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The Regents Review
Winter 2016
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Armistice Day
At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day
of the eleventh month - the day which
marks the end of the First World War, staff
and students observed the two minute
silence. Once again, Mr Barron played the
‘Last Post’ to mark the occasion. A group
of students came to the school dressed in
their Cadet uniforms and took on the role
of selling poppies throughout the day to
support ‘The Royal British Legion’
GENERAL NEWS
Emma Vardy attended Regents Park 20 years ago and inspired the
audience with her own story of becoming a successful television
foreign affairs correspondent for the BBC. Emma managed to
find some footage of a video she made whilst she was a student
at Regents Park, showing that even back then she harboured
media skills! Emma spoke about her determination and her will to
succeed. Even when being told several times that there were no jobs
available in the competitive world in which Emma wished to work,
Emma never gave up. She first worked on a voluntary basis with no
contract as a runner in the Sky newsroom. She then went on to be a
sports journalist covering two Olympic Games and you can now see
her regularly on the BBC as a foreign affairs reporter.
I am sure many of our ex and current students will be equally
successful if they can show this level of determination and resilience.
Saints Project
Year 8 are currently undertaking the Premier League
Enterprise Programme. This is to encourage students
who may find literacy and numeracy difficult. The
opportunity to explore how necessary these skills
are in a real life situation. The team attended a
celebration event at St Mary’s stadium on Monday
12th December.
Year 9 students: Beth Davies; Owen Gray; Jack Howe,
Noah Hunt and Joshua Thomas are this year’s group
working to represent the school for the Southampton
Football Challenge. Students have created a novel
way of encouraging support from the USA. The
presentation held on 6th December was in front
of a panel of 4 specialists, who awarded marks for
originality, idea and presentation style; very much like
an episode of Dragon’s Den.