WWW.HUTCHESONS.ORG The Hutchie Herald MAY 2016 This Issue • Achievements & Awards: P3 • Nicola Benedetti Visit: P7 • The Green Flag Flying: P14 • The Helen and Walter Ross Assembly Hall: P16 • Donor Thank You: P22 03 04 Welcome from the Rector I see from my files The magazine is available online now, on our that this is the website, and we have several times come 28th introductory close to making the decision not to keep message that I have producing printed copies. This seems to be written for this a difficult issue for people. On the one hand, Achievements The warmth magazine, since going digital represents progress, but there & Awards of India it began back in again most people do seem to look more September 2005, thoroughly through printed copies. Past shortly after I began editions of the Hutchie Herald are available as Rector. Sadly for on our website, but I’d be interested to 05 07 me it will be my see statistics on how many times they are last, for as many of looked at. you know already I Our website is obviously a hugely important leave Hutchesons’ at part of our communication to the wider the end of July to take up the post of Head school community, too, and I’m pleased to Master of Brighton College Al Ain, a British say that we are very close to launching our curriculum school in Abu Dhabi, United new one. Although our present website is Secondary A world class Arab Emirates. The search for my successor still pretty impressive and still has many School performance as Rector is well underway, with an admirers it has become very large and in announcement expected as we go to print. some respects unwieldy. In designing our I believe magazines such as this play a vital new one we looked to drastically reduce the 08 10 role in binding together a school community, number of pages and make it much easier to and it is interesting to look back at the find what you are looking for quickly, while 27 previous editions, to see what they retaining an overall sense of the vibrancy of contained in terms of news about pupils, school life. It will hopefully also deliver better staff and FPs. Even the front covers tell a practical information on things like events, story - the building of the athletics track and the school calendar and sports results, and drama studios, excellence in sport, music and will open up the possibility of online booking drama, our commitment to academic rigour, and payment for events as well. international education and charitable work Above all I am determined that it will The Arts Sports Update in the community – and the number and accurately show our very special ethos of quality of the pictures throughout has been academic excellence and the strength of our a real feature over the years, giving a vivid core values. When the time comes in July for 12 14 impression of the school that often cannot me to say a final farewell to pupils, parents be put across in and staff it will be these precious things that words. Look at I will let go of most reluctantly. the photograph In the meantime there is still much work to of Rachael and be done by us all, and much for the pupils to Holly on the cover achieve, building on the successes which are in February 2014 documented here. (pictured right) for Primary example and see With best wishes School News Green Flag what it means to be a pupil at Hutchie… that is an image 16 21 that will stay long in my mind. Founders’ Day Pupils, staff and guests gathered at Glasgow Cathedral to celebrate the School’s Founders’ Former Day on the 16th of March. Pupil News Reunions This year’s commemoration address Will you help us to was given by Professor Robert Crawford, complete the MA DPhil FRSE FBA, (C1977) who gave a 22 25 passionate speech, injected with humour, picture? about his time at Hutchesons’. Referring stern man who ‘looked a bit like a small to himself as ‘some old duffer in a suit’ he upright walrus, if you can imagine a walrus very quickly grabbed the pupils’ attention who wore a black academic gown’. with a story about making a flock of near Head Boy Jack Leslie and Head Girl Jenny life-size cardboard sheep which mysteriously Anderson read confidently before Revd appeared on the rugby pitch. Continuing with Whitley brought the service to an end. a humorous theme, the Professor of Modern Overall, it was an enlightening, engaging and Donor List In Memoriam Scottish Literature went on to describe the often humorous service - a perfect farewell Hutchesons’ Grammar School English teacher he revered the most as a Founders’ Day for the Rector. 