12th December 2011 - Issue 11

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On Wednesday the Year 10 basketball team played a home game against the Heathland School, beating them by an incredible 40 goals to 10 in their first real competitive outing. Chachrist Rimraor, who is in Year 9 but has been deemed good enough to play on the Year 10 team, said this of the match: 'We were beating them through-out the whole game.' If the score is anything to go by, the team look as if they will be winning all their upcoming matches. Watch this space for more news of this talented team.

Sports SectionDECEMBER

Wed 14thSixth Form Pantomime

Thu 15thOld People's Party

Fri 16thLast day of term

JANUARYMon 2nd

Bank Holiday

Tue 3rdReturn to School at 9.45am

Fri 6thMock Results Day

Chiswick Student Joe to Carry Olympic Torch

Year 10 Basket-ball Team Triumph Against The Heathland

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By MaryaM Khalifa

13 year old Joe Smale has been offered the opportunity of a lifetime from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games. Nominated by his mother, auntie and his charity- Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, Joe received an email informing him that he will be carrying the Olympic torch next July.

Whilst in hospital receiving treatment for the illness, Joe made a video about his expe-rience which he sent out to celebrities such as Jamie Oliver, Gordon Brown and Alistair Campbell. They then forwarded the video on to their fans through Twitter. Joe raised £35,000 for the charity.

Chosen to run with the Ealing Borough con-tingent, Joe told me how he felt. 'I am re-ally excited and overwhelmed with joy. I didn't think I'd be picked- it's a great hon-our. My mum cried with happiness.’

This is not the only opportunity Joe’s been given for his dedication and effort. Just last week, he took a trip to the Royal Al-bert Hall's Christmas Concert, and was in-terviewed on stage by the Chairman of the

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research charity.

To say Joe deserves the rewards for his achievements is an understatement. He does not let the battle against his illness stop him from raising money for the charity. 'My goals for the future are simple. I want to continue doing what ever I can for Leu-kaemia and Lymphoma research. I'm really passionate about it'

There is no-one who deserves to be the bearer of the Olympic Torch more than Joe. He is such an inspiring figure- and we wish him the best of luck.

Joe Smale

The Editorial Team of Parents Newswould like to wish all readers

a veryHappy Christmas and aProsperous New Year

Christmas Concert, a Great Success

The annual Christmas Concert was held in the school on Thursday evening and nearly 50 students from Years 9 and above (with a few talented Year 8 steel panners!) provid-ed an evening of stunning performances, ranging from a Chopin Prelude, to beauti-ful vocal solos and big and exciting Steel Pan pieces. Our hardworking and talented students can be extremely proud of these wonderful nights.

Ms raven

head of Music

Church Concert Tradition Revived

Students from Years 7 and 8 enjoyed a Win-ter Concert in the Chiswick Parish Church of St. Nicholas last Wednesday, reviving a tradition that was dropped by the school 15 years ago.

The school orchestra conducted by maes-tro Ms. Raven played brilliantly. The sound was tight, tuneful and in time. They started with a complicated suite from the opera Carmen and finished off with a delightful version of ‘Walking in the Air.’

Two boys, Dylan Jobar and Robert Bau-tista, still with treble voices, wowed their audience with their soul style solo sing-ing whilst two girls, Georgia Sow-Favell and Mia Camara, sang a jazzy duet ‘Let it Snow’ in true Vaudeville style.

The new year 7 steel pan group only play-ing together since September competently performed ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ as the audience clapped along.

Years 7 and 8 were then treated to a top notch performance of a Henry Mancini number arranged by Mr. Hickson. The school jazz band demonstrated the musi-cals skills that the younger students could

aspire to.

Finally, Year 7 students from four classes joined together to sing the Circle of Life to end a memorable evening.

‘It was great to see so much talent in the younger years,’said Mr. Ryan. ‘ Thank you so much to the students for performing and to Ms. Raven and Mr. Hickson for all their hard work in preparing them so well.’

The Year 11 Business BTEC group were treated to firsthand business knowledge and a round of free soft drinks at the Coca Cola factory in Edmonton last week.

They learnt about how soft drinks were made, produced, packaged and marketed. Unfortunately they did not get to learn the secret formula behind the Coca Cola drink, though they were given a presentation on the company’s history.

‘We learnt that they did not just produce Coca Cola but other drinks like Doctor Pepper,’ said Abdi Qasim, a student on the

Year 11 Business Students Visit Coca Cola

The Coca Cola factory visited byBusiness students

Presentation in the Coca Cola factory

visit. ‘We also took a walk around the facto-ry to witness their work. The visit has given us lots of material for our coursework.’

Overall the visit was enjoyed by all and the Coca Cola company congratulated the stu-dents on their professional behaviour.