The Raineian T H E M A G A Z I N E 0 F R A I N E S F 0 U N D A T I 0 N S C H 0 0 L

1979 ~ 1980

RAINES FOUNDATION SCHOOL middot LONDON

Editorial Committee

Alison Harvcy J oan Roberts Deborah N unn Carla Jtlaishall

assisted by members of the Lower Sixth

and the Art and English Departments

Typists

The Secretarial Sixth

Photographers

Mr Blundell and Mr Jones

Cover Design

Fungi by David Fowell 4A (BG)

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A Welcome to the New Headmaster Born in Gillingham Kent his early years spent at Bath Somerset Mr Thomas attended Saint Johns College Cambridge during the years 195 7 to 1961 where he studied French and Latin as well as playing tennis and cricket for the college The eighteen months before he went up to Cambridge were spent in compulsory national service in Sierra Leone where he taught African soldiers After leaving Cambridge Mr Thomas taught French at Kingston Grammar School Kingston-uponshyThames where he remained for five years His next post was that of Head of Modern Languages at Hampton Grammar School Moving on after six years he became Deputy Headmaster at Verulam School Saint Albans - who recently defeated Raines boys at cricket We are pleased to say that after seven years Mr Thomas moved again -to Raines where he hopes to remain for some time He enjoys being in the East End finding the people friendly and the area historically interesting

Mr Thomas general ambitions for the school are to foster mutual respect between pupils and teachers and among the pupils themselves and also to encourage each student to attain the highest academic standard possible for him or her He is in favour of school activities and would like to see more of them providing that they are well organised with teachers involved as he feels that this is a good way for pupils to identify themselves with the school

We would like to welcome Mr Thomas to Raines on behalf of the pupils and staff and we are confident that he will contrubute much that is valuable to the life of the school

Alison Harvcy Deborah Nunn J oan Roberts L6D

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The Governors of Raines Foundation

Mrs S Batchelder Miss J A Beater

Chairman Mrs P Bentley BA

Vice-Chairman Miss C L White BA PhD

The Reverend M Johnson MA S A Matthews Esq

L Bernstein Esq BSc (Eng) PhD ] Branagan Esq KSG J P Alderman J A Coan J P

The Reverend N E McCurry MA Mrs A Norris (B ishops nominee) Councillor G Simons

Dr G Gm-diner E H Haywood Esq Councillor E W Hill

Mrs J Smith B A Col R P Tong OBE MA J P G Woolveridge Esq

Clerk to the Governors R A Pink Esq

Staff-- September 1980 Head Master

Mr D W E Thomas MA (Cantab)

Deputy Heads Mrs A E Johnson BA (Leeds) and Mr R C Reffold MA (Oxon)

Head of Lower School Mr J S Everton MA (Oxon)

Heads of Departments Miss C M Balls MA (Cantab) (French) Mr F Boyce (College of St Mark and St John) (Senior Teacher) Mrs D A Byrne (Secretarial Studies) Mr G Calvert (City of Worcester College) (Mathematics) Dr A Cioci (University of Pisa) (Physics) Mr E] Croom BSc (London) (Geography Geology) Mr K R Crump BA (Liverpool) (History) Mrs M Darch BA (Wales) (English) Mr R] Hudson BSc (London) (Science) Miss V G Jackson LRAM (Music)

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Mr H Long Dip Phys Ed (Loughborough) (Physical Education Boys) Miss A M Lowcs Dip Phys Eel (Chelsea) (Physical Education Gi1middots) Miss A W Naylor BSc (London) (Biology) Mrs A E Pcarcc (Dss) BSc BD (London) AKC (R eligious Studies) Mr P Rhodes (Technical Subjec ts) Mr R F] Simmons B A (London) (Languages) Mr P Spilktt BSc (London) (Economicgt) Mrs B Thompson TCDS (City of Bath) (Home Econimics) Mr R Thompson LRAlvl LTCL (Remedial Education) Mr G Wcsley NDipAD ATD (London) (Art)

Assistants Mrs C Akenhead (College of All Saints Tottenham) (Home Economics) Mrs S Aldous BA (Hull) (English) Mrs S Aucrbach BSc (Leeds) (Mathematics) Mr M Austin (Trinity College Carmarthen) (Geograph y and Physical Education) Mr]] G Blundell ATD (London) (A rt) Mr T Bye BA (Open University) (English) Mr] Carr (Boys Physical Education) Miss G A Cleeve BA (London) (English) Miss C Dolan BA (London) (French and German) Miss] Fuller B Eel (City of Bath) (Hom e Economics) Mr M Harris (Newlancl Park College) (Mathematics) Mr R C Hart BA (Nottingham) MA (London) (History) Mr P Holland (Games Coach) Mr S E Johnson BA (Warwick) (lnglish) Mr B ]ones BA (Lancaster) (History) Mr] Kliskey AMIEE Dip EE (Mathematics) Mr M P Leonard (Avery Hill College) (Mathematics) Mrs R Lcwis ATD (Middlesex Polytechnic) (Art) Miss L f Linnett BSc (Reading) (Chemistry) Mr] W T Magee BSc (Leicester) (Technical Studies) ~vir S Mason (College of All Saints Tottenham) (Geography) Mr A McDonalcl MA (Newcastle) (German) Mrs] l11 Newton BA (Leeds) (English) Miss] ONcill BA (East Anglia) (English) Mr M K D Payne BA (London) AKC (Latin and Gemwn) Mr A D Penmiddotett BSc (Manchester) (Mathematics)

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Editorial Committee

Alison Harvcy J oan Roberts Deborah N unn Carla Jtlaishall

assisted by members of the Lower Sixth

and the Art and English Departments

Typists

The Secretarial Sixth

Photographers

Mr Blundell and Mr Jones

Cover Design

Fungi by David Fowell 4A (BG)

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A Welcome to the New Headmaster Born in Gillingham Kent his early years spent at Bath Somerset Mr Thomas attended Saint Johns College Cambridge during the years 195 7 to 1961 where he studied French and Latin as well as playing tennis and cricket for the college The eighteen months before he went up to Cambridge were spent in compulsory national service in Sierra Leone where he taught African soldiers After leaving Cambridge Mr Thomas taught French at Kingston Grammar School Kingston-uponshyThames where he remained for five years His next post was that of Head of Modern Languages at Hampton Grammar School Moving on after six years he became Deputy Headmaster at Verulam School Saint Albans - who recently defeated Raines boys at cricket We are pleased to say that after seven years Mr Thomas moved again -to Raines where he hopes to remain for some time He enjoys being in the East End finding the people friendly and the area historically interesting

Mr Thomas general ambitions for the school are to foster mutual respect between pupils and teachers and among the pupils themselves and also to encourage each student to attain the highest academic standard possible for him or her He is in favour of school activities and would like to see more of them providing that they are well organised with teachers involved as he feels that this is a good way for pupils to identify themselves with the school

We would like to welcome Mr Thomas to Raines on behalf of the pupils and staff and we are confident that he will contrubute much that is valuable to the life of the school

Alison Harvcy Deborah Nunn J oan Roberts L6D

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The Governors of Raines Foundation

Mrs S Batchelder Miss J A Beater

Chairman Mrs P Bentley BA

Vice-Chairman Miss C L White BA PhD

The Reverend M Johnson MA S A Matthews Esq

L Bernstein Esq BSc (Eng) PhD ] Branagan Esq KSG J P Alderman J A Coan J P

The Reverend N E McCurry MA Mrs A Norris (B ishops nominee) Councillor G Simons

Dr G Gm-diner E H Haywood Esq Councillor E W Hill

Mrs J Smith B A Col R P Tong OBE MA J P G Woolveridge Esq

Clerk to the Governors R A Pink Esq

Staff-- September 1980 Head Master

Mr D W E Thomas MA (Cantab)

Deputy Heads Mrs A E Johnson BA (Leeds) and Mr R C Reffold MA (Oxon)

Head of Lower School Mr J S Everton MA (Oxon)

Heads of Departments Miss C M Balls MA (Cantab) (French) Mr F Boyce (College of St Mark and St John) (Senior Teacher) Mrs D A Byrne (Secretarial Studies) Mr G Calvert (City of Worcester College) (Mathematics) Dr A Cioci (University of Pisa) (Physics) Mr E] Croom BSc (London) (Geography Geology) Mr K R Crump BA (Liverpool) (History) Mrs M Darch BA (Wales) (English) Mr R] Hudson BSc (London) (Science) Miss V G Jackson LRAM (Music)

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Mr H Long Dip Phys Ed (Loughborough) (Physical Education Boys) Miss A M Lowcs Dip Phys Eel (Chelsea) (Physical Education Gi1middots) Miss A W Naylor BSc (London) (Biology) Mrs A E Pcarcc (Dss) BSc BD (London) AKC (R eligious Studies) Mr P Rhodes (Technical Subjec ts) Mr R F] Simmons B A (London) (Languages) Mr P Spilktt BSc (London) (Economicgt) Mrs B Thompson TCDS (City of Bath) (Home Econimics) Mr R Thompson LRAlvl LTCL (Remedial Education) Mr G Wcsley NDipAD ATD (London) (Art)

Assistants Mrs C Akenhead (College of All Saints Tottenham) (Home Economics) Mrs S Aldous BA (Hull) (English) Mrs S Aucrbach BSc (Leeds) (Mathematics) Mr M Austin (Trinity College Carmarthen) (Geograph y and Physical Education) Mr]] G Blundell ATD (London) (A rt) Mr T Bye BA (Open University) (English) Mr] Carr (Boys Physical Education) Miss G A Cleeve BA (London) (English) Miss C Dolan BA (London) (French and German) Miss] Fuller B Eel (City of Bath) (Hom e Economics) Mr M Harris (Newlancl Park College) (Mathematics) Mr R C Hart BA (Nottingham) MA (London) (History) Mr P Holland (Games Coach) Mr S E Johnson BA (Warwick) (lnglish) Mr B ]ones BA (Lancaster) (History) Mr] Kliskey AMIEE Dip EE (Mathematics) Mr M P Leonard (Avery Hill College) (Mathematics) Mrs R Lcwis ATD (Middlesex Polytechnic) (Art) Miss L f Linnett BSc (Reading) (Chemistry) Mr] W T Magee BSc (Leicester) (Technical Studies) ~vir S Mason (College of All Saints Tottenham) (Geography) Mr A McDonalcl MA (Newcastle) (German) Mrs] l11 Newton BA (Leeds) (English) Miss] ONcill BA (East Anglia) (English) Mr M K D Payne BA (London) AKC (Latin and Gemwn) Mr A D Penmiddotett BSc (Manchester) (Mathematics)

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A Welcome to the New Headmaster Born in Gillingham Kent his early years spent at Bath Somerset Mr Thomas attended Saint Johns College Cambridge during the years 195 7 to 1961 where he studied French and Latin as well as playing tennis and cricket for the college The eighteen months before he went up to Cambridge were spent in compulsory national service in Sierra Leone where he taught African soldiers After leaving Cambridge Mr Thomas taught French at Kingston Grammar School Kingston-uponshyThames where he remained for five years His next post was that of Head of Modern Languages at Hampton Grammar School Moving on after six years he became Deputy Headmaster at Verulam School Saint Albans - who recently defeated Raines boys at cricket We are pleased to say that after seven years Mr Thomas moved again -to Raines where he hopes to remain for some time He enjoys being in the East End finding the people friendly and the area historically interesting

Mr Thomas general ambitions for the school are to foster mutual respect between pupils and teachers and among the pupils themselves and also to encourage each student to attain the highest academic standard possible for him or her He is in favour of school activities and would like to see more of them providing that they are well organised with teachers involved as he feels that this is a good way for pupils to identify themselves with the school

We would like to welcome Mr Thomas to Raines on behalf of the pupils and staff and we are confident that he will contrubute much that is valuable to the life of the school

Alison Harvcy Deborah Nunn J oan Roberts L6D

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The Governors of Raines Foundation

Mrs S Batchelder Miss J A Beater

Chairman Mrs P Bentley BA

Vice-Chairman Miss C L White BA PhD

The Reverend M Johnson MA S A Matthews Esq

L Bernstein Esq BSc (Eng) PhD ] Branagan Esq KSG J P Alderman J A Coan J P

The Reverend N E McCurry MA Mrs A Norris (B ishops nominee) Councillor G Simons

Dr G Gm-diner E H Haywood Esq Councillor E W Hill

Mrs J Smith B A Col R P Tong OBE MA J P G Woolveridge Esq

Clerk to the Governors R A Pink Esq

Staff-- September 1980 Head Master

Mr D W E Thomas MA (Cantab)

Deputy Heads Mrs A E Johnson BA (Leeds) and Mr R C Reffold MA (Oxon)

Head of Lower School Mr J S Everton MA (Oxon)

Heads of Departments Miss C M Balls MA (Cantab) (French) Mr F Boyce (College of St Mark and St John) (Senior Teacher) Mrs D A Byrne (Secretarial Studies) Mr G Calvert (City of Worcester College) (Mathematics) Dr A Cioci (University of Pisa) (Physics) Mr E] Croom BSc (London) (Geography Geology) Mr K R Crump BA (Liverpool) (History) Mrs M Darch BA (Wales) (English) Mr R] Hudson BSc (London) (Science) Miss V G Jackson LRAM (Music)

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Mr H Long Dip Phys Ed (Loughborough) (Physical Education Boys) Miss A M Lowcs Dip Phys Eel (Chelsea) (Physical Education Gi1middots) Miss A W Naylor BSc (London) (Biology) Mrs A E Pcarcc (Dss) BSc BD (London) AKC (R eligious Studies) Mr P Rhodes (Technical Subjec ts) Mr R F] Simmons B A (London) (Languages) Mr P Spilktt BSc (London) (Economicgt) Mrs B Thompson TCDS (City of Bath) (Home Econimics) Mr R Thompson LRAlvl LTCL (Remedial Education) Mr G Wcsley NDipAD ATD (London) (Art)

Assistants Mrs C Akenhead (College of All Saints Tottenham) (Home Economics) Mrs S Aldous BA (Hull) (English) Mrs S Aucrbach BSc (Leeds) (Mathematics) Mr M Austin (Trinity College Carmarthen) (Geograph y and Physical Education) Mr]] G Blundell ATD (London) (A rt) Mr T Bye BA (Open University) (English) Mr] Carr (Boys Physical Education) Miss G A Cleeve BA (London) (English) Miss C Dolan BA (London) (French and German) Miss] Fuller B Eel (City of Bath) (Hom e Economics) Mr M Harris (Newlancl Park College) (Mathematics) Mr R C Hart BA (Nottingham) MA (London) (History) Mr P Holland (Games Coach) Mr S E Johnson BA (Warwick) (lnglish) Mr B ]ones BA (Lancaster) (History) Mr] Kliskey AMIEE Dip EE (Mathematics) Mr M P Leonard (Avery Hill College) (Mathematics) Mrs R Lcwis ATD (Middlesex Polytechnic) (Art) Miss L f Linnett BSc (Reading) (Chemistry) Mr] W T Magee BSc (Leicester) (Technical Studies) ~vir S Mason (College of All Saints Tottenham) (Geography) Mr A McDonalcl MA (Newcastle) (German) Mrs] l11 Newton BA (Leeds) (English) Miss] ONcill BA (East Anglia) (English) Mr M K D Payne BA (London) AKC (Latin and Gemwn) Mr A D Penmiddotett BSc (Manchester) (Mathematics)

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The Governors of Raines Foundation

Mrs S Batchelder Miss J A Beater

Chairman Mrs P Bentley BA

Vice-Chairman Miss C L White BA PhD

The Reverend M Johnson MA S A Matthews Esq

L Bernstein Esq BSc (Eng) PhD ] Branagan Esq KSG J P Alderman J A Coan J P

The Reverend N E McCurry MA Mrs A Norris (B ishops nominee) Councillor G Simons

Dr G Gm-diner E H Haywood Esq Councillor E W Hill

Mrs J Smith B A Col R P Tong OBE MA J P G Woolveridge Esq

Clerk to the Governors R A Pink Esq

Staff-- September 1980 Head Master

Mr D W E Thomas MA (Cantab)

Deputy Heads Mrs A E Johnson BA (Leeds) and Mr R C Reffold MA (Oxon)

Head of Lower School Mr J S Everton MA (Oxon)

Heads of Departments Miss C M Balls MA (Cantab) (French) Mr F Boyce (College of St Mark and St John) (Senior Teacher) Mrs D A Byrne (Secretarial Studies) Mr G Calvert (City of Worcester College) (Mathematics) Dr A Cioci (University of Pisa) (Physics) Mr E] Croom BSc (London) (Geography Geology) Mr K R Crump BA (Liverpool) (History) Mrs M Darch BA (Wales) (English) Mr R] Hudson BSc (London) (Science) Miss V G Jackson LRAM (Music)

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Mr H Long Dip Phys Ed (Loughborough) (Physical Education Boys) Miss A M Lowcs Dip Phys Eel (Chelsea) (Physical Education Gi1middots) Miss A W Naylor BSc (London) (Biology) Mrs A E Pcarcc (Dss) BSc BD (London) AKC (R eligious Studies) Mr P Rhodes (Technical Subjec ts) Mr R F] Simmons B A (London) (Languages) Mr P Spilktt BSc (London) (Economicgt) Mrs B Thompson TCDS (City of Bath) (Home Econimics) Mr R Thompson LRAlvl LTCL (Remedial Education) Mr G Wcsley NDipAD ATD (London) (Art)

Assistants Mrs C Akenhead (College of All Saints Tottenham) (Home Economics) Mrs S Aldous BA (Hull) (English) Mrs S Aucrbach BSc (Leeds) (Mathematics) Mr M Austin (Trinity College Carmarthen) (Geograph y and Physical Education) Mr]] G Blundell ATD (London) (A rt) Mr T Bye BA (Open University) (English) Mr] Carr (Boys Physical Education) Miss G A Cleeve BA (London) (English) Miss C Dolan BA (London) (French and German) Miss] Fuller B Eel (City of Bath) (Hom e Economics) Mr M Harris (Newlancl Park College) (Mathematics) Mr R C Hart BA (Nottingham) MA (London) (History) Mr P Holland (Games Coach) Mr S E Johnson BA (Warwick) (lnglish) Mr B ]ones BA (Lancaster) (History) Mr] Kliskey AMIEE Dip EE (Mathematics) Mr M P Leonard (Avery Hill College) (Mathematics) Mrs R Lcwis ATD (Middlesex Polytechnic) (Art) Miss L f Linnett BSc (Reading) (Chemistry) Mr] W T Magee BSc (Leicester) (Technical Studies) ~vir S Mason (College of All Saints Tottenham) (Geography) Mr A McDonalcl MA (Newcastle) (German) Mrs] l11 Newton BA (Leeds) (English) Miss] ONcill BA (East Anglia) (English) Mr M K D Payne BA (London) AKC (Latin and Gemwn) Mr A D Penmiddotett BSc (Manchester) (Mathematics)

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Mr H Long Dip Phys Ed (Loughborough) (Physical Education Boys) Miss A M Lowcs Dip Phys Eel (Chelsea) (Physical Education Gi1middots) Miss A W Naylor BSc (London) (Biology) Mrs A E Pcarcc (Dss) BSc BD (London) AKC (R eligious Studies) Mr P Rhodes (Technical Subjec ts) Mr R F] Simmons B A (London) (Languages) Mr P Spilktt BSc (London) (Economicgt) Mrs B Thompson TCDS (City of Bath) (Home Econimics) Mr R Thompson LRAlvl LTCL (Remedial Education) Mr G Wcsley NDipAD ATD (London) (Art)

Assistants Mrs C Akenhead (College of All Saints Tottenham) (Home Economics) Mrs S Aldous BA (Hull) (English) Mrs S Aucrbach BSc (Leeds) (Mathematics) Mr M Austin (Trinity College Carmarthen) (Geograph y and Physical Education) Mr]] G Blundell ATD (London) (A rt) Mr T Bye BA (Open University) (English) Mr] Carr (Boys Physical Education) Miss G A Cleeve BA (London) (English) Miss C Dolan BA (London) (French and German) Miss] Fuller B Eel (City of Bath) (Hom e Economics) Mr M Harris (Newlancl Park College) (Mathematics) Mr R C Hart BA (Nottingham) MA (London) (History) Mr P Holland (Games Coach) Mr S E Johnson BA (Warwick) (lnglish) Mr B ]ones BA (Lancaster) (History) Mr] Kliskey AMIEE Dip EE (Mathematics) Mr M P Leonard (Avery Hill College) (Mathematics) Mrs R Lcwis ATD (Middlesex Polytechnic) (Art) Miss L f Linnett BSc (Reading) (Chemistry) Mr] W T Magee BSc (Leicester) (Technical Studies) ~vir S Mason (College of All Saints Tottenham) (Geography) Mr A McDonalcl MA (Newcastle) (German) Mrs] l11 Newton BA (Leeds) (English) Miss] ONcill BA (East Anglia) (English) Mr M K D Payne BA (London) AKC (Latin and Gemwn) Mr A D Penmiddotett BSc (Manchester) (Mathematics)

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Mrs P Pipe BSc (London) (Geography) Mr PC Protheroe BA (Wales) (Religious Studies) Mr C Rae BSc (London) (Physics) Jvliss L Rivett B Eel (Nottingham) (History) Miss A Robinson (Newland Park College) (Girls Physical Education) Mrs S Scriven Dip Phys Ed (Bedford) (Girls Games) Miss C A Silver HDFA (Craft) Mr P Simmonds Dip AD (Winchester) (Technical Studies) Mrs J Southcott BSc (Wales) (Biology and Chemistry) Miss C Webb-Bourne BA (East Anglia) (French) Mr G Willett BSc (London) (Phy~middotics and Mathematics) Mr N Wilson BSc (Dunelm) (Geography)

Librarian Mrs R Teteris ALA Senoir Laboratory Technician Mr S J Russell

School Bursar Mrs J I Evans

Head Boy Michael Jacobs

Deputy Head Boys Jan Emberson Robert Leung

Prefects Gary Bird Graham Cater lan Crane Fardad Gharabaghi Paul Greeno Robert J ennings Richard Saleh an Stothers Jane Durrell Alison Harvey Amanda Malpass Shirin Qureshi Thayyiba Shaah Michelle Whitear Fenella Wood

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Head Girl Debra Harvey

Deputy Head Girl Lesley Cox Girls Games Captain Joanne Marshall

Sub-Prefects Matthew Alabaster Lee Atkinson Michael Corrigan Daniel Daly David Goodman Sandra Birch Karen Davies Karen Gray Janis Mahoney J acq ueline Pridie J oanne Rip pin Elizabeth Simpson

The Head Boy and Girl Michael Jacobs and Debra Harvey

Robert Leung (Deputy Head Boy) Joanne Marshal (Games Captain) Lesley Cox (Deputy Head Girl) an Emberson (Deputy Head Boy)

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Prize List 1979-80

FORM PRIZES (All form prizes are for achievement unless otherwise stated)

lE Clifford Rowley lM Liam Ashby lN Mark Daley Tcrence Greer Stacey Tarrant Keith Driver Joanne Nathan Susan East Janet Hopgood (effort)

(progress)

lR Susan Robinson lS Nizamgi Mer lW Shan D onovan Mathew Daley Tony Wu Daniel Hanncll Sharon Brown SoniaJames (effort) Michael Dines

2C Penelope Gardiner 2F Karl Phillips 2L Robert Howard-Perkins Grace Lee Debra Felton Richard Green Taalibhusain Shaah Sus an Martin (effort) Angela McCarthy

2Mc Lola Obajuluwa 2Mo Ceri Batchelder 2N Paul Kloss Karen Barnes Kathryn Nunn J oanne Siggins Darren Burgess Jonathan Fitt Ellen Carroll

Katharine Fat-rest

3A Pamela Hopkins 3C Teresa Marsan 3E Deborah Newmeir Stephen Gumbs Geoffrey Perry Darren Cannon

(effort) J ohn Morgan J a net Hay wood Caroline Smith

(progress) (progress) Lorraine Manners (leadership)

3H Demetrios Christou 3P Richard Poole Sheena Gibbons Colin Ganesh Kevin Lewis Dennis Mentessi (progress)

4A Catherine Peters 4B Beverly Stewart 4A Brenda Duncan (BG) Karen Chadwick Anthony Wallis (AS) Sally Clements

Mark Dowden Colin Clark Kerry Jose Nicola Bartlett Lester Nicholas

4G Paul Lee 4L Susan Turner 4S Sharon Fryer Elizabeth Draper J acqueline Brown Greta Gurjar

Mark Gerbaldi

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5A (BG)

5G

Jeffrey Vedgen 5B Kelvin Riley 5A Suzanne Haritou Paula Hart J ane Blackledge (AS) J anet Crudgington Stcphen Faulkner Alan Hadleigh Gary Andcrson Kei th Lovell Judith Birdwhistle

Robert Stuart 5L Jus tine Hershman 5S Carol Pyner Anthony Britton Sarah Smith Gary Morgan

Jennie Farrant Anthony Murphy Patricia OCavanagh

LOWER SIXTH

Ian Crane Karen Davies Robert Leung

Amanda lvlalpass Ian Stothers Paul Greeno

Joy Watson (Secretarial)

UPPER SIXTH

Biology Tabassam Rashdi

Chemistry Peter Clarke

English Lynn Bryant

Further Mathematics Peter Clarke

Geogmiddotraphy Dawn Prentice

Geology Deborah Vine

History Lynn Bryant

Jvlathematics Hilton Armand

Music Iris Lydclon

Physics Paul Szucs

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SUBJECT PRIZES Religious Knowledge

Physical Education

Music

Art

Cookery

Textiles

Ceramics

SPECIAL PRIZES Ridewood Prizes

St Judes Memorial Prize

The lda Samuels Memorial Prizes

Senior Intermediate junior

Senior Boy Senior Girl Junior Boy Junior Girl

Senior Junior

Senior Junior

Senior Junior

Junior

Senior Junior

Sarah Robinson Gary Scllick Ceri Batchelder

John Meredith J oanne Marshal Danen Collins Gemma OConnor

lan Crane Geoffrey Perry

Michele Demetriou Grace Lee

Janet Mansfield Julie Mahoney

Tracey Belcher

John Sampson Jamie Bachell

Susan Brooks Terence Dowdell Ian Emberson Claudette Grant Trevor lmpey Gary Clamp Lucy Nanton Susan Falder Lorraine Nash Richard Grove

Senior Dawn Pren tice Junior Susan Robinson

Geology Field Studies Patrick Mulrenan The John J acobs Prize(+ d t t t 0 d L l) Step hen Drew The Haugh Prize i I or zs znc wn a r mary eve Max ine Brown

Ching Fun Lee

The Mangold Vase The Tong Prize (for dzstmctwn at Advanced Level)

The Ward Prize for Endeavour The Chairmans Prize The Goode Prize The Staff Prize The Old Raineians Prizes for service to the School

The Parents Association Prizes

The Grier Memorial Prize for Service to the School The Taylor Memorial Prize for Service to the School

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Sarah Robinson Tabassam Rashdi Peter Clarke Alan Webber Iris Lyddon Melanic F oord J ulie Dawkins Dawn Prentice Anne Small Laura Davies Perry Wrigh t Lynn Bryant Daniel Perkins

CERTIFICATES University of London Advanced Level

Deborah Begent (3) Lynn Bryant (3) Peter Clarke (3) Wendy Curley (3) Deborah Goode (3) Ralph Howes (3) Blake Lee-Harwood (3) Noor Mer (3) Brian Morton (3) Patrick Mulrenan (3) Daniel Perkins (4) Dawn Prentice (3) Tabassam Rashdi (4) Paul Szucs (3) Deborah Vine (3)

In addition eleven pupils gained two passes and six gained one pass

Ordinary Level

Grade A B and C and Grade l CSE

Gary Anderson (9) Tracy Baker (8) Suzanne Beyer (5) Gary Brisley (8) Anthony Britton (8) Maxine Brown (10) Lynn Charles (7)Judith Cohen (5) Paula Colvill (7) Gregory Commons (6) Suzanne Coster (9)Janet Crudgington (9) Alice David (8) Sally Deathridge (7) Mark Dcnnison (5) Samantha Doherty (8) Melissa Douglass (6) Stephen Drew (10) Tony Eales (7) Paul Ellis (7) Ian Emberson (5)Jennie Farrant (10) Stephen Faulkner (5) Kerry Goodall (9)John K Green (7) Steven Greeno (9) Gillian Groves (9) James Hamilton (6) Suzanne Haritou (9) Justine Hershman (10)Jeffrey Higgins (8) Mark Houghton (9) Saleha Khan (5)Janet King (8) Debra Knight (5) Ching Fun Lee (1 0) Paul Martindill (7) Mary McCurry (7) Kay McEachran (6) Nabigi lvler (5 ) Gary Morgan (8) David Mould (8) Anthony Murphy (9) Patricia OCavanagh (10) Peter Oliver (5) Patrick Pallott (5) Brenda Pollack (9) Deborah Poole (6) Carole Pyner (9) David Ray (5) Paul Reideman (5 ) Paul Riley (5) Sarah Robinson (9) Tracey Robinson (6) Deborah Rollinson (6) Craig Rose (9) Susan Rudwick (9) Sharon Simons (6) Deborah Smith (5) Sarah Smith (10) Sheena Smith (5) David Spencer (8 ) Robert Stuart (8) Tina Szucs (6) Moira Tate (7) Alan Thornton (7) Tahir Ullah (8) David Watts (5) Vivienne Wright (9) Susan Yeates (7)

Twenty-two Fifth Formers gained four passes ten gained three ten gained two and fifteen gained one

In the Upper Sixth five pupils gained one pass

In the Lower Sixth one pupil gained four passes five gained three nineteen gained two and thirty gained one

Eleven pupils also gained passes in the Associated Examining Board examination

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

Pianoforte Grade V Richard Grove

Violin

French Horn Singing

Grade VII Ian Crane

Grade I Grade 11 Grade VI Grade V Grade VI

Ching Fun Lee Pertelopc Gardiner Grace Lee Suzanne Haritou John Young Iris Lyddon

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Trophies 1979-80

ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES Athletics

Senior Winterton Cup Winterton Intermediate Butterfield Cup Winterton Junior Luton Cup M ann Standards (5 Star) Aldriclge Cup M ann Aggregate Roden Cup Winterton

Basketball Senior Raineian Lodge Cup M ann Intermediate Harvey Martin Cup SchoolWin terton Junior Fishberg Cup Winterton

Cross Country (Boys)

Senior Mansfield Cup Winterton Intermediate Wareing Cup School Junior Home Cup Foundation

(Girls) Senior Headmasters Trophy M ann Intermediate Middle School Trophy M ann Junior Junior Cup School

Hockey Senior Munn Cup School Intermediate Camberley Cup M ann

Netball Senior Tyler Trophy School Intermediate Leach Cup M ann Junior Mann Cup Foundation

Rugby Senior Cadet Cup M ann Interm ediate Hirtes Cup Winterton Junior Jenkins Cup ManWin terton

Swimming Senior Lassman Shield Foundation Intermediate Wilkins Shield Winterton Junior Turnage Trophy Foundation Aggregate Manuel Posey Cup School

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Table Tennis Senpoundor junior

Physical Education Boys Gils

Adlam Cup ORA 250th Anniversary

Cup

Foundation M ann

Winterton School

House Championship Shutt Trophy Mann (Final house percentages of total possible points Mann 2818 School 2606 Winterton 2606

Foundation 19 7)

STAFF v SCHOOL WD Lyons Trophy

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Drama Senior junior

Chess Senior Junior

Prose and V er se Senior junior

Sixth Form Cup DM Y eo mans Trophy

Clark Cup Clark Junior Cup

Aldridge Memorial Trophy Aldridge Memorial Trophy

First Year Harvest Festival Poster Competition

Junior Projects Project Cup

Field Studies Canning Memorial Trophy

School Work Dagger Cup

The Staff

Mann Winterton

School Winter ton

Winterton Winterton

School

FoundationSchool

Foundation

School

House Championship Dorothy Broughton Trophy School (Final House Percentages School 3265 Winterton 25 77 Mann 2092 Foundation 206)

HRK Broughton Championship Trophy School (Final Percentages School 2851 Winterton 2595 Mann 2547 Foundation 2005)

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School Notes 1979-80 As one looks back on earlier school notes it seems that the first sentence always proclaims the fact that that particular year has been an eventful one Well 1980 has been no exception We have had a number of staff changes during the last school year Easter saw the departure of Mr Barnes who became Head of English at Christ s School Richmond Mr Edwards and Mrs Fleming Miss Gosman also retired after many years at Raines In the summer Mr Nice left us to take up the post of Head of Mathematics at St Johns School Gravesend We would like to thank him for all that he has done for us during his time here particularly for setting up the table-tennis club and ins tituting regular competitions Mr Monk left us to go to Russia with the British Council while Mr Jenkins departed for the United States We wish them all much success in their future careers and hope that they will remember the School as it will remember them The end of the summer term also saw the departure of Mr Nugent Miss Wilson and Miss Smith who temporarily replaced Mr Barnes Miss Gasman and Mr Edwards respec tively We thank them too for their contribution to the school

In place of those who have left we are pleased to welcome some new members of staff to Raines Miss ONeill joins the English department Mr Willett the Mathematics and Physics departments and Miss Dolan and Miss Webb-Bourne the Modern Languages department We extend a particularly warm welcome to our new Headmaster Mr Thomas who has replaced Mr Stanney after fifteen years at Raines We hope that Mr Thomas will be very happy here

We would like to congratulate Mr Bye on his recent marriage and also Julie Dawkins who succeeded in winning a scholarship to Merton College Oxford where she will read French Mention must also be made of Amanda Mal pass Lesley Cox and Michael J acobs who won travelling awards frori1 the ILEA Well done1

At Speech Day last October we had the privilege to be addressed by the Bishop of Stepney Ian Crane and Ching Fun Lee played Brahms Hungarian Dance as a piano duet Father Oynick returned to address us at our Founders Day service in May and the Choir sang two pieces Achieved is the Glorious Work by Haydn and Panis Angelicus by Franck At the Christmas Carol service again held at the church of St J ohn-on-Bethnal Green it was the turn of the junior choir to excel with their rendering of Marys Boy Child and Born This Night The services on Ascension Day Harvest Festival and the last assembly of term were also enhanced by the sound of singing

On the secular side there have been two musical productions this past year - The Pira tes of Penzance and The Wizard of Oz

Pupils left the premises for the usual field trips the Geographers and Geologists visiting Wales amongst other places and the Biologists travelling to Abergavenny A party o f fifth years went h osmiddot telling in Yorkshire the second years went to France during the Spring Bank Holiday while another group visited Sweden in the summer staying with Swedish families there was the usuai ski ~ ng holshyiday around Christmas time and in the summer a new departure- a barge holiday o n the Dutch canals Day trips have been too numerous to record - one that was much appreciated was the visit to Surrey University by fifth and sixth formers considering further education

Visits to concerts operas the ballet and the theatre are always very much in evidence Productions seen this year included Scrooge Twelfth Night Othello- the Oliver film and of course two weekend visits to Stratford-upon-Avon for the annual Raines pilgrimage to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Within the school the house play competitions have continued to flourish at a very high standard the winning houses being Winterton (junior) and Mann (senior)

)n behalf of the editorial committee I should like to thank all those who have helped to produce this magazine - those who have taken the trouble to write the articles those who have typed them for us and those who contributed the photographs and drawings - and most of all the staff who helped in the preparation especially Mr Blundell and Mrs Darch without whom none of this would have appeared Thank you all very much

Alison Harvey L6D

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PIRATES OF PENZANCE

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Music and Drama Once again all those involved in the senio r an d junior house pl ays deserve our than ks and congratushylations for providing th e school with two mornings of good entertainment The amount of work and enthusiasm which is put into these p roductions is always most impressive It vvas interesting to see ~d ann House the winners of the senior competition courageously moving away from th e more conventional type of one-act play They were d uly co mmended for their enterprising production by Peter Guiness wh o again kindly consented to judge our senior competiti on Vc thank him fo r giving up his time and [or his useful and construc tive comments

At Raine s November is the month o f Gil bert and Sullivan this year saw a highly success ful production of The Pira tes o f Penzance Barbara Page an Old R aineian made a gues t appearance to repeat her 1973 success as Mabcl while Mr Nice as Frcdcrick delivered what was to be his swansong Mr ices contrbution to the musical and dramatic life of Raines as singer ac tor stage manager and producer Arill he much missed

fhi s years school play too k an unprecedented musical turn when Miss Jackson andlVlr J ohnson aided an d abetted by pupils from the first to fourth years delighted us with their lively production of The Wizard of Oz Well done everyone - we hope to see you on the Raines stage again soon The cast did in fac t have an oppor tunity of performing some of the scenes and musical ite ms from the The Wizard once more when they were invited to appear at th e ILEA South Bank Fes tival

M D

On the musical side things have been happening at Raine s this year Suzann e Haritou Debra Harvey Susan Carpenter and Tony Judd are now all members o f the Lo ndon Schools Concert Band which meets for a weeks course culminating in a public concert each holiday period They toge ther with Jennifer Laudat and Madclaine llcrshman are also memhers of the recently formed Stepney Schools You th Band vvhich rehearses weekly and played at four local schools at the end o f the sum mer term

Gj

The Wizard of Oz Instead of the usual juni o r entertainment nigh t in the summer term the Music and Drama Society mounted a full scale production of the Wi1arcl of Oz using talent fro m the first fo ur years

From a directors point of view the problems were many and grea t but sharing the work brought rewards with Miss Fullers costumes Mr Leonards stage managemen t and Mrs Auerbachs make-up the outstanding contributions The score-stip ulated minimum instruments for u successful perform shyance of 2 trumpets 1 tro mbone 3 saxes 3 vio lins a cello a bass drums and piano was reduced to Miss J ackson s piano and a pair of dentcd cym bals with hardly a difference in quality My thanks are also due to ivlr Blundell who not only painted the backdrop as usual but also built what m obile scenery was needed

vly real appreciation however is reserved for a gifted set of actors and act resses who worked in rehearsals during holidays and weekends and brought more life to the show than I coul d give it Our two alternating Durothies - Debo rah Baker and Terry Bryan - were equally enchanting and they had great support from Matthew Whitlock Terry Webber Deborah Halls Josiane Kaal Robert Howard-Pe rkins Steven Evcrton and all the othe r charac ters and ch orus Shining constan tly over every rehersal and all three performances was the acting o f J ltmice Lang as Scarecrow

I could write a paragraph o r mo re about each person involved in the production but I have not the room I can only repeat my thanks to everyone who played in worked on o r helped with one of the schools most successful productions

SJ

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Wizard ofOz

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The Parents Association The Parents Association has had another successful year and as a result has been able to meet all the financial requests made by the school

The two dances held in November and February were very well attended and enjoyed by all The group called The Phantoms were booked again and they played a wide variety of dance music to suit all tastes They have been booked for future functions and the two evenings can be warmly recommended as representing excellent value for money

Two sales were held during the Spring Term one in each building each providing the Association with valuable funds

It was fortunate that the day of the summer fele was one of the few dry days in July and the fete proved to be one of the most successful ever making a profit of over pound500 A new and highly successful feature was the auction and it is hoped that this will become a regular attraction The Association would like to express thanks to the two schoolkeepers Mr Tolley and Mr Wright for their help in enabling these events to take place

Each year the Association is able to help the school in many diverse ways by providing funds which would not otherwise be available Dw-ing the last financial year the Association purchased for the school a cine-camera cine-projector table-tennis table and nets and rugby shirts Money has been donated to hep pay for field trips the South Wales rugby tour and the costuming of the school plays In addition a number of pupils have been assisted with expenses incurred on various music and languages courses

The Association would like to thank all members of the staff and school who have helped throughshyout the year all and parents and friends who have supported the activities

CJN

Scraper Board Work Cottages by Taalibhusain Sllaah 2C

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

J BjGtV

School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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The Head Boy and Girl Michael Jacobs and Debra Harvey

Robert Leung (Deputy Head Boy) Joanne Marshal (Games Captain) Lesley Cox (Deputy Head Girl) an Emberson (Deputy Head Boy)

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Prize List 1979-80

FORM PRIZES (All form prizes are for achievement unless otherwise stated)

lE Clifford Rowley lM Liam Ashby lN Mark Daley Tcrence Greer Stacey Tarrant Keith Driver Joanne Nathan Susan East Janet Hopgood (effort)

(progress)

lR Susan Robinson lS Nizamgi Mer lW Shan D onovan Mathew Daley Tony Wu Daniel Hanncll Sharon Brown SoniaJames (effort) Michael Dines

2C Penelope Gardiner 2F Karl Phillips 2L Robert Howard-Perkins Grace Lee Debra Felton Richard Green Taalibhusain Shaah Sus an Martin (effort) Angela McCarthy

2Mc Lola Obajuluwa 2Mo Ceri Batchelder 2N Paul Kloss Karen Barnes Kathryn Nunn J oanne Siggins Darren Burgess Jonathan Fitt Ellen Carroll

Katharine Fat-rest

3A Pamela Hopkins 3C Teresa Marsan 3E Deborah Newmeir Stephen Gumbs Geoffrey Perry Darren Cannon

(effort) J ohn Morgan J a net Hay wood Caroline Smith

(progress) (progress) Lorraine Manners (leadership)

3H Demetrios Christou 3P Richard Poole Sheena Gibbons Colin Ganesh Kevin Lewis Dennis Mentessi (progress)

4A Catherine Peters 4B Beverly Stewart 4A Brenda Duncan (BG) Karen Chadwick Anthony Wallis (AS) Sally Clements

