RVHS Exposed February issue

Issue 3

February 2018

Aspiration . Respect . Endeavour

The Valentine’s Issue!

Pancake Day Interview with Mrs Jenner Couples throughout History

A note from the editor…

Leia Humphries As Valentine's Day is around the corner, RVHS Exposed brings you all the events and crafts near you that you can get involved in and celebrate this term to the full! With Paris trips, Pancake Day as well as romantic movies and novels beginning to follow us everywhere, this edition allows you to make the most of this time of year- no matter your feelings towards soppy rom-coms! Our team works enormously hard to bring you the most entertaining articles and we are all so pleased with the What did the painter say to his Valentine?

“I love you with all my art!”

What did the paper clip say to the magnet?

“I find you very attractive.”

student and teacher comments about the Magazine.

We hope you all take as much pleasure in reading this term’s magazine as we all did in producing it!

What did the chef give his wife on Valentine’s Day? Hugs and quiches.

Why did the banana go out with the prune for Valentine’s Day? Because he couldn’t get a date.

Pancake Day Fun Make a standard batter mix: (4 pancakes) 200g self-raising flour 1tsp baking powder 1 egg 300ml milk Valentine’s Day Fill a piping bag with some of the batter mix Heat up a saucepan with oil or butter Pipe the outline of a heart shape onto the pan Draw a V shape within the heart to fill it You could also add some red food colouring to the mix to make red valentine’s day pancakes Blueberry Pancakes Pour some of the batter mix into a separate jug Fill the batter mix with 150g of blueberries You can use another form of berry or even chocolate chips – whichever is your favourite!

Pour into the pan and cook each side for around 3 minutes Chocolate filled pancakes Pour some batter mix onto the pan Wait 3 minutes and flip the pancake Spread chocolate spread over the top of the pancake Pour pancake mixture over the spread Then flip the pancake and wait for 3 minutes until fully cooked Rainbow Pancakes Pour the batter mix into 8 separate jugs Place red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple food colouring into each different jug Cook each pancake and pile on top of one another

By Jessica Galloway

Marie and Pierre Curie

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert As the only legitimate heir to the British throne, Queen Victoria was pressured into marriage prior to her coronation in 1837, aged just 18. Her Uncle, King Leopold (King of the Belgians) wrote her numerous suggestions of fellow royals from across Europe, the only one who stood out to her was Albert, writing that “he is extremely handsome; his hair is about the same colour as mine; his eyes are large and blue, and he has a beautiful nose and a very sweet mouth with fine teeth…” She later proposed to him in October 1839 and they married in 1840. They had 9 children together, ensuring they also married into royalty or nobility, earning Queen Victoria the nickname ‘the grandmother of Europe.’

In 1894, after completing her first degree in Physics, Chemistry and Maths, Marie Curie began her second degree at the University of Paris. In the same year, she was introduced to Pierre. He was an instructor at the school of Physics and Chemistry. Ironically, they were introduced so that Maire could have a larger lab space, although Pierre didn’t have the space, he made room for her. Their passion for science brought them closer until Pierre proposed and they married in 1895. Their partnership brought them both a new love and a scientific collaborator for years ahead. They had 2 children together whilst Marie continued to work on her investigation into radioactivity. Pierre died after a street accident in Paris in 1904 and Marie later died of long term radiation exposure in 1934. Although Pierre’s death wasn’t radiation related, it is likely that of he survived the accident he would have suffered the same ailments as his wife. Tragic yet poetic, the work that they devoted their lives to, inevitably ended up killing them.

Joseph and Nadezhda Stalin After her family hosted Stalin whilst he was in exile, Nadezhda and Stalin married in 1919, despite their age gap (Stalin was 40 and Nadezhda was 18) they had two children together, Nadezhda worked as a clerk in Lenin’s office as Stalin was climbing the ranks of the party. A close friend commented that her mental health was strained from their relationship and that they argued frequently. In 1932, after an argument at a dinner party, Nadezhda shot herself, despite the public announcement being that she died of appendicitis.

Alexander and Elizabeth Hamilton During the war of American Independence serving as Washington’s aide, Alexander was stationed in New Jersey where Elizabeth was staying with her aunt. She had met him two years prior at a dinner party that he had attended on Washington’s behalf. They were engaged in April 1780 and married later that year. Eliza supported Alexander through his work after the war, she negotiated with publishers whilst he wrote the Federalist Papers. They had 8 children together but their eldest son tragically died in a duel defending his father’s honour. Their relationship was already strained due to Alexander having an affair in 1791 but the pair reconciled in the aftermath of their son’s death. Alexander died in a duel, close to where his son had died 3 years earlier. Eliza lived for another 50 years in which she dedicated her life to his legacy by getting proper recognition for his work.

