Senior pupils are invited to attend an Archaeological Illustration Workshop at the John Gray Centre on Saturday 8 December 2012.
The workshop will take place between 10 am - 1 pm.
Tickets £5.
For further information contact Caroline Mathers (01620 820617) or Liz Jones (01620 827158).
In 2014, we all have an important decision to make: should we vote for Scotland to become independent?
On Thursday two brave teachers, Mr Illingworth and Mr Redford, went head to head and debated this question in front of a huge and very enthusiastic audience of pupils and staff. I'm sure everyone who attended would agree that the quality of the debate was excellent and the questions from the pupils were thoughtful, mature and showed that teenagers are engaged in politics and are intellectually curious. It was very impressive and encouraging to see such a massive turnout from pupils across all age groups.
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read more...Pupils from six East Lothian secondary schools who achieved top marks in their Highers were celebrated at a special prize giving held at Queen Margaret University.
On Monday 12 November, eight pupils from Ross High, North Berwick High, Musselburgh Grammar, Knox Academy, and Dunbar Grammar who attained the best overall performance in Higher Health Food Technology and Higher Business Management, were praised and rewarded for their achievements.
Former S6 pupil, Jenni McBirnie achieved the top mark in Higher Business Management at Knox Academy for Session 2011-2012.
Five of the students who were able to attend the reception were presented with a prize together with a certificate of achievement. The awards were presented by Dr Majella Sweeney, Programme Leader for the...
read more..."Should Scotland become independent?"
Mr Illingworth and Mr Redford will be taking part in a debate on Thursday 22 November (1.25 pm in the library) on the question of Scottish Independence. It's going to be fairly informal with opening speeches then questions/comments from the floor with an opportunity for the speakers to respond.
The idea is to raise the profile of debating, a great format for challenging our pupils to think independently, and encouraging pupils to talk about the independence question.
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