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Team
Editing
Victoria Brook-Hill
Joshua Gray
Writing
Bethany Ainsworth-Coles
Sabrina Amato
Sarover AujlaSarah Austin
Nina Dhatt
Joshua Gray
Jack OConnor
Josh Riley
Phoebe Rome-Hall
Design
Joshua Gray
Marketing
Francesca LeGall
Photography
Josh Riley
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Please note that the views and opinions that are expressed in this magazine are in no way
reective of the views and opinions of The Chalfonts Community College. ContentsJuly 2013Page One
Editors letter
Page Two
Kings of the County!
Page Three
A Modern Musical
Menagerie
Page Five
Dead Men Cant
Sing
Page Nine
2013 A-Level Art
Show
Page Eleven
Dont even get me
started on
Page Twelve
Agony Uncle
Page Thirteen
Music
Page Fourteen
Talent Wanted
Accreditation
Universal Music Operations Limited
Infectious Records
Macklemore Records
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www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk
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www.ronitbaras.comwww.birthmom-buds.blogspot.co.uk
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Front cover design by Francesca LeGall
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The End of an EraVictoria Brook-Hill
Page Six
There is no such thing as
originality.Joshua Gray
Page Four
IgnoranceSabrina Amato
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Editors letter Kings of the County!On Wednesday 17th April, the Year 9 Chalfonts
Football Team along with the team coach, Mr.
Fitzell, travelled to Brunel University Sports
Centre in order to take part in the County Cup
Final. The opposition was John Hampden
Grammar School of High Wycombe and
Chalfonts were more determined than ever to
return victorious. Being a nal, the stakes were
very high and Team Chalfonts had trained very
hard to ensure they played to the best of their
ability and as a close team.
The match began disastrously for Chalfonts,
they conceded a penalty in the opening
minutes from which John Hampden took a 1-0
lead. However, this did not affect Chalfonts
condence, and if anything it made them work
that bit harder. By the 25th minute, Chalfonts
equalised thanks to Jacks Dentons brilliant
goal set up by George Harmes. At this point,
Chalfonts knew they were back in the game
and were eager to bring the title of County Cup
Winners home.
The 2nd half commenced with Chalfonts
starting where theyd left off, and a 2nd goal
deservedly came when a free kick was won. It
was taken from 30 yards out by Harmes who
managed to nd Charlie Barnett in the box who
scored a sound goal. Sparks were ying for
Team Chalfonts as they had turned the game
around from losing 1-0 to now taking the lead
by a goal. Despite the extra pressure given
by John Hampden, the Chalfonts goalkeeper
Daniel Wain saved some challenging shots.Chalfonts managed to hold onto the lead until
the whistle was blown leaving the nal score
as 2-1 to Team Chalfonts. Mr. Fitzell said I am
very proud of their achievement and it has been
a pleasure to work with all of the members of
the squad this season.
One things for sure, not only are the Year 9
Chalfonts Football Team the winners, they are
in fact the Kings of the County!
- Nina Dhatt
The focus of this issue is The End of an
Era and, for me, the end of this school year
really is. As well as this being my nal issue
as editor of Blue Planet I am also leaving
Chalfonts this year to go on to university.
In this magazine, the articles range from
the celebration of artistic and sporting
success to the inevitability of change andthe emotional experience of having to say
goodbye. This issue has been a long time
in the making and Id like to thank everyone
who contributed during such a busy and
exam-lled period of time.
Next year, Josh and I are passing on the
torch to Josh Riley and Jade Banger who
Im sure will be more than capable of
continuing and reinventing the magazine.
Although developing Blue Planet has
been a huge responsibility and not an
insignicant amount of work, I am very
proud of what we have created. We could
not have done it without our fantastic team
of writers and designers and a special
mention goes out to Francesca LeGall for
her series of beautiful front covers. We have
also benetted greatly from Mr Michiesadvice and guidance and Mrs Tanners
funding of the copies that we had printed,
so thank you very much.
I hope the magazine continues to grow and
more students take up the opportunity to
write or design aspects of it.
