The Horizon Issue 13

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On The Horizon • Hogwarts Express • Disney Classics • Award-Winning Authors • • Musical Stargazing • Senior Sports Awards • Art & Design •

“The stories we love best, live in us forever.”

– JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series –

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WELCOME It has been another memorable term, not least because of the snow which stretched just as far as the Fylde Coast this year. At last, the school was Christmas card perfect for a few hours! There have also been numerous events and performances throughout the term which stand out. For me, it was the junior production of The Little Mermaid which stole the show - exuberant, colourful and charming in equal measure.

This term has also spanned the announcement of my departure to the appointment of my successor and I am absolutely delighted to be handing on the baton of this wonderful school in the summer to Jeremy Quartermain. I have thoroughly enjoyed leading Rossall for the past five years and seeing my children embrace all that Rossall has to offer. I am sure that Jeremy will do a magnificent job in taking the school forward to the next stage of its long and illustrious life.

Floreat Rossallia!

ELAINE PURVES Head, Rossall School 01253 774201

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OUR TEAM Wr iters: Amy Campbell, Nancy Fielden Editors: Nancy Fielden, Elaine Pur ves Designer: Lore Walsh Photographers: Amy Campbell, Lore Walsh

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ON THE HORIZON “I T IS A N HONOU R A N D A PR IV I L EG E TO BE CHOSEN TO SERV E T H IS WON DER F U L SCHOOL .”

- MR JEREMY QUATERMAIN -

The Council of Rossall School are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Jeremy Quartermain as the school’s new Head from 1st August 2018.

Jeremy is currently Deputy Head (Academic) at Brentwood School. He was educated at Colchester Royal Grammar School before studying for a history degree at Peterhouse, Cambridge University. He completed his Master of Philosophy in Medieval History at Trinity College, Dublin, where he also tutored undergraduates within the department. Following a period of teaching English overseas, Jeremy completed his PGCE at the University of East Anglia.

Appointed to teach History and Classical Civilisation at Gresham’s School in 2007, Jeremy was subsequently appointed Head of Sixth Form in 2010.

In 2013, Jeremy was appointed Deputy Head (Academic) at Brentwood School, and has worked hard to ensure that each and every pupil is supported to become the very best version of themselves, through the provision of a dynamic and exciting curriculum, excellent pastoral care and an intellectually challenging and culturally vibrant environment.

He has continued to work as a freelance educator for the Holocaust Educational Trust and, more recently, he became a Compliance Inspector for independent schools.

As a committed lifelong learner, Jeremy takes every opportunity to inspire a love of learning in young people, and he has a particularly keen interest in the use of digital technology to support outstanding teaching and learning within the classroom and beyond.

Jeremy’s strong advocacy of well-being and mental health provision evolves from a personal understanding that young people’s journey to adulthood is often challenging, and this is coupled with a strong belief that, essentially, we are all works in progress.

Away from school, Jeremy has served as a primary school governor in the maintained sector and enjoys music, gardening and reading.

A keen musician, Jeremy attended the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and was a member of the National Youth Wind Orchestra. Jeremy is married to Teacher of Learning Development, Fiona, who hails from County Galway and has taught at both primary and secondary level.

Jeremy’s greatest delight is his family, and Fiona and he are immeasurably proud of their three daughters Alicia (6), Caitlin (5) and Teigan (1).

Reflecting upon his appointment, Jeremy stated, “It is an honour and privilege to be chosen to serve this wonderful school and, as a family, we are looking forward to joining this incredibly warm and welcoming community on the Fylde Coast. I am committed to building upon the excellent work of Ms Elaine Purves and my ambition for the school and my commitment to each and every member of this community is boundless.”

Current Head, Ms Elaine Purves, will leave Rossall in August, following a 5-year tenure, to take up her third headship at St.John’s International School in Brussels.

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AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BILLY In January, Year 13 student, Billy Hoggmascall, was the youngest composer to compete in the annual Hidden Gem Concert which was held at Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick.

The concert is part of The Future Blend Project, launched in 2015, to help increase the amount of music composed for the harp. Billy, who is taking A levels in Music, Art and DT, was one of seventeen finalists chosen for the concert. He worked with Harpist and music graduate, Becki McIlroy for five months, perfecting his composition.

Becki who is currently studying for her Masters at the Royal Northern College of Music, performed Billy’s piece beautifully.

The duo were delighted to receive the Audience Award, a huge achievement for the young composer, so very early in his music career. After completing his A levels at Rossall, Billy hopes to study Music Composition and Fine Art – his two passions, at university.

CODEBREAKING DAY At the beginning of the Lent Term, we held our annual Codebreaking Day in which saw over twenty-five primary and prep schools from across the North of England took part. The Paddington Bear-themed event consisted of a series of cryptic messages, based on symbols, the alphabet, transposition and substitution methods, and it was up to the students to work together, in teams of four, to crack the codes. The Rossall ‘Cobras’ were delighted to be placed second in the competition. The team of Year 6 pupils, Tilly Grierson, Grace Gotto, Mia Seed, and Liam Austin-King worked tirelessly throughout the day. They demonstrated exceptional determination in their efforts to work quickly and effectively as a team, and it was a well-deserved achievement for the pupils.

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TALENTED SOPHIA CHOSEN FOR PENTATHLON GB Due to outstanding performances across a multitude of competitions, including a national title and various podium positions at regional events, Year 9 student, Sophia Singleton, has been selected to be part of the Pentathlon GB World Class Talent Programme. With less than twenty athletes nationwide on the programme, Sophia will attend overseas training camps and be eligible for the opportunity to be selected for European and world-class competitions. This is a fantastic achievement for Sophia who has only been training with the Rossall Pentathlon Academy for two years, and the first step on her long journey to become a professional athlete.

SCHOLARSHIP DAY The pupils who attended the Entrance and Scholarship Examination Day were inevitably enthused by our choice of theme.

The simple Harry Potter name badges, folders, pencil cases and bookmarks were a definite talking point and soon put the children at ease prior to sitting their examinations. For those that felt comfortable enough to have their photograph taken at the entrance to Diagon Alley, a veritable array of character wands were available for their spellbinding pose.

It is a taxing day for the pupils, with three hours of examinations in the morning; sport trials, art interviews and music and drama recitals in the afternoon, but all seemed to embrace the experience with confidence and a smile. We certainly welcomed a fantastic cohort of children and we look forward to seeing the successful candidates develop further in Rossall Senior School.

ACTIVITY PROGRAMME JUMPS TO NEW HEIGHTS The range of extra-curricular activities available to the students of Rossall School has expanded significantly over the last two years and every term new clubs are added.

