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3 May. Langley— Left Munich at 8:35 p.m., on 1st May, arriving at The Academy early next morning; should have arrived at 6:46, but train was an hour late. Langley seems a wonderful place, from the glimpse which I got of it from the train and the little I could walk through the streets. I feared to go very far from the station, as we had arrived late and would start as near the correct time as possible. The impression I had was that we were leaving Period 3 and entering Period 4; the most western of splendid costume over the second floor, which is here of noble width and depth, took us among the traditions of Year 9 English’s Rule. They left in pretty good time, and came after nightfall to other classrooms. Here they stopped for a minute before continuing to cause horror.

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ContentsCareers Day 20153D Body WorksMaths In The MuseumMisunderstood!World Book Day!WW1 Battlefield ToursWW1 Battlefield Tours: ContinuedPi DayThe ExamPoemsYear 9 RugbyYear 10 FootballNational Junior Sculling

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ContributionsWritten by: Mahnoor Khan, Ellie Smith, Samuel Adenmosun, Roy Carlton, Adam Ashton, Harry Thomas, Matylda Fraczek, Tanzeel Mirza

Edited by: Ramsha Syeda & Junead Khan

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THE STUDENT VOICENEWS Careers Day 2015

Many Students from around the Academy got the opportunity to get out of lessons to watch a 3D Science show. The show featured a commentary of what was seen as well as brain-teasing realism which left many fooled. The realism was almost comedic as students waved their hands in mid air, thinking they were touching the body of a deceased criminal. The show was extremely entertaining and the 3D Glasses were seen as a fashion accessory by some. 3D Models of the heart, brain and many other parts of

Friday the 13th saw the entire academy having a drop down day - primarily focused on careers. Each year group took part in slightly different activities that ranged from skills and tests used by employers in job interviews to planning what we wanted to achieve by different stages of our lives. At break students flooded into the atrium to see the many stations set up by different companies, colleges and others. These included Recruitment company’s many colleges and a few Universities and even the Army. It was an interesting experience that many of the students enjoyed.

3D Bodyworks

the body were intriguing and looking inside a neurone was certainly not a regular experience for many. Overall the show was fantastic and was a welcome change to the classroom.

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Maths In The MuseumThe 5th of March saw a group of Year 9’s head to Oxford to visit the Museum of Natural History and the Museum of History of Science. The day was filled with interactive maths based challenges such as calculating the height of the Sheldonian and organising creatures into bilateral and radial symmetry. It was a welcome change to the usual classroom environment and the students enjoyed it a lot.

Misunderstood!On Friday 27th of February, Misunderstood

surprised the students and made an unexpected visit to The Academy. Most

unaware of their arrival, Students from Year 7 and 8 were told to head to the theatre. There we were introduced to

former X Factor auditionees - Stefan and Jeffrey. They were supporting a charity

called Lifeskills Education, a charity focusing on bullying and drug abuse.

Stephen and Jeffery performed their new songs: Trouble and Break Your Neck. Their performance was very acrobatic as the pair carried out backflips, cartwheels and other

amazing stunts. The students were then chosen to compete in a dance off which was extremely entertaining to top off a

great show.

By Mahnoor Khan


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World Book Day!World Book Day is an annual event to promote reading. The day involved teachers dressing up as book characters from any genre or any time. This is the The World Book Day Awards voted by a secret panel of students.

In 3rd Place… In 2nd Place… Honourable Mention

It was tight for the best of the rest with many candidates just edging each other out however it wasn't even a competition for 1st Place.

Taking a dominant victory in 1st Place are Mr Jeyaratnam , Mr O’Neill, Mr Sullivan and Mr Estrabillo as Willy Wonka and his Oompa Loompas.

WINNERS!



WW1 Battlefield ToursOn Friday the 27th of February, I embarked on a journey to Belgium and France that would shape and change the way I viewed World War I as well as other conflicts that plague the world today. I was lucky enough to be selected to represent The Langley Academy at the 1st World War Battlefield Tours programme alongside Ellie smith in year 10. The trip would give us the once in a lifetime opportunity of visiting battlefields on the western front. Within the space of only four days, I created memories and friendships that will last a lifetime.

During the trip, we visited the In Flanders Field Museum which is home to artefacts and exhibits that documented the experiences of those affected by the battles of Ypres, battles which resulted in the deaths of 58,155 thousand British soldiers. We also visited the death cells at poperinge where British soldiers who had committed serious offences were punished by death by a firing squad. We had the opportunity of seeing the cells where these men were locked up as well as the execution posts where they were shot. Holes made by bullets and graffiti on cell walls were still largely visible even a hundred years on. The executions took their toll on the unfortunate men who had to take the lives of their fellow comrades. Some even intentionally missed so they wouldn’t be the one to take their comrade’s life. As I visualized the condemned soldier standing against that execution post waiting to be shot, I was deeply moved.

