being adjudicated, rehearsals are intensifying in preparation for the Polyphony News final class – the House Choir - on the last afternoon of this term, Thursday 29 March. The results of all of the House music classes will be announced at the House Choir event and will be included in the next edition of JCG Life. We have been delighted to welcome back Mrs Goldhawk, one of our singing teachers, from maternity leave and congratulate her on the birth of her son, Dylan. Jersey Sings! 2018 In the summer term, we will have availability for lessons in singing as well as other instruments and if you would like your daughter to have a trial lesson then please email Mrs Edelenbos at [email protected]. Polyphony brochures are available for collection outside the music office or an Our Year 7 students will enjoy an exciting performing opportunity electronic copy can be emailed to you on request. in June 2018 when they take part in Jersey Sings! 2018 as part of a children’s choir of over 400. We will start to learn the songs in our Mrs Carole Edelenbos, Polyphony Administrator music lessons after half term, and look forward to joining together with all of the singers in the other participating schools nearer the time and of course on concert day itself, Wednesday 27 June.

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43 Performing Arts

PE Update

Mrs Mountford, Head of PE Guernsey Fixtures

Netball JCG teams did fly to Guernsey but sadly this coincided with snow days. Our leagues against all the secondary schools are under way, with strong starts from the Year 8a & b, Year 9a and seniors. At No matches were played! the time of writing, none of the netball tournaments have taken place, but we are hoping to retain some silverware. Year 7a team played superbly against St Michaels.

Well done to Abbie Le Marquand (Year 12), who has been selected into the U19 Severn Stars National Performance League squad, and Lily Jones (Year 10) who has been selected as part of the U17 Severn Stars National Performance league squad.

St Michael’s Year 8 Festival – 9th March – Les Ormes - This is an annual event for Year 8 netball players who get the chance to play in a large pooled tournament against schools from the UK, Guernsey and Jersey. It is always a great experience for them. Visiting schools- We are hosting Epsom College who are coming to play our Year 8a and b netball teams on Monday 26th March from 12-2pm.

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Dr Sutton working with Year 13

Mrs J Williams, Head of Biology

On 23rd January, Year 13 were treated to a tutorial with Dr Guy Sutton, learning about the nervous system and the brain.

This is covered in the A level Biology course but students were fortunate to be brought right up to date with current research into neurobionics and neural decoding which allows paralysed and a detailed study of the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease. They patients to move artificial limbs just by thinking about it! were also intrigued by the varied imaginative methods that can be used to study the brain in detail, most notably the ‘Brainbow’ Students also had the opportunity to observe a brain dissection technique (Livet et al, 2007) which allows hundreds of different where they were able to see first-hand the detailed structures nerve cells in a particular nerve circuit to be seen at any one inside a sheep’s brain and make comparisons with what they had time in unprecedented detail. It allows researchers to study axon learned about their own brains. regeneration following damage (Kang & Lichtman, 2013). As a method, it is expected to help immeasurably in determining the They were, perhaps, most fascinated by learning about all of the circuitry of the nervous system and in the study of typical and abnormalities that can occur to our brains such as anencephaly atypical nervous system development.

Biology Day

Rebecca Cushing and Isabelle Hélie-Merrony, Year 12

On 23rd January, our Year 12 biology class had the opportunity to attend a morning of lectures led by Dr Guy Sutton of the University of Nottingham. The morning was split into three sessions covering a range of topics including genetic diseases, Alzheimer’s disease and an introduction to cancer.

Dr Sutton’s extensive work in neuroscience and knowledge about oncology gave us a unique opportunity to learn from his research. His enthusiasm and engaging manner made us fascinated by everything he had to say, regardless of what field of biology we are interested in. He also gave us a glimpse of what he believes the future of cancer is likely to be and explained pioneering treatments.

We were especially interested in the genetic disease section of the lecture as we were able to expand on the topic of DNA that we are currently covering in our A level classes. In addition, Dr Sutton introduced many diseases that we would possibly study at university.

46 Are Castor Beans the New Plastic?

Mrs J Williams, Head of Biology

Scientists have recently discovered a new use for castor beans. They are a green material, originally from the nylon family, which are inedible, lightweight, renewable and also strong enough to use in vehicles.

All of these properties and the fact the beans grow rapidly in warm climates make them a potential renewable alternative to common household plastic. Castor beans can contain poison ricin, however, this can be changed to polyamide II which requires less energy to form and therefore has a lower carbon dioxide emission than oil based plastics, meaning that it can improve the safety and efficiency of fuels. A Japanese scientist found that mixing the polymers made from castor beans with polypropylene meant that the new material would be super strong. The material is lighter than aluminium, carbon fibre and glass composite and can be used in a working car. It is ten times stronger than the plastic in car bumpers and thirteen times stronger than common bio-plastics; it also has strong impact strength. It has been found that reinforcing the material with ceramic fibres, for example carbon, would solve any stiffness issues, making the material a perfect alternative to plastic which is also biodegradable and could massively reduce plastic’s harmful imprint on the earth.

This encouraged us to research these new topics even further in our own time. For example, as students who are interested in pursuing careers in Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, we were intrigued when Dr Sutton mentioned the disease Toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection that grows in the brain and is present in 30million US citizens. We discovered that this disease is transmitted from your household pets such as cats and can cause various flu-like symptoms and, if caught while pregnant, toxoplasmosis can cause miscarriage, stillbirth or damage to the baby’s brain and other organs.

Not only did this morning allow us to expand on our A level studies; it also introduced us to university style learning. This was very different to our current lessons because we had to concentrate for a long period of time and write short notes which can then be developed in our own time, as expected at university. Overall, this was a valuable experience that we were grateful to attend and we would recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity.

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Year 12 Physics Clinic

Year 12 students review and revise the materials topic as part of their A level course during private study time.

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48 Fleming’s Left Hand Rule

Ciara Fitchet, Year 11

The motor effect needs a current, in this case in the aluminium foil, which flows from positive to negative. The aluminium foil is placed in a magnetic field. When the two magnetic fields, from the permanent magnet and around the aluminium foil, interact it causes movement. Fleming’s Left Hand Rule can be used to identify the direction of the movement.

The Electric Motor

Eva Wallace, Year 11

The magnetic field around the coil of wire interacts with the field from the permanent magnet. The coil experiences a force and spins around continuously.

