Head Girl

Message from our Head Girl

Hello! My name is Bethan Lockett and I'm proud to be Head Girl for Stover School and work along side Roseanna McNally, our Deputy Head Girl.  I've been at the school for eight years now, having joined in Year 6 in 2002; I consider myself to be a true "Stover girl"!  I am currently studying Biology (which I hope to study at university next year), Chemistry and Physical Education.  In my time at the school I have had the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities, from the running a junior school gardening club to taking part in a 45mile Ten Tors team and, more recently, a Senior Prefects Conference at the Duke of York's Royal Military School in Dover.  This gave me the chance to hone my leadership skills and come back in September armed with many new techniques to try out.

I take my role within the school very seriously.  My job is to provide a positive role model to younger students, as well as acting as a sort of go-between for staff and pupils; both Roseanna and I are consulted on a number of matters concerning changes within the school, which is something I take great interest in.  Roseanna and I rely on our fellow senior prefects for assistance if we are particularly snowed under; we all work as a close-knit team and look forward to the challenges that we will face this academic year.  Every Head Girl is different and brings her own qualities to her role, for example Imogen, last year's Head Girl, provided the younger students with someone who they can look up to and not be afraid to approach to express any worries, whilst also having a fun personality.  I hope to be a positive influence for the younger students and bring a bit of my own personality to the job as well!  Hopefully my peers and the younger students will be able to see that working hard and throwing themselves at any opportunity does have a positive result where you can achieve anything you want to.

I am thoroughly looking forward to the challenge of leading the students and representing the school this year.

Bethan Lockett
Head Girl

Message from our Deputy Head Girl

Hello! My name is Roseanna McNally and I am proud to be Deputy Head Girl at Stover school and work alongside our Head Girl Bethan Locket. I joined Stover in Year 10 from West Sussex, ready to start my GCSEs.  Despite only being at Stover for just over 3 years it feels like I have never been anywhere else. I am currently studying Geography, History and Business Studies at A level, having studied Maths to AS. As Deputy Head, my role involves supporting the rest of the prefect team which is something I particularly enjoy and gives me a chance to develop my organisational and communication skills. I hope that throughout the year I am able to show pupils the responsibility and pleasure the position involves, so that one day they too can aspire to become an excellent prefect.

Despite being in the midst of UCAS applications, everyone in the sixth form has the opportunity to get involved in social and sporting activities. The Christmas dinner, Chinese New Year meal and surfing trips, to name but a few are especially popular. Closer to home, much time is spent in the sixth form centre itself, where the atmosphere is always positive. There is plenty of to do after and in between studying, the arrival of a new ping pong table has just made the choice even harder! A number of sixth formers, including myself are actively involved in discussing issues at the school council. It presents the perfect and exciting opportunity for us pupils to improve the school based on our own ideas and is a great activity to join in with.

I am particularly looking forward to the challenges that I will face this year, not to mention the joy and privilege of being part of a highly skilled prefect team.

Roseanna McNally
Deputy Head Girl