HOUSE R EPORTS
The Grove Day Houses at St Peter’s are busy, surprising and diverse places. With 73 members of The Grove, there is always much going on and it is a job trying to keep a handle on even a fraction of it. The morning greetings which accompany signing in are often associated with the question “any news?” and this is often followed with the sharing of some great achievement, hitherto kept secret. This year we boast a remarkable array of talent among the Grovites seen in both their representation of the School, and crammed within the small amount of free time that St Peter’s pupils enjoy. Among our number we can boast karate players, trampoliners, footballers, horse riders, sprinters, actors, crossfitters, musicians, mountain bike riders, tennis players, dancers and even ferry operators who maintain their interests and social connections alongside the myriad of commitments required by the School.
“This year we boast a remarkable array of talent among the Grovites.”
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The Peterite 2018–2019
The Grove has enjoyed an outstanding set of Upper Sixth Form pupils this year who have lived by the spirit of the House and through their generous energy, have encouraged the rest to follow suit. From our first gathering at the House Barbecue in September, there was a clear sense that this was a group who were keen to embrace every member of the House, exemplified with the hiring of an unfeasibly large bouncy slide, somehow squeezed onto our
