Friday, December 13, 2013
Beth Stobbart & Gary Amers Interview
Liam talks to Beth Stobbart (Princess Jasmine) and Gary Amers (Aladdin) from this years Pantomime at the Darlington Civic Theatre.
Monday, November 18, 2013
New Sports Hall at DSMS
After the plans for a new sports hall were confirmed in March work quickly began erecting a huge sports hall on the old MUGA. The 33 acre back field now sits in the shadow of the gigantic, white, modern sports hall which will open officially in early 2014.
Last week, The Wyvern got an exclusive first peek at the new sports hall and the stuff which will be inside. As expected there will be male and female changing rooms, offices for the PE teachers and a huge hall which can be used for most sports. The sports hall also has two storage spaces for equipment (one accessible from the inside, the other from the outside) and a viewing gallery from where spectators can watch activities and games from.
You may be surprised to know that the sports hall is completely unique, the design and materials it is made from make it stand out from any other sports hall in the county! The roof is especially unusual as it is made from a material which allows sunlight to get through which will save energy.
Other interesting technology which the Wyvern discovered was looking over the sports hall from the south wall. It was an electric score board which can be controlled remotely which will be used for keeping the score in competitive sports.
You may be surprised to know that the sports hall is completely unique, the design and materials it is made from make it stand out from any other sports hall in the county! The roof is especially unusual as it is made from a material which allows sunlight to get through which will save energy.
Other interesting technology which the Wyvern discovered was looking over the sports hall from the south wall. It was an electric score board which can be controlled remotely which will be used for keeping the score in competitive sports.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Sunday, April 28, 2013
The Wyvern TV this Summer
The Wyvern produces a wide variety of factual and interesting shows (sometimes they're even funny) from the formal Wyvern TV we produce each month to the informal opinion show the Wyvern Webisode. We even do unique features such as our review on Vine and the analysis of social media at the Boston Marathon.
Today I would like to inform you of 5 major projects the Wyvern TV Team will be doing before summer.
The Wyvern in 50
Although the Wyvern TV comes out regularly, some of the stories we cover might be outdated by the time it’s released or if you aren't interested in a certain report you’ll just skip past it. So from next week we will be starting a new regular show which will get produced whenever something major is happening in school or the local area. It is called ‘The Wyvern in 50’ and it is a 50 second show giving you the lowdown of what is going on. The first episode is set to air next Wednesday and we hope to get it on YouTube by the end of the day. It will be a short report on the DSMS Sports Day telling you the winners, the losers, the records however best of all – it will feature footage of the teachers relay!
This program is written, directed and presented by the year 8 pupils in the Wyvern team so you can expect that show to be unmissable!
Wyvern Webisode
Most of the current Wyvern team are in Year 11 and will be leaving DSMS next June so after the Shine School Media Awards on the 24th June, the Wyvern will be airing the second Wyvern Webisode where we will reflect upon the last 3 and a half years the paper has been running and what we hope to achieve in the last year. There will also be other reports (we are planning a big feature on technology culture and Twitter which if all goes to plan should be quite interesting).
Sports Day
The DSMS Sports Day video produced by the Wyvern team last year was the most successful video we have ever made getting over 550 views on YouTube and getting shared by pupils on Facebook and Twitter dozens of times. This year we hope to repeat that success by making another video summing up the day. Main difference is, this video will be bigger and better than last years!
Kenya Trip Promo Video
The Wyvern TV team have been planning this video for a while now however due to exams, meetings and other projects we had not had time to sort this out. Fear not, before the summer holidays (or shortly after) there will be a stunning video made by the Wyvern TV team featuring interviews with the people going on the school’s trip to Kenya in 2014. In the video we hope to give you the full story and as much information we can about the trip – also an insight in why the pupils actually want to go and what they hope to achieve whilst they are there.