Have a lovely summer and good luck to
anyone awaiting results!
- Toria Brook-Hill
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A Modern Musical
Menagerie
It is often heard nowadays that music,
especially (though not exclusively) mainstream
music, is all terrible, and that we have entered
a dark age of artistic expression through
music. The internet is plagued with blogs and
comment sections full of people agreeing with
each other over their assumptions that no new
music will ever parallel the music of the past.
It can seem as though all it takes for someone
to dismiss the current musical climate, is tohave a few very popular songs that they do not
nd enjoyable, enjoyed by many other people.
Could it perhaps be said that these people are
simply seeing what they wish to see? Maybe.
Why am I saying th is? Well, because I believe
that music is something to be enjoyed and
not despised. Passion is one of the greatest
qualities a person can possess and the modern
musical environment is the perfect place
to indulge in whatever you are interested in
musically. Most modern artists are able to
embrace their inuences, however far-reaching,
and still be heard by a wide ranging audience
due to the many mediums in which they can
promote their music. It is true that a lot of
artists get lost in the often overwhelming tide of
new music (it is clear that there is more music
in the world today than there ever has been
previously) but this forces artists to be creative,
both with their implementation of ideas as well
as their sound.
It is easy to disregard western chart music
as being homogenized and uncreative, but
there is still a variety to the modern popular
music scenes that has scarcely been found
in the charts of the past; country-pop, electro
funk, orchestral tinged hip hop, drumnbass,
African-folk inspired dance-pop, 80s inected
synth music, four-to-the-oor club bangers,
soul-infused girl-group pop, indie-pop, future-
garage, pop-rock, smooth rnb, dramaticballads, dance-hall, and folky acoustic-pop
encapsulate just some of what has been
appearing on the UK Top 40 chart recently
and this is just the best selling music!
Amalgamations of genres are happening all
over the world, cultures reecting each other
through their music and giving artists more
room to experiment and express themselves
because of this. For instance, American-
made instruments are becoming increasingly
prevalent amongst modern African music,
though are being used in different ways and to
express different emotions. In turn, elements
of genres such as Afrobeat are present in the
music of contemporary acts such as Foals and
Vampire Weekend to name a few.
There is a menagerie of passionately made
music out there just waiting to be listened to,
and it would be a shame if someone were to
miss out on a possibly life changing experiencepurely because of what theyve convinced
themselves music amounts to in the modern
era. The future of music is bright so long as
freedom of expression is promoted and new
ways in which to create and listen to music are
approached open-mindedly, though also with
the musicians artistic rights being respected
and their livelihood taken into consideration as
well. The human endeavour to convey thoughts
and feelings through music is not something
that is dead, and likely never will be.
- Josh Riley
This is a complicated issue that needs to be
addressed over and over again. For decades
people have been made to feel different.
Everyone is different, however, it can get to the
point where a person or more specically- a
child, is made to feel worthless compared to
the rest of the world.
Growing up is a struggle faced by all but for
some the struggle turns into a constant battle
to survive. I was one of those people. I wasteased, I was beaten up and I was ignored,
every day. I know what it feels like to hate
yourself because you believe that there is
something wrong with you. The funny thing is
that, you only believe it because other people
have told you that or have made you feel as so.
They dig at your weaknesses and insecurities
until eventually a hole in your heart is created
and remains there until you nally realise that
everything that they said, everything that they
did to you, was merely just a reection of their
own insecurities- their pain. The naivety is
eminent and such a saying has been repeated
many times. However, it is said so often as it is
the truth. The reason why it is such a difcult
thing to believe is because some people deem
it to be okay to belittle another- which is and
never will be right.
The world is a dangerous
place, not because of
those who harm but
because of those who look
at it and do nothing
Albert Einstein
As the quote above explains, it is up to the
people who witness the bullying, the prejudice
and the homophobia, to stand up against
it. To stand up for what is right. Due to my
experiences, I have learned to be kind and
generous, not for personal gain but to soothe
the ache in others.