By Natalie Walker

An interview with Mrs Jenner Interviewer: Continuing with the theme of this month's magazine, Valentines, How did you meet your husband?

Mrs Jenner: I met my husband on holiday in Mexico, I had been travelling in America and he was out in Mexico attending a friend’s wedding in Acapulco.

Interviewer: What was your wedding like?

Mrs Jenner: My wedding took place in a beautiful Essex church surrounded by friends and family, it was a wonderful night and truly everything I had always wanted.

Interviewer: What were your experiences from school?

Mrs Jenner: I really enjoyed school; I tried to take all opportunities that were given to me at school. I especially enjoyed sport and I was actually a very keen dancer, I even pursued dancing outside side of school.

Interviewer: During your time at school, what was your best subject?

Mrs Jenner: I enjoyed all of my subjects equally really, some elements of the subjects more than others.

Though, I would have to say that maths and history were my favourites.

Interviewer: What do you think drew you to a career in teaching?

Mrs Jenner: I originally qualified to become a chartered accountant and so the experience from outside of university was also very important. I worked as a chartered accountant for 11 years for a variety of financial firms in London including a large Law firm where I was their financial director. During my time as a Chartered accountant, I was often leading lectures for trainee accountants and solicitors. Whilst lecturing I realised I loved learning and engaging with those who I was teaching. After doing this for a long period of time, I realised I was so passionate for teaching and inspiring others that I pushed to change my career. My students were postgraduates and even though I thoroughly enjoyed this, I thought I would enjoy and see more benefit from teaching younger students. So I returned to teacher training to do a graduate conversion programme and became a qualified teacher.

Interviewer: Are other members of your family teachers? If so, why did this pull you to do the job and were they helpful when you first started out?

Mrs Jenner: I have some family members who are teachers, my aunty being one and she had always been very inspirational to me and helpful when making the transition in my career. Now I have been teaching in secondary education for 15 years.

Interviewer: What made you choose the subjects that you chose to specialise in when becoming a teacher?

Mrs Jenner: I decided to specialise in maths, business and economics, I had always loved all three of these subjects and I had gained so much thorough knowledge in these areas from my prior career that it was an asset to be able to bring this subjects to life for the students.

Interviewer: Do you have any passions outside of teaching?

Mrs Jenner: I love dancing and reading. I absolutely love crime and mystery novels as well as fiction. At the moment, my favourite author is Rachel Abbott, she is a considerably new author but amazing nonetheless.

By Jade Tucker

Why were stars wearing black on the 2018 Golden Globes red carpet?

Recently, poor treatment of women in the acting industry (and in Hollywood overall) is coming to light. Due to this, the majority of male and female stars sported black on the red carpet at the golden globes in honour of the #TimesUp movement which aims to end poor treatment of

women and inequality within the workplace.

By wearing black these stars are respecting the women who have bravely come forward with their stories of assault and thus the colour becomes more symbolic than celebrity names sporting a trend as they are undoubtedly supporting a movement.

The dresses worn on the red carpet at the golden globes have been put on auction and proceeds are going to be donated to the charity’s legal defence in order to support women who have come forward with their stories.

Both men and women wore black on the red carpet in solidarity for women who have experienced such assault and to stand with them in hope of brighter days.

If you are interested in the ‘Time’s Up’ movement, I would recommend watching Oprah Winfrey’s acceptance speech at the 2018 Golden Globes, when she won the Cecil. B. DeMille award.

A FEW OF THE STARS THAT WORE BLACK

Why are John Green’s books so successful?

First of all, you may be wondering who John Green is. According to Wikipedia 'John Michael Green is an American author, vlogger, writer, producer, actor and editor'. He is most famous for his book,

You're probably still wondering why his

‘The Fault in Our Stars’. At this point, you books are so popular, let me explain. fall into one of four categories; you've

John is a great writer. His books fall un-

read the book, watched the film, both of

der the YA genre, but can be read by

the above or you've heard of it. Everyone

adults too, and they're not remotely con-

loves the tale of star crossed lovers Hazel

descending. They deal with big issues,

and Augustus. But how did he become

and don't dodge the tough questions.

one of the greatest teen writers from

There is always a lot of humour and wit

seemingly nowhere?

in them too. Take Turtles All the Way Down, his latest book. It deals with mental health, chaos vs order and control,

John Green's first book, Looking for Alaska, was published in 2005, and won the 2006 Michael L. Printz award, among

and identity. Not many authors can convey this without offending people or stereotyping.

many others. The Fault in our Stars debuted at number one on The New York Times Bestseller list in January 2012 and

In particular, the romances are enchant-

the film opened at number one at the

ing. Anyone can relate to the love stories.

box office. In 2014, Green was included

His characters are relatable and down to

in Times magazine's list of The 100 Most

earth; any reader can find a character

Influential People in the World.

they can associate with. The books have a mix of happy and sad endings, (The Fault in Our Stars falling under the latter).

