Cat Got The Audience! - Helsby High
Transcript of Cat Got The Audience! - Helsby High
On the 10th November various students from years ten to thirteen travelled to York to take part in the
‘York Aesthetica Short Film Festival’, an annual BAFTA recognised short film festival that celebrates films
from all genres from experimental to comedy and thriller.
Despite the painfully early 7:00am departure time, every student attending the trip was able to arrive on
time, allowing there to be little-to-no delay on leaving the school gates. After a two-hour coach ride we
finally arrived in the city walls of York and went to see our first showing of the day; the opening night
showcase. Within this screening, a selection of the ‘best’ short films from each genre was shown to a
large audience, allowing everyone to gain a sense of what the rest of the day may include. Following the
thriller screening, the Helsby students reassembled to involve themselves in a lecture focusing upon
minorities within the film industry; a detailed look at the discrimination that still occurs within both high and
low ends of the industry and how these can be tackled. From here many sixth form students ventured to
view a variety of screenings, including comedy, documentary and ‘artist’s films’ (a selection of shorts
specifically chosen, much like the opening night showcase). Meanwhile, lower year students from years
ten and eleven endeavoured to view the animation screening as well as the drama screenings before
heading back to the bus to go home. As always, the York film festival trip has proven to be a pleasurable
school trip for the students to enjoy and learn from, and which will eventually help them produce higher
level coursework after receiving a burst of inspiration from a selection of relatively low budget short films.
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For the fourth year students and teachers have written another challenging
school production “Cat Got Your Tongue”. Following on from the successes of
Cinderella and John Scott Stevens, students from years 7 to 13 worked
effortlessly together to light, sound and write an original Helsby story with
inspirations from the drama department.
The story follows an immortal being from the year 1605 to 2010. Johann is this
immortal being and sometimes he jumps to new places in time and changes
appearance and often gender depending on what time period they have jumped
into. The story is a fictional story woven into moments from factual history and
teaches the audience about love, loss and growing old.
Cat Got Your Tongue proved to be yet another huge success, creating a
powerful yet earie ambience throughout while building upon emotion filled plot.
Everyone involved with the performances were incredibly proud with how well
received the play was over the three nights
Cat Got The Audience!
British Values: Thoughts for the Month
‘Britain is a democracy, your
opinion counts!” We were all given freedom of speech. if you have
an opinion, don’t shy away and express your point
of view. If no one every spoke up then nothing
would change.
British Values: Thoughts for the Month
‘Treat others as you’d like to
be treated’
Don’t jump the gun before reflecting on your
actions. If you treat others with respect, then you
shall be respected in return.
Films to watch in December & Online
1. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (12a) Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with
the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is
unsettled by the strength of her powers.
Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle
with the First Order.
2. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (12a) Four high school kids discover an old video
game console and are drawn into the game's
jungle setting, literally becoming the adult
avatars they chose. What they discover is that
you don't just play Jumanji - you must survive it.
3. Pitch Perfect 3 (12a) Now graduated from college and out in the real
world where it takes more than a cappella to get
by, the Bellas return in Pitch Perfect 3
4. The Night Before (Netflix - 15) Three best friends decide to end their tradition of
wild holiday partying – but not before one final
crazy Christmas Eve in New York.
5. Home Alone (Amazon / Netflix - PG) After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the
airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty
house and assumes his wish to have no family
has come true.
New Year, New Films in 2018
1. Avengers: Infinity War
The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be
willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the
powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation
and ruin puts an end to the universe.
2. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Four years after the destruction of the Jurassic
World theme park, Owen Grady and Claire
Dearing return to the island of Isla Nublar to save
the remaining dinosaurs from a volcano that's
about to erupt.
3. Solo: A Star Wars Story
A story-based film centered on Han Solo, a
character from the Star Wars franchise?
4. Black Panther
Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) springs into
action when an old enemy threatens the fate of his
nation and the world.
5. The Incredibles 2
In this much awaited sequel the original smash hit,
the Incredibles return! Elastigirl springs into action
to save the day, while Mr Incredible faces his
greatest challenge yet -- taking care of the
problems of his three children.
An interview with
Stars of the Month
Stars of the Month that stand out in this issue are Abigail A and Georgia T. Georgia was chosen because of her hard work and determination to produce her best possible work in lessons. Her R.E. teacher said “Georgia is a conscientious, hardworking student who always works to the best of her ability with great enthusiasm”. Abigail was chosen as star of the month because she always goes the extra mile and hands in her homework before the deadline. “She is a polite member of the school community who is nice to everybody, she really takes pride in her work” says her English teacher. Well done Abigail! Don’t forget to check the Stars of the week notice board to see who’s been nominated in 2018
December dates for your
diary!