More than eighty clubs are offered over five evenings; these include sports, Drama, MEDSOC, Orchestra, Model UN and Yoga. The new clubs added this year: Harry Potter Appreciation Society, Astronomy, LawSoc, Acting for TV and Horse Riding have proved popular.

The wide programme of activities allows our students the opportunity to learn new skills, socialise with other students and most importantly, relax and have some fun at the end of a busy academic day.

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FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM To celebrate this year’s Harry Potter Book Night, the Year 7 students were invited to a Fantastic Beasts themed library lesson. On their arrival through Platform Nine and ¾, the students were put into their Fantastic Beast teams by the Sorting Hat and spent the afternoon dragon spotting, protecting themselves against some of the Ministry of Magic’s most dangerous beasts, and testing their knowledge on the difference between a ‘Grindylow’ and a ‘Doxy’. Congratulations to Team Kneazle: Jason Liu, Callum Wilkinson, Gabriel Bateson, Lewis Skilbeck and Henry Singleton, for winning the overall quiz and to Daisie Kashyap on winning the magical raffle.

BBC SCHOOL REPORT The Year 8 and 12 students were delighted to participate in the ‘BBC School Report’, a journalism project for UK students aged 11 to 18. The project gave students the opportunity to create news and upload it to the Rossall School website which could be accessed via the BBC’s interactive map.

It all began in the newsroom (Sumner Library), with the Year 8 students. They were tasked with gathering story ideas from a variety of sources, writing their reports in a concise style, and editing them ready to be uploaded to the website, all whilst sticking to a strict deadline.

The Year 8 paparazzi were out in force as photographs and video footage were generated for the website. Joe Davies’ professional weather report proved to be a particular highlight of the day.

The following day saw the Year 12 students replicating the ‘morning paper review’ as seen on BBC Breakfast. This allowed students to express their views and opinions on the day’s top stories in the company of the Head, Ms Purves.

Due to the recent concerns about ‘fake news’ in the media, this year saw the BBC place great importance on teaching students how to check their facts and sources to ensure that the information they used was correct and accurate. However, this project also helps students to develop a wide range of skills that will benefit them both academically and personally.

To view the students’ reports, please visit: www.rossall.org.uk/bbc-school-report/

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ROUND SQUARE Rossall School is a member of the Round Square international community of schools, a worldwide network of 150 schools in 40 countries.

Round Square schools are characterised by a shared belief in an approach to education based on six pillars, Round Square IDEALS, drawn from the theories of education philosopher, Kurt Hahn CBE. The IDEALS: Internationalism, Democracy, Environmentalism, Adventure, Leadership, Service

EUROPEAN ROUND SQUARE CONFERENCE In late January, two students from Year 10 attended the annual Regional and European Round Square conference held at Felsted School, Essex. Harriet Clough and Alexander Fielden were joined by Round Square Co-ordinator, Mr Graham Wallace, the Chaplain, Reverend Etienne van Blerk and the Head, Ms Purves for a weekend conference on Democracy.

“We discussed key themes such as: whether the voting age should be lowered, types of democracy, what democracy means to us and who should have the right to participate in a democracy”, stated Harriet Clough.

“There were many countries and nationalities represented among the student body which made for a variety of perspectives enriching our discussions. It was certainly interesting to hear how opinions differed from country to country.”

Alexander Fielden added “We heard from a number of keynote speakers, including Matthew Spacie, founder of the Magic Bus, a charity that helps children living in poverty in India; Susan Popoola, a published author of two books exploring the world in which we live; Thomas Sparrow, who spoke on, “Do far right political parties provide democracy with positive challenges or worrying risks?”; and Meha Lodha, who gave a talk on Democracy in India.”

Both Harriet and Alexander agreed that the way democracy was presented, in a light-hearted and relaxing way, was really thought provoking and inspired you to question further and debate.

“The weekend finished with a party on Saturday night before returning to Rossall on Sunday morning.

I would certainly recommend participating in a future Round Square Conference if you have the opportunity. Watch out for more details on Round Square coming soon!” concluded Harriet.

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LET IT SNOW The Beast from the East visited the Fylde Coast more than once this Lent Term.

We were fortunate enough not to get too much snow, however, we did enjoy the thin layer that fell on campus for a few short hours. Please enjoy some of the images taken by our pupils and the Head.

Thank you to Ms Purves, JĂŠrĂ´me Schmidt, Elvis Muturi and Vincent Lesserer.

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STUDENT SOCIAL CHINESE NEW YEAR Annually, a group of Chinese students host a Chinese New Year evening in the Dining Hall. To celebrate the Year of the Dog, Year 12 students, Lement Lai, Christina Jiang and Kerry Mak organised an evening of delicious Chinese food, entertainment and a prize draw. The evening concluded with a disco in the Museum Theatre.

VALENTINE’S BALL The Year 11, 12 and 13 students donned their best formal attire for the highly anticipated Valentine’s Ball. The students enjoyed a meal and disco, with music provided by Téo Beaumé, and Rossall’s resident DJ, Achille Pezzini. Awards for the best dressed were awarded to Elisa Andrieu and Wizaso Chavula.

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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE GROUP 4 IB PROJECT In early March, the Year 12 Biology, Chemistry, Design Technology, Environmental Systems and Societies, and Physics IB students worked collaboratively over a weekend for their “Group 4” project, a compulsory part of their IB Diploma.

The 2018 challenge involved students researching and designing the strongest bridge that could be made from limited resources. The inter-disciplinary teams are given a budget and a list of acceptable materials and set to work considering how they could best spend their money. In the afternoon, the bridges were tested by placing weights onto them to measure their stability. Many different designs were tested, based on different ‘classic’ bridge features.

Congratulations to Sergio Leone, Luisa Meyfarth, Ben Spamer and Julius Zwach for winning the competition with their robust bridge design.

CREATIVITY-ACTIVITY-SERVICE As part of the IB Diploma, students must complete a CAS portfolio.

This entails students completing fun experiences over a period of eighteen months, which must fall into one of three strands: Creativity, Activity and Service. The students decide which experiences they would like to participate in or initiate and they keep records of these, in order to produce a portfolio. This may include photos and videos, but it also contains reflections of their experiences to demonstrate what they learnt and how they overcame challenges.

The Year 13 IB students have just reached the end of their CAS Programme and have demonstrated how they met the seven CAS Learning Outcomes in the CAS Panel with Dr Dohmen (IB Coordinator) and Miss Hoban (CAS Coordinator). The range of experiences undertaken was impressive; from helping in refugee camps abroad, to organising charity events at School, and creating a girls’ football team. Students developed a variety of transferable skills. Dr Dohmen and Miss Hoban were thoroughly impressed by the students and we all wish them the best of luck for their forthcoming examinations and the future.

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IB VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION 2018 As the end of the Lent Term approached the IB Visual Arts students hosted their annual exhibition.

