Houses
The house system is a key part of the school community. It began in 1925, when the four houses were named after school governors; Chancellor, Hulton, Pennefather and Tancock. The four houses became three in 1986; C, H and S, standing for Chelmsford High School. A fourth house, G - standing for Girls' (making it 'Chelmsford Girls' High School') was added when the students on roll increased.
When new pupils enter the school they are split into houses randomly (until recently, students were put in a house depending on their surname) and this determines which tutor group they join (the first on the register goes to C, the second to G, the third to H and the fourth to S. Then the process repeat s- CGHS, etc.) - 7C, 7G, 7H or 7S. Throughout the school, they move up to 8C, 8G, 8H or 8S and so on. New entrants to the sixth-form and teachers are also given house assignments.
Recently, the houses were given the surnames of famous women and voted for the one they thought was the most inspirational to have representing their house:
Read more about this topic: Chelmsford County High School For Girls
Famous quotes containing the word houses:
“Strange that so few ever come to the woods to see how the pine lives and grows and spires, lifting its evergreen arms to the light,—to see its perfect success; but most are content to behold it in the shape of many broad boards brought to market, and deem that its true success! But the pine is no more lumber than man is, and to be made into boards and houses is no more its true and highest use than the truest use of a man is to be cut down and made into manure.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand:
Come and see my shining palaces built upon the sand.”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)
“Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty heart is lying still!”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)