Minerva Autumn 2016

M I N E R VA THE NEWSLETTER OF KELVINSIDE ACADEMY AUTUMN 2016

Thinking Space inspired by Silicon Valley

MINERVA and develop to the highe st of levels if they so wished. Indeed, I think it is important to remember that behind every hockey or rugb y professional and internationalist to emerge from Kelvinside Academy lies a surf ace prepared by Davie Boyd.

In Honour of Davie Boyd It was at thestart of the summer holiday when I learnt with great sadness that Davie was unwell. Although Davie and I had not been c olleagues for long, it was abundantly cle ar to me that he devoted much of his life to Kelvinside Academy. Ha ving spent time with Davie this summer and sub sequently hearing his many stories connected to Balgray and the broader life of KA, I felt it right that on his passing we devoted the opening of this issue of Minerva to Davie Boyd.

Davie held the post of Head Groundsman with distinction for over twenty-five years. Before this, he worked at Balgray as Assistant Groundsman, and as such, his association with the s chool spans over forty-four years. Longer in fact, as Davie’s father was also a member of staff at KA. During this time , he prepared pitches, wickets, courts and running tracks that w ere the en vy of schools throughout Scotland and beyond.

Davie’s efforts ensured that all o f our pupils could enjoy their sport 2

Davie’s skills as a gr oundsman were recognised not just by the school, but also by the likes of the Scottish Rugby Union and Glas gow Warriors, who have both used the pitches at Balgray over the y ears due t o their e xcellent condition. W ord of Davie’s craft also spread to a number o f domestic and international football teams who coveted his pitches as a summer training venue. Subsequently, it is not surprising that Da vie, and his a ward winning pitches, have been recognised through national a wards over the years. Quit e simply, a be tter Head Groundsman we could not have asked for, and I sinc erely doubt we will ever see the like of again.

However, I mus t make it ab solutely clear that Da vie Boyd was far more than our He ad Groundsman. He w as an integral and much loved member of the Kelvinside Academy community.

Davie’s Balgray base allowed him t o work closely with our Nursery staff and pupils. Indeed, I have learnt that Davie would always make time t o take our nursery pupils for a ride on the school tractor! He w ould also frequently donate plants to the Nur sery so the pupils could develop their on-sit e garden. Indeed, in c oming to know Davie, his capacity for selflessness was ever present. Further examples of his generosity include the occasions when he would buy toys out of his own pocket for the bab y and toddler classes at Balgray and the time when he p ainted

AUTUMN 2016 a pupil’s initials on the top pitch to celebrate their birthday. Furthermore, alongside his sis ter Christine, Davie fed and watered generations of pupils after their training sessions. Indeed, some senior pupils recently explained to me that the B oyd Tuckshop was no less than a ‘life saver’!

In truth, w e could fill this and fut ure editions of Minerva full of stories that reflect the depth of character and integrity possessed by Davie Boyd. In short, Kelvinside Academy would not be the s chool it is without his ef forts

and dedication. It w as perhaps his love for the pupils and c are of them that made him s o special, and I think it entirely fitting that we have decided to name the p avilion at Balgray in his honour.

I came to know Davie as a t alented, caring and humble man, who se spirit I know will liv e on at B algray and throughout Kelvinside Academy.

Ian H Munro Rector

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Library transforms into an innovative ‘Thinking Space’ Pupils returned to school at the s tart of the new term to see that big changes had t aken place over the summer. As well as a refurbished gym, an innovative Thinking Space inspired by organisations such as Google, and fit for Silicon Valley, was now in plac e of the old libr ary.

The refurbished Fraser Library was officially unveiled at the s tart of term by Ian Munro, Rector.

Mr Munro said: “The Thinking Space has already become the be ating heart of the s chool. It’s at the centre of our ongoing commitment to developing young people who are passionate about thinking and learning.

“Whilst the redeveloped library still contains a huge selection of books, pupils are making use of digital devices to access the school’s online subscription content platforms.

“We are incredibly ambitious for our learners and believe it is vit al that the y develop characteristics that will allo w them to flourish in a r apidly changing w orld. Qualities such as independence, collaboration and creativity are just as important as exam grades. The Thinking Space is the perf ect place to nourish the se qualities.”

Pupils played an int egral part in the planning and development process. At their r equest, a number of playful features were also included, such as ar tificial grass flooring and LED s trip lighting. The facility includes an e xperimental

I love the white computers and the walls you can write on. I also love the think tank room on the first floor – it’s great for club meetings.

Martha Armstrong (S1) As soon as I walked into the new library I thought it looked really modern and inviting. I love that you can write on the walls and everything looks so shiny and new.

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teaching room, with t ables and w alls which pupils can write on. Teachers will use the space to develop innovative teaching and le arning practices.

Dan Wyatt, Deputy Rector, is already beginning to see the imp act of the T hinking Space first hand through his approach to group discussion in his His tory classes. “Being able t o write on the walls encouraged my S1 pupils t o be much more creative and original with their ideas.

There was a huge incr ease in the amount o f information generated, shared and discussed”, he said. “It has created an uplifting and creative environment which has e xcited and enthus ed both pupils and t eachers alike. We listened to our pupils throughout and the result is a modern, dynamic space that everybody at the school enjoys being in.”

Pupils, parents and teachers were delighted to be joined at the official opening by many of the generous donors who ga ve so munificently to the library refurbishment appeal. Mel Scott (1979), the new Chairman of the Minerva Educational Trust, was effusive in his thanks to the donors acknowledging that “it was through their wonderful support that w e were able t o fulfill the aspiration of the late Robert Karling to make the Fraser Library fit for purpose in the 21st century and beyond.

The most important feedback comes from the pupils as this is their space.”

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Thank you from the Chairmen

Donald Wilson (1980) Mr John S Anderson Mr Philip H Arnold Mrs J Ash Mr David J Banks Mr Adam K Bergius Mr Andrew C Black Mr Ronald W Brash Mr and Mrs G Buchanan Mr and Mrs A Campbell Mr Neil D M Campbell Mrs I Campbell Mr Joseph H Carroll Mr E Rupert N Q Clarke Mr Ian O Coltart Mr Ernest F Cormie Mr Michael T Craig Mr and Mrs R Crawford Captain & Mrs A Creelman Mr Peter Cushley Prof. and Mrs W Cushley Mr and Mrs Stuart Dalziel Mr and Mrs Sandy Dalziel Mrs Eileen M Davis Mr George S Drummond Mr William Frame Mr and Mrs W Geary Mr Norman J Girvan Mr John D Gordon Mrs J F Grainger Mr Ian McC Gray Mr John B G Harvey Mr George Henshilwood Mr and Mrs G W Hughes Mr R V C Hunt 6

The Chairman o f the B oard of Governors, Donald Wilson (1980) and Chairman o f the Minerva Educational Trust, Mel Scott (1979) would like to thank the f ollowing Parents, Academicals and Friends of KA for their support in raising the funds for the new Fraser Library.

Our fundraising started with the B all in the Glasgow Hilton last year and we would also like to take this opportunity to thank Ball Committee Members, Margaret Cairnduff, Yvonne Craig, Lucy Green, Ross Mushet, Nikola Thomson and Elaine Solman who raised £25,000. T he final total reached is a fantastic £122,000.

Mr Ewen S Hutcheon Dr and Mrs J Ip Mr Andrew R Ireland Mr Alastair A Johnston Mrs Jenny Karling Mr and Mrs David N R Kemp Mr Douglas Knox Mr Frederick H Laing Mr and Mrs A McCall Mr K Graham McAlpine Mr Alan G McChleary Mr Ian MacKechnie Mr John Mackenzie Prof. and Mrs I McNeish Mr Colin D R Mair Mrs M Martin Mr and Mrs F Mawson Mr and Mrs A Middleton Mr and Mrs A Mushet The Milne Family Mr and Mrs J S Naismith Mr Stuart Orr Miss S Paterson Dr S Forbes Pearson Mr James H Peebles Mr R Plazalski Mr J M Pirrie & Ms M Carey Mr James R Pollock Mr G Alan Ramsay Mr and Mrs T F Rankin Mr Ian R Richardson Mr John A B Robertson Mr Stephen M Rodrick Mr and Mrs N Rowbotham

Mel Scott (1979)

Mr and Dr G G Schreiber Mr Melville B Scott Mr W Burns Shearar Mr Gordon M Sim Mr Russell A Sim Mr and Mrs John S Sinclair Mr Donald F Sloan Mr James L Smart Dr B Smith & Dr R Glasspool Mr Nigel Smith Mrs E Solman Mr and Mrs D G W Stewart Mr George G Stewart Mr A Taylor and Ms C Kusian Mr Robert H Tonner The Trainer Family The Honorable Lord Weir Mr and Mrs Donald Wilson Mr and Mrs J A B Wilson Dr A Winter and Mrs S Teo Ms B Wong Mr and Mrs C L Wong Mr Iain A Wright Mr Thomas Bardner Wright Mr Charles Ferrie Young Mr Hugo M Younger

Badaboon The W A Cargill Fund The Minerva Ball The M8’s Event The Posh Tarts

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Nursery Finlaystone Park As the end of the Summer term approached the Nursery children enjoyed a wonderful day out at Finlaystone Country Park exploring in the woods, tramping in the s treams and ha ving a ball on the pir ate ship, tram and outdoor play area.

First Day Fun Messy - doing transient art with stones and petals.

Talking - about what we look like and our similarities and differences.

Imaginative - ďŹ nding out about our family and who is in it. The children brought in pictures and made a family tree.

Garden We have been having fun in the mud kitchen and playing with water.

