end of term april 2014

Dear Parent, Once again, this has been a very busy term, with Junior Band impressed in the Scottish Schools’ Championships In February, school groups travelled to Berlin, Iceland and Senior School pupils enjoying various activities and and there was an entertaining production of ‘Peter Pan’ and Northern Ireland. In early April, senior pupils achievements. Mrs Karen Waugh and I were delighted by Transitus - S2 pupils. will undertake a community project in the High Atlas that the High School was again the school of choice for Law and Moore Houses have raised funds for Down’s Mountains of Morocco, Classicists will visit Greece and so many families at the January Entrance Tests. Syndrome and the Muir Maxwell Trust respec- skiers will travel to Utah, USA. Highlights have included notable performances by our tively, while Junior School pupils have supported Bobath I wish you and your family a very relaxing and enjoyable UK Rotary Youth Speaks and UK Schools’ Challenge and Water Aid. The Chamber Choir was invited to per- Spring holiday. Quiz teams, and by participants in the Trades House of form at the ‘Redeeming Our Communities’ event in Robert Burns Festival. There have been bad- February. At their Ladies’ Lunch at the Grand Central minton, skiing and swimming successes, and both 1st Hotel in March, the Home & School Association, with XI and S3 hockey squads competed in Scottish Schools’ the help of £6,500 from the Robertson Trust, raised the finals. Nine pupils have been selected for the National marvellous total of £21,000 for Action for Children, with Youth Orchestra of Scotland Junior Orchestra, the Pipe a contribution also to the Education Trust Bursary Fund.

www.glasgowhigh.com Junior School At the beginning of this term we welcomed Miss Emma Stevenson to the Junior School Staff, cover- ing Junior 1 whilst Mrs Eusace is on maternity leave. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Eustace on the birth of their baby daughter, Emily. Many thanks are due to Mrs Jacqui O’Neill who has given up her role as a member of the Out of School Care team after eleven years of excellent service. Mrs O’Neill will continue as a member of the Kindergarten team and her role with liaison between Kindergarten and Out of School Care has been taken over by Mrs Laura Cowan. Mrs MacKay, Deputy Head, has now gone on mater- nity leave and Mr and Mrs MacKay were congratulated on the birth of Harris George MacKay recently. Mrs Margaret Moreland has taken over the role as tem- porary Deputy Head at the Junior School during Mrs MacKay's maternity leave.

Class News

Kindergarten children have had a busy term finding out about ‘People who help us’ and have received vis- its from Watch Commander Dhesi and his team from tried their hand at knitting with the much appreciated made to the Greek Orthodox Church in Glasgow, the the local Fire Service with a fire engine to explore. Mr help of grannies and knitted squares were made into Coats Memorial Church in Paisley and to TCoNE at Nisbet led the children on a tour of the school looking a blanket which will be sent to Morocco with the Senior Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. for fire points and extinguishers. A visit to the Riverside School pupils later in the year. The annual Daffodil Tea for elderly residents of the Museum helped to enhance this topic even more when Junior 4 classes studied Glasgow this term and toured community was hosted by Junior 6 pupils and was a the children looked at the police vehicles on show. the West End and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum very successful afternoon. Junior 6 classes also got The children had a wonderful time at the Gallery of where they explored the Glasgow Style of Charles to experience a European Lunch as a finale to their Modern Art looking at sculpture and this inspired the Rennie Mackintosh, looking at furniture design, paint- European research project. budding artists in Kindergarten in the creation of ings, drawings, jewellery and costume. They came back their own works of art for an Art Gallery Enterprise. to Art class and created their own beautiful designs Visitors They invited parents, grandparents and friends to a and jewellery. They then visited the Cathedral and the We welcome many visitors at the Junior School and private viewing and donations went to the children’s East End of the city, spotting landmarks and spend- thank each one for giving of their time and talents. chosen charity, the Dogs Trust. Prior to this event, a ing time at Glasgow Green. They visited the Riverside happy morning was spent getting to know Alfie the Museum for a Clydebuilt exhibition. This term, Mr Colin Mair, Rev Graeme Wilson, Rev dog and his owner, Alison Russell, from the Dogs Trust A visit to Garnethill Synagogue, with expert guidance Roddy Hamilton, Mr Gordon McCracken, Mrs Mia organisation. from a member of the Hebrew Centre, was enjoyed in MacDonald and Ms Estelle McKean led some of our morning assemblies, bringing new ideas and stories. Junior 1 visited Loch Lomond Aquarium to learn more their study of Judaism and Junior 4 were also fortu- about what’s ‘Under the Sea’. As part of an enterprise nate enough to attend a set of four tennis coaching Mr and Mrs Brian Adair have also attended assem- topic, they planned marvellous entertainment and afternoons at Thorn Park Tennis Club. bly and many other Junior School occasions and are made cakes for a special Grandparents’ Afternoon Junior 5 celebrated the 255th anniversary of Robert always very supportive and practical in their help. Tea. The invited audience was entertained with songs, Burns’ birth with a study of the Bard and his work. They Other visitors to Assembly included Ms Jilli Blackwood poems and stories and the children took them on a visited the Burns Heritage Park in Alloway, Hopscotch who shared her experiences in the design industry with tour show off the work in classrooms. Congratulations Theatre Company presented their Tam O’Shanter work- the children and gave them a coveted look at the tartan to all involved for making the day such a success and shop and the children planned and hosted a Burns she was asked to design for the Commonwealth Games, for the donation of £621.00 to RNLI. Supper with songs, poems, musical items, speeches, Mrs Margaret-Mary Cummings who told the children Junior 2 classes studied Early People and their use toasts and a Ceilidh. how the funds they raised for the Nora Docherty School of natural materials. The children made a crannog, Prior to their residential trip to York, the classes took in Malawi had been used, Mrs Jing-Liang Chen and the invented characters to live in it and also made Celtic part in a Knights and Castles workshop at The Burrell Junior 6 Mandarin Group who celebrated Chinese New jewellery in art lessons. They then visited Finlaystone Museum as part of their medieval studies. Year with us, Susie Edmond, from METERology who gave a fascinating insight into how to conserve energy Country Estate to study how to make art from natu- In York they visited the Minster, walked on the walls and Arian Ghasemi (J5) who told us all about Nouruz ral materials and a visit to The Burrell for workshops and explored the ancient city beneath York at Jorvik. (Persian New Year). on Changing Materials also enhanced this topic. The They saw evidence of the Early, Roman, Medieval and children then planned a town on the classroom wall Viking past in a variety of visits and talks. They enjoyed Charities and Mr Mickel and Mr Goold visited to talk about their a day as medieval peasants working for their feudal work in the building industry. Mr Bulloch also came to Lord and gained a great insight into life in the mid- Our Dress As You Please Day raised funds for the chil- visit the children to talk about galvanizing. Near the dle ages. dren’s chosen charities of Bobath and Water Aid and end of term they took part in an exciting Cycle Rodeo, As part of their enterprise topic, the children created there were several very generous donations to charities arranged by Mrs McConechy, to promote awareness some wonderful flower paintings which were then from individual children in lieu of birthday gifts. of the different events in the Commonwealth Games. printed and made into greeting cards. Calling their Junior 3 studied Polar Lands and had a visit from the marketing company ‘Funky Flowers’, pupils then sold Sport Edinburgh Science Festival group, Generation Science, these cards with all profits going to Save the Children The Junior School boys and girls were successful at with a fabulous workshop - The Wonderful World of and The Marie Curie Foundation. Water. They did some baking with the help of S6 pupils both Triangular Swimming Galas held in January. This term Junior 5 have also been working on an and opened an Igloo Café where they sang songs they Pupils from Juniors 5 and 6 had outstanding success Education Scotland project based on the use of had been learning on the cold, icy theme. Later in the at the Glasgow Primary Schools' Swimming Finals. Philosophical Inquiry to enhance learning. term they learned about the planets and visited the The Robert Smith Memorial Trophy for 10 years Girls’ Glasgow Science Centre Planetarium for Sky Safari. Junior 6 visited Glasgow Science Centre Planetarium Relay was won by Anya MacLean, Asha Nicolson, Zara In drama, the children contributed their own ideas to to study the Solar System and watched the 3D film, Kennedy and Anna Ivins (all J5) and the Boys’ team, produce plays on the theme of space. The classes also The Hubble, at the IMAX cinema. Visits were also Danny Petrie, James Ballantyne, Taylor Sarafilovic and

