JCG Life Issue 11

April 2014

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JCG Life is like a rather large vacuum

cleaner, hoovering up the vast number of

activities, experience and achievements

our student and staff have been engaged

in during this past term. Indeed, I remain

in awe of the ability and capacity of our

College to do all of this, which is of course

in addition to the lessons, coursework and

exams. These two sides of College life

enhances and enriches the learning and

educational experience of everyone.

I do hope you enjoy pausing in our hectic

schedule of life to read and contemplate

what our students have done and our staff

have lead and how that is contributing to

their deep sense of self.

During this past month, we have asked

W]Z�[\]LMV\[�\W�ZMÆMK\�WV�\PMQZ�KWTTMOM�experience and tell us their views, ideas and

opinions across almost every aspect of JCG.

Through the survey, of which there were

VQVM\a�Å^M�Y]M[\QWV[��IVL�I�ZM[XWV[M�NZWU�97.5% of the students, we have gained a

very detailed and informative picture.

In analysing the results, we took an

approval rating of 80% or above as

outstanding. Anything below 80% is

marked as an area to review and improve.

These are the strengths:

• I am happy at JCG - 91%

• I feel safe at JCG - 96%

• If I have a problem with anything, I

know who to go to - 84%

• I am proud to be a student at JCG - 93%

• I know the College’s vision for me as a

student - 84%

• JCG helps me to get the best out of

myself - 86%

• I feel I belong - 88%

• I know the values of JCG - 99%

• I know what the values mean for me

- 93%

• JCG helps me to learn - 95%

� �� 1�IU�KWVÅLMV\�\W�I[S�I�\MIKPMZ�NWZ�PMTX�� with my learning - 80%

• JCG helps the community - 91%

• I have taken part in a club / activity at

JCG this year - 86%

• I have been on a school trip - 95%

• There are a good range of trips on

offer - 90%

• The College’s facilities are of a high

standard - 84%

Yet, the students also highlighted areas

where we need to improve. These areas are:

� �� 1UXZW^QVO�\PM�MVRWaUMV\�IVL�JMVMÅ\�� of House meetings

• Making the use of form time more

productive

� �� /M\\QVO�\PM�NZMY]MVKa�IVL�IUW]V\�WN �homework right (47% said the amount

is about right, 50% said they felt they

had too much)

� �� 1UXZW^QVO�\PM�Y]ITQ\a�WN �KIZMMZ[guidance especially for those not

looking at university

� �� 1VKZMI[QVO�\PM�XZWÅTM�WN �\PM�2+/�� � Foundation and what it means for our

students

• Improving our toilets and providing

more music practice rooms, green

space and eating space

Plans have been developed for each of

these areas and work has already begun

to address them. Mr Timothy has also

given feedback on the survey results to all

students. It is vital that they know that what

they say is acted upon. It is, after all, their

College. The overall survey will also be

published on our website after the Easter

break.

The Head Girl and Deputy Head Girl

are the leaders of the student body and

through the student leadership team design

and deliver a huge amount which affects

the daily feel of JCG. As Jenny Russ and

Yasmine Sinel prepare to hand over this

responsibility to the next generation, so that

they may focus on their imminent exams,

I want to end this introduction by paying

tribute to the care, devotion and love they

have given to the College. My weekly

highlight is our Thursday morning meeting

where we go through any planning items

then simply talk, with copious amounts

of tea, about the College and the people

therein. It is through these conversations

that I am always left feeling inspired and in

awe of their wisdom, ideas and leadership

of the College, the prefects and House

Captains. I and the College will miss

them and thank them and the Student

Leadership Team for their complete

commitment to their role, its responsibility

and JCG.

As we approach the end of term, our

students and staff are excited and ready for

W]Z�ÅZ[\�M`XMLQ\QWV�\W�+PQVI��\PM�0W][M�5][QK�KWUXM\Q\QWV�ÅVIT��\PM�^Q[Q\�WN �)ZMS�Hersh, a survivor of the Holocaust, and the

hosting of a student conference with ten of

\PM�_WZTL¼[�UW[\�QVÆ]MV\QIT�IVL�[]KKM[[N]T�online entrepreneurs. The details of all

this will feature in the next edition of JCG

Life. Yet, we also know that Easter brings

\PM�ÅVIT�KWZVMZ�NWZ�W]Z�[\]LMV\[�QV�AMIZ�����12 and 13 as they approach their exams.

We wish all our students well and know that

through the close relationship with their

teachers, hard work and commitment to

their studies; they will astound themselves

with what they achieve.

Thank you to you for all your support and

encouragement as we strive to provide your

daughter with the very best educational

experience.

Happy Easter.

Yours,

Carl Howarth PrincipalJersey College for Girls

Dear Parents

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We go to school to learn - but that does

not mean all the lessons take place in

the classroom. In fact, some of the most

memorable moments of learning sneak up

on us disguised as fun. We travel, we play

sport, we mix with different cultures in a

bid to understand the world around us.

Some of these moments may take place in

the misty mountains of the Himalayas – or

for the less travelled - in the St Helier Town

Hall, which is where JCG’s Year 12 recently

gathered to pit their wits in a series of fun

events designed to shrug off that Christmas

holiday fug.

The day started with an inspirational talk

by Rhys Jones, the youngest person to climb

the highest mountain on every continent

- an achievement known as the ‘Seven

Summits Challenge’. Whilst very few of us

will stand on top of the world as he did on

his 20th birthday, he encouraged us to push

our own boundaries and discover our true

potential. His stories of life on the rock-

face were both insightful and amusing.

We then put our teamwork to test in a series

of activities ranging from building a model

bridge out of lollipop sticks to creating a

UISM[PQN\�IY]ML]K\�_Q\P�WVTa�I�K]X�IVL�pieces of string. Activities like this test not

only your ability to solve a challenge, but to

solve it in a way that uses the collective skills

and ideas of the group. There was more

to come when members of the SLT joined

us to share some thoughts on the roles and

responsibilities they have taken on.

Many thanks to Miss Rollo, Mrs Curtis, Miss

Rheumer, the SLT and all our form teachers

for organising a very worth while day.

Listening to the experiences of others and

trying out new communication skills ourselves

combined to form some very valuable lessons

- without a classroom in sight!

Jenna VolpertYear 12

Year 12 Leadership Day - January 2014

In Cyclo-Cross, you can use two bikes

to change midway through a race. More

on that later. When I was younger, I

used to think that I’d follow in my sister’s

footsteps and become a horse rider. But

that was before my Dad introduced me to

BMX racing at the age of 8. From there,

my cycling spiralled into road-racing

from 9 years old, mountain biking in the

winter, and now, the latest addition to the

collection, Cyclo-Cross. In true Bridson

style, we jumped straight in at the deep-end

with the British Cycling National Cyclo-

Cross trophy series; that is never having

ridden a Cyclo-Cross bike in my life, let

alone have done a Cyclo-Cross event!

In terms of looks, Cyclo-Cross bikes are

not at all dissimilar to road bikes - drop

PIVLTMJIZ[��TQOP\�_MQOP\�KIZJWV�ÅJZM�ITTWa�frame and gear changing mechanisms using

paddles by the brakes. But the similarities

stop there. Road bikes are strong, slick and

fast for riding- where as Cyclo-Cross bikes

just have a will of their own! With an easier,

bigger range of gears and mountain biking

tyres, they are cycling machines, and what

a machine I’ve got – we named her Psycho!

I have a black and purple Giant Invite 2,

specially designed by Giant for the job.

<PM�ÅZ[\�ZW]VL�KWUUMVKML�QV�7K\WJMZ�WN �2013, at Abergavenny. It was waterlogged,

without a dry patch to be seen anywhere

on the course. It didn’t help that it rained

before and after my race - although we were

extremely lucky that it didn’t during! With

lots of cross-camber banks and mudslide

paths, even the elite men and women were

struggling to keep their bikes upright.

From here, the rest of rounds followed

suit, with Southampton (a very long drive

from Heysham for my dad) followed by

,]ZPIU��I�^MZa�TWVO�ÆQOP\�NWZ�][���5QT\WV�3MaVM[��*ZILNWZL�IVL�ÅVITTa��;PZM_[J]Za���Shrewsbury was by far the most muddy, wet

IVL�LQNÅK]T\�ZW]VL�WN �\PM�[MZQM[�·�IVSTM�LMMX�mud and vertical steps thrown in against the

LQNÅK]T\QM[�\PI\�\PM�[XWZ\�ITZMILa�XZW^QLM[�1�ÅVQ[PML���\P�\PMZM��_Q\P�Ua�XMZNWZUIVKM�improving throughout the series.

My performance peaked at the last race of

the season, the National Championships in

Derby. Worst round of the season – more

ankle deep mud, hurdles and shaped as a

bowl around an athletics track, proved the

ultimate Cyclo-Cross challenge of the year.

This track also included a sandpit, cross

KIUJMZ�JIVSQVO�IVL�I�\IZUIK�[\IZ\�ÅVQ[P�straight, for extra challenges.

At the start, I wiped my face of emotions,

and put my race face on. Concentrating,

we pulled forwards on to the grid - I was

gridded 18th - my worst grid of the season.

“30 seconds!” yelled the man on the side,

holding the stopwatch which determined

the race start in his hands. As the other

man blew the shrill whistle, I pushed off to

I�JZQTTQIV\�[\IZ\#�1�_I[�� \P�\W� \P�Ja�\PM�ÅZ[\�corner. From there, I was holding on to 8th

NWZ�\PM�ÅZ[\�TIX�IVL�I�PITN��<PI\�_I[�_PMZM�

\PQVO[�OW\�LQNÅK]T\�\PW]OP��+WUQVO�ZW]VL�the pits, bike caked in mud and front wheel

hardly able to turn because of how clogged

up it was, I persevered through and kept on.

But as others who owned second bikes came

shooting past me on bikes sparkling clean,

my determination began to fade. Realizing

then though that I was still in front of

people whom I’d never beaten before, I re

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So as cycling seasons go, this has been by

far the most exciting (intertwined with my

ÅZ[\�NM_�ZW]VL[�WN �TWKIT�2MZ[Ma�UW]V\IQV�biking) and after constantly learning new

ways of doing things and how things are

run at cyclo-cross, we are sure we want to

compete again next season (and maybe I

will convince my Dad to have a go).

Emily BridsonYear 8

BMX Racing - Cyclo Cross

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The JCG / Hawksford debate series has

now been running for the past 18 months.

The series started with JCG sixth form

[\]LMV\[�_Q\P�\PM�ÅZ[\�\WXQK�JMQVO�JI[ML�around protests and whether a protesting

society is a sign of a healthy society.

)[�IV�W]\KWUM�WN �\PM�[]KKM[[�WN �\PM�ÅZ[\�two debates JCG invited Grainville to

participate in the third debate and JCG

sixth form students worked with Year 9

students from Grainville to debate the

impact and importance to Jersey on

whether students choose to remain on

Island and study or to leave at the age of

18. This was a very topical debate to hold

with such a varied age group.

Following another fantastic evening

JCG opened up the invite to all other

Island schools and for the fourth debate

on Wednesday 14 March we welcomed

Hautlieu, De La Salle and Beaulieu to

participate and debate the motion “This

House believes a decline in the printed

word will lead to a decline in literacy

standards.” Hosted by Channel TV’s Mark

McQuillan, this debate involved Year 9 and

10 students from the different schools and

\PMa�_WZSML�I[�UQ`ML�\MIU[�_Q\P�[XMKQÅK�roles of either, marketer, researcher or

debater. The debate was so well structured

and ‘argued’ that when voting took place

at the end there was only one vote in it.

