Kuk Sool Won is a martial arts school based in Boston, Lincolnshire. There are many similar schools around the world. The one in Boston opened in 1995 where the Grandmaster opened it to everyone.  

Many people attend Kuk Sool Won which is praised for building confidence, self esteem and fitness. Children as young as 4 can join. 

We interviewed a student from Boston High School who attends Kuk Sool Won. She is currently a red belt, brown tag and working up to Brown belt. Her favourite form is Jung Up Yung, a form that is learnt by blue belts. She told us that, “my favourite thing to do at Kuk Sool Won is break-falls and flips on the crash mats because it is really fun to do especially ‘technique number 14’ as you throw people over!”.

The Grandmaster, Kuk Sa Nim, lives in America and comes to the UK once a year to host a seminar, a learning experience and a chance to actually meet him.

Tabitha, Year 8

Boston High School Newsroom

Over the years there has been many apparent ghost sightings. Some can be clearly classed as fake but others maybe not, so here is the question;

Are ghosts real?

We were lucky enough to speak to a student at Boston High School that had an encounter with a ghost that she has nicknamed the Emerald Suit Man. She told us, “hewas hiding around a corner behind the stage and right before the show was about to begin I was getting into position when I noticed a figure”.  She continued to say, “the figure actually spoke to me, saying that he knew my mum”. The student said it wasn’t until she was walking home that she realised it was a ghost. The next day she asked her dance teacher whether anyone was meant to be there and the teacher confirmed there wasn’t.

It has been reported by local media that Blackfriars Arts Centre is haunted. Blackfriars is also believed to have been built on top of a graveyard where monks could have been buried. A monk is understood to walk around in a black hood which they call him Father Michael. Blackfriars isn’t the only place said to be haunted in Boston, Lincolnshire.

Boston Stump, St Boltoph’s, has only opened again recently so will visitors spot one of the ghosts that is known to roam the grounds called ‘the grey lady’. It is said she jumped off the stump and now haunts it. 

Please comment below if you have experienced paranormal activity.

Scarlett Yr 7

Boston High School Newsroom

There are a variety of dance styles. If you want to lose your stiffness, become as bendy and as stretchy as an elastic band – then Acro is key.

The Young Journalist Academy spoke to a student at Boston High School who attends JCADA Dance Academy and is a Grade 4 dance student. She said, “Acro allows you to flop, flip, bend and stretch, but gives your body an advantage and makes you spontaneously flexible”.

When we asked her about other dance styles for those who don’t think Acro if for them, she added, “If you don’t feel you are up to the challenge of hours stretching yourself, you can slot yourself into any other style. For instance, ballet- calming and soft. Modern- upbeat and fun. Tap- fast and enjoyable. If you want to, you can get yourself involved in shows, festivals and competitions so you can earn yourself multiple rewards”.

It is known that young people can suffer from injuries through dance – Be careful of these!

Snapping Hips~ this may sound horrifying but all it is, is where your hips tend to make a snapping sound where you make a motion with your hip.

Torn/pulled ligaments~ this is where you over stretch yourself over the limits but it WILL wear off after a while.

Broken bones~ if you’re a clumsy person that tends to fall over multiple times, take caution when doing leaps and jumps and ensure you land correctly otherwise you may fracture something with all the forces going against you.

By Shania

Boston High School newsroom.

Minecraft, a worldwide game created by MOJANG, has spiked people’s interests for many years, ever since it got released and started to pick up followings and Youtubers making videos on survival mode. It has become a worldwide video game that has brought in a lot of income over the past few years.

According to ‘The Verge’, there has been a 25% increase in Minecraft players during the Covid-19 pandemic with the average age for Minecraft players is 24 years old.

Youtubers such as the people from the DreamSMP, have influenced many young people to play Minecraft. Youtubers such as Dantdm also made a following by playing Minecraft survival mode and gained millions of fans because of Minecraft (he still plays Minecraft to this day).