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Junior School Junior One Show – Hansel and Gretel Once again the Junior One childr en delighted audiences of parents, grandparents and extended family members with their annual June show. Every J1 pupil had a p art in this special version of Hansel and Gretel which was clearly a ‘re-make’ on the original tale, with a host of extra characters – the three pigs, the seven dwarves and Cinderella all put ting in an appe arance.

With characteristic charm, the childr en kept each other right as the y went through their paces – including, wildly impr essive Scottish country dance steps! In r ecent years, dancing – whether traditional or modern – has been a prominent feature of the Junior One Show, one of the recognised hallmarks of a Morag Jeffrey production! In c olourful costumes made with help from talented parents the children took to the stage with enthusiasm and energy that hid any ‘first night nerves’. Another notable feature was the r ewritten script including t opical references that brought more laughter into the proceedings (again this w as down to Morag’s creative input). Since this was Morag Jeffrey’s swansong prior to her retiring, it was fitting that

the children pulled off a confident and polished performance worthy of children beyond their years. Well done, Junior 1!

Junior Music Competition In June, musicians from all parts of the Junior School competed as individual instrumentalists or in groups.

Notable was the triumph o f the In fant Choir, yet again pit ched against the Junior Choir and the Junior Orchestra (older by several years). However, the children from Junior 2 and 3 , with their cheek y rendition of ‘Supercalifragilistic’ in charming cockney accents had the audience and, vitally, the adjudicator, won over.

Places were awarded to the following pupils.

J3/4 competition 1st Place Erin Bratt (J5) - Flute 2nd Place Daniela Garcia Herreros (J4) - Viola 3rd Place Annastacia Hinde (J5) - Voice 3rd Place Lauren Smedley (J5) - Violin J5/6 Competition 1st Place Emma Campbell (SP) - Voice 1st Place Gilli Jones (SP) - Voice 2nd Place Samuel Garcia Herreros (SP) - Trumpet 3rd Place James MacCuish (SP) - Flute 3rd Place Ellie McKendrick (SP) - Xylophone

Ellie McKendrick went on to reprise her performance of ‘Under the S ea’ at the Junior School Prizegiving, an appropriately sunny way to end the school year.

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Rwanda Project Junior 5 pupils w ere delighted to receive personal thank you letters and video me ssages from some African children who benefi ted from an unusual partnership with the KA community. Our children and their families rallied round earlier in the year to help provide school equipment for a group of orphaned children in the Rwandan village of Nibakure.

Charity worker Dawn Hibbert came back to KA in the summer term to report on the po sitive difference the gifts had made and she told us how the Junior 5 film of goodwill messages had been watched with great excitement. The Rwandan children also sent some traditional gifts back to Kelvinside to show their appreciation.

Myles Codona (J6) wrote: “It was great to see the video of the R wandan children opening our c ards and presents. We hope to stay in touch and help them again in the future.”

J5 take their Maths skills to Glasgow University Who says Maths c an’t be fun ? S ome of the Junior 5 girls had a great day at Glasgow University as the highlight o f a c ollaborative project with Maths lect urer Dr Liber ty Vittert.

Dr Vittert specialises in using mathematical analysis and 3D imaging t o help surgeons plan

Priya Dhillon, Louise Kemp, Holly Hailstone, Lottie Kusian-Taylor, Sophie Sproule, Libby Armstrong

delicate facial operations and she kindly allowed our girls to experience the technology to create 3D portraits of themselves.

The girls joined Dr V ittert in a pr oblem-solving picnic on the la wn of the main Univ ersity Quad before returning to school to prepare a presentation for their year group.

Dr Vittert has recently taken part in research into confidence and attainment levels among girls in Maths and our female pupils were fascinated to hear her personal story.

Sophie Sproule (J6) said “Dr V ittert is v ery young to have such an important job. When she was little she was told that she was not good at Maths but she didn’t believe it and worked hard and now look where she is! We sat on the grass, had a picnic and did s ome Maths problems. We all learned that there was a lot mor e to Maths than adding and t aking away. Problem solving can be a lot of fun!”

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MINERVA J6 Trip to Abernethy Barcaple The Junior 6 trip this y ear returned to the Abernethy Centre at Bar caple (recently improved by the construction of a wee lochan for water-based activities on site). The stand-out activities – as y ou can tell from the children’s accounts below – were the raft-building, camping and mount ain-biking. Onc e again this trip gener ated a f everish atmosphere of excitement and fun.

At the beginning of May we went to Abernethy Barcaple, an outdoor centre in Dumfries and Galloway. Of all the activitie s we did, the mount ain biking was the mo st challenging and adv enturous as we needed t o go o ff site and the ins tructors, Nathaniel and Lydia, attached the bikes to the van.

It was a twenty minute drive to the forest route and when we arrived we were shown how the gears and brakes worked! W e cycled in the c ar park to get a feel for the bike as mountain bikes feel quite different because of the suspension. This helps the bike to bounce when going over bumps and rocks.

We set off along a course route, stopping off at some points to see how well we were doing. Nathaniel showed us ‘ the attack position’ where we stood up on the pedals, bent our elbows, with our knees bent.

We had to go over boggy ground and wooden planks.

The last route was very fast and extremely bumpy.

I had an amazing time . I r eally enjoyed mountain biking and can’t wait to do it again.

Araia Urquiza Pereira (SP)

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My favourite part of the trip to Barcaple, apart from the free time, was the camping. First of all we went to the campfire to bake some Bannock Bread. It was very funny when Charlotte’s dough fell off her stick and into the camp fire.

When we left the c amp to go b ack to the hous e it suddenly got very dark and I managed t o forget my torch. I had to stay close to Emma because she had one on her head!

When we finally got into our tent, all I could think about were the midges. The tent ended up smelling like a hospital after all the bug spray we sprayed!

In the morning, I woke up at around 5am but it took me another half hour t o wrestle my way out of my sleeping bag!

Tess Neilson (SP) I woke up on Wednesday morning realising that I had had the best sleep in the dorm. T he day’s activities were raft-building and the ob stacle course. I w as really excited to do raft building so I jumped of bed and got dressed in a fl ash! My heart was beating so fast, more than I could count. I kept jumping up and down in my seat.

We walked down to the lak e to get ready for the activity and to get all the equipment we needed. We were the y ellow team and w e were racing against the green team. T hey managed t o finish building their raft before us but when it came to the race on the lake we won!

After the r aces we were allowed to jump int o the water if we wanted. It was seriously cold, so cold; I thought I was going to get hypothermia (but there were hot showers, so we were OK).

In the end we all had a great time, especially me.

Myles Macaulay (SP)

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Junior Sport JUNIOR ATHLETICS KA ‘5 Schools’ Event This is the second year KA have hosted this event along with Br oomhill Primary, Kelvindale Primary, Hamilton College and St. Columba’s School. Hosted at Balgray in May, this is no w becoming one of the Junior School’s main athle tics events. Over 200 pupils attended the event creating a real buzz and there were some excellent performances on the day

by KA pupils . KA w on 8 out o f the 12 r elay races, as well as both the bo ys and girls competitions and were the overall combined winner. A very successful afternoon!

Glasgow Schools’ Primary Heats This was another v ery successful athletics outing for Kelvinside Academy. T he P6 & SP girls w on the overall shield and ther e were some excellent individual performances from both the boys and the girls.

There were 3 gold medals won: Evie Smith (S1) won the P7 Cricket ball throw, a terrific run by Gilli Jones (SP) who won the 80m and the final gold came from a great run by the P7 girls relay team represented by Zara Goziem-Ibonye, Molly McKenzie, Ella Ritchie and Nico Rigg MacInnes (all S1).

There was a silv er medal in the P6 Crick et ball throw for Emma Campbell (SP) and for the P6 boys relay team of Gilli Jones, Josh Smedley, Nicholas Sproule, Harrison Beveridge and James Fraser (all SP).

There were bronze medals for Nicholas Sproule (SP) in the P6 600m, Louise Kemp (SP) in the P6 80m, Emma Williams (S1) in the P7 100m, Nico Rigg MacInnes (S1) in the P7 girls 600m and Sandy Hamilton (S1) in the P7 Cricket ball throw.

Sophie McNeill ( S1) and Findlay McNeill ( J4) recently competed in the Judo Cly de Grand Prix.

Findlay won his fi rst ever grand prix, winning all 4 fights to secure the gold medal. Sophie secured a bronze medal. Well done!

The Henderson Challenge In May, over 50 pupils w ere involved in the annual Henderson Challenge or ganised by The Glasgow Academy. T he other s chools involved were The Glasgow Academy, The High School of Glasgow, Jordanhill School and St Aloysius College.

There were many outstanding individual and t eam performances that da y. Erin Church (J6) won the J5 girls 200m race with a very gutsy run and Louise Kemp (J6) won the 60m sprint in impr essive style.

Gilli Jones (SP) won the 80m and the L ong Jump.

Ella Ritchie (S1) and Zara Goziem-Ibonye (S1) won the SP A &B 200m and Ella’ s race was a r eal nail biter with 3 girls neck and neck the whole w ay up the home straight but Ella showed a steely nerve to dip well right at the line . Emma Williams (S1) and Molly McKenzie (S1) both won their respective 80m A&B races and this was a great comeback for Emma having not run for 6 weeks due to a broken arm! Evie Smith (S1) once again demons trated that she has a very powerful arm in the crick et ball throw where she launched it 37.40m. Isla Bottomley (S1) was very impressive in the Shot Putt throwing 6.47m to win.

The relays were very successful for the KA t eams.

The J5 girls A team won in fine style and the J5 boys A&B teams both galloped home t o win. The SP girls A&B teams also came home victorious although they had to fight all the way to the finish line.

