The House also secured all of the nominations for the latter category with nominations for Biplove, Freddie and Phineas. After Christmas we welcomed Joe into the 5th Form. Our attention then turned to the Inter-House Music competition. The boys produced two pieces. A House band, consisting of Otuche, Benjamin, Mahesh and Freddie on vocals, guitar, drums and bass respectively, performed Save Your Tears by The Weeknd. Otuche was awarded the prize for Best Vocalist. The whole House then sang along to One Kiss by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa, with Andrey towering over everyone at the back by holding up a giant set of inflatable lips. Meanwhile, the boys mainly played hockey and football during the second term. David K, Tadhg, Spandan, Nick and Bent all represented the School at hockey playing for the 1st XI. Meanwhile Abdu, Joba, David VW, Andrew and Allwin were all being selected to play for the first team in football. Straight after half term, we had our annual International Day. It was great to see so many boys donning their cultural clothing and even showing off some of their dances in a show during the afternoon. A few weeks later on stage, we had four members of the House being involved in the school play, Romeo and Juliet. Spandan took the lead as Romeo, with Freddie as Mercutio and Biplove as Tybalt. Freddie was also part of a live band, along with Benjamin.
Just before half term we had Sports Day. A few individuals performed very well. Within the senior boys competition Joba came first in the 100m and second in the 200m and Spandan came second in the 1500m. Meanwhile in the junior boys competition Ed came first in the high jump and long jump and Swasat came first in the discus. Ed’s jump to a height of 1.81m smashed the previous school record in this category by 16cm. After half term we had Inter-House Tennis. David VW, Andrew, Joba, Daniele, Jules and Clement represented the House. They secured second place for the House, with all three pairs beating Deacon in the first round, but sadly only one pair were victorious over Tower in the final. Meanwhile all of the 4th Form took part in their expeditions for the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award, whilst Nick, David K and Freddie completed parts of the expedition section for their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award. It was also good to see Phineas and Mahesh celebrate the end of their examinations with a week on CCF Summer Camp! Amazingly the boys have also found time to enjoy academic success. As well as producing countless excellent tutor cards they have also completed the treble in the Inter-House Merit competition, having walked away victorious with the boys’ cup at the end of each term. Speech Day witnessed at least one boy from every year group in the house collecting a prize
this year, with twelve boys picking up sixteen prizes; Swasat, Ed, Biplove, Spandan, Daniele, Freddie, David VW, Benjamin, Ayan, Mahesh, Phineas and Nael. Perhaps all of this success has been fuelled, in part at least, by the House Tuck Shop. Unfortunately inflation has eaten into the profits as we have battled to keep the prices low, however the boys have consumed almost 2500 cans of fizzy drink and just over 1200 packets of crisps. We are particularly grateful to the boys who volunteer for the duties which enable this shop to remain open, along with those who also help man the House kitchen! During the year Junior House Colours were awarded to Aaron and Rowan, whilst Senior House Colours were awarded to Spandan, Freddie, Ayan and Nael. These ties are rewards for continued involvement in the House which is notable for being above and beyond the normal expectations. Towards the end of the year the prefect team for next year was announced. Joba has been appointed Head of House and Freddie as House Captain. David VW has been made a School Prefect and Head Boy, and will also be a House Prefect, alongside Abdu, Ramil and Ahsan. They have been set a high bar by the outgoing Upper Sixth, as they have worked really well as a team and led the House with aplomb throughout the year.
staying with us as part of the exchange programme with a school in South Africa. During his time here he made a great impression on the 1st XI cricket team as wicket keeper and by amassing a huge tally of runs. Also playing for the first team were Ed, Ahsan and Ayan. A large part of the term was of course overshadowed by examinations, internal and external. The effort put into these by the boys was truly impressive with many extra hours spent by some in the Classroom Block. Arman, Prajwal and Tobi remained particularly calm throughout the process, quietly working away whilst helping to keep the others grounded with their relaxed nature. At the start of May we had the Inter-House Masterchef. Freddie, Qinzhen and Jules represented the House, preparing two courses with a main of red braised pork belly with a mango and avocado salad followed by a black berry pie. Whilst both dishes tasted amazing unfortunately we did not come away with any official recognition!
After Easter a few more boys joined the House. Clement, Jason and Jeff joined the 3rd Form whilst Amaury, Auwal, Jules and Clayton joined the 4th Form. This necessitated the need to move some boys around in the dormitories and as such Aaron and Tolu became Dormitory Captains, replacing Ed and Rowan who were promoted into Room 325. Clayton was another student
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