Heritage High School Spring Newsletter 2018 | Page 5

The Reading Challenge
Tanitia Moore - Year 10
The Six Book Reading Challenge was designed by Unison and ran in
June and July in order to encourage more people to read. It involved
each participant receiving a small booklet and filling it in with both
fiction and non-fiction. They had to state the six books they read, write a
little bit about each book, and rate it from a scale of 1-5.
My booklet consisted of varying titles, ranging from John Steinbeck’s
famous Of Mice And Men all the way to Cassandra Clare’s City Of
Heavenly Fire, which was the last instalment of The Mortal Instruments
Series. (Which is stated on Amazon.co.uk to be a whole whopping 752
pages, and honestly provided a lot of pressure to the challenge.)
Participants who completed the challenge were automatically entered in
a draw for a Kindle. I think that this was likely to be a major selling point,
and definitely pushed me to complete my booklet.
The room designated to the celebration of the completion of the
challenge was beautiful. Circular tables were readily set with a white
cloth and sparkling cutlery, and our reviews were displayed on a board,
and, after searching, I managed to locate all six of my reviews.
The entertainment included the local choir performing, which I
thoroughly enjoyed. They came off as well-prepared, and I enjoyed
listening to them sing. They performed a variety of brilliant songs, both
new and old.
What happened after was my favourite - the evening meal! There was a
main course of meat and potato pie, mushy peas, gravy, and a choice of
red cabbage. There was a vegetarian option of chilli. It was so good that
some people went for a second serving. The dessert was served with a hot
drink of your choice, and you could pick from a range of cupcakes, cake
slices, and fruit cakes.
After another enjoyable rendition of music by the choir, certificates and
gift bags were handed out. There were two prize draws; one for adults,
the other for children. Rhiannon Walton, who is a Year 10 student from
Heritage, was the lucky winner of the Kindle.
All in all it was a very enjoyable night, and I wouldn’t hesitate in
participating again.
The Heritage students invited, apart from myself, were:
Redgrave:
Louise Machin
Katy Shoreson

MacArthur:
Lauren Coleman
Shannon Bainbridge
Marissa Mumby

Westwood:
Rhiannon Walton
Sophie Marples
Callum Ellis

Heritage Remembers
Mrs A Lindley
On 11 November at 11am, Heritage High School paid their respects to
the men and women who have given their lives in the service of our
country.
The remembrance celebrations were conducted by Reverend Steve
Short and the Head Boy and Head Girl read a poem and laid a wreath.
All staff and students gathered around the Agora at the front of the
school, and we were joined by a small number from the community.
As always on such occasions the behaviour of our students was
exemplary.

Tolkien:
Shannon Palmer
Corburn Jenkinson
Jessica Ince
Charlotte Ince
George Allen