A number of well-considered, mature displays were exhibited, each with a personal theme, comprising a set number of pieces of work in a range of media. The students were able to discuss with guests their work, the inspiration behind their chosen theme and the techniques used.

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MUSIC A LEVEL MUSIC RECITAL In the last week of term, A level music students, Kirsty Swarbrick and Téo Beaumé, performed a vocal recital to a live audience.

Kirsty began with moving renditions of I’m a Part of That from The Last Five Years, Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music, and I Know Where I’ve Been from Hairspray.

Téo followed with accomplished performances of Why God Why from Miss Saigon, and Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera.

Both students impressed the audience and delivered near perfect performances for their assignment.

MOVEMENTS FOR STARGAZERS BY BILLY HOGGMASCALL Year 12 student, Billy Hoggmascall, presented a recital with a unique diffference. Students and staff were invited into the Lawrence House Astronomy Centre for a short session of ‘zen and relaxation’. Gathered in the planetarium, the audience experienced Movements for Stargazers, a piece of music composed by Billy, accompanied by a night sky light show by resident astronomer, Dr Nick Lister.

The relaxing piano movement, Upon a Westward Star, is an impressive sixteen minute long piece and is the second movement in a series Billy is composing. Where his musical journey will take us next, only time will tell.

To listen to Billy’s composition please visit the Rossall School YouTube channel.

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WINKLEY ROOM PLAYS HOST During the Lent Term, the LAMDA students had two further opportunities to showcase their work to a small audience in the Winkley Room.

In March, Year 10 student, Alex Marsden hosted an event for students: Sofia Deplidge, Alice Hellewell, Daisie Kashyap, Morgan Wallace and Yasmine Ajiteru. The girls performed poetry recitals and dramatic monologues from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, In Control by Clifford Jury and Boarding School by Kristen Dabrowski.

ENERGETIC THEATRE Before the close of term, the Year 13 Drama and Theatre Studies students had their final A level practical examination. Audiences were treated to a variety of performances including comedic scenes from The Naked Truth by Dave Simpson and Educating Rita by Willy Russell.

The students also had to present their own devised pieces. Noni Purnell and Téo Beaumé performed, in the physical theatre style of Frantic Assembly, Through Glass. Through Glass is based on a true story and explored what it is really like when a woman falls in love with a prisoner on Death Row.

PUPILS WIN AT FESTIVAL A number of Rossall School LAMDA students competed in Lytham Arts Festival in the annual Speech and Drama competition.

Congratulations to the following students for their excellent perfomances:

Also inspired by real-life events and delivered in a Frantic Assembly style, Reunited devised by Harriet Hunt, Rebecca Heyes and Kirsty Swarbrick, looked at the horrific crimes of Dr Josef Mengele against children during the Holocaust. This piece also featured Year 7 students Millie Richardson and Henry Singleton in supporting roles.

Achille Pezzini provided the sound design for the evening.

Thank you to Year 12 A level photography student, Nicky Chong, for the photographs.

Year 7 Millie Richardson 1st place, Prepared Reading and 3rd place, Poetry Recital Year 7 Vismaya Pillai 2nd place, Acting Year 8 Eleanor Crone Two 1st place and four 2nd place awards Year 8 Tayla Daisy-Hoyle and Ellie Qualter 3rd place, Duologue Year 9 Felix Mistry

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A TALE AS OLD AS TIME In February, the highly anticipated school production of the Disney classic, Beauty and the Beast took to the Big School stage. Since the show was cast in September, expectations have been high and audiences were not left disappointed.

The strong cast, led by leading-lady, Georgia Oldham as Belle, stormed onto the stage with an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza - complete with live orchestra. Aryan Tamakula shone in his first role in a school production, playing Beast, whilst regular performer Cameron Niland played the part of Gaston with perfect confidence.

Myles Davies had the audience in stitches with his portrayal of Gaston’s hopeless sidekick, LeFou, whilst Jaylen Roberts and Natalina Dell’Armi, fitted their roles of Cogsworth and Babette impeccably. Siblings Felix and Oscar Mistry bounced off one another, playing the cheeky teacups Chip and Chippie, much to the delight of spectators.

It was a bittersweet week for Upper Sixth students, Noni Purnell, Billy Hoggmascall, Kirsty Swarbrick and Téo Beaumé, who will be leaving their Rossall acting careers behind when they leave in summer.

However, they went out on a high, performing as Mrs Potts, Lumière, Wardrobe and Maurice respectively, gaining a standing ovation from Thursday night’s audience.

Head of Rossall, Ms Purves said “It was a fantastic production and the cast, the crew and co-directors Miss Bendelow and Miss Young should be immensely proud of themselves. From the costumes to the set design, lighting to makeup, every aspect of the show was outstanding.”

Photography by Mel Jones Photography Ltd. To purchase, visit: www.meljones.info

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PART OF YOUR WORLD The Junior School ventured under the sea for this year’s musical production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. Over two nights, pupils aged four to eleven put on impressive performances of the Hans Christian Andersen-based classic.

Year 6 pupil, Natasha Mistry led the cast as the title character mermaid Ariel, alongside her underwater pals Flounder (Grace Gotto) and Sebastian (Chloe Southall). Natasha played Ariel with ease, showcasing her vocal talent beautifully as she delivered one of the production’s most loved songs Part of Your World to the audience.

Thanks to kind donations from KRS Rigging Services, the production included a vibrant digital background, allowing the cast to fully immerse themselves in the underwater and land-based scenery.

The easy transition of scenery saw Jessica Singleton wow with her portrayal of Disney villain Ursula, the Sea Witch banished to the darkness of a cave-like lair. Alongside her trusty spies Flotsam and Jetsam (Grace Sutton and Miki Savronov-Yamamoto) those ‘poor unfortunate souls’ did not seem to stand a chance.

Though the girls stole the show, the boys brought an array of characters to life. Elijah Wiggins played Prince Eric with consideration and grace. Phelix Kowalski’s King Triton commanded the seas, and the audience, with power and determination.

And surely, no one can forget Zachary Dawes’ comedic performance as Chef Louis.

Led by Junior Speech and Drama Teacher, Seren Mistry, the cast and crew have been preparing and rehearsing for the production since September, and their hard work and dedication certainly showed in their enthusiasm on stage.

Headmistress of Junior and Infant School, Mrs Katie Lee said, “It was clear for all to see how much the children loved performing on a big stage and the enjoyment it gave of being part of such an amazing production.”

