March212012

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Results Day is on the 16th of August.

Year 13 students that have applied for university entry for the next academic year are strongly advised to be there in case of an emergency that cannot be handled over the phone/email.

important notices 

March192012
Vote for Wmore’s own homegrown band! With Hanna Mehmet on guitar/vocals, Pedro Demetriou on lead guitar, Raihan Rahman on bass and vocals and Jonny Bailey on drums. Worst Case Scenario started out in 2005 as a four piece band, influenced by Red Hot Chili Peppers, KT Tunstall, Metallica and Muse. Click [HERE] and vote for them on Battle of the Bands 2012!  Click HERE to like their Facebook page! Note: Picture taken from Worst Case Scenario’s Facebook page, The Sixth does not take credit for the photos used in this article.

Vote for Wmore’s own homegrown band!

With Hanna Mehmet on guitar/vocals, Pedro Demetriou on lead guitar, Raihan Rahman on bass and vocals and Jonny Bailey on drums.

Worst Case Scenario started out in 2005 as a four piece band, influenced by Red Hot Chili Peppers, KT Tunstall, Metallica and Muse.

Click [HERE] and vote for them on Battle of the Bands 2012! 

Click HERE to like their Facebook page!

Note: Picture taken from Worst Case Scenario’s Facebook page, The Sixth does not take credit for the photos used in this article.

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March132012
Do you have a university interview?  Don’t know how to prepare for it? I found a few simple but effective tips from this website. First, have a thorough look at the prospectus, paying particular attention to the course you want to study. If you’re already familiar with the university and the course, it will show the tutors you’re committed to studying at their university. It will also save you from having to ask simple questions. Go over your personal statement, as it’s an obvious source of questions for admissions tutors, and is often used as a first question in the interview to help put you at ease. Make sure you have answers prepared for the common ones such as ‘why do you want to study here?’ and ‘why have you chosen to study this subject?’. Do some mock interviews with teachers, career advisors and/or parents. When you go for your actual interview, you may find it’s nothing like your mock – don’t be discouraged though, it’s all good practice. Finally, get plenty of sleep the night before so you feel refreshed and ready for your interview. What do I wear? “It’s probably a good idea to wear what you are comfortable in, but still look presentable enough to make a good impression. This could range anywhere between smart-casual and a suit and tie. We would advise against trainers, jeans and t-shirt, because you want to show you’ve made an effort, but if you really don’t feel comfortable in anything smarter then wear that. It’s far better to be badly dressed and confident than it is to be well dressed and look really uncomfortable in the interview. At your interview you will see people wearing clothes with different levels of smartness ranging between smart-casual to a full suit and tie - so whatever you end up wearing, there are likely to be people who are both smarter and less smart than you. Also remember that interviewers aren’t going to dress up for you, so there’s no need to dress up for them.”

Do you have a university interview? 

Don’t know how to prepare for it?

I found a few simple but effective tips from this website.

First, have a thorough look at the prospectus, paying particular attention to the course you want to study. If you’re already familiar with the university and the course, it will show the tutors you’re committed to studying at their university. It will also save you from having to ask simple questions.

Go over your personal statement, as it’s an obvious source of questions for admissions tutors, and is often used as a first question in the interview to help put you at ease. Make sure you have answers prepared for the common ones such as ‘why do you want to study here?’ and ‘why have you chosen to study this subject?’.

Do some mock interviews with teachers, career advisors and/or parents. When you go for your actual interview, you may find it’s nothing like your mock – don’t be discouraged though, it’s all good practice.

Finally, get plenty of sleep the night before so you feel refreshed and ready for your interview.

What do I wear?
“It’s probably a good idea to wear what you are comfortable in, but still look presentable enough to make a good impression.
This could range anywhere between smart-casual and a suit and tie. We would advise against trainers, jeans and t-shirt, because you want to show you’ve made an effort, but if you really don’t feel comfortable in anything smarter then wear that.

