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DGS e-magazine, June 2012

Welcome to our summer edi on of the DGS e‐Magazine! It’s been such a busy term and in this issue you will find lots of photos from our recent school trips, informa on about what’s been going on in the school as well as plenty of recipes and reviews. We hope you enjoy it.  

Have a wonderful and well deserved holiday and we’ll see you in August.  

The DGS e‐Magazine Team

OLYMPICS RICH TASK…

In celebra on of the up‐coming London Olympics 2012, Dunbar Grammar School hosted their own celebra ons in Dunbar.

The two day event on the 7th and 8th of June, was filled with lots of different ac vi es to do with the Olympics. Each house chose a different country to represent them and got the op on to dress as a mascot from their country or wear their house col‐ours. 

 On the first day of the rich task we started our Olym‐pics by learning the aims and values of the Olympics and Paralympics. The aims and values are important because they bring friendship and respect to the games, a erwards we even got to make up our own. Then all the houses did a  torch relay around Dunbar. We le  DGS and followed our route around Dunbar and then back to the school. The torch was lit around the houses. At the end of the day we held our own Opening Ceremony. This included music and dance performances from the houses different countries, followed by an opening speech from one of our ambassadors.  The second day was spent doing Olympic and Para‐lympic sports. All S1‐S3 pupils competed in sports at the school, Winterfield and Hallhill. The sports in‐cluded a cycle pump track, cyclo‐cross, fencing and a heptathalon. As well as hockey, racquetball and handball, tennis, boccia and volleyball. We also en‐joyed a visit from Keith Cook , a Bri sh fencer, who showed us skills in fencing.   The two days were enjoyable for everyone and we can’t wait another four years to do it again!       

By Mhairi O’Donnell

” “ I enjoyed trying new sports and learning their rules.

” “ It was really fun doing this with my friends.

OLYMPICS RICH TASK…

“They were two, well‐organised,

days of fun!”

“They were two great days

which brought

the pupils together.”

“I enjoyed trying all

the differ‐ent sports, especially the relay and the

fencing.”

By Emma Barno

S1 Dalguise Trip... We all know that the S1s went on a trip to Dal‐guise for a week and had a great me. For those of you who weren’t there, here is a tast‐er of our trip!

When we arrived at Dalguise we carried our luggage up to the Sciach and Ordie lodges which were our dorms for the week. We had half an hour to unpack before we went down to a well‐deserved lunch. A erwards we split up into our ac vi es groups, to begin our first ac vity. 

Here are some of the ac vi es we did:

Water sports (kayaking) ‐ Everyone cap‐sized!  Ra building ‐ Building and racing ra s Giant swing ‐ A very giant swing, scary! (For adrenalin addicts.) Jacob’s ladder – Poles between two trees ge ng further and further apart Archery – Not many Robin Hoods I have to say Sequoya scramble‐ a climbing course in‐between two Sequoya trees   Tree climb  Challenge course Problem solving Climbing wall  Ver cal challenge   

S1 Dalguise Trip... The evening ac vi es were awesome. The first night we did wacky races, which involved the instructors dressing up. We would race against each other in ac vity groups doing a relay race, but each  me there was a different thing you had to do. For example, hold a cup of wa‐ter with holes in the bo om of it, over your head and run with it. That was hilarious.  The second night we had to sit in a big hall and take off our le  shoe. Then the instructor would pick up a random shoe and whoever’s shoe it was, would do the next challenge. There were fashion parades, hullahooping, keepy uppies, limbo and even a task where they tricked you into blowing flour into your face. Overall a funny night.  The third night was Cluedo, literally. Teachers and instructors dressed up as characters and there was a sheet you had to fill out for who was the murderer of the monkey. There was a policeman, Lord Dalguise, Lady Dalguise (Mr Stewart), the holiday maker (Miss Archer), The maintenance guy (Miss Cruickshank), The monkey (Mr Farquharson), the hippy (Mr Johnston), The mad cook, the disco dancer (Mrs Layhe), the princess (Miss Lencled) and the butler (Mr Woof.) We went round com‐ple ng tasks un l we found out who did it.  

Thursday night was the disco, it was very good but seemed a li le short. However we all ap‐preciated the amazing dance moves from Mrs Layhe and Joshua Locke, who were dancing brilliantly!  

Overall I think it is safe to say that we all had a good me, and we conquered

our fears.

