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Since day one I have always looked up to the
House Captains. Until now, however, I have never
realised how much of a responsibility it is. When I
found out I was the new House Captain, only then
did I realise I will be representing and leading my
fellow Raeburners to help win multiple house cups.
That being said, I will savour every moment I have
left as a Junior School pupil and Raeburn House
Captain.
Cara Pentland
I always thought joining a new school would be
hard.
There would be so much change and I would
have to make new friends. But when I joined
Heriot’s at the start of P7, it wasn’t hard and I
thoroughly enjoyed my first term. I remember the
Phoebe Brown and Zac Peltenburg House Captain speeches at the start of the year –
It feels like I have achieved a very big goal in my as I have so many good memories. My first day is they were all amazing.
school life, and I look forward to doing my best for quite blurry, but the one thing I do remember is Shortly after that, lockdown hit us all again,
everyone in Greyfriars. that I really wanted to blend in so nobody would but it didn’t matter because I still had lots of fun
notice me. After attending Heriot’s for a while, I being part of the Heriot’s community. When we
got back into school, my class (the new class) were
Lauriston learned that it is better to stand out than blend in. told that, if we wanted to, we had the chance to
I learnt a lot in Middle Primary; some of my
Ceiba Colquhoun most ‘stand out’ memories were the trips to run for House Captain. I decided there and then I
I have had many amazing memories at Heriot’s Lendrick Muir and the Observatory. Upper Primary would give it a try… and it paid off!
Now I don’t feel like a newbie, but a trusted
and I do not think I have nearly enough printing felt slightly different as I became one of the member of the Heriot’s community, and am the
paper in my printer to put them all down here! ‘older kids’ and had to be more aware of my own shocked but delighted and proud owner of
I joined in P1 and I have made many forever- actions to set a good example for others. I have the title Raeburn House Captain.
friends along the way. One of my favourite still thoroughly enjoyed myself though.
memories was when we were on our skiing trip
in P6 (sadly there was no snow) and me and my
fellow cabin peers decided that we would make
our own orange juice. We each took an orange
at lunch, peeled them, mashed them up using
the equipment provided in our cabin and then
we drank the juice! I can tell you it was the most
refreshing drink that has been or ever will be
possible to drink!
When I heard the news that I had been elected
as a Lauriston House Captain – I just couldn’t
believe it. I had always looked up to the big
House Captains and thought I would love to get
the opportunity to be one in future. Fast forward
seven years and I’m sitting here at my laptop
writing about how it feels to be House Captain for
The Herioter!
Isla MacDonald Martin
I am extremely proud to say that I am a Lauriston Isla MacDonald Martin and Ceiba Colquhoun
House Captain! I started at Heriot’s this year,
but within the short amount of time I have been
here I feel very settled and have made lots of
new friends. Although I only started at Heriot’s
recently, every second I have spent here has been
incredible and each day is completely different.
Heriot’s is such an amazing community, a bit like
a huge family, and to have such an important
role is an honour. To be a House Captain means
so much to me, is a huge responsibility and is an
incredible honour.

Raeburn
Nathaniel Kwon
I joined Heriot’s in P3 and I have enjoyed my time
in the Junior School tremendously, and I have
mixed feelings about leaving the Junior School
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