Those opposing the motion won.

Students involved learnt a lot from the

experience as outlined below.

Marketing team:“When given the opportunity to take part in

\PQ[�M^MV\��\PM�ÅZ[\�LQTMUUI�_I[�VW\�¹LW�1�want to do it” but “which role do I want to

take on?” I saw that this was not a chance

you get everyday, and knew immediately

that I would love to get involved. After some

thought, I decided that I was going to go

after a role in the marketing team, where

I could spread the word about the event,

and also learn about debating (and the

topic) from the sidelines without necessarily

having to address an audience of 100 or

more people.

I worked with Jasmine and the rest of the

marketing team for three months, designing

posters, blackmailing friends to come and

emailing schools, parents and teachers

to let them know about the event. The

response was not immediate, but after a

nerve-wracking assembly, names started

IXXMIZQVO�WV�\PM�[QOV�]X�[PMM\[��IVL�ÅVITTa��on the night, around 150 people came to

[]XXWZ\�][#�I�ÅO]ZM�_PQKP�M`KMMLML�ITT�W]Z�expectations.

During the lead up to the debate, I learnt

a lot about working with different types of

people, which has developed my leadership

[SQTT[�IVL�KWVÅLMVKM��7^MZITT��JMQVO�XIZ\�of the JCG / Hawksford debate was a

great experience, and although it had its

KPITTMVOM[��1�_W]TL�LMÅVQ\MTa�\ISM�XIZ\�QV�Q\�again if I had the chance.”

Megan Hollyman, Year 9

“The Hawksford Debate has been an

amazing experience for me. I’ve learnt the

skills needed for marketing mass events and

how to communicate with businesses. As

an outcome of this I am now even more

organised than I was before as everything

had to be planned to perfection. I’ve really

enjoyed co-operating with the other schools

and feel that this has helped me with my

socialising skills.

The event went really well with our best turn

out yet and I can’t wait to do another one.”

Jasmine Le Maistre, Year 10

Debater “Taking part in the March Hawksford

Debate was an exciting opportunity and

great experience.

I had never taken part in a debate before so

learning how to debate was an interesting

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participants from JCG, Beaulieu, De La

Salle and Hautlieu were divided into two

teams made up of Debaters, Researchers

and Marketers. I was asked to be a Debater

speaking against the motion.

In the run up to the debate the groups

had several sessions together to decide on

strategy, avenues of research and much

more. Then in our own time we worked on

W]Z�[XMKQÅK�KWV\ZQJ]\QWV��SMMXQVO�QV�\W]KP�with other members of the team by email

and Facebook groups.

7V�\PM�M^MVQVO�Q\�ITT�KIUM�\WOM\PMZ�_Q\P�I�N]TT�LMJI\M�QVKT]LQVO�Y]M[\QWV[��_Q\PW]\�prior notice) from the audience and a

ÅVIT�^W\M���<PM�LMJI\M�Q\[MTN �_I[�KPIQZML�by Mark McQuillan from Channel TV

who created a great atmosphere and really

added to the evening.

I gained so much from the evening - the

[\Z]K\]ZM�IVL�M\QY]M\\M�WN �I�LMJI\M��PW_�to work with others both together and at a

distance, how to structure an argument and

write a speech to deliver in public and how

\W�LMIT�_Q\P�Y]M[\QWV[�WV�\PM�VQOP\��6W\�only did I learn a great deal but I had an

enjoyable time working with my colleagues

and new friends.”

Elana St George, Year 10

JCG / Hawksford debates teach students

how to structure arguments and how to

present them to an audience. It also teaches

research skills and how to market and

advertise events whilst working as a team.

The next JCG / Hawksford debate will be

for Year 7 and 8 students on Thursday 10

July, with all welcome to attend. The topic

will be based on Science. However, a title

is yet to be decided so any ideas are always

welcome.

Mrs R Cleave

JCG / Hawksford Debate Series

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In February 20 Sixth Form students

travelled to Berlin and Krakow to further

their understanding of the events of Nazi

/MZUIVa�IVL�\PM�0WTWKI][\���<PQ[�Å^M�LIa�study trip provided a valuable insight into

the workings of the Nazi Terror State and

its culmination in the Final Solution.

7V�\PM�ÅZ[\�LIa�QV�*MZTQV�[\]LMV\[�\WWS�a guided walking tour where we found

out about elements of resistance to Nazi

IV\Q�[MUQ\QK�XWTQKQM[�QV�\PM�NWZU�WN �7\\W�Weidt. This ‘silent hero’ helped to shelter

more than 30 persecuted Jews through his

Workshop for the Blind which he claimed

made a vital contribution to the war effort,

in reality he was falsifying documents and

JZQJQVO�WNÅKMZ[�\W�SMMX�\PMU�[INM���?M�_MZM�reminded of the fact that not all Jews were

as lucky as those sheltered by Weidt when

we were introduced to the many stumbling

stones that have been placed around Berlin.

<PM[M�[UITT�JZI[[�[Y]IZM[�IZM�[M\�QV\W�pavements but raised just a few centimetres

above the ground. Each has the name of a

Jewish person deported from that area to an

extermination camp. As modern visitors to,

and residents of, Berlin go about their busy

Twenty First Century lives they still stumble

upon these giving us a vivid reminder of the

horrors suffered by a previous generation.

7]Z�\W]Z�\WWS�QV�UIVa�W\PMZ�[Q\M[��QVKT]LQVO�\PM�TWKI\QWV�WN �0Q\TMZ¼[�[]QKQLM��J]\�ÅVQ[PML�at the Brandenburg Gate a stunning

monument to the militarism that has so

often blighted Europe in the last hundred

years.

7]Z�[MKWVL�LIa�[I_�][�^Q[Q\�\_W�[Q\M[�inextricably linked with the Nazi Terror

State. Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

was located only an hour outside Berlin

but felt as bleak and isolated as one could

possibly feel so near to a major European

capital. Although the weather was relatively

clement upon our visit, occasional arctic

blasts made it possible to empathise with

those prisoners made to stand for roll

call throughout the night in thin cotton

uniforms. The wall of remembrance at

Sachsenhausen gave a poignant insight

into the lives of a number of the prisoners

who were executed there and helped us to

give a human face and story to some of the

30,000 who were killed at the camp. In

the afternoon we also visited the Wannsee

Conference House, the location of the

meeting that decided the details for the

implementation of the Final Solution.

7]Z�[]XMZJ�O]QLM�VW\�WVTa�PMTXML�][�to understand the process by which the

decision were made but also the impact the

decisions made at the meeting had on the

Jews of Europe in the coming years.

7]Z�ÅVIT�LIa�QV�*MZTQV�[I_�][�^Q[Q\�I�number of historical and contemporary sites

such as the Topography of Terror Museum

that truly brought the scale and horrors of

the Nazi regime home. This was followed

by a visit to the Bundestag, the seat of

the German Parliament, where our guide

helped us to understand the complexities

of the current German political system

whilst also highlighting how the current

German Parliament building still retains

the scars of the war, a constant reminder

\W�\PW[M�XWTQ\QKQIV[�WN �\PM�KWV[MY]MVKM[�WN �\PMQZ�LMKQ[QWV[���<PM�^Q[Q\�ÅVQ[PML�with a panoramic view of Berlin from

Norman Foster’s glass dome on the top

of the Bundestag, this was an impressive

way to view Berlin’s skyline and gave the

opportunity for us to appreciate the fact

that the Berlin skyline is still dominated by

construction cranes as much of the city is

still being reconstructed from the wartime

bombings.

7]Z�ÅVIT�^Q[Q\�_I[�\W�\PM�5MUWZQIT�\W�\PM�Murdered Jews of Europe, constructed

of 2,711 huge concrete slabs and set over

4 acres of sloping land the memorial left

visitors feeling disoriented and trapped

despite its apparent order and regularity.

This perfectly encapsulated our growing

understanding of the experiences of many

Germans, and particularly German Jews,

under the Nazis.

After a long overnight coach trip to Krakow

_M�JMOIV�W]Z�ÅVIT�UIRWZ�^Q[Q\�WN �\PM�\ZQX���The Auschwitz-Birkenau complex was the

K]TUQVI\QWV�WN �W]Z�^Q[Q\�IVL�ÅVITTa�ITTW_ML�us to see where the events being studied

led to in reality for millions of Jews and

other ‘social aliens.’ The huge, sprawling

site gave a vivid sense of the scale of the

Final Solution and the museum displays

of human hair, wedding rings and child

toys taken in the last months of the camps

existence helped to put a reality on the

W\PMZ_Q[M�LQNÅK]T\�\W�OZI[X�V]UJMZ[�WN �10,000 Jews murdered in a day! The

Birkenau complex helped us to see the true

scale of events and understand the terrible

conditions in which the Jewish prisoners

lived their lives. Ultimately, no words can

describe the experience of Auschwitz, it is

somewhere every person should visit for

themselves.

After a challenging few days the students

were grateful to spend the evening drinking

PW\�KPWKWTI\M�QV�\PM�JMI]\QN]T�3ZISW_�7TL�Town Market Place where many took the

opportunity to talk about their experiences

over the previous few days and try to make

sense of all they had seen.

Upon returning to Jersey, exhausted but

ZMÆMK\Q^M��_M�ITT�NMT\�I[�\PW]OP�_M�PIL�I�greater appreciation of how Europe had

been affected by the Nazis and with a desire

\W�ÅVL�W]\�UWZM�IJW]\�\PM�M`XMZQMVKM�WN �2MZ[Ma�L]ZQVO�\PM�7KK]XI\QWV���1\�_I[�I�humbling trip and the students deserve

every credit for their mature and thoughtful

responses to the events that were unwrapped

in front of them during the visits.

We follow up this trip with a visit by

Holocaust survivor Arek Hersh to the school

on 2 April as we continue to look for ways in

which to educate the young people of Jersey

as to the importance of understanding these

crucial events in History.

Mr R BidmeadHead of History

Visit to Berlin and Krakow

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7V�;I\]ZLIa�� �5IZKP����OQZT[�QV�AMIZ[�8 and 9 and 5 staff turned up at Jersey

Airport prepared to depart for a week of

skiing in Austria. Unfortunately the fog

had meant that the airplane had not been

able to land the night before and so a long

LIa�WN �\ZI^MT�JMOIV����?PMV�_M�ÅVITTa�arrived in Saalbach at Haus Sonnegg we

were greeted by a lovely dinner of spaghetti

bolognese before we set off to get our skis,

JWW\[�IVL�PMTUM\[�Å\\ML��

We were up bright and early again on the

;]VLIa�UWZVQVO�NWZ�W]Z�ÅZ[\�[SQ�[M[[QWV��The expression “All the gear and no idea”

_I[�IX\�J]\�\PM�OQZT[�_MZM�Y]QKSTa�TMIZVQVO�how to get themselves up off of the snow

and how to stop; the two most important

lessons in skiing!

As the week progressed so did the skiing

ability and the expert instructors guided the

girls through the basics before leading them

higher up the mountain to complete the

race and to take in the breathtaking views

of the Pingzau region. In the evenings

our eyes were opened to the delights of

Austrian evening entertainment including

Austrian bowling and curling. The curling

QV�XIZ\QK]TIZ�_I[�Y]Q\M�IV�M`XMZQMVKM�J]\�

\PM�OQZT[�Y]QKSTa�OW\�\PM�PIVO�WN �Q\�IVL�entered into the competitive spirit.

