We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one delusion, and run after it . Many thanks go to Ken Nisbet from the WFA for his support and for coming in to the school to present the award to pupils at a special assembly. The rest of the committee comprises three honorary vice presidents, senior vice president, junior vice president, secretary, treasurer, house convenor, seven ordinary members, GHK Rugby president, triathlon representative, president of the ladies' section and president of ladies' hockey.[10]. Don't miss any of Glasgow Live's biggest stories - sign up to our daily email newsletter. The Kindergarten and Junior School, home to pupils from the age of 3 up until Junior 6, occupies the site of the former Drewsteignton School a one-time mansion house on Ledcameroch Road in Bearsden. Anticyclone Hartmut, dubbed the Beast from the East, was a storm that began on February 22, 2018, and brought a cold wave to the UK and Ireland. Visible. Visit our, Wellbeing in International Schools Magazine. Pupils used the HSOG Book of Service and Remembrance (1921), war diaries from the National Archives,ScotlandsPeople.gov.ukandAncestory.co.ukas their sources of information to inform their video entries. The High School of Glasgow is an independent, co-educational day school in Glasgow, Scotland.The original High School of Glasgow was founded as the choir school of Glasgow Cathedral in around 1124, and is the oldest school in Scotland, [citation needed] and the twelfth oldest in the United Kingdom. [11] The honorary president is The Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden, and the Rector of the School, John O'Neill, is an ex officio member. Our period of schooling at the Glasgow High School was deeply rewarding and equipped me later to meet all the challenges of working in Mexico, Italy, South Africa, Thailand and Venezuela and now India. 25) Hyndland Secondary School. In 1983 an arts and science extension was opened. If you are a former pupil of The High School of Glasgow and would like to update your contact details, please click on the button below and complete the form. Our community sees former pupils, parents and friends of the School reach out to one another for social, networking, careers and mentoring opportunities, with a valuable programme of cultural, business and philanthropic events on offer for the whole community to get involved in. Where connections are made and friendships renewed. After a major extension and refurbishment, the present building was officially opened . Ranking some of the most watched shows by their IMDb ratings, Still Game scored 8.9/10 putting it at the top spot ahead of the likes of Broadchurch and Car Share. Set your child up for success through the joy of learning. [6] The proposed closure was met with anger from former pupils and, the day after the closure of the Boys' High School, the new, independent, co-educational high school was created, following a merger involving the former pupils' association, the Glasgow High School Club, and Drewsteignton School in Bearsden, which effectively became the new high school. James Boyle Broadcaster. A PORT school is celebrating a goal-den moment after one of its best young footballers made his Scotland debut. This day of fun on the course owes its success to the generous participation of High School community members who donate prizes and bring their friendliest competition to the event. The new, purpose-built senior school (Transitus to S6) is in Old Anniesland, owned by the Glasgow High School Club (below). The project earned them a prize in the 2021-2022 Western Front Association (WFA) Malcolm Doolin Memorial Award for local research into the Great War. Two filing cabinets of photographs include original photos plus digital ones in CD/DVD format , plus a datalocker of digital images with more recent photos (estimated total 50,000). Below you can search for each school that we have an old school photo for. In conjunction with International Women's Day, Class of 2016 former pupil, Kate Milne, is taking part in Discover Economics' virtual . Your web browser does not support the