We also visited a number of memorials and cemeteries dedicated to Allied soldiers who died during World War I such as the Sheffield Memorial Park; Thiepval memorial; Tyne Cot cemetery; Neuve Chappelle; Lijssenthoek cemetery. It was at Tyne Cot that we discovered the burial site of Ernest John Crutch, a ww1 soldier from Langley who died serving his country. Seeing the vast oceans of white headstones was incredibly touching. We learn about the millions of British soldiers who died during the war but I only began to see the sheer scale of the casualties of World War I at these cemeteries. It definitely opened my eyes to the horrors of war. We also heard the Ceremony of the Last Post at the Menin Gate in Ypres. The Menin gate is a memorial to 54,406 missing allied soldiers who have no known graves. The last post ceremony has taken place every evening since 1928 to show gratitude to those men who fell during WW1. The 7th of July this year will mark the 30,000th last post ceremony commemorated to these men. The most memorable experience during the trip was standing on the exact site where British soldiers would have stood as they got ready to climb over the trenches to attack the Germans during the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest wars in history. We saw what they would have seen, a muddy unforgiving landscape. This brought into mind the Battle of Paschendale where it was reported that soldiers would sink into the quagmire of mud and would never be seen again. They would have had to cross No Man’s land while a storm of bullets from German machine gunners was being hurled at them. A staggering 420,000 British soldiers lost their lives in the Battle of the Somme

So what have I learnt? It is incredibly important that we remember those who sacrificed their today for our tomorrow. Those brave men who fought for the freedom we enjoy today; who served their countries with loyalty and honour and those who fell on the battlefields of the western front. These men made the ultimate sacrifice to their country and it is our duty to honour them. By Samuel Adenmosun


THE STUDENT VOICENEWS WW1 Battlefield Tours: ContinuedOn Friday 27th February, I began a journey to both France and Belgium to visit cemeteries

and museums that gave me another perspective to this war. I was extremely lucky to be selected for this trip, with the honour of representing the Langley Academy for the ww1

battlefield tour programme alongside Samuel Ade in year 11. This trip allowed us to gain more knowledge and information of the battles fought during world war one and not only

what life was like for soldiers but for families back home too.

The trip was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Whilst on the trip each school that participated, were given a soldier who died from their local area. We were given the name Ernest John Crutch, the idea of this was that we were to find out facts and information on

our soldiers and eventually find the place they were buried in. Our soldier was someone who was buried with no known grave, but his name was inscribed on the Tyne Cot

Memorial.

We also visited Flanders Field Museum, Sheffield Memorial Park, Thiepval memorial, Tyne Cot cemetery, Neuve Chappelle, Lijssenthoek cemetery. Out of all the places I visited

Menin Gate memorial was my favourite, we experienced the Ceremony of the Last Post. The Menin Gate is home to 54,406 names of missing soldiers who died with no known

grave. The Last Post Ceremony has been held every evening since 1928 to show respect for the fallen of WW1.

After this experience I believe that it is necessary that we remember the past even. To remember those who gave their today for our tomorrow.

By Ellie Smith



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The ExamI was scared, I was nervous. I had an awkward feeling in my empty stomach that made me desperate for something I really wanted; but don't know what it was. All I knew was that today was our final English exam. I was never this frightened on other exams - not even on the first exam! My feet were cold and God had the future in His hands. I heard a teacher open the door to the exam hall and welcome us to our final destination of today. I followed the queue of students into the hall and sat down at my seat. There was Amy on my left side and Ryan on my right, Jack the most annoying person sat right behind me, but it's not like he's going to distract me in an exam; or is he? I couldn't see the person in front of me. All I could see was he had black hair. The teacher announced that we could open our exam papers and begin. Jack turned his paper over and coughed loudly. It was quite obvious that he faked it. I ignored him and focused on my table and then my question. I had to write a short essay on this confusing question. I had one hour and forty minutes. I started off with my introduction: I was crying louder than ever, I couldn't control this stressful moment. This was over the limit. I wanted to kill myself at that very second of my entire life. My friend Ali, was lying in hospital with blood surrounding him. What happened was, we were running to my home after school, it was the last day before summer. We were so excited, me and him were going holiday in France for three weeks. In the excitement, we decided to run speedily, I crossed the road as Ali got left behind. As I shouted at him to sprint across the road, he didn't realise this could be his last few steps before death came speedily after his tail. I was first scared that I might be arrested for this, however I realised that there is no evidence for this. I couldn't blame it on me, not on anyone. I'll just believe this to be an accident. This is the reason why Ali had to take such a depressing moment today. Ali's parents were here too. I calmed his parents down telling them, "everything will be alright, don't worry." At about a minute and half later, the doctor came out of the operation room, his parents ran off straight towards the doctor and asked how Ali is, the doctor said he is perfectly fine and we got permission to take him out of the hospital. The following day, I walked to school thinking about yesterday. As I arrived at my first lesson (English), the teacher was doing the register as well as giving us the marks from yesterday's exam. I heard my grade, I got second place in the whole class. I was so proud of myself, on the other hand I didn't hear Jack's name. I raised my hand and asked the teacher, "Miss, you missed out Jack!" "Who's Jack, oh that Jack, don't you remember! He had passed away about two years ago now."

By Tanzeel Mirza


THE STUDENT VOICEPOEMS

Potential

By Roy Carlton

People may tell you From time to time

That you have talents But that is not very kind

Because you have none Yes, you heard me right

Not even one.

