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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:30 pm
by Vonny
Jude wrote:Just looking back when I was a "girl" - all our staff were well over 40yrs old -
I'd say about 20 years over 40
The youngest teacher we had was probably Miss Giarcardi who taught Bio/Bilge. Gravvy must have been late 30's maybe
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:56 am
by englishangel
Vonny wrote:Jude wrote:Just looking back when I was a "girl" - all our staff were well over 40yrs old -
I'd say about 20 years over 40
The youngest teacher we had was probably Miss Giarcardi who taught Bio/Bilge. Gravvy must have been late 30's maybe
Gravvy left school in 1964 which would have made her 39 in 1985
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:10 am
by Katharine
Who was Gravvy?
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:14 am
by englishangel
Veronica Gravett, joined as a games mistress in 1969 and stayed until 1985. She is on Friends Reunited in the Hertford staff section.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:36 pm
by J.R.
I wish my Grand-Sons Head of Year mistress had been teaching
ME at CH.
She would
DEFINITELY had my full and undivided attention !
A lads mag I glanced at recently had a
'Readers Wives' photo section. I'm going to suggest a
'Grand-Sons Teachers' section !
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:38 pm
by Vonny
englishangel wrote:Vonny wrote:Jude wrote:Just looking back when I was a "girl" - all our staff were well over 40yrs old -
I'd say about 20 years over 40
The youngest teacher we had was probably Miss Giarcardi who taught Bio/Bilge. Gravvy must have been late 30's maybe
Gravvy left school in 1964 which would have made her 39 in 1985
Not a bad guess then!
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:14 pm
by Jude
Didn't she move to Horsham? (Miss Gravett?) did she ever marry? she'd be 59 now - wow! she left college a year after I was born.... scary!
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:06 pm
by Vonny
Jude wrote:Didn't she move to Horsham? (Miss Gravett?)
No she didn't. The only staff I recall moving to Horsham with us was Miss Morrisson & Mrs Dawson the art teacher. Can't think of anyone else although i stand to be corrected.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:30 pm
by kerrensimmonds
Hello no there were only the two who moved from Hertford to Horsham.. Jean Morrison and somebody Dawson (?Art or ?PE?) - sorry I don't know the detail because it was a long time after my time, but at the time of the move I was Chair of the Old Girls Association so I knew a bit about what was going on).
Ms Gravett is alive and well and working in a private school in Brighton. She came to the reunion at Horsham, organised by Hertford Old Blues, in April last year (20050.
If anyone wanted me to, I could probably ferret back through my files and find the details of the schooL, with an e mail address. I don't recall that she gave a private address.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:01 pm
by Jude
I'm glad she is still alive and no doubt kicking butt! She was really a good person when she saw talent - if it hadn't of been for her I wouldn't have swum for Herts or West Sussex (in the hols!)
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:28 pm
by blondie95
Richard Ruck wrote:blondie95 wrote:i was very lucky to be at the school and do my Al evel English with 4 of the best English teachers the school have ever had.
How can you compare them to teachers from previous generations?
We had some pretty good ones too, you know. They even taught us to use capital letters where appropriate!
well for the capital's- you still know what i mean. And im sorry no mention of previous staff will never ever get me to change my view of my English teachers especially Mr Reid- ahhhhhh i almost miss being at CH and living with my parents just to see him around school
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:34 pm
by Mrs C.
He left 2 years ago Amy!!
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:06 pm
by blondie95
i know he did
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:07 pm
by Mrs C.
He did pay a quick visit at the end of August though.
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:11 pm
by blondie95
really? i know my dad saw him some point last year i think