Issue 1 of the DYCA Chronicle

Pg 2: DYCA at the Movies
The Big Idea
Pg 4 & 5: Performing Arts
Journalist: Holly Carr
On February 15th, a group of
around 80 Prep students were
involved in a challenge named
‘The Big Idea’. This took place
in the Academy, and the challenge was to come up with a
‘Solution for the Planet’. We
had to work together as a team
and think about what would
make our community better.
Ten groups from the day were
invited to The Royal Armouries to take part in a ‘Solutions
for the Planet’ conference, and
had the opportunity to meet
industry professionals from
transport, energy and water
companies, along with representatives from West Yorkshire
Police and the Prison service.
This gave the groups the opportunity to ask for funding and try
to put their ideas into action.
After all entries were submitted, the scrutiny and selection
panel put through four of our
teams into the sub-regional fi-
Pg 6: Big Draw Winners Pg 10&12: Sport
nals which took place on May
11th 2011 at The University of
Hull.
There has been a record
number of entries this year
and standards have been particularly high, so our students
have done fantastically well to
get this far.
The students are:
REGAME
Jake Nay
Steven Hicken
Tegan Marson
Director casts DYCA students
in exciting new film project
It’s the first day of the Easter holidays,
and DYCA is empty, except for three stuCOMMUNITY ARMY
dents who are about to start an intensive
Liam Bickerdyke
week of filming on
Oliver Jordan Norris
location around
Mahatma Hiamey
Seacroft. Tyler
Sam Morakinyo
Jackson, CharJosh Francis-Booth
lotte Barber and
Jack Naden
Kane Gapik were
handpicked by the
Make A Change
writer and director,
Donlisha Jose
Karl Nolan, to star
Saffie Parker
in Carl Marks: an
Gintare Pauliute
auto-biographical
Happiness Ncube
look back to his childhood in Seacroft in
Lisa Boyake
the 1980s.
Miss Hunter acted as chaperone for the
We’re now waiting for feedduration of the filming. ‘Meeting up with
back from a specialist selecthem the first morning, they were extion panel to see which teams cited and equally nervous.
go through to the next stage.
Good luck everyone!
Continued on page 2.
Director casts DYCA students in exciting new film project: Continued
Tyler had auditioned to play the title character and
the director knew instantly he was right for the
part’.
Although
already
impressed
with all
three students from
rehearsals,
Karl said it
was clear
from the
first scene that his natural talent was going to be the
highlight of the film. ‘I saw something of me in Tyler
and he instantly connected with the story’.
Making a film set in the 1980s requires an incredible
attention to detail, from sets to costumes, hair and
make-up. Charlotte was cast as Tam, the punk friend
of Carl. Dressed in a tartan kilt and punk band t-shirt
it was up to the make-up artists to give Charlotte’s
hair and make-up an authentic 80s look. Two bars of
soap, three sets of hands and forty minutes later her
hair was done. While it was a lengthy and at times,
painful process, Charlotte said it was all worth it.
By the end of the week, the cast and crew were
slightly behind schedule and an extra day was added
to shoot the final scenes. Everyone had invested so
much into the film that cast and crew were happy to
help. It had been a cold, damp and long week, but
all three students had worked exceptionally hard.
Kane had shown interest of all aspects of film and
could be seen deep in discussion with the film crew
when the cameras weren’t rolling. However, once
‘Action’ was called he went into role as a metal head
called Peanut: a character that was altered slightly
because Kane had impressed the director so much.
All three are set to reprise their roles when the feature length film of the same name will begin production next year and the director has expressed that
all three have amazing talent that will take them far
if they chose to follow a career in the film industry.
We are so proud of all three students, and very
grateful to Miss Hunter for sacrificing her own time
to help. DYCA is developing links with Northern Film
School so hopefully there will be more opportunities
for DYCA students in the future.
The film is currently in the post-production stage
and will tour Film Festivals across the country, starting at Hyde Park Picture House at the end of May.
Caythorpe Court Adventure Weekend
Journalist: Dean Myers
The three day stay at Caythorpe Court was amazing.
It was the most fun I have had whilst being around
teachers, and I would definitely like to go again. Some
activities were a real
doddle and lots of
fun, whilst others
were a real chance to
push ourselves out of
our comfort zones.
The high ropes were
quite scary – a few
students wouldn’t go
on them! Quad biking was one of the best activities we did, even though
there were a few crashes! The teachers were great fun.
After lunch we played football against another school.
