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Concerns and rumours
grow as the sixth form
leader continued absence
Lauren Wyatt reports.
Miss Myford,
Head of the Sixth Form,
seems to have disap-
peared over the last cou-
ple of weeks. Day to day
management has been
handled effectively by the
resident sixth form office staff and an invisible
email force called J. Myford. But as the days pass
concerns are mounting because of the many is-
sues that she is responsible for taking care of.
Like all leaders, Miss Myford is the sub-
ject of rumour and speculation. While there are
more wild reports of that she has run away and is
not coming back, or that that she has got en-
gaged to her child hood sweet-heart. One sixth
form student claims I was minding my own busi-
ness when I saw the shadow of a smallish lady,
over heaped with bags and a small backpack,
something Miss Myford, is well known for, the
student continued When I looked around, no
one was there but a common squirrel Has Miss
Myford been living the luscious life of the Secret
Squirrel? Or could this creature simply be a mere
minion in her grasp, sent to keep an eye on us
while shes on her road trip of a lifetime?
There has also been a rumour that our
beloved head of Sixth Form has stepped
down from her thrown and is letting Mr.
Rowlands and take over as head of year.
However, sources say the occupant of
Room One has sent an invitation to outer
beings to abduct Miss Myford, thus ar-
ranging his own rise the throne.
Without Miss Myford, Mr Row-
lands will take over and there is little to
stop his rule. Does this mean that Mr.
Rowlands is responsible for changing our
Sixth Form and disrupting the students?
Has the power he has been given has
gone to his head? Will the sixth form be
powerless to stop him?
MISSING MISS MYFORD??
1 8 T H M A R C H 2 0 1 0V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
Heres my ID
Wheres
Yours?!By Jermaine Lynch
Calamity has recently emerged in the
study rooms, classrooms and corridors
after the new ID law was enforced. Stu-
dents have been sent back to their
houses, or even labelled as idiots for
forgetting there student IDs.
(Continued on Page 2)
Head Boy Tolga. Leader or Loser?Tolga Kuyucuoglu has ambitious plans for the future of our sixth form, but will he overcome the major hurdles that he approaches?
The CHFS senior student put his leadership skills to the test, when he organised his first event, Valentines Week, for all the school sweet
hearts. The week consisted of smaller events such as Cake selling, Rose Selling and a Leg waxing event for the 6th form. His commitment
for the sixth form definitely showed as 130 was raised, which is planned to be shared between the sixth form and for our end of year
prom.
The plans for prom, represents the biggest shake-up in CHFS prom history, as the Head boy has ideas of moving away from Wool-
ston manor, the place where prom has taken place for years, to somewhere in central London, specifically The Venue Constellation. He
still has several obstacles to clear before he can sign his decision into the Sixth form books.Tolga continues to plan a better sixth form, as he has also been gathering ideas to change the common room-to provide a more
comfortable environment with the money raised and continue raising. He tackles a prime situation which many have tried and failed, but
we shall see the outcomes by midsummer.
So, is the new senior student a leader or loser? You be the judge.
?
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P A G E 2
Jennifer Francis reflects on how
the current Sixth Form does not
reflect the freedom for students
that it once did.
Sixth-form, the last two years of your high
school experience, older siblings fill your
head with tales of mischief that happen
during one of their many free periods,
whilst you sit in a classroom all day. Every-
one in the school envies you: No uniform,free periods, unlimited canteen access its
what you spend the first five years working
towards. You just cant wait for that sense
of freedom that comes with the title
Sixth-Former, you even get a badge to
finalise the title.
Well thats how it used to be be-
fore the class of 2008 took up residence in
the sixth-forms hallowed halls, so the ques-
tion here is why did it all changed?
I asked a few former students
from Chadwell Heath sixth form, what their
year group was like. My year was jokes,
we werent the best students and always
turned up late, nobody seemed to mind
Past student Deborah Francis commented.They were alright with us, and on rare
occasions moaned about the printer or
eating food Davina David said after I
asked her what the sixth-form secretaries
were like during her time here.