Page 2 The • April 2014 Calan Whitelaw (all J5), secured silver in the 10 years The team competition was won by Longhope and the The Kindergarten were awarded four ‘Excellents’ and relay. Captain was Alex Jones. four ‘Very Goods’. The Milne Trophy for 11 years Boys’ Relay was won by The Junior 6 boys’ team, Gregor Howie, Scott The Trades House of Glasgow Robert Burns Festival Douglas Kelly, Finn Harris, Scott Williamson and Cathal Williamson, Ryan Street, James Sibbald, Adam Insall produced winners in every section. These included; Callan (all J6). and Aaron Scott, achieved second place in the Glasgow Primary 4/5 Instrumental Section: 1st - Annabel The Dykes Trophy for 11 years Girls’ Relay was won Schools Cross Country competition. The Inter-ship Davies (J5) playing violin, 2nd - Helena Downie (J5) by Anna Smith, Christina Miller, Ellie Murphy and Alex Cross Country Championship was won this year by playing violin and 3rd - Kiera Davidson (J4) also playing Jones (all J6). Longhope. violin. Primary 6/7 Instrumental Section: 1st - Amelia Neilson (J6) playing clarinet, 2nd - Andrew Whitelaw Individual gold medallists were Douglas Kelly (J6) for Other Activities (J6) playing saxophone and 3rd - Charlotte Sim (J6) 11 years 25m freestyle and open butterfly (both in new playing flute. In Primary 6/7 Singing Section: 1st - record times), Christina Miller for 11 years freestyle, Weekend activities have included regular rugby fixtures Charlotte Sim (J6) and 3rd - Adam Insall (J6). Cathal Cathal Callan for 11 years breaststroke, Finn Harris and a SUperClub visit to Lendrick Muir. Callan (J6) and James Sibbald (J6) also received for 11 years backstroke, Asha Nicolson for 10 years On World Book Day, representatives from each class special mention for their singing. In the Primary 6/7 breaststroke and backstroke and James Ballantyne gave book reviews of their favourite books at assembly. Recitation Section: 2nd - Abigail Buxton (J6). for 10 years breaststroke, winning the Alistair Short Trophy for this event. The Global Citizenship Committee held a Fair Trade The Scots Verse Competition was won this year by Polly assembly and during Fair Trade Fortnight ran snack Quaile (J4L/M) who performed an outstanding recital Individual silver medallists were Finn Harris for 11 shops at lunchtimes, selling healthy snack bars and of ‘Feart’ by Liz Niven. The competition was judged by years freestyle, Scott Williamson for 11 years breast- dried fruit. They also organised a Fairtrade coffee Mr Jim McArthur, Past President of the Cumbernauld stroke and backstroke, Anna Smith for 11 years morning for parents. and District Burns Club and Mr Tom Myles. breaststroke and backstroke, Anya MacLean for 10 years freestyle and breaststroke and Zara Kennedy for Junior Road Safety Officers have kept everyone up to Finlay Davison and Annabelle Robertson (J5) both 10 years backstroke. date throughout the winter months with safety news achieved success in a national competition to design an alien avatar; Finlay was one of the four runner ups Individual bronze medallists were Alex Jones for 11 and information. and Annabelle made it to the shortlist. years backstroke, Zara Kennedy for 10 years free- The Junior 6 Drama Club entered the Scottish style and Taylor Sarafilovic for 10 years backstroke. Community Drama One Act Festival with their produc- Tessa Qualie (J4) had an article on safety in boats pub- Congratulations to all the swimmers involved for these tion of ‘In the Lap of the Gods’ and received very high lished in the Royal Highland Yacht Club Magazine. outstanding achievements. acclaim from the adjudicator, Dr. Russell Boyce. Helena Downie (J5) gained a place in the National The Annual Junior School Swimming Gala, organised All classes from Junior 1 to Junior 6 took part in the Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain, playing vio- by Mr Stewart Leggat, was held at the Allander Pool. Barclays Bank Lifeskills workshops which further sup- lin; an outstanding achievement which allows her to rehearse and perform with children from all over the All children from Junior 4 – Junior 6 took part in the ported the financial learning already taking place in country. Helena is also in the National Youth Orchestra Ships’ Competition and the championship events were school. of Scotland Junior Orchestra. won by: An informative Internet Safety talk was held for all par- Annabel Davies (J5) achieved the incredible accolade Junior 4: Sophie Kemsley and Fergus Currie, Junior 5: ents adding further support to the children’s learning of the Primary 5 first prize in the nationwide com- Asha Nicolson and James Ballantyne, Junior 6: Anna regarding staying safe on the web which is covered in petition run by Scottish Engineering ‘If you were an Smith and Douglas Kelly the curriculum. engineer in Scotland what would you design and make?’ A number of Junior School pupils and some members The Girls and Boys Relay trophies were won by Annabel designed the ‘Midge Catcher’ with a light of staff took part in the Home and School Association’s Longhope and, in a clean sweep, combining all the bulb to attract the midges, run by solar panels, and Ladies Lunch and Fashion Show. Their modelling skills individual points and championship events, Longhope a vacuum cleaner to suck them in! Also shortlisted in were truly superb and a great afternoon was had by all. gained the Overall Winning Ship trophy. Mrs Barbara the top 200 entries were Sophie Bell, Ruairidh Cowan, Bell presented the prizes. As always the Spring Concert was a wonderful success Libby Morgan and Danny Petrie (all J5). and showcased the incredible talents of the children At the Junior School Ski Gala, all competitors skied The Junior School recently held their annual Chess in the Junior School. with enthusiasm, great skill and style. Championship. Congratulations to 1st - John Greene Boys’ individual results were 1st Harry Pover (J5), (J6), 2nd - Ryan Street (J6) and 3rd - Fintan Duff (J4). Congratulations 2nd Nial Marshall (J4) and 3rd Fergus Currie & Jamie At the end of a very full and successful term, all at Ritchie (J4). Many congratulations to Mrs Kiyani and the the Junior School wish parents, pupils and friends Girls’ individual results were 1st Alex Jones (J6), 2nd Kindergarten staff team for the wonderful Care an enjoyable Spring holiday and a very Happy Easter. Tabitha Steven (J6) and 3rd Anya MacLean (J5). Inspectorate report which was undertaken in October.