The brilliant blue skies and bright sunshine

that we experienced every day were an

added bonus and meant that the girls left

Saalbach with tired legs, tummies full of

Austrian delights and tan lines to make

their friends jealous! A big thank you goes

to the girls and to Miss Lovell, Miss Loose,

Mrs Foster and Miss Hutchings for such a

fantastic week.

Miss N Hopkins

Ski Trip

The gods were on our side when we set out

on Thursday 13 March on the foggiest day

in the year. Arriving at Jersey Airport the

fog cleared for around 1 hour - enough to

TM\�\PM�-I[aRM\�ÆQOP\�NZWU�4Q^MZXWWT�TIVL�before shrouding the island for the next 24

hours. We took off barely able to see the

MVL�WN �\PM�Z]V_Ia�IVL�_MZM�\PM�WVTa�ÆQOP\�which was on time for the two days.

Arriving in Liverpool the students were

given the evening to get the retail therapy

out of their systems. After that it was hard

_WZS�NWZ�\PM�VM`\�\PZMM�LIa[���<PM�ÅZ[\�morning was spent in the inner city area of

Liverpool walking around Toxteth and the

old industrial areas of the city plus a trip

into the outer suburbs. This was to see how

they are being regenerated and consider

their welfare and service provision within

the different zones.

A coach then took us to North Wales to

Rhyd Y Creiau in Betws Y Coed to study

cold environments and collect data for the

Unit 2 Geographical skills paper. Saturday

was spent in the Llyn Idwal area revising the

features of upland glaciation and Sunday

was spent collecting data on a moraine on

\PM�KWI[\���7]Z�\]\WZ�W^MZ�\PM�_MMSMVL�_I[�an inspiration to the students providing

them with a lot of hands on experience and

different active learning ideas to help them

in their exams. His knowledge of the area

and the subject inspired everyone.

They have come back enthused about the

subject but also with an excellent piece of

ÅMTL�_WZS�_PQKP�\PMa�_QTT�JM�IJTM�\W�_ZQ\M�about in their exam and a picture in their

heads of the scenery of mountain areas and

inner city zones which cannot be replicated

in Jersey.

Mrs N MansellHead of Geography

North Wales and Liverpool – AS Geography Field Trip

8

Back in 2011 I went to Nepal with a Jersey

7^MZ[MI[�)QL�/ZW]X�\W�PMTX�\W�J]QTL�I�sixth form classroom in the Seti Valley near

Pokhara and while there thought what an

amazing place it would be to take a group

of students. After two years of planning 14

students and 3 staff set off for Kathmandu

in December for a trip of a lifetime.

Within 10 minutes of leaving the airport

we were taken to the burning ghats at

Pashnupatina to see where cremations are

held and to immerse ourselves fully into the

chaos of Kathmandu. We spent two days

in the city at the start, visiting the monkey

temple and also shopping for last minute

supplies and clothing for our visits to schools

and trek. Thamel in Kathmandu is the

place to buy anything outdoors and we all

came away with fake ‘north face’ down

RIKSM\[��»UW]V\IQV�PIZL_MIZ¼�ÆMMKM[�IVL�‘leki’ walking poles for a fraction of the

price of the UK.

The drive to the Seti valley was a long coach

journey and then bumpy bus and trek to

W]Z�ÅZ[\�KIUX�I\�3QZXIVQ��I�JMI]\QN]T�TWLOM�with the most incredible views up to Machu

Picchu and Annapurna 4. From here we

visited many schools over the next few

days, taking stationary and books collected

from school. The schools have all been

partly funded through the world pheasant

association to try to educate the people of

the valley in conservation as this is the last

stronghold of the Himalayan pheasant.

<PM�27)+�OZW]X�IT[W�ZIQ[ML�I�TW\�WN �UWVMa�for the area and some of it has been used

to build a kindergarten high up in the small

village of Mirsa. Before this the children of

the village had to walk 300 metres down to

the nearest school and back up at the end

of the day. I was privileged to be asked to

WXMV�\PM�[KPWWT�WV�JMPITN �WN �27)+�IVL�\PM�whole community came out for the occasion

IVL�IN\MZ�\PM�WNÅKQIT�[XMMKPM[�Q\�_I[�\QUM�NWZ�I�XIZ\a�6MXITM[M�[\aTM��7]Z�\MIU�PIL�also done some fundraising before we left

by doing a sponsored stair climb to the

height of Annapurna and we decided as a

group that we wanted our money to go to

\PQ[�[KPWWT���7]Z�UWVMa�_QTT�N]VL�VM_�[WN\�ÆWWZQVO�IVL�K][PQWV[�NWZ�\PM�KPQTLZMV����

Continued

Nepal December 2013

In January a group of 39 Year 11 History

students visited London as part of their

Medicine through Time revision. As it was

such a large group the students were split

into two smaller groups who did alternative

days at each location. This allowed us to

visit some of the smaller museums, and

the trip was a great way to remind the

students about a topic they haven’t covered

in class for a while. Hopefully it inspired the

students to begin their revision!

<PM�U][M]U[�_M�^Q[Q\ML�_MZM�\PM�7TL�7XMZI\QVO�<PMI\ZM��WVM�WN �\PM�WTLM[\�surviving operating theatres. It is no longer

used to perform medical procedures but

it gives a fantastic insight into operating

conditions and procedures before the

development of antiseptics, anaesthetics

and aseptic surgery. We even had a mock

operation performed on one of the students

with some of the original instruments they

would have used. It did not sound very

appealing!

We were also given the opportunity to

see some of the original artefacts used

by people in the past when we visited

the Hunterian Museum. This was a very

strange museum which had all sorts of

exhibits in jars, as well as a wealth of

original artefacts. The girls were also able to

attend some informative workshops, which

covered the areas of surgery and anatomy

they have studied. The Science Museum

has an excellent display of Medicine

through Time information which covers

every period of time, and every topic, in

LMX\P��1\�_I[�I�P]OM�IZMI�_PQKP�\WWS�Y]Q\M�some time to get round, but the information

available was superb and the girls were able

to get a real feel for the chronology of how

medicine changed through time. Finally

the Florence Nightingale museum gave an

excellent re-cap into the story of this rare

female pioneer of medicine and public

health.

?M�UIVIOML�\W�[Y]MMbM�[WUM�M`\ZI�N]V�QV\W�the trip too, with a detour to see Big Ben

and the Houses of Parliament, and a very

pleasant stroll along the Thames between

U][M]U[��?M[\ÅMTL�[PWXXQVO�KMV\ZM�was also a highlight for the huge variety

of shopping and dining opportunities it

offered us in the evening. The girls were, as

ever, a real credit to JCG, and the trip was a

huge success. Many thanks to everyone who

helped and supported it.

Ms C Hotton

Medicine through Time History Trip to London

Sunrise from Poon Hill

9

All the schools treated us like VIPs with

garlands and welcoming parties and

everyone became very good at playing

games with the children. The highlight for

me was visiting the school we had helped

to build in 2011. We spent the morning

\PMZM�_Q\P�W]Z�OQZT[�KPI\\QVO�IVL�ÅVLQVO�out about life for the Nepalese students and

even exchanging facebook details. I am

sure many of us will return to the Seti valley

to see how Jersey money has been spent.

From there we trekked for 6 days in the

Annapurna area with the climax of the

trek being a climb to the top of Poon Hill

to see the sunrise. We were really lucky as

the morning we were there was clear and

bright, leaving before dawn in every layer

_M�KW]TL�ÅVL�IVL�_I\KPQVO�\PM�[]V�ZQ[M�W^MZ�the Himalayas was an amazing sight for all.

The last few days of the trip were spent in

Pokhara and back in Kathmandu where

everyone did their Christmas shopping and

MVRWaML�[WUM�:�IVL�:�JMNWZM�\PM�ÆQOP\�JIKS�

A trip like this can change our perceptions

and coming back to all the commercialism

of Christmas made us all think about how

simply and happily many people live in the

world and how much of a consumer society

we live in.

Mrs N MansellHead of Geography

Playing games with the children

The Monkey Temple

Amazing views of Annapurna

7XMVQVO�\PM�[KPWWT�I\�5Q[ZI

Teachers and Pema at the school opening

10

It has been a busy term for D of E with

almost 40 Year 11 having successfully

KWUXTM\ML�\PMQZ�Y]ITQNaQVO�*ZWVbM�expeditions spread over two weekends.

<PM�ÅZ[\�OZW]X[�I\�\PM�JMOQVVQVO�WN �5IZKP�had an amazing weekend of sunshine

and no wind (although a very cold night)

while the groups over the weekend of 22

5IZKP�NMT\�\PM�N]TT�NWZKM�WN �\PM�MY]QVW`IT�storms with hail, rain showers and Force 7

winds. Everyone stood up to the challenge

really well and the external assessors were

all happy with their achievements. Year

10 are also getting involved on Thursdays

after school and are looking forward to

their expeditions later in the year. We have

also got over 30 students doing their silver

award and they will be on their practice

expedition at the beginning of April.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s award is a great

thing for students to get involved in and

we are hoping we will be able to hand out

KMZ\QÅKI\M[�\W�I�TIZOM�V]UJMZ�WN �[\]LMV\[�who have spent time learning a skill,

doing some sort of physical activity and

volunteering as well as completing their

expedition.

This cannot be done without the support

of a large number of staff who have spent

weekends checking and camping with the

students and I would like to thank them all

for their help.

Mrs N MansellHead of Geography

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

As an all girls college it is important to

recognise and promote the role of women in

the world today and to encourage all girls to

acknowledge their capacity to succeed and

contribute to society. It is therefore crucial

that the students have appropriate role

models to look up to whilst also recognising

their place as a role model for others.

Taking one of our College values of

ASPIRE we want to ensure that the girls

PI^M�\PM�KWVÅLMVKM�\W�I[XQZM�IVL�IKPQM^M#�to believe that they can accomplish

\PQVO[�\PI\�IZM�UMIVQVON]T�IVL�N]TÅTTQVO����Therefore, to celebrate International

Women’s Day we organised an event which

we entitled ‘Women of Substance’. The

aim of the day was to promote aspiration,

KWVÅLMVKM�IVL�ZM[QTQMVKM�I[�_MTT�I[�\W�PMTX�\PM�OQZT[�ZMKWOVQ[M�IVL�LM^MTWX�\PM�Y]ITQ\QM[�ZMY]QZML�\W�IKPQM^M�[]KKM[[��?M�QV^Q\ML�successful women, both from Jersey and the

UK, who are prominent in their respective

ÅMTL[�\W�XIZ\QKQXI\M�QV�W]Z�M^MV\��The day comprised:

• A focus on female role models during

lessons all day.

• Presentations by visiting speakers

• Workshop sessions for selected groups

� �� )�XIVMT�»Y]M[\QWV�\QUM¼�_Q\P�^Q[Q\QVO�� speakers

� �� )V�1VY]QZQVO�5QVL[�8ZM[MV\I\QWV�Ja�� Bonita Norris

7]Z�?WUMV�WN �;]J[\IVKM�_MZM"�

Bonita Norris Bonita was our keynote speaker. She is

the youngest person in the world to have

stood at both ‘tops of the world’ having

reached the summit of Everest in 2010

and the North Pole in 2011, aged 22 and

23 respectively. Bonita’s message to the

girls was that ‘anything is possible with

hard work and perseverance’. Bonita was

Y]Q\M�QV[XQZI\QWVIT�IVL�PMTL�\PM�[\]LMV\[¼�attention with her amusing and amazing

stories of her expeditions. Her dogged

determination not to be defeated and the

strength of will that kept her going, despite

UIVa�[M\JIKS[�IVL�LQNÅK]T\QM[�ITWVO�\PM�way, will hopefully encourage our girls to

adopt a similar approach to anything they

want to do.

