Cotswold News March/April 2015
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Sixth Form Biologists investigate ...<br />
P A G E 4<br />
Sixth form biologists have been busy taking swabs from various surfaces on outside of the school in a research project<br />
being undertaken to investigate the microbiological diversity on buildings.<br />
This national project<br />
aims to help us better<br />
understand how microorganisms<br />
interact each<br />
other and us in the ecosystem.<br />
Samples have been sent to Dr<br />
Anne Jungblut at the Natural History Museum<br />
for DNA analysis with students<br />
keenly awaiting the return of results to<br />
find out about the diversity of <strong>Cotswold</strong>s microbes!<br />
RED NOSE DAY <strong>2015</strong><br />
Bunnies‘.<br />
A memorable music video – starring<br />
staff from all departments and directed<br />
and produced by Mr Lord and Mr<br />
Smith – was premiered, while Mr Ellis<br />
and Mr Jones entertained with a rapping<br />
challenge and dance-off – both<br />
teachers showing off their newly<br />
acquired break-dancing skills.<br />
On 13th <strong>March</strong>, brave staff and some<br />
equally brave students took part in a<br />
lunch time show – doing something(s)<br />
funny for money in aid of Comic Relief.<br />
Student presenters Fran Roxburgh,<br />
Jonny Boyd and Pip Cull did a terrific<br />
job keeping the show on track and importantly,<br />
also took the time to remind<br />
the audience of the serious causes for<br />
which the funds were being raised.<br />
The ‘Red Nose Day Extravaganza’ included<br />
competitive face painting (won<br />
by the team of Miss Tattersall and Miss<br />
Brammar), swiftly followed by a popular<br />
marshmallow challenge which required<br />
contestants to fit as many marshmallows<br />
into their mouths as possible<br />
and coherently utter the words ‘Chubby<br />
Finally, Leo May introduced a<br />
group of 7 male staff and students<br />
who braved having their legs waxed<br />
by members of the audience. The<br />
show ended on a high point as Mr<br />
White, Head of Sixth Form, who,<br />
for additional money raised, submitted<br />
to a painful leg waxing at the<br />
hands of staff members: Miss Lorretta<br />
Newton and Mrs Gill<br />
Squires.<br />
Well done to all those who<br />
volunteered to make the Extravaganza—and<br />
all the other<br />
Comic Relief fundraising initiatives<br />
in school—such an<br />
enormous success. We are<br />
delighted to report that a total<br />
of £1001 were raised.
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