Pupils Riding High Sisters Charlotte Russell (SP) and Sophie Russell (J5) have competed in many horse shows all o ver the country. In July the y entered Braco Show with their be autiful pony Ceilidh. Charlotte came 2nd in her clas s the Mount ain and Moorland Fir st Ridden and Sophie won her class the Mountain and Moorland Lead Rein.

Sophie then w ent on t o take Mini R eserved Champion. They both qualified for Blair Castle NPS Scotland Finals and Silv er Medal Championships in August where Charlotte competed in the M&M first ridden clas s which had 32 riders and S ophie competed in the M&M lead rein class which had 29 riders. They were both very excited but v ery focused. Although the y didn’t get placed they had a wonderful day and it was a brilliant achievement for both of them to be there.

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Senior School Cartoon Creativity This year’s Nigel Dewar Gibb Cartoon Competition was judged

by Nigel Dewar Gibb (1950) and John Sinclair (1965). Congratulations to the winner Nico Rigg MacInnes (SP). Second place went to Ava Carlyle (S3) and third place to Heidi Brown (S3).

Recipe for Success The Young Enterprise team successfully completed the Company Programme and r epresented the school at the 2 016 regional finals held at Hampden Park. The members of ‘Kitchen Apparel’ - Andrew Lonsdale, Jenni Cameron, Abigail Middleton and Craig Sharp ( all Class of 2016) - cr eated a range of aprons which they designed and produced themselves. The team won the ‘Recipe for Success’ award and als o achieved certificates of merit from Strathclyde Business School for their e xcellent marks in the Young Enterprise exam.

Young Enterprise Scotland’s well-known Company Programme is the ultimate business and enterprise experience for S5/S6 pupils in s chools across Scotland. The pupils s et-up and run their o wn company with support from local business volunteer mentors and YE Scotland staff. They also developed a wide range of skills throughout the year along with entrepreneurial experience.

Dancing High Many congratulations to Imogen Philbey (S3) who has been o ffered places in the 2 016-2017 Scottish Ballet Senior Associate and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Junior Modern B allet programmes. The talented youngster also accepted an offer to attend a one week summer school at Elmhurst School for Dance in Birmingham.

Here she is performing an arabesque on the summit of Goat Fell on the Isle of Arran.

Welfare Walk The 6th y ear pupils fi nished their y ear of supporting Glasgow Old P eople’s Welfare Association with a 6 mile sponsored walk. Walking from Glasgow Science Centre to

Clydebank all participating pupils, staff and PTA members thoroughly enjoyed their well-deserved chips snack courtesy of McMonagles restaurant.

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MINERVA Senior Music Competition The Senior Music Competition was a great triumph this year. A djudicated by Hamish W hittle, the standard of playing was exceptionally high. W ith performances in several genres it was an enjoyable concert as w ell as a friendly c ompetition. Music ranged from classical to popular vocal, trad Scottish to drum kit with many of the pupils being of a Grade 7 or 8 standard.

Quaich – Katie Hillan (Class of 2016) Cup – Niall Mullan (Class of 2016) Ramsay Trophy – Archie Ross (Class of 2016) and Jodie Baird (Class of 2016)

Giving a 21st century twist to traditional Scottish music, Sophie Joint (S5) spent part of the summer at Aberdeen International Youth Festival’s Traditional Music School. Sophie, who performs on piano and clarsach, enjoyed playing and arr anging sets at the city’s Arts Centre & Theatre, working alongside musicians from the Feis Rois Ceilidh Trail. A particular highlight was playing piano in the century-old grand surroundings of His Majesty’s Theatre, where Sophie accompanied a contemporary dance show.

Pipes and Percussion During the summer I had the oppor tunity to attend a 5-da y Percussion course in the R oyal Conservatoire. The course offered a chance to learn new instruments and improve my skills. I was one of twelve young percussionists with skills in a v ariety of instruments from glockenspiel and marimb a to drum kit and timpani.

We were made very welcome by our tutors and given the objectiv e of learning several pieces as a group to perform in front of an audience on the final day. Though seemingly formidable we showed our capabilities and c ompleted the t ask. During the performance I w as able t o play a wide v ariety of tuned and un-tuned instruments I had learned throughout the week.

I also played a solo on the drum kit. I am very glad I was given the chance to attend the course and would greatly recommend it to any aspiring musicians.

Fergus Watson (S5) During the holidays I attended the College of Piping Summer School. Before I left I s tudied theory and practiced tunes and scales on my chanter so I was prepared to sit the SQA exam (SCQF Level 3). At the end of the week long course I sat the e xam for the Level 3 theory paper, but I was happy to be asked to 14

do the SCQF Level 4 practical. I had to learn a lot of new tunes (two parts of a Strathspey, two parts of a reel, two parts of 3/4 march, two parts of a slow air and two parts of a 2/4 march). I had only been given these at the s tart of the week – but the har d work paid off and I passed in the end.

Murray Leven (S1)

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Senior Sport Senior Sports Day Results

Year Champions

There were several outstanding performances and some long standing records broken at Senior Sports Day in June.

SP – Emma Williams and Sandy Hamilton

New Records Senior Prep - Emma Williams - 100m and high jump; Evie Smith - cricket ball throw S1 - Ellie Rowand – javelin; Lily Evans Haggerty 800m; Bayaan Cathcart - 100m

S1 – Lily Evans Haggerty and Drew McCall Smith S2 – Iona Paget and Pierre-Samy Eteiba S3 – Amy Williams and Jameel Cathcart S4 – Euan Brady Senior Girls – Jessica Halley (S5) Senior Boys – Andrew Lonsdale (S6)

S2 - Iona Paget - 200m; James Kemp - high jump S3 - Amy Williams - high jump and Long Jump Senior Girls - Jennifer Lewis - 800m; Scarlett Green - High Jump

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Senior Sport HANDBALL Scotland Selection Five S4 girls represented Scotland at the Granollers Cup in Spain this Summer – Scarlett Green, Monica Sloan, Chloe Gibson, Cameron Faulds and Hannah McGregor (all S5) . T hey played five matches against teams from Spain, Canada and Iceland and were unlucky not to win but came agonisingly close, losing by 1 goal in the dying s econds in one game .

Cameron Faulds (S5) played brilliantly in the All Star Scottish team, managing to score on the break.

It was a great learning opportunity for the girls as they face GB selection in October.

Kelvinside had fi ve S4 boys in the S cottish team at an international tournament in Hungary – Hamish Bottomley, Euan Brady, Hardie Brown, Zander Geddes and Angus Stuart (all S5) . They played six matches in fi ve days against teams from Latvia, Hungary, Serbia, Poland, Belgium and Chine se Taipei. The boys’ favourite match (other than the win) would be pla ying Veszprém A in their huge home 6000 seater stadium. Euan Brady (S5) and Zander Geddes (S5) made the starting 7 in all 6 matches. Our kilted boys also picked up the best dressed award at the opening ceremony. A successful tournament with valuable lessons learned ahead of their matches against England and the Faroes at the end of September.

2015/16 Scottish Cup Final Weekend Kelvinside teams were out in force in the Scottish Cup Finals with 4 t eams qualifying. It was a successful weekend with us bringing home t wo trophies and a second place.

The U16 girls w on the cup bec oming double champions (cup and league)for the season by beating Tryst 18-15 in the fi nal. The Transition boys team finished their second competitive season unbeaten, winning 24-18 against Troon. The SPs finished 2nd losing in a close match to South Edinburgh. The U16 boys experienced a shock defeat and were knocked out in the semi-finals.

S1/S2 Scottish Schools The S1/S2 boys came into the fi nals unbeaten from the qualifiers earlier in the year. They progressed with ease through the gr oup stage and f aced Auchinleck in the fi nal. After a tentative start they played at full throttle and eased to victory.

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Senior Sport HOCKEY West Selection Congratulations to Lucy Findlay (S6) , Maddie Cairnduff (S6), Jessica Halley (S6) and Lucy Rankin (S5) who were selected for the West U18 Hock ey Training Squad. Ellie Kemsley (S5) has been selected for the West U16 squad.

2016 School Games Selection Lucy Findlay (S6) was selected to represent Scotland Hockey in the 2 016 Schools Games that were held at L oughborough University at the beginning o f September. There were teams from Wales, England, S cotland and Ulster participating in the t ournament. T he event is the largest multisport event for school children in the UK and sa w 1,600 of the UK’s best young athletes brought together for four days of sporting competition. The games are important as they are where future Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medal winners get a r eal sense of what it ’s like to compete at a major multi-sport competition.

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Ace Winner Well done to Jack Dalziel (J6) who won the Judy Murray Tennis Cup held in Dunblane.

The competitors had a mix o f initial w arm-up exercises promoting ball and r acquet control, led

by Judy Murray, followed by some fun competitions involving both parents and competitors.

Then it was on t o the s erious business of the da y.

The Junior competitors played each other in groups of six, with the winner in each group then moving forward to a s emi-final. Jack pr ogressed to the final for a tense and closely fought match, with the advantage flowing this way and that. Ultimately, it was Jack who c ame through to win, pla ying some dazzling shots. He was presented with his trophy by Judy Murray herself.

The Rifle Club held it s annual ‘50m Da y’ at the Tullygarth Range, hosted by the Alloa and Dis trict Rifle Club, whose members kindly set up the r ange and scored the targets.

At stake were three main priz es - the fi nal of the Club Championship, the Alloa Plate for the top score of the day, and the Handicap Shoot.

All fourteen eligible pupils t urned out f or the fray, and we adopted ‘new girl’ Rachel Currie (S5) to supervise our ammunition supplies for the day, which was done with great efficiency.