Our society lacks in such people. It lacks in
people who understand that some things are
just unacceptable and must not be done.
However, some will continuously nd a reason
to challenge this. Yet, as they challenge it, they
dont think about the people who are listening,
because for all that that person knows, they
could be ripping someones heart to pieces.
Learn to be understanding and sympathetic as
everyone has a battle to overcome.
- Sabrina Amato
Ignorance
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Dead Men Cant Sing
Dead is a very strong word. Death is
nite. Dead means gone, done, passed
away, popped their clogs, cremated,
buried, ultimately forgotten. Yet, if
someone ran into the room and shouted:
my relationship is dead, you would
probably laugh at their melodramatic
outburst because in the end theyll
probably be back together next week
anyway. Which is exactly the reason Iwince when people say oh that band
is dead. Ok lets think this through,
was it murder, joint suicide, are we
talking old age here? No, generally
we are looking at a hiatus or personal
reason that makes no sense to anyone
but the band themselves. No one has
perished, except the hopes and dreams
of assorted fan-girls crying into their CD
collection. The only grief that is being
felt is the fan-girls tears of mourning.
The band arent rotting in the ground or
burned to little bits they are just laughingall the way to the bank.
- Bethany Ainsworth-Coles
There is no such thing
as originality.
Do excuse me for a minute as I get on to my
soap box and try to explain why originality
is the most obnoxious word in the English
language. The Oxford English Dictionary
denition of the word originality is: the ability
to think independently and creatively. The
problem is that its impossible to think or create
anything independently.
For one, originality, the act of being original,isolates the individual from any inuence given
by others and places the subject in question up
on a pedestal for us to look at and admire. But
that is not true; Einstein was not original, he
was new. Galileo was not original, he was new.
Shakespeare was not original, he was new.
No one is original because we all take and are
inspired by other ideas and works to create our
own.
New, where original does not, allows for there
to be the acknowledgement that an idea or
piece of work has developed from others. As
humans we need reference points to learn;
when we are born we are not automatically
musicians, we learn to be. Lessons, the
process of gaining new experiences and skills
is the act of Copying. As infants we copy
to learn from our parents to gain the skills to
speak. However copying is not new.
After we have copied to gain an understanding,
there needs to be Transforming and
Combining. Changing, altering and bringing
together other ideas or pieces of work to
create new, different and developed theories,
music, art, lm, literature, etc. An example of
this in practice is the lm The Matrix by The
Wachowski brothers; a lm that seems so good
that it must be original is far from it. The lms
idea is based on that of a French theorist Jean
Baudrillard and is extracted from his book
Simulacra and Simulations. However the lm
itself, with all its slow motion and martial arts,
is also not original. Inspired by Asian Cinema -
Fist of Legend (1994), Drunken Master (1978),
Tai-Chi Master (1993) as well as inspired from
the Sci-Fi genre itself - Total Recall (1990) and
Alice In Wonderland (1951).
So no one or no work is original but instead
new. This does not degrade extraordinary
achievements but instead emphasises them.
It asks questions like who or what inspired
Shakespeare to write Romeo and Juliet. It
broadens our understanding of achievement
and stretches it to show every avenue of great
inspiration. As Isaac Newton famously said:
If I have seen further
it is by standing on the
shoulders of giants.For more information visit: www.
everythingisaremix.info
- Joshua Gray
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The End of an Era
Leading on from my previous
article Growing Up and
relating nicely to Phoebe Rome-
Halls Dont get me started on
goodbyes, it seems a good
moment to highlight the fact that
for some this is the end of an era.
Not just for year thirteens but
also for some year elevens, this
summer (if we have one!) marks
the end of a school career that
has dominated most of our
lifetimes. To some this may be
daunting, to others exciting
but regardless of your outlook
you have to acknowledge
this moment as a signicant
milestone in your life. Be it
college, an apprenticeship, work
or university, whatever the next
stage may be it is likely to mark a
drastic change.
Without becoming too
sentimental, or indeed stealing
Phoebes thunder, there is an
aspect to this change thatwill force a few goodbyes.