13366_Hutchie_Annual Fund Leaflet 2015.indd 3 23/09/2015 12:28 Gold Crest Award for Rishabh Congratulations to Rishabh Manjunatha (S6) who achieved a Gold Crest Award for work carried out over five weeks in the Achievements & Awards School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh in 2015. Achievements This work was part Best Male Performance Award of the Nuffield S4 long jumper Alessandro Schenini Research Placement Scheme. Rishabh received his Best Male Performance & Awards was one of only 118 pupils in Scotland to Award at assembly in March. Alessandro win a place on the Scheme. His research won the award at the Scottish Schools paper on “Maximising the effectiveness Indoor Championship after he set a new of wireless transmission of electrical championship best performance record 03 energy through biologically relevant in the 2016 Boys Long Jump - a very media” was presented to engineers, impressive 7.09m. Rotary representative business and STEM representatives at a Richard Lees and the president of the Nuffield Celebration Event in the Royal Scottish Schools Athletic Association College of Physicians Edinburgh. This is an Frances Fegan visited the school to outstanding achievement for Rishabh. present the trophy to Alessandro. A fantastic achievement - congratulations! The Rotary International Youth Speaks Final Three senior pupils, Charles Forbes (S6), Olivia McCann and Mark Fisher Arkwright Engineering (S5) competed in the regional final of Award for Animesh the Rotary International Youth Speaks Animesh Mishra (S5) has been awarded Senior Competition in March. After a an Arkwright Engineering Scholarship. Louis Wins Royal great performance they narrowly missed The rigorous selection process involves Scottish Academy Award securing a place at the national final, an aptitude examination and interview by coming in a very respectable second S2 pupil Louis Fitzpatrick won the junior a panel of teachers and engineers. Each category of The Friends of the Royal place. The judges complimented them Arkwright Scholar is assigned an industry on their good eye contact, passionate Scottish Academy Annual Schools Award sponsor; Animesh has been paired with for 2016. Talented Louis impressed the speaking and excellent team dynamic. D S Smith, a provider of innovative The trio qualified in the district heat judges with his pastel study of a silver packaging, paper and recycling operations. birch forest entitled ‘Dusk’. Louis’ Art which was held in Pollokshaws Burgh Hall He has also been offered 2 weeks work on the 21st of February. teacher Mr Emonds said: “This was an experience in London this summer. Head atmospheric drawing and Louis handled of Technology, Colin McCormick, said that the media with a lovely freedom, his “Animesh is precisely the type of pupil that inclusion of small birds gave the piece a the Arkwright Trust seeks to identify - his little touch of magic.” Craig Geddes was excellent academic and communication also awarded a Highly Commended for his skills give him the potential to be a future painting of trees in Pollok Park. leader in engineering.” YPI makes a Big Noise for Pupil wins major music prize Charity A young violinist from Hutchesons’ has won a top prize at The Youth Philanthropy Initiative is the Glasgow Music Festival. The annual festival, which ran intended to give pupils first-hand until the 17th of March, provides a platform for over 7,000 experience of how philanthropy works. performers with a varied and highly regarded programme Groups of S3 pupils competed for just of events. We are delighted to report that Kelly MacInnes four places in the Hutchie YPI final which (S6) won in the String Sonata Class at the event. was held on Tuesday, 8th of March. The winning group of Lucy Smith, Bertie Whiteford, Molly Young, Robbie Wilson Glasgow Speakers Club trophy winner and Holly Strandberg visited their chosen The Glasgow Speakers Club holds an annual public charity ‘the Big Noise, Govanhill’ earlier speaking competition for senior pupils of all secondary in 2016 and presented a film to the schools within the Glasgow boundaries. Heats were held at audience of S3 pupils, staff, parents and the end of November and the final took place on Monday charity representatives. Their charity the 7th of December. Charles Forbes (S6) won the trophy was delighted to receive the cheque and with a powerful speech on the topic ‘Borders Must Be will use the funds to improve children’s Abolished’. He faced tough competition, but gave a truly quality of life and educational outcomes excellent performance and was a well-deserved winner. in Govanhill with free musical tuition. Feature The warmth Secondary School Secondary of India! 04 Hutchesons’ is delighted to maintain spice to throat annihilation. However, we a wide variety of colours and patterns strong relationships with many all enthusiastically tried everything on was definitely a highlight. However, the schools and universities across the offer, despite initial impressions.