Mr. Allan took this opportunity to play a joke on
Spencer Rowley. Mr. Allan told Spencer to mark player
number 11, and Spencer looked confused and replied
‘which one?’, because ALL of their team had number
11 on the back of their kits! Another funny moment
came from Kamran Mann, who was wondering how
he would get through his first weekend without a Pot
Noodle. It was a great weekend and I would like to go
again; as long as I am not sat next to the person who is
sick on the way home! The next PGL trip will be organised soon so keep your eye out for more information.
Cadets at David Young Community Academy
At DYCA there are two elements of Cadets. In the Junior Contingent Freshers and Preps develop team
building skills by learning the basics in both field craft and military knowledge as well as parading around
the quad. Once you turn thirteen, you are then allowed to join the Cadet organisation of your choice. The
choices are ACF, ATC, Sea Cadets or the CCF.
What is the CCF?
The CCF stands for Combined Cadets Force, and DYCA parades with The Grammar School at Leeds on
Mondays. When we parade there, in addition to performing basic drill we also get the opportunity to try a
variety of activities such as:
•
weapon handling and firing
•
field craft
•
map reading
•
first aid
•
flying
•
aircraft skills
•
theory of flight
•
team building challenges
The CCF also attends various training weekends and camps. We go to a military base and put into practice
all the things we have been taught such as shooting on the ranges and section battle attacks. In the RAF
section we get a chance of flying in both a tutor aircraft and a glider, as well as flying in various military
aircraft and helicopters.
Interested?
As a Cadet you can get involved in so many exciting and varied activities. If you want to find out more,
please join us on Tuesday, Session 3, in the Quad. All are welcome.
My First Year
Two Fresher students reflect on their first year at DYCA.
Passion for Fashion Event
Panashe Jasi, Rebecca Watson, Wesley Manners, Liam Docherty and Luke Sorren all
worked incredibly hard to show their Passion
for Fashion
by transforming
old items
of clothing
into fabulous new
designs for
the catwalk.
Their
fantastic
outfits were
In my first few days at DYCA I thought I was going to
modelled at
get bullied by all of the big people in the higher years. I
a spectacuthought that I didn’t have any mates going from outside
lar fashion
school, but I was wrong. I have lots of mates now. I thought
show at
that the food in the diner was not going to be nice because Leeds Town Hall last month. Big thanks to
I was used to my primary school food. Now I usually get
Kaalen Holiday and Miss Jenkins who modsandwiches but my favourite meal is fish and chips.
elled the outfits designed by the boys. The
I really enjoy Food Technology and Sport. I’m trying to
evening was a great success and we are all
concentrate harder.
very proud of the artistic and creative talents
I am glad that I am going into Prep Year so I’m no longer
of all involved.
the smallest in the school! By Thomas Marshall
Before I started at DYCA, I felt scared and worried that I
would get picked on. My first thoughts of the Academy
were that it was massive and colourful, and I thought that
the food in the restaurant was delicious. When I first tried
the uniform on it was itchy and felt weird, but now I feel a
lot better because I’ve got used to it.
I have made a lot of friends. They are kind and helpful,
and look after me when I am sad. My favourite subjects
are English, Drama and Music because they are fun and
I am a creative person. I think I am a talented singer and
have joined the choir. Next year, I’m looking forward to
moving into Prep so that I will become more confident. By
Ben Simpson
Options Day
Journalist: Chloe O’Neill
When you are in Prep year you need to choose your
options. Choosing the right options is a really big
thing for the future, because you have to choose
something that you are good at and enjoy. It is best
to choose with your parents/carers because they
will help you to understand what each of the choices are, and help you choose the right options to for
your future.
The way we picked ur options this year was very
different to how it has been done in the past. Firstly,
we had an introduction day in which we discovered
all about GCSEs, BTECs and Diplomas, before choosing a workshop that would help us to learn more
about the different subjects.
I really enjoyed the workshops. In the morning
I chose Construction as I wanted to see what it
involved. It was actually quite interesting; I didn’t
think it would be, so this surprised me. The workshops really helped us to know what studying the
Goodnight Mister Tom Theatre Trip
Journalist: Connor O’Callahan
In April we went to the West Yorkshire Playhouse on
a trip. We have been exploring World War II evacuees
in our drama lessons, so we went to see a play called
‘Goodnight Mister Tom’, as we have been finding out
about the characters from the book.
We were lucky enough to do a workshop before
seeing the play. It was really good. We learned a lot
about the war, and how hard it was for people back
then. We also found out about the Blitz.
