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CLASS OF 2020
Welcome to the
Class of 2020
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The School career of the Class of 2020, sadly came to an abrupt end at the end of March; no exams, no fancy dress final assembly or leavers’ ball. However, the stoical way you approached these disappointments was testament to your maturity and character and we’d like to give you all a special welcome to WGHS In Touch.
WGHS In Touch is a community of over 5,000 Old Girls, living all over the world, doing all manner of jobs, each with their own experiences, but bound by the same foundation- an education at WGHS. As you move onto the next chapter of your lives, we hope you will stay true to the friendships you’ve made, cherish the many experiences you’ve had along the way and remember that whilst you are no longer entering through the School gates every day, you are still very much part of WGHS.
In Touch is a community with an abundance of experience, goodwill, skills and resources and I am sure that you will both benefit and contribute to it in the coming months and years.
The Old Girls’ Reunion is the highlight of the Old Girl calendar. This year the Reunion is taking place on Saturday 18th September 2021 in the Quad and Jubilee Hall. Book your place at WGHSInTouch.org.uk. We look forward to welcoming you back to school! We wish you all the best in your life after WGHS. Please do stay in touch.
Remember...
Abigail Ackroyd Mariah Ahmed Hafsah Aksar Ruby Allen Taryn Allen Lola Allison Imaan Asif Safa Azam Georgia Bainbridge Ellen Barraclough Katharine Belfield Catherine Berridge Aimee Blake Molly Boulton Abbey Brooke Erin Budge Saffron Butler Chloe Chandra Hasnaa Choudry Chloe Chow Rebecca Coe Ella Craven Leah Crisp Charlene Dews Imogen Duncan Eleanor Egan Fatimah Fasil Joanna Fearnehough Niamh Grafton Sana Haider Olivia Heywood Louisa Hutchinson Romy Jackson Lillie Jones Anisha Kamath Thushiga Karunanithy Jasmine Kaur Eleanor Kaye Sophie Knowles Loretta Krasniqi Eilidh Lee Kate Leonard Izzy Macklin Rosalind Maddan Geeta Mahapatra Nikhita Majumder Phoebe Marsh-Muir Lily Mathieson Tarynn McWilliam Scout Mehr Alex Middleton Hannah Minifie Lucy Morrell Megan Morris Shaima Mughees Ella Northern Vimbai Nyachuru Molly Parker Juliet Pepper Olivia Pye Ayesha Qarshi Ella Riding Katie Roberts Megan Schofield Katy Shearman Alice Shelbourne Olivia Shuter Neha Sinha Liv Smith Charlotte Stead Izzy Taylor Anshini Thakur Mal Tulwin Sangeeta Unnikrishnan Sophie Wainwright Sophia Walker Chanais Wharton Eve Wickham Olivia Wilson Maya Woodcock Olivia Woodhead Hana Yaqoob Raian Yousif
Sangeeta Unnikrishnan
It has been an absolute honour to serve as Wakefield Girls’ High School Head Girl 2019/20. Though this year may have ended in a way that none of us could have seen coming, the wonderful experiences that I had in this role are in no way tarnished. Along with the Senior Prefect Team, Rebecca and I have been very lucky to represent the school at various functions, including Parents’ Evenings, Founders’ Day and so many more. It has been a privilege to work alongside this group; they are responsible, thoughtful, and always take initiative.
The biggest project for any Head Girl Team is likely the Christmas Revue - the weight of the amazing productions we have seen over the years hangs very heavily on us! Our plot was that two girls were trapped in the tunnels under the Sixth Form Centre and required their friends above ground to go to every department in school to retrieve a key for them. Of course, in typical Christmas Revue fashion, this involved them getting into lots of hijinks - putting on a proud display of our staff and Year 13 students’ skill and showmanship.
Our school environment is very unique. Reflecting on our time here, it’s striking how lucky we have been to grow up in a place that encourages us in so many ways. Whether that’s in our learning, our extracurriculars, the opportunities and challenges we are offered to take - this school is, in part, responsible for the people we are when we leave at 18. That’s a huge task, and Wakefield Girls’ excels at this. My peers have been a joy to know, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for them.
Now that my time in the Foundation is coming to an end, I am very sorry to say goodbye to all of the incredible people this school has allowed me to meet, from the students and staff. We may not have received the farewell that we were expecting, but our makeshift celebration on our last day (singing Jerusalem and the school song in Jubilee Hall as a year group, followed by us opening our letters from our Year 7 selves) highlighted the strength of the community spirit we share.
The message that I take with me is that this community isn’t defined by the four walls that surround us while we are in school. If the last few months are anything to go by, it’s clear that our school spirit cannot be diminished easily - the phrase, ‘Once a High School Girl, always a High School Girl’, resonates louder than ever.
I wish you all the best and hope to stay in touch.
Sangeeta Unnikrishnan, Head Girl (OG 2020)