Mark Dowden Colin Clark Kerry Jose Nicola Bartlett Lester Nicholas

4G Paul Lee 4L Susan Turner 4S Sharon Fryer Elizabeth Draper J acqueline Brown Greta Gurjar

Mark Gerbaldi

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5A (BG)

5G

Jeffrey Vedgen 5B Kelvin Riley 5A Suzanne Haritou Paula Hart J ane Blackledge (AS) J anet Crudgington Stcphen Faulkner Alan Hadleigh Gary Andcrson Kei th Lovell Judith Birdwhistle

Robert Stuart 5L Jus tine Hershman 5S Carol Pyner Anthony Britton Sarah Smith Gary Morgan

Jennie Farrant Anthony Murphy Patricia OCavanagh

LOWER SIXTH

Ian Crane Karen Davies Robert Leung

Amanda lvlalpass Ian Stothers Paul Greeno

Joy Watson (Secretarial)

UPPER SIXTH

Biology Tabassam Rashdi

Chemistry Peter Clarke

English Lynn Bryant

Further Mathematics Peter Clarke

Geogmiddotraphy Dawn Prentice

Geology Deborah Vine

History Lynn Bryant

Jvlathematics Hilton Armand

Music Iris Lydclon

Physics Paul Szucs

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SUBJECT PRIZES Religious Knowledge

Physical Education

Music

Art

Cookery

Textiles

Ceramics

SPECIAL PRIZES Ridewood Prizes

St Judes Memorial Prize

The lda Samuels Memorial Prizes

Senior Intermediate junior

Senior Boy Senior Girl Junior Boy Junior Girl

Senior Junior

Senior Junior

Senior Junior

Junior

Senior Junior

Sarah Robinson Gary Scllick Ceri Batchelder

John Meredith J oanne Marshal Danen Collins Gemma OConnor

lan Crane Geoffrey Perry

Michele Demetriou Grace Lee

Janet Mansfield Julie Mahoney

Tracey Belcher

John Sampson Jamie Bachell

Susan Brooks Terence Dowdell Ian Emberson Claudette Grant Trevor lmpey Gary Clamp Lucy Nanton Susan Falder Lorraine Nash Richard Grove

Senior Dawn Pren tice Junior Susan Robinson

Geology Field Studies Patrick Mulrenan The John J acobs Prize(+ d t t t 0 d L l) Step hen Drew The Haugh Prize i I or zs znc wn a r mary eve Max ine Brown

Ching Fun Lee

The Mangold Vase The Tong Prize (for dzstmctwn at Advanced Level)

The Ward Prize for Endeavour The Chairmans Prize The Goode Prize The Staff Prize The Old Raineians Prizes for service to the School

The Parents Association Prizes

The Grier Memorial Prize for Service to the School The Taylor Memorial Prize for Service to the School

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Sarah Robinson Tabassam Rashdi Peter Clarke Alan Webber Iris Lyddon Melanic F oord J ulie Dawkins Dawn Prentice Anne Small Laura Davies Perry Wrigh t Lynn Bryant Daniel Perkins

CERTIFICATES University of London Advanced Level

Deborah Begent (3) Lynn Bryant (3) Peter Clarke (3) Wendy Curley (3) Deborah Goode (3) Ralph Howes (3) Blake Lee-Harwood (3) Noor Mer (3) Brian Morton (3) Patrick Mulrenan (3) Daniel Perkins (4) Dawn Prentice (3) Tabassam Rashdi (4) Paul Szucs (3) Deborah Vine (3)

In addition eleven pupils gained two passes and six gained one pass

Ordinary Level

Grade A B and C and Grade l CSE

Gary Anderson (9) Tracy Baker (8) Suzanne Beyer (5) Gary Brisley (8) Anthony Britton (8) Maxine Brown (10) Lynn Charles (7)Judith Cohen (5) Paula Colvill (7) Gregory Commons (6) Suzanne Coster (9)Janet Crudgington (9) Alice David (8) Sally Deathridge (7) Mark Dcnnison (5) Samantha Doherty (8) Melissa Douglass (6) Stephen Drew (10) Tony Eales (7) Paul Ellis (7) Ian Emberson (5)Jennie Farrant (10) Stephen Faulkner (5) Kerry Goodall (9)John K Green (7) Steven Greeno (9) Gillian Groves (9) James Hamilton (6) Suzanne Haritou (9) Justine Hershman (10)Jeffrey Higgins (8) Mark Houghton (9) Saleha Khan (5)Janet King (8) Debra Knight (5) Ching Fun Lee (1 0) Paul Martindill (7) Mary McCurry (7) Kay McEachran (6) Nabigi lvler (5 ) Gary Morgan (8) David Mould (8) Anthony Murphy (9) Patricia OCavanagh (10) Peter Oliver (5) Patrick Pallott (5) Brenda Pollack (9) Deborah Poole (6) Carole Pyner (9) David Ray (5) Paul Reideman (5 ) Paul Riley (5) Sarah Robinson (9) Tracey Robinson (6) Deborah Rollinson (6) Craig Rose (9) Susan Rudwick (9) Sharon Simons (6) Deborah Smith (5) Sarah Smith (10) Sheena Smith (5) David Spencer (8 ) Robert Stuart (8) Tina Szucs (6) Moira Tate (7) Alan Thornton (7) Tahir Ullah (8) David Watts (5) Vivienne Wright (9) Susan Yeates (7)

Twenty-two Fifth Formers gained four passes ten gained three ten gained two and fifteen gained one

In the Upper Sixth five pupils gained one pass

In the Lower Sixth one pupil gained four passes five gained three nineteen gained two and thirty gained one

Eleven pupils also gained passes in the Associated Examining Board examination

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

Pianoforte Grade V Richard Grove

Violin

French Horn Singing

Grade VII Ian Crane

Grade I Grade 11 Grade VI Grade V Grade VI

Ching Fun Lee Pertelopc Gardiner Grace Lee Suzanne Haritou John Young Iris Lyddon

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Trophies 1979-80

ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES Athletics

Senior Winterton Cup Winterton Intermediate Butterfield Cup Winterton Junior Luton Cup M ann Standards (5 Star) Aldriclge Cup M ann Aggregate Roden Cup Winterton

Basketball Senior Raineian Lodge Cup M ann Intermediate Harvey Martin Cup SchoolWin terton Junior Fishberg Cup Winterton

Cross Country (Boys)

Senior Mansfield Cup Winterton Intermediate Wareing Cup School Junior Home Cup Foundation

(Girls) Senior Headmasters Trophy M ann Intermediate Middle School Trophy M ann Junior Junior Cup School

Hockey Senior Munn Cup School Intermediate Camberley Cup M ann

Netball Senior Tyler Trophy School Intermediate Leach Cup M ann Junior Mann Cup Foundation

Rugby Senior Cadet Cup M ann Interm ediate Hirtes Cup Winterton Junior Jenkins Cup ManWin terton

Swimming Senior Lassman Shield Foundation Intermediate Wilkins Shield Winterton Junior Turnage Trophy Foundation Aggregate Manuel Posey Cup School

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Table Tennis Senpoundor junior

Physical Education Boys Gils

Adlam Cup ORA 250th Anniversary

Cup

Foundation M ann

Winterton School

House Championship Shutt Trophy Mann (Final house percentages of total possible points Mann 2818 School 2606 Winterton 2606

Foundation 19 7)

STAFF v SCHOOL WD Lyons Trophy

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Drama Senior junior

Chess Senior Junior

Prose and V er se Senior junior

Sixth Form Cup DM Y eo mans Trophy

Clark Cup Clark Junior Cup

Aldridge Memorial Trophy Aldridge Memorial Trophy

First Year Harvest Festival Poster Competition

Junior Projects Project Cup

Field Studies Canning Memorial Trophy

School Work Dagger Cup

The Staff

Mann Winterton

School Winter ton

Winterton Winterton

School

FoundationSchool

Foundation

School

House Championship Dorothy Broughton Trophy School (Final House Percentages School 3265 Winterton 25 77 Mann 2092 Foundation 206)

HRK Broughton Championship Trophy School (Final Percentages School 2851 Winterton 2595 Mann 2547 Foundation 2005)

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School Notes 1979-80 As one looks back on earlier school notes it seems that the first sentence always proclaims the fact that that particular year has been an eventful one Well 1980 has been no exception We have had a number of staff changes during the last school year Easter saw the departure of Mr Barnes who became Head of English at Christ s School Richmond Mr Edwards and Mrs Fleming Miss Gosman also retired after many years at Raines In the summer Mr Nice left us to take up the post of Head of Mathematics at St Johns School Gravesend We would like to thank him for all that he has done for us during his time here particularly for setting up the table-tennis club and ins tituting regular competitions Mr Monk left us to go to Russia with the British Council while Mr Jenkins departed for the United States We wish them all much success in their future careers and hope that they will remember the School as it will remember them The end of the summer term also saw the departure of Mr Nugent Miss Wilson and Miss Smith who temporarily replaced Mr Barnes Miss Gasman and Mr Edwards respec tively We thank them too for their contribution to the school

In place of those who have left we are pleased to welcome some new members of staff to Raines Miss ONeill joins the English department Mr Willett the Mathematics and Physics departments and Miss Dolan and Miss Webb-Bourne the Modern Languages department We extend a particularly warm welcome to our new Headmaster Mr Thomas who has replaced Mr Stanney after fifteen years at Raines We hope that Mr Thomas will be very happy here

We would like to congratulate Mr Bye on his recent marriage and also Julie Dawkins who succeeded in winning a scholarship to Merton College Oxford where she will read French Mention must also be made of Amanda Mal pass Lesley Cox and Michael J acobs who won travelling awards frori1 the ILEA Well done1

At Speech Day last October we had the privilege to be addressed by the Bishop of Stepney Ian Crane and Ching Fun Lee played Brahms Hungarian Dance as a piano duet Father Oynick returned to address us at our Founders Day service in May and the Choir sang two pieces Achieved is the Glorious Work by Haydn and Panis Angelicus by Franck At the Christmas Carol service again held at the church of St J ohn-on-Bethnal Green it was the turn of the junior choir to excel with their rendering of Marys Boy Child and Born This Night The services on Ascension Day Harvest Festival and the last assembly of term were also enhanced by the sound of singing

On the secular side there have been two musical productions this past year - The Pira tes of Penzance and The Wizard of Oz

Pupils left the premises for the usual field trips the Geographers and Geologists visiting Wales amongst other places and the Biologists travelling to Abergavenny A party o f fifth years went h osmiddot telling in Yorkshire the second years went to France during the Spring Bank Holiday while another group visited Sweden in the summer staying with Swedish families there was the usuai ski ~ ng holshyiday around Christmas time and in the summer a new departure- a barge holiday o n the Dutch canals Day trips have been too numerous to record - one that was much appreciated was the visit to Surrey University by fifth and sixth formers considering further education

Visits to concerts operas the ballet and the theatre are always very much in evidence Productions seen this year included Scrooge Twelfth Night Othello- the Oliver film and of course two weekend visits to Stratford-upon-Avon for the annual Raines pilgrimage to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Within the school the house play competitions have continued to flourish at a very high standard the winning houses being Winterton (junior) and Mann (senior)

)n behalf of the editorial committee I should like to thank all those who have helped to produce this magazine - those who have taken the trouble to write the articles those who have typed them for us and those who contributed the photographs and drawings - and most of all the staff who helped in the preparation especially Mr Blundell and Mrs Darch without whom none of this would have appeared Thank you all very much

Alison Harvey L6D

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PIRATES OF PENZANCE

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Music and Drama Once again all those involved in the senio r an d junior house pl ays deserve our than ks and congratushylations for providing th e school with two mornings of good entertainment The amount of work and enthusiasm which is put into these p roductions is always most impressive It vvas interesting to see ~d ann House the winners of the senior competition courageously moving away from th e more conventional type of one-act play They were d uly co mmended for their enterprising production by Peter Guiness wh o again kindly consented to judge our senior competiti on Vc thank him fo r giving up his time and [or his useful and construc tive comments

At Raine s November is the month o f Gil bert and Sullivan this year saw a highly success ful production of The Pira tes o f Penzance Barbara Page an Old R aineian made a gues t appearance to repeat her 1973 success as Mabcl while Mr Nice as Frcdcrick delivered what was to be his swansong Mr ices contrbution to the musical and dramatic life of Raines as singer ac tor stage manager and producer Arill he much missed

fhi s years school play too k an unprecedented musical turn when Miss Jackson andlVlr J ohnson aided an d abetted by pupils from the first to fourth years delighted us with their lively production of The Wizard of Oz Well done everyone - we hope to see you on the Raines stage again soon The cast did in fac t have an oppor tunity of performing some of the scenes and musical ite ms from the The Wizard once more when they were invited to appear at th e ILEA South Bank Fes tival

M D

On the musical side things have been happening at Raine s this year Suzann e Haritou Debra Harvey Susan Carpenter and Tony Judd are now all members o f the Lo ndon Schools Concert Band which meets for a weeks course culminating in a public concert each holiday period They toge ther with Jennifer Laudat and Madclaine llcrshman are also memhers of the recently formed Stepney Schools You th Band vvhich rehearses weekly and played at four local schools at the end o f the sum mer term

Gj

The Wizard of Oz Instead of the usual juni o r entertainment nigh t in the summer term the Music and Drama Society mounted a full scale production of the Wi1arcl of Oz using talent fro m the first fo ur years

From a directors point of view the problems were many and grea t but sharing the work brought rewards with Miss Fullers costumes Mr Leonards stage managemen t and Mrs Auerbachs make-up the outstanding contributions The score-stip ulated minimum instruments for u successful perform shyance of 2 trumpets 1 tro mbone 3 saxes 3 vio lins a cello a bass drums and piano was reduced to Miss J ackson s piano and a pair of dentcd cym bals with hardly a difference in quality My thanks are also due to ivlr Blundell who not only painted the backdrop as usual but also built what m obile scenery was needed

vly real appreciation however is reserved for a gifted set of actors and act resses who worked in rehearsals during holidays and weekends and brought more life to the show than I coul d give it Our two alternating Durothies - Debo rah Baker and Terry Bryan - were equally enchanting and they had great support from Matthew Whitlock Terry Webber Deborah Halls Josiane Kaal Robert Howard-Pe rkins Steven Evcrton and all the othe r charac ters and ch orus Shining constan tly over every rehersal and all three performances was the acting o f J ltmice Lang as Scarecrow

I could write a paragraph o r mo re about each person involved in the production but I have not the room I can only repeat my thanks to everyone who played in worked on o r helped with one of the schools most successful productions

SJ

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Wizard ofOz

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The Parents Association The Parents Association has had another successful year and as a result has been able to meet all the financial requests made by the school

The two dances held in November and February were very well attended and enjoyed by all The group called The Phantoms were booked again and they played a wide variety of dance music to suit all tastes They have been booked for future functions and the two evenings can be warmly recommended as representing excellent value for money

Two sales were held during the Spring Term one in each building each providing the Association with valuable funds

It was fortunate that the day of the summer fele was one of the few dry days in July and the fete proved to be one of the most successful ever making a profit of over pound500 A new and highly successful feature was the auction and it is hoped that this will become a regular attraction The Association would like to express thanks to the two schoolkeepers Mr Tolley and Mr Wright for their help in enabling these events to take place

Each year the Association is able to help the school in many diverse ways by providing funds which would not otherwise be available Dw-ing the last financial year the Association purchased for the school a cine-camera cine-projector table-tennis table and nets and rugby shirts Money has been donated to hep pay for field trips the South Wales rugby tour and the costuming of the school plays In addition a number of pupils have been assisted with expenses incurred on various music and languages courses

The Association would like to thank all members of the staff and school who have helped throughshyout the year all and parents and friends who have supported the activities

CJN

Scraper Board Work Cottages by Taalibhusain Sllaah 2C

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

J BjGtV

School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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Prize List 1979-80

FORM PRIZES (All form prizes are for achievement unless otherwise stated)

lE Clifford Rowley lM Liam Ashby lN Mark Daley Tcrence Greer Stacey Tarrant Keith Driver Joanne Nathan Susan East Janet Hopgood (effort)

(progress)

lR Susan Robinson lS Nizamgi Mer lW Shan D onovan Mathew Daley Tony Wu Daniel Hanncll Sharon Brown SoniaJames (effort) Michael Dines

2C Penelope Gardiner 2F Karl Phillips 2L Robert Howard-Perkins Grace Lee Debra Felton Richard Green Taalibhusain Shaah Sus an Martin (effort) Angela McCarthy

2Mc Lola Obajuluwa 2Mo Ceri Batchelder 2N Paul Kloss Karen Barnes Kathryn Nunn J oanne Siggins Darren Burgess Jonathan Fitt Ellen Carroll

Katharine Fat-rest

3A Pamela Hopkins 3C Teresa Marsan 3E Deborah Newmeir Stephen Gumbs Geoffrey Perry Darren Cannon

(effort) J ohn Morgan J a net Hay wood Caroline Smith

(progress) (progress) Lorraine Manners (leadership)

3H Demetrios Christou 3P Richard Poole Sheena Gibbons Colin Ganesh Kevin Lewis Dennis Mentessi (progress)

4A Catherine Peters 4B Beverly Stewart 4A Brenda Duncan (BG) Karen Chadwick Anthony Wallis (AS) Sally Clements

Mark Dowden Colin Clark Kerry Jose Nicola Bartlett Lester Nicholas

4G Paul Lee 4L Susan Turner 4S Sharon Fryer Elizabeth Draper J acqueline Brown Greta Gurjar

Mark Gerbaldi

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5A (BG)

5G

Jeffrey Vedgen 5B Kelvin Riley 5A Suzanne Haritou Paula Hart J ane Blackledge (AS) J anet Crudgington Stcphen Faulkner Alan Hadleigh Gary Andcrson Kei th Lovell Judith Birdwhistle

Robert Stuart 5L Jus tine Hershman 5S Carol Pyner Anthony Britton Sarah Smith Gary Morgan

Jennie Farrant Anthony Murphy Patricia OCavanagh

LOWER SIXTH

Ian Crane Karen Davies Robert Leung

Amanda lvlalpass Ian Stothers Paul Greeno

Joy Watson (Secretarial)

UPPER SIXTH

Biology Tabassam Rashdi

Chemistry Peter Clarke

English Lynn Bryant

Further Mathematics Peter Clarke

Geogmiddotraphy Dawn Prentice

Geology Deborah Vine

History Lynn Bryant

Jvlathematics Hilton Armand

Music Iris Lydclon

Physics Paul Szucs

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SUBJECT PRIZES Religious Knowledge

Physical Education

Music

Art

Cookery

Textiles

Ceramics

SPECIAL PRIZES Ridewood Prizes

St Judes Memorial Prize

The lda Samuels Memorial Prizes

Senior Intermediate junior

Senior Boy Senior Girl Junior Boy Junior Girl

Senior Junior

Senior Junior

Senior Junior

Junior

Senior Junior

Sarah Robinson Gary Scllick Ceri Batchelder

John Meredith J oanne Marshal Danen Collins Gemma OConnor

lan Crane Geoffrey Perry

Michele Demetriou Grace Lee

Janet Mansfield Julie Mahoney

Tracey Belcher

John Sampson Jamie Bachell

Susan Brooks Terence Dowdell Ian Emberson Claudette Grant Trevor lmpey Gary Clamp Lucy Nanton Susan Falder Lorraine Nash Richard Grove

Senior Dawn Pren tice Junior Susan Robinson

Geology Field Studies Patrick Mulrenan The John J acobs Prize(+ d t t t 0 d L l) Step hen Drew The Haugh Prize i I or zs znc wn a r mary eve Max ine Brown

Ching Fun Lee

The Mangold Vase The Tong Prize (for dzstmctwn at Advanced Level)

The Ward Prize for Endeavour The Chairmans Prize The Goode Prize The Staff Prize The Old Raineians Prizes for service to the School

The Parents Association Prizes

The Grier Memorial Prize for Service to the School The Taylor Memorial Prize for Service to the School

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Sarah Robinson Tabassam Rashdi Peter Clarke Alan Webber Iris Lyddon Melanic F oord J ulie Dawkins Dawn Prentice Anne Small Laura Davies Perry Wrigh t Lynn Bryant Daniel Perkins

CERTIFICATES University of London Advanced Level

Deborah Begent (3) Lynn Bryant (3) Peter Clarke (3) Wendy Curley (3) Deborah Goode (3) Ralph Howes (3) Blake Lee-Harwood (3) Noor Mer (3) Brian Morton (3) Patrick Mulrenan (3) Daniel Perkins (4) Dawn Prentice (3) Tabassam Rashdi (4) Paul Szucs (3) Deborah Vine (3)

In addition eleven pupils gained two passes and six gained one pass

Ordinary Level

Grade A B and C and Grade l CSE

Gary Anderson (9) Tracy Baker (8) Suzanne Beyer (5) Gary Brisley (8) Anthony Britton (8) Maxine Brown (10) Lynn Charles (7)Judith Cohen (5) Paula Colvill (7) Gregory Commons (6) Suzanne Coster (9)Janet Crudgington (9) Alice David (8) Sally Deathridge (7) Mark Dcnnison (5) Samantha Doherty (8) Melissa Douglass (6) Stephen Drew (10) Tony Eales (7) Paul Ellis (7) Ian Emberson (5)Jennie Farrant (10) Stephen Faulkner (5) Kerry Goodall (9)John K Green (7) Steven Greeno (9) Gillian Groves (9) James Hamilton (6) Suzanne Haritou (9) Justine Hershman (10)Jeffrey Higgins (8) Mark Houghton (9) Saleha Khan (5)Janet King (8) Debra Knight (5) Ching Fun Lee (1 0) Paul Martindill (7) Mary McCurry (7) Kay McEachran (6) Nabigi lvler (5 ) Gary Morgan (8) David Mould (8) Anthony Murphy (9) Patricia OCavanagh (10) Peter Oliver (5) Patrick Pallott (5) Brenda Pollack (9) Deborah Poole (6) Carole Pyner (9) David Ray (5) Paul Reideman (5 ) Paul Riley (5) Sarah Robinson (9) Tracey Robinson (6) Deborah Rollinson (6) Craig Rose (9) Susan Rudwick (9) Sharon Simons (6) Deborah Smith (5) Sarah Smith (10) Sheena Smith (5) David Spencer (8 ) Robert Stuart (8) Tina Szucs (6) Moira Tate (7) Alan Thornton (7) Tahir Ullah (8) David Watts (5) Vivienne Wright (9) Susan Yeates (7)

Twenty-two Fifth Formers gained four passes ten gained three ten gained two and fifteen gained one

In the Upper Sixth five pupils gained one pass

In the Lower Sixth one pupil gained four passes five gained three nineteen gained two and thirty gained one

Eleven pupils also gained passes in the Associated Examining Board examination

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

Pianoforte Grade V Richard Grove

Violin

French Horn Singing

Grade VII Ian Crane

Grade I Grade 11 Grade VI Grade V Grade VI

Ching Fun Lee Pertelopc Gardiner Grace Lee Suzanne Haritou John Young Iris Lyddon

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Trophies 1979-80

ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES Athletics

Senior Winterton Cup Winterton Intermediate Butterfield Cup Winterton Junior Luton Cup M ann Standards (5 Star) Aldriclge Cup M ann Aggregate Roden Cup Winterton

Basketball Senior Raineian Lodge Cup M ann Intermediate Harvey Martin Cup SchoolWin terton Junior Fishberg Cup Winterton

Cross Country (Boys)

Senior Mansfield Cup Winterton Intermediate Wareing Cup School Junior Home Cup Foundation

(Girls) Senior Headmasters Trophy M ann Intermediate Middle School Trophy M ann Junior Junior Cup School

Hockey Senior Munn Cup School Intermediate Camberley Cup M ann

Netball Senior Tyler Trophy School Intermediate Leach Cup M ann Junior Mann Cup Foundation

Rugby Senior Cadet Cup M ann Interm ediate Hirtes Cup Winterton Junior Jenkins Cup ManWin terton

Swimming Senior Lassman Shield Foundation Intermediate Wilkins Shield Winterton Junior Turnage Trophy Foundation Aggregate Manuel Posey Cup School

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Table Tennis Senpoundor junior

Physical Education Boys Gils

Adlam Cup ORA 250th Anniversary

Cup

Foundation M ann

Winterton School

House Championship Shutt Trophy Mann (Final house percentages of total possible points Mann 2818 School 2606 Winterton 2606

Foundation 19 7)

STAFF v SCHOOL WD Lyons Trophy

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Drama Senior junior

Chess Senior Junior

Prose and V er se Senior junior

Sixth Form Cup DM Y eo mans Trophy

Clark Cup Clark Junior Cup

Aldridge Memorial Trophy Aldridge Memorial Trophy

First Year Harvest Festival Poster Competition

Junior Projects Project Cup

Field Studies Canning Memorial Trophy

School Work Dagger Cup

The Staff

Mann Winterton

School Winter ton

Winterton Winterton

School

FoundationSchool

Foundation

School

House Championship Dorothy Broughton Trophy School (Final House Percentages School 3265 Winterton 25 77 Mann 2092 Foundation 206)

HRK Broughton Championship Trophy School (Final Percentages School 2851 Winterton 2595 Mann 2547 Foundation 2005)

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School Notes 1979-80 As one looks back on earlier school notes it seems that the first sentence always proclaims the fact that that particular year has been an eventful one Well 1980 has been no exception We have had a number of staff changes during the last school year Easter saw the departure of Mr Barnes who became Head of English at Christ s School Richmond Mr Edwards and Mrs Fleming Miss Gosman also retired after many years at Raines In the summer Mr Nice left us to take up the post of Head of Mathematics at St Johns School Gravesend We would like to thank him for all that he has done for us during his time here particularly for setting up the table-tennis club and ins tituting regular competitions Mr Monk left us to go to Russia with the British Council while Mr Jenkins departed for the United States We wish them all much success in their future careers and hope that they will remember the School as it will remember them The end of the summer term also saw the departure of Mr Nugent Miss Wilson and Miss Smith who temporarily replaced Mr Barnes Miss Gasman and Mr Edwards respec tively We thank them too for their contribution to the school

In place of those who have left we are pleased to welcome some new members of staff to Raines Miss ONeill joins the English department Mr Willett the Mathematics and Physics departments and Miss Dolan and Miss Webb-Bourne the Modern Languages department We extend a particularly warm welcome to our new Headmaster Mr Thomas who has replaced Mr Stanney after fifteen years at Raines We hope that Mr Thomas will be very happy here

We would like to congratulate Mr Bye on his recent marriage and also Julie Dawkins who succeeded in winning a scholarship to Merton College Oxford where she will read French Mention must also be made of Amanda Mal pass Lesley Cox and Michael J acobs who won travelling awards frori1 the ILEA Well done1

At Speech Day last October we had the privilege to be addressed by the Bishop of Stepney Ian Crane and Ching Fun Lee played Brahms Hungarian Dance as a piano duet Father Oynick returned to address us at our Founders Day service in May and the Choir sang two pieces Achieved is the Glorious Work by Haydn and Panis Angelicus by Franck At the Christmas Carol service again held at the church of St J ohn-on-Bethnal Green it was the turn of the junior choir to excel with their rendering of Marys Boy Child and Born This Night The services on Ascension Day Harvest Festival and the last assembly of term were also enhanced by the sound of singing

On the secular side there have been two musical productions this past year - The Pira tes of Penzance and The Wizard of Oz

Pupils left the premises for the usual field trips the Geographers and Geologists visiting Wales amongst other places and the Biologists travelling to Abergavenny A party o f fifth years went h osmiddot telling in Yorkshire the second years went to France during the Spring Bank Holiday while another group visited Sweden in the summer staying with Swedish families there was the usuai ski ~ ng holshyiday around Christmas time and in the summer a new departure- a barge holiday o n the Dutch canals Day trips have been too numerous to record - one that was much appreciated was the visit to Surrey University by fifth and sixth formers considering further education

Visits to concerts operas the ballet and the theatre are always very much in evidence Productions seen this year included Scrooge Twelfth Night Othello- the Oliver film and of course two weekend visits to Stratford-upon-Avon for the annual Raines pilgrimage to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Within the school the house play competitions have continued to flourish at a very high standard the winning houses being Winterton (junior) and Mann (senior)

)n behalf of the editorial committee I should like to thank all those who have helped to produce this magazine - those who have taken the trouble to write the articles those who have typed them for us and those who contributed the photographs and drawings - and most of all the staff who helped in the preparation especially Mr Blundell and Mrs Darch without whom none of this would have appeared Thank you all very much

Alison Harvey L6D

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PIRATES OF PENZANCE

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Music and Drama Once again all those involved in the senio r an d junior house pl ays deserve our than ks and congratushylations for providing th e school with two mornings of good entertainment The amount of work and enthusiasm which is put into these p roductions is always most impressive It vvas interesting to see ~d ann House the winners of the senior competition courageously moving away from th e more conventional type of one-act play They were d uly co mmended for their enterprising production by Peter Guiness wh o again kindly consented to judge our senior competiti on Vc thank him fo r giving up his time and [or his useful and construc tive comments

At Raine s November is the month o f Gil bert and Sullivan this year saw a highly success ful production of The Pira tes o f Penzance Barbara Page an Old R aineian made a gues t appearance to repeat her 1973 success as Mabcl while Mr Nice as Frcdcrick delivered what was to be his swansong Mr ices contrbution to the musical and dramatic life of Raines as singer ac tor stage manager and producer Arill he much missed

fhi s years school play too k an unprecedented musical turn when Miss Jackson andlVlr J ohnson aided an d abetted by pupils from the first to fourth years delighted us with their lively production of The Wizard of Oz Well done everyone - we hope to see you on the Raines stage again soon The cast did in fac t have an oppor tunity of performing some of the scenes and musical ite ms from the The Wizard once more when they were invited to appear at th e ILEA South Bank Fes tival

M D

On the musical side things have been happening at Raine s this year Suzann e Haritou Debra Harvey Susan Carpenter and Tony Judd are now all members o f the Lo ndon Schools Concert Band which meets for a weeks course culminating in a public concert each holiday period They toge ther with Jennifer Laudat and Madclaine llcrshman are also memhers of the recently formed Stepney Schools You th Band vvhich rehearses weekly and played at four local schools at the end o f the sum mer term

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The Wizard of Oz Instead of the usual juni o r entertainment nigh t in the summer term the Music and Drama Society mounted a full scale production of the Wi1arcl of Oz using talent fro m the first fo ur years

From a directors point of view the problems were many and grea t but sharing the work brought rewards with Miss Fullers costumes Mr Leonards stage managemen t and Mrs Auerbachs make-up the outstanding contributions The score-stip ulated minimum instruments for u successful perform shyance of 2 trumpets 1 tro mbone 3 saxes 3 vio lins a cello a bass drums and piano was reduced to Miss J ackson s piano and a pair of dentcd cym bals with hardly a difference in quality My thanks are also due to ivlr Blundell who not only painted the backdrop as usual but also built what m obile scenery was needed

vly real appreciation however is reserved for a gifted set of actors and act resses who worked in rehearsals during holidays and weekends and brought more life to the show than I coul d give it Our two alternating Durothies - Debo rah Baker and Terry Bryan - were equally enchanting and they had great support from Matthew Whitlock Terry Webber Deborah Halls Josiane Kaal Robert Howard-Pe rkins Steven Evcrton and all the othe r charac ters and ch orus Shining constan tly over every rehersal and all three performances was the acting o f J ltmice Lang as Scarecrow

I could write a paragraph o r mo re about each person involved in the production but I have not the room I can only repeat my thanks to everyone who played in worked on o r helped with one of the schools most successful productions

SJ

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Wizard ofOz

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The Parents Association The Parents Association has had another successful year and as a result has been able to meet all the financial requests made by the school

The two dances held in November and February were very well attended and enjoyed by all The group called The Phantoms were booked again and they played a wide variety of dance music to suit all tastes They have been booked for future functions and the two evenings can be warmly recommended as representing excellent value for money

Two sales were held during the Spring Term one in each building each providing the Association with valuable funds

It was fortunate that the day of the summer fele was one of the few dry days in July and the fete proved to be one of the most successful ever making a profit of over pound500 A new and highly successful feature was the auction and it is hoped that this will become a regular attraction The Association would like to express thanks to the two schoolkeepers Mr Tolley and Mr Wright for their help in enabling these events to take place

Each year the Association is able to help the school in many diverse ways by providing funds which would not otherwise be available Dw-ing the last financial year the Association purchased for the school a cine-camera cine-projector table-tennis table and nets and rugby shirts Money has been donated to hep pay for field trips the South Wales rugby tour and the costuming of the school plays In addition a number of pupils have been assisted with expenses incurred on various music and languages courses

The Association would like to thank all members of the staff and school who have helped throughshyout the year all and parents and friends who have supported the activities

CJN

Scraper Board Work Cottages by Taalibhusain Sllaah 2C

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

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School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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5A (BG)

5G

Jeffrey Vedgen 5B Kelvin Riley 5A Suzanne Haritou Paula Hart J ane Blackledge (AS) J anet Crudgington Stcphen Faulkner Alan Hadleigh Gary Andcrson Kei th Lovell Judith Birdwhistle

Robert Stuart 5L Jus tine Hershman 5S Carol Pyner Anthony Britton Sarah Smith Gary Morgan

Jennie Farrant Anthony Murphy Patricia OCavanagh

LOWER SIXTH

Ian Crane Karen Davies Robert Leung

Amanda lvlalpass Ian Stothers Paul Greeno

Joy Watson (Secretarial)

UPPER SIXTH

Biology Tabassam Rashdi

Chemistry Peter Clarke

English Lynn Bryant

Further Mathematics Peter Clarke

Geogmiddotraphy Dawn Prentice

Geology Deborah Vine

History Lynn Bryant

Jvlathematics Hilton Armand

Music Iris Lydclon

Physics Paul Szucs

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SUBJECT PRIZES Religious Knowledge

Physical Education

Music

Art

Cookery

Textiles

Ceramics

SPECIAL PRIZES Ridewood Prizes

St Judes Memorial Prize

The lda Samuels Memorial Prizes

Senior Intermediate junior

Senior Boy Senior Girl Junior Boy Junior Girl

Senior Junior

Senior Junior

Senior Junior

Junior

Senior Junior

Sarah Robinson Gary Scllick Ceri Batchelder

John Meredith J oanne Marshal Danen Collins Gemma OConnor

lan Crane Geoffrey Perry

Michele Demetriou Grace Lee

Janet Mansfield Julie Mahoney

Tracey Belcher

John Sampson Jamie Bachell

Susan Brooks Terence Dowdell Ian Emberson Claudette Grant Trevor lmpey Gary Clamp Lucy Nanton Susan Falder Lorraine Nash Richard Grove

Senior Dawn Pren tice Junior Susan Robinson

Geology Field Studies Patrick Mulrenan The John J acobs Prize(+ d t t t 0 d L l) Step hen Drew The Haugh Prize i I or zs znc wn a r mary eve Max ine Brown

Ching Fun Lee

The Mangold Vase The Tong Prize (for dzstmctwn at Advanced Level)

The Ward Prize for Endeavour The Chairmans Prize The Goode Prize The Staff Prize The Old Raineians Prizes for service to the School

The Parents Association Prizes

The Grier Memorial Prize for Service to the School The Taylor Memorial Prize for Service to the School

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Sarah Robinson Tabassam Rashdi Peter Clarke Alan Webber Iris Lyddon Melanic F oord J ulie Dawkins Dawn Prentice Anne Small Laura Davies Perry Wrigh t Lynn Bryant Daniel Perkins

CERTIFICATES University of London Advanced Level

Deborah Begent (3) Lynn Bryant (3) Peter Clarke (3) Wendy Curley (3) Deborah Goode (3) Ralph Howes (3) Blake Lee-Harwood (3) Noor Mer (3) Brian Morton (3) Patrick Mulrenan (3) Daniel Perkins (4) Dawn Prentice (3) Tabassam Rashdi (4) Paul Szucs (3) Deborah Vine (3)

In addition eleven pupils gained two passes and six gained one pass

Ordinary Level

Grade A B and C and Grade l CSE

Gary Anderson (9) Tracy Baker (8) Suzanne Beyer (5) Gary Brisley (8) Anthony Britton (8) Maxine Brown (10) Lynn Charles (7)Judith Cohen (5) Paula Colvill (7) Gregory Commons (6) Suzanne Coster (9)Janet Crudgington (9) Alice David (8) Sally Deathridge (7) Mark Dcnnison (5) Samantha Doherty (8) Melissa Douglass (6) Stephen Drew (10) Tony Eales (7) Paul Ellis (7) Ian Emberson (5)Jennie Farrant (10) Stephen Faulkner (5) Kerry Goodall (9)John K Green (7) Steven Greeno (9) Gillian Groves (9) James Hamilton (6) Suzanne Haritou (9) Justine Hershman (10)Jeffrey Higgins (8) Mark Houghton (9) Saleha Khan (5)Janet King (8) Debra Knight (5) Ching Fun Lee (1 0) Paul Martindill (7) Mary McCurry (7) Kay McEachran (6) Nabigi lvler (5 ) Gary Morgan (8) David Mould (8) Anthony Murphy (9) Patricia OCavanagh (10) Peter Oliver (5) Patrick Pallott (5) Brenda Pollack (9) Deborah Poole (6) Carole Pyner (9) David Ray (5) Paul Reideman (5 ) Paul Riley (5) Sarah Robinson (9) Tracey Robinson (6) Deborah Rollinson (6) Craig Rose (9) Susan Rudwick (9) Sharon Simons (6) Deborah Smith (5) Sarah Smith (10) Sheena Smith (5) David Spencer (8 ) Robert Stuart (8) Tina Szucs (6) Moira Tate (7) Alan Thornton (7) Tahir Ullah (8) David Watts (5) Vivienne Wright (9) Susan Yeates (7)

Twenty-two Fifth Formers gained four passes ten gained three ten gained two and fifteen gained one

In the Upper Sixth five pupils gained one pass

In the Lower Sixth one pupil gained four passes five gained three nineteen gained two and thirty gained one

Eleven pupils also gained passes in the Associated Examining Board examination

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

Pianoforte Grade V Richard Grove

Violin

French Horn Singing

Grade VII Ian Crane

Grade I Grade 11 Grade VI Grade V Grade VI

Ching Fun Lee Pertelopc Gardiner Grace Lee Suzanne Haritou John Young Iris Lyddon

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Trophies 1979-80

ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES Athletics

Senior Winterton Cup Winterton Intermediate Butterfield Cup Winterton Junior Luton Cup M ann Standards (5 Star) Aldriclge Cup M ann Aggregate Roden Cup Winterton

Basketball Senior Raineian Lodge Cup M ann Intermediate Harvey Martin Cup SchoolWin terton Junior Fishberg Cup Winterton

Cross Country (Boys)

Senior Mansfield Cup Winterton Intermediate Wareing Cup School Junior Home Cup Foundation

(Girls) Senior Headmasters Trophy M ann Intermediate Middle School Trophy M ann Junior Junior Cup School

Hockey Senior Munn Cup School Intermediate Camberley Cup M ann

Netball Senior Tyler Trophy School Intermediate Leach Cup M ann Junior Mann Cup Foundation

Rugby Senior Cadet Cup M ann Interm ediate Hirtes Cup Winterton Junior Jenkins Cup ManWin terton

Swimming Senior Lassman Shield Foundation Intermediate Wilkins Shield Winterton Junior Turnage Trophy Foundation Aggregate Manuel Posey Cup School

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Table Tennis Senpoundor junior

Physical Education Boys Gils

Adlam Cup ORA 250th Anniversary

Cup

Foundation M ann

Winterton School

House Championship Shutt Trophy Mann (Final house percentages of total possible points Mann 2818 School 2606 Winterton 2606

Foundation 19 7)

STAFF v SCHOOL WD Lyons Trophy

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Drama Senior junior

Chess Senior Junior

Prose and V er se Senior junior

Sixth Form Cup DM Y eo mans Trophy

Clark Cup Clark Junior Cup

Aldridge Memorial Trophy Aldridge Memorial Trophy

First Year Harvest Festival Poster Competition

Junior Projects Project Cup

Field Studies Canning Memorial Trophy

School Work Dagger Cup

The Staff

Mann Winterton

School Winter ton

Winterton Winterton

School

FoundationSchool

Foundation

School

House Championship Dorothy Broughton Trophy School (Final House Percentages School 3265 Winterton 25 77 Mann 2092 Foundation 206)

HRK Broughton Championship Trophy School (Final Percentages School 2851 Winterton 2595 Mann 2547 Foundation 2005)

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School Notes 1979-80 As one looks back on earlier school notes it seems that the first sentence always proclaims the fact that that particular year has been an eventful one Well 1980 has been no exception We have had a number of staff changes during the last school year Easter saw the departure of Mr Barnes who became Head of English at Christ s School Richmond Mr Edwards and Mrs Fleming Miss Gosman also retired after many years at Raines In the summer Mr Nice left us to take up the post of Head of Mathematics at St Johns School Gravesend We would like to thank him for all that he has done for us during his time here particularly for setting up the table-tennis club and ins tituting regular competitions Mr Monk left us to go to Russia with the British Council while Mr Jenkins departed for the United States We wish them all much success in their future careers and hope that they will remember the School as it will remember them The end of the summer term also saw the departure of Mr Nugent Miss Wilson and Miss Smith who temporarily replaced Mr Barnes Miss Gasman and Mr Edwards respec tively We thank them too for their contribution to the school

