Challenge Wednesday Writers

Two of the CLV Phoenix Editors, Luke Mills and Emily Parsons, run a Challenge Wednesday activity for Year 7 students. During this activity, students work to create their own articles and develop their journalism skills.

You can see all the articles produced by students below.

Oct 29, 20221 min read

The Amazing Cleopatra

Maisie Fender Challenge Wednesday Writer Some crazy facts! The amazing Cleopatra was Queen for twenty-one years, and she married 4 men....

Oct 29, 20222 min read

Friends - The Friendliest SitCom

Autumn Durward Challenge Wednesday Writer Friends is a good comedy program. The main characters are Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Ross, Joey...

Oct 29, 20222 min read

Football is Number One!

Emily Thompson Challenge Wednesday Writer Football is the number one most popular sport in the world with a count of more than 240...

Oct 29, 20222 min read

Things to do in your Spare Time

Isabelle Cummings Challenge Wednesday Writer Do you ever get bored on the weekends? Most people do, so here are some things that I find...

Oct 29, 20221 min read

How to Treat a Sphynx Cat

Katherine Doris Challenge Wednesday Writer Do you want a sphynx cat? Here's what you need to know before buying one! Their appearances....

Oct 29, 20225 min read

Geometry Dash - A Game Ran By the Community

Zack Lacy Challenge Wednesday Writer Geometry Dash is a popular indie game developed by Swedish developer Robert “Robtop” Topala. It has...

Oct 29, 20222 min read

Being a mascot at the Rugby League World Cup

Evan Blackett Challenge Wednesday Writer Rugby is an eloquent sport with lots of benefits. To start, rugby has two different types (rugby...

Oct 29, 20221 min read

The Fortnite Takeover

Will Nicholls Challenge Wednesday Writer Chrome has taken over Fortnite Island. It has killed the Seven, where the Sanctuary was. The...

Oct 29, 20222 min read

Metal Detecting for Beginners

Jamie Welford Challenge Wednesday Writer This article is about what you can find whilst metal detecting, how to metal detect, fun things...

Oct 29, 20221 min read

We are United by St James' Park

Samuel Vasey Challenge Wednesday Writer St James' Park has been around for 130 years. The history of the stadium goes back along time,...

Oct 20, 20222 min read

Everything You Need To Know Before Becoming A Firefighter

Kayla Greig Challenge Wednesday Writer “I have no ambition in this world but one, and that is to be a fireman. The position may, in the...

Oct 20, 20222 min read

Genshin - The Game With A True Impact!

Phebe BrooksCohen Challenge Wednesday Writer Genshin Impact is an action game, which was created by miHoYo in China on 28th September...

Apr 25, 20223 min read

Emma Watson - Actor to Activist

Challenge Wednesday Writer In this article we will be talking about Emma Watson, actor to activist. Her adventure through her careers has...

Apr 7, 20222 min read

Harry Kane - The Biggest Name in Football

Challenge Wednesday Writer This article is about some of the records of Harry Kane, how his football career started off, how his career...

Jan 13, 20222 min read

Top tips to stay positive

Challenge Wednesday Writer Many people might find it hard to stay positive but I think it is really important to do so. Here are some...

Jan 13, 20222 min read

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Challenge Wednesday Writer Friends first aired 28 years ago and yet it is still very popular on various streaming platforms. Recently, a...

Jan 4, 20222 min read

Sonic Behind The Scenes

Challenge Wednesday Writer Have you ever wondered when Sonic started? Or who made him? Here you can find all the info you've ever wanted...

Feb 17, 20201 min read

Stranger Things

By Sophie-Elle Roper, Challenge Wednesday Writer Stranger Things is an American science fiction horror TV series on Netflix. It is set in...

Feb 17, 20201 min read

Calling all Potter-heads: A Harry Potter Review

By Rebecca Rice, Challenge Wednesday Writer You all know Harry Potter right? Well this article is just what you have been looking for....

Feb 12, 20202 min read

TikTok Review

By Caitlyn Pearson, Challenge Wednesday Writer TikTok is a video-sharing social networking and app which is used to make videos and have...

Feb 12, 20202 min read

Insatiable

By Kacey Carr, Challenge Wednesday Writer Insatiable is a dark comedy TV series released in 2018. Read all about what our Challenge...

Feb 12, 20201 min read

Sky Brown

By Alyssa McKeown, Challenge Wednesday Writer World's youngest skateboarder, Sky Brown, is competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games this...

Feb 12, 20202 min read

Riverdale

By Isobella Brooks, Challenge Wednesday Writer As one of the most popular shows on Netflix, Riverdale has been making waves around the...

Feb 10, 20203 min read

Disney's Hidden Racism

By Charlie Thompson, Challenge Wednesday Writer In this day and age, almost everyone has seen or heard of a Disney film. They have been...

Feb 9, 20201 min read

Pollution and Plastic

By Niamh Scott and Sophie Reed, Challenge Wednesday Writers Find out more about the ongoing crises surrounding our environment and how...

Feb 9, 20202 min read

Olympic Scandals

By Conner Phillips, Challenge Wednesday Writer Everyone focuses on the limelight given to those who win big at the Olympics but what...

Feb 9, 20202 min read

Upcoming Events and Entertainment in 2020

By Alex Peet and Will Calvin, Challenge Wednesday Writers A new year always brings something new but what about a new decade? Read all...

Feb 9, 20202 min read

Arsenal's Rise To Glory

By Edin McGee, Noah Harris and Aiden Cook, Challenge Wednesday Writers There has been a lot of tension between Arsenal and Manchester...

Feb 7, 20202 min read

What the Community Thinks of Us

By Owen Barnes and Oliver Bates , Challenge Wednesday Writer Today, older people are sharing discouraging opinions about teenagers and...

Feb 5, 20201 min read

The Secret Reason Moshi Monsters and Club Penguin Ended

By Ollie Leighton, Leon Maddison & Jack Wilson, Challenge Wednesday Writer It was no surprise when moshi monsters announced they were...

Feb 1, 20202 min read

Sainsbury's Firework Ban: Unfair or Just?

By Liam Gibson, Challenge Wednesday Writer For a few weeks, the nation’s eyes have been looking towards Sainsbury’s UK LTD as the huge...

Jan 24, 20202 min read

How do Older People see us in the Modern Day?

By Taylor Eldson and Lewis Joyce, Challenge Wednesday Writers Today, at first glance, older people are always perceiving younger people...

Jan 14, 20202 min read

Stranger Things Review

By Bethany Watt, Writer Stranger Things is a hit TV show on Netflix. Three seasons of the have now been made of this popular TV show....

Jan 11, 20202 min read

Saving the Turtles

By Alexander Brooks, Challenge Wednesday Writer The Great Pacific garbage patch (GPGP), also described as the Pacific trash vortex, is a...

Jan 7, 20204 min read

Aspiration Obstacles and How to Overcome Them

By Phoebe Priestner and Lily Goode, Challenge Wednesday Writers There are lots of obstacles that will come your way in life. This article...

Dec 30, 20193 min read

Working Horses

By Zara Gibson, Challenge Wednesday Writer There are thousands of working horses worldwide but many are being mistreated. I think we all...

Dec 30, 20192 min read

Amazon Fires Spark Outrage Among the General Public

By Liam Gibson, Challenge Wednesday Writer For a few weeks in August 2019, the world's eyes were fixed on Brazil and its government's...

Dec 7, 20183 min read

Red Dead Redemption 2 - A Perfect Sequel

Red Dead Redemption 2 is an 18 rated game set in the Old West and made/published by Rockstar Games.