49 Creativity

Blank Canvas Competition

Year 9 students entered Tilly Emily this year’s Blank Canvas competition which was promoted by Le Masurier with the theme of People, Planet, Partners. The students created these digital designs as an introduction to Photoshop and in this category of the competition were competing mostly against sixth form students. Their work was highly commended by the judges.

Rachel Jones Jess Bethany

Ellie Daniel

Nikita 50 Lauren

Roni and Tiegan

Ella Harris

Ana

Phoebe

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Rotary Young Chef 2018

Sophie Robinson, Katie Bellwood and Izzy Birtwistle

On Saturday 13th January, we went to Les Quennevais School, laden down by about 7 full cardboard boxes, to participate in the Rotary Club’s Young Chef 2018 competition.

Our challenge - to create a 3 course meal for two people in under two hours costing no more than £15. Simple, right? Over the course of the week before, we practised our dishes, created costing and time plans, and panicked. When we made our meals at school it took us about 3 and a half hours, so we went into the competition feeling really nervous.

When we arrived, we unloaded all our equipment from the minibus. We weren’t certain what equipment would be available at Les Quennevais so in we went with: frying pans, food processors, a Kenwood chef, spatulas, whisks, sieves, fish knives, a steamer, ramekins, dozens of serving dishes, knives, wooden spoons, measuring jugs, a ladle, a pasta machine and a blow torch! Hearts beating with nervousness, we found our way to the kitchens and began to set up. Trying to remain calm proved very difficult when the clock was ticking away closer to the start of the intense two hours of cooking. The time arrived and we were ready to begin. Once we started cooking, all our worries were swept away and we were in the full swing of the competition. We were chopping, mixing and frying quicker than we ever had before in order to present our dishes before the time was up. Two, surprisingly quick, hours later, we had finished and all of us had managed to serve our starter, main and dessert, even if it was in the final minute! The time had flown by and we were over the moon to have completed the challenge. However, the work was not over yet for we still had to wash up! Thankfully, we had lots of helpers, as many of our parents had arrived to see our final dishes. As they say, many hands make light work and we were done in no time. Regardless of the results, we were all proud of ourselves and by looking at the other students dishes; we knew it would be a tough decision.

52 The competition was finally over and it was time to hear the winners. First, they announced the overall winner, Sophie Robinson, who will continue into the next round in England. They then announced the award for best Jersey produce, which went to Izzy Birtwistle, and finally went through the courses deciding on the best starter, main and dessert, not from the winner. From our school, Miriam Crowcroft won the award for the best main course. Overall, everybody who participated did an extremely good job, and even the judges said that it was very hard to pick the winner. We all believe we learnt a lot during the competition, especially time management, which will hopefully help us in the future. We thoroughly enjoyed and recommend you take part in this challenge, as it is excellent practice for our GCSE practical and later in life.

53 Creativity

Photography Club

The students have been working on creative approaches to photography and Photoshop. They have been using their skills outside of school too and many have been entered into the Jersey Eisteddfod junior photography competition.

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Year 12 Leadership and Teamwork Day

Juliette Walton, Year 12 However, what perhaps was the most as a team allowed us to appreciate our valuable lesson the talk provided was its strengths and how each of us can bring We started out the day core message of what makes a successful something valuable to a team. The efforts with a talk from expedition leader and team and how taking on rewarded each form with a unique and leader and explorer John challenges that would push us out of our inspiring character we were all proud to comfort zone can provide us with some of have contributed to, not to mention some Sullivan who captivated the most highly rewarding experiences. hilarious and uplifting stories too. the whole of Year 12 with his enthralling tales of The day continued with an enriching Throughout the day each form group the many expeditions he workshop delivered by Mrs Spiteri and was also asked to lead an activity they has accomplished, from Mrs Williams on the importance of had planned collectively that would in encountering cannibalistic teamwork in success. Each form group some way demonstrate leadership and/ was asked to create a character and or teamwork skills. Every single one tribes to helping endangered story based on one physical and one was entertaining but more significantly populations of jaguars, and leadership/teamwork characteristic provided us with vital lessons on how his passion for what he does. element of every form member. Working putting excellent team working skills into practice is key to success. Every member was involved, from playing games of charades to blindfolded obstacle courses that myself and many others thoroughly enjoyed.

The day ended with a talk from Mr Howarth about what it means to leave behind a legacy and how failure or disappointment should never stop or limit us from accomplishing these goals. After telling us a story about what legacy means to him, we were encouraged to describe people who have had positive impacts on us and what our own personal goals for the legacy we want to leave behind at JCG is, however big or small. It is safe to say we were all truly inspired by the suggestions shared and felt encouraged to achieve these goals. It was an amazing way to finish the day, from which we had learnt valuable and enriching lessons we will all carry forward in our school life and future plans, whatever they may be.

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Year 7 Disco

Isabelle Hélie-Herrony, Year 12

Every year, Year 12 Austen-Bartlett have the challenge of Year 8 Disco hosting the famous Year 7 disco, making it as fun as possible for all the Year 7 students from JCG and Victoria College, while Emily Parris, Year 12 still raising money for our house charities. Our theme this year was neon which meant we could get creative with glow sticks, In January, Curie Fry held a fun filled Year 8 Disco in the hall. colourful cupcakes and, of course, amazing disco lights. A new The fundraiser has been an annual event for a few years and idea our form had was to include a photo booth where Mr. has grown every year. The disco is a fun way in which the Aydon was kind enough to give up his evening to take some house raises money for the house charities; Parkinson’s Jersey amazing photos of groups of girls and boys dressed in the and The Shark Trust. This year around 50 Year 8 students drama department’s costume accessories! A massive well done from both JCG and Victoria College bought tickets for the to him for ensuring everyone got their photos even if it was, at NEON themed disco. With over 50 cakes, sweets, and drinks times, 20 people at once! The best part for us, as a form, was sold and dance anthems blasting everyone got into the dancing definitely seeing the Year 7 students from both schools dance mood. The night got competitive with prizes given out for best throughout the disco, impressing us with their break dancing dressed and most enthusiastic dancer. Overall the disco raised and knowing all the words to every song. We hope everyone over £300 which exceeded our expectations and we are very who came enjoyed it as much as we did organising it and being much looking forward to delivering the money to our amazing there to dance along and provide refreshments on the night! chosen house charities.

