To mark the centenary of the end of the First World War our S4 cohort decided to take part in a national project carried out by Historic Scotland. This was called the WWI Commemorative Programme and it was based on conversations with pupils and the community about their knowledge and experiences they learned through family members from the First World War. It has included getting the whole school on board to make and sign poppies which will be displayed on a memorial that the pupils (with the help of the Technical department) have designed and created. The pupils have been out and about in Auchinleck interviewing people in the community.  What the pupils wanted to highlight was that although we remember the men and women who fought and died during the War, in Auchinleck three hundred men and women were awarded a medal for bravery on their return and it’s the families of those warriors that we remember by speaking to the family members who still live in the town today. These families are also remembered on the Auchinleck Memorial to the fallen which will have eleven new names added this year. As a Right’s Respecting School it has been of great importance to highlight to the pupils that under Article 38 no child 15 years or under should ever be made to take part in war. Unfortunately this was a reality for many children then and is still a reality for many children today across the world. The pupils in S4 have been researching this project in their spare time and the effort each pupil has put in has gone beyond our expectations. This is an incredibly proud moment for the pupils of Auchinleck.