Margaret Pound - Moreton Hall

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Margaret Pound

At 11 years old I started my Moreton life, going from a small local village primary school, to a larger school was a terrifying prospect. From that very first induction day in the June before the beginning of the school year in September, I knew that Moreton would become my second home. I spent a very happy seven years studying and thriving in the Moreton bubble. Where in-between lessons I spent the majority of my time frequenting the sound box in the Musgrave; here I spent many a happy hour doing the sound and lighting for the many shows that went on throughout the school year, that is when I wasn’t on the stage myself.

September 2016

Starting University

After leaving Moreton in July 2016 I started my new adventure studying Geological Oceanography at Bangor University. Moving into University halls was completely different to Moreton where I knew everyone in my house; but a shared love of musicals soon ensured that I was singing not only in the flat kitchen but also on the stage with my new flatmates. By the end of my first year of University I had joined the musical theatre society and became the technical manager. I had settled into my new environment, learning all about the inner workings of the oceans and geology of our planet.

October 2017

Changing Degree

During my second year, I became a peer guide and helped to welcome new students to the University, as well as acting as an ambassador to represent the University. I also joined the Jiu-Jitsu club, which as someone who once claimed that P.E. stood for pointless education was a huge step forward. My Moreton school friends would joke how I would never stick to one degree; after I continuously changed my mind on what I would study, at least once a week, on the run up to submitting our UCAS applications. I told them this would not be the case. They were correct, and I switched degrees from a BSc in Geological Oceanography to a MSCi in Physical Oceanography, where I would focus on the physics and the maths of the oceans more.

November 2019

STEM Ambassador

At this point, halfway through my fourth and final year of University, I became a STEM ambassador. Focusing on generating renewable energy from the tides for my MSCi research project, while also looking at climate and the possibility of oceans on other exoplanets.

I am looking forward to what the future may bring and forever finding myself looking back on what I learned in my time at Moreton.