Some of the team went along to West Barns’ and Stenton’s Gala Days. Here’s a look at what went on!

West Barns Gala Day

I decided to go and find out informa on about West Barns Gala Day. It was on the 2nd June, next to West Barns Primary School. The Gala Queen was Zosia Kuczok and the main a endants were Hayley‐Jade Thomson, Heather Cameron, Alicia Sharma, Freya Holmes and Seonaid Holmes. The Dunbar Dragons basketball team had a stall there. There were food vans, a mini fun fair (with a bouncy castle, a carousel etc.) some tents (one to buy drinks, one for stalls and the other for chil‐dren’s entertainment), a book van, stalls outside of the tents, brass band, dress down compe ons and the stage for the queen and a endants. Here are a couple of photos.   

 

Gala Days...

Gala Days... Stenton Gala Day

I decided to go and find out about Stenton Gala which took place on the 26th May.  There was lots of ac vi es such as : Bouncy Castle Coconut Shy Target Shoo ng Beat the Goalie Ice cream Burgers & hot dogs Hair & make‐up Tombola Chocolate fountain Fire engine  AND MORE!  There was also the dress up parade where children all ages dress up and there are medals for 1st, 2nd a 3rd place. Lots of people come for the fun and to meet up with new people.  Here are some pictures. 

Fruity Flag Cake...

Ingredients:

1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Bu er and line a 30 x 20cm traybake  n with baking parchment. Meas‐ure all the sponge ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix together using an electric hand whisk un l smooth. Spoon into the  n and level the surface.  2. Bake for 25‐30 mins un l lightly golden and the top of the cake springs back when pressed with your finger, and the sides of the sponge are shrinking away from the sides of the  n. Carefully li  the sponge out of the n, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Remove the 

baking parchment.  3. To make the icing,  p the bu er into a bowl and whisk using an electric hand whisk un l light and fluffy. Add half the icing sugar and whisk again un l incorpo‐rated. Add the remaining sugar and whisk again un l smooth. Spread the icing over the top of the cold cake.  4. To decorate, place a double row of raspberries across the centre and down the length of the cake to make a cross. Next, place a single row diagonally from each corner to the middle. Now fill in the empty spaces with blueberries. Cut into squares to serve.    

100g bu er or baking spread  (Stork for cakes), so ened,  

plus extra for the  n 175g self‐raising flour 50g ground almonds 2 tsp baking powder 

4 large eggs 225g caster sugar 

125ml full‐fat Greek  yogurt 

Zest of 2 lemons

FOR THE BUTTER ICING 175g bu er , so ened 

350g icing sugar , sieved  

TO DECORATE 300g raspberries 175g blueberries 

  

By Rowanne Miller and Anna Stevenson

Why not try baking our delicious sponge cake this summer?

Method:

Music Review

‘Nightmare’ by Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold's newest album 'Nightmare', which is their biggest selling album yet, was released half way through 2010. The album is different to their other al-

bums because the drummer, James 'Owen' Sullivan (stage name 'The Rev'), died at the end of December 2009. Most

of the songs, such as 'Fiction' or 'Nightmare', still have the original recordings with The Rev singing or drum-ming. The rest of the songs feature Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater (an American Metal band). Overall I

would give this album 8/10 since they manage make the rest of the songs without The Rev playing for them and influencing them. I particularly like that they manage to turn it into a tribute album with the tribute song 'So Far

Away'.

Rest In Peace James ‘Owen’ Sullivan 9th February 1981 - 28th December 2009 

By Kieran Thorpe

The Ba lefields By Hannah Moodie

A life‐changing experience… we will never forget.

As the bagpipes sounded we marched onto the buses, no longer pupils from Dunbar Gram‐mar School, but soldiers of the Dunbar Pals Ba allion. Soon we were on the road, singing the same songs that those soldiers sang, and travelling to the same des na on. We were retracing their footsteps and discovering their journey.  

The Ba lefields trip was an amazing experience and one that I shall never forget. It was in‐credible hearing the stories of soldiers, and visi ng the exact places where they fought. Simply being away with my friends for the week gave me a taste of what it was like for the soldiers being with one another. We went to a variety of memorials such as Thiepval and Vimy Ridge, as well as trenches and museums.  Poelkapelle and Tyne Cot were two cemeter‐ies which we visited. The lines and rows of graves now meant so much more to us than they ever did before. As the week con nued we all began to grasp a greater understanding of what these soldiers went through, and why they went through it. Many parts of the trip were very emo onal, and the things which we heard will always be very sad. However, I felt so privileged and grateful to be given the opportuni es to thank, remember and celebrate all the men who fought for us. These soldiers lived, fought and were killed so that we could have the life which we have today. This is what we must always remember. I think that eve‐rybody who went on the ba lefields trip, would agree that it was a fantas c and worthwhile experience.  

