The Stag Issue 7 by TheStag.

The Stag: Michaelmas Term 1, 2021

Contents Vive La Revolution!…...………...……………………...……………............…Page 3 Inter-house Aquathlon 2021 .…………………….…………………………......Page 4 An Appreciation of the Brilliance that is David Attenborough…………...….....Page 5 Meet Our New Sports Captains………….…………………….…….....…..…..Page 6 Meet Mr Russell ……………...…………………………………………….…..Page 8

Girls’ Hockey………………………………………………………...…………Page 9 House Reports………...……………………………………………………….Page 10 When Politics Goes Wrong……………………….………..……………….…Page 12 Lower Sixth Dinner……………………………………………………………Page 14 Emma Raducanu………………………………………………………………Page 15 Personality Quiz……………………………………………………………….Page 16 Horoscopes……..…………………………………………………………..….Page 17 Book Review..………………………….…………………………….………..Page 18 The Met Gala………………………………………...……….………..……...Page 19 Charity Society………………………………………………………………...Page 20

Welcome to the Stag Team! Contributors: Polly Symes, Jessie Tarrant, Missy Richardson, Freddie Buckingham, Lily Moore, Megan Moffat, Lily Curtis, Frankie Dussek, Maja Marten, Lily O’Brien, Father Daniel House Reporters: Tiggy Tutt, Aditya Jumar, Finn McKeown, Alejandro Maria Besora Photography Editor: Tiggy Tutt Sports Editors: Lily Moore and Aditya Kumar Design Team: Jessie Tarrant and Miss Curren Senior Editor: Miss Curren

If you would like to join the Stag team or contribute a piece to our next issue, get in touch by emailing us at: thestag@eastbourne-college.co.uk

DRAMA

Vive La Révolution! Rehearsals have just started for this year’s school musical: Les Misérables. For those unfamiliar with the musical: it tells the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict who spends a lifetime seeking redemption. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France and the aftermath of the French Revolution, it is a timeless story of intertwined destinies and human suffering.

Russel too (it will be Mr Russel’s first whole school production since joining the College in September.) The rehearsals have been minutely organised so as to maximise productivity within this fifty-person cast and a rehearsal schedule is available in all houses. Furthermore, the school has invested in an app called ‘RehearScore’ so that all students can practise their parts remotely. The atmosphere in rehearsals has been incredible; it has been so long since the drama department has been able to put on a production of this scale (due to COVID-19 restrictions), meaning that everyone has been throwing themselves into it completely. Singing in Big School is audible even from Powell! Curtains up on opening night will definitely be an emotional experience for all involved. Principles Cast List: Ben Young - Valjean

Fin Tomlinson - Javert Charlie Maidens - Marius

Image from left: Amelia Baldock, Joe Muschialli, and Sam Hamilton.

Orla Boulter - Cosette Amelia Baldock - Eponine

This musical is potentially a challenging choice due to the fact that the entire piece is sung (with thirty songs)… there are NO SPOKEN LINES! Mr Jordan certainly has his work cut out for him - and Mr

Millie Cranston - Fantine Herbie Sleep - Thénardier Polly Symes - Madame Thénarder Joe Muschialli - Enjolras Heading the set/backstage crew is Georgia Hutcheon, and head lighting operator on the pupil side is Bertie Brushfield (both Year 12 pupils.) Several ensemble characters mentioned that Mr Russel gave each of them a backstory, which really helped them get into character and, in such a production, characters need to be fully developed! We are all excited about performing for you and hope you are looking forward to the show!

Image from left: Joe Muschialli, Charlie Maidens, Millie Cranston, Fin Tomlinson, Ben Young and Amelia Baldock.

Polly Symes, Year 12, Watt House 3

SPORTS

The Battle of The Beach The annual inter-house Aquathlon took place on Tuesday 7th September this year.