The High School of Glasgow • April 2014 Page 3 Senior School Competition Success Josh Oxby, Ela Sefcikova (all S4); Fraser Watt (S5); Ruth McIlfatrick, Hayleigh Rossetter and Mhairi Wan (all S6). Rotary Youth Speaks Senior Championship In February, Murray Webster (S4) Alex Gould and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme Christopher O’Leary (both S3) took part in the West and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme continues to Central Scotland Final of the Rotary Youth Speaks com- be popular with the following awards being gained this petition, this year at senior level for the first time. They term: took on teams from Hamilton College, Mearns Castle Bronze Awards: High School, Lenzie Academy, Arran High School and Ailis McColl, Jonathan Stark and Andrew Stuart (all St. Andrew’s and St. Bride’s High School. All three mem- S4). bers of the team were excellent and the High School came out victorious, progressing to a UK semi-final in Silver Awards: Dundee at the beginning of March. The team also won Calum Orr and Alexa Roditi (both S5). this after another fine performance, and will compete in Gold Awards: the UK final in Maidstone, Kent, on 10th May. Anna Crawford, Ross Duncan, Rachel Geddes, Morven McNab, Ben Mitchell, Sophie Price, Gavin Roberts, ESU Mace Senior Debating Championship Thomas Taylor, Kirsten Tempest (all S6); Cameron Congratulations to Katie Devlin and Katie Murray (both Gilchrist, Calum MacLean and Anna Nicholl (all FPs). S6) who reached the semi-final of the ESU Mace Senior Debating Championship. Around the Departments

