We are delighted to announce that Lilly R (Southgate, 12C) has been awarded first place in the House Creative Writing Competition for her poem ‘Ice Always Melts’. Second place was awarded to Devank S (Newgate, 9C) for ‘The Dream Unpledged’, and third place to Henry D (Eastgate, 12G) for ‘The Space Between Clouds’. Open to pupils in all year groups, the competition invited a response to the theme ‘I Have a Dream’. Entries explored a range of ideas, from personal ambitions and imagined worlds to reflective interpretations of dreaming.

You can read all three of the winning poems here.

Results

• 1st place – Southgate
• 2nd place – Newgate
• 3rd place – Eastgate
• 4th place – Westgate
• 5th place – Northgate

Well done to all pupils who took part. An impressive range of talent and ideas was on display, and the judges had an extremely tough time narrowing the field.

Pictured: First place winner Lilly (right) and third place runner-up Henry (left).