As an honorary Staffordian, I didn't have he pleasure of schooling in stafford. But I do have fond memories of my school, made famous by football legend George Best, Brick Bomber Billy Young and Mr ireland, Mark Mc connell. my mum was in Geordie Best's class. I went to Lisnasharragh High School and apart from memories of our headmaster getting arrested when they found weapons in the wooden horse thing in the boys gym, I also remember happier times, like my first time - sitting on the steps of a portacabin, trousers round me ankles on a frosty winters nite. Those metal wire grips certainly scar for life and Valerie Meek will never bee the same again.
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I went to blesse dbills too, and my god yes, they were all rather scary...i got detention from mr williams in geography for laughing when he got dia on his arse after leaning against a map of India on his lurvely brown nylon trousers! hehehehe...oh and mr crook who took RE hit me with a meter stick...now that sure wasn't very holy!!!
Another one for the King Eddy's camp here. I don't have much to say about that school, to be honest. I did go to my old primary school's fundraising thingymebob (Doxey) the other week with my daughter and my Mum, and we went round all the old classrooms. I actually had a lump in my throat and tears welling in my eyes getting nostalgic about it all.
i went to balfour but left at the end of year 9 because it wasnt the best school, i was always a little rebel at balfour an will think back in embarasament at how many times i got sent out of school, they seemed to have toughened up schools now on bad behaviour iv bin at alleynes for two years now an got my rpom on friday an i got to say i havnt bin in a lot of trouble their and i enjoyed the experience much more
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John wheeldon, Kingston secondry modern , a bloody posh name for dartmor st school.
teachers that stick in the memory, ding dong Bell in his gown and mortar board, Mr Young in the gym, corky the headmaster.
Mr Bell the music teacher, who had a nervous break down in the hall, when some lads (not me) ran the piano down the hall to crash into the stage at the end.
teachers that stick in the memory, ding dong Bell in his gown and mortar board, Mr Young in the gym, corky the headmaster.
Mr Bell the music teacher, who had a nervous break down in the hall, when some lads (not me) ran the piano down the hall to crash into the stage at the end.
I certainly remember his wife, Mrs. Whitehouse, the R.E teacher at Chetwynd. She had slicked back grey hair always tied tightly in either a bun or a lank pony tail. She looked a fearful woman but her bark was worse than her bite. I think her respect came from reputation more than anything else.
Did they let you loose with the tuck shop when you were at Chetwynd? I was in charge for a short time, until I realised that it used up too much of my valuable play time playing British Bulldog!
Did they let you loose with the tuck shop when you were at Chetwynd? I was in charge for a short time, until I realised that it used up too much of my valuable play time playing British Bulldog!
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I started in the first year that Chetwynd opened as we were the only year there (the King Edward Boys were separated from us). Mr Whitehouse was definately not married when I was there but we knew he and Mrs Ibbotson were having an 'affair'MISS T said:
I can remember one of the teachers (although can't remember his name now) sat us down in one lesson just to listen to Queen singing 'We are the Champions' and other songs.
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"Miss Kirby", Any relation to Mr Kirby at Balfour I wonder? Once caught me kissing a girl, whilst on the stairs, on our way to the next lesson. He said; "That is the most disgusting thing I have seen on this side of the school". I didn't have to guts to ask him what the most disgusting thing he'd seen on the other side of the school was, I have always wondered though.
She may have taught you history, but she definitely taught me R.E.MISS T said:
The reason I remember this so vividly is that I used to excel in this subject more than any other, and every week when she set us homework, I would, more times than not, get an A+. My parents would mercilessly rip me to shreds by taunting that I would become a vicar when I grew up and that used to frighten the life out of me!!
I think it was at the time when many teachers taught several different subjects, and I do remember that she did also have some dealings with history. I also remember Mrs. Kirkby because she was my form teacher after Miss Ely. She was a lot more meeker than Mrs. Whitehouse and she had big 'dierdre' type glasses.
EDIT: Right, I've just dug out my old school reports from Chetwynd, and Mrs. Whitehouse did indeed teach me R.E in my first year. She also taught me history in my third year.
History, Geography and R.E all came under the umbrella of Humanities in my school reports, and it looks like from the signatures on all my years there, that Mrs. Kirkby, Mrs. Whitehouse, and even Miss Ely all interchanged between these three.