ESU Junior Debating Competition The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair 2014 Calum Esler and Christopher O'Leary (both S3) are Following their award in June 2013 for the best Bronze through to the third round stage of the ESU Junior Crest Science Project in Scotland, Jonathan Honey, in growth. She mentioned that there are 40 offices Debating Competition. Alexander Houghton, Sam Quinn, Matthew Rossetter around the world helping Scottish firms find a foot- and Murray Webster (S4) were invited to attend the hold in the market. One firm currently sells more UK Schools’ Challenge Quiz prestigious UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair kilts in China than they do in Scotland. For every At the Scottish heat of the UK Schools’ Challenge 2014 in Birmingham in March. Around 40,000 visi- £1 that Scottish Enterprise spends they expect it to Quiz held at Dollar Academy in February, the High tors attended the Fair, and the boys enthusiastically grow a further £8. The second speaker, Professor Jo School team of Jonathan Gibson (Captain), Michael described their work on the construction of a cheap Armstrong, spoke of the current UK debt position and Muir (both S6), Murray Webster (S4) and Junwen and simple particle director that is capable of mim- Scotland's opportunities and threats were it to become Chen (S3) performed extremely well in the final to icking some of the work done by the LCH Accelerator an independent country. It was particularly appropri- defeat Stewart’s Melville College and progress to the at Cern. ate to have two prominent female speakers during Inter-Regional Finals where they beat Lancaster Royal International Women's week. Talk by Holocaust Survivors to Second Year to progress to the National Finals, Peter Pan held at The Perse School, Cambridge. The team won Henry and Ingrid Wuga gave an inspiring talk to their quarter-final tie, and then narrowly lost in the Second Year on their experiences of Nazi Germany The High School of Glasgow Junior Players were in semi-final, to the eventual winners, The Perse School. and of being refugees in Scotland as part of the action again, this time with their production of J.M. Congratulations to the team as this is the furthest a ‘Kindertransport’ programme in 1939. Their presen- Barrie's classic "Peter Pan" in the Drama Studio on High School team has ever managed to reach in this tation was very moving and thought provoking. The the 19th and 20th March. The cast worked extremely prestigious competition. audience was impressed by their honesty in answering hard throughout the rehearsal process, resulting in a a series of excellent questions. final performance which delighted audiences on both Maths nights. Particular mention must go to Kai Buchanan Codeathon Primary Maths Challenge (S1) and Lois McColl (Trans), impressive in their roles At the Primary Maths Challenge, pupils obtained 5 In March, the Computing Science Department marked as Peter Pan and Wendy respectively, and Angus Gold, 11 Silver and 17 Bronze awards with Samantha the start of National Science week with the inaugural Barrett (S1) for his portrayal of the infamous Captain Insall (Trans) reaching the Final which was held in Codeathon taking place at the school, with a number Hook. Special thanks also to the senior pupils and February, the result of which is awaited. of pupils taking part in a day of coding. One event staff involved behind the scenes. involved a group of S6 pupils taking part in a 12 hour Intermediate Maths Challenge Codeathon, starting at 8am and finishing at 8pm. Helping Others At the Intermediate Maths Challenge, pupils obtained 10 Gold, 18 Silver and 15 Bronze awards. Cammy Computer Club Law House Fundraising Sriram (S4) and Junwen Chen (S3) both progressed Computer Club meets every Wednesday lunchtimes, This term Law House raised money for Down's to the Maths Olympiad, Cammy to the Maclaurin level this year, members have been able to choose from a Syndrome Scotland during the week beginning 17th and Junwen to the Hamilton level. Shubham Agwan, Ela number of activities with some people opting to try March. They are hoping to contribute to the provi- Sefcikova (both S4) and Keshav Mahendra (S3) all pro- their hand at programming, others had a look at the sion of support for people with Down's Syndrome in ceeded to the Pink Kangaroo competition in late March. Raspberry Pi computer while a third group created Scotland as well as for their families and carers. During the week they had various activities which included the UK Maths Trust Junior Team Challenge Wallace and Gromit style digital animations. Recently, soaking of ten sixth years, a teacher/pupil quiz, a cake Jay McMillan, Tanya Smoli (both S1); Guan-An Chen the best animations were submitted for judging and the and candy stall, an Easter egg hunt and of course, a and Varnit Gupta (both S2) finished sixth at the UK top three were shown at a Computer Club Animation lunchtime show. In addition, form classes competed to Maths Trust Junior Team Challenge which was held in Oscars event. The first prize winners were Cameron see who could collect the most money in a collecting March at the University of the West of Scotland. Clark, Jack Morgan and Mark Ramsay (all S2). Their animation “The Evolution of a Sloth” had everything can during the week. Law House was delighted to be First Aid thrown at it, ranging in time from the development of able to raise money for such a worthwhile cause. single cell organisms, through a dinosaur destroying The following pupils all passed a Practical First Aid Moore House Fundraising Course: Hiba Alhasso, Sophie Bentinck, Katie Bulloch, meteor strike, to the rise of mammals. This year Moore House decided to support the Muir Abigail Campbell, Bradley Cumming, Lauren Durnin, Economics Conference Maxwell Trust, a paediatric epilepsy charity based in Stuart Ferguson, Aidan Fitzgerald, Abhishek Gambhir, Musselburgh, Edinburgh. The week started with the sell- Vittorio Giambastiani, Emily Gilbride, Oscar Gleave, The Conference for all students in the WOSIS group ing of tattoo transfers in the colour of each house, thus Ross Horn, Cari Kiddie, Keshav Mahendra, Tiffany of schools who study Higher Economics was held at it was a "house pride" day. Since the Tuesday lay exactly Nelson, Caspar Schwahn, Amy Shelcott, David Sim (all the High School in March. Two excellent speakers took a week before Shrove Tuesday, there was a pancake day S3); Euan Bodie, Lewis Cunningham, Fraser Marshall, part: first, Dr Lena Wilson, CEO of Scottish Enterprise gave a talk on how her organisation supports business which proved highly successful, especially with younger

