accrington High School 1960-1966

[dewell]

Originally Posted by cazzer

No. had a look at it once. Not been back to the site.
Not too many fond memories from the high school I'm afraid!
Couldn't wait to get out!

Ditto - totally agree.

[pam ashworth]

just re reading all the high school posts, had a laugh at some of them! especially Mabel behind her back , What about Miss tomlinson, gym tacher and her little MG god I detested that woman, also does anyone remember when we got two younger male teachers? Mr Anderton and a blond guy who taught chemistry, also do you remember watching The grammar school rugby team especialy Brian Boyd? pam

[pam ashworth]

Thanks for the info on friends united , found many people I knew Pam

[MAW]

Originally Posted by Pamela A

Interested in anyone who attended the school during these years  I was Pam Barnes back then

I went to the High School from 1956 till 1961. Mabel Horne was the Head Mistress. I was then Marjorie Shorrock. Boy how I hated school.!

Sylvia Tomlinson was our PE teacher.

anyone out there who was there when I was.?

[MAW]

Originally Posted by cazzer

No. had a look at it once. Not been back to the site.
Not too many fond memories from the high school I'm afraid!
Couldn't wait to get out!

snap

the happiest days of my school life were the holidays and the best one was the day I left. ahhhhhh bliss

[katex]

Just missed ya' left 1959 + 6 months.

[Tricia]

I also left in 1959, but that was after spending an additional year in the sixth form before going on to Uni. I wanted to take German and needed the extra time to bring it up to scratch. I do remember Miss Mottershead - a real eccentric, but a good teacher - I am very grateful to her. The dreaded Mabel is another story. I actually had to have a fight with her before she would let me take the courses I wanted. She was a bully - but I don't give in to bullies!

Can't say it was my favourite time of my life, but on the other hand I have a lot to thank the school for. I wouldn't be where I am now without the education I got there. I am just sorry that I have lost touch with all the people I knew at school, even those who were at the time my "best friends".

I've lived "down South" for most of my adult life now, but I still think of Accy as my "home town".

Anyone remember me?

Patricia "Pat" Franks

[ChrissieB]

I was there from 1961 to 1966. I remember the joy of getting a 'Commendation' and the fear woe betide you got a 'Disorder Mark'. Mademoiselle Croix taught me French for most of my time there, Mr Mortimer (Science) had us (3T) as his first class as form master, poor chap, how we made him blush. There was Mr Reeves (latin) Mr Anderton (maths) and Mr Bloom (science) Mrs Fox (history) Miss Scotson (history) Mrs Taylor and Miss Tomlinson (P.E.) Miss Brown (Deputy Head) Miss Redmayne (R.E.) I'll have to have a think re the rest of them! There was a lovely red headed lady that taught Art and a tiny woman that was the music teacher.Other names I remember are Miss Melody, Mrs Riley. And of course there was the School Hymn.. 'Let us now praise famous men'.. I can still remember the words and tune (?? or lack of), how we could only wear gymslips and thick black stockings til the 3rd year , at which time we could wear flesh coloured stockings too (aka american tan ! ), we had winter and summer uniforms and at the Christmas party we could dress up in 'normal ' clothes. We were told off for wearing nail polish and back combing our hair was frowned on too. We could buy biscuits in the corridor at break time, eat pretty decent school dinners, and we raised money to train a Guide Dog for the Blind which we named 'Penny'. ..... what a trip down memory lane !!!

[WillowTheWhisp]

I had Miss Melody for geography and Mrs Riley for maths and Physics. She hated geometry! So I always used to pick geometry questions when we had a choice. At one stage we had Miss Melody for music because we were short of a music teacher.

Aaaw poor old Mr. Mortimer. I remember him going bright red right round to the back of his neck at times.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

She sounds like the female equivalent of Ben Johnson!

Thank god they didn't breed

[katex]

Originally Posted by ChrissieB

There was a lovely red headed lady that taught Art and a tiny woman that was the music teacher.

The art teacher was Miss/Mrs Goodey and the music teacher Miss Kay .. Chrissie ,,hope you still around from the date in your original post .. lol

Wonder if they ever were true spinsters if you know what I mean ..

Eric: You a vivid imagination .. Ben/Mabel .... nah .. she must have been at least a foot taller than him ..

[West Ender]

Miss Kay, who taught music at AHS, was my piano teacher when I was 7 to 10 years old. She lived in West End, not far from me, and she was still unmarried when I got married in 1962.

[Eric]

I don't know if it's only me, but does anyone ever wonder if all "misses" ever got laid?