Results Watt came first for the overall girls with Sapphyre Mills Kennelly, Sophie Fellows, Poppy Campion, Issy Doyle and Lily Stoner all in the top three of their events. School came second with only three contestants! Lisa Shi and Maisie Gibbins both came first in their events. Nugent came third with Georgie Ginbey, Savannah Winston, Daisy Quitmann and Izzy Steed all taking a place. For the boys, Gonville and Reeves came first with Matt Gedes and Tom Hutton coming first and second in the Senior Boys Standard, and Nasim Bellagnaoui and Will Cutler coming first and second in the Senior Boys Sprint. Craig came second overall with Freddie Dunkley, Marcus Skyrme and Nate Cahill winning a medal. Wargrave came third with Miguel Santos de Quevedo Cardiel and Zach Howard both coming in third. Pennell and Powell came fourth with Jasper Simpson, Matt Clark and Leo Ginger winning medals for Powell.

Located on Eastbourne beach, the start line was packed with members of the public, intrigued as to why there was such a variety of coloured shirts. Two different races took place: the standard race, which consisted of a 500m swim and 3k run, and the sprint race, which was a 250m swim and 3k run. The standard swim was from the pier to the Lifeguard Beach and running to Holywell Drive and back. The sprint swim was from the Bandstand to the Lifeguard Beach and the same run as the standard. Over 100 pupils took part, each person doing extremely well. The sea was flat and calm, which made it more enjoyable to swim in. It was an incredible event and the school is hoping for it to become bigger and better each time.

An Aquathlete’s Account

calmed down. Minutes pass and I start to feel pebbles under my feet and I come back to reality. My legs somehow provide some support underneath me as I mange to climb out of the water. Running along the flat promenade is like being in a goldfish bowl. It’s a hot day so many Eastbourne residents and families on holiday are lazing around on the beaches. The sound of clapping fills my ears as the cold seawater starts to evaporate off my burning skin, being replaced by sweat. I get into a rhythm and the next thing I know I am sprinting up the slope to cross the finish line.

I can feel my heart in my throat and every limb in my body is like jelly. As I wade into the water, I feel slimy seaweed wrapping itself around my ankles. The taste of salt in my mouth pulls me out of oblivion and I come up, spluttering and coughing. I can feel bruises forming on my legs as other around me try to stay above the water. My claustrophobia starts to kick in just as the whistle is blown. White foam makes it impossible to see where I’m going but after a couple of seconds I start to relax. My arms are in a steady motion and my breathing has

Tiggy Tutt, Year 12 School House 4

ENVIRONMENT

David Attenborough

Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster, natural historian and author. He was born on the 8th May 1926. Now 95 years old, David is best known for his work as a presenter and writer. He attended Cambridge University, and graduated with a master’s degree in 1947. Having completed a training programme at the British Broadcasting Corporation, he became a television producer for them. David Attenborough has written many books, such as A Life on Our Planet which was published in 2020, and other books earlier in his life such as Life on Earth in 1979. These books give us an insightful and eye-opening view of the world in which we live, and David has explored the vast majority of it throughout his life. If the idea of reading his books doesn’t inspire you, there are also many movies and TV shows that David has presented. Planet Earth and Our Planet are his most fa-

mous shows where you can watch the way in which he explores the world, finding new discoveries each time, and helping us to learn more about the beauty of the natural world. David’s love for the world is portrayed in his books and television series as he also includes clips from when he explored the planet at a young age, inspiring all generations across the world.

“The natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement.” David feels as though the importance of knowledge and protection of the natural world is the most important part of his job. He once said “I like animals. I like natural history. The travel bit is not the important bit. The travel bit is what you have to do in order to go and look at animals.” David’s main aim and passion

through his investigation is to inspire people to see the true beauty in the natural world, and not to take it for granted. He says that “people must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure.” David was also a founding member of the World Wildlife Fund in the 1960s.

“His work is truly inspiring” I honestly believe that watching David’s documentaries has changed my view of the world and it is astonishing to be guided by the natural historian in his studies of the world and oceans. I highly recommend watching or reading some of his work as it is truly inspiring.

Freddie Buckingham, Year 12 School House 5

INTERVIEW

Meet Our New Sports Captains I recently interviewed our two new sports captains, Tilly Fox (hockey) and Tom Pedley (rugby) and asked them a few questions about the term so far.

How do you feel about being selected as captain? Immensely proud. It’s something I’ve aspired to since Year 9. When Mr Torri brought me into his office to tell me, it felt pretty good. I’ve continued to try to be the best source of inspiration to younger students and rugby players.

Hi, Tom. How would your team describe you?

