{"id":1405,"date":"2016-06-07T15:51:33","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T14:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/?p=1405"},"modified":"2016-06-09T16:09:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T15:09:10","slug":"arbroath-high-school-winner-of-national-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/2016\/06\/07\/arbroath-high-school-winner-of-national-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Arbroath High School:  Winner of National Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">posted by Gemma MacKintosh, PT PCS &amp; Teacher of Physics, Arbroath High School<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Arbroath High School pupil Ailsa Chung: Winner of the Institute of Physics\u2019 Reflections on Light Competition\u00a02015 was the International Year of Light which celebrated the impact light and its applications have on all aspects of our lives. As part of the celebrations, the Institute of Physics challenged Scotland\u2019s pupils to write a story about light. Arbroath High School S5 pupil Ailsa Chung was the winner with her essay entitled LEDs: Portable Sunlight for Plants and Crops.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/anguschildrenandlearning\/uploads\/sites\/903\/2016\/06\/AilsaChung.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1406 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/glow-prod-an.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/an\/public\/anguschildrenandlearning\/uploads\/sites\/903\/2016\/06\/AilsaChung-201x300.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&#038;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEB8aCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJGMEQCIEbRxKc8M%2FjC8SN8lXl0DJhgnbzyTW0dgJFIl%2FA6nUxYAiBIwRJjW3mgDS%2BYQdXaG4zIVmTGWkZATy1vNmPANmLNEirCBQjo%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAUaDDI3MzU3MDE5NTQzMyIML7R1oEyz6HRQ0mnzKpYFD7A0CJ5OzozHKEFvc85WLcDWD%2BBMfWhtyzXgVpGe8WfRO4mG5OocyeXG8fZK66YUUuU2TvHgFXhbuI10ep2c9Xup6OgTAWguM%2Fq7Y%2Fa4%2FhgxxEjYWw7EViDFUFw9xW964NLdS%2BIpqCapOCE4ERglccPceFlWwGbgzVDs4Uxoog26Mpf99e7H3jM70zqo7jW4pbdeKsjsw7vFZkCDK6wMwwC3tm1%2FDGD51eAL6PYBMhalcqVW6ZqEl15SJsw%2B6egXCoILSns40fpJcztvnahop1hDHGp%2BphhKKU8zea9I4%2FFygLmfo8utwms8aj6iPVUgQroGbHxCvCp%2FciE92vJactxjh1k8wLy4ApStlvCcOv3ocVNhQY%2BVLT5tc17bJukz6Ecsyji7Yvmz5GlD3BJMDlgegVl11A9AKzMDOGvmRGWX56dzTh42fwBqdBRuufl9xzyWEy3eQybnpDOmNnxCLwWSp0BVT%2ByUCAon3PeCdBk2atpC9ObCloGHnJChLma9PJt8vSD%2FeeLYlGW6%2F3HHq4i6WfdnzjJXRNkdfXUwGgnF%2F9f5d2l9kIf7LK6YCJUoW3VvIyglTbggOmMypY4tl1vLJqmhGdhQebbRo3C65R1xpNtr%2FyAAWSeojSHBGGWFpfVzY57brwqDte9mpNIsDwEW54nRzcN4I7%2BdiTBPIQqvzi7FE3Q5m5qg5A0PyVDoJ%2Bx5C2VSroKhImBLrMwCcomSAmhw%2Fzlv3aXjAZWqqSGxO4WMvkncnwg2uJXxkQL2ceAhcAX4pgpyeEvecKDuJebD%2BtBe4KKL95NQte0S%2FkDnJMt3JRNb2IU0Vq1z5%2F8ZTDkZeuu0KDuHkH1PnpfO389eEIAsuBjR2Dz%2B2zRr23%2FMIBQ2YBUwjanUzgY6sgG%2BDdn7FGO2zG8kK%2FlSHJk4ekWOSpnlFCj3nkFgkznnqDPJHIpZBSHv%2BK9xaAEbK83aaY5NnzlWgC5Hwxe9vOXgkatDFN%2BTVDF5aflf4xTADmp78mERBQJ%2B0N2Eca9oE7AfgnSI5yUCrfM5K%2BrQ7KB%2BejZG%2FbV4ijANFUdQJSxGW%2FQZF1jZO9KALSevZrhVv1gHWau%2Ff9yR5TyUN6tMl2aVJ0cLhvNjXJVj6TTs%2F%2FXdIosJ&#038;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&#038;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47URCNIZBW5%2F20260407%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&#038;X-Amz-Date=20260407T145347Z&#038;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&#038;X-Amz-Expires=900&#038;X-Amz-Signature=4d1d3f92bcd641a8c8a782c198a3ad0f0a7b0795142b0833e9653f85027f380c\" alt=\"AilsaChung\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glow-prod-an.