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:HOFRPHWRRXU¿UVW Our students deserve to feel rewarded Blake; the RAF; a practising social worker Follow us Beauty@Victory for true hard work - and for giving above and the most recent one was delivered by edition of the new and beyond to their community. You will Archant Education Correspondent, Martin read in this edition about how many of our George, for students desiring a career in Victory Flag magazine. students have contributed, but I must draw journalism. We know that if our students It's been an incredibly busy term at Victory your attention to the articles regarding have high aspirations for the future, they - not just the move into our amazing new the work of the Deputy Head Boy and can engage more readily in their studies. building! Thanks to all of you who have Head Girl - Mitchel and Rachel. Just I know that for our young people, VHQWZDUPZLVKHVIRUP\¿UVWWHUPDV two examples of the wonderful students education is also about fun. We have Principal - I'm thoroughly enjoying the job at Victory. introduced a wider range of enrichment and I feel truly privileged to work alongside Back in September, I spoke of my intention activities - these include new sports like such dedicated professionals. I am grateful to ensure our students have clarity about squash at Barnham Broom, swimming at for your patience with the issues that come the future and that their aspirations are the Olympic pool at UEA, karate taster as a result of moving into a brand new high - it's our duty to ensure our careers sessions and boxing! space - it's back to business as usual. guidance is exemplary. So far this year Additionally we have planned a delivery Despite gaining the 'outstanding' grading we have welcomed a range of support - SURJUDPPHXVLQJ&DPRXÀDJHG/HDUQLQJ this year, everyone at Victory is committed Gareth Farr from Arts Ed has worked with & Inspire International - this includes to continuing to improve and ensure our Sixth Form students to support those sessions to aid our examination year the judgement remains forever. We are who want a career in performing arts; students in managing pressure and constantly rethinking the ways in which we the Norfolk County Council musicians sessions for our gifted students to help to serve your children to ensure the very best group have delivered a rock session to support their creativity. Year 7 to engage them, in learning an outcomes for every child. We want you to be informed when it comes instrument; a trained independent careers I'm in awe of the lovely, articulate, talented to the great opportunities here at Victory. adviser has worked with Year 11 students students we have. It's an honour to work We take every opportunity to celebrate on a one-to-one basis; many of our with them. I've been thrilled to appoint a success - everything from our new Twitter students attended the construction and brand new student leadership team with account to the all-new Flag is designed engineering conference at The Royal Norfolk true leadership responsibilities - not just in to embrace what makes Victory a happy Showground last month and a group of 20 The ﬁrst beauty salon Year 11 but also in Sixth Form. Our Year 12 learning environment. students were fortunate enough to attend and 13 students deserve the chance to be the Big Thinking conference led by Norfolk We want every parent to have a copy of this within an Academy part of a full university-style student union. Chamber of Commerce. magazine - and to feel as proud as we do of Victory Academy. We have also run a series of highly successful Working Lunches. Each one $OOWKDWUHPDLQVLVWR of these sessions involves a professional Beauty YLVLWLQJWKHDFDGHP\WRR̆HUVWXGHQWVD ZLVK\RXDOODYHU\PHUU\ true insight into their career. Some of these sessions are pictured in this edition - this &KULVWPDVDQGDWUXO\ @ Victory term they have included a visit by Donovan MR\IXOVXFFHVVIXOQHZ\HDU ,ORRNIRUZDUGWRVHHLQJ \RXDJDLQVRRQ State of the art facilities, We have a male and female team of latest technologies co-presidents; a sixth form council and a Naomi Palmer wider team of executives who are attached WRWKHGL̆HULQJDUHDVRIOHDGHUVKLSDW New opening hours: 3ULQFLSDO Victory. Our Year 11 core leaders have 2UPLVWRQ9LFWRU\$FDGHP\ Monday 9am – 1pm actually appointed the rest of the team Tuesday 2pm – 6pm themselves! The next step is to extend )ROORZXV#9LFWRU\$FDG Thursday 9am – 3pm this to our lower year groups to ensure everyone feels part of our academy. Friday 9am – 1pm I've spent a great deal of time talking to our Extended Opening Times for 2014 students about our rewards system and we IN YOUR NEW ISSUE are all in agreement that it needs a major Welcome from Principal Palmer ...... P3 Singing For All Cluster Choir ...... P14 We offer a full range of beauty review. One of our outstanding English Austrian Teachers Visit ...... P4 Interview with Mr Haden ...... P15 teachers, Miss Meehan, has taken on the Beat Boxer ...... P5 Celebrating the Memories ...... P16 treatments. Full price list available role of developing this so we look forward Typhoon Appeal ...... P5 New Water Feature ...... P17 to the details being released soon. We want Ring for appointments Les Misérables It's Showtime! ...... P6-7 New Academy Caterers ...... P17 the new system to be personalised and to Our Visitors ...... P8-9 Children In Need ...... P17 on 01603 742 310 ex 234 acknowledge most the students who are Chemistry Visit ...... P9 Helping to Make A Change ...... P18 working hard and contributing their very Welcome to Our New Home ...... P10-11 Channel that Energy into a New Sport .... P19 best to every lesson. Victory Academy, Beauty Salon Opening Ceremony ...... P12-13 Netball Victory ...... 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Typhoon Appeal As soon as our students heard DERXWWKHGHYDVWDWLQJH̆HFWVRIWKH typhoon in the Philippines, they set to work on a fund-raising mission - £250.00 and counting so far!

