We have a school song we have to sing every end of term and when people are leaving:
The school distills the wisdom clowly gathered through the years,
From all the generations and by countless labours won,
So splendid is our heritage for we today are heirs,
Of mankind's thoughts and tested trughts, its store of wit and fun.
The wisdom of the scholars and the vision of the seers,
And from her well filled treasury, the school shall hand them on.
Chorus:
Then gather all together,
We who work to serve the nations,
From the knowledge we are gaining to protect earth we will try, (This line started with the word with up til y9, then they changed it. For no obvious reason)
And will strive to build a future,
Where the motto that we honour,
Shall re-echo as the girls who follow after make reply:
SINE LABE DECUS (this is usually shouted rather than sung. it means 'honour without dishonour)
Then if anyone hasn't yet lost interest... the second verse:
The school stands for the honour that is brighter than the flame,
The light we must not suffer to be sardkened or concealed.
Then may we through life's challeneges keep steadily one aim,
To follow and be faithful to the light to us revealed.
United in endeavour as united in our name,
We shall through life strive worthily for turth, and never yield.
and then repeat the chorus.
Was so sad in our leavers assembly when they played that. They wanted to scrap it, but the leaving y13 were too upset that they wouldn't get it at their final speech day, so we've kept it.