New Head Teacher
Mr Orrock has now taken up post as the new Head Teacher of Kilsyth Academy. In his first few days he has addressed both staff and pupils and a letter of introduction will follow soon to parents.
Cross Country Championships
Kilsyth Academy held their annual Cross Country Championships last week with over seventy athletes competing in either the junior or senior events. This event also doubles up as one of our inter-house events which led to increased competition for every place in the field. Furthermore the organisation and management of this event is led by our Sports Leaders and is an integral part of their course, allowing them to put their impressive leadership skills into action.
The individual results after some very close racing were;
- Junior Boys Champion ; Robert Lang, Silver, Calum Smith and Bronze Andrew Bendoris
- Junior Girls Champion; Hayley Conroy, Silver, Robyn Stark and Bronze Sarah Bateman.
- Senior Boys Champion; Fraser Gallacher, Silver, Scott Lilburn and Bronze Ryan Barr.
- Senior Girls Champion; Jessica Curle who successfully retained the trophy from last year, Silver Rebecca Love and Bronze Rachel Thomson.
- House Competition. Junior Trophy; Balmalloch – 122 points Senior Trophy; Antonine – 88 points.
All athletes who finished in the top ten in the individual competition, will now represent the school at the North Lanarkshire Championships in March.
Senior Tracking Reports
Senior tracking reports will be issued to pupils and parents this week. Reports for pupils in S5/6 will be issued on Tuesday 21/2/17 with S4 reports being issued on Wednesday 22/2/17.
Easter School
Planning is currently underway for our annual Easter School to support senior pupils preparing to sit SQA exams in the up-coming diet. This will take place from Monday 3 April until Thursday 6 April with pupils currently being consulted on likely participation to allow us to finalise our programme. This is a further excellent opportunity for pupils to receive specific support or indeed, an opportunity for private study knowing that support is available if required and, as such we would strongly recommend pupils in S4,5 & 6 consider taking part if available.
Date for your diary
There will be an information evening on Monday 6 March for parents of pupils currently in S2 to provide information about the upcoming curriculum personalisation process. Further information will follow in due course.
