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HOUSE SUMMARIES

Exham

his has been a very enjoyable, regionals on goal difference. Another
exciting and interesting year, great achievement was the Chapel
T full of sport, trips and fun. House Choir’s performance at the Carol Concert
day was a highlight for us all, as we had in December.
a really good time camping out at Park
Close and playing new sports with our This year marks the end of Mr Tuthill’s spell
friends. House dance this year was amazing, as Head of Lower School. He’s been in charge
as we got Dominos pizza and a fun photo booth. for four years at Exham and Park Close. Next
The theme was Netflix, which opened the doors year, Mrs Cochran takes over as Head of Lower
to many different outfit ideas. We think this year has School and Mrs Heathcote steps up from being Assistant
been very productive as a house, as we have entered lots of Housemistress to running Park Close. We wish everyone well.
new competitions against the senior houses. For example,
house music, in which we came second in the instrumental Emma McGowan and Jake Faithfull, Second Form.
section; house drama; and house sailing, where we came
fourth overall. Sports day was very enjoyable, as we all got to
compete against our friends, in front of our parents.

In January, we had a very interesting trip to the RSC
in Stratford to watch A Christmas Carol, which was an
exciting experience. We found the acting amazing and
inspirational. A few people from Exham have participated
in shooting and did extremely well, coming first in the
national championships. Another highlight was all the
amazing fixtures against other schools in which all our
teams played very well in rugby, hockey, netball, cricket and
tennis. The girls U13A hockey team came third in the county
championships, only missing out on progressing to the
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