LODGE
Lodge started the year by welcoming four boys into the 3rd Form; Subhan and Swasat joined us from Kirby House, while Jannes and Louis were new to the College. A further eight boys joined us in other year groups;
After half term we were joined by two new boys in the Lower Sixth; Abdu and Braeden, the latter being with us for five weeks as part of an exchange programme with a school in South Africa. The major event during this
Daniel, Bent, Eric, David K, Nick, Ramil, Ahsan and David VW. Meanwhile Ed, Rowan and Wongchyo were appointed as Dormitory Captains. We also welcomed Mr Gale, Teacher of Latin and French, as the Third Form Tutor, transferring from Kirby House, and Starr as our new dormitory cleaner. The boys were quick to throw themselves into the various sports on offer. The school badminton team was effectively a House team, with Tadhg, Spandan, Su, Allwin, Daniele, Freddie, David VW, Mahesh and Phineas regularly being picked for matches against other schools. Perhaps it was
Some of our 5th Form are heading off to start the next stage of their educational journey in pastures new, as well as our fabulous Upper Sixth who will soon be off to explore their higher education choices, and we also wish them all the best for their adventures. The Upper Sixth have been a strong and supportive House Prefect team, and the younger members have, hopefully, learnt lots from their example. I will miss them all immensely, but am so excited to hear about their successes when they come back to visit.
Whilst the job of Housemistress certainly has challenging days, I continue to feel very fortunate to be a small part of the journey of so many incredible young people. I am proud of all of them for how far they have come and all they have achieved. All that remains is for me say I am looking forward to welcoming some new faces into Laing in September. Our incoming Prefect team already have all sorts of plans, and I am excited to see everyone continuing to work and grow together.
unsurprising that we then went on to win the Inter-House Badminton competition later in the year. Meanwhile, Sean and Mahesh were also representing the school in the rugby 1st XV, with both being awarded school colours in recognition of their efforts. The boarders also won both, Junior (3rd & 4th) and Senior (5th & 6th), day versus boarding rugby competitions.
time was the Inter-House Drama competition. The boys put together a fifteen-minute adaptation of Dead Poets’ Society. Incredibly we achieved an unprecedented fifth consecutive win in this competition. As well as winning the competition outright, Spandan was awarded Best Actor and Benjamin was awarded Best Supporting Actor.
Dr K Barwell, Laing Housemistress
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