The Wyvern - Shine Award edition 2013

The Wyvern Shine Awards

@DSMS_Wyvern

2013

Vertical Tutors DSMS’s way to go up in Darlington

Darlington School of Maths and Science

Inside this Issue...

Technology Journalist

Kate Russell Olympic Swimmer

Chris Cook And information on the once in a lifetime DSMS trip to

Kenya!

Newspaper

When DSMS pupils returned in September the school had brought in the much anticipated vertical tutors system.

This means that 2 or 3 pupils from every year are put in the same tutor group together.

They spend 20 minutes a day together after first lesson with 2 tutors to guide them, however the year 11’s are taking on the role of leading the tutor groups.

Vertical Tutor groups have

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been tried and tested around the country and the responses to them have been mixed. In some schools, vertical tutoring has worked really well because both teachers and pupils have been working as a team to make the new system a success.

Mr Kipling says “Vertical Tutors are a wonderful new innovation at DSMS and they have made the relationships between the school and parents even better.”

There is a new housing system too. All form classes are in either the Topaz Tigers, Sapphire Sharks, Emerald Eagles or Ruby Rattlesnakes.

The pupils have assemblies in these houses, they race for them in sports day (back) and competitions also take place.

In conclusion both the new housing and tutor system has been an amazing success.

By Liam Pape

DSMS Fundraising Over the last few months, DSMS has done fundraising for a number of charities, one of them being the 10 for 10 campaign which helps the families of soldiers who are serving or who have previously served in warzones like Afghanistan or Iraq.

DSMS held an own clothes

day and the year 11 senior prefects ran the assembly. They talked about the families of those who have a relative in the army and how much it means to them knowing that they are safe.

On the 16th of November, DSMS pupils raised money for the charity ‘Children in Need’, they did a dress down day and bake sales in order to help this charity.

Altogether the whole school

raised £570. This charity helps children who are disadvantaged. They send money to small and large organisations who help young people all over the U.K. The money raised by Children in Need changes young people’s lives everywhere.

By Lauren Hebden

Contents

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A grid of what to expect in this Shine Awards special of the DSMS Wyvern.

It includes some of the best articles out of Issue 13 and 14 of the Wyvern however don’t worry, Issue 15 will be coming soon!

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National News

Page 4 & 5 Features And Reviews

Page 8 The Wyvern

Page 9 Technology

Weird And Wonderful

Page 10 School Musical

Page 11,12 & 13

Page 14 Page 15 & 16 National and

School News

School Sport

Local Sport

When you have finished reading this magazine please pass it on to a friend or relative, line your budgie’s cage with it, make inner-soles for your wellies with it, craft it into a fabulous new hat or just recycle it.

Thank You; The Wyvern Editing Team

The Wyvern Our blog: www.wyvennews.blogspot.com Follow us on twitter: @DSMS_Wyvern Feel like ranting a bit, contributing a review, telling us about a story or giving us feedback, you can e-mail us at: wyvern@dsms.org

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When I become the Minister of Transport Over the last 200 years almost all of the houses in the UK have been knocked down and then rebuilt so how long will it take until we need to start replacing and updating every single road?

Instead of re-tarmacking them I think the Government should put down electronic rails and replace cars with hightech pods.

This sounds unrealistic however the only thing holding this possibility back is the price it will cost.

The pods on the rail will work like a large digital Scalextric where you simply program where you want to go and it gets you there as fast as possible taking traffic into consideration.

The main difference between this and a Scalextric is that you won’t go flying from the road every time you go round corners.

The pods will be programmed not to collide into each other and they will have sensors on the front so they can’t run pedestrians over, instead they will just slow to a stop if someone stands in front of them.

You will probably still need to wear a seatbelt still however you won’t need a driver. Everyone in the pod will be able to plug in their iPod and listen to music or play games or do work.

Of course, depending on how many passengers you want there will be different sized pods so you won’t get a 2-man pod if you are travelling in a group of 8.

Just to clarify, there is a 0% chance of me ever being the Transport Minister but I think this idea should be considered as a new, long-term transport system.

website: www.papermail7.blogspot.com

Kick-starting Kickstarting websites are websites that start-up companies can use to raise money for their product.

It is like an online version of 'Dragons Den'. You pitch your product, maybe upload a prototype photo, state how much you want to raise and the time you want to raise it in.

