THE Hutchesonian 2011 Magazine Team 2011

Editor Adam Bushnell

Sub Editors High Profile Events Alistair MacLuskie, Peter Aitken

Community Rachel Donnachie

School Life Kerr McEwen

Arts Morven Bremner

Kingarth Street Aileen O’Neill

Sport Hollie Guttridge

Beyond Hutchie Thahiya Khan

Cover Aileen O’Neill Hannah Pexton Contents

Photography H. Tempest, Ltd. SNS Group, Gillman & Founders’ Day ...... 6 Soame, Karin Woods and the many other contributors to whom we are most grateful. Beyond Hutchie ...... 18

The photographs reproduced by kind permission of Gillman & Soame Kingarth Street ...... 67 Photographers can be re-ordered by visiting www.gsarchive.co.uk or by House Overview ...... 76 phoning 01869328200

Magazine Overview Sport ...... 80 Mr David Campbell Prize List 2010 ...... 101 HutchesonianTHE 2011

Hutchesons’ Grammar School is governed by Hutchesons’ Educational Trust, Registered Charity Number SC002922 1 From the Rector

Two years ago I wrote a short piece for our website about University entries from Hutchesons’, with the idea of giving an insight to the sorts of courses that our S6 leavers were choosing, and where they hoped to study. The article attracted a lot of interest from parents and FPs, and even resulted in an editorial in the Scotsman, which suggested that I was not going to be popular with parents....who were all surely sending their children to Hutchie as a means of getting them in to Medicine or Law at Glasgow University.... I had suggested that leavers should be bolder and perhaps think about venturing beyond Glasgow to universities throughout Scotland, the rest of the UK and even overseas. I also said they should apply for courses they were interested in, not just those which they felt they ought to choose because they had good Higher results. I believe most parents actually agree with me on this.

Since then we have had the universities facing a funding crisis, with closures of some departments and staff redundancies, and the establishment of a highly lop-sided tuition fee situation between Scotland The Hutchesonian is perhaps the most anticipated Although far more compact than in previous years, the and the rest of the UK, making the courses still coming out top at 24.6%, universities in the West are included) publication of the school session: written almost entirely by current Hutchesonian team makes up for what it lacks in future destinations of our leavers followed by Law/Humanities on were intending to study there as the pupil body, researched for months and proof read numbers in charisma, endeavour and style. The fact that so more uncertain, and part of a much 23.1%, Maths/Science/Engineering opposed to 39% a few years ago. countless times, the magazine stands proudly as a many were willing to sacrifice their lunchtimes to have bigger financial decision. So I hope it 20.9% and Economics/Accountancy However, the number venturing testament to what the pupils of Hutchesons’ can achieve if meetings to discuss progress (and lack of progress) will be interesting to present here /Business 19.4%. It is pleasing also outside Scotland is still only 16.4%, they combine their energies to create a piece of work that speaks mountains to their credit. Recognition must also go some more up to date information to note that in this year we also had which represents no change from will linger in the history of the school forever. It may strike to the backbone of the team, the seemingly omnipotent Mr from our 2010 leavers to show what leavers choosing Classics, Music, before, with those who do leave some as odd, then, that I was chosen to assume the role Campbell. Without his organizational abilities and the position currently is. Sculpture, Fashion and Primary largely heading to the North and as Editor! The team knew of the difficulties of the task somewhat sporadic and often terrifying spot checks, this Education. Although the number Midlands, plus to Oxford and ahead but agreed that the six months we had been given magazine would never have made it to the publisher’s For the last two years we have been choosing a pure Language degree is Cambridge, where 7 pupils won was plenty of time in which to create our masterpiece. office. However, we have managed to, somewhat collating the ‘final destination’ small, there are a steady number who places in 2010. “We have ages...”, one naive soul stated, “...we’ll probably miraculously, produce an edition of the magazine that is not university and course for every S6 are choosing French or Spanish as be finished by Christmas, right?” Wrong. pupil shortly before Prize Giving at the only completely legible but simultaneously entertaining and part of a joint degree. All of this is showing that our leavers end of the session, and including that informative and I could not have asked for anything more are still attracted by university study The editorial process has been somewhat of a personal information with the official than that. In 2010 a total of 20.1% of the year as the logical next step after school, anticlimax. The small group of devotees have performed programme of prize winners. This list group had accepted places at and that they are successful in getting is better than a simple list of all the an excellent job in assuring I had all my work done for me. Adam Bushnell S6 Glasgow University, closely followed places at top universities, despite the courses applied for through UCAS, by Edinburgh on 17.2%, Aberdeen growing competition from England but is still not final, because some of 10.4%, Strathclyde 9.7%, St Andrews and overseas. However some of our the pupils only hold conditional offers. 7.5% and Dundee 6.7% – meaning pupils with three, four or even five A The range of courses chosen has that 71.6% overall are choosing one grade passes at Higher still have to widened a bit, with a noticeable trend of these six universities. The data come to terms with rejections from to specific pure sciences, but the also shows that there has been a Scottish universities - not just from main pattern has not changed a great noticeable shift out of the West, as the traditionally selective courses like deal, with medicine or medical-related Editorial overall only 32.8% (once other medicine, but from a broad range of 2 3 is not good enough any more as a means of discriminating between applicants. Scottish universities are finding themselves isolated in the UK by the tuition fee crisis, perhaps they should use this as an opportunity to create their own uniquely Scottish application process, independent of UCAS. It would hopefully allow them to be more transparent about what they feel are important criteria for acceptance on to a course, and give them the tools to do the job fairly. Agreeing to abide by a fixed date for sending out offers to a ‘gathered field’ of applicants would be an important part of a new system. Setting clear entrance requirements for the year and sticking to them would be another, as would a requirement to give meaningful feedback to applicants who are rejected. I feel it is no longer good enough just to say ‘we received many more applications than we have places for this year’. Our pupils are very keen to be part of Pupils who achieved six Highers at grade ‘A’ in 2010 Scottish institutions which they rightly admire and I feel they deserve, and will demand, better treatment than this in the future. Otherwise we may well see more High Achievers Hutchie pupils looking abroad. Pupils such as Charlotte MacKechnie, one of the S6 leavers from 2010, who did not get into her first choice university immediately but has now won a place at Harvard. Or Gabi Lewis (Class of 2008) who is currently at Brown University in Rhode Island. We have two pupils intending to study courses, from accountancy to and their school advisors would medicine at Queen’s, Belfast in 2011. zoology. There has also been a simply have had to adapt. Instead I predict it will not be long before we steady increase in the number of there has been great inconsistency, have our first pupil studying in conditional offers based on post- and a bewildering diversity of mainland Europe. I visited Maastricht Higher qualifications gained in S6, messages coming from each University in the Netherlands in reinforcing my belief that staying on university, even from different January, and very impressive it was for S6 is becoming increasingly faculties within a single institution. too. It’s a beautiful small medieval necessary. Currently around 80-85% This could have the effect of turning city, nearly all the courses are taught of S5 do stay on and I’m pleased to our pupils off the idea of staying in in English, and the tuition fees and say that the great majority of those Scotland, if the universities are not living costs make it cheaper to attend who have conditional offers do meet more careful. than any English university. The them and get to their first choice University of Valencia offers a medical university. I believe part of the difficulty lies with degree taught in English. What price the UCAS application form itself. It a wet November in Aberdeen when If this pressure on selection in was created to standardise you could be studying in southern Scotland had been matched by any applications at a time when there was Spain and at the same time be sort of consistency of admissions nothing like the same degree of becoming more of a global citizen?..... criteria from the universities, leavers competition for places, and it simply Pupils who achieved five Highers at grade ‘A’ in 2010

4 5 who pursue a clinical career, will remember. Professor Sir Donald Campbell was a big influence on a whole generation of Glasgow Medics. I discovered, only recently, that he was also an old Hutchesonian, a School Governor and recipient of a ‘George and Thomas Hutchesons’ Award’ in 2003. A truly remarkable man.

But, back to me! So, Hutchesons’ gave me the academic opportunity. But, as I look back, I am most grateful for the rounded education which I received there, equipping me with the confidence and social skills, to meet many challenges and make use of opportunities.

You know, I have a good friend who is a General Practitioner in the North of England. He has a little test for all new trainee doctors who come to work in his practice. He believes that it gives a sense of the breadth of their education. He asks them, on the spot, to name, in chronological order, the last 10 British Monarchs and the last 10 British Prime Ministers! To date, Excerpts of Dr Jesme Fox's address: not one has been able to do so correctly! I will leave it to you to ponder if, without a reference book, Founders’ Day 2011 I have been very fortunate in my You know, it is an amazing privilege to you would meet his challenge! career, initially as a cancer doctor and work in cancer medicine. I have met Perhaps one to ask your parents, over the past decade, as the Medical so many patients and their families, at tonight? On Wednesday 16th March 2011, senior pupils, along with teachers, former pupils and Director of The Roy Castle Lung probably the most difficult time in Cancer Foundation, a national Lung their lives. Yet, without exception, I distinguished guests gathered in Glasgow Cathedral for the annual celebration of the founding of Central to our learning, of course, are Cancer charity. In that time, I have never fail to be amazed by the our teachers. I have many memories, the school in 1641 by George and Thomas Hutcheson. In this the school’s 370th year, the seen many improvements in the way courage and strength of character of teachers who inspired me – I we diagnose and treat cancer – there shown by people in such dire commemoration address was delivered by Dr Jesme Fox, nee Baird (C1984), Medical Director remember, in particular, Mrs is, however, a huge amount still to circumstance. Anderson and Miss Stevenson in at the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. do! Biology; Miss Howie my form On my graduation in 1989, The then teacher, Miss Johnstone in Chemistry As many of you will know, lung Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Mrs Grewer in English. I come cancer is by far the commonest cause Professor Sir Donald Campbell, gave from a time when Miss Murray and of cancer death in this country and us all a piece of advice, which I have Miss Cowan were towering figures in around 90% of lung cancer is caused not forgotten, ‘’study tenderness for Kingarth Street and when the school by tobacco. So, I did consider just the patient’’. Guidance which was Rectors were Mr Whyte and Dr standing up here today, saying ‘Don’t given by William Hunter in the 18th Isaacs. It is a different time now, but, Smoke’ and sitting down again. century, to the students of his day – like the teachers and Rectors of my Certainly a very important message that being the William Hunter of day, those today maintain (and probably the single most ‘Hunterian Museum’ fame and one of Hutchesons’ ideals and abilities to important thing you could ever do for Glasgow’s most famous medical provide its students with a good your health!) but, having considered sons. So, ‘’study tenderness for the education, preparing them for their it, I decided that I probably ought to patient’’, a reminder to be life ahead. And so, for you, there will say a little bit more! Though, if you sympathetic and understanding, be teachers who will have inspired recall nothing else of today, I hope remembering that patients are people you already. Who will continue to help you will remember my plea, as a lung and not medical conditions. you, in shaping ideas and plans for cancer specialist, ‘Please, Don’t Something, I hope, that any of you your future. Smoke’!

6 7 reward, in a Nobel Prize and knowing that your achievements have benefited mankind?

The world, though, has certainly changed since I last sat where you are. When I consider, that I never boarded a plane until I was 22, it is bizarre to think that I have hardly stopped travelling since. I have presented at meetings in Sydney, Vancouver, Seoul, Moscow, Brussels, Hong Kong, San Francisco, to name but a few. But, world travel is so easy now and for me, has been a tremendous learning experience.

For we are shaped by many people proved the link between smoking and The internet, email and the global around us. When we are young, our lung cancer. The impact of that has mobile phone network, bring so many parents and families are a massive been massive, in persuading people opportunities, in all aspects of our influence. For my part, I was to stop smoking or never starting. lives. The world and all of its wonders extremely lucky in my parents. My Truly, he has, quite literally, saved are, quite literally, open to you to father died suddenly 15 years ago – I thousands, if not millions, of lives. explore and enjoy! miss him still. My mother is here Someone, I think, with an today, as is my sister. achievement to aspire to! Earlier, I mentioned my husband. He is, of course, a Member of Parliament My parents worked extremely hard to Perhaps, though, my most prestigious and the Secretary of State for pay the fees and ensure that me and moment, has been one of pure Defence. I am very proud of him and my three siblings had an education at chance! Some years ago, I was feel very lucky to be his wife. Being Hutchesons’. Many of your parents invited to speak at the world life married to a senior politician does, will be doing the same. I don’t think I sciences forum, called Biovision. It is however, have its moments! Over the recognised at the time, how much a massive conference, covering all life years, Liam and I have attended they sacrificed for us, but am very sciences from such areas as health, numerous events together. Today is grateful to them now. And if not agriculture and the environment. the first time, and will probably be the already, I am confident that one day, only time, that I have been invited to you will be grateful too! For in doing Because the list was in alphabetical speak, and he has had to sit and so, they give us an amazing start to order, my name appeared in the listen! I hope that I have made the our academic futures. program of speakers, between two most of it! Nobel Prize Laureates. So, nothing But, for me, it was much more than whatsoever to do with my abilities! For today, on Founders’ Day, I have that. My parents also instilled me with But, I doubt my name will appear in the opportunity to give thanks for the a set of values to follow, in all parts of such esteemed company ever again! vision and generosity of the school my life – a sense of right and wrong; To win a Nobel Prize is, after all, Founders, George and Thomas of fair play; of duty to community and probably the greatest of all academic Hutcheson. Physically, the school has to others. These are values which I achievements. changed out of all recognition since strive to live up to and which, I hope, their time. But, down the centuries, those around me recognise. So, It was therefore, with some interest, its abilities to provide a good mum, for you and dad, I am that I noted the motion at the recent education, remains unchanged. It is a extraordinarily grateful. final of our local school’s Debating testament to the Founders’ legacy, Competition, in my husband’s that so many pupils have left and Working in the lung cancer field, I constituency of North Somerset. The gone on to achieve so much. have been extremely fortunate to motion was that ’’This house would meet some of the global figures who rather win The X Factor, than a Nobel So, I think my parting thought for you, have shaped science and healthcare. Prize’’. On which side would you would have to be this. Like me, For me, a highlight will always be, have voted – Nobel Prize or X Factor? Hutchesons’ will equip you with the sharing a speaker platform with Sir Something you may want to debate tools and confidence to achieve Richard Doll. I’d be surprised if later. Call me ‘really dull’, but I hope it whatever you want to do. The world anyone here knew who Sir Richard would be ‘Nobel Prize’! The culture of is full of opportunity. So, just, ‘go for Doll was. He was, in fact, one of the ‘X Factor celebrity’ may be alluring it’. two researchers who, in the 1950s, but, surely, there must be greater

8 9 Staff Notes Departures

although she has outstanding teacher’, ‘she It has been a great privilege connected with pupils of all has an amazing way of for me to work with Lorna ages up to P7 she would defusing difficult situations over the last five years and not be slow to admit that using a few wise words, I count as some of my her greatest pleasure has her charm and her sense happiest times chatting to been working with the P1 of humour’,‘she is without her about intelligent age group. She has the doubt, unique’, ‘she is a children pushing the knack of being able to one-off, quite boundaries of what we as recognise and cultivate unforgettable’.. Perhaps adults could possibly Lorna McKie intelligence in young this says more than I expect from them. Part of children, in a way that possibly can about the Lorna’s self-deprecating Anyone who has met Lorna excites and motivates relationship that parents charm is that she would and talked to her for any them, and yet is never and staff have had with her never admit to being clever length of time about her patronising. I believe she through the years. herself – which is work in Hutchesons’ could is one of those lucky nonsense – but I did once never be in any doubt individuals who found her Is there also a Lorna get her to admit that the about her love of teaching true vocation early in her mythology? There is source of her success, and and her utter commitment career and was fortunate certainly a reputation and what drove her on to keep to it, or fail to see her enough to be able to find an aura about her, doing her punishingly passionate desire to set an environment which something grounded in the demanding job was, quite the right standards for our really suited her incredible way she would simply... love. But I‘m sure Head Boy and Head Girl Report youngest children. Anyone personality, and her know and remember the that admission was quickly who has had contact with intelligence. Thousands of names of all the pupils (and followed by a Beneath the constant pneumatic drilling of the Drama Main events for Prefect help included the multiple Parents’ her in recent years would Hutchie children have a the names and careers of breathtakingly caustic building construction Hutchesons’ pupils have been hard at evenings where the whole school was covered by many recognise the success she great deal to thank her for, most of their parents), comment in broad work. Despite another new development to the school the Prefects all willing to lend a hand... providing they had their has had in making Kingarth for setting the intellectual about her sense of fun and Glaswegian. enduring ethos of a Hutchesons’ pupil remains the same fair share of the tea trolley and minutes on the walkie- Street a vibrant, exciting framework in which their her daily and weekly and the contribution of this year’s Sixth Form and Prefect talkie. However, we know that this year would not have and above all a happy place lives would unfold. inventiveness with classes All of us remaining here team has been no exception. been nearly as manageable or enjoyable without the help for children to grow up in. and with the school, her wish her, and her husband and support of our Prefect team. She is a person who In her personnel file, in my willingness to speak her John, all the very best for The common misconception that a Hutchesons’ Head Pupil commands great respect office, there are an mind and the way she the future, and a long and leads a glamorous life deceives many; however, once you Throughout the year we have been lucky enough to avoid and admiration from unprecedented number of speaks her mind, the way happy retirement doing see past the headed paper and the champagne receptions the gruelling queues of the lunch room and instead attend parents and staff, and also letters from parents and she throws herself into those things they most tackling the school’s busy agenda is no mean task. many an enjoyable lunch with distinguished guests. This from the children. Her staff, and even a brief flick every occasion and has a enjoy, with a clear However, despite the late night parents’ nights, early included Lady Stone’s party and notably Dr. Jesme Fox and fame lies not just in our through will reveal fancy dress costume for conscience and the morning assemblies and weekend reunions this past year her husband Liam, the foreign secretary, on Founders’ Day. own school community but has been, undoubtedly, the most rewarding and enjoyable Opportunities like these are truly unique and really have comments such as the every one of them, her satisfaction of a job well across the whole of the following; ‘MrsMcKieisan fantastic humour and done. of the 13 we have spent at the school and although we will made our year extra special. educational landscape in be sad to leave our roles we look forward to passing on inspiring and talented wickedly accurate mimicry, KG Scotland. such privileges to our successors and allow them to Before finishing, we must thank our mentor Mr Martin teacher of quite her encyclopaedic answer the call of duty. whose guiding hand ensured our responsibilities with the exceptional imagination knowledge of former Lorna first came to Hutchie Prefects ran with ease, in addition to allowing us an hour and originality’, ‘Many Hutchie pupils and staff as a temporary teacher on On our first day in the job we rediscovered the school off lessons every Friday morning due to his apparently teachers have skill, but and parents and her stories email system; it turns out that this is not only for secret endless conversation. several occasions before Mrs McKie has an about them. I suggest this love notes, Merry Christmas messages or invitations to she was given a permanent additional and rarer quality is not mythology – this is wrestling championships but instead contains dozens of All in all, as we finish our time at Hutchesons’ and move post in August 1977, – flair’,‘She has a lively, just the stuff of true requests from staff for pupil help to allow for school events into the “real world” we can feel confident that it has where she taught infant happy atmosphere in her legend. We will all have to run as smoothly as possible- this role could only be filled prepared us adequately for life outside of Beaton Road. classes before being classes’ , ‘she is an our own favourite by our team of 40 trusted Prefects. And although our school continues to expand we know that promoted to Assistant excellent judge of children memories of Lorna, and its aim and purpose will never change; Hutchie will Rector in charge of the and their abilities’,‘The our favourite stories of The Bistro walls were soon covered in many rotas from continue to shape its pupils, as it has shaped us, and will Infant department in 1987. foundation of her success things she has said or done assembly doors to lunch queue duty and a Tuesday break always encourage and support each and every one of its She was made Depute is her lively, happy – some of them quite time meeting ensured that the week’s events would be students to help them lead a happy and prosperous future. Rector and Head of the personality’, ‘she is an unrepeatable in public... tackled and the school would survive another seven days. Primary school in 2001 and

10 11 here. A humane and Administration Officer with outside the school, as a tempestuous and clement of reception, switchboard, sound source of advice and civilising presence in the responsibility for internal marker and setter for Latin weather. Learned, admired print room, cash office and support for many in the classroom, she was and external examinations, papers and as County by her pupils for the clarity mailing but also with hard Hutchie family. She excellent at drawing pupils a post which he took up in Commissioner for the Girl of her teaching and relied work and flair she became fostered an open door out, encouraging them to June 2003. Guides mirrors her unique on by a series of Heads of responsible for a multitude policy in her office where feel ambitious for their own involvement with both the Classics for her dependable of new tasks from the members of teaching and work through her gentle Good humoured and academic and wider advice and her knowledge printing, distribution and support staff often sought but steady insistence on knowledgeable – Sinatra, pastoral education of the and understanding of the filing of pupil reports; to the assistance, advice and girls and boys in her institution which is Duncan McLeod the values and probity of Politics , Religion, the latest publication of all sometimes reassurance. her subject. Her impact as Scott Thomson on Motherwell football charge. Hutchesons’, she remained examination timetables and She promoted energetically until her retirement a Duncan worked in the P.E. a teacher has been rather club, the Geography of arrangements; to the and consistently, in the Educated at Dalziel High A native Aberdonian she superb teacher, traditional Department for two wider than most, because Orkney and Shetland. His provision of a huge range broadest sense, the School in Motherwell, started teaching at in her commitment to years . He was a “larger” as joint-author (with knowledge of the history of of secretarial support for effective daily running of Scott Thomson began his Hutchesons’ Girls standards but modern in than life character and colleague Dr. Andrew Hutchie, indeed of all senior management and the School. Perhaps a teaching career at Kirkwall Grammar School in 1970. her adaptation to current a popular teacher. He had a Ralston) of a series of best- things Hutchie, is Leaving to bring up her culture and tastes. staff; to mini bus booking special measure of Norah’s Grammar School. He particular interest in selling English text-books, comprehensive and his family in 1974 and she and general management place in Hutchie life was joined the staff of strength and conditioning. her classroom perspectives commitment to the school returned to the combined All the staff wish her a long and very much more the clear, mutual respect Hutchesons’ as a highly He has now moved to have been transmitted to a and its values was school at Beaton Road in and happy retirement. besides. and fondness over the organised and enthusiastic Trinity Academy in whole generation of unstinting. 1982. In 1987 she was years between her and Teacher of Physics in Edinburgh. Scottish pupils. appointed to a newly DG Known affectionately by senior pupils especially August 1975; thus began He takes with him our created role which was to some close associates as Head Boys, Head Girls and an association with the SL Appointed as one of the warmest wishes for a long, supervise all pupils in S1 ‘naughty Norah’ for her Prefects which always first Year Tutors in school which lasted for a happy and healthy and support them through keen and sometimes added quality and fun to Hutchesons’, Mrs. Firth remarkable 105 terms. retirement. the first year in the school. irreverent sense of fun, Sixth Form life. was influential in Her success in this role in Norah managed the He always set very high establishing norms and SL part led to the extension of increasingly busy School Norah trained originally in conventions for what was standards for himself and this model of pastoral care Office with firmness, Home Economics and now then a very radical initiative his pupils and he brought throughout the school. fairness and thorough has time to enjoy her skills in the School. Over many his subject to life with a During her years in this role competence. Woe betide as well as her amazing subsequent years, she has wealth of amusing the job of Year Tutor any member of staff who eclectic tastes in Music been a key part of anecdotes and engaging became immensely more Norah Brunton raided illegally the and in Musical Theatre and development in what is stories. Scott much difficult as the expectations School Office Manager stationary cupboard or who to travel even more widely. Mary Firth now a central aspect of the enjoyed getting to know of colleagues, parents and misbehaved with the English Department indeed the law imposed School’s life. each pupil as an individual Norah Brunton retired in photocopier or who mixed GWAM often apparently and, if he had taught their December 2010 from the up an invigilation duty. Mrs. Mary Firth retires this irreconcilable demands on Retiring now to travel more brother, sister, mother or post of School Office Positive reprimand was year from the English those prepared to take it extensively with her father, he would always Manager, a role very much usually accepted for Norah Department after well over May Madden on. May’s ability to deal husband, Mary leaves prepare and share a her creation and absolutely was respected by all for a decade’s service in the calmly, firmly and behind many friends and a personal story with them. essential to the efficient her hard work, her honest School. Mrs. Firth is one of May Madden, Year Tutor of sensitively with parents, memory in many, many His well-ordered approach and effective running of the opinion, her true sense of our longest-serving staff S1 for 23 years, Classics pupils and staff was minds of a calm and caring extended to his increasingly busy and justice and fairness, her members and a presence teacher since 1970 and the legend. Never indulgent, personality who did nothing surroundings with his complex administration of strong management and of grace and tranquility last serving member of but always understanding but good. We wish her well laboratory, and office- the large and vibrant senior above all for her wide who has contributed very staff who also taught at of individual quirks, in the future and will miss space, being maintained in Hutchesons’ Girls weaknesses and the school. Over her twenty comprehensive knowledge importantly to the her from her accustomed pristine condition. Grammar school retires occasional outburst, the five years at Hutchie, the of pupils and staff. Norah Department, the School roles. this year. Her impact on thoroughness of her requirements of ever served on a number of and, indeed, to English Scott’s contribution to the Hutchesons’ model of the approach and the growing educational important School classrooms across the AD school went far beyond the role of the Year Tutor and shrewdness of her development, the committees. She enjoyed country. classroom. He achieved on Classics has been understanding was much electronic revolution, particularly the creative promotion to S4-S6 Year considerable not just appreciated by all. Despite countless new policies, a side of her work. Her Moving to Glasgow from Tutor in May 1978, a post because of length of her the time she committed to raft of working design talent resulted in Edinburgh, where she had which gave him immense service but also because of her pastoral work she has committees, increasing stunning show posters, been Principal Teacher of professional satisfaction. the force of her personality also been the rock around pupil, parent and staff tickets, invitations, displays English at St. Serf’s, Mrs. His meticulous planning and her unfailing which the fortunes of requirements over the and programmes. Firth brought an extensive and fervent attention-to- commitment to the pupils Classics at Hutchesons’ widest field meant that knowledge and experience detail served him well in and school itself. Her has so often been Norah not only managed Norah was an of her subject to her work his later role as contributions to education anchored through proficiently the core work understanding, strong and

12 13 then, she has taught mathematics in 2004. One experiencing different rugby contract. After Arrivals English, Latin, Greek and of the most enjoyable cultures. Jennifer therefore returning from Australia, Classical Studies at a aspects of this period was took full advantage of the Craig worked in The job at ‘Hutchie’ came number of schools. She assisting in undergraduate long summer holidays at Howdenhall and St at just the right time as her has worked as an advisor tutorials, which re-affirmed university, spending Katharine’s Special Schools youngest son was about to for Dyslexia Scotland, and his long held belief that months travelling round before joining us here at leave school, ending eight is an SQA Assessor and teaching was the job for Europe, often working with Hutchesons’ Grammar. years of Saturday mornings Vetter for Classical him. local people to earn her Craig has had several on the touchline at Subjects. She comes to Jennifer Taylor keep. representative honours Auldhouse. Now she has a Hutchesons’ Grammar Following this, the English Department Craig Sorbie playing rugby throughout whole new squad of School from St. Columba’s University of Glasgow was Following a love of Physical Education the national age grade children to cheer for! School in Kilmacolm, once again the choice for An Aberdonian by birth, literature, Jennifer gained a teams as well as the Christine Haughney where she taught for six venue for his PGDE Jennifer’s upbringing took BA Hons in English studies Craig Sorbie joined the PE International sevens team. Department in January Depute Rector: years. studies. During his first her far from the North East. and Professional Education Currently he represents 2011. Educated at Head of Primary student teaching She spent her childhood at Stirling University before Watsonians Rugby Club in Eileen spends quite a lot of placement at St Roch’s living in Norway, Thailand beginning her teaching Hamilton College, he Edinburgh. gained a BEd (Hons) in Christine has followed in time travelling the country Academy, he met a fellow and Paris before moving career in Stirlingshire. She Physical Education at the footsteps of her two to visit her daughters, who trainee teacher, whom he back to Scotland in time to taught at Balfron High Edinburgh University. He sons in becoming a are studying at far-flung started courting. Romance sit her national School before joining spent his probationary year Hutchesonian. She studied Universities. She also likes blossomed, and they are qualifications. Hutchesons’ Grammar at Craigmount High School Psychology at walking her dog on the now happily married with a School in August, 2010. before working at Southampton University, beach at St. Andrews, young daughter. Living in such beautiful and Linlithgow Academy. He graduating in 1988. Never Eileen Carey reading historical novels, diverse countries inspired a then moved to Sydney, previously having Classics Department and buying modern prints. On completion of his love of travelling and Australia on a one year considered a career in teacher training, Michael teaching, it was a bit of a Eileen Carey was born and was placed at Govan High surprise to find herself on educated in Glasgow, and School for his probationary the PGCE course at went to Glasgow year. Following this he Strathclyde University. University where she taught at Robert Gordon’s However, by the time she gained her MA (Honours) College in Aberdeen. The had completed her course degree in English and transition from Glasgow to and had begun her first Humanity. She went on to Aberdeen was challenging teaching job in Glasgow, study Market Research for both Michael and his then fiancée , but she knew she had found techniques and worked in Dr Michael Walker ultimately very rewarding the job for her. She moved the City of London for six Physics Department to a Senior Teacher position years as a Marketing professionally and personally. in Renfrewshire, followed Manager for companies at Michael was born in by a 13 year spell in East Lloyds of London. Her Glasgow and raised in the Michael and his family Renfrewshire that ended three daughters were born wilds of North Lanarkshire. return to the central belt with the headship of in the London Borough of Attending Cardinal after three enjoyable years Calderwood Lodge, Greenwich, but the family Newman High School in in Aberdeen, the lure of Scotland’s only Jewish moved back northwards Bellshill, he was taught by free child care from faith school. During her so that the girls could a selection of excellent grandparents proving time in East Renfrewshire, attend school in Scotland. teachers who instilled in irresistible. He is also very she gained a Masters Eileen then worked closely him a desire to educate pleased to be working at degree in Education and with her husband to set up others. A particular interest Hutchie, and particularly to had a fabulous time a new business in the in Science set in at an early be working with Dr Lonie teaching at every stage of West of Scotland; she also stage. On leaving school he once more. When he is not the primary school. completed a degree in Art studied Maths and Physics spending time with his History through the Open at the University of wife and daughter, Michael When not acting as a University during that time. Glasgow, obtaining a first enjoys cooking and will driving instructor or taxi class joint honours in both happily spend hours service, she loves to ski, A desire to return to her subjects. He decided to pottering in the kitchen. He walk with friends or curl up beloved Classical subjects remain at Glasgow, and is also an enthusiastic, if with a good book. led Eileen to complete her after many trials and not particularly gifted, PGCE at Strathclyde tribulations obtained a photographer. University in 2001; since doctorate in applied

14 15 Modern Language Assistants Marie Morin French Assistant

Antonio Fernandez Lucas Marie comes from Valenciennes, a town in the Spanish Assistant North of France. She is very attached to her region called the land of the Ch’tis and would not miss a This year we have, once again, shared a Spanish Dunkerque carnival for anything. As well as being assistant with The Glasgow Academy. Antonio an assistant in Hutchesons’ and in Wellington (Ayr), Fernández Lucas, who in June 2010 finished his she has been studying [successfully] for her studies in Translation and Interpreting in the University Masters in teaching with a view to becoming an of Valladolid, has worked part-time here and part-time English teacher in France. The interest in English, north of the river. Wondering what should be the next its culture and its language came when she was step after university, he decided to improve his English working as a waitress in a coffee shop in England and the result was that after three months and two during the summer. She knew she wanted to use flights, Antonio arrived in Glasgow full of energy and what she learnt for her career. excited about this new period in his life. The truth is that most of the things Antonio knew about Scotland, This year at Hutchie has not been her first time as Scottish people and Scottish history were thanks to an assistant, having already spent a year in a films like Braveheart or Highlander. However, he found school in Essex. Having travelled a bit in England, out very soon that Scotland was much more than the it seemed only natural to come further north to rain, the cold, kilts and haggis. He encountered all discover the country of William Wallace, its these things, of course, but also many more that he landscapes, its people and its famous haggis. didn’t expect: extremely warm people, fantastic colleagues and new friends. Antonio is going to have Working in Hutchie has been a pleasure; the staff fond memories of this year, like the assemblies [and and the pupils have been very welcoming and it lunches] with pupils in Kingarth Street, the day Natalia will be hard for her to say goodbye at the end of and he showed the S6 how Spanish people celebrate May. Christmas and hundreds of funny anecdotes during the classes. All these experiences have made him grow not only as a teacher, but also as a person; something that he considers even more valuable. In conclusion:a Natalia Garcia Rodriguez year to remember. Spanish Assistant

Natalia has been our full-time Spanish assistant this year at Hutchesons’. She is from Madrid, right in the middle of Spain, where she graduated last June in Jan Mehlberg Translation and Interpreting. She is passionate about German Assistant languages and foreign countries. In fact, this is not her first time living abroad; she has already lived in Jan Mehlberg is this year’s German Assistant, Brussels and Milan but the Glasgow experience is very working at Hutchie till the end of May. He is from special. the North of Germany, near Lower Saxony’s provincial capital Hanover. During an earlier stay in She arrived in Glasgow last summer and discovered in Scotland he decided to come back to teach as an Scotland not only a beautiful country but also incredibly assistant as he enjoyed the friendly and welcoming nice people. atmosphere in Scotland as well as the landscape. Back in Germany he is studying English and Sports This year has also been her first experience as a at the University of Göttingen where he started his teacher in a school and, although sometimes it can be studies in 2007. When he returns to Germany he a real challenge, she is enjoying it so much; there are will finish his studies to become a teacher himself. so many memories that she will keep from this year: Besides University and his interest in foreign the Primary assemblies, the new blog, the pupils… countries and languages, he dedicates his free time to sports, especially climbing and bouldering in the This experience has been great, not only to learn area around Glasgow near Dumbarton. He wishes another culture, but because she learned so much all the best to the pupils for their upcoming exams. about herself!

