Raytheon Quadcopter Regional Final
Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 VE Day Winner Martha 2 VE Day Winner Martha 1 Teddy Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Ms Spottiswoode, Head of Year 7 Mrs M John University of Hertfordshire Duke of Edinburgh Exhibition visit by HRH the Earl of Wessex 2018 © Photography by Pete Stevens Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Alyson Venneear, Year Leader: Year 7 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 2nd Prize Patrycja Weclawska Louie Cusack, 9H Kaitlyn Batchelor, 8H 3rd Prize Josephine Clayton, 10K Harry Western, 7O Grace Gardner, 7S Grace Beaumont, 9B 1st Prize Auburn Bailey, 9O My role is known as “Leading House Ambassador” and this involves helping and aiding the new house captains throughout the year in the main house events and helping with any problems they may have. I have prepared for this role by getting involved in the House Captain interviews and helping to select a few of the applicants for the role. I also have set out my ideas of how I can make the House Captains lives as easy as possible. I have already planned out my ideas for the upcoming year so I am prepared and ready to carry them out. I hope I can bring each House Captain together to feel like a team and to hopefully expand my leadership skills further. I feel like what I’ll enjoy about the role the most is being able to watch and support others, seeing them achieve what they wanted at the end of the House events. One thing I really enjoy doing is helping others and this role is perfect for that. I also love seeing the students enjoy themselves in the House events and seeing what they get out of it. My new role at means I aspire to be a role model and ambassador for our school and work with the students and teachers. I plan to consistently work with my cluster to the best of my ability, meaning I meet them twice a month and communicate regularly via group emails. I will also be working with students lower down the school on events and to improve communication of ideas, ensuring we all get a say. I am planning a new system for the school giving students a chance to show off what they are good at. Whether it’s history, French, dance or maths, they will get to focus on their talents and utilise them for big events. I will enjoy working with the other year groups to create something amazing and guide/encourage confidence in the student ideas. Also seeing students enjoy themselves (even if we get stupidly stressed) would make me so proud. My role is as a Head of School, as Leading House Ambassador. In my role, I will be heading up the charity cluster which is an honour, especially for a cause which I’m so passionate about, and I will be attached to the year 9 school council which will allow me to get to hear the opinions of younger students, and hopefully bridge the gap between us. From a young age I’ve had a very keen interest in mental health and it’s a cause very close to my heart. Through running the charity cluster, I’m looking forward to having a prominent role in school fundraising, especially for such a fantastic mental health organisation. By the time I leave in Year 13, I hope to have made my mark at Stanborough with regards to mental health, through raising awareness, uniting all in tackling it, and by getting more young people talking about it. My role also includes ‘in-lesson’ support coordination, which I’m pleased to be taking on as I think it’s a great way to strengthen the relationship between the lower school and post-16, with benefits for both. I’ll be leading the extra-curricular cluster and helping to organise events, clubs and a new student-penned newspaper. I’ve prepared for this role by talking to other students about the type of activities that they would like to see the school offer outside of lessons, as well as talking to teachers about the kinds of things we can do to make it happen. I’m actually a very competitive person and I guess that I work best under pressure. Much like during my time as one of Ashridge’s House Captains, I hope to see more people getting involved in things around the school and local community. I think that the most enjoyable part of being a Head of School will be discussing things with the different people that I am hoping to meet, both students and teachers. Throughout my time at Stanborough, I have been involved in leadership roles which have prepared me to take on this role. So far, this role is definitely a step-up from anything that I’ve done before but it’s the challenge that makes it so interesting! I think I will most enjoy building good relationships with the teachers but also, most importantly, the students. Through these relationships, I am looking forward to passing on the experiences and knowledge I have gained from the last 6 years, to then aid others in achieving their potential. In my eyes, one of the most rewarding things is seeing the successes of others and so this will definitely be the most enjoyable aspect for me. Composition: Thomas Farron, 8B Creative Effects: Sarah Korreshi, 8K 1st Place: Louise Gilby, 10K Depth of Field and Focus : Joel Slater, 8B 2nd Place: Freya Carnell, 10H Exposure: Christina Tarousa, 8A Framing Technique: Antonin Ayewubo, 7A 3rd Place: Abbey Turner, 9K Joe Hammond Jessica Franklin Georgie Ferguson Ellie Morehouse Chloe Webb Amy Williamson D5317B Essen, Germany, the church choir sings on the occasion of the change of concerts Hochschulchoere © Sport the library/Tom Putt Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Swimming Day 3, October 21st. Action shot of Daniel Bell (AUS) in the pool (butterfly) showing reflections.