Undoubtedly there are some
people who you will be glad to
be rid of or, quite frankly, wont
remember existed in two years
time. However, there will be
others for whom goodbye just
wont be good enough. Some
people will have had a marked
impact on your life and moving
away from these people or
leaving them behind will be very
difcult. There is no answer to
this dilemma but depend on
the fact that you will never be
completely separated from or
forgotten by those who truly
matter.
On a more positive note, think of
the opportunities and experiences
that will befall you when youveescaped from the connes of
school.
Jump out of the
glass and into the
fshbowl.Enjoy these last few weeks but
look forward to the big wide
world that will expand before you.
Youll nally have the opportunity
to try a little harder to be a little
better and discover things about
yourself that double maths cant
quite reveal. Youre a grown up,
or near enough, and I cant tell
you what to do or where to go
or what you need to know but
the beauty of it is that nobody
can and you answerable to only
yourself. Obviously that comeswith the small print that you are
entirely responsible when you
mess it up, which you will, but
thats OK because you have to
learn!
Yes it is the end of an era
and hopefully its been one
to remember fondly but just
remember: its not the end, its
only the beginning.
- Toria Brook-Hill
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2013 A-Level Art Show
From top right to left: Charlee Murphy Year 12, Callum Welsh Year 12, Emily Morgan Year 13 and
Charlotte Hazell Yeat 12
From top right to left: Holly Charge Year 12, Eve Powell Year 13, Molly Page Year 12, Lucy Wise
Year 12 And Reece Garside Year 12.
Photos taken by Josh Riley
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GoodbyesFor many of the year elevens and year
thirteens we may never see our classmates
again. Well never have to compete with
younger years for places to sit, or argue with
teachers over certain predicaments. (Great
isnt it). But will we all feel so free and fantastic
when the safety net of school is ripped out
from underneath us and we have to walk the
tightrope alone?
How do we say goodbye to those that
have had an impact on our lives? Of course we
arent going to spend our last week in tears,
the British stiff upper lip would never allow
it. Possibly a card or a cupcake to everyone,
but we arent all made of money and for most
saving for our futures has now become a top
priority!
Maybe thats it. Take not only your
money but also your memories of those that
were there for you and use them to become
the greatest possible version of yourself. Say
goodbye by showing the rest of the world how
wonderful the people you have known have
made you.
- Phoebe Rome-Hall
Cliques.I look around the school and see many
groups of people or cliques. These social
groups categorise people to conform to certaininterests or ways of behaving. That is all well
and good, but what about the people who are
not destined to t into these social groups?
Are they fated to stand on the sidelines just
because they have different interests? It seems
so...
These people are the outcasts, the
ones who are shunned to the gutter in social
standings. These are the people that are
forgotten during school years but, as clich
as it sounds, are the ones that most of us will
be working for. That is the problem I nd with
popularity, it makes everything complicated
and causes a lot of ill feeling. Furthermore,
it seems that popularity is judged on style
over substance and whether youre sporting
the latest seasons fashions appears more
important than whether or not you work hard.
Everybody cares about how they
are seen by their peers even the ones who
proclaim I dont care what you think of me.
These so called rebels want to be seen as
just that: rebels. Fuelled by the perception
that because you like one thing you cant like
another, people are scared to make other
friends simply because they dont hang aroundwith your clique. Its sad that people arent
branching out to make friends simply because
they are scared of the reaction of their clique.
When in reality, you should be friends with
people you like not necessarily those who have
similar interests.
- Sarah Austin
British SummerWeve all been eagerly waiting for the
summer months to arrive where music gets
louder, nights get longer, skin gets darker,
water gets warmer and overall life gets better.
However, despite the current heat wave, were
still walking around with umbrellas secreted in
our bags just in case! It looks like the rest of
the world is already indulging in the summer
climate; but here in England we have the mind-
set not to t rust the apparent summer weather.Weve seen the coldest, cloudiest, and
wettest summer holidays since 1993. Some of
us may remember the miraculous heat waves
in 2006, which was then unfortunately followed
by lousy summer seasons. Its understandable
that we have little faith in our summer sun!
