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Environment & Society: History Department Exam Success the beginning of World War involved in a research I and the 70th anniversary based project to fnd out In August, the History De- of VE day have provided about the background to partment congratulated our pupils additional op- the wives of Henry VIII. their Year 12 students who portunities for learning in- Each student was involved achieved 90% A*-C in their dependently. In particular in researching Henry’s fami- GCSE examinations. Sa- we have been focussing on ly tree and the background mantha Dennison was the the impact of the war on to each of his wives. The highest performing student people from Ballymena students produced their and we congratulate her on and Northern Ireland. fndings as a historical man- winning the Key Stage 4 uscript by aging the paper History Cup. We have studied diary en- using tea and cofee. I’m tries and letters from Bally- sure you will agree the re- mena soldiers based in the sults were impressive. Somme region. The letters were very insightful and we The quality of the research entered into insightful dis- was also impressive as our cussions about the condi- students went to great tions we would have lived lengths to through had we been in- fnd out the volved in the war. After, wives back- using our research we grounds, were able to write our own reasons for letters describing our im- marrying pressions of life on the Henry and front line. fnally whether Year 9 investigate Henry they were and his 6 wives divorced, Dunclug remembers In November Year 9 were beheaded or survived!. In November, Mrs Duf and group of Key Stage 3 stu- dents held a remembrance assembly in honour of those killed in action. The assembly featured a num- ber of poems , images and testimonies from those who served in various con- ficts. Centenary of World War I This year has been a partic- ularly interesting year for Year 10. The centenary of 82