Citizen 10th December 2010 - the City of London School

International fencing colours for Fahim Adam, page 16
THE CITIZEN
Max 2C, min 0C Friday December 10 2010 ISSUE 13 Newspaper of the School FREE
“How I Learnt to
Stop Worrying and
Love the Bomb”:
An interview with
the director of
Dr. Strangelove
Joe Gamse and Max Twivy Citizen Reporters
This year’s student drama production
is Dr Strangelove, a humorous take on
nuclear war, a snapshot of the last hour
of human society, in all its hilarious and
sordid glory. The Citizen caught up with
director Nicholas Hulbert to find out more
about what’s been going on behind the
Winterflood doors…
Where did the idea for putting on Dr
Strangelove come from?
Well, it’s been sitting on the shelf for quite
a while. I think the first indication I was
ever going to do a student production was
when I saw a student-produced version of
“An Ideal Husband”- that planted the idea,
and then there were Harry Michell’s plays
which showed it might be possible in my
time. Once I’d brought the idea up (to my
chemistry class, as it happens), they would
not let me drop it - the only trouble was
actually finding a play. I first thought of
dramatising “The Producers”, or a play of
some of the Asimov stories (I’m a big fan
of science fiction), but then one night, I
watched Dr. Strangelove, and just thought,
“I know exactly how I want that to look.”
That was about a year and a half ago, and
the show has been moving along ever
since.
You’ve been involved in a lot of drama
productions over the years, but how
big a step up was it from being just a
member of the cast to the person with
responsibility for the entire play?
I’ll unashamedly say it was pretty huge!
Actually, I’ve found directing pretty
enjoyable - producing is different, though,
I never really realised how much work
went in behind the scenes. Obviously, it’s
been harder for us, because it’s our first
time round, and we don’t really have a
structure within which to do it, but I don’t
think I’ll ever gripe about someone in
charge of a play again.
Has it been at all challenging to be
directing and man-managing your
peers? It must be an odd situation...
It is a bit, but I think we’ve got on fine.
The cast - not to mention the people
behind the scenes - have really come to
the table with loads of enthusiasm. But
at the same time, because we’re a student
production, we can (and have to) be more
open to ideas fielded by the cast. And I tell
you that some of those are my favourites.
This project must have taken up a lot
of your time this term. How do you stop
yourself from going crazy and prevent it
from taking over your life?
Well, I guess the short answer is that I
have felt a little nuts from time to time!
(chuckles) I suppose the way you work
around it is by getting a great production
team, and letting them deal with some of
the problems - simply because, if you run
yourself ragged sorting out the little things,
you’re never going to survive to solve the
big problems that come along.
So who makes up your ‘great
production team’?
Well, it’s grown over time. It started off
as just me, and then I got Sam Kalish
and Henry Pyke on board, and they both
did a great job - and still are - setting up
the groundwork for the play. Then I got
Sam South to help Sam Kalish with the
directing, and most recently, I’ve got Ele
Yorke on board for costumes and Angus
Stanley for more artwork. There are also
all the people in the cast who’ve chipped
in their two cents, and given up a bit of
time to help with something that’s come
up, not to mention the non-actors, who’ve
been really helpful whenever we’ve asked
them for a hand with something.
So do you have any designs on Mr
Biltcliffe’s post?
No, unfortunately my Doomsday machine
isn’t quite ready yet. Shouldn’t be long
though…(cackles unnervingly)
And finally, in adherence to Citizen
tradition, a joke?
“How many quantum physicists does it
take to change a lightbulb?” “Depends if
you’re looking”
Performances of Dr Strangelove: Monday
at 4.30, again on Monday at 7.15 and
Wednesday at 7.00 . Tickets are only £2.50
from reception.

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School news
Charles Fillingham Assistant Headmaster
Preparations for Christmas in the
Fillingham household are coming along
somewhat slowly. Stir it up Sunday has
come and gone but we have neither
made a cake nor a pudding. No cards
have been written yet. My wife has had
to order her own present on line and I
haven’t made it to the shops at all so far.
Things are not looking good!
Many a City boy does not necessarily do
his homework on the same night that it
The Diary
is set, but he will still get the work in by
the deadline. In the same way I am going
to rise to this challenge so, will it all come
together in time for Christmas? Yes, of
course – it has got to.
Sometimes in your work as well as
in mine there are things that simply
have to be done and are always done.
I was impressed last week by the
determination shown by my colleagues
to make it to work through first the tube
strike and then the snow. I know that
some teachers and some members of
support staff spent hours and hours
travelling to and from school. Countless
schools across London were closed
and there may be a time in the future
when we cannot open, but rest assured
that this decision will never be taken
lightly. In the case of transport strikes,
which appear to be becoming ever more
frequent, our policy is to keep on going –
business as usual.
I hope that your son has found that it
has been business as usual as regards
his lessons this week. Next week should
have a lighter tone. There is mufti
Monday 13th December
- Senior Model UN, Coulson, 1.10pm
- Creative Writing Society, 315, 1.15pm
- Football, U13A-C v Westminster Under School, Away, 2.00 - 5.00pm
- CCF Parade, 4.05 - 5.15pm
Tuesday 14th December
- Debating, 2nd and 3rd Forms, Coulson, 12.50pm
- 3rd Form Craft and Design, W1, 12.50 - 1.30pm
- Maths Circle, 409, 12.50pm
-Junior Classics Club, 426, 1pm
- Model Railway/Warhammer - last meeting this term, Model RM/308, 4.10 - 5.00pm
- CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT, Great Hall, 6.30pm
Wednesday 15th December
- MUFTI DAY
- Debating, OG and 1st Forms, Coulson, 12.50pm
- 2nd Form Craft and Design, W1, 12.50 - 1.30pm
Thursday 16th December
- CHRISTMAS SCHOOL LUNCH, 12.30pm
- Senior Debating, Coulson, 12.50pm
- 6th Form Medical Society, 501, 1.10 - 1.50pm
- CAROL SERVICE, Temple Church, 6.30pm
Friday 17th December
- Final Whole School Assembly, Great Hall, 12.10pm
- TERM ENDS 12.30pm
Friday December 10 2010
day, a winter fayre, teachers’ Sumo,
Christmas entertainment, Christmas
lunch, Christmas Carol Service, the final
assembly and a light-hearted Christmas
edition of The Citizen.
I hope your preparations for the holiday
are going well.
Ms MacDonagh’s
Cookery Corner
Ms A M MacDonagh ICT Department
Torta Cioccolato di Maria (aka Maria’s
Chocolate Cake)
I pinched this easy recipe from Maria
when I was last in Sicily. The only tricky
ingredient to source might be the vanilla
baking powder. I purchase mine at any
Italian delicatessen in London. I noticed
that you can also buy it online at www.
amazon.co.uk or www.nifeislife.com
Ingredients
Cake
300 g sugar
150 g plain flour
150 g cocoa powder (high quality)
3 large eggs (at room temperature)
200 ml milk
200 ml vegetable oil
1 packet (16 g) of Paneangeli Vanillina
baking powder
Ganache icing
200g dark chocolate pieces (once again,
high quality. At least 50% cocoa solids.)