Well, I posed this question to them, and as I’m sure you can imagine, all but one of the responses would I’m immensely proud get The Stag shut down if put in. The exception came from a teammate who I’ve played with since Who’s your sporting hero? Year Ten and he described me as “a standard setter I’d say probably Andy Murray; his resilience and an increasingly vocal leader”. through injury has been immense and an inspiration How has the season started for you? to myself and others. We started off with a somewhat unexpected win in the pre-season tournament held in Southampton, where we travelled on the Saturday and stayed overnight. Mr Torri decided to make each room one upper sixth pupil and one lower sixth. Something I’ll remember for a long time is Ed Rowell sharing with Will Hoskins, and then overhearing in the morning they spent most of the night watching police chases on the TV. That was a brilliant experience and one that really helped us bond as a team. Unfortunately, we picked up a couple of injuries, a trend that continued for the first three proper games of the season. Heathfield, and Waldron Rugby Club were next, a club which I and several others play for, so it felt pretty good to come away with a win in what was for many their first game on College Field. We then faced Worth in a mid-week cup fixture, and with around half the squad out it was always going to be an uphill battle. Worth proved too strong on the day after we put in a fairly poor performance, which was made abundantly clear during the video analysis session the next day. The Saturday game against Tonbridge B was one we’d like to forget but I feel it ended up being a springboard for the rest of the season; intensity in training has been excellent since. Finally, this Wednesday we overcame Sevenoaks in a 34-14 win in front of a great crowd on college field which was a special experience for us all.

Have you missed not being able to play matches due to Covid-19? Yes, massively. My entire life is based around sport so when that all changed it was devastating and I really struggled with not having the escape that sport provides me with.

INTERVIEW Are there any sports you’ve never done that you want to try? I’d love to try American football, and I think I will at university. It looks great fun. I’m excited to try it. What do you see yourself accomplishing in the next five to ten years? I want to go to Stirling University to study sport studies and play the highest-level sport I can, mainly rugby and cricket. Then, for the third year of my course, I’ll hopefully be going out to Australia to study but realistically mainly to play sport. I also want to play a Sussex second team game before I go to university. What are your major highlights in your sporting experiences?

It’s got to be Mr Hill. Being coached by a former Olympian for 5 years at Eastbourne is something I’ll be forever grateful for. His experience and passion for coaching never fails to encourage us to perform at our top level.

For cricket, scoring 81 against Kent a few months ago was pretty good. For rugby, being named as captain was brilliant. Getting into the Sussex hockey A team was special as I’ve not really played a huge amount of hockey. In terms of school sports getting to the south of England semi- finals with the U15 cricket team in Year 10 was a proud moment.

Have you missed not being able to play matches due to COVID 19? Yes definitely but it’s really made us appreciate getting back to matches more.

Hi, Tilly. How would your team describe you?

Are there any sports you’ve never done that you want to try?

I’d like to think my team would describe me as energetic and enthusiastic about hockey. I try my best to constantly encourage the team and keep spirits high.

I’ve always wanted to give fencing a go. Dr Ball, is there a place for me on the team?! What do you see yourself accomplishing in the next five to ten years?

How has the season started for you? The season so far has been really good fun. We’ve started with two easier matches which we both won before playing against Sevenoaks in the first round of the National Cup. Unfortunately, we lost 1-0 which puts us into the plate competition which we are looking forward to playing in this Tuesday.

I want to have played for my university team and get some more international caps. What are your major highlights in your sporting experiences? At my time in Eastbourne, there have been many highlights. A standout one for me would be progressing through to regional semi-finals in Year 9. It was the first time we’d played together as a team and was a great achievement. Outside of school. my greatest achievement was being lucky enough to represent England at the UK school games this summer.

How do you feel about being selected as captain? I feel very honoured and am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to lead the team to what should hopefully be a successful season. Who is your favourite sports hero?

Lily Moore, Year 13 School House 7

DRAMA

New Drama Director! Eastbourne College welcomed a new drama director at the beginning of this term, so I thought I’d pop into his office to see how he was getting on!

Since starting work here, Mr Russell remarked on how much drama is “appreciated by pupils and staff”, and was surprised at the number of drama scholars (there are 41). There are “so many people that are really passionate about drama here”, which will be apparent when the 50-strong school musical is performed.

