As you can see from the pictures, girls' ideas for charity raising yesterday morning yielded a lot of laughter which was followed by helpful community service on the river banks. Thank you so much to our wonderful year 12s, supported by Mr. Hughes, for running the events of yesterday and for keeping morale high when everyone was tired.

House BBQ 

Pimlico House spirits rose to new heights in the evening as girls celebrated their year of achievements in the 2000s themed House BBQ. The Disco Dome and Pictionary (using a 6-foot long pencil!) proved particular highlights as did 'Just Dance' in the Grove Common Room. As I spoke to the House and gave out awards, I reflected on some of the (many) things that have made me so proud this year. Along with individual and House achievements, girls were commended for their resilience, ability to learn from mistakes, effort in trying new things and their kindness, examples of which I have observed on multiple occasions.

Very sad to say goodbye to Mr. Hughes who has spent two incredible years with us, I would also like to thank him again for all he has done for Pimlico and the sixth form tutor groups he's looked after. We wish him well as he heads across the road to Poole House in September. With no less sincerity, I thank my wonderful team of staff in Pimlico House for all their incredible hard work in ensuring the House runs as it does. Thanks too to the outgoing monitor team as well as those coming in. Matilda A will be remembered fondly for all her energy and ideas as Head of House, her musical skills and the singing that has flooded these corridors since her earlier years. I wish her and her brilliant team very well. 

We finished speeches by saying goodbye to Izoenn H; Lola B; Louise B; Julia A; Bethany N; Clemmie W; Maria B; Sophia M; Hannah T; Varia V; Yi Chern C and Alva W in years 8-12. We wish our leavers the very best as they start new chapters elsewhere and hope they will retain very happy memories of their time here. 

Of course, this also goes for all of the Upper sixth. This is a big moment for them and Robert Frost's poem 'The Road Not Taken' seemed a fitting way of acknowledging this last night. I hope that our sixth form girls will feel that the confidence they've built over their years in Pimlico will enable them, in the years to come, to be who they are meant to be. 

I urge them to be courageous and to hold strong to the values we teach, here in Pimlico. Destitutus ventis, remos adhibe.