The annual Braidhurst High Christmas Concert will take place on Wednesday 18^th December starting at 7.30 pm. Tickets costing £2 are available from Ms Ruth Watson at the school (Tel No 01698 274999). In addition to Logans Primary School choir performing, the programme will include various inputs from Music and Drama as well as traditional community carol singing.

S4 pupil, John Stevenson was recently selected to represent Scotland at the European Junior Boxing Championships, held in Anapa, Russia. John was selected in the 57Kg category and progressed to the quarter finals where he met Francesco Lozia of Italy. John performed superbly, but lost out on a split decision after a very closely fought encounter. To be selected to box for Scotland is an excellent achievement, and one which Johns is rightly proud of.

Pupils from Braidhurst High School attended Scotland’s Autumn International Rugby Test against Japan at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday 9^th November. They began the day by soaking up the atmosphere around the ground waiting on the match to begin. Scotland got off to a slow start but gradually took control as the match progressed and they comfortably won 42-17. The highlight from the Braidhurst pupils had to be Scotland’s first try, which was scored only metres away from where they were sitting.

Pupils thoroughly enjoyed the experience and left with an appreciation of the physical requirements needed for this sport.

Second year French students at Braidhurst High School have been learning how to talk about ‘Food and Drink’ in France, and as part of their course, they were asked to work in pairs to devise an unusual and delicious ice cream sundae in French. The responses were outstanding, showing imagination, flair and linguistic competency. After much deliberation, Mrs Anne Macdonald, Depute Head Teacher, chose the sundae she considered best met the criteria for the task, as well as being the one she would most like to eat! Winners were Aaron Black and Tyler Tobin of 2L, with their coupe entitled ‘Le Grand Homme!’ Runners up were Molly Clarke of 2M with ‘Mont Chocolat’, Toni Dunsmore and Nicole Purdie of 2R with ‘La coupe Miam Miam!’ and Lynette Butcher and Lucy Blackwood of 2A with their ‘Banana Split’. The winners are pictured here with their prize – a real ice cream sundae complete with chocolate flake, strawberry sauce and lashings of cream!

The winners are members of the ‘School of Football’ and are pictured here with their football coaches, who were making sure that the ‘coupes’ were healthy and would not impede the boys’ performance on the football pitch!

The annual Christmas Cracker concert will take place on Wednesday 18^th December starting at 7.30 pm. The choir from Logans Primary will also take part. Tickets costing £2 are now available from Ms Watson at the school. 01698 274999.

The school hall was packed to capacity recently for the annual Children in Need contest with the overall individual item winner being a newly formed group called “Hannah and the Montanas” comprising senior pupils Fraser McCormick, Hannah Allan, Ben Oliphant and Jack Clarke. The House winners were Lorne House who put on a fantastic show of talent from a large group of Lorne pupils well co-ordinated by Samuel Biggart and Oliver Meggit.

Parents of pupils in senior school have been invited to meet teaching staff on Tuesday 3^rd December from 4 pm to receive updates in progress. They have also been sent interim reports to assist them for the evening discussion.