This year’s winning house enjoyed a very sunny day out at Edinburgh Zoo.

Cromwell’s Trip to the...

Cromwell’s Trip to the...

Dunbar’s Town House...

 

” “ I would really recommend a visit if you would like to know more about the town of Dunbar.

A er a long me of refurbishment, the Dunbar Town House is finally open to the public again. The Town House was built towards the end of the 16th century and was originally white. Later it was turned to a brown sandstone colour, however as part of the refur‐bishment, it has been turned back to its original colour. In‐side the Town House you can find out all about Dunbar in the 20th century. It is really interes ng to read about. The upstairs of the Town House is currently empty, but there will soon be history on the Town House itself there. On the bo om floor, there is a large amount of informa on on a variety of things. For example, there is a room with lots of informa on on Dunbar castle. This includes all of the historical events that happened there and a model of how people think it looked. There is also a touch screen with plenty of history on it too. Chances are, by the  me you are reading this ar ‐cle, there will be even more history and informa on in the Town Hall. So, I would really recommend a visit if you would like to know more about the town of Dunbar. Why not pop in this summer holiday? 

By Jonathon Petrusev

and Christopher O’Brien

 

Maths VS English

What is your name and what subject do you teach? My name is Mr Earle and I teach English.  How long have you been teaching at DGS? 8 years Have you always wanted to be a teacher? No, when I was young, I wanted to be a stunt-man but since I was about 30 I wanted to be a teacher.  If you couldn’t teach English, what other sub‐ject would you teach? History  What year do you enjoy teaching? Higher 

What is your name and what subject do you teach? My name is Mrs Clubb and I teach Maths.  How long have you been teaching at DGS? 8 years Have you always wanted to be a teacher? No, I wanted to be a Pyro Technician (designing firework displays to music).  If you couldn’t teach Maths, what other sub‐ject would you teach? Music  What year do you enjoy teaching? I enjoy teaching all years. 

With Mrs Clubb and Mr Earle

 

When you were at school, were you good at Maths? I was average  Personally, what do you think of Mrs Clubb? I love her ability to be so kind, though ul and posi ve at all mes. She is a great friend.  Choose 5 people (dead or alive) that you would like to have a dinner party with. Robert Louis Stevenson, Bob Dylan, Winston Churchill, Virginia Woolf and Christopher Hitchens. 

 What would be your

ideal weekend? Sat‐ Go swimming with

my children, have a barbeque out in the sun,

go camping overnight Sun‐ Go walking in the

hills then laze around and read. 

 

When you were at school, were you good at English? Yes   Personally, what do you think of Mr Earle? He is a very good friend and has been for a long me.  Choose 5 people (dead or alive) that you would like to have a dinner party with. Mr Robertson, my Grand-dad, Mr Clubb, Stephen Fry and David A en-borough. What would be your ideal weekend? Go camping with lots of friends, good food and no midges.   

What is your favourite type of cupcake? Banoffee

What is your favourite type of cupcake? The jubilee cupcakes 

With Mrs Clubb and Mr Earle

Maths VS English

Marmite‐Love it or Hate it? Love it! 

Marmite‐Love it or Hate it? Love it! 

French Exchange... Many of our third year students had an amazing experience doing a French ex‐change with pupils from the town of Lignères. A er visi ng France last year, our S3 pupils all enjoyed when their partner came to stay in Scotland for a week.

From the 9th to the 24th of May, 24 French students travelled to Dunbar. The pupils came to improve their language skills, as well as catch up and stay with their English exchange partner. Whilst here, they visited a variety of places, such as John Muir’s Birthplace, the Seabird Centre and Edinburgh Castle. Experiencing life at Dunbar Grammar School was an important part of the pupils’ trip here too. Students had lessons both in the classroom, and in Sco sh Country Dancing! There was a lot of posi ve feedback from the exchange, and it is said to have been a big success. 

