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Some of The Cherwell’swordsmiths were on fineform at the annual literarycompetition ‘A Question ofWords’. Following a seriesof word-based challengeswithin schools, studentsfrom across Oxford werechosen to write and performtheir own pieces at theNorth Wall Arts Centre inJune. All our teams werebrilliant, but particular mentionmust go to the Year 8team – Hannah McNally, IndiaMarsden and TheodoraLonsdale – who won firstprize for two outstanding poems.Year 12 Cherwell studentshave been shortlistedfor a prestigious national poetrycompetition spearheadedby Poet Laureate Carol AnnDuffy. ‘Anthologise’ waslaunched by HRH The Duchessof Cornwall in September2011and invited school studentsaged 11-18 to createtheir own anthologies of poetry.The judges comprised CarolAnn Duffy; National Poet forWales, Gillian Clarke; poetJohn Agard; poet Grace Nichols;and Cambridge Professorof Children’s Poetry, MoragStyles. Carol Ann Duffy comments,“The judges were unanimousin their admiration – the bestanthologies show that theculture of the school, communityand family allow the pupilsto see their own lives insidetheir chosen poems andtheir own experience spokenin the words of great poetry.”It is a testament to our studentsthat two Cherwellgroups part of a final shortlistof seven entries.The winning school, whoseanthology will be publishedby Picador in 2013, will beannounced on 31 July. Fulldetails of participants and resultswill be given in the nextnewsletter.Jeremy Kennard (Sci),Hannah Swaffield (Sci),Rebecca Herbert(Maths), Nick Jamieson(Maths), Rosemary Woodbury (Maths), Benjamin Savours(Maths), Jon Lawes (RSPSHCE), Rae Hancock (RSPSHCE),Paul Battye (Business Development Manager), Anna Bryant(TA), Phillipa Smith (TA), Rachel Wallace (Eng), Helen Jackman(Eng), Eric Strickland (Eng), Simon Parker (ADTE),Simeon Beardall-Richards (ADTE), Shey Vincenzie (ADTE),Stephen Nicholls (ADTE), Defne Boya (Span), Rachel Ott(Sci), Simon Davies (His), Chloe Tiley (PE), Melanie Monks(PE), Kay Webb (School Administration and HR manager)Lindsey Alexander(Geog, Maternity)Kirsty Davies (Sci,Maternity), JebalinAnand (Technician, Maternity), Antonio Rego, Laura MayTiling, Jack Adams (TAs), Jake Cooper, Roseanne Young(Apprentices), Patricia England (HT PA), Monika Proklesova(Technician), Dorothy Smith (Support Services Manager),Mary Glynn (GTP – Eng), Corinne Vernan (MFL),Tom Anderson (PArts), Nick Lowson (ADTE), StephanieMurrell (ADTE), James Gurung (Maths), Christine Leigh(Maths), Gillian Stubbings (Eng), Rob Simpson (MFL),Rheanna Hesp (PE), Adam Walton (RSPSHCE), LindsayJenkins (Eng), Tim Selwood (RSPSHCE), MarcellaMcCarthy (Eng)Tim SelwoodDorothy SmithWith a particular mention to Tim Selwood (at The Cherwellsince 2003, but teaching in Oxfordshire Schools for 37years), and Dorothy Smith (at The Cherwell since 2003,having been at Marston Middle school, a Cherwell predecessorschool, since 1989 and working in schools since1977).Did you know? The design of the Olympic logo costs £400,000Page 16 Summer Newsletter, July 2012 © The Cherwell School