Then, if people like your idea, they can donate as much as they like in return for a free model or something like that (whatever you think if right).

One of the most successful ideas that came from kickstarter.com was the Pebble Watch which you can connect to your iPhone or Android phone via Bluetooth 4.0.

It sends notifications, text messages and other useful information from your smartphone to the watch. It can also be used to send information back to your phone (like if you want to change the track or if you want to use your phones GPS for a track-

Below: kickstarted star, the Pebble Watch

ing app on the smart watch).

The Pebble Watch has an epaper screen and the battery life that can last around 7 days. Unfortunately, the watch does not currently work with Blackberry or Windows Phone however hopefully that will be coming soon.

The Pebble Watch is going to cost around £100.

What makes the pebble watch so special is that it made $1,000,000 in 28 hours when it's goal was only $100,000. By the end of the 5 week deadline it had 68,929 backers and had raised $10,266,846 in the end.

Central Perk opens in Beijing A fan of the American TV Sitcom 'Friends' has opened the iconic 'Central Perk' Cafe in Beijing in China. The man who opened the Cafe unfortunately isn't called Gunther however he is called Du Xin and he is a 'Friends' super fan. After watching the show, he started searching around Beijing for a place where he could actually sit on an orange couch just like the one his favourite heroes relaxed on in the sitcom. When he couldn't find one in Beijing, he decided to open his own Central Perk.

In order to nail all the things he wanted, Du studied thousands of photos of the show’s set and watched endless reruns. Five months later and he had the Cafe of his dreams.

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Features & Reviews

Brain Teasers No:1

Book of the Month My book of the month would be ‘The Mystery Of the Hidden House’.

It was a fantastic read and was really entertaining and had a very good mystery to it.

It was all about a group of children who were told to not go mystery hunting these holidays as they did the previous times in the other books. But of course they somehow found themselves right in the middle of something very 'peculiar' as they described it.

The mystery was that cars were being stolen and stored in a big warehouse lost in the middle of the countryside.

One of the children got kidnapped by the gang who were worried they knew too much about what they were

Can you think of a Solution?

doing. So the other children set out to try and rescue their friend solving the mystery on the way. The local policeman who knew nothing of the mystery was very angry to find it solved by 'those pests' as he calls them. It was a brilliant book by my favorite author Enid Blyton who is a brilliant author of lots of other books to. I recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of mystery and adventure!

You are out playing with your group of friends and suddenly you come across a river which is about 2 metres wide. There is no bridge in sight so your friends start to wade across it for there is no current and it is quite slow-flowing. You are left on the other side but when you are about to follow your friends actions, the river starts flowing very fast and it is impossible to get across without drowning. Trees line the river and your friend has a long length of rope. Can you think of a way of getting across the fast flowing river bearing in mind there is no bridge?

By Poppy Hutchinson

Where are they now: Alec Llewellyn Hello – and although it is over 30 years since I left Branksome, 1982 in fact, the time seems to have flown by and some of the experiences and memories of my time there seem as if they happened just yesterday.

Schooling was very different then – I remember we were the first year to do Computer Studies O level ( what’s O levels you ask ?) and we had to go to the Technical College and write simple programmes on blue-cards as the school only had 1 computer – look in your history books about card and tape readers, BASIC computer languages, floppy disks and all that stuff!

We seemed to spend lots of time in cold draughty classrooms – especially the top floor of the ‘new’ block - and especially double French on a wintery Tuesday afternoon – why did this seem to last for hours and hours ?

However, I must have listened to some lessons, as I left Branksome

with 10 O-levels, as well as being Head-Boy and captain of the school Rugby team. I think it was the friendship through playing sports that I remember most – and that along with some of the teachers who taught me along the way, helped contribute to the values

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the memories and experiences you have will keep friendships alive

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that have steered me through my life – including team working, effective leadership, loyalty and commitment. It’s amazing how

many friends I still have from my school days, and how when you meet some of them after several years absence, they always so – “ Can you remember when…..”

I have now worked for Northumbrian Water for 16 years after going to University and working away from Darlington for several years; working my way up through various operational and management positions. I am very lucky in having a job that allows me to use the bedrock of skills I learnt whilst at Branksome, and add other skills I have picked up through the years.

You may not enjoy all of your time at school, however the memories and experiences you have will keep friendships alive, and allow lots of laughing reminisces many years after you have left .

