MEET OUR ALUMNAE
GDST alumnae span the world and every professional sector. With over 100,000 members, our network would fill Wembley stadium.
The GDST is a network of schools, but more importantly the GDST is a network of people – of young women who have their whole futures ahead of them. This network is one of the most valuable things the GDST can give you as you step out into the world; a ready-made, professional network.
Being a GDST alumna offers endless opportunities. From mentoring to professional networking, self-development and social events, the network offers a community unlike any other.
We are so proud of our Portsmouth High School alumnae. Here, you can learn about some of our alumnae’s favourite school memories, and be inspired by what they have gone on to achieve.
Meet some of our alumnae...
Barbara Jones (1956)
My favourite memory of Portsmouth High School is allowing me to be who I want to be and teaching me that I can do anything – even at aged 80.
Anjana Gadgil (1996)
My favourite memory of Portsmouth High School is being part of the tennis, netball and lacrosse teams and travelling to other schools around the south of England to compete and win.
Alana Grady (2013)
My favourite memory of Portsmouth High School is playing the cymbals in the Carol Service in Year 10 – so many teachers commented afterwards on the look of joy on my face!
Lucy Foley (2004)
Lucy Foley is a British author of contemporary, historical fiction and mystery novels. Her novels The Paris Apartment and The Guest List are New York Times best sellers.
Anne McMeehan Roberts (1972)
My favourite memory of Portsmouth High School is playing lacrosse on Southsea Common (I was captain, but not a very good one); treading the boards for the school play, Sheridan’s The Critic, (I played Mrs Dangle) and German lessons with Miss Bowditch (terrifying but so fulfilling).
Emma Fry (2009)
I freelance for various orchestras, musical theatre shows, events companies and artists including Clean Bandit, Eminem, Bring Me the Horizon and Ed Sheeran.
My favourite memory of Portsmouth High School is the legendary water fights at Dovercourt with Mr Poolman the caretaker.
Daisy Turnbull (2016)
My favourite memory of Portsmouth High School is climbing to the top of Snowdon with my best friends on our Gold Duke of Edinburgh expedition, fuelled mostly by marshmallows and the promise of shelter from the rain at the top.
Fiona Haward (2009)
My favourite memory of Portsmouth High School is has got to be a geography trip to Iceland during which we explored some incredible glaciated landscapes. My time in the Sixth Form I remember with fondness as it was such fun.
Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh (1994)
An environmental psychologist, focussing on how the public engage with climate change. Her research projects have included studies of energy efficiency behaviours, waste reduction and carrier bag reuse, perceptions of smart technologies and electric vehicles, low-carbon lifestyles, and responses to climate change.
Professor Whitmarsh is currently Professor of Environmental Psychology at University of Bath and Director of the UK Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations. She has been a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; and regularly advises governmental and other organisations on low-carbon behaviour change and climate change communication.
