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Hair Today - Gone to Charity!
(Readers of a nervous disposition and those with a pun allergy should look away NOW!)
It had been combing for weeks. The lovely, long locks of eight boys in the sixth form were to be cut for charity and, because they all wanted to look more debonhair, this would prove to be the most hair-raising event of the year. Pestering staff, students and parents for donations on a daily basis, cries of ‘Now Hair This!’ and ‘Don’t Miss the Mane Event!’ could be heard ringing out around the school.
The lunch-time of shear delight was to be Friday 1st April and augurers checked their hairoscopes to confirm that the day would be suitably auspicious. One thrilled youngster was heard to exclaim, ‘I’ve not had this much fun since we read “Julius Scissors”!’ But this was no joking matter. Professional tonsorial artists, Mrs Assinder and Mrs Bryan (formerly of the Barber Blacksheep Salon) set up their chairs and honed their trimmers. Local residents were advised to keep their pets inside.
As the crowds gathered, the first golden locks cascaded to the ground. Going to great lengths to ensure no ears were removed in the process – there were some close shaves indeed. This was the cutting edge of speed clipping and our coiffeuses were more than up to the job. Some even said they were the hairs to the crown and had seen no better cropping from hair to eternity. We were all tonsure they were right.
Thanks are due to all the boys who decided not to keep their hair on and to the generosity of all those who sponsored them. Over £500 was raised, not quite enough to become million-hairs but a substantial amount to part with. It just goes to show: the whirlybird may have got the perm, but the Twycross crew were the eight who got the cut. I Redford
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Easter Fair
Friday 8th April turned out to be just as the Lower 6th had hoped: glorious sunshine, an ‘egg-streem’ amount of chocolate and more excited children than you could shake a rabbit at. The morning started with a briefing to all the pupils at Swallow Hill on the etiquette of Easter-egg hunting. This soon turned into a full scale excavation of the playing fields to uncover ‘egg-cessive’ quantities of cunningly hidden confectionary. Five ‘golden ticket’ were also discovered and traded for bumper sized boxes of…even bigger chocolate Easter-eggs.
At break-time the grand raffle took place with a multitude of soft, cuddly toys – rabbits, cats, dogs, bears – even a couple of talking ferrets as prizes. And, there was, of course even more chocolate! Selling tickets right up to the draw, over £200 was raised from this event alone. Many thanks to those who donated the toys; be assured, they have all gone to good homes.
Finally, lunchtime arrived and the Easter Fair proper began. The fifty pre-booked faces were painted with a range of designs from Disney World to Star Wars. Pupils and staff from Swallows Hill were transformed in minutes from quotidian human-beings into beautiful butterflies and exotic tigers. Such was the success and extent of this artistic make-over that by the end of lunchtime the school grounds had taken on an atmosphere of the surreal.
But there was even more fun at the fair! Games of ‘Pin the Scut on the Bunny’, Guess the Eggs in the Jar’ and ‘Name the Rabbit’ kept the patient pupils well occupied and entertained – was there ever such a delightful final day? The money raised from the Charity Headshave, the Raffle and the Easter Fair egg-ceeded £1000!
On behalf of all the Lower 6th we would like to thank all our fellow students who supported the event and the altruism of those who donated generously and joined in the fun.
Will Allen & Charlotte Bartrick
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Flights of Fancy
When one of our Sixth Form students, Katie Garland, came to ask whether Swallows Hill students would support her sponsored cycle ride in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust we decided to produce a book. The result was ‘Flights of Fancy’ – a compilation of poetry written by pupils in Forms 3 and 4 as part of their English course this term. We were delighted that sales of the book raised over £150. Thanks to everyone for helping us to support this very worthy cause.
Mrs D Bray
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Music Quiz
In aid of LOROS, the Leicestershire hospice for cancer sufferers, Form 4X held a music quiz on March 23rd. In their lunchtimes, the class designed posters, sold entry forms and even made some of the prizes. Scott Williamson put together a selection of nine popular tracks on his iPod and quiz competitors had to correctly identify the song titles and musicians. The outright winner was Tim Henderson in Form 3X, who amazingly scored 18/18. Representing the Swallows Hill staff, Mrs Holland came fourth with a very good score of 10/18. However, most importantly, the total raised by all came to £42.50.
Mrs U Eyre
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