I thought the actors in the play, especially the children, were fantastic. The dog was a puppet, and
the person controlling the puppet was brilliant – he
made some very realistic sounds, the best I have ever
heard. At times I forgot it was a person and believed
it was a dog!
subjects will be like. In the afternoon I chose Business Studies as one day I would like to run my own
business, so I thought this option would be good for
me.
When it came to the day of making our final option choices we were called to the Assembly Hall,
where teachers helped us to make our choices. In
the evening our parents/carers came in to speak to
the subject teachers about all the different options
we could choose from, before making sure we were
happy and could go home.
Green Light Youth Theatre
This year the Performing Arts department launched
the new ‘Green Light Youth Theatre’. The group
aims to provide a relaxed, fun environment in
which to meet new people and learn new drama
skills, whilst having the opportunity to perform in a
safe and supportive atmosphere.
It is ideal for anyone with an interest in drama
and performing, whether they have experience or
not. Georgina Wise enjoys coming to Green Light
because ‘we try loads of different techniques and
have fun making scenes with new people’.
Some of our members joined because they wanted
to gain more confidence, other because they wanted to meet new people. It doesn’t matter what
year you are in – we have Freshers and Upper Sixth
students in the Youth Theatre. Elizabeth NewsomeMcCaw explains, ‘When you first attend Green
Light everybody introduces themselves. They all
make you feel welcome and you become friends
with everybody on the first day. As the weeks go on
you play lots of fun games that help you become
more confident. Then we create and rehearse
pieces of drama, which are usually very funny! Being a member of GLYT provides lots of opportunities. You should try it!’ GLYT’s debut performance
was the alternative version of Humpty Dumpty at
the end of block Easter assembly, in which Humpty
faked his own death and ran off to Brazil with the
insurance money. This was written by the members
of Green Light, and we hope to start devising a new
assembly piece soon. What are you waiting for?
Mondays in the Drama Studio, 3.10pm – 4.10pm.
See you there!
Performing Arts Trips
Journalist: Dalton Johns
Being so involved in the Performing Arts Department since I joined the Academy has meant I have
had the opportunity to be part of many different
trips. I strongly recommend that you take advantage of all the trips that Mrs Evans organises as
they are fantastic!
Here is my view on just a few of them.
The Wolves In The Walls
In this story, the protagonist, Lucy, hears voices in
the walls of her family home. Her family does not
believe her until one day the wolves appear! This
trip was the first drama trip I can remember going
on. It involved huge puppets and projections and
was amazing. If you think that a Drama trip is boring, you’re wrong! You get to find out loads of interesting facts about how the shows are put together
and we often get to meet the people involved.
Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd is a murderous barber who cuts his
victims’ throats, then dispatches of them by pulling
a lever whilst they are in his barber’s chair, making
them fall through a trapdoor into the basement of
his shop, where they get turned into meat pies!
This was one of the best trips I have been on, not
just in Drama, but in the whole Academy. There
was so much action on stage, the sets were fantas-
A Star in the Making?
We would
like to
congratulate Lauren Green
who has
been successful in
securing a place at Scala School of Performing Arts.
Lauren attended an audition in March and is now
studying drama classes on a Tuesday evening, covering a wide range of styles including Theatre and
TV techniques, script work, mime, physical theatre
and improvisation.
‘Each week we learn something new – I have been
doing a lot of improvisation, which means performing without any rehearsal or time to think beforehand. It’s really good. I know most people there
now and just need to get to know everybody else’.
Previous Scala students have appeared in numerous productions and programmes, including Les
Miserables, Hollyoaks, Primeval, Emmerdale and
the Harry Potter films. Well done Lauren – we look
forward to seeing you on stage and screen in the
future!
tic and the songs amazing. It was wonderful! I remember nearly jumping out of my skin every time
he slit the throat of one of his victims. If you ever
get the chance to see Sweeney Todd you should
definitely go. It’s gruesome, but great fun!
South Pacific
On a small tropical island in the South Pacific during World War II, the American Navy set up base in
an attempt to halt the Japanese advance, and this
musical is set at the naval base. This trip was very
special as Mr. Appleby was performing in it. I asked
Mr. Appleby about his experiences in the show. ‘It
was brilliant! I have made a lot of new friends and
gained so much experience. It was strange performing to students, and I was more nervous than
I had been at any other time in my life.’ I thought
he was very good in it, and the performance as a
whole was fantastic.