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2XUVWXGHQWVDQGVWD̆KDYHZRUNHG primary schools who thoroughly Naomi Palmer, Principal was delighted FRPPLWPHQW±DQG,IHHOFRPSHOOHGWR tirelessly to create this amazing show – enjoyed the experience. with the results: JLYHDVSHFLDOPHQWLRQWRWKHJURXSRI it’s involved months of perfecting through YROXQWHHUVIURPRXUFRPPXQLW\ZKRKDYH Lewis Aves, who played the leading role ³7KHUHLVDFOHDUWUDGLWLRQRIH[FHOOHQFH constant rehearsals. Was it worth it? GHGLFDWHGPDQ\KRXUVWRVHWEXLOGLQJDQG of Jean Valjean, said “Although I feel LQ3HUIRUPLQJ$UWVDW9LFWRU\$FDGHP\ It most certainly was! SURGXFWLRQ±ZHDUHVRIRUWXQDWHWRKDYH DOLWWOHQHUYRXVWRKDYHVXFKDJUHDW ±RXUVWXGHQWVHPEUDFHWKHRSSRUWXQLWLHV WKHLUKHOS&RRSHU%0:$QG.HWWOH)RRGV Every show in the 4 day run was sold UHVSRQVLELOLW\LWKDVEHHQERWKDIXQ LWEULQJV,ZRXOGOLNHWRR̆HUKXJHWKDQNV LQ1RUZLFKDOVRVSRQVRUHGWKHVKRZZKLFK out and a special (edited) showing was DQGFKDOOHQJLQJH[SHULHQFH´ WRDOOZKRKDYHPDGH/HV0LVVXFKD LVDJUHDWKRQRXU´ delivered to children from our local VXFFHVV,KDYHEHHQWKULOOHGWRVHHVXFK