In place of those who have left we are pleased to welcome some new members of staff to Raines Miss ONeill joins the English department Mr Willett the Mathematics and Physics departments and Miss Dolan and Miss Webb-Bourne the Modern Languages department We extend a particularly warm welcome to our new Headmaster Mr Thomas who has replaced Mr Stanney after fifteen years at Raines We hope that Mr Thomas will be very happy here

We would like to congratulate Mr Bye on his recent marriage and also Julie Dawkins who succeeded in winning a scholarship to Merton College Oxford where she will read French Mention must also be made of Amanda Mal pass Lesley Cox and Michael J acobs who won travelling awards frori1 the ILEA Well done1

At Speech Day last October we had the privilege to be addressed by the Bishop of Stepney Ian Crane and Ching Fun Lee played Brahms Hungarian Dance as a piano duet Father Oynick returned to address us at our Founders Day service in May and the Choir sang two pieces Achieved is the Glorious Work by Haydn and Panis Angelicus by Franck At the Christmas Carol service again held at the church of St J ohn-on-Bethnal Green it was the turn of the junior choir to excel with their rendering of Marys Boy Child and Born This Night The services on Ascension Day Harvest Festival and the last assembly of term were also enhanced by the sound of singing

On the secular side there have been two musical productions this past year - The Pira tes of Penzance and The Wizard of Oz

Pupils left the premises for the usual field trips the Geographers and Geologists visiting Wales amongst other places and the Biologists travelling to Abergavenny A party o f fifth years went h osmiddot telling in Yorkshire the second years went to France during the Spring Bank Holiday while another group visited Sweden in the summer staying with Swedish families there was the usuai ski ~ ng holshyiday around Christmas time and in the summer a new departure- a barge holiday o n the Dutch canals Day trips have been too numerous to record - one that was much appreciated was the visit to Surrey University by fifth and sixth formers considering further education

Visits to concerts operas the ballet and the theatre are always very much in evidence Productions seen this year included Scrooge Twelfth Night Othello- the Oliver film and of course two weekend visits to Stratford-upon-Avon for the annual Raines pilgrimage to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Within the school the house play competitions have continued to flourish at a very high standard the winning houses being Winterton (junior) and Mann (senior)

)n behalf of the editorial committee I should like to thank all those who have helped to produce this magazine - those who have taken the trouble to write the articles those who have typed them for us and those who contributed the photographs and drawings - and most of all the staff who helped in the preparation especially Mr Blundell and Mrs Darch without whom none of this would have appeared Thank you all very much

Alison Harvey L6D

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PIRATES OF PENZANCE

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Music and Drama Once again all those involved in the senio r an d junior house pl ays deserve our than ks and congratushylations for providing th e school with two mornings of good entertainment The amount of work and enthusiasm which is put into these p roductions is always most impressive It vvas interesting to see ~d ann House the winners of the senior competition courageously moving away from th e more conventional type of one-act play They were d uly co mmended for their enterprising production by Peter Guiness wh o again kindly consented to judge our senior competiti on Vc thank him fo r giving up his time and [or his useful and construc tive comments

At Raine s November is the month o f Gil bert and Sullivan this year saw a highly success ful production of The Pira tes o f Penzance Barbara Page an Old R aineian made a gues t appearance to repeat her 1973 success as Mabcl while Mr Nice as Frcdcrick delivered what was to be his swansong Mr ices contrbution to the musical and dramatic life of Raines as singer ac tor stage manager and producer Arill he much missed

fhi s years school play too k an unprecedented musical turn when Miss Jackson andlVlr J ohnson aided an d abetted by pupils from the first to fourth years delighted us with their lively production of The Wizard of Oz Well done everyone - we hope to see you on the Raines stage again soon The cast did in fac t have an oppor tunity of performing some of the scenes and musical ite ms from the The Wizard once more when they were invited to appear at th e ILEA South Bank Fes tival

M D

On the musical side things have been happening at Raine s this year Suzann e Haritou Debra Harvey Susan Carpenter and Tony Judd are now all members o f the Lo ndon Schools Concert Band which meets for a weeks course culminating in a public concert each holiday period They toge ther with Jennifer Laudat and Madclaine llcrshman are also memhers of the recently formed Stepney Schools You th Band vvhich rehearses weekly and played at four local schools at the end o f the sum mer term

Gj

The Wizard of Oz Instead of the usual juni o r entertainment nigh t in the summer term the Music and Drama Society mounted a full scale production of the Wi1arcl of Oz using talent fro m the first fo ur years

From a directors point of view the problems were many and grea t but sharing the work brought rewards with Miss Fullers costumes Mr Leonards stage managemen t and Mrs Auerbachs make-up the outstanding contributions The score-stip ulated minimum instruments for u successful perform shyance of 2 trumpets 1 tro mbone 3 saxes 3 vio lins a cello a bass drums and piano was reduced to Miss J ackson s piano and a pair of dentcd cym bals with hardly a difference in quality My thanks are also due to ivlr Blundell who not only painted the backdrop as usual but also built what m obile scenery was needed

vly real appreciation however is reserved for a gifted set of actors and act resses who worked in rehearsals during holidays and weekends and brought more life to the show than I coul d give it Our two alternating Durothies - Debo rah Baker and Terry Bryan - were equally enchanting and they had great support from Matthew Whitlock Terry Webber Deborah Halls Josiane Kaal Robert Howard-Pe rkins Steven Evcrton and all the othe r charac ters and ch orus Shining constan tly over every rehersal and all three performances was the acting o f J ltmice Lang as Scarecrow

I could write a paragraph o r mo re about each person involved in the production but I have not the room I can only repeat my thanks to everyone who played in worked on o r helped with one of the schools most successful productions

SJ

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Wizard ofOz

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The Parents Association The Parents Association has had another successful year and as a result has been able to meet all the financial requests made by the school

The two dances held in November and February were very well attended and enjoyed by all The group called The Phantoms were booked again and they played a wide variety of dance music to suit all tastes They have been booked for future functions and the two evenings can be warmly recommended as representing excellent value for money

Two sales were held during the Spring Term one in each building each providing the Association with valuable funds

It was fortunate that the day of the summer fele was one of the few dry days in July and the fete proved to be one of the most successful ever making a profit of over pound500 A new and highly successful feature was the auction and it is hoped that this will become a regular attraction The Association would like to express thanks to the two schoolkeepers Mr Tolley and Mr Wright for their help in enabling these events to take place

Each year the Association is able to help the school in many diverse ways by providing funds which would not otherwise be available Dw-ing the last financial year the Association purchased for the school a cine-camera cine-projector table-tennis table and nets and rugby shirts Money has been donated to hep pay for field trips the South Wales rugby tour and the costuming of the school plays In addition a number of pupils have been assisted with expenses incurred on various music and languages courses

The Association would like to thank all members of the staff and school who have helped throughshyout the year all and parents and friends who have supported the activities

CJN

Scraper Board Work Cottages by Taalibhusain Sllaah 2C

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

J BjGtV

School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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SUBJECT PRIZES Religious Knowledge

Physical Education

Music

Art

Cookery

Textiles

Ceramics

SPECIAL PRIZES Ridewood Prizes

St Judes Memorial Prize

The lda Samuels Memorial Prizes

Senior Intermediate junior

Senior Boy Senior Girl Junior Boy Junior Girl

Senior Junior

Senior Junior

Senior Junior

Junior

Senior Junior

Sarah Robinson Gary Scllick Ceri Batchelder

John Meredith J oanne Marshal Danen Collins Gemma OConnor

lan Crane Geoffrey Perry

Michele Demetriou Grace Lee

Janet Mansfield Julie Mahoney

Tracey Belcher

John Sampson Jamie Bachell

Susan Brooks Terence Dowdell Ian Emberson Claudette Grant Trevor lmpey Gary Clamp Lucy Nanton Susan Falder Lorraine Nash Richard Grove

Senior Dawn Pren tice Junior Susan Robinson

Geology Field Studies Patrick Mulrenan The John J acobs Prize(+ d t t t 0 d L l) Step hen Drew The Haugh Prize i I or zs znc wn a r mary eve Max ine Brown

Ching Fun Lee

The Mangold Vase The Tong Prize (for dzstmctwn at Advanced Level)

The Ward Prize for Endeavour The Chairmans Prize The Goode Prize The Staff Prize The Old Raineians Prizes for service to the School

The Parents Association Prizes

The Grier Memorial Prize for Service to the School The Taylor Memorial Prize for Service to the School

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Sarah Robinson Tabassam Rashdi Peter Clarke Alan Webber Iris Lyddon Melanic F oord J ulie Dawkins Dawn Prentice Anne Small Laura Davies Perry Wrigh t Lynn Bryant Daniel Perkins

CERTIFICATES University of London Advanced Level

Deborah Begent (3) Lynn Bryant (3) Peter Clarke (3) Wendy Curley (3) Deborah Goode (3) Ralph Howes (3) Blake Lee-Harwood (3) Noor Mer (3) Brian Morton (3) Patrick Mulrenan (3) Daniel Perkins (4) Dawn Prentice (3) Tabassam Rashdi (4) Paul Szucs (3) Deborah Vine (3)

In addition eleven pupils gained two passes and six gained one pass

Ordinary Level

Grade A B and C and Grade l CSE

Gary Anderson (9) Tracy Baker (8) Suzanne Beyer (5) Gary Brisley (8) Anthony Britton (8) Maxine Brown (10) Lynn Charles (7)Judith Cohen (5) Paula Colvill (7) Gregory Commons (6) Suzanne Coster (9)Janet Crudgington (9) Alice David (8) Sally Deathridge (7) Mark Dcnnison (5) Samantha Doherty (8) Melissa Douglass (6) Stephen Drew (10) Tony Eales (7) Paul Ellis (7) Ian Emberson (5)Jennie Farrant (10) Stephen Faulkner (5) Kerry Goodall (9)John K Green (7) Steven Greeno (9) Gillian Groves (9) James Hamilton (6) Suzanne Haritou (9) Justine Hershman (10)Jeffrey Higgins (8) Mark Houghton (9) Saleha Khan (5)Janet King (8) Debra Knight (5) Ching Fun Lee (1 0) Paul Martindill (7) Mary McCurry (7) Kay McEachran (6) Nabigi lvler (5 ) Gary Morgan (8) David Mould (8) Anthony Murphy (9) Patricia OCavanagh (10) Peter Oliver (5) Patrick Pallott (5) Brenda Pollack (9) Deborah Poole (6) Carole Pyner (9) David Ray (5) Paul Reideman (5 ) Paul Riley (5) Sarah Robinson (9) Tracey Robinson (6) Deborah Rollinson (6) Craig Rose (9) Susan Rudwick (9) Sharon Simons (6) Deborah Smith (5) Sarah Smith (10) Sheena Smith (5) David Spencer (8 ) Robert Stuart (8) Tina Szucs (6) Moira Tate (7) Alan Thornton (7) Tahir Ullah (8) David Watts (5) Vivienne Wright (9) Susan Yeates (7)

Twenty-two Fifth Formers gained four passes ten gained three ten gained two and fifteen gained one

In the Upper Sixth five pupils gained one pass

In the Lower Sixth one pupil gained four passes five gained three nineteen gained two and thirty gained one

Eleven pupils also gained passes in the Associated Examining Board examination

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

Pianoforte Grade V Richard Grove

Violin

French Horn Singing

Grade VII Ian Crane

Grade I Grade 11 Grade VI Grade V Grade VI

Ching Fun Lee Pertelopc Gardiner Grace Lee Suzanne Haritou John Young Iris Lyddon

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Trophies 1979-80

ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES Athletics

Senior Winterton Cup Winterton Intermediate Butterfield Cup Winterton Junior Luton Cup M ann Standards (5 Star) Aldriclge Cup M ann Aggregate Roden Cup Winterton

Basketball Senior Raineian Lodge Cup M ann Intermediate Harvey Martin Cup SchoolWin terton Junior Fishberg Cup Winterton

Cross Country (Boys)

Senior Mansfield Cup Winterton Intermediate Wareing Cup School Junior Home Cup Foundation

(Girls) Senior Headmasters Trophy M ann Intermediate Middle School Trophy M ann Junior Junior Cup School

Hockey Senior Munn Cup School Intermediate Camberley Cup M ann

Netball Senior Tyler Trophy School Intermediate Leach Cup M ann Junior Mann Cup Foundation

Rugby Senior Cadet Cup M ann Interm ediate Hirtes Cup Winterton Junior Jenkins Cup ManWin terton

Swimming Senior Lassman Shield Foundation Intermediate Wilkins Shield Winterton Junior Turnage Trophy Foundation Aggregate Manuel Posey Cup School

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Table Tennis Senpoundor junior

Physical Education Boys Gils

Adlam Cup ORA 250th Anniversary

Cup

Foundation M ann

Winterton School

House Championship Shutt Trophy Mann (Final house percentages of total possible points Mann 2818 School 2606 Winterton 2606

Foundation 19 7)

STAFF v SCHOOL WD Lyons Trophy

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Drama Senior junior

Chess Senior Junior

Prose and V er se Senior junior

Sixth Form Cup DM Y eo mans Trophy

Clark Cup Clark Junior Cup

Aldridge Memorial Trophy Aldridge Memorial Trophy

First Year Harvest Festival Poster Competition

Junior Projects Project Cup

Field Studies Canning Memorial Trophy

School Work Dagger Cup

The Staff

Mann Winterton

School Winter ton

Winterton Winterton

School

FoundationSchool

Foundation

School

House Championship Dorothy Broughton Trophy School (Final House Percentages School 3265 Winterton 25 77 Mann 2092 Foundation 206)

HRK Broughton Championship Trophy School (Final Percentages School 2851 Winterton 2595 Mann 2547 Foundation 2005)

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School Notes 1979-80 As one looks back on earlier school notes it seems that the first sentence always proclaims the fact that that particular year has been an eventful one Well 1980 has been no exception We have had a number of staff changes during the last school year Easter saw the departure of Mr Barnes who became Head of English at Christ s School Richmond Mr Edwards and Mrs Fleming Miss Gosman also retired after many years at Raines In the summer Mr Nice left us to take up the post of Head of Mathematics at St Johns School Gravesend We would like to thank him for all that he has done for us during his time here particularly for setting up the table-tennis club and ins tituting regular competitions Mr Monk left us to go to Russia with the British Council while Mr Jenkins departed for the United States We wish them all much success in their future careers and hope that they will remember the School as it will remember them The end of the summer term also saw the departure of Mr Nugent Miss Wilson and Miss Smith who temporarily replaced Mr Barnes Miss Gasman and Mr Edwards respec tively We thank them too for their contribution to the school

In place of those who have left we are pleased to welcome some new members of staff to Raines Miss ONeill joins the English department Mr Willett the Mathematics and Physics departments and Miss Dolan and Miss Webb-Bourne the Modern Languages department We extend a particularly warm welcome to our new Headmaster Mr Thomas who has replaced Mr Stanney after fifteen years at Raines We hope that Mr Thomas will be very happy here

We would like to congratulate Mr Bye on his recent marriage and also Julie Dawkins who succeeded in winning a scholarship to Merton College Oxford where she will read French Mention must also be made of Amanda Mal pass Lesley Cox and Michael J acobs who won travelling awards frori1 the ILEA Well done1

At Speech Day last October we had the privilege to be addressed by the Bishop of Stepney Ian Crane and Ching Fun Lee played Brahms Hungarian Dance as a piano duet Father Oynick returned to address us at our Founders Day service in May and the Choir sang two pieces Achieved is the Glorious Work by Haydn and Panis Angelicus by Franck At the Christmas Carol service again held at the church of St J ohn-on-Bethnal Green it was the turn of the junior choir to excel with their rendering of Marys Boy Child and Born This Night The services on Ascension Day Harvest Festival and the last assembly of term were also enhanced by the sound of singing

On the secular side there have been two musical productions this past year - The Pira tes of Penzance and The Wizard of Oz

Pupils left the premises for the usual field trips the Geographers and Geologists visiting Wales amongst other places and the Biologists travelling to Abergavenny A party o f fifth years went h osmiddot telling in Yorkshire the second years went to France during the Spring Bank Holiday while another group visited Sweden in the summer staying with Swedish families there was the usuai ski ~ ng holshyiday around Christmas time and in the summer a new departure- a barge holiday o n the Dutch canals Day trips have been too numerous to record - one that was much appreciated was the visit to Surrey University by fifth and sixth formers considering further education

Visits to concerts operas the ballet and the theatre are always very much in evidence Productions seen this year included Scrooge Twelfth Night Othello- the Oliver film and of course two weekend visits to Stratford-upon-Avon for the annual Raines pilgrimage to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Within the school the house play competitions have continued to flourish at a very high standard the winning houses being Winterton (junior) and Mann (senior)

)n behalf of the editorial committee I should like to thank all those who have helped to produce this magazine - those who have taken the trouble to write the articles those who have typed them for us and those who contributed the photographs and drawings - and most of all the staff who helped in the preparation especially Mr Blundell and Mrs Darch without whom none of this would have appeared Thank you all very much

Alison Harvey L6D

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PIRATES OF PENZANCE

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Music and Drama Once again all those involved in the senio r an d junior house pl ays deserve our than ks and congratushylations for providing th e school with two mornings of good entertainment The amount of work and enthusiasm which is put into these p roductions is always most impressive It vvas interesting to see ~d ann House the winners of the senior competition courageously moving away from th e more conventional type of one-act play They were d uly co mmended for their enterprising production by Peter Guiness wh o again kindly consented to judge our senior competiti on Vc thank him fo r giving up his time and [or his useful and construc tive comments

At Raine s November is the month o f Gil bert and Sullivan this year saw a highly success ful production of The Pira tes o f Penzance Barbara Page an Old R aineian made a gues t appearance to repeat her 1973 success as Mabcl while Mr Nice as Frcdcrick delivered what was to be his swansong Mr ices contrbution to the musical and dramatic life of Raines as singer ac tor stage manager and producer Arill he much missed

fhi s years school play too k an unprecedented musical turn when Miss Jackson andlVlr J ohnson aided an d abetted by pupils from the first to fourth years delighted us with their lively production of The Wizard of Oz Well done everyone - we hope to see you on the Raines stage again soon The cast did in fac t have an oppor tunity of performing some of the scenes and musical ite ms from the The Wizard once more when they were invited to appear at th e ILEA South Bank Fes tival

M D

On the musical side things have been happening at Raine s this year Suzann e Haritou Debra Harvey Susan Carpenter and Tony Judd are now all members o f the Lo ndon Schools Concert Band which meets for a weeks course culminating in a public concert each holiday period They toge ther with Jennifer Laudat and Madclaine llcrshman are also memhers of the recently formed Stepney Schools You th Band vvhich rehearses weekly and played at four local schools at the end o f the sum mer term

Gj

The Wizard of Oz Instead of the usual juni o r entertainment nigh t in the summer term the Music and Drama Society mounted a full scale production of the Wi1arcl of Oz using talent fro m the first fo ur years

From a directors point of view the problems were many and grea t but sharing the work brought rewards with Miss Fullers costumes Mr Leonards stage managemen t and Mrs Auerbachs make-up the outstanding contributions The score-stip ulated minimum instruments for u successful perform shyance of 2 trumpets 1 tro mbone 3 saxes 3 vio lins a cello a bass drums and piano was reduced to Miss J ackson s piano and a pair of dentcd cym bals with hardly a difference in quality My thanks are also due to ivlr Blundell who not only painted the backdrop as usual but also built what m obile scenery was needed

vly real appreciation however is reserved for a gifted set of actors and act resses who worked in rehearsals during holidays and weekends and brought more life to the show than I coul d give it Our two alternating Durothies - Debo rah Baker and Terry Bryan - were equally enchanting and they had great support from Matthew Whitlock Terry Webber Deborah Halls Josiane Kaal Robert Howard-Pe rkins Steven Evcrton and all the othe r charac ters and ch orus Shining constan tly over every rehersal and all three performances was the acting o f J ltmice Lang as Scarecrow

I could write a paragraph o r mo re about each person involved in the production but I have not the room I can only repeat my thanks to everyone who played in worked on o r helped with one of the schools most successful productions

SJ

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Wizard ofOz

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The Parents Association The Parents Association has had another successful year and as a result has been able to meet all the financial requests made by the school

The two dances held in November and February were very well attended and enjoyed by all The group called The Phantoms were booked again and they played a wide variety of dance music to suit all tastes They have been booked for future functions and the two evenings can be warmly recommended as representing excellent value for money

Two sales were held during the Spring Term one in each building each providing the Association with valuable funds

It was fortunate that the day of the summer fele was one of the few dry days in July and the fete proved to be one of the most successful ever making a profit of over pound500 A new and highly successful feature was the auction and it is hoped that this will become a regular attraction The Association would like to express thanks to the two schoolkeepers Mr Tolley and Mr Wright for their help in enabling these events to take place

Each year the Association is able to help the school in many diverse ways by providing funds which would not otherwise be available Dw-ing the last financial year the Association purchased for the school a cine-camera cine-projector table-tennis table and nets and rugby shirts Money has been donated to hep pay for field trips the South Wales rugby tour and the costuming of the school plays In addition a number of pupils have been assisted with expenses incurred on various music and languages courses

The Association would like to thank all members of the staff and school who have helped throughshyout the year all and parents and friends who have supported the activities

CJN

Scraper Board Work Cottages by Taalibhusain Sllaah 2C

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

J BjGtV

School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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CERTIFICATES University of London Advanced Level

Deborah Begent (3) Lynn Bryant (3) Peter Clarke (3) Wendy Curley (3) Deborah Goode (3) Ralph Howes (3) Blake Lee-Harwood (3) Noor Mer (3) Brian Morton (3) Patrick Mulrenan (3) Daniel Perkins (4) Dawn Prentice (3) Tabassam Rashdi (4) Paul Szucs (3) Deborah Vine (3)

In addition eleven pupils gained two passes and six gained one pass

Ordinary Level

Grade A B and C and Grade l CSE

Gary Anderson (9) Tracy Baker (8) Suzanne Beyer (5) Gary Brisley (8) Anthony Britton (8) Maxine Brown (10) Lynn Charles (7)Judith Cohen (5) Paula Colvill (7) Gregory Commons (6) Suzanne Coster (9)Janet Crudgington (9) Alice David (8) Sally Deathridge (7) Mark Dcnnison (5) Samantha Doherty (8) Melissa Douglass (6) Stephen Drew (10) Tony Eales (7) Paul Ellis (7) Ian Emberson (5)Jennie Farrant (10) Stephen Faulkner (5) Kerry Goodall (9)John K Green (7) Steven Greeno (9) Gillian Groves (9) James Hamilton (6) Suzanne Haritou (9) Justine Hershman (10)Jeffrey Higgins (8) Mark Houghton (9) Saleha Khan (5)Janet King (8) Debra Knight (5) Ching Fun Lee (1 0) Paul Martindill (7) Mary McCurry (7) Kay McEachran (6) Nabigi lvler (5 ) Gary Morgan (8) David Mould (8) Anthony Murphy (9) Patricia OCavanagh (10) Peter Oliver (5) Patrick Pallott (5) Brenda Pollack (9) Deborah Poole (6) Carole Pyner (9) David Ray (5) Paul Reideman (5 ) Paul Riley (5) Sarah Robinson (9) Tracey Robinson (6) Deborah Rollinson (6) Craig Rose (9) Susan Rudwick (9) Sharon Simons (6) Deborah Smith (5) Sarah Smith (10) Sheena Smith (5) David Spencer (8 ) Robert Stuart (8) Tina Szucs (6) Moira Tate (7) Alan Thornton (7) Tahir Ullah (8) David Watts (5) Vivienne Wright (9) Susan Yeates (7)

Twenty-two Fifth Formers gained four passes ten gained three ten gained two and fifteen gained one

In the Upper Sixth five pupils gained one pass

In the Lower Sixth one pupil gained four passes five gained three nineteen gained two and thirty gained one

Eleven pupils also gained passes in the Associated Examining Board examination

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

Pianoforte Grade V Richard Grove

Violin

French Horn Singing

Grade VII Ian Crane

Grade I Grade 11 Grade VI Grade V Grade VI

Ching Fun Lee Pertelopc Gardiner Grace Lee Suzanne Haritou John Young Iris Lyddon

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Trophies 1979-80

ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES Athletics

Senior Winterton Cup Winterton Intermediate Butterfield Cup Winterton Junior Luton Cup M ann Standards (5 Star) Aldriclge Cup M ann Aggregate Roden Cup Winterton

Basketball Senior Raineian Lodge Cup M ann Intermediate Harvey Martin Cup SchoolWin terton Junior Fishberg Cup Winterton

Cross Country (Boys)

Senior Mansfield Cup Winterton Intermediate Wareing Cup School Junior Home Cup Foundation

(Girls) Senior Headmasters Trophy M ann Intermediate Middle School Trophy M ann Junior Junior Cup School

Hockey Senior Munn Cup School Intermediate Camberley Cup M ann

Netball Senior Tyler Trophy School Intermediate Leach Cup M ann Junior Mann Cup Foundation

Rugby Senior Cadet Cup M ann Interm ediate Hirtes Cup Winterton Junior Jenkins Cup ManWin terton

Swimming Senior Lassman Shield Foundation Intermediate Wilkins Shield Winterton Junior Turnage Trophy Foundation Aggregate Manuel Posey Cup School

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Table Tennis Senpoundor junior

Physical Education Boys Gils

Adlam Cup ORA 250th Anniversary

Cup

Foundation M ann

Winterton School

House Championship Shutt Trophy Mann (Final house percentages of total possible points Mann 2818 School 2606 Winterton 2606

Foundation 19 7)

STAFF v SCHOOL WD Lyons Trophy

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Drama Senior junior

Chess Senior Junior

Prose and V er se Senior junior

Sixth Form Cup DM Y eo mans Trophy

Clark Cup Clark Junior Cup

Aldridge Memorial Trophy Aldridge Memorial Trophy

First Year Harvest Festival Poster Competition

Junior Projects Project Cup

Field Studies Canning Memorial Trophy

School Work Dagger Cup

The Staff

Mann Winterton

School Winter ton

Winterton Winterton

School

FoundationSchool

Foundation

School

House Championship Dorothy Broughton Trophy School (Final House Percentages School 3265 Winterton 25 77 Mann 2092 Foundation 206)

HRK Broughton Championship Trophy School (Final Percentages School 2851 Winterton 2595 Mann 2547 Foundation 2005)

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School Notes 1979-80 As one looks back on earlier school notes it seems that the first sentence always proclaims the fact that that particular year has been an eventful one Well 1980 has been no exception We have had a number of staff changes during the last school year Easter saw the departure of Mr Barnes who became Head of English at Christ s School Richmond Mr Edwards and Mrs Fleming Miss Gosman also retired after many years at Raines In the summer Mr Nice left us to take up the post of Head of Mathematics at St Johns School Gravesend We would like to thank him for all that he has done for us during his time here particularly for setting up the table-tennis club and ins tituting regular competitions Mr Monk left us to go to Russia with the British Council while Mr Jenkins departed for the United States We wish them all much success in their future careers and hope that they will remember the School as it will remember them The end of the summer term also saw the departure of Mr Nugent Miss Wilson and Miss Smith who temporarily replaced Mr Barnes Miss Gasman and Mr Edwards respec tively We thank them too for their contribution to the school

In place of those who have left we are pleased to welcome some new members of staff to Raines Miss ONeill joins the English department Mr Willett the Mathematics and Physics departments and Miss Dolan and Miss Webb-Bourne the Modern Languages department We extend a particularly warm welcome to our new Headmaster Mr Thomas who has replaced Mr Stanney after fifteen years at Raines We hope that Mr Thomas will be very happy here

We would like to congratulate Mr Bye on his recent marriage and also Julie Dawkins who succeeded in winning a scholarship to Merton College Oxford where she will read French Mention must also be made of Amanda Mal pass Lesley Cox and Michael J acobs who won travelling awards frori1 the ILEA Well done1

At Speech Day last October we had the privilege to be addressed by the Bishop of Stepney Ian Crane and Ching Fun Lee played Brahms Hungarian Dance as a piano duet Father Oynick returned to address us at our Founders Day service in May and the Choir sang two pieces Achieved is the Glorious Work by Haydn and Panis Angelicus by Franck At the Christmas Carol service again held at the church of St J ohn-on-Bethnal Green it was the turn of the junior choir to excel with their rendering of Marys Boy Child and Born This Night The services on Ascension Day Harvest Festival and the last assembly of term were also enhanced by the sound of singing

On the secular side there have been two musical productions this past year - The Pira tes of Penzance and The Wizard of Oz

Pupils left the premises for the usual field trips the Geographers and Geologists visiting Wales amongst other places and the Biologists travelling to Abergavenny A party o f fifth years went h osmiddot telling in Yorkshire the second years went to France during the Spring Bank Holiday while another group visited Sweden in the summer staying with Swedish families there was the usuai ski ~ ng holshyiday around Christmas time and in the summer a new departure- a barge holiday o n the Dutch canals Day trips have been too numerous to record - one that was much appreciated was the visit to Surrey University by fifth and sixth formers considering further education

Visits to concerts operas the ballet and the theatre are always very much in evidence Productions seen this year included Scrooge Twelfth Night Othello- the Oliver film and of course two weekend visits to Stratford-upon-Avon for the annual Raines pilgrimage to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Within the school the house play competitions have continued to flourish at a very high standard the winning houses being Winterton (junior) and Mann (senior)

)n behalf of the editorial committee I should like to thank all those who have helped to produce this magazine - those who have taken the trouble to write the articles those who have typed them for us and those who contributed the photographs and drawings - and most of all the staff who helped in the preparation especially Mr Blundell and Mrs Darch without whom none of this would have appeared Thank you all very much

Alison Harvey L6D

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PIRATES OF PENZANCE

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Music and Drama Once again all those involved in the senio r an d junior house pl ays deserve our than ks and congratushylations for providing th e school with two mornings of good entertainment The amount of work and enthusiasm which is put into these p roductions is always most impressive It vvas interesting to see ~d ann House the winners of the senior competition courageously moving away from th e more conventional type of one-act play They were d uly co mmended for their enterprising production by Peter Guiness wh o again kindly consented to judge our senior competiti on Vc thank him fo r giving up his time and [or his useful and construc tive comments

At Raine s November is the month o f Gil bert and Sullivan this year saw a highly success ful production of The Pira tes o f Penzance Barbara Page an Old R aineian made a gues t appearance to repeat her 1973 success as Mabcl while Mr Nice as Frcdcrick delivered what was to be his swansong Mr ices contrbution to the musical and dramatic life of Raines as singer ac tor stage manager and producer Arill he much missed

fhi s years school play too k an unprecedented musical turn when Miss Jackson andlVlr J ohnson aided an d abetted by pupils from the first to fourth years delighted us with their lively production of The Wizard of Oz Well done everyone - we hope to see you on the Raines stage again soon The cast did in fac t have an oppor tunity of performing some of the scenes and musical ite ms from the The Wizard once more when they were invited to appear at th e ILEA South Bank Fes tival

M D

On the musical side things have been happening at Raine s this year Suzann e Haritou Debra Harvey Susan Carpenter and Tony Judd are now all members o f the Lo ndon Schools Concert Band which meets for a weeks course culminating in a public concert each holiday period They toge ther with Jennifer Laudat and Madclaine llcrshman are also memhers of the recently formed Stepney Schools You th Band vvhich rehearses weekly and played at four local schools at the end o f the sum mer term

Gj

The Wizard of Oz Instead of the usual juni o r entertainment nigh t in the summer term the Music and Drama Society mounted a full scale production of the Wi1arcl of Oz using talent fro m the first fo ur years

From a directors point of view the problems were many and grea t but sharing the work brought rewards with Miss Fullers costumes Mr Leonards stage managemen t and Mrs Auerbachs make-up the outstanding contributions The score-stip ulated minimum instruments for u successful perform shyance of 2 trumpets 1 tro mbone 3 saxes 3 vio lins a cello a bass drums and piano was reduced to Miss J ackson s piano and a pair of dentcd cym bals with hardly a difference in quality My thanks are also due to ivlr Blundell who not only painted the backdrop as usual but also built what m obile scenery was needed

vly real appreciation however is reserved for a gifted set of actors and act resses who worked in rehearsals during holidays and weekends and brought more life to the show than I coul d give it Our two alternating Durothies - Debo rah Baker and Terry Bryan - were equally enchanting and they had great support from Matthew Whitlock Terry Webber Deborah Halls Josiane Kaal Robert Howard-Pe rkins Steven Evcrton and all the othe r charac ters and ch orus Shining constan tly over every rehersal and all three performances was the acting o f J ltmice Lang as Scarecrow

I could write a paragraph o r mo re about each person involved in the production but I have not the room I can only repeat my thanks to everyone who played in worked on o r helped with one of the schools most successful productions

SJ

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Wizard ofOz

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The Parents Association The Parents Association has had another successful year and as a result has been able to meet all the financial requests made by the school

The two dances held in November and February were very well attended and enjoyed by all The group called The Phantoms were booked again and they played a wide variety of dance music to suit all tastes They have been booked for future functions and the two evenings can be warmly recommended as representing excellent value for money

Two sales were held during the Spring Term one in each building each providing the Association with valuable funds

It was fortunate that the day of the summer fele was one of the few dry days in July and the fete proved to be one of the most successful ever making a profit of over pound500 A new and highly successful feature was the auction and it is hoped that this will become a regular attraction The Association would like to express thanks to the two schoolkeepers Mr Tolley and Mr Wright for their help in enabling these events to take place

Each year the Association is able to help the school in many diverse ways by providing funds which would not otherwise be available Dw-ing the last financial year the Association purchased for the school a cine-camera cine-projector table-tennis table and nets and rugby shirts Money has been donated to hep pay for field trips the South Wales rugby tour and the costuming of the school plays In addition a number of pupils have been assisted with expenses incurred on various music and languages courses

The Association would like to thank all members of the staff and school who have helped throughshyout the year all and parents and friends who have supported the activities

CJN

Scraper Board Work Cottages by Taalibhusain Sllaah 2C

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

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School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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Trophies 1979-80

ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES Athletics

Senior Winterton Cup Winterton Intermediate Butterfield Cup Winterton Junior Luton Cup M ann Standards (5 Star) Aldriclge Cup M ann Aggregate Roden Cup Winterton

Basketball Senior Raineian Lodge Cup M ann Intermediate Harvey Martin Cup SchoolWin terton Junior Fishberg Cup Winterton

Cross Country (Boys)

Senior Mansfield Cup Winterton Intermediate Wareing Cup School Junior Home Cup Foundation

(Girls) Senior Headmasters Trophy M ann Intermediate Middle School Trophy M ann Junior Junior Cup School

Hockey Senior Munn Cup School Intermediate Camberley Cup M ann

Netball Senior Tyler Trophy School Intermediate Leach Cup M ann Junior Mann Cup Foundation

Rugby Senior Cadet Cup M ann Interm ediate Hirtes Cup Winterton Junior Jenkins Cup ManWin terton

Swimming Senior Lassman Shield Foundation Intermediate Wilkins Shield Winterton Junior Turnage Trophy Foundation Aggregate Manuel Posey Cup School

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Table Tennis Senpoundor junior

Physical Education Boys Gils

Adlam Cup ORA 250th Anniversary

Cup

Foundation M ann

Winterton School

House Championship Shutt Trophy Mann (Final house percentages of total possible points Mann 2818 School 2606 Winterton 2606

Foundation 19 7)

STAFF v SCHOOL WD Lyons Trophy

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Drama Senior junior

Chess Senior Junior

Prose and V er se Senior junior

Sixth Form Cup DM Y eo mans Trophy

Clark Cup Clark Junior Cup

Aldridge Memorial Trophy Aldridge Memorial Trophy

First Year Harvest Festival Poster Competition

Junior Projects Project Cup

Field Studies Canning Memorial Trophy

School Work Dagger Cup

The Staff

Mann Winterton

School Winter ton

Winterton Winterton

School

FoundationSchool

Foundation

School

House Championship Dorothy Broughton Trophy School (Final House Percentages School 3265 Winterton 25 77 Mann 2092 Foundation 206)

HRK Broughton Championship Trophy School (Final Percentages School 2851 Winterton 2595 Mann 2547 Foundation 2005)

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School Notes 1979-80 As one looks back on earlier school notes it seems that the first sentence always proclaims the fact that that particular year has been an eventful one Well 1980 has been no exception We have had a number of staff changes during the last school year Easter saw the departure of Mr Barnes who became Head of English at Christ s School Richmond Mr Edwards and Mrs Fleming Miss Gosman also retired after many years at Raines In the summer Mr Nice left us to take up the post of Head of Mathematics at St Johns School Gravesend We would like to thank him for all that he has done for us during his time here particularly for setting up the table-tennis club and ins tituting regular competitions Mr Monk left us to go to Russia with the British Council while Mr Jenkins departed for the United States We wish them all much success in their future careers and hope that they will remember the School as it will remember them The end of the summer term also saw the departure of Mr Nugent Miss Wilson and Miss Smith who temporarily replaced Mr Barnes Miss Gasman and Mr Edwards respec tively We thank them too for their contribution to the school

In place of those who have left we are pleased to welcome some new members of staff to Raines Miss ONeill joins the English department Mr Willett the Mathematics and Physics departments and Miss Dolan and Miss Webb-Bourne the Modern Languages department We extend a particularly warm welcome to our new Headmaster Mr Thomas who has replaced Mr Stanney after fifteen years at Raines We hope that Mr Thomas will be very happy here

We would like to congratulate Mr Bye on his recent marriage and also Julie Dawkins who succeeded in winning a scholarship to Merton College Oxford where she will read French Mention must also be made of Amanda Mal pass Lesley Cox and Michael J acobs who won travelling awards frori1 the ILEA Well done1

At Speech Day last October we had the privilege to be addressed by the Bishop of Stepney Ian Crane and Ching Fun Lee played Brahms Hungarian Dance as a piano duet Father Oynick returned to address us at our Founders Day service in May and the Choir sang two pieces Achieved is the Glorious Work by Haydn and Panis Angelicus by Franck At the Christmas Carol service again held at the church of St J ohn-on-Bethnal Green it was the turn of the junior choir to excel with their rendering of Marys Boy Child and Born This Night The services on Ascension Day Harvest Festival and the last assembly of term were also enhanced by the sound of singing

On the secular side there have been two musical productions this past year - The Pira tes of Penzance and The Wizard of Oz

Pupils left the premises for the usual field trips the Geographers and Geologists visiting Wales amongst other places and the Biologists travelling to Abergavenny A party o f fifth years went h osmiddot telling in Yorkshire the second years went to France during the Spring Bank Holiday while another group visited Sweden in the summer staying with Swedish families there was the usuai ski ~ ng holshyiday around Christmas time and in the summer a new departure- a barge holiday o n the Dutch canals Day trips have been too numerous to record - one that was much appreciated was the visit to Surrey University by fifth and sixth formers considering further education

Visits to concerts operas the ballet and the theatre are always very much in evidence Productions seen this year included Scrooge Twelfth Night Othello- the Oliver film and of course two weekend visits to Stratford-upon-Avon for the annual Raines pilgrimage to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Within the school the house play competitions have continued to flourish at a very high standard the winning houses being Winterton (junior) and Mann (senior)

)n behalf of the editorial committee I should like to thank all those who have helped to produce this magazine - those who have taken the trouble to write the articles those who have typed them for us and those who contributed the photographs and drawings - and most of all the staff who helped in the preparation especially Mr Blundell and Mrs Darch without whom none of this would have appeared Thank you all very much

Alison Harvey L6D

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PIRATES OF PENZANCE

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Music and Drama Once again all those involved in the senio r an d junior house pl ays deserve our than ks and congratushylations for providing th e school with two mornings of good entertainment The amount of work and enthusiasm which is put into these p roductions is always most impressive It vvas interesting to see ~d ann House the winners of the senior competition courageously moving away from th e more conventional type of one-act play They were d uly co mmended for their enterprising production by Peter Guiness wh o again kindly consented to judge our senior competiti on Vc thank him fo r giving up his time and [or his useful and construc tive comments

At Raine s November is the month o f Gil bert and Sullivan this year saw a highly success ful production of The Pira tes o f Penzance Barbara Page an Old R aineian made a gues t appearance to repeat her 1973 success as Mabcl while Mr Nice as Frcdcrick delivered what was to be his swansong Mr ices contrbution to the musical and dramatic life of Raines as singer ac tor stage manager and producer Arill he much missed

fhi s years school play too k an unprecedented musical turn when Miss Jackson andlVlr J ohnson aided an d abetted by pupils from the first to fourth years delighted us with their lively production of The Wizard of Oz Well done everyone - we hope to see you on the Raines stage again soon The cast did in fac t have an oppor tunity of performing some of the scenes and musical ite ms from the The Wizard once more when they were invited to appear at th e ILEA South Bank Fes tival

M D

On the musical side things have been happening at Raine s this year Suzann e Haritou Debra Harvey Susan Carpenter and Tony Judd are now all members o f the Lo ndon Schools Concert Band which meets for a weeks course culminating in a public concert each holiday period They toge ther with Jennifer Laudat and Madclaine llcrshman are also memhers of the recently formed Stepney Schools You th Band vvhich rehearses weekly and played at four local schools at the end o f the sum mer term

Gj

The Wizard of Oz Instead of the usual juni o r entertainment nigh t in the summer term the Music and Drama Society mounted a full scale production of the Wi1arcl of Oz using talent fro m the first fo ur years

