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Blog posts tagged Alumni

23rd May 2018

Esme is up for Vauxhall FA England Young Player of the Year!

Esme attended High Storrs up until this year when she had the opportunity to join the Manchester City team where they would take over her education provision. Her football career has continued to go from strength to strength, and we as a school, are so proud of what she has achieved! To vote for Esme, just follow this link. It will take just a few seconds. There is a very short deadline, so please do it now! http://surveys.thefa.com/TakeSurvey.aspx?PageNumber=1&SurveyID=l61Hl935&Preview=true Read more

13th February 2018

A Day in the Life of a City Trader, and the unexpected route to get there!

Tom Furnival, Alumnus 2002-2009

Hello, my name is Tom. I was at High Storrs from 2002—2009 and took my A Levels in Maths, Chemistry & Physics. After my undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, I did a PhD in Materials Science, which I finished early last year. My PhD research was all about the behaviour of materials, but on a really small scale. I looked right down to the scale of individual atoms using an electron microscope. I now work as a trader in the City in London for a US-based financial company, and I’ve been asked to describe a typical day in the office: Read more

9th January 2018

Your school is lying to you...

Rowena Fletcher-Wood (Alumna 2007)

The school is lying to you. Your parents. Everyone, pretty much. Read more

8th January 2018

Celebrating with last year's Sixth Form leavers

Harry Gamsu, Alumni 2007

On Wednesday 20th December 2017 we welcomed back our most recent Sixth Form leavers to celebrate their results and achievements during their time at High Storrs Sixth Form. We also welcomed alumni, Harry Gamsu, to speak at the evening and present their awards. He has kindly forwarded his speech that we can share with you now. Read more

20th December 2017

Studing Performing Arts at High Storrs

James Hadabora - 2017 Alumnus

James attended High Storrs Sixth Form from 2015-2017 and has gone on to study Professional Dance and Musical Theatre at Bird College. He popped back to visit the Dance and Drama departments last month and wrote us a mini-blog. Read more