Original sentence: The house system fosters a sense of community within the school, achieved through house assemblies and inter-house competitions in sport and other extra-curricular activities including art, technology, photography and the annual House Quiz
Edited sentence: For many the house system encourages a different kind of game, as they find the best place to go to avoid the totally futile house assemblies.In reality the house system does nothing more than increase the sense of unnecessary competitiveness between pupils, and further enforces the school's emphasis on sporting achievement.The house system is intended to foster a sense of community within the school, achieved through house assemblies and inter-house competitions in sport and other extra-curricular activities including art, technology, photography and the annual House Quiz.Yes, there are house competitions in other areas, but in seven years of attendance I never saw these being given half the coverage of the sporting events, with house reps often being those heavily involved in sport