As part of the Scottish FA Elite performance school of football project based in the school, a part of twenty second year pupils will head off in February to train at the world famous Benfica Football Academy in Portugal.  They will be accompanied on the trip by Ms Jenna Young from the Physical Education Department and Performance coaches Gordon Craig, Andy Smith and Craig McLeish.  The players will receive coaching from the Benfica coaches and play games against their youth teams in the outstanding facilities of the Benfica Academy Complex.  The Rector, Mr Derrick Hannan, recently chaired a parents’ information evening to go over details of the trip.