House System
Fort Pitt has a newly introduced House system. The Houses are:
Meaden (pink) Ryder (blue) Somerville (white) Westwood (red)
The houses are all named after famous and inspirational women:
- Deborah Meaden-A successful British business woman
- Sue Ryder- A British volunteer who led many charitable organizations
- Mary Somerville- A Scottish science writer and polymath
- Vivienne Westwood- A famous British fashion designer
The houses all compete in a wide range of events, which include; House Arts, Sports Day, Charity Events and various Inter-House Quizzes and Academic Events.
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Famous quotes containing the words house and/or system:
“A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that “the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it.””
—Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)
“The individual protests against the world, but he doesn’t get beyond protest, he is just a single protester. When he wants to be more than that, he has to counter power with power, he has to oppose the system with another system.”
—Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990)