Year Book - Class of 2026

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Message from the Headmaster This yearbook marks the conclusion of an important chapter in the lives of a remarkable group of young people. For you, our Upper VI, it is both a celebration of all that you have achieved during your time at Peponi School and a record of friendships, memories, experiences, and moments that I hope will remain with you long after you leave these gates.

The Class of 2026 will, I suspect, be remembered not simply for its accomplishments, though there have been many. You have been a year group of talent, character, humour, leadership, and individuality. Across the classroom, on the sports field, within music and drama, through service, friendship, and the rhythms of daily school life, you have contributed enormously to the character and spirit of Peponi School.

Yet what has defined you most clearly has been the way in which you have carried yourselves during a year that brought extraordinary challenges. At the beginning of Trinity Term, our community faced a tragedy that was almost unimaginable. The loss experienced by the school, and particularly by your year group, affected us all deeply and, during that profoundly difficult period, the leadership shown by the Upper VI was exceptional. You demonstrated dignity, compassion, maturity, and quiet strength at a time when those qualities mattered most. In supporting one another, and in supporting the wider school community, you reminded us all of the importance of kindness, humanity, and togetherness.

Whilst we will never forget those whom we have lost, you have also shown that hope, friendship, and joy can still endure even in difficult times. That spirit

has remained evident throughout the remainder of the year in the laughter of boarding houses, the energy of school events, the camaraderie of sports teams, and the countless small moments that together define life at Peponi School.

As you now prepare to leave, you do so with my admiration, gratitude, and affection, together with that of the entire school community. Each of you will leave your own mark upon Peponi and each of you will carry something of Peponi with you into the future. I am immensely proud not only of all that you have achieved, but of the people you have become.

This yearbook captures only a small part of the journey. The memories, friendships, and experiences represented within these pages will, I hope, remain a source of happiness and reflection for many years to come.

I concluded my Prize Giving introduction with a few lines from C. P. Cavafy’s Ithaka and, as this is perhaps the book many of you will keep long after Prize Giving has passed, it felt appropriate to include those thoughts again here. Ithaka is a poem that feels especially fitting for you, our leaving Upper VI. At its heart, it reminds us that life is shaped not only by the destinations we eventually reach, but by the journey itself, the people who travel beside us, and the experiences that form us along the way. It is a poem about resilience, wisdom, friendship, and perspective. In many respects, it reflects the character and spirit you have shown throughout your time at Peponi School and particularly during a year that tested you deeply, whilst also revealing your compassion, courage, and strength of community.

Mark Durston Headmaster

Teacher Messages You were the class that was forever sizzling and leaving your mark along the way.May you continue blossoming and mapping your destiny far and beyond.

Thank you so much for all your energy ,creativity and commitment every single lessson for two years! I will miss you so much. You have been the dream drama team.

It has been a joy watching Shell C grow over the past five years into mature and independent individuals.

From classroom milestones to unforgettable trips and sleepless nights at Voyager and Naro Moru, the memories will always be cherished.

It was a true pleasure to get to know so many of you. I can only hope you return to see us at Peponi in years to come, with stories of growth and success!

As you step into this next chapter, remember that every challenge has prepared you for what lies ahead. The world is waiting for you. Go forward with courage, dream big, and believe in who you are becoming.

hope you all fail, learn from it quickly, and keep growing until you succeed.

Then find new challenges, fail again, and learn even more. Never stop learning, and never believe you have learned enough.

Life is short and the world is a large and fascinating place, see as much of it as your time and money allows. Wear sunscreen, it will do more for your skin than the most elaborate and expensive skincare regime in the world.

I hope this year you make mistakes, because in making mistakes you are trying, learning, growing, and changing your world.

So my wish for you is simple. Make mistakes.

Mrs Ayat a

Mr Ogodo

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You’ve left your mark here in ways big and small, now go out, leave even more marks on the world; wishing you all the very best.

Mr Mwendwa

This chapter closes, but your story is just beginning.

Walk forward with purpose, and trust in the person you have become. Be bold in your choices, steady in your values, and confident in

Mrs Githiga

Just as a teacher should always remain a learner, I encourage you to embrace opportunities, challenges and keep an open mind...I wish you all the very best!

