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On the final day of term, in the strangest of years, we said farewell to our Year 6 Leavers in a socially distanced ceremony, sadly without parents, on the steps of Prior Park Mansion.
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![Drama success at Mid-Somerset Festival for George!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584524352/priorparkcollegecom/kfpk5jdmc99snn15g0pp/George-Fox_edit.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584524352/priorparkcollegecom/kfpk5jdmc99snn15g0pp/George-Fox_edit.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1584524352/priorparkcollegecom/kfpk5jdmc99snn15g0pp/George-Fox_edit.png","width":800}])
Pupils from The Paragon have had a very exciting week competing at The Mid-Somerset Festival.
![Joyful Noise success at Mid-Somerset Festival]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584524451/priorparkcollegecom/fpa156ogrwjyk6ls7oad/JoyfulNoise_edit.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584524451/priorparkcollegecom/fpa156ogrwjyk6ls7oad/JoyfulNoise_edit.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1584524451/priorparkcollegecom/fpa156ogrwjyk6ls7oad/JoyfulNoise_edit.png","width":800}])
Joyful Noise, The Paragon's audition choir, and Mrs Kettlety were delighted to be presented with a trophy yesterday for their performance of 'The Coffee Canon' and 'Shalom Chaverim' at the Mid-Somerset Festival.
![Celebrating the joy of reading at The Paragon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584524558/priorparkcollegecom/mnaohl7kodoaz9gq2cmf/JoyofReading_edit.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584524558/priorparkcollegecom/mnaohl7kodoaz9gq2cmf/JoyofReading_edit.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1584524558/priorparkcollegecom/mnaohl7kodoaz9gq2cmf/JoyofReading_edit.png","width":800}])
The Paragon was immersed in a celebration of reading this week, with visiting authors, illustrators and theatre practitioners bringing books alive for the school.
![Pancake races in the rain!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584522544/priorparkcollegecom/ocbck0jh972fnvgfqcvq/PancakesintheRain.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584522544/priorparkcollegecom/ocbck0jh972fnvgfqcvq/PancakesintheRain.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1584522544/priorparkcollegecom/ocbck0jh972fnvgfqcvq/PancakesintheRain.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1584522544/priorparkcollegecom/ocbck0jh972fnvgfqcvq/PancakesintheRain.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1584522544/priorparkcollegecom/ocbck0jh972fnvgfqcvq/PancakesintheRain.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1584522544/priorparkcollegecom/ocbck0jh972fnvgfqcvq/PancakesintheRain.jpg","width":2200}])
Heavy downpours on Tuesday did little to dampen team spirit in The Paragon's annual Interhouse Pancake Race.
![Appointment of new Head of The Paragon School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582562711/priorparkcollegecom/vlogo1xotzuyw1ohlsxs/Rosie-Allen-pic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582562711/priorparkcollegecom/vlogo1xotzuyw1ohlsxs/Rosie-Allen-pic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582562711/priorparkcollegecom/vlogo1xotzuyw1ohlsxs/Rosie-Allen-pic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1582562711/priorparkcollegecom/vlogo1xotzuyw1ohlsxs/Rosie-Allen-pic.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1582562711/priorparkcollegecom/vlogo1xotzuyw1ohlsxs/Rosie-Allen-pic.png","width":1280}])
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mrs Rosie Allen to be the new Head of The Paragon School, taking over from Andrew Harvey who has led the school for eight years.