I vividly remember the first few moments of my journey through Saintfield High School…
It was September 2018, and I felt my stomach churning the night before I was due to set foot into my brand new post-primary school. So many questions were chasing each other through my head. Will I make new friends? Will I like my teachers? Will I cope with how different everything will be compared to primary school?
Soon, though, my worries fell away. I felt myself become more assertive and more confident. With the constant support of my inspirational teachers, support staff and my classmates, I soon settled and, over the course of five years, grew into person that I am today.
From your first day at Saintfield High School, you are welcomed with open arms. The warm, friendly, and welcoming atmosphere of this rural, family-focused school definitely makes it much easier to settle into Year 8.
At present, I am in Year 12 and, in writing this, I have looked back on how far I have come with a smile on my face. I have so many exceptional and significant memories of my time here which I know I will forever cherish and will repeatedly look back on for the rest of my life.
When I first entered Saintfield High School as a Year 8 pupil, I don’t mind telling you that I was one of the quietest in the class. It says so much about the quality of care that my teachers have given me that, now, I have the privilege of serving as Head Girl. I never thought that I would have the honour to carry out such a prestigious and important role within the school.
I won’t deny that I am sad that this is my last year at Saintfield High School and I will be very disheartened when the time comes for me to leave. However, whatever the future holds for me, I know that my teachers have done all they can to ensure that I achieve my best in my exams and I am ready to face the future.
Primary 7s, I would strongly encourage you to consider choosing Saintfield High School as your post-primary option. You will thrive here and be pushed to accomplish the best grades that you are capable of throughout your time here. I wholeheartedly hope that you follow in my footsteps and become a pupil of this wonderful, joyful and, frankly, exceptional school – you won’t regret it.
Lucy Langford
Head Girl