FINN(COM) DAILY RECORD:
Compiled by J. Brock (FINN)
FICS STUDENT ACHIEVERS AWARDED AT PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY
By J. Brock (FINN)
The annual presentation of GCSEs and Prize Giving at the
“First of all, I would like to welcome His Excellency the Governor, Mr Pearce, who kindly agreed to present the certificates this evening and also to the Director of Education, Mrs. Cole. It’s good to see so many of last year’s successful examination candidates here for what has now become an established annual event.
This is the result or the culmination of a great deal of effort and hard work by students, teachers and, I am sure all of you would agree, parents, who helped to support the students through two years working towards their GCSEs. This is not an easy task. Several months have passed since most of you have left formal education and I know that some of you are heading for further education in the
And, as usual, the outline courses that you have chosen to study. And, this year, they include construction, product design, physics, math, psychology, business studies and English, to name just a few. All these are worthwhile courses of study and I hope that you are going to use them as stepping-stones to higher education, then return to the
Other students have already entered the world of work and are about to think that their education is over. It would be a great shame if that was the case. There will, I am sure, be opportunities to continue to learn in your chosen area of work and gain other skills and become a more effective member of the workforce.
Continued education, or life-long learning, as it has become known, has got a high priority in our school and our community. And, that’s evident from the high level of commitment for further education and further education as well as working based education and training.
The opportunity you have to develop your careers and the support you have been given here is far greater than you will get elsewhere in the world. We do not have to look to the
This evening, in addition to the GCSE Certificates being presented, we also have the pleasure of awarding The Duke of
His Excellency the Governor Mr. Howard Pearce then presented The Duke of Edinburgh Silver Certificate and Bronze Certificate to Samantha Brownlee. Alexandra Cripps received a Silver Certificate from the Governor.
Those awarded GCSE Certificates by H. E. the Governor Mr. Pearce were: Teslyn Barkman, Samantha Brownlee, Christopher Cant, Alexandra Cripps, Matthew Eccles, Rosalyn Gough, Tanzie Gough, Katie Hancox, Katrina Lowe, Teraaka Middleton, Sean Moffatt, Sarah Peart, Matthew Pointing, Simon Reid, Alexandra Sanders, Emily Sanders, Ashley Smith, Caris Stevens, Matthew Strange, Victoria White and Zoran Zuvic Bulic.
The student who attained the best GCSE results, Matthew Pointing, was presented an award by H. E. the Governor Mr. Pearce.
In his address to the students, H.E. the Governor Mr. Pearce mentioned life’s mile-stones and that leaving the Community School was an important one in their lives. He gave tribute to those students who left school to go to work in Government and in the private sector as valuable members of Falkland Islands’ society. He also mentioned those who were going on to continue their further education. “I would like to offer all of you, no matter what your are doing, my sincere congratulations on having passed this important mile-stone in your lives,” he said. Then he special made note of those who received special recognition –the first Silver Duke of Edinburgh Certificates and those doing exceptionally well in their GCSEs. “Whatever achievements you have made have a central role to play in this community,” he continued. Finally the Governor wished every the best in whatever they chose to do and said it was good to be at the Community school for the occasion and he hoped to meet the graduates many times in the future.
Director of Education, Mrs. Sylvia Cole, was rather unconventional in her introduction and stressed the importance of being practical rather than academic. “There are always things that do go wrong and can go wrong and the more knowledge you have the better,” she quipped. She continued on Alan Purvis’s theme that every student had a part to play in the future of the Falkland Islands and its economy. She stressed the fact that there were a lot of educational opportunities for students who did not go abroad. She has now taken on training and knows this well. “It’s important to remember that if you are here and not doing the job that you want to do, it’s really important to come and find some advice and we can talk about it,” she said. “You don’t want to lose the golden opportunity to better yourselves,” she concluded.
Then Mrs. Cole turned musical and played for all present a record she requested to be played over FIBS. “One Moment in Time” rang out through the Street. And, it spoke of the admiration that she had for the students, and the hope that they would keep up the standards they set for themselves.
Mrs Cole concluded by asking that a special evening and reception can be given by H. E. the Governor for “A” Level Students and those who have achieved their NVQs. “Students go away and get good grades and we don’t have the opportunity to recognise their achievements that we have with GCSEs.”
After the ceremony was over, all were able to chat with teachers, parents and students over light refreshments.
FIBS NEWS DIRECT: FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2004
LANDING DAY?
At 1100 today people from all around the Islands met at Blue Beach Cemetery to commemorate the landing of the Task Force in 1982. The ceremony also marks the actions in the conflict up to the battle of Goose Green and the death of Capt. John Hamilton MC at Port Howard. As usual, News Direct had hoped to bring you coverage of the ceremony. Unfortunately, we were given the wrong timings for the helicopter shuttle from Stanley to Blue Beach and arrived at the football field just in time to see the helicopter take off and head for the hills. So, we offer our sincere apologies for those of you who were hoping to hear a report direct from Blue Beach. Apologies have also been offered by Norma and Roger Edwards, who were due to attend but couldn’t land because of the fog. By the time they had turned back, it was too late to ask another Member to attend.
FUTURE OF THE MEAT INDUSTRY:
Where does the future of the meat industry lay? This year, the average weight of a mutton carcass going through the Abattoir was heavier than last year. Lea Hazell asked Livestock Advisor, Doug Martin (DM), to explain what farmers had been doing differently
DM: It was a very good season, of course. It certainly has made a difference in farmers’ outlook. And I am sure that they will be looking to improving the future on doing some of this work. I think in some areas they will be looking to putting some extra weight on animals, maybe looking at feeding animals that they are using. And, I guess that’s going to make a difference in the long-run in relation to survivability and lambing and calving rates and that sort of thing.
