Plans are in full swing to give Year 11 students a spectacular send-off from school life with a leaving prom this summer.
Upper School staff are hopeful students will be able to enjoy a night of festivities with friends to celebrate moving on to the next chapter of their lives - having spent the vast majority of the past year working remotely from home amid the Covid pandemic.
Arrangements are already being made to host the prom at The Park Hall Hotel’s Grand Marquee on Thursday 1st July as long as national Covid restrictions are lifted as expected.
Mr C Rhodes, Highfields’ Raising Achievement Manager, said: “Students are really excited at the thought of enjoying some sociable time with their peers in a year which has kept most of them apart.
“They have been an absolute credit to the school during these unprecedented times, continuing to work hard to fulfil their ambitions despite a constantly changing situation which has seen them spend months working from home, without face-to-face interaction with their friends or school staff, and uncertainty over how they will be graded at the end of it.
“They really deserve to leave year 11 in style, and we are determined to make it happen.
“We already have the date and venue booked so as long as Covid restrictions are lifted as expected, it will be a fantastic send-off for them all.”
