Abingdonian 2018

77 www.abingdon.org.uk House Reports Baker and Jake Wallis proved formidable in the U15 competition, Joseph Betts swept to victory in the U15 squash, and the U18 swimmers took the swimming title in the school pool. December 2017 also saw the house’s first international trip, venturing to Sexten in the stunning Three Peaks region of the Dolomites for an amazing ski trip. 26 boys took to the empty slopes, all of contrasting abilities, and were an absolute credit to the School. They will be lucky to experience any better skiing conditions ever with amazing snow, beautiful surroundings, clear blue skies and almost empty slopes! Hopefully, the opportunity to repeat the trip in 2019 will be one that proves just as popular. The end of the year always brings with it inevitable changes in personnel. In the student body, we have been lucky to have so many fantastic ambassadors for the house and School, boasting more than our fair share of school prefects and one Head of School. To name but a few: Patrick McCubbin proved himself to be a fantastic Head of School and one of the most modest students to grace the House: Alexander Moss, William Stewart and Lafite Lo led the house admirably and are the most selfless young men you could wish to meet. I must also mention two young men, Evan Littler and Greg Davies, whose tireless attitudes and self- motivation throughout their final year saw them make fantastic strides, with well- deserved achievements in the Summer – they are examples to us all. We wish our leavers of 2018 all the very best for their very bright futures and look forward to celebrating the success of the remaining Austin House boys over the course of the next year. I would finally like to offer warm welcomes to Mr Allen, Miss Rocker-Cook and Mr Davies, who join the tutor team for the upcoming academic year. James Golding