MCLAREN HIGH
SPONSORED WALK
The annual sponsored walk which took place on Friday, May 21 followed the well-trodden route from the school through Coilhallan Wood toward the fish farm, returning along the Invertrossachs Road.
In advance of the walkers, a group of runners completed the course and classes then set off at five minute intervals allowing a fairly even spread of participants along the way.
Congratulations go to Ethan Thomson who broke the school record with a fantastic run time of 18 minutes and 18 seconds. He was closely followed by James Morgan and Alistair Cantlay. First back for the girls was Catriona Norman followed by Heather Riach and Mara Gillan. Catriona finished her run with another great run time of 22:06.
Despite the rainy morning there was a buzz of energy and enthusiasm amongst pupils as they enjoyed their morning walking with friends, chatting, taking in the scenery and passing the time with teachers and staff who were walking or stewarding the route. Special thanks to members of the PTA who helped with stewarding duties.
Most classes completed the 5km route within the hour and the mood amongst the pupils afterwards was good despite the weather. A welcome hot chocolate on return was available in the nurture room thanks to Mrs Underwood.
All of the money raised from the sponsored walk will stay in the school and currently it stands at £3000.
ATHLETICS
Scott Hopper and Katherine Fowler were medallists at the recent Scottish Schools Championships. Scott won gold in the javelin and silver in the shot putt whikle Katherine won bronze medals in the pentathlon and 200m.
Last week the S1 and S2 individual athletic championships were held at the school. Three pupils broke school records dating back to 1979 - Scott Hopper broke the high jump record set by his uncle Thomas Maher in 1996. He also broke Andrew Roxburgh’s 1979 shot putt record. Katherine Fowler broke the high jump record set by Nicola Barr in 1984 and Allie Buchanan broke the 100m record which was jointly held by Kirsty Cameron and Helen Michael (both 1980).
The S3 to S6 championships will be held later this month.
Results: S1 Boys - 1 Liam Trotter; 2 Tom Campbell; 3 Harry Steedman. S1 Girls - 1 Allie Buchanan; 2 Johanna Mitchell; 3 Mary Kealey. S2 Boys - 1 Scott Hopper; 2 Matthew Morrison; 3
Caden McNeil Ritchie. S2 Girls - 1 Megan Dunlop; 2 Emily Campbell; 3 Rosalind Turnbull.
CALLANDER PS HEALTH WEEK
On Thursday, June 6, Sports Leaders delivered a session about mental health to P6 and P7 pupils from Callander Primary School as part of their Health Week. The theme of the session was about a juice bottle and how that represents bottling our feelings. Pupils were given the opportunity to participate in different activities that promoted positive mental health including colouring in and making stress balls.
RACE FOR LIFE
On Sunday, May 12 staff and pupils participated in the Race for Life at Stirling University. This was the second year that the school took part and it was fantastic to be part of such an amazing event. All staff completed the 10k course and cannot wait till the next one.
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