Spring 2014 Welcome to our latest edition of the ‘Communiqué’ from Archbishop Temple School. A message from the Headteacher This is always an interesting time of year in the school, as the providing his Son, as our Saviour. I Year 11 pupils begin their final countdown to exams and start do wish you and your families a very happy Easter, and hope you will all to make concrete plans for the next stage of their lives. We’ve find time to rest and reflect on the been delighted with all the compliments they’ve received from Easter message. the admissions staff at the local colleges. One admissions I know Year 11 will be preparing for tutor told me that she always looks forward to interviewing exams during the break, and I would Archbishop Temple pupils, as they are just the sort of student encourage younger pupils to spend they are looking to recruit onto their A Level courses as they some time away from a screen, to are so well motivated and present themselves so positively. get into a good book. It’s great to know just how sought after Archbishop Temple Mr Stringfellow (Head of English) pupils are! has included some recommendations in this Communiqué and there We continue to celebrate the school’s In our worship at school we have are a lot more suggestions on the 50th anniversary. The ‘Saris and been thinking about the meaning English firefly pages. I hope you Sequins’ evening on 7th February of the Easter message, and being also enjoy reading this edition of our was a great success, and it was reminded of the gift of God in Communiqué – I’m sure you’ll be great to have an evening with an amazed at what we’ve done in a term. ‘East meets West’ theme. Year 11 girls modelled prom dresses, and With best wishes. had lessons in hair and makeup in Mrs Gill Jackson preparation for the Valedictory Dinner Headteacher next term. It was a hugely enjoyable evening, even if the Headteacher’s makeover did take me out of my comfort zone! “We’ve been While looking through the school’s archives, I found this press clipping delighted with all of Mrs William Temple opening the school in 1964, which I thought I’d the compliments share with you. Given the prices of property in Fulwood I think we they’ve received provide excellent value for money. from the Thank you to everyone who has supported our anniversary appeal. admissions staff at We have raised £20,000 so far, and are already beginning to make plans the local colleges.” for the new school library. I’m very grateful to everyone who purchased an anniversary hoodie. These alone raised £1400 for the school. There is still plenty of time to get involved with anniversary events, or make a donation to the school. Archbishop Temple School, St. Vincent’s Road, Fulwood, Preston PR2 8RA Telephone: 01772 717782 Email: [email protected] Website: www.archbishoptemple.lancs.sch.uk AN UPDATE ON RUGBY SUCCESS THIS YEAR Year 7 are Lancashire Plate Champions. They won this at Preston Grasshoppers. Star player was Cian Bitcliffe. Year 8 are Lancashire Plate Champions. They won this at Blackburn Rugby Club. Star players were Luke Parker, Euan Hudson and George Fishwick. Year 9 are Lancashire Cup YEAR 9 OFF TO THE IMPERIAL Champions. They won this at WAR MUSEUM Blackburn Rugby Club. They went on to play in the regional finals at On Monday 3rd February, 60 Year Southport, where they lost in the On Monday 3rd February, 60 Year final to Birkdale. Star players were 9 students visited the Imperial War Jacob Pass, Lewis Fensome, Noah Museum North, in Salford. This Hicks and Harry Marshall (who played was the first educational visit to with a broken finger). the museum of this kind offered to students of Archbishop Temple and it Mr Gray is really proud of the proved exceptionally popular. courage and determination showed SS uniform, an English translation by all three teams. Hopefully we will Within the main exhibition space, of Mein Kampf from the 1930s, and build on this success next year. students traced the history of conflict a Hitler Youth dagger (safely kept from 1914 to the present day by in a sealed box!). Using these and following the giant timeline. One other objects all students delivered focus of the visit was on widening a presentation to their groups students’ knowledge of the First exploring how different people had World War, a topic studied in depth very different experiences of life during the autumn term. The exhibit under Nazi rule. Everyone was provided a detailed, soldier’s eye incredibly enthusiastic, with every view of the First World War, with participant acting in a mature and everything from fully restored very sensible fashion whilst exploring artillery pieces (below) to authentic, what can be a very sensitive and interactive sights, smells and sounds upsetting topic. direct from the trenches. Many Anniversary Events for students have only just recovered Overall the visit was a resounding your diary from the all-too overpowering smell success and will hopefully form 1st May Whole school of trench foot! a permanent part of the Year 9 photograph Whilst at the museum, students also curriculum in the future. 