Marilyn Kirk
Ryan Cronin
After a committed and impressive 29 years of service at Stormont School, Marilyn made the difficult decision to retire this summer in order to have more time being with her family and to realise some long held travel ambitions. She started her time at Stormont helping individual children with specific needs and then moved to working in Reception as a Nursery Nurse. She is a legend, offering a welcoming smile for so many girls on their first days at school. Her care and comfort to those injured or ill will be remembered by so many. Marilyn has accompanied many residential trips over the years, encouraging and supporting hundreds of girls. She particularly enjoyed the trip to Cranedale in Yorkshire as she loved being outdoors and seeing the girls in a different environment. We have seen her as countless characters on World Book days, particularly memorable was when she was an oompa-loompa from Charlie and the Chocolate factory! We thank her for her commitment and dedication to the school and will greatly miss her but hope she enjoys retirement.
We said farewell to Ryan after 4 years of service to Stormont school. He has been a fantastic Form 6 Tutor and quiet but diligent Maths Coodinator. In his time with us his organised approach has seen the Maths department develop and children’s confidence rise. Ryan not only left Stormont but also left his home and the country to take up a position as a teacher of Computing at the Cayman Prep High School in the Cayman Islands.
Jo Reeve
Jo joined us over 2 years ago in January working alongside the rest of the admin team. She specialised in HR and recruitment matters but also turned her hand willingly to the many different tasks asked of her during her tenure. Jo has moved on to a new a HR role and takes our best wishes with her.
Harriet Riley
Nicola Hayes
STAFF LEAVERS
Staff Leavers
Nicola leaves us after 19 years of tremendous service to the school. Nicola embraced her duties in the office but also her duties around the school, getting to know girls and parents alike. Hundreds of families will have known her and spoken to her regularly as well as benefitted from her thoroughness and efficiency as the bursar’s assistant. Organising trips, budgets, front of house at many events, and attending trips name but a few of the many tasks she undertook. We will miss her greatly and wish her well in her new venture.
Harriet has turned the Music department into a vibrant fun place to be in the 2 years she has been with us, by introducing Disney Choir, Ukulele club and many other exciting opportunities for the girls. Harriet has also taught Drama and this culminated in a stunning Form 6 drama production involving the girls in the script writing, choreography and direction of the piece. She moves to Norfolk in order to be closer to her family and returns to teaching secondary school children.
Val Haywood
Michael Kendrick
Charys Green
Michael taught guitar for 19 years and over that time many girls flourished under his guidance.
Charys taught Clarinet for 12 years and her high standards, together with her love of performance, enriched her teaching and the experience for the girls.
Joining the school 9 years ago as Assistant Cook, Val later took over as Catering Manager, when she was a cheerful face to the girls as they came to choose their lunch. Val knew all of their names and encouraged many to try something new. She introduced some new favourites to the menu whilst holding fast to the famous chicken pie. We thank Claire Timberlake for stepping in for the last 6 months.
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