“Bonita Norris gave an incredibly inspirational talk during our Women of Substance day regarding her expedition to Everest. Her determination to gain support and funding by taking one small step at a time is something that everyone should aspire to.” Jenny Russ, Year 13 student.

Florence Jumpp Florence is a colleague and co-worker

of Camila Batmanghelidjh, who was the

inspirational founder of Kids Company

UK. She was recognised for her work

in the community and was extremely

PWVW]ZML�\W�KIZZa�\PM�7TaUXQK�ÆIUM�during London 2012 after taking it from

triple jump silver medalist Philips Idowu.

Florence’s story was truly inspirational,

describing how she had managed to get

through her younger years where she was

subject to abuse and disadvantage graduate

NZWU�7`NWZL�=VQ^MZ[Q\a�_Q\P�I�LMOZMM�QV�Experimental Psychology.

Her story was harrowing at times but to

see how she had come through this to be

\PM�KWVÅLMV\�IVL�_MTT�ML]KI\ML�aW]VO�woman she is today, was a clear message to

everyone that they actually have the power

to ensure that they become the person they

want to be. Florence was helped by the

Kids Company herself and is now repaying

her debt of gratitude by helping others.

Florence has a passion for helping young

people achieve their potential

Viv BirdViv is Chief Executive of Booktrust in

the UK and is also an ex-JCG student. In

fact it was an English teacher at JCG who

inspired her to read and she now wants to

pass on that passion for reading to other

young people. Viv’s message to the girls was

to ‘get involved in your community - and

make a difference to the lives of those who

have most to gain from your support.’

‘Women of Substance’ Day at JCG

11

Viv worked with groups of English

students, encouraging them to develop and

share a passion for reading. She described

how she was incredibly fortunate to have

had a rich and varied career and voluntary

experiences and that whilst it was hard

work, it has also been immensely rewarding

to know you are making a difference to

people’s lives.

Dr Elena MoranElena is an Advocate and Senior Associate

I\�7OQMZ�4MOIT�QV�2MZ[Ma�IVL�Q[�IT[W�I�member of the ‘Jersey Community

Relations Trust’. She has a passion for

]XPWTLQVO�ZQOP\[�IVL�MY]ITQ\a�IUWVO[\�individuals or groups and launched the

day with an enlightening presentation

on ‘Women in Leadership - the Jersey

Context’. This clearly surprised the

audience by illustrating the huge gap in

the number of women compared to men

occupying the top positions in most sectors

of Jersey employment. For example,

women constitute only 1% of unelected

members of the States Assembly and

just 25% of elected politicians and civil

servants, whilst on the boards of local

Quangos only 20% are women, and a

combined total of only 10% of the board

members of the utility companies are

women. However, she illustrated with

[]XXWZ\QVO�[KQMV\QÅK�M^QLMVKM�\PI\�\PMZM�Q[�VW�[QOVQÅKIV\�LQNNMZMVKM�QV�\PM�IJQTQ\a�WN �men and women and therefore no reason

why there should be such a differential in

the achievement of either, indicating that

both a change in attitude and legislation

is needed in order to rectify the current

situation.

Much of what she said was a revelation

to her audience and sparked animated

dialogue in the following panel discussion.

“I found the talk Elena Moran gave for International Women’s Day incredibly eye opening. It was shocking to see the gender gap in business’ and big corporations and motivating to see how people like ourselves can help change this.” Emily Crichard, Year 13 student.

Susi PinelFollowing on from Elena’s presentation,

Q\�_I[�\PMZMNWZM�Å\\QVO�\PI\�_M�PIL�WVM�WN �

the few female elected politicians, Susie

8QVMT��I[�WVM�WN �W]Z�O]M[\[��;][QM�_I[�ÅZ[\�elected as a Deputy for St Clement in the

Jersey General Election in 2011 and is an

advocate for Women in Politics. As well

as participating in our panel discussion,

Susie met with a group of Year 11, 12 and

13 students and began a conversation on

how best to encourage more women into

politics.

“The workshop 6th formers had with Suzi Pinel and Elena Moran was really interesting. We discussed several challenges facing young women QV�2MZ[Ma�\WLIa�IVL�PW_�\W�ÅOP\�\PW[M�Q[[]M[��1\¼[�incredibly encouraging to see the changes happening in both the private and public sector as we speak”. Ida Matthiesen, Year 13 student.

All girls across the College accessed at

least some part of the day and heard from

at least one of the speakers. There was a

palpable ‘buzz’ around the College with an

atmosphere of excitement, anticipation and

hopefully a great deal of optimism about

the future

A level Awards Evening7V����,MKMUJMZ������_M�PMTL�W]Z�IVV]IT�)�TM^MT�)_IZL[�-^MVQVO��It was a lovely event where we welcomed back the class of 2013 to

catch up and hear all about what they have been doing since leaving

JCG in July, celebrate their achievements in their A levels and to

XZM[MV\�\PMU�_Q\P�\PMQZ�KMZ\QÅKI\M[�

Sixth Form

The following prizes were also awarded:

Presentation of the De Lancey Scholarship to Taye Le Monnier.

Presentation of the Bois Scholarship to Amelia Jones.

8ZM[MV\I\QWV�WN �\PM�7/)�/ZIV\�\W�)TM`IVLZI�+WZJZQLOM��Presentation of the Margaret Stone Bursary to Emily Moore.

Presentation of the State Street Award for Personal Endeavour to

Victoria Binet.

12

Sixth Form Spectacular7V�<P]Z[LIa���5IZKP�_M�PIL�W]Z�ÅZ[\�‘Sixth Form Spectacular’. This was

organised entirely by sixth form students

and was a fundraiser for our sixth form

charity the Jersey Women’s Refuge.

There was a great turn out on the night and

the audience were treated to some fantastic

performances from students in Years 12 and

13 (and even two students from Victoria

College). The evening was compered by

Daisy Busel and Aimee Tredant and a wide

variety of talents were exhibited including

instrumental and vocal performances,

LIVKM�IVL�I�ÅVITM�Ja�\PM�[Q`\P�NWZU�KPWQZ�We are very pleased that the total raised

from ticket and cake sales on the evening

and the sale of t-shirts before the event was

over £1,300 and we very much hope that

this will become an annual sixth form event.

Miss L Rheumer

7V�5WVLIa�����5IZKP��<PM�2MZ[Ma�+WTTMOM�NWZ�/QZT[�1VY]QZQVO�5QVL[�4MK\]ZM�Series hosted Dr Carolyne Larrington,

Fellow and Tutor in Medieval English

4Q\MZI\]ZM�I\�;\�2WPV¼[�+WTTMOM��7`NWZL�

Dr Larrington spoke about how the

medieval English literature studied at

7`NWZL�Ja�_ZQ\MZ[�[]KP�I[�<WTSQMV�IVL�Lewis as well as Alan Garner and Philip

8]TTUIV�QVÆ]MVKML�\PMQZ�_ZQ\QVO�NWZ�children. The title of this lecture, ‘Wolves

and Winter: Medieval Themes and

Children’s Stories’, captured the interest

of students, parents and other guests who

RWQVML�][�\W�JMVMÅ\�NZWU�,Z�4IZZQVO\WV¼[�M`XMZ\Q[M���<PM�QVÆ]MVKM�6WZ[M�Ua\PWTWOa�had on these writers was given particular

attention and encouraged the audience

to consider the books they had read in

relation to this theme.

Everyone left the Hall with a desire to read

new literature or to reconsider the stories

of their childhood from an enlightened

perspective.

Mr S MilnerEnglish

2+/�1VY]QZQVO�5QVL[�4MK\]ZM�;MZQM[‘Wolves and Winter: Medieval Themes and Children’s Stories’

13

Year 10 GCSE Improvisations ;\]LMV\[�QV�AMIZ����IT_Ia[�ÅVL�\PMQZ�ÅZ[\�performance scary! The decision to take

Drama is usually based on the girls’ love

WN �IK\QVO�IVL�[W�\PMQZ�ÅZ[\�XQMKM�ZMQVNWZKM[�for them why they took the subject in the

ÅZ[\�XTIKM�IVL�PMTX[�\PMU�XZW^M�\W�\PMQZ�audience and teachers that they are talented

and able to cope with the pressure of a

deadline.

This year we have two very talented Year 10

classes and were really looking forward to

_PI\�\PMa�KIUM�]X�_Q\P�QV�\PMQZ�ÅZ[\�M`IU��They didn’t let us down. There were three

plays and the plots and characterisation in

them were exceptionally good.

<PM�ÅZ[\�XQMKM�Fame and Destruction was

based on recent events in the life of Miley

Cyrus. Her early fame had caused her to

lose control of her life and turn to alcohol

and drugs. Using her story, the girls created

a play about a girl called Cat who, with the

help of a very pushy mum and a range of

QVÆ]MV\QIT�IL]T\�ÅO]ZM[��JMKIUM�NIUW][�and started to live a celebrity life. Her

LW_VNITT�IVL�[]J[MY]MV\�ILLQK\QWV[�_I[�the heart of the story and the play was very

hard-hitting.

The second play was called The House and

_I[�QV[XQZML�Ja�\PM�ZMKMV\�ÅTU�^MZ[QWV�WN �The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. A lady

and her daughter purchase an old property

with the aim of renovating and restoring

it to its former glory. Little do they know

that the house is already occupied and the

ghosts that live there want them out! The

play used excellent narration skills to tell

a very complex ghost story. It was really

creepy and very well performed by the girls

involved.

Finally the third group created a play

called Ava�IJW]\�\PM�LQNÅK]T\�ZMTI\QWV[PQX�between a mother and her daughter. The

play centred on Ava, a child that never

lived, and an unborn baby who caused

Ava to visit the world that she had never

been a part of. This piece was exceptional.

The acting of all involved was emotive and

evocative. They succeeded in conveying

I�^MZa�UW^QVO�[\WZa�_Q\P�_MTT�LMÅVML�characters and excellent acting.

With the GCSE Year 11 group moderation

just days away, the Year 10s certainly gave

the older girls something to think about

and got them working hard towards their

deadline. Well done to all Year 10 students.

The next assessments for them will be in

July and parents will be invited to see their

work.

JCG Junior Drama ClubWednesdays after schoolJunior Drama Club is now in full swing

with about 50 regulars from Years 7, 8 and

9 turning up on Wednesday after school

to do some extra acting and let off some

dramatic steam! In every session we do fun

warm up activities and one acting task.

The latter is always watched at the end so

in every Drama Club there is a deadline.

This makes the creative process fast and

furious and means students have to work

effectively together and develop their skills

of teamwork, listening and negotiation.

Drama Club is a lot of fun. This term

we have pretended to be aliens living in

igloos, gossipy ladies over garden walls,

created Crimewatch style reconstructions

and played cavemen as they got attacked

by pterodactyls! It’s very surreal but hugely

entertaining, especially for Miss Davies who

runs the club and gets to see all the crazy

scenes in performance.

In the last few weeks of this term we will be

working on a piece to be performed in the

Easter Service. The topic we are working

on is Making a Difference and already the girls

have come up with some lovely ideas. If you

are in Years 7, 8 or 9 and would like to get

involved with Junior Drama Club then just

turn up after school on Wednesdays. It’s

that easy!

