Houses
Pupils at the School are divided into the following Houses:
- Bannerman, for Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. (Red)
- Clyde, for Lord Clyde. (Blue)
- Law, for Andrew Bonar Law. (Green)
- Moore, for Sir John Moore. (Yellow)
The School operates a house competition, and pupils may earn points for their house through excellence in areas such as sports, music, academia. The current holder of the overall house championship is Moore House. The Junior School Houses take their names from British lifeboats: Broughtyferry (red), Campbelltown (blue), Lizard (green) and Longhope (yellow).
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Famous quotes containing the word houses:
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—John Steinbeck (1902–1968)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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—Mary Heaton Vorse (1874–1966)