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Cats the Musical Review

By Livvy McComb, 24 Nov 2016

If you’re a lover of dance and all things feline, put this on your bucket list. But if you’re more of a dog person, I’d save yourself the money… and the cringes.

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Life on the Dark Side

By Livvy McComb, 21 Apr 2016

Life as Public Enemy No 1 is not easy but frankly, I’m adjusting. I’ve become numb to the gasps of horror and I’m a ninja when it comes to dodging accusatory questions. But no amount of social gymnastics will absolve me of my sin: I’ve never seen Star Wars.

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And the Light

By Kane Ogier, 21 Apr 2016

It’s December 2015. The days are short, and the frost lays crisp upon the ground. For people around the world, the tension is building, they’ve been counting down the days, nibbling on a haphazardly moulded chocolate on each, as the main event approaches. It’s an early night tonight, you need to get in plenty of sleep. In the purgatory between your dreams and the world around you, bells start to ring in the distance… could it be? Yes. It’s your alarm, set for 11.00pm on the 16th of December, ‘cause you need to get showered and throw your giant green ears on - a midnight screening for Star Wars you have.

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The Golden Globes

By Evie Game, 21 Apr 2016

On January 10th, 2016 the 73rd Golden Globes Award Ceremony was broadcast live from Beverly Hills in California. It was hosted by comedian, Ricky Gervais, and many movies and television programmes were honoured. A list of the of the awards can be found here.

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#OscarsSoWhite

By Livvy McComb, 21 Apr 2016

The Oscars hit the headlines this year for all the wrong reasons. Outrage was sparked by the all-white nomination lists for the four acting categories, as was the case with the 2015 awards. These four categories were not the only categories where the names of black and ethnic minority professionals were scarce, and something must be said for the lack of women in technical categories, however the stark image of a whitewashed, twenty name long nomination list for acting was particularly confronting.

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Oscars - Editor's Shout Outs

By Livvy McComb, 21 Apr 2016

BEST ACTOR: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant DiCaprio proves that good things really do come to those who wait. The Revenant may not have been DiCaprio’s best ever performance but the Oscar is well deserved following some astounding performances over the years.

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Meet the Producers

By Kane Ogier, 21 Apr 2016

Our school has a wide range of talented, creative people- this goes without saying. However, despite our best efforts, it’s impossible to effectively showcase the wide range of creative interests of our pupils, especially those that extend beyond the constraints of formal creative awards and the academic interests of the classroom. In this ‘Meet the’ series, my aim is to celebrate the Five Ways students who embrace music, drama, art and a wide array of other creative subjects for enjoyment in their day to day lives.

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Five Ways VS Fiction

By Aimee Hughes, 21 Apr 2016

Five Fictional Schools That Make You Glad You Go to Five Ways. This school may not be perfect but at least it doesn’t have a body count

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Comic Sans

By Lily Dent, 21 Apr 2016

Techies hate many things. They hate 3 hours’ worth of unsaved work and a crashing computer, they hate bad AIs, they hate slow internet. But the one thing that they really hate – a font? Read More

Assembly Transcript 13-04-16

By Adi Silvestro, 21 Apr 2016

As the majestic organ (played by the even more majestic Mr. Swindells, Swinny to his friends) blasts out the heavenly notes that cascade down onto the eagerly awaiting school children. The sound, the constant echoing plod of Mrs. Wilkinson’s childskin high-heels can be heard echoing around the recently renamed Wilkinson Hall, soon she is on the podium and kindly allows us to regain our seats.

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