Photography by Mel Jones Photography Ltd. To purchase, visit: www.meljones.info

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HERE & THERE HERE Lee Coulthard Specialist Nurse for Organ Donation MEDSOC Guest Speaker

HERE: NORTH KOREA EXPOSED Rossall Speaker Series continued in the Lent Term with a lecture by photojournalist Jeremy Hunter. Jeremy has had unprecedented access to North Korea, having been one of the few international guests invited to view the world-record-breaking Arirang Festival.

Richard James Neale Frantic Assembly GCSE and A level Drama Workshop Girls from Durham Chorister Prep School Residential Sport Camp Authors Danny Wallace and Ben Lyttleton Author Event Illustrator Jamie Littler Author Event Hollie Pearne-Webb MBE GB hockey player and Olympic gold medallist Guest Speaker, Senior Sports Dinner Hazel Nguyen Award-winning pianist and Old Rossallian Formal Concert Jeremy Hunter Photojournalist Speaker Series – North Korea Exposed Dr Nick Lister Astronomer Speaker Series - Life, the Universe & Everything

Arirang photograph by Jeremy Hunter

Jeremy spoke about his experiences in North Korea, as well as discussing long-standing and current military tensions both on the peninsula and with the United States.

His insightful talk gave students, staff, and visitors a unique insight into the daily lives of the citizens, living in probably the most brutal and most secretive of regimes. The audience learnt about the ‘privileged’ with permission to live in the capital of Pyongyang; the poorest of society whose income and food rations are unimaginable; also those enduring the worst examples of North Korea’s human rights violations in prison work-camps like Yodok; the reality of life in the Hermit Kingdom, bombarded by propaganda telling of their blessed lives thanks to their leaders. Hearing this weighed heavy on the audience.

Jeremy ended with a question and answer session that provoked some interesting questions.

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HERE: AUTHOR EVENT In February, the Chapel hosted several Fylde primary schools for an interactive author event, courtesy of Simon Kids (Simon & Schuster) book publisher who brought along two of their acclaimed authors.

It ‘kicked off’ in style with Ben Lyttleton, author of the Football School series of childrens’ books. Ben, who writes with friend and fellow author Alex Bellos, told the pupils about Alex’s adventures in Brazil and friendship with Pelé, imparting Geography knowledge along with football trivia.

It was quickly clear that the fictional Football School has all the subjects of a normal school, but with football as the core reason for all the learning.

Drama at Football School taught the pupils how to properly celebrate scoring goals, and which emotion was needed to portray a ‘serious’ injury.

Danny Wallace, the award-winning author of the Hamish series, made everyone laugh with his funny story about his new baby. The baby (born by c-section) was lifted up by the doctor for his wife to see when all of a sudden he ‘pee’d all over [her] face’. It was this moment that inspired his latest book.

Danny also brought with him Jamie Littler, the illustrator of his book series. Danny helped pupils give Jamie ideas for a brand-new character, and Jamie drew ‘Twang Scrape’ live for the captivated audience.

Danny and Jamie ended their talk with Danny reading the first chapter of his new book Hamish and the Baby Boom! while Jamie drew some of the scenes.

Before the morning ended, pupils from the Junior School, Staining Primary School and Carter’s Charity School were able to get books signed by Ben, Danny and Jamie. A thoroughly interesting and fun morning was had by all.

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HERE & THERE THERE Jane Eyre, Bolton Octagon Theatre Drama and Theatre Studies students Vitra Factory Design Museum, Germany Sixth Form Design and Technology students Felsted School, Essex Round Square Conference Manchester Cathedral and Buddhist Centre GCSE RS and Philosophy Trip Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland Art Trip Manchester Cathedral Evensong, Choir Brontë Parsonage Lower Sixth Theatre Studies Trip Worldwise Skills Event, UCLAN Year 8 MFL Trip Beacon Fell Chaplain’s Challenge, Outdoor Practice The Holderness Coast Year 11 Geography Fieldwork Trip

THERE: DT TRIP TO VITRA FACTORY

DESIGN MUSEUM

Nineteen Sixth Form Design and Technology students accompanied by Miss Hall, Mr Hodgetts and Mr Travis, visited Basel, Switzerland for an inspirational trip to Cité de l’Automobile (Mulhouse, France) and the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany.

The Cité de l’Automobile is home to the world’s largest automobile collection. The main area used to display the collection is a huge 17,000 m² hall, lit by eight hundred lamp posts identical to those on the Alexandre III Bridge in Paris. The ‘Motorcar Masterpiece’ area displays eighty of the most beautiful cars from the 1930s, with the focal point being the famous Bugatti Royales.

The second day of the trip was spent at the Vitra Design Museum and Schaudepot Exhibition Space, which began with an architectural tour of the campus taking in some of the key buildings on the site.

The students were able to view the Charles and Ray Eames exhibit, the husband and wife design team noted as being among the most important designers of the 20th century. They also admired the view from the top of the 30.7-metre-high Vitra Slide Tower, a slide and art installation, before being taken on a guided tour of the extensive collection of furniture and design work housed in the Schaudepot.

This is the third year that students from Rossall Design and Technology department have ventured upon this journey of discovery. There is always something new to see, to provide inspiration for their own work.

Frankenstein, Royal Exchange Theatre Drama Trip Manchester University Year 8 British Science Extravaganza London Sixth Form Zimbardo Psychology Conference Trip Terracotta Warriors Exhibition, Liverpool Year 8 and Year 9 Mandarin students

THERE: YEAR 9 & 10 SPANISH TRIP TO MADRID Twelve Year 9 and 10 pupils studying Spanish, enjoyed a cultural visit to Madrid with Mr Hodgetts and Miss Hoban. They visited all of the main sights of the city, went to see the Disney movie Un Pliegue en el Tiempo (A Wrinkle In Time), took part in a Spanish cooking class, and visited the two main museums: El Museo del Prado which features paintings by Luis López Piquer and Goya, and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia where Pablo Picasso’s, Guernica, hangs.

“The trip to Madrid was better than I expected. I recommend going to Madrid because there is so much to learn, and I found that practising Spanish in real-life situations was a great way to improve. The best experience I took away from the trip was interacting with the locals in Spanish.” Year 10, Lily Doherty-Fretwell Please visit www.rossall.org.uk/madrid for the complete story.

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THERE: ROSSALL WIZARDS VISIT HOGWARTS During a weekend in March, thirty Harry Potter fanatics from Rossall School travelled to Watford to visit The Making of Harry Potter at the Warner Bros. Studios.

Year 12 student, Lennart Breier, volunteered to be one of two people to open the doors to the Great Hall and begin the experience.

Mouths fell open in shock, as the students and staff were transported into the sets of the beloved films.

“It was like a dream come true,” said Year 8 super fan, Jessica Sanderson. “I have loved Harry Potter since reading the first book. It didn’t really sink in that we were looking at the actual sets and props that they used in the film. What you see on the screen is right in front of your eyes!”

