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:
“A new disease? I know not, new or old,
But it may well be called poor mortals’ plague:
For, like a pestilence, it doth infect
The houses of the brain ...
Till not a thought, or motion, in the mind,
Be free from the black poison of suspect.”
—Ben Jonson (c. 1572–1637)
“The light by which we see in this world comes out from the soul of the observer. Wherever any noble sentiment dwelt, it made the faces and houses around to shine. Nay, the powers of this busy brain are miraculous and illimitable.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“The cart before the horse is neither beautiful nor useful. Before we can adorn our houses with beautiful objects the walls must be stripped, and our lives must be stripped, and beautiful housekeeping and beautiful living laid for a foundation.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)