It all started in January 1975, in the old building of Notre Dame High School on Pete road, and is coming to an end on the 6th September 2019 in the latest build of Notre Dame High School which is now located on Dunlop street. This is of course the retirement of one of Notre Dame’s longest serving and much loved member of staff, Mrs MacLaren.

“there are a lot more opportunities in and out of school nowadays…”

Mrs Maclaren had always been fascinated and intrigued by the idea of working in a school office ever since she was a pupil at St Columba’s. So, when the opportunity to work as a member of the office staff at the local high school arrived, she could not say no. However despite all of this when it came to Mrs MacLaren’s first day of working at Notre Dame, she felt it was a very daunting experience and was unsure of what the future would hold.

When asked about how different school life was to when Mrs MacLaren started to now, she said that “it is very different” this is because of how much technology has evolved throughout time, an example of this is that when Mrs MacLaren first started she would do all her work on a manual typewriter as using a computer was not an option. She also stated that school life for students has changed dramatically, this is because there are a lot more opportunities in and out of school nowadays including trips abroad or educational trips that pupils can take part in.

When asked about looking back at her time at Notre Dame Mrs MacLaren said she has loved every second of it, and that she will miss Notre Dame, However she said she is thankful that she will never have to print off a spare timetable for a pupil ever again.