16 17 Beyond Hutchie curricular musical opportunities that I Admissions Officers who you really design project where pupils knew were offered by the ‘Ivy are. Hutchesons’ Comenius Project: worked collaboratively to create League’1 institutions. I travelled their vision for the future and how across to the States in July 2010 to Eight months of research, twelve this former industrial zone could be visit some of the pre-eminent east hours of SAT exams, thirteen hours of Year Two used to provide better recreational coast universities and as soon as I interviews and fourteen essays later I and creative opportunities for the stepped foot on the Harvard campus, received admission offers from the ‘Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow’ = ‘Gestern-Heute-Morgen’ general pubic, as well as young I knew this was where I wanted to go universities of Harvard, Stanford and people in Nurnberg. (We aim to - I returned to my researching of the Cornell and Dartmouth College. After I compile a booklet to be compiled application process with a new accepted Harvard I was lucky enough Susan Breckenridge, Head of Art, provides an update on a documenting the project in more fervour. to be funded to stay on the Harvard recent visit which formed the next phase of the two-year detail.) campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts I had never met anyone who had for four days at the end of April to Comenius project with partner schools Hans Sachs Throughout the week, Hutchie pupils applied to America so it was attend classes and generally become Gymnasium, Nürnberg and The I Lyceum Ogolnokszalcace, used film as a medium to create a something of a challenge to decipher better acquainted with the campus narrative impression of the city and its this quite different system, and and the town. Turning up as a Radomsko. history. The pupils intend to condense decode the terminology, essentially Profrosh (yes, there are lots of new a week’s footage into a short 10- by spending hours on the Internet words to get used to) I had a truly Hutchie to Harvard Our hugely successsful visit to Poland Nurnberg in a historical, contemporary minute film which documents the trawling through the individual wonderful time moving between in April resulted in a ‘Comenius’ forest and futuristic context. shared experiences, in other words, a university sites and then the Freshman Writing Seminars and of 18,000 seedlings being planted as cooperative work which pulls people Charlotte McKechnie (F.P.) American equivalents of UCAS. Lectures ranging from the History of well as visits to the surrounding city Our visit included educational visits as from different countries to These comprise the Common the American Novel through to Social When something you haven’t even of Krakow followed by two days in well as workshops and discussions communicate and gain a better insight Application, from which application Psychology and Mandarin and dared to hope for happens, it is Zakopane. Using Innovation and relating to the city: into working with other young people forms are obtained and sent, and discovering I may turn into a astonishing how quickly you believe Creativity in Environmental Design as in Europe. Collegeboard, which manages the Government major yet! it, even if you feel you shouldn’t. On SAT exams. Just as in the UK many their theme, staff and pupils of the • Pupils from Hans Sachs presented the 31st March 2011 at the end of a universities differ in their entry All in all I cannot wait to fly over to Lyceum have continued to create images of the urban transformation The Comenius Partnership has given beautiful, if exhausting, spring concert requirements, however, the top start the new session in August. imaginative responses to the the city had undergone as well as pupils the opportunity to work out by St Mary’s Music School, I turned competitive universities require every challenges of improving their the impact that ‘city trees’ and with the formal curriculum and over my shoulder to find my parents applicant to sit the general SAT I suppose what I’m trying to say with immediate environment by designing guerrilla gardening were having on experience historical, geographical, running up to me through St Mary’s Reasoning exam (English and Maths) this article is: just because a goal is their own garden in the school the current cityscape. artistic and most importantly cultural Cathedral waving the iPhone playground, running a photography differences and the challenges of followed by two specialist SAT very hard work to achieve, and the • Staff and pupils took a sightseeing [apologies for the product placement] competition and working working in an environment which papers; I chose Latin and Literature. chances of achieving are small, don’t tour and saw a film about the calling “It’s Harvard, you got into collaboratively with the local Forestry relies of cooperation, motivation and The exams are not too taxing for be afraid to go for it. This process and history of Nurnberg at The Harvard!” Commission of Gidle to develop a friendship. Staying with host families students of grade A Higher standard this year could have turned out very Fembohaus Noricama but are so ‘foreign’ in approach that it differently for me and there were Comenius bike path devised by their has been by far the most rewarding I left Hutchesons’ in 2010 after is definitely worthwhile gaining many nights when I questioned my pupils - an educational as well as • A visit to the Dokuzentrum and the aspect for the pupils and our pupils thirteen years, having rejected my experience of them by practising sanity – turning down perfectly good recreational way of experiencing the Reichsparteitagsgelande have been struck by the generosity place to study music at King’s College beforehand. As my Harvard British offers to chase something that local environment! and openness of their German and London and the Royal Academy of • A plenary discussion in English interviewer put it “Taking the SAT is I had a 94% chance of not getting – Polish hosts. Music. I wanted to take a year out to using colour-coded tags to help like sitting a Spanish exam having and I am not going to pretend that I The challenge for our week in focus on training my voice, improve visualise thoughts and words never had a Spanish teacher and only was not afraid sometimes, or that I Nurnberg was to consider the It’s now time to reflect on our my grasp of foreign languages and to relating to ‘Gestern-Heute-Morgen’ grammar notes to guide you.” didn’t feel like I’d made a mistake surrounding environment of the city; experiences and start the preparation allow me to apply to universities in because I was and I did. But I knew I many of the Polish and Scottish pupils • A tour of the Weststadt area of the for the final stage of the project which America. To this end I enrolled in the One of the key differences between could not live with myself if I did not had not previously visited Germany. takes place in June in Glasgow 2011. Sixth Year Extension programme at St city, which included the former the UK and US systems is that whilst take a chance and try. And this time it ‘Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow’ proved a Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh. AEG factory and the Quelle UCAS sends an identical form to worked! Maybe next time I won’t be fruitful catchphrase for looking at Industrial Area. This resulted in a every institution, candidates to fortunate to have such a wonderful I had always been uncomfortable American universities submit both the outcome but I believe it is always about the need to specialise so early Common Application and a variety of best to try rather than live with the in many UK universities as this meant specific and additional work required question “What if?” As the American I would soon have to give up studying by individual universities. This typically singer-songwriter Brian Littrell said; subjects I loved, especially History, includes a combination of essays and “Shoot for the moon. Even if you Classics and English. Therefore I sets of focussed questions and may miss you’ll land among the stars.” turned my attention to the liberal arts include optional Arts Supplement and programmes in the USA which would optional Résumés. Although it means 1 Harvard University, Yale University, allow me breadth of study whilst a great deal more work it does mean Princeton University, Cornell University, sustaining a concentration (or ‘major’) you are giving a much fuller picture of Columbia University, Dartmouth College, in music in addition to providing yourself and your achievements, a Brown University, University of numerous, diverse and first-rate extra- bigger arsenal with which to show the Pennsylvania

18 19 Visit to Hutchie: companies to sponsor children The Nitte-Hutchie Partnership January 2011 through school. Some had also launched their own programme of At the end of January four pupils peer education, going into local 2010-11 - Special Focus and two teachers left the hot, dry, primary schools to impress upon sunny weather of Nitte and children the importance of remaining It is six years since Hutchie first established a dialogue headed for the cold, wet, murky in education. These are 14 year old with staff in the Dr. N.S.A.M. English-Medium High weather of a Glasgow winter. children. Saorcha recalls: “We were School in the village of Nitte, south-west India. Several Possessing no gloves, scarves, overwhelmed to see the enthusiasm months later, in February 2006, the first teacher from woolly hats or even jumpers, with which the pupils had approached Hutchie visited the school and the next two years then they deliberately chose to visit this competition, going to exceptional saw a succession of teachers from both schools making during our worst season. lengths to fulfil the requirements of fact-finding, exploratory visits while the pupils Ashwini, Parvathi, Adithya and the project they had embarked on.” undertook a varied selection of collaborative projects. Manish and their two teachers, The projects and the visits have allowed both schools to Veda and Anil, wanted to see For their part, Hutchie pupils have build up a considerable body of information and Glasgow at a different time of reported to Nitte students on some of knowledge of their respective areas and a much deeper year from previous pupils and the challenges in education in understanding and appreciation of each other’s quality of life, culture and staff. True to form our weather Scotland. In particular, they highlighted how some young people perspectives. Just as importantly, they have made it possible for pupils and provided them with their first Visit to Nitte: The Nitte-Hutchie Challenge in Scotland miss out on education teachers from both schools to regularly discuss a range of educational and other experience of frost, snow and the February 2011 through truancy – a concept the topics with each other face-to-face, by letter and by e-mail. opportunity for a snowball fight. One of the children in Nitte found hard to grasp! In September 2009 Katie Fulton and purposes of A talented and very friendly Kirsten McIntosh were the first pupils both visits by The last two years have witnessed further progress in the partnership with We are grateful to three companies group, they were determined to from Hutchie to visit Nitte. They our pupils this pupils now accompanying teachers on these visits and this year alone has seen who have so far helped to sponsor get the most from their stay. On enjoyed the experience so much that year was to set three pupil/teacher visits and the biggest project undertaken so far. this Challenge. They are: their very first day in school, they decided to return in February, up and monitor the Nitte- The location of Nitte in Karnataka, India Parvathi was brave enough to accompanied by five of their S6 dance in front of hundreds of friends: Ellie Barnes, Rachel Hutchie Challenge. Six Visit to Nitte: pupils and parents at the school’s Donnachie, Thea Macdonald, Saorcha Warren and Rhona Williamson. This, pupils thought November 2010 annual Talent Show and Ashwini was equally brave in introducing however, was a very different trip up this from their first visit. The girls challenge after a conference they In November it was the turn of four encouraged him to build more her and her traditional dance to organized it themselves, priced it attended in London last June. Keen to pupils – Yasmine Coll, Stephanie schools in the local area and this the assembled masses in perfect themselves, paid for it themselves, raise awareness of the crucial Kerr Eleanor Lumley, and Jane expansion continues today under the English. On subsequent days the liaised with the school themselves importance of education globally in group taught yoga to some of our MacRae – together with Mrs Jheeta direction of his son. They are now all and even arranged three nights in Goa lifting communities out of poverty, pupils and even organized and and Dr Greig - to make the 8000 km run by the Nitte Educational Trust. themselves. They spent time they thought it better to highlight the led a class discussion on journey east. Passing through Our group managed to visit a sightseeing in Goa and Mumbai as importance of education to the people environmental issues. They several time-zones, four airports and selection of these during their stay well as visiting the local attractions in the Nitte area and find out why The partnership with Nitte is now visited the City Chambers, Pollok lingering monsoon rains, they finally and so began to appreciate the scale around Nitte, but for this visit they some children there do not go to entering a different era. Funding from touched down in the comfortable of this charitable organization which Park, the Burrell Collection, spent more time in school teaching school. Being in no position to do this the British Council has ceased but the and peaceful surroundings of the now incorporates not just schools Glengoyne Distillery, Crieff classes. For three days the girls took themselves, they challenged the reciprocal visits will continue as they school’s guest house. One good but colleges, a management Hydro, Our Dynamic Earth, the a succession of classes from Primary pupils in Nitte to do it for them. In are a crucial element in the night’s sleep and then a frenetic institute, a university, a hospital, BBC (and McDonald’s) and were 5 to Secondary 4, even managing to return, our pupils agreed to raise sustainability of the link and are very week of activities followed. health centres, medical schools and entertained in the evenings and introduce Scottish country dancing to enough money to allow the two educational to all who participate. The a hotel. These are spread not just at the weekend by many of our the somewhat bemused pupils there. pupils who produced the best results purpose of these visits is likely to broaden so that more staff and pupils Each day offered a different insight across Nitte but also as far away as pupils and their families. During this daunting experience the to visit Hutchie for a week. Steph and can participate in them and we are into the area, with visits to local Mangalore 50 km west and even most frequently heard comment was Jane went out in November to issue also exploring opportunities for our farms, factories, museums and Bangalore 350 km east. For all of them it was their first one which every teacher will the challenge and the seven girls who pupils to spend time at the Nitte places of worship as well as a lot of trip outside of India and so every recognize: went in February discussed progress with the pupils in Nitte who were medical school and hospital while time in the school taking part in the After final celebrations our group experience was noteworthy and fascinating. They were extremely “I wish I had prepared that lesson a taking part. They were overwhelmed they are in Sixth Year or in a gap year classes. Each day was hectic, action- took a more relaxed journey back impressed with the good little better.” with their work. With three months or while at university. The aim is to packed, thought-provoking and truly home, with two nights en route in manners shown by our car- still to go, some students had already maximise the number of staff and memorable. beautiful Kerala and one night in Everyone who goes to Nitte agrees drivers (!!) and, more succeeded in persuading parents to pupils who can benefit from the many exciting Dubai. Both of these that the highlight, of all the highlights, reassuringly, the hospitality of send their children to school; some advantages to be gained by The school in Nitte is now 32 years destinations have world-famous is the overwhelming hospitality and experiencing each other’s school and our pupils, parents and teachers had discussed the issue of access old and was commissioned by attractions yet, in the eyes of our kindness shown by the people of community. as well as the school and all its with local government officials and Justice Hegde. Its success pupils and staff, they were no match Nitte and it is this memory, of all facilities. others had influenced two local for the attractions of Nitte. memories, which is the most Calvin Clarke (Head of Geography) enduring.

20 21 followed by a visit to a vintage car museum and then on to the temple. A custom at the temple is to eat a traditional meal composed of various curries and rice. This meal is free of charge and eaten off banana leaf. One of the most influential figures is coincidently also named Mr Hegde, who funds this meal programme. We met with Mr Hegde and discussed various political issues over coconut milk before sampling the curry ourselves.

We were lucky enough to be in India at the time of Divali. As we shopped for saris the streets were adorned with lights and lanterns and the atmosphere was similar to that of Christmas in George Square. Our last night in Nitte was the night of Divali and some local students who were unable to travel home to their families gathered in a basketball court to have their own celebration. With no health and safety rules in sight, this firework display was The ‘Nitte-gritty’! we received a tour of the hospital. We saw an intensive certainly an ‘interesting’ experience for us! care unit, a cardiology theatre and the A&E where we were able to sit in on certain procedures. Then we met with the We all knew that our time in India would be both enjoyable As you travel around the world, it is inevitable that you will The following morning, we caught our first glimpse of head of the Nitte Trust, Mr Hegde. He was delighted at the and educational, but none of us could have anticipated just find differences. Differences in culture, language, food and school life when we visited the Dr N.S.A.M English prospect of offering Hutchie pupils work experience in how eye opening it would prove to be. We were humbled lifestyle. Yet when we travelled to our partner school in Medium High School. The hospitality of the school was Nitte. by the generosity and humility of the people we met and Nitte in India last October we found remarkable similarities overwhelming. When we arrived, the whole school was still none of us can believe how fortunate we were to have between our lives and theirs. Although everyday life is gathered outside and we were welcomed by a showering At the weekend we were lucky enough to visit the temple this experience. totally different, we were surprised to find the core values of pink petals followed by a blessing. After coffee with the at Dharmasthala which was a truly eye opening experience. Jane MacRae and Stephanie Kerr S5 and educational motivation to be almost identical to those teachers we visited some classrooms where the pupils had Our day began with a blessing from a friendly elephant of Hutchie. prepared songs and dances to perform for us. We also got the opportunity to chat with them and learn all about their At Hutchesons’ we are both fortunate and privileged to lives and school. We were amazed to learn that the pupils have many opportunities to travel and experience different were all fluent in a handful of languages, and we were cultures. When we heard of the 2010 trip to Nitte it quick to forget that English was not their first language but seemed too good an opportunity to pass by. After an their second, or third! application process we, along with two fourth year girls, Eleanor Lumley and Yasmine Coll, were selected to travel The most immediate difference was the open air to Nitte accompanied by Mrs Jheeta and Dr Greig, to classrooms where the pupils were taught similar subjects experience Indian life. to those taught at Hutchie, with the notable exception of Disaster Management! It soon became clear that all the After what felt like months of anticipation, and a lot of pupils were extremely enthusiastic and the culture is very preparation, it was time to get down to the ‘Nitte’-gritty: centred around education. The pupils are encouraged by the day finally arrived. On Halloween we exchanged our their families to try their hardest in order to achieve their trick or treat bags for suitcases and began our journey at goals. As we travelled around the village we learned that Glasgow Airport. The six of us were both excited and this determination was very much part of their culture. We nervous to meet the students and teachers in Nitte. met owners of cashew nut factories and rice factories who However our nerves were soon calmed by some friendly shared this ethic. air stewards. A main purpose of our visit was to launch the “Hutchie Upon arrival at Mangalore airport we were immediately Nitte Challenge”. The aim of this challenge is to raise overwhelmed by the generosity of the teachers who had awareness of the importance of education on a global level come to meet us bearing gifts of flowers and a hand as well as within a community. After explaining the main painted ‘welcome’ banner. A short, bumpy drive delivered aim of the challenge to pupils we were astonished when us to the school’s guest house where we were greeted almost two whole year groups decided to divide into pairs with a traditional Hindu blessing from some pupils and and compete for a trip to Hutchie! Since then, the pupils teachers. A quick rest to recover from the journey, along have been busy with their projects, speaking to influential with a sighting of some monkeys, was the only pause in educational figures, the equivalent of a Scottish MSP and the whole visit. That evening we visited two churches, a meeting with children in Nitte who do not go to school. student’s home and a temple and ate a delicious Indian meal all in the space of a few hours. Another highlight of our visit was going to a local hospital. After meeting the Dean of Medicine at the medical school

22 23 Trips and Excursions

During summer 2010 and after 18 months wounds had been treated and darkness of planning, a team of five pupils and one had fallen, we retreated to our hammocks New York, New York teacher from Hutchesons’ embarked on a and were entertained by the sounds of During the October mid-term break, 29 pupils month-long expedition to Borneo, the teammates falling to the ground as they world’s largest island. We were joined on attempted to climb into theirs! and four teachers from the Modern Studies department our adventure by six pupils and one touched down in the city that never sleeps. Anna teacher from our World Challenge partner In order to travel from the end of our trek Gaudoin and Rachel Donnachie report. school, Emanuel School in London, and by to our charity project site we had to make Expedition Leader Ali Hume. an 8 hour journey in some large 4x4 trucks As we glimpsed the bright city lights for the first time, it over roads that had been washed away by was evident we were all in awe of the concrete jungle. The long journey to Borneo began with an the heavy rains. This sometimes terrifying We explored Midtown Manhattan by foot, which was a S3 Science Trip to London early morning flight to London. After experience was soon forgotten when we great way to see the sights from the ground before meeting up with the Emanuel Team and started work at the Sun Bear Conservation becoming fully acquainted with the city through our trip to Lena McCrae [S3] reports on a successful S3 Science checking all of the expedition kit, we Centre and had the opportunity to see ‘Top of the Rock’. Here we enjoyed panoramic views of trip to London as part of the S3 ‘Enrichment’ week. boarded a 13 hour flight to Kuala Lumpur these amazing endangered creatures up Central Park, Manhattan and beyond. We ended the day and then a further 2 hour flight to Kuching, close. The centre is based within the with a memorable dinner at Planet Hollywood. The streets of London may not be paved with gold, the capital of the Malaysian province of Sepilok Oranutan Sanctuary so we were but as the 33 pupils and six teachers arrived, weary, Sarawak. also able to watch the young orphaned The following day we visited other neighborhoods such as after a five-hour train journey, they certainly were a oranutans being taught to climb! The Greenwich Village, Chinatown and SoHo. Whilst walking to welcome sight. As dusk fell and the “wondrous” After some time to explore the vibrant and team’s main task was to help build a new Battery Park we took in many other iconic New York sights prospect of the Leicester Arms for dinner lay ahead welcoming city, we headed to the Bako National Park to raised walkway which was extremely hard work in the such as Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange. of us, we explored central London by foot. This was embark on a short trek to help us acclimatise to the hot and searing heat using belian, one of the world’s toughest That afternoon we took the ferry out to Liberty island and a great way to see the sights from the ground before humid conditions. We arrived in the park by boat at low tide tropical hardwoods. Ellis island, with excitement levels rising as Lady Liberty getting fully introduced to the city through the 4D and had to wade through the shallows carrying all of our kit came into full view. Instead of getting off at Liberty Island experience and the London Eye at night. to reach the beautiful secluded beach and our simple we took the ferry to Ellis Island, a place steeped in history, where we learnt about immigration into the United States. London’s Science Museum was the first event of the On our return to Times Square the group was given free next day and we got there good and early to savour time, which most people chose to use for shopping. the atmosphere before entering the IMAX to watch Hubble in 3D, a new experience for us all. After On our last day in New York , we were immensely relaxed ice creams in St. James’ Park we continued privileged to be given a guided tour of the United Nations our meanders past the many sights London is so Headquarters. There we learnt about the history, purpose famous for; Buckingham Palace, Houses of World Challenge and the inner workings of the UN. Parliament and the Mall, a special favourite as the whole group joined in to make the grim faced chalet-like accommodation. The main Other highlights of the expedition were The bus journey to Washington DC took us first to soldiers smile. It was a hard task but the soldiers inhabitants of the park were the climbing Mount Kinibalu and visiting an Philadelphia, for a visit to Liberty Bell. After a longer than finally relented. After two hours browsing in Covent mischievous macaque monkeys who broke orphanage in the nearby city of Koto expected bus journey, we arrived in Washington DC, tired Garden it was off to see ‘Oliver’ with Griff Rhys into one of our rooms, unzipped the Kinabalu, where we saw an extraordinarily but looking forward to our dinner at the Hard Rock Café. Jones putting in an especially good performance. rucksacks and stole anything they thought energetic and inspiring group of people The next day we enjoyed a brisk walking tour of might be edible! We also saw lots of working with some equally inspiring Washington DC, taking in sights such as the White House, Day three saw more stunning weather as we dipped creepy crawlies on a night trek and caught children. the US Capitol Building, the Supreme Court and Lincoln into the Natural History Museum before moving on a glimpse of the endangered proboscis Memorial, whilst enjoying the sunshine. monkey. For some well-earned rest and relaxation to meet a few celebrities at Madame Tussaud’s. While Tiger Woods, Johnny Depp and Shrek were all before the long journey home the team Extremely disappointed to leave, we headed to the airport very convincing we created a few stars of our own For our main trek we headed to the small chose to go white water rafting, spend to begin our journey home. Memories of our amazing trip as some of the girls stood among the real models town of Bario on a tiny twin propeller time in the city of Koto Kinabalu and relax to New York and Washington DC landed back in Glasgow and were photographed by unsuspecting tourists. plane and headed off into the jungle for 5 on the beach of one of the beautiful nearby with us, as all of us knew it was a trip we would never Some of them were later heard to ask who precisely days with two local guides, Edwin and islands. On the final night we celebrated forget! Patrice. On our first night we were invited Laurence Burn’s 18th birthday in a VIP these stars were, but we will keep the names a well to stay with Patrice’s family in their karaoke booth. This was an unforgettable guarded secret! traditional long house, which was a truly experience for many reasons, not least the unique experience giving us an insight into teachers’ duet rendition of the Aqua how the people of the region live. Over the classic Barbie Girl. next few days we trekked deeper into the jungle over challenging terrain and set up After four weeks of amazingly varied and exciting activities camp each night with an open fire to cook on and the team returned safely to the UK with several semi- hammocks to sleep in. Checking for leeches became an healed leech bites, hundreds of photographs and just as essential part of our routine – most of us left the jungle many fond memories. with some nasty bites on our ankles and feet. When C.McC.

24 25 The J.C. Murray Magazine Prize: Senior Winner School Geography, Swiss-Style Mirror image

Pupils studying S3 Geography spent their May activities The reflection in the mirror showed a small blonde girl. Her ground. A second tear drop emerged and ran from her eyes week in Switzerland, a country renowned for its beautiful hair was feathered and a neat styled fringe sat just above to the tip of her chin. She felt her face was fat. scenery and endowed with numerous geographical study her eyes. She felt it kept other eyes off her plump face. If opportunities. she looked up, with her dark brown eyes, which she That word summed her up. ‘Fat’. despised, she liked to think that, just as she couldn’t see “Thankfully avoiding the disruption caused by a certain anything, because of the fringe, no one else could see her Her hands traced the reflection of her body which was Icelandic volcano,” says Geography teacher Duncan either. She preferred it this way. It would be as if she was hidden under her baggy top and loose fitting trousers. McCulloch, “40 pupils and five staff set out early on invisible. She prayed for this power sometimes. Although she tried her best to hide what was underneath, Sunday morning for Geneva, before taking the winding the top still managed to cling to her fat. She grabbed at her coach trip to our base in Leysin in the Swiss Canton of Squinting and glancing at her blurry silhouette, tears came stomach and she was able to hold it within her hands. This Vaud. This small village is located high up in the Swiss Alps to her eyes as she saw herself. She glared. Her piercing was her main hate: she was unable to wear fashionable to the east of the stunning Lake Geneva.” eyes would have burnt through paper. She held so much clothes. She didn’t feel right in her body. She feared to hatred and fire in them. Her eyes alone would scare anyone leave her house. She didn’t want the world to see the girl Surrounded by colossal snow-peaked mountains, the pupils away, but it was only her. She was alone. She was looking she hated. She felt like a failure in every way. She wasn’t spent the first evening discovering the local area. The at herself. As much as she wanted to walk away and give in smart or beautiful or skinny like the girls she saw in following day, with temperatures reaching a glorious 27°C, to those tears, she made herself stay. Her feet glued to the magazines. was spent doing work on tourism and settlement, ground, she stood perfectly still and looked anxiously ahead. including thrusting questionnaires in front of unsuspecting Every time she thought about whom she was and was not, locals and tourists! The afternoon was one of the highlights Her eyes trailed from her blonde fluffy hair down to the old the tears quickly fell from her eyes. They fell more times for many of the pupils - a visit to the Nestlé factory to look blue shoes which moulded her chubby feet, then glanced than she could remember. She forced her eyes to trail up back to her face and started to analyse. her body one last time and as she looked again into her face Ski and Snowboarding Trip to at a local industry and, of course, some tasting! she gave into the tears and threw the first thing her hands Her eyes found the reflection’s eyes first. She took a step found at the reflection. California and Nevada The remainder of the trip incorporated a walk to closer to the mirror so that the tips of her fingers touched ‘Langletscher’, a striking glacier, where pupils marvelled at Lucy Kenwell, Katrina McCall and Emma Ramsay the reflections and her nose was against the glass. She fell to the ground and covered her eyes with her many of the landforms they had learned about in the report numerically on the S2-S4 ski and snowboarding trip Automatically, she lowered her eyes to the ground. Was drenched hands and sat, the shattered glass enclosing her classroom. Muscles were relaxed in the thermal baths, to California and Nevada during the February mid-term she afraid to look in the mirror at what she was? She in a sharp dangerous circle. It mirrored how she felt. before we took part in a ‘River Ramble’, again learning break: feared she always would be like this. Deliberately, and with Isolated from the world. about many of the features that pupils will study in Higher a great deal of strength she raised her head. It was as if a Geography. - 1 bad baggage lorry driver (caused missed connection magnetic force was pulling her head back down, but she The young woman pulled herself back from her reflection of managed to break it and she made herself look into the seven years ago. She walked towards the mirror and looked so spent a night at Heathrow, unfortunately.) eyes which stared back at her. at her reflection. Her blonde hair was pinned back off her - 1 bent ski pole face and her dark brown eyes glistened as the light shone First she saw fear. Although it tried to hide itself, she found through the window and hit her face. She smiled - 2 bus journeys it. Next she saw sadness. It stood out like a phantom, confidently. Her pink lips curled up and her teeth, which she - 2 states (stayed in California three hours from San haunting unable to find rest. Then her eyes moved to one of had once hated, stood in a perfect line. She trailed her head Francisco in the pretty town of Truckee in the, took the the many features she hated about herself. Her nose. She down the reflection’s body. She saw the thin face which had been told it was “lovely” but of course she didn’t held the eyes she loved and the nose she had grown to like. bus every morning to ski in Nevada) believe it. She didn’t see what others allegedly saw. From She saw the top which sat against her skin and was fitted - 2 pairs of lost skis the front it looked decent. It wasn’t too big or too small. round her hips and waist. She met the reflection’s eyes. Turning to the side was the mistake. As her eyes caught the They were big and round. She smiled and the reflection - 3 ski groups and 1 snowboarding group profile view of her nose she winced. It stuck out and was as smiled back at her. The sides of her lips met her eyes. - 4 great teachers pointed as the pyramids. She felt like a witch-all she had to do was paint her face green and she would look like one She thought to herself, what happened to the seven years - 5 planes too. bad luck when a mirror is broken? It had obviously been - 14 suitcases stuck at Heathrow good luck in her case. In a hurry, she turned her attention to her lips. She had - 36 pupils always liked them because they were thin and pink and She was so happy. She felt like she belonged where she when she smiled they lit up her face. But what was behind was. The confidence showed in her smile, which she could - 44 hours travelling time her lips pained her to see: her too small teeth sat isolated hardly keep off her face. She felt like an entirely different - 100 falls (at least) from each other. Between each tooth there was a gap person. She loved what she was, what she was seeing. She which, to her, looked like black holes. She closed her loved the reflection. I loved the reflection. - 1000s of laughs mouth, after failing to create a smile and her lips curled - 1 holiday of a lifetime down just as a tear trickled down her face and fell to the Sarah Levitus, S5