19/12/17: Senior Citizens
Christmas Party
20/12/17: Year 13 Class of 2017
Awards Evening
20/12/17 & 21/12/17: Year 10
Geography Fieldtrip to Liverpool
21/12/17: School closes for
Christmas - 12.45pm finish!
Seen and Safe: Cycling in winter
Using your bike to travel to school, or for any other
journey, is a great idea - a healthy, eco-friendly way to
get around. Our new bike shelter helps with that too.
In winter especially though, when daylight is limited,
for safety you need to make sure you are visible to
drivers. Our school uniform is dark colours, and coats
tend to be dark too, so cycling to and from school, we
need to make sure we are seen and safe.
Make sure for every journey, you have the essentials:
Bike helmet
Bike lights
Hi-viz reflective markings on your bike and/or
on your coat
Gloves if it is cold
Ho Ho Helsby Festivities
On Saturday 2nd December, and after months of careful planning, Helsby village came alive as
the festive celebrations of the Ho Ho Helsby event took over for the day.
There were a range of activities taking place all over the village, and the students and staff of
Helsby High School played their part too.
. In the weeks leading up to the big day, students from Years 7, 8 and 9 had the opportunity to
design their own contribution to a piece of colourful festive bunting, which in total measured
over 200m! Sections of this were used on the day to decorate parts of the activity areas.
Students were also involved on the day as stallholders at Helsby Methodist Church, selling
variety of wares (including extremely yummy cakes) as budding entrepreneurs, and also with a
stall of gifts to raise money for the purchase of a 3-D printer for school.
. HHS students were also present providing musical accompaniment, both on the static stage on
the main road and also on the early evening decorated float procession through the village. The
Senior School Band, Choir and Folk Band were all represented at various times, as well as
students performing with their own band, Off The Grid.
“I had a great day… I was an elf for a while in Santa’s Grotto, and I bought some decorations
from the stalls and then later I went and
sang in the choir” 1
All in all, a great day was had, and
thanks to everyone who took part.
A Sporting Success
Year 12 to Heat Trace
Heat Trace is a very local business but a global leader in their industry and on7/12/17, Year 12
Business students were fortunate to discover just how they have become such an international
success.
The students were keen to hear about the strategies that have been implemented for such rapid
global growth and this was followed by an overview of their very impressive investment in people
which highlighted the award winning apprenticeship programs that Heat Trace offer.
Over the past couple of months Helsby has
been excelling in all sporting areas; from the
Year 7 rugby team winning their debut match
40-15, to the under 14’s and under 16’s Girls
Basketball Team succeeding in their first
ever games, both beating Woodchurch High
School.
Earlier this term the Year 10 and 11 Netball
Team took part in the Cheshire School Finals
Netball Tournament. The girls’ played
outstandingly; despite losing the final by one
point, and they will go on to play in the
regionals in January.
Password Security
Passwords are essential for your security online, there are a collection of risks when using weak passwords or disclosing it to others. This can be someone accessing your social media
accounts and impersonating you, they could observe, leak and possibly blackmail any personal information or even get your bank details and pay for items online using your money!
Due to all these risks, when creating a password you have to keep a few things in mind to keep you secure online.
1. It’s important not to have the same password for all of your accounts, it only takes one password to be hacked and then they have access to all of your accounts. This
includes recycling passwords for example “password1” “passwords2” and so on. 2. Passwords should be at least 8 characters long, include lower and upper case and
contain numbers and or symbols. 3. After creating your password do not disclose it to anyone!
4. It’s helpful to keep a hard copy of all your password on a piece of paper so you won’t forget old accounts.
Dates for your New Year
diary! 8/1/18: School reopens
15/1/18: Year 12 PPEs begin
22/1/18: Year 13 PPEs begin
29/1/18: Year 12 Geography Fieldtrip
to Liverpool
31/1/18: Year 9 Consultation Evening
1/2/18: Drama Showcase evening
8/2/18: Year 10 Consultation Evening
14/2/18: Year 9 GCSE Options
Evening
16/2/18: School closes for half term!
Embrace 2018 with positivity!
- You can break this vicious circle
Believe in your own capability trust your gut
decision
- Focus on the here and now
- Don’t dwell on the future, remain focused on
your primary objective because it may affect
your motivation to continue
- Track progress, and adjust where
necessary
If you’re not 100% happy with the end result,
reflect upon the task from each angle and
see what you can change
- Remember, a clean slate
Whatever happened previously, move on
and embrace new beginnings. Avoid looking
back on mistakes and think about accepting
new challenges
From all of us at the Highlights team, we hope you have an enjoyable and safe Christmas
and we’ll look forward to producing the ‘Helsby Highlights’ magazine in the New Year
All the very best from Dean, Alex, Jack, Megan and Ellie (Highlights Team – 2017/2018)