There truly is something for everyone. No matter how old you are, or what your background is, you too can sit down on Valentine's day and pick up one of his books.

By Florence New 10V

LGBTQ+ Equality dinner

On Friday the 16th March 2018, Stonewall are having an Equality Dinner, supported by Aviva.

On the night, guests will be welcomed to the Sheraton Grand, Park Lane where they will greet you, followed by a three -course meal and dancing.

Throughout the evening, there will be a packed programme of entertainment.

Guests will be given the chance to bid on some of our exclusive auction items and hear speeches from an exciting line -up of speakers, to be announced shortly.

Stonewall exists to achieve real change for LGBT people and we are working towards a world where everyone, everywhere is free to be themselves. We can’t do this without your support, and joining us at the Equality Dinner is one way you can help us to ensure that one day everyone, everywhere, is accepted without exception.

When and where Date: Friday 16 March 2018 Time: 7pm - Drinks Reception, 7.45pm - Dinner, 1am - Carriages Venue: Sheraton Grand Park Lane, Piccadilly, London, W1J 7BX Book tickets If you would like to support Stonewall’s work and book a table, please contact the events team at events@stonewall.org.uk or if you need any further information call directly on 020 3795 3412.

The Vitality London The Vitality London 10,000 starts on The Mall and finishes on Spur Road opposite Buckingham Palace. The race goes past some of London's most iconic landmarks including Nelson’s Column, St Paul’s Cathedral, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey.

Date: 28 May 2018 Distance: 10K Location: London Registration: £10 Fundraising: £250

Why run for Stonewall?

Taking place in the stonewall run you will not only have an incredible sense of achievement when you cross the finish line but you’ll make a huge difference to our work for acceptance without exception for LGBT people everywhere.

Valentine’s day is around the corner, and time is running out to get noticed by your special or secret someone. Create your own romance by slipping into 2018’s best valentines outfits. Here are some of the year's hottest eye-catching looks, which send subliminal messages you wouldn't believe.

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Boys

Girls #1 Beanies or Bandanas

#1 Classic flannel + T-shirt combo

This look is sure to get you noticed , an effortless colour match shows that you know how to layer your clothing.

This goes perfectly with boots instead of trainers

#2 Bad Boy

Because not a lot of girls can be seen wearing beanies as part of their every day look, they can highlight your personal flair and act as a reminder; you are unique!

#2 Denim jacket +Skirt

A leather jacket in black or brown can fall perfectly into the waist line, and can be worn with dark-wash slim fit jeans.

#3 Cardigan

The greatest thing about a denim jacket is that it mixes well with any colour, it’s bright and eye-catching, which can be a real headturner for someone that loves adventure and trying new things #3 The edgy band Tee

This smart look can be dressed up or down with a shirt or plain tee-shirt .

This look best shows your adventurous, bold and self -assured personality as well as showing your musical interests.

This article was written by : Patsy Stow

The Life Of Matilda Wormwood The auditions for Matilda presented a promising cast and have left the majority of the school in anticipation and have further inspired the directors of the play.

Director, Alice Redknap, who also directed last term’s play ‘Peter Pan’ has chosen Matilda as she ‘knows the play and thinks it will be fun for everyone to do’ And that through this performance she wants to express the ‘passion behind the book’.

Alice Redknap also stated that it is stressful being the director of a play, in ways such as creating choreography and ‘getting the entire cast all to do the same thing at once’.

But when asked if she enjoys creating the plays, she positively responded by saying “ Oh, I love it!”

Article written By Emma Sansom.

This is our production team. Alice Redknap; Leia Humphries; Ellie Falconer; Ellie Russell. Image taken by Charliey Burke.

Ana Fernandez I am a fully qualified native speaker teacher. I tutor at all levels including GCSE & A Level, whether they prefer to be taught one to one or in a group.

Contact me: anaflt@hotmail.com 07539889769 If you would like to support our school magazine and advertise your business, please contact Editor, Leia Humphries: 12lhumphries@rodingvalley.net

By Alex Popa