60 of our S3 Modern Studies pupils recently took part in a trip to the Scottish Parliament as part of their Democracy topic where they were met by their Local MSP Elaine Smith.

The pupils enjoyed a tour of the parliament and had the opportunity to attend First Ministers Questions.

The trip represents the outstanding links between the school and our local MSP.

Excellent day had by all.

GeoBus (A Geography organisation based in St Andrew’s University) recently ran a photo competition where various pupils of St Andrew’s High School were victorious.

The competition was open to all schools thoughout Scotland who were encouraged to send in various Geography themed photos which could range from what you get up to in Geography at school to taking a trip down the beach, to a selfie with a landmark or a walk around a loch.

12 winning schools were announced this afternoon and photos will now be issued in the GeoBus Academic calendar.

The winners from St. Andrew’s High Social Subjects department were:
• Lucy Frew (S6),
• Kerry McGlone (S3),
• Rocco Rossetti (S3),
• Shay McCann (S1)
• Callum Moore (S1).

Well done to all the other entries from St Andrew’s High school. These pictures were simply amazing and the GeoBus department have commended our pupils on the high numbers of pictures entered and the quality of these images.

Other winning schools included Queen Ann High school in Fife, Hazelhead Academy and Bridge of Don Academy in Aberdeen, Gairloch High School in the Highlands, Tarbert Academy in Argyll and Bute and Bridge of Don to name a few. This is a fantastic achievement for the pupils in Social Subjects so watch out for the photos of the winners to follow.

The top twelve winning pictures will make up the GeoBus academic calendar 2016-2017. Those top twelve will get a free calendar as well as other prizes. You can follow the link below to check out the winning pictures. Congratulations again to Lucy, Kerry, Rocco, Shay and Callum and please check out our twitter page to see the winning photo.

[ https://t.co/o7Nr85SBsv ]New Link

Follow our twitter page @social_sahs for more info

GeoBus is currently running a photo competition which is open to pupils of St Andrew’s High School. The photo can be anything you like, from what you get up to in geography or science at school to taking a trip down the beach, to a selfie with a landmark or a walk around a loch. We want to see what you guys got up to in 2015!

To enter simply get your Geography inspired snaps uploaded onto Twitter, Instagram or Facebook along with the hashtag #geobusphotocomp2015 in the information to be in to win! If you haven’t access to any of these forms of social media then please see Miss Curley. The 12 winning pictures will be featured on a calendar along with various prizes.
Follow our twitter page @social_sahs for more info

Geography pupils are reminded to check out our website www.sahsgeo.wikispaces.com where a wide range of powerpoints and notes are available for all pupils sitting exams. This is a helpful tool in the run up to Prelims and exams.

If you are having any difficulty logging on please see Mrs Carruthers or Miss Curley.

Reminder to all S1 pupils that the Globetrotters lunchtime club will take place every Friday in Social Subjects. New members are always welcome. Please see your Geography teacher for more information.

S4 and S6 pupils from St Andrew’s High School recently took part in the ‘Thomas Muir 250’ debating event at the National Gallery in Edinburgh recently. The event was a chance for the pupils to formally compete with other schools in debating as well as discuss the issue of extending the voting age to 16. Deputy Head Boy Aiden Bickerton picked up the award for ‘Best Development Speech’ for his speech in challenging Douglas Academy.

Welcome to St Andrew’s High School Social Subjects faculty.

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