House Reports
talent. The Rise was admirably represented by Jodi Smith, Emily McDonald, Cassie Bythell and Eve Bracken in the Wind Band and Chapel Choir. We rounded off a very busy but fun term with our sumptuous house dinner. The girls and their guests enjoyed a fine event, the first to use the new foyer for pre-dinner drinks. The Head of House’s speech is usually the most nervous moment for house parents. Will their chosen leader display the wit, sense of affection of the house, knowledge of pupils and good sense for which they were appointed, or will the progress of western civilization be halted whilst in-jokes and vitriol are aired? Alicia Cranston set a new standard: sharp, witty and affectionate, and with a devastatingly accurate and pithy account of the year’s events, she managed to deliver a memorable speech which was entertaining, honest and quite remarkably delivered entirely in rhyming couplets. All the girls must be complimented on their elegance and style, and ability to walk in their spectacularly high shoes. Easter Term The typical cold, dreich, beginning to this new term could not dampen the spirits of the Rise girls and they quickly set about settling themselves back into their routines and preparing themselves for the new challenges ahead. The girls showed great team effort, determination and willingness to participate in the inter-house netball, swimming and squash. Very well done to Grace Moody, Lily Naylor, Emily McDonald Cassie Bythell, Alicia Cranston, Anna Fairbank and Tracy Yip who swam valiantly on behalf of The Rise.
participate in the York Spring and Summer Regattas as well as the National Schools’ Regatta. Remote was an exceptional and unusual play about a girl living in a tree and observing daily life from above. Maddie Day and Charlotte Hollinrake brought the characters to life superbly while Jodi Smith and Grace Moody were invaluable backstage. The performance of Mozart’s Missa brevis in F and Vivaldi’s Gloria at York University at the very end of term saw many of the girls singing in the School Choir, and playing in the Wind Band and Symphony Orchestra. This term also saw the controversy that was inter-house debating for both seniors and juniors. I was truly impressed by the eloquence with which the girls spoke and their thorough preparation. Although they did not make the final rounds they must certainly be congratulated on a wonderful team effort. Well done to Heather Lam and Wendy Wan in particular for their thorough and excellent preparation. Summer Term
Our rowers, Tracy Yip, Maddie Day and Jodi Smith, continued their excellent team efforts in the York Regatta, the Schools’ Head of the River Race in London, the schools’ competition at Yarm and on a trip to Ghent. Later on, in the summer term, the girls were to
Exams loomed as we returned from the Easter break and it was not long before the house became eerily quiet as many of the girls went home or shut themselves in their rooms in their rooms
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