“Drama here is its own little universe” In his free time, Mr Russell reads, practises mindfulness with the “amazing” headspace app, writes poetry and goes running. When asked whether he planned to run in the upcoming Steeplechase, he wisely only promised to “aspire to do that this time next year”! He describes himself as “nerdy” and “creative”, and someone who winds down easily –a useful skill when working in a school!

Image: Mr Russell

Mr Russell’s career spans from acting training at RADA, work with The National Youth Theatre, teaching in a London state school, teaching LAMDA at St Paul’s Girls’ School and, most recently, teaching at Wellington School. Before all of that, his initial dream was “to be a pilot”, but challenges with maths requirements made him realise that it was in fact drama that gave him “that sense of complete freedom”.

In terms of his own school career, Mr Russell admitted to being “quite high maintenance” as a pupil, but also said that sixth form was good for “keeping [him] on the right track, in terms of motivation” due to the freedom pupils are given to “choose” for themselves.

“I’ve just finished an MA in

Mr Russell stressed that one constant throughout his entire career was working with young people. For him, the “pastoral development of pupils” was equally as rewarding as the actual teaching of the subject.

Creative Writing” The director was keen to disclose some exciting plans for the department, including a potential “production operation” for a “TV series set in a fictional college”, if the budget allowed for it. Mr Lamb is also keen for this from the sounds of it!

In comparison to his most recent job, Eastbourne College is “quite similar”, especially in terms of our house and tutor system . However, the smaller size and “family feel” of the College were key driving forces in his application.

With unlimited funds, Mr Russel added that using a “temporary space somewhere outside college” and opening it up “for a weekend as an arts venue” would give some great real world experience in “producing and managing” for drama, art and music scholars alike. Although, he added, this was more of a big dream than a concrete plan!

He then added that the “life” and “culture” of Eastbourne itself was much more suited to him and his “two small children” than where he was previously. In the director’s words, Crowthorne “was just in the middle of nowhere!”

Polly Symes, Year 12, Watt House 8

SPORT

Girls’ Hockey 2021 This term has seen a great start to the hockey season for Eastbourne College with a total of 13 girls teams with multiple fixtures already having been played. The first team have had an exceptional start with two wins already under their belt. In their match against Cranbrook they won 5-2 and achieved a mighty win over Rodean with a score of 7-0. Their most recent match against Sevenoaks was a tough one and both teams played incredibly well ending with a very close score of 1-0 to Sevenoaks. However, this means the team is now playing in the plate which they have a great chance of winning. The second team have also been playing very well with two wins against Eastbourne Hockey Club and Cranbrook and an unfortunate loss against a very good Rodean team. The thirds have only had one match but won with an impressive 6-1 victory over Rodean.

hockey and won their match against Cranbrook 6-1 and Rodean 7-1. Finally the U14As should be commended for their great 4-1 victory over Mayfield. As I’ve said before this has been a great start to the hockey season and I’m sure with lots of training it will only get better.

The U15A team have also been playing fantastic

Lily Moore, Year 12 School House 9

HOUSE REPORTS

Gonville House The Start of Term As many new students walked through the door, different opportunities began. Gonville hosted a barbecue on the first Saturday of term, in which both current and new boarders came together in efforts to build a closer relationship. One of the boarders from Wargrave described the event as: “It had a good atmosphere, good food and good drinks. Your Housemaster, Mr WingfieldDigby, made a very good friendly first impression.” On Friday 17th September, new pupils from Gonville were invited to a formal dinner in order to congratulate their hard work in achieving their scholarships.

Another important event took place the following day, this was the six form dinner. Where students and teachers dressed up as their favourite movie characters. This event, was another fantastic opportunity to connect with people from the year and other students in different houses. Students got divided into different tables, where new people got to meet and exchange words in order to build new friends. As we approached our first exeat weekend, two of our boarders Matt and Tom, along with youngers boys from year 11 took part in the annual aquathlon. After a brutal swim and run with a fantastic effort from everyone, Matt ended up in first place and shortly after, Tom followed in second place.