200 ml single cream
Method
1.Pre-heat oven to 180 °C
2.Line a spring form cake pan with nonstick
baking parchment.
3.In one mixing bowl, add all the cake
ingredients and mix thoroughly.
4.Pour into cake pan and bake for approx.
30 minutes.
5.While the cake is baking, start making
the Ganache. Slowly heat the cream and
pour on top of the chocolate pieces. Let
this rest for a few minutes and then mix
until smooth.
6.Remove the cake from the oven and pour
over the Ganache. Let the cake cool before
removing from the cake pan. Yum!

Friday December 10 2010
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School news
The Mind of a Machine: Artificial Intelligence
Citizen Reporter
On 24 November 2010, Paul Curzon came
to the school to give a talk on artificial
intelligence. Probably when you think
of artificial intelligence, you think of
imaginary things, like R2-D2 and Wall-E,
things from the movies. And to a certain
extent this is true. Researchers from, for
example, Disney or Pixar, do come to
computer programmers to find out what is
possible for robots or computer-like beings
to do in their movies. The question that
Paul Curzon asked was, “If we identify
abilities as intelligent, can we build
machines to also have these abilities?”
Paul Curzon gave an interesting
demonstration where he held up a piece
of paper, and said, “This piece of paper is
more intelligent than the whole school.”
We then had to answer why. We later
found out that this piece of paper held
the instructions on how to never loose a
game of noughts and crosses. But then the
point was raised that it wasn’t the piece of
paper that was intelligent, but the person
who had written the instructions. This then
was counter-acted by the example that in
1997, a computer beat the reigning world
champion of chess, but the programmers
of that computer couldn’t have beaten
him. The reason the computer won was
that it was following rules. You could
argue that if something is following rules,
it is therefore stupid, and only doing
what it has been told to do. But it was
working out which rule to follow from the
current circumstances, and I think that is
intelligent.
Going back to the question above, it is
Responses to the
Proposals passed by
the Joint Committee
Mr Griffin Second Master
Below you will see the responses to the
proposals which appeared in last week’s Citizen
and which have been considered by the Senior
Management of the School.
1.“That the First Form trip not always be to
London Zoo”
This is accepted in principle, but it is up to
the Head of First Form & OG to decide on the
very simple to build a machine that plays
snap with nine people, six lengths of
rope and six cardboard tubes. Look at the
diagram below. If person 1 were to see
person A hold up a red card, he would
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destination of the trip, so this motion has been
forwarded to Mr Kerr.
2.“Improved ipod docking facilities in the
weights room be installed”
Again, approved in principle and will be
forwarded to Mr Cornwell as Director of Sport
for his consideration.
3.“Increase the number of fully subsidised
theatre trips”
As mentioned in the Joint Committee minutes,
theatre visits which are directly linked to public
examination courses in e.g. English and Drama,
are usually paid for by the School. Other visits
which are organised by other Departments or
Societies (e.g. Barnes-Amis) are included in the
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fire his cardboard tube to person 5. Then
if person 2 saw person B hold up another
red card, he would fire his cardboard
tube to person 5. Now that person 5 has
2 tubes, he would fire his one to person
7, who would then shout ‘SNAP!’ This is
a very simple way of demonstrating the
similarities of computers and neurons in
the brain.
To find out more, go to www.cs4n.org/ai/
Dr Paul Curzon is a Reader in Computer
Science in the School of Electronic
Engineering and Computer Science, Queen
Mary, University of London. In 2010 he was
made a National Teaching Fellow by the
Higher Education Academy, and in 2009 he
was shortlisted for the 2009 Times Higher
Education Most Innovative Teacher of the Year
Award.
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appropriate budgets and it is up to the Head of
Department or Tutor in charge of the Society to
decide how to allocate the funds in that budget.
4.“School Parliament to meet twice in the
Autumn Term”
Agreed and passed to the Speaker of the
Parliament.
5.“Candidates for School Parliament Clerk
be allowed to put their case in The Citizen
and lunchtime hustings be arranged.”
Agreed.
Motions relating to the fabric of the building
and catering have been passed to the relevant
Managers.
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School news
First term at City
by
Alex Kitsberg 0GM
I can’t believe my first term at City is almost
finished; the time has flown by so quickly. It
seems like only yesterday when I was putting
on the uniform for the first time.
On my first day I was quite nervous; I didn’t
know what was going to happen, or what would
be expected from me. To make matters worse,
there was a tube strike! I left really early and
travelled by car with some friends. We got as
far as Euston, where we abandoned the car and
got a tube to Bank. Coming out at Bank station,
what an amazing sight met my eyes! It was a
World War Two memorial parade and fly past.
There were soldiers on horseback, infantrymen
marching smartly along, then came the war
veterans with their shining medals. High above
me in the sky a hurricane along with a Spitfire
and Lancaster Bomber roared over the City. It
was a great start to the day.
One of the best things this term was the trip to
Stubbers. The activities there made everyone
think together as a team. I got to know not only
my classmates but also people in other forms
(including the Prefects). Some of the activities
intimidated me at first but with my friends’
encouragement I managed to overcome my
fears.
At City, there are loads of clubs to choose
from. The Freshers Fair informed me about
each club. There seemed to be a club for all my
hobbies. Some of the clubs however were only
for certain ages so that helped me cut down the
selection of which to join. Still, I was amazed
that City had so many clubs on offer.
The thing that struck me about City was that
boys have a lot of independence. There is
travelling into school in the morning and
travelling home in the evening on the tube. I
began to feel more comfortable and relaxed
the more frequently I went on the Tube. A big
shock to my system when I started City was
the knowledge that there would be a time pretty
soon when the teachers expect me to be able
to find my own way to the classrooms and there
aren’t any reminders about when homework is
due in.
City is a dream come true for me; I always
wanted to come here. I’m really having a
fantastic time, whether it’s being involved in
inter-form swimming or football competitions,
running to Patrick’s Needle with the jogsoc,
building ‘Airfix’ models in the History Society,
having snowball fights in the courtyard, or the
early morning football training, I really feel part
of City and am really enjoying myself.
Friday December 10 2010
FRIENDS OF CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL
STREET DRUGS
-PLEASE LET US KNOW BEFORE THE END OF TERM IF YOU
PLAN ON ATTENDING-
WE NEED TO KNOW WE HAVE ENOUGH SEATS
-THANK YOU-
The PSHE Department and The Friends of CLS invite all parents and
guardians to a presentation and Q&A session on
Thursday, 13th January at 6.45pm School
– This is the 1st Thursday of term -
The presenter will be an Old Citizen, Simon Leigh MSc, NCAC,
UKRCP.