As you can tell, I think drama trips are amazing,
outstanding and awesome, so see the Performing
Arts staff for a letter to book yourself onto the next
show!
Upcoming Shows
The Sound of Music – Thursday 23rd June
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat –
Wednesday 6th July
The Wiz – Thursday 14th July
Thriller Live – Thursday 1st September
Film Club
Film Club takes place in Room 296 on Tuesdays from
3.05pm - 4.35pm. You get to watch a variety of different films that you may not have had chance to
see at the cinema. Miss Hunter has written a review
of the recent Star Trek film which was enjoyed by
Film Club fans recently.
Star Trek 2009
It’s Trek Jim, but
thankfully not as we
know it. JJ Abrams
has taken over as
director and brought
a long dead franchise
back to life; all it
needed was a push to
the re-start button.
From the first stardate to the echoes
of the final frontier
there are subtle
nods to keep the
hard-core Trekkies
happy, enough action and comedy to
keep Abrams’ fans at bay and explanations for those
who’ve not explored the strange new worlds.
Star Trek’s reboot follows the prickly beginnings of
Kirk and Spock’s relationship and their familiar crew
on their maiden voyage upon the USS Enterprise
having been thrown together fresh from Starfleet
Academy to stop villainous time-travelling Romulans
hell-bent on revenge.
Chris Pine moves from the Disney teen leagues and
plays the rebellious charmer James Kirk down to a
T; the Just My Luck star keeps the tone of Kirk while
still making the role his own.
Up for filling Spock’s half Vulcan ears is Heroes’
Zachary Quinto. Not only does he wear them well,
he brings to the screen a personal battle of identity
as the conflicted alien of two worlds; enabling him
to clash delightfully with the ever impulsive Kirk.
Among the remaining crew are Karl Urban, John Cho
and newcomer and one to watch Anton Yalchin playing McCoy, Sulu and Checkov respectively each having their own moment to shine. It is however Simon
Pegg as Scotty who provides the films gem moments
between the lulls of battleship action. The sequence
that transpires as a result of a transporter mishap is
certainly not one to miss.
The battles and villains have had an upgrade, the
clever script acknowledges the Trek universe without leaving the unconverted drowning in a sea of
techno-babble and the refreshing comedy will leave
all stunned.
Whole Academy Production 2012
You’ve got to be in it to win it!
After much deliberation, the Performing Arts team
have decided upon ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ as the
next whole Academy production, to be performed
Easter 2012. They hope to make JCS the biggest
and best production yet, with even more students
involved both on and off stage than last time.
They will be holding auditions in Block 1, so watch
out for more information!
Liam Brook, a Senior 3 student, expressed his surprise at winning the Gold Prize in last block’s Big
Draw. ‘I’m really,
really pleased. I
thought it was only
Freshers and Preps
that won the big
prizes. I was even
moaning about it
this week so I can’t
believe I won! I think everybody should definitely
collect stickers – it’s well worth it!’
Congratulations to all our winners. Keep collecting
those stickers, because who knows? Maybe next
time you will be lucky like Liam and it will be you up
on stage collecting your prize!
Gold Prize – Liam Brook
Silver Prize – Natasha Brazel, Caitlin Evans, Rebecca
George
Bronze Prize - Safa Farah, Ruvarshe Piknini, Simon
Burton, Leah Thomas-Scarlett, Luke Million, Bradley
Burns
100% Attendance - Ben Rushworth
HSBC/British Council Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition
Journalist: Wesley Manners
Having never done anything like this before, I had
no idea what to expect. After weeks and weeks of
preparation and hours of
staying behind on Fridays, and
having been postponed once
already, the competition had
finally come. On the morning
of the competition, I remember waking up, thinking Is it
really the day?’, and it was.
I left school at 9.30am to get
to the train station. Miss.
Reeve and I got on the train
for an hour and a half train
journey. After a quick bit of revision on the train, we
finally arrived in Newcastle, where we caught a tube
to Newcastle University. As we walked
across the campus
towards the building
where it was taking place, floods of students passing
by built up the tension. By this point my heart had
started beating faster.
As we arrived at the main hall, a group of students
were performing a funny piece of drama in Chinese
involving magical pandas that could use mobile
phones! Then a sudden pelt of fear struck me, as
I saw how many people were sat watching. To my
relief, I found that the room where I would be per-
What is Fairtrade?
