This week I have been the proud recipient of five trophies that have been won for the school.

The first came on Sunday from the Scottish Schools’ Pipe Band Championships. Our Pipe Band performed in the “Novice Juvenile B” class, up against some pretty experienced performers. The class consisted of thirteen bands, some of which were from individual schools; others were more “massed” bands from school clusters or councils. Our band came third in their class, winning a shield and a cheque for £200. I have now found that I can hold my breath for what seemed the duration of “Campbell’s Farewell to Redcastle, Men of Argyll, The Sweet Maid of Glendaruel, and The Brown Haired Maiden”! Many thanks go to Davy Barnes and Dave Henry for their tuition and advice, and of course, massive thanks to the parents and supporters who turn up to transport to venues, listen to rehearsals and hold their breath during performances, too.

The other four trophies came courtesy of the school’s Formula One racing team. They returned from the regional finals as Scottish Champions, earning a place in the British finals to be held at Silverstone. As well as the overall trophy, they won “Fastest Car”, “Best Research and Development” and “Best Engineered Car”. Well done to Connor Moore, Archie Goddard, Iona Riley, Findlay Wallace, Andrew Syme, and Cameron Coe. Ms Leggatt, who has supported and mentored the team throughout, could not have looked happier or prouder, and I’m sure the team will agree that they couldn’t have done it without her.

We had a very good Parent Council meeting on Wednesday evening. It was the penultimate meeting of the session (the last one is on the 18th May, and there isn’t one in April). We heard about the linkage made between the Parent Council and the Area Partnership and I would like to thank Louise Elder (Chairperson) for her work in liaising between the two groups. We also discussed reporting in the senior school and some of our future website developments. As ever, there’s a lot going on, so watch this space.

I had a lovely visit from some pupils from Primary 2A at Haddington Infant School. They popped up to the school to give me a fantastic thank you card. I had been down to the school as part of their World Book Week celebrations, and spent a very pleasant hour or so with the pupils. It was really good fun to share my book: “The story of the mole who knew it was none of his business”, and to answer their questions about what it was like in the “big school”- mind you, these pupil swill be turning up in S1 before we know it!

Next week we have the Spring Concert on Wednesday evening. No doubt this will be another impressive event and I look forward to seeing you there. Also, just a reminder that we finish for the Easter Holiday at 4pm on Thursday 24th March.

Have a great week.

S Ingham