Take pride in the challenges you have overcome, the friendships you have bulit and the memories you have created. We are proud of you, and will miss you dearly.

Mr Smith

Mrs Maina

Mrs Mugoh

It was a real pleasure to teach you. Keep reading; keep thinking and keep asking the important questions.

Mr Allen

Mr Wac

Go out and conquer the world with courage and purpose, always give your very best in all that you do, and never forget to be grateful for each new day—you will always have my pride and love with you.

Mrs Juma

From Shell induction, when Dominic suggested we watch LeBron’s Space Jam, to many memories on our school social media, it has been a journey of growth and unforgettable moments. Proud of what we shared and wishing you success ahead.

As you leave Peponi School, carry courage, curiosity, and kindness. Chase your dreams, learn from every setback, and know that you are capable of great success.

Mr Sabatia

Mr Buckley

I feel blessed to have been part of your journey. The Lord who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it. May He bring to fulfillment all that He has placed within you.

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Mr Henry

Mrs Buckley

Mr Massey

As you step out of Peponi, remember: this is not the end, it is your beginning.

Carry your lessons, chase your dreams, and do not be afraid to take bold steps.

The world is ready for your voice, your vision, and your journey. Make it

Mr Kiyimba

I am proud to see the young people you have become.

Talented, ambitious, and full of potential. As your school journey ends, a new chapter begins. I wish you success and happiness as you pursue your dreams and shape your future.

Miss Meruh

You’ve grown, achieved, and left your mark. Step forward with confidence, kindness, and courage—your journey is just beginning, and it’s going to be incredible. We’re so proud of you!

Miss Litoro

It has been a minute, but a colourful, resplendent one, full of life and memories. I enjoyed your company and the growth trajectory you have etched. May the Most High Yahuah order your steps and enrich your lives! Have the bestest that life can offer. Shalom!

Mr Mogere

Keep feeding the flame of your curiosity. It will open the doors to many more opportunities than any key that you can ever possess.

Mr Pallister

Who knew that those Sedge House babies would become bold, confident world-changers? Loved the “creative mistakes you made in Shell”! As you head to uni, trust

Mr J. Njoroge

You’ve all been such a valued part of this place, and it won’t be quite the same without you. I have enjoyed every bit of interaction with all of you. Take care of yourself out there, and don’t forget how much you’re capable of.

Mr Jeremy

To the class of 2026 To the class of 2026, Your journey at Peponi is now over.

What we leave behind is greater than we may ever fully know. Each of you has made an impact in your own way, on friends, teachers, staff, and the wider school community, and together you have shaped this place in lasting and meaningful ways. As one journey ends, another begins, bringing new challenges, fresh opportunities, and endless possibilities. Remember that every ending is simply the start of something greater.

Allow yourself the freedom to not have everything figured out yet, because truthfully hardly anyone does. Be open to new experiences, meet new people, and fully embrace the communities you are about to become part of. Many of us have known the same faces since prep school or even earlier, and while it is sad to part ways, it gives us a glimpse of just how big, beautiful, and full of promise the world truly is.

We have shared victories both big and small, learned from our mistakes, and grown not only academically, but as people. As we move forward, we should continue

to be the multi-faceted individuals this school has helped shape, carrying with us our curiosity, resilience, creativity, and the confidence to grow into whoever we choose to become.

No matter where life takes us, Peponi will always be a home to each of us. No distance or time can change the bond we share or the memories we carry with us.

Wherever we end up in the world, we will always have this place, and each other, to lean on, and to call home.

As Head of School, it has been an honor to represent a class filled with so much creativity and heart. Each of you have left your mark on this community, and together we’ve helped shape a school we’re proud to leave behind. Wherever we go, the Class of 2026 will always share this place, this time, and the memories that come with it.

Congratulations Class of 2026. May you keep striving, keep growing, and never forget how far you’ve come.