Space does not permit the fascinating shot-by-shot report of the 1,164 shots fired that Minerva readers will have anticipated so eagerly; but suffice it to say it was no surpris e that the e xperience of Sophie Nicholson (Class of 2016) helped her t o win both the Alloa Plate and the Club Championship. Mitchell Jolly (S6) continued his quie t shooting t o take second place on the da y, and t o win the Handic ap Event, chased hard by Milo McKoen (S4), with the places being settled by the official tie-break process.

Mitchell and Milo were the only two who scored above their averages, which is an impr essive feat when shooting for the fi rst time at 50 me tres, outdoors, and with the wind blowing the bullets hither and yon.

Bethany Chan (S5) and Andrew Cromar (S5) were fourth equal, with Esmé Boyle (S5) close behind.

It it is worthy of note that three pupils (and shooting coach Ron Scaglione (1982)) won their divisions in the Winter League - Jamie McGregor (S5), Sharon Wang (S5) and Esmé Boyle (S5).

Cycling Success Well done to Angus Mathews (S3) who was selected to represent Scotland in the Youths B category in the Grand Prix R ace of the National Prudential RideLondon event. The race took place in July at the Olympic P ark in London.

The best road race riders from each region were invited to take part and Angus w as one of two boys in his age group to ride f or Scotland. He crossed the finish line in the peloton just 2 s econds behind the race winner.

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Trips Laughter on the Loch It was an ideal way to start the new Session – going canoeing at L uss, Loch Lomond. This is f amiliar territory to Kelvinside pupils both in recent memory as well as the distant past; I am sure it will remain a firm favourite as a fun canoe spot.

This first S1/2 trip o f the S ession was certainly up there with the best. The pupils were a joy to be with - they were fun and threw themselves head first, sometimes literally, into the v arious “challenges” the type of paddlers any canoe instructor relishes, true ambassadors for KA. The day brought everything, flat water, “killer” swans, zero wind, spectacular views, sun, spectators, the odd bit of pier jumping and even a wedding. My personal favourite, lots of smiling faces - a smile is a curve that sets everything straight after all.

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Nico Rigg MacInnes (S1) had a great time. “I loved the canoe trip, it w as amazing! My f avourite part was trying to complete the tricky challenges that Mr McAlister set us. I was partnered up in a canoe with Emma, and I think we made a pretty good team. One of the challenges was for each of us in the boat t o sit on one side of the canoe and lean back as far as we could, so that our eyes were underwater, sending a chill from the cold water to our brains. We had to lean back at different speeds to make sure that we didn’t capsize. Emma and I did it without c apsizing once, although we did capsize loads after to make up for it! I can’t wait to go canoeing again soon.”

Mr Mark McAlister

AUTUMN 2016 MALAWI: THE WARM HEART OF AFRICA In June 2 016 ten senior pupils emb arked on what promised to be a f ascinating and challenging trip to Malawi; ‘The warm heart of Africa’. The pupils worked tremendously hard throughout the year preceding the trip t o raise £5000 which w ould pay for the materials, labour and training for the projects we would undertake.

Our 15 da ys in Mala wi was split int o three parts; time spent in Livings tonia working with the local orphan pr ogramme, time spent w orking on Tambago irrigation farming project and time spent travelling and sightseeing. The trip was operated in partnership with Mala wi Fruits who ar e a S cottish charity focused on de veloping Northern Malawi’s rural economy, particularly through encouraging agribusiness and tr aining farmers to adopt mor e modern farming practices. Working with this small charity gave the trip r eal authenticity as w e were given lots of opportunities to meet and work alongside local people.

Livingstonia Travelling to Livingstonia was an adventure in itself as we took a small detour to walk over a traditional footbridge hand built using reeds and in order to try to spot some monkeys that were known to live in the forest just off the main road. ‘Spotting’ the monkeys turned out t o be a lot e asier than w e anticipated thanks to some left over bananas from breakfast and at one point there were well in excess of 20 monkeys on the road around our car. This was a great moment and a fantastic start to our Malawi adventure!

Upon arriving in Livings tonia we were invited to the local church in order to be welcomed by the ‘paramount chief’ and local village leaders. This was a truly special oc casion and a highlight f or many pupils: One of my favourite parts of the Malawi trip was the welcome ceremony we received in the local church - the Livings tonia Synod of the Chur ch of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) . It was very interesting to see this p assionate display by the loc al people, their different culture and their ob vious musical talent. Despite the rur al setting, it w as clear this church was enriched b y the people who at tended and their de votion to their belief s. During this service we received the local welcome, during which the congregation rubbed their hands t ogether (“to warm them up ”) and then the y clapped in time .

This unusual tradition was both heart-warming and fascinating which sums up the whole experience of this school trip perfectly.

Zoe Dinardo (S6) We spent a very busy 5 days in Livingstonia and in that time we visited a working fruit farm, sampled honey at a local honey producers cooperative, tasted raw

sugar cane and played games with the local children.

We also visited Livingstonia Primary S chool where the pupils from KA were surprised to see classrooms packed with as man y as 70 or 80 pupils . We were able to leave some games and stationery equipment with the he admaster and it w as evident to all that these were greatly appreciated.

The main focus of our time in Livings tonia though was to make improvements to Livingstonia Lodges which is a tourist based enterprise run by the orphan care programme in p artnership with Mala wi Fruits.

We landscaped the grounds, prepared the way for a new herb garden and built a boundary fence around the property. It really hit home her e how difficult it was to undertake these types of projects in Malawi as rather than popping to the local DIY store we first had to locate and then cut down suitable trees for our building materials. This was a fantastic learning experience for the pupils and it w as great to see them doing s ome real hard graft alongside loc al people, some of whom were orphans in the orphan programme themselves.

This experience had a pr ofound impact upon me on many levels. The camaraderie of the gr oup enabled us to adapt to the surroundings and meet all challenges that were presented to us - even the eightlegged variety! The humility and happine ss of the Malawian people was in many ways surprising. The people whom we worked with had next to nothing in terms of material wealth, but their measure of both success and happine ss was their abilit y to provide for themselves and their family.

Kate Scott (S6)

Tambago Irrigation project Our time in Livings tonia came to an end all t oo quickly and after an early start we made the 4 hour journey along a dirt track to our next project where we would spend 6 days. We stayed in one of Malawi’s larger cities, Mzuzu, and commuted to the irrigation project each day. This project is one o f 11 f arming cooperatives that Mala wi Fruits are working with.

The aim is to provide efficient irrigation and training to allow the f armers to grow cash crops and ha ve an income rather than relying solely on subsistence farming.

The project involved carrying bricks, digging concrete channels and mixing c ement – all demanding physical labour in the A frican heat but the pupils coped admirably. The work was made much e asier in knowing the money and time w e were spending on this project would be of direct and immediate benefit to the lives of well over 100 farmers and their families.

For each of the 6 da ys we spent at T ambago we worked, rested and ate alongside the farmers whom we were helping. Their gratitude for us being ther e was overwhelming at times. We were able to try the National dish of Malawi – Nsima – along with s tews and sauces and some of the pupils even managed to 21

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On our fi nal day at T ambago the c ooperative organised a farewell ceremony to thank us f or the time we’d spent with them and the in vestment we had made in their farms. The village chief and various Government officials were there and the c eremony very quickly t urned from being a f ormal occasion with speeches and exchange of gifts to a full on party with dancing, singing and African drums. This was an emotional time for all involved and an unforgettable way to round off our time there.

On our fi nal day working at the irrigation project, the kindness and gener osity of the f armers was overwhelming. To thank us f or our help at the irrigation project and the mone y we had raised to fund it, the people who w orked there organised a ceremony. As is cus tom in Malawi, the women had choreographed a danc e - their ener getic nature was contagious and c onvinced the girls fr om our group to join in. T he important figures of the surrounding area, such as the loc al minister and the village chief ga ve speeches to, again, thank us for the work we had done with the charit y. This was extremely fulfilling as the y explained the his tory of the f arm and the impor tance of the pr oject to those who w orked there. Furthermore, the farmers showed their excitement for the project, which again displayed how significant the scheme was to them.

This was a rewarding experience as it was clear the work being done b y the charity and the mone y we had raised was making a clear and prominent change in people’s lives.

Honor Johnstone (S6)

Sightseeing and travel All of the car journeys in Malawi passed very quickly because there was always something interesting to see from the windows, ranging from families collecting water or tending their fi elds, motorbikes passing by carrying live chickens (and sometimes goats!) or simply s taring in a we at the be autiful

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landscape and stunning sunsets that were a fi xture of each evening in Malawi.

Whilst staying in Mz uzu we took the 2 hour driv e to visit Vwasa Wildlife Park. At the entrance to this huge wildlife reserve we were joined b y a wildlif e ranger who helped us track various types of animal, some of which can only be found in Malawi, and led us to the watering hole where well over 50 hippos were basking in the sunshine – a truly A frican experience! Unfortunately the closest we came to seeing the elusive elephants were some rather large footprints, but this did nothing to diminish the fantastic experience it was to be ‘on safari’ in Africa.

On the middle Sunday of our trip we went to a wildlife nature reserve in Vwasa. It was a very enjoyable and interesting part of our trip and was a nice break from building the irrigation project. When we got there we had a quick bit e to eat then we went out to explore the wildlife park in our vehicles. We also had a guide with us who had s ome very interesting facts about the reserve and the animals living ther e. While out exploring the park we saw a lot of wildlife such as hippos, marsh eagles, gazelle, warthog and lot s of monkeys.

