SCHOOL’S OUT WHAT’S NEXT?
William Acton, 22
even answered my questions about why my
ancestors were Catholics in a predominantly
Ampleforth College, York
Protestant country.”
Will has been fascinated by genealogy ever
When he left school he turned his passion
since childhood when he listened to his
into a career. “The genealogy market is
father’s tales of their ancestors, who they
booming so it’s a great time to get involved,”
were and some of the
he says. “And with so
amazing and appalling
many records being
things they did. “History
transcribed online it’s
can seem very distant
never been easier! My
when you’re learning
work has already taken
about facts and dates, but
me across the world
when you know where
from Canada to India
your family was and what
and I get enormous
they were doing, it makes
satisfaction out of telling
it all seem much more
people something about
alive and real,” he says. “It
themselves that they
seemed exciting; a world
don’t know.”
away from modern life
If you would like your
and I wanted to find out
genealogy looked into
Joanna
more. It also gave me a
please email William on
greater sense of identity
willacton2001@ Bettocchi, 21
and individuality and
yahoo.co.uk
Atlantic College, Glamorgan
Simon Fraser University,
Canada
After Joanna completed her
Olivia Rollins,
International Baccalaureate (IB)
23
Diploma, she travelled to Kenya
to pursue a humanitarian project.
Uppingham School, Rutland
“Our intention was to work with
After Uppingham, Olivia did an art
young children, running AIDS-
foundation year at Falmouth College
awareness workshops, team-
of Art in fashion design and styling.
building exercises, art projects,
However, she wanted to speak a
English classes and world-
language and so chose to study a
awareness workshops,” she says.
degree in Spanish and philosophy at
In Nairobi, “we were invited
Leeds University.
to attend mass at an orphanage
She then spent a busy year in
on the outskirts of town where
Madrid working in the fashion industry.
we were introduced to the priest,
“In Madrid I spent six months in
to whom we presented our
fashion PR and three months with
project,” she says. “He was very
Glamour Magazine whilst training
keen on working with us, and we
for a marathon, teaching English and
started right away.” They found
nannying twice a week,” she says.
that owing to poor nutrition
“Since then I’ve completed work
many of the children were
experience at Luella Bartley and
underdeveloped for their age
worked in fashion photography agency
and had few life skills. “We taught
Balcony Jump. At university I also ran
them how to walk, talk, play, and
the lacrosse team; I am a qualified
eat – simple tasks really but there
lacrosse coach after spending five
was no one else to help them.”
weeks travelling the east coast of
Hearing the life stories of
America and teaching at small camps.”
the families she worked with
She is now working for up-and-
and learning of the human
coming luxury loungewear brand Ruby
rights violations that had been
and Ed as marketing and sales assistant – who currently sell in Selfridges, Liberty and boutiques
experienced by her new friends
throughout the UK. She has also managed to keep up her fitness and while recovering from an injury
has had an enormous impact on
discovered during the triathlon. “When I could run again I trained for and completed the London
Joanna. She is currently studying
Olympic Distance Triathlon in two hours, 45 minutes. Now I also have two half marathons under my
psychology and criminology, and
belt and have run the Hellrunner Down South – 11 miles of hills, bogs and sand dunes.”
has her sights set on law school.
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