Miss C DaviesHead of Drama

Drama

14

Notes from the director…We started working on Thoroughly Modern Millie as soon as term started in September.

The auditions were held in the Summer

Term so we were excited to be able to get

straight on with learning the music, the

dances and blocking the play on our return

to school. Lots of girls had wanted to be in

the play and all of them performed with

KWVÅLMVKM�QV�\PM�^IZQW][�_WZS[PWX�[\aTM�audition tasks that we set for them, so it was

I�OZMI\�LQ[IXXWQV\UMV\�\W�][�\PI\�Y]Q\M�I�number of the cast dropped out in the early

stages of the production. It was a dispiriting

[\IZ\�J]\��L]M�\W�\PM�^MZa�PQOP�Y]ITQ\a�WN �\PM�auditionees that we had not offered places

to, we were able to replace the girls and

boys that left and still have an incredible

line up. It just goes to show…all problems

can be overcome with patience and talent.

We rehearsed after school on three days

a week and after half term we also added

Sundays to our schedule. This meant that

the cast were expected to give up lots of

their time in order to learn the complex

choreography, the blocking of the scenes

and the tricky harmonies in the score.

Students attended lunchtime sessions as well

in order to cover everything. It was a hard

task but the cast (36 girls and 3 boys from

Victoria College) were incredibly dedicated

and worked professionally alongside the

tireless team of staff.

Thoroughly Modern Millie is set in the Roaring

Twenties in New York City. The play

follows Millie Dillmount in her search

for love and independence. She is a very

spirited girl, plucky and resourceful. The

play revolves around Millie’s various

relationships, the two men in her life and

a rather shady plot about the White Slave

Trade. The character that is present in

every scene though is not Millie. It is the

city of New York…full of life, vibrancy and

excitement. It is this ‘character’ that we

tried to conjure through our design.

We were very lucky to have a fabulous

team of students working on the set,

props, lighting and sound for the show.

Tech Club took place every Wednesday

and Thursday with about 25 very keen

students from Years 9 to 13. They created,

with the guidance of the staff involved, the

most spectacular 1920s New York scenery,

excellent lighting effects and a perfect sound

balance in the hall. The crew did not just

assemble once a week either. As the play got

closer, they would be at rehearsals watching

how scenes moved from one to the other

IVL�\PM�ZMY]QZML�I\UW[XPMZM�NWZ�TQOP\QVO��The sound crew also got used to using mics

on the cast in rehearsals. It was a highly

professional process and one that we have

come to expect here at JCG. We were very

proud of them all and feel they more than

did justice to the ‘character’ of New York.

Musically the show is hard work. The

orchestra rehearsed twice a week and

individual musicians also worked one to one

with teachers to get their parts absolutely

right. Mrs Le Feuvre decided that the

complexity of the score meant some extra

IL]T\�U][QKQIV[�_W]TL�JM�ZMY]QZML�IVL�[W�\PM�ÅVIT�WZKPM[\ZI�_I[�I�UQ`�WN �[\]LMV\[�and adults. They worked together very

well and we were hugely grateful to the

professionals for the advice and support

they gave to the younger players.

Every Saturday a team of mums, led by

Val Nelson, would also come to the Textiles

Department to sew costumes and create the

fabulous look of the show. This was another

superb element and Val’s work, both prior

\W�IVL�L]ZQVO�\PM�[PW_��Y]QKS�KPIVOM[��_QO[�and generally calming down the cast) was

hugely appreciated. Mrs Concannon once

again gave very generously of her time and

helped to keep everyone calm. We were also

hugely indebted to the local theatre groups

in Jersey for lending us so many costumes.

The JADC and JGRC were wonderfully

generous and we hope we can return the

favour in the future.

Anyone who came to see Thoroughly Modern Millie will agree I’m sure that all this hard

work was worthwhile. The show was a huge

success with every night a sell-out. I would

like to take this opportunity to thank all of

the staff who gave so generously of their

time, the parents who helped with sewing

IVL�\PM�ÅVLQVO�WN �W\PMZ�KW[\]UM�JQ\[��IL]T\�helpers who gave up many hours to help

us and of course the students in the cast,

band and crew who proved once again that

JCG is a force to be reckoned with when it

comes to theatre! Well done all… ‘We turned the corner when we met you…’!

Miss C Davies Director of Thoroughly Modern Millie

From the perspective of the cast...I’m Nicole Le Rougetel and I played the

title role of Millie in the show. I have been

involved in many productions at JCG but

\PQ[�WVM�_I[�LMÅVQ\MTa�Ua�NI^W]ZQ\M�I[�1�_I[�lucky enough to play the lead. As it was a

musical it was a very hard show to block

and took a long time, but I enjoyed every

minute of it and everyone worked well as

a team.

Thoroughly Modern Millie

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The week before opening night we

performed a few of the musical numbers

from the show in assembly to give an

insight to the rest of the school about what

Thoroughly Modern Millie was about. The

performance in assembly made the whole

cast and crew very excited and I couldn’t

wait until opening night!

Throughout the week of the show the

performances got stronger as the week went

on. There were many musical numbers

and my favourite ones would have to be

‘The Speed Test’, ‘Forget About The Boy’ and

‘Gimme Gimme’.

If you came to see the show and enjoyed it,

I strongly recommend you to get involved

with the next one. Even if it’s painting the

sets or doing the lighting it’s still a fantastic

way to experience it all. Thoroughly Modern Millie is the best memory I have at JCG so

far and it will be hard to top!

Nicole Le Rougetel, 12AB

From the perspective of the crew...I’m Kaiya Campbell and I was the Stage

Manager for Thoroughly Modern Millie.

This was a big responsibility for me because

I had to go to a lot of the rehearsals and on

the nights of the play I was responsible for

making sure all of the props and set were

on stage when they were meant to be.

During the rehearsals, I really enjoyed

watching the play and having the chance

to see some of it. I also really enjoyed

seeing the set come together during the

tech meetings and on the tech weekend,

before the play. I had a great team of crew

members backstage with me on the nights

of the play, which helped me to stay calm,

because by the opening night of the play

everyone knew what to do and, for the

most part, things went smoothly during the

performances.

Despite having all of the songs stuck in my

head for weeks afterwards, I really enjoyed

being a part of Thoroughly Modern Millie because everyone was very friendly and I

met lots of new people. I think being the

Stage Manager and having the chance to

do lots of different things, most of which

1�PILV¼\�\ZQML�JMNWZM�_I[�LMÅVQ\MTa�\PM�highlight for me, but a close second would

have to be the crew’s desperate attempts to

have a ‘crew performance’ of Millie on the

Sunday. Hilarious!

Kaiya Campbell, 11IN

From the perspective of the musicians...I’m Megan John and I played Flute and

Piccolo in the orchestra for Thoroughly Modern Millie. I really enjoyed getting the

chance to experience a show from the

perspective of the orchestra. I met people

from other years and houses and we

became really good friends.

The music was hard but we all rose to the

challenge with three rehearsals a week

for the wind and brass parts. The strings

were having separate rehearsals so that

we could all get to grips with our different

parts but we all came together for Sunday

rehearsals in the last two months. We had

a really great time during the rehearsals as

we worked hard but enjoyed any breaks we

were given together. The tech and dress

ZMPMIZ[IT[�_MZM�PIZL�_WZS�I[�_M�Y]QKSTa�learnt that you can’t just enjoy watching

the show when you’re not playing as a cue

can come at any time – we needed to be

constantly on alert. However, we soon got

to grips with accompanying and the show

really started to take shape.

1�\Z]Ta�MVRWaML�\PM�Å^M�XMZNWZUIVKM[�I[�we were able to show the audiences what

we’d been working so hard on for the last

term. I particularly liked hearing people

talking about how great the show had

been and humming some of the tunes as

we left each evening. By the end of the

ÅVIT�XMZNWZUIVKM�1¼U�NIQZTa�KMZ\IQV�\PI\�every member of the orchestra knew every

line, every cue and every note of the show

perfectly and yet we were still having a

wonderful time. I’m sure that every single

one of us would do it all again at the drop

of a hat.

Megan John, 13CAContinued

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.ZWU�\PM�XMZ[XMK\Q^M�WN �I�ÅZ[\�timer...I’m Nigel Crespel and I am an AVA / ICT

technician at JCG who took charge of the

technical aspects of the production.

<PQ[�_I[�Ua�ÅZ[\�[PW_�I\�2+/�IVL�_PI\�IV�eye opener! I was absolutely amazed at the

team work that went into this production

and the support from all of the staff and

OQZT[�QV^WT^ML��<PM�Y]ITQ\a�WN �\PM�U][QK��acting, costumes and stage were fantastic.

Each week I ran the Tech Club with

girls doing sound and lighting and their

enthusiasm was incredible.

Following the rehearsals each week and

recording each one with photographs

was also enjoyable but allowed me to

understand how Miss Davies was directing

and producing the show. This gave me

a better understanding of the technical

I[XMK\[�IVL�ZMY]QZMUMV\[�NWZ�\PM�[PW_�which could be passed on to the Tech

Team.

As time went on, the pace became more

frantic with blood and mainly tears

coming from everyone, but the results were

spectacular…although on every night of

the performances, technical hitches gave us

a few heart attacks.

It was lovely to have Mr Taylor come back

especially for the show and I had a lot of

fun with Chris Stone who volunteered

to help with sound. I am really looking

forward to the next one.

Nigel Crespel AVA / ICT Technician

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7V����2IV]IZa�\PM�0WUM�-KWVWUQK[�,MXIZ\UMV\�PW[\ML�\PM�ÅVIT�PMI\�WN �the Jersey Young chef of the Year 2014

competition, which was sponsored by the

Rotary Club of Jersey. Students initially

participated in heats at their own schools,

with the top six students then competing

against each other at JCG. In a period of

two hours each student needed to prepare

and present a three course meal for two

people. Each student created their own

menu and the food had to be purchased at

a cost of no more than £15.

Judging the competition were Andrew

Baird, head chef at Longueville Manor,

Alan Winch, owner of the Green Island

Restaurant and Bob Marshall, of the

Rotary Club, who was a former catering

services manager for the Jersey Group of

Hospitals.

Throughout the two hour period, students

_MZM�Y]M[\QWVML�Ja�\PM�R]LOM[�WV�\PMQZ�choice of dishes, the way each of the dishes

complemented one another and on their

cooking skills. To add to the “pressure”,

+PIVVMT�<MTM^Q[QWV�ÅTUML�IVL�QV\MZ^QM_ML�each contestant throughout and the Jersey

Evening Post photographer was taking

pictures.

Representing JCG were 14 year old Year 10

Home Economics students, Greta Taylor

and Kelsei Price. Both students produced

beautifully balanced menus demonstrating

excellent practical skills and superb

presentation. They kept within the budget

given and completed tasks within the time

allowed. They also coped admirably in view

of the scrutiny they received throughout the

event.

The overall winner by a narrow margin

was sixteen year old Chloe Wallser, from

Beaulieu. Kelsei and Greta were presented

_Q\P�KMZ\QÅKI\M[�Ja�\PM�:W\IZa�+T]J�IVL�were very commendable representatives

for JCG. We are very proud of their

achievements and look forward to taking

part again next year.

