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elcome to the Spring edition of ICoN for the 2015-2016 academic year.

The Itchen College News magazine is a celebration of the success and activities that our students have enjoyed throughout the college year.

We hope that you enjoy reading about what our talented students have been up to and that you feel inspired to get involved in some activities too.

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Key Dates Information Evening: Wednesday 20 April, 5-8pm Bank Holiday: Monday 2 May Bank Holiday: Monday 30 May Half Term: Monday 30 May - Friday 3 June INSET Day: Wednesday 8 June Information Evening: Thurs 7 July, 7:30-8:30pm Art Event: Starts Monday 20 June Yr 11 Welcome Event: Thurs 23 - Friday 24 June Itchen Oscars: Thursday 28 June Celebration Event: Thursday 30 June, 11am A Level Results: Thursday 18 August GCSE Results: Thursday 25 August Enrollment Day: Thursday 25 August

Sporting Success: page 6 Introducing ABRACAZEBRA: page 8 Holocaust Memorial Day: page 7

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‘One Night Only’ Our Musical Theatre and Dance students showcase their talents in a glittering production.

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efore the end of the autumn term our Musical Theatre and Dance students took to the stage in their ‘One Night Only’ performance.

of Mormon, ‘I Have Nothing’ from The Bodyguard and ‘The Circle of Life’ from The Lion King, highlighting the best of the Musical Theatre talent that Itchen has to offer.’

The evening involved various performances from Broadway productions such as Jersey Boys and The Book of Mormon.

The show proved to be a hit with students’ families, Itchen staff and students, as well as members of the public.

Videos of some of the numbers from ‘One Night Only’ can be found on our YouTube channel.

The performance was staged in the college’s brand new, £1.7 million performing arts building, using the theatre facilities.

‘One Night Only’ involved glitzy costumes, dance numbers, acting and outstanding performances from all our talented students.

Ria Archer, Dance and Musical Theatre teacher at the college, said, ‘The students and Musical Theatre team (myself, Stu Simpson and Christine Mills) worked tirelessly on ‘One Night Only’, resulting in a showstopper of a performance. Highlights for me were ‘Hello’ from The Book

We are already preparing for our next big show, a community dance platform involving local schools and our students on Wednesday 27 April. Come along to see our students in yet another fantastic showcase!

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s e o G n e Itch l a b Glo This term our students have been travelling around the globe as part of trips for their learning areas. Students have visited a variety of national and international destinations and these are some of our biggest trips so far this year.

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ur Art and Design students flew out to one of the most iconic cities in the world to explore its museums, see the famous sights and build on their portfolio work.

They walked all over the city that never sleeps, visiting Times Square, Central Park and the Statue of Liberty!

This annual trip was the most popular one we’ve ever hosted, taking 48 students on a trip they will never forget.

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lthough the trip was available for all students, it was mostly our brave Uniformed Services Academy who took on the freezing slopes of Austria for a spot of skiing.

When students and staff weren’t out battling the elements, they were enjoying their après-ski time in the form of quizzes, sledging and more.

Our students are already looking forward to going back for more next ski season with the next trip planned for February 2017!

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ur Spanish students had a unique chance to contextualise their studies by visiting Madrid and practising their language skills.

During their stay, students also visited lots of popular sights, including the Real Madrid Stadium, the Alcala Gate and the Royal Palace.

Madrid London S ome of our International students kept their travels a bit closer to home with a visit to the Harry Potter Studio Tour in London.

The students were able to experience the making of a franchise that is as British as it is international, as well as enjoying a great day out with their friends.

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Itchen has continued its reign as the most successful sports college in Hampshire. Here’s how three of our sports teams have been doing so far this year.

While they may not have made it to the ECFA national final to defend their two year title, the ladies remain a strong squad.

They recently beat Peter Symonds College 15-4 in a fantastic game, despite challenges in playing due to bad weather all season.

The team has reached the semifinal of the National U19 English College’s knockout cup and they are hoping for a hat-trick of national titles.

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ur golfers have already been abroad this year to compete, visiting Portugal as part of a ten day ICT Golf Tour.

The Golf Academy has been rising in the ranks since its establishment in 2013 and this year is no exception.

At the AoC Open Golf Championships, held at St Andrews, golfer Lawrence Cherry came an impressive 5th out of 80 overall players. He also shot the lowest score of the tournament with a three under par 69!

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wo of our high skill hockey players, Liam Eastwood and Tom Larombe, have been selected to play for the British Colleges Hockey team.

Our hockey team is growing stronger every year and the club is continuing to attract players of all levels, from club and school level all the way up to nationally ranking players.

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A collection of the work produced in response to these workshops, including the pieces read at the Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) ceremony, is to be published via the college’s English department. pulverizing his body.

Here is one example of the moving and thoughtful pieces our students created, written by Ashton Crosby: The bystander Would you stand by, And watch your mother Be stripped of her sanity.

What about your father; Slaving through hours of exertion, Pleading at his knees, That you’ll unite him with his family.

What about your brother; Who bleeds the same blood as yours, Who wails from the thrashes of hands That pummel him,

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Work written by students was also displayed in Southampton Solent University’s foyer as part of an exhibition from local schools and colleges, which had been produced as part of a workshop with representatives from the University of Southampton’s Parkes Institute.

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Our most confident creative writers took to the stage to read their work alongside other guests and academics, written in response to the theme ‘Don’t Stand By’. The event also included moving testimonies from two Holocaust survivors, recounting their evacuation on the Kindertransport, the evacuation of Jewish children between 1938 and 1939.

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tudents from our Creative Writing course were given the honour of reading their work at the city’s Holocaust Memorial Day remembrance ceremony, which took place at Southampton Solent University on Wednesday 27 January.

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What about your sister; Her hair shaved till she’s bald and exposed, Her body famished till she’s hollow, The same as her blue eyes, the ones like your own.

Or even your neighbour, The one that lent you the bread, Who you watch being humiliated, degraded, in the village, Being taken away by another of your kind, As he screams in distress.

Now here they are, all five, Clutching to each other, Waiting for a shower of gas to turn out their light.

Let’s put another million before that five, you bystander.

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A Magic Start to the Zany Zebras Project O ur Zany Zebras project is now well underway as our students’ final design was approved by Marwell Zoo. Itchen’s submission revolves around the theme of magic, with our zebra named ABRACAZEBRA. However, ABRACAZEBRA still has a long way to go before it’s completed. Our Essential Skills students are getting started with the basics, using a projector to sketch and paint the initial design onto the zebra before working on the finer details.

These include wands painted on the inside of the legs, a dove in the centre of the zebra’s chest, and dice inside the Zebra’s eyes.

As part of the project, the students also had a visit from Marwell’s Education Ranger Laura Pratt. During their workshop they investigated an animal crime scene in Kenya, using paw prints, sounds and even models of animal poo to discover which type of zebra was killed and by which predator.

The workshop also gave the students the opportunity to learn more about the Grevy’s zebra (the species of zebra which the Zany Zebra project revolves around) and ask Laura about the conservation work she did in Kenya.

Zany Zebras follows on from 2013’s Go! Rhinos project, which saw 37 rhino sculptures appear around

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Southampton City Centre.

The rhinos went on to raise £124,700 at auction and Marwell Zoo are hoping that they can recreate that success with the zebras, which will be on display around the city for ten weeks, starting Saturday 16th July, before being auctioned off.

The money raised will go towards conservation for the endangered Grevy’s zebras and other wildlife, as well as to support communities living in northern Kenya.

ABRACAZEBRA will be finished in time to be submitted in May and we can’t wait to see it!

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