From a directors point of view the problems were many and grea t but sharing the work brought rewards with Miss Fullers costumes Mr Leonards stage managemen t and Mrs Auerbachs make-up the outstanding contributions The score-stip ulated minimum instruments for u successful perform shyance of 2 trumpets 1 tro mbone 3 saxes 3 vio lins a cello a bass drums and piano was reduced to Miss J ackson s piano and a pair of dentcd cym bals with hardly a difference in quality My thanks are also due to ivlr Blundell who not only painted the backdrop as usual but also built what m obile scenery was needed

vly real appreciation however is reserved for a gifted set of actors and act resses who worked in rehearsals during holidays and weekends and brought more life to the show than I coul d give it Our two alternating Durothies - Debo rah Baker and Terry Bryan - were equally enchanting and they had great support from Matthew Whitlock Terry Webber Deborah Halls Josiane Kaal Robert Howard-Pe rkins Steven Evcrton and all the othe r charac ters and ch orus Shining constan tly over every rehersal and all three performances was the acting o f J ltmice Lang as Scarecrow

I could write a paragraph o r mo re about each person involved in the production but I have not the room I can only repeat my thanks to everyone who played in worked on o r helped with one of the schools most successful productions

SJ

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The Parents Association The Parents Association has had another successful year and as a result has been able to meet all the financial requests made by the school

The two dances held in November and February were very well attended and enjoyed by all The group called The Phantoms were booked again and they played a wide variety of dance music to suit all tastes They have been booked for future functions and the two evenings can be warmly recommended as representing excellent value for money

Two sales were held during the Spring Term one in each building each providing the Association with valuable funds

It was fortunate that the day of the summer fele was one of the few dry days in July and the fete proved to be one of the most successful ever making a profit of over pound500 A new and highly successful feature was the auction and it is hoped that this will become a regular attraction The Association would like to express thanks to the two schoolkeepers Mr Tolley and Mr Wright for their help in enabling these events to take place

Each year the Association is able to help the school in many diverse ways by providing funds which would not otherwise be available Dw-ing the last financial year the Association purchased for the school a cine-camera cine-projector table-tennis table and nets and rugby shirts Money has been donated to hep pay for field trips the South Wales rugby tour and the costuming of the school plays In addition a number of pupils have been assisted with expenses incurred on various music and languages courses

The Association would like to thank all members of the staff and school who have helped throughshyout the year all and parents and friends who have supported the activities

CJN

Scraper Board Work Cottages by Taalibhusain Sllaah 2C

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

J BjGtV

School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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Physical Education Boys Gils

Adlam Cup ORA 250th Anniversary

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House Championship Shutt Trophy Mann (Final house percentages of total possible points Mann 2818 School 2606 Winterton 2606

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STAFF v SCHOOL WD Lyons Trophy

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Drama Senior junior

Chess Senior Junior

Prose and V er se Senior junior

Sixth Form Cup DM Y eo mans Trophy

Clark Cup Clark Junior Cup

Aldridge Memorial Trophy Aldridge Memorial Trophy

First Year Harvest Festival Poster Competition

Junior Projects Project Cup

Field Studies Canning Memorial Trophy

School Work Dagger Cup

The Staff

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House Championship Dorothy Broughton Trophy School (Final House Percentages School 3265 Winterton 25 77 Mann 2092 Foundation 206)

HRK Broughton Championship Trophy School (Final Percentages School 2851 Winterton 2595 Mann 2547 Foundation 2005)

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School Notes 1979-80 As one looks back on earlier school notes it seems that the first sentence always proclaims the fact that that particular year has been an eventful one Well 1980 has been no exception We have had a number of staff changes during the last school year Easter saw the departure of Mr Barnes who became Head of English at Christ s School Richmond Mr Edwards and Mrs Fleming Miss Gosman also retired after many years at Raines In the summer Mr Nice left us to take up the post of Head of Mathematics at St Johns School Gravesend We would like to thank him for all that he has done for us during his time here particularly for setting up the table-tennis club and ins tituting regular competitions Mr Monk left us to go to Russia with the British Council while Mr Jenkins departed for the United States We wish them all much success in their future careers and hope that they will remember the School as it will remember them The end of the summer term also saw the departure of Mr Nugent Miss Wilson and Miss Smith who temporarily replaced Mr Barnes Miss Gasman and Mr Edwards respec tively We thank them too for their contribution to the school

In place of those who have left we are pleased to welcome some new members of staff to Raines Miss ONeill joins the English department Mr Willett the Mathematics and Physics departments and Miss Dolan and Miss Webb-Bourne the Modern Languages department We extend a particularly warm welcome to our new Headmaster Mr Thomas who has replaced Mr Stanney after fifteen years at Raines We hope that Mr Thomas will be very happy here

We would like to congratulate Mr Bye on his recent marriage and also Julie Dawkins who succeeded in winning a scholarship to Merton College Oxford where she will read French Mention must also be made of Amanda Mal pass Lesley Cox and Michael J acobs who won travelling awards frori1 the ILEA Well done1

At Speech Day last October we had the privilege to be addressed by the Bishop of Stepney Ian Crane and Ching Fun Lee played Brahms Hungarian Dance as a piano duet Father Oynick returned to address us at our Founders Day service in May and the Choir sang two pieces Achieved is the Glorious Work by Haydn and Panis Angelicus by Franck At the Christmas Carol service again held at the church of St J ohn-on-Bethnal Green it was the turn of the junior choir to excel with their rendering of Marys Boy Child and Born This Night The services on Ascension Day Harvest Festival and the last assembly of term were also enhanced by the sound of singing

On the secular side there have been two musical productions this past year - The Pira tes of Penzance and The Wizard of Oz

Pupils left the premises for the usual field trips the Geographers and Geologists visiting Wales amongst other places and the Biologists travelling to Abergavenny A party o f fifth years went h osmiddot telling in Yorkshire the second years went to France during the Spring Bank Holiday while another group visited Sweden in the summer staying with Swedish families there was the usuai ski ~ ng holshyiday around Christmas time and in the summer a new departure- a barge holiday o n the Dutch canals Day trips have been too numerous to record - one that was much appreciated was the visit to Surrey University by fifth and sixth formers considering further education

Visits to concerts operas the ballet and the theatre are always very much in evidence Productions seen this year included Scrooge Twelfth Night Othello- the Oliver film and of course two weekend visits to Stratford-upon-Avon for the annual Raines pilgrimage to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Within the school the house play competitions have continued to flourish at a very high standard the winning houses being Winterton (junior) and Mann (senior)

)n behalf of the editorial committee I should like to thank all those who have helped to produce this magazine - those who have taken the trouble to write the articles those who have typed them for us and those who contributed the photographs and drawings - and most of all the staff who helped in the preparation especially Mr Blundell and Mrs Darch without whom none of this would have appeared Thank you all very much

Alison Harvey L6D

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PIRATES OF PENZANCE

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Music and Drama Once again all those involved in the senio r an d junior house pl ays deserve our than ks and congratushylations for providing th e school with two mornings of good entertainment The amount of work and enthusiasm which is put into these p roductions is always most impressive It vvas interesting to see ~d ann House the winners of the senior competition courageously moving away from th e more conventional type of one-act play They were d uly co mmended for their enterprising production by Peter Guiness wh o again kindly consented to judge our senior competiti on Vc thank him fo r giving up his time and [or his useful and construc tive comments

At Raine s November is the month o f Gil bert and Sullivan this year saw a highly success ful production of The Pira tes o f Penzance Barbara Page an Old R aineian made a gues t appearance to repeat her 1973 success as Mabcl while Mr Nice as Frcdcrick delivered what was to be his swansong Mr ices contrbution to the musical and dramatic life of Raines as singer ac tor stage manager and producer Arill he much missed

fhi s years school play too k an unprecedented musical turn when Miss Jackson andlVlr J ohnson aided an d abetted by pupils from the first to fourth years delighted us with their lively production of The Wizard of Oz Well done everyone - we hope to see you on the Raines stage again soon The cast did in fac t have an oppor tunity of performing some of the scenes and musical ite ms from the The Wizard once more when they were invited to appear at th e ILEA South Bank Fes tival

M D

On the musical side things have been happening at Raine s this year Suzann e Haritou Debra Harvey Susan Carpenter and Tony Judd are now all members o f the Lo ndon Schools Concert Band which meets for a weeks course culminating in a public concert each holiday period They toge ther with Jennifer Laudat and Madclaine llcrshman are also memhers of the recently formed Stepney Schools You th Band vvhich rehearses weekly and played at four local schools at the end o f the sum mer term

Gj

The Wizard of Oz Instead of the usual juni o r entertainment nigh t in the summer term the Music and Drama Society mounted a full scale production of the Wi1arcl of Oz using talent fro m the first fo ur years

From a directors point of view the problems were many and grea t but sharing the work brought rewards with Miss Fullers costumes Mr Leonards stage managemen t and Mrs Auerbachs make-up the outstanding contributions The score-stip ulated minimum instruments for u successful perform shyance of 2 trumpets 1 tro mbone 3 saxes 3 vio lins a cello a bass drums and piano was reduced to Miss J ackson s piano and a pair of dentcd cym bals with hardly a difference in quality My thanks are also due to ivlr Blundell who not only painted the backdrop as usual but also built what m obile scenery was needed

vly real appreciation however is reserved for a gifted set of actors and act resses who worked in rehearsals during holidays and weekends and brought more life to the show than I coul d give it Our two alternating Durothies - Debo rah Baker and Terry Bryan - were equally enchanting and they had great support from Matthew Whitlock Terry Webber Deborah Halls Josiane Kaal Robert Howard-Pe rkins Steven Evcrton and all the othe r charac ters and ch orus Shining constan tly over every rehersal and all three performances was the acting o f J ltmice Lang as Scarecrow

I could write a paragraph o r mo re about each person involved in the production but I have not the room I can only repeat my thanks to everyone who played in worked on o r helped with one of the schools most successful productions

SJ

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Wizard ofOz

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The Parents Association The Parents Association has had another successful year and as a result has been able to meet all the financial requests made by the school

The two dances held in November and February were very well attended and enjoyed by all The group called The Phantoms were booked again and they played a wide variety of dance music to suit all tastes They have been booked for future functions and the two evenings can be warmly recommended as representing excellent value for money

Two sales were held during the Spring Term one in each building each providing the Association with valuable funds

It was fortunate that the day of the summer fele was one of the few dry days in July and the fete proved to be one of the most successful ever making a profit of over pound500 A new and highly successful feature was the auction and it is hoped that this will become a regular attraction The Association would like to express thanks to the two schoolkeepers Mr Tolley and Mr Wright for their help in enabling these events to take place

Each year the Association is able to help the school in many diverse ways by providing funds which would not otherwise be available Dw-ing the last financial year the Association purchased for the school a cine-camera cine-projector table-tennis table and nets and rugby shirts Money has been donated to hep pay for field trips the South Wales rugby tour and the costuming of the school plays In addition a number of pupils have been assisted with expenses incurred on various music and languages courses

The Association would like to thank all members of the staff and school who have helped throughshyout the year all and parents and friends who have supported the activities

CJN

Scraper Board Work Cottages by Taalibhusain Sllaah 2C

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

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School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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School Notes 1979-80 As one looks back on earlier school notes it seems that the first sentence always proclaims the fact that that particular year has been an eventful one Well 1980 has been no exception We have had a number of staff changes during the last school year Easter saw the departure of Mr Barnes who became Head of English at Christ s School Richmond Mr Edwards and Mrs Fleming Miss Gosman also retired after many years at Raines In the summer Mr Nice left us to take up the post of Head of Mathematics at St Johns School Gravesend We would like to thank him for all that he has done for us during his time here particularly for setting up the table-tennis club and ins tituting regular competitions Mr Monk left us to go to Russia with the British Council while Mr Jenkins departed for the United States We wish them all much success in their future careers and hope that they will remember the School as it will remember them The end of the summer term also saw the departure of Mr Nugent Miss Wilson and Miss Smith who temporarily replaced Mr Barnes Miss Gasman and Mr Edwards respec tively We thank them too for their contribution to the school

In place of those who have left we are pleased to welcome some new members of staff to Raines Miss ONeill joins the English department Mr Willett the Mathematics and Physics departments and Miss Dolan and Miss Webb-Bourne the Modern Languages department We extend a particularly warm welcome to our new Headmaster Mr Thomas who has replaced Mr Stanney after fifteen years at Raines We hope that Mr Thomas will be very happy here

We would like to congratulate Mr Bye on his recent marriage and also Julie Dawkins who succeeded in winning a scholarship to Merton College Oxford where she will read French Mention must also be made of Amanda Mal pass Lesley Cox and Michael J acobs who won travelling awards frori1 the ILEA Well done1

At Speech Day last October we had the privilege to be addressed by the Bishop of Stepney Ian Crane and Ching Fun Lee played Brahms Hungarian Dance as a piano duet Father Oynick returned to address us at our Founders Day service in May and the Choir sang two pieces Achieved is the Glorious Work by Haydn and Panis Angelicus by Franck At the Christmas Carol service again held at the church of St J ohn-on-Bethnal Green it was the turn of the junior choir to excel with their rendering of Marys Boy Child and Born This Night The services on Ascension Day Harvest Festival and the last assembly of term were also enhanced by the sound of singing

On the secular side there have been two musical productions this past year - The Pira tes of Penzance and The Wizard of Oz

Pupils left the premises for the usual field trips the Geographers and Geologists visiting Wales amongst other places and the Biologists travelling to Abergavenny A party o f fifth years went h osmiddot telling in Yorkshire the second years went to France during the Spring Bank Holiday while another group visited Sweden in the summer staying with Swedish families there was the usuai ski ~ ng holshyiday around Christmas time and in the summer a new departure- a barge holiday o n the Dutch canals Day trips have been too numerous to record - one that was much appreciated was the visit to Surrey University by fifth and sixth formers considering further education

Visits to concerts operas the ballet and the theatre are always very much in evidence Productions seen this year included Scrooge Twelfth Night Othello- the Oliver film and of course two weekend visits to Stratford-upon-Avon for the annual Raines pilgrimage to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Within the school the house play competitions have continued to flourish at a very high standard the winning houses being Winterton (junior) and Mann (senior)

)n behalf of the editorial committee I should like to thank all those who have helped to produce this magazine - those who have taken the trouble to write the articles those who have typed them for us and those who contributed the photographs and drawings - and most of all the staff who helped in the preparation especially Mr Blundell and Mrs Darch without whom none of this would have appeared Thank you all very much

Alison Harvey L6D

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PIRATES OF PENZANCE

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Music and Drama Once again all those involved in the senio r an d junior house pl ays deserve our than ks and congratushylations for providing th e school with two mornings of good entertainment The amount of work and enthusiasm which is put into these p roductions is always most impressive It vvas interesting to see ~d ann House the winners of the senior competition courageously moving away from th e more conventional type of one-act play They were d uly co mmended for their enterprising production by Peter Guiness wh o again kindly consented to judge our senior competiti on Vc thank him fo r giving up his time and [or his useful and construc tive comments

At Raine s November is the month o f Gil bert and Sullivan this year saw a highly success ful production of The Pira tes o f Penzance Barbara Page an Old R aineian made a gues t appearance to repeat her 1973 success as Mabcl while Mr Nice as Frcdcrick delivered what was to be his swansong Mr ices contrbution to the musical and dramatic life of Raines as singer ac tor stage manager and producer Arill he much missed

fhi s years school play too k an unprecedented musical turn when Miss Jackson andlVlr J ohnson aided an d abetted by pupils from the first to fourth years delighted us with their lively production of The Wizard of Oz Well done everyone - we hope to see you on the Raines stage again soon The cast did in fac t have an oppor tunity of performing some of the scenes and musical ite ms from the The Wizard once more when they were invited to appear at th e ILEA South Bank Fes tival

M D

On the musical side things have been happening at Raine s this year Suzann e Haritou Debra Harvey Susan Carpenter and Tony Judd are now all members o f the Lo ndon Schools Concert Band which meets for a weeks course culminating in a public concert each holiday period They toge ther with Jennifer Laudat and Madclaine llcrshman are also memhers of the recently formed Stepney Schools You th Band vvhich rehearses weekly and played at four local schools at the end o f the sum mer term

Gj

The Wizard of Oz Instead of the usual juni o r entertainment nigh t in the summer term the Music and Drama Society mounted a full scale production of the Wi1arcl of Oz using talent fro m the first fo ur years

From a directors point of view the problems were many and grea t but sharing the work brought rewards with Miss Fullers costumes Mr Leonards stage managemen t and Mrs Auerbachs make-up the outstanding contributions The score-stip ulated minimum instruments for u successful perform shyance of 2 trumpets 1 tro mbone 3 saxes 3 vio lins a cello a bass drums and piano was reduced to Miss J ackson s piano and a pair of dentcd cym bals with hardly a difference in quality My thanks are also due to ivlr Blundell who not only painted the backdrop as usual but also built what m obile scenery was needed

vly real appreciation however is reserved for a gifted set of actors and act resses who worked in rehearsals during holidays and weekends and brought more life to the show than I coul d give it Our two alternating Durothies - Debo rah Baker and Terry Bryan - were equally enchanting and they had great support from Matthew Whitlock Terry Webber Deborah Halls Josiane Kaal Robert Howard-Pe rkins Steven Evcrton and all the othe r charac ters and ch orus Shining constan tly over every rehersal and all three performances was the acting o f J ltmice Lang as Scarecrow

I could write a paragraph o r mo re about each person involved in the production but I have not the room I can only repeat my thanks to everyone who played in worked on o r helped with one of the schools most successful productions

SJ

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The Parents Association The Parents Association has had another successful year and as a result has been able to meet all the financial requests made by the school

The two dances held in November and February were very well attended and enjoyed by all The group called The Phantoms were booked again and they played a wide variety of dance music to suit all tastes They have been booked for future functions and the two evenings can be warmly recommended as representing excellent value for money

Two sales were held during the Spring Term one in each building each providing the Association with valuable funds

It was fortunate that the day of the summer fele was one of the few dry days in July and the fete proved to be one of the most successful ever making a profit of over pound500 A new and highly successful feature was the auction and it is hoped that this will become a regular attraction The Association would like to express thanks to the two schoolkeepers Mr Tolley and Mr Wright for their help in enabling these events to take place

Each year the Association is able to help the school in many diverse ways by providing funds which would not otherwise be available Dw-ing the last financial year the Association purchased for the school a cine-camera cine-projector table-tennis table and nets and rugby shirts Money has been donated to hep pay for field trips the South Wales rugby tour and the costuming of the school plays In addition a number of pupils have been assisted with expenses incurred on various music and languages courses

The Association would like to thank all members of the staff and school who have helped throughshyout the year all and parents and friends who have supported the activities

CJN

Scraper Board Work Cottages by Taalibhusain Sllaah 2C

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

J BjGtV

School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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PIRATES OF PENZANCE

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Music and Drama Once again all those involved in the senio r an d junior house pl ays deserve our than ks and congratushylations for providing th e school with two mornings of good entertainment The amount of work and enthusiasm which is put into these p roductions is always most impressive It vvas interesting to see ~d ann House the winners of the senior competition courageously moving away from th e more conventional type of one-act play They were d uly co mmended for their enterprising production by Peter Guiness wh o again kindly consented to judge our senior competiti on Vc thank him fo r giving up his time and [or his useful and construc tive comments

At Raine s November is the month o f Gil bert and Sullivan this year saw a highly success ful production of The Pira tes o f Penzance Barbara Page an Old R aineian made a gues t appearance to repeat her 1973 success as Mabcl while Mr Nice as Frcdcrick delivered what was to be his swansong Mr ices contrbution to the musical and dramatic life of Raines as singer ac tor stage manager and producer Arill he much missed

fhi s years school play too k an unprecedented musical turn when Miss Jackson andlVlr J ohnson aided an d abetted by pupils from the first to fourth years delighted us with their lively production of The Wizard of Oz Well done everyone - we hope to see you on the Raines stage again soon The cast did in fac t have an oppor tunity of performing some of the scenes and musical ite ms from the The Wizard once more when they were invited to appear at th e ILEA South Bank Fes tival

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On the musical side things have been happening at Raine s this year Suzann e Haritou Debra Harvey Susan Carpenter and Tony Judd are now all members o f the Lo ndon Schools Concert Band which meets for a weeks course culminating in a public concert each holiday period They toge ther with Jennifer Laudat and Madclaine llcrshman are also memhers of the recently formed Stepney Schools You th Band vvhich rehearses weekly and played at four local schools at the end o f the sum mer term

Gj

The Wizard of Oz Instead of the usual juni o r entertainment nigh t in the summer term the Music and Drama Society mounted a full scale production of the Wi1arcl of Oz using talent fro m the first fo ur years

From a directors point of view the problems were many and grea t but sharing the work brought rewards with Miss Fullers costumes Mr Leonards stage managemen t and Mrs Auerbachs make-up the outstanding contributions The score-stip ulated minimum instruments for u successful perform shyance of 2 trumpets 1 tro mbone 3 saxes 3 vio lins a cello a bass drums and piano was reduced to Miss J ackson s piano and a pair of dentcd cym bals with hardly a difference in quality My thanks are also due to ivlr Blundell who not only painted the backdrop as usual but also built what m obile scenery was needed

vly real appreciation however is reserved for a gifted set of actors and act resses who worked in rehearsals during holidays and weekends and brought more life to the show than I coul d give it Our two alternating Durothies - Debo rah Baker and Terry Bryan - were equally enchanting and they had great support from Matthew Whitlock Terry Webber Deborah Halls Josiane Kaal Robert Howard-Pe rkins Steven Evcrton and all the othe r charac ters and ch orus Shining constan tly over every rehersal and all three performances was the acting o f J ltmice Lang as Scarecrow

I could write a paragraph o r mo re about each person involved in the production but I have not the room I can only repeat my thanks to everyone who played in worked on o r helped with one of the schools most successful productions

SJ

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Wizard ofOz

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The Parents Association The Parents Association has had another successful year and as a result has been able to meet all the financial requests made by the school

The two dances held in November and February were very well attended and enjoyed by all The group called The Phantoms were booked again and they played a wide variety of dance music to suit all tastes They have been booked for future functions and the two evenings can be warmly recommended as representing excellent value for money

Two sales were held during the Spring Term one in each building each providing the Association with valuable funds

It was fortunate that the day of the summer fele was one of the few dry days in July and the fete proved to be one of the most successful ever making a profit of over pound500 A new and highly successful feature was the auction and it is hoped that this will become a regular attraction The Association would like to express thanks to the two schoolkeepers Mr Tolley and Mr Wright for their help in enabling these events to take place

Each year the Association is able to help the school in many diverse ways by providing funds which would not otherwise be available Dw-ing the last financial year the Association purchased for the school a cine-camera cine-projector table-tennis table and nets and rugby shirts Money has been donated to hep pay for field trips the South Wales rugby tour and the costuming of the school plays In addition a number of pupils have been assisted with expenses incurred on various music and languages courses

The Association would like to thank all members of the staff and school who have helped throughshyout the year all and parents and friends who have supported the activities

CJN

Scraper Board Work Cottages by Taalibhusain Sllaah 2C

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

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School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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Music and Drama Once again all those involved in the senio r an d junior house pl ays deserve our than ks and congratushylations for providing th e school with two mornings of good entertainment The amount of work and enthusiasm which is put into these p roductions is always most impressive It vvas interesting to see ~d ann House the winners of the senior competition courageously moving away from th e more conventional type of one-act play They were d uly co mmended for their enterprising production by Peter Guiness wh o again kindly consented to judge our senior competiti on Vc thank him fo r giving up his time and [or his useful and construc tive comments

At Raine s November is the month o f Gil bert and Sullivan this year saw a highly success ful production of The Pira tes o f Penzance Barbara Page an Old R aineian made a gues t appearance to repeat her 1973 success as Mabcl while Mr Nice as Frcdcrick delivered what was to be his swansong Mr ices contrbution to the musical and dramatic life of Raines as singer ac tor stage manager and producer Arill he much missed

fhi s years school play too k an unprecedented musical turn when Miss Jackson andlVlr J ohnson aided an d abetted by pupils from the first to fourth years delighted us with their lively production of The Wizard of Oz Well done everyone - we hope to see you on the Raines stage again soon The cast did in fac t have an oppor tunity of performing some of the scenes and musical ite ms from the The Wizard once more when they were invited to appear at th e ILEA South Bank Fes tival

M D

On the musical side things have been happening at Raine s this year Suzann e Haritou Debra Harvey Susan Carpenter and Tony Judd are now all members o f the Lo ndon Schools Concert Band which meets for a weeks course culminating in a public concert each holiday period They toge ther with Jennifer Laudat and Madclaine llcrshman are also memhers of the recently formed Stepney Schools You th Band vvhich rehearses weekly and played at four local schools at the end o f the sum mer term

Gj

The Wizard of Oz Instead of the usual juni o r entertainment nigh t in the summer term the Music and Drama Society mounted a full scale production of the Wi1arcl of Oz using talent fro m the first fo ur years

From a directors point of view the problems were many and grea t but sharing the work brought rewards with Miss Fullers costumes Mr Leonards stage managemen t and Mrs Auerbachs make-up the outstanding contributions The score-stip ulated minimum instruments for u successful perform shyance of 2 trumpets 1 tro mbone 3 saxes 3 vio lins a cello a bass drums and piano was reduced to Miss J ackson s piano and a pair of dentcd cym bals with hardly a difference in quality My thanks are also due to ivlr Blundell who not only painted the backdrop as usual but also built what m obile scenery was needed

vly real appreciation however is reserved for a gifted set of actors and act resses who worked in rehearsals during holidays and weekends and brought more life to the show than I coul d give it Our two alternating Durothies - Debo rah Baker and Terry Bryan - were equally enchanting and they had great support from Matthew Whitlock Terry Webber Deborah Halls Josiane Kaal Robert Howard-Pe rkins Steven Evcrton and all the othe r charac ters and ch orus Shining constan tly over every rehersal and all three performances was the acting o f J ltmice Lang as Scarecrow

I could write a paragraph o r mo re about each person involved in the production but I have not the room I can only repeat my thanks to everyone who played in worked on o r helped with one of the schools most successful productions

SJ

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The Parents Association The Parents Association has had another successful year and as a result has been able to meet all the financial requests made by the school

The two dances held in November and February were very well attended and enjoyed by all The group called The Phantoms were booked again and they played a wide variety of dance music to suit all tastes They have been booked for future functions and the two evenings can be warmly recommended as representing excellent value for money

Two sales were held during the Spring Term one in each building each providing the Association with valuable funds

It was fortunate that the day of the summer fele was one of the few dry days in July and the fete proved to be one of the most successful ever making a profit of over pound500 A new and highly successful feature was the auction and it is hoped that this will become a regular attraction The Association would like to express thanks to the two schoolkeepers Mr Tolley and Mr Wright for their help in enabling these events to take place

Each year the Association is able to help the school in many diverse ways by providing funds which would not otherwise be available Dw-ing the last financial year the Association purchased for the school a cine-camera cine-projector table-tennis table and nets and rugby shirts Money has been donated to hep pay for field trips the South Wales rugby tour and the costuming of the school plays In addition a number of pupils have been assisted with expenses incurred on various music and languages courses

The Association would like to thank all members of the staff and school who have helped throughshyout the year all and parents and friends who have supported the activities

CJN

Scraper Board Work Cottages by Taalibhusain Sllaah 2C

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

J BjGtV

School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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Wizard ofOz

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The Parents Association The Parents Association has had another successful year and as a result has been able to meet all the financial requests made by the school

The two dances held in November and February were very well attended and enjoyed by all The group called The Phantoms were booked again and they played a wide variety of dance music to suit all tastes They have been booked for future functions and the two evenings can be warmly recommended as representing excellent value for money

Two sales were held during the Spring Term one in each building each providing the Association with valuable funds

It was fortunate that the day of the summer fele was one of the few dry days in July and the fete proved to be one of the most successful ever making a profit of over pound500 A new and highly successful feature was the auction and it is hoped that this will become a regular attraction The Association would like to express thanks to the two schoolkeepers Mr Tolley and Mr Wright for their help in enabling these events to take place

Each year the Association is able to help the school in many diverse ways by providing funds which would not otherwise be available Dw-ing the last financial year the Association purchased for the school a cine-camera cine-projector table-tennis table and nets and rugby shirts Money has been donated to hep pay for field trips the South Wales rugby tour and the costuming of the school plays In addition a number of pupils have been assisted with expenses incurred on various music and languages courses

The Association would like to thank all members of the staff and school who have helped throughshyout the year all and parents and friends who have supported the activities

CJN

Scraper Board Work Cottages by Taalibhusain Sllaah 2C

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

J BjGtV

School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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The Parents Association The Parents Association has had another successful year and as a result has been able to meet all the financial requests made by the school

The two dances held in November and February were very well attended and enjoyed by all The group called The Phantoms were booked again and they played a wide variety of dance music to suit all tastes They have been booked for future functions and the two evenings can be warmly recommended as representing excellent value for money

Two sales were held during the Spring Term one in each building each providing the Association with valuable funds

It was fortunate that the day of the summer fele was one of the few dry days in July and the fete proved to be one of the most successful ever making a profit of over pound500 A new and highly successful feature was the auction and it is hoped that this will become a regular attraction The Association would like to express thanks to the two schoolkeepers Mr Tolley and Mr Wright for their help in enabling these events to take place

Each year the Association is able to help the school in many diverse ways by providing funds which would not otherwise be available Dw-ing the last financial year the Association purchased for the school a cine-camera cine-projector table-tennis table and nets and rugby shirts Money has been donated to hep pay for field trips the South Wales rugby tour and the costuming of the school plays In addition a number of pupils have been assisted with expenses incurred on various music and languages courses

The Association would like to thank all members of the staff and school who have helped throughshyout the year all and parents and friends who have supported the activities

CJN

Scraper Board Work Cottages by Taalibhusain Sllaah 2C

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

J BjGtV

School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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Fantasy Island (Alias Secretarial Sixth) Secretarial Sixth Mrs Byrne take a short letter on A5 paper ll2 line spacing

Dear Raines We are writing to inform you about several vacancies that have become available owing to the mental stress and strain that has been forced upon us during the last year pressurising us into an early retirement

The fee Mrs Byrne imposes upon you is - we warn you - quite substantial This includes money for outings both boring and interesting namely the monopolization of the Telecommunication Centre the heated discussions at Nat West and the athleticism at the Bank of England

RA YE-UPS include dinner at The Venus Steak House (Christmas) help-yourself at The Carvery Tower Hotel (Easter) and the best night of all a right old knees-lp at the Downtown Restaurant where Mr Long showed his prowess on the dance floor (End of term)

Do not be misled by the impression given above (all work and no play) fun-packed hours consist of shorthand shorthand-typing secretarial duties Oh Dont forget the shorthand

Last but not least comes the welcome break of Mr Spilletts educational Commerce lessons These lessons contributed greatly to our knowledge of financial institutions such as The Stock Exchange and Lloyds of London

As for Mrs Byrne with endurance and sheer courage she battled against all odds and got us through our exams

Finally we middotwould like to express our gratitude to the Secretarial Sixth for being a super class and say thank you to Mrs Byrnc and Mr Spillctt for putting up with us Yours sincerely Secretarial Sixth

Art Department As reported in last years Raineian there is a continuing demand for studio facilities It is particularly pleasing to note that several of those pupils who cannot otherwise be timetabled for Art have been entered for 0 level and CS E this year as a result of using these facilities

Outside visits continue wherever practicable Among the more noteworthy special exhibitions was that held at the Hamilton Gallery in October and visited by a Sixth Form Group The Exhibition Naive Paintings included the work of local artist John All in who has painted an award-winning picture showing the School and Arbour Square

On March 25th pupils from 4G and the Lower Sixth visited the London Dungeon combining this with an afternoon visit to the Museum of London (See separate report) Mrs Lewis has aho taken pupils to the Museum of London as well as to the Commonwealth Institute for special studies

Groups of fourth and sixth formers from both buildings have visited the somewhat startling exhibition of the work of the famous Surrealist artist Salvador Dali held at the Tate Gallery during the elttdy Summe~middotmiddot ~he ~rtists rel~tively recent stereoscopic painting brought a mixture of surpnse and admiratiOn mto our discussions

Various sketching parties have been organised in the vicinity of the school buildings specifically for the purpose of recording part of the local building heritage and for observed impressions of tree structure and growth

Several pupils have entered for outside competitions and we are happy to congratulate the following on their successes

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

J BjGtV

School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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Richard Erskine (4G) who took First Prize in the Metropolitan Police Poster Competition Taalibhusain Shaah (2C) vvas Highly Commended with Paula Allen (2Mo) Joe Gurjar (2C) and Paul Lee (4G) being awarded certificates oF merit In addition Taalibhusain Shaah received a Highly Commended award for his entry in the BBC Blue Peter competition in which there were over 20000 entrants

Terry Price and Mark Waxham have been accepted for Foundation Courses at the East Ham Technical College Kathleen Willott who went there in 1976 prior to her move to Bristol College of Art and Technology is doing very well in her specialist Graphics course

Work on the School Film continued last Summer with some useful location sequences being made outside the old school building in Wapping and others depicting a wedding scene at St George-inshythe-East Michele Demetriou playing the bride was very particular about having the right groomshya part played eventually by Amanda Murray This years filming is planned to take us to Cannon Street Road where the later Raines building survives We intend to film an increasing number of contemporary scenes of school life as time goes on already we have incorporated some aspects of last Summers visit to the Singleton Open Air Museum near Chichester middot

J BjGtV

School Film Wedding Group outside St George-in-the-East

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

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Polio Walk 1980 Following last years rather disappointing total of about pound630 the 1980 total promises to reach over pound1500 - a remarkable sum The walkers staff and all who contributed in any way have earned the sincere thanks and congratulations of the o rganisers Well done

JB

Christmas Decorations Jean Tompkins and Susan Y cates again did an excellent job at Orpingto n Hospital when they gave a day of their holiday to put some colourful decorations- this time in a Childrens Ward Their efforts were gtvarmly appreciated as before Jean and Susan will not be at Raines much longer and some new talent will be warned in two years time

JB

What Katie Did Next Last year we reported that ex-Raineian Katie (Kathy) Burke was continuing her theatrica l work at E ltham Little Theatre and she did in clue course play the part of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at that theatre

More recently she has concentrated on stage d es ign fo r the theatres lastest production Man of La Mancha - an adaptation of the story Don Quixote

We follow Kathys versatile theatrical performances with increasing interest and offer our enco uragmiddot ement and good wishes for the future

Experiment in the Science Lab by Paul Anderson 3H

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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London DungeonLondon Museum (Montage)

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

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The London Dungeon and the London Museum Even before viewing the horrific exhibits in the London Dungeon an authentic atmosphere was created by the cold damp gloomy surroundings Qane Durrell L6N)

It was eerie I felt scared (Amanda Murry 4G)

The atmosphere was well created by the use of slimy walls dim lighting and a kind of stagnant smell (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some of us were attacked by a robed monk who unexpectedly jumped out of a shadow We all screamed and ran off to find the others (Michele Demetriou L1G )

In some of the displays an added bonus of sound created an even worse spine chilling effect (Lorraine Skinner 4G)

Some exhibits showing forms of torture were more realistic than others but all were of a very high standard and quite thought-provoking Qackie Kennard L6N)

The costumes and items of everyday Tudor life were very interesting Qane Durrell L6N)

The visit to the Museum was enjoyable and gave us a good idea of what life was like in Tudor times (Richard Erskine 4G)

The highlight of the Museum was the demonstration of the Great Fire of London - its special effects brought a great realism to it (Paul Lee 4G )

The reconstruction of the Great Fire of London with its commentary gave us a detailed insight into this historic event (Jane Durrell L6N)

On the whole it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip (Richard Erskine 4G)

First Year Trip to Devon After the late arrival of two members of staff thirty four children and four members of staff (Mr Tortoise Everton Miss Fuller Mr Vulture Rae and Mr Runner bean Leonard) clambered into three minibuses and set off for Westward Ho Devon Fullers Furies sped off at great speed leaving Raes Coolies and Evertons Intellectuals somewhere in London After thirteen hours we arrived finally in Westward Ho The last stage of the journey involved travelling through country lanes and seeing how many locals could be made to jump into hedges

The next few days were taken up in various activities surfing windsurfing water-skiing canoeing skatesailing shooting archery orienteering (ho ho) and sandyachting William (Action Man) Richards managed to shine in everything -HE STOOD on his surfboard Nicola Woodford broke the land speed record in her sandyacht Miss Fullers only triumph was with the alarm clock in the morning which woke everyone up except her The climax to the holiday was Mr Leonard and lvlr Rae being thrown in the swimming pool fully clothed An enjoybale time was had by all The trip is sure to repeated be again in the future

MPL

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

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School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

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By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

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Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

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Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

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Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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Day-trip to Boulogne At 515am on the morning of the 25th of April I was wakened gently by my father I needed to get up early because a party from the fourth and fifth years was going with Mr Reffold Mrs Thompson and Mr Boyce to Boulogne for the day We had made arrangements to meet outside the school gates at 7am to board the coaches which would take us to Folkestone where we would take the ferry across the Channel

At 7am there was a slight panic because the coach hadnt arrived but by 71 Oam it was there and we boarded it It was a two and half hour journey to Folkestone but on the way we stopped at a small cafe and went inside to have a break from the coach

When we got through to the waiting room at Folkestone some of us changed our money (others had changed it before-hand) and then we went through to the ferry and boarded it We had half an hour to wait before the boat set sail and we used this time for finding seats and deciding on an assembly point for when we docked

Finally we set sail and began our two hour journey to France Curiosity got the better of most of us almost immediately and we began to wander about the ferry finding all the different routes back to our seats We ate our packed lunches and discovered a disco on board however this was not open at first When it did open no-one else was there so we sat inside for a while listening to the music and discussing the trip With fifteen to twenty minutes to go we decided to go out to the assembly point and the cameras came out for photographs of us on the boat Just after this we docked and once again arranged an assembly point just outside the harbo ur for meeting before our homeward journey in about five hours time

Eventually we were dismissed and we all wandered off in small groups When we got into the town we discovered that one of our main problems was road-crossing The French drive on the opposite side of the road to the English and this proved to be a great disadvantage

The other main problems were money and the language As we have only been learning French for a few months our knowledge was very limited We looked for somewhere to get a cup of coffee and finally found one where we made ourselves understood The coffee however was very strong and bitter tasting and it was not long before we all decided to go and leave most of it We got the waiters attention paid the bill and thankfully left the cafe We went for a walk next and were surprised to find that some of the shops accepted English money Some of the shops were cheaper than in England but others were much more expensive

As time passed we all began to get pangs of hunger but to our disappointment we found that most of the eating places were shut and so we plumped for a cream-filled eclair This proved a problem as we didnt know the French for eclair but the assistant was helpful and we were soon served by means of pointing and nodding When we had eaten our cakes we met up with another group from our school who showed us where we could buy French bread We all bought a stick and it was surprisingly cheap (about 18p-19p) and a large bag which cost more than the bread (22p - 23p)

By this time we were all gett ing peckish again and we went to buy some cho_colate When we had done this we decided to try to get some perfume but found it very expensive

Then we bought some souvenirs (purses pencils and such like) and went back to the harbour to our assembly point before boarding the ferry for our return journey Just after we had boarded the bureau-de-change opened and we began to change our francs back into pounds and settled down to enjoy our return journey

This trip seemed shorter and less enjoyable When we had docked and passed through customs we got stra1ght back on to our coach which was waiting for us and began the last stage of our journey homewards By eight oclock we were all getting tired and almost falling asleep on the coach It seemed hours later when we finally reached the school gates again and arrived home at lOp m after a very long but enjoyable day

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

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Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

27

School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

28

By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

29

Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

30

Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

31

Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

32

Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

33

25

Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

26

Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

27

School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

28

By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

29

Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

30

Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

31

Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

32

Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

33

Holland by Barge August 1980 Surprised by the efficiency of the travel arrangements the group arrived in Amsterdam an hour earlier than expected and had ample time to appreciate the subway under the Central Station Dreams of a smaller version of the QEII evaporated on sight of our vessel The Cura which turned out to be a barge (as promised) We were wondering why the wardrobes had bunks in them when the skipper pointed out there were no wardrobes

We were quickly reassured by the friendliness of the crew and the recognizable food and chugged off next day for Utrecht At the swimming pool the girls quickly attracted the attentions of the local boys who commenced throwing them in as if dry skin was illegal By the time of the third ducking the fun had paled somewhat and we decided to see something of the town

The silver works in Schoonhoven and the Euromast in Rotterdam The pottery at Delft and the miniature town of Madurodam A day by the sea at Schevingen -no swimming gale force winds the secretarial sunbirds behind glass The model village complete with windmills and clog makers

And the final visit to Amsterdam the only Dutch city without a MacDonalds The last-night party which finished on the last morning and a bleary-eyed but boisterous return journey over a choppy North Sea to Auld Lang Syne in Arbour Square And in the whole water-borne week no one fell in except the captain and his dog

SEJ

Scraper Board Work Long Boats by Taaibhusain Shaah 2C

26

Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

27

School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

28

By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

29

Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

30

Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

31

Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

32

Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

33

Second Year Trip to Brittany Leaving school at 630 am we eventually reached Southampton and caught the 1030 am boat A five hour journey brought us to Cherbourg There we got on another coach and travelled to St Cast The hotel was not what we expected Dinner which started at 900 pm was not a typical French meal The soup tasted like dishwater and then Alison Cappacrt found a dead Ay in her chicken

Next morning we went to Dinan and then on to the Mont St IVIichel where most of the time was spent in the shops We went back for dinner-more soup but no flies After this there was a disco The Old-fashioned records and the chef staring at the girls made this a bit of a nightmare