By Anna Stevenson

“ Our French improved, we met loads of new people, and made life-long friends! ”

Sally Pritche , Caitlin Ramsay and Kieran Bell (all from 1C3) inter‐view Ms Knox about the Polytun‐nel 

   

Why did you decide to create the polytunnel?  

We won a Dragon’s Den Compe ‐on 2 years ago. All houses took 

part. Castle won and decided to fund our polytunnel with the win‐nings.  

  

Polytunnel... Sally Pritche , Caitlin Ramsay and Kieran Bell (all from 1C3) interview Ms Knox about the Polytunnel. 

Why did you decide to create the polytunnel?

We won a Dragon’s Den Compe on 2 years ago. All houses took part. Castle won and decided to fund our polytunnel with the winnings.  

  

Has it been successful?

Yes. Our students are learning new skills, which is great. We’re also demonstra ng how to grow your own food which is so valuable at a  me when money is ght and food shortage is an issue.  

  

What kind of things do the students learn while working in the polytunnel?

Our Rural Skills group learn EVERYTHING involved in growing plants. Our DoE pupils are also very involved in the work of the polytunnel too.  

  

Is it hard work?

It can be hard work, especially when it’s hot but really it’s as hard as you make it. It’s also really fun!  

  

Who helps to maintain the produce?

As well as the pupils, the teachers of DGS help us to maintain it. The Crunchy Carrot help too.  

  

What kind of things do you grow?

We grow lots of different things! Tomatoes, potatoes, chillies, cauliflower, pea pods, mange tout, onions, peas, strawberries, le uce, spinach, rocket, beans…  

  

How do you see the polytunnel growing and ex‐panding over the next few years?

We can’t really expand space‐wise, but we’re all s ll learning and we hope that we can con nue to grow a 

For those of you who don’t know, The Hunger Games is set in the future, in a world of slavery, oppression and poverty.  At the beginning of the book it is explained to us that the Capitol, the largest and only city in the world, rules over twelve districts. Every year the twelve districts compete in The Hunger Games, an event in which each district puts forward a male and female tribute between the ages of twelve and eighteen, to fight to the death live on television. We follow Katniss, a sixteen year old who cares for her sister, Primrose, and her mother a er their father died several years before the story begins. When Primrose’s name is selected for the Hunger Games, Katniss struggles to protect her.  One of the traits that make the Hunger Games u erly brilliant is the characters that Col‐lins creates. She has created characters that everyone reading can relate to and care about, to the point that the reader begins to feel a personal rela onship with them, which I can assure you is very odd (especially when one begins to worry about them even though one fully acknowledges that they are fic onal characters). Secondly, the plot. Fast‐paced, thrilling and full of twists and turns that no‐one can an cipate. This is what makes the Hunger Games such a hit.  I only have one cri cism for the Hunger Games. To contradict the above paragraph, as the books progress the character Peeta begins to irritate the reader... He drags and does not develop much in what seems like a long while. Well that’s about it in the way of cri cism.  

The books that everyone is talking about have recently had the Hollywood treat‐ment. The Hunger Games is fast paced, edgy and spectacularly engaging. A master‐piece of a trilogy by the outstanding author Suzanne Collins. A must read for every‐one.

If you have not already, then you must read the Hunger Games. They are three of the best books ever wri en. Suzanne Collins is brilliant. Enough said.

By Annabel Macaulay

DGS e‐magazine reviews…

The Hunger Games

By Joshua Locke

To Kill a Mockingbird Review Looking for a good holiday read? Why not try this meless classic...

Images from IMDb.com

The book and film To Kill A Mockingbird is some of the greatest literacy and mo on picture art since J.R.R Tolkien said to himself, ‘I want to write about small people with big hairy feet, walking talking trees and a powerful piece of jewellery.’ It makes you feel every emo on, which makes the world it has created seem so much more true. Har‐per Lee never wrote again a er Mockingbird for various reasons, mainly personal. But despite hav‐ing one book  tle she is one of the many great au‐thors. 

To kill a Mockingbird is a tale of two young children told from their point of view about the social fab‐ric of this depraved county in the deep south of the USA of which they live in. A black man is accused of rape by a delinquent (compared to modern more liberal views of people nowadays) family. On the surface, it appears a simple premise but dark underlying sub poli cal themes emerge that make you consider philosophically and reflec vely about social interac ons, reac ons and general behaviour. The book itself doesn't ask the ques on why racism is around but rather ingrains the quandary in your mind and has the reader take into account a lot of ethics and morals. Despite these undertones, the book is easily readable for everyone and everyone can understand all of the dilemmas that fall upon our characters because discrimina on and racism is unfortunately s ll part of every person’s life. 

