On Wednesday 11th October, we held our celebrating achievement event to recognise the        outstanding achievement of our young people across the school.

Please click here to access further information regarding this event.

Our young people have visited Lochgoilhead as part of their Duke of Edinburgh award. They have been a credit to themselves and the school as they truly embody the visions and values of Williamwood High School.

The first Rights Respecting School group meeting of the year is on Friday 15th Sept at 12:40pm in ICT 10 (in the Social Subjects corridor).

Miss Mauchlen and Miss Mowat are looking forward to welcoming previous and new members for an exciting year ahead.

Well done to our Rights Respecting School Group who have had an Early Day Motion tabled by MP Kirsten Oswald to celebrate their re-accreditation of the Gold Award. The motion can be viewed by clicking this link: https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/61285/williamwood-high-school-rights-respecting-award

From next week the S6 Café will be open to S4,5&6 pupils who wish to stay in school to study. Refreshments & resources will be available. This is a great opportunity to study in a quiet, nurturing environment either individually or with peers.

In June, Norah (S2), Jayda (S5) and Max (S3) sat the DELF (Diplôme d’ Études de Langue Française) at the Alliance Française  Congratulations to our bilingual students, who passed with great results, on a qualification in their mother tongue!

In order to celebrate successes and pass on key dates and information the Art, Design and Photography department would like to share the April edition of their Departmental newsletter.

Highlights this month include:

• YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION
• NAT 5 AND HIGHER GALLERY
• EXAM STUDY SESSION DATES
• EXAM DATES
• RECOGNITION AWARDS
• S6 PATHWAYS SPOTLIGHT

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE NEWSLETTER

Help! I’ve Got a Teenager

On the evening of Tuesday 14^th March, we welcomed parents/carers and pupils to Williamwood to share information on the support we provide to young people and families. Brian Castello from our partners at Headstrong kicked off the evening with a presentation on the importance of young people’s mental health, before we broke off into various workshops led by the Pupil Support team.

All of the presentations from the workshops can be found here: https://sites.google.com/er.glow.scot/pupilsupportwebsite/information-on-supports

If you have any questions about the support available to your young person, please feel free to contact their pupil support teacher at any time.

In order to celebrate successes and pass on key dates and information the Art, Design and Photography department would like to share the February edition of their Departmental newsletter.

Highlights this month include:

• YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION
• DESIGN WORK IN PROGRESS
• QUALIFICATION DEADLINE DATES
• RECOGNITION AWARDS
• ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Click this link to see our February Newsletter!

It started earlier than usual on December 22nd, and a ton of students participated. A total of 30 students took part in the tournament, while another 20 came to support and watch the exciting event.

The tournament was greatly put together by Abhi and the chess committee, who ensured that everything ran smoothly. Two separate rooms were set up, with one room having its full purpose just for the tournament itself, which was silent and intense, and the other room was for casual games and practice, where students could chat and relax.

The atmosphere was electric, with excitement and tension in the air as the competitors studied their Swiss, Ruy Lopez, and Queen’s Gambit openings. Every move was critical, and the students had to think several steps ahead to out think their opponents.

The school had just purchased new wooden chess sets, which made the games look super fancy. They also had new chess clocks that added a professional type aspect to the matches.

Overall, the school chess tournament is ongoing, and the event has been a massive success so far, with many students showcasing their skills and love for the game. It has brought the school community together and encouraged a sense of ambition and fun, and we can’t wait to see who will come out on top!

Jack Hibbert S3

The Griffiths brothers, Dan and Rueben, battle against each other in  Round 4 this week.

Tensions are high as the brothers shake hands to begin their game. At the next table, Abhi and Henry sit down their match game after several draws. Watch this space for more tournament news.

Evie volunteered her time supporting young people in the Communication Support Service and in an S1 Art Class. Her work is excellent and the staff are really enjoying having her support in class twice a week.

Evie is extremely sensitive to the needs of individual young people and has shown a real commitment to this work, developing her own confidence and understanding of the various additional support needs and what support can be put in place to help.

She has achieved her Gold Saltire Award after engaging in fifty hours volunteering and will also achieve a Personal Development Award at the end of S4.

Max  chose to volunteer supporting young people both in the Communication Support Service and the local nursery.

He works hard to help the young children at the Cartmill Family Centre every Wednesday afternoon and really enjoys building relationships with them as they learn through outdoor play.

Max has achieved his Bronze Saltire Award after engaging in ten hours volunteering and he will also achieve a Personal Development Award at the end of S4.