Ella Higgins, class of 2014
Next up in our #HumansOfMuckross we have..
Ella Higgins - class of 2014
'' I think every experience I had in Muckross shaped me into the person I am today ''
‘’ I’d go back to Muckross in a heartbeat. I really miss everything - all the sports (especially hockey), the teachers, school masses, but mainly all the girls.
I definitely took for granted how easy it was to see all your friends almost every day. Now everyone’s off doing their own thing it’s much harder to catch up. I miss the early morning chats at lockers and the messing at lunch time. It's strange now seeing the green uniforms on the bus and they have no idea that just a few years ago that used to be me ''
'' I have such fond, funny school memories; a time of just being weird and having fun with my friends. One day I lost my locker key so the lock needed to get chopped off - naturally, we decided to carry our a burial for my padlock (which is probably still buried in the grounds beside the tennis courts!) ''
'' Another time I remember coming in 45 mins before school started to meet a few of the girls. We set up a timer camera outside and repeatedly attempted to take a picture of us nailing the perfect High School Musical jump. My friends and I went so far as to post a dance number on Facebook. Safe to say we never lived that one down! ''
'' I remember all of us singing the Magnificat for the last time on our graduation day - having goosebumps and being heartbroken that the 6 wonderful years had so suddenly come to an end ''
'' Don’t worry so much about what everyone thinks about you, don’t be afraid to try new things + put yourself out there ''
'' I enjoy videography + collecting footage on my drone 🛸
I also do boxing for fitness 🥊 + play touch rugby.
I’m currently working as a nurse on the National Liver transplant unit in St. Vincents Hospital and have just finished specialising in Hepatology in UCD. I will be finishing up work as a nurse in the next few weeks to try out a totally different career ''
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