The Academy Star

Issue 10 Tuesday 23rd April, 2019 People aren’t being How could they be so 20p ambitious enough, even mean and ignorant?! Pupils Raise £2578 for Comic Relief with the posters! act of Mrs Walkey and Miss Mucke performing as John Denver. Next up was the legendary Mrs Elrick from English acting as the rock god, Freddie Mercury! Performing after Mrs Elrick was a host of teachers who originally only came to spectate, singing ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ to replace an act who couldn’t make it due to a meeting. Winning was the teacher with the loudest cheer which this Something must be year was Mrs Elrick! The crowd Newwwww... loved Mrs Elrick’s performance done... especially with the amazing fall at the end which I think deserves This year Inverurie Academy host- Red Nose Day, the school’s Wii special acknowledgements. ed a range of comical events for was set up for anyone to come and

the nationwide charity event, Red just dance off in the assembly hall. Nose Day. Raising an amazing Mostly attending were S1s who all £2578, this year was a great suc- danced until the end of lunch after cess and great fun for all those paying an entry fee towards Comic attending or taking part in events Relief. This event was greatly suc- such as the gunging and pupils ver- cessful and was a fantastic oppor- sus staff badminton. tunity for everyone to get up and have some fun. Being the first event of the week, pupils versus staff badminton invit- The day before the gunging was a Everyone is being ambitious now! ed pupils from all years to the P.E huge success with teachers per- department to face the P.E staff in forming in a lip sync battle. The games of badminton for a fee. Be- assembly hall was packed and eve-

fore each game a fee was agreed ryone watched in amazement at and the loser had to donate the the great acts. First up on the Continued on page 2 fee. stage was the new ABBA, Ms Milne from B&IT and Mrs Jones from Hu- 12 On the Wednesday lunch before BY ANDREW CUNNINGHAM3D2 manities. Second up was the great 1

Inverurie Pupils Raise £2578 for Comic Relief We Interrupt this Paper for a Special Report!

Continued from page one and orded and helped to edit. The last Mr Duncan, the teacher in skills of base taught us all about FAKE charge of the fundraising the me- NEWS! efforts told us ‘For me the dia, most important thing about news, Our next base was a look on be- Red Nose Day is that you produc- hind the scenes of a ‘shoot’! We don't have to raise hundreds tion and all had to think of ideas on posi- of pounds to make a differ- publish- tives and negatives of a day at ence - £10 will feed a home- ing in- school. Some of our of ideas con- less person in the UK for a dustry, sisted of having to waking up early week or can provide someone with the and dealing with stress of tests at the end of the phone for a Young but the positives were getting to young male on the brink of Shelby, S3, post gunge! Report- see your friends EVERY day and suicide needing someone to you to everyone that took part and er and satisfaction of getting good grades talk to. Even more powerful donated and I hope Red Nose Day On Tuesday the 19th of February, BBC Lab teams demonstrating for me is the fact that £2 can in two years time is just as success- schools from all over the shire and their professional expertise save a life in the form of a ful. the city came to gather at Inveru- through engaging activities.” mosquito net for a Mr Shepherd being gunged in style! rie Academy for a special work- family in Africa who can- shop from the BBC Young Report- Each school was allowed to up to Despite all this being a huge suc- not afford one. These er Team. This was the first work- ten members ranging from a se- cess, all the events led up to the sums of money are not shop they were holding outside of lection of academy school mem- gunging. The house who raised the bank-breaking, but they a BBC Studio. In the past the BBC bers. The event was based around most money would have a repre- are life changing. ‘ Young Reporter Team has come three workshops and a talk form sentative from each register class up to Scotland but have only trav- Callum Tulley, BBC Journalist who at the end of a test. Once our gunged followed by the house’s Red Nose Day aims at elled as far as the BBC Studio in worked with Panorama. One of group had brainstormed positives teacher representative. This year driving this positive Dundee. So this event in the North and negatives, we had to become the winning house was Selbie, change in the world East was particularly special. the camera crew and got to learn mostly down to the spectacular through the power of en- all the different names and words fundraising of Shane Omale (S2). tertainment. Encouraging We were very fortunate to be one that get used during a ‘shoot’ such After the pupils were gunged Mr schools, companies and of the select schools they would as Action, Speed and Cut. Shepherd from Humanities stepped just about everyone to use as a ‘base’ up in the North up with goggles and a snorkel for get involved, this year’s East of Scotland. We are also very Overall it was a great day very and his turn. The crowds from the event was a huge success. fortunate to have Mr Campbell well organised. All the schools quad, canteen and corridors With the nation raising who organised the entire event. who attended came away with a watched with laughter as Mr Shep- almost £64 million, every- Dr Drysdale gunging yet another Selbie pupil Mr Campbell told us “The hat- the bases included using iMovie to new insight into all the aspects of herd was covered head to toe with one certainly did their bit. trick of workshops organised edit a trailer for a BBC III ‘TV Pro- reporting! several buckets of gunge! A huge congratulations and thank offered the young people a won- gramme’. Another involved cre- By Ben Sharp, S3 By Luke Wraight, S3 2 derful insight into the key features ating a short film which we rec- 11