The students had a marvellous time immersing themselves in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, complete with a ride on a broomstick, flying over the streets of London – with the help of a green screen, of course.

“It was really bizarre to find out how they created the special effects.” said Year 8 student Alicia Anandappa. “You really don’t think about it when you are watching the films, as it looks so real!”

The tour concluded with a thorough visit to the gift shop, before the students boarded their coach once again for the long journey back to Rossall.

“My favourite part was when we saw the Hogwarts Castle at the end. It was huge and you could see the attention to detail like the paintings through the windows and the thousands and thousands of roof tiles.” Jessica said. “The trip was absolutely amazing and the memories made will last a lifetime.”

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ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE CHERNOBYL CHILDREN’S LIFELINE

As part of their CAS programme, Year 13 students, Lot Swarts, Natasha Kong and Anna Gaube collected soft toys and created homemade cards for ten children who are coming to the Fylde Coast from Chernobyl for four weeks in July. This is made possible through the charity ‘Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline’, who rely on the kind donations and support they receive from various individuals and organisations to make the childrens’ trip possible.

The students welcomed David Lowe and Susan Bennett to Rossall to learn about the lives of those affected by the tragedy and how the Charity helps those who are still suffering.

JAZZ THROUGH THE AGES Year 12 student, Casey Smith raised £320 in aid of ‘The Bespoke Music Project’ for the Paediatric Emergency Department at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Casey hosted a Jazz Evening in Mondo’s for her EPQ project, taking the audience through the decades of Jazz and demonstrating the changes and development of Jazz from the 1920s through to the present day. Casey also held a cake sale in Mondo’s to boost her fundraising total.

Thank you to Year 12 A level photography student, Nicky Chong, for photographs of the jazz evening.

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UNE SOIRÉE FORMIDABLE A French Night at Rossall was hosted by Year 13 student, Lola De Pass to help raise money for charity work, linked to the World Challenge expedition. Taking place this summer, the expedition will see the graduates travel to the Himalaya’s and Rajasthan. Lola organised a fantastic evening in Mondo’s, with French food, Karaoke, poetry and a disco raising over £250.

HOSPUSS HOT FOOTS IT TO ROSSALL SCHOOL Rossall School’s Infant and Junior School Captains presented a cheque to Brian House Children’s Hospice Community and Corporate Fundraising Assistant, Chloe Rossall. Year 6 pupils, Grace Sutton and Phelix Kowalski and Year 2 pupils, Vivian Zhang and Douglas Topping were also delighted to meet Hospuss, the Brian House Cat, who came along to thank the pupils for all their efforts raising the stupendous £1391.00.

Rossall School pupils have raised over £20,000 for Brian House Children’s Hospice and Trinity Hospice since 1998.

Chloe said, “We are so grateful for all the support that Rossall School continue to provide to Trinity Hospice and Brian House Children’s Hospice.”

Fr iends of Rossall THE HORIZON | ISSUE 13 |APRIL 2018

The Friends of Rossall would like to thank guests for their support at FOR events held during the Lent Term: the New Parents’ Tea, Pizza Night and Quiz Night were wonderful social evenings held for parents, friends, family and students.

FRIENDS OF ROSSALL invite you to lunch

CROSSBAR & GRILL POOLFOOT FARM

SUMMER TERM EVENTS 2018 COFFEE & CATCH UP

Friday 20th April 2018 3.30pm in Mondo’s

Friday 27th April 2018 at 12.00pm All parents, family and friends welcome

£20 per person

includes two courses and arrival drink Butts Road, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 4HX

To view the menu visit: www.rossall.org.uk/FOR-lunch To book, email: friends@rossall.org.uk

SPRING LUNCH

Friday 27th April 2018 12.00pm at Poofoot Farm menu can be viewed at www.rossall.org.uk/FOR-lunch Booking is essential

SUMMER SPORTS BBQ

Saturday 12th May 2018 2.00pm at the Cricket Pavillion

AGM - FIZZ & NIBBLES

Thursday 21st June 2018 7.00pm in Museum Theatre

For further information or to book, please contact: friends@rossall.org.uk The Friends of Rossall is a group of enthusiastic and committed parents and friends of the School who are willing to give up their time to organise and support events throughout the school year. The FOR would like to invite anyone from the School community to 22 volunteer to help.

Sport THE HORIZON | ISSUE 13 | APRIL 2018

SPORT

Junior Round Up

THE ‘BEAST FROM THE EAST’ COULD NOT STOP THE ROSSALL RUGBY SEVENS! After ‘Storm Emma’ and ‘The Beast from the East’ had taken their toll on the Rossall playing fields, it was looking as though the school’s annual rugby festival might not go ahead. However, after Rossall’s trusty groundsmen worked tirelessly preparing the pitches, it was a pleasant surprise to see the sun shine, creating perfect conditions for our prestigious tournament now in its 41st year.

With twenty teams from across the North of England and Isle of Man, there is not a better supported school tournament in the region, and it was rewarding to see over two hundred children taking part in an afternoon of free flowing rugby.

The Rossall Rhinos represented the school admirably, playing teams from Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall, Westholme, Westville and Buchan Harlequins (a combined team from Kirkham and Buchan).

After the ‘Round Robin’ stage of the festival, Rossall had won three and lost one, which meant that they finished second in their group. All teams were then matched with a team of similar ability in another group and this was their final game of the day.

Rossall’s final was against Buchan School, who are on tour from the Isle of Man. This was a great contest and both teams competed heroically, creating a wonderful spectacle for all supporters. At the final whistle, the teams could not be separated and the match finished three tries all. A medal was presented by each team to the ‘Man of the Match’ on each side in true festival spirit.

The Cup and Plate Finals were fiercely contested with St Mary’s Hall ‘A’ and ‘B’ winning both competitions. A remarkable achievement considering there were so many schools and such a high standard of competition.

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ROSSALL SWIMMERS STRIKE GOLD AT PRESTON GALA The Rossall Junior Swim Team

ROSSALL TO REPRESENT THE NORTH WEST AT THE REGIONAL HOCKEY FINALS!

have had an outstanding season

The U11 Boys Hockey team travelled to Preston Arena to compete

and were in buoyant mood

against hockey teams from Lancashire and Cumbria at the North

as they travelled to West View

West Hockey Finals.

Sports Centre for the St Pius Invitational Gala.

The atmosphere was electric as six teams from independent schools across the North West competed in individual races and then a variety of relays for the St Pius Shield. The standard of competition was extremely high and the Rossall swimmers performed impressively throughout the three age groups, achieving first, second or third places in almost all the individual events.

After the AJIS tournament earlier in the term, the team were well prepared and started impressively against Ashbridge with a 2-0 victory. Luke Hitchen scored an incredible goal that could surely have been nominated for goal of the tournament.

