Thought For The Day – Thursday 27^th February 2025

Representation is very important.

The word is derived from the Latin “repraesentare”, meaning “to make present, show and exhibit”.

Each day, we represent ourselves, our families, our school, our community and our values.

We represent these things in person and on-line. 

What we say, and what we do, says everything about us. And, in this process, we ensure others are represented, and lifted up,  too.

When the challenges come, and what they do not, we humbly represent our values. This is the foundation for everything in life.

Representation happens continually, and it happens everywhere, by so many people, though there are current examples at TBSHS.

Year 9 students in sitting their examinations, and Year 11 and Year 13, and Year 10 and Year 12 in preparing for their examinations, are representing.  If your name is on anything, you take pride in it.  You get as best results as you can, not just for yourselves, and your futures, but to say thank you to all who help on the way, including your families and schools (including the “Black and Gold Spirit of TBSHS).

Further, representing and treating our new school at TBSHS well  is the very least we can do for the opportunities it affords, by all who created it, which we are very lucky to have.  From Years 7 and 8, to Years 9-13, this occurs in lessons and around the school each day.

An inspirational group of students and staff after school yesterday showed true “Black, Gold and Green spirit”, picking up litter and tidying up the Saint James’ Park site around our new school.  Exceptional representation. 

Equally, continued thanks to the Modern Foreign Languages department for continuing to providing enriching cultural and linguistic opportunities. Well done to staff, students and families hosting students from our exchange and partner school in France this week.  We welcome our French friends.  Representation is global and international.

And national. On Sunday,  Year 10 students will play in an historic rugby semi-final for the school on Sunday.  The first ever national “rugby XV” semi-final the school has been represented in.   A wonderful and ground-breaking achievement.

The Music Festival continues this week and we are very grateful to the Music department, musicians and all visiting judges for another outstanding opportunity.  All those hours, days, weeks and years of such devoted learning and practice are represented by inspirational performances. There is often so much that goes into the representation we see that words cannot describe.

Representation occurs locally. On Thursday next week,  Interact students will represent the school in helping organize, and perform in, a joint Interact charity “Showcase” at Hockerill Anglo-European College in Bishop’s Stortford.

On the Inset Day, before half term, all the secondary school teachers of Bishop’s Stortford and Sawbridgeworth gathered in one place to represent their great local area, and their profession, and reflect on further improvements for a brilliant education.

Keep representing. 

Show up and shine out.