The Apprentice
During Enrichment Week 2013 (which is the last full week before we break up for the Summer Holidays) there is going to be an amazing cross curricular activity going on combining media, English and Technology. If all goes to plan this should be excellent because DSMS is doing its own version of ‘The Apprentice’. The teachers playing Lord Sugar, Nick and Karen have not been confirmed yet however the candidates will be pupils at the DSMS. The Wyvern is planning to produce a short film
(like The Apprentice) showing exactly what is going on during the day and there will be reports to accompany it.
Finally, if you have any ideas or just want to keep up to date with The Wyvern you can follow us on Twitter: @DSMS_Wyvern and you can subscribe to us on YouTube: www.youtube.com/dsmswyvern
Today I would like to inform you of 5 major projects the Wyvern TV Team will be doing before summer.
The Wyvern in 50
Although the Wyvern TV comes out regularly, some of the stories we cover might be outdated by the time it’s released or if you aren't interested in a certain report you’ll just skip past it. So from next week we will be starting a new regular show which will get produced whenever something major is happening in school or the local area. It is called ‘The Wyvern in 50’ and it is a 50 second show giving you the lowdown of what is going on. The first episode is set to air next Wednesday and we hope to get it on YouTube by the end of the day. It will be a short report on the DSMS Sports Day telling you the winners, the losers, the records however best of all – it will feature footage of the teachers relay!
This program is written, directed and presented by the year 8 pupils in the Wyvern team so you can expect that show to be unmissable!
Most of the current Wyvern team are in Year 11 and will be leaving DSMS next June so after the Shine School Media Awards on the 24th June, the Wyvern will be airing the second Wyvern Webisode where we will reflect upon the last 3 and a half years the paper has been running and what we hope to achieve in the last year. There will also be other reports (we are planning a big feature on technology culture and Twitter which if all goes to plan should be quite interesting).
Sports Day
The DSMS Sports Day video produced by the Wyvern team last year was the most successful video we have ever made getting over 550 views on YouTube and getting shared by pupils on Facebook and Twitter dozens of times. This year we hope to repeat that success by making another video summing up the day. Main difference is, this video will be bigger and better than last years!
Kenya Trip Promo Video
The Wyvern TV team have been planning this video for a while now however due to exams, meetings and other projects we had not had time to sort this out. Fear not, before the summer holidays (or shortly after) there will be a stunning video made by the Wyvern TV team featuring interviews with the people going on the school’s trip to Kenya in 2014. In the video we hope to give you the full story and as much information we can about the trip – also an insight in why the pupils actually want to go and what they hope to achieve whilst they are there.
The Apprentice
During Enrichment Week 2013 (which is the last full week before we break up for the Summer Holidays) there is going to be an amazing cross curricular activity going on combining media, English and Technology. If all goes to plan this should be excellent because DSMS is doing its own version of ‘The Apprentice’. The teachers playing Lord Sugar, Nick and Karen have not been confirmed yet however the candidates will be pupils at the DSMS. The Wyvern is planning to produce a short film
(like The Apprentice) showing exactly what is going on during the day and there will be reports to accompany it.
Finally, if you have any ideas or just want to keep up to date with The Wyvern you can follow us on Twitter: @DSMS_Wyvern and you can subscribe to us on YouTube: www.youtube.com/dsmswyvern
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Shine Awards 2013 Finalists
In the early hours of Wednesday 24th April the finalists for the 2013 Shine Media awards were announced. The judges including Guy Black from the Telegraph Media Group and Nicholas Brett from the BBC narrowed it down from over 200 schools to just 40. And luckily 'The Wyvern' was one of the school shortlisted!
Updated (5/5/2013)
We found out earlier this week that the Wyvern has been nominated for best online and best community initiative. The best online is for this amazing website and the official page you can find here: DSMS. Also, we were nominated for the best community initiative for our connections and relations with the rest of the school, the rest of Branksome and the rest of Darlington.
Updated (24/5/2013)
In the late hours of yesterday, the 30 schools who had made it through to the finals of the 2013 School Media Awards were announced and the Wyvern was one of them.
This is The Wyvern's second year they have made it through to the finals of the Shine Awards. Last year The Wyvern came runners up for best editorial content and the Editor-in-chief, Liam, won the award for most outstanding pupil.