26 27 often to be found taking notes in the Augustus. The name of Charles some of them in a little book called and edit a new publication they Charles Dickens gallery of the House of Commons as Dickens was completely unknown to Maxims and Hints for an Angler and contemplate, entirely by myself; to be a Parliamentary reporter. the readers of Boz and his tales of Miseries of Fishing which purported published monthly and each number Mr Peter Colvin, Mathematics Department everyday life in the city of London. to be a reprint of minutes of the to contain four wood cuts. The work Dickens began seriously to write in Houghton Fishing Club. Its author was will be no joke, but the emolument is 1833 at the age of twenty one. His The books immediately attracted a Richard Penn; its illustrator was too tempting to resist.” From Sketches to Novel: Pickwick Papers (1836-7) first published story was A Dinner at positive notices in the press. The Robert Seymour and it was published On the evening of Tuesday 1 opportunism and strength of Poplar Walk which he “dropped Morning Chronicle wrote, “These in 1833 with the frontispiece showing The terms offered for providing the November 1836, Charles Dickens character. stealthily one evening at twilight, with sketches are evidently the work of a a fat bespectacled man fishing. letterpress for Seymour’s plates wrote to his publishers Chapman and fear and trembling, into a dark letter- person of various and extraordinary required the writing of about twelve Hall in reply to their news of the Charles Dickens was born on 7 box, in a dark office up a dark court in intellectual gifts.” The Literary Since he now had a portfolio of comic thousand words which would impinge success of his first novel, The February 1812 at 387 Mile End Fleet Street.” It was printed Gazette voiced the opinion that “The sporting sketches, Seymour upon any free time he had from his Pickwick Papers: “If I were to live a Terrace in Portsea, his father being a anonymously in The Monthly author has traced his characters, their approached the publishing company, full-time reporting, further sketch- hundred years, and write three novels clerk in the Naval Pay Office in Magazine of 1 December 1833 and occupations, their pursuits, and their Messrs Chapman and Hall. He felt writing and, above all, for the three- in each, I should never be so proud of Portsmouth. In 1822 the Dickens although Dickens received nothing for pleasures with much talent and that here was an opportunity to volume novel already in his mind, any of them, as I am of Pickwick, family moved to London where, in it, he was so overcome with joy and apparent fidelity; and those who wish complement his drawings with which would ultimately become feeling as I do, . . . . that long after my 1824, his father was imprisoned for pride at seeing his work “in all the to have a peep into pawnbrokers’ appropriate letterpress, provided a Barnaby Rudge. hand is withered as the pens it held, three months for debt and sent to the glory of print” that his eyes “could shops, dancing academies, private competent writer could be found. Pickwick will be found on many a Marshalsea Prison in Southwark. By not bear the street, and were not fit theatres, gin shops, and similar During the intervening years a Dickens did not accept the work dusty shelf with many a better work.” 1827 Dickens had completed his to be seen there.” resorts and occupations of the number of names were suggested to without imposing his own conditions. formal education and was engaged as middling and lower orders, will find Seymour and various people were He objected that the subject matter Little did Dickens know that some of a clerk by a firm of solicitors, Ellis and A further sixty stories and sketches them cleverly and amazingly approached, such as Theodore Hook, was not particularly of an agreeable those better-known works would be Blackmore. During this period, under appeared in various journals between described in these pages.” In the Henry Mayhew, William Clarke and nature and, “that it would be infinitely of his own creation with such well- the guidance of his uncle, John 1833 and 1836, all but one of them same week the Satirist wrote “We Charles Whitehead who at that time better for the plates to arise naturally known titles as Oliver Twist, Great Barrow, a journalist, he took up being collected and published in two have seldom read two more was editing Chapman and Hall’s The out of the text; and that I should like Expectations and David Copperfield. Gurney’s system of shorthand and by series as Sketches by Boz in February agreeable volumes than these. . . . . Library of Fiction. All declined to to take my own way, with a freer The story surrounding the origins of 1828 Dickens had left Ellis and and December 1836. From August The author is a man of unquestionable become involved. When Whitehead range of English scenes and people.” The Pickwick Papers and how the Blackmore to take up an appointment 1834 Dickens had signed the talent and of great and correct was asked if he knew of anybody Chapman and Hall acquiesced to young Charles Dickens became as a freelance shorthand reporter at sketches using the pseudonym Boz, observation.” who could possibly contribute to The these modifications in their letter of involved is one of chance, Doctors’ Commons. He was now the nickname of his small brother, Library of Fiction, he mentioned the 12 February 1836. There must have Dickens had by this time become a name of Charles Dickens who was been something uniquely attractive reporter on the Morning Chronicle subsequently invited by Whitehead to and impressive about Dickens’ and had taken chambers at Furnival’s contribute a story to the first number. confidence and striking personality to Inn, Holborn. His job took him all over This story was The Tuggs’s at win the publishers over to his the country, from Edinburgh to Exeter. Ramsgate, for which, curiously proposition so quickly. In May 1835 he became engaged to enough, Seymour had supplied an Catherine Hogarth, daughter of illustration. Hence the first tentative Seymour, however, was less George Hogarth, journalist, music- connection between the three parties, fortunate. For some considerable time critic and former friend of Sir Walter Dickens, Seymour and the publishers the most varied and the most prolific Scott. They were married on 2 April Chapman and Hall had now been caricaturist of his day had planned this 1836 and spent their honeymoon at made. project: he had induced a young and Chalk, near Gravesend, in Kent. enterprising firm of publishers to take At the beginning of 1836 when it up; now he was told that the young For the embryonic stage of The Seymour’s inquiries were proceeding, and inexperienced part-time writer Pickwick Papers, we have to examine the name of Charles Dickens was was to take the pre-eminent role and the second of the three participants unknown except to a very few that he was to play second fiddle in involved. The idea of such a newspapermen and those involved the joint venture. publication was conceived by the with the reporters’ gallery of the artist Robert Seymour. He had a real House of Commons. The next step on On Thursday evening of 18 February, gift for humorous work and a special the part of the publishers was to ask Dickens wrote to Chapman and Hall sense of the ludicrous in most forms Whitehead to arrange an appointment that “Pickwick is at length begun in all of sport. Seymour was much amused with Dickens at his chambers in his might and glory. The first chapter by the Cockneys who used to Furnival’s Inn. In a letter to Catherine will be ready tomorrow.” Publication frequent the rural areas of Islington Hogarth dated 10 February 1836 of this new monthly serial novel was and Hampstead where they could be Dickens wrote, “I have had a Visit advertised in The Times and the seen shooting small birds and angling from the Publisher this morning . . . . Athenaeum on 26 March “to be for small fish. He made a number of They (Chapman & Hall) have made published on March 31st.” The sketches of these folk and included me an offer of £14 a month to write advertisements appeared as:

28 29 No 1 of the Posthumous Papers of the whole of the following day. The would go on successfully. Something The Pickwick Club containing a next morning he rose early, went to had to be done about the paucity of Seasonal Haikus from S1 faithful record of the perambulations, the summer house in his garden and sales. By the time Part III had been published, the print run of 1000 was perils, travels, adventures and blew out his brains. The sun is bright Blankets of snow and sporting transactions of the not covering costs. The fortunes of Like a ginormous beachball Lochs of ice, cold bitter nights corresponding members, with The verdict at the inquest was suicide the novel then seemed to take an Ice cream is melting. Jack Frost wants to bite. biographical notices by the secretary. during “temporary derangement.”In a upwards direction after the Mhairi MacDonald Cara Bishop Edited by “Boz,” and each monthly letter found beside his body he introduction of a new character, the part embellished with four blamed no one but himself for his engaging Cockney boot-polisher, Sam Crystal clear blue sea Happy Christmas days illustrations by Seymour. “own weakness and infirmity.” Weller in Part IV. Sam was soon to Mighty majestic green hills Bare trees in the winter night Seymour had no doubt been become Mr. Pickwick’s servant and it Lovely golden suns. Kids play in the snow. Dickens finally finished writing the overworking. Although he had had a was not long before the public awoke Graeme Cornwell Sreya Maddineni. first two numbers; asked for, and breakdown in 1830, from 1831 to the fact that a new comic genius received, a slight advance on his onwards his output had been had arrived. He was to have such an They play all day A blizzard swirling stipend so that he could get married; extensive and his success was effect on the comic perspective of the Holiday is here to stay Snow flakes like dandelions and went off to Chalk on his considerable. However, he seems to narrative that subsequent sales Woo hoo, let’s go play. Winter has just begun. honeymoon. have suffered from over-sensitivity increased to such an extent that Anonymous Anonymous and it has even been suggested, Browne had to make duplicate copies Chapman and Hall prepared an initial unconvincingly, by some biographers of his illustrations, as one set of The sky is gloomy The birth of new life press-run of 1000 copies of Part I. But that the trouble over Pickwick could plates would not hold up under the Shadows are lurking around Snow is melting from trees only about 400 copies were printed have been the last straw. increased print runs. Sales were at 14 The ominous wind. Leaves are growing back. due to a certain reluctance on the part 000 copies in February 1837, 29 000 Jack Leslie Dylan Willie of the booksellers and the general It is to Chapman and Hall’s eternal in October, and reached nearly 40 000 public to subscribe in advance for this credit that, inspired by Dickens’s within a few weeks of the novel’s Regrowth and rebirth new periodical. Seymour, instead of enthusiasm, they decided to continue completion in November. Young trees their soft green leaves utilising the portfolio of sketches that with the novel. Changes were made Stretching in the sun. the original project was based upon, with an improved plan of having thirty- The Pickwick Papers became a best Emily Lobb had to make new illustrations to two pages of letterpress and only two seller and Pickwick was the name on reflect the Pickwickians’ progress. illustrations per month. This resulted many people’s lips. Learned judges This involved him in extra work that in a structure that was to give quoted it from the bench. Jealous he had not previously been expecting. Dickens greater freedom. He could scribblers hastily produced On the evening of Thursday 14 April, now expand his scenes and amplify innumerable plagiarisms. Retailers Dickens wrote to Seymour about an his characterizations in ways he could also jumped on the bandwagon and illustration for the first of nine stories not when he had to invent a new offered for sale Pickwick hats, interpolated into the novel. These comic climax every six pages. At Pickwick coats, Sam Weller stories were unconnected with the once, the search began for a suitable corduroys, Pickwick cigars and even a storyline and had come has a artist. R. W. Buss was first chosen Pickwick cabriolet. complete surprise to Seymour. and then summarily sacked by Dickens wrote that “I think it Dickens who was not happy with his It is not difficult to understand the extremely good, but still, it is not contributions. Dickens then engaged appeal of The Pickwick Papers in quite my idea; and as I feel so very a young artist who more than anyone Victorian England. The narrative solicitous to have it as complete as else was to become associated with breathed joviality, generosity and possible, I shall feel personally his work __ Hablot Knight Browne. goodness of heart. Samuel Pickwick obliged, if you will make another Not only did he immediately comply was the innocent steered through a drawing.” with Dickens’s ways and requests but world of rogues and sharks by his he also learned from the novelist’s hilarious, worldly-wise servant. Dickens invited Seymour to bring the own art with his ability to reflect the Dickens no doubt intended Samuel revised illustration to his chambers on mood and atmosphere of the Pickwick to be the vehicle for playing the following Sunday evening “the storylines. He even went as far as practical jokes but as G K Chesterton only night I am disengaged”, together adopting the pen name “Phiz” to remarked: “Dickens discovered as he with Chapman and Hall “to take a complement “Boz.” went on how fitted the fat old man glass of grog.” Seymour called at was to rescue ladies, to defy tyrants, Furnival’s Inn that Sunday evening, As in Oliver Twist, which was to to dance, to leap, to experiment with but what happened will never be overlap with The Pickwick Papers, life, to be a deus ex machina and known. This was the only time that Dickens asked for more whereupon even a knight errant . . . Dickens went Dickens and Seymour met. Following the publishers agreed to an increase into the Pickwick Club to scoff, and what might have been to him a rather of two additional guineas to £21 per Dickens remained to pray.” unpleasant meeting, Seymour was month. So Pickwick could go on __ perhaps in an appalling state of mind but there were still no signs that he

30 31 Community Action

Out in the Community St Bride’s Primary School Volunteer Programme My responsibility was to work alongside the class teacher, Cuthbertson’s Many pupils have been involved in helped with reading and other Hampden either preparing the classroom for a certain lesson or voluntary work this session as part of activities in local primary schools. This helping small groups of pupils with reading or writing, I volunteered on my own at Cuthbertson’s Primary our commitment to community scheme will be expanded next year, mostly those who struggled. School with Mrs Anderson in her Primary 2 class. The On hearing of the Glasgow City action. We have been particularly but those who pioneered the project class was quite large and diverse, with a varied Council primary school Since I was helping out at a multi-cultural school, several pleased to build up a strong certainly found the experience very number of personalities amongst the group. The first volunteering programme, we children did not have English as their first language. This partnership with Action for Children, rewarding. One pupil describes how time I went I was introduced to the class and observed couldn’t help but think of how proved to be difficult for me at first, as many of the young in their Mathematics lesson. We then went down into this year’s nominated charity. In on her first visit to the school she had people were reluctant to communicate due to their lack of excellent an opportunity this their activities play room, where I assisted in arts and addition to fund raising, pupils have a great experience; helping out with English which made them very difficult to be taught. would be. From a long list of crafts. This involved helping the kids draw round their been helping at the organisation’s the P6/7’s who didn’t have English as various schools, Hampden Week by week, however, I noticed the pupils’ confidence hands and paint them green, in order to promote eco Stoneside Family project, close to their first language and acting as a Primary School – which growing as they began to open up and discuss any awareness. On my other visits I took part in a variety of Auldhouse. The Centre, run by Action second teacher in the class. Every specifically caters for children difficulties they were having. The feeling of satisfaction I activities, including helping out at their annual for Children Scotland, in partnership visit to the school offered a different with special needs and severe encountered when the pupils took a huge step forward Christmas Fair. I was able to join in on the festivities with Glasgow City Council, provides experience and challenge which were learning difficulties – really stood was something which I will never forget. and experience the busy atmosphere as the parents residential short breaks for children thoroughly enjoyed by all pupils who out to us due to our desire to and pupils collected sackfuls of gifts. The main bulk of and intensive support to their families participated. pursue medical careers. I am extremely grateful to both my school and to St Bride’s my visits were spent in the arts and crafts room, to help them cope better at home. for allowing me to fulfil this opportunity. I have become helping the children make full use of their creative aware that the best way to teach pupils is to provide a Pupils have helped prepare the tree There are many opportunities for Not knowing what to expect, we abilities. I found interacting with the children, as a comfortable and open environment for learning. This allows and decorations for the Christmas community action throughout school arrived at the school eager to whole and individually, very enjoyable as they came immerse ourselves in a new the children to focus on the value of what they are learning Party and set out an Easter trail, and but most community action starts from a wide variety of backgrounds. There were some experience. Following a short and its relevance to their lives, present and future. have started work on the Centre’s through Duke of Edinburgh. The challenges involved in the job, including trying to get all introductory chat with the head garden as part of a long term project. volunteering section of the award This enlightening and unforgettable experience has inspired of the kids to partake in the activities. On the whole teacher, when he highlighted the me to pursue a career in teaching and in September 2011 I the experience was extremely beneficial. We were pleased to welcome young encourages participants to provide a importance of empathising with people from AfC’s Cumbernauld service to an individual or a am beginning the four year Primary Education course at the the children as opposed to pitying University of Aberdeen. Roma Virhia, S6 Project to our Talent Show. Boys from community. There is a variety of them; he led us to a P.E. class the 1st XI football team spent some activities undertaken by Duke of where we would be helping the Kirsty Davidson, S6 weeks in training for an inaugural Edinburgh participants which reflects teacher for the next few months. Action for Children Scotland Charity the range of interests of Hutchie During our time there, we grew Cup Launch Match which was played pupils, for example helping at Sunday closer to the children as we at Auldhouse in April. Our boys, school, brownies and Oxfam. There assisted them as they completed playing with teenagers from are also opportunities to help in a number of different activities, Youthbuild defeated an adult side school through activities such as after ranging from treasure hunts to comprising of teachers, charity and school club and paper re-cycling. parachute games. We obtained community workers and local MSPs. an array of skills, most predominantly enhancing our Youthbuild is AfC’s pre-vocational Hutchesons’ has always encouraged communication abilities. This was programme of support and training for its senior pupils to take the initiative in essential as the vast majority of socially excluded young people. setting up their own links with the children have difficulties voluntary groups and events and this understanding and conveying As well as Action for Children, Sixth Year has been no exception, thoughts and emotions. Getting Hutchesons’ has forged links with with pupils helping in their own the chance to work firsthand with many other charities through the community. Among these include the the children underlined the years, most recently Erskine Hospital. Wynd drop in Centre, Paisley; visiting necessity of patience whilst The 2010-2011 session saw the local nursing homes; assisting at the tackling a task. development of this link as Third Year Lagoon Centre in Paisley; Scripture pupils have been preparing for a Union Holiday Camps; Boys’ Brigade; Not only was it beneficial to our concert for residents at Erskine working in hospitals and acting as a future careers but it also brought Hospital, while several pupils have receptionist at the Marie Curie back a flood of memories of our volunteer placements there. Hospice. own childhood years. All in all this proved to be a very educational Rachel Donnachie S6 and enjoyable experience. Through our partnership with Glasgow City Council, several pupils Marwa Allan and Morven Bremner S6

32 33 The Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award Umair Irshad and Elaine Eadie, S6

as we had to jump from the pier into night, each group had to provide 6.2’s project was with The Dixon the freezing Loch and swim 100 some sort of entertainment out of Community Centre. This centre metres back to the shore. The last what we’d got up to at Loch Eil. In our provides care and support for older event was ‘The Wall’. Every group group’s well organized way, we people and carers in the South - East had to get all 12 members up and managed to think of something to do area of Glasgow. We went to them over a 13 foot wood panelled wall in 20 minutes before the start! We sang asking if they needed anything done the least amount of time possible. We ‘I Will Survive’ and changed some of and they proposed several ideas. were the fastest group and so we the lyrics. Eventually we decided to design a won the competition! We did many mural for the users to paint to put in other activities including rock climbing To raise money for both teams’ the main room of Dixon Halls. We up ridiculously steep cliffs, weaving project we had to do our own designed a picture of a rainbow over a our way through an obstacle course... fundraising. As well as managing to handshake to symbolise different in the dark... blindfolded, struggling up raise £100 early on from a Holyrood cultures coming together in the Jacob’s Ladder before having to pluck Halloween disco, we held a party at community. During the year we had up the courage to abseil back down The King’s Park Hotel for Sixth Year sent out a questionnaire to find out again and finally... The Walking Skis. pupils at ‘Hutchie’ and Holyrood. We what this centre means to the users. This is where we encountered our had two bands playing; ‘Kaskrute’ and They came back to us with words first team argument. Everyone had to ‘The Dirties’, who provided some like: Friendship, Happiness, Lifeline put one foot on one plank of wood great entertainment. Obviously we and Home. And so we put a border and one on another and get around a had to charge people an entry fee around the picture with 5 or 6 words small trail without getting off the skis. thereby raising just over £900 in that in the two languages spoken in The At one point every second person one night which was enough to begin Dixon Community - Urdu and English. was asked to face the other way. the projects. Our thanks go to We also drew the Hutchesons’, Somewhere along the line there was everyone who supported these Holyrood, The Mark Scott and the two a breakdown in communication and events. Dixon Community crests on five we all got really angry. At the end we separate canvas boards. Our final all sat down on the grass in a huff Just before we started our projects challenge was to organize an Last October, while some of you with each other. Luckily Neil had we had a ‘Refresher‘ day in Mugdock unveiling ceremony to reveal the were jet-setting off to exotic parts of some ideas to get us all back on Park where we spent the day completed mural to friends, family, the world Victoria Stevenson, Elaine talking terms! These sorts of activities orienteering. This was to reinforce the some local councillors and a few Eadie, Umair Irshad and Eilish Carr are what the Award is all about: facing communication and teamwork skills people involved with The Mark Scott (S6) headed to Buchanan Street Bus challenges unlike anything we’ve ever learned at Loch Eil. Foundation. Station to catch a bus for Fort William done before and being taken well out to spend five days on a residential of our comfort zones whilst building After months of meetings and Having almost completed The Award, course at The Outward Bound Centre on our self-confidence. They also built preparation both groups started their it now seems about the right time to at Loch Eil. This was our introduction up a strong trust between the group projects at the start of March. 6.1 had reflect on our experience. We’ve all to The Mark Scott Leadership for Life members which was vital for tackling to cancel their original project which had a great time this year and learned Award. The Award was set up by the challenges throughout the year. was a bit stressful. However, one of a lot of new things about ourselves parents of Mark Scott, who was the Bringing us closer together and the girl’s mums is a teacher at St. and those around us. Some of the victim of a tragic sectarian murder in sometimes pulling us apart, each and Oswald’s Secondary School near best experiences were: meeting new October 1995. It aims to bring every one of these activities tested Cathcart and Muirend and it became people and bonding really quickly with together teenagers from different our communication, teamwork and apparent that it would be suitable to them; when we had to pull together social, religious and cultural other strengths within the group. At do our project there. This is a school and work as a team to meet backgrounds whilst they plan a three the end of this week we were split for children with learning disabilities. deadlines; to complete activities at day-long community based project set into two groups of six to do our There, we were offered an array of Loch Eil; motivating everyone in the in their local area. projects. Eilish and Umair were put in things to do by the Head Teacher and group through communication and be joining us that year. Thankfully, our reached the campsite we all began to 6.1 with four Holyrood pupils and we were more than happy to oblige. encouraging everyone to get involved. group’s instructor, Neil, had some relax and have a bit more fun. We On the bus there were a few stealthy Elaine and Vicky were put in 6.2 also We spent most of the first day with All in all we’ve really enjoyed exciting exercises for us to get to hadn’t been together long so it was and rather blatant glances at and from with four Holyrood pupils. the children building clay models of ourselves and we’ve all agreed we’d know one another and luckily we still a bit awkward but when one of people we noticed who looked our birds. The rest of the days were filled happily do this all over again because found that we bonded very quickly the Holyrood girls fell waist deep in a age and we have to admit we did try After Loch Eil we were given our first planting new flowers and seeds in the it’s been a fantastic experience and and worked really well together as a bog it acted as a great ice breaker and to listen in on their conversations and official deadline. This was the project flower boxes and then varnishing we are all very grateful to The Mark group. Out of all the activities we took we began to feel more comfortable. they told us later that they had presentation night which was held in these boxes, fixing the gazebo, Scott Foundation for giving us this part in that week there were three Next it was the raft building exercise listened in on ours to see if we were Glasgow City Centre in November. repainting the shelters in the once in a lifetime opportunity. that really tested our teamwork. The in which we competed against on the same Mark Scott trip as us. Here we had to present to the Mark playground and the collage on the However, we’re not finished quite first one was a hike and an overnight another group. They completed their However, no sooner had we got off Scott Foundation what our projects wall and finally varnishing the peeling yet... We’ve still got a fancy Awards camp on Britain’s highest mountain - raft first but we beat them in the race the bus we were thrown in at the were, roughly how much they’d cost doors. It was great to get a chance to ceremony in the Radisson Hotel Ben Nevis. It wasn’t as easy as most on the water. The activity then ended deep end to make new friends with and how we were planning to work with the pupils and to help where we will be presented with our of us had expected but when we with a few choice words from us all the eight Holyrood pupils that would fundraise the money. Later on in the them. certificates!

34 35 Young Enterprise The 1957 Group

The Young Enterprise experience is undoubtedly a The 1957 group is a registered charity whose objects The Duke of Edinburgh’s challenge different from any that I have embarked on are the advancement of education by providing or before. Starting with little practical business assisting to provide equipment, apparatus or services knowledge or experience, we all didn’t know what to which the governors of Hutchesons’ Educational Trust Award Scheme – A Hutchie Story expect. Yet it turned out that it was one of the most could not reasonably be expected to provide. valuable experiences I have taken on since my arrival Lao Tsu once said that “A journey of a thousand miles expeditions is undertaken at Active Outdoor Pursuits in at the school. Since our last must begin with a single step.” This inspirational quote Newtonmore. From here, pupils can venture out to all parts report the Group encompasses the whole spirit of the Duke of Edinburgh of Scotland, witnessing spectacular scenery and In short, it involved creating and running a business. has pledged Award. It represents determination, achievement, experiencing and overcoming many challenges. Currently, £20,000 towards motivation and enthusiasm, all of which are skills that are all Hutchesons’ pupils can complete the Award by walking, My company was called Empire, and I stood and was seating for the gained and developed through participating in the Award. cycling, canoeing or kayaking, in addition to which Silver voted for the role of Finance Director, or ‘FD’. This new Drama pupils have the opportunity to complete the Award by posed a challenge in itself, as I had never had Building. This year more than 150 pupils in S4 to S6 are working sailing. However, regardless of the mode of selected practical finance experience within a business. As a towards completing Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh transport, everyone who is involved with this element of team, we came up with products in the form of Awards. The Award is highly regarded by universities and the Award has a sense of determination and is willing to hoodies and t-shirts. We found a supplier ourselves, We have had another successful year of fundraising employers due to the many transferable skills, such as help others in their team with problems that are faced. The struck deals, and then bashed on with the trading. In events. leadership and teamwork, which are gained through expedition tests self sufficiency, self reliance, decision the end, the products were brightly coloured, participating. Taking part is an extremely challenging but making and problem solving skills. different, good quality (my salesmanship skills Our annual Uniform Sale was held in June and was, as rewarding experience and is enjoyed by all who take part. coming in there!) and strongly appealed to our target always, popular with parents. As well as running a monthly after school sale during term time we have This year, like many others, participants have been exposed market. Furthermore, at the Trade Fair, in which all also held some lunchtime sales. As a result of the The Award comprises several different sections which are to Scotland’s temperamental weather. The Gold group the companies in the area meet to sell their products designed to improve team work and communication and braved arctic conditions in March for a training weekend modernisation of the P.E. kit during the last year, out of to the public, we made over £200 worth of sales. encourage determination, all of which are useful skills to and it is safe to say that canoeing in the snow was a new date kit has been collected by the 1957 Group and will have later in life. Both Silver and Gold participants must experience for many. The Silver group also experienced be distributed via Blythswood Care to children in need Yet, the most important part of the experience is take up a sport, develop a skill and work in the community. some tough weather conditions, including strong winds abroad. In addition to this, Gold participants must go on a and heavy rain. without a doubt what we have all gained and learned. Not only do we now have a much deeper residential trip. The Award therefore encourages people to Our Winter Fair, an annual event which again understanding about how a business works, but we take part in a wide range of extra-curricular activities both Embarking on Duke of Edinburgh is hard work and requires incorporated a craft fair, and also the raffle of an iPad developed our problem solving ability, our ability to inside and outside of school which inevitably helps to much time and physical effort, but those who have was held in November. We are grateful for all the work with a wide range of people, teamwork skills, develop skills and attributes that help participants to completed it know just what an achievement it is. The generous donations which helped to make this event a creativity skills, leaderships skills, salesmanship become well rounded people. sense of accomplishment when you see the minibus in the great success. distance waiting to pick you up is a feeling that everyone skills,(the list is endless!) and had great fun along the . However, the main and perhaps most enjoyed part of the who takes part can relate to! Duke of Edinburgh is enjoyed way. These are skills that we will all use in our future Our third Quiz night was held last autumn and was a Award is the training for and completion of an expedition. by many Hutchesons’ pupils and we would encourage careers, regardless of our career paths, and has made good social evening enjoyed by parents , friends, pupils For Silver participants this is a 2 night, 3 day trip and for everyone who has the opportunity to participate in this us into more employable, well-rounded people. If you and staff. The trophy was awarded to the winning team Gold a 3 night, 4 day expedition. Participants are valuable and thoroughly enjoyable opportunity. are interested in business, this experience is perfect ‘The Hutchie Bugs’for the second year running and we responsible for planning their own expeditions and this year for you. But, don’t think it’s just for people who want they are taking place in several different locations including Hazel Power and Gillian Hutchison S6 hope that they will defend their title at the next quiz to go into business. it doesn’t matter what you hope the Great Glen, Ullapool and Mallaig. Training for the night. to do, as all these skills show, as you will gain valuable experience that will develop you as a During the year we welcomed Arlene Carruthers to our person, and stand you in good stead for the next big committee and we are very grateful to Una Kyle for stage in your life. So go for it! Take on a challenge! agreeing to come back to the committee to help us out And embark on the Young Enterprise experience. meantime.

By David Linderman, S6. As our events have a social as well as a fundraising side, we hope that parents have enjoyed the chance to meet and mingle with each other and perhaps form new friendships. Thank you to staff, parents, friends and pupils for their continued help and support.

