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Head slams the A-level fiasco at leavers! evening


1 by Tim Procter _ 1


A COMBINATION, of ..individual-achieve- ments-.and collective performance resulted; in,this year's leavers at St Augustine's RC High School, Billing- ton, ^ breaking all records. . T h is was d espi te th e ' "financial discrimination"


which faces such schools due to Government poli­


Auction Mart i auction for Monday, Octo-


9:94 cattle including 4 young bulls [127 sheep including. 1,090 lambs; 2


le young bulls to 100.Op (95.0p). Jo75.0p(73.5p). t kilo price for pen of 10 or more |8kg 110.5 ppk to £42. Bought by G.


>39kg) to 110.5p (101.5p). Lambs: Ip (101.Ip). Lambs: (46-52kg) to Tabs: (53+kg) to 93,Op (82.9p). !. Top price paid: J.A.Parker and Son 1 Gates.


j newly-calved dairy cows and 1 a t Gisburn Auction Mart,


Baring calves forward. Charolais X j.00. Top price bull calf £190. GB nbert. H. Morphet to F. Foster.


day, October 10th. > £715 (£567) P. Coates £820 to k to £820 (£722) T & C. Fobinson 11. Heifers springing £750.


J57.85) top price heifer calf: £65. R. . Waddington. Friesian bull calves kngus bull calves to £95 (£61.65).


Hto £ 34. 1156 cattle including 92 young bulls; 31,044 sheep including 897 lambs;


t to 128.5p (lllp). Top kilo price: I £609.50, F. Bell to J.Pennington. |to 108.5p (lllp)i Young bulls: other


l to 127.5p, top sale price: £736.58. Pearson. Prime to 100.5p (88.8p). J.Op (77.6p). Heifers: premium to tifers: prime to 97.5p (87.9p). Other "r (69.9p).


|n of 10 39kg at 110.8p = £43.20 . |36-45.5kg) (made to) 10.8p (avg) ne (25.5-35.9kg) to 98.8p (92.2p).


i (25.5-35.9kg) to 109.1p (103.4p). ' : ■


jl5.5kg) to 104.4p (98.8p).’ Lambs: > 109.2p (98.3p). Homed ewes: to


lop sale price: £30 B. Lond & I. n. Other ewes to £30.00 (£22.10). ~


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cy, said headmaster Mr Anthony McNamara a t the annual celebration evening.


- pupils for whom learning - ' was a challenge. -Mr .McNamara - high-:


r - l i g h t e d several key indica- e . tors of the school's stand-: ■ - ing nationally. I t had been e


. named as one of' the 20 - best-managed in England i by:a university study, had : . won a Government,award 1 : for sustained excellence for.. the second year running, •:


WINDOWS


' - 'was the only high school in Lancashire-to-be: given Beacon Status this year, was on the school inspec- - tors' "roll of honour”, and


: had received a complimen­ ta ry le t te r from Prince Charles.


v F ’ He slammed "an educa­


tion system which many of us sense may be losing its coherence" and declared: "The fiasco over the A-level marking is another symp­ tom." -


: But there was plenty to


be optimistic about at St Augustine's and the head­ master complimented the leavers, saying that every-,


led ewes to £24.00 (£23.45). Other 9.50).


one could take pride in what had been-achieved.


He told them: "You have earned your success - keep on working hard and aim as high as you possibly can) knock loudly on the doors of opportunity and don't be put off or undermined by anybody. , :


, "Remember your rootsl Be proud of who you are and where you came from. '.'Keep in touch and keep


the faithl” Some '72 per cent of


GCSE entrants obtained five or more top grades, but Mr McNamara empha­ sised also the success of


. honoured St-Augustine's,; •v


Even the Sunday Times


‘ including it-ih one of the, ■ top five schools in England whose education standards are highest in relation to the cost of buying a house in the area. "These achievements are


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TWO former pupils, footballer David Dunn and international netball player Anna Newell, are pictured at the celebration evening w i t h


• improve teaching skills and unders tand b e t te r the needs of learners and "of a


not lightly earned," declared Mr McNamara, speaking of the deep and' passionately felt commit- ment of the school’s staff, ■ the restless, desire to


