This edition of the Shebbearian marks the end of Pollard’s second year as a co-educational house. Two years ago I set the goal to forge a true identity for our house and the Pollardians within it. I am pleased to say this has now most certainly emerged and it’s great to hear pupils and staff alike talking about what we stand for as a collective. Prior to our first Pollard House Dinner held in March, I asked the house members to write down what they thought we stood for and I thought I would share some of these thoughts with you all now.
Pollardians believe we are proud, and this is clear when house mates support their peers in our house competitions. We believe we are honest, a house that holds our hands up when we don’t quite meet the standard and we reflect on the ways to improve. We get stuck in, you only need to view our sports day sign up sheet completed in record time to know this is truly the case. We are a family, within the Shebbear community, who rally around each other, support each other through good and bad, and come together to celebrate our successes.
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It was also interesting to read about the not-so-goods. One suggested we are grumpy - yes, at times, we can all be! But with the support of those around you we can all brighten each other’s day. We are opinionated - EXCELLENT! Channelled in the right way and through the right forums we will make our community a better place to be, a job our school council members have performed impeccably. And, apparently, we are suck ups - well, if it gets you where you need to be…