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Features & Reviews

Most Addictive App Games By Ben Maclean

Smartphones have become a large part of people lives whether it be for a good or bad reason. Whether it’s keeping in touch with everyone, anywhere or passing time on a journey. But near enough everyone can admit to an unhealthy obsession to something or another at some point in their lives and many of them will simply be a Smartphone app. So here’s a rundown of the five most addictive apps.

Jump, jump, jump.

No doubt everyone has heard of doodle jump from friends or relatives and heard good things about this game and rightly so. Its simplicity in both controls and game play make this game creditable in every way.

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Temple run is a relatively new game which took the app store and android store by storm. It has a slight Indiana Jones influence, you’ve stolen a golden idol and the protectors are not happy and chase you till they catch you. Your aim as the thief is to run away whilst collecting more loot to boost your score. Though it sounds complicated this game does not let you simply put it down and walk away.

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The name cut the rope is very self explanatory, a piece of candy is extended on a piece of rope which a little animal wants to eat. The only way to get it there is to cut the ropes. This game has hundreds of levels with each set having its own twist. These twists make this game instantly replayable.

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The second most addictive app is the mine craft pocket edition.

Though there are many elements from the pc version which have been missed out in the pocket edition, the core elements of the game are still strong enough to make this game addictive no matter where you take it.

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Top of the tree of addictive apps is Angry birds. Angry birds is the ultimate game for Smartphones. It was the first game app on the store which sold more than one million copies. It has had over twelve million sales on the apple app store alone not including the android or windows store. This alone is reason enough to be dubbed most addictive app of all time.

Teacher’s Pet Teacher - Mr Harris Pet’s name - Elma.

Pet’s age - 6 or 7 years old.

Breed - Moggie

Fifa 13 is a very realistic football game which is probably the biggest selling game every year. Fifa has been around for many years and a new version of the game comes out every year where millions of copies get sold worldwide. It has all licensed teams from around the world and your favourite players are likely to be there too.

The game has two very different game modes and different activities for you to do such as ‘Skill Games’ and ‘Manager Mode’. When this game comes out it is around £45 (it depends on what games console you have). So it’s a fair bit of money but the game is well worth the price!

Elma’s story.

Elma came to live with us 3 years ago after 2 failed attempts to rehome her.

The RSPCA removed her from a house where 16 animals (11 cats and 5 dogs) were found living in appalling conditions.

Elma had been born in the house and had never been outside. She had had to fight for food and still tends to scoop it out of her dish onto the floor to eat. She had no hair when she was found, due to a flea allergy, was riddled with fleas and had ears full of ear mites. Her skin was cut and scabbed from scratching, and she was very frightened of people.

The first family who took her home soon returned her to the RSPCA. Elma is VERY vocal- she meows A LOT!- and the people who took her couldn’t stand the noise.

The second family who took her asked us

to have her as she didn’t get on with their other cats. So she came to live with us. It took a while (and a lot of scratching and biting) before she began to trust us and settle down. So after fostering her for a while, we adopted her from the RSPCA! She still doesn’t go outside much- she doesn’t do wet and cold, or windy weather, or snow- and the back door has to be left open. She doesn’t like other cats and can see off our neighbour’s Tom cat who is about 3 times her size. She doesn’t like dogs either and will have a go at them. Apart from that she’s fine. She likes to be with my wife all of the time (mummy’s girl!) and everyone else is second best in her eyes.

And she still meows a lot!!!

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Weird & Wonderful News Unusual Laws

Dry Shampoo may seem like a modern invention however it has actually been around for at least 4 century's in France (however the ingrediants were petty simple in the 1700’s). Recently brands like ‘Batiste’ have made it popular however you can make it yourself out of mainly salt and corn.

Problems with dry shampoo may lead to dandruff, hairloss and dry hair.

On the other hand, dry shampoo comes in very handy when on holiday or camping.

Laws, some see them as the foundations and walls of society while others see them as limitations towards an ultimate aim of having a ‘free’ life however some of the laws out there in our wonderful world could be considered slightly unusual or possibly unnecessary: Death, is a tender subject at the best of times however could you imagine a society where death became an outdated and obsolete concept? The remote Artic village of Longyearbyen has outlawed it though their lunacy isn’t without merit, as the soil there isn’t acceptant towards decomposing flesh they send all those on

Horse found in meat products All over the news for the past few months, the horse meat scandal has certainly been revealing of a lot of companies and businesses. Tesco for example was discovered initially for its ‘100%’ beef burgers which actually contained 29% horsemeat! This has not been a problem before, but does this really affect anything? Read on for both sides of the debate…

We Don’t Know What We’re Eating The problem of horsemeat has concerned a lot of people. This is mainly because of the drugs that could be contained within the food. People are right to be worried about this as it is a very likely danger. Another problem is not in the danger but the fact that we don’t know what we’re eating. If you pick up a burger that says 100% beef on the box, you expect exactly that.

