London Paralympics

The four student sports ambassadors were taken to visit the Paralympics stadium in London. The ambassadors, Nathan Gilmore, Dillan Dunn, Paige McMahon and Raegan Heggie, along with P.E. teacher Mr McCrorie and Nicola McCormack had a tour of the athletic stadium, and saw the sights of London.

Fashion Show

The school will be hosting a fashion show on the 20^th of June 2013 where the pupils will display their unique fashion and jewellery designs.

Drawing Morning

The Art and Design department is organising a drawing morning on Wednesday19^th of September for S2 pupils and Thursday 20^th of September for S1 pupils in Craigengillan Estate. Students will be capturing the landscape around the estate in a variety of media. Work will later be displayed in the Doon Valley Museum, dates to follow.

Road Safety

The Baldy Bane Theatre Co. held a production of “The 9 Lives of Roddy Hogg” in August which conveyed the dangers of the road and how to prevent them.

Medics Against Violence

Recently senior students has a visit from Medics Against Violence and they were shown a video of the after effects of drunkeness and gang violence. The shocking security camera footage and real life stories of the people who had lost someone due to violent attacks really made the message hit  home. The pupils agreed that it was intolerable and showed good feedback to the speaker.

Aviemore

The annual ski weekend to Aviemore will take place on Friday the 1^st of February until Sunday the 3^rd February 2013. The total cost of the trip is £209, this includes food, transport, accommodation, ski hire, lessons and lift passes. All students who are interested are to see Miss Fuller in the Art department for more information.

Volunteering Abroad

S6 students are aiming to undertake a volunteering project in Malawi in summer 2012. We want to take on some practical challenges which will improve the lives of needy children. We are working in partnership with East Ayrshire Council and Mary’s Meals - the Scottish charity which feeds thousands of African school children every day. We hope this will be a pilot trip for others involving other schools in East Ayrshire. We aim to raise the money we need by fundraising events and through sponsorships. We will keep you informed of our progress throughout this session. 

by Kirsty Millar, Hayley Bone, Paisley Gray and Shannon Jones, S6.

S6 Leadership Training

Our new sixth year started the session with a 2 day leadership programme which examined the roles and responsibilities of prefects and senior students. Speakers at the event, which was held in The Aviator Suite at Prestwick Airport, included Rev Alastair Morrison; Mr Robert Paterson, training officer  from Goodrich International; TV producer Andy Park; and ex-president of Glasgow University, Queen Margaret Union, Kirsty Hill. School staff also led workshops. We are very grateful to all who contributed to the event, including Gillian Cameron from Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce whose business links ensured the event's success.