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TOMTOM issue 3

April 2009

MIDSUMMER DREAMS SHALL FILL YOUR HEAD...

looking forward to this summer’s magical promenade performance

Music to the Ears

we get a prelaunch invite to the British Music Experience at the O2

LGBT month

celebrating our community’s diversity

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE...

FERRIER Essien & Matt

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LIVING CINEMA Toby

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MUSIC&FILM Matilda, Ned & Raihan

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LGBT MONTH & ST VALENTINE’S DAY Jean & Edie

six & seven

JOSH BEASLEY CREATIVITY AWARD Luc

eight & nine

SOUNDBYTES

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STUDENT GOVERNORS

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BRITISH MUSIC EXPERIENCE Lewis & Ned LEWIS SNOWBLOG Lewis

twelve thirteen

NED’S TV NATION Ned

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FOOTBALL FOCUS Toby

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COVER STORY

This summer’s promenade performance of Midsummer’s Night Dream IMAGE COURTESY OF FLICKR Creative Commons Name of Photographer unknown

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FERRIER

As the bulldozers move in and the years of planning and speculation seem to be coming to fruition, Matt Davis and Essien Nosworthy do some digging of their own...

The £720 million scheme to regenerate the Kidbrooke area and eventually increase the local population to 120,000 is finally underway with the prospect of a mixture of rented, private and shared ownership properties being interspersed to create a diverse community.

Rosa Goncalves, a resident who has lived on the existing estate since its early days, echoed the views of many residents when she told us what a friendly place it used to be and an ideal environment for raising children. She feels sad that it has developed such a bad name over the years.

“There is a very true saying” she told us. “You can’t always tell a book by its cover. In this case, the Ferrier Estate is the cover but the people are the story.”

We’ve managed to unearth some vintage photographs of the estate when it was first built...

“the Ferrier Estate is the cover but the people are the story”

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A night at the

‘LIVING’

by Toby Hayward-Seers

I’ve been struggling to find an article all year really. Interesting school events only start kicking off during the summer term, so sitting through a planning meeting for this issue, gave me cause for concern. Then Billy Rowlinson came up with an idea. “Oh, you can come along to the Living Cinema evening next week.”

A Living Cinema! I thought, what could that be? “Oh! yeah. It includes a three course meal” Billy added with a grin on his face. He knew that he had hooked me!

So sacrificing the wonders of Tuesday night TV, here I was on 17 March having been swayed by the promise of said three course meal. As I turned up at the Drama Studio, there were a mix of students, parents and teachers congregated in the room next door.

We eventually filtered into the studio to be confronted by a massive white sheet at the front, tables in the middle and a few guys with computers at the back. I was seriously puzzled! Eating pizza as I watched a flock of birds journey over land, sea and the creases on the sheet in front, cue the dreamy music which made me feel slightly drowsy. Just as I could feel myself drifting away, somebody emerged from the back and explained what Living Cinema was about. “The projections on the screen are all controlled live (hence the name) by the computers at the back and the music is also played live through the computer software with live drumming and singing.” At that point everybody turned around to see a drummer and vocalist who appeared to come out of nowhere! With the aid of a Wii remote, I decided to have a go at controlling the birds on the screen, which resulted in managing to make the birds perform cartwheels, flips and double pivots as if boogying on a Saturday night. Okay, not really, but I did manage to quite lamely control the

birds as they flew to opposite sides of the screen.

After being treated to a wonderful selection of Jamaican food; succulent chicken with spiced rice, potatoes and carrots I decided to go and help the food technology students who were acting as waiters for the night.

Amazingly enough, I managed not to spill anything!

As the evening drew to a close, I felt that it needed a bit of livening up.

Cue self named Bollywood band who came all the way from...Greenwich!

Their enthusiasm was evident from the moment they entered the door, as a mixture of brass and drums performed a number of high-tempo golden bollywood classics.

I definitely went home with a smile on my face that evening! So, thanks for thinking of me Billy!

The Living Cinema event at Tallis was an exciting evening of VJing, food, live music and discussion that aimed to explore new methods and business models for film based entertainment. The organisers were keen to embrace the audience’s observations and some fascinating comments came out of the event...The majority of the audience enjoyed the combination of film, food and music in a sociable atmosphere... it proved to be an unusual and exciting way of engaging them in discussion about change and creativity..

