Alison Driscoll (nee Gill 1971-74)
Orange House
Alison enjoyed her basketball and her favourite subject was history. She remembers one of her maths teachers hiding behind the door with a fire extinguisher to “welcome” tardy students.
Not surprisingly, maths was not her favourite subject.
Alison put her wordsmith skills to good use after leaving school, working for the Ashburton Guardian and the Press before leaving to work on the farm with husband John and raise a family. She returned to the Guardian in 1996, then in 1999 she and John bought the Bernina shop in Ashburton.
She worked as a personal assistant for National’s Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew for nine years and now works for Andrew Falloon, who won Goodhew’s seat at the last general election.