March/April 2013 - Pershore High School

English
Lancaster Writing Awards
Extracts of a leer
received from
John Schad
Professor of Modern Literature and
Head of Department County College
University of Lancaster
I am delighted to inform you that the work
of one of your students, Gareth Roberts,
has been long‐listed for the Lancaster
Wring Awards for Crical Wring and
Ficon. We had a very strong field of
submissions (121 in all), and this student’s
work has been chosen as one of only nine
to be long‐listed in each of those
categories.
The standard of the work submied was
high, so he is to be congratulated on this
achievement.
The long‐list from each category will now
go forward for short‐lisng: three pieces
of work in each category will be selected
by the end of April, and the winners will
be announced at our sixth‐form
conference early in July.
We are planning on announcing the
long‐list for each category (crical wring,
ficon, poetry) on our web‐site later this
week.
The Three Counties Debating Competition
On 6 th March, we intrepidly ventured out
to Malvern College for the Three
Counes Debang compeon. With just
fieen minutes to prepare speeches, and
no less than eight teams, the
compeon was fierce. There were
three debates during the day on
subjects as diverse as “This House Would
Raise the Drinking Age to 21” and “This
House Believes Religion Has No Place In
Schools”. But by 3.00pm the final was
ready. Four teams were through;
Bromsgrove, Pershore High School and
two teams from Malvern College. The
debate was on “This House Would
Invest in Sending Men to Other Planets”.
Guinness World Record Attempt
On 6 th February 2013, 46 students
and Mrs Merre from the English
Department took part in an
aempt to break the Guinness
World Record for the most people
wring the same story
simultaneously at different venues.
The project was called ‘Parallel
Universes’ the opening of the story,
which parcipants were given, was
linked to this theme. By wring up
to a maximum of two sentences
each, the group were asked to
connue the narrave one by one.
Currently, the record stands at 953
parcipants in 5 different venues,
but with over 100 schools involved
Despite a tense final the victory went to
Bromsgrove School. All in all this was a
hugely enjoyable experience and we look
forward to entering another team next
year.
this me, there is a good chance that this
could be broken.
Fingers crossed.
Edward Jordan, Edward Lileboy, Patrick Barrow and Ross Davis
Emma Bewley and Seline Plimmer
Le to right: Rachel Higgins; Naomi Flanagan, Librarian and Literacy Co‐ordinator; and Lauren
Chivers.
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