Lochlan Morris (S6) In travelling to each of the projects we encountered a whole variety of landscapes including mountains, plains, forests and of course the lakeside. Lake Malawi is a huge inland lak e and we were lucky enough to spend a f ew days relaxing here at the end o f the trip. This provided a great opportunity for the pupils to reflect on the e xperience while looking acr oss a beautiful sandy b ay towards the vague outlines of Tanzania and Mozambique in the distance.

A fitting end to a truly unforgettable trip.

Mr Craig Simpson

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CCF Historical Parade A historical parade took place with cadets from both Kelvinside and Glasgow Academies in memory of our f ormer pupils who died in W orld War 1. T he pupils paraded through the Botanic Gardens, across the Byres Road and Gr eat Western Road junction and into Oran Mor for a short service conducted by Rev Stuart Matthews who is the School Chaplain for both Schools.

A similar event took place almost 100 years ago. At that time a peel o f bells had been donat ed to the School Church (Kelvinside Church) , which is now Oran Mor, in memory o f the boys who died. C adets from both Schools marched to the Church, a service took place and the bells were rung.

The 2016 Parade was a mini r e-enactment of this event to remember our f ormer pupils who died in Gallipoli on 28 June 1915. On this date both Schools lost the highest number of former pupils in one day.

Annual Inspection The school welcomed back former pupil Air Commodore Alistair Reid (1979) as inspecting officer, to this year’s inspection, led by RSM Nyal Sadiq (Class of 2016). Under good weather conditions, the considerable crowd, including a number of former RSM’s were treated to one of the best parades in recent memory.

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AUTUMN 2016 Annual Army Camp at Barry Buddon Being in the C CF is e xhilarating - w orking as a team, learning about le adership, sticking in when the going ge ts tough, marching as a s quad, firing rifles and much more! However the 6th years - who we all look ed up t o as le aders and r ole models were ascending to their fi nal army experience at annual camp held this year at Barry Buddon near Carnoustie. The week was packed with excitement.

From meeting actual army veterans to jumping off 10 metre diving boards - I think I speak for everyone involved - it was a camp to remember.

After a long but fun-fi lled journey, we were eager to start. We marched as a s chool to our dormit ories, made our beds , unpacked our s oon-to-be-ruined clothes and jumped into our army kit. We were then informed by the RSM that training was commencing immediately. I w as lucky enough t o have two of my closest friends as section c ommanders, Ross Stewart (Class of 2016) and Lewis Merrylees (S6).

Section commanders are essential to our tr aining and taught us surviv al skills such as p atrolling at night, how to stay out of sight from the enemy and how to move as a section when attacking the enemy.

Training took place in a large field full of sharp shrubs and overgrown grass and as the r ain shot from the sky we ran around catapulting ourselves into mud filled puddles. Our mood then began t o resemble the dark weather and we were thankful that dinner time beckoned.

Every day was a day to remember even if the end of each day was spent scraping the camouflage cream off our hands , neck, f ace and e ars. We settled in quickly and it didn’t take us long to approach other schools at the base for a traditional rugby match.

My favourite camp experience was the 2 4 Hour Exercise. I’m not sure everyone felt so enthusiastic but I loved it. We squeezed every last item into our bag and collected a survival pack (a small package filled with ready made meals and a c ooking stove).

We trekked to our harbour ar ea to set up c amp and later that night w e patrolled as plat oons and ambushed the enemy when they weren’t expecting it.

We experienced numerous activities and were taught many new things by the army training officers from the base. The Fitness Trainer ran us through the famous obstacle course which was definitely one of the biggest challenges of the week.

After hard core fitness and exercise, we had a range day. This was another amazing e xperience despite me being one o f the lowest scorers in my section I blame m y rifle as there was definitely something wrong with it, though my peers didn’t seem to agree.

There was great tension on the way back from range day waiting for the winner o f the highe st score to be announced. Matthew Steeples (S6) emerged victorious.

Cpt Ferguson and Sgt McAlister treated us t o a brilliant da y at the loc al swimming pool which had a r ange of slides, flumes and s everal diving boards - f ew cadets braved the highe st board and only one managed t o pull o ff a div e from the t op.

The swimming pool w as loved by all; it w as like a childhood dream, perfect relief from the ph ysical and mental demands of camp.

After a very eventful week, the dreaded final send off to the 6th y ears approached. We all wanted to look our absolute best to mark this occasion for our friends and to give them the send-off they deserved.

This parade is just for them so we spent most of the last day polishing our p arade boots and pressing our uniform. The parade ends with the 6th years forming a squad and marching off together. It is a very emotional and overwhelming part of the camp but it was a great way to say goodbye to some of our closest friends and allies!

Until next time, Barry Buddon!

Cian Shelton (S5)

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CCF Intermediate Rock Climbing Course The first day of our climbing course started off well: the four of us missed the las t train of the da y, so we ended up stuck in Betws-y-Coed (pronounce that how you will). We learned of a bus that could get us where we needed and then found out that bus didn’t exist so in the end w e got a £ 45 taxi instead and arrived a couple of hours late.

Monday was exactly what I e xpected from Wales: rainy, cold and t oo cloudy t o see the (pr obably) amazing views from the t op of the crags I’d spent half a da y climbing. Ho wever, I still had a bit o f feeling in my hands to do what I was there for, which was to learn how to second our le ading instructor and wrestle out the man y, many nuts and cams he had placed in the cracks of the rock.

The next day brought some sun and I no w knew to bring food up with me on the climbs, so I was happier and ready to remember everything I was learning, such as how to set up an anchor so I didn’t fall off the crag while belaying and leaning out over Castle Inn Quarry. As there was 6 people on the c ourse and 4 instructors, we were all split up and went to different places so didn’t see much of each other during the day. This was brilliant as w e got really good tuition and plenty of opportunities to practise. It was also a slightly odd experience for me, having climbed with the same three friends for over a year through the climbing club in school.

Before this c ourse I didn ’t even know what multipitch climbing me ant and that ’s what w e’d been doing so far, so the single pit ch climbs at B wylchy-Moch felt more familiar. This was good fun and it was nice to not carry walking boots on my harness and get them s tuck in chimne ys, which happened too many times.

The fourth day was my personal favourite. We went back to multi-pitch climbing, s o I ended up v ery high on the Holyhe ad mountain crags, traversing

Royal Navy Raft Building The raft building competition on Loch Lomond is a high-energy team-building challenge for Royal Navy cadets. As the first interdivisional competition of the session, it certainly ignited the rivalry between Starboard and P ort divisions. T hey had t o work hard as a team to build and race their own makeshift rafts to earn as many points as possible! Using only the materials provided – 4 plastic barrels, poles and ropes – teams were given two hours for construction before entering the loch and p addling like mad t o collect two items from a fl oating platform before returning to shore. The final marked task was to deconstruct their r afts and le ave all equipment neatly piled for storing.

A real test of ingenuity, creativity, problem solving skills and good or ganisation. On this oc casion, Starboard division came out winners 20 points to 10 over Port division.

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across to the most beautiful view I’d seen all week.

It also happened to be the windiest day so when my instructor asked me to perch on a tiny ledge to take a photo I thought I w as going t o be blo wn off the rock face back to the camp.

On the las t day it w as again v ery windy and w e couldn’t climb the s ea cliff because the tide w as too high. Ins tead, we joined the s crambling group and I learned how to lead climb while placing ge ar.

Finally, we did a s elf-controlled abseil back down to end a fabulous week.

Charlotte Mathews (Class of 2016)

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eLearning Day In May this y ear Kelvinside Academy held it s inaugural eLearning day as p art of National eLearning week. The day was an amazing suc cess; it exemplified 21st century pedagogy at its best and was a truly c ollaborative learning event for both pupils and staff.

A plethora of activities took place throughout the day, although the childr en’s highlight seemed to be the technology brought in by two of our parents, Mr Dhillon (3D Print er) and Mr F rame (Makey-Makey, Leap Motion).

Two esteemed visitors from Education Scotland, David Laing and Jim Fanning (Head of Emerging Technologies), were thoroughly impressed with the exemplary pedagogy taking place. They commented that Kelvinside is well and truly le ading the way in Scottish Education.

“ELearning Day was a gr eat way to share our knowledge and t o give us a he ad start for the technical age.

I thought the v arious apps and activitie s were wonderful and would be of lots of use in the fut ure.

I personally thought all the game s were fun and educational.

Over all I had a gr eat time and I’ m already looking forward for it next year.” Gilli Jones (SP) If you are interested, a video of the day can be found on the Parent Hub in Frog.

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Staff Page Welcome to new staff Colin Shaw, our ne w Facilities Manager, faced a v ery challenging and busy ďŹ rst few months as he managed both the Libr ary and W eights Room refurbishments along with the usual updating and r epairs that t ake place during the Summer holiday period. Colin will also be working closely with Charles McFarlane (1997) , new Head Groundsman at Balgray.

The PE Dep artment have welcomed Gary Mercer as Performance Coach, Heather Lang as a PE Teacher and new Handball Coach Sarah Carrick.

The Nursery welcomes Eilidh Sorenson as our ne w Nursery Teacher, Morgain Farrell joins us f or her Nursery Apprentice year and Annmarie Hutchison is the new Nursery Care Worker.

Junior School has four new members of staff. Hannah Burleigh has joined the teaching staff as one of our J5 Teachers and Chris Wormald is a classroom Assistant.

Our After School Club t eam now includes Tony Docherty and Margaret Calderwood who join Ann Marie Gunn in supervising home work and pr oviding stimulating care for pupils from 3-6pm.

Senior School are joined b y Audrey Gess teaching Maths and Joan Dunseith teaching Chemistry. Heather MacLeod has joined S upport for Learning and Julie Thomson is r esponsible for English as an additional language tuition.