With Love,

Tamara Ali Head of School

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Who’s Most likely to... sleep in class

Mwema Mutinda

forget it’s mu�ti day & show up in uniform

Kiyan Shah

be a comedian

Kokaiya Pasha become successful

Darsh Shah

be a famous athlete

Samaanta Selvon

end up doing something completely unrelated to their A level

Katanu Muindi

Yzeera Sebunya drop out of uni & somehow win in life

be president

Aga Mlima be overly competitive during House events

Ascanio Tuccillo

argue with a teacher & somehow win

Nesa Kochhar

win an Oscar

Kaganzi Kiiza win a nobel peace prize

Thandie Muya

become the most responsible adult be a father first

Tanay Nayak

find each other in the future

break a world record

Kinuthia Waithaka Shehrinyuy Ngong & Dominic Busingye forever be the teachers pet

Thandi Rwego

Gabriel Leci De Boer become a teacher in Peponi

Amara Pannu

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Kiyan Shah Yousra Malik Ridhwana Ahmednasir Vedha Varanasi Tirth Shah Thandie Muya Thandi Rwego Temitayo Dortie Tavari Ashby Tanay Nayak Tamara Ali Shehrinyuy Ngong Kinuthia Waithaka Shayan Dewany Sarah Gana Samuel Boulanger

17. Sachintha Ranasinghe 18. Saanvi Vora 19. Saamanta Selvon 20. Rohin Sharma 21. Ria Jutley 22. Reeyan Gosrani 23. Marcia Kibuchi 24. Nesa Kochhar 25. Myles Povey 26. Mwema Mutinda 27. Melissa Muthama 28. Maya Kinuthia 29. Liz Afune 30. Lillian Opio 31. Gabriel De Boer 32. Adeife Oladiran

33. Ryan Pasha 34. Yzeera Sebunya 35. Kheya Shah 36. Keza Namuli 37. Kennedy Kigera 38. Kavata Muindi 39. Katanu Muindi 40. Kai Shah 41. Kaganzi Kiiza 42. Kaashvi Walia 43. Joy Kikuvi 44. Josianne Kusasira 45. Jeffrey Anyak 46. Jasmine Nsekela 47. Jaanvi Shah 48. Imani Njoroge

49. Harnek Singh 50. Dylan Combrinck 51. Dominic Busingye 52. Darsh Shah 53. Danielle Kavuma 54. Orebotse Bontle 55. Ascanio Tuccillo 56. Amgbu De Boer 57. Amelie Busingye 58. Amara Pannu 59. Aica Omulen 60. Aga Mlima 61. Adrian Wetende

To the class of 2026 Dear Graduating Class, This is a time filled with mixed emotions. It is a moment we have long anticipated, a milestone that marks the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. We celebrate your achievements, your resilience, and the journey that has brought you to this point.

But we also gather with heavy hearts.

As we stand here now, it is important to honour our departed colleagues, not only in silence or sorrow, but in the way we choose to move forward. Let us carry their memory with us: in our kindness, in our courage, and in the way we support one another.

Graduating class, life beyond these walls will bring both joy and challenge. If there is anything this moment reminds us of, it is that life is fragile and precious. Do not take your time, your friendships, or your

opportunities for granted. Speak the kind words. Take the chances. Be present.

You leave here not just with knowledge, but with shared experiences, some joyful, some painful, that have shaped who you are.

Let them guide you, strengthen you, and remind you of what truly matters.

As you step into the future, do so with purpose. Carry the spirit of those who have departed with you. Live in a way that would make them proud.

Today, we celebrate you. Today, we remember them. And today, we stand together, as a community, resilient and united. I am truly proud of everything you have accomplished and the resilience you have shown along the way.

Congratulations, Class of 2026. Your journey is just beginning, and the future is yours to shape.

David Kimani Head of Sixth Form

Every saint got a past, every sinner got a future. Every loser gotta win, and every winner gotta lose someday. They say it’s just a matter of time.” - J. Cole

Orebotse Bontle Ramphele

This was not like High school musical

Katanu Muindi

oh captain my captain, I shall be missed

Yzeera Sebunya

See you at the top, don’t be late! small statue, big dreams. Formally know as pocket rocket

Ria Jutley

Thandie Muya

Thank you ChatGPT

Sachintha Ranasinghe

With all due respect

Yousra Malik

One eternity later

Vedha Varanasi

everyone keeps telling me how my story is supposed to go… nah imma do my own thing.- Miles Morales

Thandi Rwego

Sometimes no respect is due

Kaashvi Walia

Focusing more on how my life feels than how it looks. #inmybagforme!

