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A T.V. DEBUT by Vera Moxon
On Monday July 16th Hollister, Johnson and I had a most interesting
day at the ATV studios at Elstree. We had been invited to take part in
a programme called "I am going to be" which was to be shown on the following
Wednesday evening. The programme was the first of a series about
choosing a career.
We arrived at Elstree at 9.30 a.m. with the youth employment officer,
Mr. Hooper, and we met the narrator Christopher Chataway for coffee. We
were then taken by the producer, Francis Coleman to the viewing room above
the studio to discuss the form of the programme and our part in it. We
were to ask Mr. Hooper a question about choosing a career. We then went
to studio A for a rehearsal. I was at first too interested to be nervous
but as the camera rolled towards me and the microphone swung into position
I could not help feeling apprehensive. As the film was made we could see
it on the monitors and it was strange to watch Dr. Himmelwait and Mr. Moffat
in person then glance upwards and see them on the screen. Eventually the
floor manager called "Break for Lunch" and it seemed that the studio emptied
instantly. We had lunch with Mr. Coleman and Susan Chataway then returned
to the studio for filming. We had another rehearsal and somehow order had
been made from the mornings' chaos. There was a short interval after the
rehearsal and then the floor manager started the count-down. A
stop watch was shown on the monitors and we could see the seconds ticking
away. Tension in the studios mounted and we were all nervous. On the
count of one the red lights in the studios which said "On Air" flashed on
and then immediately afterwards we heard the three tuning notes and saw
"ATV" flashed onto the monitors. My nervousness disappeared. We were on
the air! Chris Chataway said "Good Evening" and the programme began. It
passed quickly and the skill with which the cameramen worked made their job
appear easy. Our sequence came about half way through and although I knew
what would happen I was startled when four familiar faces appeared on the
monitor. I could hardly believe that one of then was mine. Four cameras
were used for the filming and as they rolled silently into position in front
of us we played our part in the production. When it was all over, our party
had coffee with Mr. Coleman and then Mr. Hooper drove us home.
We spent eight hours at Elstree and I enjoyed every moment of it. The
visit was a wonderful experience and on Wednesday evening as I watched the
programme at home I relived that unforgettable Monday.
SPORT
FOOTBALL
Under 13 Football
The following boys represented this team:
Beasley (capt) Oakley C. Martin, Nyman, Kesby, Carratt; Hemeng, Larsew,
Barnard, Christon and Baker.
Playing Record.
P. 13 W. 2 D. 1 L. 10 F. 22 A. 56
CRICKET
1st XI CRICKET
The first team gives a chance for the older boys in the fifth and sixth
forms of playing cricket on Saturday mornings.
So far this season we have only completed seven of our fourteen matches,
but we are looking forward for some more wins and enjoyable games in the future.
We have won two games, drawn one and lost four, and those who have represented
the 1st XI team are as follows:
Bartlett (capt.), Buckly, James, Noad, Warren, Watcham, Thompson, Wade,
Bryant, Barras, Taylor, Blackley, Corbyn, Farber, Stapleton, Hinton.
UNDER 15 CRICKET
During the current season the under 15 cricket team has played the following
matches.
June 25th v Rowland Hill
June 26th v Parkhurst
June 27th v Page Green
June 29th v Markfield
July 10th v Belmont
July 12th v Belmont (cup)
These matches have resulted in the team winning three and losing two games.
The team has reached the final of the Cup Competition.
100 runs has only been reached once and this was in the match against
Parkhurst.
So far under 15 cricket has been successful and enjoyable. Boys who have
represented the team are:-
Bartlett (capt), Warren (V.Capt) Buckley, Farber, Hinton, Tompkins, Barrass,
Thompson, Hanline, Briar, Stapelton, Oakly, Davis, Saggs, Smith.
UNDER 14 CRICKET
The following boys have played for the team:-
Farber (capt), Stapleton (V.Capt), Oakley, Barnard, Woo-sam, Doel, Briar,
Barber, Webb, Everest, Smith, R. Dickinson.
Records
V. Enfield Central.
Downhills 107 for 9. Oakley 45, Farber 23.
Enfield 17 all out Doel 8 wickets for 4 runs.
Won by 90 runs.
v. Willesden Tech.
Willesden 102 for 9
Downhills 103 for 6. Oakley 48.
Won by 4 wickets.
UNDER 13 CRICKET
The Under 13 cricket team was run this year for the first time and the
following people represented the school in the four matches played:-
Oakley (Capt.); Barnard, Kesby, Nyman, Stroud, Harding, Cooper, Taylor,
C. Marin, L. Martin, Herring, Larsen, Carratt, Christon, Hedges, Clarke.
TOTTENHAM SCHOOLS CRICKET CUP by A. Smith
Downlane won the toss and chose to bat with some fine bowling by G.
