01/06/18. Nicola Whyte, a former pupil of The Gordon Schools, has been hailed as the local heroine in connection with the recent tragic train derailment near Stonehaven. The school has an established educational tradition, stretching back over 175 years to its origins where the Duchess of Gordon founded the school and the famous architect, Archibald Simpson, designed the original buildings which provide a striking and distinctive image of the school. The School was founded in 1839 by the . Huntly Histories | Remembering those 140 former school pupils and the The Huntly Express on 22 August 2014 carried this article: "Former pupils of The Gordon Schools have paid a warm tribute to a popular former teacher who died last month. An unveiling ceremony for the memorial window took place on August 23 1921, with the parents and families of those killed in the war taking pride of place closest to the window. Benjamin MitchellLindsay ReidMyles CormackScott LawFiona Marshall, Hannah IngramDeborah MayRosemary PopeEuan J. Morrison, In addition, the following former pupils graduated from, Lisa Mackie (HND Animal Care) The Gordon Schools was founded by the Duchess of Gordon . (The photograph has now been received. The music was composed by the schools music master Mr T Wright and the lyrics referenced the lives lost in the First World War: Oh proud is the fame of the Gordons name They show figures including Justice with scales, Peace, Consolation comforting the bereaved and History with a scroll recording the event. Senior staff too caught up in the reputation of the school to deal with actual problems such as the lack of locks on the girls bathroom doors. The cricket squad will be going out there to do our country proud. On Friday, November 6th, 2015, The Huntly Express reported the death of James Grant from Kennethmont, a former pupil of The Gordon Schools. An area of The Gordon Schools in Huntly has been renovated and named in memory of former rector John Swan.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.. Mr Swan was Rector from 1991 until 2006 and died in 2018. Less easy to find were the farm servants who moved around from place to place, leaving very little trace of themselves.. For honour! Your name and comments will appear on the guest book page. Blairmore House is a Category C listed building. To read more about this event and the news of the bequest, please follow the links to the press cuttings: Recent Graduations featured in The Huntly Express include Myles Cormack, Scott Law, Benjamin Mitchell and Lindsay Reid, Fiona Marshall, Hannah Ingram, Deborah May, Rosemary Pope, Euan Morrison, Annah MacLennan, Lynn Angus, Jayne Stuart. They are pictured with family members Fiona and Donald. For honour! The Gordon Schools School Song - Sung by Iona Fyfe - YouTube In spite of being injured herself, Nicola bravely went for help, thinking of others before thinking of herself. In addition to commissioning the window, Mr James penned a tribute to the fallen By the storied walls of the Gordons hold, which became the school song. Attended Gordon Schools 1961-64 (4th-6th year). The Gordon Schools's headquarters are located at Former Pupils' Association, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, AB54 4SE, United Kingdom What is The Gordon Schools's official website? To read the Huntly Express articles dated Thursday, July 08, 2021, please click here. A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox. [We] shall not look upon his like again. Valerie Ross has published her research into the names on the schools memorial stained-glass window in a book titled Carved Stone, Painted Glass. The ceremony ended with a prayer, the sounding of the Last Post and the singing of the National Anthem. 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Former pupil Ciara Ennis is about to set off on a ten-month voyage on the cruise ship Balmoral. RECTOR: Mr P Gaiter Overall responsibility for the Management and Leadership of the school. The Gordon Schools is a non-denominational, comprehensive secondary school, providing education for pupils aged 11 to 18 years old. I have very fond memories of my years at the Gordon Schools - 1950 to 1955. Robin Macpherson will be very well suited to leading this amazing school forward in the next years (Simon Mills, current head of RGC). The death was announced last week of Dr Hugh Brebner MD FRCP Glasgow and Edinburgh, Honorary Pres On Friday, July 3rd, 2015, the school bell sounded for the last time for Mr Graham Allardice and Mr Matt Donaldson. Rory Allardice has been appointed full-time PE teacher at Gordon Primary School. wish my kids had my teachers! Below is a list of members whose magazines have been returned to us because they are no longer at the address we have for them. Nicola Whyte, a former pupil of The Gordon Schools, has been hailed as the local heroine in connection with the recent tragic train derailment near Stonehaven. Aberdeen Journals Ltd 2023. He is survived by his wife Monica, his daughter Clare and his