"'■■.belief, inspired by (our Christian fa i th and the noble values of comprehen­ sive education, that we can create here in Billington a community of. learners ih which everyone feels-val­ ued and motivated." . The recruitment and retention problem faced by


, the teaching profession was linked to concerns about a workload which forced most teachers to spend evenings marking and preparing lessons. Quite


rightly, schools were reminded that they had to catch up with European competitors, said Mr McNamara. .


headmaster Mr McNamara and Headmaster's Award winners Eleanor Murray and Patrick Swanney.(s) efforts were being made to raise. Carden; Springhill Care Group Busi­


; ,


esting that one of the leaders, ; Finland, had no OFST.ED inspections, no national cur­ riculum, no SATS and no other national programme of testing. But our children were subject­ ed year by year to "the most overloaded assessment system: inEurope." None of the problems would


' However, it was very inter­


p u t St . Augustine's off, promised Mr McNamara. The long-awaited technology block to accommodate.the rising, demand for places would be started at Easter and efforts to get a sports hall were continu­ ing. .


' The school’s greatest project yet, to become a specialist sci­ ence college, would need £50,000 in sponsorship and-


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Elizabeth’s love earns her a relay


A LOVER of hobbits is this month’s relay reader winner. Elizabeth White (13) wrote her winning


review of J. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" as part of the Lancashire County Council Library East Lancashire Division compe­ tition, held in conjunction with East Lan­ cashire Newspapers Ltd.


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Elizabeth, pictured, is a pupil at CRGS and lives iri Clitheroe. Although she has not •yet selected her GCSE subjects. she is par-.


it. v - Next year would be the 40th anniversary of St Augustine's, ,


.with a.series of events. . . ■ ; • "And we will continue to give .


I every ounce of our energy into . making this schqol'a good place for, our children, a com­ mitment which finds expres­ sion I in countless ways,"-


• declared Mr McNamara, going on to thank by name various people who had helped the school. The prizes were distributed


by former deputy-head Mr. Chris Riding, now headmaster a t St Bede's, Lytham, and chairman of governors. Fr


; Edmund Willoughby presided. Special awards


1 Cup, Bernard Stuart; Geography, Daniel Holland; Rey/Bulman Award for Modem Languages, Rachael Fitz-. Patrick; Hayhurst Music Cup, Helen Griffiths; Religious Studies, Lyndsey


Art, Philip Richardson; Drama


of hobbits reader award


ticularly interested in English and loves to read.


Here is her winning review. : ' I . "A hobbit is a creature much like a man,


only half the size. This particular hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, had.an extraordinary adventure, and th a t is what the book is about..


Bilbo was having a wonderful, relaxing ’


time at home in his little hobbit-hole, when very unexpectedly, 13 dwarfs turned up on his doorstep, and without any explanation whatsoever, they butted their way into his' humble home,'demanding food and drink


and a place to sleep. • : 1 E v e n t u a l l y ,


Gandalf did. Gandalf informed Bilbo that he was to play the important role of a thief, in a long and exciting quest that the dwarfs had planned. The aim of the quest was to recover the treasure of the mountain, which had originally been owned by the dwarfs, but which had cruelly been stolen by the. evil and also terrifying dragon, Smaug. This book is about Bilbo's exciting and eventful journey to recover the treasure.of themountain. I enjoyed this book because i t entails


an explanation arrived when


things of fantasy and things that could not possibly be true. I would recommend this book to anyone with an imagination, but not- to people with a good sense of reality! My favourite character';was Gandalf,


because even though he showed up in the worst possible situations, he always man­ aged to "keep his cool". He also encouraged Bilbo a lot in the adventure, and looked upon all the dwarfs very kindly. I disliked the goblins (but I suppose that is what the author, intends) because they


had no mercy upon any creatures other than the wargs (wolves). They would not hesitate to kill and even eat any creatures (other than wargs) that crossed their path. Overall, I think this book is excellent,


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ness Studies Award, Christopher Wil­ letts; English, Julia Hogg (top five in the country); Philip Morris History Prize, Liam Mack; Mathematics, Laura Smith;, Grogan Trophy for GCSE.PE, Samantha Cannon; St