It’s far better to be badly dressed and confident than it is to be well dressed and look really uncomfortable in the interview.

At your interview you will see people wearing clothes with different levels of smartness ranging between smart-casual to a full suit and tie - so whatever you end up wearing, there are likely to be people who are both smarter and less smart than you.

Also remember that interviewers aren’t going to dress up for you, so there’s no need to dress up for them.”

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March92012

Do you think our school is right to send 6th form students home for not having their ID?

Answer the poll on our Facebook page or Tweet us your answer.

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I encountered this issue today; I attempted to go to my last lesson of the day after going out to lunch and a woman working at the school office stopped me and said I had to go home and get it even though she knew exactly who I was and refused to give me a temporary sticker badge (and didn’t refuse the person next to me the temporary sticker badge even though he didn’t have his ID either) or make an exception.

Going back home would take me 20 minutes, and returning to school would, in total, take 40 minutes, meaning I would basically have less than 10 minutes of a lesson left over.

That 50 minute lesson was a crucial part of my A Level education and the topics covered in that lesson was part of my exam, which is in less than 3 months which had been jeopardized by this rule. 

I believe it is unfair to those who have simply just forgotten it to miss vital lessons.

Do you have an opinion on the I.D. badge rule?
Send us a submission, tweet or give us your opinion on Facebook.

March82012

KONY 2012 HAS UGANDAN PEOPLE OUTRAGED!

blackridinhood:

There is growing outrage in Uganda over a viral internet film viewed by more than 32 million people in four days that suggests Africa’s longest-running conflict is still raging in the country’s north.

The 30-minute video, Kony2012, was produced by three American videographers campaigning for greater efforts to capture Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).

But Kony and his diminishing troops, many of them kidnapped child soldiers, fled northern Uganda six years ago and are now spread across the jungles of neighbouring countries.

“What that video says is totally wrong, and it can cause us more problems than help us,” said Dr Beatrice Mpora, director of Kairos, a community health organisation in Gulu, a town that was once the centre of the rebels’ activities.

“There has not been a single soul from the LRA here since 2006. Now we have peace, people are back in their homes, they are planting their fields, they are starting their businesses. That is what people should help us with.”

See link for more

Do you have something to say about Invisible Children, Kony 2012 or politics in central Africa?
Send us a submission, tweet or give us your opinion on Facebook.

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10PM

To Critics of KONY 2012 (by jollygraceokot)

Invisible Children released a video with Jolly Grace O. Andruvile, Invisible Children’s Regional ambassador addressing the critics of the campaign Kony 2012.

YouTube user MrAdamTommo commented:

“people aren’t against kony2012 they are against the invisible children foundation, and how they are rumoured to only spend 32% of there [their] money on this.”

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10PM

Conflicting Criticism of Kony 2012.

As most of you know, Invisible Children launched a 30 minute viral campaign to get people involved to raise awareness of the ongoing conflict during Kony’s regime and to get the US government to recognize Kony’s crimes and to bring him to justice. The video has been watched by 36 million people worldwide.

There have been criticisms amongst the public, which I will explain further on.

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Who is Joseph Kony and who is the LRA?

Invisible Children’s intentions are well meaning but they’re pushing for the arrest of Kony meaning;

  • There will be more violence in Uganda during the actual arrest of Kony than there is now; Kony will be provoked into spurring into action, possibly causing more murders/abductions; Kony may want to surround himself with child soldiers for backup and he is now aware of the campaign and has gone into hiding; there is evidence indicating this has happened before and will happen again, possibly with a higher casualty count.
  • Getting the US involved means that there may be international conflict and there can be expectations of a retaliation from Kony or supporters of his regime, as is the norm (for argument’s sake, let’s assume this) for terrorists, which the United States government classed the LRA after the September 11 attacks.

