WELCOME// EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL
It has been a fabulous experience
editing school magazine with Mr
Heaven and Murky. This provided
a great opportunity to develop my
writing techniques and I also enjoyed
the moments of finding errors and
correct them. I would like to thank Mr
Heaven for doing tons of heavy work
of editing school magazine and also
my co-editor for contributing a lot of
effort. Hopes next year all goes well. Many thanks to Mr Heaven for
being instructive and patient to two
international co-editors, which must
be a great challenge. It was enjoyable
to work in the library for the school
magazine on a Thursday afternoon.
Organising questionnaires is fun and I
think my English skills have improved
significantly after this investigation.
Hope new editors will enjoy this
process as well!
Nick Wang Murky Liu
We hope you enjoy the latest edition
of The Pocklingtonian . It has been a
pleasure to work with two superb
international students to collate and
edit this and our thanks go, as always,
to all those who have contributed.
Alan Heaven
I arrived in first year I was overwhelmed by the endless
opportunities that the school offered. During my time I’ve
played in many sports teams and have loved every minute
of it. My sporting highlights include finally mastering
a forward roll at the age of 16 and scoring three own goals in
the last hockey season.
Pocklington has always provided fantastic school trips, but
in my opinion the South Africa sports tour will always be the
best. The excitement of being on tour with your best mates
coupled with the diverse activities led to an incredible three
weeks – topped off my an unbelievable three days on safari.
I would encourage everybody to go on this trip, as it gave me
my best memories at the school.
Heads of School: Emma Farnsworth and Henry Foster
HEAD GIRL
The past seven years at Pocklington School have completely
flown by, and my two years in the VIth form have been the
best of all! Though I will be sad to leave, I know I will look back
with countless fond memories of my time here.
There are so many aspects of Pocklington that I’ve
appreciated being a part of, but in particular, being involved
in sports has always been my favourite. Before I came
here I had never been a part of any sports teams, so when
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There have been plenty of events this year where the
team of prefects have been behind the scenes, dedicating
their time to benefit the school and the pupils. I’d like to
say a massive thank you to the team of prefects, and to
Mr Bond who’ve all contributed to make this year a success.
I wish Hebe, Mickey and all the prefects the best of luck for
next year.
Speaking as someone who has just finished school, if I could
give any advice to a younger pupil, it would be to throw
yourself into every opportunity with an open mind. And if
you’re ever struggling, don’t be afraid to ask for help – there is
an abundance of support out there.
My time at Pocklington has been an absolute blast and I hope
that everyone else gets to enjoy it just as much as I have. I wish
all the pupils good luck next year; continue to work hard and
make the most of your school life!
Emma Farnsworth