58 House Hockey

Lexie Murray and Marianne Enget, thanks to the great sports staff and sports were each delighted with our own team’s GA House Captains captains who ensured everything was performance, ending the morning with a perfect. For us, as House captains, we terrific success for Garrett Anderson. On January 30th, despite the very cold conditions, all the girls selected for this year’s junior House Hockey ran down early in period 1 to the pitches, full of friendly competition and enthusiasm. With all 6 houses playing on 2 half sized pitches, the games were incredibly intense and exciting to watch. Each house had very strong individual and team players, who showed determination and passion with every move. The supporting side line was rather chilly, but thanks to good house spirit, chants and extra layers, we all managed to stay warm. It was clear everyone loved to see the various years come together as each house’s team blossomed throughout the morning. The event was extremely successful

House Science

Marianne Enget and Lexie Murray, GA House Captains

In November a team from each house took part in the House Science competition. We were set the challenge of memorising as many of the atomic names, symbols, masses and numbers of elements in the periodic table as we could between us. Our preparation was put to the test with a series of different tasks involving knowledge of the periodic table. It was fantastic to see input from all the different year groups working together on the task. Garrett Anderson were particularly successful in the House event as we came out on top, only missing one mark out of a possible 90. A huge well done to all who took part.

59 House

Top of the Pops

Katherine Rhodes and Jessica Garton, IN house captains

Top of the Pops was a big success for all houses this year. Inglis saw a big win for their seniors. Their dramatic dance, choreographed by Emma Phillips and Sofia Furness, stood out from the rest and took away first prize. Cavell were a close second with their bright Spice Girls medley dance and Garret Anderson came in third.

The junior dances saw a win for Austen Barlett, with their jungle book theme. Cavell’s hip hop dance came in second and Curie Fry’s high school musical spectacle wowed the judges for 3rd place. The day was a great end to term and also raised money for the Sixth Form Charity, Jersey Hospice Care.

Nightingale Christmas Fayre

Jasmine Box & Cerys Fearn, Nightingale House Captains

On Thursday 14th December, Nightingale provided a Christmas treat for students in the Dome at lunch time. Each form from Years 7-13 created and ran their own stall for other students to enjoy. For example, Year 8 created their own ‘lucky dip’ stall, Year 11 had a ‘pin the nose on Rudolph’ and Year 12 sold candy canes! The day was a success, putting everybody into the Christmas mood and filling everyone’s stomachs with cookies, hot chocolate and sweets! Thank you to everyone helped out.

60 Employability and Careers

A Level Leavers Visit to Year 11

Adam Sykes, Employability Coordinator

A Level leavers returned to visit Year 11 and current A level students to share their experiences of the post-18 transition.

A number of leavers spoke to tutor groups as part of our employability seminars which help prepare students for life beyond Year 11. Thank you to everyone who took part.

JCG Careers Fair 2018

Mr A Sykes, Employability Coordinator “Very useful and beneficial. It was “Great to meet with so many focused and good that there was such a variety of ambitious students.” On Wednesday 31st January over 25 businesses.” Ogier different fields were represented at the Imogen Langford, Yr 12 JCG Careers Fair. Students from all year “Lovely to meet and talk to arts students groups had the opportunity to speak with “The engineering pathway is quite vast so about their aspirations – great to hear representatives and learn more about a I’m very happy to know more about it and that so many want to pursue their whole host of careers including art and the opportunities that come with the job.” dreams!” design, health and medicine, law and Beth Garton, Yr 12 Alice Bravery, ArtHouse Jersey many more. “Great questions from energised students “Wonderful experience, super polite and Here’s what some students and and a really positive atmosphere.” intelligent questions by students. Very representatives had to say about Jane Perkin, Head of People, Saltgate confident young ladies.” the event: Alex Piazza, “We had a great time speaking to The Loving Chair Company. “A really useful experience, filled with lots students about our digital apprenticeship of opportunities.” Lilly Sinclair, Yr 12 and accounting opportunities. We “Lots of people to talk to, very helpful!” proudly sponsor the JCG Foundation and Libby Rothwell, Yr 12 this is a great opportunity to meet the students in person.” “Everyone was approachable and keen to Natasha Hairon, KPMG answer questions and make links.” Indigo Pike, Yr 12 “Delighted to see some budding young pharmacists and chemists at the careers “Broad range of industries available to fair – always encouraging to see students talk to” expressing a passion for their future career.” Emily Syvret, Yr 12 Gwynn Jones and Harriet Neal, Pharmacy

