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Amandeep Singh Gill His family and close friends continue to remember the
day of his passing and place flowers on his memorial,
(Class of ’99) which proudly stands in the crescent at the front of the
school. This year marks the 10th anniversary of his
24 July 1988 – 7 May 2005
th
th
passing and we would like to honour his memory.
As many of you may remember, Amandeep was a kind,
friendly and thoughtful student at King Henry VIII Amandeep enjoyed photography and was really into
Junior and then, Senior school. He was hard working cars, particularly Subaru and enjoyed watching racing
and conscientious, a more loyal friend you could not with his dad. (Sadly, Amandeep never got to learn to
hope to meet. drive). A few of his photographs were enlarged and
placed around the sixth form centre.
He suddenly and tragically passed away on 7th May
2005 (after a brain haemorrhage). Personally, I will Below is a link to a justgiving page, set up by his
never forget the day we were told, as we were gathered parents to raise money for Birmingham Children's
together in the sixth form centre, starting with the hospital. More of his story and the reasoning behind
words "There is no easy way to say this..." and this can be found on this page.
everything after that no longer mattered, our friend https://www.justgiving.com/Amandeep10years/
was gone. Thank you for taking the time to read this!
Lauren Sewell (’99)
Help needed!!
Celebration of the
The annual Mock Interview Evening for Upper Sixth
40th Anniversary students will take place on Tuesday 13 October 2015
th
of Co-Education - planning is already underway and we are hoping that
it will be as successful as previous years!
at King Henry VIII School This event enables our students to have a practice in-
terview with real professionals, in a safe environment.
Saturday 26th September 2015
Often, this is the first time any of the students have
If you were one of the boys who suffered or enjoyed undertaken this sort of activity, and historically they
the impact of girls being admitted to the school in have found the interview process challenging, but a
1975, or if you were one of those female pioneers, we really beneficial learning opportunity, making them
hope you will join us to celebrate the 40th anniver- think about how they present themselves to others.
sary of co-education at the School. We plan for each student to be interviewed by a panel
The day will include tours of the school, a debate of 2 or 3 people, so we rely heavily on the help and
(chaired by former Head of English, Sheila support of parents and friends of the School to act as
Woolf) between current sixth formers and old girls, Interviewers. If you feel you could get involved with
afternoon tea and a formal evening meal with speak- this event, please contact Mrs Sally Pike, the School’s
ers from the era who will share their personal recol- Careers Adviser for information.
lections. Many thanks,
Further information will be provided soon but, in the Sally Pike
meantime, please put this date in your diary. If you Email: pikes@khviii.net
want to make a provisional advance booking, please Tel: 024 7627 1124
email me: cooperh@khviii.net
Helen Cooper
Congratulations to Rob Tantam ('89) for being
(Class of 1975)
awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list:
Librarian
Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy
King Henry VIII School Robert John Geoffrey TANTAM
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