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 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.

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 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.

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