61 JCG Foundation

JCG Foundation News

Leanda Guy, Foundation Director strength with companies now contacting I have decided that 2018, as I approach us to see how we can help them achieve my 50th year, is the year for me to fulfil Much has been achieved since we their Corporate Social Responsibility my own dream of working for myself, launched the Foundation incorporating objectives. We couldn’t have provided providing marketing and communications the JCGA in 2012. Thank you all for many of the programmes without our solutions both locally and further afield. I your continued support. It has been corporate partners. A huge thank you feel honoured and privileged to have had marvellous to have found such a great to Rathbones Investment Management the opportunity to launch and build the colleague in Barbara McGarva who I International, Equiom, KPMG, Le JCG Foundation with the incredible team know many of you have now met at our Masurier, Lysaght, Minerva Corporate here and wish my successor the best of various events. Services, Viberts, Calligo, Lyon and luck taking on this unique role. Turnbull, Bracken Rothwell, Praxis IFM I have thoroughly enjoyed catching up and the Jersey Development Company. I encourage you all to think about the with you all at the many official reunions JCG Foundation and how you can and the more individual ones welcoming I would like to thank Mrs Howarth for support its endeavours. Mentoring girls back for birthdays, anniversaries her friendship and wonderful work with students is hugely rewarding and, if and hearing all your tales from your JCG the 2nd hand uniform shop now bringing you are in a position to do so, providing days to what you have achieved in your in over £1,000 a year to the Foundation. a bursary for a girl who would not lives. Using the Foundation network to I must also thank our wonderful otherwise have the chance to learn in introduce current students to the JCG Foundation Patron, Sally Le Brocq OBE, this great College is something I’d like to alumni to help them as they fly the Chairman Philip Taylor and members aspire to as my business grows. nest has been hugely beneficial. Using Julian Box, Pippa Bastiman, Jane Delap, tools such as LinkedIn we are reaching Alex Fearn, Bob Hassell, Cathy Keir, I hope I have aspired, inquired, excelled over 18,000 Old Girls to re-engage Alison Morgan, Laura Perez, Alison and definitely belonged for a happy 6 with College which is hugely exciting. Soulsby and Sarah Turnbull. Thank you years as part of the JCG Family. Many students are now seeking advice to Alison for helping me ensure we were and guidance from former students in good shape for our AGM. A mention Much love that are now successful in various must also go to Pierre Louw, College Leanda industries or by giving our students the Bursar, for all his support and Michelle opportunity to learn from those who have Parkes who helps us with the accounts. Bursary News experienced both struggles and successes. Finally, a heartfelt personal thank you I have enjoyed mentoring our fantastic to Mrs Victoria Corson who leaves us as One of the key focus areas of the Foundation Girls from the Class of 2012 Honorary Treasurer but has steered us JCG Foundation is to increase funding to the Class of 2017 and it has been a through huge growth and provided us available for much needed Bursaries joy to find them work experience and, in with the accounting tools to ensure the and needs-based financial support for some cases, careers. Foundation is future proof. students to enable any student offered a place at JCG to be able to accept it, In 6 years we have grown fund raising There have been some frustrations along irrespective of financial background. We from historically £1,000 a year to the way as we had hoped to launch our are delighted that thanks to generous £177,000 a year. We now have 6 Capital Project Campaign to fund raise benefactors the Foundation now supports bursaries including the Houses who are for the much needed Field of Dreams but 7 students. We are inspired that one of now fund raising to provide a 6th form unfortunately still await permission from these bursaries is funded by the six JCG place. We also manage a university the Planning Department. Houses, an idea brought to life by our bursary for a member of our alumni to students. be able to fulfil her dream to attend an Working with the Jersey Development international university. Company to organise the safe At College, our students are given every repatriation of our beautiful library was opportunity to strive beyond conventional Having set up the Corporate Partner exciting. Bringing the heart of JCG home thinking. We know from experience that Programme, I am thrilled we continue for students to learn in, a lovely venue a rich diversity of ideas stimulates greater to encourage businesses to support for returning old girls to hold events and creativity, innovation and new ways of not just JCG but education in Jersey. having it here for the enjoyment of future thinking. By enriching our classrooms This programme goes from strength to students was another highlight for me. with girls from a range of backgrounds

62 KPMG Cyber Champ Day was held on Monday 22 January at JCP

and with different perspectives, we are Prepare Revision Academy Students from Beaulieu, De La Salle, fostering new approaches to problem Grainville, Grouville Primary, Haute Vallee, solving and encouraging students to We were thrilled that Rathbones JCG, JCP, Le Rocquier, Les Quennevais, challenge and consider alternative views Investment Management will be Victoria College attended KPMG Cyber to their own. supporting the Prepare GCSE and A Champ Day. The event was introduced by Level Revision Academy again in 2018 Lord Hastings, KPMG’s Global Head of Our ability to offer these places is limited taking place over the Easter Holidays. Citizenship who inspired all the students only by available funding, which is why Now in its third year, to register your with his vision followed by the KPMG we need your support. If you or perhaps interest for your children or grandchildren Cyber Champs sharing how to keep safe the business you work for are interested in to attend this fantastic holiday learning online. Jersey Wonders and fabulous goodie discussing how you can become involved opportunity, please contact Miss Gomes at bags were given to all guests. A huge thank in supporting a student from Year 7 or to [email protected] you to our new corporate partner, KPMG, join us for 6th form please contact Heidi for making this event possible. Delves on 516208 to arrange a meeting The Equiom A Level Certificate with Mr Howarth in strictest confidence.​ Awards KPMG support JCG Maths Students and Jersey Student Cyber Champs The JCG School Fee Raffle Corporate partner Equiom has been helping our 6th form get ready for We are delighted to welcome KPMG as a The School Fee Raffle will run again this interviews, facilitating formal mock corporate partner. KPMG are sponsoring term. Feedback was very popular with interviews at their offices which has JCG students to attend Maths in Action the lucky Le Chevalier Family winning benefited our students enormously. The taking place in London in March. 20 Year the first ever School Fee Raffle last term! next Equiom Debate will take place in June 12 students will have the opportunity Feeling lucky? Support this innovative with joint teams from JCG, De La Salle and of visiting London and learning from fund raiser! Highlands with all teams being mentored prominent speakers, Simon Singh, author by Equiom staff. Thank you also to the of Fermat’s Last Theorem, Miranda Equiom team for sponsoring our A Level Mowbray, data scientist and Sara Jabbari, Belong Inquire Excel Mathematician specialising in antibiotic AspirE Certificate Day in January, welcoming girls JCG/JCP School only 200 resistance. Fee raffle tickets back from University to a lovely lunch in Win!a £35 FREE TERM Tickets: the library and offering valuable interview Ticket No: 000 Thank you for entering the JCG/JCP School Fee Raffle! and work experience opportunities. Continues onto page 64 JCG/JCP School £JCG/JCP 35 = School £1,735 Fee Raffle Ticket Fee Raffle All funds raised from this initiative will support the invaluable work of the JCG Foundation. Friday 24th November by 17th november 2017 Secure your ticket now! jcg.sch.je JCp.sch.je jcg.je contact b.mcgarva@ jcgfoundation.com JCG/JCP Fee Raffle Ticket Name 000 Terms and Conditions Email The Winner will be announced on Friday 24th November 2017 at the Foundation AGM. This Raffle is open to parents from JC Prep and JCG, including staff. Tel The winner will receive a cheque from the Foundation Address for £1,735.00 for the Autumn Term Fees. Tickets are limited to 200. All funds raised will go towards the running costs of the JCG Foundation. The JCG Foundation is regulated by the Jersey Gambling Commission. For further information please contact Barbara McGarva, JCG Foundation HQ [email protected] www.jcgfoundation.com

Alumni: Yes

63 JCG Foundation

JCG Foundation News (Continued)

Corporate Partners

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64 Make Generosity part of your Perhaps you are keen to learn Luncheon on Sat 17th March at the St Growth Strategy! more about our corporate partner Brelade’s Bay Hotel. You can book on programme to promote your business Eventbrite: Would you like to mentor Jersey students? and help you achieve your CSR objectives? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ How about becoming a Foundation jcg-alumni-spring-reunion- Ambassador for your Year Group? Measurable investment impact tickets-42074126846 supporting education in Jersey is Provide an article for the JCG Alumni available through the JCG Foundation! JCG Foundation - Supporting the Magazine? past, present and future of JCG Please follow us on Linked In, join our and education in Jersey.​ Possibly interested in investigating how JCG Foundation - Official Group on easy it is to provide a bursary for a local Facebook or just get in touch. Or just student? join us at our Alumni Spring Reunion