Mrs A De LoucheHead of Home Economics

Rotary Jersey Young Chef of the Year 2014

World Book Day saw lots of our students

and teachers, dress up as their favourite

ÅK\QWVIT�KPIZIK\MZ��<PZW]OPW]\�\PM�week students carried a reading book

with them in order to offer reading as

a suitable alternative activity in ‘down

time’. The highlight of the day was a mass

reading session, in which the whole school

came together for 25 minutes of silent

reading. This was a moment of peace and

\ZIVY]QTTQ\a�QV�W]Z�J][a�TQ^M[�IVL�_QTT�JM�repeated soon.

Mrs H Duncan Literacy co-ordinator

World Book Day

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As always, we are extremely proud of all

those who participated in the Modern

Foreign Languages Classes of the

Eisteddfod this year. All those who took

XIZ\�LQ[XTIaML�OZMI\�KW]ZIOM�IVL�JMVMÅ\ML�from the opportunity to focus on their

pronunciation and learn a piece of poetry

or prose in the target language. Thank you

to all those parents who supported students

IVL�KWVOZI\]TI\QWV[�\W�ITT�KMZ\QÅKI\M�winners.

French Eisteddfod Results 2013

Year 7

Tara Box - Gold

Chloe Baker - Silver

Annabel St George - Silver

Year 8

Ellie Titherington - Silver

Maya Shodbrook - Walton Gold

Juliette Walton - Winner of Cup and

Platinum

Chloe Swetenham - Silver

Year 9

Flora Keites - Silver

Kitty Tieffenthal - Silver

Anna Tremocero - Silver

Alia Byron - Silver

Jasmine Box - Bronze

Lucy Pallent - Bronze

Elsa Swetenham - Silver

Year 10

Elana St George - Gold and winner of class

Penelope Azuelos - Gold and winner of

class

Year 12

Antoinette Tuckwell - Class winner and

winner of Cup - Gold

Nicole Taylor - Silver

Natalia Fortuna - Silver

Lucy Kershaw - Gold

Chloe Butel - Silver

Sophie Lewis - Bronze

Louise Whale - Bronze

Rowan Pilley - Bronze

Laura Costard - Bronze

Lauren Watkins - Silver

Year 13

Rebecca Wijsmuller - Gold

Italian Eisteddfod Result 2013

Year 8 and 9

Molly Busel - Bronze

Mia Daly - Gold

Nicole de Sousa - Gold

Emma Graham - Silver

Ella Hick - Platinum - Class winner

Year 10 and 11

Hannah Behan - Gold

Jasmin Nayar - Platinum - Class winner

Rhianna Reynolds - Silver

Year 12 and 13

Kathryn Baker - Gold

Daisy Busel - Platinum and Cup winner

Natalia Fortuna - Silver

Ella Huelin - Silver

Stephanie Skiming - Bronze

Nicole Taylor - Gold

Lauren Watkins - Platinum

Portuguese Eisteddfod Results 2013

Year 7

Chloe Baker - Silver

Tiegan Franco - Silver

Giovanna Gomes - Platinum

Year 9

Nicole De Sousa - Gold

Anna Tremoceiro - Silver

Alexandra Trindade - Silver

Spanish Eisteddfod Results 2013

Year 7

Giovanna Gomes - Platinum

Year 8

Ellie Titherington - Bronze

Laura Wilding - Bronze

Elsa Swetenham - Silver

Year 9

Emma Gunton - Gold

Year 10

Alana St George - Platinum and Cup

Winner

Year 12

Vicky Youngs - Platinum

MFL Eisteddfod 2013

7V�� �.MJZ]IZa���[Q`\P�NWZU�[\]LMV\[�participated in the Business, Accounting

and Skills Education (BASE) 2014 Regional

Heat at Highlands College and Won!

BASE is ICAEW’s national Business,

Accounting and Skills Education

competition for students aged 16-19. A

]VQY]M�IVL�M`KQ\QVO�M`XMZQMVKM��[\]LMV\[�are able to engage in a challenging business

game that enables them to develop key

employability skills and understand what

it’s like to be an ICAEW Chartered

Accountant.

Consisting of 46 UK regional heats and

WVM�[XMK\IK]TIZ�VI\QWVIT�ÅVIT��[\]LMV\[�WN �ITT�IJQTQ\QM[�I\\MVL�\PMQZ�TWKIT�PMI\�\W#�ÅVL�out more about careers in accountancy,

ÅVIVKM�IVL�J][QVM[[��KWUXM\M�QV�I�thought-provoking business game and

network with professionals at a dedicated

employer exhibition. We took one team

of six students to the regional heat held

at Highlands College, competing against

teams from Beaulieu, De la Salle, Hautlieu

and Victoria College.

They had a mentor from Deloitte who

supported them during the afternoon

of tasks. They worked extremely well

as a team and provided an excellent

presentation. We are very proud of them

IKPQM^QVO�ÅZ[\�XTIKM�QV�\PM�KWUXM\Q\QWV�

The girls now look forward to the BASE

2014 June National Finals in Birmingham

Mr A SykesEmployability Co-ordinator

The Business, Accounting and Skills Education (BASE) Competition

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The Jersey Student Business Challenge

(JSBC), supported by Barclays, Ernst

��AW]VO��2<�IVL�7OQMZ��TI]VKPML�WV�Thursday 14 January with 20 teams

of students from Grainville and JCG

competing for the top prize.

The challenge will run until the end of

March. This innovative project involves

65 participants as the entrepreneurial ideas

of students are being put into action. The

awards evening will take place in May.

Ten teams from each school are using their

initial investment of £100 to demonstrate

\PMQZ�J][QVM[[�IK]UMV��NWZ�XZWÅ\�WZ�\W�JMVMÅ\�\PMQZ�KWUU]VQ\a��-IKP�\MIU�Q[�mentored by a member of one of the four

corporate partners and a school mentor.

The Jersey Student Business Challenge (JSBC)

The JCG Careers Fair took place on

Wednesday 6 February in the College

Hall. We had over 25 representatives from

QVL][\ZQM[�I[�_QLM�ZIVOQVO�I[�ÅVIVKM��TI_��biotechnology, dentistry, veterinary science,

sport, psychology and environmental

conservation. All students from Years 11 to

13 had a dedicated time to visit and then

the fair was open to all during the lunch

hour. The students hailed it as a great

success. Jasmine said, “I really appreciated

the opportunity to speak to a number

of employers about their school leavers

programmes”. Stephanie said, “It was good

\W�JM�IJTM�\W�ÅVL�W]\�UWZM�IJW]\�XW[[QJTM�routes into my chosen career”.

The JCG Careers Fair

Thursday Night is Music NightJust before February half term Stix, our

JCG/VCJ percussion ensemble, performed

at Georgetown Methodist Church in

their monthly concert series. As well as

the pieces which won them the Securicor

Junior Ensemble award at the Eisteddfod

in November, they also presented some

of their new repertoire including the

theme from Hawaii Five-0. Stix, directed

by Russell Abraham, were delighted to

be joined in the concert by Miss Eva

Hseih, winner of the Eisteddfod’s Senior

Instrumental Award and also Jessica Garton

(Year 9), winner of the Junior Vocal Award.

Both soloists gave varied programmes:

Eva performed one of the ‘Cello Suites by

J S Bach along with more contemporary

repertoire, and Jessica delighted the

audience with her choice of songs,

accompanied by Malcolm Whittell.

In early March the String Jamboree senior

string ensemble were invited to take part in

the next Georgetown Concert in support of

the Dorothy Chapman Trust, which very

appropriately supports the advancement

of young string players. The concert was

hosted by Chris George of the Jersey

Academy of Music, who is also one of the

trustees; Chris also accompanied four violin

soloists and soprano soloist, Maria Le Brun.

Maria, a former JCG alumni and Music

Captain delighted the audience with her

four songs.

String Jamboree March 2014The Extended Music Programme’s Spring

String Jamboree took place at JCG and

Chateau Vermont at the beginning of

5IZKP��7V�\PQ[�WKKI[QWV�\PM�2IUJWZMM�focused on the more experienced student

players and was staffed by an excellent

team that included two distinguished violin

teachers from the UK, Mrs Brigitte Furze

and Mr Nick Evans-Pughe. The Jamboree

was led by JCG’s Resident Musician,

Gerard Le Feuvre, and supported by two

members of his local team, Vanessa Moore

and Mariella Wildbur. The aim of this

Jamboree was to consolidate and develop

string repertoire for future performances

including the Spring Concert and other

future events. It was very refreshing to

have a day at Chateau Vermont, and the

opportunity to hold sectionals and work

in a concentrated way really created an

excellent result. The visiting tutors brought

tremendous enthusiasm and expertise and

enjoyed encouraging the group as well the

much waited for Jersey sunshine.

Gerard Le Feuvre, Musician in Residence

A date for your diary: Summer Concert Tuesday 6 May at 7.30pmPreparations for our summer concert are

well underway. Various bands, choirs and

ensembles started rehearsing in January

and have now settled into a weekly practice

routine. We extend a warm invitation to the

concert to all parents and friends and look

forward to an entertaining evening.

To defray costs (music hire and refreshments),

please note that this will be a ticketed event. Tickets (limited to 400) will be

available to purchase from the main school

WNÅKM�IZM�VW_�WV�[ITM�XZQKML����NWZ�IL]T\[�IVL����NWZ�KWVKM[[QWV[��8TMI[M�UISM�KPMY]M[�payable to JCG General Fund.

Continued

Music News

String Jamboree Senior String Ensemble performing at the Georgetown Strings

20

PwC Jersey Young Musician of the Year 2014Many congratulations to all of the JCG

musicians who performed so well in the

six section heats: (strings, woodwind,

brass, percussion, piano and voice), and

in particular to Emilie Edelenbos (strings),

Rachel Hayden (voice) and Nicole Taylor

(percussion) who won their section heat and

performed again very creditably indeed in

\PM�ÅVIT�I\�\PM�2MZ[Ma�7XMZI�0W][M�WV� �March.

House Music 2014At the time of writing we have just enjoyed

a glorious week of House Music classes

with many memorable junior and senior

solo and ensemble performances. The

lunchtime Junior Vocal and Instrumental

solo classes were very well supported, as

Mel

was the evening event featuring the Senior

Vocal and Instrumental Solos and the

Ensemble Class. The retiring collection

raised £249 for our House charities.

With the original composition class

currently being adjudicated, rehearsals are

QV\MV[QNaQVO�QV�XZMXIZI\QWV�NWZ�\PM�ÅVIT�KTI[[�– the House Choir - on the last afternoon

of this term, Friday 11 April. We are

indebted to the team of guest adjudicators

who have offered wise and encouraging

words and shared their expertise with us.

The results of all of the House Music

classes will be announced at the House

Choir event and will be included in the next

edition of JCG Life.

Polyphony NewsThis term we have been delighted to

welcome Miss Eva Hseih to our team of

Polyphony tutors, which now numbers

18; our tutors teach singing, piano,

O]Q\IZ��^QWTQV��^QWTI��KMTTW��Æ]\M��KTIZQVM\��saxophone, trumpet, baritone, trombone,

horn, orchestral percussion, drum kit

and music theory to 190 JCG musicians

each week, in addition to the over 100

students who receive tuition from the Jersey

Music Service. Currently there are tuition

vacancies for guitar, drum kit and brass.

Mrs P Le FeuvreHead of Music

4I]ZMV��Æ]\M�Mel (piano)

Rachel Hayden (voice)

Lily (violin)

Emilie Edelenbos (strings)

Heather (clarinet)

Well, where do I begin? This has been

IVW\PMZ�IUIbQVOTa�[XWZ\QVO�\MZU��7]Z�OQZT[�have been training hard and aiming high,

with achievements in the sporting world

inside and outside of school.