Page 4 The High School of Glasgow • April 2014 pupils! In the Battle of the Bands on Wednesday, the to methods of execution. In the evening pupils expe- and geothermal pools provided evening entertainment judges Mr Broadbent, Mr Campbell, Mr Ingham and rienced a night of dinner and dancing in an original before the beautiful Aurora Borealis put on not one, the 500 strong audience heard many different styles 1920s club as well as some memorable karaoke! but two, evening displays. The final day was filled with of music, from acoustic to blue-eyed soul. Thursday geysers, frozen waterfalls and saw the group snorkel played host to the Moore House Show, another aspect Morocco Expedition the crystal clear waters of the Silfra lava fissure, one of the week which enabled Moore House to raise a This Easter, 30 S4-S6 pupils and 4 members of staff of the fissures created as North America and Europe fantastic sum of money. To wrap up the week, a dodge- will be heading to Morocco to complete a community slowly separate. It was an amazing experience in the ball tournament on Friday included teams from all year project work. Trekking into the village of Tirinamine, land of ice and fire. groups which fiercely played against each other, with deep within the High Atlas Mountains, the group will the sixth year boys’ team coming out eventual winners. set up camp and spend 4 days working alongside vil- U13 & U14 Rugby Tour to Northern Ireland In addition, there was a raffle, Valentine's cookies and lagers to renovate two schools, painting and decorating During the February break 39 boys from S1-S3 travelled a handprint wall all running during break. Thanks to the interior and exterior, repairing the roofs, windows to Northern Ireland for a series of games and cultural the entire school for supporting the fundraising week and furniture. They will also spend time with village visits. The teams played against Campbell College so enthusiastically. Moore House are sure that the Muir families, learning about the culture and customs of the from Belfast, Cambridge House from Ballymena, and Maxwell Trust can use the money raised to help those Berbers, the inhabitants of the mountains. After a long Foyle College from Derry. The U13 team lost all three less fortunate than ourselves. trek back out from the village they will visit Marrakech, matches, and the U14 team won one and lost two. exploring the vibrant Djemma El Fna and haggling their As well as rugby, they also had visits to the Titanic Travels way through the souks. Museum, Giant’s Causeway, and an Ulster vs. Ospreys Pro 12 match at Ravenhill, met the Deputy Mayor of Berlin Iceland Derry at the Guildhall, and enjoyed Paintballing, a Quiz During the February week 18 sixth year pupils, accom- In February 2014, 40 geographers from S3-S5 trav- night and an Awards night. panied by Miss Sutherland and Mr Broadbent, visited elled to Iceland. Immersion in the Blue Lagoon was Berlin. This gave pupils the chance to put in context the perfect introduction to this northerly country Westminster part of their Higher and Advanced Higher courses before heading off to scramble behind and to the top In January, the Advanced Higher Modern Studies class by seeing part of the original Berlin Wall and visiting of waterfalls. Crampons and ice axes were issued, to embarked on an epic journey of intrigue in the pursuit Checkpoint Charlie and its accompanying museum. hike across a glacier lying on top of a dormant volcano! of truth, liberty and political integrity. Having arrived This proved a highlight for many with exhibits showing At Jokulsarlon, milky blue icebergs floated across a late the previous night, the group set out early to that some of the ways people tried to cross the wall includ- lagoon before melting on black volcanic sands or in the citadel of justice, the Palace of Westminster. There ing in hollowed out suitcases and beside the engine of slightly warmer waters of the Atlantic. Waves crashed the pupils were offered a tour of the chambers of a car. Other visits included several museums cover- against the beach at Dyrholaey as pupils studied the House of Commons and House of Lords, which ing the role of Germans in the Nazi regime and the coastal stacks and arches, known locally as trolls, and was accepted with vigorous gusto. They met with MPs extent of their resistance to it. A full day was also spent water spouted through a blow hole. They stood at the Angus McNeil and John Robertson who talked through at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, just outside foot of Eyjafjallajokull, learning about the environmen- the highs and lows of Scottish independence, provid- Berlin, which functioned as the control centre for most tal and social impact of this now infamous volcanic ing plenty to think about. The next stop was Prime of the Concentration Camps under Nazi control. For eruption, before watching eggs boil in the geothermal Minister's Questions, an eye opening experience for all; many this was their first visit to a concentration camp water, which were to accompany an afternoon snack watching the Prime Minister sweat was a study in the and really brought home the reality of what had been of geothermal eggs and lava bread. Outdoor hot tubs knife edge nature of modern politics. studied this year, particularly when discussion turned

