Welcome to Cherwell School's 2009 News Day

Here's our breaking news for Thursday 26th March

Google Street View - Invading our privacy?

The life and price of fame - Why kids want to be famous

Skate park - The closure of Meadow Lane Temporary skate park

 

Should we live everyday as our last?

The HPV Jab - Why some have taken the jab and others haven't

 

 

 

In preparation for the live BBC School Report on the 26th of March

We are investigating:

Lola- I am investigating in to the question, should we live every day as our last, or just get on with our lives and not worry about such things?

Adeline, Emmy, and Fatuma - We are investigating Google Street View and different opinions about it. Contact us.

Clare and Emily - We are investigating cervical cancer and the HPV jab and how it links into Jade Goody's story.

This year we are taking part in the BBC's School Report project where our Year 8 students have the opportunity to learn the art of the broadcaster and make the news for the day. We ran a practice news day on Thursday 12th February, as a dry run for the real thing on March 26th.

Please do read the students' first attempts at planning, researching, writing and broadcasting below.

 

Here are the links to our stories for the Practice Day, Thursday 12th February 2009

Oxclean 2009 - The big launch to clean up Oxford starts tomorrow

Tuvalu - The disappearing islands

Gangs in Oxford - with new figures showing a rise in crime, particularly burglary, should we be worried about our homes and what can we do to protect ourselves?

Your dream school? - all secondary schools to be revamped for 2020 in massive government project

Malia and Sasha Obama's lives - What has changed in their lives?

 

Some of our reporters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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