The following people were congratulated for their hard work:  Matt Geddes for a sports scholarship in triathlon

Luke Burnham for getting an acadeic scholarship Finn McKeown for a sports scholarship in cricket and tennis Samuel Lee for getting an academic Art scholarship Finn McKeown and Alejandro Maria Besora, Year 12 Gonville House

Wargrave House Wargrave has settled in nicely under the new housemaster Mr Spiers who seems to be loving the energy encapsulated in the House. As we near towards exeat it should be said that the year 9 drama has started under Mr Roberts’ leadership which seems to be running fairly smoothly alongside house singing preparations which have recently began to get underway. Although it should be said that it’s going to take a bit longer for some of the

lads to pluck up the courage to sing our potential competition winning song with passion. However the house’s weak ability to make toast without setting off the fire alarm at all hours of the night has began to drive a few of us mad. Mr Spiers’ dog Monty has almost started to symbolize the majority of lads in the house; overly energetic and always on the prowl to find some sort of ball to play with. Aditya Kumar, Year 12 Wargrave House

HOUSE REPORTS

School House School House has been a busy place this half of term and we have much enjoyed welcoming in many new pupils.

The Lower Sixth very much enjoyed dressing up as pirates for the welcoming dinner, where students and teachers dressed up as their favourite movie School House hosted a barbecue for the current and characters, which was an opportunity to get to know new year 10 boarders to bond and get to know each the new students in the different houses. other a little better.

The delicious food was closely guarded by Poppy the dog as she made friends with the new-

The Year 9s had fun hosting some tie dying at the weekend while the whole house is preparing for the House Concert and the House Singing, both coming up soon. Each year group has something exciting planned for the revue, so make sure to come and watch!

We have had lots of sporting successes in School House such as Maisie Gibbins coming in first for the sprint race in the Aquathlon and Lisa Shi also winning first place in the standard race. Ella Panayiotou played for Saxon Tiger’s who won the final for their age group at the England Hockey Futures Cup 2021 at St Albans. Tiggy Tutt, Year 10 School House 11

POLITICS

When Politics Goes Wrong Politics is a serious business and our politicians are meant to be some of the brightest minds in the Country. But as our Politics A level students learn about the political process, why not take a break from the text books and instead take a look at the lighter side of British politics? While we are justifiably proud of our political history, there are plenty of examples of our recently elected officials making all too public mistakes both during campaigns and while in office. Here's a rundown of some pretty outrageous (and maybe just a little bit comical) political slip-ups.

Love In Westminster Over the summer, the UK was shocked by the leaking of that video showing ex-Health Secretary Matt Hancock having a passionate moment with his aide, Gina Coladangelo, in the privacy of his own office — except it wasn’t particularly private as a hidden camera had been recording the entire event. The fair-minded British public were outraged and there was only one thing on everyone’s mind… How dare he break social distancing guidelines? Oh, and they didn’t particularly approve of the extra-marital affair bit either. But who can blame them? The incriminating video (taken on the 6th May — according to The Sun who scooped the exclusive) was recorded 11 whole days before restrictions were set to ease about intimate contact with people outside of your own household.

‘didn’t particularly approve of the extra marital affair bit’ Whilst he resigned shortly after the story blew up, many commentators believe it reflected poorly on Boris Johnson that he didn’t sack Hancock as soon as the truth came out. Everything has a silver lining for Matt though, as he was soon spotted jet setting to the stunning Alps with new girlfriend Gina — that’ll teach him a lesson.

Exam Boards R Us As all of us in education will know, recently sacked exEducation Secretary, Gavin Williamson has had a difficult couple of years! Whether it be getting confused between sports stars or digging himself a hole during speeches, opponents of Williamson argue that he has made many an error during his political career — none so significant as figuring out how to asses GCSEs and A levels over the past two years, a process which many have referred to as an ‘absolute shambles’. Due to Covid-19, students across the country have lost vital learning time and for many online lessons weren’t an adequate replacement for in-school learning. There were limited alternatives but something had to be done.