Dates for 2018 Get Involved with Saturday 17th March – JCGA/ the Foundation Foundation Spring Reunion Luncheon St Brelade’s Bay Hotel 1230pm If you would like to be a Foundation Parent Ambassador for your Year Friday 6th July – JCGA/Foundation Group and help us connect or organise Library Sandwich Lunch - Midday – 2pm a reunion, please just get in touch with Barbara [email protected] who Friday 7th December – JCGA/ would be delighted to hear from you. Foundation Xmas Coffee/Mince Pies Library Event 10 – Midday If you own or work for a corporate that would like to engage with JCG to achieve To attend any of these events please your CSR objectives, we have many contact Barbara [email protected] fantastic programmes that we would love or call JCGA/Foundation HQ on 516206 to talk to you about sponsoring! Please contact the Foundation. 2017/18 Alumni Magazine Please join our Facebook Group JCG Thank you to all the ladies who agreed Foundation Official Group, visit our to be interviewed giving us a fascinating website www.jcgfoundation.com and insight to life after JCG for this magazine. please follow us on Linked In! We have been sent so much content that a bonus online version is available via the Foundation Girls jcg.je website so please do have a look and share the link with your JCG friends. As always a huge thank you to our Foundation Girls who are an inspiration, offering to help with all sorts of Foundation activity. In return, we continue to find them exciting work experience opportunities and some even careers with our ever growing corporate partners.

65 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Update

Mr Grogan, DofE Coordinator

Bronze and Silver Awards 27 students in the current Year 10 The Silver expeditions will take place presentation for all students who have signed up to the Silver Award. in Jersey and the UK in June and completed either award last year will September. take place on Thursday 19th April. The Bronze expeditions will take place this April and July in Jersey. JCG will be launching the Gold 65 students in the current Year 9 have award this September for the first signed up to the Bronze Award. time to Year 12 students.

66 A system explained

A System Explained Achievement Marks

Miss T Rollo, Vice Principal Academic Progress including merits and commendations (but Contribution to College not House points). We all like receiving good Community news and praise. At JCG we Contribution to Wider These marks are collated and, each week like to recognise students’ Community on Friday afternoon, an email will be Excellent Effort sent to parents to inform them of any efforts, contributions and Outstanding Work Achievement Marks awarded to their achievements. Resilience/Perseverance child. Currently, if the Achievement Mark is awarded for a particular subject, To record and celebrate this, we There is not a weekly limit to the we are not able to state this information; have created ‘Achievement Marks’ number of Achievement Marks that a however, we can name the teacher and and, through our new information student can receive. If a teacher sees a the category for which it was awarded. management system, we can award and student helping, making an effort or record these electronically. Students can contributing to the wider community At the end of the House year (currently be awarded Achievement Marks for the or the learning of others, they are able Easter) all of the Achievement Marks in following categories:- to award an Achievement Mark even each House are totalled and will equate if they are not the student’s teacher. to House points. It is therefore well worth Achievement Marks can be awarded earning the marks to help in the effort to to all students from Years 7 to 13 and be the best house. supersede previous reward systems

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A JCG Foundation initiative April 3rd - 9th 2018 sponsored by Rathbones Investment Management International

EASTER HOLIDAY REVISION ACADEMY Get the full facts:

- Gives students’ personal revision a boost with www.prepare.je intensive practice in key subject areas. PREPARE 2018 is available to any student - Book as few or as many sessions as required. studying GCSEs / A Levels in Jersey - Small classes - between 10 and 20 students per class - allows personal guidance and support. A JCG Foundation Initiative Sponsored by - Experienced and expert teachers will focus on Rathbone Investment Management International Examiners’ comments, exam strategies and frequently tested topics. BURSARIES AVAILABLE - Foundation and Higher Tier revision sessions will be offered for a range of GCSE and A Level subjects. - The content and techniques that will be covered are applicable to all examination boards at GCSE and A Level.

67 Important Dates for Spring Term

Summer external exam period: Monday 14th May to Tuesday 26th June April May June

Monday 16th Wednesday 2nd May Tuesday 12th and Summer term begins Summer Concert Wednesday 13th Year 5 experience days Wednesday 25th Friday 4th May Drama A level moderation Year 11 final day before study leave Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th Swimming & Tennis tournaments vs Thursday 26th to Monday 30th Monday 7th May Guernsey Grammar and Guernsey Bronze DoE training weekend May Day holiday Ladies College

Monday 30th Tuesday 8th May Saturday 23rd to Monday 25th Year 8 HPV vaccinations INSET day holiday Silver DoE training weekend

Saturday 28th to Thursday 3rd Tuesday 8th May Tuesday 26th Year 10 Geography field trip to Barcelona Learning conference Sixth Form induction day

Wednesday 9th May Thursday 28th Liberation Day holiday Leavers Service Year 11 Prom Friday 11th May Year 13 final day before study leave House Fashion, Town Hall July

Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th Monday 2nd Year 5 experience days Aspiring Women of Peace day

Monday 21st to Friday 25th Thursday 5th and Friday 6th Years 7-10 internal exams week Year 6 transition days

Monday 28th to Friday 1st June Friday 6th to Monday 9th Half term Bronze DoE qualifying expedition

Sunday 7th to Tuesday 24th Expedition to Mexico

Monday 9th to Friday 20th Year 10 Trident

Wednesday 11th JCG Mile Year 9 KS4 Induction Day

Thursday 12th Year 8 Shakespeare Festival

Monday 16th to Friday 20th Activities Week

Friday 20th Last day of term

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It has been yet another very busy, productive term with some outstanding achievements, progress and learning across the school. From celebrating the Chinese New Year in Reception to Fairy tales in Year 1 and their wonderful pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk. Year 2 have been looking at the story of Grace Darling, whilst Year 3 found themselves transported into the fairy-tale land of Sleeping Beauty. Year 4 have become experts in data logging in their studies of the science of sound and Year 5’s creativity has shone through their wonderful Amazonian face masks. Finally, Year 6 have been as busy as ever with, not only their classroom learning, but also their dedication to their leadership roles around the school. The children’s imaginations, creativity and high quality learning outcomes are, as always, as a direct result of the dedication of the staff and the support of the parents at JC Prep!

