Fixtures Update   
     

In Perspective

Congratulations to Chelsea Frew (Lower VIth, Lothian) who took first prize in a national competition organised by the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies. The subject of the annual competition was Buildings in Perspective and for it young people were asked to draw a building or part of a building, new, old or invented: the drawing had to show that they understood the technique of achieving perspective. Chelsea's entry was of the interior of the College Chapel.

Perform In Perth


A number of Glenalmond College music pupils will be taking part, giving performances vocal and instrumental over the next three weeks during the Perth Festival ... more

  

Musical Success

Very many congratulations to Lisa Robertson (violin) and Joshua Gibson (viola) for gaining places on the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland's 2010 summer course. They will be performing a tough programme which will include Mahler's 5th Symphony on tour in Ireland and Scotland in July and August. Locally you will be able to see the orchestra, with Lisa and Joshua, at the Caird Hall, Dundee on August 2nd and at the Glasgow Concert Hall on August 9th.

 

Congratulations to our Ski Team

Congratulations to the ski team representing Glenalmond at the British Schools Ski Championships in Meiringen, Switzerland.  more...

 Glenalmond Ski Team at Meiringen Lent 2010

STEM Session

On Monday, January 18th Glenalmond hosted a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) activity session run by The Smallpeice Trust, an educational charity providing exciting programmes to promote engineering careers to young people and to enhance aptitude for problem-solving, creativity, design, and engineering more...

 

STEM Competition winners at Boarding school Scotland

The winning team pictured
with their wind turbine

 

Scottish Schools Piobaireachd competition

On Friday January 15th Fettes were the hosts for the event. This is a solo piping competition in which each school is allowed to enter 1 piper in each section, playing Piobaireachd, the classical music for the great highland bagpipe.

Fergus Davidson and Cameron Montgomery represented Coll in the senior and junior sections both gaining 3rd place in their respective sections.

Glenalmond was the only school to have pipers featured on each list of winners.

Well done to both of them!

  

Glenalmond's Golf Scholar

Golf Scholarship winner Carly Booth turns professional more ...		  

National Youth Choir

Congratulations to Cathy Stockall who has been awarded a place as an Alto in the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, and to Tamsin Birch as a Soprano in the National Youth Training Choir of Great Britain

  

Clay Pigeon Shooting

The College has started to revive clay pigeon shooting as an activity...more

  

Kick for Jack

Matheson's recently organised a fund raising event for a local boy...more
  

Dinner Party Wars

Andrew Walker, executive chef with our catering company, Chartwells, gave a cookery demonstration at Reid's, with each course being brought out Blue Peter style for us to eat,,,more
  

Schools Swimming Championships

At the recent Tayside Schools Swimming Championships Glenalmond collected sixteen medals... more

  

New Hymnal

Michaelmas Term 2009 sees the launch of the new Glenalmond College Hymnal. This hymnal, enabled through the generosity of individual donations, allows the College to take the proud tradition of Chapel singing confidently into the future...more

 

  

CCF quartet and trio competition

Recently the 'A' quartet were placed 3rd out of 13 at the CCF quartet and trio competition held at Strathallan ... News

  

Oboe Recital - a Review

The Glenalmond College Remembrance Sunday Recital with world-renowned oboist and former BBC Young Musician of the Year Nicholas Daniel with the brilliant accompanist Paul Turner was  exceptional ... Read the entire review

  


Gary Brown of Mavisbank Taxis

In recognition of many years service to Glenalmond, Gary was presented with a Friends of Glenalmond tie by the staff at a recent gathering ... more

 
Gary Brown Mavisbank Taxis Glenalmond College taxi driver

The Canterbury Pilgrims

On Sunday 15 November the Choral Society will perform one of the most neglected oratorios of the past century, George Dyson's The Canterbury Pilgrims... more

  

Prep Schools' Creative Writing Competition, 2009

Four schools were represented in the final readings of this competition on the cold crisp evening of the 7th November, just before the school barbecue and the magnificent fireworks display and all were unanimous in their appreciation of the event itself ... more

 Glenalmond College Creative Writing winner private school Scotland

Act of Remembrance

Wreaths were laid at the Act of Remembrance on Sunday November 8th... more

 

Rifle success

Jack Glen (Reid's) has won the Tyro Gamely Tankard and the Scottish Rifle Association Bronze Medal at the East of Scotland Rifle Club Championship and Open Prize Meeting held in September 2009 at the Jubilee Range, Glen Tilt, Blair Atholl


 

 


National Youth Orchestra

Lisa Robertson (violin) has been invited to join the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland for their winter course. This will conclude with concerts at the Usher Hall and the Glasgow Concert Hall and is a very fine achievement.

 

Cambridge Scholar

Sophie Rodger (Lothian 2001-7), who is a student at Gonville and Caius College Cambridge, has been awarded a 'Starred First' (first with distinction) in the Historical Tripos Part 1 exams. Only two such awards were gained in the year of 216 history students and Sophie was placed second overall. Sophie has been awarded the Edward Buckland History Prize and is now a Senior Cambridge Scholar.