WACS Lyrical is the official student-run newspaper/newsboard of Westminster Abbey Choir School

Westminster Abbey Choir School

Westminster Abbey Choir School is a British boarding preparatory school and the only school in the United Kingdom exclusively for the education of boy choristers. It is located in Dean's Yard, by Westminster Abbey...

. It provides interesting news and fun competitions for the whole school to enjoy. Such Competitions as the "Pudding Competition" where competitors enter a pudding of their choice and the winning entry gets their pudding made for the whole school to taste. The board is currently run by 5 year 8 boys (Form 5). At Halloween, Christmas and Easter etc the board is specially decorated with jokes, pictures and stories.

History

WACS Lyrical was invented in 2003. It first appeared as a newspaper, published every week for the Choir School. Then, it was an intranet

Intranet

An intranet is a computer network that uses Internet Protocol technology to securely share any part of an organization's information or network operating system within that organization. The term is used in contrast to internet, a network between organizations, and instead refers to a network...

, constantly being refreshed. But then, the current Headmaster (Jonathan Milton) dedicated a notice board, which is still present to this day.

Events

Wacs Lyrical has hosted various events, such as a 3km charity run on Dean's Yard, in the precincts of Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...

 in aid of WaterAid

WaterAid

WaterAid is an international non-profit organisation set up as a response to the UN International Drinking Water & Sanitation decade . WaterAid is dedicated to helping people escape the poverty and disease caused by living without safe water and sanitation. It is based in London, England and was...

. They managed to raise £594.94. The following year two of WACS Lyrical's editors organised another 3km run in aid of RNLI, and they managed to raise a sum in excess of £1300. There have been many Competitions but the Pudding

Pudding

Pudding most often refers to a dessert, but it can also be a savory dish.In the United States, pudding characteristically denotes a sweet milk-based dessert similar in consistency to egg-based custards, though it may also refer to other types such as bread and rice pudding.In the United Kingdom and...

 Competition

Competition

Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...

(see above) is one of the most popular. A previous winner has been "Chocolate Delight" and "Chocolate Surprise" which consists of a pancake with chocolate ice cream, chocolate sauce etc.
The recipe of this years winner is as follows:

1.Make a pancake
2.Add two scoops of chocolate ice cream onto the pancake
3.Then cover it with chocolate sauce
4.To finish,sprinkle on some hundreds and thousands.

Weekly Instalments

Each week, a voting activity is updated, entitled 'Top Five of Anything'. By the name you can tell that there are five choices given in a particular subject (e.g.Pets, London landmarks, types of dogs etc.). Any student or member of staff can vote for their favourite of the catogary and the results are read out to the school.
News is also updated daily.