The story and characters themselves is and are a delight. Even with the very serious, stringent topic, some of the situa ons that are characters get themselves into are funnier than Only Fools and Blackadder. But when Harper Lee wants you to feel sad... She makes sure the room you are reading Mockingbird in is flooded with tears. Or at least in my case. I really do cry at everything. It really is an essen al read for everyone. 

SPORT Sport Venue Day Time Year Group Coach

Basketball Games Hall Monday Lunch me All Mr Huish

Girls Open Fitness Fitness Suite Monday Lunch me S5‐S6 Mr Huish

Table Tennis Small Gym Monday Lunch me All Mr Bain

Boys Basketball Games Hall Monday 4pm to 5pm S1 & S3 Mr Huish

Girls Dance Small Gym Monday 4pm to 5:30pm S3 Lucy Hall and Miss Johnstone

Girls Rugby  Playing Field Monday 4:15pm to 5:30pm S1 to S3 Steve Wands

Boys Rugby Playing Field Tuesday 5:30pm to 7pm S1 Liam Clu on and Andy Napier

Boys Rugby  Playing Field Tuesday 7pm to 8:30pm S2 Mike Perring, Robert Rammage & Gareth Pickles

U15 Boys Rugby Playing Field Tuesday  4pm ‐ 5:30pm S3 – S4 Mr May, Cal Low & Sco  Willens

U16 Boys Rugby Hallhill Tuesday 5:30pm – 7pm S4 – S5 Cal Low & Sco  Willens

Girls Hockey Hallhill Tuesday 4:30pm – 6pm S4 – S6 Cath McKenzie, Emma Taylor & Miss Thrower

Badminton Club  Games Hall Tuesday 8 – 9pm All Chris ne Gray

Girls Dance  Assembly Hall Tuesday 4pm – 6pm S1 Billie Morton

Girls Dance  Small Gym Tuesday 4pm – 6pm S2 Natalie Tait

Under 14 Boys Football Team

SPORT Girls Basketball Games Hall Monday 4 – 6pm S2 & S3 Norma Conroy

Girls Basketball  Games Hall   Tuesday  4—6pm  S2 & S3  Norma Conroy 

Girls Basketball  Games Hall   Wednesday   4—5pm  S1  Norma Conroy 

Girls Basketball  Games   Friday  5‐7pm  All  Norma Conroy 

Girls Netball Games Hall Wednesday Lunch me S1 ‐ S3 Mr Stewart

Senior Girls Basketball  Games Hall Wednesday 4 – 5:15pm S4 ‐ S6 Miss Ma hew

Senior Girls Dance Small Gym Wednesday 4pm – 5pm S4 ‐ S6 Mrs Mar n & Miss McKnight

Basketball Club  Games Hall Wednesday 5:15 – 6:30pm S1 & S2 (U14) Rob Woodhead

Badminton Games Hall Thursday Lunch me All Mr Fraser

Boys Rugby Playing Field Thursday 5:30pm – 7pm S1 Liam Clu on & Andy Napier

U14 / U15 Boys Rugby Playing Field Thursday 7pm ‐ 8:30pm S2 & S3 Mike Perring, Robert Rammage & Gareth Pickles

U15* / U16 Boys Rugby (*Selected)  Hallhill Thursday 5pm ‐ 6:30pm S3 & S4 Cal Low & Sco  Willens

Senior Boys Rugby Hallhill Thursday 7pm – 8:30pm S5 & S6 Steve Wands

Girls Hockey Hallhill Thursday 4:15pm – 5:30pm S1 Miss Farrell & Miss Cruickshank

Girls Hockey Hallhill Thursday 4:15pm – 5:30pm S3 Mr Farquharson & Meg Hutchison

Girls Hockey  Hallhill Thursday 5:30pm – 6:45pm S2 Chloe Wa  & Mrs Fell

Senior Boys Basketball  Games Hall Friday 12:15 – 2pm S3 – S6 Stuart Miller & Mr Huish

U14 Boys Football Playing Field Friday 12:15 – 1:30pm S1 & S2 Mr Stewart & Mr Bea e

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