Heritage High School Spring Newsletter 2018 Term 4

Introducing ECO Heritage The School ECO team of staff and student volunteers has already met and started work on the project to gain recognition for Heritage as an EcoSchool. Various sub-committees have been set up to focus on different aspects and already our students have come up with some really exciting and innovative ideas. One group is staring work on a presentation to promote the project throughout the school - this will be given in Assemblies after Easter; another is organising competitions to design a name, logo and mission statement for the group and a third is conducting an environmental audit of the school site with Mrs Lindley. Term 4 April 2014 Thank you for voting We would like to introduce and welcome the newest member of the ECO Team, Mr Peter Dolby. He said, Laura Jacques “I have recently been appointed to the Governing Body at Heritage High School as a parent governor and I have been asked to undertake the role of Eco Governor due to the nature of my own business which is involved in energy consumption. I am enthusiastic about helping the school achieve its Eco School Status and I hope that I can bring fresh ideas to the committee as well as helping to develop those ideas already put forward. I am looking forward to meeting all of the students involved at the next Eco Meeting. We still need parent/carer volunteers to join the planning group. The School Business Manager, Mrs Lindley is leading the project. Any parents/carers who are interested in joining the Eco Team are asked to contact her via the school reception on 01246 810259 or by sending an email to: [email protected] As usual our award-winning catering team put on a special spread for our students to celebrate Valentine‟s Day. The day - described as a topsy-turvy day saw lunch items served at brunch with perennial favourites such as fish and chips, sausage and chips, chocolate fudge cake with pink custard, heart shaped cookies and love-heart buns, in addition to the normal menu items. On Thursday 20th March all of the students who ran for election for the Derbyshire Youth Council went to Matlock to find out who had been voted as the representative for Heritage High School. The students who ran for election were: Lyndon Nicholls from Year 7, Dellan Oke from Year 8, Matthew Adams from Year 10 and me. My name is Laura Jacques and I am in Year 11. In the lead up to the Big Vote we all had to create and present an election campaign. This included making posters and leaflets to advertise our policies. We had to create a manifesto and say what we would do to improve the local area for young people. My manifesto focused on the stereotypical perception of young people and lack of activities in the local area. My main objective was to represent young people in a positive light. This is the second time I have run for election in the Big Vote. As I had experienced it before I ran a session with the other candidates to give them tips on how to run a successful campaign and how to conquer nerves when speaking in public. Although we were up against each other in the election there was always a friendly atmosphere in the group. We all supported each other and would have been happy for any of the group to have been elected. We had to prepare a speech about our manifesto that was recorded and broadcast around the school on Election Day. The ballot was secret so we had no idea who would win until the announcement at Matlock I was extremely shocked and happy when I was announced as the Heritage representative for the Derbyshire Youth Council. Fifty students were elected on the day, representing young people from across Derbyshire. All of the representatives who were voted in this year will be part of the Derbyshire Youth Council for two years. We had a group photograph of us all together and an official head shot of each of us was also taken. We also received a certificate, tee-shirt and a name plaque I am looking forward to the first meeting on the 5th of April and I know that I will enjoy being part of the Derbyshire Youth Council. I have some experience of attending and chairing official council meetings as I am also a member of the Bolsover Youth Council. I want to help make our area a better place for young people and help to improve the image of young people in our area by promoting the positive things we already do and getting young people engaged in positive activities in the future. I also want to help to extend the range of activities and facilities that are available for young people out of school time. Boughton Lane, Clowne, Chesterfield, S43 4QG Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] email: [email protected] web: www.heritage.derbyshire.sch.uk I would like to thank Tony Patterson and Mrs Dench for all of their support. Without their help I could not have run a successful campaign and become part of the Derbyshire Youth Council.