granddaughter Stephanie. For more details, please see the article in The Huntly Express, dated 07/07/17. The memorial, which serves a decorative as well as a commemorative purpose, has been inserted in one of the windows of the secondary school., Addressing the crowd, Sir Edward said the window was erected in order that those who came after them, in days when the story of the great war had become a tradition and a thing to be read of in books might know their names, might think of their great sacrifice, and if ever the call to fight for freedom should be sounded, be ready to respond to that call as they did.. All of these facilities feature strongly in our extra-curricular programmes. A group of forty year olds went back to school recently for a reunion with their former classmates. This page provides you with a convenient way to sign the guest book. The School is old and dated which is very similar to one of the present PSA teachers and in reality both are unfit for purpose. Brian Sandison: I remember about half the faces in Stanleys photo of 1A boys 1959/60 . She was a pupil at The Gordon Schools from 1966 to 1969. From theatre productions to award winning schools, it looks like the town was bustling with activity throughout the years. Many new and better teachers are needed let alone an entirely new campus.need I mention toilets dating back many decades. Please click to see. Jade Esson (BA Photography) This is on the photographic page of the website. All Rights Reserved. Blairmore School was an independent boarding preparatory school in Glass near Huntly, Aberdeenshire until its closure in 1993. This site uses cookies. Ive worked as an examiner for the SQA and was a Content Director of the Telegraph Festival of Education, and I organise researchED Scotland. The Gordon Schools Huntly lost 144 teachers and former pupils in the First World War, a memorial window commissioned by the then rector was unveiled in their memory 100 years ago today in. Other regular sporting opponents included Drumtochty Castle, Rannoch School, Croftinloan School, Lathallan, Gordonstoun, Peterhead Academy, Ardvreck School, Aberdeen Academy, Aberdeen Grammar School and The Gordon Schools, Huntly. To view, please click on the link: David has asked if anyone can make available an equivalent photograph of class 1a or 1c from that same session for placing on the website. She began her teaching career as a relief teacher at Insch, Gartly and Drumblade, before becoming a full-time primary teacher and, for the last thirteen years before retirement, head of the Special Unit. The stained glass cleverly depicts a tableau of war: from the outbreak to the home front, the frontline to victory. They might say The Gordon Schools and Castle Park helped to win the great war.. We have a large assembly hall, gymnasium, and games hall, together with well-equipped and pleasant classrooms in all subjects. The Gordon Schools Parents in Partnership - Facebook On Saturday, September 17, 2016, an obituary appeared in the, John Gordon of Wellheads, past president of the National Farmers' Union Scotland, blames the failure to deliver the new CAP support on " politicians, civil servants and the not-fit-for-purpose IT system", according to. (Scotland captain Abbi Aitken), For details please see Pat Scotts article in The Huntly Express, dated 20/01/17. David Henderson, 36, fell while demonstrating exercises at. On Saturday, March 21, 2015, Mrs Jane V. Kennedy, former primary school mistress and later head of the Special Unit, died peacefully at Alexander Scotts Hospital, aged 94 years. Through her recipes for soups, she was instrumental in turning the business into one of Scotlands most successful food companies. This school has some of the most caring, hard working and passionate teachers who will do whatever in their power to make sure you do well but the rude, unhelpful and down right incompetent senior leadership team and the run down nature of the building really lets down the many wonderful teachers that work here. Those of us privileged to know this true gentleman held him in high regard and will remember him with lasting affection. The bottom left panel shows the next scene: kilted Gordon Highlanders marching off from Huntly, some carrying bayonets, others carry bagpipes. Russell Morrison (BSc Computer Network Management and Design) New social and learning space at Huntly's Gordon Schools is named after This is compared on the right with the national average. He is the son of the Reverend Allan Macpherson (1939 to 2012), who was minister of Huntly Cairney Glass for ten years. Please see the obituary, dated 06/11/15. Not fixed in the 6 years I was there. The Huntly Express(16/10/15). Let us harken the message they leave behind. We are a company that believes in more transparency within schools. The Huntly Express recently announced the death at Rothieden, Huntly, on Tuesday, January 19th, 2021, of Charlotte (Lottie) Florence, for many years a teacher at Gordon Primary School, Huntly. David Sole (born 1962), Scottish rugby union captain. Theyre simply not interested in our feedback; weve been banned from mentioning certain topics at pupil councils, when were asked to do surveys we are watched closely and sometimes have our answers read out loud which is obviously intimidation tactics. Hope there will be an FP's do next time I am back in the little grey toun. Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness (born 1948), Conservative politician. This building still stands today as part of our present accommodation. Stanley T. Fraser signed the Guest Book (28/06/15). Involvement with local groups, businesses and organisations are encouraged to provide a rich educational tapestry for our young people and we value the input of parents and guardians who are very much involved in the life of The Gordon Schools. 1980 - Gordon Primary School won the title of best kept school in the Grampian area 1969 - An aerial view of Huntly before the advent of drones 1988 - Break time for drinks and biscuits at. Of the 700 men who left the small, rural parish of Huntly to fight in the First World War, 144 of those who never returned were teachers and former pupils of The Gordon Schools. The ceremony ended with a prayer, the sounding of the Last Post and the singing of the National Anthem. The dormitories in Glebe House were given local place names: Cairnie, Cabrach, Botriphonie. The Clermont-Auvergne-Rhne-Alpes Centre brings together the units located in the Auvergne region, from Bourbonnais to Aurillac via Clermont-Ferrand, with 14 research units and 14 experimental facilities, representing 840 staff (permanent and contractual staff). In the region of 300,000 has been invested to re-roof and lay a new floor. For Mr Macpherson, this will mean a return to Aberdeenshire, where he spent his early years. He began his education at Huntly Primary School, from where he moved to Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh. To mark the 175th Anniversary of the founding of The Gordon Schools every member has received the Magazine free of charge, despite the high cost of postage. He offers to share a photograph of class 1a boys from 1959/60. Please see the articles in The Huntly Express, dated 19/01/18, for further details. If you would like to know details, please click on the names below: The window on the landing half-way up to the "Bridge" has been repaired and made safe. It came as a huge shock to The Gordon Schools and its friends and to the town of Huntly to learn of the death of John Swan, former rector of The Gordon Schools and a caring friend to so many. He is currently Assistant Rector of Dollar Academy, Clackmannanshire. "Im a history teacher by trade Ive worked in Scotland, England and the UAE and have taught national curricula as well as International Baccalaureate (IP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP), branches of the IP. [1] It takes pupils from Gordon Primary School, Insch Primary School, and smaller primary schools located around that area of Aberdeenshire such as Drumblade, Glass, Gartly, Cairney, Clatt, Rhynie and Kennethmont. Her music took her all over the world, and she made many friends. PUPILS watched in horror as their teacher was seriously injured in a trampoline fall at an after-school club. Two missing pieces of glass were also replaced and the loose copper ties were slowly tightened to prevent breakages. Maureen Newlands, nee Richards, 1962 to 1966. best eduction i had! We have lost a very dearly loved friend. Click on the link to view the article from The Huntly Express:The School Road Huntly Express, For the past two years, Kate Aykroyd (25) has been working with the charity Save the Children. After 1992, when George and Ena Baxter handed over the running of the firm to their daughter Audrey, Mrs Baxter was able to spend more time in her studio, raising funds for charity through exhibitions at Duff House and in Aberdeen. Mr Crawford, who latterly lived in Fraserburgh, died on 16 July 2014 aged 86.". The upper panels are lighter and brighter, almost heavenly. Rhne-Alpes, former rgion of France. Congratulations to former pupil Kirstie Gordon, who has been selected to represent her country at the ICC Womens Global Qualifier in Sri Lanka in February. Esther Smith from Kennethmomt, a former pupil of The Gordon Schools, has reached the highest rank in the air cadets. In 1959, he went to New Zealand to join that countrys largest textile company, eventually advancing to managing director. Was home this year for five months. The students are not properly managed as there is constant behavioural problems especially with the S3+ and this is not a good way to welcome new S1s into the school. At the age of seventeen, she went to Aberdeen University to study Mathematics. George Donald, who has died aged 79, was a brilliant Scottish pianist and a member of the famous Scotland the What?comedy team. He pondered that the men whose names were inscribed on that window often sat in the trenches and in the rest camps let their hearts go back to the