He will be talking to all 4th Formers the next day, Student Day,
Friday 14th
Refreshments will be served afterwards.
A letter with full details has been sent to all parents and guardians via
SchoolComms and Friends’ group email. If you have not received it
please email friends@clsb.org.uk.
There is no charge but places are limited; please reserve places at
friends@clsb.org.uk
NEXT TERM’S COFFEE MORNINGS
All Coffee Mornings for Parents and Carers are held in Cafe 101
(Salvation Army), 101 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4 - entrance
opposite The Sports’ Entrance of School ie the swimming pool side.
These are an excellent opportunity for parents, old and new, to make
contact with other parents.
3rd and 4th Form Coffee Morning
Thursday 20th January 8.30am - 11 am
Contact Lorette Fredericks 3rd Form (see below), Erica Cosburn 4th
Form (erica.cosburn@btinternet.com)
5th and 6th Form Coffee Morning
Wednesday 26th January 8.30am - 11 am
Contact Fiona Yates 5th Form (fcyates@aol.com), Stephanie Martinez
J6th (stephanie@primex.co.uk), Deborah Dorrance-King S6th (see
below)
OG, 1st and 2nd Form Coffee Morning
Thursday 3rd February 8.30am - 11.00am
Contact Jane MacLean at jane.maclean@btinternet.com or
Deborah Dorrance-King (see below)
CONTACT
Deborah Dorrance-King 0797443 1348 and Lorette Fredericks, lorette.
fredericks@bt.com, Co-Chairs FoCLS or friends@clsb.org.uk

Friday December 10 2010
Goodbye Jack!
Mr Griffin Second Master
At the end of term we will be saying
goodbye to Mr Jack Paxton, our GAP year
student from Australia, who has been with
us for the past twelve months. We thank
him for the work he has done and wish him
well for the future.
In January we will be welcoming his
successor Mr Will Mackenzie, also from
“Down Under”. I fear the temperature
difference may well take him by surprise!
He is looking for accommodation from
the end of January. If any parent would be
prepared to offer this, he would be most
grateful.
Please let me know (gsg@clsb.org.uk) and
I will pass on the details to Will when he
arrives. Many thanks.
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School news
Mahnoud Ghanem 4B Citizen Reporter
Last week central London was sprinkled with a festive dusting of snow, enough to
cause tube disruptions for those coming to school, and no end of beautiful sights - albeit
nowhere near the four foot depth experienced in the countryside.
City demolishes King’s College School in Hans Woyda maths
Daniel Hu 5H Citizen Maths Correspondent
Last Tuesday, with snow affecting
transport, City’s Hans Woyda team of
Nimrod Nehushtan in 3rd Form, Daniel
Hu in 5th Form, Cumar Vasudeva in J6,
and Jonathan Berger in S6 travelled all the
way to Wimbledon by taxi to play King’s
College School in the last game of the
group stages. We have started very well
this year, fighting hard against the reigning
champions Westminster School in a close
match where we lost 49-53, though setting
a school record in the number of points
scored. It also happens to be the highest
scoring match so far, and our 49pts is the
highest scored by a losing team so far this
year. And in our next game, we did even
better, crushing Cardinal Vaughan 55-33,
setting another record.
Our impressive points difference (like goal
difference in football) meant that though
we had lost one game, we just needed a
win this time to go through to the knockout
stages. Since even Cardinal Vaughan
had beaten KCS 37-28, we aimed to go
even higher this time, and get closer to the
77 point maximum.
When we should have begun, their 3rd
Former had still not turned up, and it
seemed to be a good omen for us, but (un)
luckily, they found another 3rd Former
in the corridor who was willing to play
against us. We started confidently, though
slowly, cruising to a 12-6 lead after just
the first Starters round, and in the next
Geometry round, we got 3 right and 1
wrong, whereas they got the opposite of 3
wrong and 1 right, making us 18-8 ahead.
In the next round of Mental Arithmetic
and Probability, both teams did well, with
all 8 questions being answered, but with
Nimrod getting us a bonus point when
their backup 3rd Former failed to answer
one of theirs.
We went into the Team round 27-14 up,
and when I saw that the question was
simply to make 36 using as many of the
sets of 4 numbers as possible (and the 4
basic operations of adding, subtracting,
multiplying and dividing, with brackets),
I smiled to myself, as this was a game
that I often play with my family, learnt
in China, except that we had to make 24.
For example, if you had the set {5, 5, 7,
8}, you could make 36 like this: (8-5)
x(5+7)=3x12. Or if you had {3, 3, 3, 3¬},
you could say that (3+3)x(3+3)=6x6=36.
We just ran out of time when we had done
it for 27 out of the 28 sets on the paper,
and since KCS had only made 15 of them,
we gained the full 5 points, and KCS got 0.
In the Calculator round, we charged
ahead again, getting all 8 potential marks,
bringing the score to 40-18 in front, and
continued in the Algebra round, gaining all
8 marks, with Nimrod once again taking a
bonus point when his opponent faltered. At
49-22 up, we needed four correct questions
out of eight in the final head to head race
round to set another record for the 3rd time
running, and we got exactly 4, with KCS
taking 3, bringing the score to 57-28.
Westminster has probably beaten Cardinal
Vaughan, and this would leave our table
as follows: Westminster top with 3 wins,
CLS 2nd with 2 wins and 1 loss, Cardinal
Vaughan 3rd with 1 win and 2 losses and
KCS 4th with 3 losses. This would also
mean that we would progress to the plate
competition, and Westminster to the main
competition.
Some interesting facts about this year’s
scores: CLS lost with 49 points to
Westminster, the highest a losing team
has scored. The lowest a winning team
has scored is 22 by King Alfred against
University College who scored 19. The
lowest score has been 12, by Blackheath
High, and the highest has been 64, by both
St Paul’s, and Harrow.
Well done to Nimrod who again got all
his individual questions right, and we look
forward to next year when we will aim
to get as far as possible in the knock-out
stages of the plate competition.

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School news
2010 Geography Christmas Challenge
Mr Davies Head of Geography
Friday 13th December and Monday 16th
December witnessed the spectacles of the
Geography Christmas challenges for the
Middle and Lower school.
Tough geographical combat was
interspersed with shouts of delight and
despair as contestants battled head to
head to get through the knockout rounds.