We have been building on our Growth Mindset skills this term with a whole school focus on resilience. I have been so impressed with how keen everyone has been to tell me about just how resilient they have been with their learning – always persevering, especially when the going gets tough!

The end of this term culminated in celebrating our Open Day to showcase the children’s learning, progress and achievements. It was a significant opportunity for children to share these with friends and family and for us all to celebrate the rich diversity of learning across the school. The day ended with the Spring Concert which was thoroughly enjoyed by parents and pupils alike.

I never cease to be amazed at the range of musical and sporting achievements, Eisteddfod successes in music, art and handwriting to name just a few, which stand as a testament to the vast array of children’s individual strengths and passions – a perfect time to reflect on how we nurture children to grow into confident, independent individuals with a true sense of wellbeing.

Thank you all once again for your support and hard work – parents, PTA and staff – and of course the ones that matter the most – the children!

Wishing you all a relaxing, peaceful and happy holiday break.

Richard Sugden Headteacher

3 Reception

The Reception Team

Reception children have had a busy start to the year with a winter theme. We learned all about the Arctic and Antarctic and the animals that live there. In PE we also enjoyed doing some Arctic Yoga and made different body shapes for the animals. Hen.’ We had already learned that story We then learned all about Chinese New and been able to retell it using a story Year; 2018 is the year of the dog. As a map and actions. We then wrote our own special treat we went to Jambo’s Chinese versions of the story. We grew potatoes restaurant and enjoyed a feast of prawn for the Genuine Jersey Royal Competition crackers, rice, sweet and sour chicken and planted other seeds too. We have and noodles. also learned about the different animals that live on the farm and enjoyed a visit. We continue to enjoy our weekly visits to We have watched, fed, painted, collaged, Forest School and have had some team written about and counted the animals challenges including building a den, a stick and enjoyed sharing our learning with our tower and a bridge across the mud pit. families at Open Day. Our next theme was ‘Spring on the Farm’ with a special focus on ‘The Little Red The Reception Team

4 Year 1

The Year One Team

Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum watch out here come Year 1!

Once upon a time there were three Year One classes who were learning all about Traditional Tales.

First we chased the Gingerbread Man through his story, meeting different characters; we retold his adventure and were inspired to write our own stories based on Traditional Tales.

We were very excited about performing our wonderful pantomime, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ where we had lots of fun singing and dancing!

Meanwhile, footprints had been discovered around the school, the ferocious Giant had escaped! Wanted posters started appearing around Year 1 In DT we have designed and made Year 1 had lots of fun learning about all offering large rewards. The Giant read moving pictures using sliders and the different features of castles during the posters and was never seen again! levers to illustrate one of our favourite our visit to Mont Orgueil. We worked The three classes lived happily ever after! Traditional Tales. together in teams to design and construct a castle from junk modelling materials. To complete the task successfully, we had to include the features of a real castle.

In maths, we have been solving addition and subtraction word problems, making equal groups and doubles to multiply and learning about fractions, by making halves and quarters.

As scientists, we have continued to learn about the seasons. We have been measuring and recording the weather as well as making comparisons. We had great fun being creative in teams to make our seasons wheels. We have also been looking at materials and their properties and investigating which material would make the best coat for teddy. Unfortunately, he got a little wet in the process!

The Year One Team

5 Year 2

The Year Two Team We were inspired to write our own adventures of the Lighthouse Keeper, This term we have his wife and their cat which we been finding out about published. We then added a front lighthouses and lifeboats cover by using the i-pad Art Set app. At the end of term we visited the St – a very interesting topic! Catherine’s Lifeboat station to find out We began by finding out more about the work of the RNLI. about Grace Darling, who was a lighthouse keeper’s In art, we continued with our lighthouse daughter who was involved theme and created beautiful lighthouse in a dramatic rescue. We pictures using tissue paper and sketch techniques. We all worked in groups to created newspaper articles create sea themed collages. In DT we about her and enjoyed green worked in groups to create a model of a screening photographs to scene from the Lighthouse Keeper’s lunch include in our newspapers. including sliders to move the characters Next we enjoyed reading lots around the scene. of Lighthouse Keeper stories In science we found out about keeping and retold our favourite. healthy by eating well and exercising. We designed an ideal lunch for Mr Grinling, the lighthouse keeper, including a range of different food types and found out about how much of each type he should eat.

In PSHE we worked together to create colourful big birds. We had to discuss our ideas and agree on our designs. We enjoyed the challenge of working together collaboratively.

We have been working on a range of areas in maths including money and shape. We have been also been working hard on developing our problem solving and reasoning skills and have created graphs linked to our science topic.

We were very proud to share all our hard work at Open Day.

The Year Two Team

6 Year 3

The Year Three Team In maths, we have continued to learn In PE, we have been practising our and reinforce the four rules of number: hockey skills and developing our football We have had such an multiplication, addition, subtraction with Miss Bichard. exciting Spring term in Year and division. We have been learning the multiplication facts for the 2, 3, We have loved working with Mrs Smith; Three. We spent the first 4, 5, 8 and 10 times-tables and the learning to play the recorder. half term travelling back in corresponding division facts. We have time to Ancient Egypt! We been developing our understanding of Finally, we have had a fantastic Spring have learnt all about Egypt measure, including length, mass, capacity, term full of fun, hard work and including pyramids, the time and money. achievement. A big thank you to our river Nile, pharaohs, gods families for all their support. In science we have been learning about and mummification. rocks and soils. We have been carrying The Year Three Team out different experiments to find out During the second part of this term, we all about their different properties and studied the story of ‘Sleeping Beauty’. appearances and have experimented with We wrote letters of support to Maleficent, growing crystals. We have also studied created our own fairy settings in the forces and magnets. Forest School area and wrote beautiful poems to describe the gifts we would offer In computing, we have learnt how to Princess Aurora. create our own Ancient Egypt themed game using the app ‘Sketch Nation’. We have been leading our own guided reading sessions, using reciprocal reading In RE, we have been discussing the techniques and have been looking at a stories of Jesus’ miracles, his early life and range of fictional and non-fictional texts to the meaning of Easter. help us develop our predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarising skills.

7 Year 4

The Year Four Team

In maths this term the girls looked at more formal methods of multiplication and division. Among the many other topics were angles, 24 hour clock and decimal numbers.