To have a talent First, you need potential (which everyone has)

Then you need strength And both of them in full.

I’m not talking about lifting weights Nor am I about running a Race

I mean strength in dedication. Dedication, dedication, dedication

To fulfil your potential.

Now that you have heard me through Put down this paper or close this tab

And discover your potential, Gain your strength

Own a talent Chase your Dreams.

Guilt

By Matylda Fraczek

Guilt is like a shadow Following you around wherever you go

It does not leave your side And is loyal

It makes you feel sick It doesn't let you sleep at night

You can fight it Or hide it

It`s a dirty conscious It could have been done

With hope it will make things better Or simply steered by jealousy

Either way it feels good To get it off your chest To make things clean And start over again

Universe

By Matylda Fraczek

People can imagine The vast space between

Our galaxy And clean

Their minds of any doubts That we are unique

That we are the only creatures That are able to speak

Well let me tell you this Somewhere in the Universe

There is a second Earth


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Year 9 RugbyOn the 16th of March, The Langley Academy sent 13 Year 9’s to take part in a Rugby tournament at Slough Rugby Club. Instantly there was a problem as we were 1 player short. Donald Simbo (Year 8) stepped up however to play with the Year 9’s. The first game was the Academy’s A team vs Slough & Eton. The game featured many clumsy mistakes with Bradley Swain and Junead Khan head butting each other while tackling the same person and Jay King having a try disallowed after laying the ball down way past the try line. Bradley scored a consolation with a darting run down the right but the game was lost 5-1. The B team followed with a loss against St Josephs. The team showed promise but could not find their way past a stubborn St Josephs defence. The A team then gave it a go but once again their defence stayed firm and the A team was without a try.

The B team then played Slough & Eton. They took an early lead with a fantastic run from Vinnie Eastmond. Their lead was short lived however as Slough & Eton fought back to take the eventual victory.

The final game was the big one however. With both Langley Academy teams without a win, this was the final opportunity for both teams as they now played each other. The A team took the lead early through Matthew Cargin. They then doubled their lead through Bradley Swain as Marceli Mlynarczyk and Jay King won the ball from a lineout and Junead’s long pass was met by Bradley who darted through and made it 2-0. Jay then made it 3 with a charging run through most of the B team. Jack Deadman got one back for the B team as he raced forward with a brilliant run. Alexander Clark then made it 4-1. The B team reacted quickly however as they charged forward but they were stopped with a series of good tackles. As they won the ball back, they were tackled again and this carried on until Donald Simbo made it 4-2 as he finished of a fantastic attack. Marceli then made it 5-2 after brilliant passing from himself, Lewis Seller and Jay .The B team continued pressing and made it 5-3 however Jay struck back as he finished the game off at 6-3 to the A team.

*Disclaimer: Scores may not be 100% accurate however results are accurate


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A hugely talented group of players with an immense amount of potential had slightly struggled in setting up the pitches. After what seemed to be an eternity of trying to set the pitches up division manager Nesan Jeyaratnam called in all the teams into a huddle and expressed his thoughts on the players capabilities of setting some pitches up. He used words such as " embarrassing and painful to watch " in his press conference after the game. Hopefully such talented players have learnt how to set up some pitches for the next week of fixtures. By Harry Thomas

This week's match was the chance that everyone at Rapid MonkeyZ FC thought we could turn it around. On paper Tigers' team didn't seem too strong. Yep, we

got beaten, so it certainly didn't go how we wanted it to. No disrespect to the other team, but I think they

thought they were playing FIFA. Get the ball, take it down the wing, cross or dribble through the middle

and sweat it across goal. That is just for attacking. Troy Pevril in goal did well, but didn't keep a clean

sheet. Thankfully every time Humza Hamid received the ball he hoofs it down the pitch.

By Adam Ashton

Sadly we have come to the end of the season but it is time to reflect on the best 3 stories of the past 5 weeks. Rolling in at number 3 is the journalists favourite story and that is 'Who Has What; from Week 2 of the season reports. Falling short of the number 1 position is the players favourite and that is 'Finally The Teachers Got It Right!' from week 3 of the match reports. And this leaves the best till last, the teachers choice. It was a pretty simple story to pick and that was the 'Container Nightclub ft. DJ Ratnam' is undoubtedly the best story out of all the stories covered within the past weeks. So Jey, when's your next mix tape dropping? By Adam Ahston

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National Junior ScullingOn Tuesday, 17th March, a number of students were taken to Dorney Lake, with Mr Weare, to compete in the National Junior Sculling Head. The Academy had entered two boats, a J15 girls coxed quad and a J14 boys coxed quad (the J stands for junior). The day started with arriving at Dorney Lake and adjusting our boats and oars for the races. Shortly after, the girls quad got out on the water for their warm-up and then proceeded to their four-thousand metre race (two lengths of Dorney Lake). During the gap between the two races, we set up the equipment ready for the boys quad to race in. Then, around two and a half hours later, the boys quad entered their warm-up lap and raced. After all the races were finished, we began to pack up and put away our equipment then drive back to the Academy in one of the school minibuses. By Roy Carlton


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