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Ormiston Venture Academy Executive Principal McCartney (left) Chris Wormald, Chris Wormald, Permanent Surprise Local Visitor Principal Palmer and Ormiston Chairman Peter Murray (right) Secretary for the Department for Education (DfE) 9LFWRU\3HUIRUPLQJ$UWVVWXGHQWVZHUHVWXQQHG LQ2FWREHUE\DVXUSULVHYLVLWIURP+ROO\ZRRG PRYLHVWDUDQGH[&RVWHVVH\+LJKVWXGHQWP 6DP&ODÀLQ6 )DPRXVIRUKLVUROHVLQµ3LUDWHVRIWKH &DULEEHDQ¶µ6QRZ:KLWHDQGWKH+XQWVPDQ¶ DQGµ7KH+XQJHU*DPHV¶6DPWRRNWLPHRXW Simon Judge, Director of Finance and Commercial Group, accompanied the Permanent Secretary along with Peter Murray, IURPZDONLQJWKHUHGFDUSHWWRYLVLWKLVKRPHI Permanent Secretary the founder of Ormiston Children & Families Trust and Nicole JURXQGDQGIHOORZSHUIRUPLQJDUWVORYHUVWRWDONJUR McCartney, National Director of Performance and Partnerships at Ormiston Academies Trust. DERXWKLVFDUHHUDQGWRR̆HU9LFWRU\¶VIUHVKWDOHQWDER at DfE Visits Victory The 29th November was an extremely special day for Victory, The day was a resounding success, VRPHWLSVRIWKHWUDGHVRPH when the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education, Chris Wormald decided to visit the academy to observe for himself ZLWKVWXGHQWVDQGVWD̆WKULOOHGWR all that happens here. Mr Wormald visited our new lecture theatre, Victory Academy has been delighted beauty salons, the new science labs and was delighted to sit in on showcase Victory at its best. Our Visits and extremely privileged to welcome a part of a full rehearsal of Les Misérables. wonderful range of visitors to tour our Speaking to Mr Van Raalte, he said new facilities, meet with our students Chemistry Visit that the school had taken part in this this term and celebrate the success of our children. As a science specialist academy, competition in previous years and On the 14th November, we welcomed Our Education Adviser, Tony Stephens has Ormiston Victory Academy is Mark Heasman, the new Chief Executive visited us on several occasions this year to one of the comments which had of Ormiston Children and Families Trust meet with Victory teachers and students to given various opportunities to come from this were: “ I really to discuss how we can better cater for the discuss the deepening of our ‘Outstanding’ needs of all our students, and support status and how we can ensure our students present their students in various enjoyed the day as the experiments them and their families throughout their achieve their every best. competitions against other schools. education here and beyond. were unusual and challenging.” Mike Gibbons, Senior Advisor for Ormiston Mr Van Raalte also stated that this year’s group of students were Academies Trust was with us on the 4th Mr Van Raalte, a chemistry teacher YHU\FRQ¿GHQWDERXWHQWHULQJWKLVFRPSHWLWLRQDQGYHU\HDJHU December, ending a very exciting string at the academy has entered four to do the best they could and hopefully bring back a place in of excited visitors to the academy. All that the National competition. By Grace Oliver - Year 13 FDPHZHUH¿OOHGZLWKSUDLVHIRUWKH9LFWRU\ students from years 9 – 11 in ‘Top of students, stating that they were extremely impressed with all that they saw. the Bench’ which is a Royal Society of Chemistry competition. The four students who were selected for this competition are: Amelia Landles, Emily Rose, Rachel Elvin and Tyreece Salkind. Speaking to Mr Raalte he told me: “These students have been 7RE\6DOW([HFXWLYH2̇FHU FKRVHQDVWKH\DUHVKRZLQJRXWVWDQGLQJZRUNDQGH̆RUWLQWKHLU of Ormiston Academies trust science lessons.” Mark Heasman, Chief Executive of Ormiston Children & Families Trust The competition took place on 15th November at Briar Chemicals 7RE\6DOW&KLHIWKH([HFXWLYH2̇FHU and the students competed against public and private schools Ormiston Children and Families Trust have of Ormiston Academies Trust was from across Norfolk to be in with a chance of being entered in chosen Victory’s students to sing at the accompanied by Simon Masterson, the National competition. Sandringham Christmas carol service the Sponsor Relationship Manager at The four students undertook and solved a series of unusual this year – a thrill for all involved. the Department for Education on 27th chemistry challenges. The students completed these challenges November. Along with a tour of the under time pressure and were pushed to the limit. The challenges academy and the opportunity to see that they faced will put their knowledge of the subject to the test in our students hard at work in an array order for them to complete each Chemistry-related problem. of lessons, the gentlemen met with our student leadership team to discuss the positive aspects to academy life at Victory Mike Gibbons, Senior Advisor DQGWKHH̆RUWVWKH\SXWLQWRHQVXULQJDOO www.ormiston.org for Ormiston Academies Trust students’ issues are addressed.

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Welcome to Our New Home

The academy is proud to welcome a new Ormiston Victory Academy looks forward catering company Edwards and Blake, to welcoming the local community to R̆HULQJIUHHSRUULGJHWRDOOVWXGHQWVDV share the resources available; whether it’s well as delicious, high quality food available to hold sports games or practice, to enjoy throughout the day. Ensuring everything the high end facilities in the new sports served meets Government guidelines, hall or to host or participate in one of the building designed to cater for the needs of Victory will ensure all of its students enjoy many evening classes and workshops the WKHVWD̆VWXGHQWVDQGORFDOUHVLGHQWVIRU a healthy and well balanced meal. DFDGHP\ZLOOEHR̆HULQJ7KLVWUXO\LVD many years to come.