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Suzy Lander has joined our Reception team and will be manning Reception everyday between 4-6pm. Shirley Snyman replaces Lynda Andonovic as B ursar’s Secretary as Lynda has moved to the role of Admissions Registrar. George McKee joins us as Finance Assistant.

Lawrence Dunn is our bus driver for the new Kilmacolm bus route.

AUTUMN 2016 Farewell to retiring staff KA was sad to say goodbye to four members of staff who have worked in the School for a combined 80 years. Morag Jeffrey was a Junior School Teacher for 35 years and Roddy Moir a w ell kent Senior School face for 37 years. June Ghomashchian worked across Nursery and Junior School for 6 years and Support for Learning benefitted from Colin MacDonald’s teaching experience for 2 years.

Roddy Moir joined Kelvinside Academy in 1979. His as sociation with the school has been a long and distinguished one serving in the Ph ysical Education Department and latterly as He ad of Guidance. The landscape of the school has changed significantly over his time and with that the man y educational fashions that have come and gone! As a professional school master Roddy has always worked exceptionally hard and whils t fully c ommitted to the delivery of physical Education and Game s it w as outside of the game s hall that he made signifi cant contributions. Over the years he pushed the boundaries with overseas tours to Australia, Dubai and B arbados with both rugby and cricket. During the winter months he regularly planned ski trips to many European destinations and without doubt the se experiences will live on in the memory o f very many former pupils. In recent years Roddy developed his professional abilities to the pastoral and guidance role within the school and as Head of Guidance lead this department in overseeing the wellbeing of our s tudents. On behalf o f all pupils and staff at Kelvinside Academy thank you very much for all your hard work and endeavours. We wish you a very long and happy retirement.

Morag Jeffrey gave more than 35 years’ service to KA. She ma y have lost count of the e xact number of children she has taught here, but every one o f them w as nurtured as an individual; one thing that was always obvious about Morag was how well she kne w the children she taught. She taught with a warmth, humour and directness that w ere appreciated by parents and colleagues, as well as by the children. Her zest for life came through very clearly in every show or class assembly she produced. A sign of the affection that the whole school community had f or Morag was seen in the special presentation made to her at Prizegiving by Yvonne Craig on behalf of the PTA. Morag firmly stated that she was not retiring but simply ‘stopping work’ to begin a new adventure and we wish her lots of fun and happiness doing just that.

June Ghomashchian also left us this summer aft er several years of dedicated service first as a nur sery practitioner, but mor e recently as a clas sroom assistant, playground supervisor and A fter School Club c oordinator.

She will be remembered for her c alm and friendly manner with childr en as she w orked with t eachers and other staff to bring the very best out of them. We wish June much success with her new ‘doggy day care’ business.

Colin MacDonald has been an integral part of Support for Learning for the p ast 2 y ears. He br ought maths and physics skills to the department and imparted his knowledge and understanding to pupils by supporting them in class and drop in sessions. Colin was an active member of the Senior Choir and also supported pupils during their Gold DoE e xpeditions. An ac complished baker and c ook, Colin would often provide essential cakes for SfL departmental meetings and bir thdays which was always very well received by Mrs Anderson and Miss Jackson. We wish Colin well for his planned travel adventures with Cr ete, New York and v arious Scottish destinations in his imminent plans.

Congratulations Baby news - c ongratulations to Receptionist Paula Lindsay who ga ve birth in A ugust to baby son Leo Jacob and to Accounts Assistant Primrose Sabau whose baby son Adriel Nyasha arrived in September.

Well done t o the w onderful staff members Tracy Nugent, Elaine Cummings, Ann Marie Gunn, Jordan Pettigrew, Demi Mardon and Pauline Argue who completed the 5k Midnight W alk in memory o f David Boyd. They raised £461 for the St Margaret’s Hospice which looked after David so well prior to his passing.

Minerva recently featured news of Ian Scaramuzza winning the prestigious Roux Scholarship 2015. Ian is Sandra Darcy’s son, one of our longest serving dining room staff. Ian ’s prize included a 3-month tr aining stint at B enu, a le ading 3 Michelin s tar restaurant in San Francisco. He is only the s econd Scot ever to win the Roux Scholarship – the other is Andr ew Fairlie – and following his winning plac ement at Benu, Ian has now been o ffered a permanent Chef po sition there working with a ward winning chef C orey Lee. Huge congratulations to Ian from all at KA. 29

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Minerva Educational Trust KA Celebration Party – Friday 18 November 2016 The Party Committee would be delighted if you were able to join them for the next celebration.

This will be held in Or an Mor and tick ets cost £35.00 per he ad. T his includes a 3 c ourse dinner and a drink on arriv al. T his will be a great opportunity for all member s of the KA family to come together and ha ve a f antastic time. T ickets can be obtained by contacting Elaine Solman, Development Manager at elaine.solman@kelvinsideacademy.org.uk.

Please note that ther e is a limit ed number o f tickets available and w e would suggest you order your tickets as s oon as po ssible. T he Party is a relaxed and informal event and we are delighted to announce that Donald Wilson (1980) and his band M8’s will be playing for us and the Disco will managed by former parent Robert McKinnon.

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Loyalty Card

Dougie Harvey (1985) Lorne Crerar (1972) Rennie Keith (1989) Andrew Martin (1985) Andrew Weston (1992) David Rowand (1986) Fred Laing (1968) Gary Hogan (2001) David Pillips (1963) Guy Robertson (1979)

We are delighted that the L oyalty Programme has now gone live and you are able to access offers from Academicals as w ell as other r etailers. To access these you can go through the School website under the Academical Section or you can go direct to the website www.kaloyalty.co.uk. Onc e you reach this point you enter your email addr ess and cr eate a password. We have been as sured by the company that your email addr esses will not be distribut ed to any additional p arties. A cademicals who ha ve currently joined the programme or whose offers will be coming on-line this month are:

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Parent Teacher Association Update The PTA had a fantastic year last year both in fundraising and the many events that took place.

These funds were used for a number of teacher requests from Nursery to Senior School. Gifts were also purchased for retiring staff Morag Jeffrey, Alan Gilliland and Roddy Moir and the remainder was donated to both Junior and Senior School Sports.

We are delighted to report that the following parents have agreed to be your Year Representatives and they will have contacted you with their email address.

Junior Start Kathryn Biankin Junior 1 Charmaine Trainor Junior 2 Sarah Dalziel Junior 3 Caroline Arnott Junior 4 Alana Milne/ Donna Torley Junior 5 Kirsten Taylor Junior 6 Sarah Dalziel Senior Prep Kirsty McAlonan Senior 1 Margaret Milne Senior 2 Lucy Green Senior 3 Loddy Cook Senior 4 Julie Hemphill Senior 5 Allyson Geddes Senior 6 Gwen Dinardo This year we will be focusing on a PA System for the whole school and furniture for the new Roof Terrace. We plan to have a Barometer in the K ennedy Mall which will k eep you informed of the funds raised on a regular basis.

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Academicals Welcome to the Former Pupil Section All former pupils automatically become members of the A cademical Club on le aving School. T he Club is e xtremely active with a number of events taking place throughout the year giving e veryone the oppor tunity to network and k eep in t ouch with f ellow Academicals.

The School is alw ays delighted to see its former pupils at Open Day, which allows you to see the many changes that have taken place, meet your former teachers and e xplore the opportunities KA has to offer your children.

We are always interested in he aring what you are up to, from graduations to new jobs, sporting honours to marriage, and w ould welcome your news for the ne xt edition o f Minerva.

You can keep up to date with School and Club news on F acebook, Twitter @KACGlasgow or Linkedin.

Elaine Solman Development Manager

OfďŹ ce Bearers

David Rowand (1986)

We are delighted to announce that our ne w Club President is David Rowand (1986) and our new Vice President is Andrew Martin (1985). Both David and Andrew are well known Academicals and bring an abundance of enthusiasm to the Club. We would like to take this opportunity to thank retiring President, Colin Neill (1972) for his energy and all the fantastic work that he has done over the last 3 years. Colin has been instrumental in implementing the A cademical Club Social Media and w e are delighted that he will to continue to manage the Facebook Page. Colin will be in School later this year sharing his life and work experiences with our Senior 6 pupils.

Andrew Martin (1985)

AUSTRALIAN SECTION You will ďŹ nd Academicals in all c orners of the world sporting the very distinguishable purple and green tie or indeed the lo vely Silver Minerva Ladies Pin. It was great to receive news that the Australian Section got t ogether in S ydney earlier this y ear.

The Academicals in t ouch are Ian McAlpine,

Charles McAlpine, Grieve Brown, Andrew Peters, Ian Blackie, Stuart Allison, Michael Bleesdale, Graeme McLennan, Crawford Wintersgill, David Phillips, Nial Cameron. If y ou would like to be put in touch with the A ustralian Section please contact elaine.solman@kelvinsideacademy.org.uk.

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AMERICAN SECTION

This is a very social and active section. Their Annual Dinner is a gr eat event to meet fellow Academicals in London and als o gives you the oppor tunity to meet the Club Pr esident and the R ector. This year the Dinner will take place on Thursday 17 November in the Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, London SW1.

Tickets and fur ther information can be obt ained by contacting David McGill (19 72) scotlandend@ btinternet.com.

Gareth Gaston (1992) Following the inaugural dinner in New York, Gareth is organising a dinner in S an Francisco around St Andrews night. Please contact Gareth at gareth. gaston@gmail.com if y ou would like to join f ellow Academicals based in the USA.

