Attended KNBS 1975 - 1980. Work - Kings Norton Boys

on to the 6th form will no doubt remember his fixation with complete and accuratecompletion of UCCA forms.The sixth form were without doubt my favourite years, not only for the scholasticachievements, but also for the Friday and Saturday nights at The Camp. Ican still remember the people down there; Keith Rogers, Jon Cully , KevMcGovern, Rob McIntosh, Alec Courts, Greg Howells, Tony Wright. The saturdaynights sometimes only started in The Camp, they progressed to such nightspots as Edwards No 7, and if we were feeling like a "Big Boys" night out, TheDome. It was probably this extra curriculum activity that foced me to re-sit myA Levels, but in the end I passed and with great sadness had to leave the schoolto embark on years of further education.The sixth form was also a benefit because it allowed us access to King's NortonGirls' School, many a lunch time was spent in their common room.I visited the school a few times after I left, but haven't been back for at least 15years, but I will one day.These days I am a Technical Support Manager for a Software House (the threeyears at Coventry studying Metallurgy and Materials Technology were usefulthen!!!) I still keep in touch with Alec Courts (I was Best Man at his Weddingand God Father to half of his brood).If you were to ask me to pick out one character from school above all others, itwould have to be Howard Stockley. His love of the subject and his keeness tohelp boys succeed was astonishing. I can always remember his Physics "MultiChoice" questions, with answers such as "D. A Camel".All in all it was a good seven years, and will stay with me for the rest of my life.And remember "Humani Semper Contendimus" - hmmm, maybe I should havelistened more to Mr Holland.......Derek WoolfsonLeaving Date: 1983Email: dek@biols.susx.ac.ukLocation: BrightonMessage:I was at KNBS from 1976 - 1983. I loved it: I was taught well, I learned a lot,I had fun on the sports field and lots more. Without Howard Stockley, Doc.Hosfield, John Hattersley, Morris Burrows, Bill Bailey, Karl Hearne and manyothers I wouldn't have gone to university, which, for me at least, would havebeen a disaster. All of this set me up for life and now help me in my career as ascientist and university lecturer.On the lighter side, my memories echo many of Steve Weller's, but here are afew more: (badly played) football in blistering heat on the playing field in summer(I still have a photo from one such day, which I will search out, scan andpost it on my web site); chess club at lunchtime; desktop basketball with a 2ppiece; travelling with the chess team (Chris Barber, the Hodges twins and oth-