Academy Productions presents !Showcase! on Tuesday 12 June at 7 pm. An evening of classic and contemporary theatre, contemporary dance and musical theatre. Tickets £5/£3.

Act One - The Bald Prima Donna is an absurdist play by Eugene Ionesco. Performed by NC Acting & Theatre Performance students; this is their final assessment and are supported by the NPA Technical Theatre students.

The Contemporary Dance piece has been choreographed by S4 pupil Amie Cowan and performed by Amie Cowan and Sarah Gellatly.

Act Two - Our Contemporary play is an original piece of work written by NC ATP student Neil Reynolds and is supported by a great cast!

Musical Theatre Finale - Knox Academy takes you on a journey through Broadway from Legally Blonde, Whistle down the Wind, Hairspray (with choreography by NPA MT student Jordanne Grant), Shrek and The Wiz.

We hope you can join us for what is sure to be amazing evening showcasing the tremendous talent here at Knox Academy.

Miss Brown

The John Lockhart Trophy was awarded on Sunday at the opening of the Haddington Festival.  The criteria is achievement against the odds.

The winner was Neil Howie, who was nominated by Mr Lambert.  Certificates were given to Calum Baillie, Ashleigh Lawson and Adam Linton-Main.

Each of their individual nominations can be viewed below.  Congratulations to all.

Neil Howie

Proposed by Mr Lambert

Neil has cerebral palsy affecting the left side of his body. Although fiercely competitive, Neil is also very confident and comfortable with his disability. Through his involvement in the Disability Activity Programme at primary school, Neil developed an interest in swimming although was unsure whether or not he was capable of swimming at club level. A move to high school, combined with his selection for the Scottish Disability Sport swimming squad gave Neil the confidence to also attend a swimming club, and he combines training for both with competing at disability events all over the country as well as against able bodied athletes at club level. Through this, Neil was quickly identified as an athlete of the quality required for East Lothian's Performance Athletes in School (PAiS) programme, and the intense workload of additional training is obviously paying off as Neil is setting new personal bests regularly in a multitude of swimming events, taking nearly 45 seconds off his personal best in the 100m breaststroke and 100m front crawl in just over a year. Neil recently took part in the British championships in the new Olympic Park swimming pool, and has won medals in events all over the UK. Through his determination and competitive attitude, I am confident Neil will continue winning medals and improve further as he matures into adulthood and becomes a top class swimmer.

Personal Bests

50m Breaststroke - 56.86s
50m Front Crawl - 40.81s
50m Backstroke - 51..81
100m Breaststroke - 1m 56.33s
100m Front Crawl - 1m 27.15s
100m Medley - 1m 46.12s
200m Medley - 3m 43.28s

Calum Baillie

Proposed by Ms Easson

Calum has Asperger's Syndrome and as such has difficulties in communicating.  This difficulty becomes more apparent during the teenage years when it can be difficult to fit in.  Calum's work on East Coast FM has allowed him to develop his own skills in communicating but he also provides a service for other young people.  He broadcasts about school issues, disseminating information and playing music on "Baillsie's School Bell".  He has added another show to his repertoire - Calum's Chaos on a Saturday morning. 

His producer has praised Calum's ability to broadcast and to interview and edit pieces of recorded audio.  Calum has taken it upon himself to interview important local people and he attended the Science and book festivals where he gathered news stories and put together interesting pieces for his show.  As well as building on his own skills, Calum has encouraged other pupils to come along and share the mike and in doing so he is training up another generation of future broadcasters. For a boy with difficulties in communicating he is reaching out to many people in the community.

Ashleigh Lawson

Proposed by Miss Little

I would like to nominate Ashleigh Lawson for the John Lockhart Trophy.  When Ashleigh joined us at...

There is a ‘Youth Opportunities’ event for 16 - 24 year olds on Friday 15 June between 10am and 4pm.

For further details please contact Jennifer Jones, Careers Adviser by e-mail: Jennifer.Jones@sds.co.uk
 

Information for Event

Knox Academy is pleased to announce the following new vacancies:

Applicants interested, in the positions of Teacher of Modern Studies or Teacher of Physical Education, are invited to apply through myjobscotland, where further details can also be accessed. The closing date for applications for these posts are Sunday 4 June 2012.

• Teacher of Modern Studies - Full-Time, Temporary until 31 March 2013 - 1 post.

• Teacher of Physical Education - Full-Time, Temporary until 31 December 2012 - 1 post.

• Both positions to start 13 August 2012

Current vacant posts can be viewed on this website under News > Recruitment