Moore House raises £3,000 for Crohns Charity

Moore House were the hosts of our final fundraising week of the 2025-26 session, raising money for the Catherine McEwan Foundation towards the end of the Spring Term. Emily and Ruaraidh, Moore House Captains, share a little more about the week...

It is fair to say that Moore’s 2026 Fundraising Week in aid of the Catherine McEwan Foundation was a success. Our week began with "beat the goalie", a once-in-a-lifetime chance to slot the ball past our highly renowned 6 ft 4 senior football team goalkeeper, Ali W. However, as usual, not many shots made it past him. At lunchtime, pupils had the chance to watch the Bee Movie rather than spend time outside in the rain. For those wanting to be more productive, they also had the option to take part in some peaceful Easter crafts.

Tuesday saw Moore House put a new spin on a regular fixture of fundraising weeks - "Soak-a-Sixth-Year". We gave pupils the chance to really make our S6 pupils suffer... under the weight of buckets of gunge! A truly revolting experience for those involved, but one that generated enough hype that one of our Sixth Years, Harris M, got into a bin (previously sterilised) filled with the slime, while breaking a chair in the process! Thank you so much to our slimy volunteers - Harris M, James M, Danaz K, Amelia E, Nimrita S, Emily and Ruaraidh. During lunchtime, after a five-year absence, we brought back the Moore staff vs pupils football match, which, thanks to the pouring rain, cooled off some of the fiery spirits from either team. Special thanks to staff captain, Mr Lockyer, and pupil captains, James M and Ellie B.

At the interval on Wednesday, pupils had the chance to decorate Easter biscuits, and then at lunchtime, we hosted our first House Show…Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts. Contestants were challenged to answer uncomfortable questions truthfully. However, if they couldn’t bring themselves to do it, they had to eat a disgusting combination of different foods. Many thanks to our teams - Dzama and Oren, Michael and Mr Gillies, Mrs Armstrong and Tom A, and Mr Lockyer and Mr Begley.

Thursday was another action-packed day. At the interval, the annual "Moore Munch" returned to the school. Thanks to the Fifth and Sixth Year pupils who helped organise and run it. Later that day, with filled bellies, pupils then had the chance to watch our second House Show… The School Run. Apologies to Harris M again, as this show involved us sneaking into his house at 4:00am, rudely awakening him, much to his displeasure, and then playing a gameshow in his driveway. He was then driven to school and dropped him off on time for Form… at 5.20am.

Going into our final day, some brave Moore boys sang karaoke while getting their legs waxed by other pupils. Many thanks to those now shiny-legged boys! Finally, to finish the week on a high and rounding off some of our Sixth Years' final days at school, we hosted our S6 boys vs girls hockey match. A valiant effort from both teams, however, the boys came out on top in a 4-1 victory.

Throughout the week, we had a raffle and the chance to guess the number of mini eggs in the jar. There was also the chance to send Easter eggs to others, with notes attached and read out to the lucky or unlucky recipient in assembly. A new, but probably most popular addition to HSOG fundraising was our arcade-style boxing machine. Pupils put their power to the test, competing to see who had the strongest punch. The biggest impact for the girls came from Jenifer B of Fifth Year, while Ben P of Sixth Year proved to be the strongest boy.

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What an incredible week - the perfect way to bring the Spring Term to an end, as our senior pupils head into their exams. Thank you to all who got involved during the week, helping to raise the incredible sum of £3,000 for the Catherine McEwan Foundation, a charity that supports young people living with Crohns or Colitis, and works tirelessly towards their aim of ensuring these conditions don't stop anyone living the life they want.