Rossall went from strength to strength, defeating Scarisbrick Hall 3-0 with Luke and Keegan Liggins scoring superb goals.

A 2-2 draw versus Sedbergh, and a 2-0 defeat against Kirkham meant that Rossall finished runners up.

Then came the relays, and Rossall’s depth and dominance came through winning an incredible five out of the seven races.

To secure a podium finish in such a competitive gala would have been commendable, but as third and second placings were awarded, Rossall knew they were champions and had achieved something very special.

The team thoroughly enjoyed being awarded their gold medal certificates, almost as much as the McFlurries on the way back to Rossall.

U11 HOCKEY - SEMI-FINALISTS This term, the Rossall U11 hockey team travelled to Stonyhurst for the annual St Mary’s Hall hockey tournament. The girls did themselves and Rossall proud, they played some fantastic hockey and their teamwork and camaraderie was outstanding.

The girls played SMH B team first winning 8-0. Their next match was a much tighter match and against Liverpool College which they drew 1-1. The girls were back to their winning ways in their third game against Sedbergh, managing a 1-0 victory. By now the girls were starting to tire and our final group match saw the girls beaten by a very good AKS side 3-0.

Despite losing 2-1 to Kirkham in the semi-final the girls played superbly, never giving up and battling right until the end to try and get an equaliser.

AJIS INDOOR ATHLETICS With twenty-seven schools and over six hundred children competing at the AJIS indoor athletics the standard of competition was always going to be tough. However, there were some excellent performances. A number of children came very close to a medal, most notably Eleanor Christy who, competing a year up, was only one place away from a medal. Phelix Kowalski, with a smile on his face, dominated the long jump from start to finish, winning a superb gold. Hallie Garrick’s strength impressed, winning a bronze in the chest press.

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SPORT

Senior Round Up

BASKETBALL

HOCKEY

The Lent Term provided the start of a competitive round-robin tournament for the boys’ Under 18 Basketball Team.

It has been a very successful term for the boys’ 1st XI Hockey team. They rallied from a disappointing start to progress through to the last eight in the country competing for the Independent Schools Hockey Cup. Four goals in twelve minutes saw them win 4-3 versus Sedbergh, and a monumental 4-3 win over Calday Grange took them to the quarter finals where their luck finally ran out, losing 3-1 to Sandbach School.

The tournament consists of teams from Stonyhurst, Giggleswick and Sedbergh.

Rossall’s Captain, Jet Dai led his team from the front, scoring the most points (52) over the four matches.

The first match saw Rossall take on a strong Stonyhurst side, with Rossall comfortably winning the match 54-45. Their next match was a hotly contested affair against Giggleswick, fantastically refereed by Year 10 pupil, Stanley Lam. With only seconds remaining, Rossall clinched the victory 41-40, after Giggleswick missed two last minute free throws.

The third match saw a much more comprehensive win on home ground, this time against Sedbergh, with the boys winning 54-36.

In the their final match of the term, Rossall came up against a vastly improved Stonyhurst side who ran the Rossall team right down to the wire. With Rossall down by 1 and with less than thirty seconds left on the clock, Chris Cao found himself just outside the three point line and shot the ball straight into the basket. As Stonyhurst looked to level the match, Chris managed to steal the ball back and set free the always impressive Jeffrey Kan, to increase the lead for Rossall. The match finished with Rossall winning, 47-43.

The team is looking forward to completing the remaining tournament fixtures next term.

NETBALL Netball has gone from strength to strength, this term, with the largest number of students on record participating in competitive fixtures.

Years 7 - 10 played in the Wyre and Fylde Netball leagues, all finishing mid-table, with the Year 9 team finishing in third place.

This was a fantastic achievement and only losing the second place position on goal difference.

Although the second team had limited fixtures this half term, they fought a hard game against our local rivals AKS and were victorious.

Rossall scored 24 goals, to AKS’ 3.

The first team had a full fixture list and had to overcome some difficult losses. However, they travelled to the Under 18’s Stonyhurst tournament with confidence and played extremely well. After facing two challenging teams at the start of the day, they went on to play some outstanding attacking netball and managed to finish the tournament in third place.

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POWERLIFTING

ATHLETICS

In March, Max Loboda (Year 12), Max Crellin (Year 10) and Alex Fabian (Year 12) travelled to UTS South Wirral to represent Rossall in the North West Junior Powerlifting Competition. Despite the boys being completely new to the sport, they were all able to complete a successful lift in all three events which were added together for a combined total. From a strong field of forty male and female competitors, all pupils were crowned champions of their respective categories. Max Loboda, won his category with an impressive total 420kg; Alex Fabian also won his category with a combined total of 360kg; and Max Crellin won the Under 16 competition with a North West record of 342.5kg total. Max Crellin also came a respectable 4th in the Under 18 competition despite being four years younger than the eventually winner.

This term, the Athletics squad have been training hard in the build up to their first Winter Warm up competition. On Saturday 17th March, they headed to compete in the 100m and 200m events at Stanley Park. Windson Pereira ran a fine race to win the senior men’s 100m in a time of 11.9 seconds, In the same race David Goma picked up 3rd place with a time of 12.4seconds. In the U17 age group, Wizaso Chavula ran a solid time of 12.2 seconds for a great second place. Richmond Smith ran a credible time of 13 seconds flat. In the U17 400m, Lex Bilby took gold and scored a personal best with a time of 54.3 seconds.

The school hopes to continue this success into future tournaments and is looking to increase participation across both genders.

SWIMMING There have been a number of swimming fixtures over the past term.

All of which have been closely contested. Outstanding victories for the Year 7 girls and Year 8 boys in the annual Wyre & Fylde swimming galas were a particular highlight. There were also victories for Rossall against a very strong team from Westholme, and a very well deserved draw for the Year 7 and 8 girls against a touring Durham Chorister squad.

SENIOR SPORTS DINNER Over ninety staff and students headed to Fleetwood Town Football Club to celebrate the year’s sporting achievements. Guest speaker GB hockey player and Olympic gold medallist, Hollie Pearne-Webb MBE gave an inspirational speech on her personal goals and achievements and the passion behind the Gold Winning GB hockey team, before handing out the awards. The evening was rounded off with music and dancing.

Thank you to Year 12 student, Nicky Chong, for the photographs.

