I decided to sit down with (or, rather, phone) the individual members to get an insight into their thinking, their visions, and their expectations of the year ahead. It was a truly eye-opening experience, and I’m thrilled to present the outcomes of the discussion with Emily, the Co-Curricular rep.
An adorable tale of how Pandora opened the box…
When a pregnant parent is asked about the identity of their unborn child, they will often say that it does not matter except that the baby is healthy. Unsaid for fear of taboo, the covert preferences and biases of a parent may cause disappointment when brought into fruition. The infant may be the ‘wrong’ sex, ‘wrong’ ability, ‘wrong’ appearance; there is no guarantee that even the primary request (for a healthy child) is fulfilled. Until recently, a distraught parent could do little but abort the pregnancy or live with their imperfection. Now, there is potential for every child to be ‘perfect’ – a ‘designer baby’.
An eight is a fine-tuned boat. Grace, power, precision, speed. You take a big oar with two hands and go “right against that footplate”. So, without further ado, what your position in the eight says about you.
Summer has so nearly arrived, and while this may immediately make you think: ‘EXAMS’ or ‘so close to a glorious stretch of no school’, what it actually means is that the Duke of Edinburgh expedition season is well and truly upon us. There is most certainly, shall we say … a slight divide… in opinions out there on these expeditions, and so I thought I would capitalise on this in honour of Y9 recently completing their first one, and to make a nice send off for Y10, who are soon to be trekking around the Peak District.