This term in science we looked at sound and how it travels. We used decibels to measure different sounds around the school as well as to test the sound insulation properties of certain materials. We also looked at the human digestive system, including the functions of the teeth. We then investigated which toothpastes are more effective and how different liquids can affect our teeth.

In Literacy, the girls read the children’s novel ‘Invasion’, this linked to their History topic this term. The novel is based on events in the Battle of Hastings. We also read Spiderwick chronicles as it introduces us to some fantasy fiction rather than historical fiction. This formed the basis of some of our story writing.

In history, we have learnt about the middle ages and in particular, the Battle of Hastings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Normans. We used the Bayeux Tapestry as a primary source to find out about the battle. The girls have also produced some sewing samplers based on scenes from the battle.

In Art/DT the girls constructed their own Motte and Bailey castle. Finally, the girls designed and tested their own siege catapults.

In IT the girls have used green screening in Literacy. They also used data logging equipment in Science to look at sound; how it travels and how we measure it.

In PE and Games the girls have taken part in hockey and swimming. Many also took part in the Swimarathon at Les Quennevais and House Swimming Gala in March.

The Year Four Team

8 Year 5

The Year Five Team Within literacy, we have focused on an In Science, we have been ‘hands on’, extended novel, ‘The Lion, The Witch investigating different materials and their This term has been a and The Wardrobe’. This book gave properties. In small groups, the girls have whirlwind of creativity; us lots to discuss and good ideas and been separating materials, dissolving and from clay and art projects inspiration for our own writing. The discovering which materials are best for to poetry. We have really complex storyline has created numerous insulating. opportunities to explore themes and enjoyed our rainforest topic characters through extended writing In Year 5 all of the students have with particular focus on opportunities. We have enjoyed having continued with the very important role the Amazonian region. We a starring role when filming each other in the school as Playground Friends. The have enjoyed researching performing short scenes based on the role of a Playground Friend has allowed specific animals through book. Michael Morpurgo has also been a the girls to organise play activities for the independent projects and chosen author for this term and we have Reception and Year 1 children during taken on the challenge to read at least their lunchtime. They have enjoyed this creating Amazonian masks three of his books although many of us responsibility and we have continued to using clay. In addition, the have chosen to read more! Also we have build on these good relationships with the girls have researched the explored poetry and created our own younger children. tribes of the Amazonian narrative poem based on ‘The Door’ rainforest and created a using figurative language. The Year Five Team special ‘zig zag’ non-fiction book using information on a specific tribe. Our visit to Jersey Zoo enabled the girls to see some rainforest animals and help them to better understand the threat that the rainforest is under.

9 Year 6

The Year Six Team We have had 2 Science Weeks this term looking at ‘Our Bodies’; including a detailed focus on our circulatory Year 6 have thoroughly system and ‘Healthy Living’ which has reminded us all to enjoyed every minute of eat healthily and get moving! our Spring Term! It has Our cross-curricular topic this term is North America included some key events: and we have had a particular focus on Native Americans. the Swimarathon, the Year In English, we studied the poem ‘Hiawatha’ and 5&6 Swimming Gala and researched Native American topics such as homes and a very competitive House weapons for our non-fiction writing. In art, we created Music competition. Our bowls inspired by Native American designs and built Year 6 Music and Sports beautiful class totem poles. Leaders have been very In maths we have had a huge focus on fractions, busy organising all of decimals, comparing measures and problem solving this these events and have done term. In addition, Year 6 were lucky enough to trial themselves proud. ‘Times Tables Rock Stars’ a new online game to help with times tables. They are all determined to beat their What have our other Year 6 Leaders been scores to gain the next level badge and to become the up to this term? ultimate rock star: a ‘Rock Hero’ and have been wearing their badges with pride. Art Leaders – Running an Easter Art Club for Year 2 and an Easter art We really have enjoyed a fabulous term together- it has competition for the whole school. been a term of incredible hard work, determination, Journalists – Documenting school passion and enjoyment and the progress our girls have events and creating the JCP Spring made is excellent! We eagerly anticipate the start of the Term newsletter summer term and we hope all of our Year 6 families have Forest School Leaders – Running a a great Easter break. weekly club for various year groups and helping with Reception Forest The Year Six Team School sessions on a Friday afternoon. Dance Leaders – Running a lunchtime club for Year 3 Eco Leaders – Attending a conference at Fort Regent; leading assemblies; leading Fairtrade Fortnight House Captains – Leading house meetings School Council – attending meetings and creating and collating questionnaires for the JCP’s ‘Pupil Voice’. Head & Deputy Head Girls – meetings with Mr Sugden & Ms Guglieri, key role during Open Day meeting and greeting visitors and showing our Professional Advisor around the school.

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Michelle Bichard, Head of P.E

Sports Development Officers

We have been extremely fortunate to have had two of Jersey’s Sports Development Officers working within JC Prep this term. Jake Dunford, one of the Cricket development officers, has been in on Fixtures & Tournaments A team of JC Prep Footballers took Tuesday mornings, working with Year 4. part in the Ron Lobb charity 5-a-side Lucy Even, the JFA community coach for The JC Prep Netball teams have had Football competition, which was held at girls, has also been in school on Tuesday a mixed start to the second half of the Fort Regent on Saturday 20th January and Friday afternoons, working in Years Netball season. The A team won their 2018. There were a total of 28 primary 3, 4, 5 & 6 to develop their Football league last term but have experienced a schools taking part in this event - the skills. We thank Jake and Lucy for their tough start to their league this term. The vast majority of which were all-boys continued support with Cricket and girls have suffered defeats to very strong teams. The girls played with great Football at JC Prep. Their experience, St Michael’s, St George’s and St Peter’s enthusiasm throughout the morning enthusiasm and knowledge have been a teams, but recorded a fantastic 9-8 victory and certainly enjoyed themselves. They real inspiration to those they have worked against La Moye in their most recent showed excellent spirit, playing some with this term. game. The girls should feel very proud excellent football, putting in some of their performances so far this term brilliant tackles and making some Extra-Curricular Clubs: showing real resilience in their attitude. fantastic saves. The squad consisted of: The B team have had a fantastic start to Scarlett Crow; Tilly Dhami-Hounsome; Monday the second half of their Netball season. Cassie Graham; Emily Inman; Evie A & B team Netball They have beaten St George’s, Michael’s Walker; Summer Watkins. (Miss Bichard & Miss Baudains) C and Grouville teams, but were beaten Key Stage 1 Brazilian Soccer by a strong St Michael’s B team. Again, Key Stage 2 Brazilian Soccer well done to all involved.

