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After a month of hard planning, Oakmeeds Got Talent proved to be a huge success, raising over £580.

which was split between Cancer Research and the 2016 Year 11 Prom. We had a full house of people turn

up to show support and watch 10 exciting and unique acts perform their talents throughout the evening.

We were even fortunate enough to experience a brief song from Ms Tanner.

The show ran relatively smoothly, despite a few technical difficulties, leading to some interesting conver-

sations between the hosts and judges. Overall it was a spectacular night for Oakmeeds and we would like

to congratulate Steph Sinclair for winning and the other contestants for their talented performances. We

would also like to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped to organise the show and supported us,

especially the Year 11 Council and staff members.

The door was barely half the height of me and I’m not tall at all for a Year 6 students. I knelt to get a

closer look. The cracked, manky wood smelt of rotten decaying autumn leaves. I reached for the

rusty handle mesmerized by the unusual nature of this door. As the handle turned, a creak filled the

air that sounded like a falling tree. A shiver slithered down my spine. I pushed the door open wincing

at the roughness of the old damp wood. I stepped out on the other side. Wow!

Deep purple and blue sky stretched out in front of me like a piece of silk embroided with stars. It

seemed so near yet so far. However the sky seemed to be heaven compared to the horrific scene

before me. Sticky marshland stretched like a garden before me. I was on the garden path.

I walked down the path till the horizon was disturbed by a thin strip of aqua blue sea; it was like a

snippet of ribbon laying across the now black sky.

Suddenly I heard a rustling in the bushes. A horrific creature stood in front of me. It looked like a half

horse half werewolf.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh” I screamed

Then I noticed a golden brown piece of paper poking out of my tattered skirt pockets. What

could it be? I took it out and steered down at the island rules. It read:

Never enter the forbidden bog or forest

Don’t speak to the magen or bogobeast or riverrusher

Never eat slug rat meat on Friday

Never eat monsters because they will eat you first

I stood horrified. It was too late. The magen grabbed me and began to devour me bit by bit. I was

spellbound. I couldn’t move. My last thought was of home. Would I ever see them again? Now I

knew I was finished. Goodbye world. Goodbye life. Goodbye everybody. It’s time for me to go. Dead!

By Eva Malyon

What we do This is what it's all about - activities that offer chal-lenge, excitement and adventure and the knowledge you pick up along the way through structured lectures and first-hand experience.

Don't worry about being thrown in at the deep end. You’ll join your local squadron as a trial, when you get to know the other cadets and start basic train-ing. You then get gradually introduced to activities as you progress, so you can make the most of every opportunity that comes your way.

Get out and get active Cadet life is about learning through practical expe-rience, especially in the great outdoors! Here's a taster of what's in store:

Camping - Work on your survival skills and learn your strengths in a team.

Easter/summer camps - As you advance in rank you can take part in these popular camps held at RAF stations around the UK.

Overseas camps - Spend 10 days in Cyprus with fantastic weather, swimming, sailing, and maybe even see the Red Arrows practise their displays (they train there). Head to Germany where you'll visit a city or cemetery from the First and Second World Wars. You may even get to fly in helicop-ters - another exciting possibility for cadets.

Adventurous training - A huge part of cadet train-ing. We have two centres, at Windermere in the Lake District and Llanbedr in coastal Wales, both with stunning scenery. Rock climbing, abseiling, high-level hill walking, mountain-biking, canoeing, high rope work and sailing are all par for the course.

Get airborne Flying is central to our purpose and your cadet experience. You'll have loads of opportunities to take to the skies:

Gliding - Soar to success! There are fantastic op-portunities to glide while you are a cadet, with the ultimate goal being a solo flight. Training is in

three stages: a Gliding Induction Course (GIC), Gliding Scholarship (GS) and Advanced Gliding Training (AGT).

Air Experience Flights - Feel the thrill of powered flight, with a fully qualified pilot to guide you through taking control of the aircraft yourself. Not only have the opportunity to learn about the flying controls but you’ll experience aerobatics and low level flying too.

Air Cadet Pilot Scheme - The pinnacle of flying as a cadet, for advanced handling. Complete this successfully and you'll be awarded your cadet pilot wings. And if you do exceptionally well you could be recommended for further training which will help towards your Private Pilot's Licence!

Air Cadet Pilot Navigation Training Scheme - A great opportunity to use your navigation skills, this two-week course where you fly for up to eight hours is open to selected cadets. Success will lead to you gaining your 'wings'.

If you are interested, come down

to Oakmeeds Community College

on Tuesday’s and Thursdays at 7-

9pm.

2529 (Burgess Hill) Air Cadets

Date range: March 21 –April 20

Element: Fire

Quality: Cardinal, which means

they like to be in charge.

Colour: Red

Day: Tuesday

Ruler: Mars

Greatest over all compatibility:

Leo, Sagittarius

Best for marriage and partner-

ship: Libra

Lucky numbers: 1 and 9

Strengths: Courageous, deter-

mined, confident, enthusiastic,

optimistic, honest and passion-

ate.

Weaknesses: Impatient, moody,

short-tempered, impulsive, ag-

gressive.

Likes: Comfortable clothes, tak-

ing on leadership roles, physical

challenges, individual sports.

Dislikes: Inactivity, delays, work

that does not use one’s talents.

I have 2 wings at the side of my body that flap around in the

wind,

People know me for my colours of black and white,

People raise their hats to me.

I have a piece of food in my name.

Some people say good morning to me or salute me.

I am an old traditional bird.

What am I?

I unlock and sometimes lock.

Never forget me.

I can start a car or a bus.

For such a big thing, I’m only the size of a finger.

What am I?

I do not live and breathe.

People dig me up from the ground.

I have no arms and no legs.

People like to eat me.

I start with a P and end in an O.

What am I?

I can be hollow or filled.

I can be chocolate.

I am edible.

I’m white and orange.

I’m laid.

People fry me or scramble me.

Don’t drop me or I’ll crack.

What am I?

And an extra hard one:

All they know is I’m big and fierce,

I’m able to be seen and stand out.

I’m blinding and dangerous,

What am I?

What am I?

Pizza

What’s your favourite type of pizza? Is it a

classic margarita or a nice pepperoni?

Or do you like a ham and pineapple? Maybe

you’ve got your own weird and wacky flavour.

If you do email 14malyone@oakmeeds.co.uk

and the winner will be decided at a later date.

Good luck and be creative there will be a

prize for the best.