Alan Del Ciampo, Archie Jennings and Ptolemy Carnell, write:
On Friday 10th November, a group of eight Year 9 engineering students embarked a minibus to travel to the Raytheon Quadcopter STEM Challenge Regional Final in Harlow.
They had built their drones from a list of parts and instructions. They had to work as a team and use their engineering knowledge to construct it.
However, they had to decorate their drones too. The theme was WW1 and both teams had to pick an animal that helped in The Great War.
Team A picked a carrier pigeon. They vacuum formed a pigeon head and used the 3D printer to attach legs.
Team B picked a dog. They got inspiration from Sergeant Stubby (the first dog to get the rank of Sergeant) The dog was made from wooden cut outs which were velcroed to the drone.
After countless hours spent after school, preparing and building the drone, they needed to practice flying. This was done at school on the field – a softer landing on grass to avoid breaking parts before the final. They still managed to break numerous rotors and rotor guards.
On the day, both Quadcopters were tested thoroughly before flying and one needed a motor change. Two courses were attempted and both were still working well, despite a couple of heavy landings. More repairs were needed and duct tape was called for when spare rotor guards and legs ran out.
Both teams managed to keep flying until the end of the competition and valuable flying tips were learnt. A most enjoyable day and many thanks to Raytheon for the opportunity to build and fly a Quadcopter.
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Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 VE Day Winner Martha 2 VE Day Winner Martha 1 Teddy Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Ms Spottiswoode, Head of Year 7 Mrs M John University of Hertfordshire Duke of Edinburgh Exhibition visit by HRH the Earl of Wessex 2018 © Photography by Pete Stevens Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Alyson Venneear, Year Leader: Year 7 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 Dan Martin www.schoolprospectusphotographer.co.uk 07816 673172 2nd Prize Patrycja Weclawska Louie Cusack, 9H Kaitlyn Batchelor, 8H 3rd Prize Josephine Clayton, 10K Harry Western, 7O Grace Gardner, 7S Grace Beaumont, 9B 1st Prize Auburn Bailey, 9O My role is known as “Leading House Ambassador” and this involves helping and aiding the new house captains throughout the year in the main house events and helping with any problems they may have. I have prepared for this role by getting involved in the House Captain interviews and helping to select a few of the applicants for the role. I also have set out my ideas of how I can make the House Captains lives as easy as possible. I have already planned out my ideas for the upcoming year so I am prepared and ready to carry them out. I hope I can bring each House Captain together to feel like a team and to hopefully expand my leadership skills further. I feel like what I’ll enjoy about the role the most is being able to watch and support others, seeing them achieve what they wanted at the end of the House events. One thing I really enjoy doing is helping others and this role is perfect for that. I also love seeing the students enjoy themselves in the House events and seeing what they get out of it. My new role at means I aspire to be a role model and ambassador for our school and work with the students and teachers. I plan to consistently work with my cluster to the best of my ability, meaning I meet them twice a month and communicate regularly via group emails. I will also be working with students lower down the school on events and to improve communication of ideas, ensuring we all get a say. I am planning a new system for the school giving students a chance to show off what they are good at. Whether it’s history, French, dance or maths, they will get to focus on their talents and utilise them for big events. I will enjoy working with the other year groups to create something amazing and guide/encourage confidence in the student ideas. Also seeing students enjoy themselves (even if we get stupidly stressed) would make me so proud. My role is as a Head of School, as Leading House Ambassador. In my role, I will be heading up the charity cluster which is an honour, especially for a cause which I’m so passionate about, and I will be attached to the year 9 school council which will allow me to get to hear the opinions of younger students, and hopefully bridge the gap between us. From a young age I’ve had a very keen interest in mental health