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Who is Who?

We asked you guys what you would like to know about your teachers and here’s the questions that you came up with:

1. What one thing would you like to do before you’re old and grey?

2. If you could have any special power, what would it be?

3. What is your favourite food?

4. Who is your favourie celebrity?

5. What is your favourite film?

6. What is your favourite book?

Now look below for the answers!

Mr Lanagan (DHT and Head of Curran House)

  1. I’d love to do a parachute jump and/or hot air balloon ride over the Grand Canyon.
  2. Flight or (not really a “power”) I’d also like a go in Batman’s car.
  3. Celebrity – Peter Kay
  4. Food – A nice juicy steak or a pepperoni pizza
  5. Book – “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger
  6. Film – I know it’s cheating, but I can’t choose just one: Kid’s film – “Toy Story”; Comedy – “Best in Show”; Crime – “Goodfellas”; Foreign – “Cinema Paradiso”: Horror – “The Shining”


Mrs Cimmino (English & Media)

  1. I would love to visit Australia and, in particular, scale the Sydney harbour bridge. I’d also love to write a best selling novel and become just as rich and famous as JK Rowling (I can dream can’t I?).
  2. I’d love to have the ability to silence children with my super-power death stare, but I’d also love to be able to fly. I think that would be amazing!
  3. Celebrity – I like lots of celebrities but at the moment I would have to say that I’m reliving my childhood and becoming a bit of a Take That fanatic.
  4. Food – Seeing as my husband is Italian I would have to say that my favourite food is pasta – particularly his secret bolognese recipe which only he knows the ingredients to…
  5. Book – I just love classic novels and my all time favourite is ‘Pride & Prejudice’ by Jane Austen. I have read it so many times and was even given a rare first edition as a special gift at Christmas.
  6. Film – I love all Disney films, especially Toy Story and Finding Nemo, but also like the Harry Potter Movies as the special effects are always good.

Miss McGough (Librarian)

  1. What one thing do you want to do before you’re old and grey? – Fly in a Tiger Moth plane, preferably with Indy Jones for company.
  2. If could have any special power, what would it be? – Fly, as free as a bird. I think you can see from this that I’d like to fly!
  • Few of My Favourite Things… Music, books, chocolate and cakes. Too many chocolates and cakes and I’ll never get off of the ground!

Mrs Smith (English, Media & Drama)

1.My ultimate dream is to perform on Broadway and have the leading role in a musical such as Les Miserable or Miss Saigon.

2. I long for the ability to freeze time; especially to avoid wasting so much time straightening my unruly hair.

3. Chocolate, pasta and coffee (not at the same time!) are my favourite foods.

4. This constantly changes. I admire many famous actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. In terms of having a guilty pleasure it undoubtedly has to be the entire cast of Grey’s Anatomy and Gossip Girl.

5. This is tricky and probably depends on my mood. However, Moulin Rouge, Beaches or Love Actually springs to mind. I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve watched them and I can probably recite most of the lines.

6. I love all the classic Jane Austen novels and I particularly enjoyed reading Atonement. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Bridget Jones’ Diary and My Sister’s Keeper were all books that I found fascinating in their own way. My favourite children’s book, without question, is Goodnight Mister Tom and my favourite play has to be Tony Kushner’s Angels in America.

Miss Douglas (English & French)

  1. Star in a West End musical, preferably as Swallow in Whistle Down the Wind. I could do that, right?
  2. I would like the ability to never grow old and grey (there’s always one). In all seriousness, the special power I would like, is the ability to do maths Does that count as a special power? I think so because I am a little envious of people who are really talented at maths, and I always wish I could be better.
  3. Favourite celebrity: This is difficult….NOT! Elton John without a doubt. He is my role model for many reasons.
  4. Favourite food: Spicy, chicken fajitas, or pasta shells with chicken, bacon, courgette, mangetout, babycorn and a tomato and basil sauce. Yummy!
  5. Favourite book: Favourite childhood novel is ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl, which I still enjoy reading every now and again, and my grown-up favourite is ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ by Muriel Spark.
  6. Favourite film: Are you kidding? This is far too difficult. I cannot narrow it down to just one so I will do my best to keep my list short: Schindler’s List, A League of Their Own, Beaches, The Blues Brothers and Toy Story 2…and many, many more!

Mrs Neilson (DHT and English)

  1. I am lucky to have done a lot of things I have always wanted to, including taking a helicopter ride into the Grand Canyon and sailing down the Colorado River but there are still more things I hope to squeeze in before it is too late! I would love to see Australia and the Great Barrier Reef in particular.
  2. A special power I would like to have is to find a cure for all the horrible illnesses which ruin peoples’ lives. In a more lighthearted vein, I would like the power to have a volume control for noisy chatty pupils which I could use whenever I wanted to!
  3. Not really into celebrities but I like people who have done well in their profession for many years. People like Ryan Giggs, Helen Mirren ( actress), Michael Parkinson etc. I also have a very soft spot for Micael Buble and Donny Osmond!! ( a blast from the past).
  4. I love all the Disney movies. Toy Story 3 is my current favourite.
  5. Favourite food – pasta, Veg and really good fish dishes to name but three!
  6. I love the classic Austen novels but Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is my favourite adult book. A close second is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, which I read many many years ago and keep meaning to re- read., I have to say that as a child I loved all the Enid Blyton books – especially the Famous Five and the schools books. I also love Private Peaceful which made me cry!

Miss Daly (English)

  1. Before I’m old and grey I would like to travel to Russia and see the Bolshoi Ballet perform.
  2. If I could have any special power I would like to be able to freeze time.
  3. Food – Um, tough one. I love to cook and I’m good at eating. Steak pie and mash!
  4. My favourite celebrity of the moment is Kim Kardashian.
  5. Film – Lord of the Rings
  6. Book – ‘Persuasion’ by Jane Austen