Photography

Recently in photography we have explored the technique known as multiple exposure. This is when two or more individual exposures are made to create a single photograph. Gjon Mili was my main influence when exploring this technique; he creates photographs that explore movement allowing audiences to view the flow of movement which is too rapid and complex for the human eye. An example of his work is “Hands of Juggler Stan Cavenaugh Juggling Balls”
which uses a range of compositional elements to create a surreal image.

Our current title for our project in Year 13 is 'The Figure', so I used the multiple exposure technique to create images looking at movement using my involvement in dance. The image shown is an example of this work. I got a dancer to perform a movement and then again in the opposite direction to create this distorted image. This is one of my strongest images as not only is there a sense of movement but it grabs the audience’s attention due to the overall effect created.

By Maria Buckland 12JT

Year 11 Prefects in the Making

A big thank you to Francesca Naylor-Knight, Jessica Jones, Iona Johnstone, Gemma Isom, Joanne Eels and Ayodeji Adelagun for their support at the Year 11 Parents Evening on Tuesday night. Since this was the Year 11 Parents Evening our Year 11 Prefects could not assist us in the smooth running of the evening and we were delighted that these 6 Year 10 students stepped up. Well done.

Judo

Judo training is still available for students of all ability every Friday in the Sports Hall. Sessions run from 3:15pm-4:15pm and 4:15pm-5:15pm. Please see Mr Stamato for further information. All equipment is provided on the day all you need is your PE kit

Daily Mail Free Kit Give Away!

I am pleased to inform you that the Daily Mail have agreed to extend the deadline for the submission of the FREE KIT ‘mastheads’ until Friday 12th February 2010.
Hayes School Rugby has teamed up with the Daily Mail and the Mail On Sunday Newspaper who are offering FREE Gilbert rugby equipment. We will need to collect 1,000 Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday mastheads - the newspaper title at the top of every front page of the Daily Mail or Mail on Sunday - to receive our free Gilbert training kit which includes, 12 training balls, 50 training cones with a metal carrier, 10 training bibs and 1 ball bag. Or collect 2,000 Daily
Mail and Mail On Sunday mastheads to receive the super bag of kit which includes all of the above plus 6 Gilbert Dimension match balls, 1 ball pressure gauge, 6 water bottles and carrier, 1 coach's laptop bag and a team kit bag.

PTA Wine Tasting Evening

Come and test your knowledge with over 8 varieties of wine. Water and crackers provided. No sales available on the night, so leave your cheque books at home! The evening takes place on 5th March from 7.30pm-10.00pm. Tickets are priced at £10.00 per person and are available from the Finance Office or requested via the school marked for Hayes School PTA. Please make cheques payable to Hayes School PTA. For further details please contact Sandra Emblen-Jarrett on 020 8777 8001 or pta@hayes.bromley.sch.uk

Year 13 Apply to University

I am pleased to confirm that 138 of our Year 13 students have now applied to University for 2010 entry. This represents around 70% of the year group (which is the largest Year 13 ever incidentally) and means that many of our senior students have definite targets to aim
for in order to secure their places at their preferred institutions. I would personally like to thank the huge range of teachers who have given of their time willingly to help our students perfect
their personal statements, a task that can be a painful process for many! In particular our eight Year 13 Form Tutors, Mr Martin (Year 12 Achievement Co-ordinator) and Mrs McNamara have been central to the process, as well as Mr Stephens and Miss Moss whose combined Sixth Form experiences proved far too valuable to not take full advantage of. As for the students themselves I am under no illusion that the pressure many felt to apply to university was great, and for many it was difficult to decide on courses and universities, however the key thing is that they now have options for next year and I wish them all the very best in their quest to secure the very best future for themselves.

On an administrative note please can I remind all students to ensure they pay their £19 to the Finance Office as soon as possible (£9 if applied to only one institution) so that the school is able to meet the invoices to cover the applications?

Mr R Dodson, Key Stage 5 Co-ordinator

Sports Awards Evening

After weeks of preparation, Hayes School Sports Award Evening is taking place on Thursday 4th February. Over 450 people are expected to converge on the Sports Hall to help celebrate the
sporting successes of Hayes School students. There are still limited tickets available, please check with the PE Department. All students receiving awards will be required to attend a meeting P5 on Thursday.

Mr Loomes