This year's Inter-House competitons got underway with the popular Tug of War! 

 

The eagerly anticipated event (which took place on a non-uniform day) involved mixed teams of four girls and four boys from the three Houses - Kiplings, Roberts and Speakers.  The staff competition is always a particular highlight and a gallery of photos can be viewed below.

Speakers were the overall winners having won 4 of the 6 rounds, including the staff competition.

The next event was the Public Speaking Competition.

The Kiplings team

Each House had a team of five which included: a Team Captain from the Sixth Form; two junior speakers from Year 7 and one from Year 8 or 9 who each spoke for between 1 1/2 and 2 minutes on a subject of their choice; an intermediate speaker from Year 10 or 11 who spoke for between 3 and 4 minutes on a topic chosen from an extended list; a senior speaker from the Sixth Form who spoke for 4 -5 minutes on a topic chosen from a limited list.

The Roberts team with Mr Briggs

Once the Team Captain got things underway, the speakers could speak in any order.  Only cue-cards or basic notes were allowed and no visual aids were permitted.  After the final speech the Team Captain managed a question and answer session and then drew their team's presentation to a close.

The Speakers team

The speakers chose topics which included swimming, hippos in Kenya, health and fitness and back packing.  Roberts won 3 of the 5 rounds and were the overall winners.

The next inter-house competition will be "Bethany's Got Talent" on 19th November at 7.00 pm.  Tickets are £4 and are available now from the school office.

Image Gallery: Click any of the thumbnails below to see the full version.