Journalist: Mr. Rusling
Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working
conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of
trade for farmers and workers in
the developing world. By requiring
companies to pay sustainable prices
(which must never fall lower than the
market price), Fairtrade addresses
the injustices of conventional trade,
which traditionally discriminates
against the poorest, weakest producers. It enables them to improve their position and
have more control over their lives.
Tuck Shop
DYCA is committed to supporting Fairtrade wherever
possible. Fairtrade is about guaranteeing a better
deal for third world producers. DYCA Fairtrade Tuck
Shop operates to sell fair trade products to staff
and students whilst promoting fair trade ideas. We
operate at events in the Academy, such as Fairtrade
forming was much smaller.
We were told to go to lunch, as the part of the conversation I was taking part in was happening in an
hour. I ate lunch really
slowly due to the fear I
was feeling. Lunch was
over. We finally walked
towards the room where the competition was taking place. We were slightly early, so that gave me an
extra few minutes to revise.
The competition started. The first young person
walked up. It was quite embarrassing really, as she
had forgotten all of her speech, and when it came
to the translation, she didn’t have a clue. When her
go was over, my real competition had risen to the
stage. He was really good and translated all his Mandarin phrases correctly. After a few
other performances
it was my go. My
heart was actually hurting at this point.
During the performance I made the judges giggle
a bit with one of the things I said. Next up was the
translation; I managed to translate two of my sentences correctly and the other I had no idea what
to say. The competition was over for me. We then
ended the day with a tour around Newcastle University, which had a dinosaur museum in the middle of
it!
Overall, I really enjoyed the competition, even
though I didn’t win it. It was a great experience and
I would love to do it again.
Baking, and also in the local community, such as at
Seacroft Gala. We also host several competitions
throughout the year to raise awareness. The profits
of the Fairtrade Tuck Shop sponsor a girl in Malawi
from our profits. Zione is 10 yrs old and she lives in
Namachete, Malawi. We are sponsoring her through
World Vision. With help from our sponsorship she
now has the opportunity to attend her local school.
Sponsorship will help her to continue to receive an
education.
You can buy a range of delicious, Fairtrade items from
our Tuck Shop, which operates Monday – Wednesday
and is located in reception
Fairttrade design a t-shirt
competion winner - Scarlett
Hartshorne - Hadid 6.
Japan Now
Journalist: Lisa Boakye
On Friday, March 11th, 2011, at
2.46pm a huge earthquake hit
near the East coast of Honshu,
Japan. This event has devastated the east coast of Japan and
has also affected the countries
in the local area and as far away
as Alaska.
The earthquake and resulting tsunami killed nearly
20,000 people, damaged a nuclear reactor, and
brought the economy to a standstill. The radiation is
now beginning to be contained but it will be sometime before the true impact of the event is made
available to the public.
Over half a million people are now living in shelters
due to the loss of their houses and businesses and
unfortunately it is still unknown how many people
have actually been injured.
Life has been increasingly difficult for the people of
Japan and will continue to be so for some time. Help
has and is still being sent to the people in need and
hopefully the number of casualties will fall as more
information is made available.
Our prayers go out to the survivors of this tragedy
and we hope the citizens of Japan recover soon.
My first Spanish lesson
Journalist: Shanelle Mannion
It was time for my first Spanish lesson and I thought,
‘Oh no! This is going to be really rubbish!’
However, I loved it because it was lots of fun! If you
ever go to Spain you could probably have a conversation with the people there and they will be proud
that we have learnt their language. We didn’t learn
Spanish at my primary school, but now I feel like
I know loads. I like it because the teachers don’t
shout if you don’t get it right, they just help until
you know what to do. It is also interesting to learn
other languages, not just English.
Message for Class of 2011
One of the great joys of my job is
getting to know the senior students as they come towards the
end of their compulsory education. This Senior 3 were the first
group of students to join us as
Freshers back in 2006 when the
Academy first opened. They are
the first to have spent all their
secondary education at DYCA and so I suppose
New Senior Student Leadership Apthey are particularly special. I have watched these
pointments
students grow up with the Academy and have seen
Please congratulate these students on the following them develop into fine young men and women.
appointments :Many of them are returning to us in September for
sixth form. This has been a cohort of Senior 3s with
Head Boy :
Nathan Dale
a distinctive personality – a wonderful personality.