After informing both alumnis
about the current sixth form situation, they
thought it was strange and couldnt say
why it all changed, as both of their two
years in the sixth form was everything they
had been told it was and more. Perhaps
the school had been planning to comedown hard on the sixth form and the class
of 2008 drew the short straw.
Smarten up theStudy Rooms
The Chadwell Heath Sixth Form has been re-
designed in the last three years with 2 study
rooms available for the sixth formers. Study
rooms are available for students to use at all
times. However, the issue is that not all stu-
dents happy with the current atmosphere
and environment of the study rooms.
There are over 200 students
in the sixth form and its important that all
sixth formers need a more comfortable and
welcoming place to study. Yet many feel that
this is not currently the case.With the big study room changing to
the silent study room for compulsory stu-
dents, it has given the students the initiative
to get their work done in peace. However,
most students have criticised it being a
Prison. Even students who are not on com-
pulsory study, who want to get a little work
done feel as they are being treated unfairly as
they are shouted at for leaving the room. It is
a common mistake for the supervisor of this
quiet study area to make, though not at the
expense of innocent students self-
confidence.Current sixth form student Ben Rob-
erts stated that the big study rooms feels
like youre in trouble but the small one is
okay. With all the expense spent on the
study rooms, it seems as though our sixth
formers want a study room that perhaps is a
little cosier. With the choice of sitting on the
hard chairs in the relaxed study room or theeven harder chairs of the canteen, its not
just raging hormones making current sixth-
formers feel irritable.
Student call for staff ID Badges (Continued from Page 1)
Although this implementation of the ID badges is in the best interests of the students,
and their safety, many pupils are not satisfied with the fact in one respect teachers
themselves dont wear any form of ID. Are random adults too not a threat to ones
safety? With the number of student teachers working in the school, and builders work-
ing in multiple areas around the school, clear identification is a bigger issue than just
the sixth form.
6th
form tutor Vicki Edwards says I think everyone should wear them as it pro-
motes, and gives a sense of belonging, encouraging students to wear them also. It
would be a good idea to introduce them lower down the school and that it will stop
teacher student conflict.
6th
form receptionist Mrs Gough said I dont know everybody and when I see
some people I am not rude to them, but I say who are you? Redbridge college security
guards will not let anyone in at all if they do not present ID even teachers! Mrs Leem-
ing said when I go to my sons opening evening every teacher has an ID badge saying,
who they are and what they teach. Although this approach will cost a little bit of
money, this could
Student Peace Oseyenum says We always wait until something bad happens
before enforcing rules. For example we are currently made to wear ID badges because
of an incident that took place in lower school a couple of weeks ago. Therefore teach-
ers should be made to wear ID badges now to prevent any future incidents.
Rules Were Meant
To Be Broken
They were alright
with us, and on rare
occasions moaned
about the printer oreating food
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Big Changes In the Sixth form Study Room
P A G E 3V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
Sandeep Singh Reports on the Sixth
Forms recent redesign
There have been big changes
in Chadwell heath study rooms withthe introduction of cubicles and the
restrictions on the internet blocking
YouTube and Facebook.
Management staffs in the
sixth form have no stopped students
having access to YouTube and Face-
book in the school, apart from the
Media Department who have special
privileges to use unrestricted internet.
Many students are not happy
with this as YouTube is widely used for
entertainment and for work. Last year,face book was used by both students
and teachers, it was something to do
in the free time that we had. Initially
the restrictions on the internet was
thought to be done to stop students
being distracted however after speak-
ing to Mr Rowlands (head of IT) the
internet was to increase bandwidth
for the rest for the rest of the school
The rest of the school has benefited
from the increase in bandwidth The
restrictions on the internet have only
been done to increase the speed of
the internet for the rest of the school.
As we all know the studyrooms have been split in two. One is
for working, and is monitored by
teachers. The other is for students to
spend there times when not working.
Cubicles have now been put
in place, it has been done to help stu-
dents focus on the work and stop
them from being distracted, and also
more computers are being put in the
study rooms.
