2016 School Magazine

BOOKS2DEVOUR

‘If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world’ (J.R.R.Tolkien). This quote from The Hobbit , the winning cake’s inspiration, truly encapsulates the Libellum Society’s Books2Devour Competition. This contest between groups from all different year levels seeks to link the School in merry cake-making. From chemistry textbooks to Alice inWonderland favourites, the 2016 competition was the largest yet. With around seventy cakes entered on Monday 29 February, a leap year day, the library was overflowing with tantalising treats and sugary sweets. Congratulations to all prize winners and participants. Furthermore, thanks to Beanland Head of House, Ms Christopherson and the library staff for organising and allowing us to wreak havoc in the library .

ISABELLA MATHIOU ((11G) AND HELENA PAYNE (11H)

DARE-A-TEACHER DAY From the likes of Cleopatra and Medusa to Winston Churchill and a Terracotta warrior, this year’s Dare-A-Teacher Day stood out from the previous years by far. We had eighteen audacious and creative teachers participate from not just History, but all Humanities, Maths, Sciences and English departments. Subsequently, the whole School was very eager for the day to come and when it did there was tears (of joy), there was laughter, and there was certainly pride. And it terms of the Kleio Society’s purpose to encourage students to learn more about history, I’m quite sure that everyone learnt about at least one new historical figure and their significance in mankind’s journey to today.

CIREEN KHAN (12W)

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