Editor's Choice
Articles from BRGS school magazines of the past have certainly entertained generations of pupils with many witty and interesting pieces of information, both fact and fiction, reflecting life at school as well as thoughts and feelings of staff and pupils.
Here is a selection, some of which are particularly interesting because they show how much times have changed since they were written, but on the other hand some things remain very similar. More articles are intended to be added soon.
| Magazine article & year: | This article contains... |
 1990 Predictions for the 80s/90s |
Amusing prophecies from the 1980s, and predictions for the 1990s... |
| 1992 Staff Guess Who |
Guess who these teachers are, from photos of when they were children... |
| 1993 BRGS Earth Action Group |
BRGS encouraged environmentally friendly solutions in the early 90s... |
| 1993 Poems |
Two poems by pupils in Year 9 with hints of local humour... |
| 1993 Youth Crime |
Interesting articles about youth crime, written by sixth form students. |
| 1994 "Alien in Rossendale" |
A teacher from Germany describes their time at BRGS. |
| 1994 Celebrity Rhymes |
Rhymes about celebrities and soap stars in 1994. |
| 1994 "Where do we go from here?" |
Article about concerns for society in 1994... |
| 1994 "My first day at BRGS" |
Do you remember your first impressions of BRGS? Year 7 pupils in 1994 share their thoughts. |
| 1995 Alternative Review of the year |
A light-hearted look at BRGS events of 1995... |
| 1995 Guess the Teacher |
Guess which teacher closed their eyes whilst talking to their class, and which teacher measured earrings... and more. |
| 1995 Rumours of the Year |
The enormous satellite dish on the side of the school was allegedly for the language department and not, as previously thought, so Mr.Morris can watch Premier League Football in his office. More 1995 truths uncovered here... |
| 1995 Sixth Form Life |
New sixth former's impressions of the sixth form, and a day in the life of a sixth former in 1995. |
| 1995 Sixth Form Survival Guide |
"Take full advantage of the fact that you now have free periods" - just one item of advice from this sixth form survival guide. |
| 1995 Supply Teacher Poem |
An amusing poem about Mr. Marks saving the class from a fictitious supply teacher... |
| 1998 History of the Squirrel Magazine |
This article summarises the history of the school Squirrel Magazine itself. |
| 1998 "Get wired" |
"Tony Blair's vision is of a future in which all schools are connected via computer to the internet. How will his vision affect BRGS and what changes will it make?" Information about the what connection to the internet meant for BRGS in 1998... |
| 1999 Millenium Bug Story 1999 Millenium Bug Report |
2 articles speculating what might happen as the world enters the Year 2000... |
| 1999 Behind the Scenes in the staffroom |
A insight into what was behind the staffroom door... |
| 1999 Surfing the Internet |
An article about how to use websites and search engines, before many of us were familiar with this now common practice! |
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