Fortunately, the government understood that it would be unfair for exam year students to take the normal, full blown assessments. Unfortunately, someone came up with the bright idea to use the now infamous algorithm! This led to unfair grading for many students and so was met with much anger, whilst the media had a field day. Williamson soon backtracked (as some politicians tend to do) and reverted to teacher assessed grades. At first it seemed as though this year the exams would go ahead as planned — until the arrival of yet another school-shutting lockdown in January. The Education Secretary then seemed to confuse everything and announce that exams would in fact be cancelled. Or would they? As we now know, he eventually put his plan into action to use teacher assessed grades in conjunction with exams, marked in school, not by the exam boards. Many of our readers will have personal experience of how Gavin Williamson handled the crisis and you will have to make up your own mind on where you would grade him from 1-9. 12

POLITICS Maybot Moments Disappointingly, there are still a limited number of female politicians in leading positions but none have polarized recent opinion more than Theresa May. Since Margaret Thatcher stepped down from power in 1990 due to lack of party support, the UK was hopeful that the next female prime minister would have a hugely positive and progressive impact on British politics. Many would argue that it did not work out like that. May’s beginnings at Number 10 started based on her ‘no deal is better than a bad deal’ Brexit slogan and it has been suggested that this ended up being her undoing. A lack of public support as well as questionable judgement (such as calling a snap election and losing her thin majority in parliament), made her downfall inevitable.

‘questionable judgement’ Theresa’s apparent lack of emotion gained her the infamous nickname, ‘the Maybot’, only publicly expressing emotion during her resignation speech in 2019. Many of you will particularly remember her for those well known robotic dance moves, some of which will haunt her (and us) forever.

Whilst it is always possible to see the lighter side of these incidents, sometimes such mishaps could have more serious consequences such as a moment from as long ago as 1984 where during the height of the cold war, US President Ronald Reagan jokingly said that he signed ‘legislation that will outlaw Russia forever’, then going on to say ‘we begin bombing in five minutes’ - he didn’t realise he was already on air!

So, politics can clearly be amusing, even when it’s not meant to be! If you enjoy the funnier side of politics, check out Private Eye – available at all good newsagents. In the meantime, remember, if this article has taught you anything, when it is your turn to vote… choose wisely!

Not Just Blues + Brits Of course, mistakes are not just the preserve of the current Conservative Party. Famous Labour Party slip-ups have included MP Diane Abbott illegally drinking a can of mojito on the train; former Prime Minister Gordon Brown calling a Labour supporter a ‘bigoted woman’ during the election campaign back in 2010; Neil Kinnock (former Labour Party leader) falling into the sea and Jeremy Corbyn’s lack of clarity on his stance on Brexit.

Lily O’Brien, Year 12, Watt House 13

SCHOOL EVENTS

Dinner at the Movies Some other great costume efforts included: Friday, September 18th was a special night for our Lower Sixth, as they attend-  Pablo Escobar ed their first year group dinner as sixth  A pair of Minions from Despicable Me formers. The dinner, which was themed as film character night, was a great success and brought the year group closer together.

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Miss Congeniality

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Sully and Mike from Monsters Inc.

The pupils enjoyed a lovely meal and beverage at  their tables, and then had the opportunity to switch around the seating mid-way through the meal. This  allowed the pupils to start talking with new people at their tables and get to know everyone in their year. 

The Pennell boys as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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The School House girls as the Pirates of the Caribbean

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Characters from W innie the Pooh

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Mother Gothel from Tangled

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Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians

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The Wargrave boys as the Men in Black

Throughout their meal, the pupils took part in a movie title quiz, attempting to guess the titles of movies based off of emojis. The night was a very successful one for the Nugent girls, as Josephina Faude won the heads and tails competition, and Kristina Duckett won the costume contest with her excellent portrayal of Fiona from Shrek.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith Hermione from Harry Potter

Overall, it was a great night for the Lower Sixth who had the chance to meet new people in their year and start off their sixth form experience the right way.

Lily Curtis and Frankie Dussek, Blackwater and School House, Year 12 14

SPORT FEATURE

Emma Raducanu Emma Raducanu is not an unfamiliar name to many tennis lovers or even most as the young star becomes high in demand over the last few weeks. For those unaware of the young tennis champi-

But can this swarm of fame change Emma’s mind-set due to young recognition? Since the win her social media following has increased significantly picking up over 2 million Instagram followers. Overtaking like growth rate on other big celebrities such as Cristiano Ronaldo. She has been invited to many events including the James Bond premier and was featured in British Vogue early in September. Chief Executive of the Lawn Tennis Association, Scott Lloyd believes that fame won’t affect Emma's ability to rise to the top of her sport.