Not horse.

On the other hand, does this really need to be worried about? Products so far have had no signs of drugs or dangerous chemicals, giving the indication that the food is perfectly edible and will do no harm. Somebody quoted: “The Horse meat scandal does not bother me in the slightest!” A lot of people choose to ignore the horse meat scandal, rather than worry about something that is proven not to affect them.

Overall, the Horsemeat Scandal has been very worrying and concerning.

Drugs, dangerous chemicals, all have been a disturbance to the public.

Even the thought of not

In current economic times where we are all gripped by the ravishing claws of a recession eating out has become an exclusive venture yet if you happen to live in Denmark there is no need to pay for a meal unless you feel full.

Japan. The home of the Sumo Wrestler, which would believe you to think that obesity was a growing problem there possibly even more so than it is here however Japans radical solution to the issue is to outlaw those who we would consider to be overweight.

By Joshua Jackson

& Zebras found in the bar codes

Does this Really Affect us?

So What’s the Verdict?

the brink of death to the mainland where they have a chance of survival and respectful burial.

knowing what is inside of something you’re putting in your mouth is slightly scary. However, this is not able to affect us and people are not bothered by the whole thing. So, a danger or not a danger, this still is a problem.

And it’s not just horse; pork and other meats have been found in ‘beef’ or other meat products.

By Jonathan Deery

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National News

Google opening new offices in London Google has spent £650 million on the plot of land near Kings Cross Station and they are planning to build new offices there. The buildings are estimated to be finished in 2016 and should be worth around £1.6 billion once they are finished. This should bring hundreds, if not thousands of jobs to nerds all over London and England.

Now could be the perfect time to

introduce Computer Science into the British National Curriculum at least once a term. Google will be making new apps, new software, new programs, new operating systems and loads more in this new building and all of those need people who know how to write code. This means schools need to be planting the seeds for future computer programmers.

BlackBerry 10 launches

J.J. Abrams directing Star Wars Episode 7 A few months ago a lengthy post was released on the Star Wars website officially stating that TV/ Film director J.J. Abrams will be directing the 7th Episode of Star Wars despite him saying that he wouldn't.

Creator of Star Wars, George Lucas says "I've consistently been impressed with J.J. as a film maker and storyteller. He's an ideal choice to direct the new Star Wars film and the legacy couldn't be in better hands."

Star Wars making a return Opinions on Star Wars making a 7th, 8th and 9th film have been

mixed amongst the Wyvern team.

Some of us think it will be amazing seeing a return of the sci-fi films however most of the Wyvern team argued that it will be rubbish since it will be made by Disney.

Just because Star Wars is being made by Disney I hope it doesn’t mean that obey wan Kenobi burst into song and Luke Skywalker dances before every lightsaber fight.

Other people think that the film will just be less quality than the other 6 films because the high standard can’t stay high.

However we’ll need to wait until 2015 to find out.

Also, all the current star wars films are planned to be put into 3D and HD!

On Wednesday 30th January 2013 BlackBerry 10 was launched.

It is completely original and not like any other BlackBerry OS and it is also different from iOS (Apple) and Android. It has a unique thing called BlackBerry Hub which combines Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, BBM, Gmail and Hotmail so all of your messages are in one place. It also has some cool camera modes which allow you to change a picture once you’ve taken it.

China’s One Child Policy Results Table China has a population policy because its population is too large. People in China are encouraged to have one child as the population would be a lot smaller. The people who have one child are rewarded financially and also get welfare benefits whereas those who have more than one child are fined. There have also been reports of forced sterilisations and abortions.

By Laura Hutchinson

The graph above shows the prediction of the elderly population compared to the amount of children there is. By 2050 it is estimated that the amount of elderly people there are will outnumber children.

The phone allows you to have a separate profile for your work and personal life so you won’t have work emails coming into your personal inbox and you can have separate apps on the accounts.