Margaret Duthie

36 37 Charity Effort

gathered to jeer and cheer their Action for Children – teachers on their mile run around the school’s track in the Alix Jamieson Charity Effort 2011 Stadium. The teachers raised almost £500 for Action for Children for their Rachael Donnachie, efforts, which in some cases were S6, reports. considerable, as many rose to the occasion and choose to dress up with Charitable fundraising is an integral costumes ranging from a full-sized and popular part of life for the pupils banana to a toga. and staff at Hutchesons’. Each year the pupils and staff nominate a single Our next event was of a very different charity to benefit from the proceeds type to its predecessor, forms 1E and of the many fundraising activities. The 1J held a charity Burns Supper to Hutchesons’ Charity Committee which parents and pupils were considered several charities for the invited. Mr Dewar took to the stage 2010-2011 session, however once all and delivered an authoritative Address had been reviewed Action for to the Haggis, after which all present Children was a clear winner. tucked in to traditional Burns fare of haggis, neeps and tatties, washed Action for Children is a UK children’s down by IrnBru! The entertainment charity committed to helping the most ranged from music and recitals to vulnerable and neglected children and toasts and the event was rounded off young people break through injustice, with a game of bingo. All in all a very deprivation and inequality, so they can enjoyable night was had by all and achieve their full potential. Action for £180 was raised for Action for Children works in local communities Children. with 200,000 children, young people and their families through 479 Another incredibly successful event children’s projects across the UK. was the reinvented Sixth Year social night, appropriately named Carol McKinlay, the regional “Mexicoke”. Mrs Windows, Assistant fundraising manager for Scotland and Year Tutor for S6, organised this most Northern Ireland, gave an insightful enjoyable night which happened presentation into the aims and without a hitch. Many members of activities of Action for Children which staff and S6 pupils enjoyed the left the pupils of Hutchesons’ moved Mexican food, provided by the and inspired to participate in raising catering staff, before the braver money for this organisation. The attendees stepped forward for enthusiasm for this charity was karaoke. Mr Harrow and Mr Ingham evident at the first major fundraising ‘wowed’ the crowd with their event of the year, the cross country performances rivalled only by the S6 run. As many as 932 pupils from pupils who performed with such Hutchesons’ ran for Action for enthusiasm (whether they could sing Children in the Annual Cross Country or not)! Championships and Charity run which took part at Nether Pollock in October. As another year of fundraising draws The pupils were joined by an Action to a close we will continue to put our for Children representative and many best efforts into raising as much entered into the spirit of the day by money possible for Action for dressing up and enjoying the muddy Children. We are all confident that the conditions. funds raised by Hutchesons’ this year will be used in the most effective way Fundraising at Hutchesons’ is strongly to help vulnerable children and their supported by the teachers who relish families in our community. nothing more than a chance to join in. Undoubtedly, this has been another Following the pupils’ example, the very successful fundraising year at teachers decided to get involved in Hutchesons’ and I’m sure you will all their own way, through the “Teacher’s agree we have enjoyed raising as Mile”. The dignity of many teachers much money as possible! was left inside school as pupils

38 39 J8 Photography Competition This year has been an incredibly make a difference to the lives of Clubs, Societies productive and rewarding one for the people in the Developing World. Winning Images J8 group. In July of 2010, several of our members attended the Global “Education beats poverty” has been Student Forum which was held in an important topic in J8 this year and London. This conference was set up has also formed the basis for most of and Competitions in the hope to enable school students the S4 J8 activities as they too have across Britain to critically explore been raising the awareness of contemporary development issues universal education. Two of the group, and their roles as global citizens. Sarra Louise Levinson and Josh Arkwright Scholarship Needless to say the conference was a Lewis, won through to the UK final of ‘Target two point zero’ team hit, centring on the topic of a related competition and were At a ceremony held at the Institution of Engineering & “Education beats Poverty” we heard invited back to London in April to help Technology, Savoy Place London, on 29 October, Catriona Four S6 pupils from Hutchesons’ have won the from many interesting speakers plan the next national education including Stephen O’ Brien, Minister Reid [S5] was awarded a prestigious Arkwright Scholarship Scotland, Northern Ireland and North West England campaign- “Send My Sister To for International Development. Having School”. The group also continue to for her outstanding work in design, engineering and area final of the Bank of England Target Two Point attended the conference we were highlight the importance of the technology. Zero competition. offered the chance, as one of five Millennium Development Goals and in lucky schools, to organise a preview March invited to school a spokesman Catriona’s Scholarship is sponsored by The Hugh Fraser Having won the Scotland regional final in December, of the film “Africa United” ahead of from the Charity “Mary’s Meals” to Foundation and was presented by Mrs Margaret Manly, Ross Davidson, David Henderson, Alastair its general release. It was a fabulous discuss progress towards these goals Trustee, A G Manly Trust. MacMahon and Victor Mo travelled to Manchester day out that also raised plenty of and the role of international aid. with Head of Economics, Matt Bergin, on Tuesday 1 money for our school charity “Action Professor Sir John O’Reilly DSc FREng FIET, Vice March. for Children” through ticket sales. However, it is not only the senior Chancellor, Cranfield University, commented: “Evidenced pupils that have contributed to J8 this by recipients at the recent awarding ceremony held at the As in the heats, the area final had the teams of four Having been inspired to raise year as S3 have been highlighting the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place in students taking on the role of the Bank of England’s awareness about the importance of importance of unfair trade in the London Arkwright Scholars are very special young people. Monetary Policy Committee and making a education we not only looked to relay world. They have been promoting They combine excellent academic performance, presentation to a panel of Bank of England judges. the message to our own pupils but Fairtrade and selling their products, as also to students further a field as we enthusiasm for and commitment to Science, Engineering Each team had to assess economic conditions and well as crafts made in our partner set up “The Nitte- Hutchie school in Nitte. and Technology as their intended career path with a wide the outlook for inflation and then decide what level Challenge”. range of other achievements and contributions to society: of interest rate, or other monetary policy measure, is In addition to this, S2 took to the web in the arts, sport, outdoor pursuits, voluntary and charitable necessary in order to meet the Government’s Two 5th year J8 pupils, Steph Kerr as part of the “BBC School Report”. work and the like. It was a privilege to play a small part in inflation target of 2.0%. and Jane MaCrae, were lucky enough They spent many months collecting marking their achievements at this year’s ceremony.” to visit our partner school in information and interviewing staff and The judges’ task was to assess each team’s November 2010 and explained to the pupils at Hutchesons’ enabling them The Institution of Engineering and Technology hosted the understanding of the economy and monetary policy, participants what exactly was to report on the different global Presentation of Awards at their prestigious building in the strength and style of their presentation, the required in their projects. This was citizenship activities that take place in Savoy Place, London for the tenth year. arguments made in support of their monetary policy built upon when the 6th Year J8 our school. It was broadcast live on Scholars are selected following a rigorous selection decision, and their response to judges’ questions. members visited in February 2010, March the 24th and can still be process comprising an application, Arkwright Aptitude There were no right or wrong answers. Each team helping the pupils with the minor viewed on the school website. Paper and interview. During the interview students was judged on the merits of the case presented. details in their projects before final presented their project work to a panel of interviewers and entry. It was amazing to see the All in all, this year has proved to be enthusiasm put in by the pupils, Katie discussed their commitment to design, engineering and The Hutchesons’ team recommended an interest incredibly interesting. Many of us Fulton explains, “in some cases the have become well travelled and have technology. Interviews are hosted across the country by rate of 0.5% compared with the Bank of England’s reasons for children not attending even had the opportunity to see at universities. official rate of 0.5% set by the Monetary Policy school were simple, for example, they first hand the problems that we, as a Committee on 10 February 2011. They also could not afford the bus to school. group, aim to raise awareness of. We The Arkwright Trust was founded in 1990 and this year recommended a total of £200bn of asset purchases The effort put in by the competition look onwards to next year where we celebrates its 20th year of Scholarship awards. The under the Asset Purchase Facility, compared with participants was second to none as in will be just as busy informing pupils, first five Scholarships were awarded in 1991. Arkwright the £200bn agreed by the MPC on 10 February 2011. some cases they had fundraised staff, local politicians and the wider supports young people during their ‘A’ Level/Scottish themselves in order to give these world on how we can make a Higher years by awarding £250 a year to assist with the They competed against five other schools in the children a chance at an education” . difference to the lives of others. purchase of materials and books. Catriona will also carry National Final of the Bank of England and The Times We hope that this competition the status of ‘Arkwright Scholar’ into university. The Interest Rate Challenge, which took place at the continues to run in future years and Kerr McEwen S6 school’s design & technology department receives £200 Bank of England on 18 March 2011. that we, as school children, can really per year for the next two years.

40 41 S6 Student Earth Summit National Science and In November of this year, eleven Hutchesons’ pupils and two teachers travelled to the Odeon Cinema in London to Engineering Competition attend the 2010 Student Earth Summit; a conference in which contentious environmental topics were debated and Four pupils from Hutchesons’ Grammar School won discussed, with lectures given by leading academics in places in the final of the National Science & their respective fields, and important heads of business, Engineering Competition. with a responsibility for managing the U.K’s growing energy demands. Andrew Crusher lifted the top prize for the best overall science project in Scotland as a first-year pupil The selected group that travelled down to London had all at the Big Bang Festival at Abertay University, shown a keen interest in environmental or scientific Dundee, last June. One of the youngest exhibitors at subjects, from geography to chemistry, and this ultimately the Festival, Andrew Crusher had chosen to enabled them to garner the most valuable information on presented a project called “Conditioned Learning in offer. Humans.” Model UN Conference in Bath Esteemed speakers such as Dr Mark McCarthy, a Climate Anilah Sadiq, Hannah Jassemi and Heather Gibson, all Research Scientist at the Met Office Hadley Centre, gave Eight S6 pupils, accompanied by Modern in S3, secured their place at the finals of the National eloquent and enlightening presentations on the impact of Languages teacher Mrs Biguzzi and Business Science & Engineering Competition with their project global climate change and its effect on the planet, which Studies teacher Mrs Keddie, spent the first weekend to determine how different genres of music affect Project Re-Design certainly gave food for thought for the ardent students in in March at the Bath International Model United teenagers’ Maths, English and visual skills. They now the audience. Another notable presentation was given by Nations Conference at Kingswood School, one of go head to head with finalists from across the country Six pupils from Hutchesons’ Grammar School have the highly influential journalist/activist Donnachadh the largest conferences of its type. in an attempt to claim one of the UK’s most won the first of five week-long internships within a McCarthy. His talk was centered on the idea of living a prestigious science and engineering honours for leading UK industry. carbon-free lifestyle and also promoting the notion that it is Model United Nations (known as MUN) provides young people. something that we should all strive to emulate. These two students with an exciting opportunity to learn about talks were just a flavour of the myriad of different Glasgow’s Science Centre hosted the first in a series of the challenges facing the world today. Pupils Pupils from across the UK were given the chance to presentations on offer, with other notable ones including a ‘Project Re-Design’ events across the UK run by the organise themselves into delegations, before being enter the highly prestigious competition. The girls talk on biodiversity and a factual talk about the impact of Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Teams of students aged assigned a country to represent at the conference - have now been invited to showcase their winning the U.K’s growing energy needs. 16-18 were challenged to turn the UK’s ‘waste to the Hutchesons’ pupils were assigned Poland and entry to over 20,000 people at The Big Bang: UK landfill’ problem into a potential opportunity by re- the United Arab Emirates. Scientists’ and Engineers’ Fair, one of the country’s The trip was incredibly enlightening as a whole, however thinking the way the system works. The Hutchesons’ the obvious highlight was the opportunity given to five biggest celebrations of science and engineering. They must then seek to reflect accurately the view team (Timothy Heelis, Rory Morrice, Marwa Allam, students of the group to present their own pre-prepared of that country in a series of debates on David Linderman, Sandy Nimmo and Scott Melville – all presentation on a topic they had found interesting in Sir Roland Jackson, Chief Executive of the British international issues, ranging from climate change regards to climate change or biodiversity. The group Science Association which runs the National Science S6) has won a fully funded internship with one of the to the situation in the Middle East. The students decided to talk about the arguments against the traditional & Engineering Competition, said: “The girls’ project Foundation’s FTSE 100 founding partners: B&Q, BT & who take part not only become more aware about view of man-made climate change and whether or not the really caught our imagination and we are thrilled that CISCO, National Grid and Renault. the issues confronting the wider world, but they “greener” alternatives were actually viable, both they have got through to the national finals. It also develop important skills, such as how to economically and in environmental terms. All the showed creative and practical thought and we wish The pupils rose to the challenge of re-thinking whether communicate effectively to a large audience, how presenters involved certainly, despite being slightly them all the best for the national finals.” to think on their feet when confronted with the our current waste problem is, in fact, a materials nervous, gave a truly professional presentation in front of unexpected, and how to work collaboratively with opportunity, by exploring the possibilities of a systems the daunting audience. The National Science & Engineering Competition is others. level re-design. open to 11-18 year olds across the UK who have To top the trip off a spot of retail therapy and a show was completed a project or activity in any field of science, The Hutchesons’ pupils - Ava Akeredolu, Adam Intrepid sportswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur attended soon in order. After a battle through the infamous London technology, engineering or maths. Entries can come Bushnell, John Haughney, Natasha Koppel, David the workshop: “Our aim is to provide a framework tube system without getting lost; well maybe once - we from teams or individuals. eventually reached Covent Garden, the ultra-chic and cool Linderman, Duncan McBride, Jodie McKenna and within which to be creative and innovative, looking at Raphael Selby were represented on the Economic, future product design, transport, energy and shopping area of the city where we treated ourselves to Finalists are invited to present their project at The Big dinner and a much enjoyed saunter around the shops. Health, Human Rights and Middle East Committees, communications. Our economy is still based on a liner putting forward their country’s point of view on Bang: UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair. Here Eventually we ended up in the West End for the greatly they’ll have their own exhibition stand amongst the ‘take-make-dispose’ model. We want young people anticipated musical extravaganza “WICKED” to finish our topics as diverse as ‘The Provision of Clean Water’ big household names to show off their hard work to leaving school to understand the huge opportunities a journey off. This provided some excellent entertainment, to ‘Iran and Nuclear Power’. journalists, prospective employers and universities. re-thought future can offer.” which for a musical, even the boys seemed to enjoy-and with that the train journey back up to Glasgow was a time The pupils fully immersed themselves in the For more on Project Re-Design visit: to reflect on all the knowledge and fun that we had, and weekend and congratulations go to John Haughney there was certainly one thing we all agreed on: science on being ‘Highly Commended’ for his contribution www.made2bmadeagain.org trips don’t come much more enjoyable than that! to the Human Rights Committee for Poland.

Ewan Gardner, S6 42 43 Sir Alexander Stone Essay Prize, 2011

Film Club Winner Anglophile, whose family are members of colonial Ceylon’s Chemistry Club Grant McGlynn, 6B Sinhalese elite. De Kretser’s examination of Obeysekere’s Lights, camera action! Action has most certainly been the Edwardian upbringing and glory days at the Bar, Bubbling and fizzing away at Wednesday lunchtimes case. Since its establishment in 2006 the popularity of the characterises him as a beneficiary of the imperial politics to with Mrs Chambers, the Chemistry Club meet, a film club has greatly increased as more films from different Q.: “For a jollie goode Booke whereon to looke, Is which the Ceylonese, “fingered and pocketed by the mixture of boys and girls from S1 who all share a countries and genres have been shown. The club meets in better to me than Golde.” Portuguese, Dutch and British in turn,” have become so common love of Chemistry. Throughout the year there B17 at Thursday lunchtimes where its members escape to From a book or books you have read, show what gives it accustomed. However, de Kretser is quick to sow the are a range of themed activities in which to take part. the intriguing world of cinema where anything is possible. intrinsic value to you. seeds of Obeysekere’s professional decline, when in taking In November, the Chemistry Club made Roman As well as watching films in the classroom, there have on the “Hamilton Case” he unwisely seeks to convict a candles and fireworks for Guy Fawkes night. At white woman of the murder of a tea planter. Meanwhile, been various excursions, including one to the Glasgow film “To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they Christmas time, crystals were grown to look like Theatre to see the very thought provoking, ‘The Boy in the on the political stage, Obeysekere’s former schoolmate, snowflakes that were hung from an impressive Striped Pyjamas’. The film club has viewed some of home misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, Don Jayasinghe, (perhaps modelled on J.R. Jayewardene, Christmas tree made from clamp stands representing favourites such as the Scottish classic ‘Gregory’s Girl’ in they call it peace.” (Tacitus) Sri Lanka’s President from 1978-89) develops the branches and test tube cleaners for traditional candles. their recently completed British film season but also demagogic, sectarian politics of Sinhalese nationalism, At Easter, Mrs Chambers is hoping to teach the club enjoyed Japanese anime movies. There is a lot more to the For a book to be “better…than Golde” its value must be which ostracise the island’s privileged Anglophiles as independence approaches. All of which leaves how to make pigments turn into paints to decorate film club that meets the eye. Yes watching and enjoying intrinsic, and not solely derived from its success as an Obeysekere’s identity as a ‘son of empire,’ founded on, as hard boiled eggs. The club is looking forward to taking fits the description but in addition, there are many entertaining story. Instead, an author must use a book’s his Tamil colleague John Shivanathan put it, his “gift of part in the 15th annual Salters Festival where 800 discussions about genres being viewed. entertaining plot as a framework through which to convey a schools take part nationally – but Hutchie is entered for deeper and more powerful sense of meaning, to which perfect mimicry,” as decaying as the colonial way of life the West of Scotland section of course! There are readers can relate and which offers them an enhanced crumbling around him. The intrinsic value of this plot is that many keen members in the club like Sol Edwards, S1, Mini-bridge perspective of human experience as a whole. de Kretser, whilst being a contemporary writer, provides a “It’s really cool and has encouraged me to take retrospective view on the decline of a colonial empire with chemistry further”. The club is indebted to the help of Mini-bridge at Kingarth One novel which accomplishes these things is Michelle de some of the benefits of modern experience. This is technicians Mrs Docherty and Mrs Cooper as many Street is great fun. We Kretser’s The Hamilton Case (2003).1 The novel is set in effective in keeping the plot as relevant today, by experiments are made possible because they ensure learn loads about mini- the British colony of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) in the conveying how tenuous the control of the political elite actually is and how the balance of power does swing in an that the apparatus and the solutions for the experiment bridge every time we decade leading up to its independence in 1948. Its intrinsic ever-changing world. are there. meet. Our Bridge value is that it provides the reader with an important insight teachers are brilliant into the machinations of an empire in decline, by The Hamilton Case can be viewed as an examination of the and they teach us a lot. Gideon Green, Greg Findlay, Adam highlighting the predicament of an island’s people caught in Barr, Isa Sheikh and Michael the transition between a colonial and a post-colonial world. Sinhalese elite’s attempt to maintain their precarious, Kart Club MacCallum P7 privileged existence by ‘keeping in’ with the Establishment. We were delighted to Obeysekere seems a genuine Anglophile, calling the British come first out of all the primary schools at the The Hamilton Case recounts the life of Stanley Alban As many of you will already know, Kerr “a formidable race” whilst admitting that “the Ceylonese, Scottish Schools’ Championship. Marriott Obeysekere, an Oxford-educated lawyer and McEwen(S6) and David Wagner (S6) won the British Schools Karting Championship in 2010. The Overall, being in the Mini-bridge Club has been a BSKC 2010 was contested by 569 teams (1707 thoroughly enjoyable experience and we are looking drivers) from 193 schools from all over the UK. forward to playing Bridge in the Senior School. After winning such a prestigious title, Kerr and David wanted to share their passion for motorsport with the rest of Hutchesons’ and set up the first Senior Bridge HGS Karting Club. The main aim of the Kart Club was to introduce motorsport to more people and Card counting and bidding show them how much fun it can be! The Kart Club suits are just some of the had a very strong start and more entrants than numerous things we have anyone would have ever thought. A total of 60 enjoyed learning in the pupils signed up for the taster and that number Bridge Club. Bridge is dropped to 40 by the first round but it was still a open to all pupils on very respectable amount. Fridays after school.

Many people showcased their talents from the very This year we entered the Scottish Schools’ Championship outset of the club, with Jack Mitchell (S2) leading in Edinburgh. It was fun and a great experience. Although the senior championship and Louis Lott (S1) the “junior” and “senior” teams didn’t do all that well, it leading the S1 championship going into the final was still great fun. Thanks to Mr Cairns, Mrs Craig, Mrs round. It was also a great social event and a great McCash and Mr Di Mambro for coaching us. way to spend a Monday night after a tiresome weekend and a challenging Monday at school. Graeme Hurst SI

44 45 even the ablest among them, were prone to exaggeration.” “savage races,” which are unacceptable today, he Despite the derision of the nationalist Jayasinghe, the maintains that his colonial upbringing was one where Obeysekere policy, of having been “Catholics under the “racial divisions were played down…as a matter of policy,” Portuguese, Reformists under the Dutch [and] Anglicans as a central part of the Edwardian ethos of “comradeship under the English,” seems the only practical one. unmarred by racial or religious strife.” Thus, de Kretser does not argue that racism is a key tenet of colonialism, Nevertheless, it remains arguable that Obeysekere retains unlike other writers who wrote about life in the British a distinctly Ceylonese identity – one which recognises the colonies, such as E.M. Forster and George Orwell. The influence of colonialism but is nevertheless separate. intrinsic value of this is that it offers the reader a revealing Jayasinghe “snort[s]” at him for his preference of the insight into the colonial psyche, by removing any negative English vernacular: “A grove, a glade…why use words pre-conceptions and taboos, highlighting the paradox of the designed for an English forest? They have nothing to do genuine affection for some of legacies of the Empire and with this jungle of ours.” Yet Obeysekere takes the entirely the hatred for other aspects of the oppressive regime. pragmatic view that “English is our inheritance too…Why shouldn’t we mould it to our needs? Grove and palu in the However, Obeysekere’s attitudes ring hollow against same sentence – isn’t that distinctively Ceylonese?” He Jayasinghe’s Sinhalese nationalism. Although he is accepts that English is the lingua franca of Ceylon, but Sinhalese himself, Obeysekere is fiercely critical of his nevertheless sees no harm in incorporating a little former schoolmate’s policies, calling him “the architect of Sinhalese idiom into his spoken English, just as words such racial hatred” and accusing him of hypocrisy, with as ‘wee’ and ‘outwith’ continue to feature in the speech of reference to his “Cambridge-inflected speeches from most Scottish people. Thus, de Kretser conveys that whilst transliterated scripts.” He views him as a demagogue, the Ceylonese identity is largely a product of European “stirring things up on behalf of whichever cause would colonialism, even the staunchest Anglophiles are unwilling tolerate his interference” and creating a society where to sacrifice their culture and heritage on its behalf. “We’re no longer Ceylonese: we’re Sinhalese, Tamils, Malays, Burghers, Chinks, Moors, Colombo Chettys, and Whilst this is in many respects admirable, de Kretser uses ready to cut each other’s throats at the slightest characterisation to maintain that Obeysekere’s approach is provocation.” The intrinsic value of this is to give the reader somewhat shallow and ill-founded. As a privileged member an insight into the roots of discrimination, by conveying of the Sinhalese elite, Obeysekere possesses an absolute, that those who chose to identify with some and almost smug, certainty of himself and of his position within discriminate against others are shallow people, who pursue society. It is only through the process of his own ‘tribal’ thinking at the expense of rational thought. destruction that he realises for how long his world had been in decline and how “ethereal” it was – even though It may seem surprising that men from such a similar the reader may have been aware of this for some time. background should take diametrically opposing views on an issue. Perhaps the root of their animosity lies in the fact The idea that empires cannot last for very long is that Jayasinghe feels that Obeysekere’s ideals are substantiated by de Kretser’s use of imagery, specifically outdated, unfit for a post-colonial world in which loyalty to when she talks about the suriya tree. She makes reference one’s caste is more important than loyalty to one’s country. to Ceylon’s previous colonisers – the Dutch – observing If the aim of decolonisation is to create an enlarged that they “planted hundreds of [suriya] trees, in addition to patchwork of sovereign states on the basis of ethnic self- having “built their forts and counted their gold” – the more determination, then Jayasinghe has surely succeeded in obvious behaviours of a colonising power. De Kretser then this respect. However, whilst such policies may have goes on, “they must have gazed at those tulip-shaped, brought him electoral success in the post-war period, they greenish-yellow flowers and wondered if they could bear it were nevertheless a significant factor in the twenty-six any longer; the scent of cinnamon, the approximations.” years of civil war, from which the country has not yet “They could bear it no longer” reinforces the theme of the recovered. transitory nature of imperialism, as de Kretser makes the point that Ceylon will never truly belong to her colonial In conclusion, in The Hamilton Case, Michelle de Kretser masters and will always remain alien in some respects. offers a thought-provoking and insightful analysis of one This theme is substantiated by her reference to the island’s man’s decline, as representative of the decline and fall of a prevailing scent of “cinnamon” – a powerful and exotic social class unable to adapt to the demands of a post- spice whose cultivation is unheard of in Western Europe – colonial world. The intrinsic value of this assessment is that and by her word choice of “approximations,” in relation to it gives the reader a thorough insight into the predicament the colonisers’ assessment of the island, all of which of the human condition as a whole. The power of de suggests an all-encompassing lack of certainty. Kretser’s conclusion — that Obeysekere has “mistaken the world for a book” — effectively reinforces this. One positive aspect of Obeysekere’s attitude is that he not generally racist, at least by the standards of his time. 1 Michelle de Kretser The Hamilton Case (Chatto & Windus, Whilst he makes occasional reference to “Chinks” and the London, 2003)

46 47 Hutchie’s Got Talent!

January 31st saw the return of Hutchie’s annual talent Several acts stood out from the line up. S5 pupil show. The assembly hall was packed to the rafters to Matthew Henson performed a rendition of Jimi witness a showcase of entertainment. From rock bands Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child” on the bagpipes; S6 boy to dancers, to pipers, rappers and even magicians, band “No-Sync” dazzled the audience with their Hutchie had the lot on display. It was hosted by S6 version of N-Sync’s “Bye Bye Bye”. Other artists whose pupils Max Lough, Hayley Ross and Leo Pope and they songs were featured included Adele, Biffy Clyro and kept the banter going during stage changes. Simon the Black Eyed Peas. Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan were unfortunately not able to make it, so the performers had The show was won by S3 pupil Yash Singh who wowed to impress Depute Rector Jim McDougall, television the audience and judges with his rap. Abi Duff, Laurie presenter Carol Smilie and Action for Children Anderson and Sarah Cooper were joint runners up, representative Grant MacFarlane, as well as wowing while Matthew Henson came a respectable 3rd. their classmates in the audience.

The Winter Dance “Lights, Camera, Dance!”

On Tuesday 21st December, Beaton Road played host to performed to the musical accompaniment of a traditional the Oscars. Unfortunately, there were no Colin Firths or ceildh band. There were comparatively few awards up for Kate Winsletts to be seen; instead it was S5 and S6 pupils grabs with the only two Oscars being awarded for Best who were gracing the red carpet as they took to the floor Actor and Best Actress, otherwise known as Leading Boy for the annual winter dance, which this year took the and Leading Girl. The title of Leading Boy went to Max Academy Awards as its central theme. The evening saw Lough, while Katie Fulton took home the Oscar for the classic Scottish ceildh dances such as The Gey Gordans, Leading Girl. the Dashing White Sergeant and the Eighthsome Reel,

48 49 Talking Points

Talking Points Lectures 27 August Evan Leighton-Davis, Scriptwriter 3 September Jamie Andrew, Mountaineer 17 September Question Time, Chaired by Reeval Alderson, Home Affairs Correspondent, BBC Scotland 1 October John Briggs, Professor of Geography at the University of Glasgow 5 November Commodore Ronald Sandford CBE (C1960) 12 November John Bowers, Editor of Inside Time, the monthly newspaper for prisoners 26 November The Talking Points series of lectures helps to develop the commitment of Professor Anthony Slinn, Hutchesons’ pupils to participate responsibly in political, economic, social and Artist and Art Historian cultural life, to make informed choices and decisions and to develop ethical 3 December Driving Safety, Strathclyde Police Traffic views of complex issues. Education and Support Team 10 December Peter Aitken, S6, has been following this year’s speakers. Christopher Bell, Conductor and Chorusmaster 17 December Jamie Andrew Harry the Piano, Pianist extraordinaire! 11 February With the rhythm of school life starting Chamnoix in the winter of 1999. Dr Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Forensic to return to us all, Sixth Year and staff Along with his friend, also called Anthropologist were brought back down from a Jamie, the two scaled the rock face 4 March euphoric high to listen to one of the with the ambitious dream of climbing RBS MoneySense most compelling talks I, personally, the mountain in 2 days. He described 18 March have ever listened to. himself as having “leapt at the Focus on Addiction - Prof Anthony Pelosi chance” to climb this great north 25 March Jamie Andrew, a keen mountaineer of face. He explained that they both felt Martin Taylor, ‘The hypnotist who 11 years, told us his story of an confident in the beginning; clear blue doesn’t hypnotise’ emotional journey up a 4000-metre skies spurred them forward towards mountain in the French ski resort of Memorial Lectures 2010-2011 10 September James Maxton Memorial Lecture Dr Christopher Carman 19 November Lord McGowan Memorial Lecture Tom Rice, Head of Marketing for Glasgow City Marketing Bureau 4 February Sir Alexander Stone Memorial Lecture Edward Green, former Crown Jeweller 25 February Lewis Lyons Memorial Lecture Geoffrey Swain, Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Glasgow 11 March John Buchan Memorial Lecture Beatrice Colin, Author

50 51 the summit. However, as time passed climbing partner and best friend, Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. In the other The second major issue he explained “People never want to be criminals”, during the ascent, things began to Jamie. yellow corner, Robert Brown, the was the failure of small-scale he said and “it is different factors and Strathclyde Traffic Police change for the worst. Mr Andrew told Liberal Democrat. And finally, in the agriculture in Africa. The increasing circumstances which influence their us how the weather “had changed in The time in hospital, he told us, was red corner, Labour politician and East urbanisation of the continent, he said, lives If you had asked me what I S6 were introduced to Constable an instant” as snowfall rained down spent “defrosting”; the surgeons and Renfrewshire MSP Ken Macintosh. was “bad news for the global wanted to be when I was 13 or 14 I David Nichols, from Strathclyde on them and the visibility had turned doctors literally bringing him back population” as at one point, grain would have said things like a pilot, Police Traffic Education and to zero. Spindrift avalanches from the brink of death. His hands It was a heated debate with many stocks were as low as 2-3 weeks footballer or a spy. I would never have Support Team who gave an thundered over their heads as the and feet had been amputated on as topical questions ranging from the globally. said a criminal.” important talk on Young Drivers power of the avalanches nearly pulled the septicaemia in his system began SNP’s proposed referendum on and their road safety. them off the mountain face. By this wrecking havoc on the rest of body. independence, questions about cuts Finally, he said the third major He blames his unstable childhood as point, their climbing had become slow He told us that the uncertainty of his in public spending, the licensing of problem he discussed was financial the main reason for his criminal Constable Nichols was a traffic and arduous as they battled through predicament was what he struggled ‘medical’ cannabis and childhood aid and its failure. He said that the aid activity. He described his childhood as cop whose job was to attend “all thick waves of falling snow. The with most. He felt that he was obesity. The most important question itself was often the problems as it “years of chaos” and described his fatal and serious accidents.” He summit itself was a “disappointment” rebuilding his entire life from scratch on many of the audience’s minds leads to corruption, the reduction of family as the stereotypical had worked in the police for over - literally a knife-edge of snow and ice. and that guilt was perhaps the was, perhaps, ‘Is Scotland adequately investment and the problem of dysfunctional family. He said his 10 years and the majority of There was no protection from the strongest emotion that he suffered represented in the new Westminster increased inflation in the countries. parents, followed the popular mantra accidents he saw were caused by elements on top of that summit, he from. Yet, conversely, this emotion Parliament?’ of staying together “for the kids.” those who were aged between told us, “it was an appalling place to was what urged him on. Overall, the talk informed the One mantra that he thinks is not the 17-25. The main challenge, he spend the evening.” Overnight, the The whole debate was interesting and audience about the plight of African right one to follow. told us, was highlighting the weather had worsened and He even managed to climb that exciting and I’m sure it allowed the nations and the different struggles potential dangers for young unfortunately the only course of fateful mountain again, describing the spectators to gauge the political mood that they all faced. Although he said that people should drivers - dangers such as seatbelt action was to ride out the storm on event as cathartic as it helped him of the Scottish Parliament first hand. go to prison there must be better use, alcohol, drugs, road rage and the summit; yet, their food and liquid “lay those ghosts to rest.” John Bowers practices in place to deal with them mobile phones. He emphasised supplies were becoming dangerously John Briggs once they are released and that that you are more likely to be scarce. Days and nights wore on and On a less sombre note, he also told John Bowers, Editor of Inside Times, rehabilitation while they are in prison killed in a road crash than you are yet the storm did not pass; us what else he managed to achieve In a talk titled ‘21st Century a monthly magazine for prisoners, is key. He described prison as an being murdered; telling us that temperatures plummeted to -30ºC in the years since the incident: Challenges in Africa’, John Briggs, the gave S6 an insightful and interesting addiction that you, yourself, need to between 2005-2010 106 people and the emergency food they had namely climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Professor of Geography at the talk on the British Criminal Justice want to stop. killed in road accidents were aged brought with them had depleted. Africa, completing an Iron Man University of Glasgow, explained to system from a completely different between 17-25 and 9257 of those triathlon, writing a book and having Sixth Year pupils that “three crucial perspective: the inside. Mr Bowers told us that he has who were injured were between The onset of hypothermia cut into children - jokingly tell us of the perils challenges were affecting Africa as a personally spent over 15 years in 17-25. He asked questions to the them both fast. Mr Andrew told us of trying to change a nappy with his whole.” As an ex-offender himself he gave us some of the worst prisons in the audience such as ‘Is Driving how both their bodies were beginning teeth! He finished his speech by insight into the workings of prisons, country – in horrible places such as Worth It?’ and ‘What Makes a to shut down due to the strenuous attaching tennis like arms onto The first, he said, was the major how people do not mean to become Dartmoor. He said that in prison, Good Driver?’ conditions they were facing and himself and juggling three balls at problem of HIV/AIDS. Out of the 33.4 criminals, and his own personal story boredom is the worst thing and that unfortunately his friend’s body was once – “bet you’ve never seen an million people who were suffering of how he ended up prison and his everything about prison wears you The talk was informative and very beginning to give up. Any form of amputee juggler before!” from the disease, 68% of them lived personal struggle to turn his life down. apt as many of us are learning to rescue attempt had been thwarted by in Sub-Saharan Africa. He described around and stay out of it. drive at this very moment. the abysmal weather and by this point Question Time at the population of certain countries His lowest moment, he explained, it was their fifth night on top of the Hutchesons’ such as Botswana and Tanzania being He told us how almost 80% of young was his last time in prison, where he mountain. His hand and feet were literally “pulled out” due to the offenders in England and Wales contemplated suicide: “I wanted now frozen solid and he asked In the style of the Leaders Debates, disease. It severely reduced the life return to prison after 1 year and 60% revenge on a society that had just himself the question: ‘was this the which happened during the 2010 expectancy of nations and, in some of all adult males return to prison after dismissed me.” Yet, he said, “if you end?’ He remembered closing his General Election, S6 were introduced cases, the necessary health 1 year. He said that prisoners do not took your own life you were a eyes in the certainty that he was not to a panel of politicians each expenditure to help people suffering deserve our sympathy they deserve coward. Although killing yourself is going to open them again. representing the main parties in the from the disease cost more than the our empathy and how this talk was essentially ending the problem; the Scottish Parliament who were all countries annual Gross Domestic not to make us feel more sympathetic mess you leave behind for others is Yet, he did wake up. He described the ready to battle it out to reign Product (GDP). toward them, just to change our worse” he said. rays of sunshine “lighting the supreme. With chairman, Reevel attitudes. “The media is a powerful mountain peaks like a candle.” Alderson, Home Affairs However, he did also state that thing”, he told us, “how do they The whole message of the talk was Correspondent for BBC Scotland “progress could be made.” And there know what its like in prison when interesting and the talk, extremely The rescue attempts, once thwarted, leading the debate’s proceedings was some good news. HIV peaked in they have never been themselves?” engaging. Mr Bowers is a great orator could now take place. Unfortunately, each politician was put in place when 1996 and in 2008 and new cases of and someone who deserves praise only one of the two men would be their diatribe lasted a tad too long! the infection were 30% lower than in He explained that there were almost for fighting his demons and being making the return journey to the base previous years. Seventy five% of 91,000 prisoners in the UK today each where he is today. of the mountain. He described Fighting in the blue corner, those in Rwanda suffering from the costing a £45,000 a year to keep on himself spinning 1000 metres above longstanding Conservative Party disease are receiving the necessary person in prison. Equivalent to almost the glacier; the last thing he veteran Bill Aitken. In the yellow antiretroviral drugs. £1,000 a week remembered seeing was his rescuer corner was SNP Deputy First crouched over the lifeless body of his