on, Emma is an 18-year-old British professional tennis player whose name came to light after making history at the US Tennis Open after winning a Grand Slam. Emma became the first qualifier to win a major title in tennis history. Not only this but Emma ended the 44 year wait of being a British female grand slam winner. Winning $2.5m in prize money is only the beginning of her tennis fortune as she continues to gain multiple sponsors with a prediction of earning up to £1 billion throughout her tennis career. She even began to gain sponsor all throughout the fashion world such as Tiffany and Co, Lacoste, Uniqlo and Chanel. This led to her invitation to the Met Gala, a highly regarded fashion event in support of the Metropolitan Museum of Art where she can be seen wearing Chanel below.

So what is so inspirational about Emma? What is important to remember is the infancy of her career. She trained before and after school while still succeeding studying for her A level exams in which she achieved A/A*. In addition to this, she is bilingual with the ability to speak fluent Mandarin due to her Chinese heritage. She is an inspiration as it’s key to recognise that Emma is still a teenager balancing her tennis career and the fame that comes with it along with an ordinary teenage lifestyle. She balances both her worlds as the night before her Vogue photoshoot Emma attended her school prom in Orpington!

Raducanu at the Met Gala 2021 dressed in Chanel

Emma Raducanu celebrating win at US tennis open on Saturday 11th September 2021. Where did it all start? Emma started playing tennis at the age of five at local park courts in Bromley where she grew up winning her first tournament aged six. Her father had a big impact on Raducanus’ tennis background from doubles training when she was young to advising on coaches and suitable rackets for the young star to lead her towards further success.

Maja Marten, Year 12 School House 15

PERSONALITY QUIZ

Which Disney Princess are you? Take our personality quiz to find out which Disney film is all about you

What’s your favourite thing to do on computers? A)

Gaming

I don’t have a computer

What are your school reports like?

Find recipes

I need to concentrate on my work a little more

Read e-books

Pretty good

What room would your dream house have?

AMAZING

A room dedicated to my favourite sport

I get told off for reading in lessons

A gigantic walk-in wardrobe

A swimming pool

A room for all my animals

If someone was to make a movie of your life, what would it be like? A)

Adventure film

Romantic film

If you could wear only one kind of shoe, what kind would you pick?

Action film

Trainers

Fantasy film

Flip flops

What is your favourite animal?

Flippers

Bear

High heels

Tiger

Anything fishy

Woodland creatures

What is your favourite type of weather? A)

Rainy

Blazing hot sunshine

Cool breeze

Snow storm

Answers If you mainly picked A, you are Merida from Brave. If you mainly picked B, you are Jasmine form A laddin. If you mainly picked C, you are Ariel from Little Mermaid. If you mainly picked D, you are Aurora from Sleeping Beauty If you picked a mix of C and D, you are Belle from Beauty and the Beast If you got mainly C and some B, you are Moana

Freddie Buckingham, Kiri Marshall,Year Year12 12,School Watt House House 16

FEATURES

Horoscopes

Aquarius:

Aries:

Capricorn:

Gemini:

(Jan 20-Feb 18)

(Mar 21-Apr 19)

(Dec 22-Jan 19)

(May 21-June20)

Don’t hide your smile

Romance is coming your way. Look out for a tall stranger.

Don’t lose your shine

Take a break from all your hard work and do something fun

Cancer:

Leo:

Libra:

Pisces:

(June 21-July 22)

(Jul 23-Aug 22)

(Sep 23-Oct 22)

(Feb 19-Mar 20)-

Leave the past in the past. Move onto a new chapter of your life.

Success is in store for you! Keep working and you’ll see the benefit of everything you’ve done

Look out for those around you, your friends need your support

Be more confident; you look amazing !

Sagittarius:

Scorpio:

Taurus:

Virgo:

(Nov 22-Dec 21)

(Oct 23-Nov 21)

(Apr 20-May 20)

(Aug 23-Sep 22)

Stop spending all your money on clothes!

You have a big decision coming up! Don’t be indecisive

Be more adventurous ! There is more to life than doing work

Don’t follow what other people want to do, do something you enjoy

MEDIA REVIEW

‘The Surgeon’ by Tess Gerritsen Instead of saving lives, he takes them… Tess Gerritsen’s, ‘The Surgeon’ reports on a killer who targets lone women, breaking into their houses and performing ritualistic acts of torture on them, before finally finishing them off.

