School Newsletter Volume 9 Edition 6.pdf - Highcliffe School

Congratulations to Samantha Oxborrow
(Yr 10) who has won a national
song writers competition.
People were invited to send in their
lyrical creations which could take
the form of raps, ballads, pop songs
and formal poetry.
It was a unique opportunity for
writers to compose a lyric in the
We were overjoyed to hear of the recent
success of Sixth Form student
Samantha Millard in a national essay
competition organised by the Parliamentary
Press Gallery. As you can see
from the pictures Sam was one of the
winners of the national competition.
She enjoyed an exciting day at the
Houses of Parliament meeting both the
Prime Minister, and the Speaker of the
House. Hundreds of students from
schools throughout the country took
part in the competition.
Songwriter in our midst
style of their choice. There were in
excess of 1,500 entries from poets
across the UK. The judges were
looking for creativity, imagination,
expression and originality. Samantha
submitted her poem entitled
‘Flying High’ and it has been chosen
for publication in ‘Looking for Lyrics
– Turn Up The Volume’, an anthology
showcasing the best of the
young writers’ work. A copy of the
book is kept in the British Library
and further libraries across the UK
and Republic of Ireland.
This is a tremendous achievement
for Samantha and we hope this is
the start of many more successes
for her. Well done!
Report by Mrs Dedman
Sixth Former wins National Competition
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