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SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

FILM

Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and codirected in India by Loveleen Tandan. The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”

However things are complicated when the makers of the show don’t believe he won it fair and square since he’s illiterate. But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? That doesn’t really bother the boy though as he actually went on the show to catch the eye of the girl he loves who he had lost contact with. Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up; of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show’s questions. Each chapter of Jamal’s increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show’s most impossible questions. But one question remains a mystery… When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out whether he really has been cheating or he’s out to find the love his life. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love.

After watching the Oscars live very late at night, I’m definitely going to give this film a 9.5/10!! It’s definitely a film worth watching.

Raihan Muhammad

what’s hot and what’s not

MUSIC

YEAR 7 VOTE THEIR TOP 20 SONGS OF 2009 1. Taio Cruz Wiv out ya 2. Lady Ga Ga Poker Face 3. K.I.G Headz shoulderz kneez and toez 4. Akon I’m so paid 5. Kings of Leon Sex on fire 6. Chipmonk Light up central 7. L’il Wayne Let it rock 8. Lady Ga Ga Just Dance 9. Flo Rida Right round 10.Alesha Dixon Breath Slow 11. T.I. Dead and Gone 12. Pussycat Dolls What ya think about that 13. Shontelle T Shirt 14. Akon Beautiful 15. Taylor Swift Love Song 16 .Lily Allen The Fear 17 .Pink Sober 18 .Britney Spears Circus 19 .Chipmonk Chip to Chip 20 .N Dubz Papa

SCI-FI LO-FI VOLUME 3 : SHOE GAZING 1985-2009 compiled by Rob Da Bank

If your musical back catalogue is filled with the latest crop of “edgy” bands, see: White Lies and the so called new-gloom scene, (a load of pale twenty-something’s who think that owning a copy of Unknown Pleasures makes them 80% “darker”) then this is most definitely not the album for you.

Beginning with the jewel of British song writing that is The Jesus And Mary chain’s ‘Just Like Honey’, this compilation has already told us its intentions, not to bring out hit after hit like so many others; its objective is to give the listener an introduction to the raw, beautiful genre that is Shoegaze, through a vivid patchwork of tracks showcasing its sonic history.

Fact: EVERY track on offer here is at least 45% feedback and in no way at all is this a bad thing. In fact feedback is what fuels the tracks, gives them the energy to boost themselves from mediocrity and to establish themselves. The sheer wondrousness of this album lies in the aura it creates; there is no sense of urgency or attempt to look cool by singing about current affairs, or even to sing about your life.

I must admit, when I first glanced at this album’s tracklisting, out of the 15 acts on offer, I recognized 7, which for me is downright bizarre, but I’m truly ecstatic about this fact, as it shows that there is much to this record, such deep and wonderful undertones it will take many replays to truly get to its heart.

This album begins with a pulse of feedback and it ends on the same beautiful, alternative and downright genius compilations you are likely to find all year. Ned Powley

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by Jean Cripps

The new widescreen TV was hung up in the foyer for all to see, balloons and rainbow flags hung alongside as the school celebrated its diversity during LGBT month. Lunchtime screenings of ‘Will and Grace’, visits to the cinema by Year 12 and 13 to see ‘Milk’ and celebration assemblies for all year groups were held.

Homophobic bullying has now become the number one reason to bully another individual, therefore work needs to continue to be developed in this area. Following a visit to one of the assemblies by members of Greenwich Children’s Services, the LGBT group have been invited to discuss how we can support other schools and agencies in developing truly inclusive practices that celebrate diversity.

Checkout some of the events and activities that took place.

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ST VALENTINE'S DAY

Languages celebrated the Gay Pride festivals around the world while Drama worked with Lewisham College on the adaptation of the film ‘The Laramie Project’

Technology studied a unit about gay designers and their achievements

Business studies focused on the issues of the ‘pink pound’ and being gay or lesbian in the business world while english personal and explored the poems of economic wellbeing gay used empathy glasses WW1 soldiers to consider diversity and wrote stories from the perspective of a young gay maths or lesbian teenager

taught coding along with the story of the life of art studied alan turing work by francis

sen investigated symbols and gender representations used in the lesbian and gay community

bacon and re investigated the concept of family

St Valentine’s Day has been celebrated on 14 February for as long as I can remember. It is believed to have originated from St Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on 14 February 269AD. Legend also has it that St Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer’s daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it “from your Valentine”.