Footballer of the Year David Goma Most Improved Footballer of the Year Philipp Buchheit Rugby Player of the Year James Amor Most Improved Rugby Player of the Year Philippe Gaud Boys Hockey Player of the Year Clemens Zeißig Most Improved Hockey Player of the Year Paul Scheunemann Girls Hockey Player of the Year Claire Zausig Most Improved Girls Hockey Player of the Year Shahna-Mae O’Flynn Basketballer of the Year Zhixiong Dai (Jet) Most Improved Basketballer of the Year Pengyu Chen (Brian)

Netballer of the Year Daisy Newsham Most Improved Netballer of the Year Evita Lopez Golfer of the Year Greg Holmes Most Improved Golfer of the Year Louis Talarcyzk Cricketer of the Year James Amor Most Improved Cricketer of the Year Alfie Ellis Sportsman of the Year James Amor Sportswoman of the Year Louisa Rogerson Rossallian Award for Sport Téo Beaumé Role Model of the Year Will Gair Team of the Year Girls’ 1st XI Hockey Team Boys’ 1st XI Hockey Team

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CCF

Rossall is proud to be home to the oldest CCF in the country, established in February 1860. It is one of only four Schools CCF Contingents to be awarded the Queen’s Colours.

YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU!

RAF NATIONAL BAND Congratulations to Year 11 student, Naomi Hall, and Year 12 students Kathryn Watson and Casey Smith, for being invited to be part of the RAF National Cadet Band.

Kathryn and Naomi were also selected to play in the RAF National Band Ensemble and rehearsed at RAF Cranwell, before the Ensemble’s performances at St.Clement Danes and the Royal Courts of Justice.

Second Lieutenant Hayes, Captain Gartside and Warrant Officer Class 2 (SSI) McCleary took the Year 6 pupils through their paces, this term. The young pupils were able to experience an army conscription day and really enjoyed the practice of sampling an assault course, the shooting range and the all-important drill.

JOHN SAILS TO SUCCESS Year 9 student and CCF Cadet, John Cooper, has been awarded the Blackpool and Fleetwood Yacht Club’s Best Youth prize, by The Commodore, Peter Jackson, and Second in Series Award, by the Head of Dinghy Sailing, Robert Mountain.

All the members of Rossall’s CCF would like to congratulate John on his achievement.

COMMONWEALTH DAY Capt Gartside, SSI McCleary, 2Lt P Hayes and Cadets Harriet Clough, Marc Klebais, Yulia Zaikina, Max Loboda, Will Gair, Konstantin Wartenberg and Lily Doherty-Fretwell were invited by the Mayor, Councillor Alice Collinson to attend the flag raising ceremony in celebration of Commonwealth Day at the Civic Centre, Poulton-le-Fylde. Lt Colonel Richard Beatson gave a speech on the role of the Commonwealth on behalf of the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire and the Mayor spoke about the Commonwealth Affirmation. The Queen also sent a personal message to all involved.

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FLOREAT ROSSALLIA PÖTTINGER DINNER

Spread Eagle hosted their annual Pöttinger Dinner in late January.

The dinner is held in commemoration of Florian Pöttinger, a former Rossallian, School Monitor and Spread Eagle House Captain, who died in January 2013.

The Pöttinger Trophy of Excellence was awarded to current House Captain, Konstantin Wartenberg, while the Longbottom Trophy for Sport was awarded to Year 12 student, Will Gair.

As Florian loved Lego, it is a tradition to build with the classic building bricks at the dinner. This year, the boys were tasked with building a vehicle with four wheels and seeing how far it could travel. The winning vehicle travelled over three metres.

Thank you to Danil Aleinikov and Adam Bradley (Year 12), for the photographs.

HAZEL NGUYEN PERFORMANCE Award-winning pianist and Old Rossallian, Hazel Nguyen returned to Rossall for an exceptional evening of piano music.

Since leaving Rossall, Hazel has graduated, with First Class honours, from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and is already beginning to make her mark in the music world as a concert pianist. At Brighton Springboard Music Festival, she won the Senior Championship, as well as the Senior Concerto Class, and as a result, will be performing as a Principal Soloist with Brighton Youth Orchestra and Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra in future seasons.

We are delighted to welcome Hazel to the Music Department, where she will join the team as a Piano Teacher from the Summer Term.

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Amazing Alumni THE HORIZON | ISSUE 13 | APRIL 2018

AMAZING ALUMNI LAYLA HAMADI “DU R I NG M Y SEV EN Y E A R S AT ROSS A L L , I G A I N ED L I F ELONG FR I EN DS.” - LAYLA HAMADI -

Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Layla Hamadi, 32, left Rossall to complete an undergraduate degree in Social Anthropology at Queen’s University, Belfast. Layla then went on to complete a Master’s degree in Medical Anthropology and after five years of working in mental health, is currently completing her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford. Layla lives in Oxford with her husband Joram van Rheede, a postdoctoral researcher in neuroscience and lecturer in Experimental Psychology at Christchurch.

I began my education at Rossall in 1997 at the age of 11 in James House.

I then progressed to Dolphin House until completing my International Baccalaureate. My first impression of the school at the Open Day was of a little village with its beautiful brick buildings. The Archway and Sumner Library made a big impression on me.

Once I had completed my International Baccalaureate. I attended Queen’s University Belfast until 2007 studying an undergraduate degree in Social Anthropology. I really enjoyed living in Northern Ireland. It was culturally very different, and inspired by the sports we did at Rossall, I took up trampolining and did a small amount of rock climbing.

I was then accepted to read for a Master’s degree in Medical Anthropology at Exeter College, University of Oxford, where I developed a keen interest in mental health. Following this I worked as a fundraiser at University College, Oxford for three and half years, during which time I saved enough money for the next stage of my career - I wanted to train as a clinical psychologist.

After a number of preliminary psychology modules through the Open University, I was accepted for a two-year, part-time Master’s degree in psychology, which is effectively a conversion course. I then started to gain work experience in hospitals and research groups and, after five years of working in mental health, I was accepted for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford. This consists of five clinical placements; I am currently working in adult intellectual disabilities and am looking forward to a specialist final year placement in an eating disorder service.

What is the best part of what I do now? I love working with lots of different clients and designing my own research. The variety of clinical placements is the best thing about being a trainee; once I qualify I will have to specialise.

During my seven years at Rossall, I gained three lifelong friends in Zahra Mulroy, Elaine Walker and Raine Riley-Garvin. Zahra is a journalist, Elaine is a Doctor in the Army and Raine is a SITS Developer for the University of London. We actually celebrated twenty years of friendship last August at my wedding.

I was inspired by a great many teachers at Rossall. Chris Drew taught me Geography; I still remember him acting out sea water erosion in class. David Boothroyd and Kate Griffiths were so supportive of me during Sixth form, and encouraged me to apply to Oxford. I learned to love Jane Austen thanks to Jean Briggs and learned about feminism from Jane Cross. John Riding taught me physics and remains a friend to this day.