The High School of Glasgow • April 2014 Page 5 Music Scottish Schools’ Pipe Band Championships (S1). Third Place: Sophie Price (S6) and Sara Pearce The Pipe Band, under the direction of Mr Gordon Lawrie (S5) - Intermediate Vocal Duets; Alice Walker - Opera ABRSM and Trinity Exams and Mr Steven McWhirter, competed for the second (U18) and Songs from the Shows (15 & 16) (S5); Of the 30 pupils presented for the ABRSM Exams, time in the Scottish Schools' Pipe Band Championships Heather Kelly - Songs from the Shows (13 & 14) and 25 were from the Senior School, and of these 25 held at Broughton High School, Edinburgh in March. Christopher O’Leary - Male Voice Solos (18 and under) there were 8 Passes, 10 Merits and 7 Distinctions. The full Band performed well in the more competitive (both S3). Congratulations to Alice Walker (S5, Singing) who Novice Juvenile Section. A smaller celtic ensemble, achieved Grade 8 with distinction. In the Trinity featuring some members of the pipe band, violinist R.S.N.O. Junior Chorus College Exams, there were 2 Passes, 12 Merits and Robyn Harris (S6), clarsach player Eilidh Ferguson The following pupils have been selected for the Royal 7 Distinctions. Congratulations to Lauren Durnin (S3, (S6), flautist Navina Senthilkumar (S5) and Gregor Scottish National Orchestra Junior Chorus this season, Jazz Saxophone) who gained Grade 8 with distinction. Norris, Andrew Woods and Hamish Stewart (all S3) and rehearse every Monday evening, currently working on saxophone, were placed 2nd in the new ‘Freestyle towards performances of Mahler’s Symhony No. 8 at The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Musicianship’ section. Mrs Claire Mitchell composed the end of May: Sebastian Schneeberger (S1); Archie Congratulations to the following pupils who have been and arranged this piece especially for the competition. Campbell, Anjali Gupta, Catriona Walker (all S2); Mira selected for one of the National Youth Orchestra of With 93 schools taking part, featuring on the prize list Mansfield, Christopher O’Leary, Ruth Taylor, Kirsty Scotland Ensembles in 2014: in consecutive years has been very satisfying for Pipe Stirling (all S3); Sara Pearce, Celia Petrie, Alice Walker N.Y.O.S. Junior Orchestra Major, Ross Taylor (S6), and the Band and hopefully (all S5) and Sophie Price (S6). Helena Downie (J5); Jessica Insall (Trans); Eve Downie, inspires others for the future. Ella Fraser (both S1); Mairi Ross (S2); Roberto Senior Spring Concert Chamber Choir Muscatelli, Chris O’Leary, Rachel Whitelaw (all S3); ‘A Night at the Movies 3’ and Moray Lennox (S4) The Chamber Choir, under the direction of Mr Frikki The Senior Spring Concert at the end of Term featured Walker, accompanied by Mr Neil McFarlane, have music inspired by and taken from the movies. All N.Y.O.S. Senior Orchestra enjoyed another busy season. They were featured on the Senior Ensembles performed film music, includ- Calum Gibson-Smith (S6) another BBC Songs of Praise broadcast on February ing the Chamber (more Symphony-sized) Orchestra N.Y.O.S. Symphony Orchestra (up to 25 yrs) 9th, singing old Sunday School songs in a documen- opening the concert with the infamous ‘Also Sprach Ross Duncan and Sophie Price (S6) tary about Sunday Schools and education. The choir Zarathustra’, the Jazz Band, Concert Band, Senior also sang at the ‘Redeeming Our Communities’ event Strings, Clarsach Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble and Reuben Gilson-Barnett, Samantha Insall (both Trans) in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 5th February, Guitar Ensemble. Screen animation was provided by and Mìcheal Callan (S3) were offered places on the singing two songs in a charity event hosted by Ms Sally Mr David Muir’s computing experts and the evening NYOS String Training Course in April. Magnusson. Latterly, the Chamber Choir were invited was expertly hosted by our two School Captains, Ross to perform a concert by the Rotary Club of Kelvin in Duncan and Morven McNab (when they weren’t other- National Youth Choirs Hyndland Parish Church on 14th March, in aid of St wise performing). The following pupils have been invited, after successful Margaret's Hospice. The choir provided the backbone audition, to sing in various National Choirs: of this concert, with noteworthy solos from both SingFest Final National Children’s Choir of Great Britain school captains: oboist, Ross Duncan, and Morven The SingFest Final took place on 26th March, adjudi- Maryam Khan (Trans, 11-12 yrs) McNab on piano. cated by distinguished teacher at the R.C.S. and choral trainer, Mrs Marilyn Smith, MBE. Vocal soloists and National Boys’ Choir of Scotland Glasgow & Edinburgh Music Festival Successes ensembles from Transitus to S6 from a competitive 1st Archie Campbell (S2) Congratulations to all pupils who performed in vari- Round were invited to perform at the Final, designed to National Girls’ Choir of Scotland ous singing and instrumental classes at the Glasgow showcase some of the School's most outstanding vocal Heather Campbell, Kirsty Stirling (both S3) and Kirsty and Edinburgh Music Festival, gaining a total of sixteen talent. The vast Junior Choir, conducted by Mrs Jane Campbell-Birkett (S4). awards. First Place: Izzy Bassett and Sophie Price Tierney, opened the evening with a beautiful rendition. - Intermediate Vocal Duets (both S6); Alice Walker - There were three awards for Outstanding Musicianship Pipe Band Lieder U18 (S5); Duncan Fraser - Piano Duets Open, - the Iain Paterson Award in Classical Solo: Andrew Kirsty Stirling - Songs from the Shows (both S3) and A number of pupils from the Pipe Band recently Woods (S6); the Nadine Livingston Award in Theatrical Samantha Insall - Clarsach Solo (Trans). Second Place: undertook a mini-tour of local nurseries, performing Solo: Celia Petrie (S5); the Peter Douglas Award in Izzy Bassett - Oratorio Aria, Sophie Price - Opera Aria to children at nurseries in Easterhouse, and Ensemble: Charlotte Gilbride, Eleanor Kane and Sara (both S6); Sara Pearce - Gilbert and Sullivan Solos, Hillfoot. Pearce (all S5). The three awards for Outstanding Songs from the Shows (S5); Lucy McVicar - Songs Potential went to Màiri Callan, Catriona Walker (both from the Shows (S4) and Ella Fraser - Violin Class S2) and Sophie Price (S6).