52 53 Memorial Lectures

The Sir Alexander Stone Memorial Lecture rate since the Second World War. The Lord McGowan However, he also mentioned that Memorial Lecture Edward Green, former Crown He closed by saying that the 3 most President Obama only got 53% of the Jeweller, delivered this year’s Sir important attributes which helped him vote in the 2008 Presidential Election, Tom Rice, Head of Marketing at Alexander Stone Memorial Lecture. through his life were: confidence, highlighting that, in fact, almost half Glasgow Marketing Bureau, delivered honesty and integrity. the country did not vote for Obama this year’s Lord McGowan memorial He gave S6 an interesting and and that John McCain did better than lecture. engaging talk on his career, the path The James Maxton the President in some regions. He he found himself on when leaving Memorial Lecture showed the audience maps that He gave S6 an interesting talk on school and the twists and turns he highlighted that some areas of Glasgow’s role in the tourism market has followed in his life. Dr Christopher Carman, a political America were extremely polarised and the role the organisation plays in scientist from the School of while in others there was one clear changing pre-conceived conceptions He began his story by telling the Government and Public Policy at winner. The current Congress is the about Glasgow. audience that he attended The Strathclyde University, delivered the most polarised it has ever been in US Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School in 2010 James Maxton Memorial history. After studying French and Italian at Elstree, a school “much like Lecture, saying that he thought there university, he joined the Bureau and Hutchesons’” and then went on to was “no great spectator sport than Dr Carman highlighted the fact that his main aim was to “create read Hotel and Catering at Strathclyde political elections.” President Obama will lose seats in customers who wanted to come to University. both houses in the coming elections the city.” Professor Geoffrey Swain Originally from Texas himself, he and that more people disapprove of Every year, one person from explained in immense detail the fact Obama now than before his He showed us the interesting mission Strathclyde was sent to work as a that America is soon going to be inauguration: 82% of Republicans (the statement of the company: The talk was interesting as it showed natural progress of world order, Swain cook in the royal household and Mr going through a wave of democratic opposing party) disapprove and 17% us how much effort Glasgow is told us. He believed he understood Green was lucky enough to be change. The ‘Fall’ - or of his own party, the Democrats, “[the Marketing Bureau’s] role is to putting in to attempt to change history and he thought that capitalism chosen for this prestigious role – “it ‘Midterm’ Elections’ have “substantial disapprove. He explained that 47% of position Glasgow to its key markets, preconceptions of our city. could not last forever. He believed was hard work and ironically, I wasn’t influence on policy making in Americans would vote for a create customers, generate inward that communism would overthrow cooking for the royals themselves but government.” He told us how Republican candidate over a investments and sustainable net The Lewis Lyons capitalism because the factory for their dogs.” Americans are asked to vote more Democrat. He said that some are economic benefit.” Memorial Lecture workers wanted to “lose their He worked part time in the hotel trade than anyone else in the whole world saying 2010 could be a repeat of chains.” He wanted to create a working from seven in the morning and that the elections in 2010 could 1994, when the federal government He explained the exciting 2010 Professor Geoffrey Swain, Alec Nove society based on the principle: “from until the hotel closed at two the next “change the shape of politics for literally shut down. Dr Carman strategy that was in place. Namely, Professor of Russian and Eastern each according to his abilities, to each morning – “it was long hours, I didn’t years to come.” highlighted that what happens in 2010 key economic development including European Studies at the University of according to his needs.” really enjoy it.” After working for a is likely to affect the outcome of the a £1 billion investment programme Glasgow, delivered this year’s Lewis few months at the hotel he decided This year alone, President Obama’s presidential elections in 2012. It and growing tourism in the city to Lyon Memorial Lecturer. However, as Swain told us, Marx was forgetting that before communism to leave and took 2 months to find his Health Care Reforms had passed and seems very clear that the political 40,000 tourists a year and the could take shape capitalism needed to way. Unfortunately, 2 months turned there had been two Supreme Court mood in America is changing. expansion of the hotel sector to over Professor Swain gave S6 a fascinating finish developing. Yet, when into 3 months and 3 months then nominations - the highest success Will it be for the worse? 3,000 beds. talk centred around the concept of: turned into 4 months - “my father ‘Communism – An Ideology Destined communism was introduced in said ‘you must find a job!’” The Observer newspaper, he told us, to Fail?’ Russia, it looked like it seemed to be remarked that Glasgow was once a working: “in 1940s the Soviet Eventually, he entered into the “second class city” and the He explained that communism, the economy was 17 times larger than jewellery trade having succeeded in Mackinsey Recommendations in 1983 ideology in which ‘all property and that of Imperial Russia in 1913” an interview at a jewellery shop in the highlighted the need to clean up the means of production should be West End of Glasgow. Within a day of city and establish a tourist board. shared by the community’, was Unfortunately, “the Soviet Union was starting, he “loved it” and went to produced by a combination of the built on sand” – although the people in the 1970s and 1980s did not realise night school to gain a jewellers As a result, Glasgow listened; “we Russian Revolution in 1917 and also that. certificate. Going to night school he now have the Burrell Collection (1983) by the fascism of Hitler and said, was “one of the hardest things and SECC (1985).” He also Mussolini. Communism collapsed in The final dissolution of communism he has ever had to do.” He eventually highlighted that Glasgow was 1991 but from 1917 to 1991 it regime came in 1991. Swain informed rose of the ranks of the company and crowned the European City of Culture dominated world politics. Swain told in 1990 and in 2002 we hosted the us that it failed because the younger ended up becoming a Director of the us that communism was essentially a UEFA Champions League Final – “a generations of Russians no longer jewellers and was allowed to start “revolution against the old order of hugely successful event. It really put took to the idea of communism – buying in pieces. From then, he the Tsar” and it evolved because the Glasgow on the map.” “had communism reformed itself moved on to the Queens Jewellers, “Russian Communist Party were earlier, it may have survived.” Garrard and Company where he allowed to seize power.” In 2005, Glasgow was named the helped the royals purchase new “coolest city in the UK” – a great The whole message of the talk was pieces and look after the already large Karl Marx, German philosopher and accolade. interesting and extremely engaging. royal jewellery collection. Dr Christopher Carman communism revolutionary, saw the introduction of communism as a

54 55 usually redrafts a book about 5 times before she sends it to the publisher 25 Years ago Over 100 years ago and aims to write 500 to 2000 words a day. However, as she jokingly told us, “on Monday’s I usually get writer’s block.”

She then read the first chapter of her new book, The Pyrate’s Boy, which will hopefully be published in the near future.

Her blog explained what the novel is about: Set in the last days of the golden age of piracy, this novel for children follows the fate of eleven year-old Silas Orr, a pirate’s boy. After being rescued and given a job by a pirate captain called Black Johnnie on board his boat, the Tenacity, Silas gets The John Buchan Memorial Lecture caught up in adventure that takes him from the plantations of Jamaica to 50 Years ago Beatrice Colin, Author of novels such me stay in a different hotel and once, Glasgow in the time of the Tobacco as The Luminous Life of Lilly she put me in a hotel where there Lords. Sailing the triangle in pursuit of Aphrodite and The Songwriter, were prostitutes walking on the a high prize, they must survive not delivered this year’s John Buchan streets outside!” only stormy seas but also volcanoes, Memorial Lecture. Born in London deadly assassins and the pull of their and raised in Scotland. She now lives She then “fell into journalism” and own pasts. in Glasgow and has also lived in New from that, decided to become a York City. writer. You need to be lucky, she told Her talk was engaging and gave us a us - very lucky. She explained that she lot of food for thought. Beatrice Collin gave S6 and interesting talk about her life and how she ended up becoming a writer. She also gave us an exclusive reading from her new, unpublished novel - The Pyrate’s Boy.

She began by saying that she attended Park’s School, an all girls school, but “didn’t really like school.” She had various jobs throughout her younger years; ranging from a pop band signer to a waitress and also to a pantomime dresser – “I basically got to pull Prince Charming’s pants down everyday!”

She told us a humorous story of how at the age of 24 or 25 her father suggested that she go on holiday with From the an elderly aunt of hers who lived in Paris. “She was 95 years old and a very eccentric women”, she told us. They went to Cannes for the first holiday and to Normandy for the second. “My aunt always enjoyed Archives.... them but I never really did. She made Aileen O’Neill (S6) explores the dusty archives of the Hutchesonian.

56 57 Art Once again the Annual Art show of 2010 marked the end of another highly successful year in the Art department at Hutchesons’.

The S6 studio reflected the standard the studio and have produced very of work produced by pupils to successful portfolios. secure a place at Art College: Natasha Ferguson and Jenny Ellery There have been many successes got into ECA; Adam Henderson this year: Max Milton, Sixth Year, embarks on his first year in the won first equal prize for his pencil jewellery department of Glasgow and ink study ‘Work In Progress: School of Art. Fraser Hamilton, M74’ in a prestigious competition Jonathan Leslie and Hannah Bryson for school pupils in Scotland run by have opted for Product Design and the Friends of The Royal Scottish Product Design Engineering at Academy and his drawing was different universities in Scotland displayed earlier on in the year at and further afield. Lauren McKelvie the RSA Friend’ Room at the RSA, is pursuing her career in fashion and the Mound, Edinburgh. Two pupils textiles at Cardonald College and also received Highly Commended Iain Costello has just completed his awards: Raphael Selby, S6, for his first year of studies in Graphic drawing ‘Gorbals Demolition’ and Communications. Dario Ewing, S1 for his imaginative etching ‘Starry Sky’. There were In August 2010, the Art department also quite a few medal winners in took on a team of ambitious pupils the Museums’ Annual Art who were willing to work many Competition where pupils from P5 hours every day to pursue their own to S3 were let loose in Kelvingrove dreams of getting into Art College: to find an inspiring exhibit to draw Ayesha Ali, Scott Hayworth, from. Their artwork was featured Jennifer Evans and myself, Hannah on the Hutchie website earlier this Pexton. Throughout our years spent term. in the department, our interests in different aspects of art and design Apart from the portfolio course, the grew and expanded- while Ayesha art department organises many and I became increasingly interested other events such as when jeweller, in Fashion and Textiles, Scott’s designer and former Head of interests first lay in Architecture. Jewellery and Silversmithing at However, through the in depth Edinburgh College of Art, Dorothy investigation that the portfolio year Hogg, came in for a day at the allows, he expanded his knowledge beginning of 2011 to teach some and found his interests lay in pupils some very interesting and Landscape Architecture. The useful techniques which she portfolio course is very demanding interprets into her jewellery pieces. of your time and your skills and Also Professor of Archaeology at most of each day is spent in the Glasgow University, Elizabeth studio. Although the course is very Moignard also came to visit hard work, you gain a lot of Hutchesons’ to give a talk to S5 and satisfaction when you start to put all S6 pupils about contemporary your work together. Then suddenly studio jewellery and brought with the time comes to send your digital her some pieces from her portfolios to the Art Colleges- after collection.This was especially the initial stress of having to find all interesting for S5 pupils who are your work first! With the help and studying jewellery design as part of support of the Art Department staff- their Higher Art and Design critical from the formal teaching to the and evaluative studies. irreverent chat- the three of us couldn’t have felt more at home in Hannah Pexton, S6

58 59 Morven Bremner, S6

60 61 Music

Music Competition Individual Success

The standard of the music Hutchesons’ pupils have also taken Hutchesons’ enjoyed great musical competition this year was, as ever, part in numerous competitions and success, with a number of pupils very high. After some very courses outside the school. Two achieving ABRSM Grade 8 in their competitive heats, only a select few groups competed in the Glasgow instruments. Hebba Benyaghla – remained to perform their much Music Festival this year: Mei Lin Lee Piano [S4], Morven Bremner – Oboe rehearsed pieces on the night. The and Ewan Gardner [both S6] played a [S6], Callum Clark – Clarinet [S5], difficult task of judging the flute duet and a saxophone quartet – Ewan Gardner – Flute [S6] and Mei competition was given to Francis Alasdair Anderson, Michael Clapham, Lin Lee – Flute [S6] all achieved this Cummings (Director of Music at St Caitlin Jeffrey and Douglas Oates [all high standard of performance, with Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh) S5] – competed and took third place. Hebba Benyaghla achieving the before he led the finale of the night by highest mark in the UK for Grade 8 conducting the Sinfonia in their The WoSIS music courses in Piano – an outstanding achievement. rendition of Titanic, by James Horner. September and March were also attended by a number of pupils, giving Last year saw the introduction of The The Biggars’ Trophy was won for the them a chance to improve their Jane Rae Award for Excellence in the second year by Hebba Benyaghla with musical skills, meet people from other Associated Board of the Royal her breathtaking performance of schools and also have some fun. Schools of Music Examinations. Mrs. Jardin sous la pluie, Debussy. Jane Rae (C1973), who died Pupils studying Higher and Advanced peacefully in January 2010, was a Results: Higher Music had the opportunity to former pupil, parent and she had been Anna Heywood [S2] won the grades attend a concert held by the RSNO in the music administrator at 4-5 catagory, singing Gershwin’s The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. This Hutchesons’ since January 1994. She way you look tonight. catered for pupils studying music and was a stalwart of the Choral Society Eleanor Crowe [S3] and Kirsty Morris so was very educational but also and served loyally on the 57 Group Shall Brothers Be... [S2] were awarded joint second place enjoyable. Two pupils, Hebba Committee, ever present at school singing Schumann’s Seligkeit and Benyaghla and Morven Bremner, had events. Jane played a key role in Rehearsals began virtually as soon as singing some traditional German playing Circus Pony by Dodgson the chance to play the final piece, establishing and maintaining the term started in preparation for the songs and also as part of the Senior respectively. Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an School’s role as a centre of “Shall Brother’s Be...” concert, Choir in the finale of the night. Exhibition, with the RSNO which gave Associated Board and, latterly, Trinity scheduled to be held in the City Halls Mei Lin Lee [S6] and Ewan Gardner invaluable experience in orchestral Guildhall music exams, as well as on the 6th December. Unfortunately, The night began with an impact with [S6] won the ensemble class with playing. overseeing the weekly programme of due to the severe weather conditions, the Sinfonia’s rendition of the their rendition of Doppler’s Andante. instrumental tuition for some 500 the concert had to be postponed until Overture to Wagner’s Die In January five pupils: Suhit Amin pupils. Gordon Biggart (C2010) was the 9th February in the Concert Hall. Meistersingers. The concert Hebba Benyaghla [S4] won the grades [P5], Lily Irwin [P5], Alex Pope [S2], the first recipient of this award after This setback, however, did not continued, involving all the bands and 6-8 catagory playing Debussy’s Jardin Barnaby Woods [S1] and Isabel attaining a superb score of in his dampen our spirits, as pupils of all showcasing various styles of music, sous la pluie and Morven Bremner Woods [P5] performed in the Scottish grade 8 cello exam last year. ages and abilities took part, from the from the light-hearted and jazzy [S6] came second with Head’s Presto. Opera and RSAMD production of The young Primary school choir to the numbers from the concert and jazz Cunning Little Vixen by Janá ek. This In recognition of her contribution to Sinfonia. Even some members of bands to the African folk songs sung Jazz Evening was performed in the Theatre Royal the musical life of the School, staff sang alongside the pupils in the by the Primary School Choir. Hebba and the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. particularly her administration of the Senior Choir. The concert also Benyaghla [S4] astounded the The jazz evening was, as it is music exams, Jane’s family is included various readings of poems audience as she played Larghetto every year, a very relaxed and A number of pupils this year have delighted and proud to endow the and stories behind composer’s lives in from Chopin’s 2nd piano concerto in F enjoyable affair. There were also been selected for national choirs Jane Rae Award for Excellence in the and orchestras. Hebba Benyaghla has Associated Board of the Royal Glasgow. Jamie MacDougall, singer minor. The evening was concluded various numbers performed by been selected for the National Youth Schools of Music Examinations. and broadcaster, hosted the evening with the finale, Shall Brothers Be... the jazz band, with the addition of a singing group and soloists Orchestra of Scotland course in the and also performed solos in the written by Mr. Walton. This performed throughout the night. summer, as has Morven Bremner choir’s performance of Rutter’s Mass encompassed as many of the groups The music of the night ranged who is also a member of the National for the Children and also in the finale as possible: the Sinfonia; tenor solo; from Queen’s Radio Gaga,a Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCoS), of the night. the primary, intermediate and senior salute to Glenn Miller and even which also takes place in the summer. choirs; and even the pipe band joined the theme from Mission Ben Parsonage [S4] attended the The theme of the night was at the end of the piece. This Impossible! Vocal soloists of the National Jazz Orchestra of Scotland internationalism, so many of the triumphant finale was inspired by the night included Charlotte Browning course over the Easter holiday. Eilidh pieces had composers of nationalities words of Burns, some Polish and [S6], Victoria West [S6], Josh Bremner [S4] attended the NYCoS different to our own. The choir from German traditional carols, and ended Lewis [S4] and Eleanor Crowe Girl’s Choir course, also held over the the Hans-Sachs Gymnasium, the night on a high note. [S3]. Easter holiday. Nürnberg, joined us in the concert by

62 63 Thea Macdonald, S6

Not even a change of location could and put on a knock-out popular option in S6 as drama Emerald City, a wickedly wicked slow the Drama department this performance every night. It was an veterans and new faces come witch of the west, a flying monkey session. As building work continues amazing way to end another together to perform a full-length and, although unintentionally, even on the new drama building, fantastic year in the department. work. This year has presented the a lion in a wheelchair. Despite the scheduled to be open for use next challenge of three productions; challenges it faced, the show was term, it was still full steam ahead. Come September, and a temporary ‘Regret’s Only’ by Paul Rudnick; truly spectacular. The 90 strong cast move to the Fotheringay Centre, ‘Inheritance’ by Jill Woods and sang and danced their hearts out We bade farewell to the ever- and the department was all set for ‘Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi’ by Pam while the outstanding principals faithful Drama studio one as we another full year. As the Gems. The senior pupils taking part displayed the huge array of talent in broke up for the summer holidays foundations were laid for the new in the course rehearsed each week the younger years giving us a taste last year. Studio one has been the Drama facility, so the building throughout the year: the of what is to come in the future. The hub of drama for many years and blocks of the work of the productions involved the whole production involved a huge team of acted as a classroom, dance studio, department were also being department including costume and stage crew, staff and senior pupils changing room, restaurant and a created. Courses range from initial stage crew who all worked superbly but all would agree they had so hair and make-up salon; on many drama skills in the junior years to together. The NC course is an asset much fun they didn’t want it to end occasions all at once! Many will be the challenging, but highly to the 6th year programme. It and all their hard work was worth sad to see it go but cannot wait for enjoyable Higher and Advanced provides a unique opportunity to it! the new building and the Higher courses. It has been great to choose and perform a full-length opportunities it will provide to have such a large number of pupils play and experience the challenges The New Year brought yet another showcase even more of taking part in these courses which and satisfaction that arise from this. highlight for the department, the S3 Hutchesons’ talent. culminated in outstanding competition. This year showcased performances of extracts from Brian November had brought with it the yet more exceptional acting talent The 2009/2010 session ended with Friel’s ‘Lovers’, Shakespeare’s ‘A culmination of eight frantic weeks in all three categories; monologue, Lee-Michael, an actor and director monologue for her extract from an amazing display of talent in the Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and of singing, dancing, space-hopping duologue and group performances. who has worked throughout the UK “The Inquest” by G L Horton; senior production of Bernstein’s various Contemporary Scottish and “following the yellow brick The evening brought together a and is course director of Acting and Edward Campbell and Aiden West Side Story. The classic tale of pieces. The standard of road” as the S1&2 Drama club vast range of pieces including Performance at Langside College Bushnell were voted best duologue ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is retold performance has, once again, been performed “The Wiz.” This rock and drama, comedy, period pieces and and Edward Corrie, a Hutchesons’ for their hilarious interpretation of amongst the dark gangs of 1950s outstanding and highlights the gospel style reworking of the classic contemporary theatre; but everyone FP (C2001) who attended the John Cleese and Rowan Atkinson’s New York. Having mastered our breadth of work the drama story of the Wizard of Oz includes gave a fantastic performance. The RSAMD and has recently finished sketch ‘Beekeeping’. The award for Puerto Rican accents early, it was department produces year after songs such as “Soon as I get hard task of judging the filming for the BBC. best group performance went to a time to perfect the mambo, cha-cha year. home” and “Ease on Down the competition fell to the invited portrayal of Roald Dahl’s Cinderella and even some ballet. The entire Road”. The dazzling production had judges; Shaaron Graham, Principal After much deliberation the judges performed by Kirsty Quail, Heather cast pulled together exceptionally The National Certificate course is a it all; the shimmering gates of at Glasgow Theatre School; David awarded Holly Beth Goulay best Currie, Ashley Neilson and Nikki

64 65 Taylor with Kirsty Quail also being awarded the Best Overall Individual Kingarth Street Performance award and trophy. The Drama competition is always a spectacular event that includes both the S3 performers as well as pupils Here the Hutchesonian team can only highlight some of the key themes for the pupils of from senior year groups directing the pieces, providing them the Kingarth Street this session. A fuller account of life at the school can be read within the pages of opportunity to try out new skills and the regular e-letter from Mrs Haughney and within the school website itself. One thing is discover new areas of drama. always certain – there is never a dull moment for the primary pupils at Hutchesons’! As summer and the end of another session approaches there is no Arranged by Aileen O’Neill S6 slowing down for the drama department. Rehearsals are well under way for the senior show; Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Artist's impression of the new Drama building ‘Carousel’ to be performed in June. This exciting show tells the story of young love in an 1870’s small audition process and rehearsals are been such a large part of their time fishing town in Maine and how the in full swing as they perfect the at Hutchie. The department community can come together in choreography, dust down the continues to produce outstanding times of trouble. The plot is rowing boat and look forward to the work year after year and it is hoped intertwined with spectacular songs all important Clambake! that as a new chapter begins with including ‘June Is Busting Out All the new building, the pupils moving Over’, ‘If I Loved You’ and ‘You’ll As another year draws to a close, up the school will ensure that Never Walk Alone’. The pupils another year group bid farewell to drama at Hutchesons’ will continue involved have been through the the Drama department that has to be an asset to everyone involved.

66 67 Themed Days

Science Week P1 Pupils explore Scottish and Local Culture

Kingarth Street was a hive of activity during Primary P7 pupils worked with Katie Grant, who writes historical Bags of Rags for Cash All the Primary one classes enjoyed their January ceilidh, Science week, with lots of experiments and presentations novels that combine suspense and romance, and Keith singing Scottish songs such as Three Craws, Ally Bally and by pupils. Charters talked about his zany books to P6 pupils. Primary pupils hauled in bags of rags for their O Ye Cannae Shove Your Granny Aff a Bus, dancing a Throughout the school, older pupils spent time with textile recycling day on 20 May. As a member of the highland fling and reciting Scottish poems, while dressed in P3M gave an introductory Science week assembly on the younger ones in paired reading. ‘Rag Bag’ Textile Recycling Scheme, Hutchesons’ is their tartan best. Some of the older pupils entertained them theme of communication and several parents came to helping raise awareness about Textile Recycling in with songs, dance and ceilidh music. school to tell us about their careers as surgeons, doctors the UK. and rocket scientists. Fitness and Fun Haggis, neeps and tatties followed, for a true Burns The P4 Eco School representatives told pupils and celebration. Mr MacAulay visited P1 and P2 to perform an outdoor The Eco School Committee came up with the idea staff about the event at Assembly and wrote a letter science experiment for the pupils. His two children Grace of having a ‘fitness and fun’ day last year and were telling parents about the collection. “Following our Autumn walk in October,” says P1 teacher [P1] and Michael [P2] helped set up the water experiment very excited when we put a date in the School diary Mrs Ross, “we returned to Queens Park to look for signs and the pupils enjoyed soaking the teachers on a typically and could start planning it. Pupils brought in bags of unwanted clothing and of Winter. We were lucky enough to see swans playing on dreich Glasgow day! put them into House ‘piles’, with Montrose winning the ice and surprised to see squirrels running around, as We decided to think of different physical activities the competition for most Rag Bags. we thought they would be hibernating. They didn’t seem Primary 2 pupils brought in a favourite experiment to show for each year group - something we did not do at scared of us and let us come quite close. The pond was the class. We had rockets shooting into the sky, dancing PE. We also wanted to have stalls selling Christmas The textiles were collected later that day and taken completely frozen and we watched the ducks sliding raisins, lava lamps showing that oil is lighter than water, the cards and decorations using recycled materials and to the recycling centre in Denny, where they are backwards and forwards, having great fun.” green penny experiment where you soak kitchen paper Christmas baking. Every class was involved in sorted into about 40 different types, graded with vinegar and place a penny on top and after a day the making something to sell. according to quality and then baled at the the penny turns green. Adam told his class that the copper in factory for reuse or recycling. the penny reacts with the oxygen in the air to form green At last Friday 3 December arrived. Everyone who Twist and Shout! paid £1 came to school looking very festive, coloured copper oxide. He may be a budding chemist! “We now look forward to receiving a cheque that wearing green, red and ‘sparkles’. Throughout the will go into our Eco funds to help improve the Question: What do Che Guevara, Audrey Hepburn, day a variety of different ‘fitness-themed’ classes Book Week school grounds,” said Mrs Smart. Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles have in common? took place - obstacle courses with Mr McLeod, line dancing with Miss McNaught, circuits with Mr Pupils at Kingarth Street celebrated World Book Day in Answer: They were all at the Kingarth Street 1960s West, Zumba with Miss McKay, and Bollywood The Scheme contributes towards Glasgow City pirate style, as everyone climbed aboard the good ship Council’s recycling targets. Day in December. Hutchesons’ for a week-long journey of reading and workshops for Primary 7. listening. All pupils in Primary 7 came to school dressed for During lunchtime, the Eco Committee and their An outdoor textile recycling bin is now positioned outside the Boleyn Road entrance of the Secondary the day as a character from the 1960s. Many Everyone was involved, including the youngest pupils. helpers set up the Christmas stalls. Tasty Rudolf School. The bin is free and Hutchesons’ will be paid performed to the rest of the school and all took part Those in P1 and P2 met author and illustrator Ross Collins, cakes, delicious truffles, cupcakes, mints and savoury popcorn were snapped up, as were the every time the bank is emptied, with funds raised in the great ‘twist off’, which was finally won by who taught them how to illustrate their own books, and beautifully made Christmas cards and decorations. split equally between EcoSchools and community John F Kennedy! Allan Burnett infused P4 and P5 pupils with his irreverent action activities. love of history - did you know that digestive biscuits were Everyone had a great day and the £788.62 raised invented in Scotland?! will be shared between the School charity, Action for Children, and the Eco School fund.

68 69 Music and Nights at the Opera Four Hutchesons’ pupils were Drama selected to take part in Scottish Opera’s production of Puccini’s opera ‘La bohème’ this spring. You Don’t Need a Gun to Following auditions, Heather Change the World! Stewart [P6], Sophia Johnstone [P6], David Reubens [P6] and Ashley Neilson [S2] This was the message presented by rehearsed and then performed Primary 4 pupils in their production of in Glasgow, Edinburgh, ‘The Lemonade Kid’ by Peter Fardell, Aberdeen, Inverness and which they presented to the school Belfast. “We were asked and their parents on 3rd November. by Scottish Opera if pupils would like to audition,” says From saloon girls to gunslingers to primary music teacher Caroline gold diggers in the good old, bad old Stevenson, “and several went This is your Life! times in Dustville, the Kid changed forward. We were delighted their ways from killin’ to swillin’ when four were chosen.” Primary 6 pupils have been writing about their lives armed only with his trusty bottle of so far for their autobiographies. The beautifully lemonade! Aided and abetted by “It`s been a great experience bound books detail their birth, their memories, their Louisiana May and Louisiana Kay, the for them,” said one likes and dislikes and contain some lovely pictures Kid drove One Eye Jack out of town parent, “but they’ve had plenty and stories of family adventures. The authors invited using brains rather than brawn. their family in to share and review their work. The of extra homework to make up for missing school!” children offered the visitors hospitality and the hall The cast of 72 brought the house was packed with families reading together. The down with their acting, dancing and autobiographies are a relevant, enjoyable way to singing. Look out Broadway! Austrian Conductor visits develop the children’s talking, listening and personal writing skills. Beautiful, detailed pencil portraits of the Kingarth Street authors adorned the walls. These books will become Open up the pages treasured memories or special Christmas presents. of History! Young pupils at Kingarth Street Well done to all in Primary 6! certainly paid attention when their Primary 3 pupils performed a string ensemble was directed by a superb Roman show for their professional conductor! David parents on Friday 18 March. The Danzmayr, assistant conductor of the pupils dressed in full Roman RSNO, took some time out to visit costume, sang about life in Roman Primary 5 pupils, who have been times (and in Latin!) and they learning German, before conducting recited many Latin words and the string group in the Main Hall. phrases they had been learning in class with Mrs Davis and Mrs The musicians, all from Primary 3 to Gillies. Primary 5, had been rehearsing hard with Music teacher Leslie MacLeod Following the show, the children and rose to the challenge. opened up their classrooms as a Roman museum and their parents In the classroom, Danzmayr, who is enjoyed looking around at the from Salzburg, Austria, answered swords, shields, models of questions in German on subjects as Hadrian’s Wall, the Roman baths diverse as whether he buys lottery and even the Colosseum! tickets to what his baton is made from. The pupils were delighted to The children also participated in a learn that he loves football and skiing Roman feast and they especially as well as music! enjoyed lying down eating grapes and drinking Veritas Vino (Ribena!).

