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The Royal Times Cover

My name is Tessa Maree Low, and I came to Ireland as a transfer student from New
Zealand. I am currently enrolled as a 5th year pupil at The Royal School Cavan.
When I first heard about the competition to design the year book cover for 2013-2014,
I thought; why not give it a go? I have a growing passion for creative use of materials,
and from there, I channelled all my creativity into producing an eye-catching and
symbolic year book cover which represents The Royal School Cavan.
After hours of planning, mock-ups, and a countless number of ‘trial and error’, I was
finally able to fixate myself on one design, and settled in creating the year book cover
like a ‘Monopoly’ board. I chose to incorporate a ‘Royal School’ twist on the classic
board game to further orchestrate the identity of our school. I still kept the familiar
attributes of the board game, but substituted relevant aspects of The Royal School
Cavan which reflect our school community.

The significance of the game board represents the highs, lows, challenges and
obstacles in which we face throughout our journey at school. It also reflects the
community within our school and marks some of the memorable events, such as
sports day and baking/decorating cupcakes for Daffodil Day, to the more academic
aspect of school, such as exams and study.
The game board represents some of the enjoyable times, and also some of the not
so enjoyable times that we are most likely come across in our 6 years in secondary
school. It also symbolizes the steps to success and the idea of preparing for the future.
I feel that the Monopoly themed design gives people a taste of what goes on behind
the walls of our school and allows people to have a sneak peek at what The Royal
School Cavan has to offer.

Tessa

Royal School cavan

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