Page 6 The High School of Glasgow • April 2014 Sport Athletics Auldhouse Cup Girls from S1-S6 were involved in the 5 schools indoor athletics match at the Emirates Arena on 17th March, competing very well to achieve a second place finish behind Hutchesons’ Grammar School. S1-S6 Boys had a similar result the following Monday.

Scottish Schools' Pentathlon Training Squad Congratulations to Carla Godsman (S5) who was selected for the O16 Scottish Schools' Pentathlon Training Squad; and also to Scott McKay (S5) on his selection for the Scottish Schools' Cross Country team for the Home International match in Bolton in March.

Badminton The U14 team finished fifth and the U19 team fin- ished sixth in the National Quaich competitions at Ravenscraig in March.

Glasgow Schools’ U14, U16 & Over 16 Badminton Championships High School pupils gained the following medals at the Glasgow Schools’ Championships in January. U14: Gold: Boys’ Singles - Guan-An Chen (S2). Boys’ Doubles - Guan-An Chen and Varnit Gupta (S2). Silver: Scott McKay (S5) - Senior Boys. Team Results: Gold: selected based on the current order of Merit positions, Boys’ Doubles - Jay McMillan and Thomas Whitelaw Senior Boys - Ross Durnin, Ben Fulton, Robbie Kemsley, which sees Matthew 4th in U16 and 8th in U18. (both S1). Bronze: Boys’ Singles - Jay McMillan and Scott McKay, Luke Steven (all S5) and Thomas Taylor Thomas Whitelaw. Boys’ Doubles - Tom Armstrong (S6). Silver: Senior Girls - Jasmine Aikman, Emma Hockey and Ewan Ballantyne (both S2). U16: Gold: Boys’ Brady, Georgia Callander, Emily Crozier, Jodie Fraser Scottish Schoolgirls’ Hockey Finals Singles - Euan Gibson-Smith (S3). Boys’ Doubles - and Victoria Reid (all S5); S4 Boys - Theo Archibald, In March, the 1st XI played well but unfortunately Abhishek Gambhir and Euan Gibson-Smith. Silver: Jonathan Goodwin, Moray Lennox, Jonathan Stark, failed to qualify from their section, with narrow defeats Boys’ Singles - Abhishek Gambhir (S3). Bronze: Boys’ Mark Taylor and Calum Warden; S4 Girls - Megan by Robert Gordon's College, Mary Erskine School and Singles - Andrew Turnbull (S3). Boys’ Doubles - Keshav Cox, Emily Farquhar, Caitlin Fleming, Niamh Frizzell, a draw with St Columba's School. Mahendra and Andrew Turnbull (both S3). O16: Gold: Giovanna Giambastiani and Georgia Lynch; S1 Boys - Boys’ Singles - James Stanley (S5). Boys’ Doubles - Rhudi Baume-Kennedy, Sandy Greig, Ben Hutton, Ben 1st XI Players Calum McColl (S5) and James Stanley. Silver: Boys’ Taylor, Lorn Webster and Brodie Wells; Transitus Boys Katie Devlin (S6) and Annie Shields (S5) were selected Singles - Mark Revie (S5). Boys’ Doubles - Mark Revie - Cameron Crooks, Ross Gray, Michael Kourourklis, for the West District U18 Indoor Team. and Ashwin Bali (S5). Mixed Doubles - Calum McColl Panos Kourourklis, Finn McRobb and Scott Souter. and Jasmine Aikman (S5). Bronze: Mixed Doubles - Scottish S3 Hockey Finals Transitus Girls - Mhairi Crooks, Lucy Kemsley, Roma Ashwin Bali and Megan Adair (S5). In March, the S3 hockey team took part in the Scottish Lynch, Aoife Petrie, Anna Pover and Claudia Quinn. Finals held at Glasgow Green, finishing third. In the Scottish Schools’ Badminton Championships Bronze: S2 Boys - Tom Barrett, George Cooper, Andrew Section Games they won against Kelso High School At the Scottish Schools’ Championships, Rachel Cross, Alan Graham, Kyle Gray and Craig Weston. and Robert Gordon’s College, losing to George Sugden (S1) reached the semi-final of the U14 girls’ Scottish Schools’ Cross Country Championships Watson’s College. In the third/fourth play off the girls’ singles. Guan-An Chen (S2) and Rachel Sugden won In March, in the Scottish Schools’ Championships played very well to win against St Columba’s School. the consolation Mixed Doubles competition. James Congratulations to: Mirrin Betteridge (Captain), Fiona Stanley (S5) reached the semi-final of the U19 boys’ in Irvine, school teams won 3 Silver medals. Baillie, Sammy Bell, Katie Bulloch, Abigail Campbell, singles consolation competition. Congratulations to: O17 Girls - Jasmine Aikman, Georgia Callander, Emily Crozier and Jodie Fraser (all Olivia Canning, Oli Crawford, Lauren Durnin, Iona Fraser, Alex Gould, Heather Kelly, Cari Kiddie, Tori Boys’ Hockey S5); U17 Girls - Iona Fraser, Victoria Maguire (both S3), Megan Cox and Caitlin Fleming (both S4); U17 Boys Maguire, Stephanie Wood (all S3); Rebecca McInnes The boys have continued to develop as a squad this (S2); Katie Allison and Kiera Smith (both S1). term with the younger players being exposed to more - Theo Archibald, Mark Taylor (both S4), Ross Durnin competitive fixtures. They now lead the girls' 3rd XI 3-1 and Scott McKay (both S5). West District 7’s Tournament in the internal World Series and finished 5th out of 8 At West District 7’s in March, the A-team won Section Equestrian participating teams in the Hutchesons' Grammar School Games against and St Aloysius’ 5-a-side hockey tournament. tour- British Show Jumping Championships College, drawing with . In the semi- nament saw the boys involved in 3 very close and hard Congratulations to Joanne Ronald who won the U19 final they drew in an exciting game with fought games with Beaconhurst School, Hutchesons’ Individual British Show Jumping Championships at School before unfortunately losing narrowly on run- Grammar School and Glasgow Academy - sadly the boys Greenwich in December. In the team event, for which Joanne ning penalties. The B-team won all their Section Games finished outside the medal positions. Despite the immi- was the Scottish Captain, the Scots finished second overall. against St Aloysius’ College, Kelvinside Academy and nent loss of captain Douglas Wheel, goalkeeper Andrew Lomond School. In the semi-final they won against Woods and the other Sixth Years, the boys are already Football Glasgow Academy, going on to beat Hutchesons’ working enthusiastically on their plans for next season. Scottish Independent Schools’ Football Association Grammar School in the final. Congratulations to the The boys’ football team have progressed to the quar- B-team: Rachel Scott (Captain), Rachel Geddes, Milly Cricket ter-final of the SISFA Cup after recording 5 wins out Mugnaioni (all S6); Eilidh Ferguson, Navina Sentilkumar, Andrew Umeed (S6) and Gavin Main (2013 leaver) both of 5 in the U18 West League. They defeated Glasgow Katy Sifton (all S5); Megan Cox, Mara Crombie, Niamh represented Scotland in the U19 World Cup in Dubai in Academy, , St Aloysius’ College, Frizzell and Iona MacKillop (all S4). February. Together, they had a lengthy batting partner- Hamilton College and Hutchesons' Grammar School, High School of Glasgow 7’s Tournament ship against India, when Andrew top scored with 44, scoring 20 goals and conceding only 5. They will play The B-team played very well against A-teams but unfor- followed by his impressive 65 vs. Pakistan. George Heriot's in the quarter-final at the end of March. tunately did not qualify from their section. The A-team Cross Country Golf won against Craigholme School, Kelburne and the . Having won their section they went Glasgow Schools’ Cross Country Championships Congratulations to Matthew Dalrymple who was on to play George Heriot's in the semi-final, unfortu- In February a number of pupils competed in the selected for the Scottish Junior Golf Tour team to play nately losing on running penalties. George Heriot's won Glasgow Schools’ Championships at Nether Pollok, England at Archerfield Links in February. The team was winning a total of 9 medals. Individual Results: Gold: this year's tournament.