70 71 The J.C. Murray Magazine Prize: shrimps. Dr Hill showed us how to Junior Winner Trips and Visits make toothpaste. It was really funny Excuses because it all blobbed out! It was Ladybirds and Ugly Bugs Interspersed in the telling of the Katie yellow. He made cups go up in the air. I was too busy, Sir, Morag story were favourite songs Miss Boyle made Isabella’s hair stand I didn’t know what work meant. Pupils in Primary 2 enjoyed a very from the past, including ‘Ally Bally’ up. I love the glow sticks we got.” I don’t know how to read, Sir, informative visit to Queen‘s Park as and ‘The Skye Boat Song’, not to I’m off homework for Lent. they took part in a national survey on mention ‘Ye cannae shove yer From Form to Fork granny’! My pencil is too small, Sir, ladybirds. for Primary 3 It met with the cheese grater. My brother ripped it up, Sir, The children searched long and hard Pupils learn how to Primary 3 classes have been studying My mum said, “Do it later!” for ladybirds. Once a ladybird was mangle clothes! food and farming and enjoyed a visit found they had to identify them and from a farmer parent, who explained The bin men threw it out, Sir, log the information on a chart. When Pupils in Primary 2 visited the some of the daily and seasonal jobs My printer went all wonky. they got back to their classrooms the Summerlee Museum of Scottish which kept them very, very busy. Mr. My pencil went all blunt, Sir, children sent the data to the UK Industrial Life in Coatbridge as part of King brought in grain and cereal crops It got eaten by a donkey. Ladybird Survey website. “We found their ‘When Gran was a Girl’ project. and also answered many questions I used it for our fire, Sir, lots of ladybird larvae”, says teacher about beef and dairy cows. Pupils We ran out of wood. Mrs. Clarke, “and even some ladybird They took part in a workshop during realised that it is a hard life being a My hamster needed a bed, Sir, eggs underneath a leaf.” which they played with games from farmer! I would do it if I could. when Gran was a girl, used a mangle Some of the pupils then dressed as to dry clothes and dressed up and The P3 classes followed a trip to I forgot to take home my jotter, Sir, ladybirds for the P2 Ugly Bug Ball, danced to music from the 60s. They Auchincruive Farm down at Ayr. On a I taught my snake how to hiss. while others were bumblebees, visited miners’ houses that reflected bright sunny day, pupils were able to I’m allergic to paper, Sir, dragonflies and beetles. life in the 1940s, 50s and 60s and to grind corn into flour and to spin So can I give it a miss? even went down a mine, donning wool just like they did in the olden I had better things to do, Sir, They weren’t ugly at all! hard hats to see the days. They also saw several newly Someone lit it with a taper. horrible conditions miners worked in. born calves including a set of twins. It’s good to recycle, Sir, Pupils celebrate with Summerlee is set in 22 acres based Some of the calves wore a collar with I’d run out of toilet paper! their Grannies around the site of the 19th-century a chip around their necks linked to a Summerlee Ironworks. feeder to automatically give them the I sat on my glasses, Sir, right amount of milk. “We were able Irn Bru spilled in my bag. Hats were the order of the day as to go in to a milking parlour where 20 It was too hard for my parents, Sir, glamorous grannies joined their Science for Primary 2 I had to read my mag. grandchildren in Primary 2 for a step cows are milked at a time,” says P3 back in time to a simpler life on the Pupils in Primary 2 enjoyed a visit teacher Mary Crawford. “In the barn it I’ve never been good at writing, Sir, imaginary isle of Struay, the fictional from three of the secondary science was very smelly because the calves It’s just not my cup of tea. world of Katie Morag, created by teachers at Hutchesons’ during which had just been fed silage!” Pupils were I’d try hard to do better, Sir, author Mairi Hedderwick. they took part in Biology, Chemistry astonished that the combine But I’ve just been stung by a bee. and Physics activities. Zoe Flower [P2] harvester cost around £160,000. I accidently killed Chewbacca, Sir, The children created the afternoon reports. I cut him right in two. themselves, acting out scenes from To conclude their farm to fork topic, My lightsaber went down the middle, Sir, one of Hedderwick’s books and “We went to a P3 classroom and saw Primary 3 received a visit from Chef His family are going to sue. organising afternoon tea, served by some experiments. Dr McCarthy told Quigley from the Red Onion S6 pupils. us the biggest animal in the world is Restaurant, who showed them I took my llama for a walk, Sir, the blue whale. She said the blue different varieties of pumpkin and My unicorn ate my book. whale had to eat hundreds of shrimp demonstrated how to make a pot of My goldfish fancied a nibble, Sir, a day. She showed us some real delicious pumpkin soup which My mum took me to New Look. everyone enjoyed tasting! My dog had an accident, Sir, My worm farm ate it. My sister hid it from me, Sir, It got washed with my rugby kit. I made a paper plane, Sir, I broke my pencil lead. My insect hurt its leg, Sir, I simply went to bed! P7M 2010-2011 (Inspired by Allan Ahlberg)

72 73 Pupil Accounts

Scotland, our Scotland!

Scotland, our Scotland! is a new commission by Scottish Opera that looks at issues of Scottish identity against a backdrop of Scotland’s geographical, cultural and social landscape. The work takes pupils on a journey that explores the past, present and future of Scotland.

P6 pupils Ben Spilg and Gaurav Rajmohan report on the day Scottish Opera came to Kingarth Street and helped them stage an opera from scratch.

P6 pupils were visited by the Scottish Opera team. The P6 pupils here very excited as they had been practising for MONTHS and 28 February was the day they’ve been practising for in all their music lessons with Mrs. Stevenson and Mr MacLeod. This was an amazing opportunity.

The show was called ‘Scotland, our Scotland!’. The whole opera was based on the Commonwealth Games coming to Scotland. Some pupils got to be guides, some visitors and some athletes. The Stone of Destiny fell into the loch and they all helped to get it back.

When the time came, they got costumes for their role. The staff who helped from the team are Lisa, who put some bits and bobs in but worked with sound, and Michelle, who The P3 Roman Show mainly worked the visitors and their lovely clothes. After a break the groups were split up: Guides in the Main Hall, On Friday 18th March the P3 classes did a Roman show. Visitors in the Music Room and Athletes in the Infant Hall. When we arrived at school everyone was dressed as a Roman. When everyone had arrived and all the parents and grans and aunties had arrived we went into the Infant The Hunterian Museum Hall and warmed up our voices. When we had sung a few songs like ‘Pages of History’ and ‘Hold high the Eagle’ we On Tuesday 8th March P3K went to the Hunterian went on stage and Mrs Hatfield said a few words. Shan Museum. First we went on the bus, I sat next to was the first person to speak and my heart was pounding. Stefan. When we arrived at the museum on the wall I was very scared when it was my turn to speak. Me and we saw ‘Veritas’. Then we had our snacks. Then we Hana were laughing because all Hana had to say was met the guide. She was called Jill. We went into the ‘relax’ and it was like she was telling the parents to relax. I room that had the stone in it. We talked about it. It had a very hard word that was ‘relanguesco’. Before that had a Roman goddess on it. Then we used the wax at the start we all had to say a latin word. Katie’s was board. We used the wax boards to write our names rhododendron and my word was sulphur. My words were on it. Then we got an object. Then we got a piece of ‘The Mater mother likes=d to relax, sing and eat grapes. paper. Then we had to write about our object. Next Relanguesco’ When it got to Nabeel he stood up, Sara we sat in a circle and we passed the sandals. Next stood up, Katie stood up and Josh stood up. Katie’s words we passed the scraper round. Then we got to hold a were ‘Draco Horribilis est’. After the show we had a feast shield and wear a helmet. Then I got to hold a and I lay down like a Roman and had lots of pineapple. We sword! all had a great time!

Caitlin McKelvie, P3K Georgia Coyle, P3K

74 75 House Overview

At the conclusion of last year’s House activities, when taking on responsibilities with younger pupils and staff. The ethos and determination of Argyll we are certain to regain again the abysmal weather tried to break our spirits but pupils fought hard on the tennis courts, in the athletics ethos of the School is firmly based on caring for those less our lead. Lochiel’s appeared to be unbreakable. Some outstanding arena and on the cricket square, points were tallied and fortunate in the world, and the House System is always individual and team performances saw Lochiel secure two trophies were awarded as follows: keen to raise as much as possible in the school charity Starting with basketball our S4 girls’ team secured 1st golds, two silvers and two bronze overall, propelling up the effort. This year was no exception, with a huge effort from position, with playmaker Lisa Alexander leading the team. leader board, leaving Argyll and Montrose peeping over In tennis, Montrose took the honours with bat and ball, each of 500 pupils and staff, wading through copious Also our S5/6 boys’ team went out in style, gaining the full their shoulders and Stuart for dead. The senior girls whereas in cricketing terms, the honours went to Lochiel amounts of mud at Netherpollok, to raise money for Action 10 points for Argyll, with top performances from Michael dominated the scene; taking 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, much at junior level with Ross Armour collecting the trophy, and for Children. Clark, Craig Mathers and Sam Denham. thanks to the ‘Eadies’, with Jenny taking 1st and our own Montrose at senior level, with Lewis McKay receiving the House Captain Elaine coming 3rd. Katie Turnbull, Chris Cup. All cricketers were again delighted that the The current scores for the Houses are: In the Cross country our S1 boys managed to win team Hyde and Walker Graham also achieved gold and six of competition went ahead, as the event has been cancelled gold. On merit our star runners included Euan Devanney the top ten S2 boys were Lochieliers. It was fantastic to often in recent years. Argyll 179 and Dario Ewing, 2nd and 3rd respectively. The S1 girls see the effort put in by all the runners, which resulted in so Lochiel 190 had an individual performance from superstar runner much success for Lochiel. Athletics endeavours resulted in another trophy for Montrose 187 Charlotte Mason, who triumphantly won her race. In S2 Montrose House. House captains Marc Neilly and Christy Stuart 162 both boys and girls won team silver for Argyll; top Desperate for any advantage to edge us into the lead, our Mackinnon collected the Tercentenary Cup on behalf of all performances came from Dewi Gould 3rd and Lucy house captains went to tremendous lengths to secure the their athletes. There now follows a report from each House detailing the Davidson 2nd. Finally our S3 girls bagged another team points for festively decorating the house board. Despite out events and results to date. silver with Catlin Judd also winning herself an individual masterpiece which involved functioning fairy lights and a The WH Macdonald trophy was eventually awarded to gold medal. “borrowed” artificial tree from reception, we were lucky to Montrose at Prize-Giving, and House Captains Christy Argyll House Report secure a share of the points split between all four Houses. McKinnon, Chloe McKell, Marc Neilly and Lewis Tait Captains: The weather laid claim to the junior football competitions collected it with great delight. Heather Lang, Lucy Lanigan, Raphael Selby, Ross Carty as the pitches lay thick with snow for many cold and frosty We then took to the courts once more in an epic battle of weeks. However the S3 boys’ event was rearranged in heady-handball. The junior year groups stepped up to the This season has seen the appointment of a new set of Argyll started off the year with a flurry of success. Our March, and Argyll took the honours with Scott Plumridge mark, producing some dazzling performances and putting sixteen House Captains from Sixth Year. They have worked performance in the basketball competitions saw us steadily driving his team forward. their basketball disaster behind them. Although we very cohesively to organise weekly lunchtime events, and rise to the top. However, this success was not prolonged eventually crept into first place the gap with Montrose was have assisted in the running of large school extravaganzas, as we currently lie in 3rd position. But with the working The heady-handball has not provided us with many extremely tight. winning teams. In fact, too often our teams were incomplete, costing us dearly. However, all who turned up House hockey put us firmly in the driving seat netting a enjoyed the fast furious pace of this game, and their first, second and third place. Hopefully the summer term athleticism should stand us in good stead in the coming will see both the sun and Lochiel shine as we endeavour to months. excel on the athletics field and tennis courts.

All in all, Argyll has been successful in most competitions. It has been a privilege to serve as House Captains of The enthusiasm shown by all Argyllians has made this year Lochiel. Our thanks go to Mrs Lang and Mr Dunlop for their such an enjoyment for the Captains and we urge you all to help throughout the year and to all pupils who have keep this up! participated so enthusiastically in the various sporting endeavours. The interaction between ourselves and the Well done to everyone who has represented Argyll and members of our House has provided a great atmosphere although we lie in 3rd we believe our strength of character where everyone has given of their best to put us ahead of and pride will lift us into contention for the title, only if we the pack in the home straight. continue to put in all the hard work needed. We have plenty of opportunities to gain valuable points in arguably Montrose House Report our strongest events; tennis, athletics and cricket. Good Captains: luck! Robyn Collins, Catriona Hebert, Scott Osborne, David Wagner

Lochiel House Report Congratulations to the S1 Girls who were committed Captains: enough to come to the house basketball (despite the harsh Elaine Eadie, Katie Fulton, Calum Forgie, Gareth Hall weather conditions!) and secure some points. Rebecca Cornwall, Colette Watt, Amy Dickson, Rachel Wood, In true Lochiel tradition, our year got off to a shaky start. Megan Martin, Amy Adams and Jessica Boyle all put in a Tuesday lunchtimes kicked off with basketball, evidently a solid effort (despite getting the ball stuck in the basket). new concept for some. Despite initial losses, things There were some notable performances throughout such improved slightly and we eventually netted 33 out of a total as Cornwall’s defence against Stuart in a very close game. of 154 points, admittedly not the best of starts to our Watt was a dazzling dribbler and scored a basket, campaign. enhancing a win over Argyll. However, “lady of the lunchtime” was Jessica Boyle, who scored a total of four In 3rd place and in the hunt for points we headed to Nether baskets. Pollock for the annual cross country championships. Once

76 77 Internationalists 2011

Well done to all those who participated in S4 Boys’ House contributed to the score sheet too. The top scorer and star Basketball. It was “men against boys” and Montrose player was Rachel Woods, who headed an impressive 4 emerged victorious once again. Robbie Jessiman and times! Congratulations to everyone that was there. Blair McCarte played well defensively, making many breaks against the opposition. Jonathan Wong and Montrose are currently a very respectable 2nd in the Ahmad Chaudry contributed with several baskets interhouse tournament after a year of hard work and between them. Leo Milton and Gordon Campbell netted worthy participants. Each lunchtime event was filled with three basketballs each, further increasing Montrose’s lead. much anticipation and always delivered an exciting However, man of the hour was Andrew Hobson, whose spectacle for all involved. It has been a privilege to watch luscious lay-ups cut apart most team’s defences. all ages of the school enjoy playing together, and hopefully Montrose will eventually triumph. Well done to all Montrose participants in the annual charity fun run, despite the unfortunate weather! Montrose Boys Stuart House Report came 1st overall in their race (with Craig Osborne winning Captains: and Murray Collins coming 3rd) and Montrose Girls came Laura Campbell, Ailsa Doig, John Haughney, 3rd overall (with Nicola Wilde coming 3rd). Raphael Selby

In S3 Girls’ Basketball, Montrose had another admirable Stuart House kick started the year with several impressive victory in a house event, with two wins and one loss. They team and individual performances during the sponsored came joint first but won on points difference. Rebecca cross-country run from the likes of Jamie Cook and Scott Galbraith was top scorer for the team, netting an Young. This left us hopeful for the year to come. During impressive seven shots. Mia Cruikshank also made an the Tuesday interhouse games our team spirit was important shot from distance. Julia Greuar made a few highlighted, however, our performances, despite our best interceptions and Nicola Wilde and Robyn Smith made a efforts, were not as fruitful as we would have liked. This formidable defence between them. This overall win put was emphasised as during basketball we only had one Montrose comfortably first in the interhouse competition. winning team, the S2 girls, who were fearless, quick and skilful. We would like to thank Aynslie Scott for his In S1 Boys’ Heady Handball, vital members of the team dedication to his House, being the only S1 boy who turned This year has been an extremely busy The hockey club has again produced and was undefeated in an included James Nairn, Tom Gruer and Robbie Boyle, up to play. However, things began to become more positive and successful one for those pupils an outstanding number of International Tournament at who maintained a line of defence and made some when it came to heady handball, a sport Stuart traditionally who have represented Scotland in a representatives. Robyn Collins (S6), Wellington School. important interceptions. Goalscorers of the afternoon were excels in, with teams going from strength to strength, variety of sporting fields. In one Heather Lang (S6) and Kirsten James Nairn, Tom Gruer, Colin MacFarlane and Jack securing the majority of 1st and 2nd places. Star Leslie (who scored twice!). Callum Elliot and Jamie performances came from Flora Walker, Olivia Taylor, weekend in April this year the school McIntosh (S6) represented Scotland On the football pitch Alistair Horne Campbell, who linked the players well and passed well, Eilidh Cook, Rawand Husami and Mark Slater. Similarly had no fewer than eight pupils in the U18 Home Nations in Donegal ( F.P.) was selected in the Scotland also aided the team. we appreciate the effort shown by Ben White who tore involved in International Sport, an last summer. Lucy Lanigan (S6), Independent Schools’ Soccer Team to two ankle ligaments during heady handball. Stuart House’s outstanding achievement. Mr Lang, Emma O’Rourke (S5) and Jennifer play in a rare victory against England Congratulations to S4 Montrose Boys who sealed another enthusiasm and love of sport was stressed through the director of sport at Hutchesons’, Eadie (S4) played in the Under 16 at Tynecastle. This year Adam victory for Montrose in Heady Handball! The team won all enjoyment and great turnout during house hockey. We are commented “this was a remarkable side in a series of International Bennett (S5), Jamie Jackson (S5), three of their games, making them outright winners of the hoping that our performances during the athletics season occasion and all those involved matches. Jennifer is in the current Mark Davies (S6), Lewis Walter (S5) competition. The triumph gained another 10 points for will reflect those of the cross country and are particularly deserve our hearty congratulations Under 16 squad for this season. and Fahad Ayoub reserve goalkeeper Montrose in the inter-house competition. Well done to confident that Matthew Kerr will secure many points for for their dedication and ability. As a Kirsten, Lucy and Heather have been (S5) were selected for the annual Ahmed Chaudry with his defensive play which proved Stuart House. We would like to thank everyone in Stuart school we should be very proud of selected in the squad for this International fixture with England at vital in close games, especially against Stuart. A special House for your participation throughout the year and for their achievements.” summer’s Under 18 European Nottingham Forrest. mention goes to Blair McCarte who linked up well with making it a delight to be your house captains. We hope you Championships in Utrecht. Robyn is Gordon Campbell (who scored 5) to advance up the court. have found it as enjoyable as us. In indoor athletics Matthew Kerr now in the Under 21 ladies squad. In ice skating Rachael Smillie (S3) Leo Milton and Jonathan Wong contributed too by adding (S6) has again had an excellent year has had an outstanding year and was athleticism and speed to the team. The man of the hour, and represented Scotland in the Over Murray Collins (S3) and Fraser selected for the Great Britain team in however, was Andrew Hobson who scored 7 in total! House Captains 2010-2011 16 Pentathlon at the Kelvin Hall. He McIntosh (S4) were selected for the an International event in Estonia, a also competed in the UK School boys Under 16 squad in test matches truly remarkable accomplishment. Argyll Montrose Montrose triumphed once again in S1 Girls’ Heady Games in Newcastle. against England and both boys are in Handball! On Tuesday 1st February, several girls from Ross Carty Scott Osborne the squad again this year, In all, the 2010 and 2011 seasons Montrose participated in the lunchtime event and had an Heather Lang Catriona Herbert Cross Country has also put recently playing in a tournament in have undoubtedly been outstanding in excellent result of 2 wins and 1 draw. The win added Raphael Selby David Wagner Hutchesons’ into the international Holland and Test matches against terms of international selection for another 10 points for Montrose in the house competition. Lucy Lanigan Robyn Collins Well done to all those that took part, and their involvement spotlight with Katie Turbull (S2) Wales. Hutchesons’ pupils. This has been a Lochiel Stuart being selected for the Under 15 team true reflection of the hard work put in was very much appreciated. Colette Watt and Victoria Gareth Hall John Haughney Russell took defensive roles, intercepting many passes to compete in the Home Countries At rugby, James Malcolm (S5) and by all the individuals involved, as well Katie Fulton Laura Campbell Internationals in Antrim Ireland. The Josh Rutnagur (S6) have been as the support and commitment of and winning lots of possession. Jessica Boyle was the Calum Forgie Alistair MacMahon playmaker of the team, making many important passes and Elaine Eadie Ailsa Doig Scottish girls won the bronze team selected in the Scottish Under 17 the PE department and parents. advancing up the court, and also scored. Amy Adams medal. team. The team had a great season,

78 79 Rugby

Season 2010 / 11

As the season came to little or no room for manoeuvre by the SRU and ended up an end, it was playing Edinburgh Academy on the next generation pitch unfortunately time to behind Murrayfield Stadium. The quick turnaround from the reflect on a season Quarter to the Semi didn’t help in our defeat to the that was decimated by eventual winners. The Under 18 team qualified after bad weather. In total, 8 defeating Glasgow Academy and entered into the Pool Saturday morning section with George Watson’s College, North Berwick and blocks of fixtures were Marr College. Unfortunately we went out after a heavy cancelled with defeat from Watson’s and a very tough match in terrible midweek training conditions away at North Berwick. suffering a similar fate. The S3 season started in mixed form but with a change in The SRU campaign for safer rugby created early season coach mid season ended very well and the team looks very complications with the criteria for passing the strength test promising for next year. The S2 teams made big making it much more difficult to pass. This meant that improvements and worked very hard throughout the many of our opponents were unable to field 2nd XV’s and season. the knock on effect to our fixture list was unavoidable. This will hopefully change with proposed changes based on The S1 teams, after an unfortunate start which saw them much wider research. 125 of our Hutchesons’ boys were narrowly losing some great matches, came through involved with recent research to ensure that more strongly and recorded some excellent wins. If they appropriate test criteria are established. Links with our local continue with this progress, their development next season club is also being looked at as a way to provide boys with will be notable. more playing opportunities. The Primary 6 & 7 teams are full of promise, both age The season also saw the introduction of a new format for groups producing exciting rugby. The P7 boys won the St the Inter schools cup competitions at Under 16 and Under Columba’s Tournament in October, displaying character and 18 levels based on the model used for the champion’s good skills. league soccer. Pre qualifying as in our case at Under 18 level came in our first competitive Saturday in September I would like to take the opportunity to thank all those when our Under 18 team travelled to Wellington School to involved in school rugby this year. The support from our battle out a hard fought victory. Preparation for this match young F.P.’s refereeing and coaching was fantastic as ever . was based on our annual and very successful pre season The teams greatly benefited from the coaching of Andrew training at Auldhouse and Inverclyde. Realistically, to be Gillman, Calum Forrester, Jonny Leitch and Andrew asked to play a match of such significance so early in the Henderson the former Scotland Centre. At Christmas time season seemed somewhat absurd and unfortunately, is a Mr Duncan McLeod left to take up a position at Trinity sign of future difficulties with the new format. Academy in Edinburgh and we wish him well.

Post the pre qualifying rounds our Under 18 and Under 16 Special thanks are given to Mr Cameron McIntyre who has teams entered the top tier of the Competitions which been a magnificent support and ambassador for involved the 16 qualifiers being placed in sections for a Hutchesons’ over the last 15 years, umpiring cricket and series of round robin matches. Our campaigns started well organising all the Saturday morning rugby at Auldhouse. He and the Under 16 team recorded wins against the High will be greatly missed and we wish him all the best in his School of Dundee, Madras School and Dunbar High School. “second” retirement. In the Quarter final they defeated Marr College and then went onto play Edinburgh Academy in the semi final during S.L. a very poor period of weather. At this point we were left

80 81 S3 S1 ‘A’

Our season began well with a narrow loss to Marr College The S1A rugby team has had a successful season. We but then a moral boosting win over our close rivals, Glasgow have beaten many Glasgow teams and come very close Academy, 19-0. Under the control of Mr Mcleod our lineouts against many Edinburgh teams. There has been some and scrums performed much better against tougher outstanding performances including Dylan Wilkie’s fearless opposition. With a new front row consisting of MacFie, tackling and strong running from many players scoring us Campbell and McKenzie, always consistent back row of lots of points. Our forwards have rucked well and our backs McLaughlin and Armour with the addition of Plumridge. Our have had lots of fast breaks. lineouts received additional moves which helped the pack score some great tries. With many close games in Glasgow We also held a rugby sevens tournament which was great we expected tough opposition against Edinburgh teams but fun. The A’s got into the semi-finals against Hutchie B’s for we held up against them and came close, suffering narrow the plate. The A’s won by 6 tries to nil! We were in the final defeats. After a long spell of cancelled games due to the against St Aloysius. There were great displays of tackling terrible winter conditions making pitches unplayable we and great, fast, evasive running. This got us 5 tries and our returned after the Christmas break to meet our new coach, defence was solid giving them no tries. We won the plate, Mr Sorbie who didn’t melt under the pressure of coaching a coming 3rd overall. We thank Mr Sorbie for helping with new team mid-season. With the help of Mr Gillman and Mr our sevens and a big thank you to Mr Lang and Mr Dewar Henderson the backs developed existing moves to become who have trained us and worked hard with us every week. more effective and creating new moves to enhance our existing strengths. With Plumridge moving to the forwards, We have had a good season and have improved greatly. Uppal moved to scrum half, Macfarlane commanding from We all can’t wait for the next season to get underway in the centre, strong running from Symon and Williams and S2. committed tackling from Stout and Bremner, our back line improved greatly from second year. With our improving S1 ‘B’ 1st XV fitness and endurance our self belief grew and culminated in beating our old rivals Marr College away from home. Using The S1 Rugby squad have had one of their best seasons our enhanced performance and skill we continued this run to managing to have an 8 game winning steak. We have beat Glasgow Academy with many of our training moves Captains’ Reports managed to beat all the Edinburgh schools apart from working out on the pitch served as a great game to finish off George Heriot’s. We were unlucky in our last two matches a winning season. Under 16 of the season to have been beaten. Everyone contributed to our successful season but we were lucky to have S2 Rugby Report Following on from the hugely successful Scottish Cup The highlight in terms outstanding players like Remo Margiotta and Matthew winning season of last year, the pressure was on to up our of performance was This season the S2 rugby squad had an average season with Thompson who were amazing at running and breaking the game and build on this success. The squad was the match v George many winnable games cancelled by the weather. This year’s line. Another player who has shown skill throughout the augmented by new students Johnny Elliot and Duncan Watson’s College in S2 A team started the season off with a good win against season was Josh Green. He was never afraid to tackle Carswell who provided an added degree of competition Edinburgh. We quickly Marr College followed, however, by narrow losses to even the biggest of players. Another reason that we had a good season was our kicker Jamie Campbell, his kicks within the squad. went 17-0 down Kelvinside and St Aloysius. The S2 B team started their managed to save us the match a few times. One person before we started to season well with brilliant wins against the tough Edinburgh who inspired us to go out and win with our heads held high An early season loss to St Aloysius’ highlighted the need to compete properly and sides such as George Heriot’s and Edinburgh Academy. was Mr Anderson who coached us to many victories approach each game with focus and determination. a tremendous team During the winter season there were many cancellations of throughout our successful season. Training, attendance and competition for places was good performance saw the games winnable to both Hutchie S2 A and B teams such as but disruption to the team caused by the weather didn’t boys eventually lose games against St Columbus which were cancelled three help continuity and development. The new under 16 Cup out 31-19 but the performance was first class with every times along with matches against Queen Victoria and allowed us to set our standards high and we progressed to member of the squad upping their game and taking Strathallan. This left the S2 squad with tough games when the newly formatted group stage where we had a couple of themselves to a higher level. they came back after the winter spell. The highlight game for tight matches with Madras and Dundee High before the S2 A team this season was the touring team from Northern Ireland called Dallriada. For the first half of this Prizes securing top spot with a convincing win over Dunbar Despite the disappointment of the semi final loss, season game Dallriada were in control with most of the possession. Willie Wilson Leadership in Rugby Grammar. 2010-11 has been another successful one. The quality of However Hutchies defence stayed strong and by the end of John Haughney opposition in Edinburgh at Edinburgh Academy, Stewarts’ the first half it was one try each. However tries from Aiden This pitted us against Edinburgh Academy in the Semi Melville and George Watson’s College has shown us what Muir and Campbell Scott sealed the victory for Hutchie Burnside Trophy Under 16 A Captain - Final. Due to the bad weather, the game was switched to we need to do to challenge for top honours in the next two against the Irishmen. This year’s S2 season has been filled Gordon Campbell the 4th generation Astroturf pitch at Murrayfield and the years. Work has already started in the gym with Mr Sorbie with frustration due to the weather and happiness with wins prospect of a return to the main stadium for the final was a proving a hard taskmaster. Thanks must go to our coaches for both A and B teams against teams like George Heriot’s Internationalists possibility. A strong performance from the Edinburgh Mr Dewar and Mr Keenan for their coaching and support along with others. Overall it has been a good season for the Scotland Under 17 Academy team, however saw them run out comfortable throughout the year. Confidence is high that with S2 B team and an average one for the A team but everyone James Malcolm (S5) winners and their blend of power, pace and creativity set us commitment and desire, we can work hard and maintain is looking forward to next year when we hope to improve. Josh Rutnagur (S6) a target for development over the coming months. our place at the top table of Scottish Schools’ rugby! By Mark Johnston

82 83 P6 Rugby Season

The P6 rugby season was an amazing one. Both teams were filled with great players and excellent team spirit. The first few games for the teams were great confidence growers because they won. After the October holiday both A and B teams had to play George Watson’s an Edinburgh team. Edinburgh teams are very well respected for their talent for rugby. Unfortunately the A’s came out with a defeat but the B’s did better and won with a great result of 7-5. As the season progressed they worked hard trying to perform better as a team and individually. As they progressed into the middle of the season they had a disappointing run of games and they hoped to do better. Towards the end of the season they performed amazingly with a 11-0 win over Wellington for the A’s. The last game of the season came up on March 26th one of the squad members of the A’s birthday. Hutchie had to play against Glasgow Academy one of Primary 7 many good teams in Glasgow. They went out with confidence and determination to beat the opposition for We didn’t get off to a good start with the first game against the team’s reputation. All the team’s players played Kelvinside as we lost 4-3 - although it was a good, close amazingly well like James Stewart for the A’s and Josh match. After that we moved on through matches until we Barmack for the B’s. The A’s kept fighting but it wasn’t started winning against Glasgow Academy, High School of enough and went home with a defeat. The B’s did a little Glasgow and more! A couple of weeks later in October we bit better and got a draw. It was the end of an amazing were told we were going to play a St.Columbus season for primary 6 rugby. Even if the season wasn’t the Tournament during a school day. We played the first match longest because of the winter. So I think the year will against Wellington and we beat them 1 try to nil, and then hope for an another amazing season next year. Hockey Report 2010-2011 we played St Aloysius’ drawing one each. We then made it to the final when we played the home team St. Columbus David Nairn P6P and we won! We received a trophy and medals for our hard Overview by Emma Hunter, S6 work. From then on we played well until the snow hit and rugby stopped for quite a while. We then started playing Another hockey season has come and gone at Hutchie. Matches have been won, rivals have been again but unfortunately we lost most of our games. Our Rugby Results 2010-11 last game was a tight game against Glasgow Academy challenged and titles have been awarded. Snow has fallen, the rain has been persistent and the Team P WD L F A again. It was tight but we lost with pride and also sadness 1st XV 17 89323 339 sun has shone and that’s been all in the one match! However, the dedication and commitment of as one of our best players Ross Overdjiking was leaving at 2nd XV 11 29170 303 the whole hockey club has never faltered. Teams turned out in their masses on Saturday the end of the year. Overall we had a good year and U16 A 15 12 3 611 198 worked together and had a great time! U16 B 11 15 14 mornings some being victorious week in and week out and others enjoying the tests that each