Return of the Mac Academy Star Editors Visit The Evening Express

oped into the seventeen-year-old spilling its contents over some board room itself, where we speaking in his living room with a freshly-filled potholes. I hear the worked for the duration of the much deeper voice, but still using sounds of glass crashing into a col- day, was truly impressive, particu-

‘big words’. Since the last election, lection lorry and the harsh ham- larly given the spectacular view of I have met some truly inspiration- merings of the construction of a Marischal College! al young people from across the new community campus. Entering

country, many of whom I am the current school building, I hear proud to call friends, as much as distant ranting about the SQA – they are colleagues. who would’ve thought – and pass a group commenting on the costs We, the opinionated so-and-sos from Ullapool, Lossiemouth, of a train journey to Glasgow at

Stranraer and everywhere in be- the weekend. In the month which follows the tween, have progressed the fight I am often asked what drives me latest elections to the Scottish for Scotland’s young people dra- to dabble with the daunting, de- Youth Parliament, I reflect on my matically. We have persuaded ceitful, duplicitous political do- Luke (left) and Ben (right) vising the Evening Express time as the MSYP for the sunny companies to remove mosquito main. The simple answer is the th constituency of devices, campaigned for free mu- ability to change people’s lives, On December the 10 Ben and nalism a chance to see the process East. This is not campaign piece; sic tuition and secured an agree- and hopefully for the better. If, at Luke – editors of the Academy behind creating a newspaper, in- the elections have closed, and the ment from the First Minister to the end of my tenure, I am to be Star - took a trip to the Evening cluding the difficult decisions re- The trip was a great success and it result declared. It is an incredible incorporate the UNCRC into Scots remembered for anything as an Express to represent the school at quired during editing. was fun to see the process and privilege to have been re-elected Law. In Aberdeenshire, we have MSYP, I hope that it will be for the paper’s editorial day, held at During the course of the day we how much of a challenge it is to to represent the young people of raised the profile of young peo- caring about the role and status of Journals Headquarters were involved in a number of ac- decide in what order everything the constituency which I have ple’s rights, promoted a more in- young people in this community in the newly opened Marischal tivities such as a tour around the would go and make it read fluent- been proud to represent for the clusive society for our LGBTQ+ and having the brass-neck to do Square. Aberdeen Journals, meeting staff ly, as well as thinking about the past two years. From the outset, I community and worked towards something about it. It is in that ‘Chalk Talk’ is a newspaper made and learning about their jobs and overall composition of the paper. wish to thank everyone who sup- creating a fairer public transport spirit that I encourage you to en- by the Evening Express to show off most importantly, playing an ac- Mrs Milne, who accompanied us ported me throughout the cam- network. That is a record to be gage with your MSYPs and to sup- some of the work from all on the tive role in the editing of the final on the trip, said that ‘It was great paign, particularly the voters who proud of. port us in fighting the good fight students in the North East. Vari- ‘Chalk Talk’ school edition of the to have the opportunity to see made this outcome a reality. for young people. I am constantly struck by the uni- ous primary and secondary paper. We were even given the first hand what journalists really As I prepared my assembly versality of politics. As I walk along schools were featured in ‘Chalk opportunity to design the front do and to visit their incredible presentation and a self- my street, I see a couple pushing Talk’s’ winter edition, including six cover and we learned about taking place of work! I’m very proud of Josh MacRae, S5: columnist to deprecating line to be reeled off their daughter in a pram, and a of Inverurie Academy’s, ‘Academy inspiration from the articles during what my pupils do for the school The Academy Star and MSYP each day, I was reminded of the new health centre behind the for- Star’ articles such as ‘How to en- the design process. newspaper and it was great to see bright-eyed, bushy-tailed MSYP- mer council houses opposite. I courage more healthy eating’, and The building had many different their work in print at The Evening elect I once was. The fifteen-year- continue and see a newly-installed ‘Minister signs off steel work’. The features, such as a wall that was Express.’ old who stood awkwardly on ‘the fence around a children’s play- editorial day was aimed at giving covered with all different types of By Ben Sharp and Luke Wraight, banks of the River Don’ has devel- park, and a yellow grit container young people interested in jour- old newspapers and stories. The S3 10 3

