Celebration Evening… Year 13
Celebration Evening was a spectacular evening full of warm smiles, vibrant dresses and suits and a great atmosphere hosted at the BA Concorde Club. The evening began with a warm welcome by teachers, parents and friends in the reception area. Once everyone had arrived we all sat with our forms, whilst parents, teachers and friends took a seat in the middle. Then the quartet and I went up on stage for a formal welcoming and introduced Mr Prunty. Our entertainment was amazing and we thank those all involved. Lithium band playing “Use Somebody” led by Jake Fernandez and Adam Ateye; Priya Sengupta singing “Hold On We’re Going Home” and Sathma Nugera singing “Titanium”; the dance performed by Bethany Johnson, Imran Noorabdul and Hanifa Morgado and finally “Stand By Me” performed by Katie Hibbens, Matt Southern-Myers and Aaron Singh. Who knew we had such amazing singers in our year? It was a perfect a mixture for the evening. Then came the part of the evening where each form lined up to pick up their certificates. A memorable moment including one that will never be forgotten when one student whilst shaking Mr Prunty’s hand took a selfie with him. No one saw that coming. Well it is the year of ‘Selfies’ and just about everyone is involved. Just before the quartet and I presented the final performance of the night and delivered our goodbye speech, our Head of Year Ms Suri and Year Manager Ms Shah came together one final time to deliver a very heart-warming speech, and this was the moment I believe everyone realised that this amazing year group had now come to an end. As Ms Suri said ‘we have had our ups and downs, but as the cohort of 2014 we have remained strong and united.’ It was finally ending and to see how far we had come since we started felt like a great achievement. Once the formal part of the event had ended… parents, students and teachers were provided with snacks, the bar was open, and the photo booth in the reception area was always full of students and teachers with funny hats and wigs. It was amazing to see how everyone came together at that moment, afterwards parents, friends and relatives left, but the evening was far from over. The last part of the evening was by far the perfect send off. We pushed the chairs to one side, the DJ set the music up, and everyone was on the dance floor dancing the night away. I would like to thank everyone who came and contributed to this amazing evening and I wish everyone the best of luck. Thank you to our Head of Year and the year 13 team for giving us a great send off and for always having our best interests at heart. Without them this chapter would not have come to an end in such a heartfelt glorious way. Finally all I can say is...we came, we saw, we achieved. Sara Khan (Head Girl 2013-2014) 40