Head Girl:
Holly Carr
I have learned a lot from working alongside them
and I will miss them. Good luck in all you do S3 and
Deputy Head Boys:
Thomas Scarlett and Jamal Al remember the lessons you learned here. Love to
you all. Ros McMullen XX
Marzouki
Deputy Head Girls:
Bethany Rowley and Charlee
Parkinson
Academy Court: Emily Jackson Wilson, Ashlie BarkerHolden, Abbe Collett, Linda Moyo, Yathemba Moyo
Every Student Visible Task Group: Mei-Ling Sam,
Leila Al Marzouki, Sarah Coates, Chelsea Barker, Macaulay Ingram, Jamie Douglas
Senior Performing Arts Student working on the new
production: Kathrine Ives, Lewis Green
Working in partnership with Alan Bolton with the
new Moyes Centre: Samantha Stewart
Working as leaders in Sport: Nathan Kay, Timmin
Jemilohun
Funky Little Monkeys!
Journalist: Caitlin Sergienko
Finger Monkeys are the world’s
smallest living primates. They
get their name from the fact
their body is the same size of
one of our fingers! This cute little primate hugs and grips on to
your finger so tightly that it pulls
on your heart strings and you
wish you could take him home
with you.
Top Ten Facts
1.
Their scientific name is a Pygmy Marmoset.
They are also called “Pocket Monkeys” or “Tiny
Lions”
2.
They have a furry body and are generally of a
tan colour. Their underbellies are cream or white.
3.
They have a lion like mane of fur around
their head and have almond shaped eyes.
4.
Their head and body combined measures
about 5 inches long when fully grown.
5.
The Finger Monkey can grow up to 14 inches
which means that it’s tail is almost twice as long as
its body!
6.
Males have a mass of about 5oz and females
are generally about 4oz.
7.
Finger Monkeys have an average lifespan of
around 11-15 years but some have lived to be as old
as 25!
8.
Finger Monkeys prefer to live by riversides
and flood plains close to forests and are found in
the following countries: Upper Amazonia in South
America, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
9.
They eat leaves, nectar, flowers, insects, spiders, small lizards & small reptiles. They also drink
sap from plants and eat gum from trees.
10. Finger Monkeys are very social and live in
families of 6-10, consisting of an adult pair and their
children. They communicate via body,
language scent
marking and high
pitched sounds.
Although these
adorable little
creatures can hug
your finger so cutely, BEWARE! Finger Monkeys are
aggressive little animals with long sharp teeth ready
to bite you at any moment! It is in the first two years
of its life that a finger monkey learns habits so they
need a lot of attention and love. Although finger
monkeys are not endangered creatures, sadly their
natural habitat is.
Do you have something to say?
DYCA Chronicle is put
together by students
and staff, and we welcome your letters, articles, reviews, features,
photographs, puzzles,
quizzes, jokes... In fact,
we want to know what
is happening in the
Academy and also in the local community. If you
are a member of a club, tell us about it. If you go
somewhere interesting, write about it and take a
photograph.
If you have an idea, but are not sure how to write
it down, speak to Charlie McNalus, Student Editor,
and she will be able to help.
Submit written articles and photographs (in separate JPEG format ) to either:
Mrs Evans (fiona.evans@dyca.org.uk) or Mr Furey
(david.furey@dyca.org.uk)
Hi there, we are Ally and Agnes, 6th Form students
at DYCA. We aim to help our fellow students with
any and all types of problems that you may encounter.
In our short lives we have already been through a
lot, and we would love the opportunity to pass on
some of this experience to help our fellow students.
For example, if any student is or has been going
through a loss in their family we are here to help
you through this difficult time. Any family problems,
boy/girl problems we’ve been through it ALL, and
it is always easier to ask someone for advice when
you are only known as ‘anonymous’.
If you have a problem that needs solving, and you
think Ally & Agnes can help, then contact us via the
new ‘Ask Ally and Agnes Help Box’ that will be made
available outside the staff room.
We look forward to receiving your letters!
Rugby Round Up
Jessica Kirk shares her thoughts on
the recent Rugby events at DYCA.
English Schools Cup: Rugby
The Senior Two students took part
in a rugby tournament for the
English Schools Cup on Tuesday 8th
March 2011. Eight schools entered.
DYCA were put into Pool A, with
Boston Spa, Temple Moor and Pudsey Crawshaw.
In the first game DYCA students played against
Crawshaw, and this turned out to be an end to end
match, leading to Crawshaw scoring a last minute
try making the final score 4 tries to 3.