Other aspects of the story say that St Valentine served as a priest at the temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius who then jailed Valentine for defying him. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius set aside 14 February to honour St Valentine as a martyr.

Gradually 14 February became the date to exchange love messages and St Valentine became the patron saint of lovers.

The date is marked by sending poems and simple gifts such as flowers.

Whatever history might tell us about the foundations upon which this day was built, a bit more love and compassion in the world is never a bad thing. So well done St Valentine (whoever you are!)

Edie Cantrill-Baker

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it will give other creative students something to aspire to Dionne Farrell

THE JOSH BEASLEY AWARD FOR CREATIVITY

2008

by Luc Wybourn-Whyte

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THE JOSH BEASLEY AWARD FOR CREATIVITY WAS SET UP IN MEMORY OF AND TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND PASSIONS OF JOSH BEASLEY `Josh Beasley was creative and passionate. He

loved drama and was aiming to become an actor; he loved words - reading, writing and poetry...and was working on his first novel. He loved to draw and paint as well as listening to music and playing the saxophone. Josh always brought his own perspective to things challenging, independent as well as thoughtful.

He got excited by ideas and was always looking for ways that he could develop himself as a creative person.

The 2008 award was open to anyone between Years 9 to 13 who had a passion for music, writing, drama or art as well as photography and film. The winner received £500 as well as a sculpture by artist John Frankland and two runners-up each got £100. Entries required a nomination from a fellow classmate or teacher. The idea was that the winners would use their money to help the school build on its creativity for example through workshops and develop them as creative people. The judges included Josh’s family, friends and teachers.

Hannah Collins, who won first place, wants to be an artist when she leaves Tallis and she drew a superhero similar to ‘The Dark Knight’ (Batman). She is hoping to use her money to visit a graphic novel publisher to get advice on how to get into a career in this industry and plans to run some workshops for other students at the school.

Talented song writer and guitar player, Charlie Foxon, who started playing instruments when he was eleven was a runner-up with his entry of a song in memory of Josh. He wrote the song two days after the sad news that Josh had been found. He feels that the lyrics are emotional and meaningful. His plan is to record the song in a professional recording studio with his runners-up prize.

Creative writer, Dionne Farrell submitted a short story. Dionne has a passion for writing and hopes that the runner-up award will give her the recognition to become a writer when she is older. She feels that it will give other creative students something to aspire to and plans to use her £100 to encourage other ‘budding writers’ by hopefully inviting a famous writer into school to give their advice.

Got to www.thomastallis.co.uk/www/josh.html to find out more about the Josh Beasley Award for Creativity

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LANGUAGE BLOGGING

Last year some of our year 10 students were linked with similar aged students in Italy and were given a portfolio. They then had to create a homepage which was linked to a blog.

Ms Totten had her own blog on which she made some suggestions of topics for them to do such as writing the first line of a story that all the students had to contribute towards to make a complete story. Comments could also be posted on everybody’s blog and tasks could be set and checked up on. This year, students from Years 8 and 9 are going to Markdorf and a blog has been set up for the students to start getting to know each other and planning their activities before they get there.

COMIC RELIEF

DRAMA PRODUCTIONS

LONDON MARATHON

GRAPHIC NOVELS

The school raised over £1500 for Comic Relief this year. We had bucket collections as well as a non-uniform day and the Year 8’s held a sponsored silence. We also had Wayne Penney, a sixth form student wandering around the school dressed from head to toe in female clothes and full on make up.

It seemed to do the trick, because he raised quite a lot of money.

Mr Hordern will be running in the London Marathon again this year to raise money for the NSPCC. He is hoping to raise as much money as possible so please try to sponsor him if you can.

Our sixth form drama students have been ‘treading the board’s recently with a number of productions such as 4:48 Psychosis, Round and Round the Garden, Attempts on her Life, Hedda Gabler and Talking in Tongues.

Good luck with your results because we know how hard you have worked putting on these productions.