This year, the Wyvern is up for two awards again. One for best Community Initiative because of our relations with the community and another nomination for best Online for the amazing Wyvern website where we upload the Wyvern TV.
The award ceremony is in Stationers Hall in London on June 24th 2013 and the Wyvern hopes to walk away with a prize.
Editor-in-chief and producer of the Wyvern TV, Liam, says “It is excellent that we’ve made it to the finals of the Shine Awards for the second year running. Thank you to everyone who has contributed over the last year and who made the Wyvern as good as it is today!”
Update (13/6/2013)
It was announced at The Wyvern meeting today that the 3 Wyvern reporters representing the team at the Shine Awards are Liam (Editor-in-chief), Ben (gaffa) and Jack (Cameraman). They will be heading down to Stationers Hall in London for the day on Monday 24th June.
Ben, gaffa, said: "I feel very privileged to represent the the Wyvern TV as well as the newspaper and I also am quite honored to represent the school."
You can keep upto date with The Wyvern at the Shine Awards by refreshing the Wyvern Website constantly or simply following us on Twitter: @DSMS_Wyvern
Breaking News: The Wyvern has reached then finals of the Shine awards 2013: shine-schoolawards.org/?p=1188@calvinkipling @dsmsuk @haylockpeter
— DSMS Wyvern (@DSMS_Wyvern) April 24, 2013
Updated (5/5/2013)
We found out earlier this week that the Wyvern has been nominated for best online and best community initiative. The best online is for this amazing website and the official page you can find here: DSMS. Also, we were nominated for the best community initiative for our connections and relations with the rest of the school, the rest of Branksome and the rest of Darlington.
The Wyvern has been nominated for the best community initiative and best online at the 2013 Shine Awards.
— DSMS Wyvern (@DSMS_Wyvern) May 3, 2013
Updated (24/5/2013)
In the late hours of yesterday, the 30 schools who had made it through to the finals of the 2013 School Media Awards were announced and the Wyvern was one of them.
This is The Wyvern's second year they have made it through to the finals of the Shine Awards. Last year The Wyvern came runners up for best editorial content and the Editor-in-chief, Liam, won the award for most outstanding pupil.
This year, the Wyvern is up for two awards again. One for best Community Initiative because of our relations with the community and another nomination for best Online for the amazing Wyvern website where we upload the Wyvern TV.
The award ceremony is in Stationers Hall in London on June 24th 2013 and the Wyvern hopes to walk away with a prize.
Editor-in-chief and producer of the Wyvern TV, Liam, says “It is excellent that we’ve made it to the finals of the Shine Awards for the second year running. Thank you to everyone who has contributed over the last year and who made the Wyvern as good as it is today!”
Update (13/6/2013)
It was announced at The Wyvern meeting today that the 3 Wyvern reporters representing the team at the Shine Awards are Liam (Editor-in-chief), Ben (gaffa) and Jack (Cameraman). They will be heading down to Stationers Hall in London for the day on Monday 24th June.
Ben, gaffa, said: "I feel very privileged to represent the the Wyvern TV as well as the newspaper and I also am quite honored to represent the school."
You can keep upto date with The Wyvern at the Shine Awards by refreshing the Wyvern Website constantly or simply following us on Twitter: @DSMS_Wyvern
@papermail7 @DSMS_Wyvern @shinemediawards Hope The Wyvern wins again :-) @DSMSUK
— Calvin Kipling (@CalvinKipling) June 21, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
DSMS as an Acadamey: One Year On
This time last year as nearly everyone will know is that they were some radical changes to the school.
The main one which took place was that the school became an academy. With this came new advantages and connections for the school. The type of advantages I am talking about is that the school is now free from the government to make more decisions concerning both us and the school. Also due to becoming an academy we became a part of Longfield Trust. Longfield trust has developed from the school which at the same time as us became an academy. This academy was name Longfield sports Academy. Since we were made into an academy our results have improved and where once we were in special measures we have now achieve beating even Carmel to the top spot on the Value added League for schools in Darlington and into the top one hundred in the country. This is an improvement for nearly everyone in their eyes which is well deserved thanks to both the hard work of the staff and pupils of DSMS.