The next game was against Temple Moor. This was
a much harder game due to Temple Moor being
a stronger side than Crawshaw. This game ended
3-0 to Temple Moor. DYCA picked up a few injuries
before the last game against Boston Spa. Boston Spa
was the favourite to win the tournament.
The game against Boston Spa was a ‘nothing to play
for’ game for the Academy. DYCA had a weakened
team due several injuries. DYCA lost this game but
showed fighting spirit and the Academy finished
joint fifth out of the eight schools that entered.
Mr Reynolds and Mr Walton handed the Man of the
Match performance to Aaron Poulter because of his
hard work rate, tough tackles and his never give up
attitude.
On Tuesday 15th March the Prep girls took part in
the English Schools Cup. Only four schools turned up
but one school had enough players to make up two
teams. The Prep girls started off well. In their first
minute of the first game, Donlisha Jose ran through
to score a try, and after that it was a one-sided game
that led to a 3-1 win over Morley High.
In their second game the Prep girls took on the B
team from Settle. This was a very hard fought game
and in the last minute DYCA scored a try to win 3
tries to 2.
The next match was against the A team from Settle. This team was last year’s English Schools Cup
finalists. It was a tough game but Settle was a much
stronger team and won 4-1.
It all came down to the last game against Mount St
Mary’s. The DYCA girls were tired due to having nine
players and no substitutes. The game kicked off and
before you knew it Mount St Mary’s were cruising
3 tries to 0, but with some inspirational and motivational words from Miss Pimblott, the girls started
to play as a team and pulled back 2 tries. Unfortunately Mount St Mary’s hung on to win 3 tries to 2.
The girls from the Academy played really well and
finished second in the group.
The Man of the Match award went to Donlisha
Jose. And the Man of Steel award went to Rolanda
Boateng.
On Thursday 17th March the Senior One boys
played in the English Schools Cup. The boys were
put into a tough group alongside Bruntcliffe,
Priesthorpe, Rodillian and Cockburn. The first game
was against Rodillian. It was an end to end game but
Rodillian won 3-2.
The second game was against Bruntcliffe. This again
was a very close game but the Academy lost 3 tries
to 1. The third game was against Priesthorpe which
Priesthorpe played very good rugby and ended up
winning the match 5 tries to 1.
It got to the last game of the group against Cockburn. Neither school had won a game. DYCA started
off with Aaron Gledhill setting up a try and also scoring one. The game ended up 4-1 to DYCA, and we
finished 4th out of 5 schools in the group.
The Man of the Match Award went to Aaron Gledhill
with the Man of Steel Award going to Liam Leach.
Prep boys took part in the English schools cup on
Tuesday 22nd March. 10 Schools entered which
were then split up into 2 different pools. DYCA were
in a pool with Bruntcliffe, Rodillian, Farnley Park,
and Corpus Christi. In the first game, it was a slow
start from David Young, going down to 2-0. They
then started to get into a rhythm and took the lead
3-2. But Bruntcliffe equalised in the dying seconds.
The second game was against Rodillion. The Academy played exceptional rugby, with some big hits
and some great ball which led to a 5-0 win. The third
game was against Farnley Park, which started off being an open game, but ended up with David Young
running away with it 6-3. They arrived at the last
game of the group stages, where DYCA and Bruntcliffe were tied on points. This meant David Young
had to score a few tries against Corpus, which again
ended up being a 5-1 win for the Academy, meaning
DYCA became top of the group and were undefeated. However, they then went to play the top team of
the other pool. This was against Temple Moor, but
sadly lost 6-3.
It was a good day for prep Rugby team, scoring 21
tries and conceding only 10.
Man of the Match went to Aaron Gledhill with Luke
Million taking Man of Steel.
Breeze International Youth Festival
Check out the variety
of workshops on offer
around Leeds this half
term.
Tuesday 31 May –
Sunday 5 June, 10am
– 4pm
The Grand Theatre – A
Grand Story
Thursday 2 June, 11am – 4pm
Project Space Leeds presents ‘In the Artist’s Studio’
exploring, experimenting and making art works with
workshops and ‘tutorials’ from professional artists.
Project Space Leeds, Whitehall Waterfront, 2 Riverside Way, Leeds LS1 4EH
Tickets: Free. Booking required, contact kathrynwelford@projectspaceleeds.org.uk
www.projectspaceleeds.org.uk
Thursday 2 June, 1 – 3pm
Breezereads Goes Japanese - Yukata demonstration
A week long project creating a Grand Story to be
performed in the Howard Assembly Room using
words, songs with international musician Girishh
Gopalakrishnan, puppets and poetry.