BlackBerry also announced the Z10 and Q10, both of them are touch-screen devices which are the first devices ever running BlackBerry 10.

Meet the Wyvern

Every one in the Wyvern team (above).

Top row from left to right: Hayden Thompson (reporter), Tyler Hutchinson (reporter), Sam Hutchinson (sport editor), Liam Pape (editor), Rebecca Parkinson (Head journalist), Jack Barker (Co-director), James Allison (Director), Ben Maclean (Gaffa).

Bottom row left to right: Adam Plumb (reporter), Joshua Jackson (reporter), Ben liddemont (reporter), Jonathan Deery (reporter), Katie Appleyard (secretary), Matthew Currey (reporter), Ewan Barr (sports reporter).

Technology Kate Russell answers...

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hy do people love technology so much?

Sir Francis Bacon said “knowledge is power” and through the ages wealthy families would amass huge libraries in their stately homes as a symbol of their status.

These days you don’t need physical books to have access to knowledge – the Internet opens a world of information to you and now that we have connected smartphones and tablets this knowledge can be delivered right into the palm of your hand any time you have a whim to learn something new. Whether that ‘something’ is finding the perfect quote to start an article, checking out reviews for tonight’s gigs in your location, or just getting a bit better at Temple Run, it’s hardly surprising we have fallen in love with our mobile connected devices.

Kate Russell has been writing about technology, gaming and the Internet since 1995 and now appears weekly on BBC2 and BBC World News, reporting for technology programme Click. A regular expert on the sofa at ITV’s Daybreak and var-

ious other TV and radio stations, she writes columns for National Geographic Traveller magazine and Web User magazine.

Her book ‘Working the Cloud’ and companion website workingthecloud.biz is the ultimate collection of online tips, tricks and resources for small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs who want to get ahead online. It will be published in March 2013.

Order it at http://bit.ly/ orderworkingthecloud

PAPE”R”MAIL answers...

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In a nutshell, yes, however it is not just teenagers it is adults and children as well. Teenagers are usually the age group associated with technology though because they use it the most simply because it is easy to use and it doesn’t take much effort.

Smartphone's such as the iPhone are found in most teenagers pockets now and they hold so much irrelevant information such as Facebook and Twitter updates which just distract people from doing other worthwhile things.

Direct messaging on phones now makes it unimportant to speak to someone face to face which scientists would say is debatably bad for our brains.

The smartphone now replaces alarm clocks, timers, stop watches, calculators, cameras, camcorders, video editing software's, calendars, games consoles, mail, address books, portable DVD players, MP3 players, shopping lists, jotters, pads, papers, dicophones, dictionaries, SatNav’s, tickets, torches and many more things.

Smartphones save time and money however they also make us a lot lazier.

In my opinion, social networking is the most addictive waste of time ever! It is also dangerous too as it makes it easy for hackers to find out your personal information.

Cyber bullying is a whole new type of bullying which has been invented by people sharing their opinion or trying to show off on social networks!

Despite this, social networks are brilliant for finding and getting in contact with old friends or people who you may have once known.

They also allow you to share pictures and videos with your friends easily without needing to pay anything.

The future of technology is mighty however it is depressing to think that as time goes on, out lives will revolve more and more around computers, tablets and smartphones. Smartphones will soon become our life support without them we will be lost.

What else can we expect in the future? The iPhone 36? Voice controlled houses? Free whole world Wifi? Or even holographic phones?

Grease

The musical extravaganza, Grease, has came to DSMS! On the 18th and 19th December 2012, the school performed ‘Grease’, a musical set in the late fifties. The cast was made up of 28 pupils, ranging from all years, and they were supported by 7 teachers, who helped with costume, choreography, music, stage changes and just generally making the production altogether.

With two year nine students taking the roles of Danny and Sandy respectively, the performance was one of many interesting and entertaining levels. The performance was a pupil – led production, with pupils saying if they could change speeches or even roles. Also, a lot of the pupils, if not all, provided costumes themselves.

Before the final show Caitlin Sear, who plays Sandy, said “it’s going to be a once in a lifetime performance!”

However, let’s not forget the people who weren’t on stage, yet were still a part of the production; the live band supporting many of the songs

and the Border Studio providing sets (below left). Teachers put many extra hours into making sure the production went without a hitch, and involved both live and pre – recorded aspects.

