newsletter
Spring 2018
Cambridge a dream come true for Elisa YEAR 13 Elisa Halkes says she is “over the moon” after becoming the first person in her family to be offered a place at Cambridge. Elisa came through a rigorous selection process and is now set to take up a place at Queen’s College to read history in September. The 17-year-old first had to submit a personal statement and a series of essays, then pass an admission test before a nervewracking interview with Cambridge dons. Elisa discovered her application had been successful in January and now has to score top grades in her English, history and politics A Levels to secure the place. She said: “To be honest I was shocked when I found out I had got it. I did not think I really had a chance and it was only the sixth form teachers’ support and encouragement that convinced me to apply. “Now that I have been offered a place I am over the moon, as you can imagine. I will be the first person from my family to go to Oxbridge so it is a real honour for me and my family. “A lot of my success is down to this sixth form and in particular the history department. We truly have some amazing teachers here and I really don’t think I would have got in without them.” She added: “My advice to students who are thinking about Oxford or Cambridge would firstly be to apply. You definitely won’t get in if you don’t apply. “It seems daunting but you really have nothing to lose by going for it. Secondly, I would tell them to use the teachers as a resource. There is so much help on
Family first: Elisa is delighted to be accepted for Cambridge
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offer here you can take advantage of.” Head of Sixth Form Ms Emmett said: “Elisa is phenomenal, a stellar student who has wholeheartedly immersed herself into the fabric of the Sixth Form. “She has been a fantastic role model
throughout the school and an active member of a proactive Senior Leadership Team. “It goes to show that with the right attitude, hard work and perseverance, we can all achieve the very best. The sixth form team wish Elisa every success.”
Parents’ group membership still gathering pace FAMILIES are being asked to join our Friends of Chiswick School Parents’ Facebook page to share their thoughts and views of life at Chiswick School. In a few short months, the group already has 170 members and often shares exclusive content from the
school. Group admin Rhonda Qually said: “Our Facebook page started with a few posts but not many parents interacting.
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“However it has really grown momentum and parents are now commenting and beginning to post their own pictures of school events or achievements. “We are very proud to have grown to 170 supportive members so quickly but I’d really like to encourage more
parents to feel confident in posting about their own children’s achievements or involvement in and around school. “Please also encourage other family members and friends of Chiswick School to join the page – the more the merrier.”