Ormiston Victory with a beautifully spacious eating area and outside central courtyard. Academy students were ecstatic to be beginning WKHLU¿UVWGD\RIDQHZ term, in a brand new, state of the art building. Two years since the initial planning SURFHVVEHJDQDQGVHWDFURVVWKUHHÀRRUV the building features an amazing theatre, a lecture theatre allowing for innovative teaching of larger groups of students, along

Academy Theatre

The building features extensive, modern science labs, to support the academy’s VSHFLDOLVPVKDULQJDÀRRUZLWKDQ incredible art studio and outside terrace area for the budding student artists. Each classroom features brand new, cutting edge technology and incredible resources, perfect for the needs of all of our deserving students. Complete with viewing galleries of the theatre, a high tech media suite, relaxing LRC and music practice rooms, this incredible building is certainly a credit Ormiston Chairman Peter Murray, Principal Palmer and Head/Deputy Boys WRDOORIWKHVWD̆DQGVWXGHQWVZKRKDYH worked extremely hard and shown such and Girls tour the building as it neared completion 3D Lecture Theatre commitment to Victory.

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The grand opening with Principal Palmer and Anna Ball - Head of Beauty

The sixth form has two classes studying more prominent in the school than its EHDXW\#RUPLVWRQYLFWRU\DFDGHP\FRXN for a level two NVQ in beauty therapy, SUHGHFHVVRUUDLVLQJWKHSUR¿OHRIWKH and one class is doing a level three NVQ subject among the student body. &RQJUDWVWRDOOLQ%HDXW\± in beauty therapy. ZKDWDIDQWDVWLFWHDPDQG 6LQFHWKH\KDYHKDGD¿UVWORRNDWWKHQHZ Among GCSE level students, one group salon, she said a lot of students have been ZKDWDPD]LQJUHVRXUFHV in each year is doing a GCSE equivalent knocking on the door asking to have a look $GDSWHGIURPDQDUWLFOH%\0DUWLQ TXDOL¿FDWLRQLQKDLUDQGEHDXW\ around, or ask if they can join. *HRUJH('31HZV Ms Ball said that the new salon is To book an appointment at the salon, email -XVWDTXLFN Victory Students Celebrate WRSFRDW Opening of Outstanding SOHDVH Beauty Suite

The new facilities are in the main building, and include a private treatment room and a private entrance way for public clients to use.

Our Beauty Students for this year

The new facilities are in the main building, and include a private Ms Ball said: “Already we have had so many emails saying treatment room and a private entrance way for public clients to ‘Can you call us when you open’. Our clients don’t like it when we The Beauty Stations use. They replace the converted classrooms that students used in shut for the summer.” We are currently exploring expanding our the old building, which is now set to be demolished. opening hours to meet these demands, with a plan to open the facilities at least once over each holiday period. Anna Ball, director of vocational learning at the academy, said: “It’s fantastic. We had a salon in the old building but it was She said the salon has 115 regular clients, about 90% of whom are converted from classrooms and we did not have enough space. from the local community, and it also has a number of visit from VWD̆IURPWKH1RUIRONDQG1RUZLFK8QLYHUVLW\+RVSLWDO ³,ZRUNHGFORVHO\ZLWKWKHDUFKLWHFWV 7KHVDORQFKDUJHVVLJQL¿FDQWO\EHORZ VRZHKDGHYHU\WKLQJLQSODFH KLJKVWUHHWSULFHVZLWKDPDQLFXUH :HKDYHDSULYDWHWUHDWPHQW FRVWLQJ FRPSDUHGWRD¿JXUHPRUH URRPDQGDSULYDWHHQWUDQFH´ OLNH LQDQRXWVLGHVDORQ 6KHDGGHG³,WPHDQVWKDWIRUWKHFOLHQWVZHFDQR̆HUEHWWHU treatment and a more relaxed atmosphere. For the students we 7KHVDORQDWWKHVFKRROR̆HUVDUDQJH have more storage, and with the option of a private treatment RIWUHDWPHQWVLQFOXGLQJPDQLFXUHV room we can expand the business.” Our new salon opens to members of the public this December, SHGLFXUHVZD[LQJSHUPDQHQWKDLU just in time for the run up to Christmas. UHPRYDODQGQRQVXUJLFDOIDFHOLIWV

