The Abingdonian 2019

82 The Abingdonian School House Looking back at the year which has just gone by, it is fair to say that School House has enjoyed some truly memorable moments. Building on an impressive second place in last year’s House Singing Competition, we were able to recapture our title-winning form this year with the song The Greatest Show , from the film The Greatest Showman . Although other houses may have been somewhat aggrieved by the boisterous celebrations and questions over whether Alec de Jongh sabotaged Crescent’s performance, we did not care one bit as Marcus Kam lifted that trophy aloft for the team. Many thanks go to Marcus and Alec for leading that trophy charge, as well as to all the other members of the house, who sang loudly, if not accurately, on their way to victory. House Singing aside, the year has been filled with numerous other highlights which we can fondly look back on. The annual Work Exhibition returned, showcasing all the best creative work which the house had to offer. Ranging from artwork to revision notes, it was clear to see that members of School House always take great pride in their work and were rightly praised by their peers and teachers within the house with the gift of a good quality Mars bar. Other memorable highlights have included tutor group quizzes in the Hospitality Suite on Wednesday afternoons, with questions ranging from which teacher was featured in various baby pictures to pop culture and sport. There was no shortage of shouting answers out and teams are still waiting to hear the results from the latest quiz any day now. Another stand-out moment for the house was the Road Relay, back for its 50th run, after extensive roadworks prevented the occasion from happening in 2018, and School House flocked to the Albert Park course in their swathes, with record numbers participating overall within the school. Special mentions go to Simon Maddison, Thitipat Ditrungroj and Nicolas Markham who all volunteered to run twice in place of absences within their respective teams, displaying once again School House’s ability to work together in times of need. Earlier in the year, a band of School House members also decided to run together for the charity walk (a ten mile run which may have slightly exceeded the ten miles stated by the PE Department). The group was made up of elite runners in the form of Matthew Kunov, Tristan Tsoi, Simon Maddison and Marc Tuazon. Although communication was poor and the group