I didn’t understand why people were opposing this cause because from what I’ve seen/heard/read, it seemed like a good idea, but if you focus on one side of the argument, it becomes thewhole argument. Because we only know what Invisible Children has told us and the lack of information causes us to form the opinion that’s desired of us. What if something bad happens while they intervene, and we have to consider the worst case scenario because it could become reality.

I still think we should do something, but this passive-aggressive, but amazingly inspiring and spirited campaign needs more than just posters; we need to figure out a clean and safe way to get Kony and his supporting commanders apprehended without them causing more damage than they have already; meaning that there should be more further civilian casualties, etc.

I advise you to read up on the conflict before you form an opinion based on somebody else’s opinion.

[This is the article this post concerns.] [And this one.] 

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Do you have something to say about Invisible Children, Kony 2012 or politics in central Africa?
Send us a submission, tweet or give us your opinion on Facebook.

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March62012

Invisible Children // Who is the LRA? (by invisiblechildreninc)

“A three minute video on Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), explaining the group’s motives, movement, and ability to carry out 25 years of atrocities in Central Africa.”

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10PM
KONY 2012. WHO IS JOSEPH KONY? Joseph Kony is a Ugandan guerilla group leader who uses religion as a cover for terrorism, explained further on. He is one of the World’s 10 Most Wanted. —— WHAT HAS HE DONE? He enslaved 35,000 or more children, kidnapping whole boarding schools under the cover of the night to use them as child soliders. There are 33 charges against him, 12 counts are crimes against humanity, which include murder, enslavement, sexual enslavement and rape. There are another 21 counts of war crimes which include murder, cruel treatment of civilians, intentionally directing an attack against a civilian population, pillaging, inducing rape, and forced enlisting of children into the rebel ranks. It has been said that “Kony was abducting girls to offer them as rewards to his commanders.” Kony insists that he and the Lord’s Resistance Army are fighting for the Ten Commandments. He has been quoted saying: “Yes, we are fighting for Ten Commandments,” and “Is it bad? It is not against human rights. And that commandment was not given by Joseph. It was not given by LRA. No, those commandments were given by God.” WHAT CAN WE DO TO STOP HIM? Well, to put simply, the USA government will not get involved unless the public makes them.  There is a 30 minute documentary explaining the full story here. Get involved; like and share the video and join the campaign at Invisible Children.

KONY 2012.

WHO IS JOSEPH KONY?

Joseph Kony is a Ugandan guerilla group leader who uses religion as a cover for terrorism, explained further on. He is one of the World’s 10 Most Wanted.

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WHAT HAS HE DONE?

He enslaved 35,000 or more children, kidnapping whole boarding schools under the cover of the night to use them as child soliders.

There are 33 charges against him, 12 counts are crimes against humanity, which include murder, enslavement, sexual enslavement and rape.

There are another 21 counts of war crimes which include murder, cruel treatment of civilians, intentionally directing an attack against a civilian population, pillaging, inducing rape, and forced enlisting of children into the rebel ranks.

It has been said that “Kony was abducting girls to offer them as rewards to his commanders.”

Kony insists that he and the Lord’s Resistance Army are fighting for the Ten Commandments. He has been quoted saying:

“Yes, we are fighting for Ten Commandments,” and “Is it bad? It is not against human rights. And that commandment was not given by Joseph. It was not given by LRA. No, those commandments were given by God.”

WHAT CAN WE DO TO STOP HIM?

Well, to put simply, the USA government will not get involved unless the public makes them. 

There is a 30 minute documentary explaining the full story here.

Get involved; like and share the video and join the campaign at Invisible Children.

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February292012
vintageanchor: “It’s called ‘reading’.  It’s how people install new software into their brains.” —Randy Glasbergen Here are some of my personal favourite - and most importantly - free Kindle books available for download: Invisible (The Ivy Malone Mystery Series) by Lorena McCourtney  Falling Star by Diana Dempsey  The One You Love by Paul Pilkington Five Children and It by E. (Edith) Nesbit Dark Earth byJason Halstead 

vintageanchor:

“It’s called ‘reading’.  It’s how people install new software into their brains.”