12 Follow us @ VictoryAcad | www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk | Follow us @ VictoryAcad 13 December 2013 Victory Flag: Winter ‘Deputy Head Boy Starts Campaign Geography Rocks with Mr Haden Against Children in Isolation’ 7HOOXVZKHQ\RXMRLQHG9LFWRU\DQGZKDW\RX :KDWGLG\RXZDQWWREHZKHQ\RXZHUH\RXQJ" GLGEHIRUH\RXKDGWKHSOHDVXUHRIMRLQLQJXV Aside from the usual footballer and astronaut ambitions, I also Ormiston Victory Academy’s, Mitchel Taylor, 15-years-old and Recently appointed Principal of Ormiston Victory Academy, wanted (and still do) to write books. I actually left Sixth Form in I joined Victory in September following a PGCE year at the UEA, currently studying for his GCSEs has noticed something that Naomi Palmer, strongly supports Mitchel’s decision to start 2000 thinking that one day I'd like to be a Geography teacher - during which I taught at North Walsham High School and Notre he wants to improve. He wants to ensure that students of the this organisation: ³)URPP\¿UVWZHHNDV3ULQFLSDO,ZDVVR I'm not even kidding! It just took me a long, long time to get Dame in the city. Before that I spent a number of years working academy aren’t left by themselves, worrying about being bullied YHU\LPSUHVVHGZLWK0LWFKHO¶VFRPPLWPHQWWRLPSURYLQJKLV around to it... LQKRUUHQGRXVO\ERULQJṘFHMREVHLWKHUVLGHRIIRXU\HDUVOLYLQJ and that they have people to talk to about their issues. With this FRPPXQLW\+H¶VDQDPD]LQJVWXGHQWDQGDVXSHUOHDGHU± and studying in Manchester for a BSc in Environmental Science in in mind, Mitchel has decided to set up the team of student lead RWKHUVKDYHDOUHDG\VDLGWKDWWKH\ZDQWWRVXSSRUWKLP :KDW V\RXUDPELWLRQ" Manchester. My connection to the school goes way back to 1993, Victory Ambassadors. 2XU*RYHUQLQJ%RG\DUHWKULOOHGDERXWZKDWKHKDVVHW KRZHYHUZKHQ,¿UVWMRLQHG&RVWHVVH\+LJK6FKRRODVDIUHVK I try not to think too far ahead in my life, and I'm a man of XSDQGKDYHFRQJUDWXODWHGKLPSHUVRQDOO\´ Mitchel told me that he started this organisation through a faced 11 year old. relatively simple means. I'd like to travel more, when the kids SHUVRQDOH[SHULHQFHKHHQFRXQWHUHGIURPZKHQKH¿UVWVWDUWHG The next step is to arrange training for the students who want so grow up, and I'd like to have a positive impact on people's lives. I VHFRQGDU\VFKRRO¿YH\HDUVDJRZKLFKZDV&RVWHVVH\+LJK6FKRRO GHVSHUDWHO\WRKHOSRWKHUVWRHQVXUHWKH\R̆HUDSURIHVVLRQDOOHYHO :K\GR\RXORYHWHDFKLQJ*HRJUDSK\" think as Geographer one of our biggest responsibilities is to make at the time. He said: "I want everyone to understand that there are of support. Victory is sure that students become good, global citizens with values and people you can talk to, whether it concerns bullying, relationships actively encouraging I think it is the inter-connectivity of it all; Geography is literally ethics that consider the whole world in everything they do. Getting or even family worries." The whole idea of this student-led every student to share the study of the whole world, and there's no avenue we as just a few students to look at the world and wonder "why?" would organisation is to resolve any issues students may have and to their aspirations Geographers cannot explore. It always gives me a sense of wonder be a great achievement. know that they aren’t alone, that there are people who want to and talents to create about the world, and that constant nagging question of "why?" help. They currently have around 15 ambassadors; with this still a dymanic student about everything I see, every single day. I try to relay that to 7HOOXV\RXUIDYRXULWHMRNH. in the planning process they are looking to recruit others. leadership team and P\VWXGHQWVZKLFKFDQEHGL̇FXOWLQVLGHWKHIRXUZDOOVRIWKH FODVVURRPVR\RXFDQ WEHDWDELWRI¿HOGZRUNIRUPHJHWWLQJ It's a long and painstaking joke about tractors, which is probably Within the academy the Victory Ambassadors will be noticeable, a bespoke rewards mud on your boots. the best worst joke in the world. I think it's all about the delivery for example the prefects have a gold stripe sewn onto their policy. so I'll save it for the school corridors - just make sure you've got 10 blazer lapels; as well as this, Mitchel also has one gold stripe Mitchel’s minutes spare and don't expect the best punchline in the world! around the bottom of his sleeves to show he is deputy head boy. commitment to the :KDW VLPSUHVVHG\RXPRVWDERXW9LFWRU\" Other organisations have badges but Mitchel said he wanted the Costessey community The positivity and the quality of teaching, as well as the students. ambassadors to stand out: “I thought of having armbands with LVWKH¿UVWVWHSWR During my time at school there wasn't much ambition from our logo on, so that they are able to be removed and worn with FRQ¿UPLQJ9LFWRU\¶V the students, but now there are young people really pushing anything and will also be easily noticeable by all students.” place as a student- themselves to go further and achieve more and that's great to To ensure that the ambassadors are able to work and communicate centred community see. This is obviously aided by some excellent teachers and a as a team, Mitchel has stated that they are currently having monthly resource. really good vibe about the place. That's not to say that there weren't excellent teachers when I was here - some were incredibly Q&A meetings to discuss any issues that may have arisen over the By Grace Oliver previous weeks. He also said that they may have consultations - Year 13 Mitchel Taylor inspirational to me (particularly Miss Curson and Mr Watson and with inbetween if necessary. their stage productions!). Mr Haden :KHUHZRXOG\RXORYHWRWUDYHOWRPRVW" Singing for All – Victory Cluster As a Geography teacher with a love of the world, but a small wallet, its hard to say; is "everywhere" a good enough answer? I guess Choir & Building Relationships somewhere like Iceland to see the Northern Lights. I'm a big fan of hiking up mountains too, so walking the Inca Trail in Peru would We are delighted to be working more closely with our primary Our series of Open Evenings and events were a huge success with be amazing. From a cultural point of view, probably Rome - I'm a cluster schools – our new Principal has enjoyed participating in over 200 families coming through our brand new doors – we bit of a secret Roman history geek! regular meetings to build links and support students who are wanted the events to be enjoyable for the whole family, so there likely to join us. Part of our pledge to build excellent community were practical demonstrations, sweet trolleys, living statues and ,I\RXZHUHDELVFXLWZKDWZRXOG\RXEH" relationships has been to start a Victory Cluster Choir – this has live Les Mis rehearsals. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive been running for over one month now with more students joining and our estimated numbers are already up by over 35%! Many 7KHFODVVLF5LFK7HDSHUVLVWHQWDQGXQÀDSSDEOH each week. It’s open to all students from our local primary schools congrats to our primary student who completed the stamp trail Bring on the dunking! and to Victory students through to our Sixth Formers too. If you’re and won the £50 family meal voucher donated by Zak’s restaurant interested in registering your child for the choir, please email – you will see the photo [email protected] – it takes place on of Tony Hull, Principal Tuesdays at 5.00pm in the Music Room. at Costessey Junior As a result of conversations at our cluster meetings, we are presenting the award supporting the mathematics moderation from Reception to in this edition. Year 7 to ensure we support our students as well as we can in We are still accepting R̆HULQJDFFXUDWHFRQVLVWHQWIHHGEDFNRQWKHLUZRUN:HZLOO applications for in-year also be beginning a programme of inviting in primary schools to transfers into other use our new facilities – including the 3D lecture theatre and the year groups, so please fabulous new sports hall! Our Beauty students have supported contact us if you would WKH6W0LFKDHO¶VFR̆HHPRUQLQJE\R̆HULQJIUHHWUHDWPHQWVWRDOO OLNHWR¿QGRXWPRUH who attended – and they will be running a stall at the Christmas Thanks to all who Fair. Our Principal will also be attending the primary nativity attended and performances to support the younger students in our community. supported.

