Pupil Bulletin 2018
All Pupils S1 and S2 S3 and S4 S5 and S6
Friday 15th June
Mrs McLoughlan leaves us today, Friday 15th June, to begin a new post as a Service
Manager for Stirling Council. Mrs Mcloughlan has supported many young people and
their families over the years at our school. We would like to thank her for all her
work and wish her well in her new post. On Monday 18th June Mr Hamilton will start
as Depute Head Teacher and head of Stewart House.
Career ready
Career ready pupils should remember to hand their permission slip to Miss
Montgomery.
Pupil voice - communication
Can all members of the Communication Pupil voice group please meet in room 131
P2.
Open University YASS Students
Please will all OU Applicants return their completed application forms to Dr
McDonald as soon as possible. If you need to pick one up please come up to Room
213 during lunch time today. The sooner these applications can be sent off the
better.
Project MELT
Glacier retreat and climate change has been on the news this week. The work we are
doing is helping with this research.
Another analysis session will take place on Friday after school in Rm 141. Feel free to
come along to make a difference.
Pupil Meeting
The following pupils must see Miss Bilsborough during break time today:
Cameron Laird, Mikolaj Mroz, Logan Rae, Hollie Moore, Ciara Grant, Ella Crawford
Erin McKenzie, Emily Melrose, Katherine Hendrix, Georgia Freed, Connel Laing
Sadie Douglas, Leona Band, Samantha Thomson, Anna Kinsley, Eva Angus
Laura Balmer, Jamie-Lee Kane, Niamh Lyons, Sarah Purser, Charlotte Kildare
Liam McQueen, Liam Easton, Katie Harley
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Thursday 14th June
Junior Games
Can the following pupils meet Mr Knight in the PE Classroom at break today;
Suraj Pandeya, Rhys McLean, Arjun Vaid, Harvey Cotteril, James Clafferty, Finnlaidh
Stokoe, Alix Newton, Millie Noonan, Evie Noonan, Mohammad Haider, James Miller,
Finn Lanyon, James Clafferty and James Brown.
Hockey Club
Can all pupils who attend Hockey Club meet in the Dance Studio at break today.
Sports Awards
See any member of the PE Department for your free ticket to the Sports Awards on
Monday. Mr Durno will be in the Hub at break and lunch with tickets. Remember
that nominations for players / performers of the year can still be made through Mr
Durno or Marco.
Learner participation conference (pupil voice)
Please can all young people involved in the pupil voice groups go to the LRC on
Monday (18 June) after they have registered. This is an opportunity to increase your
voice in Stirling High. The conference will last from P1 until P4. If you were not
involved in pupil voice previously, but would like to be, please speak with Mr
Hamilton before Friday. S5s on Work Experience next week can still be involved at a
later date.
Women in Engineering with Network Rail
To mark International Women in Engineering Day this month, Network Rail are
planning to host a workshop at their site office near Kerse Road bridge on Thursday
21st June, from 10am to 12.30pm and would like to invite three, 4th/5th female
students from Stirling High School to attend, who perhaps have an interest in STEM
subjects.
If you are interested in this event there is a meeting in Rm 109 on Friday 15th at
Interval.
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Barcelona 2019 reminder
An installment of £70 is due by 22nd of June if not already paid (next Friday). Any
questions please come and see Miss Lochhead in room 125.
(New S4) DoE
Thursday 14th June Period 1
Return all of your DoE kit that you borrowed during period 1 to Rm 109.
You will return your kit as a group.
Wednesday 20th June Lunchtime 12.40 pm
This meeting will reflect on the DoE Expedition. Everyone must attend.
Thursday 21st June 3 pm
To complete the Expedition section of the Award your group must give a
presentation. All of these presentations will be done during this meeting.
Bee meeting
Could the pupils involved in the Bee Project please meet in Mr Ambrose's room (032)
after school on Thursday for their 4th beekeeping lesson. This week we are going to
be tasting samples of honey 🐝
Scottish Fire and Rescue Water Safety
Can all S6’s who attended the SFR water safety event last week please check their
school Gmail and complete the short evaluation.
Wednesday 13th June
Summer Concert
The summer concert takes place on Tuesday 19th June. Free tickets are available
from the school office, a maximum of 2 per person
Junior Games 2018
Please can the following pupils meet Mr Knight in the PE classroom at break today;
Emily Melrose, Joseph Colvin, Ashok Panday, Daneesh Baig, Mary Gair, Ellie Preston,
Ross Greenhorn, Logan Perrie, Madie Lawson, Richie Balfour, Rory Goodman, Callan
Harrison, Gregor Saunders, Jamie McLaughlin, Jack Campbell, James McCombie,
Aaron Fowler and Liam Malcolm.