A local gamer that attends Boston High School in Year 7 told us, “I love Minecraft Survival mode, but it was super hard when I first changed over from creative, but after a couple months I managed to at least start to get the hang of it.”

Streamers on Twitch who gained a quick following at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic are still going strong with Minecraft gameplay and streams.

Dream, GeorgeNotFound, Sapnap, Tubbo, TommyInnit, Wilbur Soot and more like them have gained millions of followers and subscribers just from playing Minecraft survival mode.

‘Videogamestats.com’ states that there are 141 million people playing survival mode per month in 2021.

Tansy Yr 7

Boston High School Newsroom

Deforestation

Deforestation is a very major issue all over the world! This is because many forests are being cut down as people need trees for making furniture, eating, medical purposes etc. People have been cutting trees present on the Earth for several years.

One major side effect of deforestation is that many endangered animals lose their habitats. Every year approximately 3.5 to 7 billion trees are being cut down. Now the forests cover only 30% of the Earth’s surface and it is estimated that there will not be any rain forests left in around 100 years. According to the FAO Nigeria, has the world’s highest deforestation rate of primary forests.

One major side effect of deforestation is that many endangered animals lose their habitats.137 species of animals are becoming extinct every day meaning that 50,000 species of animals are becoming extinct each year. Due to deforestation many trees are being cut down which is causing problems such as global warming, people becoming vulnerable to asthma because of the loss of oxygen and loss of habitats etc.

What we are doing to the forests of the world is a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to each other. Many countries of the world have been affected very badly due to deforestation and have ended up with very few trees left with them to survive. Some examples of such countries are Qatar, Oman, San Marino, Greenland and many more.

Many countries have developed different ways of reducing deforestation. For example, in some countries like India there is one day every year in which every citizen must plant a tree for the sake of reducing deforestation.

AadyaValecha Y7

Boston High School Newsroom

Lego League 2020

On January 24^th 2020, five Boston High School students went to Norwich to compete in the first Lego League: City Shaper tournament. They left with the innovation challenge award!

The day didn’t start off very well with the team showing up late because of 2 diversions. The first task that they did was core values. They were asked many questions about how they worked as a team and how they settled disagreements. Team leader Poppy said, ‘I think our team did splendid!’

The second task was robot design, they had to explain the design of their robot to three judges. They also showed one of their programmes to them. Paige said, ‘We didn’t really decorate our robot because we focused on function over form.’

The third task was the presentation of their innovation challenge. The group thought of, designed and made an energy producing playground. Olivia said, ‘The judges were very impressed. They said it was a brilliant idea to make producing energy fun.’

The fourth and final task was the challenges that they had to complete with the robot that they programmed. Alex said, ‘It was a fun experience!’ Daniela said, ‘It was very nerve-racking!’

Overall, the team had a great day and enjoyed every moment of it. Even better, they cam away with the innovation challenge award.

Paige Stedman Y9
Boston High School Newsroom

Shakespeare Day

Year 7 students took part in a creative Shakespeare Day in school, creating some interactive art work for the Emerge Festival that took place in Boston in April.

Students enjoyed a range of activities in different subject areas with the emphasis on bringing to life Shakespeare’s life and his works.

There were timelines, masks, brooches, sculptures, translated quotations, holiday brochures and even a murder investigation!

The students enjoyed the day engaging with different plays and aspects of Shakespeare’s life.

3…2…1…BAKE! Egg custard tart, mini Victoria sponges, chocolate drip cake based on hobbies/interests and one winner from Boston High School! Radeyah, Oana, Natalie and Khadija entered an individual bake-off competition at Boston College.

They first got told about the competition after they had to design a cake for a food tech lesson. In the semi-finals round, they had to make a collection of different desserts three of the contestants from Boston High School made it through, Natalie, Oana and Radeyah.

Onto the finals! There were three rounds, they had to make their amazing cake designs they had sent in. Now…. for the final results…..the winner is… Radeyah who made a chocolate trip cake that I think you will agree, looks delicious as do all the others!

Paige Stedman Y8 Boston High School News Room