Main Meal
Main Meal 2
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Lamb dopiaza with
fragrant rice
mango chutney and
poppadoms
Mediterranean quiche
with chorizo with King
Edward potatoes
Vegetarian Meal Vegetarian pasty
Vegetables of the
day
Salads
Hot Dessert
Fresh Fruit &
Yoghurt Pots
Roasted peppers
Borlotti beans
Tempura cauliflower
Bread crumbed
sardine fillets with
tomato and herb
sauce
Grilled honey and
mustard pork chops
Gnocchi with four
cheese sauce
Parmentier potatoes
Buttered medley of
beans
Roasted pumpkin
Sichuan chicken with
steamed rice
Beef filled ravioli with
a tomato and cream
sauce
Leek and pea flan
with a cream sauce
served with Minted
new potatoes
Stir – fry vegetables
and bok choi
Roast turkey with all
the trimmings
Or
Roast pumpkin filled
with winter
vegetables and
Christmas spices (V)
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips and
carrots
Brussels Sprouts
Friday December 10 2010
We hope that you
have a wonderful
Christmas break and
a fantastic new year!!
Selection of freshly prepared salads including mixed leaves, fresh cut cucumber and tomatoes and a protein dish
Rice pudding with
raspberry jam
After many hard fought encounters the
middle school championship came down
to a face-off between Mark Bogod and
Will Harradence. 2nd Former Mark
held his nerve to claim victory, having
already defeated many fancied 3rd Form
contestants on the way.
The Junior School challenge saw a titanic
struggle between over 30 students for the
title of 2010 Geography Legend and the
Oliver Schonle with other participants of the Junior School Challenge
Chocolate sponge
with chocolate sauce
Mandarin
cheesecake
Mark Bogod: Middle School Geography
Champion
coveted Golden Globe trophy that comes
with it. Once again it was a victory for
youth as Oliver Schonle of OGH displayed
supreme levels of geographical knowledge
to walk off with the spoils, having ousted
many 1st Form students en route to the
final.
Many congratulations to them, and all who
took part.
RED PUFFA JACKET LOST
OGM pupil Jamie McDermott left his
named, red puffa jacket in the top playground
a few weeks ago. If anyone finds
it, please hand it in to his form teacher,
Miss McCallan.
Christmas pudding
with brandy cream or
Orange and
chocolate fondant
A selection of fresh cut fruit, homemade yoghurt pots and cold dessert pots, or fresh seasonal fruit served in peak
condition, ripened and ready to eat

Friday December 10 2010
Interview: Meet the Deputy Head of School for
Affiliated Prefects, Joseph Ataman
Stefan Korac J6OJD School Correspondent
SK: What was your reaction to being
told that you were going to be a Deputy
Head Boy?
Joseph Ataman: I was delighted. It was a
wonderful honour to have been chosen,
and I have really enjoyed it. This year, it
is a fantastic Top 4 to be part of, and I am
really happy to be one.
SK: What are your responsibilities,
being the Deputy Head Boy for
Affiliated Prefects?
JA: Well, my duties and responsibilities
take place within the school on a weekto-week
basis. I deal with the Prefect
affiliation to all forms from OG to 3rd
Form. My job is to then make sure that
all runs smoothly and that the Prefects
visit their allocated forms as frequently
as possible, and it has been quite an
First term at City
by
Kieran Bose Rosling 3C
One thing I can tell you about being a new
boy at City is that you don’t feel out of place
in your form. From the moment I entered
my form room (a bit late) I felt like I knew
everyone there. I felt right at home, and went
on to becoming form rep. However there
were a few times when I did in fact feel out of
place. For example, when you sit down at the
lunch table and everyone looks at you as if
you’re from another planet. There is also that
awkward moment when you ask someone an
apparently obvious question, like: “Where
is the music department?” or “What time
does lunch end?”After a while however you
get used to it of course. I can’t pretend I’m
not having a good time though, I’m finding
the teachers and lessons superb, the students
great fun, and the groups and societies very
interesting.
Overall, I am having a great time at City. I
am aware of its wide range of extracurricular
activities, and am willing to take full advantage
of them. It’s like I’ve found a world of
opportunities. There’s certainly no limit to
what you can do here. I feel like I know the
school already and am looking forward to the
rest of my time here at City!
interesting job so far. Also, this week,
while the other three have not been
available, I have had to deal with their
responsibilities too, such as the Q&A I did
on the Prospective Parents’ Meeting (PPM)
on Tuesday. What I find is that the Top 4
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need to be adaptable, and so when one or
more are away, you fill each other’s shoes
and take it in your strides as Wise Men.
SK: By what means, apart from PPMs,
do you represent CLS?
JA: I also attend Secondary School
conferences. On the whole, I, along with
the other Top 4, represent the school at
every level and from every aspect.
SK: Finally, do you have any advice to
the younger boys?
JA: I’d say to leap at every opportunity
presented to you and participate in as
many extra-curricular activities as you
can. The school offers such a wide range
of clubs and societies, so just give it a go
while you can.

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News and comment
‘A Sphere of Influence’
Nima Amin 4A and Parhum Moshki 4S
Citizen Political Correspondents
Three weeks after North Korea flexed its
military muscles against South Korea,
again the question has been raised about
who dictates the totalitarian nations of
the world.
Since the likes of the Persian and
Roman Empires, we have seen only a
few countries who have been able to
wield the powers of the world together
and thus create a so called ‘Sphere of
Influence’. These countries are now
known as super powers of the world,
such as the former Soviet Union and
current leaders, America. The problem
faced by the fulfilment of this ideology
is that anyone outside of this sphere is
constantly picked on and manipulated
Typewriters wrote
our language past
Rakin Choudhury 5H Citizen Reporter
The introduction of the printing press
into Europe was an important time in the
history of Britain. Not only can it be said
to be responsible for the Renaissance
but typewriters greatly influenced
our language. Before the invention of
typewriters, people used to handwrite
letters in many different styles and
spellings. Typewriters brought a need to
unify our language because of their similar
printing methods (unless like Sherlock
Holmes in a Case of Identity, you believe
no two typewriters are alike).
The most interesting case is that the
typesetters’ method is still used in the US
today. This was to include punctuation
marks within a quote that were not
present in the actual quote (e.g. Harry
said the chocolate was “great.”). This
was to protect the delicate full-stops and
commas behind the more robust quotation
marks as they would otherwise be easily
damaged. The inventions of computers
took us back to the logical style where
only the punctuation marks within the
quote are included. Computers have also
taken us away from the British spacing
method (where a double-space was left
after each full-stop). This would make it
clearer where a sentence ended as each
until they give in to the pressure.
Unfortunately we still see a lot of this
in what we like to call the civilised and
democratic 21st century.
America, a country which, since the
collapse of the Soviet Union, has been
the super power of the world, has a
growing list of countries which stand
at its peril. The most notable members
of this list are England, France, Saudi
Arabia, Israel and Italy while in recent
years Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan
have also, against their will, joined the
American pack. When you look at this list
it becomes apparent that anyone who
dares to go against it will be severely
punished, but in fact this American
sphere of influence holds very little
threatening power, if any, at all. Two of
character in a typewriter had equal width.
