A team of five S2 pupils, (Rory Watson, Fraser Scott, Cameron Burns, Cameron Doran and Gregor Stevenson) have achieved tremendous success by entering a school competition “The Importance of Engineering to Scotland”. This competition was sent from Scottish Engineering to the Directors of Education asking for all S2 pupils throughout Scotland to take part. It was sponsored by The Weir Group with the full support of the Education Minister, Michael Russell MSP.
The competition required a written report to be submitted by 22nd March 2013 demonstrating various key elements, such as numeracy, literacy, cross curricular subjects, independent research and links with Dundee University and Angus College. The boys were successful with their written report and were one of six schools to reach the National final.
The team accompanied by Mrs Y Anderson took a trip to Glasgow where they presented their findings to the Offices of Scottish Engineering. The six member judging panel consisted of three members from Scottish Engineering and three from The Weir Group.
The boys and the school had to wait anxiously for another few days to find the final outcome from the panel. The boys were disappointed they did not receive one of the top three prizes. However, their effort in achieving the final stages is highly commendable and in doing so they won £500 for the school.
Arbroath High School would like to thank the four Seniors who assisted the boys with this project, (Rhys Cuthbert, Lauren Livingston, Sean Watt and Ross Craig) wishing them all success in their chosen career path. We would also like to show our appreciation to Jim Stewart, Jamie Henderson (Angus College) and Professor David Muir Wood (Dundee University) for all the support and advice throughout the project.
