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EDITION 170 9th December 2022
The weekly newsletter for the Holyport College family
Merry Christmas from our Head As we enter the Christmas holidays, I would like to wish our whole community a very happy and restful Christmas: this has been a hugely busy and successful term for our whole school community and our students have certainly earned a break! There have been many great things to look back on this term: fantastic teamwork on the sports field; a huge range of trips and activities both locally and internationally; the phenomenal success of our World Scholars' Cup teams; community events such as Nations Day and our Christmas carol service and the huge array of opportunities offered to our boarders on a weekly basis. The highlight for me this term however has been something which I sometimes take for granted but was reminded of when I popped into Londis in Holyport this weekend to pick up some cat food wearing a branded College hat. The owner of the shop recognised me and took time to tell me how wonderful our students were when they went into the shop after school: always courteous, always kind and always respectful. Likewise, every time I show visitors around the school (education professionals, prospective parents, governors or applicants for teaching posts), the one comment they always make is regarding how well behaved, kind and hard-working our students are. I would therefore like to thank all of our students for being such wonderful people and all of our families for the support they give (particularly when things go wrong) to ensure that the school which our kids experience is a calm, kind and happy one. Wishing you all a very happy Christmas! Ben McCarey Head
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