Castle Park where they played and to the schoolrooms where they worked. He married his second wife Monica in 1992. pupils aged 11 to 18 years old. A WOMAN whose entire teaching career has been at The Gordon Schools retires tomorrow. Please mail to. Overall, if you're thinking of sending your child here or joining don't, many in Aberdeenshire are far better. Each question and grade is rated from 0-100. Behaviour is worst in BGE (S1-3) and this hasn't been helped during the pandemic at all, which isn't entirely the schools fault. Blairmore House, the former school's premises, is a Victorian country house set amid 50 acres (200,000m2) of park and woodland beside the River Deveron, 6 miles (9.7km) from Huntly, 40 miles (64km) from Aberdeen and 60 miles (97km) from Inverness. For details, please see the article in The Huntly Express, dated 05/08/16. For more information, please see the article by Pat Scott in The Huntly Express, 15/10/20. In spite of being injured herself, Nicola bravely went for help, thinking of others before thinking of herself. The Parent Council of The Gordon Schools produced advice and information about the 175th Anniversary of the founding of The Gordon Schools and the Parade on Saturday, 29 March 2014. SchoolParrot is a review site for schools. It is a quality hardback, 414 pages, 8 colour plates and a satin marker ribbon. INRAE center Lyon-Grenoble Auvergne-Rhne-Alpes If you would like to find out, please see the article published in The Huntly Express on June 1, 2018. An unveiling ceremony for the memorial window took place on August 23 1921, with the parents and families of those killed in the war taking pride of place closest to the window. On the right, soldiers are on horseback, some in hand-to-hand combat with the Germans, theres a tangle of troops, the wounded, dying and dead. For details, please see the article in The Huntly Express, dated September 18, 2015. Fiona Morrison signed the Guest Book on May 26th, 2015. Sports being much more favoured than the arts. For details, please see the articlein The Huntly Express, dated Friday, June 10, 2016. Mr James commissioned his artist friend James Hector to create a touching and lasting tribute to their memory at the school. Pupil numbers peaked at 90 in 1989 but the economic recession of the early 1990s caused a decline in UK prep school subscriptions and in June 1993, with fewer than 30 pupils enrolled for the coming academic year, Blairmore became impossible to sustain financially and the school was forced to close. Advice sent to the Association will be edited and placed on the Guestbook page. But the good teachers are usually supportive and helpful with the work. Born 5th June 1921 Dr Brebner became our Associations Honorary President in 1999 and throughout his tenure encouraged and supported the committee in every possible way, attending all reunions and showing keen interest in the life of The Gordon Schools. Pupils See Teacher's Trampoline Horror - Daily Record Philip Roger, 1968 to 69, Fairhall Farm, looking to get in touch with the Paterson family who lived at the end of our driveway. But school in general is very toxic to students and their mental health nowadays, so its not that surprising really; the difficulties the school is facing. Dozens of people and dignitaries packed into the stairwell, and the upper and lower lobbies for the poignant occasion. Tributes were also paid to those who had a trade or served an apprenticeship with a local business, weel kent faces like the postie and railway porter also warranted a mention. Home-Thoughts, from Abroad: Oh, to be in Huntly ? As secretary of the Association for 35 years (1973 to 2008), Jean steered the committee through good and bad times, helping to organise many reunions, including the highly successful 75th Anniversary Millennium Celebration in August 2000. The Gordon Schools' Former Pupils' Association - home The leadership is absolutely horrendous. A photograh of 1a boys has been made available by Stan Fraser. The contact section provides a convenient way to sign the Guestbook and make a comment. We would be grateful for any help you may be able to give in ascertaining the valid addresses of those members: If you can help, please respond by e-mail to, Could overseas members please let us have their e-mail addresses or, if there is one, a UK postal address. Valerie said: The initial intention was to state the individual casualtys name, date of birth and death, occupation and so on. Only the two old people in the background seem to have any sense of foreboding, as they look out beyond the picture to the next scene.. Please page this spot and return soon as we hope there will be plenty of information nearly the Association and its activities. Only the two old people in the background seem to have any sense of foreboding, as they look out beyond the picture to the next scene.. Millie (pictured on the far right in this photograph from. ) The middle panels show the battlefield. For further details, please see the article "Making