Tuesday took us to St Malo We looked around the town and then went back for lunch In the afternoon we travelled along the coast but returned in time to visit the beach at St Cast That night after dinner (more soup) we wandered around St Cast

Wednesday came and we started the journey home Another five hour boat journey brought us to Southampton in the dark There was more singing on the coach before we reached Arbour Square The staff seemed delighted with our choral rendering

Thanks go to Mrs Fleming Miss Cleeve Mr McDonald Mr Jenkins and especially Mr Monk for making it an enjoyable holiday

Penny Gmmiddotdiner Terry Bryan Steven Everton 2C

Stratford-on-Avon September 1979 Despite the fact that one of the mini-buses had collapsed we arrived at the hostel in time to eat our tea before lights-out only to find the hostel over run with German teenagers and Girl-Guides

Saturday morning we were dragged out of bed at 800 am forced to make our own breakfast and even worse eat it Once all had recovered from the horrors of hostel life we drove into Stratfordshyupon-Avon and visited William Shakespeares house where Kerry was told off for sitting down on a 400 year old bench

We then saw and heard a son-et-lumiere which was quite incredible lt was at this time that we realised that Stratford-on-Avon contained about 250 bells-angels per square centimetre (slight exaggeration) After dinner we visited Anne Hathaways cottage and returned to the hostel to change into more suitable garments for the theatre (ie anything but jeans)

It was then rather unfortunately for the inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon that the teachers decided to let us loose (gasp) in Stratford-upon-Avon to have our dinner Ninety per cent of the group raided the Wimpy although some of them went one stage higher and visited the Golden Egg

In the evening we saw The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre which was excellent-despite the fact that several members of the party fell asleep Once back in the hostel one dormitory tried to have a midnight feast which wasnt easy as the warden didnt want them to have it

On Sunday morning we set off for home visiting two Cotswold villages Bourton-on-the-Water and Bledington on the way -

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs J ohnson Mrs AJdous Mrs Darch Miss J ackson and Miss Cleeve for putting up with us for all of forty-nine hours and still being alive at the end

Mary McCurry 5L

27

School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

28

By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

29

Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

30

Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

31

Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

32

Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

33

School Journey to Sweden 1979 A rowdy party of brilliant Raines pupils left London with three less superior teachers on Friday 17th August 1979 After breaking the back scat on the coach we arrived at Felixstowe where we boarded the boat for Gothenburg We spent the day on the boat disrupting the cinema and the OAPs (1r Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming) until the highlight of the day which came in the evenshying when we were taught how to dance ()by the OAPs in the disco

The boat itself was beautifully laid out with a swimming-pool casino restaurants cafeterias a cinema and bars The trip across the North Sea was very smooth and thoroughly enjoyed by everyshybody

After arriving at Gothcnburg we had a coach journey across southern Sweden and so had an opporshytunity to get a good idea of the landscape of forests and lakes We arrived in Stockholm at 945pm where we were met by our Swedish hosts

The next thirteen days were spent visiting various interesting places around the town On the first day we visited Kahnastornet a tower in Stockholm in order to get an idea of the lay-out of the city from the top On the first Monday we visited Aftonbladet which is one of the Stockholm evening papers and were given an interesting guided tour of the offices On the same day we visited the Kulturhuset where one can sit and read or listen to records or visit exhibitions That aftershynoon we went to visit the old town Gamla Stan which is beautifully preserved and contains many fine churches and houses

On the Tuesday we visited the town hall Stadshuset with its magnificent golden roo m Tuesday afternoon was spent visiting Droltningholm a palace in the suburbs of Stockholm which has a beautiful old theatre in which opera and ballet are staged in the summer On the days after that we visited Skansen an open-air museum with houses and buiidings from all over Sweden from different periods of history and the Wasa a ship which sank on her maiden voyage and is now preserved in a special museum The week-end we spent with our host-families and many of us were taken out by the families to their stuga or summer-house in the archipelago or surrounding countryside

In the second week we spent a pleasant day travelling to Aland a Finnish island in the middle of the Baltic on this trip we had the opprtunity of sailing through Stockholms beautiful archipelago We also visited the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm which has exhibitions about life throughout the ages in the Scandinavian countries

One of the highlights of the trip was when we visited the Swedish schools All of us joined in the Swedish childrens lessons but the children were remarkably undisciplined and often walked out of the class without the teachers permission (lucky things) While at the school we provided their football team with a lesson in football skill when we drew in a close game that included our star player SuperMac (Mr McDonald) as centre-forward

The day before we were due to come home our Swedish hosts generously provided a lavish farewell party at Stureby School where we were entertained by a 50-piece band Later there was a disco for the more energetic people The party rounded off what had been for all of us memorable and a highly enjoyable taste of Swedish life

On the boat trip home we were treated to a traditional Swedish meal of steak and chips by our elders We also had a typical Scandinavian smorgasbord with all its various dishes Sadly late next afternoon we found ourselves on the coach for London where we were greeted by thick black thunderclouds and a raging downpour - it was nice to be home

We would like to thank Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Mrs Fleming for making our trip possible and for acting as friends instead of just teachers We would also like to thank the Swedish families who kindly put us up and we have made many good friends Among these is Ulf J ohansson who helped organise much of the trip

28

By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

29

Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

30

Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

31

Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

32

Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

33

By the time this goes to print Mr Monk Mr McDonald and Miss Linnett will have led off twentyshytwo more Raines pupils to Sweden (six of last years party and sixteen new)

PS Watch out Stockholm -were coming back By Robcrt Stuart and Sally Castle approved by Yash Chadha

Viking by Deborah Halls 1 R

29

Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

30

Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

31

Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

32

Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

33

Biology field Trip to Abergavenny 1980 The small hours of that momentous Thursday morning on a bleak May day saw the beginnings of an intrepid journey

We reached our destination much the worse for wear- at this point it must be said that no grudges are borne against our chauffeuses Our first treat was the immortal shepherds pie the rest of the day was spent in recuperation on the wild windy moors studying heathland after having been driven up the lOin 1 gradient by Mrs Stirling in the powerful school mini-bus Also on that day we were supplied with a pair of snazzy red over-trousers a mod green cagoule a stylish pair of walking boots and the latest in wellingtons The evening was spent in the workroom of the ILEA centre with every member of the party deep in study

The next day we were subjected to the skills of our second chauffeuse Miss Moss who had a tendency to over-rev the engine while negotiating the roads of the region (Another of her favourite habits was to signal her intention of turning not by the conventional use of indicators but by switching on the windscreen wipers) The rest of the day was spent stuffing beetles and snails into small specimen bottles and generally exterminating the woodland flora

Saturday was an enjoyable day spent at a pond - quite stagnant and foul-smelling with members of the party sinking into the slime until their wellingtons were full of such examples of pond life as the water flea and the leech The afternoon was spent at another pond of the same kind

Sunday was very different indeed we endured a three hour session of pony-riding which was not only uncomfortable but also quite exhausting The females in the group sensibly opted to stay on the ground but this does not apply to our daring teachers Mrs Stirling was seen to be quite an expert rider showing no signs of fear although her face was slightly discoloured- probably on account of the mountain air

Monday was spent studying new and interesting facts about natural communities

Tuesday however was a different story altogether We students decided to give the staff a free day on the beautiful muddy beaches of the costa del Cardiff It was a magnificent sunny day and so very thoughtfully we treated the staff to refreshing showers of local sea water and sea weed Unfortunately they reciprocated

After drying out in the sunshine we all headed for a nearby amusement park in order to get away from the excitment of the trip for a few hours Again the driving skills of the staff were in evidence as they tried to find the starter pedal on the bumper cars and then attempted to manoeuvre the machines The main attraction of the evening was when the students gleefully watched Mrs Southcotts impersonation of the hulk (with sound effects) while she was on the umbrella

At last the morning we had all been waiting for arrived we were going home after six daysshyalthough somehow it seemed much longer

We are sure Miss Naylor and Mrs Southcott would like to thank the Biologists for such an enjoyable trip

Fardad Gharabaghi L6N

30

Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

31

Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

32

Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

33

Biology Field Trip

Nature Yellow-streaked sunlight on every corner The orange striped bees softly gathered pollen All in a days work A blue chested bird joyfully hopped along the scorching path Two spotty green frogs gasped for air Then returned to the cool water once again Furry caterpillars played amongst the branches A Persian kitten chased red admirals The sweet aroma of pink roses filled the air

Nothing can ever make me give up my beautiful garden

Annctle Bellyou 4G

31

Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

32

Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

33

Ichthus This strange new word was heard for the first time at sehoollast year and has slowly but surely become part of the vocabulary of Raines The word is in fact a very o ld o ne and represents the English spelling of the Greek for fish Well that doesnt expla in much you migh t think Was it some new angling society or a Birds Eye appreciation group No in fact the fish was the secret sign for the very first Christians in the Roman Empire It was a lot more dangerous to go to church in those days and this sign was one way they could meet and have fellowship together without runshyning the risk of the arena Although our present day situation is far less risky Ichthus at school has been the same Children who are interested in finding out more about the Chris tian fai th have met on a variety of occasions over the year The senior smaller group has had some Bible studies while the junior branch meeting on a Friday lunchtime has seen a series of filmstrips held a record session a book display and a Bible study Enthusiasm among the second and third years has been encouraging and we hope to arrange regular meetings this coming school year on a similar pattern

The name Ichthus has in fac t one more secret element to it Each of the Greek letters used stands for a word When put together they read in translation Jesus Christ God Son Savio ur It has been our aim in Ichthus to make this message less of a forgo tten secret to many of t he pupils at our school

MKDP

Quilling Design Fish b y Joanne Barnes and Te resa Marsan 3C

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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Travelling In todays world of vast technological advances we have th e opportunities to make travelling as fast and efficient as possible The earth seems to shrink daily and its famous cities arc swallowed up annually with hordes of foreign visitors They descend on these poor unsuspecting settlements from supersonic jets high-speed trains and various marine crafts - ranging fro m luxury liners to the new hydrofoi ls bes t described as enormous aquatic ice-skates skimming along the surface of the water balanced perilously on a single thin piece running down its middle from stern to bow

There can be no doubt that we live in a society which places great emphasis o n far-distant exotic locat ions in cessant bombardments of glossy holiday literature showing sun-tanned sm iling girls in bikinis and very little else invade our homes periodically through television and unwmted doorshyto-door circulars These lissom young ladies purr seductively that they can whisk us off to th e Costa-del-Wherever-We-Fancy for a mere few hundred pounds (plus V AT) And every year we fall into their greedy little hands like windfalls in an orchard

We gueue for two days in the trop_ically exotic surroundings of He a throw Airport while French air traffic controllers make up their minds whether they will or wont in fac t control air traffic we then struggle vainly through the checkouts with three suitcases because the porters are on strike this week to make our way to our air conditioned (windows left open) wide-bodied (well if it isnt now it will be with three hundred holiday-makers inside it) DClO (arent they the ones where the wings drop off) Next comes the traditional forty minute delay for fog and another two ho ur delay because the customs officer who is working to rule at the moment isnt satisfied that no regushylations have been co ntravened

Finally we actually begin our much-awaited travels Atntic Agnes seethes with indignation because the seat-belt doesnt quite stretch around her ample proportions Dad sulks because the harrassed air stewardess doesnt resembl e in the slightest the ever-helpful blonde in the British Airways commercials ancl countless Mums search frantically for travel sickness pills as little J ason Billy AmanclaCandicc-Maric is sick in time to the taped music blaring from speakers pl aced strategically behind ones left car

And when we finally reach Paradise we find that the brochures described the resorts perfectly - we really will be sun-drenched because the ho tel has no roof

Travelling today does not just involve the pursuit of pleasure however middotVi th the emphasis on speed and comfort th e business executive finds it simpler to travel ab road himself than go through the complicated process of sending a letter or asking his secretary to place a long-distance telepho ne ea I How can he possibly resist th e charms of the expertly- groomed hostesses a ll rejects from Charlies Angels but extremely obliging with it Especially since they can now hop aboard Concorde and be around the World by the time the secretary has taken the cover off her typewriter

But we mustnt let air travel have all the credit We can be just as cramped uncomfortable and sick when travelling by sea rail or car Admittedly the sea is a more romantic way to travel than rubbing shoulders with the stars - we can bask in glorious sunshine while reclining on the deck of a luxury liner while watching the sea lap gently a ro und us eat delicio us dishes in exquisitely decorated diningshyrooms while watching the sea lap gently around us play_ieisurely games and sports all clay between dips in th e swimming-pool and hairdressing appo intments while watching the sea lap gent ly around us and then receive th e most solicitious care and attention from innumerable members of the crew as we throw up over the side because we have spent too long watching the sea lap gently aroung us

Yes travelling cerainly broadens the mind - faster and almost decadently luxurious it brings the ordinary man in the street closer to the ho melands and cultures of his most distant neighbours all over the globe - if he is prepared to queue jostle and push his way into sardine-like cond itions that promise to fly sail or drive him faster and easier than ever before I wonder why I have this sudden urge to get up and WALK

Dawn Prentice U6

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The Sea Far within the restless depths Beats a cold unceasing heart Of a sea giving life As freely it takes Fickle as the skies hich yawn above in drowsy greys Whipped by the wind to a frenzied foam Fro thing at the mouth Like sailors gone mad The angTy breakers pound the cliffs Dark and looming nobly defiant Echoed in shells and hearts of men Sounds the roar of the tide Which surocs to a shore of subdued sands

Spitting misty sprays with salty breath On middotvhich the screaming seagulls clung Around th e rocky pinnacles Like dead mens Fingers danced the surf And when all was spent and rage was quelled A milder m ood kissed Sctnds farewell And beckoning those who dared to follow Gently ebbed away unseen

Ia n Crane L6D

The Sea Soft sounds o f new-born breakers reach my ears Whispering pro mises hy no tic husky Calling out inexorably as they cur and die Dragged back like me by the m ystery Of muted blue and gTcen

I am drawn once again to the silen t shore The cool blackness of night hugging me Stroking my skin velvety silkness The middotvaves gTowl their victory over the defeated sun Once m ore bowing to th e victorious supremacy

Of the uncompromising merciless ocean Encompassing all sparing no lesser mortal Slowly it draws near creeps towards me I long to turn and run but I know that I cannotshyI am forever spellbound

By this ever-present foe immeasurable Yet constantly charted b y unknowing fools Who like me are caught in the timeless fascination Of an aquatic World - where life or death means n o thing To the all-conquering powerful sea

Dawn Prentice U6

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The Sea Broken glass

On sandswcpt dunes Worm rin gs

Out-of-date tunes

Salient water Over cracked shells

A dead fish A muffled yelL

Ice-cold wi nd Whipping up sand

Dry brittle No mans la nd

Bro ken cuttlefish Staring at m e

Turning and walkina - From the sea

Ralp h Howes U6

Gull by David Fowe1 4A(BG)

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Space Travellers b y Paul Anderson JH

Dilemma A figure moved deftly in and out of the shadows wearing its way a long the corr idor dodging in a nd ou t of the numerous doorways with ears intently tuned for the sound o f the heavy foots teps of a late night security patrol The huma noid shape slopped at a small alcove containing a telephone anyone using the telephone would be well hidden from someone passing along th e corridor The figure slipped into the alcove and sank breathlessly to the floor shiver ing violently A hand moved up as if to wipe perspiration from his foreh ead A new emotion - fear -- took hold of the Geing and its body twitched and shivered with mild convulsi ons

The figure was tha t of a thirty year old man who was in good health who neith er smo ked nor dra nk He -vas dressed in a ~-rrey uniform o f shirt and slac ks His mind was more mature than oth ers of his kind but then they were no more than mindless vegetables controlled b y Them He was different he could think and use his own initiat ive he had a mind a nd will of his own He glanced a t his watch he had been missing For one hour it was only a mat ter of time before They noticed h e was missing and ca me loo king for him He shuddered He knew of many places to hide in the complex

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structure of passages and corridors His senses had never been idle wh en They had sent him on errands he had alertly made a mental note of anything that could help him But now even as he thought fear had wiped his memory clean

At the sound of heavy metallic boots crunching on the smooth floor he cringed pressing himself against the walls of the alcove When the footsteps passed from hearing the figure rose and stealthshyily crept out and vanished into the shadows as it moved up the corridor

In another part of the complex two raised voices were heard behind a closed door They belonged to a man and a woman the man was seated at a desk and the woman wearing a white coat was pacing the room The woman moved over to the desk placed her hand on it and looked intently at the man

No I will not let you destroy him I have spent years perfecting him I want him captured whole and intact She turned from the man and sat down in a leather covered chair opposite

Im sorry Dr Draper but there is nothing more to be said I have given you my reasons for taking such drastic actions but I cannot afford a revolution Look at it from my point of view if he got hold of some civilian clothes we would have no means of tracing him With an advanced mind of such great mental capacity and newly discovered emotions we cannot risk him contaminating others of his kind with his revolutionary ideas and so instigating a revolt The man leant back in his chair in a relaxed manner and looked over to the woman

Just give m e some more time to try and persuade him to give himself up

Her voice was pleading and the look of desperation made him want to reach forward and protect her

How long has he been missing he asked

Two hours came the sharp r eply

You have another two hours and then the area will be bathed in radiation that will destroy all his brain cells

The man sighed he was too soft he always gave in to her and she knew it

She had found that out a long time ago when they had got married

Thank you David she whispered as she leant across and kissed him before leaving

The fugitive was still dodging in th e shadow wi th tireless energy when he was brought t o an abrupt halt by the sound of a voice booming over the installed speakers

Please give yourself up and no harm will come to you it implored

The fugitive af ter a momentary pause ran on trying to escape the voice but which ever way he turned he heard th e voice Panic another new emotion was rapidly growing within him The voice had changed now it was no longer imploring it was now harsh and threatening He wished he could turn o ff the sound as he blindly ran on not caring where ne was going His two new found emotions panic and fear were disturbing his logical state of mind The drumming of the voice stopped and there was silence again but he carried on running As time elapsed he ran on then as he turned a another corner the rubber soles of his shoes slipped and skidded along the floor and he found himself confronted wi th a security patrol running towards him from the other end of the corridor

Unable through fright to run away he opened his shirt to reveal a metallic chest with a red button in its centre The patrol halted when they saw his hand m ove towards the self-destruct button Dr Anne Draper pushed her way through to the front of the gloup

No please dont touch that she commanded then her voice changed to a plea

Give yourself up I guarantee nothing will happen to you

He looked at her with frightened eyes and his ha i1d began to move away from his chest It stopped poised in mid-a ir No he did not want to go back he did not want to be just another of Their guinea pigs he

His hand wavered over the self-destruct button J osiane Kaal 4S

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The Song of the Fatted Calf When all you people out there Eat that nice tender veal Think o f me and how I feel In this dark and lonely world of mine

Never even seen my mother Dont know if I had a bro ther Taken away and locked in a stable Without a name just a label

All day long I sit and stare Into the darkness which is always there No room to lie down and rest my head No-one would know even if I was dead In this dark and lonely world of mine

Only the best food and milk Im fed Doomed to die - thats why Im bred No nice green grass so fresh and sweet Only the straw beneath my feet In this dark and lonely world of mine

So next time when you eat this meat For a dinner or a lunch time trea t Just think o f the agony I went through To give this delicacy to you In that dark and lonely world I knew

Nicola Bartlett 4A

Andrew Gooda1 3P

The Song of the Fox The bugler blows for the start of the fun

And the hounds teeth gnash at the sound of the gun Those menacing looks on the faces o f men

Who ride the big mares to chase me again

I hear Gid-ee-up and my legs start t o shake At the thought of the dogs whose teeth are like rakes

Which tear at my skin when the season arrives The season which threatens the foxes lives

The h untsmen enjoy the laughter and freed om Of the woods hills and dales they thin k they have reason

To shout at and chase myself and my friends Through th ickets and fields a nd into our dens

We run and get breathless to save our own lives Whilst the bees stay safe inside their hives

The birds sing tranquilly up in the trees But they dont realise what a poor fox sees

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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The Waiting Room There was a silence in the room All that could be heard was the steady remorseless ticking of the clock Two men sat on a wooden bench both looking at the floor tense edgy There was an occasional burst of applause from the crowd out on Centre Court Apart from that nothing but the ticking of the clock could be heard in the waiting room

The waiting room Among the players it was known as the gas chamber It was said that it had defeated players more than the playing on the Centre Court Tiled cool clinical it was a place where for the last minutes before they walked out onto court the pla yers could reflec t at leisure

The two men did not speak The elder of the two in his mid-twenties had experience of this subtle form of torture and concentrated on anything but the surroundings He was mentally prepared for the coming match and he refused to allow anything to draw him out of the shell into which he had withdrawn However he could find time now to reflect on the long hard climb which had brought him to this moment

He had played in every major tennis tournament in the world since turning professional He had won the French and the US open overcoming the hostile crowd at Fores t Hills He practically always reached at least the semi-finals But he had never won Wimbledon before

The elder man smiled slightly as he glanced at his youthful opponent The boy was tall and slim and fair and looked like everybodys ideal of a Californian whizz-kid In fact it was the elder man David Carter who had been born in California Paul Detrie was a native of Belgium He was totally unlike Carter Carter was short and stocky with broad shoulders a hooked nose ears which stood out at right angles to his hlad and thick untidy black hair There middotVas no doubt about where the sympathies of the crowd would lie Detrie would have them vvith him every inch of the way

Carter regarded his young opponent with amused sympathy Im sitting opposite somebody who d oesnt know that nobody has ever sat in this room with dry palms he thought with amusement He thinks Im absolutely calm

His thoughts were borne out when Detri e surreptitiously wiped his palms on his shorts Carter picked up a towel from his bag and dried his own sweating palms Detries surprise showed in his eyes And then the door opened Both men jumped An official appeared

Will you please go onto court gentlemen he sa id

The two men rose and picked up bags and rac kets At the door two ballboys appeared to carry their things onto court Carter avoided looking at Detrie The time for sympathy was over Now it was a tennis match to be won by somebody Which meant that somebody had to lose

It was Paul Dctrie in the third set and the victor was the waiting room

Lynn Bryan t U6

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A Nightmare She arrived at our door on a bleak winter night The little black kitten trembling with fright

We took her in and gave her hot milk She went to sleep on my bedspread of silk

As I lay in bed hearing her purr She washed and washed at her glossy black fur

As I stroked her head she curled her lip And dug her claws right into my hip

With her hair on end she snarled and spat My little black kitten was an evil cat

Surprised and frightened I watched her grow And out of her mouth blood started to flow

Her eyes of amber turned to red And joined into one in the middle of her head

She growled and snarled as she crawled to my face Her ho t fiery breath kept coming apace

As closer and closer she came to m y head I scrambled right up to the top o f the bed

I lifted my hand and closed my fist She drew back in fright and hissed and hissed

I punched her once right in her ear The scream she let out was dreadful to hear

She curled herself into a ball of hate She had worked herself to a furio us state

As I fought and struggled with this cat of hell I was suddenly startled by the sound of a bell

A voice in my car said Get up out of bed Youll miss the bus and the cat has to be fed

Penny Gardiner 2C

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Cat in the Brick Wall- by Michele Demetriou 4G

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Circus Cage (Made from wood probably German C1900) by Angela Seabrook 1 R

A Visit to the Zoo Most poems that tell

About a visit to the zoo Are all about the an ima ls there

But of this poem thats not true

Of course there were The big animals small and thin

Some hairy and some scary All making a din

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There were the usual fierce ones Staring through the bars

The usual winged ones Wishing themselves among stars

But it was the people I saw The people at the zoo

Whom I found myself watching As I stood in the queue

There were the screaming schoolboys Waving a scruffy cap

At the very puzzled animals Va inly trying to nap

There were the old wrinkled grannies Watching with gTowing dismay

As their usually docile grandchildren Got very carri ed away

Dont feed the Animals The notices said

But I dont kn ow why th ey were there Because they werent read

Small kids thrust grubby hands Through the bars of a cage

And threw an animal a half-eaten sweet Before the animal got in a rage

Some students strolled around stuck up As they talked in their suburban drawl

Identifying the more unusual animals As if they knew it all

Perhaps if we were put in a cage And animals pestered us

By staring and makiug rude comm ents And generally making a fuss

We would learn that were j ust as peculiar And were not such a special breed

And wed stare forlornly at the notices -These are humans - so please do NOT feed

Rebccca Rippin 3A

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The Last Day I died and rose from the dead but do not walk upon the earth Death brought no great fear no pain but a glorious refreshing tranquility to my soul The last day brings images -strange soothshying some frightening all beckoning - and these I have recorded

On that day I awoke relaxed instinctively knowing it was my last Suddenly everything went hazy and I could feel my spirit leaving my earthly body I seemed to float upwards and looking down I could see a body- mine - breathing gently in a peaceful and motionless atmosphere I then came down to earth

My legs weakened and I fell to my knees I raised my head and saw a dark winged figure - the dark angel The face was barely recognisable for there was an eerie swirling mist surrounding the both of us but I could make out a kindly smile and a pair of glazed eyes which appeared to look straight through me The angel held out a hand and firmly gripped mine Lifting me onto my feet he muttered something I could not interpret and began to walk slowly backwards until he merged with the mist leaving me alone -but I was not afraid

I began to walk slowly forward The mist disappeared and revealed a path which seemed nevershyending I followed this quickening my pace and as I walked fur ther the edge of the path became crowded with small figures some screaming some smiling benevolently all beckoning me to the left or right but I kept my head down and ignored the shrieks and laughter I wasnt paying much attention to that which was before until I collided with something I muttered an apology and as I went to carry on my way I felt someone grab hold of my arm and swing me round

The figure was tall and thin wrapped in a black mantle and carrying a scythe over his shoulder My head jerked backwards and I found myself gazing into a hooded face My first th ought was that o f a farm-worker a reaper and my impression wasnt far wrong It was no t a worker but a skeleton who was indeed a reaper - a reaper of souls I was hypno tised and as I stared into the deep eye sockets I could see visions of crowds of people yelling and fighting as they were collected by Death the reaper I turned my head and as I did so I could sec a golden aura springing from a woman so beautiful

She had golden hair which cascaded like a sparkling waterfaU onto her shoulders Her eyes were gentian blue resplendent pools of water -mysterious with hidden depths She had blood red lips which were poised in a welcoming smile and stood there calling arms outstretched

I struggled free and ran blindly towards her forgetting the figures and hooded watchmen along the path When I reach her she gathered me into her arms and whispered I am your Immortal Guardian I guard you through lifes journey You did not hesitate and resisted all temptations and beckonings You will be justly rewarded

I asked her what she meant but she pressed a finger to my lips bid me be quiet and vanished I looked up into a misty sky and I could see a small sparkling bubble floa ting on a gentle breeze as I felt myself slip into my earthly body once more

When my spirit returned I opened my eyes On my bed lay a mass of fl owers and a t the head of the bed stood a wizened old woman A tattered patched cloak hung loosely on her shoulders and in her gnarled arthritic hands she held a snow-white lily and a tiny snowdrop She made no utterance but pointed to me then to the snowdrop then from the lily she pointed to a small bubble She entwined the two flowers and I could sec that she mean t that the Immortal Guardian wou ld always be with me even in death The old woman disappeared and I was alone completely relaxed and at peace with myself

I felt as if I was floating in a pool of cool water Someone was supporting me keeping my head above the surface Then the stranger bent over me and passed his hand over m y b ody I fel t a tingling sensation and then nothing

I can remember someone finding my body grieving for me- all unnecessary in that life I was resurrected and realised the futility of such grief after all death comes to us all in due course

Sarah Smi th 5 L

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A Refugee The days seem so much colder now The icy winds have no pity A crowd of anxious masks Were bound for an unknown city

Memories of a happy family Delighting in each brand new day And of a secure and dignified country And days that seem so far away

The radios buzzed and the streets came alive The day that war was declared Young men felt brave enlisting with honour While mothers and children felt sad and scared

Now as the ship tosses to and fro I think of the future and shudder with dread Ive nothing to look forward to With family and friends so suddenly dead

The people around me groan and cry And the night closes in like an animal on its prey I wrap the ragged cloak tighter around me And wonder if I will live to sec another day

Teresa Marsan 3C

Hands by Rajan Sathi L6

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Moving House At six oclock on Saturday morn The furniture van blew its horn Along came three men dressed in red Right said Fred Ill take the bed The fridge too big the door too small So out of the window with it all Cupboards and tables carpets and chairs Glasses and crockery stacked ol1 the stairs Mother is panicking - cant find the cat Father comes running and slips on the mat Rose trees and bushes supposed to stay But mother is loathe to part this way So out to the van she sneaks them in Som e hidden in curtains and one in the bin Tail board at bs t is shut up tight With everything pushed in out of sight Neighbours are calling to bid farewell Glad to be rid of us truth to tdl After a day on the road we agree As we sit in the new hall supping tea This is the best m ove w eve ever made As past fears and worries quickly fade The eats feet buttered to make him stay And down to the pub Dads on his way

Karen Gray L6D

Moving House

Scraper Board Work Old House by Michele Demetriou 4G

At las t the furnitures in the van Stacked up high by the removal man

He pushed and pulled at the o ld se ttee But I didnt help him oh no no t me

For moving the furniture thats his job So sorry for sounding a bit of a snob

The direct ions to the house arc marked on this map I said to the wumpy old man who was adjusting his cap

So he jumped in the van and turned the key Without taking the map from me

He drove off quic kly down the road It was clear he knew nothing of the green cross code

A few minutes later looked a t my hand Why were there two maps I couldnt understand

Then I realised what had gone wrong But it was too late hed already gone

I panicked and screamed What shall I do Everything was in that van from table to shoe

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

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Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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The Sea Broken glass

On sandswcpt dunes Worm rin gs

Out-of-date tunes

Salient water Over cracked shells

A dead fish A muffled yelL

Ice-cold wi nd Whipping up sand

Dry brittle No mans la nd

Bro ken cuttlefish Staring at m e

Turning and walkina - From the sea

Ralp h Howes U6

Gull by David Fowe1 4A(BG)

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Space Travellers b y Paul Anderson JH

Dilemma A figure moved deftly in and out of the shadows wearing its way a long the corr idor dodging in a nd ou t of the numerous doorways with ears intently tuned for the sound o f the heavy foots teps of a late night security patrol The huma noid shape slopped at a small alcove containing a telephone anyone using the telephone would be well hidden from someone passing along th e corridor The figure slipped into the alcove and sank breathlessly to the floor shiver ing violently A hand moved up as if to wipe perspiration from his foreh ead A new emotion - fear -- took hold of the Geing and its body twitched and shivered with mild convulsi ons

The figure was tha t of a thirty year old man who was in good health who neith er smo ked nor dra nk He -vas dressed in a ~-rrey uniform o f shirt and slac ks His mind was more mature than oth ers of his kind but then they were no more than mindless vegetables controlled b y Them He was different he could think and use his own initiat ive he had a mind a nd will of his own He glanced a t his watch he had been missing For one hour it was only a mat ter of time before They noticed h e was missing and ca me loo king for him He shuddered He knew of many places to hide in the complex

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structure of passages and corridors His senses had never been idle wh en They had sent him on errands he had alertly made a mental note of anything that could help him But now even as he thought fear had wiped his memory clean

At the sound of heavy metallic boots crunching on the smooth floor he cringed pressing himself against the walls of the alcove When the footsteps passed from hearing the figure rose and stealthshyily crept out and vanished into the shadows as it moved up the corridor

In another part of the complex two raised voices were heard behind a closed door They belonged to a man and a woman the man was seated at a desk and the woman wearing a white coat was pacing the room The woman moved over to the desk placed her hand on it and looked intently at the man

No I will not let you destroy him I have spent years perfecting him I want him captured whole and intact She turned from the man and sat down in a leather covered chair opposite

Im sorry Dr Draper but there is nothing more to be said I have given you my reasons for taking such drastic actions but I cannot afford a revolution Look at it from my point of view if he got hold of some civilian clothes we would have no means of tracing him With an advanced mind of such great mental capacity and newly discovered emotions we cannot risk him contaminating others of his kind with his revolutionary ideas and so instigating a revolt The man leant back in his chair in a relaxed manner and looked over to the woman

Just give m e some more time to try and persuade him to give himself up

Her voice was pleading and the look of desperation made him want to reach forward and protect her

How long has he been missing he asked

Two hours came the sharp r eply

You have another two hours and then the area will be bathed in radiation that will destroy all his brain cells

The man sighed he was too soft he always gave in to her and she knew it

She had found that out a long time ago when they had got married

Thank you David she whispered as she leant across and kissed him before leaving

The fugitive was still dodging in th e shadow wi th tireless energy when he was brought t o an abrupt halt by the sound of a voice booming over the installed speakers

Please give yourself up and no harm will come to you it implored

The fugitive af ter a momentary pause ran on trying to escape the voice but which ever way he turned he heard th e voice Panic another new emotion was rapidly growing within him The voice had changed now it was no longer imploring it was now harsh and threatening He wished he could turn o ff the sound as he blindly ran on not caring where ne was going His two new found emotions panic and fear were disturbing his logical state of mind The drumming of the voice stopped and there was silence again but he carried on running As time elapsed he ran on then as he turned a another corner the rubber soles of his shoes slipped and skidded along the floor and he found himself confronted wi th a security patrol running towards him from the other end of the corridor

Unable through fright to run away he opened his shirt to reveal a metallic chest with a red button in its centre The patrol halted when they saw his hand m ove towards the self-destruct button Dr Anne Draper pushed her way through to the front of the gloup

No please dont touch that she commanded then her voice changed to a plea

Give yourself up I guarantee nothing will happen to you

He looked at her with frightened eyes and his ha i1d began to move away from his chest It stopped poised in mid-a ir No he did not want to go back he did not want to be just another of Their guinea pigs he

His hand wavered over the self-destruct button J osiane Kaal 4S

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The Song of the Fatted Calf When all you people out there Eat that nice tender veal Think o f me and how I feel In this dark and lonely world of mine

Never even seen my mother Dont know if I had a bro ther Taken away and locked in a stable Without a name just a label

All day long I sit and stare Into the darkness which is always there No room to lie down and rest my head No-one would know even if I was dead In this dark and lonely world of mine

Only the best food and milk Im fed Doomed to die - thats why Im bred No nice green grass so fresh and sweet Only the straw beneath my feet In this dark and lonely world of mine

So next time when you eat this meat For a dinner or a lunch time trea t Just think o f the agony I went through To give this delicacy to you In that dark and lonely world I knew

Nicola Bartlett 4A

Andrew Gooda1 3P

The Song of the Fox The bugler blows for the start of the fun

And the hounds teeth gnash at the sound of the gun Those menacing looks on the faces o f men

Who ride the big mares to chase me again

I hear Gid-ee-up and my legs start t o shake At the thought of the dogs whose teeth are like rakes

Which tear at my skin when the season arrives The season which threatens the foxes lives

The h untsmen enjoy the laughter and freed om Of the woods hills and dales they thin k they have reason

To shout at and chase myself and my friends Through th ickets and fields a nd into our dens

We run and get breathless to save our own lives Whilst the bees stay safe inside their hives

The birds sing tranquilly up in the trees But they dont realise what a poor fox sees

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The Waiting Room There was a silence in the room All that could be heard was the steady remorseless ticking of the clock Two men sat on a wooden bench both looking at the floor tense edgy There was an occasional burst of applause from the crowd out on Centre Court Apart from that nothing but the ticking of the clock could be heard in the waiting room

The waiting room Among the players it was known as the gas chamber It was said that it had defeated players more than the playing on the Centre Court Tiled cool clinical it was a place where for the last minutes before they walked out onto court the pla yers could reflec t at leisure

The two men did not speak The elder of the two in his mid-twenties had experience of this subtle form of torture and concentrated on anything but the surroundings He was mentally prepared for the coming match and he refused to allow anything to draw him out of the shell into which he had withdrawn However he could find time now to reflect on the long hard climb which had brought him to this moment

He had played in every major tennis tournament in the world since turning professional He had won the French and the US open overcoming the hostile crowd at Fores t Hills He practically always reached at least the semi-finals But he had never won Wimbledon before

The elder man smiled slightly as he glanced at his youthful opponent The boy was tall and slim and fair and looked like everybodys ideal of a Californian whizz-kid In fact it was the elder man David Carter who had been born in California Paul Detrie was a native of Belgium He was totally unlike Carter Carter was short and stocky with broad shoulders a hooked nose ears which stood out at right angles to his hlad and thick untidy black hair There middotVas no doubt about where the sympathies of the crowd would lie Detrie would have them vvith him every inch of the way

Carter regarded his young opponent with amused sympathy Im sitting opposite somebody who d oesnt know that nobody has ever sat in this room with dry palms he thought with amusement He thinks Im absolutely calm

His thoughts were borne out when Detri e surreptitiously wiped his palms on his shorts Carter picked up a towel from his bag and dried his own sweating palms Detries surprise showed in his eyes And then the door opened Both men jumped An official appeared

Will you please go onto court gentlemen he sa id

The two men rose and picked up bags and rac kets At the door two ballboys appeared to carry their things onto court Carter avoided looking at Detrie The time for sympathy was over Now it was a tennis match to be won by somebody Which meant that somebody had to lose

It was Paul Dctrie in the third set and the victor was the waiting room

Lynn Bryan t U6

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A Nightmare She arrived at our door on a bleak winter night The little black kitten trembling with fright

We took her in and gave her hot milk She went to sleep on my bedspread of silk

As I lay in bed hearing her purr She washed and washed at her glossy black fur

As I stroked her head she curled her lip And dug her claws right into my hip

With her hair on end she snarled and spat My little black kitten was an evil cat

Surprised and frightened I watched her grow And out of her mouth blood started to flow

Her eyes of amber turned to red And joined into one in the middle of her head

She growled and snarled as she crawled to my face Her ho t fiery breath kept coming apace

As closer and closer she came to m y head I scrambled right up to the top o f the bed

I lifted my hand and closed my fist She drew back in fright and hissed and hissed

I punched her once right in her ear The scream she let out was dreadful to hear

She curled herself into a ball of hate She had worked herself to a furio us state

As I fought and struggled with this cat of hell I was suddenly startled by the sound of a bell

A voice in my car said Get up out of bed Youll miss the bus and the cat has to be fed

Penny Gardiner 2C

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Cat in the Brick Wall- by Michele Demetriou 4G

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Circus Cage (Made from wood probably German C1900) by Angela Seabrook 1 R

A Visit to the Zoo Most poems that tell

About a visit to the zoo Are all about the an ima ls there

But of this poem thats not true

Of course there were The big animals small and thin

Some hairy and some scary All making a din

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There were the usual fierce ones Staring through the bars

The usual winged ones Wishing themselves among stars

But it was the people I saw The people at the zoo

Whom I found myself watching As I stood in the queue

There were the screaming schoolboys Waving a scruffy cap

At the very puzzled animals Va inly trying to nap

There were the old wrinkled grannies Watching with gTowing dismay

As their usually docile grandchildren Got very carri ed away

Dont feed the Animals The notices said

But I dont kn ow why th ey were there Because they werent read

Small kids thrust grubby hands Through the bars of a cage

And threw an animal a half-eaten sweet Before the animal got in a rage

Some students strolled around stuck up As they talked in their suburban drawl

Identifying the more unusual animals As if they knew it all

Perhaps if we were put in a cage And animals pestered us

By staring and makiug rude comm ents And generally making a fuss

We would learn that were j ust as peculiar And were not such a special breed

And wed stare forlornly at the notices -These are humans - so please do NOT feed

Rebccca Rippin 3A

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The Last Day I died and rose from the dead but do not walk upon the earth Death brought no great fear no pain but a glorious refreshing tranquility to my soul The last day brings images -strange soothshying some frightening all beckoning - and these I have recorded

On that day I awoke relaxed instinctively knowing it was my last Suddenly everything went hazy and I could feel my spirit leaving my earthly body I seemed to float upwards and looking down I could see a body- mine - breathing gently in a peaceful and motionless atmosphere I then came down to earth

My legs weakened and I fell to my knees I raised my head and saw a dark winged figure - the dark angel The face was barely recognisable for there was an eerie swirling mist surrounding the both of us but I could make out a kindly smile and a pair of glazed eyes which appeared to look straight through me The angel held out a hand and firmly gripped mine Lifting me onto my feet he muttered something I could not interpret and began to walk slowly backwards until he merged with the mist leaving me alone -but I was not afraid

I began to walk slowly forward The mist disappeared and revealed a path which seemed nevershyending I followed this quickening my pace and as I walked fur ther the edge of the path became crowded with small figures some screaming some smiling benevolently all beckoning me to the left or right but I kept my head down and ignored the shrieks and laughter I wasnt paying much attention to that which was before until I collided with something I muttered an apology and as I went to carry on my way I felt someone grab hold of my arm and swing me round

The figure was tall and thin wrapped in a black mantle and carrying a scythe over his shoulder My head jerked backwards and I found myself gazing into a hooded face My first th ought was that o f a farm-worker a reaper and my impression wasnt far wrong It was no t a worker but a skeleton who was indeed a reaper - a reaper of souls I was hypno tised and as I stared into the deep eye sockets I could see visions of crowds of people yelling and fighting as they were collected by Death the reaper I turned my head and as I did so I could sec a golden aura springing from a woman so beautiful

She had golden hair which cascaded like a sparkling waterfaU onto her shoulders Her eyes were gentian blue resplendent pools of water -mysterious with hidden depths She had blood red lips which were poised in a welcoming smile and stood there calling arms outstretched

I struggled free and ran blindly towards her forgetting the figures and hooded watchmen along the path When I reach her she gathered me into her arms and whispered I am your Immortal Guardian I guard you through lifes journey You did not hesitate and resisted all temptations and beckonings You will be justly rewarded