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‘Celebrating the memories we’ve had and looking to the future!’ Ormiston Victory Academy have just had “It is part of my mission as a teacher to Principal of Ormiston Victory Academy, their grand opening of the new £14m engage and promote art and expression and Naomi Palmer, has said: ³,WZDVLPSRUWDQW building and soon the old and tired looking I wanted the students to experience this. WRHYHU\RQHWKDWWKHZKROHFRPPXQLW\ building will be torn down. An Art teacher They were able to express themselves and KDGWKHRSSRUWXQLW\WRVD\JRRGE\HWR at the academy, Mr Wilson, had the idea also to speak to past students and discuss RXUROGEXLOGLQJ±KDYLQJRXUYHU\RZQ of letting past and present students into their experiences within that building.” 0U:LOVRQDQGKLVIHOORZVWUHHWDUWLVWVLQ the sports hall to commemorate the old WRFRRUGLQDWHLWZDVIDEXORXV:HZDQWHG Our new catering providers, Edwards & Blake, have begun work building, by allowing them to write their WRJLYHSHRSOHWKHFKDQFHWRH[SUHVVWKHLU with us in the new building with great feedback from students memories on the walls. Mr Wilson, who IHHOLQJVDERXWWKHLUWLPHDWWKHVFKRRO DQGVWD̆2XUWHDPRIWDVWHUVZKRZHUHDPDMRUSDUWRIWKH is also a street artist, started the artwork DQGWKLVHYHQWZRUNHGDWUHDW7KDQNVWR selection panel are pictured here. These students will continue and the memories of the students have HYHU\RQHZKRDWWHQGHGDQGVHQWJRRG to form part of the development group to help to ensure we been written on the surrounding walls. ZLVKHV:HORRNIRUZDUGWRZHOFRPLQJWKH provide for everyone’s preferences. Mr Wilson also had help from some of his QHZEXLOGLQJZLWKDIRUPDOFHUHPRQ\LQ fellow street artists. WKHQHZ\HDU´ By Grace Oliver - Year 13 On Friday 8th November the students were allowed into the sports hall to put their Mrs Mizon, Head of Creative Design at Brand new water mark and memory on the walls. When the academy said: ³,IHOWLWZDVDIDQWDVWLF speaking to Mr Wilson, I was keen to know RSSRUWXQLW\IRU feature set to be built how he came up with this idea. He said SHRSOHWRVD\WKHLU that it came from a personal experience farewell to the old by Sixth Former. he had: his old school building was torn EXLOGLQJ7KHUH down and a new one was built, but no one KDYHEHHQDORWRI Our fab Year 13 student, Luke, is pictured here with the initial was allowed back in to commemorate it PHPRULHVLQWKDW structure of the water feature which will be constructed in part beforehand. He wanted to include all of VFKRRODQG,IHOW from copper and oak from the original Victory Ship – the past and present students and their 0U:LOVRQ ZHFDQ¶WZDLWWRVHHWKH¿QLVKHGUHVXOWV families to say goodbye to the building by GLGDJUHDWMRE letting them into one room and writing LQJLYLQJSHRSOH their goodbye messages and memories the chance to &KLOGUHQLQ1HHG$FWLYLWLHVLQFOXGHGµ:HDUD2QHVLH¶DQG¿OO3XGVH\ V of their time within the school. VKDUHWKHP´ image with coins. Over £2000 raised for charities so far. Well done, everyone! Many congratulations to our 2 Year 11 students who managed to gain A* in mathematics by the end of Year 10 – a huge achievement, Abi and Sam.

