Congratulations to all our staff and pupils who made our ‘Variety for Malawi’ show such a success this year.   The show was in aid of our newly established Malawi group and all proceeds were donated to the project.   Over 40 pupils worked extremely hard over the last few months preparing and perfecting their performances and certainly wowed the audience and judges on the night.   We were also delighted to have representatives from the local primaries.   All pupils and staff were treated to a post-show lunch the following day to celebrate their efforts and overall success of the night.

The Malawi group have raised over £400 since March this year which has been a tremendous effort and great start to the project.

Post-show lunch

On Wednesday 7^th June the annual Braidhurst prom took place at Dalziel Park Hotel.   Pupils met at the school, dressed in their finery, to be transported by bus to the venue.   Once inside guests were treated to a delicious 3 course meal, followed by an awards ceremony presented by Mr Hamilton and Dr Gardner and then entertainment from a local DJ.   Throughout the evening everyone had the opportunity to take lots of photographs to mark the special occasion.   As usual the prom was a great success with many staff also in attendance to say their goodbyes to those pupils who are moving on.   All pupils had a great evening and made memories that will last a lifetime.

On Monday 22^nd May, Braidhurst pupils and staff climbed Tinto Hill to raise funds for St Andrew’s Hospice.   Everyone was delighted to reach the summit and to raise money for such a good cause.

A team of S1 chemists recently enjoyed a great day at The University of Glasgow’s Salters’ Festival 2017.   Overall eighteen schools attended and the young people participated in two competition challenges.   Braidhurst was represented by Finlay Anderson, Iona Eldhose, Craig McCall and Jay Miller who all did brilliantly by coming second in the afternoon’s university challenge.

Braidhurst High School under 18 football team have won the Scottish Senior Shield. In a hard fought match at Hampden Park, Glasgow the boys came from a goal down to win the game 2-1 against Eastwood High School.

Braidhurst made their way to the final coming through seven rounds of matches, including an away tie at Thurso. Winning their semi-final on penalties gave them the chance in the final on May 4 at the national stadium.

The boys started well but could not take any of the chances that they created. As had happened so often before Braidhurst lost the first goal due to some scrappy defending. However, their heads did not go down but instead Braidhurst continued to play the brand of football that had gotten them to the final in the first place. Darren Wilson sent a long pass through to Kyle Connell who latched onto it and squeezed it past the Eastwood keeper to send the teams in level at half-time.

The second half saw Braidhurst make the changes as three subs came on which saw Braidhurst move up a gear. Jamie Semple went off on a waltzing run past three players before his shot was deflected into the path of the on rushing Lewis Guy who stuck the ball into the empty net. This set off some wild celebrations amongst the players as they knew that with only a few minutes remaining the Shield was all but theirs.

The boys deserve all the plaudits they receive as they have been wonderful both on and off the pitch this season. Mr Lawson and Mr Brandon are both incredibly proud of the lads and are so happy for their much deserved success.