House Reports

TYPE OF FEATURE School House Report

School House has been a chilly one so far this term but the movie nights cuddled up in blankets with dozens of snacks seem to be helping!

Not sure where to order a takeaway from? The Year Tens can help with that! Here are five top takeaway places picked by our Year Tens (they are the experts): Taco Bell - cheap Prezzo – good pasta Pizza Express McDonald’s

Papa John’s

Going back to before the Christmas break, we had our Christmas party with the prizes given out for the best decorated doors with Tess Garrett taking first prize and Millie Grantham taking second. The weekends have been busy as relaxing spa evenings and tie dyeing regularly take place for the whole house (with prosecco for the Upper Sixth!) which have helped to give the Year 11s a break from revising for their mocks exams!

We have also just had a great team of School House representatives running in the Sussex Schools Cross Country Competition with Lisa Shi coming third in her division!

The house hats were also given out at the Christmas party whilst watching some very entertaining performances such as a nativity from the upper sixth and some very entertaining dancing!

An incredible effort from Tess!

HOUSE REPORTS Wargrave House Report

I think it’s fair to say Wargrave House was privileged to have an exceptional Christmas evening,

courtesy of Mr Spiers, that consisted of firstly the House Book tradition where a book from the early 20th Century was used. The awards were dished out during for various accolades such as for sport and academics, but the most comedic award went to Toby Bright who was given a hoover for having the messiest room in the house. However, House Book did not come before the infamous Annual House Pool Plate and Cup Finals of which Brooke Haycock and Mr AT Roberts came out on top. The pool competition provided great entertainment for the Wargrave household as the pool table was pushed into the middle of the common room with Wargravians situated in a big circle surrounding said pool table. This would have been intimidating for contestants although their confident entrances with variously different lighting arrangements and cheering from the crowd would have said otherwise. On the other hand, the hog roast in typical Wargrave tradition seemed to progressively bring about a smile on the runners ups’ faces due to the quality of the food.

After a substantial Christmas break and time with families, I am sure that the whole of Wargrave are refreshed and ready to kick on in the new year and more importantly the beginning of the Lent Term.

HOUSE REPORTS Watt House Report

Watt House ended last term with the wonderful

Christmas party. The laughter could be hear d from miles around, and our thanks go to the diligent organisers who did an incredible job with the activities that were chosen. Some of the activities included ‘chubby bunny’, the ‘after eight’ game and the infamous ‘decorating a person like a Christmas tree’, very festive! All games were an undeniable success, and all involved were still talking about the party for days after.

Within Watt House, it’s been a case of ‘all hands on deck’ as Watt busily prepares for the annual house review. Each year group have been tasked with preparing a year group piece. Year Nine have opted for comedy skits in three groups; the scripts include one by Catherine Tate and another created by a Watt student. The Year Tens have also chosen a bake-off skit which already promises to be amazing. The Year Elevens have made time in their busy schedules to showcase a ‘sofa-dance’ video, fulfilling two purposes as it also helps Millie White gain her Gold Arts award. The Year Twelves have created an artistic masterpiece in the form of a spectacular dance act which is bound to be an incredible success. Setting the bar even higher, our Year Thirteens are producing a film that is set to be premiered at the revue. To help the evening flow, there promises to be further group and solo effort throughout the evening. The night will finish with the winning house song “Pompeii” by Bastille from the House Singing Competition. The night has all the hallmarks of a resounding success, and we look forward to an enjoyable evening for all who attend.

With news of personal achievements to celebrate, we should recognise Millie White who is set to compete in the champions of champions dance competition in Blackpool over the 22nd and 23rd of January. A busy weekend awaits for her, and we keep our fingers firmly crossed.