I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Ribblesdale and all the teachers I have had throughout these 5 years have been brilliant. However, three teachers stand out as my ‘favourites’- Mrs Tranter for Maths and Miss Smith for English. Both of them have helped me grow in confidence in their subjects and without them I highly doubt I would be as prepared for my GCSEs as I was. Then there is Miss Simpson who is the best form teacher anyone can ask for, she was always there whenever I need her. I could always count on her and put my full trust in her whenever I needed someone to talk to. I will never forget these teachers and the assistance they gave me to progress in school and personally. My favouritesubject was Business Studies because I found it very interesting, it also taught us real life skills. I am hoping to become a part of the Lancashire Constabulary, specifically becoming a part of the CSI team because I feel like my qualities are best put to use in this area. One of my greatest achievements within school was being accepted to represent the school as Deputy Head Girl. When I received the news I was truly thrilled and could not wait to start! My advice for current pupils is enjoy yourself, you’re only going to be in high school once.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Ribblesdale and all the teachers I had were brilliant. Teachers helped me grow in confidence in their subjects and without them I highly doubt I would’ve got the grades I did! I will never forget the help they gave me both academically and personally. My overall memories at Ribblesdale are positive ones- meeting friends I hope to keep for life, getting the grades I wanted and feeling like part of a community while there. My favourite subject was, and still is, History and I hope to carry it on through higher education. I am currently studying four A levels at CRGS which includes History, Politics & English Literature. Alongside this I am doing AP tutorials to do the American SAT exams so I can hopefully go to university over there- I am hoping to go to an Ivy League school such as Yale or Columbia to study History and English Lit and eventually do a JurisDoctorate at Harvard Law School as a post grad. In the future I am hoping to become a corporate barrister, specifically competition law, or a corporate attorney depending if I study in the US or the UK. My most memorable achievement since leaving school is that I have been invited to a conference at Oxford University in March and I also completed ‘NCS’ over the summer- an experience I would definitely recommend. Words of advice for current pupils are enjoy yourself, you’re only here once. Don’t waste your time as you won’t get it back and respect those around you as you never know what others are going through. Do not focus on petty arguments as in the big scheme of things they do not matter. Get the grades for yourself as when you look back in summer with the grades in your hand you want to be able to think ‘I did that’. Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you. Grace Atkinson – Class of 2017

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