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Convocation!

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On Tuesday September 28, 2023 all of Waynflete School gathered at Waynhenge and the Piney Woods. Goeff Wagg, the Head of School, gave us an opening speech for the start of convocation. Our school is a 125 years old this year so this was an extra special Convocation. 

Each division has a speaker and Ellie, our representative for 4-5 gave the second speech. Ellie shared about being with a community and being brave. After a few more speeches Geoff Wagg told us the teachers and advisors that have served Waynflete for many many years. John, the Computer Science and Design teacher, made a puzzle for all the teachers and advisors that served us for all those years. And since he’s an engineer, he made it light up in a Waynflete green. At Waynflete the oldest serving teacher was Susan Nelson who has been a teacher at Waynflete for 48 years! Geoff rang the gong to signal the end of convocation with the help of some students. 

We like Convocation because it is the the first time in the year we are all together as a whole school. 
By Katherine and Sylvan

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Convocation was our highlight so far in the school year. At Convocation, we celebrated the 125th birthday of Waynflete and there were WIC singers singing Taylor Swift's song Long Live. Convocation was in Waynhenge which is a grassy area above the Piney Woods. 

We heard from people who talked about their experiences at school and facts about Waynflete. Ellie our 4-5 classmate and Nancy our teacher from 4-5 talked about being learners here at school. My (Suzy) favorite thing was singing in WIC (Waynflete Intergenerational Chorus) and my (Baxter) favorite thing was listening to the WIC singers. 

Close to the end of convocation there was one of the youngest kids in the school, one of the oldest teenagers in the school and a student from the Middle School. Tipton was the Upper Schooler and it was cool to have her up there because her great grandparents gave the school the gong that the youngest rang. At the very end one of the people that work at the school took a picture of the whole school together and it looked like a forest of hands. It was so cool. 

Baxter and Susy

 


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