“Hair-raising finish” Detectives Jane Rizzoli and her partner Thomas Moore investigate the murders, discovering that their case makes a striking resemblance to that of Catherine Cordell’s; a beautiful doctor with a hidden past. 2 years ago, she was attacked by The Surgeon and narrowly avoided death. Catherine escaped The Surgeon once, but can she do it again..?

About the author: Tess Gerritsen is an international best-selling author with over 25 million books sold. Growing up in San Diego, she always dreamt of writing her own spin on the infamous ‘Nancy Drew’ novels. Despite her dreams to become a writer, her family expressed doubts about the sustainability of a writing career, and she opted to choose a career in medicine.

Reviews:

She graduated from Stanford University and studied medicine at the University of California, receiving her degree in 1979. While on maternity leave, she submitted a short story for a magazine contest and won, which encouraged her to rekindle her passion for writing.

“Gruesome, seductive and creepily credible” - The Times

“A real page-turner. A read-in-one-go novel if ever there was one” - Independent on Sunday

Rating: 4.1 / 5

“Grabbed me by the throat and didn't let me go until its hair-raising finish” - Tami Hoag

IT’S GORY, IT’S GRIPPING, IT’S GERRITSEN

“Suspense doesn’t get better than this” - Lee Child Megan Moffat, Year 12 School House 18

FASHION

The 2021 Met Gala An Introduction to the Met Gala: The Met Gala is a prestigious event which takes place in New York City at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. On the first Monday of May celebrities, fashion designers, athletes, and other influential figures gather to celebrate fashion and art. Every year there is a set theme and for this year the theme was America: A Lexicon of Fashion. Past themes have included; Camp: Notes on Fashion, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, and Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology. Each year celebrities compete to outdo each other in extravagance and style, and this year was no Imaan Hammam in Vintage Atelier Versace different with looks varying from Kim Kardashian West’s iconic, completely black outfit to Madison Beer’s questionable ‘prom’ style dress. Here are our opinions on this year’s best and worst looks.

Naomi Osaka in Louis Vuitton

Best Looks: 

Imaan Hammam—Vintage Atelier Versace

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Gigi Hadid—Prada

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Gabrielle Union—Iris Van Herpen

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Anok Yai—Oscar de la Renta and Ana Khouri Jewlery

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Lil Nas X—Versace

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Barbie Ferreira—Johnathan Simkhai

Madison Beer in One of NYC Anok Yai in Oscar de la Renta

Worst Looks: 

Addison Rae—Vintage Tom Ford Gucci

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Madison Beer—One of NYC

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Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello—Michael Kors

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Naomi Osaka—Louis Vuitton

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Timothée Chalamet—Haider Ackermann

Gigi Hadid in Prada

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello in Michael Kors

Lily Curtis, Frankie Dussek, Maja Marten, Blackwater and School House, Year 12 19

TYPE OF FEATURE

Chapel Charities 2021-22 On 7th October, the Charity Society launched the two school Chapel charities for the year, chosen by them, one being international, the other local.

Harvest Appeal Beginning on Monday 27 September, we welcomed Janet and Tony Mottram from the Eastbourne Foodbank to address us in Chapel. The Appeal had started several weeks before, and much produce was received from members of the school for those in need in our local area. It was a great effort and surpasses last year - so enormous thanks from the Charity Society to all who contributed. We await the results of how many meals we have actually provided.

After the collapse of the former government in Afghanistan, there has been immense uncertainty across the country, with many people losing homes and living in fear. Members of the Society have chosen this as the main charity for the year, supporting with donations through International Rescue Committee (the IRC), a well-established charity (which has done great work since 1988 in that country). Despite the chaotic situation, someone has to help an estimated 3 million displaced Afghans, many in poverty. You can see the work of this organisation here: https://www.rescue-uk.org/ Our second charity is very different and is local. This is "Bright Ideas for Tennis". As part of this charity's work it provides free tennis activity sessions (called I Play 30) designed for adults and children with learning, sensory and physical disabilities, and for those experiencing mental ill health. You can see the work of this organisation here: https:// www.brightideasfortennis.org/iplay30.php

Father Daniel

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