Whether this will help will be
seen over the coming months. This
has been done in many schools and
has worked effectively said Mr Row-
lands.
me from doing my work. Could the
restriction on the use of internet have a
negative effect on educational attain-
ment?
Gurbash Panse also stated I
understand why the school may see this
as a potential problem since the stu-
dents would use their study time to go
on these websites and waste valuable
learning time however he said, Yet I
still believe A-level students are inde-
pendent and should be allowed to make
their own decisions.
An anonymous source stated,
The school is doing this for their own
personal use, it is only urging students
to find ways of unblocking it They also
talked about issues regarding the server.
The school should get a better server,
since we have a right to internet, if they
can spend money on buying unneces-
sary things around the school then they
can buy a decent server.
Statistics show 90% of stu-
dents states it was a drawback, with
only 10% thinking it was beneficial. So is
this in favour of the schools internet
server, or the students?
Devpal Semi reports on the ongoing prob-
lems with internet censorship in the Sixth
From
Is restricting access of the internet
likely to benefit students? This appears to
be the motive of the Chadwell Heath Foun-
dation School. The issues regarding the
internet and the block on many websites
such as, Facebook and Youtube seem to be
an ongoing issue. Like other concerns
around the school, there seems to be an
upstaging battle between teachers and
students.
This problem started in December prior to
the A-Level exams. It was seen as a good
idea considering the importance of the ex-
ams. The concern has expanded since the
restriction of internet has continued de-
spite exams being over.
John Rowlands, the head of the ict
department said, The restriction is based
mostly on the band width with the schools
internet server, it is only able to handle so
many people using the internet.
Upper Sixth form student Vanisha
Patel stated, I think it is absolutely terrible,
because I feel sites such as Youtube, Face-
book and other websites can be educa-
tional as well as for our own pleasure she
continued to say the blockage of websites
limits our social life.
Sandeep Talafair a lower sixth
form student shared the same opinion, but
from the perspective of his school work. He
said When Im doing my P.E coursework, I
click on a link and it is blocked so it stops
CONTROVERSY OVER CONTROLOF THE INTERNET CONTINUES
Caption describing picture or
graphic.
This has been done
in many schools and
has worked
effectively A-level students are inde-pendent and should be al-
lowed to make their own
decisions
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From the Editor Mr Shakhovskoy
The Sheufuess is the product of an A2 Media Studies class as part of their prepa-
ration for their final exams contemporary issues in modern media. Students
have been studying the changes in Journalistic values and were challenged to
try and produce news stories that were in the Public Interest of their sixth form
community. They had one week to research, interview and write up their re-
ports making sure that their facts were straight and their quotes accurate. They
faced the difficult prospect of creating a newspaper for an audience who dont
usually read them and managed to combine serious news reporting with a voice
that appealed to their audience. What has been produced reflects the interests,
concerns, attitudes and sense of humour of the current sixth form and is a
credit to their curious and questioning minds, their courage, tenacity and occa-
sionally their creative writing skills.
Design and Layout
Mala Lal
Manisha Dewal
Lauren Wyatt
Chris Tsapparelli
Michael Gooda
Photography
Matthew Burcombe
Liam Courtney
Stephanie Skinner
Jeyda Plummer
Chief Editor
Mr Shakhovskoy
Editors
Jermaine Lynch
Zaynah MuthyBaldeep Sall
Manisha Dewal
Sub Editors
Charan MannSarah OBrien
Jennifer Francis
Vanisha PatelFaatima Ahmed
Contributors
Faatima Ahmed, Steven Brown, Matthew
Burcombe, Liam Courtney, Jennifer Francis,
Michael Gooda, Jermaine Lynch, Charan
Mann, Zaynah Muthy, Stacia Nambiar, SarahOBrien, Devpal Sehmi, Chris Tsapparelli,Lauren Wyatt, Stephanie Skinner, Manisha
Dewal, Charlotte Heath, Jenita Khilosia,
Mala Lal, Daniel Mullings, Vanisha Patel,
Jeyda Plummer, Baldeep Sall, Manoj
Thawrani, Sandeep Birdi
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Nickname: Sunny
Age:18
Religion: Sikh
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Perfect Date:A lively person with a great sense of humour. Love relaxedand sociable people. Also someone who enjoys going out but also loves a
nice night in
Heres what some of the girls had to say about our handsome fella!