The High School of Glasgow • April 2014 Page 7 the plate competition they won against St Aloysius’ Ski-ing College and Wellington School, to reach the plate West of Scotland Schools' and Alpine Series Events final: they drew with Hamilton College before even- Both the primary and secondary teams had a suc- tually winning on penalties. Congratulations to Anna cessful day at the West of Scotland Schools' Ski Race Pover (Captain), Abby Bremner, Amelie Briggs, Mhairi held at Glencoe in March. In the primary age group, Crooks, Zara Hyslop Roma Lynch, Lois McColl Pippa Cameron Crooks (Trans) won Bronze in the individual Meek, Aoife Petrie and Claudie Quinn. results and overall our primary team also received Bronze. The team consisted of Cameron Crooks, Mhairi Netball Crooks, Ewan Forbes and Aoife Petrie (all Trans). In the The Senior Netball team beat Eastwood High School in secondary age group, Isla Petrie (S2) won Gold in the the Scottish Cup Silver Section, unfortunately losing to individual girls’ event and Fraser Sturrock (S6) Silver Castlehead High School in the quarter-finals. in the individual boys’ event. The A-team took Gold in the team event, with the B-team winning Bronze. The Hutchesons' Grammar School 7’s Tournament Rugby B-team consisted of Alyssa Quigley (S5), Joseph Petrie, In March in the Hutchesons’ Grammar School The 1st XV finished the season strongly with good wins Marcus Forbes (both S3) and Séamus Keaney (S1). Tournament, the girls drew with Hutchesons' Grammar away to Morrison’s Academy, Howe of Fife U18 and The A-team progresssed to the 2014 Alpine Series School B, won against St Aloysius’ College and Hutchesons’ Grammar School. In their final match Championship Final at Cairngorm with teams from Glasgow Academy. Having won the section they played they beat Robert Gordon’s College with an excellent all over Scotland, finishing third in the mixed team Wellington School in the semi-final, in which Carla performance. category, an excellent performance given the difficult Godsman (S5) scored a golden goal in extra time to snow conditions and a challenging course. The team qualify for the final. In the final the girls drew 0-0 with Alex Afuakwah (S6) represented the Scottish Districts consisted of Fraser Sturrock (Captain, S6), Murray Jordanhill School and eventually won 2-0 on running U18 XV v Scotland U18 on Sunday 23rd February McKillop (S4), Henry Lafferty (S3) and Isla Petrie (S2). penalties. Congratulations to: Katie Devlin (captain), High School of Glasgow 7’s Tournament Anna Cunningham, Ruth McIlfatrick (all S6); Emily The A-team won all three Section Games at this year’s Swimming Crozier, Jodie Fraser, Erin Gilchrist, Carla Godsman, Tournament, defeating Hutchesons’ Grammar School, Scottish Schools' Swimming Championships Annie Shields Zoe Westerduin (all S5) and Caitlin Lomond School and Jordanhill School. They then pro- Congratulations to both Anna Fleming (S2) and Kirstin Fleming (S4). gressed to the semi-final where they lost to George Clark (S5) who both won medals at the Scottish West District 1st Year Tournament Heriot’s School. The B-team won against St Aloysius’ Schools' Swimming Championships held at Dollan Pool, In March, the 1st Year team won Silver in the West College B-team and Eastwood High School, losing to East Kilbride in March. Anna won two Gold medals in District Tournament. They drew with Glasgow Academy George Heriot’s School. They progressed to the Plate the 13/14 years 200m freestyle and 100m freestyle. and Hutchesons' Grammar School, winning against semi-final where they beat Hutchesons’ Grammar School, Kirstin took the Silver medal in the 15/16 years 100m Jordanhill School. In the semi-final they drew with but lost to Glasgow Academy in the final. The tourna- butterfly. Anna also won the Robert McAdam Trophy Craigholme School before winning on sudden death ment final this year was won by St Aloysius' College. for Best Performer in Girls' 14 years and under, having running penalties, sadly losing in the final to Glasgow Hutchesons’ Grammar School 7’s Tournament won two 1st places and gained one national record. In Academy. Congratulations to: Eve Downie (Captain), At the above tournament in March, the team won the February she was selected for the Youth Scotland Team Katie Allison, Jasmine Betteridge, Emma Bulloch, Plate competition after Section wins over Balfron High for the Youth Dual Nations event in Ireland and was one Helena Gronski, Catriona James, Marina MacLeod, School and Queen Victoria School, and a loss to St of four Glasgow athletes nominated for the Evening Daya Panesar, Millie Raynor, Cate Sibbald, Kiera Smith, Aloysius’ College. In the semi-final of the Plate they Times Young Sports Person of the Year Award. Lara Street, Sarah Turnbull and Lucy Williamson. beat Kelvinside Academy, beating St Columba’s School Tennis Primary 7 Hockey Tournaments 14-12 in the final. Congratulations to: Thomas Taylor This session, Murray Stewart (S6) and James Shemilt At the Jordanhill Hockey Tournament in February, the (Captain), Edward Allbutt, John Barnes, Ross Duncan, (S4) have represented the West District Men's and U18 Transitus team played well to reach the semi-final David Ramsay, Robbie Roe, Ross Taylor (all S6); Adam teams. drawing with Kelvinside Academy, and winning against Atri, Euan Campbell-Birkett, Sam MacInnes (all S5). Jordanhill School and St Aloysius’ College. In the Scottish Team Tennis Championship Sailing Semi-Final they narrowly lost to eventual tournament The boys beat George Heriot’s and have now pro- winners, Glasgow Academy. Gordon Sivarajan (Transitus) has been invited to take gressed to the quarter finals of the Scottish Team part in the 2014 GBR Team Selection Trials for the At the Glasgow Academy Tournament in February, they Tennis Championship, where they will play Millburn GBR World, European, Development and Flanders drew with Hutchesons’ Grammar School, lost against Academy, Inverness. teams. This is great achievement as only the top 80 Kelvinside Academy and beat Morrison’s Academy. In Optimist sailors in Great Britain are invited to attend. Forthcoming Events There will be a full list of events in the Summer Term Calendar published at the beginning of term, and available on the school website: www.glasgowhigh.com, but you may wish to note the following dates:

Beginning of Term pupil wishing to leave school before the end of Session Kindergarten Sports Tuesday 22 April should please write to the requesting permis- Wednesday 11 June at Senior School - 10.30 am Holidays During Term sion by Monday 28 April. However, unless there are Junior School Sports Monday 5 May, Friday 23 - Monday 26 May exceptional circumstances, it is hoped that Sixth Year Thursday 12 June - 2.00 pm pupils will participate in the Leavers’ Course and support Please note that on Saturday 3 May there will be cricket Summer Term activities. MusicFest fixtures. There will, however, be no matches on Saturday Monday 16 June - 7.00 pm 24 May, the weekend of the half-term holiday. First Year Parents’ Evening for Raasay Trip Thursday 24 April - 7.00 pm Midsummer Madness SQA Examination Arrangements Friday 20 June - 6.30 pm School Examinations Examination Leave: S4/S5: Mon 28 April - Fri 30 May Summer Choral Concert at University of Glasgow Chapel S6: Mon 28 April - Mon 2 June 3rd Year: Friday 2 May - Friday 9 May Transitus - 2nd Year: Tuesday 6 May - Friday 9 May Monday 23 June - 7.00 pm During the above periods, pupils will attend school only to Junior 6 Visit to Newlands Adventure Centre Junior School Prizegiving sit exams unless they wish to study in school or consult Wednesday 25 June - 2.00 pm members of staff, who will be happy to give last-minute Tuesday 13 May - Friday 16 May help and advice. First Year Outdoor Education Project: Raasay Senior School Prizegiving Thursday 26 June - 10.30 am Return to School Group A: Friday 16 May - Tuesday 20 May Fourth Year and Fifth Year will return to school to receive Group B: Tuesday 20 May - Saturday 24 May Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Gold Expedition their timetables and resume classes at 8.50 am on Senior School Sports Friday 27 June - Tuesday 1 July Monday 2 June. Monday 9 June - 1.30 pm Transitus Visit to Normandy Leavers’ Course Fifth Year Careers Evening for Parents and Pupils Sunday 3 August - Friday 8 August Sixth Year pupils return to school on Tuesday 3 June to Monday 9 June - 7.00 pm Senior Rugby Camp, follow the Leavers’ Course. Parents of any Sixth Year Monday 11 August - Friday 15 August

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