angelo Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 (The report you won't read in the “Examiner”) Last Thursday evening, parents and students gathered for the 2009 prize-giving at Castle Rushen High School. Present on the platform were the Chief Minister, the Minister of Education, the Director of Education, the Chairman of Governors and other distinguished guests. The Chairman of the Governors nervously introduced each programme item, and the musical interludes. The Chief Minister reminisced at some length about his happy days at CRHS, and his pride in the school's achievements. The two acting Head Teachers reported on the school's exceptional achievements during the past year - best SATs on the Island, best GCSEs, best A levels, the positioning of the school among the top three non-selective secondary schools in Islands, England and Wales for A level results, the school's exceptional achievements in out-of-school activities and community involvement. Throughout this recital of CRHS achievements, and the following award of prizes and certificates, the Director and the Minister of Education sat with stony, rather unhappy faces, staring over the head of the audience of parents and students at the small grey elephant which they could see nuzzling the back row of the audience in the hall. But no one on the platform mentioned the elephant, which was a little strange. Afterwards, with tea and cakes in the Library, parents and students could talk of nothing else but the elephant in the room, which no one on the platform had seen fit to mention during this happy, but slightly perplexing, evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcCann Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Having an elephant at a school prize giving. How stupid. I'm not surprised the head has been given the boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ean Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Never mind the elephant, the whole school seems to have time-travelled. 2009 awards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleheman Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I was their getting my award and I have to clarify their was no elephant in the room. Btw it was the 2008 awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcalagon Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I was their getting my award and I have to clarify their was no elephant in the room. Btw it was the 2008 awards. Was your award for English language? "Elephant In The Room" is a common idiom in the English language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alias Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 angelo is an elephant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Perhaps the elepant was an euphanism for something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Take Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 There's a damn good reason why it won't be in the Examiner - it's boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
%age Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I was their getting my award . . . Obviously not for basic English Grammer, but I understand the kids of today don't need to know all that shit. Atti and the The Raz will be turning in there graves, and the lad Stewart will probably be saying 'who cares anyway?' and doing another wee script for the Manx Radio book review whilst the homework goes unmarked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 In my second year there the English teacher used to pass around scraps of paper so we could play hangman. To be fair I did learn how to spell the name of every Football League ground of the 1980's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I was their getting my award . . . Obviously not for basic English Grammer, but I understand the kids of today don't need to know all that shit. Atti and the The Raz will be turning in there graves, and the lad Stewart will probably be saying 'who cares anyway?' and doing another wee script for the Manx Radio book review whilst the homework goes unmarked. Haha, I see what you've done there! Like the irony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Perhaps the elepant was an euphanism for something else? If there was a prize for stating the bleeding obvious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I'd win? Cool, I never won anything at school, I wish I'd gone to CRHS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 No you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcalagon Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Perhaps the elepant was an euphanism for something else? If there was a prize for stating the bleeding obvious... And spelling it almost, but not quite, completely wrong at the same time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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