3rd Yr A 11 425209 223 weekend brought. Tournaments have been won and narrowly lost, penalties have been taken but 3rd Yr B 81 7113 296 4/3 mix 22 79 7 always approached with a strong determination. Each captain will now reflect back on their team’s performance this season: 2nd Yr A 13 418139 239 2nd Yr B 12 57105 243

1st Yr A 13 715180 89 1st Yr B 12 57129 130 1st Yr C 2118 18 Girls’ Reports

P7 A 12 6642 76 P7 B 11 1 10 25 109 1st XI Report P7 Mix 11 81 by Kirsten McIntosh P6 A 11 51538 33 P6 B 9 32443 48 Looking back on my final season in a Hutchie shirt it’s safe to say that I’ve had both a successful and enjoyable year. With no defeats in our Saturday

84 85 where we met a skilled Kelvinside 2nd XI Report Our enthusiasm showed as our McCracken, and the excellent team; after a nervy first half by Laura Campbell hockey improved allowing all teams to defence of Nicola Wilde; our performance our Hutchie team really report back wins against strong determined and aggressive centre pulled together slotting 3 past the The 2nd XI this year has grown from opposition, notably against defence. Our vice-captain, Mia Kelvinside keeper in the last 10 strength to strength. Our team spirit Craigholme, Mary Erskine, Marr Cruickshank, showed great skills up minutes to take the title! and enthusiasm has been highlighted College and George Watson’s. the left hand-side of the pitch. Our on numerous occasions through our Occasionally though we let down our midfields have been a great help to With winter rolling in we moved our dedication to training, turning up hair to take part in Mrs McNeil’s much our defence and backing up our focus indoors where we had an eager to improve our skills, oblivious loved and long awaited themed strikers, by running up the pitch back incredibly successful season. This to the awful winter weather practices. We had everything from and forth with tremendous effort. The began with a deserved win in the conditions. This attitude has helped ghosts to Harry Potter to pumpkins at strikers, have worked well together in Indoor West District Tournament us to have a great season with many the Halloween event and the interchanging the ball and working beating the High School 1-0 in the impressive performances from all Incredibles joined us at our superhero well with the midfields, and with determination have scored many final; this allowed us to qualify for the members of the team, enabling us to day. tremendous goals. Scottish Indoor Finals in early January. win the majority of our Saturday morning matches, often against 1st XI The season seemed to be going so Our B team this year have enjoyed We took this good form to Perth teams. Our team’s versatility: Alison’s well until the arctic weather hit; fierce hit, always guaranteed to make many excellent games. Captain, Catlin where we played in some hard fought replacing hockey with snowball fights, the opposition panic, the twins’ speed Judd highlighted their efforts and they matches, mainly a 4-3 semi-final sledging and snowman building. The and frank manner towards each other, too have greatly improved their against Kelso High School. We pulled disruption in training, caused by the Kate’s persistent jabs and Colette’s fitness and skills. They also showed out all the stops in the final though, weather, failed to stop us playing dribbling skills, to name a few, helped some of our best hockey once the commitment to hockey, turning up to beating Mary Erskine 8-2 to be us to glide through the group sections snow cleared and proved our spirit some matches, even when the crowned Scottish Indoor Champions. and semi final of the West District’s could not be crushed. weather was bad. To note Amelia 2nd XI tournament this year and into Howison has worked hard as With one Scottish title under our belts the final against The High School of The New Year has brought more sweeper and earned her place in the we were keen to push on and regain Glasgow, which we unfortunately lost success in our group with some of Hutchesons’ A squad for the West our outdoor one as well. Having 2-1 in a tense final. Despite this the girls getting an opportunity to play District Tournament. qualified top of our group we played disappointment, looking back on our in the Hutchie 7’s tournament. They George Watson’s in the semi-final; a hockey season we have had many impressed us with their play Furthermore, our C team, captained thrilling game it finished 1-1. enjoyable and memorable times individually and as a team, doing us all by Catherine Sutherland have done However, the game went to penalty together, including a certain yellow proud by drawing against the eventual equally well in all their matches even flicks and unfortunately we didn’t card, warming up to our cheesy tunes tournament winners, Kelvinside with their tough games against convert as many as they did. and being amazed by a magician on Academy, during the group stages. Watson’s and Heriot’s. They have all our night out. I would like to thank improved their fitness and have Following the defeat the team picked Miss Simpson and Mrs Lang on 3rd Year Report become closer as a team. themselves up, immediately winning behalf of the team, for all of their by Kirsty Forgie the High School Sevens tournament guidance and support throughout the The West District Tournament, held at in convincing fashion, with a 3-0 win season and, finally, I would like to Craigholme and Hutchie in March, Hockey for 3rd years has been very in the final over our hosts. Our form thank the team for making this year saw the Hutchesons’ Squad play very successful and enjoyable but a lot of morning matches it’s clear that we Thursday; all giving us the preparation continued with a plate win at George such an enjoyable year. well to reach the final but hard-work. Due to poor weather really have been the team to beat this needed for the long season ahead. Watson’s Sevens the following week, unfortunately lost in a tough game to conditions, many matches have been season. a comfortable 2-0 win against St High School, conceding a goal in the cancelled but all the matches played One of the strengths of the Hutchie George’s allowed us to bring home 3rd, 4th & 5th XI Report last few minutes. I would like to thank were played to the best of our ability. The season began on a high note squads is the depth of talent that we by Sarah Burns the whole team who put in even more silverware. The A team matches have been when the girls’ hockey squads were possess and this was no more tremendous efforts and showed mostly successful, with a few hard relieved of the dreaded Inverclyde highlighted than when, despite As many players from the previous great team spirit with good support An incredibly enjoyable and matches against the Edinburgh Training camp in favour of a more missing several first team players, we year finished school or moved up into from the spectators and parents. successful season, huge thanks must schools, although we coped very well short-lived pre season training still managed to make the semi-finals other teams this year started with an go to Miss Simpson, our coach, who under the pressure. We have all program. This however did not of the West District Cup, almost new 3rd XI. Thankfully we In addition a few members of the has put in tireless effort all season. I improved in our skills and our fitness prevent us making up for the lost unfortunately losing 1-0 to the High bonded well on (and off!) the pitch team have been chosen to attend also thank all my teammates who immensely, thanks to the hard work running as we were thrown into the School in a high intensity match. and started our season full of West District U15 trials and we wish have trained hard, played hard and run of the team and the positive attitude, deep end with multiple diamond enthusiasm and excitement. The 4th them good luck. hard, without them this year would commitment, help and years were all quickly welcomed to sessions and doggies on our Monday The girls bounced back immediately not have been as enjoyable. And encouragement from our coach Mrs the senior game and were able to I feel the team have bonded well and Wednesday trainings after school. though and dominated our group in finally I’d like to thank the entire PE Crichton. This was added to by stick work on the BP Cup, following up with a win in staff on behalf of the whole squad for successfully step up to the together and have supported each challenges they faced against tough other in recent years. Despite a few Wednesday lunchtime and of course the semi finals against Glasgow all their help and support in what has In particular, I would like to mention opposition. injuries and some very wet weather the dreaded “stamina” sessions on a Academy. This took us to the final been a most memorable season. the great efforts of our goalie Lucy

86 87 our hockey has been very exciting and immensely as players and Primary 7 Report we won the game against Glasgow the other half of the pitch, George 1st Year Report by fun. I would like to take this teammates. The C’s had the fewest by P7 Academy B team 2-0 with Sarah Watson’s had stolen the game and opportunity to give a big thank you to number of games out of the three Jenny Anderson Eunson and Beth Barbour scoring. won by five points. At the end of the Mrs Crichton who has worked us hard second year teams but had a fair This year, the Primary 7 hockey club At the end we had the presentations. presentation, the winners were This year has proved to be a but trained us well for senior hockey season scoring 7 goals and conceding has worked very hard to improve both George Watson’s won the cup and congratulated and given a crème egg successful one for first year and has hopefully enjoyed working 16. Due to only playing 10 games this their individual hockey skills, and their we won the plate!!!! I got up and for their great effort and teamwork. hockey. with us. Also, many thanks to our season, this is a great achievement. match play. Every Tuesday morning received the plate because I was the assistant coaches, Miss Ayling and throughout the winter, the P7 girls captain. The rest of the team got a I would like to thank Miss Gibson and Miss Simpson who have helped us to On Wednesday 15th December the A The A team had a great season, were out in all kinds of weather, certificate and a first ribbon, and we the P.E department, for letting us participate in this festival. Everyone in improve our short corner skills. Finally team played a small tournament winning all of our games; with striving to improve. With Miss Gibson were so ecstatic and overjoyed!!!! our team had a marvellous time and thank you to the parents and helpers against Wellington College who came the exception of an away defeat at the helm, there was no chance of We had an amazing day!! we wish we could do it again. who have given up their time to over from Belfast and this was much to George Watson’s, having slacking, and so our hockey quickly previously won the home game improved. Our fitness sessions were Lomond Festival support us and we look forward to the enjoyed by everyone who took part The George Watson’s exciting prospect of senior hockey despite that the tournament had to earlier in the season. There demanding, but they made our match by Emily Doris Tournament next year. take place inside. The tournament were also many encouraging play much better. consisted of three games, one of results from the B and C teams On 1st March 2011, P7 Hutchesons’ by Ellie Buchanan which we won, one we drew and one as their consistent Our results were mixed, but we all hockey B team, travelled to Lomond 2nd Year Report we lost. We scored 14 goals but performances resulted in many agree that it was really fun to add to play in a festival. 10 teams from The Primary 7 ‘A’ hockey team took by Melissa Rutnagur unfortunately conceded just as many. good results. new ideas to our game. We all around Scotland participated in this part in the George Watson’s The overall experience was very thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and event, and all the other teams were in Tournament on Saturday 26th This year’s second years have had an memorable and we look forward to A major frustration within the want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all fact A teams, so Hutchesons’ was the February. It was a long trip to Edinburgh and after our good hockey overall successful season on paper playing other schools from Ireland teams this season was the the PE staff and seniors who came to only B team. at the Glasgow Academy Tournament when judged by the results of our next season. cancellation of several matches help us. We cannot wait till next year. Saturday morning games. The season due to the disappointing When all of the teams arrived, we we were quite nervous. It was our split up into two groups, five teams in first time playing on grass and it was no doubt has been trying due to the Unfortunately none of the second weather conditions. Some of our ‘A’ team have written each group. In our section we played hard to hit the ball. The teams at the weather and many important year teams made it to the semi finals reports on the tournaments they went against, Craigholme, Glasgow Tournament were very good, we practices and matches had to be in the second year tournament. The The highlight of the season was to. Enjoy reading them! Academy and Jordanhill, amongst played two teams in our group and cancelled. Nonetheless we savoured winning the West District A’s won one game and drew two Glasgow Academy others. Hutchesons’ first game was we were very successful and the practices we did have and spent a Tournament and retaining the which meant that Hutchie finished Tournament against Jordanhill. To tell you the truth managed to go into the Cup semi- great deal of time building our fitness level in the section with St Columba’s. Park Trophy. Having won the we were good, and we beat them 1- final. We played against St George’s levels as a year group and slowly but by Chloe Mathers Running penalties then determined group stages we went on to 0. Each game was 14 minutes long; it and they were very challenging. We surely increasing the pace of our which of these teams would go defeat the High School in the doesn’t sound that long, but imagine played a very good game but St game. Individual, players have worked On the 25th of February, Primary 7 through to the semi-finals. After five semi final. All of our training Hutchesons’ hockey “A” team running up and down that pitch every Georges managed to win. We then hard to improve and a large number of tense running penalties, our nerves paid off in the final as we travelled to Windyedge hockey second. went on to play for third place against people have shown progress got the better of us and St Columba’s claimed a 4-0 victory over The pitches to play in the Glasgow George Watsons who are a very good throughout the season. finally managed to beat us. Our B and Glasgow Academy. Academy tournament. 16 teams I was the captain in our team, so hockey team and they were used to C teams really had their work cut out participated in this tournament. When every time before our match started, I playing on grass. It was a very close Despite the terrible weather had to go and toss a coin with the for them as they were playing the A On behalf of the S1 hockey club all the teams arrived, we got split up match and both teams played very conditions throughout this winter, the opposition, and we always got centre teams of other schools. Despite a huge thank you goes to Mrs. into 4 sections. We were going to well! Unfortunately George Watson’s three teams combined were able to pass, which was very lucky. resolute performances in all their Lang and all of the other P.E play against Morrisons, High School managed to sneak in a goal so the play 42 matches this season. The A’s games, they did not manage to reach staff for their support and of Glasgow and Lomond School. I final score was 1-0. We were very At the end of everyone’s matches, we having 13 wins, 1 draw, against the latter stages of the tournament. encouragement throughout the was the captain so at the beginning of happy that we had played well on the had a presentation and found out the George Heriot’s, and 2 unfortunate season. each match I had to go up and shake grass which was sometimes slippy. losses to George Watson’s in the On behalf of the second year hockey winner from each section. In our We came back muddy but we really hands with the opposing team. section, Hutchesons’ came 4th and in second match of the season and club, I would like to thank Miss enjoyed the Tournament! Each game was 12 minutes and we first place was Glasgow Academy. On Wellington in February. We have had McNaught for her patience and came third in our section. Then we a successful season resulting in dedicated coaching which has helped had to move down onto the lower scoring 48 goals and only conceding every player develop. I would also pitches to play for the plate. The first 10. The B team, captained by Sophie like to thank the sixth years who gave team that we played against were Lanigan, have also had a good season their time to help out in our practices Jordanhill and we won 1-0. The next even though a large number of their and give us some much appreciated game we played was against games have been cancelled with 7 tips for the future. Finally thank you to Morrisons. That game was to get into wins, 5 losses and 2 draws scoring 29 Miss Simpson for her memorable the plate final. We drew 0-0 so we goals and conceding 19. The C team, words after the tournament which I had to go to running penalties. Jodie captained by Emma Ramsey, have hope we can put into practice during Knight, Abigail Harrowell and Chloe had a very enjoyable and trying the forthcoming season which is Mathers took them. We won the season with all players working already much looked forward to by all. running penalties and our goalie saved extremely hard and improving them all. (and their goalie just missed my amazing penalty!!) In the final,

88 89 we found ourselves 4-3 up with 2nd XI Report learnt a lot and will hopefully make a minutes left of the first half. Just as it by Michael MacIntyre great 1st XI player in the future. looked like we were holding on for halftime we conceded 2 goals in 2 The team has had a good year. We I would also like to take this minutes. Pushing for a goal in the started off strong with a demolition of opportunity to say a massive thank second half we lost 2 late goals and Glasgow Academy with a victory of you to Mr Hart for his wonderful and were dumped out of the cup. two goals to one. This was continued truly inspirational coaching and for Mr with some fantastic performances Dunlop and his continued support and The defeat in the cup gave us a real against Edinburgh Academy, a 2-0 praise. I would also like to wish the incentive to win with many of the 6 victory, and against Stewarts Melville future first and second eleven players pieces of silverware still available. Up College where although we drew 2-2, luck in future games. first was our own HGS 7s where we a noteworthy performance. Our worst managed to get through to the final result of the season was 10-1, and (against Greenock & Gourock High) our best was 4-0 in our second match and hold off a team filled with against Glasgow Academy. This Junior Boys’ Report internationalists until the last 20 performance was so good that it by Ewan Fielding (S3) seconds, losing 1-0. Our next chance prompted former Olympic athlete Mr was the Stewarts Melville 7s – with Dunlop to say that he thought it was This season, 2010 – 2011, the poor performances we finished a the best 2nd XI performance Hutchie weather was slightly better disappointing 5th. Then came the two had ever had. Once we assured than last year, allowing us to tournaments we were aiming to ourselves that Mr Dunlop had hit his play almost all our games with retain the High School XIs and head on a large object we started to only three called off due to bad Glasgow Academy XIs. Although not enjoy the win. For our next game we weather. There were even playing the hockey we are capable of welcomed back Sean Friel from his enough players to allow two we managed to win both our first and injury but lost the game 3-2. This was teams for some fixtures. This second pieces of silverware with our last competitive match; however gave a few S1s the opportunity reasonable ease. Going into the we did have a game against the to play. Watson’s 7s we were faced with both juniors, (we let them win on penalty Boys’ Reports Scottish Cup finalists in our group. strokes to give the young ones a high Unfortunately the Edinburgh We conceded only 1 goal in the group and keep the future teams strong) teams are still dominant and stages but unfortunately scored 1 we suffered several losses to 1st XI Report less. Finishing 3rd in our group we them. This was disappointing by Raphael Selby Individually there were some good qualified for the plate semi-final, performances; I say modestly, that I because we played well and winning in penalty flicks but contributed a lot too; playing a key tried hard. Our win against A promising team with a mix of After a weekend break we were up time. After a goalless second half we unfortunately narrowly losing 1-0 in role in the defensive line, I used all Edinburgh Academy was very experience and youth prepared for the against Glasgow Academy wanting to left Peffermill disappointed at not the final. Our season was rounded off my strength and agility to save many encouraging. season with a residential training make amends for our first defeat of putting up a proper fight and being with the FP match. 3-0 down at half goals. Our fifth years were also key weekend at Inverclyde. The training the season. And make amends we unable to show Watsons how well time the team was encouraged to dig with Ali Kyle as our top goal scorer This year we had a chance to seemed to have paid off with a did with a very comfortable 7-0 win, we could play. deep and show our former with 5 goals. He was helped along prove ourselves against the 2nd comfortable 3-0 victory over a inspired by a man of the match hatrick teammates how good we were. In with fellow fifth years Lewis MacKay, XI. This was a very close game Clydesdale U18 team at one of our for Hutchie’s new keenest hockey Needing a confidence booster before the second half we found some form Lawrie Carlaw and Andrew resulting in a final score of 2-1 early matches on the school’s new player Max Milton. And so begun our our Scottish Cup quarter final tie away and with two incredible individual Foxworthy, all of whom were on penalties to us. This was our pitch. Next came our first big test of winning streak, with impressive to Glenalmond, a game against goals we just lost 4-3. promoted to the 1stXI on a number of best performance of the year. the season – a game away to results against Hillhead U18 (10-0), Glasgow Academy was the perfect occasions. There were some good We had a new replacement Watsons who had embarrassed us in Beaconhurst (7-1), Edinburgh opportunity. A 10-1 victory was just All in all everyone has enjoyed being performances from our more goalie, Ross Grant, playing for previous years. Full of confidence we Academy (7-0 and 4-1 in the cup) High what we needed playing some of the part of the squad this season and defence-based fifth years such as us and he shows promise for travelled through to Peffermill but School (4-0) and a very impressive best hockey we had played all although some important results did Moiz Shah, Fraser Euanson and Stuart next year. went 1-0 down in the early stages. fight-back against Stewarts Melville season. not go our way, the season has been Anderson, who all helped to make We did not allow our heads to drop where we came back from 2-0 down a qualified success. This is down to sure we conceded no more than 10 We would like to thank Mr and levelled the scoring quickly. to win 2-4. On the bus journey up to Perth we the commitment and enthusiasm of goals in any one game. Praise is due Dunlop, Mr Hart and Mr Unfortunately careless defending were in high spirits believing we could Mr Dunlop, Mr Hart and all the other for Blake Sinclair who gave a solid MacKay for their excellent allowed Watsons to score 3 more It was then time to face Watsons get a positive result out of the match. staff that have coached and umpired performance in goals and a few coaching and encouragement. goals, ending the match 4-1 – a score- again and another trip through to But once again like so many of our along the season. A big thanks must games, and goals, in a forward role. line which flattered the reigning Edinburgh. Before we had found our other matches we found ourselves go them for making hockey at Hutchie Last and not least was Pavel Sharma, Scottish Champions. feet we were 2-0 down and as we conceding early (unfortunately this such a pleasure to be part of. filling in the shoes of former 2ndXI were fighting our way back into the time it was 3) Then in 20 minutes player Sidharth Sharma. Pavel has match we conceded again before half came an incredible fight back where

90 91 Athletics

Match Statistics and Hockey Results 2010-11 Representative Honours List TEAM P WD L FA Girls 1st XI 13 11 2 63 5 Hockey Representative Honours 2010-2011 2nd XI 12 82237 14 3rd X1 15 10 2337 12 Outdoor International U21 4th X1 12 72320 13 Robyn Collins (S6) in Training squad 5th XI 7 115514 4th Year X1 Outdoor International U18 3rd Yr ‘A’ 13 72431 13 Heather Lang (S6) in Team 3rd Yr ‘B’ 13 526722 Kirsten McIntosh (S6) in Team 3rd Yr ‘C’ 7 14229 Lucy Lanigan (S6) in Team Emma O’Rourke (S5) in Training 3rd Yr ‘D’ 111 6 squad 2nd Yr ‘A’ 14 11 3 39 5 Outdoor International U16 2nd Yr ‘B’ 12 71428 13 Jennifer Eadie (S4) in Team 2nd Yr ‘C’ 8 215414 Murray Collins (S3) in Team 2nd Yr ‘D’ Calum McIntosh (S4) in Team 1st Yr ‘A’ 14 14 42 4 Outdoor West District U18 Heather Lang S6 1st Yr ‘B’ 11 54220 8 Emma Hunter S6 1st Yr ‘C’ 11 54216 8 Kirsten McIntosh S6 1st Yr ‘D’ Lucy Lanigan S6 Katie Fulton S6 P.7 ‘A’ 8 314718 Emma O’Rourke S5 P.7 ‘B’ 8 32315 20 The 2010 athletics season has been, as always, a huge Douglas Connell, Leo Milton, Campbell Scott and Declan P7 ‘B/C’ 111 2 success for the Hutchie athletics team as we showcased McLaughlin. But particular note must go to Hutchie’s Outdoor West District U16 P7‘C’ 110 7 Jennifer Eadie S4 our talents at Glasgow, Scottish and, for some, Scottish Schools Champions of 2010, Lachlan Greig in the Calum MacIntosh S4 P7 ‘D’ international level. Hammer Throw and Fraser O’Rourke who set a new Murray Collins S3 P7A/B 11 61 Scottish Schools’ record in the pole vault! The season started off on a high with the girls winning the Boys Auldhouse Cup and the boys the Minerva Cup at the Kelvin Towards the end of the season, some of those who had Outdoor West Under 15 1st XI 15 10 5 70 25 Hall, setting a very high precedent for the rest of the performed particularly well in the Glasgow Schools, Jennifer Eadie S4 2nd XI 10 42422 16 season. In the 2010 Scottish Indoor Championships, Fraser represented Glasgow in the Scottish Schools’ Inter Area Junior A XI 10 127537 Indoor Boys Under 15 O’Rourke achieved silver in the pole vault while Max Lott match. 12 Hutchie pupils were chosen to participate with Junior B XI 43 116 14 Murray Collins S3 won bronze in the 1500m. Matthew Kerr was also selected silver being achieved by both Adam Divers in the high jump Indoor 4 21113 10 to compete internationally, representing Scotland in the and Leo Milton in the shot putt. All contributed to help Indoor Junior 4413 24 U16 boys pentathlon at the Kelvin Hall. Glasgow achieve an overall 1st. 7’s 14 347814 11’S 55 13 1 The Glasgow Schools is one of the main events of the Just as the 2011 athletics season is getting underway school athletics season and in this, Hutchie enjoyed there are hints that this will be as successful as its success both individually and as a team. In total, we won a predecessor. Once again Hutchie has clinched victory in the staggering 35 gold, 25 silver and 14 bronze individual Auldhouse and Minerva Cups at the Kelvin Hall. Also, in medals. And as a team, Hutchie won either a gold or silver this year’s Scottish Schools’ indoor athletics two silver medal in each age group with the S1 girls, S3 boys and medals were won by Matthew Kerr in the long jump and senior boys coming out on top. high jump and gold by Fraser O’Rourke in the pole vault. 2011 looks to be a promising season for Hutchie’s athletes. With huge success in the Glasgow Schools behind us, Hutchie pupils entered the Scottish Schools with great Overall, the past athletics season has been an outstanding expectations. We did not disappoint. In the Relay one for the school. 34 new boys school records were set Championships, the U14 boys claimed bronze, the Primary which hints at the quality and calibre of Hutchie athletes. Girls won silver whilst the U14 girls won an impressive Yet our success on the track would not be possible without gold. Individually, an astounding 16 medals were won. the immense commitment of time and effort by our PE Bronze medals were won by Catriona Herbert, Max Lott, staff. Particular thanks must go to Mrs Robertson, Mrs Adam Divers, Douglas Connell, Georgia Reid and Campbell Crichton, Mrs McNeill, Miss McNaught, Mr Russell and Mr Scott. Silver was achieved by Ayesha Ali, Harry Williams, Lang.

92 93 the girls’ race Jenny Eadie stormed ahead to take gold with Irvine. However, driving there on Saturday 12th of March Selena Jackson in second and Elaine Eadie not far behind. with two inches of snow the general feeling on the bus was “Great. This is going to be a disaster!” Luckily, the For the more enthusiastic or committed runners amongst harsh sea-breeze at this seaside location was to our us this was not the end. We turned our heads from the advantage for the first time ever and kept the snow away. cross country scene for a while and took to road running. The Under 14 age category kicked off the day and set the At the Scottish School Road Relays in Grangemouth, our bar very high. Charlotte Mason (11th) led the team home to S1 team comprising of Charlotte Mason, Jude Graham and gold and Adam Livingston (18th) brought the boys back to Jessica Boyle were 2nd and the boys’ first year team of bronze. The best performance of the day was Katie Turnbull Tom Grewar, Chris Hyde and Euan Devanney were a coming in 7th in the U15 girls’ race. She earned her first respectable 5th. In the medley girls’ race, the A team - international selection representing Scotland at the Katie Turnbull, Clare McBride, Jenny Eadie and Elaine Eadie Schools’ International Cross Country held in Antrim, - took the bronze and the B team - Gillian Manchip, Eilidh Northern Ireland. In this event Katie achieved 24th place, Cook, Katie Ireland and Selena Jackson - were 10th. Walker coming 5th Scot. Despite Katie’s excellent performance the Graham, Craig Osborne, Douglas Britton and Sandy Nimmo team only managed 4th place and the boys returned home were third in the medley boys’ race and the B team in 5th. Selena Jackson (17th) led the U17 girls’ team to consisting of Dewi Gould, Jamie Cook, Josh Hyde and victory. Unfortunately the boys didn’t have enough to make Archie Cullen were 16th. up a team but Scott Young (43rd), Michael McBride (58th) and Jamie Crawford (60th) all put in a solid effort. Due to With the Glasgow and Scottish schools approaching, the injury and illness, the Over 17 Girls just managed to scrape school decided to take part in some preparation races. The together a team on the morning of the race dragging St Aloysius Road Relays always proves to be a tough race Emma Hunter (29th) and Robyn Collins (24th) out of their and all four teams did well. At the Fettes Relays in March beds and Lucy Patrick (30th) away from her shopping. the U13 boys put in a fantastic performance to win gold Regardless of this, Elaine Eadie (11th) led her not so and the U13 girls’, the U15 girls’ and the U15 boys’ teams enthusiastic team mates to 3rd place (out of 3 teams!) all managed to achieve silver medals. while Sandy Nimmo (23rd) led his to 7th place (out of 7!).

