House Competitions

Juniors Seniors

Newly elected Junior School House Captains

Congratulations to our newly elected Junior School House Captains. They have each led their Houses in several competitions this term, including tug of war, timetable rockstars, House poetry, a bake-off and house fixtures in hockey and Tag rugby.

As the term ended it was a close-run thing but Derry House emerged with the highest number of House points going forward to the Spring term.

Tug of War

We kicked off the year’s Senior House Competitions with the highly anticipated Tug of War. After five very competitive afternoons, including an incredibly amusing staff event, it was Jenyns that secured the first House victory. Well done to 7ZER who won the inter-form competition.

Bake Off

The level of talent and effort was extraordinary. From beautiful tribute cakes to Queen Elizabeth II, to a cauldron cake, our students really did create some showstoppers! However, it was Nechells that came out on top, thanks to Year 11 student Amarachi’s spectacular three-tiered creation. 7ZER won their second inter-form competition with Arjun Dhaliwal’s royal bake.

In celebration of National Poetry Day

The next competition was House Poetry. Students were given a theme and had to quickly create a poem using only words cut out from newspapers. We were joined by hip hop educator, Breis, who chose Offley as this year’s winners. This time it was 7RJP who took the inter-form gold.

Pumpkin carving competition

At the end of October, we celebrated Halloween with the annual pumpkin carving competition. Spooky pumpkins lit-up Big School, and it was Olivia Hobbs’ exquisite Haunted House design that secured the win for Nechells. Bobby Ash-Morgan struck gold for 7ZER with his cannibal pumpkin.

House Shout!

Lastly came the inaugural House Shout with all students coming together on stage to peform a song of their choice. In the qualifiers it was Nechells v Offley and Jenyns v Moreton; with Nechells and Moreton progressing to the grand finale. On finals day, Nechells came out on top with their energetic rendition of I’m Still Standing