We are keen to celebrate the successes of our pupils both within and outwith school, and many of these are listed below. If your child has achieved sporting, musical or any other success, please fill in this form and let us know!
Here are just some of our recent pupil successes:
Drumming Champion
Well done to Mackenzie in S5 who placed 5th in the prestigious
Shotts Pipe Band Junior drumming competition. She was in the U18 March, Strathspey and Reel section.
Tae Kwon Do Champion
S1 pupil, Billie, won a double gold for patterns and sparring at Tae Kwon Do at the Welsh Open at the end of November. Well done Billie!
Swimming Champion
In the North Lanarkshire Council Schools Swim Championships, S1 pupil Ellyn won all three of her events, achieved Scottish Schools qualifying times for each and broke existing meet records for two events. She has elected to be put forward for the 100m and 200m Breast at the Scottish Schools event in January. Well done, Ellyn!
North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Band
McKenzie, Kenzie & Jennifer played recently at the Scottish Enterprise Conference at the SECC Armadillo, Glasgow, as part of the North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Band.
Fundraising for Beatson Cancer Trust
Well done to Finnlay in S2, who bravely agreed to have his head shaved for charity and raised £200 for the Beatson Cancer Trust.
Pipe Band Success
Well done to Caitlyn, Douglas and Ryley whose band won first place in the Dunbar Pipe Band Contest in the Hallhill Centre in Dunbar on Saturday, 11 May 2019. The pupils play with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Pipe Band.
Tinto Hill Challenge
North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Band Tartan Day visit to New York.
S4 pupil, Mackenzie, visited New York earlier this month with the North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Band. The Band led the Tartan Day Parade and you can see photos of their adventure here (https://www.robertdalzell.co.uk/School/-1/n-jx46qZ/)
PSYV
Many of our pupils are active volunteers with the Shotts Police Scotland Youth Volunteers and they helped out at Shotts St Patricks Amateur Opera Group performances of Mary Poppins Jr recently. The PSYV helped sell programs and refreshments at the interval and even managed to hand out leaflets on hate crime and home safety.
Swimming Champion
Our champion swimmer, S1 Pupil Ellyn Macphee, is now Scottish Champion at 50m, 100m and 200m and is also the current Scottish Schools Champion and Record holder at 50m. Well done Ellyn!
Children in Need Talent Show
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/calderhead/2018/12/11/children-in-need-talent-show-2018/
Judo Champion
Congratulations to Emma Louise Pringle, S3, who won gold on 13 October 2018 at the Judo Scotland Grand Prix. This was her first competition after 6 months out with injury.
Charity Day
Pupils and staff were very charitable on Thursday, 20th September, when everyone paid to wear their own clothes instead of uniform all day.
Staff were treated to a MacMillan Cancer Support coffee-morning at interval, with some excellent cakes and other baking. Special thanks must go to the Shotts Co-op and Bells Food Group for their donations.
This was followed by a charity football match in the afternoon where pupils and staff watched S4/5 pupils play a senior pupil/staff team. The all pupil team won with an impressive 4-2 score. The match was ticketed and raised an impressive £400 for the charity, Chris’s House. Pupils have also set up a just-giving page for donations to this charity.
Running
Well done to Fraser Barr, S2, who won a Bronze medal at the Lanarkshire Athletic Championships.
Path Builders: read about the pupils rebuilding a path in Shotts
UDO Dance Championships
Well done to all our pupils who took part in United Dance Organisation World Championships in Glasgow recently. S3 pupil, Erin, danced with her sister, Kirsty, and they finished 3rd in the Duo competition. She was also in the team that finished third along with Emma, Caitlin, Mackenzie, Abi, Demi, Chloe, and Evie. Congratulations also to Keira in S4 who came home with fifth place in Duo and in the team event. The girls dance with Epic Studios, based in Shotts.
Knitting Club: Knitting Club created twiddle muffs
Malawi
Four senior pupils, Elizabeth Gentleman, Morgan Lynch, Heather McCallum and Kate Sutherland, will depart for their trip to Malawi on 5 June 2018. They have a very busy itinerary, which includes visiting projects and schools, as well as gardening and renovation work.
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