13th June Sponsored walk undertook research on the impact 19th June Celebration Street of the Holocaust on the Jewish Mrs Beth Harris & Mr Anthony Party for everyone population of Europe in preparation Loxton-Baker for their studies in the summer term. The museum once again provided a wealth of engaging and interesting FOOTBALL NEWS exhibits. It explored how Nazi persecution impacted the Jewish Over the last two terms the boys’ football teams have performed exceptionally population through personal accounts well in all competitions. All of the teams have competed in the Preston Cup and the experiences of families. The & League, Lancashire Cup and, for the first time, they have competed in the topic was dealt with in an emotionally English Schools Cup. The teams have competed well in all competitions, with mature and sensitive manner by great success – most notably the Year 9 and Year 8 teams. all students, with many taking the opportunity to research the impact The Year 9’s reached the last 32 in the country, defeating schools from of the Holocaust further through the Manchester, Blackburn and Chorley in the national competition before bowing exhibits on offer. out on penalties at Kirkbie Kendal. In the same competition the Year 8’s went one step further and reached the last 16 in the country before losing to a very The visit also gave students the strong team from Liverpool. All teams are still in the Preston cup and the Year opportunity to explore the impact 8’s are in the quarter final of the Lancashire Cup. of Nazi rule on the German people through a special artefact handling Star performers of the season so far are David Marley, Habib Asad, Luke session provided by museum experts. Parker, Lewis Fensome, Matt Owen and Harry Walmsley. Students were given the opportunity to handle genuine artefacts from the Well done to all involved and good luck for the rest of the games this season. Nazi period, including two examples of the Mother’s Cross, a restored MrTaberner 2 ‘Oppression’ by Charlotte Lewis. ‘Resilience’ by Olivia Clare. I wanted to capture the atmosphere while I was at the camp. It made me understand This photograph shows the corner of the hardships of what the prisoners went through and felt. I think that this photograph a grave at the memorial in Auschwitz- shows the bitter and bleak environment that the prisoners would have endured at Birkenau. Auschwitz-I. It also highlights the separation and isolation that the prisoners were subjected to because they did not fit the Nazi’s criteria. Many stones like this one make up the memorial, and were all in different lan- HISTORY vISITS TO POLAND guages. I wanted to take a photograph as a reminder that those who died in Auschwitz-Birkenau were from lots of dif- On the 12th February 32 Year 11 ferent countries, not just Poland or Ger- pupils embarked on an emotional many. The flowers that had been placed visit to Auschwitz- Birkenau to learn on the grave show that people want to more about the persecution of groups remember those terrible years, and that under the Nazi regime. The visit has they will not be forgotten. proved to be a most rewarding and moving visit for those pupils involved, The trip has definitely changed me. I has inspired another group of Year 10 view my life very differently now, as I students to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau realise how lucky I am to live without in February 2015. persecution and in safety. The History Department launched a photograph competition to remember A BIG THANK YOU the visit and above/right are the ‘Poignancy’ by Sam Dickinson. three winners for each of the three This is a photograph of a small wire After a recent request in the categories. sculpture at the end of the train tracks school’s Parentmail for Morrison’s at Auschwitz-Birkenau. I took this Grow Your Own vouchers, we photograph because I wanted to be received an unprecedented reminded of the people who died in that response collecting over 3,000 terrible atrocity. I wanted to remember vouchers! Through this donation FIvE of Archbishop that all those people who died had the school has been able to acquire Temples’ Senior Pupils families and friends, just like we have, new seeds, tools and an array of and that we should cherish our moments fruit canes that will all be used by receivE the Blackburn with them for as long as we can.