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/an\/public\/anguschildrenandlearning\/uploads\/sites\/903\/2016\/06\/AilsaChung-201x300.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEB8aCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJGMEQCIEbRxKc8M%2FjC8SN8lXl0DJhgnbzyTW0dgJFIl%2FA6nUxYAiBIwRJjW3mgDS%2BYQdXaG4zIVmTGWkZATy1vNmPANmLNEirCBQjo%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAUaDDI3MzU3MDE5NTQzMyIML7R1oEyz6HRQ0mnzKpYFD7A0CJ5OzozHKEFvc85WLcDWD%2BBMfWhtyzXgVpGe8WfRO4mG5OocyeXG8fZK66YUUuU2TvHgFXhbuI10ep2c9Xup6OgTAWguM%2Fq7Y%2Fa4%2FhgxxEjYWw7EViDFUFw9xW964NLdS%2BIpqCapOCE4ERglccPceFlWwGbgzVDs4Uxoog26Mpf99e7H3jM70zqo7jW4pbdeKsjsw7vFZkCDK6wMwwC3tm1%2FDGD51eAL6PYBMhalcqVW6ZqEl15SJsw%2B6egXCoILSns40fpJcztvnahop1hDHGp%2BphhKKU8zea9I4%2FFygLmfo8utwms8aj6iPVUgQroGbHxCvCp%2FciE92vJactxjh1k8wLy4ApStlvCcOv3ocVNhQY%2BVLT5tc17bJukz6Ecsyji7Yvmz5GlD3BJMDlgegVl11A9AKzMDOGvmRGWX56dzTh42fwBqdBRuufl9xzyWEy3eQybnpDOmNnxCLwWSp0BVT%2ByUCAon3PeCdBk2atpC9ObCloGHnJChLma9PJt8vSD%2FeeLYlGW6%2F3HHq4i6WfdnzjJXRNkdfXUwGgnF%2F9f5d2l9kIf7LK6YCJUoW3VvIyglTbggOmMypY4tl1vLJqmhGdhQebbRo3C65R1xpNtr%2FyAAWSeojSHBGGWFpfVzY57brwqDte9mpNIsDwEW54nRzcN4I7%2BdiTBPIQqvzi7FE3Q5m5qg5A0PyVDoJ%2Bx5C2VSroKhImBLrMwCcomSAmhw%2Fzlv3aXjAZWqqSGxO4WMvkncnwg2uJXxkQL2ceAhcAX4pgpyeEvecKDuJebD%2BtBe4KKL95NQte0S%2FkDnJMt3JRNb2IU0Vq1z5%2F8ZTDkZeuu0KDuHkH1PnpfO389eEIAsuBjR2Dz%2B2zRr23%2FMIBQ2YBUwjanUzgY6sgG%2BDdn7FGO2zG8kK%2FlSHJk4ekWOSpnlFCj3nkFgkznnqDPJHIpZBSHv%2BK9xaAEbK83aaY5NnzlWgC5Hwxe9vOXgkatDFN%2BTVDF5aflf4xTADmp78mERBQJ%2B0N2Eca9oE7AfgnSI5yUCrfM5K%2BrQ7KB%2BejZG%2FbV4ijANFUdQJSxGW%2FQZF1jZO9KALSevZrhVv1gHWau%2Ff9yR5TyUN6tMl2aVJ0cLhvNjXJVj6TTs%2F%2FXdIosJ&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47URCNIZBW5%2F20260407%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260407T145347Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=4d1d3f92bcd641a8c8a782c198a3ad0f0a7b0795142b0833e9653f85027f380c 201w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/anguschildrenandlearning\/uploads\/sites\/903\/2016\/06\/AilsaChung.png 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a>Ailsa has also been successful in her application to the 2016 Scottish Space School in Glasgow and through this has a chance to gain a place on a visit to NASA at Houston.\u00a0\u00a0Ailsa is enthusiastic about all things scientific and has been successful in competitions for problem solving and enquiry skills. Her prizes have included an Isaac Physics Award and Tickets to TEDxGlasgow.\u00a0 Ailsa will be joining Cambridge University on a Headstart taster course this summer before considering where she may wish to study in the future.\u00a0 Her motivation and enthusiasm for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects is a great example to other Arbroath High School pupils.\u00a0 Well done Ailsa!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>posted by Gemma MacKintosh, PT PCS &amp; Teacher of Physics, Arbroath High School Arbroath High School pupil Ailsa Chung: Winner of the Institute of Physics\u2019 Reflections on Light Competition\u00a02015 was the International Year of Light which celebrated the impact light and its applications have on all aspects of our lives. 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