Category: English

Black + White Photography Magazine

We are a very proud and excited Art, Design & Photography Department today because the latest issue of Black + White Photography Magazine is released today and it features a brilliant article about our favourite alumni photographer, Simon Murphy, in which he talks about working with many of our King’s Park Secondary pupils including our NPA Photographers.

You may remember that I shared some images on our department Instagram of the class viewing some of their test prints for the first time and the 4th page of the article is some of their work! Homan Shawqi, Hamza Oz, Eve Baillie and Kacper Truszkowski have had photographs published alongside a selection of Simon’s images.

The COVER of the magazine also features the wonderful Eve Baillie, a Photography and Art & Design pupil modelling the structure for her Higher Design piece, a beautiful shot of her showcasing her hard work.

This is part of the ongoing project with King’s Park that Simon has been working on, also alongside our colleagues in Modern Languages and English.

We so delighted for this small sample of our department superstars and grateful to Simon and Black + White Photography Magazine for giving our pupils this unbelievable opportunity.

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Pupils Shine in National EE Advertising Campaign

We’re delighted to share some fantastic news about a group of our talented young people who recently took part in auditions with MTP for a national EE advertising campaign promoting safer mobile phone use for young people.

After initial auditions back in June, an incredible 18 pupils were recalled for second and third auditions — and many of them can now be spotted in the final advert!

Our amazing pupils involved were:
C McLaughlan, N Ayordine, J Olatunji, K Bader, M Idriss, M Haider, J McHugh, I McHugh, L Brennan, A Smith, I Cheung, R Stanbridge, M Afeez, M Williamson, A Coburn, C Byrne, A Milliken, A Kyle, T Christie, E Fitzgerald, M Gracie and S Barrie.

A special shout-out goes to L Brennan, who was a natural on camera and one of the standout stars of the advert! He’s absolutely delighted and has even caught the attention of a talent agency following his performance.

A huge well done to all of our pupils who took part and represented King’s Park so brilliantly. We’re so proud of your confidence, creativity and professionalism throughout this experience.

Break a leg, and who knows where this could lead next!

Primary 7 Literacy Event

On Wednesday morning, King’s Park Secondary welcomed our future S1s to a Literacy Event prepared by the English and Modern Languages Departments. They were treated to a carousel of different activities including examples of English literature they may come across in S1, as well as French and Spanish themed word puzzles – not to mention a tasty French Breakfast with chocolate croissants and jus d’orange!

A special thank you to our S2 helpers and Dr Marchidanu, Miss Bateman and Mrs Grondin-Player for creating such a wonderful set-up!

Opportunities for Young Writers

Sir Walter ScottWelcome to our new thread where we will share exciting writing opportunities and competitions for young writers.

Below you will find links to competitions which are ongoing or have October deadlines. If you click the link you will find the details of each competition and how to enter.

October Deadlines

How to enter The 2020 Prize – The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

Other Ongoing Opportunities

Opportunities for young writers – Scottish Book Trust

If you do enter, please let your English teacher or Mrs Greer know – we can’t wait to hear about the stories you create!

S2 World Book Day Bingo Competition!

There was bookish buzz in the department and wider school this afternoon!

Today, as a belated World Book Day celebration, classes completed a Book Quiz created by S1s Dora, Evie and Hollie (1L), a Guess the Teacher Bookshelf quiz and then S2s interviewed teachers across the school about their reading habits. Those who managed to get all 20 questions answered in 10 minutes won themselves a house point.

The winners of the S2 Book Bingo competition are Lewis House who managed to gain 4 points for their house. Well done, Lewis!

Keep reading, and keep chatting about what you are reading.