—Randy Glasbergen

Here are some of my personal favourite - and most importantly - free Kindle books available for download:

Invisible (The Ivy Malone Mystery Series) by Lorena McCourtney 

Falling Star by Diana Dempsey 

The One You Love by Paul Pilkington

Five Children and It by E. (Edith) Nesbit

Dark Earth byJason Halstead 
8PM

World Book Day - 1st March 2012!

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Tomorrow will be the 15th annual year of World Book Day, “…a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading.”

According to their website, “The main aim of World Book Day in the UK and Ireland is to encourage children to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to have a book of their own.”

Got a Kindle?

Download one or two or three of the recommended books on the “Top 100 Free Kindle Books” available for one click download straight to your Kindle device.
8PM
Congratulations to Wmore school winning 1st place in Rock Challenge Regionals and a place in Nationals in June! The North London school had also won: Best Makeup. Best Choreography. Best Set Design. Top 10 internationally for 2011. Were you involved with the Rock Challenge or do you have congratulations of your own to give? Send us a submission, tweet or on Facebook.

Congratulations to Wmore school winning 1st place in Rock Challenge Regionals and a place in Nationals in June!

The North London school had also won:

Best Makeup.

Best Choreography.

Best Set Design.

Top 10 internationally for 2011.

Were you involved with the Rock Challenge or do you have congratulations of your own to give?

Send us a submission, tweet or on Facebook.
7PM
After-After Exams Party! DATE: Wednesday, 7 March 2012. TIME: 7.30pm until midnight. ENTRY: You will be charged £10 at the door BEFORE 9.30PM.  Anyone arriving AFTER 9.30PM will be charged £15. RULES AND GUIDELINES: It is very important that the general behaviour during the party is good. So that means no fighting, destroying toilets, creating scenes by embarrassing yourselves and generally no silly behaviour. You will need to provide an ID in order to get alcoholic drinks; please refrain from buying drinks for people that are underage. If you can’t handle your drink please don’t push your limit and become paralytic. Just remember that if you are sick, YOU will have to clean it up yourself or you will be getting chucked out. ALCOHOLIC beverages purchased on the way to the party will not be allowed inside. Any attempt in doing so, will result in you getting chucked out.  If you want any songs to be played at the party, just inbox us no more than 5 songs and we’lll pass them on to the DJ. —— Due to privacy concerns, the address will not be published online, if you are unaware of the venue, please consult the Head Team or The Sixth directly via Facebook, Tumblr or Twitter and we will privately provide you with the address. [Image originally from [X]]

After-After Exams Party!

DATE: Wednesday, 7 March 2012.

TIME: 7.30pm until midnight.

ENTRY: You will be charged £10 at the door BEFORE 9.30PM. 

Anyone arriving AFTER 9.30PM will be charged £15.

RULES AND GUIDELINES:

It is very important that the general behaviour during the party is good.

So that means no fighting, destroying toilets, creating scenes by embarrassing yourselves and generally no silly behaviour.

You will need to provide an ID in order to get alcoholic drinks; please refrain from buying drinks for people that are underage.

If you can’t handle your drink please don’t push your limit and become paralytic.

Just remember that if you are sick, YOU will have to clean it up yourself or you will be getting chucked out.

ALCOHOLIC beverages purchased on the way to the party will not be allowed inside. Any attempt in doing so, will result in you getting chucked out. 

If you want any songs to be played at the party, just inbox us no more than 5 songs and we’lll pass them on to the DJ.

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Due to privacy concerns, the address will not be published online, if you are unaware of the venue, please consult the Head Team or The Sixth directly via Facebook, Tumblr or Twitter and we will privately provide you with the address.

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February232012

Anonymous asked: Oh hey lol, this looks interesting. Can I send you a pod-cast video to join, I really love journalism xD.

Definitely; I want as many contributors as possible. 

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