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Rachel Hondora, 16, currently studying for her GCSEs at Ormiston ‘Helping Victory Academy has impressed her Channel That Energy teachers with her amazing leadership to make skills by holding various fundraisers in Africa and raising money for into a New Sport! SHRSOHDQGIDPLOLHVVX̆HULQJZLWK a change’ WKHH̆HFWVRI+,9DQG$LGV Victory is now coming to the end of six weeks’ worth of free squash Principal of Ormiston coaching at Barnham Broom Hotel Victory Academy, and Country Club with their resident Naomi Palmer, has professional and coach Craig Aldred. said: “I’m delighted This has proved to be a fantastic WKDWZHKDYHVWXGHQWV opportunity for the 12 pupils chosen like Rachel at Victory to have a go at what is for the ±VKH¶VDJUHDW majority of them a new and exciting H[DPSOHRIWKHOHYHO sport, and something that has never SUHYLRXVO\EHHQDEOHWREHR̆HUHG Rachel Hondora (left) with Deputy Head Girl Katherine Musset, Head Boy Jack Allen of commitment our and Deputy Head Boy Mitchel Taylor (right) on their day of being nominated. within the academy. Rachel has done this from a young MASO was registered ass a Non- Non- DFDGHP\KDVWRJLYLQJ Ski Trip to Italy age, and told me that she has a lifelong Government Organisation of Zimbabwe VRPHWKLQJEDFNWRWKH The sessions are focusing on all Leading up to our Ski Trip to Italy in February 2015, the ambition to have a large charity in 1991. It is a growing charity helping areas of the game, teaching the academy will be running Ski Club at a local dry ski slope. We VXSSRUWLQJHYHU\RQHZKRLVD̆HFWHGE\ and supporting people, friends and family FRPPXQLW\6KHLV are proud to be welcoming a Karate instructor to the academy the disease, as well as supporting orphans ZKRDUHVX̆HULQJIURPWKHH̆HFWVRIWKH pupils all of the fundamental skills to run after school clubs, teaching the martial art, as well as within Africa. She has told me that she disease. Speaking to Rachel, she told me GHGLFDWHGRSWLPLVWLF R̆HULQJHYHQLQJVHVVLRQVWRPHPEHUV made this her lifelong ambition to create that she had a close friend who sadly required to ensure that they get the of our community. this as she wants to help contribute to the passed away from the disease. “Ever since DQGKXPEOH±WKUHH changing of the stereotype of Africa from then, I have made it my priority to raise most from the sessions. Summer will see the SULFHOHVVWUDLWV5DFKHO addition of sailing, poverty to a massively improved country. money and to help other people who have In just a few weeks the progress that our pupils have made has Rachel also impressed her peers and EHHQD̆HFWHG7KHPRQH\ZHKDYHUDLVHG kayaking and water LVH[WUHPHO\ZRUWK\ been staggering, with some already playing singles matches having skiing! teachers by gaining the role of Head Girl is going towards medicine to help the never previously picked up a squash racket. At the end of the six IRUKHU¿QDO\HDURI*&6(V victims of HIV and Aids. This is helping RIWKHWLWOH+HDG*LUO weeks of coaching, it is hoped that the pupils will be of a good them with their daily struggles that they enough standard to play some matches against other schools Rachel started her fundraising in year 5, have to face.” VKHLVDFUHGLWWR in the area, most notably Gresham’s Independent School. equivalent to grade 6 in Zimbabwe. She got involved with a charity called MASO The 16-year-old went to the victims’ KHUIDPLO\´ It is hoped that this will ‘Midlands AIDS Service Organisation’ houses in Zimbabwe to help them with prove to be a long term link and an organisation called Youth Alive. their daily lives, doing things such as between Victory Academy Youth Alive arranged various clubs and house hold chores and generally helping 0$62DOVRR̆HURUSKDQHGFKLOGUHQDQG and Barnham Broom, victims of the disease counselling who workshops for school children who have them live their day-to-day lives coping HQDEOLQJXVWRR̆HUDIDU may need some reassurance. The reason EHHQD̆HFWHGE\WKHGLVHDVHV5DFKHODOVR with the disease. Rachel also went to greater number of pupils wanted to fundraise for children who have hospitals to visit the patients and hear WKH\JRWKURXJKWKHGL̆HUHQWVFKRROVDQG the opportunity to play communities is because it is helping raise lost their parents and become orphans to their stories and experiences from before squash as well as sparking awareness and helping them to work give them something to focus on. and after being diagnosed. Some of an interest and enthusiasm together and aiming to reduce the amount the people who they visited had been for the game amongst the of people being diagnosed. Through 6RPHRIWKHHYHQWVWKDWWKH\ abandoned by their friends and family pupils so that they go on to this awareness it has encouraged people because of HIV and Aids; this was because continue to play the game KDYHKHOGDUHQRQXQLIRUP within communities to get tested as early they couldn’t cope with the circumstances. outside of their school time as possible, giving their bodies the chance GD\VIHWHVFDNHVDOHVDQG Although, some of the people they spoke and long into their futures. to were really supportive and were visiting WR¿JKWEHIRUHWKHGLVHDVHVSUHDGV FKDULW\SHUIRUPDQFHV their friends and relatives daily. By Grace Oliver - Year 13 By Mr Bliss - Physical Education

