Katrina strikes gold
Head Girl Gets Gold! The school is delighted that Head Girl Katrina Dalgarno has completed her Duke of Edinburgh Award at gold level.
Katrina is the first Brechin High School pupil to complete her gold award whilst still at school. This is a tremendous achievement and recognition of many hours of hard work and commitment.
Katrina has received significant support throughout the programme from Mrs O'Neill and other members of staff who contribute to the Duke of Edinburgh programme.
National Schools Volleyball Festival Impressive debut for Brechin!
For the first time ever, two teams from Brechin High competed in the National Schools Volleyball Festival (North East) in Huntly on Thursday, March 16.
A girls team and a boys team put their skills to the test against schools from Kirkwall, Huntly, Mearns Academy, Inverurie and Kemnay. Pupils were required not only to demonstrate their playing skills, but also to score, line judge and referee, tasks which all the Brechin pupils did very well.
The girls team consisted of all S3 pupils, and they have been training during their Thursday lunchtimes since last October.
In the morning rounds they played some excellent volleyball and lost only one game. Some particularly strong serving made them a force to contend with. This put them into Division One for the afternoon, and they knew that they were in for some tough matches. They again played well, winning two and losing three, which left them fourth out of 11 teams.
This was an excellent finish for the first attempt at a National Festival. The team included:– Grace Middleton, Rachael Matthew, Laura Hunter, Jenna Sturrock and Nicola Sturrock.
The boys team were a lot less experienced, and also the youngest by a long way, but they were determined to give it their best shot.
They played some good volleyball at times, worked very well as a team and came to within a point of getting a win, but it was not to be.
However, next year, with more experience, they have shown they have the talent to go back and be competitive. The team included: Robert Blues, Stuart Allison, Alasdair Fairlie, Lewis Allison and Corey Henderson.
Ms Strudley and Mr Cargill would like to congratulate the pupils on their play, enthusiasm and conduct – they were a credit to the school.
Scottish Schools' Squad Coaching Day
Congratulations to Mark Tough on being selected to attend the coaching day at Grangemouth Stadium on Sunday, March 19.
Angus Schools Cross Country
This event will now take place on Friday, March 24. All team members have been given an information letter to take home prior to the event.
S3 Health Day
On Monday, March 20, S3 pupils had the opportunity to work with drama students from Dundee College on key issues for young people. This involved scenes acted out by the College students and a range of workshop activities.
A booklet compiled by the students, titled 'The Young person's guide to young people' will be placed in the library.
P7 Transition Day
On Thursday, March 16, P7 pupils from local primary schools had the opportunity to work together on the theme of moving to Brechin High School.
This required the use of key skills such as teamwork, collaboration and problem solving. Working in teams, they produced a collection of items, including painted t-shirts, mouse mats and desk tidies.
The pupils are to be congratulated for their hard work and excellent behaviour. They will now be looking forward to their next visit on June 14-15.
Music Festival at Arbroath
Congratulations to the following pupils who took part in the Arbroath Music Festival last week:–
Violin Solo (Age 11-15) – Megan Ryan (1st); Ciaran Ryan (2nd).
Violin Solo (Age 15-17)– Leah Farquhar (1st); Sarah Hampton (2nd).
Brechin High School Chamber Ensemble (1st) Violin Solo (Age 17+) Felicity Sim (1st); Sheena Mather (2nd); Felicity also took part in the Gold Medal Competition.
Drum kit/Snare Drum (Intermediate)– Gavin Norrie (2nd).
Tuned percussion/Timpani(Intermediate) – Alice McKenzie-Hodge (2nd).
Bagpipes – Simon Connolly came 2nd in three different classes.
World Book Day Book Tokens
Pupils have been issued with World Book Day book tokens (1) and these can be used in any bookshop or towards a purchase from the school book club leaflet. The LRC will also be hosting a book fair from Scholastic during the week March 23-28. Book vouchers will still be valid for the book fair.
School Meals – Revised Charges
The cost of school meals will increase from April 18 as follows: Secondary pupils: 1.65
Tesco Computers for Schools Vouchers.
Brechin High School will, once again, be collecting Computers for Schools vouchers. Tesco started issuing these on Monday, March 6. A collection box has been placed in the LRC. This year extra vouchers can be earned by recycling old mobile phones (working and non-working) and inkjet cartridges. The target this year is a new PC and for this the school will need approx. 22,000 vouchers. Your help and support is very much appreciated.
Race for Life – attention all ladies /girls
This year's Race for Life is on Sunday, June 18, at 11am. It will take place at Camperdown Park and you can run or walk the 5K.
It's a good excuse to get fit (I have programmes for beginners and intermediates) and raise money for a worthy cause. Anyone interested in taking part, please contact Ms Gregory for a pro-forma, to be completed so that you can be registered.
Key Dates
March
Wednesday 22 – S5/6 Course choice forms returned to Mr Blair; Monday 27 – Charities Week; Thursday 30 – Easter Service in the Cathedral; Friday 31 – Last day of term.
April
Monday 3 to Monday, April 17 – Easter Holiday includes Easter Monday; Tuesday 18 – Term starts; Wednesday 19 – S3 Exams start.
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Weather for Brechin
Wednesday 08 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 1 C to 2 C
Wind Speed: 25 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Light rain
Temperature: 3 C to 4 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
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