St Aidan’s High
Awards night success On Thursday, September 14, St Aidan’s held their annual awards ceremony.
The star pupils of the school were presented with certificates and medals for their achievements across the curriculum.
The awards ranged from mathematics to sports leadership.
A new award was established this year, the ‘ Rebecca- Louise music award’ which was created to honour the pupil’s memory and talent within the department.
The most impressive awards were granted to Higher pupils whom achieved perfect straight A results in both fourth year and fifth year examinations.
The Dux awards were distributed between three sixth year pupils. The silver Dux awards were given to Victoria Drain and Eve Loughlan and the highly coveted gold Dux was awarded to John-Paul Cahill.
John Paul said: “I was honoured to be given such a prestigious award and it was a great opportunity to be part of such a special event which was well ran by all the staff.”
The event ra n a l l evening due to the many achievements to be celebrated, but all award winning students and proud parents were able to come together and share refreshments provided by the staff for the special night. Tinto climb A group of dedicated students who attend St Aidan’s High took on the challenge of overcoming Tinto Hill in order to raise money for APD charity, even though most of the climbers peers were participating in the St Andrew’s Hospice Fun Run and Sunday was the only day suitable for the dedicated students.
One of the teachers who took part in the challenge Miss Kelly said: “The trip was a fantastic experience, as we got to look at glacial features while also getting some exercise.
“I loved that the trip also peoples first time climbing a hill.
The weather on the day improved the situation as one of the students that day said: “It was dry and sunny until we reached the top where it was very windy.”
Miss Kelly added: “It was so clear on the way up we could see Ben Lomond, a few people took a tumble in the mud and ended up covered in dirt. Miss Burke, history probationer teacher, also walked up with the pupils.
The group also enjoyed the event with the company of their family and friends.
Miss Kelly added: “We met quite a lot of participants due to pupils bringing their families along who worked so hard to raise money for the supported charity.” Girls football Fifth year student Catherine Watt is an up- and- coming coach for the St Aidan’s girls football team.
Catherine’s love of football stems back to the age of 13 when she was inspired by her mother’s involvement with primary football teams.
Catherine’s commitment to the team is clear as she is developing her skills in hope of receiving the Scottish Football Association coaching badge.
She trains a team of a dozen driven young women with a passion for the sport, in the high schools games hall.
Catherine believes that female football teams should receive more recognition for their talents and skills.
She said: “Female teams in the school don’t usually get much attention, unlike male teams, but I think we are really raising the profile of girls football in the school.”
The young coach believes that “mixed teams should be introduced as long as they are of the same ability.”
Catherine thinks women’s football should be of a higher profile as she points to her role model Gemma Fay, Scottish international goalkeeper, who is popular with the girls.