SPEECH DAY FOR THE CLASS OF 2021

On Thursday 7th April, we held the annual Speech Day to celebrate the Class of 2021. The evening began with some light refreshments, followed by an awards and prizes ceremony and an address from our inspirational guest speaker, Anna Fielding (OV). Anna was formally the CEO of the Finance Innovation Lab and is currently Chair of the Economic Change Unit, a non-profit organisation working for a fairer economy. Thank you so much to Anna for attending.

Well done to all the winners of awards, and to the entire Class of 2021 for their dedication throughout what was a hugely challenging season during 2019-2021. Freddie Coleman was the winner of the prestigious Eddowes Prize. This award goes to the student who, in the eyes of the staff has made the greatest contribution to the good of the school by example and participation throughout his or her school career. We hope that students will take forward what they have learnt at Vesey. Keep in touch!

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We asked the new School Captains to introduce themselves, tell us their favourite food (important, of course) and tell us more about their plans for Vesey.

Hi, my name is Darlina and I am one of the School Captains at Bishop Vesey Grammar School. My favourite food has to be freshly-baked chocolate chip cookies. Nothing can beat having them on a movie night: homemade and straight out of the oven. I am also a big fan of anything spicy though - hence my love of Nando's.

One of my favourite moments at Vesey so far has to be the 'Walk to Ukraine' . The sense of community was so strong. I enjoyed laughing, chatting, and passing around a rugby ball with my friends while we lapped the fields. It was a scorching hot day though, and I remember people passing around my sunglasses and a bucket hat to keep cool. It felt very rewarding to see how much money we had raised to go to such a good cause by the end of the day. We also made it onto ITV!

I applied to be School Captain because I wanted to give back and leave my mark on the school. I would like to help next year's L6th like U6th officers helped us, because I know without people like that, I would not have settled in as fast. I want to open up more opportunities for more people to enhance the Vesey experience for all.

One of the main goals I want to implement in my role is that of 'smarter education' . This would revolve around focused PSHE lessons, financial education, continuing increased diversity in the curriculum, a greater availability of sport options, and building on career support. Another one of my aims would be to cultivate our Vesey community even further. This would involve more social events, including more opportunities with Old Veseyans, charity-related occasions, and further networking opportunities.