If you've brought the West Briton this week you cannot have failed to have seen a full page of The Roseland Community College News. Every week the West Briton works with a local school to produce the full page spread.  All the articles are written by the students themselves and they decide which stories they want to go forward. The students are supported by Miss Stepp. We hope that the experience will give the students a flavour of the being a journalist.

This week the four stories covered are:

‘Treating each other as a family' praised by head - an interview with Mr Wilkinson-Mckie

Steel band is kept going by a new generation - How Steel Roses has gone from strength to strength with this year being their busiest yet

Hard work , but planting seeds has grown on us - our journey to the colleges first ever entry in the Chelsea Flower show

Carving out a new interest - Students learn alongside professional chef Rico to present fruit and vegetables in unusual and interesting ways

On the afternoon Friday 26^th April we took a group of 14 young musicians from The Roseland to see an open rehearsal with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at the Hall for Cornwall. Students from various schools were able to observe a professional orchestra at close quarters in rehearsals for an evening concert, and also had the chance to ask questions in a short "Q&A" session led by the orchestra's Education Officer and selected members of the orchestra. Although students did not get the chance to actually play with the orchestra this was a very valuable experience for our young orchestral players and was a fantastic opportunity to get a glimpse of what it might be like to earn a living as a professional musician. Students were able to ask members of the orchestra about their training, the audition process, the hours they worked and how they each decided to pursue a career as a professional musician. Students looked on as the orchestra rehearsed under the direction of their internationally renowned conductor as they discussed the finer details of their performance, paying particular attention to dynamics and tempo. The programme featured compositions by Britten, Saint Saens, Beethoven & Tchaikovsky.

The Roseland made a poor start to the game with Launceston having many chances but not taking them. Harry Wilshaw in goal was tested with Launceston taking shot after shot. But in the end the Roseland woke up and with having a few chances, it was looking like a tight game. Roseland broke the deadlock from a great corner by Ben Humphries, he lifted the ball over the goalkeeper and CJ Boyce headed it in. 

The second goal came when Ben Humphries was on a run down the left wing and seeing a chance to crossed it along the floor, the ball traveled through the defence and ran to CJ Boyce who planted the ball in the back of the net, 2-0 Roseland.

The Roseland started the second half the same, but began to tire. Launceston kept trying to put the ball through the Roseland defence but in the end George Harrison had too much to do and Launceston created a chance to go 1 on 1 with Harry. Unluckily for Harry the striker put it past him. It stayed 2-1 to the Roseland until the last 10 minutes of the game.

Ben Humphries and Cadan Brown's efforts were too much for them and had to be substituted for fresher legs. A Launceston through ball was too long and went through to Harry, however with the state of the pitch the ball bounced up and through Harry's hands and travelled towards the goal. Harry tried to recover and clawed the ball out of the net, but the referee had already given the goal. Launceston 2 - 2 Roseland.

With seconds remaining, Roseland kept attacking and with a final mazy run from CJ Boyce, he created a chance across the goal. Joe Hitchings was in the right place at the right time for an easy tap-in to confirm a Roseland win. Final Score Launceston 2 - 3 Roseland

Well done to all that took part, there was great spirit and teamwork throughout the game.

Team: Harry Wilshaw, George Harrison, Cadan Brown, Izaak Spears, Jamie Mann, Matt Tregunna, CJ Boyce, Ben Humphries, Callum Grahamslaw, Joe Gladstone, Joe Hitchings, Milo Semonin, Alex Richards, Conor Foley, Leigh Woods & Hector Bright.

Match Report by Ben Humphries (10JO)