Vanisha Patel
Sunny is a great guy! Any girl would be lucky to have him
Charan Mann
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name of Sandeep Singh!
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P A G E 2
Fear Strikes University Applicants
Worry hits CHFS year 13
UCAS applicants this year
with the fear of getting re-
jected from their chosen
universities
2010 has been a stress-
ful time for university appli-
cants as they doubt that they
will get into university this year,
resulting in them taking a gap
year, and having to get a job.
Students all over the world
want to further their education
and expand their knowledge
but are afraid they will not get
a chance to do this. Not only do
students want to go to univer-
sity to broaden their knowledge
they also want to go for the life
experience that university has
to offer.
I have asked a few stu-
dents if they are planning on
going to university this year and
why. Zaynah aged 17 re-
sponded Yes I have chosen to
go university this year because I
want to increase my chances of
getting a better paid job and
because I know soon A level
qualifications wont mean
much - like the way GCSE's
have become and having a de-
gree will provide me with more
value.
Nadine aged 18 said,
Yes Im looking forward to go-
ing to university to study more
but mostly to experience uni-
versity life, and meet lots of
different people, and to hope-
fully help me become more
independent as I want to live
away from home.
Last year in 2009 up to
135,000 candidates were still
battling to secure a place in
their chosen university and
nearly 30,000 more than the
same point in 2008. But the
numbers available in clearing,
the system used to allocateleftover places, is estimated to
have halved to 22,000.
Figures out today show
almost an 8% increase (about
42,000) in applications for full-
time study at university, the
biggest in eight years. The re-
cession and rising unemploy-
ment have been blamed for the
increase.
The high number of
applications will mean that pu-
pils who are offered places on
popular courses who do not
attain their predicted grades
will have less room for ma-
noeuvre.
I asked students if they
felt the chances to get into uni-
versity were limited and Mat-thew W said yes it is harder
because students all around
the world want to go to univer-
sity to get a successful educa-
tion and places are limited.
Zeenat aged 17 said,
yes there is because there are
more international students
wanting to go to university and
get a better education rather
than just work.
8% increase
(about 42,000) in
applications for
full-time study at
university
Vanisha Patel
Dont Panic, Its Just
More Classrooms
After months of planning and building it has finally
come to light what is actually being built above the
art department. So break off your deals with the Sun
and fire your Private Investigators because Im about
to reveal the inside scoop that will blow your mind.
Well, it wont actually blow your mind but I can an-
swer the question that has been eating away at your
soul for the past few months.
There has been much speculation as to what
was being built on the left wing of the school. It
seemed to be such a secretive project, no one had
any idea what was actually being built there. Some
had suspicions it was going to be food tech class-
rooms, whilst others suspected a secretive spy train-
ing centre Its just so weird, no one seems to know a
thing thats happening. I only noticed a couple of
weeks in to building that there was actually scaffold-
ing around the art department says a student in
lower sixth.Now that there is a second structure forming
there seems to be more word on the project. Raji
(Continued on page 2)
Gar showing statistics of A level pass rates thanks to the
Times Online.
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Kaur Singh, a year 13 studying art A level in-
formed me that I think theyre going to be
made into more art classrooms and rooms 12
and 13 are going to be turned into ICT class-
rooms. The teachers seem to be informed of
the project also Essentially there is going to
be another level of classrooms said Ms Joh-nan. So it seems the secrecy of the new build-
ing work is revealed.
To get the actual intel on the project I
spoke with Ms Bargetto, the head of the art
department. She informed me that There is
going to be two large art classrooms, a textiles
classroom and a graphics classroom. Theyre
going to be really big and have brand new fa-
cilities such as new computers and a better
printing machine. I asked her whether there
were going to be food technology classrooms
and she said Thats just a rumour goingaround; it has not been confirmed yet. Hope-
fully the new facilities will encourage more
students to take art subjects for GCSE and A
level. It all sounds pretty exciting and is going
to be finished for the new school year in Sep-
tember, so unfortunately those in the upper
sixth wont get to see it. However if there are
food technology classrooms next year at least
we can rejoice in the fact that because of the
healthy eating schemes, they wont be making
anything good such as cookies.