Let’s begin with netball, as this has been our

inter-school seasonal sport. The students

participate in training and matches over the

two terms from Christmas till Easter. They

compete in a league and also take part in

a tournament at some stage over that time.

They play all the local schools and some

years have the opportunity to play against

our Guernsey counterparts and UK teams.

Within the League, all teams are at the top,

with a few games still to play. An excellent

season from all those involved. Results to

follow in the next edition of JCG Life.

Tournaments7]Z�!)�\MIU�XTIaML�JZQTTQIV\Ta�I\�\PM�\W]ZVIUMV\�PMTL�I\�4M�:WKY]QMZ�;KPWWT�earlier this year, winning every match

with fantastic score lines. Shauna Danvill

and Marianne Enget shot tremendously.

Centre court play was dominated by Mollie

Johnstone and Mollie Luce.

<PM�!*�\MIU�XTIaML�MY]ITTa�[]XMZJTa��winning all games apart from one,

which they lost by one goal only. This

unfortunately put them in 2nd place overall.

A fantastic team effort, considering the cold

conditions.

Sport

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Year 10 and Year 11 Netball teams both

won their tournaments held at Hautlieu

School at the end of February. The teams

have been very committed and the hard

work has paid off. Thanks to Sadie Ruellan,

Rebecca Forrest and Anya Le Monnier with

their organisation and support with both

teams.

The Year 7 and Year 8 Tournaments are

coming up soon.

St Michaels Travel Netball Tournament Friday 14 March Les OrmesAn outstanding performance from the

AMIZ� )�\MIU�_PW�_QXML�\PM�ÆWWZ�_Q\P�their opponents in this annual tournament.

Teams come from Guernsey and the UK to

compete in this competition. Unfortunately

this year the Guernsey teams were unable

to compete due to fog.

The 12 teams were placed into two pools

where we had our initial six games and won

\PMU�ITT��?M�\PMV�PIL�\PM�[MUQ�ÅVIT�_PMZM�we played St Michael’s School from Kent.

This was a great game, but we were still the

PQOPM[\�[KWZQVO�\MIU��<PMV�KIUM�\PM�ÅVIT�against St Michael’s School from Jersey, our

main rivals. This game was dominated by

2+/�\PZW]OPW]\��ÅVQ[PQVO�_Q\P�I������_QV�over St Michael’s.

A truly fantastic team effort by Tallulah

Norman, Natasha Forrest, Jess Watling,

Libby Rothwell, Alex Perry, Zara Johnson,

)JJQM�4M�5IZY]IVL��3Q\\a�*ZM_MZ�IVL�Honor Critchard.

Within the netballing world, outside of

school, we have many girls competing and

training at a high level. Beginning with our

Year 7 students, ten attended the Under 12

Island Netball trials this year, with Annie

Hickling and Mollie Carre being selected

from a very strong cohort.

“Our Year 8 and 9 students, who were selected for the U14 Island netball squad competed in the Under 14 regional Tournament. On 8 March a squad of 10 travelled to Swindon to play netball. We had 7 out of the 10 players coming from JCG. These were - Abbie Le Marquand, Tallulah Norman, Natasha Forrest, Libby Rothwell, Marianne Enget, Mollie Johnstone and Mollie Luce. We won 8 of the 9 matches, drawing against a tough team called Hucclecote 11-11. As our team won the whole tournament we have been invited to Portsmouth to play in the South West Regional Finals in April.” By Natasha Forrest

Unfortunately our JCG 1st VII Netball

team were unable to compete in the inter-

schools South West tournament due to fog.

We tried every means to get off the island,

but to no amends. We were very prepared

for this event and potentially had the

players to score highly in this tournament.

We were devastated that we couldn’t

participate. Next year…

7]Z�AMIZ����IVL�AMIZ�����[\]LMV\[��including, Rebecca Forrest, Sadie Ruellan,

Anya Le Monnier, Ebony Troy and Rachel

Hayden have been part of a local team

which has won the Regional League and

are due to compete in the Nationals in May

this year.

Rebecca, Sadie and Ebony have also been

involved in the Regional Netball trials, with

Ebony involved in the Regional screening

and NPL (National Performance League)

held in Bath. Shauna Danvill (Year 9) has

also been a player in the Regional Academy.

)�ÅVIT�UMV\QWV�VMML[�\W�OW�\W�)VaI�4M�Monnier (Year 11) who has been invited to

National screening at the end of March. She

was also short listed for the Channel Island

up and coming star for 2014. We wish her

every success with her career in netball,

which has developed at a great pace.

AthleticsDue to Florence and Gemma Gothard’s

recent success in the County Cross Country

Championships they have both been

selected to represent Hampshire in the

2014 UK Inter-Counties Championships

on Saturday 8 March.

The top cross country runners in the UK

descended on Cofton Park, Birmingham

for the Inter Counties Cross Country

Championships. The Hampshire team

was strengthened by 5 athletes from Jersey

Spartans, a testament to the hard work and

commitment of the coaches in developing

_PI\�Q[�NI[\�JMKWUQVO�Y]ITQ\a�MVL]ZIVKM�Z]VVQVO�[Y]IL�

In the Under 13 girls, Florence Gothard,

also a bronze medallist in the Hampshire

Championships, ran extremely well to

ÅVQ[P���\P�QV�I�PQOP�Y]ITQ\a�ÅMTL�WN ������)�great start in the initial stampede allowed

/W\PIZL�\W�ZIKM�I\�\PM�NZWV\�WN �\PM�ÅMTL�from the off and she showed her strength

QV�ÅVQ[PQVO�^MZa�[\ZWVOTa�QV�\PM�TMO�[IXXQVO�]XPQTT�ÅVQ[P�

Florence’s sister Gemma, another bronze

medallist at the Hampshire Championships,

used all her experience to work her way

\PZW]OP�\PM�ÅMTL�WN �����QV�\PM�=VLMZ����women’s 5,000 metre race. In a race, in

_PQKP�[PM�ZMUIQV[�]VLMZIOM��[PM�ÅVQ[PML�I�fantastic 44th to ensure the Gothard family

left their mark on these championships.

Continued

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DanceMany of our students were involved in the

Jersey Academy of Dancing celebration

show. It was 70 years of Mrs Valerie Guy’s

teaching within the school of dance. She

even taught me!!

The students involved were:

Cara Merren, Molly Hamilton,

Nicole Le Rougetel, Ella Reynolds,

Harriet Hall, Honor Beckford,

Jennifer Russ, Kiah Robinson,

Ella Hick, Emily Renouf, Grace Devonport,

Natasha Polak, Millie Lloyd,

Ilaria Anderson, Lucia Anderson,

Katherine Le Ruez, Christie Bailey,

2M[[QKI�*]ZJa��:W[QM�/QKYMT��2]TQI�:][[��4]Ka�+TIZSM��0WTTa�-^MZ[ÅMTL��Eiryane Dean, Natalia Fortuna,

Rebecca Moyse, Rowan Pilley,

Lillie Godden, Libby Hare,

Lucy De La Cour and Sophie Cawley.

Congratulations. What a fabulous show.

Swimming4QTTQM�/WLLMV��AMIZ� ��PI[�Y]ITQÅML�to compete in a Level 1 Swim meet in

;PMNÅMTL�QV�.MJZ]IZa�\PQ[�aMIZ��<PQ[�was a great opportunity for Lillie, whilst

she already had County and Regional

Y]ITQNaQVO�\QUM[��[PM�_I[�[\QTT�KPI[QVO�[WUM�ILLQ\QWVIT�6I\QWVIT�Y]ITQNaQVO�\QUM[�IVL�this competition gave her the opportunity to

obtain these times.

Holly Hughes (Year 8) also attended this

4M^MT���[_QUUQVO�KWUXM\Q\QWV�QV�;PMNÅMTL��It was a chance to compete at Ponds Forge

in a 50m pool against some excellent

swimmers. Holly gained some personal

bests and felt it was a great experience.

Life SavingEmma Graham (Year 9) attended the

TQNM[I^QVO�KPIUXQWV[PQX[�QV�;PMNÅMTL�MIZTQMZ�this term.

TennisNatasha Forrest is busy training in

preparation for her season. She has the

*68�-I[\MZ�7XMV�<MVVQ[�+WUXM\Q\QWV�coming up soon and has won two winter

County Tours. We wish her luck for the

season ahead.

One Foundation<PM�7VM�.W]VLI\QWV�KWV\QV]M[�\W�[]XXWZ\�more and more of our students. From

[Y]I[P�\W�\MVVQ[�IVL�VM\JITT�\W�I\PTM\QK[��W]Z�girls work extremely hard on strength and

conditioning training to extend their talents

further. These students are- Abbie Le

5IZY]IVL��*M\P�/IZ\WV��<ITT]TIP�6WZUIV��Natasha Forrest, Shauna Danvill,

Rebecca Forrest, Anya Le Monnier,

Ebony Troy, Sadie Ruellan, Elli Heyes,

Rachel Hayden and Holly Widdowson.

Guernsey Hockey and Netball Å`\]ZM[7]Z�IVV]IT�PWKSMa�IVL�VM\JITT�Å`\]ZM[�are upon us. In March we took a Year 9

netball team, the 1st V11 netball team and

\PM��[\�@1�PWKSMa�[Y]IL�W^MZ�\W�/]MZV[Ma�to play against Guernsey Ladies College

and Guernsey Grammar School. These

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excellent record of performance. This year

we had to travel to Guernsey, with an over

night stay. The girls were prepped and ready

for these prestigious matches, showing high

levels of play throughout both days.

Guernsey Ladies College1st VII NetballWe travelled to Guernsey on Thursday

���5IZKP��7]Z�UI\KP�IOIQV[\�/]MZV[Ma�Ladies College began at 9.30 am and after

I�Y]QKS�_IZU���]X�W]Z��[\�>11��-JWVa�Troy - GK, Sadie Ruellan - GD, Lauren

Mills - WD, Anya Le Monnier - C, Toni

Chaytor - WA, Rachel Hayden - GA and

Aimee Tredant GS took to the court with a

positive attitude.

1st Quarter

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Ebony and Sadie worked well in defence,

gaining interceptions that helped us to gain

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2nd Quarter

?M�SMX\�W]Z�[Y]IL�\PM�[IUM�\PM�[MKWVL�Y]IZ\MZ��<PQ[�_I[�WVM�WN �JM[\�Y]IZ\MZ[�I[�\PM�XTIa�ÆW_ML�M`\ZMUMTa�_MTT�M[XMKQITTa�within the centre court. Lauren, Toni and

Anya worked well together and the feeds

into the circle, which presented a problem

QV�\PM�ÅZ[\�Y]IZ\MZ��_MZM�ZM[WT^ML��)QUMM�and Rachel communicated well and scored

countless goals furthering our lead to 27 - 12.

