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Emily Scozzi
2008-2010
"Joining Martlet meant being part of a new family, having unlimited academic support and spending day & night with your best friends - what more could a teenage girl ask for? Being in the annex, a group of 8-10 girls, also was also great stepping stone from home to university."
Sarah McNally
2011-2016
"I formed some of my closest female friendships in Martlet. These have stood the test of time and we still enjoy reminiscing over the laughter and the tears that we shared together during our teenage years."
Chloe Sweetland
2011-2016
"Martlet was my home and I will always cherish the memories made there. To me, the epitome of Martlet was our attitude to 'House Shout' - we took the 'Shout' part very seriously. It didn't matter that we always came last out of the girls' houses, and below a number of the boys, we had fun. Of course, there was the one year we decided to defy expectations and actually sing: we didn't win but we celebrated second as the greatest victory."
Emily Scozzi
2008-2010
"Joining Martlet meant being part of a new family, having unlimited academic support and spending day & night with your best friends - what more could a teenage girl ask for? Being in the annex, a group of 8-10 girls, also was also great stepping stone from home to university."
Sarah McNally
2011-2016
"I formed some of my closest female friendships in Martlet. These have stood the test of time and we still enjoy reminiscing over the laughter and the tears that we shared together during our teenage years."
Chloe Sweetland
2011-2016
"Martlet was my home and I will always cherish the memories made there. To me, the epitome of Martlet was our attitude to 'House Shout' - we took the 'Shout' part very seriously. It didn't matter that we always came last out of the girls' houses, and below a number of the boys, we had fun. Of course, there was the one year we decided to defy expectations and actually sing: we didn't win but we celebrated second as the greatest victory."
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