No Common Room
P A G E 2V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
By Stephanie Skinner
With the changes that have been
made to the sixth form block in the
past couple of years, it has left the
students with two study rooms and an
old, cold canteen, but where is our
common room that most schools seem
to have?
Common rooms should be a place
where students can socialise, feel
comfortable and relax during their free
periods. I know teachers would say
that it would distract students from
work that they should be doing but
maybe if we had this place to go we
would concentrate more in classes and
put more effort into the work that we
do do in free periods. At the mo-
ment, there are two study rooms,
one silent, and the other a
common room. Both include
computers, books and hard chairs!
A place that current student Jeyda
Plummer refers to as an o.k place
to work but not to rest the mind
after a heavy lesson. Other stu-dents agree that having a more
comfy common room would make
students enjoys their time at school
more. Charlotte Heath includes
that students would have a better
experience at school and would
perhaps make them more moti-
vated.
The new level of the Technology block under construction.
Students feel that new measures create a less productive
environment.The new partitioned study room.
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star for two years now, so what does the
future hold for him? To Jermaine acting isnot a mainstream career prospect. He
constantly has auditions and says if he
gets parts, he will make the most of that
opportunity. Jermaine exclusively gave us
a teaser and said I've recently worked
on Eastenders featuring in a little scene
with Barbra Windsor (Peggy Mitchell). I'm
playing a drunken punter - look out for
it! He is the face of Sony Ericssons
World Cup Campaign and has also ap-
peared in a film named Paranoia. So far
things are on the up and I am lookingforward to whats in store this year.
Peace Oseyenum, to be the face of Brit-
ains Next Top Model? Our very own
beauty and fashion queen of the sixth
form would like to be a film actress. Mod-
elling is just a part time job for her. She
took part in London fashion week, and
has been recognised in music videos.
Peace said I've always wanted to per-
form but surprisingly its made me more
humble in the sense that when you see
so much amazing talent around you. She
continued to say It puts you in your
place and it shows you what you could
achieve if you work hard, instead of being
big headed, your more like 'I have a long
way to go' type of attitude and push
yourself to reaching your highest limit.
Peace has shown to have the brains and
beauty of the industry. She has been pub-
lished in magazines, but is anticipant to
make the front page.
Naimisha Jadav, is possibly leading to be-
come our next Miss Bollywood. Shining
since the age of 6 Naimisha could just
about dance before she walked. She has
been involved in dances with Professional
dance group Honeys Dance Acad-
emy .Whilst not only fulfilling her dream
to dance this experience has enhanced
her involvement within the dance indus-
try. She says; Ive always liked dancing,
Chadwells got talent? Sing-
ers, models, comedians, ac-
tors, and other performers
finally expose their talent
exclusively to us. We have
spawned a generation of ce-
lebrity and gossip fanatics to
offer the best in entertain-
ment and celebrity news. So
whos hot and whos not?Lil Wayne fanatic, Zaynah Muthy, for-
mally known as a Lil Waynah, has
recently started to host her own show.
The show broadcasts, via Ustream,
which goes live to the world. It allows
her to air her opinions and discuss top-
ics with her friends. Zaynahs chat show
has widened her friendship group, and
is now known around the world. Zay-
nah said It's an interesting way to
communicate and have a laugh without
leaving the country. My viewers and I
really enjoy it and, sometimes get up to
40 people talking at once! So could
Zaynah Muthy be the replacement of
Jonathan Ross?
Weve already seen Jermaine Lynch on
well known British television programs.
Hes been seen on shows like The Bill
and Eastenders. Jermaine been a rising
from a young age, music just made me
want to move! But it was just a way to
get away from everything and do some-
thing I enjoy. She has had a once in a
life time opportunity to perform in
front of Prince Charles. Which any one
would agree is very prosperous oppor-
tunity. With the UK having a rising in-
terest in Asian culture, Naimisha could
be well on her way to performing on
our very own TVs.