I asked her what she meant but she pressed a finger to my lips bid me be quiet and vanished I looked up into a misty sky and I could see a small sparkling bubble floa ting on a gentle breeze as I felt myself slip into my earthly body once more

When my spirit returned I opened my eyes On my bed lay a mass of fl owers and a t the head of the bed stood a wizened old woman A tattered patched cloak hung loosely on her shoulders and in her gnarled arthritic hands she held a snow-white lily and a tiny snowdrop She made no utterance but pointed to me then to the snowdrop then from the lily she pointed to a small bubble She entwined the two flowers and I could sec that she mean t that the Immortal Guardian wou ld always be with me even in death The old woman disappeared and I was alone completely relaxed and at peace with myself

I felt as if I was floating in a pool of cool water Someone was supporting me keeping my head above the surface Then the stranger bent over me and passed his hand over m y b ody I fel t a tingling sensation and then nothing

I can remember someone finding my body grieving for me- all unnecessary in that life I was resurrected and realised the futility of such grief after all death comes to us all in due course

Sarah Smi th 5 L

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A Refugee The days seem so much colder now The icy winds have no pity A crowd of anxious masks Were bound for an unknown city

Memories of a happy family Delighting in each brand new day And of a secure and dignified country And days that seem so far away

The radios buzzed and the streets came alive The day that war was declared Young men felt brave enlisting with honour While mothers and children felt sad and scared

Now as the ship tosses to and fro I think of the future and shudder with dread Ive nothing to look forward to With family and friends so suddenly dead

The people around me groan and cry And the night closes in like an animal on its prey I wrap the ragged cloak tighter around me And wonder if I will live to sec another day

Teresa Marsan 3C

Hands by Rajan Sathi L6

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Moving House At six oclock on Saturday morn The furniture van blew its horn Along came three men dressed in red Right said Fred Ill take the bed The fridge too big the door too small So out of the window with it all Cupboards and tables carpets and chairs Glasses and crockery stacked ol1 the stairs Mother is panicking - cant find the cat Father comes running and slips on the mat Rose trees and bushes supposed to stay But mother is loathe to part this way So out to the van she sneaks them in Som e hidden in curtains and one in the bin Tail board at bs t is shut up tight With everything pushed in out of sight Neighbours are calling to bid farewell Glad to be rid of us truth to tdl After a day on the road we agree As we sit in the new hall supping tea This is the best m ove w eve ever made As past fears and worries quickly fade The eats feet buttered to make him stay And down to the pub Dads on his way

Karen Gray L6D

Moving House

Scraper Board Work Old House by Michele Demetriou 4G

At las t the furnitures in the van Stacked up high by the removal man

He pushed and pulled at the o ld se ttee But I didnt help him oh no no t me

For moving the furniture thats his job So sorry for sounding a bit of a snob

The direct ions to the house arc marked on this map I said to the wumpy old man who was adjusting his cap

So he jumped in the van and turned the key Without taking the map from me

He drove off quic kly down the road It was clear he knew nothing of the green cross code

A few minutes later looked a t my hand Why were there two maps I couldnt understand

Then I realised what had gone wrong But it was too late hed already gone

I panicked and screamed What shall I do Everything was in that van from table to shoe

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Space Travellers b y Paul Anderson JH

Dilemma A figure moved deftly in and out of the shadows wearing its way a long the corr idor dodging in a nd ou t of the numerous doorways with ears intently tuned for the sound o f the heavy foots teps of a late night security patrol The huma noid shape slopped at a small alcove containing a telephone anyone using the telephone would be well hidden from someone passing along th e corridor The figure slipped into the alcove and sank breathlessly to the floor shiver ing violently A hand moved up as if to wipe perspiration from his foreh ead A new emotion - fear -- took hold of the Geing and its body twitched and shivered with mild convulsi ons

The figure was tha t of a thirty year old man who was in good health who neith er smo ked nor dra nk He -vas dressed in a ~-rrey uniform o f shirt and slac ks His mind was more mature than oth ers of his kind but then they were no more than mindless vegetables controlled b y Them He was different he could think and use his own initiat ive he had a mind a nd will of his own He glanced a t his watch he had been missing For one hour it was only a mat ter of time before They noticed h e was missing and ca me loo king for him He shuddered He knew of many places to hide in the complex

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structure of passages and corridors His senses had never been idle wh en They had sent him on errands he had alertly made a mental note of anything that could help him But now even as he thought fear had wiped his memory clean

At the sound of heavy metallic boots crunching on the smooth floor he cringed pressing himself against the walls of the alcove When the footsteps passed from hearing the figure rose and stealthshyily crept out and vanished into the shadows as it moved up the corridor

In another part of the complex two raised voices were heard behind a closed door They belonged to a man and a woman the man was seated at a desk and the woman wearing a white coat was pacing the room The woman moved over to the desk placed her hand on it and looked intently at the man

No I will not let you destroy him I have spent years perfecting him I want him captured whole and intact She turned from the man and sat down in a leather covered chair opposite

Im sorry Dr Draper but there is nothing more to be said I have given you my reasons for taking such drastic actions but I cannot afford a revolution Look at it from my point of view if he got hold of some civilian clothes we would have no means of tracing him With an advanced mind of such great mental capacity and newly discovered emotions we cannot risk him contaminating others of his kind with his revolutionary ideas and so instigating a revolt The man leant back in his chair in a relaxed manner and looked over to the woman

Just give m e some more time to try and persuade him to give himself up

Her voice was pleading and the look of desperation made him want to reach forward and protect her

How long has he been missing he asked

Two hours came the sharp r eply

You have another two hours and then the area will be bathed in radiation that will destroy all his brain cells

The man sighed he was too soft he always gave in to her and she knew it

She had found that out a long time ago when they had got married

Thank you David she whispered as she leant across and kissed him before leaving

The fugitive was still dodging in th e shadow wi th tireless energy when he was brought t o an abrupt halt by the sound of a voice booming over the installed speakers

Please give yourself up and no harm will come to you it implored

The fugitive af ter a momentary pause ran on trying to escape the voice but which ever way he turned he heard th e voice Panic another new emotion was rapidly growing within him The voice had changed now it was no longer imploring it was now harsh and threatening He wished he could turn o ff the sound as he blindly ran on not caring where ne was going His two new found emotions panic and fear were disturbing his logical state of mind The drumming of the voice stopped and there was silence again but he carried on running As time elapsed he ran on then as he turned a another corner the rubber soles of his shoes slipped and skidded along the floor and he found himself confronted wi th a security patrol running towards him from the other end of the corridor

Unable through fright to run away he opened his shirt to reveal a metallic chest with a red button in its centre The patrol halted when they saw his hand m ove towards the self-destruct button Dr Anne Draper pushed her way through to the front of the gloup

No please dont touch that she commanded then her voice changed to a plea

Give yourself up I guarantee nothing will happen to you

He looked at her with frightened eyes and his ha i1d began to move away from his chest It stopped poised in mid-a ir No he did not want to go back he did not want to be just another of Their guinea pigs he

His hand wavered over the self-destruct button J osiane Kaal 4S

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The Song of the Fatted Calf When all you people out there Eat that nice tender veal Think o f me and how I feel In this dark and lonely world of mine

Never even seen my mother Dont know if I had a bro ther Taken away and locked in a stable Without a name just a label

All day long I sit and stare Into the darkness which is always there No room to lie down and rest my head No-one would know even if I was dead In this dark and lonely world of mine

Only the best food and milk Im fed Doomed to die - thats why Im bred No nice green grass so fresh and sweet Only the straw beneath my feet In this dark and lonely world of mine

So next time when you eat this meat For a dinner or a lunch time trea t Just think o f the agony I went through To give this delicacy to you In that dark and lonely world I knew

Nicola Bartlett 4A

Andrew Gooda1 3P

The Song of the Fox The bugler blows for the start of the fun

And the hounds teeth gnash at the sound of the gun Those menacing looks on the faces o f men

Who ride the big mares to chase me again

I hear Gid-ee-up and my legs start t o shake At the thought of the dogs whose teeth are like rakes

Which tear at my skin when the season arrives The season which threatens the foxes lives

The h untsmen enjoy the laughter and freed om Of the woods hills and dales they thin k they have reason

To shout at and chase myself and my friends Through th ickets and fields a nd into our dens

We run and get breathless to save our own lives Whilst the bees stay safe inside their hives

The birds sing tranquilly up in the trees But they dont realise what a poor fox sees

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The Waiting Room There was a silence in the room All that could be heard was the steady remorseless ticking of the clock Two men sat on a wooden bench both looking at the floor tense edgy There was an occasional burst of applause from the crowd out on Centre Court Apart from that nothing but the ticking of the clock could be heard in the waiting room

The waiting room Among the players it was known as the gas chamber It was said that it had defeated players more than the playing on the Centre Court Tiled cool clinical it was a place where for the last minutes before they walked out onto court the pla yers could reflec t at leisure

The two men did not speak The elder of the two in his mid-twenties had experience of this subtle form of torture and concentrated on anything but the surroundings He was mentally prepared for the coming match and he refused to allow anything to draw him out of the shell into which he had withdrawn However he could find time now to reflect on the long hard climb which had brought him to this moment

He had played in every major tennis tournament in the world since turning professional He had won the French and the US open overcoming the hostile crowd at Fores t Hills He practically always reached at least the semi-finals But he had never won Wimbledon before

The elder man smiled slightly as he glanced at his youthful opponent The boy was tall and slim and fair and looked like everybodys ideal of a Californian whizz-kid In fact it was the elder man David Carter who had been born in California Paul Detrie was a native of Belgium He was totally unlike Carter Carter was short and stocky with broad shoulders a hooked nose ears which stood out at right angles to his hlad and thick untidy black hair There middotVas no doubt about where the sympathies of the crowd would lie Detrie would have them vvith him every inch of the way

Carter regarded his young opponent with amused sympathy Im sitting opposite somebody who d oesnt know that nobody has ever sat in this room with dry palms he thought with amusement He thinks Im absolutely calm

His thoughts were borne out when Detri e surreptitiously wiped his palms on his shorts Carter picked up a towel from his bag and dried his own sweating palms Detries surprise showed in his eyes And then the door opened Both men jumped An official appeared

Will you please go onto court gentlemen he sa id

The two men rose and picked up bags and rac kets At the door two ballboys appeared to carry their things onto court Carter avoided looking at Detrie The time for sympathy was over Now it was a tennis match to be won by somebody Which meant that somebody had to lose

It was Paul Dctrie in the third set and the victor was the waiting room

Lynn Bryan t U6

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A Nightmare She arrived at our door on a bleak winter night The little black kitten trembling with fright

We took her in and gave her hot milk She went to sleep on my bedspread of silk

As I lay in bed hearing her purr She washed and washed at her glossy black fur

As I stroked her head she curled her lip And dug her claws right into my hip

With her hair on end she snarled and spat My little black kitten was an evil cat

Surprised and frightened I watched her grow And out of her mouth blood started to flow

Her eyes of amber turned to red And joined into one in the middle of her head

She growled and snarled as she crawled to my face Her ho t fiery breath kept coming apace

As closer and closer she came to m y head I scrambled right up to the top o f the bed

I lifted my hand and closed my fist She drew back in fright and hissed and hissed

I punched her once right in her ear The scream she let out was dreadful to hear

She curled herself into a ball of hate She had worked herself to a furio us state

As I fought and struggled with this cat of hell I was suddenly startled by the sound of a bell

A voice in my car said Get up out of bed Youll miss the bus and the cat has to be fed

Penny Gardiner 2C

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Cat in the Brick Wall- by Michele Demetriou 4G

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Circus Cage (Made from wood probably German C1900) by Angela Seabrook 1 R

A Visit to the Zoo Most poems that tell

About a visit to the zoo Are all about the an ima ls there

But of this poem thats not true

Of course there were The big animals small and thin

Some hairy and some scary All making a din

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There were the usual fierce ones Staring through the bars

The usual winged ones Wishing themselves among stars

But it was the people I saw The people at the zoo

Whom I found myself watching As I stood in the queue

There were the screaming schoolboys Waving a scruffy cap

At the very puzzled animals Va inly trying to nap

There were the old wrinkled grannies Watching with gTowing dismay

As their usually docile grandchildren Got very carri ed away

Dont feed the Animals The notices said

But I dont kn ow why th ey were there Because they werent read

Small kids thrust grubby hands Through the bars of a cage

And threw an animal a half-eaten sweet Before the animal got in a rage

Some students strolled around stuck up As they talked in their suburban drawl

Identifying the more unusual animals As if they knew it all

Perhaps if we were put in a cage And animals pestered us

By staring and makiug rude comm ents And generally making a fuss

We would learn that were j ust as peculiar And were not such a special breed

And wed stare forlornly at the notices -These are humans - so please do NOT feed

Rebccca Rippin 3A

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The Last Day I died and rose from the dead but do not walk upon the earth Death brought no great fear no pain but a glorious refreshing tranquility to my soul The last day brings images -strange soothshying some frightening all beckoning - and these I have recorded

On that day I awoke relaxed instinctively knowing it was my last Suddenly everything went hazy and I could feel my spirit leaving my earthly body I seemed to float upwards and looking down I could see a body- mine - breathing gently in a peaceful and motionless atmosphere I then came down to earth

My legs weakened and I fell to my knees I raised my head and saw a dark winged figure - the dark angel The face was barely recognisable for there was an eerie swirling mist surrounding the both of us but I could make out a kindly smile and a pair of glazed eyes which appeared to look straight through me The angel held out a hand and firmly gripped mine Lifting me onto my feet he muttered something I could not interpret and began to walk slowly backwards until he merged with the mist leaving me alone -but I was not afraid

I began to walk slowly forward The mist disappeared and revealed a path which seemed nevershyending I followed this quickening my pace and as I walked fur ther the edge of the path became crowded with small figures some screaming some smiling benevolently all beckoning me to the left or right but I kept my head down and ignored the shrieks and laughter I wasnt paying much attention to that which was before until I collided with something I muttered an apology and as I went to carry on my way I felt someone grab hold of my arm and swing me round

The figure was tall and thin wrapped in a black mantle and carrying a scythe over his shoulder My head jerked backwards and I found myself gazing into a hooded face My first th ought was that o f a farm-worker a reaper and my impression wasnt far wrong It was no t a worker but a skeleton who was indeed a reaper - a reaper of souls I was hypno tised and as I stared into the deep eye sockets I could see visions of crowds of people yelling and fighting as they were collected by Death the reaper I turned my head and as I did so I could sec a golden aura springing from a woman so beautiful

She had golden hair which cascaded like a sparkling waterfaU onto her shoulders Her eyes were gentian blue resplendent pools of water -mysterious with hidden depths She had blood red lips which were poised in a welcoming smile and stood there calling arms outstretched

I struggled free and ran blindly towards her forgetting the figures and hooded watchmen along the path When I reach her she gathered me into her arms and whispered I am your Immortal Guardian I guard you through lifes journey You did not hesitate and resisted all temptations and beckonings You will be justly rewarded

I asked her what she meant but she pressed a finger to my lips bid me be quiet and vanished I looked up into a misty sky and I could see a small sparkling bubble floa ting on a gentle breeze as I felt myself slip into my earthly body once more

When my spirit returned I opened my eyes On my bed lay a mass of fl owers and a t the head of the bed stood a wizened old woman A tattered patched cloak hung loosely on her shoulders and in her gnarled arthritic hands she held a snow-white lily and a tiny snowdrop She made no utterance but pointed to me then to the snowdrop then from the lily she pointed to a small bubble She entwined the two flowers and I could sec that she mean t that the Immortal Guardian wou ld always be with me even in death The old woman disappeared and I was alone completely relaxed and at peace with myself

I felt as if I was floating in a pool of cool water Someone was supporting me keeping my head above the surface Then the stranger bent over me and passed his hand over m y b ody I fel t a tingling sensation and then nothing

I can remember someone finding my body grieving for me- all unnecessary in that life I was resurrected and realised the futility of such grief after all death comes to us all in due course

Sarah Smi th 5 L

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A Refugee The days seem so much colder now The icy winds have no pity A crowd of anxious masks Were bound for an unknown city

Memories of a happy family Delighting in each brand new day And of a secure and dignified country And days that seem so far away

The radios buzzed and the streets came alive The day that war was declared Young men felt brave enlisting with honour While mothers and children felt sad and scared

Now as the ship tosses to and fro I think of the future and shudder with dread Ive nothing to look forward to With family and friends so suddenly dead

The people around me groan and cry And the night closes in like an animal on its prey I wrap the ragged cloak tighter around me And wonder if I will live to sec another day

Teresa Marsan 3C

Hands by Rajan Sathi L6

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Moving House At six oclock on Saturday morn The furniture van blew its horn Along came three men dressed in red Right said Fred Ill take the bed The fridge too big the door too small So out of the window with it all Cupboards and tables carpets and chairs Glasses and crockery stacked ol1 the stairs Mother is panicking - cant find the cat Father comes running and slips on the mat Rose trees and bushes supposed to stay But mother is loathe to part this way So out to the van she sneaks them in Som e hidden in curtains and one in the bin Tail board at bs t is shut up tight With everything pushed in out of sight Neighbours are calling to bid farewell Glad to be rid of us truth to tdl After a day on the road we agree As we sit in the new hall supping tea This is the best m ove w eve ever made As past fears and worries quickly fade The eats feet buttered to make him stay And down to the pub Dads on his way

Karen Gray L6D

Moving House

Scraper Board Work Old House by Michele Demetriou 4G

At las t the furnitures in the van Stacked up high by the removal man

He pushed and pulled at the o ld se ttee But I didnt help him oh no no t me

For moving the furniture thats his job So sorry for sounding a bit of a snob

The direct ions to the house arc marked on this map I said to the wumpy old man who was adjusting his cap

So he jumped in the van and turned the key Without taking the map from me

He drove off quic kly down the road It was clear he knew nothing of the green cross code

A few minutes later looked a t my hand Why were there two maps I couldnt understand

Then I realised what had gone wrong But it was too late hed already gone

I panicked and screamed What shall I do Everything was in that van from table to shoe

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

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structure of passages and corridors His senses had never been idle wh en They had sent him on errands he had alertly made a mental note of anything that could help him But now even as he thought fear had wiped his memory clean

At the sound of heavy metallic boots crunching on the smooth floor he cringed pressing himself against the walls of the alcove When the footsteps passed from hearing the figure rose and stealthshyily crept out and vanished into the shadows as it moved up the corridor

In another part of the complex two raised voices were heard behind a closed door They belonged to a man and a woman the man was seated at a desk and the woman wearing a white coat was pacing the room The woman moved over to the desk placed her hand on it and looked intently at the man

No I will not let you destroy him I have spent years perfecting him I want him captured whole and intact She turned from the man and sat down in a leather covered chair opposite

Im sorry Dr Draper but there is nothing more to be said I have given you my reasons for taking such drastic actions but I cannot afford a revolution Look at it from my point of view if he got hold of some civilian clothes we would have no means of tracing him With an advanced mind of such great mental capacity and newly discovered emotions we cannot risk him contaminating others of his kind with his revolutionary ideas and so instigating a revolt The man leant back in his chair in a relaxed manner and looked over to the woman

Just give m e some more time to try and persuade him to give himself up

Her voice was pleading and the look of desperation made him want to reach forward and protect her

How long has he been missing he asked

Two hours came the sharp r eply

You have another two hours and then the area will be bathed in radiation that will destroy all his brain cells

The man sighed he was too soft he always gave in to her and she knew it

She had found that out a long time ago when they had got married

Thank you David she whispered as she leant across and kissed him before leaving

The fugitive was still dodging in th e shadow wi th tireless energy when he was brought t o an abrupt halt by the sound of a voice booming over the installed speakers

Please give yourself up and no harm will come to you it implored

The fugitive af ter a momentary pause ran on trying to escape the voice but which ever way he turned he heard th e voice Panic another new emotion was rapidly growing within him The voice had changed now it was no longer imploring it was now harsh and threatening He wished he could turn o ff the sound as he blindly ran on not caring where ne was going His two new found emotions panic and fear were disturbing his logical state of mind The drumming of the voice stopped and there was silence again but he carried on running As time elapsed he ran on then as he turned a another corner the rubber soles of his shoes slipped and skidded along the floor and he found himself confronted wi th a security patrol running towards him from the other end of the corridor

Unable through fright to run away he opened his shirt to reveal a metallic chest with a red button in its centre The patrol halted when they saw his hand m ove towards the self-destruct button Dr Anne Draper pushed her way through to the front of the gloup

No please dont touch that she commanded then her voice changed to a plea

Give yourself up I guarantee nothing will happen to you

He looked at her with frightened eyes and his ha i1d began to move away from his chest It stopped poised in mid-a ir No he did not want to go back he did not want to be just another of Their guinea pigs he

His hand wavered over the self-destruct button J osiane Kaal 4S

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The Song of the Fatted Calf When all you people out there Eat that nice tender veal Think o f me and how I feel In this dark and lonely world of mine

Never even seen my mother Dont know if I had a bro ther Taken away and locked in a stable Without a name just a label

All day long I sit and stare Into the darkness which is always there No room to lie down and rest my head No-one would know even if I was dead In this dark and lonely world of mine

Only the best food and milk Im fed Doomed to die - thats why Im bred No nice green grass so fresh and sweet Only the straw beneath my feet In this dark and lonely world of mine

So next time when you eat this meat For a dinner or a lunch time trea t Just think o f the agony I went through To give this delicacy to you In that dark and lonely world I knew

Nicola Bartlett 4A

Andrew Gooda1 3P

The Song of the Fox The bugler blows for the start of the fun

And the hounds teeth gnash at the sound of the gun Those menacing looks on the faces o f men

Who ride the big mares to chase me again

I hear Gid-ee-up and my legs start t o shake At the thought of the dogs whose teeth are like rakes

Which tear at my skin when the season arrives The season which threatens the foxes lives

The h untsmen enjoy the laughter and freed om Of the woods hills and dales they thin k they have reason

To shout at and chase myself and my friends Through th ickets and fields a nd into our dens

We run and get breathless to save our own lives Whilst the bees stay safe inside their hives

The birds sing tranquilly up in the trees But they dont realise what a poor fox sees

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The Waiting Room There was a silence in the room All that could be heard was the steady remorseless ticking of the clock Two men sat on a wooden bench both looking at the floor tense edgy There was an occasional burst of applause from the crowd out on Centre Court Apart from that nothing but the ticking of the clock could be heard in the waiting room

The waiting room Among the players it was known as the gas chamber It was said that it had defeated players more than the playing on the Centre Court Tiled cool clinical it was a place where for the last minutes before they walked out onto court the pla yers could reflec t at leisure

The two men did not speak The elder of the two in his mid-twenties had experience of this subtle form of torture and concentrated on anything but the surroundings He was mentally prepared for the coming match and he refused to allow anything to draw him out of the shell into which he had withdrawn However he could find time now to reflect on the long hard climb which had brought him to this moment

He had played in every major tennis tournament in the world since turning professional He had won the French and the US open overcoming the hostile crowd at Fores t Hills He practically always reached at least the semi-finals But he had never won Wimbledon before

The elder man smiled slightly as he glanced at his youthful opponent The boy was tall and slim and fair and looked like everybodys ideal of a Californian whizz-kid In fact it was the elder man David Carter who had been born in California Paul Detrie was a native of Belgium He was totally unlike Carter Carter was short and stocky with broad shoulders a hooked nose ears which stood out at right angles to his hlad and thick untidy black hair There middotVas no doubt about where the sympathies of the crowd would lie Detrie would have them vvith him every inch of the way

Carter regarded his young opponent with amused sympathy Im sitting opposite somebody who d oesnt know that nobody has ever sat in this room with dry palms he thought with amusement He thinks Im absolutely calm

His thoughts were borne out when Detri e surreptitiously wiped his palms on his shorts Carter picked up a towel from his bag and dried his own sweating palms Detries surprise showed in his eyes And then the door opened Both men jumped An official appeared

Will you please go onto court gentlemen he sa id

The two men rose and picked up bags and rac kets At the door two ballboys appeared to carry their things onto court Carter avoided looking at Detrie The time for sympathy was over Now it was a tennis match to be won by somebody Which meant that somebody had to lose

It was Paul Dctrie in the third set and the victor was the waiting room

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A Nightmare She arrived at our door on a bleak winter night The little black kitten trembling with fright

We took her in and gave her hot milk She went to sleep on my bedspread of silk

As I lay in bed hearing her purr She washed and washed at her glossy black fur

As I stroked her head she curled her lip And dug her claws right into my hip

With her hair on end she snarled and spat My little black kitten was an evil cat

Surprised and frightened I watched her grow And out of her mouth blood started to flow

Her eyes of amber turned to red And joined into one in the middle of her head

She growled and snarled as she crawled to my face Her ho t fiery breath kept coming apace

As closer and closer she came to m y head I scrambled right up to the top o f the bed

I lifted my hand and closed my fist She drew back in fright and hissed and hissed

I punched her once right in her ear The scream she let out was dreadful to hear

She curled herself into a ball of hate She had worked herself to a furio us state

As I fought and struggled with this cat of hell I was suddenly startled by the sound of a bell

A voice in my car said Get up out of bed Youll miss the bus and the cat has to be fed

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Cat in the Brick Wall- by Michele Demetriou 4G

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Circus Cage (Made from wood probably German C1900) by Angela Seabrook 1 R

A Visit to the Zoo Most poems that tell

About a visit to the zoo Are all about the an ima ls there

But of this poem thats not true

Of course there were The big animals small and thin

Some hairy and some scary All making a din

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There were the usual fierce ones Staring through the bars

The usual winged ones Wishing themselves among stars

But it was the people I saw The people at the zoo

Whom I found myself watching As I stood in the queue

There were the screaming schoolboys Waving a scruffy cap

At the very puzzled animals Va inly trying to nap

There were the old wrinkled grannies Watching with gTowing dismay

As their usually docile grandchildren Got very carri ed away

Dont feed the Animals The notices said

But I dont kn ow why th ey were there Because they werent read

Small kids thrust grubby hands Through the bars of a cage

And threw an animal a half-eaten sweet Before the animal got in a rage

Some students strolled around stuck up As they talked in their suburban drawl

Identifying the more unusual animals As if they knew it all

Perhaps if we were put in a cage And animals pestered us

By staring and makiug rude comm ents And generally making a fuss

We would learn that were j ust as peculiar And were not such a special breed

And wed stare forlornly at the notices -These are humans - so please do NOT feed

Rebccca Rippin 3A

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The Last Day I died and rose from the dead but do not walk upon the earth Death brought no great fear no pain but a glorious refreshing tranquility to my soul The last day brings images -strange soothshying some frightening all beckoning - and these I have recorded

On that day I awoke relaxed instinctively knowing it was my last Suddenly everything went hazy and I could feel my spirit leaving my earthly body I seemed to float upwards and looking down I could see a body- mine - breathing gently in a peaceful and motionless atmosphere I then came down to earth

My legs weakened and I fell to my knees I raised my head and saw a dark winged figure - the dark angel The face was barely recognisable for there was an eerie swirling mist surrounding the both of us but I could make out a kindly smile and a pair of glazed eyes which appeared to look straight through me The angel held out a hand and firmly gripped mine Lifting me onto my feet he muttered something I could not interpret and began to walk slowly backwards until he merged with the mist leaving me alone -but I was not afraid

I began to walk slowly forward The mist disappeared and revealed a path which seemed nevershyending I followed this quickening my pace and as I walked fur ther the edge of the path became crowded with small figures some screaming some smiling benevolently all beckoning me to the left or right but I kept my head down and ignored the shrieks and laughter I wasnt paying much attention to that which was before until I collided with something I muttered an apology and as I went to carry on my way I felt someone grab hold of my arm and swing me round

The figure was tall and thin wrapped in a black mantle and carrying a scythe over his shoulder My head jerked backwards and I found myself gazing into a hooded face My first th ought was that o f a farm-worker a reaper and my impression wasnt far wrong It was no t a worker but a skeleton who was indeed a reaper - a reaper of souls I was hypno tised and as I stared into the deep eye sockets I could see visions of crowds of people yelling and fighting as they were collected by Death the reaper I turned my head and as I did so I could sec a golden aura springing from a woman so beautiful

She had golden hair which cascaded like a sparkling waterfaU onto her shoulders Her eyes were gentian blue resplendent pools of water -mysterious with hidden depths She had blood red lips which were poised in a welcoming smile and stood there calling arms outstretched

I struggled free and ran blindly towards her forgetting the figures and hooded watchmen along the path When I reach her she gathered me into her arms and whispered I am your Immortal Guardian I guard you through lifes journey You did not hesitate and resisted all temptations and beckonings You will be justly rewarded

I asked her what she meant but she pressed a finger to my lips bid me be quiet and vanished I looked up into a misty sky and I could see a small sparkling bubble floa ting on a gentle breeze as I felt myself slip into my earthly body once more

When my spirit returned I opened my eyes On my bed lay a mass of fl owers and a t the head of the bed stood a wizened old woman A tattered patched cloak hung loosely on her shoulders and in her gnarled arthritic hands she held a snow-white lily and a tiny snowdrop She made no utterance but pointed to me then to the snowdrop then from the lily she pointed to a small bubble She entwined the two flowers and I could sec that she mean t that the Immortal Guardian wou ld always be with me even in death The old woman disappeared and I was alone completely relaxed and at peace with myself

I felt as if I was floating in a pool of cool water Someone was supporting me keeping my head above the surface Then the stranger bent over me and passed his hand over m y b ody I fel t a tingling sensation and then nothing

I can remember someone finding my body grieving for me- all unnecessary in that life I was resurrected and realised the futility of such grief after all death comes to us all in due course

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A Refugee The days seem so much colder now The icy winds have no pity A crowd of anxious masks Were bound for an unknown city

Memories of a happy family Delighting in each brand new day And of a secure and dignified country And days that seem so far away

The radios buzzed and the streets came alive The day that war was declared Young men felt brave enlisting with honour While mothers and children felt sad and scared

Now as the ship tosses to and fro I think of the future and shudder with dread Ive nothing to look forward to With family and friends so suddenly dead

The people around me groan and cry And the night closes in like an animal on its prey I wrap the ragged cloak tighter around me And wonder if I will live to sec another day

Teresa Marsan 3C

Hands by Rajan Sathi L6

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Moving House At six oclock on Saturday morn The furniture van blew its horn Along came three men dressed in red Right said Fred Ill take the bed The fridge too big the door too small So out of the window with it all Cupboards and tables carpets and chairs Glasses and crockery stacked ol1 the stairs Mother is panicking - cant find the cat Father comes running and slips on the mat Rose trees and bushes supposed to stay But mother is loathe to part this way So out to the van she sneaks them in Som e hidden in curtains and one in the bin Tail board at bs t is shut up tight With everything pushed in out of sight Neighbours are calling to bid farewell Glad to be rid of us truth to tdl After a day on the road we agree As we sit in the new hall supping tea This is the best m ove w eve ever made As past fears and worries quickly fade The eats feet buttered to make him stay And down to the pub Dads on his way

Karen Gray L6D

Moving House

Scraper Board Work Old House by Michele Demetriou 4G

At las t the furnitures in the van Stacked up high by the removal man

He pushed and pulled at the o ld se ttee But I didnt help him oh no no t me

For moving the furniture thats his job So sorry for sounding a bit of a snob

The direct ions to the house arc marked on this map I said to the wumpy old man who was adjusting his cap

So he jumped in the van and turned the key Without taking the map from me

He drove off quic kly down the road It was clear he knew nothing of the green cross code

A few minutes later looked a t my hand Why were there two maps I couldnt understand

Then I realised what had gone wrong But it was too late hed already gone

I panicked and screamed What shall I do Everything was in that van from table to shoe

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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BEJ

Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

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Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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The Song of the Fatted Calf When all you people out there Eat that nice tender veal Think o f me and how I feel In this dark and lonely world of mine

Never even seen my mother Dont know if I had a bro ther Taken away and locked in a stable Without a name just a label

All day long I sit and stare Into the darkness which is always there No room to lie down and rest my head No-one would know even if I was dead In this dark and lonely world of mine

Only the best food and milk Im fed Doomed to die - thats why Im bred No nice green grass so fresh and sweet Only the straw beneath my feet In this dark and lonely world of mine

So next time when you eat this meat For a dinner or a lunch time trea t Just think o f the agony I went through To give this delicacy to you In that dark and lonely world I knew

Nicola Bartlett 4A

Andrew Gooda1 3P

The Song of the Fox The bugler blows for the start of the fun

And the hounds teeth gnash at the sound of the gun Those menacing looks on the faces o f men

Who ride the big mares to chase me again

I hear Gid-ee-up and my legs start t o shake At the thought of the dogs whose teeth are like rakes

Which tear at my skin when the season arrives The season which threatens the foxes lives

The h untsmen enjoy the laughter and freed om Of the woods hills and dales they thin k they have reason

To shout at and chase myself and my friends Through th ickets and fields a nd into our dens

We run and get breathless to save our own lives Whilst the bees stay safe inside their hives

The birds sing tranquilly up in the trees But they dont realise what a poor fox sees

Laura Birt 4A (BG)

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The Waiting Room There was a silence in the room All that could be heard was the steady remorseless ticking of the clock Two men sat on a wooden bench both looking at the floor tense edgy There was an occasional burst of applause from the crowd out on Centre Court Apart from that nothing but the ticking of the clock could be heard in the waiting room

The waiting room Among the players it was known as the gas chamber It was said that it had defeated players more than the playing on the Centre Court Tiled cool clinical it was a place where for the last minutes before they walked out onto court the pla yers could reflec t at leisure

The two men did not speak The elder of the two in his mid-twenties had experience of this subtle form of torture and concentrated on anything but the surroundings He was mentally prepared for the coming match and he refused to allow anything to draw him out of the shell into which he had withdrawn However he could find time now to reflect on the long hard climb which had brought him to this moment

He had played in every major tennis tournament in the world since turning professional He had won the French and the US open overcoming the hostile crowd at Fores t Hills He practically always reached at least the semi-finals But he had never won Wimbledon before

The elder man smiled slightly as he glanced at his youthful opponent The boy was tall and slim and fair and looked like everybodys ideal of a Californian whizz-kid In fact it was the elder man David Carter who had been born in California Paul Detrie was a native of Belgium He was totally unlike Carter Carter was short and stocky with broad shoulders a hooked nose ears which stood out at right angles to his hlad and thick untidy black hair There middotVas no doubt about where the sympathies of the crowd would lie Detrie would have them vvith him every inch of the way

Carter regarded his young opponent with amused sympathy Im sitting opposite somebody who d oesnt know that nobody has ever sat in this room with dry palms he thought with amusement He thinks Im absolutely calm

His thoughts were borne out when Detri e surreptitiously wiped his palms on his shorts Carter picked up a towel from his bag and dried his own sweating palms Detries surprise showed in his eyes And then the door opened Both men jumped An official appeared

Will you please go onto court gentlemen he sa id

The two men rose and picked up bags and rac kets At the door two ballboys appeared to carry their things onto court Carter avoided looking at Detrie The time for sympathy was over Now it was a tennis match to be won by somebody Which meant that somebody had to lose

It was Paul Dctrie in the third set and the victor was the waiting room

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A Nightmare She arrived at our door on a bleak winter night The little black kitten trembling with fright

We took her in and gave her hot milk She went to sleep on my bedspread of silk

As I lay in bed hearing her purr She washed and washed at her glossy black fur

As I stroked her head she curled her lip And dug her claws right into my hip

With her hair on end she snarled and spat My little black kitten was an evil cat

Surprised and frightened I watched her grow And out of her mouth blood started to flow

Her eyes of amber turned to red And joined into one in the middle of her head

She growled and snarled as she crawled to my face Her ho t fiery breath kept coming apace

As closer and closer she came to m y head I scrambled right up to the top o f the bed

I lifted my hand and closed my fist She drew back in fright and hissed and hissed

I punched her once right in her ear The scream she let out was dreadful to hear

She curled herself into a ball of hate She had worked herself to a furio us state

As I fought and struggled with this cat of hell I was suddenly startled by the sound of a bell

A voice in my car said Get up out of bed Youll miss the bus and the cat has to be fed

Penny Gardiner 2C

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Cat in the Brick Wall- by Michele Demetriou 4G

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Circus Cage (Made from wood probably German C1900) by Angela Seabrook 1 R

A Visit to the Zoo Most poems that tell

About a visit to the zoo Are all about the an ima ls there

But of this poem thats not true

Of course there were The big animals small and thin

Some hairy and some scary All making a din

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There were the usual fierce ones Staring through the bars

The usual winged ones Wishing themselves among stars

But it was the people I saw The people at the zoo

Whom I found myself watching As I stood in the queue

There were the screaming schoolboys Waving a scruffy cap

At the very puzzled animals Va inly trying to nap

There were the old wrinkled grannies Watching with gTowing dismay

As their usually docile grandchildren Got very carri ed away

Dont feed the Animals The notices said

But I dont kn ow why th ey were there Because they werent read

Small kids thrust grubby hands Through the bars of a cage

And threw an animal a half-eaten sweet Before the animal got in a rage

Some students strolled around stuck up As they talked in their suburban drawl

Identifying the more unusual animals As if they knew it all

Perhaps if we were put in a cage And animals pestered us

By staring and makiug rude comm ents And generally making a fuss

We would learn that were j ust as peculiar And were not such a special breed

And wed stare forlornly at the notices -These are humans - so please do NOT feed

Rebccca Rippin 3A

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The Last Day I died and rose from the dead but do not walk upon the earth Death brought no great fear no pain but a glorious refreshing tranquility to my soul The last day brings images -strange soothshying some frightening all beckoning - and these I have recorded

On that day I awoke relaxed instinctively knowing it was my last Suddenly everything went hazy and I could feel my spirit leaving my earthly body I seemed to float upwards and looking down I could see a body- mine - breathing gently in a peaceful and motionless atmosphere I then came down to earth

My legs weakened and I fell to my knees I raised my head and saw a dark winged figure - the dark angel The face was barely recognisable for there was an eerie swirling mist surrounding the both of us but I could make out a kindly smile and a pair of glazed eyes which appeared to look straight through me The angel held out a hand and firmly gripped mine Lifting me onto my feet he muttered something I could not interpret and began to walk slowly backwards until he merged with the mist leaving me alone -but I was not afraid

I began to walk slowly forward The mist disappeared and revealed a path which seemed nevershyending I followed this quickening my pace and as I walked fur ther the edge of the path became crowded with small figures some screaming some smiling benevolently all beckoning me to the left or right but I kept my head down and ignored the shrieks and laughter I wasnt paying much attention to that which was before until I collided with something I muttered an apology and as I went to carry on my way I felt someone grab hold of my arm and swing me round

The figure was tall and thin wrapped in a black mantle and carrying a scythe over his shoulder My head jerked backwards and I found myself gazing into a hooded face My first th ought was that o f a farm-worker a reaper and my impression wasnt far wrong It was no t a worker but a skeleton who was indeed a reaper - a reaper of souls I was hypno tised and as I stared into the deep eye sockets I could see visions of crowds of people yelling and fighting as they were collected by Death the reaper I turned my head and as I did so I could sec a golden aura springing from a woman so beautiful

She had golden hair which cascaded like a sparkling waterfaU onto her shoulders Her eyes were gentian blue resplendent pools of water -mysterious with hidden depths She had blood red lips which were poised in a welcoming smile and stood there calling arms outstretched

I struggled free and ran blindly towards her forgetting the figures and hooded watchmen along the path When I reach her she gathered me into her arms and whispered I am your Immortal Guardian I guard you through lifes journey You did not hesitate and resisted all temptations and beckonings You will be justly rewarded

I asked her what she meant but she pressed a finger to my lips bid me be quiet and vanished I looked up into a misty sky and I could see a small sparkling bubble floa ting on a gentle breeze as I felt myself slip into my earthly body once more

When my spirit returned I opened my eyes On my bed lay a mass of fl owers and a t the head of the bed stood a wizened old woman A tattered patched cloak hung loosely on her shoulders and in her gnarled arthritic hands she held a snow-white lily and a tiny snowdrop She made no utterance but pointed to me then to the snowdrop then from the lily she pointed to a small bubble She entwined the two flowers and I could sec that she mean t that the Immortal Guardian wou ld always be with me even in death The old woman disappeared and I was alone completely relaxed and at peace with myself

I felt as if I was floating in a pool of cool water Someone was supporting me keeping my head above the surface Then the stranger bent over me and passed his hand over m y b ody I fel t a tingling sensation and then nothing

I can remember someone finding my body grieving for me- all unnecessary in that life I was resurrected and realised the futility of such grief after all death comes to us all in due course

Sarah Smi th 5 L

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A Refugee The days seem so much colder now The icy winds have no pity A crowd of anxious masks Were bound for an unknown city

Memories of a happy family Delighting in each brand new day And of a secure and dignified country And days that seem so far away

The radios buzzed and the streets came alive The day that war was declared Young men felt brave enlisting with honour While mothers and children felt sad and scared

Now as the ship tosses to and fro I think of the future and shudder with dread Ive nothing to look forward to With family and friends so suddenly dead

The people around me groan and cry And the night closes in like an animal on its prey I wrap the ragged cloak tighter around me And wonder if I will live to sec another day

