Over 150 years of King’s service
Pete McKegney
40 years
Interview with Mr McKegney, by Maddie Parr and Gabriel Counsell
The end of the year is keenly anticipated as his son was a member of the team. Extra-curricular activities and teaching
by everyone at King’s. The end of exams, He has also enjoyed being on King’s Chindits to navigate their way round
a long summer holiday and knowing rugby tours to Canada and South Africa. the local countryside.
that one more year will have been
He has also taken an interest in outdoor Health and Safety is not the only thing
completed, sadly one thing that will not
pursuits at King’s and in particular which has changed during his time at
be the same on our return in September.
Mr McKegney, an integral part of life atfor canoeing. He painfully recalls an King’s. He mentions that in his opinion
the best change that he has seen at
kings will be missing. He has been fully
King’s is when it became co-educational,
involved with the King’s community
a change which in his eyes appeared to
for 40 years and will be “hanging up his
“please testosterone-fuelled boys” and
boots” at the end of the year.
also decreased bullying substantially, as
During his time at King’s, not only has it is not “cool” to bully in front of girls.
he been a highly successful Economics
However, he was saddened greatly
and Business Studies teacher, but has
also had roles in the Maths and Physics by the sale of the convent as he was
departments although he asked us previously Housemaster of Tuckwell
to keep the later confidential “in case House there. The Tuckwell “Children
they rope me in to teaching Physics”. in Need” evenings were a feature of
Additionally to the academic side of his time in charge. Mr McKegney has
his career, he has also coached rugby many fond memories of his time in
and his 2nd XV teams have invariably the convent, while admitting that this
lived up to their title of “Paddy’s War change was inevitable.
Machine”. More recently he has been in As for the future, Mr McKegney is
charge of King’s rugby, arranging all the unsure; however, his wife “appears to
fixtures and maintaining its reputation. have plans” including voluntary work,
He also moved for a few years from the eventful canoeing trip when rescue although he may choose to spend
2nd XV to coaching the U14’s. services had to be called to save some some of his time working down his golf
Mr McKegney mentioned that one of unfortunate, cold, wetsuitless pupils handicap. As you can see he has had
his most memorable moments at King’s who had capsized, “this was before many influential roles during his forty
was when the team was victorious at Health and Safety checks” he hastens year stint at King’s and we are sure the
Rosslyn Park 7’s. This is an especially to add. This did not prevent him being school will struggle to find someone as
prominent memory for Mr McKegney recently appointed as Director of enthusiastic and involved as him.
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