Soon-To-Be Old Princethorpian, Julieta Ascencao Martinez, is the lucky winner of the Old Princethorpians' Upper Sixth Leavers Princethorpe Connect Prize Draw. Her prize is a £25 Amazon Voucher and a Magnum Of Fizz for her and her table at the Leavers’ Ball, which takes place on Monday 29 June.

Each year, the Old Princethorpian Association runs this prize draw exclusively for Upper Sixth Leavers, to encourage them to join Princethorpe Connect, our online alumni community platform, before they leave to embark on their next chapter.

Julieta's name was drawn from amongst those who had created a profile on Princethorpe Connect between 11 March and 6 May, and it was announced to the Upper Sixth cohort in their final assembly on Friday 8 May, held in the Our Lady of the Angels Chapel.

Princethorpe Connect gives these new Old Princethorpians access to the vibrant community of former pupils, parents and staff, and is a one-stop-shop for staying connected and finding support throughout their lives. It offers a careers and mentoring service, the calendar of OP events, the termly OP e-newsletter, and is host to our merchandise and gift shop. Upper Sixth Leavers will also be able to view their Leavers’ Ball photos on the platform after the event.

Many Leavers signed up to enter this prize draw, which includes, during the process, the opportunity to opt-in to our OP Friendly Faces scheme. This is our initiative to match them with OPs at their destination universities around the country, as a way to offer a source of support, advice and friendship during the Upper Sixth Leaver's first few months as an Old Princethorpian undergraduate. The matching process will begin after Results Day and those who have requested a Friendly Face will be contacted directly. Leavers can request a Friendly Face at any time by emailing oldprincethorpians@princethorpe.co.uk.

All the Upper Sixth have been encouraged to join Princethorpe Connect over the last few weeks, but any who have yet to join can do so by going to the Princethorpe Connect homepage at connect.princethorpe.co.uk, and creating a profile as an Upper Sixth Leaver. All the Upper Sixth Leaver profiles will be activated after their exams end.

Parents of Upper Sixth leavers, for whom this is their last year in the Foundation, are also considered Old Princethorpians, and are warmly invited to join Princethorpe Connect. They can do so by also going to the Princethorpe Connect homepage and creating a profile as a Former Parent.

We look forward to the first social opportunity for these new Old Princethorpians: the OPs vs. College Friday Night Lights. On the evening of Friday 4 September, Old Princethorpians from any leaving year are warmly invited to return to the College to play in or spectate at a number of sporting fixtures against College teams. It is a wonderful opportunity for our first year OPs to get acquainted with the wider OP community and catch up with their classmates before their new chapters begin. You can read more about this event on the Princethorpe Connect Events page, here. We hope to see you there!