Teresa Marsan 3C

Hands by Rajan Sathi L6

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Moving House At six oclock on Saturday morn The furniture van blew its horn Along came three men dressed in red Right said Fred Ill take the bed The fridge too big the door too small So out of the window with it all Cupboards and tables carpets and chairs Glasses and crockery stacked ol1 the stairs Mother is panicking - cant find the cat Father comes running and slips on the mat Rose trees and bushes supposed to stay But mother is loathe to part this way So out to the van she sneaks them in Som e hidden in curtains and one in the bin Tail board at bs t is shut up tight With everything pushed in out of sight Neighbours are calling to bid farewell Glad to be rid of us truth to tdl After a day on the road we agree As we sit in the new hall supping tea This is the best m ove w eve ever made As past fears and worries quickly fade The eats feet buttered to make him stay And down to the pub Dads on his way

Karen Gray L6D

Moving House

Scraper Board Work Old House by Michele Demetriou 4G

At las t the furnitures in the van Stacked up high by the removal man

He pushed and pulled at the o ld se ttee But I didnt help him oh no no t me

For moving the furniture thats his job So sorry for sounding a bit of a snob

The direct ions to the house arc marked on this map I said to the wumpy old man who was adjusting his cap

So he jumped in the van and turned the key Without taking the map from me

He drove off quic kly down the road It was clear he knew nothing of the green cross code

A few minutes later looked a t my hand Why were there two maps I couldnt understand

Then I realised what had gone wrong But it was too late hed already gone

I panicked and screamed What shall I do Everything was in that van from table to shoe

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

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Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

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Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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The Waiting Room There was a silence in the room All that could be heard was the steady remorseless ticking of the clock Two men sat on a wooden bench both looking at the floor tense edgy There was an occasional burst of applause from the crowd out on Centre Court Apart from that nothing but the ticking of the clock could be heard in the waiting room

The waiting room Among the players it was known as the gas chamber It was said that it had defeated players more than the playing on the Centre Court Tiled cool clinical it was a place where for the last minutes before they walked out onto court the pla yers could reflec t at leisure

The two men did not speak The elder of the two in his mid-twenties had experience of this subtle form of torture and concentrated on anything but the surroundings He was mentally prepared for the coming match and he refused to allow anything to draw him out of the shell into which he had withdrawn However he could find time now to reflect on the long hard climb which had brought him to this moment

He had played in every major tennis tournament in the world since turning professional He had won the French and the US open overcoming the hostile crowd at Fores t Hills He practically always reached at least the semi-finals But he had never won Wimbledon before

The elder man smiled slightly as he glanced at his youthful opponent The boy was tall and slim and fair and looked like everybodys ideal of a Californian whizz-kid In fact it was the elder man David Carter who had been born in California Paul Detrie was a native of Belgium He was totally unlike Carter Carter was short and stocky with broad shoulders a hooked nose ears which stood out at right angles to his hlad and thick untidy black hair There middotVas no doubt about where the sympathies of the crowd would lie Detrie would have them vvith him every inch of the way

Carter regarded his young opponent with amused sympathy Im sitting opposite somebody who d oesnt know that nobody has ever sat in this room with dry palms he thought with amusement He thinks Im absolutely calm

His thoughts were borne out when Detri e surreptitiously wiped his palms on his shorts Carter picked up a towel from his bag and dried his own sweating palms Detries surprise showed in his eyes And then the door opened Both men jumped An official appeared

Will you please go onto court gentlemen he sa id

The two men rose and picked up bags and rac kets At the door two ballboys appeared to carry their things onto court Carter avoided looking at Detrie The time for sympathy was over Now it was a tennis match to be won by somebody Which meant that somebody had to lose

It was Paul Dctrie in the third set and the victor was the waiting room

Lynn Bryan t U6

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A Nightmare She arrived at our door on a bleak winter night The little black kitten trembling with fright

We took her in and gave her hot milk She went to sleep on my bedspread of silk

As I lay in bed hearing her purr She washed and washed at her glossy black fur

As I stroked her head she curled her lip And dug her claws right into my hip

With her hair on end she snarled and spat My little black kitten was an evil cat

Surprised and frightened I watched her grow And out of her mouth blood started to flow

Her eyes of amber turned to red And joined into one in the middle of her head

She growled and snarled as she crawled to my face Her ho t fiery breath kept coming apace

As closer and closer she came to m y head I scrambled right up to the top o f the bed

I lifted my hand and closed my fist She drew back in fright and hissed and hissed

I punched her once right in her ear The scream she let out was dreadful to hear

She curled herself into a ball of hate She had worked herself to a furio us state

As I fought and struggled with this cat of hell I was suddenly startled by the sound of a bell

A voice in my car said Get up out of bed Youll miss the bus and the cat has to be fed

Penny Gardiner 2C

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Cat in the Brick Wall- by Michele Demetriou 4G

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Circus Cage (Made from wood probably German C1900) by Angela Seabrook 1 R

A Visit to the Zoo Most poems that tell

About a visit to the zoo Are all about the an ima ls there

But of this poem thats not true

Of course there were The big animals small and thin

Some hairy and some scary All making a din

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There were the usual fierce ones Staring through the bars

The usual winged ones Wishing themselves among stars

But it was the people I saw The people at the zoo

Whom I found myself watching As I stood in the queue

There were the screaming schoolboys Waving a scruffy cap

At the very puzzled animals Va inly trying to nap

There were the old wrinkled grannies Watching with gTowing dismay

As their usually docile grandchildren Got very carri ed away

Dont feed the Animals The notices said

But I dont kn ow why th ey were there Because they werent read

Small kids thrust grubby hands Through the bars of a cage

And threw an animal a half-eaten sweet Before the animal got in a rage

Some students strolled around stuck up As they talked in their suburban drawl

Identifying the more unusual animals As if they knew it all

Perhaps if we were put in a cage And animals pestered us

By staring and makiug rude comm ents And generally making a fuss

We would learn that were j ust as peculiar And were not such a special breed

And wed stare forlornly at the notices -These are humans - so please do NOT feed

Rebccca Rippin 3A

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The Last Day I died and rose from the dead but do not walk upon the earth Death brought no great fear no pain but a glorious refreshing tranquility to my soul The last day brings images -strange soothshying some frightening all beckoning - and these I have recorded

On that day I awoke relaxed instinctively knowing it was my last Suddenly everything went hazy and I could feel my spirit leaving my earthly body I seemed to float upwards and looking down I could see a body- mine - breathing gently in a peaceful and motionless atmosphere I then came down to earth

My legs weakened and I fell to my knees I raised my head and saw a dark winged figure - the dark angel The face was barely recognisable for there was an eerie swirling mist surrounding the both of us but I could make out a kindly smile and a pair of glazed eyes which appeared to look straight through me The angel held out a hand and firmly gripped mine Lifting me onto my feet he muttered something I could not interpret and began to walk slowly backwards until he merged with the mist leaving me alone -but I was not afraid

I began to walk slowly forward The mist disappeared and revealed a path which seemed nevershyending I followed this quickening my pace and as I walked fur ther the edge of the path became crowded with small figures some screaming some smiling benevolently all beckoning me to the left or right but I kept my head down and ignored the shrieks and laughter I wasnt paying much attention to that which was before until I collided with something I muttered an apology and as I went to carry on my way I felt someone grab hold of my arm and swing me round

The figure was tall and thin wrapped in a black mantle and carrying a scythe over his shoulder My head jerked backwards and I found myself gazing into a hooded face My first th ought was that o f a farm-worker a reaper and my impression wasnt far wrong It was no t a worker but a skeleton who was indeed a reaper - a reaper of souls I was hypno tised and as I stared into the deep eye sockets I could see visions of crowds of people yelling and fighting as they were collected by Death the reaper I turned my head and as I did so I could sec a golden aura springing from a woman so beautiful

She had golden hair which cascaded like a sparkling waterfaU onto her shoulders Her eyes were gentian blue resplendent pools of water -mysterious with hidden depths She had blood red lips which were poised in a welcoming smile and stood there calling arms outstretched

I struggled free and ran blindly towards her forgetting the figures and hooded watchmen along the path When I reach her she gathered me into her arms and whispered I am your Immortal Guardian I guard you through lifes journey You did not hesitate and resisted all temptations and beckonings You will be justly rewarded

I asked her what she meant but she pressed a finger to my lips bid me be quiet and vanished I looked up into a misty sky and I could see a small sparkling bubble floa ting on a gentle breeze as I felt myself slip into my earthly body once more

When my spirit returned I opened my eyes On my bed lay a mass of fl owers and a t the head of the bed stood a wizened old woman A tattered patched cloak hung loosely on her shoulders and in her gnarled arthritic hands she held a snow-white lily and a tiny snowdrop She made no utterance but pointed to me then to the snowdrop then from the lily she pointed to a small bubble She entwined the two flowers and I could sec that she mean t that the Immortal Guardian wou ld always be with me even in death The old woman disappeared and I was alone completely relaxed and at peace with myself

I felt as if I was floating in a pool of cool water Someone was supporting me keeping my head above the surface Then the stranger bent over me and passed his hand over m y b ody I fel t a tingling sensation and then nothing

I can remember someone finding my body grieving for me- all unnecessary in that life I was resurrected and realised the futility of such grief after all death comes to us all in due course

Sarah Smi th 5 L

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A Refugee The days seem so much colder now The icy winds have no pity A crowd of anxious masks Were bound for an unknown city

Memories of a happy family Delighting in each brand new day And of a secure and dignified country And days that seem so far away

The radios buzzed and the streets came alive The day that war was declared Young men felt brave enlisting with honour While mothers and children felt sad and scared

Now as the ship tosses to and fro I think of the future and shudder with dread Ive nothing to look forward to With family and friends so suddenly dead

The people around me groan and cry And the night closes in like an animal on its prey I wrap the ragged cloak tighter around me And wonder if I will live to sec another day

Teresa Marsan 3C

Hands by Rajan Sathi L6

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Moving House At six oclock on Saturday morn The furniture van blew its horn Along came three men dressed in red Right said Fred Ill take the bed The fridge too big the door too small So out of the window with it all Cupboards and tables carpets and chairs Glasses and crockery stacked ol1 the stairs Mother is panicking - cant find the cat Father comes running and slips on the mat Rose trees and bushes supposed to stay But mother is loathe to part this way So out to the van she sneaks them in Som e hidden in curtains and one in the bin Tail board at bs t is shut up tight With everything pushed in out of sight Neighbours are calling to bid farewell Glad to be rid of us truth to tdl After a day on the road we agree As we sit in the new hall supping tea This is the best m ove w eve ever made As past fears and worries quickly fade The eats feet buttered to make him stay And down to the pub Dads on his way

Karen Gray L6D

Moving House

Scraper Board Work Old House by Michele Demetriou 4G

At las t the furnitures in the van Stacked up high by the removal man

He pushed and pulled at the o ld se ttee But I didnt help him oh no no t me

For moving the furniture thats his job So sorry for sounding a bit of a snob

The direct ions to the house arc marked on this map I said to the wumpy old man who was adjusting his cap

So he jumped in the van and turned the key Without taking the map from me

He drove off quic kly down the road It was clear he knew nothing of the green cross code

A few minutes later looked a t my hand Why were there two maps I couldnt understand

Then I realised what had gone wrong But it was too late hed already gone

I panicked and screamed What shall I do Everything was in that van from table to shoe

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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A Nightmare She arrived at our door on a bleak winter night The little black kitten trembling with fright

We took her in and gave her hot milk She went to sleep on my bedspread of silk

As I lay in bed hearing her purr She washed and washed at her glossy black fur

As I stroked her head she curled her lip And dug her claws right into my hip

With her hair on end she snarled and spat My little black kitten was an evil cat

Surprised and frightened I watched her grow And out of her mouth blood started to flow

Her eyes of amber turned to red And joined into one in the middle of her head

She growled and snarled as she crawled to my face Her ho t fiery breath kept coming apace

As closer and closer she came to m y head I scrambled right up to the top o f the bed

I lifted my hand and closed my fist She drew back in fright and hissed and hissed

I punched her once right in her ear The scream she let out was dreadful to hear

She curled herself into a ball of hate She had worked herself to a furio us state

As I fought and struggled with this cat of hell I was suddenly startled by the sound of a bell

A voice in my car said Get up out of bed Youll miss the bus and the cat has to be fed

Penny Gardiner 2C

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Cat in the Brick Wall- by Michele Demetriou 4G

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Circus Cage (Made from wood probably German C1900) by Angela Seabrook 1 R

A Visit to the Zoo Most poems that tell

About a visit to the zoo Are all about the an ima ls there

But of this poem thats not true

Of course there were The big animals small and thin

Some hairy and some scary All making a din

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There were the usual fierce ones Staring through the bars

The usual winged ones Wishing themselves among stars

But it was the people I saw The people at the zoo

Whom I found myself watching As I stood in the queue

There were the screaming schoolboys Waving a scruffy cap

At the very puzzled animals Va inly trying to nap

There were the old wrinkled grannies Watching with gTowing dismay

As their usually docile grandchildren Got very carri ed away

Dont feed the Animals The notices said

But I dont kn ow why th ey were there Because they werent read

Small kids thrust grubby hands Through the bars of a cage

And threw an animal a half-eaten sweet Before the animal got in a rage

Some students strolled around stuck up As they talked in their suburban drawl

Identifying the more unusual animals As if they knew it all

Perhaps if we were put in a cage And animals pestered us

By staring and makiug rude comm ents And generally making a fuss

We would learn that were j ust as peculiar And were not such a special breed

And wed stare forlornly at the notices -These are humans - so please do NOT feed

Rebccca Rippin 3A

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The Last Day I died and rose from the dead but do not walk upon the earth Death brought no great fear no pain but a glorious refreshing tranquility to my soul The last day brings images -strange soothshying some frightening all beckoning - and these I have recorded

On that day I awoke relaxed instinctively knowing it was my last Suddenly everything went hazy and I could feel my spirit leaving my earthly body I seemed to float upwards and looking down I could see a body- mine - breathing gently in a peaceful and motionless atmosphere I then came down to earth

My legs weakened and I fell to my knees I raised my head and saw a dark winged figure - the dark angel The face was barely recognisable for there was an eerie swirling mist surrounding the both of us but I could make out a kindly smile and a pair of glazed eyes which appeared to look straight through me The angel held out a hand and firmly gripped mine Lifting me onto my feet he muttered something I could not interpret and began to walk slowly backwards until he merged with the mist leaving me alone -but I was not afraid

I began to walk slowly forward The mist disappeared and revealed a path which seemed nevershyending I followed this quickening my pace and as I walked fur ther the edge of the path became crowded with small figures some screaming some smiling benevolently all beckoning me to the left or right but I kept my head down and ignored the shrieks and laughter I wasnt paying much attention to that which was before until I collided with something I muttered an apology and as I went to carry on my way I felt someone grab hold of my arm and swing me round

The figure was tall and thin wrapped in a black mantle and carrying a scythe over his shoulder My head jerked backwards and I found myself gazing into a hooded face My first th ought was that o f a farm-worker a reaper and my impression wasnt far wrong It was no t a worker but a skeleton who was indeed a reaper - a reaper of souls I was hypno tised and as I stared into the deep eye sockets I could see visions of crowds of people yelling and fighting as they were collected by Death the reaper I turned my head and as I did so I could sec a golden aura springing from a woman so beautiful

She had golden hair which cascaded like a sparkling waterfaU onto her shoulders Her eyes were gentian blue resplendent pools of water -mysterious with hidden depths She had blood red lips which were poised in a welcoming smile and stood there calling arms outstretched

I struggled free and ran blindly towards her forgetting the figures and hooded watchmen along the path When I reach her she gathered me into her arms and whispered I am your Immortal Guardian I guard you through lifes journey You did not hesitate and resisted all temptations and beckonings You will be justly rewarded

I asked her what she meant but she pressed a finger to my lips bid me be quiet and vanished I looked up into a misty sky and I could see a small sparkling bubble floa ting on a gentle breeze as I felt myself slip into my earthly body once more

When my spirit returned I opened my eyes On my bed lay a mass of fl owers and a t the head of the bed stood a wizened old woman A tattered patched cloak hung loosely on her shoulders and in her gnarled arthritic hands she held a snow-white lily and a tiny snowdrop She made no utterance but pointed to me then to the snowdrop then from the lily she pointed to a small bubble She entwined the two flowers and I could sec that she mean t that the Immortal Guardian wou ld always be with me even in death The old woman disappeared and I was alone completely relaxed and at peace with myself

I felt as if I was floating in a pool of cool water Someone was supporting me keeping my head above the surface Then the stranger bent over me and passed his hand over m y b ody I fel t a tingling sensation and then nothing

I can remember someone finding my body grieving for me- all unnecessary in that life I was resurrected and realised the futility of such grief after all death comes to us all in due course

Sarah Smi th 5 L

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A Refugee The days seem so much colder now The icy winds have no pity A crowd of anxious masks Were bound for an unknown city

Memories of a happy family Delighting in each brand new day And of a secure and dignified country And days that seem so far away

The radios buzzed and the streets came alive The day that war was declared Young men felt brave enlisting with honour While mothers and children felt sad and scared

Now as the ship tosses to and fro I think of the future and shudder with dread Ive nothing to look forward to With family and friends so suddenly dead

The people around me groan and cry And the night closes in like an animal on its prey I wrap the ragged cloak tighter around me And wonder if I will live to sec another day

Teresa Marsan 3C

Hands by Rajan Sathi L6

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Moving House At six oclock on Saturday morn The furniture van blew its horn Along came three men dressed in red Right said Fred Ill take the bed The fridge too big the door too small So out of the window with it all Cupboards and tables carpets and chairs Glasses and crockery stacked ol1 the stairs Mother is panicking - cant find the cat Father comes running and slips on the mat Rose trees and bushes supposed to stay But mother is loathe to part this way So out to the van she sneaks them in Som e hidden in curtains and one in the bin Tail board at bs t is shut up tight With everything pushed in out of sight Neighbours are calling to bid farewell Glad to be rid of us truth to tdl After a day on the road we agree As we sit in the new hall supping tea This is the best m ove w eve ever made As past fears and worries quickly fade The eats feet buttered to make him stay And down to the pub Dads on his way

Karen Gray L6D

Moving House

Scraper Board Work Old House by Michele Demetriou 4G

At las t the furnitures in the van Stacked up high by the removal man

He pushed and pulled at the o ld se ttee But I didnt help him oh no no t me

For moving the furniture thats his job So sorry for sounding a bit of a snob

The direct ions to the house arc marked on this map I said to the wumpy old man who was adjusting his cap

So he jumped in the van and turned the key Without taking the map from me

He drove off quic kly down the road It was clear he knew nothing of the green cross code

A few minutes later looked a t my hand Why were there two maps I couldnt understand

Then I realised what had gone wrong But it was too late hed already gone

I panicked and screamed What shall I do Everything was in that van from table to shoe

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Cat in the Brick Wall- by Michele Demetriou 4G

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Circus Cage (Made from wood probably German C1900) by Angela Seabrook 1 R

A Visit to the Zoo Most poems that tell

About a visit to the zoo Are all about the an ima ls there

But of this poem thats not true

Of course there were The big animals small and thin

Some hairy and some scary All making a din

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There were the usual fierce ones Staring through the bars

The usual winged ones Wishing themselves among stars

But it was the people I saw The people at the zoo

Whom I found myself watching As I stood in the queue

There were the screaming schoolboys Waving a scruffy cap

At the very puzzled animals Va inly trying to nap

There were the old wrinkled grannies Watching with gTowing dismay

As their usually docile grandchildren Got very carri ed away

Dont feed the Animals The notices said

But I dont kn ow why th ey were there Because they werent read

Small kids thrust grubby hands Through the bars of a cage

And threw an animal a half-eaten sweet Before the animal got in a rage

Some students strolled around stuck up As they talked in their suburban drawl

Identifying the more unusual animals As if they knew it all

Perhaps if we were put in a cage And animals pestered us

By staring and makiug rude comm ents And generally making a fuss

We would learn that were j ust as peculiar And were not such a special breed

And wed stare forlornly at the notices -These are humans - so please do NOT feed

Rebccca Rippin 3A

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The Last Day I died and rose from the dead but do not walk upon the earth Death brought no great fear no pain but a glorious refreshing tranquility to my soul The last day brings images -strange soothshying some frightening all beckoning - and these I have recorded

On that day I awoke relaxed instinctively knowing it was my last Suddenly everything went hazy and I could feel my spirit leaving my earthly body I seemed to float upwards and looking down I could see a body- mine - breathing gently in a peaceful and motionless atmosphere I then came down to earth

My legs weakened and I fell to my knees I raised my head and saw a dark winged figure - the dark angel The face was barely recognisable for there was an eerie swirling mist surrounding the both of us but I could make out a kindly smile and a pair of glazed eyes which appeared to look straight through me The angel held out a hand and firmly gripped mine Lifting me onto my feet he muttered something I could not interpret and began to walk slowly backwards until he merged with the mist leaving me alone -but I was not afraid

I began to walk slowly forward The mist disappeared and revealed a path which seemed nevershyending I followed this quickening my pace and as I walked fur ther the edge of the path became crowded with small figures some screaming some smiling benevolently all beckoning me to the left or right but I kept my head down and ignored the shrieks and laughter I wasnt paying much attention to that which was before until I collided with something I muttered an apology and as I went to carry on my way I felt someone grab hold of my arm and swing me round

The figure was tall and thin wrapped in a black mantle and carrying a scythe over his shoulder My head jerked backwards and I found myself gazing into a hooded face My first th ought was that o f a farm-worker a reaper and my impression wasnt far wrong It was no t a worker but a skeleton who was indeed a reaper - a reaper of souls I was hypno tised and as I stared into the deep eye sockets I could see visions of crowds of people yelling and fighting as they were collected by Death the reaper I turned my head and as I did so I could sec a golden aura springing from a woman so beautiful

She had golden hair which cascaded like a sparkling waterfaU onto her shoulders Her eyes were gentian blue resplendent pools of water -mysterious with hidden depths She had blood red lips which were poised in a welcoming smile and stood there calling arms outstretched

I struggled free and ran blindly towards her forgetting the figures and hooded watchmen along the path When I reach her she gathered me into her arms and whispered I am your Immortal Guardian I guard you through lifes journey You did not hesitate and resisted all temptations and beckonings You will be justly rewarded

I asked her what she meant but she pressed a finger to my lips bid me be quiet and vanished I looked up into a misty sky and I could see a small sparkling bubble floa ting on a gentle breeze as I felt myself slip into my earthly body once more

When my spirit returned I opened my eyes On my bed lay a mass of fl owers and a t the head of the bed stood a wizened old woman A tattered patched cloak hung loosely on her shoulders and in her gnarled arthritic hands she held a snow-white lily and a tiny snowdrop She made no utterance but pointed to me then to the snowdrop then from the lily she pointed to a small bubble She entwined the two flowers and I could sec that she mean t that the Immortal Guardian wou ld always be with me even in death The old woman disappeared and I was alone completely relaxed and at peace with myself

I felt as if I was floating in a pool of cool water Someone was supporting me keeping my head above the surface Then the stranger bent over me and passed his hand over m y b ody I fel t a tingling sensation and then nothing

I can remember someone finding my body grieving for me- all unnecessary in that life I was resurrected and realised the futility of such grief after all death comes to us all in due course

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A Refugee The days seem so much colder now The icy winds have no pity A crowd of anxious masks Were bound for an unknown city

Memories of a happy family Delighting in each brand new day And of a secure and dignified country And days that seem so far away

The radios buzzed and the streets came alive The day that war was declared Young men felt brave enlisting with honour While mothers and children felt sad and scared

Now as the ship tosses to and fro I think of the future and shudder with dread Ive nothing to look forward to With family and friends so suddenly dead

The people around me groan and cry And the night closes in like an animal on its prey I wrap the ragged cloak tighter around me And wonder if I will live to sec another day

Teresa Marsan 3C

Hands by Rajan Sathi L6

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Moving House At six oclock on Saturday morn The furniture van blew its horn Along came three men dressed in red Right said Fred Ill take the bed The fridge too big the door too small So out of the window with it all Cupboards and tables carpets and chairs Glasses and crockery stacked ol1 the stairs Mother is panicking - cant find the cat Father comes running and slips on the mat Rose trees and bushes supposed to stay But mother is loathe to part this way So out to the van she sneaks them in Som e hidden in curtains and one in the bin Tail board at bs t is shut up tight With everything pushed in out of sight Neighbours are calling to bid farewell Glad to be rid of us truth to tdl After a day on the road we agree As we sit in the new hall supping tea This is the best m ove w eve ever made As past fears and worries quickly fade The eats feet buttered to make him stay And down to the pub Dads on his way

Karen Gray L6D

Moving House

Scraper Board Work Old House by Michele Demetriou 4G

At las t the furnitures in the van Stacked up high by the removal man

He pushed and pulled at the o ld se ttee But I didnt help him oh no no t me

For moving the furniture thats his job So sorry for sounding a bit of a snob

The direct ions to the house arc marked on this map I said to the wumpy old man who was adjusting his cap

So he jumped in the van and turned the key Without taking the map from me

He drove off quic kly down the road It was clear he knew nothing of the green cross code

A few minutes later looked a t my hand Why were there two maps I couldnt understand

Then I realised what had gone wrong But it was too late hed already gone

I panicked and screamed What shall I do Everything was in that van from table to shoe

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Circus Cage (Made from wood probably German C1900) by Angela Seabrook 1 R

A Visit to the Zoo Most poems that tell

About a visit to the zoo Are all about the an ima ls there

But of this poem thats not true

Of course there were The big animals small and thin

Some hairy and some scary All making a din

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There were the usual fierce ones Staring through the bars

The usual winged ones Wishing themselves among stars

But it was the people I saw The people at the zoo

Whom I found myself watching As I stood in the queue

There were the screaming schoolboys Waving a scruffy cap

At the very puzzled animals Va inly trying to nap

There were the old wrinkled grannies Watching with gTowing dismay

As their usually docile grandchildren Got very carri ed away

Dont feed the Animals The notices said

But I dont kn ow why th ey were there Because they werent read

Small kids thrust grubby hands Through the bars of a cage

And threw an animal a half-eaten sweet Before the animal got in a rage

Some students strolled around stuck up As they talked in their suburban drawl

Identifying the more unusual animals As if they knew it all

Perhaps if we were put in a cage And animals pestered us

By staring and makiug rude comm ents And generally making a fuss

We would learn that were j ust as peculiar And were not such a special breed

And wed stare forlornly at the notices -These are humans - so please do NOT feed

Rebccca Rippin 3A

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The Last Day I died and rose from the dead but do not walk upon the earth Death brought no great fear no pain but a glorious refreshing tranquility to my soul The last day brings images -strange soothshying some frightening all beckoning - and these I have recorded

On that day I awoke relaxed instinctively knowing it was my last Suddenly everything went hazy and I could feel my spirit leaving my earthly body I seemed to float upwards and looking down I could see a body- mine - breathing gently in a peaceful and motionless atmosphere I then came down to earth

My legs weakened and I fell to my knees I raised my head and saw a dark winged figure - the dark angel The face was barely recognisable for there was an eerie swirling mist surrounding the both of us but I could make out a kindly smile and a pair of glazed eyes which appeared to look straight through me The angel held out a hand and firmly gripped mine Lifting me onto my feet he muttered something I could not interpret and began to walk slowly backwards until he merged with the mist leaving me alone -but I was not afraid

I began to walk slowly forward The mist disappeared and revealed a path which seemed nevershyending I followed this quickening my pace and as I walked fur ther the edge of the path became crowded with small figures some screaming some smiling benevolently all beckoning me to the left or right but I kept my head down and ignored the shrieks and laughter I wasnt paying much attention to that which was before until I collided with something I muttered an apology and as I went to carry on my way I felt someone grab hold of my arm and swing me round

The figure was tall and thin wrapped in a black mantle and carrying a scythe over his shoulder My head jerked backwards and I found myself gazing into a hooded face My first th ought was that o f a farm-worker a reaper and my impression wasnt far wrong It was no t a worker but a skeleton who was indeed a reaper - a reaper of souls I was hypno tised and as I stared into the deep eye sockets I could see visions of crowds of people yelling and fighting as they were collected by Death the reaper I turned my head and as I did so I could sec a golden aura springing from a woman so beautiful

She had golden hair which cascaded like a sparkling waterfaU onto her shoulders Her eyes were gentian blue resplendent pools of water -mysterious with hidden depths She had blood red lips which were poised in a welcoming smile and stood there calling arms outstretched

I struggled free and ran blindly towards her forgetting the figures and hooded watchmen along the path When I reach her she gathered me into her arms and whispered I am your Immortal Guardian I guard you through lifes journey You did not hesitate and resisted all temptations and beckonings You will be justly rewarded

I asked her what she meant but she pressed a finger to my lips bid me be quiet and vanished I looked up into a misty sky and I could see a small sparkling bubble floa ting on a gentle breeze as I felt myself slip into my earthly body once more

When my spirit returned I opened my eyes On my bed lay a mass of fl owers and a t the head of the bed stood a wizened old woman A tattered patched cloak hung loosely on her shoulders and in her gnarled arthritic hands she held a snow-white lily and a tiny snowdrop She made no utterance but pointed to me then to the snowdrop then from the lily she pointed to a small bubble She entwined the two flowers and I could sec that she mean t that the Immortal Guardian wou ld always be with me even in death The old woman disappeared and I was alone completely relaxed and at peace with myself

I felt as if I was floating in a pool of cool water Someone was supporting me keeping my head above the surface Then the stranger bent over me and passed his hand over m y b ody I fel t a tingling sensation and then nothing

I can remember someone finding my body grieving for me- all unnecessary in that life I was resurrected and realised the futility of such grief after all death comes to us all in due course

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A Refugee The days seem so much colder now The icy winds have no pity A crowd of anxious masks Were bound for an unknown city

Memories of a happy family Delighting in each brand new day And of a secure and dignified country And days that seem so far away

The radios buzzed and the streets came alive The day that war was declared Young men felt brave enlisting with honour While mothers and children felt sad and scared

Now as the ship tosses to and fro I think of the future and shudder with dread Ive nothing to look forward to With family and friends so suddenly dead

The people around me groan and cry And the night closes in like an animal on its prey I wrap the ragged cloak tighter around me And wonder if I will live to sec another day

Teresa Marsan 3C

Hands by Rajan Sathi L6

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Moving House At six oclock on Saturday morn The furniture van blew its horn Along came three men dressed in red Right said Fred Ill take the bed The fridge too big the door too small So out of the window with it all Cupboards and tables carpets and chairs Glasses and crockery stacked ol1 the stairs Mother is panicking - cant find the cat Father comes running and slips on the mat Rose trees and bushes supposed to stay But mother is loathe to part this way So out to the van she sneaks them in Som e hidden in curtains and one in the bin Tail board at bs t is shut up tight With everything pushed in out of sight Neighbours are calling to bid farewell Glad to be rid of us truth to tdl After a day on the road we agree As we sit in the new hall supping tea This is the best m ove w eve ever made As past fears and worries quickly fade The eats feet buttered to make him stay And down to the pub Dads on his way

Karen Gray L6D

Moving House

Scraper Board Work Old House by Michele Demetriou 4G

At las t the furnitures in the van Stacked up high by the removal man

He pushed and pulled at the o ld se ttee But I didnt help him oh no no t me

For moving the furniture thats his job So sorry for sounding a bit of a snob

The direct ions to the house arc marked on this map I said to the wumpy old man who was adjusting his cap

So he jumped in the van and turned the key Without taking the map from me

He drove off quic kly down the road It was clear he knew nothing of the green cross code

A few minutes later looked a t my hand Why were there two maps I couldnt understand

Then I realised what had gone wrong But it was too late hed already gone

I panicked and screamed What shall I do Everything was in that van from table to shoe

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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There were the usual fierce ones Staring through the bars

The usual winged ones Wishing themselves among stars

But it was the people I saw The people at the zoo

Whom I found myself watching As I stood in the queue

There were the screaming schoolboys Waving a scruffy cap

At the very puzzled animals Va inly trying to nap

There were the old wrinkled grannies Watching with gTowing dismay

As their usually docile grandchildren Got very carri ed away

Dont feed the Animals The notices said

But I dont kn ow why th ey were there Because they werent read

Small kids thrust grubby hands Through the bars of a cage

And threw an animal a half-eaten sweet Before the animal got in a rage

Some students strolled around stuck up As they talked in their suburban drawl

Identifying the more unusual animals As if they knew it all

Perhaps if we were put in a cage And animals pestered us

By staring and makiug rude comm ents And generally making a fuss

We would learn that were j ust as peculiar And were not such a special breed

And wed stare forlornly at the notices -These are humans - so please do NOT feed

Rebccca Rippin 3A

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The Last Day I died and rose from the dead but do not walk upon the earth Death brought no great fear no pain but a glorious refreshing tranquility to my soul The last day brings images -strange soothshying some frightening all beckoning - and these I have recorded

On that day I awoke relaxed instinctively knowing it was my last Suddenly everything went hazy and I could feel my spirit leaving my earthly body I seemed to float upwards and looking down I could see a body- mine - breathing gently in a peaceful and motionless atmosphere I then came down to earth

My legs weakened and I fell to my knees I raised my head and saw a dark winged figure - the dark angel The face was barely recognisable for there was an eerie swirling mist surrounding the both of us but I could make out a kindly smile and a pair of glazed eyes which appeared to look straight through me The angel held out a hand and firmly gripped mine Lifting me onto my feet he muttered something I could not interpret and began to walk slowly backwards until he merged with the mist leaving me alone -but I was not afraid

I began to walk slowly forward The mist disappeared and revealed a path which seemed nevershyending I followed this quickening my pace and as I walked fur ther the edge of the path became crowded with small figures some screaming some smiling benevolently all beckoning me to the left or right but I kept my head down and ignored the shrieks and laughter I wasnt paying much attention to that which was before until I collided with something I muttered an apology and as I went to carry on my way I felt someone grab hold of my arm and swing me round

The figure was tall and thin wrapped in a black mantle and carrying a scythe over his shoulder My head jerked backwards and I found myself gazing into a hooded face My first th ought was that o f a farm-worker a reaper and my impression wasnt far wrong It was no t a worker but a skeleton who was indeed a reaper - a reaper of souls I was hypno tised and as I stared into the deep eye sockets I could see visions of crowds of people yelling and fighting as they were collected by Death the reaper I turned my head and as I did so I could sec a golden aura springing from a woman so beautiful

She had golden hair which cascaded like a sparkling waterfaU onto her shoulders Her eyes were gentian blue resplendent pools of water -mysterious with hidden depths She had blood red lips which were poised in a welcoming smile and stood there calling arms outstretched

I struggled free and ran blindly towards her forgetting the figures and hooded watchmen along the path When I reach her she gathered me into her arms and whispered I am your Immortal Guardian I guard you through lifes journey You did not hesitate and resisted all temptations and beckonings You will be justly rewarded

I asked her what she meant but she pressed a finger to my lips bid me be quiet and vanished I looked up into a misty sky and I could see a small sparkling bubble floa ting on a gentle breeze as I felt myself slip into my earthly body once more

When my spirit returned I opened my eyes On my bed lay a mass of fl owers and a t the head of the bed stood a wizened old woman A tattered patched cloak hung loosely on her shoulders and in her gnarled arthritic hands she held a snow-white lily and a tiny snowdrop She made no utterance but pointed to me then to the snowdrop then from the lily she pointed to a small bubble She entwined the two flowers and I could sec that she mean t that the Immortal Guardian wou ld always be with me even in death The old woman disappeared and I was alone completely relaxed and at peace with myself

I felt as if I was floating in a pool of cool water Someone was supporting me keeping my head above the surface Then the stranger bent over me and passed his hand over m y b ody I fel t a tingling sensation and then nothing

I can remember someone finding my body grieving for me- all unnecessary in that life I was resurrected and realised the futility of such grief after all death comes to us all in due course

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A Refugee The days seem so much colder now The icy winds have no pity A crowd of anxious masks Were bound for an unknown city

Memories of a happy family Delighting in each brand new day And of a secure and dignified country And days that seem so far away

The radios buzzed and the streets came alive The day that war was declared Young men felt brave enlisting with honour While mothers and children felt sad and scared

Now as the ship tosses to and fro I think of the future and shudder with dread Ive nothing to look forward to With family and friends so suddenly dead

The people around me groan and cry And the night closes in like an animal on its prey I wrap the ragged cloak tighter around me And wonder if I will live to sec another day

Teresa Marsan 3C

Hands by Rajan Sathi L6

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Moving House At six oclock on Saturday morn The furniture van blew its horn Along came three men dressed in red Right said Fred Ill take the bed The fridge too big the door too small So out of the window with it all Cupboards and tables carpets and chairs Glasses and crockery stacked ol1 the stairs Mother is panicking - cant find the cat Father comes running and slips on the mat Rose trees and bushes supposed to stay But mother is loathe to part this way So out to the van she sneaks them in Som e hidden in curtains and one in the bin Tail board at bs t is shut up tight With everything pushed in out of sight Neighbours are calling to bid farewell Glad to be rid of us truth to tdl After a day on the road we agree As we sit in the new hall supping tea This is the best m ove w eve ever made As past fears and worries quickly fade The eats feet buttered to make him stay And down to the pub Dads on his way

Karen Gray L6D

Moving House

Scraper Board Work Old House by Michele Demetriou 4G

At las t the furnitures in the van Stacked up high by the removal man

He pushed and pulled at the o ld se ttee But I didnt help him oh no no t me

For moving the furniture thats his job So sorry for sounding a bit of a snob

The direct ions to the house arc marked on this map I said to the wumpy old man who was adjusting his cap

So he jumped in the van and turned the key Without taking the map from me

He drove off quic kly down the road It was clear he knew nothing of the green cross code

A few minutes later looked a t my hand Why were there two maps I couldnt understand

Then I realised what had gone wrong But it was too late hed already gone

I panicked and screamed What shall I do Everything was in that van from table to shoe

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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The Last Day I died and rose from the dead but do not walk upon the earth Death brought no great fear no pain but a glorious refreshing tranquility to my soul The last day brings images -strange soothshying some frightening all beckoning - and these I have recorded

On that day I awoke relaxed instinctively knowing it was my last Suddenly everything went hazy and I could feel my spirit leaving my earthly body I seemed to float upwards and looking down I could see a body- mine - breathing gently in a peaceful and motionless atmosphere I then came down to earth

My legs weakened and I fell to my knees I raised my head and saw a dark winged figure - the dark angel The face was barely recognisable for there was an eerie swirling mist surrounding the both of us but I could make out a kindly smile and a pair of glazed eyes which appeared to look straight through me The angel held out a hand and firmly gripped mine Lifting me onto my feet he muttered something I could not interpret and began to walk slowly backwards until he merged with the mist leaving me alone -but I was not afraid

I began to walk slowly forward The mist disappeared and revealed a path which seemed nevershyending I followed this quickening my pace and as I walked fur ther the edge of the path became crowded with small figures some screaming some smiling benevolently all beckoning me to the left or right but I kept my head down and ignored the shrieks and laughter I wasnt paying much attention to that which was before until I collided with something I muttered an apology and as I went to carry on my way I felt someone grab hold of my arm and swing me round

The figure was tall and thin wrapped in a black mantle and carrying a scythe over his shoulder My head jerked backwards and I found myself gazing into a hooded face My first th ought was that o f a farm-worker a reaper and my impression wasnt far wrong It was no t a worker but a skeleton who was indeed a reaper - a reaper of souls I was hypno tised and as I stared into the deep eye sockets I could see visions of crowds of people yelling and fighting as they were collected by Death the reaper I turned my head and as I did so I could sec a golden aura springing from a woman so beautiful

She had golden hair which cascaded like a sparkling waterfaU onto her shoulders Her eyes were gentian blue resplendent pools of water -mysterious with hidden depths She had blood red lips which were poised in a welcoming smile and stood there calling arms outstretched

I struggled free and ran blindly towards her forgetting the figures and hooded watchmen along the path When I reach her she gathered me into her arms and whispered I am your Immortal Guardian I guard you through lifes journey You did not hesitate and resisted all temptations and beckonings You will be justly rewarded

I asked her what she meant but she pressed a finger to my lips bid me be quiet and vanished I looked up into a misty sky and I could see a small sparkling bubble floa ting on a gentle breeze as I felt myself slip into my earthly body once more

When my spirit returned I opened my eyes On my bed lay a mass of fl owers and a t the head of the bed stood a wizened old woman A tattered patched cloak hung loosely on her shoulders and in her gnarled arthritic hands she held a snow-white lily and a tiny snowdrop She made no utterance but pointed to me then to the snowdrop then from the lily she pointed to a small bubble She entwined the two flowers and I could sec that she mean t that the Immortal Guardian wou ld always be with me even in death The old woman disappeared and I was alone completely relaxed and at peace with myself

I felt as if I was floating in a pool of cool water Someone was supporting me keeping my head above the surface Then the stranger bent over me and passed his hand over m y b ody I fel t a tingling sensation and then nothing

I can remember someone finding my body grieving for me- all unnecessary in that life I was resurrected and realised the futility of such grief after all death comes to us all in due course

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A Refugee The days seem so much colder now The icy winds have no pity A crowd of anxious masks Were bound for an unknown city

Memories of a happy family Delighting in each brand new day And of a secure and dignified country And days that seem so far away

The radios buzzed and the streets came alive The day that war was declared Young men felt brave enlisting with honour While mothers and children felt sad and scared

Now as the ship tosses to and fro I think of the future and shudder with dread Ive nothing to look forward to With family and friends so suddenly dead

The people around me groan and cry And the night closes in like an animal on its prey I wrap the ragged cloak tighter around me And wonder if I will live to sec another day

