Kilmarnock Academy has been crowned the Raytheon National Quadcopter champions 2025! After a tough competition in London team KAPPAS came out on top!
Well done to Robbie Lyall, Nathan Craig, Matthew Butler and Lucas Kirkwood for winning the UK finals! What a performance from all our boys, they were outstanding from start to finish, picking up some heavy silverware and a heavier cheque for the school’s STEM fund! Mr Campbell led the team all the way to the finals.
For the past two days Kilmarnock Academy have hosted 15 STEM teachers from Switzerland. The teachers visited the school to see the excellent work done throughout the school in relation to STEM.
We were chosen to host the Swiss delegates as one of few schools accredited with the STEM Nation award. The teachers were extremely impressed with all the STEM initiatives happening throughout the school. They especially praised the young people who presented to them this morning all the amazing hard work they have completed in STEM extra curricular clubs. It was clear to see by all the enthusiasm these pupils had for the field and the skills they developed through all their hard work. They represented the school perfectly.
The Swiss teachers commented on how welcoming and nurturing all staff and pupils were and left with a true reflection of the STEM efforts within the school and the inclusive ethos of the school.