Bartlett (6 wickets for 8 runs) and by A. Thompson (2 wickets for 8 runs).
Downhills shocked them out for 17! The school easily passed this total
and went on to score 87 for 7 tickets (G. Bartlett 29 not out), B. Buckley
ATHLETICS
On Saturday 30th June, the Tottenham School Sports were held at Broomfield
park, Southgate. As usual the school had nearly full entries. This year,
however, the Junior Boys (-15) didn't do as well as previous years. They came
4th in the final position with 75 points. Parkhurst were 1st with 96 points,
the Grammar 2nd with 86 points and Rowland Hill 3rd with 77 points. The
Junior Boys had four individual wins they were:-
Capel 1st in the -14 100 yds. with a new record of 11.1 secs.
Wigley 1st in the -15 880 yds. with 2 mins. 20.4 sees.
Hillier was 1st in two events a) -13 440 yds in 68 secs and -13 long jump
with a jump of 14ft. 2.5ins.
All but one of the Junior Girls won through to the final and they retained
their championship trophy with 68 points. Parkhurst were 2nd with 46 points
and 3rd was Downlane with 44 points. The individual winners were as follows:-
100 yds. -15 Helen Anastasi - 1st - 12.4
120 yds, -13 Susan Dennison - 1st - 15·0
150 yds. -14 Janet Anderson - 1st - 18.0
70 yds Hurdles -15 Denise Regan - 1st - 11.4
4 x 110 yds. Relay -13 1st - 60.4
4 x 110 yds. Relay -15 1st -56.5
This year was the first time an intermediate group (15-17) was included in
the sports. Both girls and boys won these trophies. The boys won overwhelmingly with nine 1st places out of 13 events and they obtained 70 points
out of a possible 78. The nearest schools to this were Belmont 2nd with 39
points and the Grammar 3rd with 34 points. The individual winners were:-
100 yds. Blackley - 1st - 11.3 secs.
220 yds. Bartlett - 1st - 24.8 secs.
880 yds. Wilson - 1st - 2mins. 13secs.
1 mile Brown -1st.
Hurdles Tompkins - 1st - 15.3 secs.
Shot Bartlett - 1st - 45ft lOins.
Javelin Blackley - 1st - 154ft 4ins.
Discus Warren - 1st - 98ft 11ins.
110x4 yds Relay - 1st - 48.0 secs.
The Intermediate Girls did not win by such an outstanding margin, although
they were winning from the first race. They obtained 34 points and 2nd to them
was Markfield with 28 points and 3rd with 21 points, came Risley. The individual
results were:-
150 yds. Brenda Uff - 1st -18.1
80 yds. Hurdles - 1st June Astill -13.8
110 yds. x 4 Relay J.Astill, S. Hawkes, C.Kreetser, B.Uff. - 1st.
An athletics match has been arranged against Cecil Rhodes School and William
Grimshaw School in Muswell Hill on Tuesday the 24th July.
NETBALL LEAGUE MATCHES
This season ten schools competed in both the under 13 and under 15 netball
leagues. We had a good season in which we played eighteen games and of these
the -15 team won twelve, drew one and lost five. We gained twenty five points,
Downlane won the -15 league with 36 points. The -13 team won thirteen games,
drew one and lost four. They gained 27 points. The winner was again Downlane
with 34 points but in both leagues we were runners-up.
Two netball rallies were held during the season. The -15 matches took place
on October 14th and -13 teams played on March 24th. Both those rallies were
held at Markfield School. Downlane won the -15 rally and the -13 rally was
won by South Grove.
The teams this year were:-
-15:- Helen Anastasi, Carol Scott, Carol Kreetzer, June Astill,
Christine Peak, Jean Wilson, Hilary Gardner (capt).
-13:- Susan Dennison, Christine Byrne, Susan Fuller, Susan Begucki,
Denise Philips, Janet Anderson, Gillian Spackman (capt).
Inter-house matches were played during the term. Mandal house won the
-13 match, Semmons was second. The -13 match was won by Roberts with Mandall
second.
ROUNDERS
This year in the league we came joint runners up with Risley Avenue.
Downlane were league champions. We played the last game this season against
Risley Avenue and won 11-5.
The matches played this term are as follows:-
Away v Belmont lost
Away v St Thomas More won
Home v Markfield won
Away v Downlane lost
Away v Risley Avenue won
The team are as follows:-
C. Scott, C. Whitby, K. Anastasi, S. Smeeton, H. Gardner, K. Diver, M. Brignall,
C. Rudd (capt), C. Kelly.
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