Leeds Grand Theatre Learning Suite
Tickets: Free. To book a place on this week long
workshop contact 0844 848 2706
Learn how to make a yukata - a traditional kimono
style garment with professional tailor and costumier
David Rushworth.
Central Library,
Tickets: Free. Booking required, contact dawn.stanleydonaghy@leeds.gov.uk
Tuesday 31 May – Saturday 4 June, 11am – 3pm
Introducing… The Beam Team, Pyramid of Arts
Friday 3 June, 10am – 3pm
Leeds Art Gallery – Drawing on Henry Moore
Using Soundbeam technology, the Beam Team will
share a new fun interactive light and sound experience not to be missed!
Leeds Town Hall,
Tickets: Free, just turn up www.pyramid-of-arts.org.
uk
Nichola Pemberton will help you make giant paper
sculptures based on the human form
Leeds Art Gallery
Tickets: Free. Booking required, contact amanda1.
phillips@leeds.gov.uk
Tuesday 31 May and Friday 3 June, 10am
The Grand Theatre – Grand Tours
Saturday 4 June, 1pm – 2.30pm
Breezereads Goes Japanese – Manga Workshop
Travel back in time for a VIP tour of The Grand led
by young people.
Leeds Grand Theatre, Tickets: Free. Booking required, contact 0844 848 2706
www.leedsgrandtheatre.com
Learn all about creating Manga art work with tips
and advice from professional Manga artist Morag
Lewis.
Central Library
Tickets: Free. Booking required, contact dawn.stanleydonaghy@leeds.gov.uk
Wednesday 1 June, 10.30am and 3.30pm
Town Hall Tour
Saturday 4 June and Sunday 5 June, 11am – 6pm
Test Space: Creative Hub
Your chance to see the prison cells and the courtroom of Leeds Town Hall, as well as climbing up 203
steps to the top of the clock tower for a unique view
of Leeds like no other! Access to
clock tower is by steps only.
Leeds Town Hall,
Tickets: £2 per ticket exclusive to Breezecard holders
only. Booking required 0113 2243801
A pop up creative hub with rapid exhibitions, art and
design workshops, live music showcases and creative career advice sessions.
Test Space Studios
Saturday workshop: Free but book via Test Space
website, Sunday workshop: Free, just turn up. www.
testspaceleeds.com
DYCA Battle Brave, But Fall at QuarterFinal Stage!
Journalist: Gavin O’Loughlin
up in defence from DYCA, allowing a Boston player
to head in to the back of the net.
DYCA then hit back with a great solo run in to the
box from Tom Minns who calmly struck the ball in to
the far left corner sending the Academy in to a 2-1
lead at half time.
David Young came out in the second half in a positive mood. They battled hard through the second
half defending their goal like gladiators, whilst still
applying pressure on the Boston defence. The game
looked destined for a DYCA victory, when in the
final minute of the game Boston gained control of
the ball from a DYCA corner. The Boston players ran
through the DYCA defence with the ball finding its
way to a Boston player who slid the ball home.
David Young Community Academy drew a tough
encounter against Boston Spa Sports College in the
quarter-final of the Leeds schools’ district cup.
In a close fought match David Young played their
hearts out to earn a 2-2 draw after full time. After a
thrashing in the league by seven goals to two, David
Young were not too optimistic about the forthcoming game.
We started strong by taking the early lead in the first
few minutes, with a strong run into the area which
confused the Boston defence, allowing Jason Murphy to finish coolly in to the bottom left corner of
the goal. DYCA then applied pressure causing Boston
to make more mistakes, allowing more DYCA attacks
at the Boston goal.
Unfortunately Boston did then equalise after a mix
Editors in Chief: Mrs Evans & Mr Furey
With the game finishing 2-2, extra time was played.
DYCA then took the lead again with a scramble in
the Boston defence allowing Liam Whiteman to put
pressure on the keeper and defender, forcing them
to make a mistake and put the ball in their own net.
Again DYCA held a tight defence, until an equaliser from a Boston player who passed the ball in to
the empty net. The players battled for the last few
minutes to preserve the draw, taking the match to
penalties.
DYCA finally went down 3-1 on penalties, but
worked hard as a team and showed tremendous
team spirit, and perhaps with a bit of luck would
have got the victory they deserved. Let’s hope that
there is some success in the league and that the
players can pick themselves up from the disheartening result.
Student Editor: Charlie McNalus
Design: Mr Evans