Alumni 1980s

Helen Barratt (nee Howes) joined in 1982.

Helen's favourite memories are two school trips: In 1985 - Europe and in 1987 - America (organised by Mr Granville).

She remembers Mrs Pinfold & Mrs Stanley (she tells us they were always cheerful and kind.)

Helen worked in the Sales Office at Jewson Builders Merchants and is now a 'stay at home Mum'.

Paul joined in 1983.

His memories include having to sit outside the head masters office, after being sent out of class, whilst everyone walked past between classes. Shameful!

He remembers Mrs Owen (Art) who was, he says, "a great Art teacher with a fantastic sense of humour."

Paul is now a National Design & Build Manager for Vodafone, based in Leeds.

Anthony joined us in 1985.

His fondest memories of school are, "Cross Country, Technology projects and School discos."

His teacher memories were: Mr Whiteman (Maths) - 'Memorising Pie'... Mrs Stanley (Science) and her bunsen burners and Mrs Owens - 'writing out lines'!

Anthony went to Alcester Grammar for A Levels after Studley and then eventually to London Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine.

Claudia Cutts (now May) joined us in 1980. She remembers the tuck shop, school discos, lining up after break and lunch to come inside, being told by Mrs Tracey that you could only wear one pair of earrings, one in each ear, gold or silver sleepers or studs and that you couldn’t wear boots with summer uniform or sandals with winter uniform!

Her favourite teacher was ,"Mr Wilson who used to teach RE, Mr Hyslop, the PE teacher, and my brilliant English teacher (set 2)."

Claudia is now a swimming teacher and she loves it.

I worked in offices for years but after I had my son, I re-trained and now do a job I love. I’ve always loved swimming and used to go in the school holidays with friends.

Ian started at Studley in 1985.

His fondest memories are of being part of the school football team with his friends. He remembers Mr Baxter (PE) who supported Ian with looking at a career in coaching sports, which Ian did for many years.

Ian now support adults with learning disabilities to access the local & wider community. He supports them with all aspects of their lives to offer them a sense of belonging within the local community.

Kay Elliott (now Guilfoyle) started in 1980.

Our year started the tuck shop!

I also remember spotting Roy Castle walking around the school on his own (he came to present awards to 5th year students).

Kay remembers Miss Chester, Mr Hyslop and Mrs Owens.

She is now a Consultant in Sales.

Marie joined us in 1987.

She recalls 'Activity Week' as her favourite time at school. Her favourite teacher was Mrs Tracey and she is now a Sales Co-ordinator.

Debbie joined us in 1986. She told us she loved her time at school and remembers Miss Leatt being her favourite teacher. "She was so energetic and dedicated."

Debbie is now a Police Officer.

Della Jackson (now Green) started in 1981.

She recalls her one particular needlework lesson.."I made a skirt and it didn't even fit when I finished it!"

She remembers Mrs Homes (History) was her favourite teacher and she now works at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch.

Nikki joined in 1983.

She remembers her 1st French exchange and French teacher, Mrs Robinson who retired at the end of her fourth year in school.

Nikki met her years later at the NIA - sat behind her watching Davis Cup tennis!

Nikki is now an insurance specialist for the Legal sector.

Tracey joined us in 1981.

She has fond memories of "..dressing up as a rabbit for Wind in the Willows play."

She tells us that she was in top set "...which I struggled to keep up with and only got average grades due to exam nerves. I didn't know what I wanted to do at 16 so I joined a youth training scheme and worked at 2 companies for 2 years and had day release at college."

Tracey's favourite teacher was Mrs Robinson (French).

Mrs Robinson was a lovely teacher. Very supportive. If children were not listening they would be told off....uniform rules were very strict. You had to wear a skirt, girls weren't allowed to wear trousers and skirts had to be knee length. No ankle socks were allowed they had to be knee length."

After college, Tracey gained full time employment in an office which varied from administration to telephone work. She then worked for a company in exporting and her current job is in purchasing, which she has been in for the past 17 years. She tells us she chose purchasing through an agency to gain more confidence and knowledge.

The role can be challenging as I deal with many suppliers abroad so logistics can be a challenge! The best part is building relationships with suppliers who then gain your trust and work harder for you. Working with colleagues of different ages personalities and skills is very interesting.

Denise joined us in 1985.

Denise recalls 'Young Enterprise Week'. She tells us that her favourite teachers were Mr. Grainger and Mrs Stanley, "they were the kindest and most nurturing teachers, always had time to spend with you if you were struggling and made me feel confident in my abilities. I had and still have the utmost respect for them."

Denise is now a Pharmacy Technician.

Andrew joined Studley in 1987.

He tells us his time here was generally 'a happy time' and he enjoyed his years at Studley High.

He particularly remembers Mrs Daniels.

Andrew is now an Operations General Manager for a large IT company. He went on to completed a BTEC ND in Computer Studies which paved the way for his career in IT.

Liane started in 1982.

She loved netball, swimming and tennis and played netball and tennis for the school teams.

She tells us that Mrs shuck was 'awesome'.

Liane is now a semiconductor technician.

After leaving school in 1987, I joined a Youth Training Scheme at Turner International in Alcester, this was a secretarial office position. I completed the training, moved away with my father's job and then worked at Warner Lambert pharmaceutical in South Wales,where I obtained a Certificate in Microbiology. This company moved to Germany so I then moved to a semiconductor plant which puts information onto bare silicon before being made into microchips for the Ministry of Defence, the automotive industry and computer giants like Apple and IBM etc. I have been employed here for 24 years.