The Charity Run had given us all a bit more confidence to All in all the cross country season has been really Cross Country return to the feared Nether Pollok. The school once again enjoyable. Everyone’s commitment and enthusiasm paid stole the show at the Glasgow Schools’ Cross Country off and it has been another successful year. I wish Championships, where no team finished lower than 4th in everyone good luck for next season and hope you all Elaine Eadie, S6 the Secondary School races. Five team golds came from continue to build on your fantastic efforts from this year. S1, S2, S3 and Senior Girls as well as S2 Boys. The two On behalf of all the cross country runners I would like to This year’s cross country season started the team silvers were awarded to S4 Girls and Boys and the thank Mr Russell for all his hard work and organization same way it does every year with the Charity bronze for Senior Boys. Despite the determination in the throughout the year; to Miss McNaught, Mrs Munro and Run in Nether Pollok that EVERYONE dreads. the way. Chris Hyde and Charlotte S1 and S3 boys’ races they both just missed out on the Mr Martin for taking the weekly running clubs; and to all Hills, puddles and knee-deep patches of mud Mason were the champions in the medals coming 4th place. In total eight individual medals the other PE staff who supported us during this season. aren’t most people’s idea of fun but this year a first year run with Euan Devanney were won. There were gold medals for Charlotte Mason The superb performances this year have given us all a clear great effort was put in from Primary 6 to and Dario Ewing taking silver and (S1), Katie Turnbull (S2), Selena Jackson (S4) and Elaine illustration of the high participation levels and the important Secondary 6 (not only in the running but the bronze respectively in the boys’ race and Jessica Eadie (Senior Girls). Silver was awarded to Jude Graham role that cross country plays at Hutchesons’. costumes too!) and a very high standard was set for the Boyle and Eilidh Cook in the girls. The second year race (S1) and Jenny Eadie (S4) and bronze to Rebecca Patrick rest of the season. always proves to be exciting with a great array of athletic (Senior Girls) and Scott Young (S4). talent. Walker Graham won in style with Jamie Cook and Relatively new to the Cross Country scene, the Primary 6s Dewi Gould 2nd and 3rd respectively. It was an impressive In the Primary races there were no fewer than 200 runners gathered on the start line not realising what they were start to a great season for Katie Turnbull (1st) in the girls’ in each year group category making each race extremely about to let themselves in for. From the boys’ side, race with Lucy Davidson finishing 2nd and Alex Pope in competitive. Nevertheless, the primary pupils all showed outstanding performances came from Josh Bicknell (1st), 3rd. Craig Osborne and Caitlin Judd were triumphant in the great determination and enthusiasm on the day. The Neil Anderson (2nd) and Harry Nimmo (3rd) whilst in the third year race. The silver and bronze medals went to Josh Primary 6 Boys’ team was 1st and the girls 5th. Harry girls’ race D’Arcy McGregor took 1st place with Annie Hyde and Murray Collins in the boys’ race and Rachel Nimmo produced a phenomenal performance to win his Gould (2nd) and Orla O’Reilly (3rd) following in behind. Smillie and Nicola Wilde in the girls. Finally the senior race with Josh Bicknell in 2nd and twin brother Ben in 7th. Having competed in this race last year, the Primary 7 team races, made up of 4th, 5th and 6th year, took to the course. The Primary 7 Boys were 9th team overall and the Girls geared themselves up for what they knew would be a The start line was packed with many keen runners, a worked well as a team to finish 2nd. Top 10 performances tough course. The medallists in the boys’ race were horse, several Mr Langs, some geeks and a group of in these races came from Sarah Eunson (6th), Chloe George Baird (1st), Greg Findlay (2nd) and Calum Milliken ramblers. Despite the high number of fun runners, these Mathers (7th) and Jodie Knight (10th). (3rd). The girls’ race proved to be competitive with 3 girls races displayed some impressive performances. Sandy battling for the gold. Jodie Knight came out on top with Nimmo was the clear winner of the boys’ race as Douglas The secondary teams, having left Nether Pollok behind, Sarah Eunson (2nd) and Sophie Highet (3rd) pushing her all Britton (2nd) and Elliot Martin (3rd) followed him home. In were destined for the Scottish Schools’ Cross Country in

94 95 Cricket Season 2010

Last year was not the most successful in terms of matches younger talents – Sheryar Awan, Ahmad Chaudhry, Keshav Curling won. However, there were several stand out performances Kanabar and Ilan Selby - to gain 1st XI experience. These along the course of the season, most notably Shreyas players didn’t just slot into the team to make up numbers - The curling group has had a on show. The ‘A’ team did very well Chitnis’s match winning 96* batting the whole 30 overs during the course of the season they all made a big successful season! The senior club finishing 3rd overall and the ‘B’ team against Glasgow Academy and Finlay Walker’s 57* helping contribution and began to take responsibility for the met at Braehead each Wednesday placed a respectable 5th out of the six to win the Andrew Wood Memorial Trophy against George success of the team. afternoon during the games period teams competing. Heriot’s. and this year the seasoned players Big thanks are due to all the members of staff and FPs who were joined by a number of novices. The season was topped off with the As usual the highlight of the season was the annual fixture have given up their time to umpire and coach throughout After a few weeks of instruction from Bonspiel, a fun competition which against MCC. The game was unfortunately a very one- the season. volunteer coaches from the Braehead gets all players from all of the schools sided affair, with all players for the MCC having played at a team, the groups skill set had involved. It was a great opportunity to top level, including two players that were called up for the Looking ahead to the 2011 season all we can hope for is improved significantly, the greatest get to know other curlers from Scotland team the following week. some good weather and some great performances to improvements seen amongst the new Kelvinside Academy and Glasgow hopefully spark a successful year for the cricket club. recruits. Academy. The competition was very The season was also blighted with call-offs due to exams. successful and curling captain Ewan However this opened up opportunities for some of the After Christmas, the coaching ended Gardener (S6) led his team to victory and it was left to the 6th years to winning the acclaimed Wilkinson maintain the level of skills acquired. Sword. group. Her enthusiasm and All of the players were lucky enough encouragement really inspired the to represent the school in the Overall, we had had a wonderful team as a whole. We would also like Glasgow Schools’ Curling league; curling season and hope it continues to mention Mrs Robertson who with such a large curling group the to grow from strength to strength in organised all of the fixtures. school was able to field two teams. It the years to come. Huge thanks go to was an enjoyable experience for all Mrs Shields for dedicating her Rachel Smith and some very impressive curling was Wednesday afternoons to the curling

Netball

Netball club has met on a Tuesday section; finishing with one win and This year, the senior team elected to after school and has been very well two losses. The team were very play recreationally due to other attended with about 25 girls from S2 excited to qualify for the Silver Cup. commitments; many girls have to S6 turning up each week. Mrs Their second round match was completed the Physical part of their Robertson and Miss Manson have against Eastwood High, in a very Duke of Edinburgh award. helped all the players to improve their thrilling and close match Hutchie footwork and shooting skills, resulting were delighted with a 10-6 win. The The junior squads also played in a much quicker game. Quarter Finals match against St matches against the High School of Ninians was always going to be a Glasgow and Eastwood High School, An S3 squad entered the Scottish tough match and it proved to be so. which improved their game Schools’ Cup for the first time. They The team must be congratulated for enormously. All of the teams are were drawn with some very strong their commitment and enthusiasm. looking forward to the next season. netball schools in the initial league

96 97 Football 1st XI Swimming Now to the team events – the Relays. three Hutchie boys in it and the Lucy Lanigan, S6 Great efforts from all relay teams, reserve. Ross Overdijking (P7) swam The Hutchesons’ Grammar School football team has had a was our 4th of February tie, against Stonelaw High School. starting with the Under 13 girls relay well to win a bronze medal followed very good and promising season, we started off our It was a terrible day for football with the rain lashing down. Many of Hutchie’s talented swimmers team winning a silver medal, including by George Williams (P7) in 4th and competitive season with a resounding 6-0 victory over The lads were expecting a tough and physical game. took to the well known Whitehill pool : Jessica Boyle, Kelly MacInnes, Ailsa Ben Bicknell (P6) in 6th. David Brown Bearsden Academy in the Glasgow Cup. This gave us a However, right from the off we were on top with some this year securing medals both Ramage and Jenny Anderson. Our (P7) was very pleased with his nights much needed confidence boost as you never know how a nice football along the floor and a brilliant half volley from individually and for the team. Under 14 girls relay team also won a work; although he narrowly missed silver medal, congratulations to Chloe football team will come together at Hutchie, however, Miles McMillian gave us confidence to go on to win the Throughout both the Secondary and out on winning a medal in the Open Wong, Lara Tomkins, Sophie Marshall luckily it has come good this season. We progressed to the game 4-1. Primary School our swimmers 25m Butterfly, finishing forth, he did and Kristin Brown (S2). The boys won quarter-finals of the Glasgow cup, where we met St Peter enthusiastically took part in many win the 50m Freestyle which is the bronze medal with Andrew Baird always a very competitive race. Beth the Apostle High, the current Glasgow league and Glasgow On top of all of the games a few team members were events including Glasgow Schools’ (S2), Jamie Lee (S2), Harris Barbour (P7) also just missed out in Cup champions. It was a sterling performance from the given the opportunity to trial for the Scottish Independent Championships, Scottish Schools’ Championships, Primary Invitational MacArthur-Crompton (S2) and Mark the Open 25m Butterfly where she lads, the dead lock was finally broken late on by St Peter School football team. Four of our players were selected for gala and the Annual School Slater (S2) in the team. finished 4th. Finally Jodie Knight (P7) High and they went on to secure a spot in the semi final. this squad from S6, Mark Davies and from S5, Fahad Swimming gala. finished 5th in the 50 Breaststroke. Ayoub, Jamie Jackson and Lewis Walter. I wish them the Both Under 16 teams finished with However, despite this blow to our season we still remained best of luck with the squad and we look forward to seeing At the Glasgow Schools’ Secondary silver medals. The Girls’ team was Our Primary 5 girls’ relay team in two competitions - the Glasgow League and the how they get on against England at the Nottingham Forrest Swimming Finals, our swimming made up of Holly Beth Gourlay, Alex finished with a bronze, the boys Independent School League. We had a good set of results Ground (The City Ground) which is a 30000 seater, this will teams did very well winning 5 Gold, 6 Bain, Isi Ross and Annabel Scott (S3). finished 4th, congratulations to them. in the Independent League however as it usually ends for be a great experience for them and I hope they come away Silver and 5 Bronze medals. The Boys were Jonathan Wong, Primary 6 girls and boys swam well the Hutchsons’ football team we fell at the final hurdle for with a victory. Mazen Allam (S4), Jacob Bird (S4) with both teams winning bronze. The progression into the next stage of the competition. The The 13 and under girls age group and Harry Williams (S4). Primary 7 girls also won bronze and best result for us in the Independent school league was There is a promising future for the school’s football team as were very successful with a the boys swam very well to pick up a another fantastic 5-0 victory over Glasgow Academy, with a we have seen 4th years Paul Smith and Matt McGilvery promising start from Ailsa Ramage In the final race of the evening our silver medal. superb hat-trick from Jamie Naismith who was our top goal come into the squad who have had a big impact on our who won a silver medal in the 50m Open team consisting of Lucy scorer this season with fifteen goals. season. I wish the team the best of luck for next season. Freestyle. The S1 success was Lanigan (S6), Aylish Cockburn (S5), In the school swimming gala, a However, this season could not have taken place without continued by Jenny Anderson who Stephanie Kerr (S5)and Nancy spectacular effort was made by every This season we were entered into the Glasgow League for the help from Mr Russell and Mr McCulloch . They have secured herself a gold medal in the Haniford (S4) finished with a very swimmer participating. In the Junior the first time, this was a new challenge for the boys as it given up a great amount of their time every Wednesday 50m breaststroke. Furthermore, respectable 4th place. girls’ event our overall winner was was a far more competitive and physical league than we after school with our record breaking fixture list this season Jessica Boyle also flourished in the Chloe Wong (S2) who dominated this had ever experienced. We had a good set of results and so on behalf of the team - many thanks! pool that evening by winning Gold in Jonathon Wong represented the age group. Jenny Anderson (S1) and narrowly missed out on progressing - coming in third the 50m Breastroke and bronze in the School at the Scottish School’s event Lucy Davidson (S2) respectively which was held at Tollcross Leisure. position in our division. The best result of or division games 50m Butterfly. In the 13 and under finished 2nd and 3rd. In the Junior boys group Anslie Scott won himself Jonathon competed in the 100m boys event Robbie Nulty (S1) a well deserved bronze medal in the Backstroke and secured himself in the dominated the event winning three of 50m Breastsroke. top 10, finishing 8th. the four races, Aynslie Scott (S1) finished second and Yevgeniy There were also excellent results in At the Glasgow Schools Primary Hildebrandt (S1) won the bronze the 14yrs and under category where Swimming Finals, held at Whitehill medal. Lauren Nulty (S3) won a bronze medal Pool, our swimming teams did in the 50m Breastroke. Our talented extremely well winning 4 Gold, 1 The Senior girls had an exciting yet S2 Chloe Wong dominated the 50m Silver and 6 Bronze Medals. tense day in the pool; with the top 3 Breastroke winning her event with having one point between them. In ease. Lara Tomkins (S2), Chloe Wong In the 10 and under age group, Helen the end, Robyn Collins (S6) came out and Sophie Marshall (S2) all did well Brown (P5) had a good night; she was on top and won the gold medal, Lucy to reach the final of the 50m Freestyle 5th in the 25m Breastroke and she Lanigan (S6) came 2nd and youngster however they did not feature top 3. won gold in the 25m Freestyle. Holly-Beth Gourlay (S3)receiving a bronze medal. In the under 16yrs category, Jonathan In the 11 years and under category, Wong (S4) was up against very strong Annie Gould(P6) also had a successful In the Senior boys’ event, Jonathon opposition in the 100m backstroke; he night, she competed in a very fast Wong (S4) also showed his dominated the race winning the Freestyle Final where she did well to swimming ability by winning his Hutchesons’ Grammar School Trophy finish in 5th place. However she individual gold medal, Mazen Allam – well done. Holly Beth Gourlay (S3) dominated the Backstroke from the (S4) silver and Harry Williams (S3) won a bronze medal in the 50m start, winning the gold medal. In the finished with the bronze medal. Butterfly. boys’ 25m Breastroke event Neill Anderson (P6) managed to retain his Congratulations to all our swimmers The Lifesaving team of Isi Ross (S3) title from last year with a clear win. this season. and Alex Bain (S3) won the 1938 Lifesaving Shield – congratulations. 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Tennis Report 2010-2011 Hutchesons’ Grammar School by Heather Lang & Matthew Stout Tennis Champions 2010 P6 Rally Competition Winners: Last season was an outstanding one Scotland in the British National Eve Brown & Emily Dorris for the tennis players. A tennis Schools Aegon Championships. P6 Rally Competition Runner-up: season now has no clear boundaries, Ellie Buchanan & Alyssa Jacobs running from September of one year, The very able boys’ Under 13 team, P7 Rally Competition Winners: till the October of the next. So season comprising of Calum Stout(S3), Jenny Anderson & Colette Watt 2009-2010 saw our senior teams start Andrew Baird (S2), Jamie Cook(S2) P7 Rally Competition Runner-up: their campaign in September 2009, and George Baird(P7) were very Charlotte Mason & Rachel Wood and play cup matches till June 2010. unlucky losing to the exceptionally Our senior boys‘ team just missed talented young Glasgow High School S1 Girls-Winner: Flora Walker reaching finals day by the narrowest team, which subsequently reached of margins, but captain Matthew the National Final. S1 Boys-Winner: Andrew Baird Stout is confident that Richard Prentice(S6), Ross McLeod(S6), So our budding young tennis starts S1 Girls-Runner-up: Finlay Walker(S5), Jamie Fleming are all well travelled, but tennis is not Lucy Davidson and Calum Stout(both S3) can go always about playing at the highest S1 Boys-Runner-up: one step further this year. The girls level. The school is pleased to have Jamie Cook however, went all the way, eventually many interested ‘wanabe’ players S2 Girls-Winner: beating Nairn Academy to become attend tennis on a Wednesday Rosa McMillan Scottish Champions for the first time afternoon at senior games throughout S2 Boys-Winner: since 1976. The team was definitely both the summer and the winter. In Calum Stout big in heart, if not in stature! The addition, about 280 pupils from S1 to S2 Girls-Runner-up: Physical Education giants are Charlotte Mason(S1) S4 participate annually in the well- Kirsty Forgie Paige Denholm and Iona Campbell contested House Championship. Athletic Awards Athletics House Championship Gymnastics S2 Boys-Runner-up: (both S4) and Captain Heather Participation rather than technical Girls’ Primary School Sports Champion The Gymnastics Cup, the 1917 Trophy Colin Lowrey The Jean C Bain Trophy Junior awarded to the best section in Form I Lang(S6).This season, both boys and expertise is the order of the day in S3 Girls-Winner: Charlotte C S Mason The Junior House Cup awarded to Lochiel awarded to Form 1C represented by Stuart J girls are currently in the quarter finals this contest. House represented by Sophie N C Crawford Gormley Paige Denholm Boys’ Primary School Sports Champion and Sol H Edwards of the Scottish Cup, and are hoping to The Jardine Cup progress further. It is therefore amidst this participation S3 Boys-Winner: House Competition Robbie Blackwood Chris J Hyde Senior at all levels, including pride in one of The Tercentenary Cup awarded to Montrose The Junior House Shield First Year Girls’ Champion S3 Girls-Runner-up: House represented by Christy A Mackinnon Winning House Stuart Summer 2010 also saw the start of our Former Pupils, Leon Smith The Kingarth Cup Iona Campbell and Mark D J Neilly our Under 13 and Under 15 AEGON captaining the Davis Cup Tennis team, Katie S Turnbull Captains S3 Boys-Runner-up: Tennis Awards Jenny D Anderson league campaign. Both girls’ teams that the School was delighted to learn First Year Boys’ Champion Ben Shenkin Junior Girls’ Tennis Champion Christopher G D Parsonage did very well and reached the Scottish of two prestigious awards which The D B M Charleson Cup The Kingarth Trophy Campbell B Scott The House Cup, the WH Macdonald Trophy Finals in September. The Under 15 were presented this March. Junior Championship Paige C M Denholm Winning House Montrose team, comprising of Paige Second Year Girls’ Champion Girls-Winner: Junior Boys’ Tennis Champion The Elspeth B Cowan Trophy Captains Denholm(S4), Iona Campbell (S4), George Baird, of Primary 7, was Paige Denholm The Burnside Cup Georgia E Reid Christy A Mackinnon Rebecca Dodds(S4), Lauren awarded the Raymond Miquel Calum R M Stout Girls-Runner-up: Mark D J Neilly Fields(S4) and Chloe Fleming(S4) Award from Tennis Scotland for being Second Year Boys’ Champion Iona Campbell Senior Girls’ Tennis Champion Chloe O McKell The John A Braidwood Cup beat Dollar Academy 4-2 becoming a most promising junior boy. The Butters Cup Lewis R Tait Boys-Winner: Fraser C O’Rourke Scottish Champions. Similarly, the Heather S Lang Calum Stout Public Speaking Prizes Third Year Girls’ Champion Under 13 Girls’ team comprising of In addition to this, Mrs Christine Senior Boys’ Tennis Champion The 1957 Group Quaich First Year Charlotte Mason(S1), Rosa Windmill, vice-president of Tennis Boys-Runner-up: The School Cup Jennifer C Eadie The First Year Trophy Colin Lowrey Matthew H M Stout* McMillan(S3), Kirsty Forgie(S3) and Scotland, attended our Sports Dinner, Lorna C McGregor Third Year Boys’ Champion Flora Walker(S2) beat St George’s and presented Hutchesons’ Grammar Senior Championship Rugby Football The Alan S Paterson Cup Second Year Tennis Academy 5-1 and were School with the award :“Tennis The Willie Wilson Memorial Award for Girls-Winner: Blair J McCarte The I G McIver Memorial Trophy Leadership in Rugby crowned Scottish Champions. School of the Year 2010.” Delighted Heather Lang Aidan A Bushnell Andrew J Stewart Captains Heather Lang and Matthew Senior Girls’ Champion Girls-Runner-up: The Eleanor Howie Trophy Third Year Hockey The boys’ under 15 team, comprising Stout received the award on behalf of Emma Quail Robyn C Collins The John M Hutchison Cup The Watt Stevens Shield for Leadership in of Finlay Walker (S5), Jamie all the tennis players. Andrew J Hobson Boys-Winner: Senior Boys’ Champion Hockey Fleming(S4), Robbie Matthew Stout The Governors’ Cup Karen E Leslie Senior Blackwood(S4), Ben Shenkin(S4) Let us hope that the weather holds Michael Dodds The 1957 Group Trophy and Colin Lowrey(S3) also won out this summer, and success can be Boys-Runner-up: Catriona M A Herbert Finlay Walker their Scottish Championship and all repeated. three teams went on to represent Tennis Captains this season (2010-2011) Heather Lang & Matthew Stout

100 101 The Isabel Turnbull Memorial Prize for the Special Prizes for Form II History 2nd equal, Drama 2nd, Modern Drama 2nd Economics 2nd equal, Computing 1st, English Mathematics 3rd equal, Physics 2nd, Speaking of Verse Studies 1st equal three prizes Abigail K H Duff* 1st, French 1st, History 1st five prizes Chemistry 1st, Computing 1st, The Edinburgh The Neil MacDonald Medal for the Most Morven E Bremner Stephen J Paul Cressida R O’Donoghue FP Club Prize, Economics 1st, five prizes Business Management 1st equal Promising Mathematics Pupil in Secondary 2 Alastair S MacMahon The Mrs J C Nicol Memorial Prize for Clear David L Lunardi Biology 3rd equal, Latin 1st equal, English 1st Leo J McGinn Form V Subject Prizes Speech three prizes School Prizes, Donated & Endowed Prizes The Marion G MacNeill Prizes for General Latin 1st equal Modern Studies 3rd Victoria L Stevenson Rebecca Dodds Excellence Scott Meenan* Heather Conejo-Watt* The Freda Brown Award awarded jointly to Music Competition Emma L Calder, David L Lunardi Mathematics 4th, French 2nd equal, Modern Emma L O’Rourke Karen E Leslie and Anna J O’Donoghue Geography 2nd equal Studies 1st equal, German 1st our prizes Ensemble Flute Duo Form III Subject Prizes Modern Studies 1st equal Gillian E Hutchison The Dr Spence W Alexander Memorial Award Lena M McCrae Ewan Gardner Elliot C Martin* David B Linderman for Community Service English 4th J Mei-Lin Lee* Physics 3rd, Biology 1st, Computing 1st, Thea C Macdonald The Mark Scott Team represented by Sara Maarya Nawaz* Economics 1st Geography 1st, Mathematics 1st five prizes Naeem and Russell L Park Intermediate Blake D Sinclair Art and Design 2nd Geography 3rd equal Pavel Sharma Alexandra P J Pope Ayesha Ali The Lesley Anderson Memorial Prize Yasmine Coll*, Craig J Grant Greek 1st Biology 3rd equal, Spanish 2nd equal, Physics Graeme Wallace Senior Victoria Fairlie French 2nd Chemistry 2nd equal 2nd, Chemistry 1st, Economics 1st, The Biggars Trophy Massimo Sannino The International Rescue Corps Trophy for Anita Balaji Graphic Communication 1st six prizes Home Economics Hebba N Benyaghla outstanding charity work Pranav B Manoharan The Jess F Whyte Prize Modern Studies 2nd History 2nd equal The J8 One Sugar Team represented by Drama Competition Lucy A McKell Rachel McL Donnachie Duncan S Bruce Donated & Endowed Prizes for Form III Katie Barbour, Stephanie J Kerr and Jane The Junior Drama Cup Home Economics History 1st equal, M MacRae Biology 2nd 1946 Sixth Form Quaich for significant Gregor J Davidson Practical Fabric Skills The Margaret Dunbar Memorial Prize general progress The Jane Rae Award for excellence in Naomi G Bryson Natasha L Britton Special Prizes for the Junior School Sarra L Levinson Mathematics 1st Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Computing 2nd Gurveer S Basi Art and Design 1st Music examinations The Jean Cunningham Smith Prize for The William and Mary Arbuckle Prizes for Keshev Kanabar Rachael S Thomson Gordon D Biggart Handwriting Drawing Technology 1st Business Management 1st equal Ting-Yu Lin* Stewart A Matthews Biology 1st The Jan and David Dobson Award for service Primary 5 Grace E M Cheah Eilish J Carr to the musical life of the school M Adil Hussain, Robbie G Morrison, The Sayers Cup for Oral French Mathematics 3rd equal, Computing 2nd equal French 1st Adam R Gerber Wan-Hew Tran, Yasmin Tsang Eleanor E Lumley two prizes English 1st Haris S A Haseeb Gauri Mahendra* The J S Jack Prize The Peter Howie Memorial Prizes Primary 6 The Middle School Quaich for Spoken Home Economics 1st, Catriona M A Herbert Cello, Junior Award Beth R Barbour, Ellie J S Buchanan, German French 2nd equal, Spanish 2nd two prizes The Hilda and Isobel Smith Memorial Prize Catriona S Eadie Sam Fagan, Tom W Richardson Crawford J A Lang Lara M R Gilmour German 1st, Catherine H MacFie* The Rosalie Harris Prize Cello, Senior Award Primary 7 French 2nd equal Art and Design 2nd, two History 1st The Low Cup for Oral Spanish Sandy Nimmo Hebba N Benyaghla Louise Blair, Bethan Campbell, prizes Scott J F Young Robbie Blackwood India H Catherwood, Kharis E Hutchison, Jane M MacRae Graphic Communication 1st The Alyssa Bentley Prize for Singing Ava H Meiklejohn* The Helen M McMillan Prize for Excellence in Jed H Moore Morven E Bremner Music 1st Computing 2nd equal, Mathematics 2nd Modern Languages Joshua B Lewis two prizes Human Biology 1st The Rouken Glen Veterinary Surgery Prize for Primary 7 Lena M McCrae Awards for General Excellence English 2nd equal, Mathematics 2nd equal Calvin C Y Shek* Marwa M Allam the most imaginative and innovative Project The Marco Prize for Excellence in Modern in the Sciences in Form 6 awarded jointly to two prizes Business Management 1st equal, Geography Latin 1st, The Pringle Prize P7B Languages Leoni G M Bennett Anna Davidson 1st equal two prizes Sashrika Shetty Jack A Wigg Robbie Blackwood Valerie M Potts Sarah E Burns Art and Design 2nd, Geography 2nd two Music 1st Anna J O’Donoghue P7D The Dr John Hutchison Prize for Meritorious prizes German 1st, Spanish 1st two prizes Morven E Bremner Jessica Boyle Performance in The J C Murray Magazine Prizes Helena J McKelvie* Kirsty Gray* P7J English, Mathematics, Geography, Physics Chemistry 3rd, Mathematics 2nd two prizes Junior Award Business Management 1st equal, Latin 1st Michael R Hain and Chemistry Art and Design 1st, Music 1st two prizes Deep P Sarode Claire M McDermott equal two prizes Pavel Sharma Catrìona F Reid* P7M Rebecca E Agliolo English 2nd, Human Biology 2nd, two prizes Senior Award Anish V Amin The Marion G MacNeill Prize for General Modern Studies 3rd equal, English 2nd equal, Kirsten A McIntosh Olivia Ju-Hyeon Lee English 2nd equal, Art and Design 1st two Excellence History 2nd three prizes Spanish 2nd, French 1st, The Nancy W P7R prizes and the Whittome Cup Iain W R McDermott* The Fiona C Wood Prize for Meritorious Emily K Lobb Hebba N Benyaghla Rebecca Dodds McLay Prize, two prizes Performance Biology 3rd equal, Mathematics 3rd equal, Grant J McGlynn Gordon D Biggart The Terries-Neil Quaich for outstanding Spanish 2nd equal, Drama 1st two prizes The Sutherland Prize for General Excellence Physics 1st, three prizes Business Management 1st, Geography 1st, contribution to the life of the Primary School Christie L I Knight Pavel Sharma Hannah R Todd* The Dr J A McCallum Prize for Physical The Margaret Dunbar Memorial Prize, two French 2nd equal, Modern Studies 1st equal Education and the Matthew Cup for All- Ailsa Ramage Form IV Subject Prizes Modern Studies 3rd equal, Physics 3rd, prizes Round Excellence in PE two prizes Drama 1st three prizes Anna MacR Gaudoin Biology 3rd equal Karen E Leslie Special Prizes for Form I Eleanor E Lumley Gregory F Clark Katie Barbour English 3rd equal, Mathematics 3rd equal, The Magnus Houston Prize for Sports The Anne Gemmill Memorial Prize for Oral Modern Studies 1st equal, Spanish 1st two Physics 2nd , Chemistry 1st, Graphic History 1st equal, The Margaret Dunbar Chemistry 3rd equal Laurence D Burns French prizes Communication 1st three prizes Memorial Prize, three prizes Saqib Ali*, Holly G Y Lau* Claire E Richmond Robbie Blackwood Hamza M Gangi* Natasha E Koppel The FP Club London Section 350th Technological Studies 1st equal, Physics 1st The Four Generations Prize for Excellence in History 3rd Anniversary Cup to be awarded to a group of two prizes Spanish 3rd, English 2nd equal, Geography English 3rd equal, Drama 1st, Modern English and History in S1 awarded jointly Saif Ali pupils which has most distinguished itself Benjamin CD Parsonage 1st equal, Biology 1st four prizes Studies 1st, Spanish 1st, four prizes Jamie Rodney during a session Economics 2nd equal Katie F B Ireland Charlotte U Browning The Rugby under 15 Team represented by Melissa S Rutnagur Chemistry 2nd equal, Mathematics 2nd Arifah Khan equal, Technological Studies 1st equal three English 4th, French 2nd equal, Biology 2nd, Chemistry 2nd, Mathematics 1st, Physics Blair J McCarte and Scott F Young The Millennium Prizes for General Excellence prizes Chemistry 2nd Geography 1st equal, Modern Studies 1st 1st, Technology 1st, the Weir Prize for Elaine M Duncan The Webster Trophy for Citizenship Ciaran P McLaughlin Gavin A McQueen* equal, five prizes Technology, four prizes Andrew S MacFadyen The Talent Show Committee represented Mairi E MacRae Timothy J Heelis by Adam R Gerber and Craig McKeraghan

102 103 The Mary Y Adam Prize for contribution to The School Prize for Music Dux in Computing the Christian community of the school Adam R Gerber The School Prize Timothy J Heelis Jack Donaghy The Mary V McGregor Cup for Excellence in The John Marco Memorial Prize for Academic Work, Artistic Enterprise and Dux in Drama Citizenship Leadership The School Prize Junior Award Karen E Leslie Stephanie M Martin Holly-Beth Gourlay The William W Murray Prize for Poetry Dux in English Senior Award Charlotte L McKechnie The Arthur E Meikle Prize awarded jointly to, Katie H Fulton and Katherine A Sloan The Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow Kirsten A McIntosh Prize for Philosophy awarded jointly to Dux in Economics The School Prize for Citizenship awarded to Connor Hope, Lewis R McLellan The School Prize the Depute Head Boy and Girl Jeffrey L Morrison The School Prize for Psychology Russell L Park, Susie J Gillman Hartesh S Battu Dux in French The School Prize for Accounting and Finance The Margaret Kennedy Memorial Prize The Rona McAdam Prize for Science awarded First Matilda L Greig jointly to Katherine J Gardner, Karen E Alexandra Gell Leslie Dux in Geography Second The David J Dunbar Memorial Prize Simon A Hall The Independent Research Paper Award Olivia Ju-Hyeon Lee with merit The School Prize for Art Aliyah F Ali, Iain B R Costello, Graeme Dux in German Natasha A Ferguson Wallace The Dr J A McCallum Memorial Prize The School Prize for Advanced Higher Art with distinction Gregor C A Hogan Hannah S Bryson Matilda L Greig, Gregor C A Hogan, Olivia Duces in History Ju-Hyeon Lee, Charlotte L McKechnie The Marjory Blyth Memorial Prize for Biology The Old Boys’ Prize Russell L Park The André Yacoubian Prize for the best Matilda L Greig, Sohaib A I Haseeb student going forward to Engineering The School Prize for Business Management Dux in Mathematics Hazel E Frier The Baillie Prize Gordon D Biggart Russell L Park The School Prize for Chemistry The Alexander Stone Scholarship for the best Russell L Park Dux in Music student going forward to Law The Edinburgh FP Club Prize The School Prize for National Certificate Katherine A Sloan Drama Charlotte L McKechnie The Peter Whyte Prize for the best student Connor J Going Dux in Government and Political Studies going forward to Mathematics and the The School Prize and the McLennan Quaich The School Prize for “Crash” Higher Rutherford Medal Gregor C A Hogan Economics Andrew M MacRae Andrew M MacRae Dux in Physics The J Desmond Milligan Prize for the best The Jane G Niven Prize The Alexander Stone Foundation Essay Prize student going forward to Medicine Anna J O’Donoghue Katherine A Sloan Anna J O’Donoghue Dux in Spanish The Esther M Legge Prize for English The Baird Salvers and the FP Club Prizes for The J D Pearson Memorial Prize Matilda L Greig Leadership awarded to the Head Boy and Katherine A Sloan The Houston Prize for English Head Girl Bethany J Robertson Alastair S Ferrans, Katherine J Gardner Dux in Technological Studies The School Prize Dux Awards The Nan M and Ian B Scott Memorial Essay Alex S B Barnes Prize Dux in Art Proxime Accessit to the Boys’ Dux Graeme Wallace The Edinburgh FP Club Prize The Fairweather Prize Jennifer S Ellery The Bailie Violet Roberton Prize for Oral Sidharth Sharma French Dux in Biology Proxime Accesserunt to the Girls’ Dux Matilda L Greig The Gillian Macpherson Prize The Helen M McMillan Prizes Sidharth Sharma The Robert Hillman Memorial Prize for Anna J O’Donoghue Languages Dux in Business Management Katherine A Sloan Gregor C A Hogan The School Prize The Girls’ Dux Louise C Mair The School Prize for Law The Mary McMillan Kerr Prize & Gold Medal Aysha Anwar Dux in Chemistry Matilda L Greig The School Prize for A Level Mathematics The Edinburgh FP Club Prize Karen E Leslie Anna J O’Donoghue The Boys’ Dux The Rector’s Prize & 1829 Silver Medal Dux in Classical Civilisation The School Prize for Further Mathematics Russell L Park Sidharth Sharma The School Prize Lewis R McLellan The School Prize for Media Studies Natasha A Ferguson Dux in Classics The John M Biggar Memorial Prize The School Prize for Modern Studies Charlotte L McKechnie Ryan W N Buchanan

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