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PRIZE GIVINGWe were delighted to welcome Mrs Marina Gardiner Legge, Headmistress of Oxford High School, to our Year 6 Prize Giving.Prize Giving opened with a welcome from our Headmistress, Mrs Gater, followed by %u2018Solfeggietto%u2019 by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, played by Zoe, our Music Scholar, who gave an impressive performance of a very difficult piece and, what is more, without the aid of sheet music!Following a report on the School Year from Mrs Gater, it was time for the presentation of awards. All of Year 6 were recognised individually for helping to make High March the very special place it is with each and every girl being awarded at least one cup. As is customary, the outgoing Head Girls, Elisa and Sienna, presented cups to our new Head Girls, Sasha and Olivia, who will be taking over in the September 2025 academic year. We were then treated to an inspirational speech from Mrs Gardiner Legge in which she shared her experience of preparing for and competing in the London Marathon following a challenging time in her life when she had suffered a serious illness. After a lovely performance of %u2018Tiny Feet%u2019 by Audrey and Etta, it was time for one of the highlights of the afternoon: the Head Girls%u2019 speech. Elisa and Sienna fast forwarded to 2130, in appropriate costumes, of course, and shared some personal and, at times, hilarious views of life at High March, including some rather interesting observations of certain members of staff%u2026It was a fabulous occasion and one that Year 6 and their parents will remember for many years to come.26