Waves" by Pat Scott in The Huntly Express, dated 15/03/19. Disgusting bathrooms that were falling apart. An Aberdeenshire teacher who was paralysed from the shoulders down in a trampoline accident has returned to school to take classes. Our current school roll stands at around 750 pupils. The Scotland the What?trio of George Donald, Steve Robertson and Buff Hardie were each awarded the M.B.E. We draw from an area of up to sixteen miles around the town of Huntly in the north east of Scotland. The Former Pupils Association Medal for the runner-up,Proxime Accessit, was awarded to Fiona Hutcheon. In 2013, she moved into Scotts Hospital, where she was very happy, despite the poor state of her health during her final months. Gordon Primary stands in beautiful, historic surroundings within the town of Huntly, overlooking Huntly Castle and the River Deveron. The responsibility lies with the user. SQA Examinations, Prelims and study information. Sir Edward Troup hoped the names of the fallen would continue to be remembered by future generations. Pupils are experiencing many problems with abuse . The School was founded in 1839 by the Duchess of Gordon as a memorial to her late husband. When she was still a little girl, the family mother, father and two brothers moved to Grange, where her father was the stationmaster. Click here to sign up to our free newsletters. A representation of Victory soars overhead playing a trumpet. Reading the messages bringing back lots of memories from Mr peters and a certain wall to Mr Tory and the 2 words that make every 1 shut upEXCUSE ME lol, wow what an amazing site was born and raised in the town, left in 1993 and joined the gordon highlanders spent 12 years in the army now settled with my partner melanie and my daughter amy near glasgow. The newer website for The Gordon Schools Formerly Pupils' Association is currently under company also should be available by August 2010. The upper panels are lighter and brighter, almost heavenly. Blairmore had its own riding school and stables at some stage, a woodland assault course, a ski-slope and Britain's only school ski tow. The School was founded in 1839 by the Duchess of Gordon as a memorial to her late husband. Three depute heads and a head teacher and still practically nothing useful gets done. My child has been telling me about issues such as being demanded by a S5 to move seats on the bus because that was his seat and students bringing massive bags full of the local chipper food into the cafeteria. In one instance the girls were told to tell the boys about personal space bubbles instead of the boys being told off for flicking bra straps, with the girls getting in more trouble if they reacted. No duty of care. Photographs from a number of school shows have been scanned and added to the photographic section. If you want to know any further details please see articles published in The Huntly Expresson February 10th and February 17th. The book is broken into short chapters with touching stories of evacuees arriving off trains, descriptions of planes over Huntly, conscription, pillboxes, sirens and life for bairns during the war years. Many things happened to me as a pupil of the school. The 51st Highland Division was perhaps the finest in the British Army in France, and it was the most feared by the Germans. A memorial book was too ambitious a project for the competition, but an idea Valerie said never went away. At the Bothy Ballad Championships held in Elgin in mid-February 2016, Shona Donaldson, former pupil of The Gordon Schools, became the first woman to win the coveted Macallan Porridge Bowl and Spurtle. Picture: The Gordon Schools on-line ceremony 2021. Brown, 2004 to 2009, presently at Abertay University. [2] The original buildings were designed by Archibald Simpson. Here the effect is broken up with patches of light and shadow and bright colour, the idea to represent a day in August (when war broke out). Please click to view: As part of the 175th Anniversary celebrations of the founding of. The house was designed by the architect Alexander Marshall Mackenzie and was built in 1884 as a private house for Alexander Geddes, a wealthy businessman and great-great grandfather of the former British Prime Minister David Cameron. Teachers will be able to book the new resource which includes a technology room. Pleass click here. Born Ena Robertson on August 12th, 1924, at Drumblair House near Forgue, Ena Baxter grew up in Huntly, where she was a pupil at The Gordon Schools. Paralysed trampoline teacher back at school - BBC News We respectfully extend our condolences. Last orders were taken last week after nearly fifty years at the bar. They dont care about any of the victims that have been affected by the many many many offenders in the school. Other emblems include the Gordon Highlanders stag and motto Bydand, and the crosses of St Andrew and St George. Highly respected by all who knew her, Jean will be a great loss to our Association.

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