The new graphic novels in the school library have been flying off the shelves as this ever popular style of fiction seems permanently in demand.

SOUNDbytes

NEWSROUND

After Ofsted’s recent damning report about how well Music is taught in schools, Newsround visited Tallis to show that it’s not the same everywhere. After speaking to Ms Darvill, our Head of Music, they had a chat with various students who had the opportunity to say what music meant for them. They told how music helps them to relax and express themselves. It gave them the opportunity to forget about things that may be worrying them and it also exercises the brain which can only help in other lessons.

FUTURE FOUNDATIONS A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Nine Year 12 students represented the school at the Third Sector Edge Competition in London on Friday 3 April. The students impressed the judges with their ‘Secondary School Survival Guide’ and their own project working with the Greenwich Toy Library. They raised money by car washing and selling cakes. A special mention to Dionne Farrell who won the Outstanding Individual Contribution Award. Well done!

YEAR 7 CROSS-CURRICULAR LEARNING DAY

During this year’s Shine Week, we will take on a whole new adventure, never before attempted at Tallis. One of Shakespeare’s magical greats, A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be performed at the Woodlands Farm Trust on Shooters Hill. Auditions have taken place for this spectacular promenade performance and it has been cast with some very talented students who are eager to begin rehearsals. This is not to be missed, one night only on Friday 10 July 2009. So come lay down upon this flowery bed, where Midsummer Night Dreams will fill your head.

Year 7 took on the challenge of planning their own school day on Tuesday 31 March when, choosing from a wide range of workshops focussed on curriculum work about connections as well as healthy lifestyles, they made up a timetable which incorporated a lunchbreak as well as workshops running for different lengths of time. They had to make all this fit into a normal school day! Reflecting and evaluating their performance throughout was also part of the challenge. The next issue of ‘Tom Tom’ will have a more in depth feature about the different workshops and how they coped so...watch this space!

WORK EXPERIENCE

No snow in London for years and on the first day of the work experience programme the students were faced with no public transport and several inches of the stuff. A large majority of them managed to make their way to their placements which ranged from the Houses of Parliament to Greenwich Theatre with Primark and a veterinary practice in between. “We’ve had some excellent work experience students and the projects they undertook and information they provided has been very useful. Being involved with the students and knowing they have enjoyed their placements has been very fulfilling and worthwhile and made my job more interesting” was one of the many positive comments we have received from employers.

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WWW.LEWIS@LEYSIN.CO.UK ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Posted on Saturday 14 February by Lewis Radstone-Stubbs

18 hours in a cramped coach full of teenagers, all of whom wish they were somewhere else. Let’s hope it was all worth it...18 hours, teenagers and 1 toilet = noooooo - get me out of here!!

Yet more waiting!

Posted on Sunday 15 February by Lewis Radstone-Stubbs

Two and a half hours to get some skis but I can guaranteee the ski-ing will be amazing tomorrow. As soon as we got off the coach at our hotel we looked up in awe at the staggering mountains above. The 4* hotel that we were spending our next six nights in was split into two parts either side of a small road. It was also joined by an underpass. The rooms had a TV with some English channels although there could have been a bit more space.

All it was cracked up to be!

Posted on Monday 16 February by Lewis Radstone-Stubbs

Yes, it certainly lived up to expectations. The resort was monumentally huge, all the teachers very helpful (they definitely needed to be sometimes!). There were 3 groups..absolute beginners, intermediate and experienced. I was intermediate and progressed massively in one day whilst being taught a variety of skills. You are so high that you you are looking down at a sea of clouds! Incredible!

The brilliance continues!

Posted on Tuesday 17 February by Lewis Radstone-Stubbs

See day 3. There are three different kinds of runs. Blue (easiest), red and black (hardest). At this stage my group are up to hard blues.

Ski casino night!

Posted on Wednesday 18 February by Lewis Radstone-Stubbs

There were events organised by the teachers every night. Tonight was ‘Casino Night’. Matt and I won the second highest amount of chips due to skill (luck) in games such as Blackjack, Texas hold’em and Bruce’s high low. Unfortunately there was quite a lot of cheating involved by some. Obviously I had nothing to do with it!!

Snow tube!