We now use French spacing and leave
only one space after a full-stop but to see
the old method, pick up a Puffin Classic.
Computers have also made us use leading
(where a line is left between paragraphs)
instead of indenting to make a paragraph
clear as should be done.
The printing press has
also been responsible for
fixing spellings. One may
wonder why there are so
many silent letters in the
English language. While
many may be of foreign
origin, the truth is that the
“k” in “know” was once
pronounced but while that
changed, the typewriter
kept the spelling the same
or else that would have
changed too. I also think
the typewriter made a
huge difference in terms
of our use of possessive
apostrophes. Up until the
early fourteenth century,
singular nouns ending
with an “s” sound (e.g.
“minx” or “Jones”) would
add apostrophe “s” to
indicate the possession of
something but, after then,
people started to add just
an apostrophe as plural
nouns ending with “s” do.
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the big boys in politics, Russia and China
both despise the American governments
and both refuse to be in allegiance with
them. Instead they choose to partner
Iran as it seems the Iranians are building
their own sphere. And as every day goes
by sadly for the west the eastern sphere
is becoming stronger and stronger. With
North Korea and Lebanon also said to be
part of the rapidly growing Iranian sphere
of influence, America has to look closely
at what they are possibly up against; a
very militarily capable and economically
capable pack. Brazil and India will also be
interesting to watch to see who they back
as they are big future super powers.
In the past the meeting of two spheres
has had devastating results; World War II
and the Cold War being prime examples.
But this collision in particular will be
interesting to watch as we reach the
finale. Let’s just hope there isn’t a World
War III.
Both are now acceptable but it makes one
wonder whether the typewriter was behind
this so as not to jar the “s”. If it was, let us
make a toast to the influence technology
has had on our great language: first, it was
the typewriter and then, the computer.
Unfortunately, we may soon be devolving
to text message language.

Friday December 10 2010
WikiLeaks: A Force For Good?
Over the past few weeks, there has
been a growing backlash against the
website WikiLeaks, with more and more
companies, such as Amazon banning
the site from their servers. This is after
extreme pressure from American
politicians and right-wing political
commentators. The founder of WikiLeaks
himself, Julian Assange, has been called
a traitor and Sarah Palin has said that
he should be hunted like Al-Qaeda
combatants.
Meanwhile, a debate rages over whether
it was the correct thing to release these
diplomatic cables. Some say that these
should have been released and that
we have a right to know what the
government is doing in our name. They
say that we should know the full facts
about what is happening in the world,
and what our taxes are being spent on.
After all, without WikiLeaks, we would
not have found out about the unreported
civilian deaths caused by American Forces
in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Nor would
we have found out about the members
of the BNP who were working as teachers
and moulding impressionable minds.
Arguably, WikiLeaks is a necessity to both
hold governments to account and to
Andrew Brueton J6 ZLC Citizen Commentator
Undoubtedly the release of hundreds of
thousands of classified diplomatic emails
is bound to shake any system, but the
recent deluge of information courtesy
of WikiLeaks will have, in my opinion, a
positive impact on international relations.
Those opposed to the leaks bemoan the
fact that informants will no longer feel
free to come forward and share their
knowledge with the local US mission and
that this will endanger security for not
only the US, but all of the Western world.
However they fail to miss a key point of
WikiLeaks’ goal, namely to give the public
the necessary information on its officials
to make informed choices at the ballot
box.
The revelation that Saudi Arabia is a
“cash point for terrorists” will come as no
surprise, neither will the fact that Mervyn
King sees Mr Osborne as inexperienced
be particularly momentous, but beneath
by
Cumar Vasudeva
also reveal important information about
people across the world which could
conflict with their jobs.
However, there has undoubtedly been
untold damage caused by this site. The
Julian Assange, Wikileaks Founder
diplomatic fallout from the cable leak
is still being felt. The revelation that
Saudi Arabia called for the bombing
of Iran has undoubtedly adversely
affected international relations between
the two nations. In addition, the
personal attacks on various national
figureheads present in the cables have
undoubtedly made politicians less
trusting of American diplomats. As has
Plugging
the leaks
the many layers of banality are some truly
worrying facts that are absolutely in the
public interest. There is a long tradition of
spying in international organisations, but
‘There is a long tradition
of spying in international
organisations’
the fact that the United States ordered
detailed biometric and financial data on
the UN Secretary General and top-ranking
Security Council members is a step that
will undoubtedly shock the establishment,
especially as the UN itself is meant to
be a neutral forum for tense discussions
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the discovery that there are American
spies acting covertly in Europe, with the
task of finding out information about
leading politicians, such as the MP Alan
Duncan. Furthermore, it has been argued
that this leak, along with the leaks of
the Iraq War Logs and the Afghan War
Diary, have caused many deaths, be it
of secret informants who have had their
cover blown by the leaks, or of American
soldiers who have been killed as a result
of information insurgents have gained as
a result of the leaks.
In conclusion, I do not think that
WikiLeaks is a force for good. Its method
of leaking documents is simply publishing
them, with little or no editing. However
much you believe in the importance of
freedom of information, it is clear that
simply releasing volumes of in-depth files
to the uninformed masses is not a good
idea.
While the aim of WikiLeaks is noble, I feel
that it would be better for leaks to be sent
to respected journalists and newspapers,
who could first verify the documents and
then edit them so that the content the
public needs to know is still present, while
the insignificant details, which could cost
people their lives, is not.
between nations. Equally worrying is the
fact that China’s unconditional support for
the North Korean regime appears to be
wavering, with an ageing and paranoid
dictator whose finger is firmly on the
nuclear launch button, any unexpected
shifts in the fragile power dynamics could
throw the Korean peninsula into all out
war.
And yet most of the anger has been
entirely misplaced; instead of the US
taking responsibility as the self-described
“policeman of the world” its politicians
have been seething with anger at Julian
Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, and
some within the US have even advocated
he be tried for espionage. He is already
wanted on charges in Sweden, and is
under investigation in Australia. The US
should put its considerable resources into
solving some of the problems highlighted
rather than into only one symptom of
them and the chronic secrecy surrounding
matters of public interest.

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Video game
review
Assassins Creed: Brotherhood
Marcus Collier-Wright 5B Reviews Section Editor
Arguably Ubisoft’s flagship series, the impact
of the two previous Assassins Creed
games on the gaming world cannot be undervalued,
and so it is that the third of the
series, Brotherhood, hits our consoles with
great expectations to perform to the high
levels of its predecessors. And perform it
does, offering over twenty hours of single
player gameplay along with countless side
quests and activities for the proper gamer
to sink his teeth into.
Whilst not branded as a full blown sequel,
it certainly feels like one, as once again the
player steps into the boots of the assassin
Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Now fighting for
his cause in the absolutely enormous city
of Rome, the landscape and environment
are produced exceptionally well, immersing
the player into the exciting cultural
times of Renaissance Italy. Battling against
the corrupt Borgia rulers, Ezio lives
through a plot that is well told, exciting,
filled with suspense, and has an extraordinary
twist of an ending.
