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100 Mile WalkA tired and very happy Fifth Form have returned from their very sunny 100 mile walk to find they have raised £15,000 for the Beaston Cancer Hospital in Glasgow. The money is being directed towards the Teenage wards where they are hoping to build a new therapy room. |
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National PrizeCongratulations to Alison Robb whose artwork has been awarded a prize in Animal Aid's Factory Farming art and poetry competition.
The prizes were presented by BBC television presenter Rani Price at a ceremony in London on June 26th. |
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Perth 800The 'A' Pipe Band will, with the Black Watch Pipe Band, be heading the Perth 800 Parade which is taking place on Friday 2nd July. The parade will leave Rose Terrace at 11.35 sharp and follows a route though the town. The exact route will be published in the local press during the week.
Important information for those pipers and drummers
Those intending to travel on the school coach must meet at Front Arch at 09.30. Those travelling independently to Perth must be in full uniform at Rose Terrace at 1015.
Any queries should be directed to Brian Elrick by e-mail, or to house staff who have a copy of the admin instruction for the event.
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Scottish Parliament
The fourth form members of the William Bright Society visited the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 24th June. The group is pictured with Labour MSP Richard Simpson OG (Patchell's 1956-60) and his intern Jack Willoughby OG (Goodacre's 2007-08) |
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Glenalmond Junior Golf Team CompetitionThs annual midsummer team competition for under thirteens between local Golf Clubs was played on the James Braid designed golf course at the Cairnies, Glenalmond College. |
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Maths Challenge 2010
In the Senior Maths Challenge Glenalmond achieved three Gold awards, seven Silvers and ten Bronzes.
More here
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Leadership ExerciseThis week has seen the Lower Sixth tested by means of a large scale leadership course over three days.
More here
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Religious Studies Master ClassSome of this year's AS Level Religious Studies class recently benefited from a master class on "Gender & Equality in the Modern Church" by the Rev'd Canon Dr Alison Peden. Rector of Holy Trinity, Stirling and a Canon of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth, Canon Peden was the first woman to be short listed for a bishopric in the British Isles.
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Musical DistinctionGlenalmond pupils have achieved some of the best results nationally and one of the school's best sets of results in recent years, in the exams of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music taken at the end of last term.
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Haiti FundraisingIn three hours of frantic car-washing, Mrs Mundill's third form tutor group from Home House raised over £150 for Haiti. The very cold breeze did not deter them from getting the cars clean and themselves pretty damp! At £3 per car, that's impressive going.
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Musical WinnersIn the past week Glenalmond musicians have been winning both in Coll and in Perth. |
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Analytical ChemistsOn Monday 8th March a crack team consisting of our very best sixth form Chemists, Christian Bosselmann, Chris Hastings and Alice Strang Steel attended the Scottish Heat of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Schools Chemistry Analyst Competition at Heriott-Watt University. Pitted against some sixteen other schools from all over Scotland, the competition was rife and the Glenalmond team were keen to improve on last year's performance. | |
World War 1 Battlefields Visit
Recently a group of 4th and 5th form pupils visited the War Graves and Battlefields of World War 1.
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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. | |
Musical SuccessVery 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 TeamCongratulations to the ski team representing Glenalmond at the British Schools Ski Championships in Meiringen, Switzerland. more... |
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STEM SessionOn 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... |
The winning team pictured
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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. Glenalmond was the only school to have pipers featured on each list of winners. |
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Glenalmond's Golf ScholarGolf Scholarship winner Carly Booth turns professional more ... |
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National Youth ChoirCongratulations 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 |
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Clay Pigeon ShootingThe College has started to revive clay pigeon shooting as an activity...more |
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Kick for JackMatheson's recently organised a fund raising event for a local boy...more |
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Dinner Party WarsAndrew 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 |
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Schools Swimming ChampionshipsAt the recent Tayside Schools Swimming Championships Glenalmond collected sixteen medals... more |
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New HymnalMichaelmas 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
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CCF quartet and trio competitionRecently the 'A' quartet were placed 3rd out of 13 at the CCF quartet and trio competition held at Strathallan ... News |
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Oboe Recital - a ReviewThe 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 |
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The Canterbury PilgrimsOn 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 |
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Prep Schools' Creative Writing Competition, 2009Four 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 |
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Act of RemembranceWreaths were laid at the Act of Remembrance on Sunday November 8th... more |
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Rifle successJack 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 |
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Cambridge ScholarSophie 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. |
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