As well as the production, refreshments and raffle tickets were sold to help raise money for the Kenya trip for 20 stu-

dents. They also sold biscuits and helped with the look of the hampers that each tutor in the school had provided items for.

Overall, the school provided a great show for the community and we know this because the last night was a super show and was sold out!

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DSMS Kenya Trip Miss Bane, Mrs. Phillips and Mr. Johnson are taking 21 DSMS students to Nakuru in Kenya. Kenya is on the east coast of Africa on the coast. It is also on the equator making it one of the hottest places on Earth.

Lots of fundraising has been done to help pay for the expense of the trip. So far the enthusiastic team has been bag packing at M&S twice and bag packing in Morrisons once. The school also organised a race night on the 1st March 2013 at the Mowden arena where they raised £2537 for the once in a life time trip.

We are also planning to do sponsored runs and swims, more race nights and much more.

What the students are going to do in Kenya will give the community and the schools a new experience of meeting new people and then helping them build a house which will benefit them greatly.

Even though the trip costs a lot I'm sure this will be a once in a lifetime opportunity for the students to take part in.

Whilst the students are in Kenya they will either be helping build local community projects, teaching primary school and secondary school kids a variety of differ-

ent subjects and coaching kid's different types of sports.

Apart from helping building houses, teaching and coaching sporting activities they will be exchanging language skills and building on the legacy of the Olympic Games!

DSMS are staying in the village of Nakuru which is 100 miles away from the capital of Nairobi. Kenya is famous for its amazing safaris where you can see Lions, Zebras and other wild animals up close. This is one of the only places on earth where you can see some of these amazing natural sights.

You can find live updates about Kenya 2014 if you go to www.wyvernnews.blogspot.com and click on Kenya. There is a stream of Tweets, videos, notices and more on there from loads of different people. There is also a presentation of the sponsors who are supporting us for unique trip.

The DSMS Africa trip now has an official Twitter account to which you can find @DSMSAfrica, the Wyvern Team will also be tweeting about the trip @DSMS_Wyvern.

By Lauren Hebdon and Liam Pape

Christmas Dinner Review

When hot tasty gravy trickles down your throat that’s when the fantastic flavors hit you. But when the fabulous smell of roasting meat oozes up your nose, your stomach rumbles and your taste buds tingle. But an even better feeling is when you get a plate full of roast turkey followed by colourful vegetables and irresistible gravy. So many flavors and colours and smells all put together to make a delicious Christmas dinner.

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School News

Wyvern TV On the 27th February 2012 the DSMS TV Studio was finished and 3 journalists from the Wyvern took on the challenge of launching a brand new Wyvern TV show.

Hosted by pupils in the school and with stories coming from local and national sources we hope that you will enjoy our monthly program which will get uploaded to the Wyvern Blog and YouTube.

In the 1 year we have been running the Wyvern TV we have interviewed MP of Darlington - Jenny Chapman, editor of the Northern Echo - Peter Barron, freelance Journalist - Ian Lamming, Head School Governor - Doctor David Hall and many more people from all around the North East of England.

We also cover stories which are covered in the newspaper however on TV we can show video’s of the story instead of just pictures.

Each program we like to make unique, inserting a funny line or a quirky story.

We are not trying to rival BBC or ITV news, instead we are trying to make an interesting news show which pupils from DSMS will watch and enjoy.

“I think that it has been an amazing resource for the school to have.”

Each program takes us around 2 weeks to make. This includes script writing, filming, finding stories and editing it when it is finished. The episodes vary from around 10-20 minutes depending on what we’re reporting on and who we’re talking to.

Each video we make and upload gets around 200 views however we are currently trying to do more advertising around school.

Apart from the Wyvern, the TV Studio is going to be used in lessons such as English, Art and CBL. We hope the TV studio will be used to its potential and give pupils an insight to how a TV studio works.

TV studio I couldn't believe how many jobs both in front and behind camera there were. For a start you need a good script written, then someone to run it on the auto-cue, someone to set up the camera shots and the set and sometimes even a group of people to sort out the green screen.

You can check out the Wyvern TV for yourself at www.youtube.com/DSMSwyvern or scan the QR code (below).

If you have any more ideas you can leave them in the comments box of the YouTube video or tweet them to us @DSMS_Wyvern

PAPE”R”MAIL: The TV Studio has been in fully working order for a year now and I think that it has been an amazing resource for the school to have.

