Wishaw Press

Celebratin­g exam joy

- Dalziel High School

The A’s have it!

It has been another sensationa­l year for pupils at Dalziel High School with a record number of pupils achieving success in National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher SQA examinatio­ns.

While the school celebrates the success of all pupils, at all levels, special praise is given to those pupils who fully embrace the school motto “Summa Petenda” or “Aim for the Highest” and achieve results which are extraordin­ary.

Dalziel High School has a huge number of pupils achieving top awards with 21 pupils achieving seven As at National 5 in fourth year and six pupils achieving five As at Higher.

Mr Birch, school rector, is delighted with the results.

She said: “This is a terrific result for our youngsters.

“It is testament to the hard work put in by the pupils of Dalziel High School and the support given to them by their families and our hardworkin­g staff. It’s great to see all of their efforts pay off.”

Across the board the results for the SQA examinatio­n results have been wonderful.

“Our pupils have achieved even more passes at Higher Grade than previous years. In particular the measures for S5 are outstandin­g with more pupils passing more Higher examinatio­ns.

“Our S6 results have also improved in key areas with more pupils passing Advanced Highers’ than ever before.”

Sentiments expressed by S5 pupil, Charis Boyce- Philips, resonate with many of the pupils: “All of my hard work has paid off”.

Kyle Kerr added: “I studied a lot,” advocating the hard work required for his success.

School Captain Olivia Mcpherson echoes this too.

She said: “I worked really hard, and am proud of what I achieved.”

Pupils have been achieving in many other ways too, with large numbers of pupils achieving a whole host of success with vocational qualificat­ions such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Diana Award, Nuffield awards and many, many more.

Pupils across the school have found success which goes beyond their examinatio­n results. The school is very proud of all of the successes of all of its pupils. Shoe box Appeal Blytheswoo­d Care is celebratin­g 25 years of this charitable cause and the appeal will be launched in the school on Monday, September 17.

Further informatio­n can be provided f rom Mrs Whitelaw, Technical Department.

If you cannot fill a box you can still make a donation and all proceeds will go directly to those in the most deprived areas in Europe and Asia. Biffa – Sports Developmen­t Donation

The school are delighted that Biffa, a leading waste management company, have generously donated over £1200 to allow Dalziel High School to improve our sports equipment in relation to curricular activities as well as extracurri­cular clubs.

Biffa support many local schools and charities throughout the year and we are extremely grateful that they have chosen Dalziel High on this occasion. The donation will be used to introduce new activities into the lower school curriculum as well as improve the quality of our equipment to allow our pupils to achieve a higher level of performanc­e.

A huge thank you to Mr Darrin Joseph, Biffa Transfer Station Manager, for coming in to school to present the cheque to some of our pupils. Charity Concert

Alice Cheng, one of our S5 pupils is going to hold a charity concert on, September 19 at 7.30pm, with the proceeds going to “Save the Children”. If you cannot attend the concert but would like to donate to this worthy cause then contact Dalziel High School, 01698 274900.

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