New Ambassadors Lead School Assemblies Inverurie Pupils Compete in 5-a-side Festival

and support help a wide range of people. Some siasm from the indi- Scotland. Out trip to Toryglen to build their students may become a Numeracy viduals within the meant an early start. We did not knowledge. Ambassador to give them the group was over- know how the team would get on chance to improve in this area whelming. We but by the end of the tournament, We went to with the support of the group. were runners-up at we had played 5 games, won 1, interview the the Festival drawn 1 and lost 3. The trip was a Numeracy Mr Dair, the teacher in charge of and were very great experience for all involved, Ambassadors the Numeracy Ambassadors, re- pleased with our more-so when you consider we and asked marked, ‘I’m proud of what the first competitive were the youngest (and smallest) them a few group look to achieve and will be outing. Little did we team at the Finals.” questions helping them to do this in the know that by finish- With this year being a fantastic about what coming months’. Continued from page 8. ing second, we year for achievement in and out of would receive an invite to partici- Part of the Assembly showing Common mistakes with Apostrophes they hope to It was never planned that the school, Inverurie Academy’s team pate in the 2018 National ASN Recently Inverurie Academy has achieve and how they plan to The Literacy Ambassadors meet Wednesday lunchtime group certainly represented the school School League Finals day in Glas- introduced two new student roles: make a difference. They told us every Thursday with Miss Sarran would do so, but when it was sug- well and we will continue to sup- gow. Numeracy & Literacy Ambassa- that, ‘We want to improve numer- to come up with ways to promote gested we could participate in the port them in future matches. dors. This opportunity was availa- acy skills for students to try and and develop literacy across the AFCCT Garioch Festival, the enthu- The teams attending the Finals By Luke Wraight, S3 ble to S1s-S3s and offers a chance school. One of the ambassadors, were the best teams from all over where they can make a difference Madison Brooks, told us that she to how their fellow students learn. applied to become an ambassador Radcliffe Versus Rowling Continued Another reason the ambassadors to ‘help others enjoy and under- Continued from page 5 way: grim and secluded. Games is more gruesome in are here is that if you need help stand English better.’ Meg Bar- the book than in the film. The Hunger Games, the first book • The Mockingjay pin is used in but don't want to ask the teacher nett said ‘I’ve also struggled to in the series, is a dystopian fiction both texts to show defiance I watched the film before I read you can always go to them. understand Literacy before so I novel. It was written by Suzanne against the capitol the book and didn’t really under- thought I’d apply to help others.’ Collins and was published in Sep- stand what was happening, but Our Ambassadors led a series of Miss Sarran also told us that Differences tember 2008. She got the idea for then I read the book which ex- assemblies promoting key skills in Numeracy Ambassador School Badge ‘throughout the last two terms, Hunger Games when she was chan- • Katniss and Gale’s appear- plained everything better and I un- numeracy and literacy. Our Nu- make Maths more fun and enjoya- we have noticed a raised aware- nel surfing between a reality TV ances are different in the derstood. Because of this I pre- meracy Ambassadors have fo- ble.’ The Numeracy Ambassadors ness of literacy in the school.’ She programme and war coverage. film: they have lighter skin ferred the book but I think the cused on creating a graph and the applied for the position ‘To try also told us that they had an appli- and brown hair. Katniss is movie is pretty good too. literacy ambassadors delivered and make a difference.’ This cation process to appoint the am- The film came out in March 2012. described as being smaller guidance on how to use an apos- shows you how thoughtful the bassadors and that ‘each ambas- Directed by Gary Ross, it stars Jen- than the other tributes but in Book Rating (Good reads)- trophe correctly. With the sup- group is. Also you may be won- sador has been chosen for their nifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson the movie, Katniss is taller. port of all the school staff, the aim dering are the Numeracy Ambas- special qualities and for the help and Liam Hemsworth. • The book is in first person Film Rating (IMDb)- is to really focus on a key literacy sadors any good at numeracy they can provide to the school.’ Similarities point of view whereas the and numeracy skill each term to themselves? Their numeracy skills By Daniella Hardy and Connor • The movie and book both film is the third person. Be- give pupils that extra motivation (and age) vary so that they can Robertson, S1 4 By Ife Akiode, S4 show District 12 in the same cause of this, the Hunger 9