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Ronald Brash 1942 It is with great sadness that we report the death of Ronald Brash (1942) and our thoughts and condolences are with his family during this sad time. In 2009 Ronald came to the 70 year reunion for the pupils who were evacuated to Arran in 1939. At the time w e published a special c ommemorative book in which w e included Ronald’s History of the Evacuation Part One, written as a pupil during his time in E vacuation and we feel it would be fitting to share the first part of this with you now and the second part in the next issue of Minerva.

Introduction In the aut umn of 1938 the s torm clouds w ere gathering in e ver thickening numbers over the political horizon of Europe and e veryone imagined that the next few weeks would see this c ountry in the midst of that fright ful catastrophe which has many times before been the c ause of the downfall of many a might y nation – w ar. And e ven after the questionable Treaty of Munich and the Prime Minister’s reassuring statements of the y ears of peace and prosperity that lay before us, there were but a few who imagined that war was not inevitable in the not-far-distant future. In the y ear which did elapse before the act ual outbreak of war, great preparations were made in all spher es of defence measures, especially civil defence. One of the things decided was that, at the outbr eak of hostilities children and aged and otherwise infirm people were to be evacuated to safer areas, for experience had shown in Spain and China what de vastating effects air raids could have not only on property but on the morale of the general community.

With this view in mind, the Board of Governors of Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow decided in the Spring of 1939, when the sit uation had bec ome even more acute by Germany’s complete annexation of Czechoslovakia, to make arrangements for the school to be evacuated to a safer area and carry out the usual curriculum there. Numerous meeting with parents were held and numer ous points discussed until by the Prize Day held in the MacLellan Galleries at the end o f June, 1939, Col. Stewart, Chairman of the Go vernors, was able t o announce that full arrangements had been made to evacuate the whole school to Dougarie Lodge, Isle of Arran. He ga ve a brief account of the facilities and amenities of the place and e veryone appeared satisfied that this decision had been reached.

Although we did not know it then, that w as the last time the school was in existence in Glasgow. During the summer which like the summer of 1914 was blessed with glorious w eather, events moved faster than most of us had anticipated, so that by the 28th August, the Government decided as a precautionary measure all childr en were to be r emoved from danger areas under the e vacuation scheme. It had been previously announced that the school would go on the second day of evacuation, so that meant the departure was to take place on September 2nd.

Like many others, I had a magnificent holiday, the happiest I ever spent, I’m sure, marred only by the impending threat of war towards the clo se. B ut when we travelled up from Rothesay on Sept. 1st the whole atmosphere of life seemed changed. The Clyde was not it s usual cheery s elf. Man y of the excursion steamers were off, busy transporting the first batch of evacuees to safe areas on the c oast.

All that da y, too in Glas gow, those going with the school were being r ounded up b y members of the staff and full directions given as to place of meeting next day. That night also was the first night of blackout enforced as a practice for future occasions and as a precaution in case anything was to occur sooner than we expected.

As I lay in bed that night I thought of what was about to happen not only to the country in general but to me personally and to the rest of my school companions.

One phase in our school life had closed; another was opening tomorrow. I tried to picture the scenes that were to come and the de stinies that were to befall us. What actually happened will be told in the three stories following, each with a c ertain similarity, yet each so vastly different in its own way. With these, I hope not t oo tedious, words of introduction I now close and start anew with a full ac count of the fi rst chapter in this history which was to alter our lives to so great a degree as subsequent events will show.

The Dougarie Venture The Departure The morning o f Saturday, September 2nd da wned with the grey haze that gives promise of a fi ne day.

At 8.30am at the s outh west entrance to Hampden Park football ground were to be s een groups of boys, teachers and parents. Overhead the barrage balloons were to be seen floating idly amongst the clouds ready for anything that might occur. Amongst the crowd were one or t wo members of the school staff, who were not to accompany us including the former Rector Mr W S Clark who w as going around talking to the boys some of whom, perhaps, he was speaking to for the las t time. Arrangements were made for cars to convey all the luggage to Crosshill station wither we now set out. After final farewells to parents and friends we trooped down to the station and boarded the tr ain. S oon we were speeding away from Glasgow and on by the now seldom used Caledonian line t o Ardrossan. T here the dif ficulty 33

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The Sea Crossing The excursion steamer, TR. S.S. “Duchess of Hamilton” was being us ed today specially as an “evacuee ship” as ther e were many children from other schools being br ought to Arran as w ell as ourselves. A more magnificent day could hardly be imagined. The clam sea was a deep blue and a heat haze enveloped the lofty peaks of distant Arran which was to be our home for – no one could tell how long.

We stood on the upper deck eating sandwiches, cold pies, and other vict uals we had brought with us t o sustain ourselves on the journey, whilst a cool breeze fanned our faces. Everything looked beautiful and peaceful. Eventually we sailed into Brodick Bay and disembarked with some difficulty at the pier leaving the steamer to proceed to its next port of call.

Arrival in Arran All who have had the good f ortune to visit Arran at some time or another will pr obably be aware of the flotilla of buses belonging t o different companies which congregate at the pier head to await the arrival of the steamers ready to transport any travellers to all parts of the island. Today Brodick pier head rather resembled the scene on Fair Saturday instead of the 2nd September. T he school had reserved three of the waiting buses to transport us to the other side of the island. W e started off and, t o my surprise, instead of going b y the direct way over the S tring Road, we took the longer r oad by Glen Sannox and Lochranza. Finally after a long but enjoyable run we came at last to Dougarie Lodge where we and our luggage were deposited.

Description of Dougarie At this s tage it might be adv antageous to give a description of Dougarie and the surrounding district.

The policies of the lodge itself were extensive. There were two habitations viz the modern lodge and the original tower. The lodge was the most irregularly built house I think I ha ve ever seen. There seemed to be no plan at all; it was just as if, (I later found out that this was actually the case) someone had decided to add a bit here and another bit there irresponsive 34

of the uns ymmetrical appearance which ensued from this s trange method of architecture. T he lodge was approached by a long straight drive which widened out before the lodge and then continued on till it reached the archway which was the entrance into the courtyard. There was a high w all flanking this on one side; t o the left w ere the old t ower, the gamekeepers’ house and the barns; to the right were the garage and stabling accommodation and beyond were the dog-kennels. B etween the lodge and the tower was an exceedingly picturesque, well-built and well-kept Italian garden. In fr ont of the lodge and stretching as far over as the Lorsa Water was a very large field part of which later served as an admirable football pitch. Ov er the r oad at the mouth o f the river was the boathouse with a long jetty projecting from it. To the s outh the r oad stretched towards the village of Machrie and a small track forded the river and made it s way up t o the ne arby Clachan of Auchencar. Ne ar the he ad of the L orsa Glen could be seen standing out the massive form of Sail Chalmadale with higher mount ains behind it in the distance and away to the north Beinn Bhanrain, the highest mountain on the western side of the island.

Allotting of Dormitories To return to the main p art of the narr ative, we waited outside the lodge gazing at the surr ounding scenes with wonder and astonishment amidst piles of luggage. Members of the staff were fully occupied in allotting different sets of boys to their respective

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dormitories. All the junior boys together with some seniors were housed in the lodge it self but other, including myself, were taken over to the tower and were there divided. T he dormitories in the t ower were two, later three in number . T here was the schoolroom on the fi rst floor and the F airy Room on the fl oor above. I, with f our others of the same class, occupied the lat ter. T he lofts of the gar age on the other side o f the courtyard were utilised as dormitories also for the top class.

The First Meal At last the blo wing of the whis tle indicated the welcome summons to tea. We used the food we had brought with us f or this me al and aft erward went out to look about the place.

Sleeping Arrangements We had been advis ed to get to bed at a r easonable hour for the first night although no official lightsout time had y et been set. I ma y mention that the only system of lighting in the plac e was either b y oil lamps or candles. The beds we used were of the portable spring t ype and w ere more comfortable than the ordinary camp bed. A mat tress, sleeping bag, pillow and t wo blankets completed the out fit.

The fact that we were all housed comfortably in so short a sp ace of time is a v ery commendable feat and great credit is due to the members of the staff and others responsible.

The Fateful Sunday The next morning, Sunday, September 3rd, a day to be remembered in the annals o f British his tory. I woke at an early hour whilst the rest of the dormitory was still asleep. Breakfast for the first morning was not until ten o’clock and so I had plenty of time to ruminate on how affairs were likely to turn out. It seemed ages before it was time to get up but at last we dressed and went over to the lodge for breakfast.

Afterwards we heard over the wir eless that ther e was to be an important announcement at 11am, but in spite of this, I decided not to wait and so accompanied

by Harry Abram, who was in the same dormitory as myself, walked through a thunderstorm to Imachar,

21/4 miles north of Dougarie. As often happens with thunder, we felt very thirsty and so we stopped at a house to ask for a drink o f water. We were invited inside and then w ere informed that w ar had been declared. Although this had been e xpected, the news that it had actually come to pass left us with a strange feeling of uneasiness. However, the people of the hous e were very hospitable and s oon we were discussing the prospects of affairs in general.

On arriving b ack at Dougarie f or dinner w e found everyone discussing the same topic – the outbreak of war. The inclemency of the weather did not deter me from making another venture accompanied by some other members of the class this time southwards to Machrie. Unfortunately we were caught in another torrential downpour which soaked us all to the skin.

On arriving at Machrie, Mrs Weir who kept the store and adjoining boarding house kindly invited us in to dry ourselves by the fire. Owing to the lack of pegs on the hall-stand I hung my coat on the antlers of a deer hanging on the wall, but the weight of the coat unfortunately caused them to come down which was a most unfortunately start. After thanking Mrs Weir for her kindness we set off home and arrived at the lodge wet but f eeling we had spent the aft ernoon well. T he next day being fi ne, we again journeyed to Machrie and bought s weets and other things , for as yet, sweets of all kinds were still plentiful. I shall always remember what a jar w e received on hearing of the t orpedoing of the “Athenia” on the previous evening, just a f ew hours after was had been declared. It certainly showed that the war had commenced with a vengeance.

