Braidhurst High
To celebrate the ‘European Day of Languages’, Braidhurst High School pupils took part in a range of activities including: playing French boules in PE, making French crepes in Home Economics, singing French and German songs in Music, and learning some Gaelic.
Pupils also experienced their Science lesson being delivered in French and German by Dr Gardner whilst in the Modern Languages Department pupils created a ‘Wall of Hands’ around the school foyer of words and phrases in a number of European Languages.
The school Hub staff served a French breakfast to pupils and canteen menus were translated into French and German.
Help was on hand from S1 Gaelic speaker Niamh Miller, native French speakers Steven Vincent (S1) and Charlene Brandt (S2), and from Matei Lupascu (S2) who is from Romania, but is learning French and speaks Greek.
All pupils thoroughly enjoyed the wide variety of activities and the chance to learn some words in other European Languages. House Captains This year’s group of house captains have been chosen after being nominated by their peers and interviewed by pupil support teachers.
Representing their houses are: Amy Dishington and Jamie Lee Brennan for Atholl. Cameron Dickson and Chelsea Dykes for Lorne. Toni Jaye Knox and Maggie Baird for Morven. Tegan Quinton and Linzi McFarlane for Rannoch.
The house captains are expected to represent their house group within school and in the wider community and help to lead the organisation of the school’s inter-house event programme. Brave the Shave A group of third year pupils, Kyle Douglas, Jay Connelly and Dale Clark, are taking part in this year’s Macmillan Cancer Support’s ‘Brave the Shave’, which raises funds to help support those affected by cancer.
The boys’ efforts are part of a wider charity drive organised by their youth football club Mill United, and not only will they be shaving their heads, but they have also organised a raffle.
Prizes include the chance to experience a guided tour of Celtic Park or Ibrox.
They are also organising a penalty shoot-out and a bake sale to raise money for such a worthy cause.