Farewell Year 13

We have had three celebratory occasions for our Year 13 leavers. The first of these was ‘The End” which was performances and prizes from students and staff to mark the last day of school. On this day the students left messages on a giant banner and had a fantastic lunch which was organised by our PTA. This was a marking of the last day of lessons at SIS.

On Friday 24 May was the Year 13 Dinner Dance which was held at City Garden Hotel in North Point. This was a very grand affair with photographs and memories being shared throughout the evening. The evening was hosted by the Heads of House and many staff attended. Parents were invited for the first part of the evening.

Monday 27 May was Commencement which is the last official day the students would be in the school and it was a celebration of all they have achieved throughout their time. Ava Kim and Rahul Sharma were the Valedictorians for The Class of 2019.

Mr Andrew Gardner was our Guest Speaker. Andrew is an alumnus of 1993, who studied at South Island School for seven years, and in his final year served as Deputy Head Boy. Andrew’s family have been very active members of our school community with both parents being on the Parent Support Group and Mr Richard Gardner being the Chair for many years. Andrew is currently the Senior Pastor of The Vine Church, a multi-cultural and multi-generational international church based in Wan Chai.

There were several guests of honour including Mr Nick Phillips, Chair of School Council; Mr Adam Hughes, Director of Education at ESF; Ms Sandra Webster, Principal of Bradbury School and Ms Karla Lee, Chair of our Parent Teacher Association as well as all the Heads of House and Tutors.

All three occasions were very memorable and gave the year group a great farewell. We wish them success in their examination results in July.

Annette Chapman
Vice Principal