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STAFF SPOTLIGHT

MR R. ROBINSON, SENIOR DEPUTY HEAD Mr Robert Robinson joined Rossall School in January 2015. In addition to being Deputy Head, Robert is also a teacher of History. He lives at Rossall School with his wife Sarah and their three children Emilie (Year 13) and twins William and Edward (Year 10).

Before working at Rossall, what was the most unusual or interesting job you’ve ever had?

What has been your favourite project at Rossall?

When I was a student, I got a one night job as a Champagne waiter at the James Bond premier party for “The Living Daylights”.

The current and previous film cast members and lots of celebrities of the day were there and the “doggy bag” of food I took home was fantastic and fed myself and friends for a week in some style.

Many of the projects I work on go under the radar or my role is to facilitate other’s success. By definition, my role is not one where you look to take credit. That said, with the help of many other members of staff and pupils it has been good to see The Cabaret and Valentine’s Ball taking off with up to two hundred pupils at each, enjoying a well behaved night together.

How would you describe your day job to a child?

A friend of mine, who has a similar job, told me that his then young son had said to him, all you do is talk to people and answer emails. I think to try and make it sound more interesting than that to a child would not get me far.

What do you like most about your job?

It gives me a genuine opportunity to influence and help young people to shape their lives.

Given the chance who would you like to be for a day?

Donald Trump. I would just like to find out what on earth is going on in that man’s mind and how worried I should be.

If you could choose anyone who would you pick as your mentor?

Barack Obama. I admired greatly his grace under pressure in the face of a political establishment aggressively determined to see him fail. On one occasion an aid advised that he would be fortunate to get a piece of legislation through Congress and asked if he was feeling lucky. Obama walked over to the Oval Office window and thought for a moment and then turned around with a smile on his face and said, “I am a black man in the White House and I am the President; of course I am feeling lucky”.

What advice would you give to new pupils?

Don’t just “do your time” at Rossall, decide on being the best you can be and use Rossall to help you become that person.

“C A R PE DI E M. SEIZ E T H E DAY, BOYS. M A K E YOU R L IV ES E X T R AOR DI NA RY ”

What is your motto or personal mantra?

You are never beaten until you say so. This does not mean you cannot fail and indeed you will, it is about the way in which you go on your journey.

- DEAD POET’S SOCIETY, 1989 MR ROBINSON’S FAVOURITE MOVIE QUOTE 30

FORTHCOMING EVENTS DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Tuesday 17th April Speaker Series: Prof G. Johnes (Museum Theatre) at 7.00pm Friday 20th April Infant and Junior Square Race at 2.30pm Friday 20th April FOR Coffee & Catch-Up (Mondo’s) at 3.30pm

Wednesday 9th May University Application Parents’ Information Evening (Sixth Form Centre) at 6.00pm Wednesday 9th May Year 10 GCSE Drama Performance of ‘Tusk Tusk’ (Museum Theatre) at 7.00pm

Saturday 26th May Leavers’ Ball (Marquee) at 7.00pm

Wednesday 27th June Year 7 Music Presentation (Hall Garden) at 6.00pm

Monday 4th June Term Resumes at 8.25am

Wednesday 27th June Junior School Sports Dinner (Mondo’s) at 5.30pm

Friday 8th June Year 7, Junior and Infant Transition Day

Saturday 30th June Choir Tour to Malta departs at 10.00am

Saturday 21st April OR Weekend

Saturday 12th May FOR Summer Sports BBQ (Pavilion) at 2.00pm

Friday 8th June Open Afternoon for Nursery, Infants & Juniors at 2.00pm

Sunday 22nd April Come & Sing Performance (Chapel) at 3.30pm

Saturday 12th May Drama OSCARS Party (The Venue, Cleveleys) at 7.00pm

Friday 27th April FOR Spring Lunch (FTFC Poolfoot) at 12.00pm

Sunday 13th May Confirmation Service (St Peter’s Church) at 6.30pm

Friday 8th June Year 7 Information Evening for Year 6 parents (Museum Theatre) at 4.30pm

Saturday 28th April Chaplain’s Challenge: Yorkshire Three Peaks at 7.00am

Monday 14th May Scholarship Tea (Hall Garden) at 5.30pm

Thursday 14th June Junior Schools’ Big Sing Festival (Chapel)

Monday 30th April Harry Potter Play (Museum Theatre) at 7.00pm

Friday 25th May Summer Serenade (Marquee) at 6.00pm

Sunday 17th June Blessing of Pets Service (The Hall Courtyard) at 3.00pm

Saturday 7th July Junior School Prize Day at 10.00am

Tuesday 1st May Harry Potter Play (Museum Theatre) at 7.00pm

Friday 25th May Half Term begins for those not involved in Prize Day

Thursday 21st June FOR AGM, Fizz & Nibbles (Museum Theatre) at 7.00pm

Saturday 7th July End of Term at 12.30pm

Thursday 3rd May Poetry Please (Big School) at 7.00pm

Saturday 26th May Prize Day & Graduation at 10.00am

Sunday 24th June Night at the Musicals (Big School) at 6.30pm

Thursday 14th June Senior School Sports Day

Saturday 30th June CCF Summer Camp (Wathgill, Catterick) departs at 12.00pm Saturday 30th June Year 6 Garden Party at 2.00pm Monday 2nd July Infant and Junior Summer Concert at 5.30pm Thursday 5th July IB Results

Thursday 16th August A level Results Thursday 23rd August GCSE Results

Monday 7th May Open Day at 10.00am

SENIOR SCHOOL PRIZE DAY & LEAVERS’ BALL

INFANT AND JUNIOR SCHOOL PRIZE DAY

BY INVITATION Saturday 26th May from 10.00am

BY INVITATION Friday 6th July from 10.00am

The Senior School Prize Day commences at 10.00am in the Chapel of St John the Baptist. The Prize Giving Ceremony will follow in the Marquee after a short break for refreshments on the lawn. This year’s guest speaker is OR, Commodore Jeremy Rigby (SE 75-80). Jeremy is the longest serving Naval Base Commander (Portsmouth) since the Napoleonic era.

The Infant and Junior pupils Summer Term concludes with a spectacular themed Prize Day. Beginning with a Chapel Service at 10.00am, the Prize Giving Ceremony, with guest speaker David Ewart, will take place in Big School at 11.00am. Old Rossallian, David Ewart (R 60-69), is a member of the Rossall Council and former Headmaster of Barnard Castle School.

Prize Day Luncheon will be served in the Dining Hall and Big School for students and their families.

Following the ceremony guests are invited to attend the Luncheon served in the Dining Hall.

The Sixth Form Leavers’ Ball will take place in the Marquee at 7.00pm. Please note this is a ticketed event.

Rossall School, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 8JW

Telephone 01253 774201 Email info@rossall.org.uk

www.rossall.org.uk