By Katie Appleyard
The main one which took place was that the school became an academy. With this came new advantages and connections for the school. The type of advantages I am talking about is that the school is now free from the government to make more decisions concerning both us and the school. Also due to becoming an academy we became a part of Longfield Trust. Longfield trust has developed from the school which at the same time as us became an academy. This academy was name Longfield sports Academy. Since we were made into an academy our results have improved and where once we were in special measures we have now achieve beating even Carmel to the top spot on the Value added League for schools in Darlington and into the top one hundred in the country. This is an improvement for nearly everyone in their eyes which is well deserved thanks to both the hard work of the staff and pupils of DSMS.
By Katie Appleyard
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Enrichment Week 2013
Update 1 - 12/3/2013
Yesterday it was the beginning of Enrichment week 2013 and a number of trips departed. The trip to the Hancock museum at Newcastle left at nine thirty and a class of pupils went for a tour around the museum where they learnt about animals that camouflage. There was even time for a walk around Newcastle before the day was over.
There was also a delicious trip to the Cadburys factory in Liverpool where pupils went to see how the famous Dairy Milk is made.
A 3 day trip to London also departed early this morning and so did adventure trip to Kingswood in Yorkshire.
Update 2- 13/3/2013
Yesturday the LSB (Learning Support Base) finally went to Namco Funscape in the Metro Centre. This trip was open to all years but mostly years 7-9 went on the trip. They left at 9.00am and came back at 3.10pm. During their visit they had 2 games of bowling and a buffet. Folowing that they had a game on the bumper cars and then on the amusements. Finally they went shopping with those with remaining cash and then they came back to Darlington. This evening the london trip people arrived back in Darlington
By Adam Plumb
Update 3
The Kingswood Trip are still in Yorkshire doing fun activities and are due to come back on Friday the 15th of March.
By Adam Plumb
Photos from Enrichment Week 2013 here: https://plus.google.com/photos/104890124515565752627/albums/5855524995857598897
Friday, February 15, 2013
BBC School Report Practice Day
On Friday 15th February 2013 it was a practice day for
If you don’t already know, BBC
School report is a day where schools
around the UK
produce a school news show for the BBC and publish it on their school website.
Instead of filming the standard Wyvern TV format we decided
to do a new style where we all sat around a table and discussed topics in the
news.
We started off the day with a meeting where we decided who
was doing what jobs and who was reporting on what and then at 10:30am we
started filming. This continued for the next 2 hours. Unfortunately we didn’t
realise that the microphone James was wearing was turned all the way up. This
meant that even when we reduced the volume of his voice in post-production it
was still extremely muffled and almost impossible to understand.
Nevertheless we kept James and his lines in the show but
they sound disappointing due to the technical difficulties.
Since we had a strict timescale to finish the episode
everything wasn’t perfect meaning that we hadn’t checked through it all which
unfortunately meant that the transitions are not smooth and there are random
bits where nobody is sure what is going on.
Despite all of these problems the format and set of the show
were outstanding, everyone knew in detail what they were reporting on and
almost everybody was extremely comfortable on screen.
In conclusion, all the Wyvern team learnt a lot from this
practice news day and our filming skills will be perfected by the actual school
report day in March.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Chris Cook Interview
Q. So Chris, what inspired you to become a swimmer?
A: When I was younger, I watched the 1988 Olympics and after that, parents, friends and teachers were a big part of it.
Q. Have you always wanted to be a swimmer, or did you have another career in mind?
A. When I was younger I had family members who were bus drivers, and I thought that was really cool at the time, so I wanted to do that first, but then watching the Olympics, I was inspired by the athletes and I wanted to be like them.
Q. Do you have a favorite stroke, and if so, what is it and why?
A. My favorite stroke is the breast stroke, because I had a fun time swimming it, and it was also the only one I could do.
By Rebecca Parkinson
Saturday, January 5, 2013
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