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HOWARD HOUSE REPORT
WORDS BY Miss Penny Oakley, Howard Housemaster
It is fair to say that the House felt rather different this year. It was very sad not to get together in person, sad to miss the House Singing and sad not to feel that rush of excitement amongst screaming supporters in so many of the House Competitions – but the sense of community and sense of House, nevertheless remained very strong as we embraced and made the most of the change.
House competitions ran in Year Group bubbles whenever it was possible and Howard earned notable victories in the Autumn Term merits competition, ending up winners of the Autumn Term House Cup!
It was really pleasing to see so many of the boys taking part in the remote challenges on offer and tuning in to an exciting array of assemblies from the Howard tutors: Critical thinking, Wonders of the World, Mindfulness, Bio-mimicry, Being Grateful, Mental Wellbeing and Creativity to name but a few. I am so grateful to all the House staff and offi cers, who even though things were different this year, have all contributed magnifi cently to the smooth running of the House so thank you. Nick Dyall, Luca Ilic, Toby Northey, Seb Fairhead, Aiden Reid, Joseph Kennett, Sam Barnes, Fraser Morgan, Joell Creek, Luca Henchoz, Matthew Cato and Joseph Lee made superb offi cers. Despite all of the restrictions you have demonstrated just why you earnt your positions of responsibility.
The fi nal weeks of the Summer Term saw the House Sports Day and Drama competitions running – so lovely to feel some of the strength of competition between the boys. ‘Unity is strength..when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.’ The boys gave 100% to each competition that came their way, winning the Summer Term Cup!
The best part of competition is that through it we discover what we are capable of – and how much more we can actually do than we ever believed possible. It has been an exciting year full of change and growth. ‘In any given moment we have two choices; to step forward into growth or to step back into safety’ and the boys of Howard have undoubtedly embraced the changes presented to them and worked together to achieve great things this year! Have a wonderful summer boys, you deserve it!
2020 2021