Tuesday The JC Prep footballers have once again Year 4 Football club made considerable progress this year. (Lucy Even & Miss Bichard) Training has taken place as regularly as Breakdancing club the weather has allowed and the girls (Scott Mills) are increasing their skills and confidence with every session and match. The A & Wednesday B teams have continued to play regular Vik’s Fit Kids for Key Stage 1 matches against other schools and the Year 5 & 6 Football Club improvements in their performances have (Miss Bichard & Mrs Loguellou) been there for all to see. The A & B teams have suffered defeats against Bel Royal & Thursday St Saviour’s. Solene Bishop did manage Year 5 Netball club to score a cracking penalty against St (Mrs Greig, Mrs Heaney & Mrs Oliver) Saviour’s which was jubilantly celebrated KS1 Brazilian Soccer by the crowd. Special mentions must also go to Summer Watkins and Solene Bishop Friday again, for bravely volunteering to go in Year 3 Football club goal for lots of the matches this season. (Lucy Even & Miss Bichard) All of the girls should feel really proud KS1 Brazilian Soccer of the improvements they have made with Football so far, they have all shown fantastic determination and resilience.

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Saturday 3rd March A team Netball Tournament (Les Ormes)

Friday 16th March Swimarathon (Les Quennevais)

Friday 16th March On Wednesday 21st February, 45 unlucky not to win the trophy, despite B team Netball Tournament (Les Ormes) Year 5 & 6 girls took part in the 3 of the team finishing within the top Primary Schools Open Cross Country ten places. Special mentions must go Saturday 17th March competition, which was held at Les to Siena Stephens and Mabel Kelly, Rathbones mini Hockey tournament Quennevais. The Year 5 girls certainly who finished 5th and 6th respectively, (Les Quennevais) showed that they had learnt a great earning themselves a place in the Jersey deal from the first event in November, inter-insular Cross Country team. We Monday 19st March as they ran really hard from start are extremely proud of all of the girls Years 3 and 4 Swimming Gala (Langford) to finish. This determined running who opted to take part in this event, meant that they won the Year 5 team well done. Wednesday 21st March trophy! Special mentions must go to Years 5 and 6 Swimming Gala (Langford) Leila Simpson and Hannah Lamy, Congratulations to Tilly Dhami- who finished 7th and 8th respectively, Hounsome & Evie Walker who have to earn themselves a place as reserves been selected for the Jersey U11 in the Jersey inter-insular Cross Primary Schools girls Football squad. Country team. The Year 6 girls also This is a fantastic achievement, well ran superbly. They were extremely done and good luck for the season.

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Andrea Christopher, Eco Coordinator Fairtrade Fortnight 2018, began on Monday 26th February, and was launched Always busy, members by our school Eco Team, who highlighted of our fantastic Eco Team the theme of this year’s campaign ‘Open began the Spring Term doors to Fairtrade – Close the door on Exploitation.’ To show our support, we preparing for an exciting joined many other schools and businesses eco active workshop called across the island, and decorated a door ‘Wild about Jersey!’, which with positive Fairtrade messages, to show we attended at Fort Regent that we support the millions of farmers on Friday 23rd February. and producers worldwide, who are overcoming the odds to fight for a fair deal! This involved researching ways in which we could improve the potential of our school Francois Le Maistre also came into grounds, to increase the environmental, school to present a talk about the plight educational and social benefits. of chocolate and coffee growers in West Africa. Following this, we enjoyed We carried out surveys and interviews inflatable banana themed relay races across the school community and came during our PE lessons and sold raffle up with ideas to create a new school vision tickets to win a fantastic Fairtrade hamper, to develop our grounds. We used our kindly donated by Co-op, Jersey. findings, along with maps, photos and drawings to create a display at the ‘Wild Finally, we concluded ‘Fairtrade Fortnight’ about Jersey!’ family event on Saturday with a dress down day, asking all pupils 24th February, so that our hard work could and staff to come to school wearing black, be viewed by the wider Jersey community. green or blue clothing (the colours of the Fairtade logo), and raid their piggy Inspired by the many talks and activities, banks for small change – to donate to our showcasing some amazing environmental Fairtrade ‘Mile of Money!’ Our line of projects, we are now in the process of coins stretched for the entire length of bringing our vision to life, and we will keep both the KS1 and KS2 corridors, and all you updated with our progress! donations were sent off to the Fairtrade Foundation, not only to support projects On Thursday 1st March, I also attended to bring Fairtrade to more farmers and Jersey’s first Food Education Conference, workers, but also help them improve their where I learned about how our Eco Team farms, increase demand for their produce could begin to plan a successful all year and help them negotiate a fairer deal – to round Kitchen Garden Project within trade their way out of poverty. our school grounds. Our Green Fingered Gang are very excited about this and it will ‘It’s Cool to be an Eco School’ provide a great opportunity to ‘grow our own’ for Harvest and the Summer Fete!

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Mrs E. Smith, Head of Music

The music department at Prep has had a busy and successful term. Our Junior Polyphony scheme for instrumental lessons has continued to expand and achieve our aim of increasing the musical opportunities available to all our students. Our String and Brass Ensembles are continuing to grow which gives our players a chance to play together regardless of ability and age. We now have upwards of 150 pupils The following week Year 1 performed playing musical instruments. their annual pantomime which this year was “Jack and the Beanstalk” to the Since the start of term, all the girls in school and to their friends and families. KS2 have been rehearsing for their part This is always a popular event and the in the annual House Music Competition children excelled in their humorous and which took place straight after half enthusiastic performances. term. The girls were able to take part in several classes – vocal, strings, The term ended with various woodwind, brass and piano. There performances during Open Day were memorable performances in each beginning with the String and Brass class. The judges were all impressed Ensembles at the start of the afternoon. by the variety and high standard of The day culminated in a concert at all the performances. The week ended 4.30pm when more than 100 students with the choir and ensemble classes took part in a varied and diverse taking place in the hall and as usual, selection of music – with performances it was a very exciting and enjoyable by both the junior and senior choirs, afternoon. The judges for the afternoon the orchestra, winners from the house were Andrew McGarva and Robyn music competition and individual solo Lezala from JCG who praised the girls performances. We played to a large and for their enthusiastic and enjoyable very appreciative audience and as always performances. I was extremely proud of all our students.

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