Posted on Thursday 19 February by Lewis Radstone-Stubbs

It was the turn of the snow tube this evening to entertain us. Snow tubing is basically like a bobsleigh but you sit in a rubber ring. As the one we did is the longest in Europe you can image how good it was! You go unbelievably fast while you are an inch away from hard ice! It was brilliant!

Ski Disco!

Posted on Friday 20 February by Lewis Radstone-Stubbs

Our group are now doing hard reds and some blacks. My improvement has been massive. Disco night tonight and the highlight of the evening was watching Ms Armstrong dance!

Nooooooooooo!

Posted on Saturday 21 February by Lewis Radstone-Stubbs

Typical - on the last day I have my worst injury of the week! I was going way to fast over way too high jumps! You can imagine how this turns out; in a twisted heap on a thick layer of ice. In my daze I turned down the offer of a ride on one of those snow mobile thingy majigies to the bottom of the mountain. A once in a lifetime opportunity ruined. After an early dinner we were back on the coach speeding through Europe and we seemed to get back a lot quicker than going.

Anyone thinking of going next year, it’s really superb!

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E C N 2 E I R 0 C I E S U P E M H H X S I E T T I BR AT A call comes through from Greenwich Press Office...”do you have any student journalists who could attend the pre-launch of the British Music Experience at the O2 Arena? There’s a press conference with Harvey Goldsmith that they will attend as well as having a journalism masterclass with an expert from the music industry... oh! and there may be a band or two performing...” er, I think so!... Edie, Lewis, Ned and Toby. So we set off to see what it was all about...

If you can leave the British Music Experience at the O2 without feeling like a patriot, then all I can say is, go in again.

If people have been lacking a sense of pride in this country, then it should be restored by a visit to the BME, where the vast collection of memorabilia, fantastic records and videos are a brilliant reminder of the huge influence that Britain has had within the music world.

The introductory video stresses that this is an experience rather than a museum. It features Lauren Laverne in a sort of cross between the Maritime Museum and the movie Tron.

When we entered the Experience we discovered that the futuristic place shown in the video was in fact a spitting recreation of the exhibition, a slightly more neon version, but the spit nonetheless. The Experience is split into segments detailing different eras in British music, replete with instruments and clothes worn by the bands as well as rare and collectible records by the featured band. But what really surprised me was the attention to

detail, interviews with surviving musicians and a huge interactive timeline of each particular area.

Visitors will spend most of their time wearing headphones, watching clips and touching screens, instead of peering at tiny placards in dusty showcases. Its layout consists of a circular central area, which takes you into seven other rooms, categorised by the eras of music, of which Rock is the predominant force; from the Skiffle boom of the 50s to the boy bands of the 90s, all can be found.

For many people the highlight of the extravaganza will be the Gibson interactive studio, where fantasy guitarists can hone their skills on more than merely air.

Priceless guitars line the walls alongside instant computer tutorials, so who knows - you could emerge as the next Jimi Hendrix!

So professional or amateur or perhaps just a passionate listener, this great new addition to the Greenwich entertainment scene will excite, inspire and educate!

Lewis, Ned and Toby

photos top to bottom...

Ned and Toby playing expensive guitars...‘The Saturdays’...Ned and Toby in the dance booth learning to ‘Ska’ dance...Ned and Toby in the singing booth performing ‘Stayin’ Alive’

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U O Y K A E SP WE T C A Hi, we’re Ellen, Joe and Tom, your new student governors!

We’re going to have a regular page in ‘Tom Tom’ to keep you updated about our role in the school and how to contact us. We are currently involved in a lot of things that you probably don’t know about so this is an ideal place to keep you informed. We welcome any suggestions, questions or complaints you may have as we cannot work without you. You can now also contact us through Tallis Talk on the school website where we have a strand. Other options are email or face to face at one of our surgeries which happen every Wednesday Week B in the reception area. If you have a question, whether it might be about the new building, the state of the toilets or anything else then we’re here to help and we’ll do our best to give you answers.

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NED’STELEVISION NATION

by Ned Powley

DO IT YOURSELF The Rough Trade Story

On Friday night I didn’t tune in to Comic Relief and watch a host of celebrities “Doing Something Funny For Money”, no I tuned to BBC 4 for what turned to be one of the greatest programmes my eyes have ever had the pleasure of viewing.