Along with the brilliant parkour, freerunning
style of travel that has made this
series a favourite of many gamers, Ezio
has many new abilities at his disposal, signifying
a huge improvement since the last
title. Vastly improved combat, an updated
economic system (now spread throughout
the entire game), and most importantly,
the ability to recruit and train his own assassins
for his own brotherhood give this
game new life when it had threatened to
become boring and repetitive. Outside the
main story, the multiplayer offers hours
of simple yet exciting fun as gamers from
around the world compete against each
other.
As with its predecessors, Assassins Creed:
Brotherhood has placed itself in a league
of its own, offering more variety than ever
before, and taking the excellent idea of the
assassin to even higher levels. Miss this at
your peril.
Rating: 10/10
Film Review: Monsters
Nick Berić 5H Citizen Review Team
Monsters had an excessive amount of
potential, but on the whole, it did not live
up to its expectations. I, however, was still
entertained by the film.
Gareth Edwards
presents a mediocre
film which on occasions
shows terrific
CGI but due to the
rareness of it, is isn’t
exploited to its full
potential. The amazing
acting gives the
film something to
boast about as dashing Scoot McNairy
and glamorous Whitney Able portray the
protagonists superbly.
McNairy plays a mercenary paparazzo,
with Able portraying an idealist, critical of
his fuzzy morals. Two opposites who form
an unlikely friendship and more. Borrowing
the handheld lensing and easy pace
Album of
the week
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Daoud Al-Janabi Citizen Reviewer
‘The Suburbs’ is arguably the spiritual
successor of Arcade Fire’s magnum opus,
‘Funeral’. It carries forward many of the
themes from their first offering, especially
the semi-autobiographical tone of the
album, presenting us with a personal look
at the band’s life.
Musically, there are all the features one
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of a low budget character piece, director
Gareth Edwards, a CGI artist by trade, has
created a dystopian landscape that’s so
naturalistic it’s uncanny.
As a writer, he’s a less successful realist,
resorting to some pretty hoary contrivances
to keep his
boy and girl in the
same space for the
film’s duration, and
the largely improvised
post-mumble
performances don’t
add much depth.
The film peaks
dramatically and creatively, with an alien
mating dance of astonishing verisimilitude.
It’s a cheap shot plot device but also visually
spectacular.
The film had much potential but the final
result was average with the final scene
which ending abruptly in medias res leaving
many loose ends.
Rating: 3/5
would expect in an Arcade Fire album,
from the commanding percussion to the
sweeping violins. Yet it presents a more
toned down side of the band, one which
is less hasty to settle into their comfort
zone of epic tracks often featuring all 7
members of the band playing at once. The
record features many more calculated
tracks such as ‘Modern Man’ while still
featuring energetic songs like ‘We Used To
Wait’, my personal highlight of the album.
While lacking an obvious ‘Wake Up’
moment, the album represents a maturity
on the band’s part, especially singer Win
Butler who has become more competent
a storyteller over the course of their three
records.

Friday December 10 2009
Puzzle Page
Maths Puzzle
Daniel Hu 5H Citizen Maths Puzzler
Question
If both ‘p’ and ‘p cubed plus three’ are
prime, what could p be? Prove that you
have found all possible ps.
Hints:There is only one even prime, and
that is 2.
The cube of an even number is even. The
cube of an odd number is odd. This means
cubing conserves parity.
Adding 3 to an even number makes it odd.
Adding 3 to an odd number makes it even.
This means that adding 3 changes parity.
Note: Parity is whether something is even
or odd i.e. whether it is divisible by 2 or
not. We say that 1 has parity odd.
CITY QUIZ
1.Which two US manned space programmes
preceded Apollo?
2.How many Asian countries start with the
letter ‘B’?
3.Until 1949, what was Indonesia called?
4.With 39 years and 321 days, who is the
oldest player to debut in a FIFA World Cup
tournament?
5.Which famous conqueror’s title translated
means ‘ocean ruler’?
6.Its capital is Valletta and the largest city
is Birkirkara. Where?
7.Which fabled writer is credited with the
following words of wisdom?: “Don’t
count your chickens before they hatch”
8.Which clove like scented flower, also
a registered trade mark, is known as ‘the
flower of God’?
9.What is the more common name for
triatomic oxygen?
10.Twenty five square feet of land in which
US state officially belongs to the UK?
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Sport
Here are who I think have been the
impressive drivers for 2010.
Good
6) Adrian Sutil - Didn’t get good
equipment from the team. I guess they
should not have focused on a big upgrade
like the blown diffuser which hurt their
car; and they were obsessed with straight
line speed. Nevertheless Sutil performed
well, getting the majority of the team’s
points and outperforming teammate Liuzzi.
Fifth places in Malaysia and Belgium
were his highlights. He should get a move
to a bigger team for next year.
5) Nico Rosberg - For the preponderance
of the year he has been powering over
teammate Michael Schumacher. The car
sometimes hasn’t complimented him
enough. But it all matters on if he beats
his sister car which he did brilliantly. Only
being out qualified by his teammate four
The Good Drivers from F1 2010
Rahul Malkani 3S Citizen Sports Correspondent
times in nineteen races and he managed
three podiums in the process.
4) Lewis Hamilton - Could have been in
more contention for a second title if he had
been more responsible. Australia a team
decision cost him badly. Italy breaking
the front right suspension when it was his
fault; Singapore he was unlucky as he had
the racing line into the corner but again
smashing the car’s rear tyre linkages. And
then in Korea and Brazil he let Alonso
through with slip ups in corners. But he
has been very good with his aggressive
overtakes and lightning quick speed.
3) Fernando Alonso – Now I know most
of us hate him like me but in all honesty I
think we can’t deny that he has turned his
season very well with the help of magic
eight balls. Alonso was out qualified on
the first race at Bahrain by Massa, but
overtook him in the first corner, which set
the tone for the season, as he was too much
for Felipe. He was trailing by many points
after British GP. But when he was aided
with a good car he managed to string up
good results finally racking up five wins
and just running short.
2) Sebastian Vettel - Ten pole positions
speak for themselves, he is naturally quick.
But his conversion rate hasn’t been very
good from pole. Reliability issues didn’t
help. And then maybe he was irresponsible
with him being a “Crashkid”. However,
with the best equipment on the grid he
was able to deliver and beat the best
Mark Webber struggled to keep up and
eventually he got crowned.
1) Robert Kubica - Three podiums
through out the year may not be the
best. But he scored 109 points more than
Petrov. He has improved year in year
out. His second place in Australia told us
something was changing about him. And
then at Monaco his precision paid off. At
Belgium and Suzuka the other two drivers’
circuit he qualified in the top three. He is
a World Championship contender in the
waiting.
