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Students campaign to free prisoner |
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Students campaign to free prisoner
On Wednesday 3 March students of all ages from Queen Elizabeth High School united for an Amnesty International campaign.
Photos were taken during the two lunchtimes to raise awareness of Hakamada Iwao’s case. Hakamada has been imprisoned for 41 years and has spent 28 of them in solitary confinement. Amnesty International has concerns about the fairness of his original trial for murder and one of the three judges at the trial has said openly that he thinks Hakamada is innocent. Amnesty is calling on the Japanese government to give Hakamada a re-trial and to release him in the meantime to get medical attention.
The school campaign was advertised by giving students stickers with the slogan 'Free Hakamada Iwao' written on them in Japanese. These proved very popular. The slogan was written onto large pieces of white card for the photos. The photos will be sent to Amnesty, along with all the other photos from amnesty groups all over the country. They will be turned into a giant visual message and presented to the Japanese embassy.
This campaign was planned by QEHS's Human Rights Group, which meets weekly after school on Wednesday. The group regularly organizes campaigns, both for Amnesty International and for other causes.
'We're glad that our school came together to show support for amnesty international. We hope this photo has contributed to the release of the Japanese prisoner' say Emma Armitage and Jess Carr, sixth formers at QEHS.
Lucy Stanford (Year 11)
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Community & Leisure |
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Community & Leisure Programme
Autumn 2010
Enrolments are now being taken for courses starting in September, the courses are open to the general public.
To view our programme or for an enrolment form please use the links below:
• Community & Leisure Programme Autumn 2010
• Enrolment Form
For further information telephone 01434 610322.
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Youth Dance Tynedale |
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Youth Dance Tynedale
Youth Dance Tynedale was formed in October 2008 by QEHS dance teacher, Sarah Morgan. It aims to give young dancers aged 14-19 years living in Tynedale the chance to work as part of a dance company.
After an extremely successful first year YDT will be holding an audition to recruit new members on Monday 5 October 2009 in The Theatre at QEHS from 4 – 7pm.
For application forms and further information please contact Mrs Wright on (01434) 610340 or email
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Click here to view the YDT video, gallery, calendar and bulletin board.
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Fauré's Requiem, reviewed by Stuart Shevlin (Year 11) |
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Fauré's Requiem, reviewed by Stuart Shevlin (Year 11) It was cold and raining hard on the night of Fauré's Requiem, a perfect fitting for the dramatic piece being put on by Hexham's Queen Elizabeth High School orchestra and choir. Requiem, written by Gabriel Fauré in 1887, was a piece intentionally written to avoid the operatic style of the day that was viewed 'right and proper'. The QEHS team did him proud that night. Looking immaculate in the spectacular surroundings of Hexham Abbey, they managed to put across a confident and technically wonderful show under the careful direction of conductor and Head of Music, Martin Hoile. The choir soloists helped make the evening even more stunning. Michael Ronan, Claire Le Tissier and Conor Cook all left the audience in no doubt about their abilities as singers and they were fantastically backed by the orchestra, led by Aiden Berry and trained by Pete Seago. The force of the choir was another high point of the night; the strong harmonies reverberating round the massive structure of the Abbey gave an amazing sound. Topping it off, the astonishing sound of the organ provided the perfect backing to the orchestra and choir, completing the night. It seemed that all the hard practice of the choir and orchestra had really paid off as the audience showed their appreciation at the end, the faces of the QEHS team breaking into wide smiles as they turned to their neighbours before applauding the soloists and conductor. "I was really pleased with the overall result", said Martin Hoile. "The prospect of performing with choir and orchestra in the Abbey had appeared daunting at first but it came out well in the end. Many thanks to all the performers and to Michael Haynes who played the organ for us."
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