miss reid, ms mckinnon, mrs green, ms cruikshank, mr smith, mrs rhind and jim cullen! Mrs Kennedy retired from teaching after thirty-five years on July 2, 1982. An area of The Gordon Schools in Huntly has been renovated and named in memory of former rector John Swan.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.. Mr Swan was Rector from 1991 until 2006 and died in 2018. The whole window was also re-cemented on the external surface. was a well-known local musician who, over the years, played in many different bands, raising thousands of pounds for local charities. His family chose the name for the area and three generations of them attended the official opening last Friday. Sean McWilliam (Bachelor of Design - Product Design) Please click to see. Among her favourite sayings was one borrowed from Albert Schweitzer: There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. (The photograph has now been received. In 1952, Ena Robertson married Gordon Baxter and joined the Baxter brothers family business. Research revealed that some of the fallen were considered among the brightest minds of their generation such as the gifted scholar Frederick Rose, whose family received condolences from the King and Queen upon his death. For full details please see the following links: New Publication 21/12/18 04/01/19 06/11/15 EVENTSpage. Ive worked as an examiner for the SQA and was a Content Director of the Telegraph Festival of Education, and I organise researchED Scotland. Valerie said: Pupils who attended university, or came from prominent local families were generally the easiest to research as their lives tended to be documented: accounts of achievements, prizes gained, tributes from friends and their alma maters Roll of Service. "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. The next meeting of The Gordon Schools Former Pupils Association is at 7pm on Monday 7th November at The Gordon Schools. Press cuttings: For more details please click on Guest Book above. Accompanied by two territorial Gordon Highlanders, former pupil Sir Edward Troup, permanent under-secretary at the Home Office, conducted the unveiling in a dignified and touching ceremony. But journals, the local archives, the Huntly Express, the Press and Journal, Evening Express and descendants revealed a trove of remarkable stories which I felt should be shared and commemorated, and so began five years of research.. I am retired Naval Officer. Our members look back with pride on our schools long record of progress, evident by the marked successes of so many of our former pupils at home and abroad. The left of the middle panels is more sombre; soldiers disappear into the dark glass, the ashen-faced dead at the bottom are enveloped by the mud. The article (famous people who died during 2015) and the photograph from. Stanley T. Fraser signed the Guest Book (28/06/15). We are fortunate in having our playing fields and all-weather sporting facilities on the same site as the school and doubly fortunate in having access to the grounds of the local Cricket and Rugby Clubs adjacent to the school. This is on the photographic page of the website. Less easy to find were the farm servants who moved around from place to place, leaving very little trace of themselves.. All entries will be moderated and subject to authorisation. !, Glynis Lorina Eastmond - Was at the school from 1956 to 1960. For freedom! It is with great sadness that we must inform you of the death of our much loved and highly respected Honorary President, Dr Hugh Brebner, on 10th September 2017. For more details, please see the article in The Huntly Express, dated 07/07/17. Remembering those 140 former school pupils and the four teachers from the Gordon Schools who perished during the Great War and to remember all those that made the ultimate sacrifice since.. This building still stands today as part of our present accommodation. Nicola Whyte, a former pupil of The Gordon Schools, has been hailed as the local heroine in connection with the recent tragic train derailment near Stonehaven. I have very fond memories of my years at the Gordon Schools - 1950 to 1955. To see the newspaper articles and photographs please click on the links. The house was designed by the architect Alexander Marshall Mackenzie and was built in 1884 as a private house for Alexander Geddes, a wealthy businessman and great-great grandfather of the former British Prime Minister David Cameron. I was in Gordon House., Sharon Gray (nee Taylor) - I attended Gordon Secondary School from 1985 , Darren Millar - Hello. What is The Gordon Schools's NAICS code? He pondered that the men whose names were inscribed on that window often sat in the trenches and in the rest camps let their hearts go back to the Castle Park where they played and to the schoolrooms where they worked. They should have been fired years ago. The leadership is absolutely horrendous. Pupils