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Leavers’ Speeches 2025

Eliza Pickering
When people ask me what
I will miss most about
I will forever miss Moreton, I will always
performing with you. answer with the people. The

I have been in a number staff—those here today, and
of shows since joining those who are no longer at
Moreton Hall, starting the school—have shaped my
with High School Musical. time here. They have stayed
When this show was
announced, Romilly and late beyond hours, they
I were beside ourselves. have supported me through
Some of you may recall our each and every aspect of my
fully choreographed—and
incredibly serious—renditions of Bop to the Top: academic life, and I have
a number performed with great energy and never, ever, been told no.
what we consider to be West End talent (proven, That is the most important
might I add, by winning the Stables talent show
in Remove). part of Moreton culture. ”
- Hattie
My final production at Moreton was Made in
Dagenham, which was the perfect show to wrap
up seven years of committed jazz hands. Those
few months of rehearsals were truly special, and
the ugly crying at the end of the last show made
me slightly concerned about what emotional
state I might be in on Speech Day.

Moreton productions build bonds across the
school in ways nothing else possibly could.
Spending nearly every lunchtime, evening,
and weekend rehearsing with cast and crew
has brought me some of my closest friends.
Our dressing-room photoshoots, backstage
TikToks, and crazy after-show parties made
show week unforgettable.

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