I think over the years weve now learnt,
when the sun is out enjoy it whilst it lasts!
Nevertheless, lets not let the weather ruin our
well-deserved summer break, have a good
summer!
- Sarover Aujla
Dont even get me started on Agony Uncle
How do I deal with the
countdown to results day?
I know it sounds like a really parenty
thing to say but remember there is
nothing that you can do about it now,
all you can do is wait and see. However,
if this is easier said than done just
remember the exam was a measureof how much relatively pointless
information you could remember in an
hour. Not getting the grades you (or
your parents) want will not lead to you
being on the Jeremy Kyle Show in ten
years with you having 19 kids and no
job because you got a C in GCSE maths
when you really wanted a B.
Im moving to another school
next year and Im worried
about not having any friends,
what should I do?
Well I am sure that you already havemany friends from Chalfonts that you
will be able to keep in contact with
once you move. Everyone at some
point has to experience change be
it for school or work and people are
usually very welcoming and friendly, as
they understand your situation. As long
as you dont turn up on your rst day
dressed as a Smurf shouting Be my
friend! at the top of your voice youll be
ne, its best to just be yourself, unless
that is your normal self.
Im worried about missing my
friends over the summer, any
advice?
The summer holidays are the perfect
opportunity to spend as much time as
you can with your friends. I know you
probably see them everyday at school
but now you can do it without thehassle of copying each others maths
homework (weve all done it). I know
some of you will want to spend a lot of
time sleeping and some of you will be
going away but as long as you dont
lock yourselves into your bedrooms for
six weeks like a recluse Im sure youll
see your friends lots and youll have a
lovely summer.
- Jack OConnor
*This column is a work of ction.
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Music
Bastille Bad Blood the Extended
cut
The UK based quartet is
most denitely a group
to watch this year. After
bursting on the music
scene with the major
success of Pompeii,
which attracted the
Hipster generation
because of the raw and
meaningful lyrics written
by the frontman Dan Smith, the quartet set to make
2013 memorable by playing Reading festival.
The album is a great listen due to the lyrics that many
teenagers can identify with. The beats are powerful,
neo-synth style pop with heavily 1980s inuenced
melodies. The album is serious with few upbeat
aspects, which means it does not become repetitive
or dreary unlike some albums where it is one sad
song after another. This album is truly worth a listen!
Alt J An Awesome Wave
Alt-J is a reference to
the Greek uppercase
letter delta () which
can be typed on
Apple Mac by the key
sequence alt (option)
+ J. Therefore, Alt-J
were never going to
be your typical run of
the mill pop group. The
quartet who formed in
2008 were all students at Leeds University and began
making music with help from Garage Band after the
frontman Joe Newman played a few of his own songs
to band member Gwil Sainsbury.
The album is quirky with often bizarre lyrics like in
Fitzpleasure. In fact its hard to actually pinpoint
the genre that the album is because it has multiple
inuences from different genres, typically jazz and folk.
The album has been described as accessible and
its easy to see why; many songs have memorable
choruses that quickly become earworms that are
most denitely not annoying.
Macklemore and RyanLewis TheHeist
After the success of
Thrift Shop both in
the states and over
here, youd think that
Macklemore and
Ryan Lewis wouldbe riding on massive
high. However, as the
message throughout
the album suggests,
Macklemore and Ryan
Lewis are working hard
in order to achieve their goals.
The album as whole attacks different issues from
alcohol abuse to same sex marriage. Often talking
about delicate subjects, Macklemore hasnt
been afraid to voice his personal opinions. Many
songs are about Macklemores addictions such
as Starting Over, which tackles the subject of
Macklemores relapse in December 2011 from an
alcohol addiction. Importantly, the beats from Ryan
Lewis often lighten the subjects that Macklemore
has decided to rap about. The album is good is
but often depressing. The powerful collaborations
with different artists demonstrate the messages
that Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are trying to
communicate to their listeners.
- Sarah Austin
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