Sources claim to have found hid-
den talents within Chadwell
Heath. It has been stated that
Devpal Sehmi, will soon be
known as the best rapper alive.
He told us When Im famous
like Jay Z, Im going to forgetabout you and everyone else and
laugh at you when I have
money. But is he the future ce-
lebrity we have in mind? Could
his vanity ruin his future aspira-
tions of making it to Hollywood?
Only time can tell
Showbiz!Sixth Form Celebrity Gossip with Charan Mann
I've recently worked
on East Enders fea-
turing in a little
scene with Barbra
Windsor (Peggy
Mitchell).
When Im famous
like Jay Z, Im going
to forget about you
and everyone else
and laugh at you
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Where have the chocolate donuts gone?By Jeyda Plummer and Charlotte
Heath
Over the past three years the Chadwell
Heath canteen has dramatically
changed. Thanks to Jamie Oliverschools all over the country are trying
to make their canteen food healthier.
Since then, the Chadwell Heath canteen
have gotten rid of their vending ma-
chines, fizzy drinks and their very much
loved chocolate donuts.
However the response has
been very positive, students and teach-
ers seem to think its better for the
school as a whole.
One student 'Sharika Bukhory'
says "i like it, because its introducing
healthier food for children and its giv-
ing them the option to widen their un-
derstanding of food".
Although the food is a lot
healthier, every so often it would be
nice to have treats, like the old deli-
cious chocolate doughnuts, which the
canteen used to sell.
The pupils at Chadwell Heath
Foundation School, work extremely
hard, and perhaps it could be consid-
ered by the school, to occasionallybring back much loved treats, which
the canteen used to offer, another stu-
dent Stephanie Skinner said that The
food is healthier and nice to eat, but it
would be nice to occasionally see some
treats in the canteen.
It is appreciated that the canteen has
made a conscious effort in making the
food healthier, however there are not
many tasty treats, like chocolate bars
and doughnuts not that we expect
these to be in the canteen everyday,but it would be much appreciated by
pupils if these treats could be on offer
in our canteen, every so often.
Automatic doors? I
think NOT!Steven Brown investigates the auto-
matic in`s and out`s of the Chadwell
Heath Sixth Form
Over the last 4 months, students at
CHFS have found themselves endlessly
waiting for automatic doors to open. At
the beginning of September, the sixth
form block decided to not use their
automatic doors due to a bitter draft
making me cold says Miss Gough, sixth
form secretary.
At certain times during the
school day, a continuous flow of eager,
young students rush in and out of the
doors that are supposed to be auto-
matic, making access to the sixth form
block tricky and painful. A student, Mat-
thew Burcombe says Its ridiculous!
The canteen now only stocks healthy eating options.
Sometimes I am late for lesson, because
some idiot is blocking the doorway! Mat-
thew then went on and informed us of
the fact that only one door actually opens
fully, making the one failure even bigger.
The main concern of this issue is
the worry that new, external students will
end up waiting hours on end for the lying,
non-automatic doors to open when we all
know they actually wont. Statistics byCDC (playground injuries) support Tins-
worth`s (2001) report on 45% of play-
ground injuries being knocks and bruises.
A student, who wished to con-
ceal his/her identity quoted All of our
luxuries are being taken away from us bit
by bit [] and now, we have to pull open
a door which 4 months ago, always
opened for me!! [] to be honest, its
outrageous!
As the summer season ap-
proaches, interviews are being processed
with several members of staff. The hopes
of the students now remain with Terry
the caretaker who could chose to either
save us from the heavy, energy-
consuming doors, thus, boosting our
grades. What do we want? We want
automatic doors that actually do what
they say on the tin! Its useless, false ad-
vertisement having doors which lie and
dont open automatically for us. Justice
can be found by either removing the
sticker claiming the doors are automatic,
or of course, making the doors open for
us, each and every time someone wants
access to the sixth form block.
The food is health-
ier and nice to eat,
but it would be nice
to occasionally see
some treats in the
canteen.