18 Follow us @ VictoryAcad | www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk www.ormistonvictoryacademy.co.uk | Follow us @ VictoryAcad 19 December 2013 | Winter Netball Victory Year 11 Squad Victory were victorious against Looking Good Hethersett Old Hall winning 15-14 Here’s just a few players from our hugely successful Year 11 in their latest Netball Match. The boys’ football team who’ve smashed some renowned local teams in recent months – we are proud of you, boys! U16 team played exceptionally well against a strong opposition. The score was very much in favour to Hethersett Old Hall until the last 5 minutes when Macy Wright (Year 8) scored some awesome goals from the edge of the D. The girls played excellently and did themselves very proud. The player of the match was Emily Rose in Year 10 making Widening Sport an outstanding contribution At ViVictory, t we are wideningid i our to the team as WA. VSRUWVR̆HUWRPDNHVXUHZHDUH By Miss Shorten - Physical Education providing something for everyone – sport is crucial to building skills for life: good sportsmanship, team membership, competitiveness, communication and good health to name but a few! 7KLVWHUPZHKDYHDOUHDG\VWDUWHGR̆HULQJVTXDVKZH¶YH had a taster session for karate and we are exploring running boxing from the academy facilities. We are also teaming up with UEA to run a swimming group early next year. We are happy to receive suggestions for more – just let us Well Done Ladies! know what you think would go down a treat!