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I’ve been a part of the MHSG community since I joined UIIH (Year 5) in 1988 with my indoor and outdoor shoes and a duffle coat that still just about fitted me when I was 16! After completing my A-lev…

1968: Degree in Russian Studies at Manchester University.  Married in December 1969 and came to live in Switzerland - my husband René ‘s country of residence.  Have two children and two grandchildren…

Still teaching half time at San José State University (see pic). Still sailing, rowing, and kayaking wherever I am. Still volunteering with the National Coastwatch Institution (works with HM Coastgua…

After leaving school in 1981, I went to Oxford and got a degree in Mathematics. While I was studying I had an accident and had help recovering through McTimoney Chiropractic. I went on to train at th…

I attended MHSG from 1963 to1970, and I thoroughly enjoyed the geography field trips that I attended when at school. I won the Angus Butterworth Geography prize in 1970. I was also a technician in th…

I attended MHSG from the age of 4-18. After leaving MHSG, I studied History and Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London. I then did a law conversion course at the College of Law in Guildford…

 I spent nearly 20 years in HMPrison Service,before moving to Spain with my son after taking early retirement. After returning to the U.K,I worked in schools and for the Anne Frank Trust U.K. I retir…

On Tuesday 5th March 2024, our Archivists, Mrs Gwen Hobson and Mrs Pam Roberts,  delivered the fourth in a series of ‘In Conversation with the Archivists’ sessions on Zoom, along with our Head Mistre…

On 19th January 2024, at the Bridgewater Hall, we celebrated the 150th Birthday of Manchester High School for Girls. Before the ceremony began, we watched a film from the archive, ‘A Model High Schoo…

  The first Founders’ Day Ceremony at Manchester High School for Girls was held on 19 January 1899 in the school hall in Dover Street. It commemorated the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Schoo…

During the weekend of 3-4 February 2024, MHSG hosted its 10th Model United Nations Conference, MUNHigh, with over 350 delegates from 20 schools. The UN's Deputy Secretary General, Amina J. Mohammed, …

Frances Harrison was one of the first girls to be enrolled at MHSG in 1874 and her connection with the School lasted until her death in 1954, aged 94. She  worked as a student teacher in the Preparat…