Inverurie Pupils Compete in 5-a-side Festival Radcliffe Versus Rowling!

submitting them for the multiple prestigious awards. The • The two Quidditch matches tournaments, Mr Reid, novel is a good introduction to the are combined into one in the commented “When you wizard universe as it follows the film enter any Tournament or adventures of Harry, Ron and Her- The film is a very good adaption of Festival, you never know mione as they discover the mys- the book but cuts out a lot of the quality of the teams tery of the philosopher's stone. J.K. scenes that if you hadn’t read the you will be playing Rowling came up with the idea book, may be a bit confusing. I had against. I thought our when she was on a train from read the book first which meant squad of players compet- Manchester to London. 400 million this wasn’t such an issue for me ed very well, showed copies were sold worldwide. but I still found the novel more some good footballing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's captivating overall. skills, scored some good Stone is a film adaption of the goals and displayed good The cinema is now full of scintil- Book Rating (Good Reads)- book. It came out in November sportsmanship through- lating adaptations of successful 2001 and was nominated for 3 Os- out.” He also said that novels. Many cinemagoers have cars. It was directed by Chris Co- Film “We are always looking never read the original novel when lumbus and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rating for new players.” they go to see the film but are Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. (IMDb)- they missing out? I looked at two The Teacher who accom- Front row from left to right, Cameron, Cain, Luke and Finlay. Back row: Arran, Liam, Matthew hugely successful series—The Hun- Similarities panied the players to the and Gregor. ger Games and Harry Potter—that Sports Village also com- • Characters look the same: This term, on the 23rd of January, a Sport Centre. ASV is the first of have captivated audiences and Dumbledore has long silver mented that she was “extremely The Hunger Games readers through novel and film small team from Inverurie Acade- the three Inverurie attended and impressed on how the pupils con- hair and beard and Harry alike to find out. The Hunger Games trilogy takes my took a trip to Aberdeen Sports Garioch is yet to be held. Only los- ducted themselves. They were po- wears sellotaped glasses Village to partake in a 7-a-side ing one game meant that they won place in the future when the U.S. is lite, disciplined and very sports- Harry Potter (Philosopher's stone) Differences destroyed and has been replaced football tournament. The tourna- the round at Sports Village and man like” and “the boys were a Harry Potter and the Philosopher's • The character Peeves the by Panem. A city called the Capitol ment consisted of five other teams then had the chance of gaining a real credit to the Academy.” This is Stone is the first book of the Harry Poltergeist is cut from the rules over 12 districts. To prevent and every team played each other. place in the final, providing they a truly fantastic report for our Potter series. It is about an orphan film the districts from rebellion again, The goal was to rack up as many won at Garioch. school and the team’s perfor- boy named Harry who finds out on the Capitol holds a yearly televised points as possible and hope that’s • In the book, Harry meets Inverurie’s full results were very mance certainly hasn’t gone unno- his 11th birthday that he is a wiz- enough to win. There are three Draco while getting his robe show called the Hunger Games. positive. Winning against Orchard ticed. ard. He becomes a student at Hog- rounds and winning most or all the fitted but in the film, they Each district must send one boy Brae 7-0, Dyce Academy A 1-0, They entered this tournament fol- warts School of Witchcraft and rounds can gain you a place in the meet during the Sorting Hat and one girl, aged 12 to 18, to fight Dyce Academy B 2-1, Bucksburn lowing success being invited to the Wizardry. However, Harry has to final which is potentially being scene to the death. Academy 1-0 and losing to Harlaw final last year. Mr Reid detailed face Lord Voldemort who is the held in Glasgow like last year. The main character, Katniss Ever- Academy 0-2. further; “Last year was the first cause of his parents’ deaths. • In the book, Harry sees more The tournament’s three rounds people in the Mirror of Er- deen, is picked to participate in Their results on the day were fan- time the group played any com- The fantasy book was published on are held at Dyce, Aberdeen Sports ised but in the film, it only The Hunger Games. tastic and organising the team’s petitive games. the 26th of June 1997. It was Village (ASV) and the Garioch shows his parents Continued on page 9 5 Wednesday football group and Continued on page 9. 8 written by J.K. Rowling and it won

