On 17th June, in keeping with the tradition of the school, we watched girls from Years 8 and 9 perform short plays in Latin from the Cambridge Latin Course.

Classical plays and reading competitions have a long history at Francis Holland School. The competition for Latin was established in the 1930s, and the Sheila Griffiths memorial fund gave money to fund a prize for Latin verse-speaking, known as the Lauda Sion prize. The supportive atmosphere was one of celebration and the girls enjoyed themselves immensely. The Latin language certainly did not seem dead in SW1!

It was a very difficult task for Mrs Christou and Dr Hayes to decide on the winners, as the standard was so high.

Year 8
Winners: Layla; Helena; Clemmie; Sophia; Scarlett
Highly Commended: Saskia; Lina; Beatrice

Year 9
Winners: Raphaella; Grace; Caley; Palmer
Highly Commended: Sabrina; Victoria; Teresa

A huge thank you to all involved for their hard work and commitment.