Welcome to The Class of 2022

I’ve been a Peterite since the age of 4, therefore writing this now as an Old Peterite, entering into a completely new chapter of life, feels strange.

I am currently studying at the University of Sheffield; living in a city with noticeably more hills, resulting in some very tired legs during Freshers’ Week. For my degree, I chose to study Psychology, a subject that whilst entirely new to me, I find fascinating. It is this ability to expand my learning into a fresh area of interest that I have really enjoyed and for which St Peter’s prepared me so well.

University life has been full of excitement, presenting everyone with many new opportunities but also the ability for us to continue pursuing the passions we nurtured whilst still at school: for me this has been the ability to continue playing hockey, even if the away games are often a tad further away than we were used to, with the Sedbergh coach journeys no longer seeming so bad!

Amidst all the changes and experiences these last few months have brought, it fills me with nostalgia to reflect back upon my time at St Peter’s. I am grateful for the way that I miss school for it perfectly reflects my love for St Peter’s. Whilst it is bittersweet moving on, it is comforting to remember we can bring these memories forward with us, “over ancient ways”, as we continue on together as Old Peterites.

Lucy Falconer Head Girl (2022)