Extraordinary Women in Engineering The Concert of the Term

Pippa today, such as Bluetooth and Wi- helped me Hall, Fi. personally two S2 with my mu- pupils sic in general. who On interview- attend- ing one of the ed the former club talk, members, told us they said that that it was ‘a chal- ‘We lenge, but en- worth going joyed Hedy Lamarr (1913-2000) to’, so that shows that it’s at least The concert Band spent hours pre- event was special because of the learn- Ada Lovelace was considered the worth a shot if you’re not 100% paring and practising for the big anticipation of Easter and the holi- Men and women should both be ing about different jobs in engi- first computer programmer in the sure. Some other clubs that per- spring concert that took place on days coming up. From my experi- equal but throughout history, neering and how you can become world and was also a hugely re- formed in the concert are orches- Tuesday the 26th of March, with ence in the club and being at their men were often portrayed the a manager for big projects such as spected Mathematician and writ- tra, Celticad and the ukulele hits including Jurassic Park! They previous concerts myself, I would strong males in shining armour the railway from Aberdeen to er. And these are just some of the group. Orchestra played the were preparing for most of the say that the performers had a lot while women were weak, pitied .’ names of female engineers Friends theme tune which I’m sure term and it was a really big event to live up to, but I firmly believe housewives. As the centuries pass This prompted us to look at prom- throughout history as the achieve- you’re all familiar with (“I’ll be for the school. that they did the concert band jus- on, a lot of these attitudes have inent female engineers and we ments are too many to mention. there for youuuuuuu”) and the vanished but further progress is For those of you who don’t know, tice and did the school proud too. I percussion group enjoyed a per- learned about Emily Roebling, There are so many different fields still needed. People can still have the Concert Band is a club that would recommend the club to an- formance of Mamma Mia (Here 1803-1903, who was the lead en- in Engineering such as chemical, stereotypical views, such as men meets every Thursday in the Dra- yone who wants to express them- we go again!). For those of you gineer on the Brooklyn Bridge in civil, electrical and mechanical, can’t cook and women can’t do ma Hut outside at lunchtimes and selves (and has a free Thursday who don’t know, percussion is in- New York. We also were interest- offering vast opportunities to technical things but in fact there they have drummers, flute play- lunch!) because there is quite a struments like xylophones, glock- ed to read about Hedy Lamarr, those considering future careers. have been many women who ers, tuba players and so on. This calm atmosphere and it has enspiels, cymbals and the triangle. whose frequency theory helped to WES (Women’s Engineering Socie- have invented and fixed things in Basically anything that you hit establish ty) advocates on behalf of gender the world of engineering. with something to make a noise. modern diversity and inclusion. Their vi- The brass group also played “let On the 6th of February, 2019 a communi- sion is of a world in which women me entertain you” and workshop based on women in en- cation are as likely to choose a career in “Slaidburn”. A huge well done to gineering was held for all S2 pupils technolo- engineering as men and hopefully all of the talented musicians who in Inverurie Academy. Sarah gies that the talk from Sarah Boyne helped helped to make this year’s spring Boyne from Bam Nuttall came to we use our pupils to see that anything is concert such a success. talk to pupils about career oppor- possible. tunities, particularly for women, in By Andrew Cunningham, S3 engineering. Alyssa Bruce and By Samantha Howitt and Lara 7 Emily Roebling Hardy, S1 6