The show was Do It Yourself: The Rough Trade Story. A documentary charting one of the most significant record labels in Britain; but this was no ordinary documentary, for this had one brilliant ace up its sleeve; it not only was fully licensed, it contained interviews with all the key players in its, well, eventful, it could be called, history. To be brief those new to Rough Trade: Geoff Travis set up a small trendy record shop near Ladbroke Grove in the late seventies, after hitchhiking around Canada and the U.S and picking up a vast amount of vinyls. Due to its location, the shop was at the heart of the punk movement and also was a key exporter of Reggae into the area.

What really got me into the show was the truly exceptional attention to detail. My personal favourite moment came in the form of a thirty second or so link, wherein original staff and band members recalled the first string of singles released by Rough Trade in a quick-fire nostalgic fashion that was at once funny yet memorably dry and heartfelt.

As soon as the show finished I suddenly had a desire to listen to some of the tracks that were played only in tantalisingly teasing snippets during the programme; almost as if to answer my longing, it was followed straight away by Rough Trade At The BBC, which showcased a diverse and wonderful selection of the Beeb’s best performances from the labels greatest triumphs, as well as a brilliant selection of obscure performances from Mazzy Star, Ivor Cutler, Violent Femmes and a truly emotional performance from Robert Wyatt performing the classic anti-war track Shipbuilding.

All in all a truly exceptional package that gave me renewed faith in BBC 4.

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TEAM SPIRIT

by TOBY HAYWARD-SEERS

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’ve always known that the Tallis football teams are very successful, however, as I eventually managed to squeeze in a brief chat with an extremely busy Mr Ankah, it suddenly dawned on me just how flipping good we are!

Until recently I had no idea that the Sixth Form had a team, but then word got round the school that not only were they one of the best in London, but probably the whole of England! Mr Ankah confirmed this speculation as he delved into his ‘Bible’ of results and explained to me the domination that Tallis have had over their opponents especially this season.

The ever familiar silverware of the London and Inner London cups is certainly an amazing achievement but the real talking point of this season has been the incredible progress in the most difficult and largest of them all, The English Cup. With victories such as 4-2, 3-0 and 5-3, it seemed that the boys could manage to bowl over every opposition that got in its way. Facing grammar schools, sports colleges and the best comprehensive schools did seem quite a challenge though.

After a tight win on penalties in the seventh round, and a 3-2 victory in the quarter finals, the bonded, solid team’s mean defence and clinical attack just succumbed to a 7-5 defeat in the semi final to one of the country’s finest.

These boys should be incredibly proud of themselves for getting to the last four of the meanest school’s competition the country can offer.

Just when you thought our

football success couldn’t get any better, the Year 8 and Year 11 boys’ teams have both got to the London Cup finals after completely dominating the field in their respective leagues. The Year 7&8 girls have got to the Inner London Cup Final and Year 9&10 girls have reached the Inner London Cup Final to be played in May. Phenomenal goal scorer, Otesha Charles has scored 34 goals in 12 games! They also reached the quarter final of the English Schools’ Cup and lost 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at the end of extra time. The girls were amazing as they had to travel all the way to Devon on the same day as playing the match.

The Year 8 boys’ team have gone on an ‘Arsenal-like’ unbeaten run and look to wipe the floor as they come to the end of their season. Although not achieving quite the same heights as other years, Years 7,9 and 10 are still solid, excellent teams in their journey through their own seasons and look to match the success of Years 8, 11 and the Sixth Form.

Another big congratulations to the PE department and all the football teams throughout the school and we look forward to more silverware in the future!

ATHLETICS& CROSS-COUNTRY

• Greenwich Schools’ Indoor Athletics

Our Year 7 boys won and the girls came third. Well done!

•Greenwich Schools’ Athletics

Twelve schools took part. Our girls came first in every year group and the boys came first in Years 7, 8 and 10-11. Congratulations to all!

• Girls’ Cross Country Years 8-11 came first and Year 7 came fourth. Great performance!

• Boys’ Cross Country Years 8 and 9 came second, Year 10-11 came third and Year 7 came fifth! Nice going!

DID YOU KNOW?....

the Greenwich Senior Badminton Team is made up mostly of Tallis students...

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