LVS Ascot Year 13 students say goodbye

LVS Ascot Year 13 students said goodbye to each other and the school on Friday, May 26 at their Leavers’ Celebration Day in Windsor.

The traditional goodbye to school life finished with a service at Windsor Parish Church followed by afternoon tea and presentations at the Harte and Garter Hotel.

LVS Ascot Principal Christine Cunniffe said: "If you could highlight an LVS Ascot education in just one day this would be it.

“Our Year 13 students enjoyed a whole range of experiences and emotions, saved memories of their time and friendships together, and emerged ready to face life beyond the school equipped with the confidence, social skills and academic knowledge that will help them to be successful in further education and their careers."

A morning of inflatable ‘It’s A Knockout’ style games in LVS Ascot’s 25-acre grounds gave them plenty of excitement to begin their last day at the independent all-ability school.

They then dressed up for a poignant service at Windsor Parish Church, with farewell speeches from Head Boy Alistair Drape and Head Girl Jessica Tipping.

This was followed by afternoon tea and presentations at the Harte and Garter Hotel in Windsor, with lots of laughter as their teachers recounted many vivid memories created during the students’ time at the school.

This summer 80 students from the day and boarding school are leaving, with some having been at the all-through school since they were four, attending junior and senior school there before completing sixth form.

The students will return to school over the next few weeks to complete their A-Levels, hoping to follow the success of last year’s leavers who achieved LVS Ascot’s highest ever pass rate of 99.2% with 61% of the class of 2016 going on to their first choice university.