Commencement of School In the or dinary way, the term was due t o start on Tuesday 5th S eptember, and it is a signifi cant fact that by that dat e preparations for ordinary school work had been made , the boys allotted to different classes and the time tables arranged. Gr eat credit is due to the members of the staff and especially to Mr Muirie, who had t aken over the po st as R ector at very short notice and it c an be understood how much extra work is entailed with running a boarding school compared with a day school especially when the change-over is sudden as it w as in this c ase.

The school teaching staff had been c onsiderably depleted from the usual complement of seventeen teachers to six. Of c ourse the school was now less than half the siz e it had been but e ven then the range of subjects in the curriculum was just as great.

The members of the staff were as follow: Mr Muirie, formerly Second Master and Maths Master – Rector, Mr Forrester, Master for English and History, Mr J R Clark, Master for Science and Senior Maths, Mr Dall, who besides teaching his usual subjects Geography, and Junior Maths, took over the teaching of French.

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Arranging of Classes On Tuesday morning w e were split up into classes and here the difficulty arose because in many cases there were only a very few boys from one class who had come with the school and they could not possibly be in a clas s by themselves. The only solution was

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to divide the school int o six main cla sses, four senior and two junior and to divide these again into sections for certain subjects where this might be found necessary. T he classes were:- Class A (compromising the former V and VI Upper ), Class B (IV Upper), Class C (III & II Upper , Class D (Remove, Class E (L.IV & L.V) and Class F (L.III, L.II & L.I). T he difficulties under which the s taff had t o work as regards teaching will be r eadily appreciated. As a matter of fact Class B, the one to which I belonged, was the only one of which all the members would have been in the same class had we been in Glasgow and also the only clas s which w as doing e xactly the same work as we would have been doing in the ordinary way. We were also rather handicapped at the beginning on ac count of the lack o f stationery but this w as soon remedied by the s ending of a large consignment of text books, jotter, paper and other school requisites from our usual supplier s in Glasgow. In the absence of the usual blackboards we used wallboards which could be rolled up like maps and served their purpo se. Man y are still in us e at time of writing.

To be continued in next Minerva.

AUTUMN 2016 SHOOTING SECTION KA’s Bisley Match-Rifle-Shooting Trio Report by Charles Young Three Academicals, John Rankin (1979) , Ian Thomson (1980) and Ron Scaglione (1997) competed in the Match Rifle Championship at Bisley in July 2 016. The shortest distance to the t argets was 1,000 yards - well over half a mile - with shooting also taking place at 1,100 and 1,200 yards. Ron had prepared his o wn rifle and ammunition. John and Ian were well-equipped too, but perhaps not yet so far along as R onald. Shooting s tarted on Saturday 9th July. School Shooting Coach Charles Young had planned to be at B isley only from Monday 11th, and so had demanded fr equent news reports by email.

The first of these arrived from Ron at 12:55 on the Saturday – “I think I’ ve won the W hitehead 1000x & 1100x shoot...”. And s o he had, agains t the fi nest long-range shooters in Britain, while taking part in this championship for the first time, thus as a “Tyro”.

Ron scored 75 ex 75 at 1,000 yards which was top score, then 74 ex 75 at 1,100 yards, 149 ex 150. Ron’s prize for this achievement is to hold the astounding Whitehead Trophy for the y ear. R on finished the ‘Hopton’ Championship in 8th plac e, won the Tyro ‘Ogden Challenge C up’, and s everal other a wards

NEWS Jamie Andrew (1987) Congratulations to Jamie, who recently conquered the Matterhorn. He is such an inspiration to so many people and we look forward to reading his article regarding the climb in the next issue of Minerva.

and medals. John and Ian, als o as ‘Tyros’, acquitted themselves well too.

Ron was selected to shoot for Scotland on Wednesday 13th in the annual ‘Elcho Match’, shot for since 1862 by teams of eight from the four Home Countries, the Scots losing out to England this y ear. In the Elcho Mat ch, no sighting shots are allowed, so each shooter’s first shot down the 1,000 yards range counts for score. It is an astonishing test of man and equipment . Over the years since the NRA was founded in 1860, this is where and how most developments in long range rifle shooting ha ve been made . Perhaps it will s et matters in perspective when one ob serves that the Vee-Bull on the ‘L ong-Range’ targets is 18” acr oss, and the distances are 1,000, 1,100 and 1,200 yards. In the Elcho Match, at all three distances, Ron’s three ‘first shots’ were all Vee-Bulls. And it all started for Ron in 1994 in our beautiful little 25 yards rifle range “on the roof”!

Robbie Dale (2001) Congratulations to Robbie on his r ecent engagement to Susannah. They are now planning their wedding for April 2017 followed by an “ epic trip” across Canada.

Robbie has no w stepped away from the saf ety of a 9-5 job t o work on his o wn business which has been inspired by several years working as a Creative Director in advertising, design and marketing agencies. We are looking forward to seeing Robbie at the London Section Dinner in November.

Andrew Davidson (2015) Congratulations to Andrew on his recent success with the Scotland U20 squad and his ne w contract with the Newcastle Falcons.

Daniel J F oster (1991) and his wife Tina are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter, Nicola, a brother to Benny.

Daniel continues to work for the CTBTO. David Gilchrist (1984) back filming the f ollow up t o Trainspotting (1996) . Also known for being Assistant Director on Angels Share (2012) Elizabeth (1998) , The Full Monty (1997) and Outlander (2014/5) to name a few.

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MINERVA Alastair Schreiber (2011) has recently been selected to play in T eam Mouat with Gr egor Canon in the British Curling Performance Foundation Program. This recognises him as one o f the top 30 curlers in the UK, competing for a place at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

A fantastic achievement.

Gemma Shand (2005) Congratulations to Gemma on her marriage t o Jamie Laing on 11 A ugust at Ar cherfield House. They had a wonderful day surrounded by close friends and f amily.

Gemma and Jamie are based in Edinburgh but business can take either of them around the country.

Craig Murphy (2006) Craig is a former School Captain and RSM and spoke at prize giving in 2015. Craig is a doctor by trade and last September attended Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and gained his officer commission into the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), rank of Captain, in December 2015. Craig is currently serving as an Army Medical Officer stationed at Leuchars Station, Fife (formerly RAF Leuchars) and is looking forward to coming along to CCF one Thursday.

Ian Strathdee (1966) has given us the following update of a recent get together:-

John McKendrick (1994) Thank you to John for his kind donation of his book to the School Library and for the following update:“I have sent you a copy of my book for the school library, dedicated to David Keddie. I remember him fondly from his time as Chaplain and as the leader of many school trips overseas.

The book is called, “Darien: A Journey in Search of Empire” and was published by Birlinn in early 2016. It has been well reviewed by the Times, Daily Mail, Scotland on Sunday, Country Life, Geographical Magazine amongst others.

Her Majesty the Queen appointed me Queen’s Counsel this year at the age of 39 and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has appointed me to be Attorney General in the Caribbean island of Anguilla from September 2016.”

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“Alan Brash (1966) was back in Glasgow from Nashville Tennessee & I invited him for golf & lunch at Glasgow Golf Club, Killermont, with Richard Eadie (1966).

Alan left KA at aged 13 f or Strathallan School in Perthshire. After graduating from Cambridge University with a degree in Medical Sciences in 1970 he completed his Ph.D in Pharmac ology at E dinburgh University.

After four years as a po st-doctoral fellow at the R oyal Postgraduate Medical School at Hammersmith Hospital in London, in the lat e 1970s Alan moved to Vanderbilt University in Nash ville, Tennessee, where he rose through the r anks to full Professor of Pharmacology in 1987, a position he still holds today. With a research career on lipid mediat or biosynthesis that include s over 200 publications in PubMed and o ver 250 in Web of Science, Alan is s till active in research, at the same time maintaining (just!) a single figure handicap at golf.

Married in the mid- 1990s, Alan and wif e Bih-Hwa have a son, Ian, 14 years old and an expert at video games!”

Sam Thomson (2011) Congratulation and w ell done t o Sam on his Glas gow Warriors Debut. Nice to see Sam back in Scotland.

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY For additional information on any of the following events or to reserve tickets please contact Elaine Solman, Development Manager at elaine.solman@kelvinsideacademy.org.uk.

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Where are they now?

Stuart G Allison (1982), Craig Baillie (2012), Nicola Baillie (2010), James Barr (1958), Michael Coia (1995), Jordan Crabb (2012), John P H Earl (1988), Scott A Findlay (1996), Alastair D C Floyd (1986), Graeme M Hannah (1955), Ali Hazarika (1995), Christopher J Howat (2003), Kevin Ivens (1997), Omar Khan (2001), John R King (1962), Lydia Makin (2012), James S Marshall (1984), Robert G Masterton (1971), Nicholas Muirhead (2001), Niall A Murdoch (1986), Garry J Ogilvie (1988), Colin Ritchie (1973), Martyn Robertson (2000),Michael J Robertson (1999), Christopher Roushias (1998), Andrew J R Russell (1966), Clare J Scullion (2003), Graham R Sellar (1987), Roger Seshan (1988), Rikki Srao (1996), Murray Stewart (1993), Ralph R F Stewart (1960), Garry Sweeney (1996), Alastair B Veitch (1987), Simon J Watson (1991), Robert A Wilson (1960), Robert M Wood (1975), Alan T Wright (1980),

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