There is so much you can use it for!

Making music videos, filming drama pieces, producing a news show or just experiencing how a TV studio works.

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DSMS re-launches website New e-mail The old and outdated DSMS website was re-launched earlier this year. It now has the latest news stories about the school, instant access for pupils to their Virtual Learning Environment and also there are notices for parents about upcoming events. The home page of the website is majorly revamped with a continuous slide show of recent pictures, contact information and the map of where the school is situated.

DSMS

DSMS is currently no longer using the old Frog e-mail system. Instead you can log in to mail.office365.com.

Your username will be the same as your school login however with @dsms.org at the end of it.

And your password for the new Outlook e-mail is set as ‘password’ unless you have changed it already.

For more information contact your ICT teacher.

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Changes in the School Over the summer holidays so many changes happened at DSMS, it almost made the school unrecognisable.

From new windows and fences to redecorated maths classrooms and a new wall outside the school.

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These changes were much needed though as the old windows were dangerous and the old school wall was extremely old.

There is a full report on the changes during Episode 5 of the Wyvern TV.

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Enrichment Week Textbooks, timetables and exercise books were all dismissed for a week of creative subjects. These captivated pupils in a unique way that allows technology lessons to take a front seat as we had entire days that focus on creating one-off projects that allowed a welcome break from our ordinary lessons.

While many pupils ventured out on educational trips, others stayed inside school creating different items

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in multiple subjects. For example in Woodwork lessons we created nameplates that were personnel to us rather than the target markets we usually work towards, and we have tried out new features to be added to lessons like app making and much more!

Overall Enrichment week was a valuable experience that has enhanced the curriculum in a new, refreshing way.

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National and Regional Sport News

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By James Allison, Liam Pape and Ewan Barr, Sam Hutchinson, Jonathon Deery and Rebecca Parkinson

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Darlington FC Darlington FC has struggled over the past year or two going through liquidisation and moving from their 25,000 seater stadium to a 1,500 standing and sitting area next to Sainsburys! Luckily though, they came out with 2 excellent coaches in Martin Grey and Brian Atkinson (both exSunderland players). Although Darlington has gone down many leagues they still have quality players. At the moment Darlington are in their first season since relegation and are top of the league above rivals Spennymoor. I think it will be a long time until Darlington will go back up through the leagues as a great team which they used to be. With Martin Grey and Brian Atkinson at the helm the sky is the limit.

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The Big Move

Now Darlington Mowden Park have officially moved into their new 27,500 seat stadium, things are looking on the up for this once small rugby club. The club gained the money to buy this stadium by selling their previous land for £6 million to bellways and they used £2 million of this money to buy this huge stadium. The

remaining £4 million is being used to develop 42 acres of land across the road into 8 rugby pitches, a football pitch and a 3G pitch however plans have been halted on this stage as recent surveillance of the land shows signs of the near extinct species of Grey Crested Newt and this means that all plans of building have to be stopped

until these Newts are evacuated from the area. The current setup of the stadium is very similar to the way Darlington F.C had it previously but Mowden Park have just replaced the football goals with Rugby posts and changed the Darlington F.C signs with Mowden ones.

By James Allison

School Sport News

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Rebecca talks to Chris Cook

Miss Kelly Runs North

Assistant Head teacher, Miss Kelly, ran the great north run this year for Children with Cancer.

She ran it in a time of 2 hours 23 minutes and she raised £100 however she is doing some more fundraising in School at the moment.

Chris Cook, an athlete who competed for us in the 2008 Olympics, came into school in 2012 to hold a private fitness lesson with selected pupils and open the brand new swimming pool. He is now an ambassador for a Sky Sports campaign set up to change sports throughout areas for students. I interviewed him when he came into school.

Q. So Chris, what inspired you to become a swimmer?

A: When I was younger, I watched the 1988 Olympics and after that, parents, friends and teachers were a big part of it.

Q. Have you always wanted to be a swimmer, or did you have another career in mind?

A. When I was younger I had family members who were bus drivers, and I thought that was really cool at the time, so I wanted to do that first, but then watching the Olympics, I was inspired by the athletes and I wanted to be like them.

Q. Do you have a favourite stroke, and if so, what is it and why?

A. My favourite stroke is the breast stroke, because I had a fun time swimming it, and it was also the only one I could do.

