What King's Has Meant to our Prefects

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What King's Has Meant to Our Prefects

Constance Pollard

My time at King's has meant a lot to me. Having been a part of the School since 3rd Form, I really feel that I have developed a sense of community through classes, Houses, and activities unparalleled anywhere else. I highly value the friends, experiences, and memories I have gained from my years here, and I am very sad to be leaving it behind as we near the end of Upper 6th Form. Despite this, I am still thoroughly looking forward to working as a gap student at Sherborne Prep next academic year, and I believe King's has prepared me well for this position, by emphasising the importance of responsibility and individuality. After that, I hope to be studying Natural Sciences at Durham, where I plan on getting stuck into as many events and activities as I have been encouraged to at King's, whilst fully engaging academically in my course. I will miss King's greatly, and will always be thankful for the time I have spent here. Thank you.

Freddie Goggs

Having been at King's for 5 years I’ve had lots of good times and made great friends. All aspects of King's, from classroom to sports pitches, have been memorable and have helped to prepare me for any challenges in the future. I’m looking forward to the next adventure of taking a gap year, and hopefully studying astrophysics at York. I’ll miss life at King's and hope to visit soon!

Tom Jones

King's has been very important in teaching me valuable life lessons due to the various friendships formed during my time. This has helped me grow as a person, so therefore, I will always be grateful of my time at King's and have fond memories of the 5 years I have spent here. I hope I am going on to study Psychology at Cardiff University, which I know King's has prepared me well for.

Ella Docherty

King's has meant an enormous amount to me as a place that holds such a strong sense of community, and a place of laughter and kindness where everyone looks out for one another, sharing the joys of one another’s achievements. King's will always be a place I look back on with deep fondness, for the people I have met here and the times spent together over the past five years. I am now planning to take a gap year during which I hope to travel and then go off to university. King's has given me the confidence to stand up for what I believe is right, and to strive towards my goals with integrity and a good sense of humour.

Freya Fearn

At the beginning of my time at King’s, I had no idea how much it would positively impact my life. The 5 years I have spent here have brought many amazing memories and friendships that I will cherish forever. King's has enabled me to enter in to so many different activities which have contributed to the great memories I will take with me when I leave. I am now going on a gap year, where I will work for the first few months, and then hopefully be able to travel from January onwards. King's has helped build my confidence and equipped me with the skills to move forward into the next stages of my life.

Rory Gibbs

King's has been a fantastic place over the last five years, in which I have learnt and developed. Having initially been timid in the 3rd Form, I have grown to be much more comfortable and outgoing over the past 5 years. Now I am going on to study a degree in Mathematics at Exeter University next year. During Sixth Form, I was undecided on what I wanted to study at university, Mathematics or Architecture. During this time of indecision, however, I was offered great chances by the School to develop my understandings of what life at university would be like studying either of these two degrees and how careers could open up from there on. I settled on Mathematics after growing a keen interest in it while studying Further Mathematics at A-Level.

Katie Ruddock

King's has definitely been the most life changing experience for me; I’ve grown up so much here and had so much fun. My time at King's has shaped me into the person I am today, and I’ve learned so many important lessons as well as made friends that I will keep for life. The 5 years I have spent here have been amazing and made me ready to take on the world! I’ve laughed and cried and everything in between in the past 5 years, and I wouldn’t change a second of it. King's means a huge amount to me, and I hope that every pupil gets to experience the caring and fun community that is King's!

Natalie Wilmshurst

I am very grateful for my time here at King's. The School has helped me develop from a small, timid 3rd Former to the person I am today. I will look back at my years at King's with fond memories, such as my time spent in Arion House. I am excited for my future beyond King's, and I have been offered a place at Durham University to study psychology, but before university I am taking a year out to have a break from education!

Adam Barrett-James

I first joined King's in 3rd Form from Hazlegrove, and I have had a great time here. I have enjoyed taking part in many aspects of school life such as the highquality sport and music on offer, as well as making friends for life in the process. King's has provided me with a huge variety of opportunities to challenge myself and broaden my horizons. Two highlights being, showing Her Majesty The Queen a piece of my own music composition, and a hockey exchange to New Zealand. I have been encouraged to pursue many opportunities to try something new, and have tackled experiences outside my comfort zone. With the busy daily life at King's, I have learnt how to effectively manage my time, which without a doubt will be useful in the future. Having finished my 5 years at King's, I am now going on to study medicine at the University of Manchester and look forward to the new challenges that I will face.

Pip Venner-Coombes

King's has been the best 5 years of my life. During my time here I have made friendships that I will continue to have for the rest of my life. The staff at King's have supported me through all my ups and downs throughout my school and personal life, and I wouldn’t be the person that I am today without the support of each and every member of this community.

Alex Bairstow

King's has been a learning curve which has allowed me to grow as an individual. Watching myself and my friends mature and develop into adults has been a true pleasure. Joining in L6th Form has taught me independence and brought me life long friends. My experience has been one I’ll never forget, and I know I will speak most highly of King's when I leave. After King's, will hopefully see me study Business Management at either Loughborough or Swansea University.

Sandy Phillips

Being the third generation of my family to come to this school, I had heard a lot about the special culture that King's provided. Thankfully, it has more than lived up to my expectations. Joining King's in the L6th Form, meant that I have had to take every opportunity that’s come my way, and despite covid, I think that I can now look back and be thankful for all that the School has done for me, and be proud of what I’ve managed to achieve at the School. Although these past two years have been extremely unprecedented, I have enjoyed every moment of it and will cherish the amazing memories that I have made. Beyond King's, I’m planning on studying business with Chinese at Exeter University, but I look forward to coming back to visit King's many times in the future.

Ben Burton

For the last 5 years King's has been a place where myself and my friends have grown up. I’m very grateful for the countless opportunities and support offered to me here. It has been a place where many memories have been made, as well as life long friends. Beyond King's I’m hoping to study law and business at Exeter.

Rocco Kawar

Having joined King's in L6th Form, I feel like it has really helped me develop as a person and allowed me to explore avenues which I didn’t think about prior to joining. The small size of the School has allowed for a family like environment, which is one of the main reasons I’ve enjoyed it so much. Being in Old House, I got to emerge myself into the history of the School, as well as making some sound friends. I am very grateful for the two years I’ve spent at King's, and for all the memories I’ve made here. After King's, I’m hoping to move onto university to study law.