. Augustine's Prize for Science, Angela Roberts; Contribution to Young Enterprise, Julia Hogg; Whalley Lions Shield for Service to the School Community, Donna Tillotson; Patrick Roberts Award for Contribu­ tion to Year 11, Gemma Kern Peter Webster Memorial Prize for Overall Contribution to Upper School, Laura; McKiernan and Darren Rogers; Lawrenson Trophy for Head Boy, Ciaran Wells; Simone Martin Trophy for Courage, Terrence Walsh; Richard Sykes.Trophy for Dedication and Achievement, Kate Ainsworth; Mon­ signor Guerin Rosebowl for Best GCSE Results, Julia Hogg; Osbalde- ston Trophy for Service to the School Community, Kirsty Brown; Jean Bell Memorial Prize for Progress, Christo­ pher Dominik; Margaret Ainsworth' Memorial Silver Salver for Literature and Drama, Sarah Bradley; Lawren­ son Trophy for Head Girl, Julia Hogg; Anthony Leecy Cup for Dedi­


ray.' - ' 1‘ . Technology awards ‘ Food, Francesca Hurst; Graphics,


Tom Hargreaves; Textiles, Anna Keane; Resistant Materials, Oliver Skoczen; Electronics, Alex Binyon; Child Care, Kate Ainsworth..


Sports awards


Basketball: Hyndbum/Ribble Val­ ley under-16 winners, Oliver Skoczen


(captain)/ Athletics: selected to represent


Hyndbum/Ribble Valley in the Lan­ cashire Schools Championships: Samantha Cannon, James Linley Jonathan Morris. Cross Country: Hyndbura/Ribble


Valley under 16 champion, James Linley; selected to.represent Hynd­ bum/Ribble Valley in the, Lancashire Schools Championships, James Lin­ ley, Laura Fielding. ' Football: Hyndbum/Ribble Valley Tournament runners up; under-16s


• selection into Lancashire Football Squad, Darren Rogers.


Speeding driver banned after country lane sinasK


A MOTORIST a t the wheel of his six-week-old Audi A3 Quat- tro lost control of the car on a country lane a t Chipping and the vehicle overturned. Driver Christian Atkinson and


his passenger were unscathed fol-r lowing the crash. Atkinson (28), of Seaford Road,


Wokingham, Berkshire, was prose­ cuted for dangerous driving. Hav­ ing earlier pleaded- guilty;to the offence, he was ordered to under­ take 120 hours’- community pun­


ishment by a judge sittingat;Pre- ston Crown Court, - '-■-■!


■ In addition, he was banned from


driving for 12 months, after which he must take an extended driving test.


Atkinson was ordered to pay


£1,000 prosecution costs and £500 of his own defence costs. Mr Neil Standage (prosecuting)


told the court the offence had taken place on the afternoon of July 17th, 2000. ' Atkinson had been driving his six-week-old Audi A3 Quattro in 'Green Lane, Chipping. He had


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‘been travelling at 85 m.p.h'. on ■road which had a limit of 60 m.p.h. His car left the road,'taking off. oii


1 a hump, swerved from side to side, hit banking and overturned. His


. car was extensively damaged. Mr Richard Bennett.(deferid


ing), said Atkinson had pleaded guilty and had learned his lesson.


Celebrating the art of parenting


THE importance of bringing up chil­ dren is being celebrated by Home-Start


Ribble Valley. To mark Parenting Week, Home-


Start parents and volunteers enjoyed a night out a t Mitton Hall, Whalley. ' The evening was a chance for parents to relax and have some time out from their busy lives. Home-Start Ribble Valley has now


been serving the families of the local area for four years and. is about to start a new preparation course for volunteers. They help parents cope with whatev­


er life throws a t them, and each volun­ teer is an experienced parent who offers


.unconditional friendship, advice and . practical help. ■ . More information is available from 01254 825955.


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cation and Achievement, Sam Lane; St Augustine's Silver Salver for runner up to Best GCSE Results, Joanne Noblett; Headteacher’s Prizes, Patrick Swanriey and Eleanor Mur­


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