This Day in History
Rafi Cohen 4A Citizen Correspondent
10th December
1968 – the “300 Million” robbery is
carried out in Japan.
Employers of the Nihon Shintaku Ginko
bank were loading ¥294,307,500 made up
of bonuses for the employees of Toshiba’s
Fuchu factory into a company car when
they were stopped by a policeman on a
bike. He said the car had been rigged with
explosives and when the employers had
retreated to a safe distance the policeman
got in the car and drove off.
It remains Japan’s largest unsolved heist.

Friday December 10 2010
Funny Injuries
Zach Weisz 5M Citizen Sports Correspondent
Torn Achilles. Groin strain. Broken fibula.
Fractured metatarsal. Dislocated shoulder.
These are amongst the many different
injuries of which we hear about every day
whilst we follow the exploits of sportsmen
and women we know and love. However,
there have been a few injuries which were
a consequence of some quite interesting
actions.
Firstly a warning for all shouting teachers
as this could apply to you! Alex Stepney,
a former Manchester United goalkeeper,
became very angry with his teammates
during a game. He shouted at them with
such vigour that he dislocated his jaw. So
the next time you shout at us, please take
note that you are risking a nasty injury!
Ever needed an excuse to not read? Well
here is the perfect one to show to your
fearful mothers: Seattle Mariners baseball
player David Aardsma suffered a sore back
whilst reading during his 2,524-mile flight
from Seattle to Tampa, Florida. He was
injured for two days. How unfortunate for
him…but how brilliant for us!!
Another goalkeeper Lionel Letizi, of Paris
Saint German, managed to strain his back
whilst retrieving a scrabble letter off the
floor. Someone should teach him a safer
game.
In addition, David Seaman (why is it
always goalkeepers?) of Arsenal and
England managed to strain his back
picking up the TV remote control. No
wonder England never succeeded under
Sven!
Steve Morrow, also of Arsenal, was
celebrating with his teammates after
scoring at Wembley in 1993. He was
picked up by his captain Tony Adams
who promptly dropped him to the ground
breaking Morrow’s collar bone. Not much
to celebrate there then.
Southampton Goalkeeper Dave Beasant
(yes them again!) managed to drop a bottle
of salad cream on his foot and sever a
tendon causing him to miss the first few
months of the football season.
Can Arsenal
win the League?
Alex Crichton-Miller 3C Citizen Sports Writer
This is a question asked by almost every
boy at City around this time of the year.
The title race tension is mounting, and
suddenly everything feels as if it is
drawing towards a final sprint to the finish
line. But this season Arsenal, a team that
has not won a league title since their last
success in 2004, really seem to be in with
a chance. Arsenal have held their own
against the big clubs this season although
the great test of their worth will be the
showdown between Arsenal and the other
title race leader, Manchester United.
However, this is just speculation. Every
year we think that Arsenal can finally win
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a trophy - or, at least, we hope they can. It
feels so unjust that a club that plays such
brilliant and beautiful football can go five
long years without winning silverware.
Unfortunately, for all its fantastic passing
and lovely footwork, Arsenal do not seem
to be a club strong enough at scoring
goals to rival those soulless matchwinners
Chelsea. They lack the presence
up front to really be efficient in winning
match after match after match. And then
to the defence. Arsenal’s defence has
been wobbly all season, with no one who
can really stand in and hold together the
backbone of the football club. Clichy
has had a poor season, Sagna has not
been at his best and the new centre-backs
Koscielny and Squillaci have not been up
to scratch.
So can Arsenal win the league? In truth,
probably not.

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Sports Comment
Sports
Personality of
the Year – a
Sexist Farce?
Yehudah Simcha Gaffin S6PCM Citizen Reporter
The time has come for me to have
another rant about one of my favourite
topics – sexism in sport.
Everywhere I look there is coverage of
different games that men play – football,
cricket, rugby etc. There is simply no time
for women, on the radio, on TV and or in
the papers. No one cares. The only time
magazine editors or channel controllers
have for women seems to be when they
are modelling something or other. (I
won’t go on about how tennis seems
totally mucked up in this respect; they
give out equal prize money, but make
women play less to get it, when they
clearly could compete over five sets.)
Yet another example of this has been
brought to my attention recently. The
BBC released their list of the final 10
contenders for SPOTY 2010, and there are
two women on it (Amy Williams, pictured,
is one contender). If this award went to
Premier League Predictions
Rahul Malkani 3S Citizen Sports Correspondent
Aston Villa vs. West Brom
Aston Villa got knocked out of the Carling
Cup against bitter rivals Birmingham and are
looking to make up for that. West Brom are
in formidable form after back to back wins
against Everton and Newcastle.
2-2
West Ham vs. Manchester City
West Ham looked impressive in their “Make
or Break day” against Wigan. They also got a
sporadic victory against United in the league
cup. But against the richness of City I don’t
see them challenging too much; their triumph
over the Red Devil was mainly only because
United were playing with a team with mainly
reserves. Man City have looked a bit on
a woman, it would raise the profile of
female sportspeople, not to mention
getting more girls involved in sports at
grass-roots level. This could only have a
positive effect on sport as a whole, and
would make the sporting community and
the wider world more aware of the fact
that women can compete as well as men,
and in many ways can do things to an
equal standard. Yet the sad truth is that it
will probably go to a man.
Since the first SPOTY award in 1954
only 13 women have won it in 56
competitions (in fact three of these came
in consecutive years from 1962-4). Giving
this award to a woman more often –
provided she had done something to
deserve it – would certainly get more
girls into sport, and at a time when
recent matches but are still in the top 4.
0-3
Newcastle vs. Liverpool
Newcastle have had weeks where they play
well and draw or win, but they have also had
weeks with indolent losses. Against Aston
Villa was a good example as they hammered
them 6-0 but they didn’t flourish against
West Brom as they lost 3-1. Liverpool with
Steven Gerrard injured have been playing
well recently. They lost against Spurs but
were the better team, Hodgson saying he’d
win more games playing like that than not.
1-2
Tottenham vs. Chelsea
Chelsea are not thriving conceding draws
from Everton and Newcastle, and also losing
embarrassingly at home to Sunderland.
there are so many obese children, and
spending on physical education is being
cut, this is definitely a step in the right
direction.
While I am not advocating having a
mandatory award for a woman – this
would be seen as a token gesture – I
do think that perhaps having separate
awards for women may be a good idea.
Women in sport are still second-class
citizens; sport was never really ladylike
– it was more for men to show their
prowess in ‘manly team games’ (where
have we heard that before?). This is not
how it should be, and I do hope that
society can move on into the second
decade of the 21st century a little less
sexist.
Sport That Never Sleeps
by Rahkani 2D Sports Corresponden
Ancelotti could be feeling the pressure as
the possibility of a replacement dawns.
