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January 2011
Dance Auditions - Ms Ryan
Have you got what it takes to be part of the “Longhill Gifted and Talented Dance Troupe (LTDT)”?
I am looking for 10-15 students- boys and girls- from across all year groups to create a dance piece for the “Lets Dance” show at the Dome on Tuesday 8th March. The dance style of the piece will be contemporary.
Auditions will take place on Friday 7th January from 3-3.40 in the Dance Studio where you will be asked to learn and perform a quick routine that will be taught to you.
Students will be selected from these auditions to join the troupe for 2011.
“The Longhill Gifted and Talented Dance Troupe (LTST)” will rehearse on Wednesday from 3.00- 4.00 and the occasional Friday. You must be able to these days. These will start from 12th January.
If you have read all of the above, can make the performance date the rehearsals and are still interested then I can’t wait to see you audition!
Wear comfortable clothing and bring water. Any questions please see Miss Ryan
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Carol Service
by Rosie George
On Tuesday the 7th of December, St Margaret’s church was overflowing with the festive voices of the Longhill choir. The seasonal singers were filled with high spirits as they sung their hearts out on that bitter winter day. Mr Reeves, who directed the concert says, ‘I adore working with Father Martin, (the Vicar of St Margaret’s Church) he is an inspiration and a true champion to our school.’ The Rose and Don’t Stop Believing were just some of the soulful tunes that were sung on the day. Mr Stride says, ‘The day was a complete success and as far as I’m concerned it was a great start to the Christmas season’. All in all it was a fantastic night and I think that everyone enjoyed it.
Fabrica trip
by Ashlie Evans
The Curation team went on a trip to an exhibition in Brighton town centre. This exhibition was called ‘House of Vernacular’. It gave us such inspiration of collecting objects or images and making an exhibition of our own. Everyone really enjoyed walking though the different rooms. Every room had something totally different in; from a 1950’s American living room to a room full of baby pictures to a room with hats. At the end everyone enjoyed tea and biscuits while making their own mini exhibitions with a bunch of random photos and also some of our own. The whole day was an inspiring experience.
Aim Higher Uni of Sussex Trip
by Ashlie Evans
Despite the blistering rain, the brave aim higher students went on a campus trip around the university of Sussex. We got a first hand experience of living and educating in a university. We had two very friendly tour guides who where the student ambassadors of the university. Despite the bad weather, everyone kept smiles on their faces and had a fab time (:
Teacher Interview
Mr Vaughan
by Rosie George & Scarlett Royle
 We entered Mr Vaughan’s room like a normal day but this wasn’t a normal meeting. Today we were going to interview the longest serving teacher at Longhill, Mr Vaughan! With a school block named after him Mr Vaughan is a pretty cool dude. We must also remember that Mrs Vaughan has also taught here since January 1984, when she was appointed as head of Geography. Two and a half years later they married, and in the same year their good friend Mrs Buttifant started teaching here. Of course all of his four children attended from 1998 until 2009.
Born in Wales, 1952, he was brought up in the Rhondda valley (a former coal mining valley in South Wales) for five or six years. Before moving up to Birmingham, where he went to secondary school. He then trained as a teacher in Brighton.
As we all known Mr. Vaughan is a bit of a sports fiend and even at a young age his love of sports was beginning to play a huge part in his dreams and aspirations-
Rosie, “What did you want to be when you were older?”
“Without a doubt a sports journalist. I wanted to write on rugby, cricket (my two favourite sports) perhaps a bit of football.”
I think you will agree with us that the jolly Mr. Vaughan is a very inspirational man, of course every inspirational person has their inspirations too.
Scarlett, “Who or what inspires you?”
“My mum and dad. My mother and father never had the chances that they gave to me. They all ways wanted me to do better than they ever had done in the past. Because at the end of the day when I changed my mind and wanted to become a teacher they were the people that supported me all the way. I loved history and sport so I decided to take a chance and pursue my career as a history teacher. Also John cooper a double silver medallist in the Tokyo Olympics. He was my P.E teacher and also inspired me to want to teach sport. Sadly he died in the Paris air disaster of 1974 coming back from the France vs. England rugby international.”
Then we asked, do you have a favourite film?
His answer to the favourite film was-
“My mother’s favourite film was Gone with the Wind 1938. Mine, I suppose is, as a boy growing up, The Longest Day with John Wayne.”
As he is a history teacher we asked, “How did you first get interested in history?”
His reply was, “Well it’s something I picked up at school and from family. My father and brother liked history. My brother is also a history teacher, believe it or not. We used to play re-enactments of wars as boys.” Awww! Mr Vaughan and his brother pretending to be soldiers- oh brotherly love!!!
We then asked about his family, he replied, “Well my sister died (1947-1950) before I was born. My parents were married in 1938, one year before WW2. They then never saw each other until 1946, until my dad was demobbed. My brother was born in 1948 and I in ’52.”
“What is your favourite place to live?”
Mr. Vaughan, “I did say to Mrs. Vaughan the other day, (and I have a friend who has done this,) I would want to live on the Gower Coast (A peninsula in south Wales) but it would be very easy to get to Llanelli to watch The Scarlet’s and not too far to go to Cardiff to watch The Blues. So in my retirement I could just go from one match to another. Mrs. Vaughn doesn’t think that that is a good idea.”
Now you know what we mean when we say Mr. Vaughan is a sports fiend!!!
“Apart from that I love the south of France and skiing.”
And the age old question is- TEAM JACOB OR EDWARD??? Like most of our interviewee’s he didn’t have a clue! LOL! So he asked everybody else in the room and finally decided on TEAM JACOB!
He also said if he was a girl he would call himself Elaine as that is his eldest daughter’s name. Although his sister’s name was Carroll.
As he is the longest serving teacher at Longhill we asked him what it was like 37 years ago!!! He said it was different! “It was December 1973. It was fun but very different. Male dominated staff and probably around only six women and about 37 men. In the staff room there was a big three quarter length snooker table. And we would run down to get first choice at lunch time. My snooker improved very much in the first ten years. And the staff room was thick with smoke from all the staff smoking.”
WOW! A snooker table- EPIC!
“The students were very similar but there was no school uniform, anyone could wear what they wanted.”
WHAT! Woah, woah, woah! Back up Mr. Vaughan, Anybody could wear what they wanted! Is this a dream? That head teacher is AWESOME!
“That changed in 1975 when the school became comprehensive and the first uniforms were grey. Ties for girls and boys.”
AWWWW! Unfair!
“It was great fun. We had a great staff football team and cricket team and we would play rugby with the students until it became illegal.”
Rosie- “Tehe, I know a few students that I wouldn’t mind being tackled!”
Scarlett- “Rosie!”
Rosie- “Sorry!! Anyway thank you very much for answering our questions Mr. Vaughan”
Mr. Vaughan- “No problem.”
Leathal Weapon
The ‘theatre in education’ tour – “Legal Weapon”, is part of an effort to reduce the number of Young Driver/Passenger casualties on the roads of East Sussex and Brighton & Hove. It addresses the issues of excessive speed, peer pressure and attitudes amongst young drivers. Using tight stylised physical theatre techniques, which take the audience through a roller coaster of emotions, it is a powerful and emotive road safety drama that moves at a blistering pace.
Harry Otway, Yr 11 - I thought the performance was really good, got to me a bit but it was enjoyable and at the same time educational.
Hannah Ali, Yr 11 -
It was really good! Performed amazingly well and gave the message well
Ashleigh Knights, Yr 11 -
I thought the play was really clever in the way they told the story, flitting between the past and present. The actor's really projected the message of safety when driving and the message put across was really powerful and sad.
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