On Wednesday afternoon we held our end of school year assembly. Primary 1 to S4 pupils and staff gathered in the afternoon to celebrate their achievements over the year and say goodbye to a few members of staff.

Mrs Moss welcomed everyone before Mrs Irvine and Miss Irvine presented a number of certificates and awards. Maalie won the house merit trophy and will receive their treat after the summer holidays. Primary 67 provided the musical entertainment with their Peat n Diesel song for which they received a Gold award at the music festival in March. Ms Simpson and Mrs Moss were then presented with flowers as a thank you for this year.

Mrs Moss presented flowers to Mrs Hughson who is retiring at the end of the school year after 37 years teaching at Whalsay School. Everyone enjoyed hearing about life in 1987 and seeing a video montage made by Edwin Irvine featuring photos and videos from the past celebrating Mrs Hughson’s time at Whalsay School.

Following the assembly Primary pupils received their certificates in class and over in the secondary staff and pupils were hosting a community cafe for people to come in and say goodbye to Mrs Hughson.

This afternoon P7 ran the corridor just before 2:00 as a farewell to primary, now a long standing tradition!

We would like to say a huge thank you to Mrs Moss, Mrs Hughson and Ms Simpson and for being great educators and colleagues and wish them all the very best for the future. We hope to see them back in Whalsay School soon.

Finally well done to pupils and staff for their hard work this year, thank you to parents for the support and we look forward to seeing you in August.

Have a lovely summer.