By Rebecca Parkinson

Great Sporting Moments of 2012

Unfortunately she didn’t beat Mo Farah but Miss Kelly says “That’s only because he didn’t run it this year but I wouldn’t have wanted to embarrass him so I ran slowly!”

Miss Kelly added that she did enjoy it. “It’s hard work and a challenge to train but it’s very satisfying sprinting over the finish line and knowing that you've ran 13.1 miles (without stopping).”

Miss Kelly also said that she would definitely be doing the great north run next year.

Results Table

Sports Calendar

Olympic Games – The ultimate sporting event was in London in the summer of 2012. Team GB came 3rd with a total of 65 medals!

NATIONAL - BLUE / SCHOOL - GREEN

Spain Topples Italy – Spain beat Italy 4-90 in Euro 2012 final in Ukraine and Poland.

April 20th - Snooker World Championship

Ryder Cup – Europe beat America in the most nail biting competitions ever witnessed.

May 11th - FA Cup Final

FA Cup – Chelsea beat Liverpool in the FA cup final at Wembley.

June 24th - Wimbledon

England Vs New Zealand in Rugby Autumn International - England won 38-21.

March 19th - Swimming Gala April 6th - The Grand National

April 21th - London Marathon

May 25th - Champions League Final

June 30th - British Grand Prix September - School Sports Day

Lunchtime

Monday Inter-house 5-a-side Year 8/9 MHI Girls Rugby Year 7/8 Coach Badminton All Years KPH

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Sport Football Training Year 7/8 MHI / QE Girls Football All years HFR

More local, regional and national sport at www.wyvernnews.blogspot.com Tuesday Netball Year 7 HFR Football Year 7 CGR

Netball All Years / KPH

Below is the PE ExtraCurricular Timetable from January - April 2013

Wednesday Netball Year 8 HFR Hockey Year 9/10 KPH Badminton All Years MHI

Thursday Dance All Years KPH Hockey Year 7/8 HFR Circuits All years KPH

Friday Badminton All Years KPH

Duke of Ed Year 10/11 KPH

Football Match Year 7 & 9 CGR / BFI

Martin Gray FA Practical

Martin Gray FA Practical

Martin Gray FA Theory

PE Prefects Days: Year 7 - Monday, Year 8 - Wednesday, Year 9 - Friday (lunchtimes on MUGA)

Watt Bike Challenge

Sports Day

The Watt Bike Challenge was at DSMS on Tuesday 6th November 2012 for the 2nd year.

A boy and a girl were nominated from each house to cycle 1 kilometre in the fastest time possible.

The fastest people will be going through to the town championship which is held later this academic year.

Sports Day Results:

Samantha Gould who came first at this years town sports for the Year 7 Shot Put beat her personal best. Town Sports Result: 6.56 meters. DSMS Sports Day Result: 6.95 meters. She also carried the Olympic Torch earlier this year in Hartlepool for outstanding efforts in PE. Alex Palister who came first at this years town sports for the Year 9 Shot

Put also beat his personal best. At Town Sports he threw a distance of 10.11 meters and at the DSMS sports day he threw a distance of 10.25 meters.

Sam Hutchinson smashed the School record for the 1500 meters. He did it in a time of 4.45, the previous record was set at 4.54. Jordan Blore who came 2nd in the 1500 meters also beat the record coming in one second after Sam Hutchinson. Both boys are in year 10.

Most of the races were really close with competitors finishing seconds apart. The winner of a field/track event would receive 4 points, 2nd place would receive 3 points, 3rd place - 2 points and 4th place - 1 point. The only time no points would be rewarded was if someone was disqualified or if they didn’t turn up for their event.

TOTAL BOYS TOTAL GIRLS OVERALL 125 120 247 152 118 271 121 153 277 167 165 336 Below is a breakdown of the points. The bold numbers are the highest scores.

7 BOYS 7 GIRLS 8 BOYS 8 GIRLS 9 BOYS 9 GIRLS 10 BOYS 10 GIRLS 11 BOYS 11 GIRLS MASCOT SHARKS 14 20 19 35 31 27 31 23 30 15 2 TIGERS 19 14 33 21 37 29 30 23 33 31 1 EAGLES 18 11 34 36 23 38 16 28 30 40 3 RATTLESNAKES 15 22 40 35 38 29 41 42 33 37 4

"When one door closes another one opens; but we to often look so long and regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which have opened for us" ~ Alexander Graham Bell.