Charlie Nicolson Football Tournament June 2011
Sir E. Scott P7
’s competed in near arctic summer conditions, against a tough group consisting of Point, Laxdale, Back and Shawbost – they were unfortunate not to progress to the finals but they showed good team spirit throughout the competition.
Many thanks to the members of staff who accompanied the teams to the events held in June: Mr I. Nicolson, Miss M Macleod and Mrs F A Morrison
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Rural Schools Athletics Championships June 7th 2011
A team of primary and secondary athletes competed at this annual event and although the weather was unkind on the day, the team displayed a good attitude throughout. We were not overall winners in any of the year groups, although there were some notable performances from individual athletes, namely Christina Macleod ( P6) who was dominant in the 100 and 200m and displayed perfect sprinting technique and strength – one to watch out for in the future.
Peigi McKellar again demonstrated her dominance in the middle distance events and she won her 800m convincingly
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North of Scotland Schools Championships June 7th 2011
Alisdair Summers was recently defending his title as North of Scotland 
Schools 100m Champion in Inverness last week. He again produced a strong performance to win in a time of 11.9s. He was also competing in the 400m, although not his strongest event, he reached the final and was placed 4th in a time of 55.64s. Alasdair has also been selected to compete at the World Island Games on the Isle of Wight next week and we wish him well at what will be a challenging competition.
Well done Alasdair.
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SES Girls Football Team – April 2011
The Secondary girls received their new football strips recently, courtesy of the ‘Fit for Girls’ funding. They are looking forward to the new season and are always looking for new players to join the team.
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2011 Crossroads Indoor Football Tournament
Derek Mackenzie, Donald Morrison and Sade Martin, S5, climbed Sron a Sgaoth in wintry conditions on Wednesday 12th January. Well done.Athletics and Cross Country – January 2011 Update
Peigi Mckellar, S2B, was competing at the BUPA Great Edinburgh International Cross Country Champioships on Saturday 8th January.
This race also incorporated the Scottish Inter District Championships, with teams from the North, East and West competing.
Peigi was the top placed runner from the North district team, coming in 5th place overall.
This is an excellent performance from Peigi against the best athletes in Scotland. You can view the results from the race here.
Well done Peigi
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Indoor Athletic
Alasdair Summers, S5 will be competing in the Scottish Schools Indoor Championships at the Kelvin Hall on the 9th/10th Febuary. He will be competing in the 60m and 200m races. We wish him all the best for the competition.
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Concept 2 Schools Indoor Rowing League
The sixth season of the incredibly successful Schools Indoor Rowing 
League is now underway and last year’s tournament saw 3,286 teams enter.
Round 2 of the Concept 2 League has finished and here are the results for the various SES teams that are competing this year.
Boys- Teams of 4
S2A – 18th (236 teams)
S2B – 26th
S3 – 6th (232 teams)
S5 – 6th (81 teams)
Girls- Teams of 4
S2B – 29th (283 teams)
S2A – 60th
S4 – 23rd (191 teams)
Well done to all of the teams. The deadline for round 3 is the 19th December. All competitors are reminded that they can practice at break and lunch times
Click the link to take you to the Concept 2 web site
Concept 2 Schools League
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Highland Schools Swimming Championships
10 Sir E. Scott pupils competed at the HIghland Schools Swimming Championships in Inverness on Wenesday 10th November.
With an early start of 5.15am it was always going to be long day but the attitude and beahaviour shown by the squad was exemplary and they were a credit to the school.
As this was the Highland regional Champioships the standard of swimming was extremely high and our swimmers also had to contend with completely different surroundings, including a longer pool, the use of starting blocks and official ‘Omega’ timing pads.
However, all of the swimmers acquitted themselves well and showed a good standard of technique and fitness in their races and sporting their new ‘Harris Swim Club’ tracksuits they certainly looked like a professional squad.
Many thanks must go to Cammy and Maria for their diligent organisation and supervision throughout and also for not falling asleep themselves whilst I was driving.
The squad were:
Samantha, Sade and jamie Martin
Ali Maclennan
Stuart Morrison
Moreen Maclennan
Anna Macleod
Peigi McKellar
Aneeka Toor
Andrew Morrison
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Lewis & Harris 2010 Sportsperson of the Year Award
S5 Pupil, Alisdair Summers picked up the prestigous prize of U18 Sports person of 2010 at the recent Lewis and Harris Sports Council annual awards.
This award is a reflection of 
the dedication Alisdair has show in performing at the top level in Athletics both on the island and at regional level.
He is the North of Scotland Schools Champion and the Highlands and Islands Regional Champ at 100m and 200m. He also reached the finals of the Aviva Scottish Schools Championships in the U17 age category.
Alisdairs PB’s are 11.64 for 100m and 23.64 for 200m.
Click on the link to view all of Alisdairs results.
Well done Alisdair!
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Tall Ships Race 2011
Donald Morrison, S5 has been accepted for a trainee sailing placement on the Tall Ships Race, 2011 sailing for 12 days on the first leg from Gourock to Lerwick.
As part of his traineeship, he will be undergoing sail training over the next few months on board the BT Challenge vessel ‘Elinca’ which operates out of Stornoway.
The Tall Ships Race is one of the most prestigious events in the Sailing calendar and Donald is to be commended in being accepted as a trainee.
‘Shiver me timbers!’
Click on the link to view the route Donald will be taking
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Athletic Success
Keep on running!
Seasoned athlete Peigi McKellar continues to dominate in the U13 age group on the athletic track and cross country scene. She has had an excellent summer where she won both 200m and 800m at the Western Isles Track and Field Championhips and won all 3 races of the 2000/10 Cross Country series.
She is now poised for another successful X- Country season having won convincingly the first race of the series 
on the 13th november.
All the best for remaining races.
Click below to view Peigi’s athlete profile.
