The New Staff: An Official Guide
Every year brings new students and teachers, this is nothing new to us here at RHS. However, this year there has been a large influx of new staff. This can be confusing, all these unfamiliar faces walking around school – are they spies sent from IHS or are they actually here for the long run?
To learn more about these unfamiliar faces I thought I would email some of them asking some very searching questions. So the following article is your ultimate guide to new staff here at RHS. Some of you may already have been taught by them, but I am here to give you the answers to what you actually want to know…
Señor Gutierrez-Aldana – returning member of the languages department, Head of Spanish
What is you favourite sandwich?
A Cheese toastie
What is your biggest fear?
The fear of frogs
If you could invite 5 dead people to a dinner party who would you invite?
George Micheal, David Bowie, Prince, Victoria Wood and Andrew Sachs
Ms Taylor Payne – new member of the English department
What is your favourite weekend activity?
Going to the cinema and watching my brother’s rugby matches
What is your best piece of advice for students?
Get on top of your time management, plan how you’ll use your time wisely and in detail. That way you can take part in a wide range of activities without worrying about prep.
If you could invite 5 dead people to a dinner party who would you invite?
Emily Bronte, Daphne du Maurier, Audrey Hepburn, Emily Dickinson and Agatha Christie
Mr Coventry – new Head of Chemistry
If you hadn’t become a teacher what would you have been instead?
A musician or a writer
What would be your dream superpower?
I wish I could fly
If you could invite 5 dead people to a dinner party who would you invite?
David Bowie, Kurt Vonnegut, Victoria Wood, Leonard Cohen and Ernest Hemmingway
Miss Fisher – new member of the English department
What is your favourite book?
Birthday letters by Ted Hughes and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
If you could go to to any country in the world where would you go?
Italy
If you could invite 5 dead people to a dinner party who would you invite?
Victoria Wood, Tony Benn, Walt Disney, Grace Kelly, Maya Angelou
Mrs Skau – new Head of Hood
Who is you personal hero?
Michelle Obama – A leader who is full of grace, wisdom, humour and doesn’t take herself too seriously see Carpool Karaoke!
What was your best day out ever?
Legoland! By far one of the best inventions ever and great for helping me relax with my family.
If you could invite 5 dead people to a dinner party who would you invite?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – someone who was a great pioneer in guitar music – she would have us all rocking. Clarissa Dickson Wright – a lady who loved food, adventure and celebration. Neil Armstrong – who wouldn’t want to know what it would be like to hold a communion service on the moon? My maternal grandmother – everyone talks about what an incredible women she was, so the chance to meet her would be special. My Great Uncle Edward who was in the Navy – he was the best at party games, cards and interesting conversation.
Mr Roe – new member of the history and politics department
What is your favourite burger?
My favourite burger would have to be cooked medium rare (very important), mayo, lettuce, red onion, tomato, normal fries, hash browns, bacon and a topping of BBQ sauce. The best burger restaurant is in Berlin and is called ‘the bird’ https://thebirdberlin.com I would highly recommend!
What would be your dream superpower?
My dream superpower would be to travel back in time, not to murder Hitler or any other cliché, but to recount my youth now I’ve reached the grand old age of 26. Think the film ‘About time’ rather than Doctor Who.
If you could invite 5 dead people to a dinner party who would you invite?
I’d bring back Alan Turing so that he could see how far gay rights and computers have come, a chance he didn’t get to see whilst he was alive. Then it would have to be Sergei Kirov. I’d like to know who murdered him. Then… Let’s go for my favourite author George Orwell; the conversation between him and Kirov would be a treat. Penultimately it would be Catherine the Great. It would be interesting to ask her if she did order the assassination of her husband or if it was just coincidence. And finally, although he would probably just sit in the corner feeling sorry for himself, it would be fun to invite Vincent Van Gogh. I wonder if showing him how wealthy and famous he was after death would raise a smile on his face or send him into another spiral of depression
So there you have it, the burning questions in your minds about burgers and dead people dinner parties all answered in one article. All these new teachers are here to make the school a better place and add to the knowledge we already have, it is important that we as a school body make them feel welcome. However, more importantly, now you can all relax knowing they are all indeed members of staff and not spies from IHS.
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