For Huddy C (First Form), the welcoming atmosphere has made an immediate impression:
“Westminster House is so friendly, everybody makes friends so quickly and welcomes all people, no matter where there from or what they believe. There is a true family spirit in the house, nobody seems alone or unincluded and everybody has everybody’s back. Although it must have been a big change from Sutton House to Westminster, people seem to take the change as a chance to experience a completely different way of boarding. As the sign by Centre Block states, ‘This is a school where nobody is as important as everybody.’ This rings true in Westminster too, for it is a family, a family of friends, a family of laughs and a family that even when you’re blue, will make you smile.
I know I have only been attending this school and the Boarding house for two weeks, and I know that I am writing this like I know the school like the back of my hand, which I don’t, but when I am lost, whether mentally or physically, I know I can always turn to the house for help.”
Iskra J (Upper Sixth) reflected on the emotions surrounding the move and the excitement of new beginnings:
“When we first heard the news about moving to a different boarding house, we could only think of how weird it was going to feel living anywhere else but Sutton. With so many great memories which had shaped our experience of the house to look back on, everyone anticipated with worry, yet strange excitement for such change.
We managed to settle in nicely, and among the familiar faces of the old house, many new were introduced. Westminster House has got many rooms, thus offering the chance for more girls to join in to our community.
It will take some of us time to get used to the fact we’re now in this boarding house, which we remember every time we find ourselves walking towards the Sutton gates! I’m looking forward to making memories with my housemates and beginning a new chapter for the girls’ boarding”.
Together, their reflections capture the spirit of the move: a fond farewell to a much-loved House, balanced with excitement for the friendships, memories and traditions that will be created in Westminster House for years to come.
