Shannon stars at science school while students get to design their own sleeves
During the summer break in July, S6 student Shannon O’Donnell had an amazing opportunity to attend the RZSS Summer Science School at the Highland Wildlife Park in Aviemore.
This programme involved an application process in order to be accepted, hundreds applied, eager for a spot on the programme but only 15 applicants were accepted, Shannon being one of those lucky few, writes Connie McMahon.
Shannon took part in various activities during her time at the programme. She discussed how her group was given a different animal daily to study, this could range from Wolverines to Arctic Foxes.
She also stated that she learned about the inner workings of the park and was educated on the humanitarian effects that we have on several species of animals and the problem of current animal extinction in society.
Shannon is considering a career in science possibly involving neuroscience or immunology. This experience will be a great advantage for her to further her interest in the field of science.
Authors visit
Alex Scarrow, known for his series Time Riders and Remade, came to St Aidan’s High to visit S1 pupils and talk about his books.
Alex started writing adult books but thought it was too boring to write for, writes Sophie Farrell.
He began to write for the younger generations because he claims “You guys are more open minded than adults are.” Time Riders was based on one of the games he had pitched. Time riders is about an agency made up of three kids who cheated death and now travel through time to fix history broken by time travel.
The first time rider’s book was released in 2010 and the series spans nine books.
Over 100 pupils’ participated in the event organised by the librarian Miss McGough.
Record sleeves
Graphic design students have got themselves a really interesting assignment. The S4 students have been commissioned to produce artwork for the upcoming BBC Two drama series ‘Guilt’, writes Jack McClung.
The students were assigned to design their own record sleeves to be displayed in a shop window featured on the show.
They took full control over designing the record sleeves and it was a process that took several weeks.
The drama, starring Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives, will air later this year on BBC Two. Look closely and you might see the hard work of our graphics students featuring prominently.
Education visit
Recently, St Aidan’s was visited by Derek Brown, the council’s head of education and families.
He was greeted by captain Rebecca Smith and vice captain Gabriel McClymont, they then discussed the mission statement of the school.
Mr Brown commented that this has been a long awaited visit.
He was here to meet the pupils and teachers of the school after hearing such positive comments from the recent HMI inspection.