HUNG, DRAWN AND QUARTERED:
The Hung, Drawn and Quartered team will be hanging up their overalls today as they finish the final of two make-overs for the BFBS TV programme. Lee Hazell spoke to one of the presenters, Craig Phillips (CP), to find out how they were doing yesterday.
CP: We have been very busy. We have done a make-over on the Helli Ops office first. We had one day in there to be in and out and it turned out quite well. We were limited with what we could do. Overall things went pretty smoothly. Everyone was pleased with it.
LH: We are in the WRVS Lounge now.
CP: Yes we are now. We had a nice day out yesterday. We went on one of the landing craft vehicles to see some Penguins and we went to see the jets taking off as well. It was good fun. Today we are in WRVS. We started building a partition here because the guys wanted a smoking area and a non-smoking area.
LH: It’s in the games room, isn’t it?
CP: Yes. It’s in the games room.
LH: So what are you doing besides a smoking and no smoking area?
CP: On the Design side, I think they’ve got a thing going on with all sorts of reds and blues and things like that. I haven’t quite seen the colours and materials yet, or what she’s got on her mind. I am mainly concentrating on the build. We are putting stud-ware and ply wood on it, plasterboard on it and we’ve got carpenters hanging some doors for us, we hope in a few hours.
LH: Have there been any problems getting material and the stuff down here?
CP: It was a little bit slow this morning. We started off with all the materials on the island. They arrived a few days ago but we had a problem getting them from the airport over to us. The wagon wasn’t big enough or something.
LH: What do you think of the place so far?
CP: I think it’s great. The Islands – I love the atmosphere. Everyone is getting stuck in with their work and all seem to be having a good time. The bars are great. What more could you ask for?
MATT WINIG:
We caught up with Matt Winig (MW) today to tell us more about his employment as a flying doctor in Australia.
MW: It is relatively similar to the job I am doing in the Falkland Islands. But it is on a grander scale. They have clinics, they have emergency care, some in-patient care and the area is very, very large. It’s about 1600 miles in diameter. It’s not only emergency retrieval. As I said, there will be clinics in villages, settlements and so on.
SG: I gather you are fond of flying yourself. Will you have the chance to fly or will you be a passenger?
MW: The same as with FIGASS. I will be a passenger. Doctors are even more precious than they are here, so they wouldn’t let me. However, I hope to do some flying myself because the distances in Australia are so large, especially in Western Australia. It might be worthwhile to travel a bit with my own plane.
SG: What will you miss about the Falklands?
MW: I think there are certain people I will miss. I will miss the small glimpse of Camp life when I go out. Sometimes, I am even going to miss the wind and the weather.
HARBOUR, SHIPPING AND FISHING NEWS:
Darwin Shipping say the Marian Danika sailed from Shoreham at 2245 on Thursday with a full cargo including 2 dogs and 3 cats. Weather permitting, she’s expected into Stanley on June 16th.
Sierra Buena Frio came in on Wednesday and transhipped from the Spanish trawler, Tsarte at FIPASS. Both sailed on Thursday. On Wednesday, the John Cheek came in with a medical and left the same day. The US Krill Trawler, Top Ocean, is transhipping in Berkley Sound as are the Korean Trawlers, Excellent 8, Kashicha and Chorus 8. More vessels are expected in over the weekend. Also, in Berkley Sound today is the Frio Hamberg, which sails on Friday, the Reefer, Bokta Omega and Typhoon. There are currently 12 vessels in the Zone. There have been some good Hoki catches with some ships reporting catches of over 30 tonnes today. The experimental Lilligo vessel is doing well, reporting a catch of over 25 tonnes and the two long-liners are also fishing well.
COURT NEWS:
Gabriel Ceballos was fined a total of £550.00 plus £70.00 costs in Court today after pleading guilty to offences of affray and common assault. The Court heard that he’d got into an argument with his son, Alistair Ceballos-Anderson, at the Trough on the 16th of May. The pair then went outside and witnesses found the defendant standing over his son, who he had punched to the ground and bitten. Alistair went home with friends but his father turned up later and stood outside the house shouting. When his son went out to speak to him, Mr. Ceballos began lashing out, landing punches on his son and also on Rosalyn Anne Gough. Senior Magistrate, Nick Sanders, told the defendant they were both extremely unpleasant offences and advised him to go away and resolve his relationship with his son.
Also in Court today was John Hirtle, who pleaded guilty to drink driving and was fined £350.00. He had given a reading of 69 micrograms per 100 ML of breath after driving into a parked car on Ross Road West at around 2230 on the 17th of May. The Court heard Mr. Hirtle had been drinking and playing darts in Deanos and had called for a taxi several times but when none came, he decided to drive himself. He had drunk 3 or 4 beers and two hot rums over the course of the evening. The Court heard Mr. Hirtle had caused considerable damage to both cars as well as suffering injuries to his own forehead, which were treated by a doctor. There was also slight damage to a fence, which he reversed into after the accident. As well as being fined, his licence was endorsed and he was disqualified from driving for 12 months and ordered to pay £50.00 costs. Hugh Ferguson, for the defence, said Mr. Hirtle had expressed remorse at the scene of the accident and offered to pay for the damage straight away.
At the end of this afternoon’s court session Mr. Sanders noted that it was the last appearance in Court of Crown Prosecutor Graham Cripps. He thanked him for his time and professionalism before the Court.
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