Tottenham intend to play Champion’s
League football next year but have been very
much like Chelsea. Bale is having a brilliant
season. Highlights of Spurs prospering
include against Internazionale and Arsenal.
An exciting draw like in recent years could
be on the cards.
2-2
Manchester United vs. Arsenal
United will be keen to make up for lost
ground after the postponement of the
Blackpool game. Arsenal weren’t brilliant
against Fulham but Nasri fired in two
exquisite goals to win the game. We all know
about Berbatov’s high five but Rooney is
back after injury and is eager to improve his
scoring tally. Don’t forget Chicharit o!
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City in finals of Independent Schools Swimming League
Citizen Sports Correspondent
The best swimmers from Old
Grammar, the First and Second
Form were selected and the
team travelled to Brentwood
School to take place in
the Independent Schools
Under Sixteen
Water Polo Tour
to Devon
Citizen School Sports Reporter
On 27 November the under sixteen water
polo team officially went on tour. The coach
trip was a learning experience for all as
we found out just how long it would take
for 100 bottles to fall off a wall; renditions
of ‘happy birthday’ were also on the cards
for Omer Kirdar. As per usual, luxurious
hospitality was expected and the school did
not disappoint with both the Travel Lodge
and KFC being provided. The North Devon
Leisure centre played host to the tournament
in which City were to play against three club
teams from around Devon.
The first match began badly, City failed to
keep track of their men and Paignton scored
some fast goals with City only managing
to scrape one back. At the end of the first
quarter we found our selves 3-1 down.
City responded emphatically, and ended up
Swimming League. The
team were confident of good
performances as they were
well prepared. Robert Dos
Santos broke a school record
by a massive 15 seconds in the
first race of the evening. More
records are likely to fall later in
the year when the relay teams
perfect their change overs and
shave valuable seconds off
their collective times.
City finished the gala in second
place and have qualified for the
finals which will be held next
romping to an 11-4 victory with slick attacks
and solid defence tearing apart the opposition
team. Notable contributions came from Albie
Duffy who scored three goals and Arthur
Lewis who scored four goals.
City were now really beginning to hit
their stride; their next match was against
Davenport, the weakest team in the
competition. The team hardly broke sweat
as they brushed their opponents aside
with considerable ease, the midfield of
Jack Pentol-Levy, Ollie Bolderson, Oscar
Emanuel, Josh Kenway and young’un Jack
Emlyn-Jones leading the way with all of the
boys contributing to the score sheet and the
defence was almost impenetrable. The end
score was a comfortable 17-1.
The final match was against Barnstaple
Water Polo Club. Barnstaple had dominated
the other teams in the competition in the
same way that City had; this left the final
match as the one that would decide the
competition. City found Barnstaple’s strength
and pace hard to deal with and a fast break
by their number 7 left City trailing within
the first two minutes and Devon’s locals
already seemed to be running away with the
term. Well done to those who
attended the gala and to those
who are pushing for places in
the team, keep working hard in
Junior Aquatics Club.
match. However the boys had spent a long
time waiting for this and were not going
to go down without a fight; an opportunity
presented itself soon after and City equalised
through a finely placed shot from Jamie
Moursy. Now that the boys saw that it could
be done they began to fight back against the
Barnstaple strength using guile and well
constructed attacks. Goals from Arthur Lewis
and the up and coming duo, Albie Duffy
and Mateo Castelnuovo left the opposition
reeling as the first half ended 5-1 to City.
The game now just needed to be seen out
and despite Barnstaple’s superior size and
increasingly dirty tactics; a defence made
up of Rene Zamudio, Jack Farkas and Jamie
Moursy never looked like letting the lead
slip. The match ended 5-3 to City leaving
them top in the competition.
The boys represented the school extremely
well and a special mention must be given
to goal keeper Venu Manikavasagar who
performed exceptionally well throughout
the competition. A special thank you must
go to Mr Jack Paxton who gave up his
weekend and endured many digs about the
Australian rugby team but not many about
the cricketers.

THE CITIZEN Friday December 10 2010
Sport
Fahim Adam selected for GB fencing squad
Gary Griffin Second Master
It is an enormous pleasure to offer this
report on CLS international fencer,
Fahim Adam (pictured above with JCC
President Cliff Hampton). In the first
place, Fahim adds his name to the current
crop of CLS boys who have reached this
impressive level of the sport. The school
now boasts three youth internationals,
an unprecedented record, even for a club
that has produced over the years several
schoolboy national champions, and not
so long ago the fifth best U17 epeeist in
the world. It is certainly to Fahim’s credit
that he is keeping up this proud tradition
of CLS elite achievement, and it is
particularly fitting that he should do so in
his capacity as Captain of Fencing.
There is a second reason why Fahim’s
achievement is so special. He is a genuine,
home-grown CLS talent. Although he
currently trains at a top London epee
club, he took his first steps on the fencing
piste right here at school. He progressed
through regular school sports sessions,
and school lunch-time club sessions. He
is still the leading light of the school club.
He is in every sense a CLS fencer, and
an inspiration to younger CLS boys who
enjoy this fascinating sport.
Fahim’s competitive career began with
school level fencing. He established
himself early on as an important member
of the senior team: he is now more than
important — he is indispensible. As a
regular member of the epee squad, he has
helped his team to beat old adversaries,
such as Highgate, and to improve CLS’s
performance in the annual quadrangular
match against St Paul’s, KCS Wimbledon
and Epsom College. He has also made
it possible for CLS to win the Leon
Paul Team Epee tournament, and to
gain a high position in the British Team
Championships. This is exactly what a
dedicated Captain of Fencing is called on
to do.
At the same time, Fahim has competed
with great distinction on an individual
basis. He has achieved notable results
over the years in the Public Schools
Championships, and recently he qualified
for the national finals of the British Youth
Championships, where he represented
the London region. But in order to gain
the all-important ranking points on which
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qualification for the national squad
depends, Fahim has entered even more
challenging competitions, one example
being the U20 British Selection events,
at which the elite of the nation’s fencers
gather to fight it out.
As mentioned earlier, Fahim now trains
at Haverstock, a top London epee club.
The coaching is of the highest order, the
atmosphere very serious, and the company
extremely select: Fahim trains with
the likes of Jon Willis, currently Great
Britain’s number one men’s epeeist, and
recent winner of a prestigious senior world
cup competition in Germany. Fahim can
only benefit from the advice on offer from
the likes of this distinguished senior fencer.
And so Fahim’s crowning achievement -
selection for the Great Britain squad - is
the product of really determined hard
work. Only the top dozen fencers in the
U20 age group get invited to represent
their country abroad. It is a fantastic
achievement, and the Fencing Club is
proud to add Fahim’s name to those of
William Moore and Jack Horrix to the
roster of CLS boys who are fencing at
international level. Well Done, Fahim.