You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. What is it like to have something like this said about one? Mr James commissioned his artist friend James Hector to create a touching and lasting tribute to their memory at the school. A kindly man, whom one colleague said to know him was to love him, Mr James knew each individual who fell personally. Esther Smith from Kennethmomt, a former pupil of The Gordon Schools, has reached the highest rank in the air cadets. Pupil numbers peaked at 90 in 1989 but the economic recession of the early 1990s caused a decline in UK prep school subscriptions and in June 1993, with fewer than 30 pupils enrolled for the coming academic year, Blairmore became impossible to sustain financially and the school was forced to close. "Im a history teacher by trade Ive worked in Scotland, England and the UAE and have taught national curricula as well as International Baccalaureate (IP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP), branches of the IP. Seating can be used by both classes and pupils during lunchtime. This site uses cookies. Association member and Huntly historian Patrick Scott has recorded the personal stories and memories of the war years and gathered them together in a book entitled Huntlys World War II. Willing to teach anywhere, Isobel Forbes took up her first teaching post in Perthshire. Chris Sutherland HND Coaching and Developing Sport), Fiona Fullerton (BSc Geography-Geoscience) She began her teaching career as a relief teacher at Insch, Gartly and Drumblade, before becoming a full-time primary teacher and, for the last thirteen years before retirement, head of the Special Unit. It will be used as a social and learning space. "Former pupils, including James Morrison, Keith Bowie, Nigel Grant, Brian Henderson, Colin Melvin, Francis Grant and Derek Mitchell recalled that Mr Crawford often spoke of his happy days at The Gordon Schools and friendly tussles on the golf ourse. Copyright 2023 The Gordon Schools. The death was announced last week of Dr Hugh Brebner MD FRCP Glasgow and Edinburgh, Honorary Pres On Friday, July 3rd, 2015, the school bell sounded for the last time for Mr Graham Allardice and Mr Matt Donaldson. The school was small and isolated in the country. As a rgion, it encompassed the southeastern dpartements of Loire, Rhne, Ain, Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Isre, Drme, and Ardche. The next meeting of The Gordon Schools Former Pupils Association is at 7pm on Monday 7th November at The Gordon Schools. Maggie Duffus, a former pupil of The Gordon Schools, is looking forward to a trip to Nepal to take part in a project run by Childreach International. [2] The original buildings were designed by Archibald Simpson. It was renovated a number of years ago and is now a striking home for our Music, Drama and Home Economics departments. From 1st August 2020, Robin Macpherson will take over the headship of Robert Gordons College, Aberdeen. In the region of 300,000 has been invested to re-roof and lay a new floor. He played football for Huntly FC together with his brothers Sandy, Jack and Bill. She invited the four major local schools to occupy it, and thus The Gordon Schools was born. In spite of being injured herself, Nicola bravely went for help, thinking of others before thinking of herself. An unveiling ceremony for the memorial window took place on August 23 1921, with the parents and families of those killed in the war taking pride of place closest to the window. Teachers were great. Is it me youre looking for?, Joyce McGroarty (nee Finlay) - Great to find Lorna Chisholm , Steven Arthur (Bushy) - sorry I missed the school reunion , Heather Small (Anton) - Happy memories! For details please see Pat Scott's article in The Huntly Express. Three depute heads and a head teacher and still practically nothing useful gets done. For Mr Macpherson, this will mean a return to Aberdeenshire, where he spent his early years. in the Queens Honours List in 1995 and were given the Freedom of Aberdeen in 2008.
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