and it’s a cause very close to my heart. Through running the charity cluster, I’m looking forward to having a prominent role in school fundraising, especially for such a fantastic mental health organisation. By the time I leave in Year 13, I hope to have made my mark at Stanborough with regards to mental health, through raising awareness, uniting all in tackling it, and by getting more young people talking about it. My role also includes ‘in-lesson’ support coordination, which I’m pleased to be taking on as I think it’s a great way to strengthen the relationship between the lower school and post-16, with benefits for both. I’ll be leading the extra-curricular cluster and helping to organise events, clubs and a new student-penned newspaper. I’ve prepared for this role by talking to other students about the type of activities that they would like to see the school offer outside of lessons, as well as talking to teachers about the kinds of things we can do to make it happen. I’m actually a very competitive person and I guess that I work best under pressure. Much like during my time as one of Ashridge’s House Captains, I hope to see more people getting involved in things around the school and local community. I think that the most enjoyable part of being a Head of School will be discussing things with the different people that I am hoping to meet, both students and teachers. Throughout my time at Stanborough, I have been involved in leadership roles which have prepared me to take on this role. So far, this role is definitely a step-up from anything that I’ve done before but it’s the challenge that makes it so interesting! I think I will most enjoy building good relationships with the teachers but also, most importantly, the students. Through these relationships, I am looking forward to passing on the experiences and knowledge I have gained from the last 6 years, to then aid others in achieving their potential. In my eyes, one of the most rewarding things is seeing the successes of others and so this will definitely be the most enjoyable aspect for me. Composition: Thomas Farron, 8B Creative Effects: Sarah Korreshi, 8K 1st Place: Louise Gilby, 10K Depth of Field and Focus : Joel Slater, 8B 2nd Place: Freya Carnell, 10H Exposure: Christina Tarousa, 8A Framing Technique: Antonin Ayewubo, 7A 3rd Place: Abbey Turner, 9K Joe Hammond Jessica Franklin Georgie Ferguson Ellie Morehouse Chloe Webb Amy Williamson D5317B Essen, Germany, the church choir sings on the occasion of the change of concerts Hochschulchoere © Sport the library/Tom Putt Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Swimming Day 3, October 21st. Action shot of Daniel Bell (AUS) in the pool (butterfly) showing reflections.
Miss R. Hooper, Curriculum Leader: Science, STEM Leader, writes:
On Friday 11th November, a group of A Level STEM students went to visit Roche to participate in their Generationext event. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company who research and produce medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases and diseases of the central nervous system. The aim of the visit was to get students to consider the applications of STEM A Levels in an industry that is at the forefront of research and development.
The day started with Dr Hannah Critchlow, a neuroscientist from Cambridge University ‘Demystifying the Human Brain’ by explaining how our 1.5kg mass of brain tissue produces our unique view of the world.
The students then had two hours of workshops where they saw and had first-hand experience of the STEM in real world contexts, from using virtual reality headsets to learning whether it is possible to communicate with aliens! Finally, the day was rounded-off with a presentation from Professor Shafi Ahmed, a cancer surgeon at The Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals. He explained the developments of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in training surgeons around the world to make safe surgery affordable and accessible for all.
‘The visit was very interesting as it showed the various aspects of the STEM industry and how they could be married together for a useful purpose.’ Isaac Cheng
‘I enjoyed listening to Dr. Hannah Critchlow and Professor Shafi Ahmed as they inspired me with their strong determination and contributions to science and medical research in order to help millions of people across the globe.’ Hamzah Hussain
‘The whole day made me more interested in how technology can be used in science and how, in the future, it will play a huge role in everyday jobs.’ Jessica Elsley