Head Girl & Head Boy Reflections

Nina Brain, Head Girl

The past seven years at Kingswood have had such a massive impact on my life, for making me who I am today, and for that I’m so grateful. I know that Kingswood’s influence will stay with me for the rest of my life and continue to shape my future.

It’s so easy during term time to forget how fortunate we are to have such amazing teachers who go above and beyond to support us. This year, especially, they helped us all to grow in more ways than we realise; whether it was going above and beyond during online learning, supporting us through tough times, coaching us on the sports fields or preparing us for the next stages of our lives. The teachers at Kingswood have worked so hard this year, ensuring that we made the most of every opportunity, and I’m sure my whole year group would agree in saying what a privilege it has been to have them as our mentors.

Kingswood is a community filled with so many talented individuals, and there is always a space to show and develop these talents further. For me, sport was the biggest highlight of my school life. Being able to train and play with so many different people, whether it was playing with people a few years above or below me at evening hockey, or playing with my team, the sense of community and team spirit never failed to shine through! most of everything Kingswood has to offer. Whether it’s the sport, the friendships you make, or opportunities you seek – it’s all so worth it.

And specifically for the leavers – thanks for being such an amazing year group. We have managed to cram so much into our Kingswood life, from sports teams and socials, concerts, drama productions, House entertainments, school trips all over the world, I could go on and on. Our year has an incredible dynamic of people, with an amazing balance of characteristics. You are all such kind-hearted and driven people. I wish you all the best in the future, because each and every one of you deserve it. Even though it’s hard to think of leaving Kingswood, I can’t wait to see where the next stages of our lives take us and I am so grateful for everything this school has given us.

Tomiwo Owoseje, Head Boy

Can’t lie, it’s been a difficult year for everybody. We had three lockdowns, had to live in constant fear of being pinged by the evil Track and Trace and probably all have sore throats and noses from all the prodding from the Lateral Flows!

Besides all the stress from the panorama, Kingswood never managed to lose its heartbeat. From boarders compromising camping trips for volleyball tournaments to online games lessons. Big respect to everyone that worked incredibly hard to make this year as close to normal as possible.

Leaving kind of feels like moving out of a childhood home...

Kingswood has been my home for the past seven years and I’m truly sad to leave. It’s hard to think that a chubby not so little Year 7 with an oversized blazer (not as stylish as it sounds) and a mouth too big for his face could have made it this far, but I guess anything is possible with Wesley on your side. Leaving kind of feels like moving out of a childhood home, but to lots of us, that’s exactly what it has been – a home away from home. The time I’ve spent here with people I can call my family has been filled with incredible moments and memories that I will never forget.

To anyone reading this, if you’re still at school, do anything and everything you possibly can. It’ll be worth it when you’re leaving, trust me. If Nina said the same thing, she copied me.

It’s been a pleasure – miwo.

PREFECTS 2020-21

PR

Head Boy

Tomiwo Owoseje Head Girl Nina Brain Deputy Head Boy Ethan Hawtin Deputy Head Girl Evelyn Kerr Additional PR Rosie Bartlett, Ollie Tonge

HEAD OF HOUSE/PR

Fonthill Hall

Niamh Harding Harry Maskell Middle Edgar Mottershead Davies Summerhill Charlotte Houghton School Lizzie Narbett Upper Jim Bailey

DEPUTY HEAD OF HOUSE

Fonthill Isha Musominari

Hall

Tayo Sawyerr Middle Rohan Chhantyal Summerhill Hannah Kelly School Kate Hollywood Upper Max Mohr

HEAD OF BOARDING

Fonthill Eloise Penfold

Hall

Byron Chan Middle Ben Cox Summerhill Tatiana Fairley School Saho Kumagai

SENIOR PREFECTS

Fonthill

Lottie Blackmore, Izzy Coles, Charlotte Hall, Iris Marrack, Janice Ng, Ritika Shrestha

Hall

Sam Bernstein, Callum Chamberlain, Anson Chan, Aleks Chinchikov, James Hanley, Coleman Lee, Connor Neary, Thomas Walker

Middle

Marcus Brend, Joe Gould, Charlie Harden, Josh Nicholson

Summerhill Poppy Freeman, Selin Kucukcan, Imogen Leakey, Eleanor Phillips, AyoOluwa Thomas

School

Tiffany Aw, Halice Chung, Beth Harris, Emma Lamey, Amelie Morgan, Feyi Oke, Marianna Pankevica

Upper

Toby Bates, Nathan Bode, Jamie Dale, Angus Dickens, Will Gatehouse, Tim Green, Tom Lane Fox, Ollie Wood