Delving in to the archives we have come across this photo from 1989.
Can you spot anyone you know?
Category Archives: 60th Anniversary
Tartan Merchandise
We are delighted to have for sale the following merchandise using the new Northfield Academy Tartan, which was specially designed as part of the school’s 60th Anniversary celebrations this year.
Items can be ordered via the school office on 01224 699715, or drop in.
A year in pictures: 2015 – 2016
As session 2015-2016 draws to close, we would like to share with you A year in pictures, showing some of the amazing experiences and achievments of our young people this year.
Northfield Academy: A year in pictures 2015-2016 from Northfield Academy on Vimeo.
60th Anniversary Football Festival
This Saturday, we are holding, with Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust, a Football Festival for the young people of the area.
The following teams should show up to participate:
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- Kingsford
- AC Mile End
- Inter Mile End
- Westhill Wanderers
- Kinellar FC
- Cults Barbarians
- 8:45am – welcome meeting
- 9am – festival commences (5x 15 minute matches)
- 10:30am – festival complete
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- Manor Park Spartans
- Quarryhill
- Mile End Rovers
- Scotstown
- Muirfield FC
- Bramble Brae
- 10:45am – welcome meeting
- 11am – festival commences (5x 15 minute matches)
- 12:30pm – festival complete
From the Archives – SVS Trip
This group photograph comes from the Social and Vocational Skills archive.
Can you spot anyone you know?
From the Archives
This week we are looking to find out more about this photograph.
It looks to have been taken in the science department but we have no information on when or indeed why it was taken? Can you fill in the blanks? Do you recognise anyone in the photograph?
60th Anniversary Dinner
Former staff of Northfield Academy are invited to join us at Hilton Aberdeen Treetops Hotel on Friday 24th June 2016 for drinks and a 3 course meal to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the school.
Please pay directly to the school office or by post to:
Northfield Academy, Granitehill Place, Aberdeen, AB16 7AU
(please make cheques made payable to Northfield Academy)
Payment to be received by 3rd June 2016
From the Archives – Town Top Times 1961
This week we have delved into an early edition of our school magazine – Town Top Times. In 1961 first year pupil Colin MacRonald wrote a poem about his school.
Our School
The can speak about the “Gordons”,
An’ the Grammar School sae braw,
Torry, Powis, Ruthrieston,
An’ Cumming Park an a’
But gie tae me the braw new school,
Built wi’ sic a fine design,
The bonny school up on the hill
NORTHFIELD – school o’ mine
Now, there’s some fine schools aroon’ the Don,
An’ some aroon the Dee,
But I’m sure there’s no’ anither school,
Wi’ sic a-mer-it-ee
As we enjoy at NORTHFIELD,
The best school o’ them a’
There’s time for work an’ time for play,
An’ time to kick a ba’.
So, they can speak about the “Gordons”,
An’ the Grammar School sae braw,
Torris, Powis, Ruthrieston,
An’ Cummings Park an a’
But gie tae me the good old school,
Where we a’ got on sae fine,
In future, I’ll be proud to boast,
That NORTHFIELD SCHOOL was mine.
Colin MacRonald
Town Top Times (Northfield School Magazine) No 4 May 1961
60th Anniversary Recipes
Do you have an amazing recipe and a connection to Northfield Academy?
If so, we want to hear from you!
As part of the 60th Anniversary Celebrations, we are producing a book of recipes from pupils and staff that are at, or have been at, Northfield Academy.
If you have a recipe you would like included, please fill in the form below and a member of the team will get back to you!
From the Archives – SVS Trip 1989
This week we go back to June 1989 when the S3 Social and Vocational Skills class went on a 5 day camp to the Combruith Scottish Crusader Centre in Comrie.
The itinerary listed trips to Caithness Glass, Lochearnhead, a safari park visit and Loch Tay. Evening entertainment included several discos, a beetle drive and bingo sessions.
A note on the photograph suggests that this was the very first SVS residential stay trip.
The pupils in this photograph will now all be around 40/41 years of age. Do you recognise anyone?
From the Archives – 1970 – 71 Rugby Team
This week we feature the 1970-71 Rugby Team. Do you recognize anyone in this photograph?
From the Archives – 1989
The only clue to this photograph is 1989 written on the back. Can you identify anyone in the photograph or remember why it was taken?
From the Archives – Staff Photograph 1999 – 2000
By popular request, here is another staff photograph from the archives. Taken during the 1999 – 2000 session, the Head Teacher at the time was Mr Tom Robertson.
How many current staff can you spot?
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