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Sports Awards
A reminder that the 1st ever SHS Sports Awards is on Monday from 3.45 - 5pm. If you
have not voted for your Player / Performer of the Year please see Mr Durno or Marco
to do this! All pupils from all sporting extra-curricular clubs are invited.
Young Scot NEC Card
Young Scot would like to hear your views on what discounts
and rewards you would like to see for young people in
Stirling. Please complete a short survey via the link
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SW83Y8L
Tuesday 12th June
Focus groups
A reminder that following pupils should attend the rooms outlined below today:
P1 - Pupil learning and teaching (community suite)
P2 - Pupil leadership (community suite)
P2 - Digital skills (room 132)
Julia Kupczk Connel Laing Ella Mackie
James Cairney Chloe Rodgers Liam McQueen
Kester Harris Amanda Gordon Joseph Colvin
Angus Henderson Louis Mackie David Beechey
Jamie Burke Scott Sergeant Clare Robinson
Eva Angus Amy Hanlon (with Mrs Togneri)
Nicholas Mackay
Kirsten McNaughton Eve Moffet
Christopher O’May Holly Powers
Jude Fell Emily Melrose
Catherine McLeod Julia Kupczk
Rory Semple
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Music Department
The following pupils must hand in medical forms to Miss Bilsborough by Wednesday
13th June: David Beechey, Willow Church, Luke Connelly, Connel Laing, Natasha
Geddes and Katie Harley.
One space has become available for this year's choir trip in August. If you would like
to come along please see Miss Bilsborough ASAP.
S1-S3 Water Polo Championships
There is a meeting today at break in the PE classroom for any S2-S4 pupil interested
in competing in a Water Polo Tournament on Friday.
Sports Awards
The Sports Awards have been rearranged for Monday 18th June from 3.40-5pm. We
hope to see all of those who take part in an in-school sporting club there!
Monday 11th June
S2 & S3 (New)
A pupil from each form class to the office to collect letters.
S3 Dance Workshop
A reminder all pupils who signed up for the Dance workshop should go to the Dance
studio after registering in PSE. Could all pupils get changed at break time.
Young Scot
A Young Scot discount has now been secured for The Pure Gym, fantastic news for
the young people 16+ in Stirling and Scotland.
https://www.youngscot.org/discounts/puregym/10-off-membership-and-no-joining-f
ee/
The Peak also offer a Young Scot Discount:
https://www.youngscot.org/discounts/the-peak/free-be-active-card/
English Textbooks
The following S6 pupils should return copies of Death of a Salesman to Mrs.
Cuthbertson in the English Department:
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Iain Blair, Corran Cardwell-Gillies, Rachael Chapman, Ruari Doherty, Sophie Graham,
Ben Greengrass, Ross Hutchison, Olivia Leishman, Ewan McMurray, Murray
McWhinnie, Kirsty Miller, Connor Preston, Rory Semple, Kate Sinclair.
Ramadan
Any pupil requiring additional support during Ramadan should speak to Ms Allen.
For all pupils
On Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th June the school is being visited by our education
partners to look at the quality of learning and teaching and other aspects of our
school. Visitors will be attending various classes to observe learning and teaching and
to talk with pupils. Some pupils will be involved in discussion groups with our visitors.
All pupils are asked to be as helpful and respectful towards our visitors as they are to
all staff.
Digital/Coding champions
Can all digital and coding (raspberry pi) members please see Mr Hamilton at break in
room 132.
Food Festival
Unfortunately we have had to cancel our planned Community Partnership Food
Festival for Sat 16th June. We are now focussing our efforts towards making our
Winter Fete on 1st December a craft and food event.
Choir Trip 2018
All pupils attending this trip should join our new 'Choir Trip 2018' Google Classroom!
The class code is 46maaw.
S5/S6 volunteers - Kids' Day Out
Anyone wishing to volunteer to help out at the Kids' Day Out on Wednesday 13th
June, 9.30-2pm at Bridgehaugh, should give their name to Miss Allen. The event is
for kids with additional support needs.
Modern Apprentice - Active Stirling
Active Stirling are looking for several modern apprentices, including Sports Coaching
and Business & Admin. If you are interested in applying for any of these posts please
see the full job description on the website www.activestirling.org.uk.
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Summer Concert Tickets
Tickets for the summer concert can be collected from the school office (two tickets
per family) these are free and any spare tickets will be released a couple of days
before the concert.
Litter out of school
Please remember that when you are out of school at lunchtimes that there are many
bins available for your use. Please do not drop your letter in the local community
and use the bins provided. We work very closely with the community and are very
proud of the work our Eco club has done over the past 15 years. We need everyone
to play their part in ensuring that our high standards are maintained.
16+
John Clark Motor group are looking for 2 Vehicle Technician Apprentices. If you are
interested, check out the school Facebook page for more information and all
applications should be sent with a cover letter and CV to