Portmuthian 2021

Page 89

Smith House

After another very difficult year for House activities and involvement it was such a pleasure to see Smith pupils give their best in different competitions and contests. Maisie English won the House Drama monologue and Phoebe Clark and Poppy-Rose Banton produced an excellent duologue that was of a very high standard.

HOUSE NEWS

Smith. I was so encouraged to see the number of pupils, who at the last minute volunteered to run the 1500m or throw a javelin because there was a space. Year 10 were our best performers coming 2nd overall by only one point. This was an excellent performance considering the small number of girls that were available to compete on the day.

House cooking was a new competition that was born out of remote assemblies. Eni and Fola Odofin were our first participants but Lavinia Montgomery and Will Hicks produced the winning entry in the House Captains cookoff. I can attest to how good their breakfast was.

My sincere thanks go to Will and Lavinia for the great job they did as House Captains. I look forward to a return to House Assemblies and the usual competitions next year and being able to meet as a group once again. Andrew Seddon

The highlight of the year was defending our House Music crown. Habina Seo and Jay Pasricha did a phenomenal job organising and putting together an outstanding ensemble and house entry remotely. Habina’s technical work to piece together the entry was superb and I’m incredibly indebted to her for her time and effort here. The end of the Summer Term allowed the return of Sports Day, which is always a great opportunity for lots of pupils to represent 87


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page 126

Careers and Universities

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pages 120-121

A Level Geology

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pages 116-117

Ithaka Prize

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pages 112-113

Exceptional IB Results

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pages 114-115

Sparking Every Interest

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page 102

Year 10 Taster Day

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page 103

Community Action Workplace

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page 101

New Prefects for 2022

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Special Collections

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page 97

Learning to Negotiate: Heart toHeart

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page 96

House Drama

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pages 94-95

Whitcombe House

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page 91

Smith House

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page 89

Grant House

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Latter House

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page 88

Duke of Edinburgh Award

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pages 84-85

Cricket

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pages 73-82

Archaeology in Kent

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page 83

A Sporting Spirit

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page 69

Solem Quartet Composers Workshop

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pages 60-61

Arabian Nights

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pages 56-57

Coming Back to Sport

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page 70

Text into Performance

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page 55

The Annual PGS Library Writing Competition

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page 54

Art & Biology Team Up for Competition

4min
pages 49-53

A Tribute to David MacDonald

2min
page 43

Engineering Gold for

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pages 46-48

Staff Leavers and Joiners

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pages 38-42

Art Club

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Design & Technology

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pages 44-45

Stock Market Club

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Geo Club Collaboration

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page 33

Portsmouth Point: Thanks a Million

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Chasing The Sun

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Citizenship Day

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Record-breaking Fundraising Success

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PortsFest: Sea Shanty Sensation

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Success at UKMT Senior Maths Challenge

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Geography Club

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page 32

Giving Day Radio

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page 20

Record-Breaking Donation for Wilkie Scholars

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Diversity and Inclusion

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page 13

Chancellors of the Future

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page 15

Destined for Success: Destiny Elected to Youth Parliament

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pages 10-12

Dr Cotton’s Review

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Welcome

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LGBTQ+ Symposium

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Celebrating the First-Ever Giving Day

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