Maya Kinuthia

I learned from the mistakes of people who took my advice

Tirth Shah

if your will alone does not push you enough, be empowered by the will of those who don’t have what you have

Temitayo Dortie

Schools hard? Ask yourself if you’d rather cry in a bucket or a Bentley.

Stay safe.

Shayan Dewany

The world is not in your books and maps, but out there.

Tavari Ashby

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter.

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

I am rooted in strength, rising in purpose, and standing tall like the Samaán tree.

Saamanta Selvon

excellence is going the extra mile

Brevity is the soul of wit - so here’s my quote.

Nesa Kochhar

Comparison is the thief of joy

GONE, GONE/ THANK YOU

Sarah Gana

Tanay Nayak

Rohin Sharma

Myles Povey

Was here, did that, regret nothing No such thing as a life that’s better than yours

Samuel Boulanger

Love the life you live. Live the life you love

Saanvi Vora

Nothing changes, if nothing changes

Tamara Ali

You know, it's funny, when it rains it pours,They got money for wars but can't feed the poor - 2pac

Shehrinyuy Ngong

I don’t believe in regretsKate moss

Marcia Kibuchi

we choose lore

Reeyan Gosrani

Mwema Mutinda

Don't ask permission to fly. The wings are yours. And the sky belongs to no one

Melissa Muthama

Kinuthia Waithaka

live fast. Die young. Be wild. And have fun

Kheya Shah

I survived. Thank you God

Do what makes you happy, do what makes you smile, everybody's judging anyway, you're only here for a while. - Sauti Sol

Hey siri, play graduation by kanye west

if idiots could fly, then this place would be an airport.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value — Albert Einstein

Liz Afune

Lillian Opio

Kavata Muindi

Kai Shah

We had a destination LET WHOEVER THINK WHATEVER

Keza Namuli

No road left but the one that leads to the end

Kennedy Kigera

Ryan Pasha

Real eyes, realize, real lies Mordecai and Rigby

Kiyan Shah

Kaganzi Kiiza

May the rest of our lives be the best of our lives - Mamma Mia

Joy Kikuvi

In the darkest times, hope is something you give yourself. That is the meaning of inner strength

Josianne Kusasira

Skipped physics, cause I already knew I got the motion

Jeffrey Anyak

You is kind, you is smart, you is important

Jasmine Nsekela

be careful who you trust, salt and sugar look the same

Jaanvi Shah

We don’t know who we are. We don’t know where we’re from. All we know is that we woke up in a maze.

Dominic Busingye

If you know where we've been, you realize we have no idea where we're going.

Darsh Shah

Accept what is, let go what was, and have faith in what will be

Danielle Kavuma

I’m not Mexican because I can’t trust a word these josé

Ascanio Tuccillo

if you think about it it’ll be over in no time, and that’s life - frank ocean

Imani Njoroge

Abundance isn’t a mindset it’s a demand you place on reality.

Harnek Singh

Add colour to everything you touch

Leci De Boer

Preparation can only take you so far. After that, you've got to take a few leaps of faith.

Dylan Combrinck

When it rains, it pours. She like the way I rrrrrr

You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending

Amgbu De Boer

Ridhwana Ahmednasir

« How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard » Y+Z forever

Amelie Busingye

A man’s dream…never dies

Aga Mlima

apologising is for the weak and wrong which is why you should do it to me because you’re weak and wrong. and you dance badly -King Julien

In the same boat, our waters just different -Lucki

How to graduate? No glue,no borax

You don't realise the chapter your living in until it's the very last time you will ever get to live in it, so cherish each moment as a gift from God.

Amara Pannu

Aica Omulen

Adrian Wetende

Adeife Oladiran

DANIELLE & YZEERA

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