3rd Quarter

-IZTa�WV�QV�\PM��ZL�Y]IZ\MZ�)VaI���_PW�was playing C, went over on her ankle so

I�Y]QKS�KPIVOM�IZW]VL�_I[�VMMLML��<WVQ�dropped into C and Rebecca came on as

WA. This unsettled our team and we lost

the pace and the consistency that we had

IKY]QZML�QV�\PM�[MKWVL�Y]IZ\MZ��7]Z�][]IT�XI\\MZV�WN �XI[[QVO�[Y]IZM�IVL�[\ZIQOP\�JITT[�weakened as fatigue began to set in, this

resulted in a number of loopy passes and

cross - court balls that the opposition were

able to pick up and gain possession from

Although we remained ahead with a score

��������IN\MZ�\PM��ZL�Y]IZ\MZ��_M�ZMITQ[ML�\PI\�_M�VMMLML�\W�]X�W]Z�OIUM�QV�\PM�ÅVIT�Y]IZ\MZ�

4th Quarter

After a good chat about our tactics during

the break we headed back on court with our

spirits high. Anya came back on as C and

Toni moved back to her starting position

as WA. Immediately we found our rhythm

and played our own game. The passing was

accurate, the movements along the court

were perfectly timed and defence gained

numerous interceptions and tips which were

brought down the court well by the centre

court players, the balls were fed brilliantly

into the circle and the shooters rarely

missed, once again increasing our lead. As

the other team began to tire we were able

to force errors and gain possession. As the

ÅVIT�_PQ[\TM�JTM_�\PM�MVL�ZM[]T\�_I[��!����to JCG. A challenging match but well

deserved from our hard - working team.

Lauren Mills

Year 9 Netball)N\MZ�I�[]OIZ�ÅTTML�PWX�IKZW[[�\W�\PM�ZQ^IT�island of Guernsey, the adrenaline kicked in

overcoming the nerves. We started strongly

QV�JW\P�I\\IKS�IVL�LMNMVKM��1V�\PQ[�ÅZ[\�Y]IZ\MZ�\PM�[PWW\MZ[�[KWZML�!�OWIT[��_Q\P�\PM�defence preventing many goals in their end.

There were great defensive performances

from Alia and Rosie, working well with

Emma in WD helping to bring the ball into

our attack.

We maintained our team work and

strengths, with another 9 goals to show for

the hard work. We had great feeds into

the D from Mollie and Mia. Continued

accurate passing and positioning assisted

with this score line.

<PM�\PQZL�Y]IZ\MZ�/]MZV[Ma�KPIVOML�defensive tactics, whereby they began to

double GS and block GA out of the D.

)\�ÅZ[\�\PQ[�_I[�LQNÅK]T\�\W�W^MZKWUM��J]\�our perseverance paid off with another

���OWIT[��7]Z�LMNMVKM�KWV\QV]ML�\W�UISM�some excellent interceptions, preventing

Guernsey from scoring many goals.

<PM�ÅVIT���UQV]\M[�WN �XTIa�LMUWV[\ZI\ML�our true abilities and want to win. We

pulled away, scoring 14 goals which was

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Continued

23

This meant the attack worked really well,

_Q\P�\PM�ILLQ\QWV�WN �)JJQM��7]Z�[PWW\MZ[��Marianne and Shauna, really stepped up

their tactics to showcase their skills creating

[WUM�W]\[\IVLQVO�[PW\[��<PM�ÅVIT�[KWZM�being 42 JCG v 14 GLS.

Marianne Enget

Hockey.ZWU�\PM�^MZa�ÅZ[\�_PQ[\TM�_M�SVM_�\PQ[�eagerly anticipated match would be tough,

competitive and played at pace. And we

were absolutely right!

<PM�ÅZ[\�PITN �_I[�MVL�\W�MVL�I\\IKS�IVL�defence with goal scoring opportunities

presented to both sides. Unfortunately

a Guernsey forward suffered a nasty fall

leading to a long pause while medical

assistance was provided.

Soon after the restart there was another

injury. This time to Laura Clark who took

I�Æ]SM�LMÆMK\QWV�\W�\PM�PMIL��7VKM�IOIQV�medical assistance was called and with the

two girls heading off to A&E and the game

commenced once again.

With nerves slowly disappearing, Jersey

settled into a rhythm. Fluid passing from

\PM�UQLÅMTL�XZW^QLML�\PM�[\ZQSMZ[�_Q\P�Y]ITQ\a�JITT[���<PM�ÅZ[\�OWIT�WN �\PM�OIUM�came from a crisply hit 1,2 short corner.

<PM�VIZZW_�TMIL�OI^M�][�N]Z\PMZ�KWVÅLMVKM�and was followed up by another fantastic on

target strike – taking the score to 2-0 Jersey.

The last few minutes were extremely tense

as the team hung on to their advantage.

Well played everyone and we wish both

injured players a speedy recovery.

Chloe Butel and Jenna Volpert

Guernsey Grammar School

1st VII Netball7]Z�[MKWVL�OIUM�[\IZ\ML�WV�\PM�.ZQLIa�morning at 10am at Guernsey Grammar

School. The team began with a positive,

yet anxious mindset, knowing the starting

seven, Sadie Ruellan - GK, Lauren Mills

- GD, Nicole Le Rougetel - WD, Antonia

Chaytor - C, Rebecca Forrest - WA, Aimee

Tredant - GA, Rachel Haydon - GS; would

have to be changed due to the loss of Anya

4M�5WVVQMZ�IVL�-JWVa�<ZWa�ÆaQVO�JIKS�\W�Jersey for other netball commitments. The

game began, with the opposition proving to

be a strong team, with Guernsey Grammar

]X�������I\�\PM�MVL�WN �\PM�ÅZ[\�Y]IZ\MZ��

With the team staying the same during the

[MKWVL�Y]IZ\MZ��2+/�_MZM�LM\MZUQVML�\W�pick up a lead. Both teams contested and

fought for the ball with great determination

and consistency from Grammar and JCG’s

shooters; resulting in a 22-22 draw at half

time.

<PM�\PQZL�Y]IZ\MZ�JMOIV�_Q\P�2+/�\]ZVQVO�over three balls, creating many interception

opportunities from Sadie Ruellan and

Lauren Mills working well in the circle.

Unfortunately, time was taken as Aimee

Tredant was contacted and had to come off

with a swollen ankle. Rebecca Forrest took

to the court in the shooting circle along

with Rachel Hayden, creating a lead of

32-31 for the college. Lucy Fraser joined

the defence, positioning as WD, creating

more options for the centre court, to get the

ball down to the circle. Antonia Chaytor

controlled the pace of the game throughout

the hour, working alongside Nicole Le

Rougetel and Rebecca Forrest.

1V�\PM�ÅVIT�Y]IZ\MZ��)QUMM�<ZMLIV\�KIUM�back on as GS, with Rebecca Forrest

dropping back to WA and Nicole Le Rougetel

taking to WD. The girls were determined

and focused to not drop their lead and

UIQV\IQVML�\PMQZ�LZQ^M�]V\QT�\PM�ÅVIT�_PQ[\TM��Strong teamwork and communication from

the defence through to attack on the JCG side

earned them a 47-42 win.

Antonia Chaytor

Team: Aimee Tredant, Lauren Mills,

Antonia Chaytor, Lucy Fraser,

Nicole Le Rougetel, Sadie Ruellan,

Rebecca Forrest, Rachel Hayden

Year 9 NetballAfter our nights rest at the hotel, JCG

were all set for day two against Guernsey

Grammar School. As we lined up our

starting seven, JCG went out strong in

\PM�ÅZ[\�Y]IZ\MZ�IVL�\PM�KQZKTM�LMNMVLMZ[�������Alia Byron and Rosie Moore were working

hard turning over many lifted balls,

ÅVQ[PQVO�\PI\�Y]IZ\MZ��������

1V�\PM�[MKWVL�Y]IZ\MZ��2+/�aM\�IOIQV�\WWS�to the court very strong and the shooters

Marianne Enget and Shauna Danvill were

consistently well throughout, to give JCG

I������TMIL��,]ZQVO�\PM�\PQZL�Y]IZ\MZ��\PM�centre court players Emma Dempsey,

Mollie Johnstone and Mia Daly continued

to work hard to bring the ball down the

court, raising the score to 30-8 at the end of

\PM�Y]IZ\MZ���

1V�\PM�ÅVIT�Y]IZ\MZ��2+/�_MZM�WV�\WX�form working as a team and with 13 well

LM[MZ^ML�OWIT[��\PM�OQZT[�ÅVQ[PML�_Q\P�I�respectable score of 43-12.

Mollie Johnstone

Team: Mollie Johnstone, Shauna Danvill,

Marianne Enget, Mia Daly, Emma

Dempsey, Alia Byron, Rosie Moore and

)JJQM�4M�5IZY]IVL�

HockeyHaving won the previous day, the team

[\IZ\ML�\PMQZ�ÅVIT�UI\KP�J]WaML�_Q\P�

KWVÅLMVKM�IVL�MVMZOa��*]\�\PM�XZM[[]ZM�_I[�WV�][�\W�UIQV\IQV�I�KTMIV�[_MMX�WN �Å`\]ZM[�- all our netball matches were brilliantly

XTIaML�IVL�\PM�\MIU[�_MZM�^QK\WZQW][��7VM�more win would make this trip to Guernsey

one of the most successful ever.

Possession was always going to be key and

the Jersey girls did a fabulous job of holding

onto the ball. Sustained pressure from our

forwards resulted in an early goal – shortly

followed by another on target effort.

Guernsey Grammar was not going to give

up so easily and came back with intent.

The second half was all about tired legs and

making every tackle count. The scoreboard

showed a slender lead for Jersey - with

Grammar throwing everything they had

towards the goal. A feisty game, mercifully

free of injury, came to a close, with JCG

emerging as 3-2 winners.

It was a win that would not have been

possible without the awesome support of all

the girls and coaches on tour.

Jenna Volpert

I do hope now the weather is getting

warmer we can all get involved in some

activity, whether it be walking, running,

cycling, swimming or playing a particular

sport. There are an array of role models

in this College. If you would like to get

involved please come and speak to the PE

[\INN��\PM�[XWZ\[�KIX\IQV[�WZ�ÅVL�WVM�WN �\PM�girls I have mentioned.

Don’t forget the extra-curricular clubs will

change from Easter. Rounders, tennis and

cricket will be on offer along with climbing,

CV and swimming.

Miss Z WatersDirector of Sport

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Le Mont Millais, St Saviour, Jersey, JE2 7YB

Telephone: +44 (0)1534 516200 email: admin@jcg.sch.je

ww.jcg.sch.je

April

29 School begins - 8.30am

May

5 May Day

6 Summer Concert

9 Year 11 Study Leave begins

Year 12 Study Leave begins

Liberation Day

12 External examinations begin

14 Year 10 GCSE Geography Trip

to Barcelona (14/5 - 19/5)

15 Year13 Study Leave begins

23 Year 12 Leadership Day

Half Term (26/5 -30/5)

June

9 Year 12 return from study leave

11 Tennis and Swimming vs

Guernsey Ladies College

Tennis and Swimming vs

Guernsey Grammar School

13 Year 8 Reports posted

20 Year 9 Reports posted

24 Sports Day at FB Fields

25 Year 11 Duke of Edinburgh

Expedition to New Forest

(25/6 - 28/6)

27 Leavers Service at St Helier

Methodist Centre

29 Foundation ‘Pride and Joy’ Event

30 Year 12 Induction Day at the

Town Hall

July

2 Year 10 Drama performance

to parents

3 Year 6 Induction Day

4 Year 6 Induction Day

Year 7 Reports posted

5 Mexico Trip

(5/7 - 21/7)

7 Year 10 Project Trident begins

(7/7 - 18/7)

8 Year 8 Shakespeare

Competition

Activities Week (15/7 - 19/7)

18 Year 10 Reports posted

End of term

Important Dates for Summer Term 2014

Autumn Term 2014

Begins Wednesday, 3 September 2014