Teresa Marsan 3C

Hands by Rajan Sathi L6

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Moving House At six oclock on Saturday morn The furniture van blew its horn Along came three men dressed in red Right said Fred Ill take the bed The fridge too big the door too small So out of the window with it all Cupboards and tables carpets and chairs Glasses and crockery stacked ol1 the stairs Mother is panicking - cant find the cat Father comes running and slips on the mat Rose trees and bushes supposed to stay But mother is loathe to part this way So out to the van she sneaks them in Som e hidden in curtains and one in the bin Tail board at bs t is shut up tight With everything pushed in out of sight Neighbours are calling to bid farewell Glad to be rid of us truth to tdl After a day on the road we agree As we sit in the new hall supping tea This is the best m ove w eve ever made As past fears and worries quickly fade The eats feet buttered to make him stay And down to the pub Dads on his way

Karen Gray L6D

Moving House

Scraper Board Work Old House by Michele Demetriou 4G

At las t the furnitures in the van Stacked up high by the removal man

He pushed and pulled at the o ld se ttee But I didnt help him oh no no t me

For moving the furniture thats his job So sorry for sounding a bit of a snob

The direct ions to the house arc marked on this map I said to the wumpy old man who was adjusting his cap

So he jumped in the van and turned the key Without taking the map from me

He drove off quic kly down the road It was clear he knew nothing of the green cross code

A few minutes later looked a t my hand Why were there two maps I couldnt understand

Then I realised what had gone wrong But it was too late hed already gone

I panicked and screamed What shall I do Everything was in that van from table to shoe

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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A Refugee The days seem so much colder now The icy winds have no pity A crowd of anxious masks Were bound for an unknown city

Memories of a happy family Delighting in each brand new day And of a secure and dignified country And days that seem so far away

The radios buzzed and the streets came alive The day that war was declared Young men felt brave enlisting with honour While mothers and children felt sad and scared

Now as the ship tosses to and fro I think of the future and shudder with dread Ive nothing to look forward to With family and friends so suddenly dead

The people around me groan and cry And the night closes in like an animal on its prey I wrap the ragged cloak tighter around me And wonder if I will live to sec another day

Teresa Marsan 3C

Hands by Rajan Sathi L6

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Moving House At six oclock on Saturday morn The furniture van blew its horn Along came three men dressed in red Right said Fred Ill take the bed The fridge too big the door too small So out of the window with it all Cupboards and tables carpets and chairs Glasses and crockery stacked ol1 the stairs Mother is panicking - cant find the cat Father comes running and slips on the mat Rose trees and bushes supposed to stay But mother is loathe to part this way So out to the van she sneaks them in Som e hidden in curtains and one in the bin Tail board at bs t is shut up tight With everything pushed in out of sight Neighbours are calling to bid farewell Glad to be rid of us truth to tdl After a day on the road we agree As we sit in the new hall supping tea This is the best m ove w eve ever made As past fears and worries quickly fade The eats feet buttered to make him stay And down to the pub Dads on his way

Karen Gray L6D

Moving House

Scraper Board Work Old House by Michele Demetriou 4G

At las t the furnitures in the van Stacked up high by the removal man

He pushed and pulled at the o ld se ttee But I didnt help him oh no no t me

For moving the furniture thats his job So sorry for sounding a bit of a snob

The direct ions to the house arc marked on this map I said to the wumpy old man who was adjusting his cap

So he jumped in the van and turned the key Without taking the map from me

He drove off quic kly down the road It was clear he knew nothing of the green cross code

A few minutes later looked a t my hand Why were there two maps I couldnt understand

Then I realised what had gone wrong But it was too late hed already gone

I panicked and screamed What shall I do Everything was in that van from table to shoe

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Moving House At six oclock on Saturday morn The furniture van blew its horn Along came three men dressed in red Right said Fred Ill take the bed The fridge too big the door too small So out of the window with it all Cupboards and tables carpets and chairs Glasses and crockery stacked ol1 the stairs Mother is panicking - cant find the cat Father comes running and slips on the mat Rose trees and bushes supposed to stay But mother is loathe to part this way So out to the van she sneaks them in Som e hidden in curtains and one in the bin Tail board at bs t is shut up tight With everything pushed in out of sight Neighbours are calling to bid farewell Glad to be rid of us truth to tdl After a day on the road we agree As we sit in the new hall supping tea This is the best m ove w eve ever made As past fears and worries quickly fade The eats feet buttered to make him stay And down to the pub Dads on his way

Karen Gray L6D

Moving House

Scraper Board Work Old House by Michele Demetriou 4G

At las t the furnitures in the van Stacked up high by the removal man

He pushed and pulled at the o ld se ttee But I didnt help him oh no no t me

For moving the furniture thats his job So sorry for sounding a bit of a snob

The direct ions to the house arc marked on this map I said to the wumpy old man who was adjusting his cap

So he jumped in the van and turned the key Without taking the map from me

He drove off quic kly down the road It was clear he knew nothing of the green cross code

A few minutes later looked a t my hand Why were there two maps I couldnt understand

Then I realised what had gone wrong But it was too late hed already gone

I panicked and screamed What shall I do Everything was in that van from table to shoe

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

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Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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At ten o c lock he returned that night T o say my ho use was no where in sight

He knew th e way as a map h e already had But mv h ouse nowher emiddot~ It m ade m e feel sad

But I did1t believe him oh no no t me So I went there myself my house for t o see

I savv m y hous e the very ne x t day And the removal man didn t know what to say

So l forgave him with th l kindness of m y h eart Although so a ngry I could have to rn him apart

Quic kly that day we unloaclcrl the va n But l gave no tip to the removal man

Away h e drove and [was alone in m y house It was so quiet you could have h eard a mouse

All the rooms were long and creepy But so frightened I was I didn t feel sleepy

Then th ere was a knoc k on the door It was ten squatters waiting to sleep on the floor

Gladly I le t them in for a bit o l company But the disaster still co ming I didn t sec

A lew days later l asked them to go But an y signs of moving house th ey didn t show

I sh outed and screamed You go o r I I neednt tell you their horrid repl y

[ pac ked my case and called for a removal ma n And o nce aga in came that grump y old man

He said What way now wh ere do l go I a nswered th e opposite way is the way to go

Soon we were there outside my old fl a t But too dirty squatters on my d oorstep sat

But as m y flat was big anyway I said for a fe w weeks they co uld stay

They became m y very good fri ends So this is wh ere m y travels end

Although l am bac k wh ere l was before Now l do nt ge t squatters al th e door

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Liza Mould 4S

The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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BEJ

Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

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Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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The Storm The storm is a sly creature that creeps and attacks the unsuspecting public It is like a general planshyning its attack using crafty decoys one minute it lets the sun shine thro ugh its clouds making everyshyone believe that it is going to be a fin e day then it attacks usually with its battle cry- a crack o f lightning or roar of thunder Then the icy lines hit you from all directions I wouldnt really care abo ut the rain if it came clown calm and just at the right temperature - like the sh ower unit in m y bathroom But the wind blovvs a nd sends a chill down your spine The rain fall s and there is spray everywhere Slowl y your visibility becomes restric ted and one b y one a multitude of coloured umbrellas pop up like the lights of a fairfrround Sudde nly everyone seems to speed up and the pace of life quickens as people rush to get to the safety of th eir homes

A storm can be pleasant sometimes It is a comfortable feeling to hear the storm raging all throu gh its stages in the safety of your house In the gutters oil and rain mingle a nd ma ke many bright colours as they sweep towards the drain Reflections on the pavement can make the storm at tractive In the distance you can see the streaks of rain as it ma kes its impressio n on the sky and if you are lucky you can see th e bright blue fo rk of lightning

But if you are caught in a storm at night that is a different thing altogether the ligh tning against the trees creates many horrifying silhouettes The unknown lurking in the dark pushes a wave of fear through you and the frightening crack terrifies you The flash o f lightning cracks when you least expect it a nd it sends you almost crazy wondering when the next will come And the cold rain seems even colder in the darkness

Andrew Hart 4A (B G )

Bird Silhouettes by Paula Alien Ann Henderson Janet Mole 2MO

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

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Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Going to School by Terry Price 58

City Streets The crumbling bri cks cascade onto the pavement Benea th this rubble vegeta ti on strives for recognitio n In the gr ey mindl ess jungle With ou t hop e

Tufts o f grass stra in to reach the light Ab ove th e burdensom e paving stones Sparse specks o f green emerge like mould on bread Onl y to be trampled b y the incessant arm y Of commuters

Occas iona ll y trees loo m as if to encourage life Ta ll awe-inspiring figures o f beauty Vandalised b y apa thy And barb ed wire

Joanne Ahearn c U6

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Pompeii The witch Vesuvius has enchanted People and anima ls arc turned to stone

Once a wealthy city was Pompcii A typical Roman town Smoothered by Vesuvius The Volcano Witch

Pliny watched from afar for three days A pine tree of red shoots up a great height vvith many branches The Volcano Witch strikes

Amid a heap of rock a city wails to be found All black and charred since AD 79 A city of columns statues and baths A way of li fe encrusted in lava

Gemma OConnor 3C

Plaster Sculpture bv Michele Demetriou 4G

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Kneeling Figure and Scarecrow by Annette Belyou and Lorraine Skinner 4G

Rocking Horse by Tania Murphy IS

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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A Strange Traveller Sitting in the carriage There arc two of us here I am Read ing a paper shes staring in th e air Absently No thing is sa id and she st ill keeps o n Gazing loo king back a t an Emp ty life

T ired she lo o ks her clothes are quite Ragged shes travelling Away from worries and tr o ubles Vagabo nd person she seems to be Emp ty of feeling She has Lived a hard life Loo king at a future of Endless tro uble and strife Rueful a t all that is in the pas t

John Andcrson 3C

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The Journey The carriage was full o f depressed faces Faces of defea t Dejec tion ha tr ed And sorrow Hands chained they were humiliated Bea ten ki cked Broken doo m ed Po li sh prisoners transported to Nazi camps To be put t o work Information forced o ut o f th em Death for the rebels Misery for th e others Separa tee Imprisoned starved Wha t hope is there for these gr im faces Hard men

Steven Horsup 3C

Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Pot Plant by Thowhee tha Shaah 3A

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A Fantastic Invention This is it

Its arrived The most fantastic invention ever devised

What does it do You may well ask

It does everythin g Simply any task

I t cooks it cleans It opens the door

Can say How do you do As it sweeps the floor

Its courteous shiny Bright and clean

Cheap to run The perfect machine

If you would like one Let me know

For th ere are many models For me to show

Can you guess This machines name

If yo u cant You should be ashamed

-Its a woman Ainsley Ali U6

Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Scraper Board Work by Richard Erskine 4G

Scraper Board Work by Amanda Murray 4G

Scraper Board Work

The Incredible Hulk by Taalibhusain Shaah 2C

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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The Dentist Its funny what can happen When you enter the dentists door The pain thats hurt you all day long Is suddenly there no more

After you tell the receptionist your name She has a form to fill So you sit down and meanwhile Think about the drill

You think about what he will say While you sit and watch the wall He says hell take two teeth out but it wont hurt at all

Then he opens up his little drawer And pulls out one big pick But you tell him to wait a sec And hang on while you are sick

The teeth are out Hip Hip Hooray You lie back in the chair But then you notice something new -The blood thats everywhere

But then a noise awakes you From the dentist scene The receptionist tells you go on in Your teeth were all a dream

The dentist tells you to open wide His look inside is brief He says that you can go home And doesnt touch your teeth

Frederick Grant 3A

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The Castle Sec the turrets stretching upward

Through the gray and smoky sky Now by scaffolding surrounded

While the traffic rumbles by

Once the castle was the glory Of the land for miles around

Now its splendour is decaying As it crumbles to the ground

Now the great hall is deserted Now the dungeons caving in

And its sides so steep and slimy Speak of horrors dark and gTim

Castle you have lasted longer Than mans present efforts will

Ten year tower-block dull and dirty Already crumbles on the hilL

Susan Robinson 1 R

The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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BEJ

Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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The Waiting Room The harsh yellow of the naked bulb did nothing to alleviate the stark depression of the room The clinical white paint now begrimed with the filth of its many previous occupants was cracked and peeled in flakes like the skin from a corpse after a fire The cold grey flagstones were worn at the corners from the shuffling of hundreds of anxious feet The thick oak door with its metal-clad peephole was slashed and torn by the hysterical fingernails of the terrified inhabitants It is 1984 somewhere in the world

She sat against the wall knees hunched her arms wrapped tightly around them as if to save them from the traumas to come The only bench was occupied by a series of old men with receding white hair and deeply etched wrinkles Some bore the scars of past ordeals No one was over fifty

The woman nearest the door emitted a choked gurgle that could have been a scream - if she had had a tongue The silence was deafening They sat bones crackling with hidden tension backs pressed against the wall desperately trying to hide themselves from all-seeing eyes The heavy tramping reverberated along the corridor and into the frozen quiet of the waiting room Someone whimpered The footsteps drew nearer closing in on the waiting prisoners petrified like rabbits cornered by a snake She was caught up in an ecstasy of fear as the steps approached the door and passed Faintly came the sounds of a door being unlocked and bolts drawn Then a high thin wail of stark terror shattered the beginnings of their relief

Next door stated a pockmarked youth

Yeah God rest her soul murmered the oldest of the men

The tension faded quietly and conversation began again muted by the knowledge that one of their number had escaped interrogation

Time passed flowing quietly like an old tired river in a mud filled estuary disturbed only by the arrival of the midday meal At least that was what the warders called it Everybody knew that mealtimes were rearranged to disorientate the prisoners It was all part of the wearing-down techshynique Ironically she had no resistance to be eroded

Abruptly the dumb women choked on her cabbage gruel slopping the greasy liquid down the sides of the basin Everyone stiffened dinner forgotten in their sudden universal panic Footsteps echoed softly on the other side of the wall A man spoke outside harsh clipped sentences that made the blood run cold down her back Surprise hastily concealed answered him A rattle of keys the clang of a bolt and the door swung slowly open

She squatted curled up tightly like a hedgehog heart pounding heavily against her ribs The leading soldier slowly surveyed the room noting the position of each still form He turned casually to her

Six-four-one-two

Her head nodded a fraction of a millimetre eyes bulging in pinched white face

Get up you fool youre free

She remained frozen unable t o comprehend the casual statement

Oh pick her up SheU soon understand

But nobody ever leaves the Detention Centre alive let alone free How what am I doing here My cell at least it was safe in there Oh God the sun I can see the sun

The pneumatic doors hissed shut behind her their smokey glass shutting our the brilliant yellow glow The heat burned her shoulders after the damp chill of the concrete the glaring light pained her dulled eyes Gradually she became accustomed to real light once more Once - familiar sights presented themselves with a new significance a crisp packet tossed carelessly aside now glistened red and green in the afternoon sunshine dust patterns in the road reflected the light every grain of special importance to her She noticed a dandelion in a crack in the pavement each petal a perfect point painted a vivid yellow shade shed forgotten months ago She bent and picked it its butter milky sap staining her pale fingers Its hollow stalk was cool and smooth She held it delicately

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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afraid to dent its tubular perfection Still holding her prize she stepped into the road A sudden once-familiar screech shattered her bliss A thud one still high cry and the knowledge that her first thought had been right

The Daydreamer He sits by the window and out he stares

Into the wide open space Sometimes hes a hunter shooting grizzly bears

Or an Artist painting a beautiful face

In the schoolroom or at home His thoughts always seem to roam

To far off lands across the sea Where he conquers a town or two or three

Up the Amazon he will go Or ride the rapids in a canoe

Across the Deserts on a camel Thats the only way hell travel

Alexine Horsup L6D

The seven seas he sailed with Cook And like Will Shakespeare hell write a book

Thro ugh the clouds hell parachute Or rob a bank and steal the loot

Like Hitchcock hell direct a thriller Or discuss a book with Henry Miller

A heart transplant he did perform And helped a footballer with a ligam ent torn

Across the sea in a big ship Or on Concorde he ll take a trip

The World is our oyster so people say If you can daydream the day away

Nicola Bartle tt 4A (BG)

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Combatants by Paul Anderson 3H

At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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At Evening (to Jill July 1979) Nights horizon lifts dark above The remains of day Dusky smells And stillness breeze and bridge the stream The leaves dusk-shaded and twilit Together shadow and shine Together now We will part to laugh and meet again I will leave you and leave with you Shared comforts and shared laughter Flowers picked and thrown wetted feel Of feet dancing on midnight grass Ever ours These have happened and are timeless Ever ours The dying rays crease shadows on your skirt The moonlights joyful madness laughs within your eyes

DN

Scraper Board Work Sax Player by Paul Lee 4G

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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The Day when the Machines became Human The time has come I think we should radio control whispered the toaster to the radio

Ok but dont talk too loudly or Lorraine will hear

As he said this Lorraine got up out of her chair and walked into the fron t garden

Mum you might think Im mad she started but her mother interrupted her

Its all right dear I dont think youre mad I know youre mad

Dont muck about Im being serious I could have sworn that I heard the toaster speaking

On hearing this her mother jumped up out of her sunchair grabbed her daughters arm and marched in doors

Dont ever say things like that when people might hear her mother growled angrily

The neighbours might hear you I dont want them thinking Ive got a mad daughter

But mum even you said I was mad

Dont argue with me Ive had enough Your father and brother have both said they have heard machines and electrical equipment talking to each other lf it wasnt for Rover the dog I th ink Id go mad as well

Lorraine stared at her mother she was just going to speak when a scream was heard from the front room Both Lorraine and her mother rushed into the front room Lying on the floor was Michael with the electric fire at his feet

What happened Michael

I went to turn the telly on when suddenly the fire jumped on top of me

Really Michael do you expect me to believe that First you tell me that you heard the music centre giving out orders to all the machines in the house and now this l cant stand any more Im going to lie down for a little while Wake me up when your father gets in from work

She walked out of the room and upstairs intending to go to bed but found that the doorway was blocked by the hoover

My God how did you get here she screamed

I walked it answered slowly not quite sure of her reaction But he soon got it There and then she fainted

This was not supposed to happen he whispered as the bedroom door opened making visible the toaster radio hair-dryer electric rollers and a smaHer electric fire than the one in the front room

I dont like this very much we might hurt someone said the electric roller

I~s too late to turn back the music centre has ordered us said the hair-dryer in her high pitched VOlCe

Shes only following the orders because theyre engaged whispered the toaster to the radio

We must hurry before Lorraine and Michael go back into the front room ordered the Hoover once again putting on his strict voice They all made their way down the stairs trying to be quiet but it is very hard when you do not have feet like humans At this moment they all wished they were humans

Once in the front room the music centre began giving orders Hoover stand in front of the back door You smaller machines stand around me Radio call Michael and Lorraine then I willask them my question middot

What is your question asked the radio

You will soon see call Michael and Lorraine

Michael and Lorraine walked slowly into the room

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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I told you th e music centre was in con trol h e whispered

Stop talking I want to ask you something

Ok d o nt ge t your wires crossed Lorraine said

You might thi nk this is silly but 1 cant s tand soul music so e n you please stop pia y ing it on me

Michael and Lorraine burst out laughing

Do you m ean a ll thi s was just to ge t us to stop pla ying soulmnsic as ked Mi chacl sm il ing

Y cs

All right we middotVi ll stop playing soul music if you promise to put everyth ing bac k to normal

The music centre clicked a S-vitch and sudd enly a ll the mach1ns b egan to move

Everything is normal now it sa id

I dont think anyth ing will be norma l again

What do you m ean as ked the music centre in a puzzled vo ice

middot~othing a m achine could understand Lorraine laughed

Moon Car by Joe Gurjar 3C

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Susan Coodc 3C

Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

John Hampshire 3C

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

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Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Chess Club The Chess Club enjoyed a welcome revival this year with much of the enthusiasm coming from the junior forms Two evenings a week were set aside for the club - one at Arbour Square and the other at Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green club has been heavily supported by the first years with several boys joining in from the fourth and fifth years A regular hard-core of IS-20 players has attended each week

At Arbour Square attendance has been more sporadic with the main support coming from the Second and Fifth Years Nevertheless the standard of play has clearly improved over the past year

The highlight of the year has been the entry of a junior team into Zone A of the North London Schools Chess League The team has played schools all over London as far a field as Hendon and Hammersmith Raincs Foundation came third overall in the League Table -a most creditable achievement considering our inexperience Much of our success results from the strong loyalty each player has shown towards the team

Three players Gary Trew 2Mo Karen Waxham 2C and Terry Webber lM represented the school in the fifth North London Junior Chess Congress and the PitmanJunior International Championships This is a gruelling 3-day event and each player enjoyed some success Terry Webber did particularly well in his section coming 7th out of 84 players from all over Southern England

In the school individual championships the results were as follows-

Senior Chess Champion -Arbour Square --Peter Oliver SS Junior Chess Champion- Arbour Square- Gary Trew 2Mo Senior Chess Champion- Bethnal Green- Gary Clamp SA Junior Chess Champion - Bethnal Green -Terry Webber lM

The Senior House Chess Championships was won by School House and the Junior House Chess Championship by Winterton

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Ali 3A for being such an effective and responsible Junior Team captain and the second year girls who helped with refreshments for visiting teams

Junior Chess Team Players Andrew Ali 3A (Capt) Karen Waxham 2C lan Graham 2C Gary Trew 2Mo Matthew Ross 2Mo Paul Collier 2C Terry Webber lMJonathan Goh JR

The Castle How tall thy triumphant towers stand That repelled the mob the rebellious band

Who dared to attack thy fortiCied splendour Thy walls which stand so tall and slender

They attacked thy walls with flying stones The garrison cried in anguished tones

Your archers fired all around And pinned your enemies to the ground

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

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Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Richard Erskine 4G

Table Tennis Club The table tennis club has had another very successful year with both middotWednesday and Friday evenings consistently well attended Particularly pleasing has been the progTcss tha t many of the players have made w ith several of them having now joined local clubs

We are particulary indebted to Mr Austin a parent of one of our pupils who has given up a great deal of his time coaching the juniors on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings

The intermiddothouse competition was split into junior and senior sections in a similar way to 1ast years competition wi th each house team consisting of five boys and five girls T he results are shown below

Foundat ion School Mann Winter ton

Points

Senior Junior

21 1 5 14 15 13 17 12 13

Unt il now the table tennis club has existed only in the Arbo ur Square building Next year it is hoped to start table tennis at Bcthnal Green for the first and second years and I feel sure that it will soon become as established there as it has a t Arbour Square

CJN

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Girls Physical Education 1979-1980 NETBALL

The school was well represented in the East London League with four teams from second to sixth year this being the main source of competition Matches were keenly contested and we met with varied success Teams need more practice to develop skilis especially the more junior teams Second and third year teams played keenly and enthusiastically but were unable to match the skill and techniques of their opponents winning only a few matches as a result The fourth year team started the season badly with only a few of the team playing regularly but with a more determined effort in the Spring Term played really well and were eventual runners-up in their section The senior team excelled themselves and under the positive leadership of their captain Anne Small won all their matches to win the championship

A series of matches were played by first and second years against local schools each year fielding as many as eight teams in each competition The majority of these matches were won and the vitality and enthusiasm of the first year promises well for the future

Colours FULL - Tabassam Rashdi Anne Small (captain)Joanne AhearneJoanne Marshall Laura Davies

Michelle Longworth HALF - Joanne Fox Dawn Malcolm JUNIOR - Wendy HollandJcnnifer Laudat Susan Turner Mic helle Curry Kerry Jose Wendy

Goode Diane Reeves

In the match Staff v Upper Sixth the school outclassed the staff and won overwhelmingly

1st VII Netball- East London Champions Back Row L to R-L Davies T Rashdi M Longworth J Ahearne

Front Row L to R-J Marshal A Small (Capt J Fox (Absent-D Macom)

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

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Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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1st XI Hockey Back Row L to R-M Longworth C Marshal A Small D Prentice J Ahearne L D avies

Front Row L to R - S Quresh i J Roberts D Poole J Neighbour J Marshal

HOCKEY This was a more settled season weather-wise and hockey middotwas played for a longer per iod than usual The standard of the Inter-House matches was high from the third year and upwa1ds End o f season open tournaments were held at Oakfield School Sports Centre and teams were entered from each year The second year were third the third year were seco nd the fourth year were thircL The Senior XI played hard but were outclassed by t eams from Essex schools A few iris wer e en tcred in the Middlesex hockey trials Alex Sullivan of the third year reached the final squad

The staff played the 1st X1 and won by three goals to one

Colours No full colours were awarded HALF - Laura Davies Anne SmaiiJoanne Marshal Michelle Longwor th JUNIOR- J ennifer Laudat Lo rraine Skinner Wendy Goode

The annual trip to Wembley took place with two coach loads of Raincians from firs t to sixth year enjoying the afternoon out to watch England defeat Scotland

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

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Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

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Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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CROSS COUNTRY Cross country has become a strong competitive sport with RLtine s girls season 1979-1980 being highly successful In the Oakfield invitation competition the Junior team (first to third years) took first place the Intermediate team (fourth and fifth years) was also first This success was repeated at the East London Championships when the Junior Intermediate and Senior teams took final first places

As a result of their fine performances sixteen girls were selected to represent East London at the All London Championships Further selection honours went to Wendy Go ode J oanne Marshal Ja yne Neighbour Shirin Qureshi and Debra Harvey as they were invited to represent London at the Inter Counties Championship Joanne and Shirin were honoured by representing London at the English Schools National Championships near Shrewsbury We congnttulate all these girls on their success

Raincs can be proud of the girls who represented the school district and county setting a very high standard in our own inter-house competitions throughout the school

Colours FULL - Joanne MarshallJayne Neighbour Shirin Qureshj HALF - Julie McLean Alicc David Tina Szucs Susan Rudwick Debra Harvey Kay McEachran JUNIOR - Jennifer LauclatJacquelinc Brown Susan TurnerJcnnifcr Harvcy Wcndy Goocle

Jane Gardiner Kerry Jose Liza lVlould Wendy Holland

Senior London Cross Country L to R-S Oureshi J Marshal J Neighbour

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

70

Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

75

RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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Competitors at East London Swimming Championships

SWIMMING As in previous years we entered teams in the Scott Lidgett Trophy inter school swimming league This gave us an opportunity for regular competition for teams from first to sixth years At the end of the season we were runners-up to Sir John Cass School and this meant we qualified for the runners-up final against schools from South London Again we were runners-up this time to Waverley School

In addition to this league we entered the East London Championships in which we did very well First years were third Second years were first Third years were second Fourth years were second Fifth and Sixth years were first

The overall championship trophy was presented to Raines as the outright winners

Performances this year are to be commended and the girls are to be congratulated on the good results not only because of their prowess but also for their loyalty to the school and each other in putting out teams for these competitions Deborah Read of the first year is to be congratulated on reaching the London Schools Finals where she took a second a nd a third place

Colours FULL - Tina Szucs HALF - J anet Crudgington Sandra Birch JUNIOR - J ennifer Harvey Jane Gardiner Wendy Goode

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Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

70

Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

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Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

73

FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

75

RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

76

Tina Szucs school swimming captain receiving the East London Championship Trophy

ATHLETICS As usual it was a rush to get teams ready for the Senior East London Championships and events completed for the Inter House Competition by half term Girls worked hard and responded to the pressure Their efforts were well r ewarded in that Raines won both the fifth and sixth year compeshytitions by clear margins It was encouraging to sec more schools competing at Senior level making the competitions more exc iting and worthwhile New school and house records were set up by Karen Wollaston (400 metres)Joannc lJarshall (100 m hurdles)Janet King (long jump) Kay McEachran (high jump and 80m hurdles) fifth year relay team (K Wullaston K McEachran B Mann L Coley) A commendable set of performances for one season

Trials were held for the East London teams The following girls were selected to compete at the All Lo ndon Championships at Crystal Palace - J oanne Marshall (800 metres) Karen Wollaston (400 metres) Anita and Wendy Sclby (relay) Kay McEachran (80 m hurdles) Shade Durowoju (100 metres )Joanne Barnes (1500 metres) Gemma OConnor (800 metres) Shurmain Regis (Discus)Julie Penticost Uavclin) Myrtle Bruce (hurdles)

Julic is to be congratulated on being selected to throw the javelin at the All England Championships after reaching the London and National Standards

The other year East London Competitions were held after half-term at the East London Stadium The third year excelled themselves and won their championship The fourth year did not have all their best athletes available but those who took their place did ex tremely well to take third place The second year were fourth while the first years were eventual winners of their trophy With four year-competitions won it was no surprise that Raines was awarded the overall championship trophy once again Well done all athletes who competed (at least twenty per year)

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Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

70

Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

71

Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

72

The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

75

RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

76

Juie Penticost First year athletes representing East London L to R - T Durant D Duckett D Read

Senior athletics team at the East London Championships

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In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

70

Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

71

Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

72

The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

73

FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

75

RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

76

In a new venture the First and Second year London Championships the foTowing girls represented East London Myrtle Bruce (hurdles) Catherine Farrell (200 metres) Shurmaine Regis (discuss) J ane Carter (high jump) Penny Gardiner ( 1500 metres) De bra Read (hurdles) Tracy Du rant (hurdles) Diane Duckett (100 metres)

The final success of the season was the Oafkicld Trophy Competition when first to fourth year teams competed as a complete unit After an exciting afternoons competition Raines and St Pauls Way were level on points until the final relay - the fourth year Naturally the relay team felt a great responsibility and right up until the final take-over St Pauls Way were in the lead but Jennifer Laudat ran as she has never run before and took Raines into the lead a few metres from the finishing line so Raines won by one point but that was sufficient to gain the Oakfield Trophy which we have not won since 1969 Well clone all those who came last and gained one point they all add up to contribute to the final score

Colours FULL- Wendy Selby Kay lVcEachran Anita SelbyJoanne Marshall Karen Wollaston HALF - Tina SzucsJanet King Shirin Qureshi Deborah Eclmead Dawn Prentice Laura Davies JUNIOR - Wencly Goocle Laura Tam Susan Carpenter Carol BoyceJane GardinerJennifer

Laudat

Sports Day proved an exciting afternoon of athletics after having been postponed from the previous week Rain held off and some fine performances were achieved Altogether ten new school records were broken throughout the season Members of Staff officiated efficiently and helped the meeting run smoothly including those who valiantly played their part in the stands

The following girls gained five star award certificates - Diane Duckett Debra Read Vesta Okyere-Yeboah Tracy Du rant Sharon Brown Catherine Farrell Penny Gatmiddotdiner Myrtle Bruce

Altogether 1979-80 has been a highly successful season for girls physical education competitionshywise winning junior inter and senior cross country athletics swimming and senior netball chamshypionships Naturally we are pleased to be in a successful position locally but so much else goes on out of the limelight Girls have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of activities in the senior school - keep fit badmington squash judo horseriding volleyball and table-tennis A few fourth year girls have also joined the archery group at Oakfield Glenys Scoficlcl excelled herself winning the gold medal for overall performance She was the best archer among all the boys and girls who pursue the sport at Oakfield School Sports Centre

No report for girls physical education for the season 1979- 80 would be complete without thanking all those who take an interest in the achievements of the girls - the Hciuse Staff those who come out to Oakfield on games afternoons and those who assist with teams out of school I would also like to offer a very sincere thank you to Anne Small the school games captain for her untiring efforts on my behalf with all senior teams She has set a fine example to all teams carrying out her responsibilities conscientiously and efficiently

AML

70

Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

71

Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

72

The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

73

FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

74

4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

75

RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

76

Boys PE Report 1979-80

Trainer Shoe by Paul Chimes 2N

BASKETBALL Although still a very popular game in the school there is no doubt that basketball is at the crossshyroads as far as external competition is concerned The lack of a home court on which to train and play games is a serious handicap as standards rise elsewhere and this can have a bad effect on morale Nowhere was this more apparent than in the senior team where Dan Perkins Lee Atkinson Kenny Constantine and Michael Jacobs were keen and competent players who foundered against the teamshywork of some of the opponents we met We entered the national and London championships but departed in the early stages of each It is to be hoped that the move to Parmiters building will proshyvide a basis for a revival at senior level

The Under 15 team also had some excellent individual players Mark Gerbaldi proved good enough to reach the final England trial and he was well supported in games by Paul Whitnell Martin Lake and Paul Thienel We were number one in East London and reached the quarter-finals of the London and South-East England Championships

The season of the Under 14 team was marred by the serious injury to J effrey Protheroe - an outshystanding p1ayer-in a London cup match against Hampstead School The team reached the East London final losing to our old rivals Stepney Green and the semi-finals of the London and the South-East England competitions Darren Collins Richard Poole and Alan Oliver gave good service and with experience could become fine players

The second year side had some close games with good standard opposition and contains some promshyising players in Paul Chimes Clifford Bishop John Jackson Way ne Tyrrell and Paul Kloss We lost the East London final to St Philip Howard School and lost in the second round of the South-East England competition

The first year team played seven games and lost on-ly to St Philip Howard School by three points in the East London cup final This team also has some very promising players including M Akingbade Terry Pryer Tony Vowell Emil Charlton and Alex Waissen Like the other school teams the first year boys had to play all their matches away from home but their spirit and enthusiam for the game are a joy to behold

71

Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

72

The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

73

FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

74

4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

75

RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

76

Senior players D Perkins (capt) K Constantinc L Atkinson M Jacobs D Spencer A Brit ton G Anderson J Green JVI Hough ton S Isitt P Szucs

Under 15 players M Gerhalcli P Whitenell M Lake P Thienel P Smith T Denis P Driscoll J Pyne S Callaghan G Butler

Under 14 players J Protheroe D Collins R Poole A Oliver G Ross S Gibbons J Bailey D Hermitt E Mann P Medcraft G Perry

Under 13 players P Chimes J Thompson M Ross P Kl oss W Tyrcll D Goode D Newson J J ackson J Co1lins D Stone C Bishop

Under 12 players T Pryer A Vowell T Wu VI Akingbacle E CharltonJ Coy J Longworth A Waissen D ALpress L Collins L Ashby D Blackie N Mer W Cordon R Vlermerling

The school supplied several players to the East London teams during the season and won the TSB Trophy as overall East London Champions

Scraper Board Work Oasis by Lorraine Skinner 4G

ATHLETICS It was such a pity that the sun which shone so brightly on the highly successful school sports meetshying was not evident more often during a damp and dismal athletics season One by one all the major competitions were cance11ed and for the first time ever the Oakfield and East London overall chamshypionships were completley washed out This was particularly sad as we have some outstanding athshyletes at Raines at the moment At senio r level John Meredith ob tained an AAA standard in the Under 17 discus and was placed third in the London final David Spencer was second in the final of the London 400m hurdles and also represented London against Surrey and Essex

72

The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

73

FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

74

4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

75

RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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The third and fourth year athletes were probably the hardest hit by meet ing cancellations Paul Smith Mark Gcrbaldi Sean Callaghan Michacl Griffiths Mark Dowden and Stcphen McDuell arc some of the finest athletes we have ever had in the schoo but all their trajning was to n o avail Paul Smith equalled both sprint records in the school sports and Mark Gerbaldis hurdling and Sean Callaghans high jLmpjng were quite superb The third yea r athletes also worked very hlttrd Gregory Ross de monstrated his tal en t as a sprinter hurdler and triple jumper and did wel l to be p~aced thi rd in the Lo ndon Schools Hurdles Final Errol Mann is a beautiful sty list on the trac k and coulrl have an outstanding future as a sprinter His forte ho wever is high jumping where he excutes a nea r perfect Fosbury Flop as he clears almost six feet The 1-Iaysman twins Edward and J ohn hai their best season to date performing well in the jumps throws and sprints Darren Collins Richard Poolc and Geoffrey Perry took the hon ours in the distance running and the 15m race between Darren and Geoffrey was one of the highlights of th e school sports

The juniors at least had an opportunity to take part in the East London championships and came second overall o ut of the eight co mpeting schools As can be seen from the Five Star Award lists the second year is not strong athlet ically and its contribu tion to the championship was sixth posshyition The cause was not h elped by the fact th a t David Goode a strong and determined spri nter and thrower was on h oliday at the time He is good enough to win at leas t one East London iitle The o utstanding perfor mances came from Tony Mint who was invincible in the BOOm a nd 1500Jn Tony also won the East London cross-co un t ry championship during the winter and is an excellent team me mber wiJing to run any distance or any relay to help the team How for tunate we are to have a competitor like this Matthew Ross Clifford Bishop David Newson and Paul Kl oss all gave their best and no-o ne cou ld ask for a more enthusiast ic bunch of athletes A lthough Jacking boys of o utshystanding talent the second year demonstrated in athletics as in all sports a remarkable facility for team spirit in adversity

In contrast the first year has many fine athletes in prospect and won the East Londo n championshyships most convincingly The only weakness seems to be in throwing as running hurdling anrl jumping are all well covered Brian Petto with East London wins in high and triple jump was outshystanding and wo uld have competed in the London ch ampionships but for his ho lirlay Winston Cordon is an excellent sprinter whn achieved third place in his Londo n final Nizamgi Mer (400m) and Car Dowdell (hurdles) were placed second in East London and fifth in London as was lVJ Akingbade in the BOOm Dean Dunham Colin IJolder Stcphen Hollan d and Andrcw Watson are powerful sprinters whilst Liam Ash by and J ason McPherson show promise in the lo ng distance even ts Lee CoJlins and Danny Allpress arc good all -rounders All thjs mea ns we have another group o f athletes coming along who will maintain the fin e athletic tradition of Raines

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

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RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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FIVE STAR AWARD COMPETITION

Listed below are all the leading- performances in the national Five Star Award Competition As can be seen 18 boys achieved the highest possible award compared with 13 last year

1st year B Petto C Holder A Watson D Dunham N Mer L Collins W Cordon

1st year M Akingbade D AJlpress L Ashby D Blackie Mark Daley Matt Daley S Errington S Riley S Holland T Pryer R Wermerling T Wu C Dowdell J Coy S Gharabaghi P Tapio R Doran ] Goh P Ronnegard

5 Star 18

4 Star 42

2nd year T Mint

3rd year G Ross E Haysman J Haysman E Mann

4 Star

2nd year D Goode D Newson M Ross C Bishop J Jackson P Kloss

3rd year D Collins B Lewis A Oliver J Hurley J Morgan R Morgan G Perry

Total Awards 3 Star 2 Star

69 62

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4th year M Gerbaldi J Corbett P Smith S Callaghan M Dowden S McDuell

4th year D Brown P Thienel M Lake M Griffiths M Naraidoo T Denis P Whitnell P Scott

1 Star 38

Nicola Bartlett 4A(BG)

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

75

RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

76

SWIMMING Once again the highlight of the swimming year was the inter-house gala at St Georges Baths It was sad to see Dennis Samuels swim in school Competition for the last time as his contribution to School House and to the school team over the years has been immense He vviU be sorely missed To a certain extent his mantle will be carried on by his younger brother Stephen who was good enough to be placed second in the London schools breast-stroke championship The third year has some other excellent swimmers and John Anderson Tony Judd Michael Fox and Richard and John Morgan helped win the East London year championship Overall the school was placed fourth with Terry Tabram and John Fitt of the second year the outstanding younger swimmers

The London Swimming League did not take place this year so we were unable to contest the East London section we won last year

The Visitor bv Michael Dines 1W

75

RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

76

RUGBY Following the trials and tribulations of laltt season when the playing fields were unavailable for our home games it was a relief to be able to resume a full fixture list this year The general support for all the teams was very good and the turn-out of members of staff to supervise and referee matches was a vital contribution to a successful season In the coming season we hope to expand our fixshytures so that the standard of pby will co ntinue to rise

Underl5XVPl8 WlO 02 L6 This team has now matured after years of problems into a fine skilful unit It contains some remarkably good players who arc now dedicated to the game The only problem now is a tendency for too many of them to play individually rather than to work as a team Then they move up into the first XV this will be sorted o ut and individual enthusiasm will be channelled into the team effort which is essential to success in rugby The speed of Paul Smith Mark Dowden Tom Denis and David Brown was always a joy to watch and the forwards led by Marcus Naraidoo and Peter Driscoll showed strength and determination If these boys stay on into the sixth form we should have a strong first fifteen in two years

Under 14 XV P 18 W 9 L 9 At times this team played marvellous rugby but at other times suffered heavy defeats by bigger and heavier teams Team spirit is good and there is an abundance of boys willing to play for the team The skill level is rising and this is exemplified by scrum half and captain Richard Poole and by pack leader Terry Mahony Lack of big forwards is always a handicap but Jeffrey Protheroe Gregory Ross and J olm Anderson were hard running backs and J amie Anderson was a brave and tenacious full back Still the players have character and with determination could do well in the season ahead

Under 13 XV P 18 W 12 L G This team carried on where it left off in the first year playing with enthusiasm and flair Jimmy Thompson was an o utstanding leader prompting backs like Matthew Ross Paul Kloss and Paul Chimes to fine moves The forwards were excellent often outplaying bigger opposition They were ab ly led by David Newson but Wayne Tyrell David Goode and John Jackson were never far behind This team has a very promising future

HL

Under 12 XV A TEAM P 15 W 12 L 3 D 0 F 340 A89 B TEAM P 6 W 3 L l D 2 F102 A26 When they arrived in the school the first years knew very little o f the game of rugby By half-term they had played a game against the second years and only lost by 12 points to 4 One could see that not only did they have a flair for the game but also they had determination

During the season forty -six boys represented the school in two teams Nobodys place in either team was secure and this showed when the B team beat St Valentines A team 28 - 0

Richard Wermerling was an outstanding Captain who led by example But there are so many players in the squad that may reach the very heights of rugby if they continue in this manner that it is unfair to name any in particular

The high standard set by these players should be an example to follow in future years M A

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