were encouraged to spend time outdoors, taking advantage of the school's extensive grounds and rural surroundings. J. Late on Wednesday evening, May 6, 2015, Ewen McDonald, former rector of The Gordon Schools, Huntly, died peacefully at Alexander Scotts Hospital at the age of 94. On Saturday, March 21, 2015, Mrs Jane V. Kennedy, former primary school mistress and later head of the Special Unit, died peacefully at Alexander Scotts Hospital, aged 94 years. Notice in The Press and Journal (originally printed on January 13, 2018). From 1st August 2020, Robin Macpherson will take over the headship of Robert Gordons College, Aberdeen. He was educated at The Gordon Schools. Dinner ladies and janitors are a lovely bunch. The Former Pupils Association Medal for the runner-up,Proxime Accessit, was awarded to Fiona Hutcheon. She has helped to organise a massive sum of money over the years through this. Reviews are published in real-time without moderation and we want to encourage our users to provide constructive feedback and keep a serious tone. The site is now owned and used by a Christian organisation called Ellel Ministries International as a prayer, training and healing retreat centre. Blairmore House is a Category C listed building. Of the 700 men who left the small, rural parish of Huntly to fight in the First World War, 144 of those who never returned were teachers and former pupils of The Gordon Schools. George Riddoch - better known as Ridgy - attended The Gordon Schools from 1939 to 1951. But school in general is very toxic to students and their mental health nowadays, so its not that surprising really; the difficulties the school is facing. SQA Examinations, Prelims and study information. To read more about this event and the news of the bequest, please follow the links to the press cuttings: Recent Graduations featured in The Huntly Express include Myles Cormack, Scott Law, Benjamin Mitchell and Lindsay Reid, Fiona Marshall, Hannah Ingram, Deborah May, Rosemary Pope, Euan Morrison, Annah MacLennan, Lynn Angus, Jayne Stuart. He married his second wife Monica in 1992. best eduction i had! Senior staff too caught up in the reputation of the school to deal with actual problems such as the lack of locks on the girls bathroom doors. Our current school roll stands at around 750 pupils. Always nice to be able to keep in touch from the other side of the world. The Gordon Schools is a non-denominational, comprehensive secondary school, providing education for pupils aged 11 to 18 years old. Your name and comments will appear on the guest book page. Known as the Brunton area it has been named the John Swan Atrium in memory of the former Rector who worked tirelessly during his time at the school to secure the cash need to bring the area into practical use. The School was founded in 1839 by the Duchess of Gordon as a memorial to her late husband. It will be used as a social and learning space. They show figures including Justice with scales, Peace, Consolation comforting the bereaved and History with a scroll recording the event. Two missing pieces of glass were also replaced and the loose copper ties were slowly tightened to prevent breakages. Was home this year for five months. The book is broken into short chapters with touching stories of evacuees arriving off trains, descriptions of planes over Huntly, conscription, pillboxes, sirens and life for bairns during the war years. On the right, soldiers are on horseback, some in hand-to-hand combat with the Germans, theres a tangle of troops, the wounded, dying and dead. Last night, David Henderson's family . Blairmore had its own riding school and stables at some stage, a woodland assault course, a ski-slope and Britain's only school ski tow. Mrs Kennedys association with the Gordon Schools began in 1928, when she arrived as a pupil. We are a company that believes in more transparency within schools. For freedom! Huntlys World War II is available to buy from Orbs Community Bookshop, Deans and McColls. The Parent Council of The Gordon Schools produced advice and information about the 175th Anniversary of the founding of The Gordon Schools and the Parade on Saturday, 29 March 2014. She was a pupil at The Gordon Schools from 1966 to 1969. Three depute heads and a head teacher and still practically nothing useful gets done. What is The Gordon Schools's Revenue? Many new and better teachers are needed let alone an entirely new campus.need I mention toilets dating back many decades. The Massif Central extends into Ardche and is separated by a series of valleys . The annual Magazine of the Gordon Schools Former Pupils Association has been published. The school was small and isolated in the country. In 1981, the couple set up the Gordon and Ena Baxter Foundation, which provides financial support to good causes in the Highlands and in Moray. 1980 - Gordon Primary School won the title of best kept school in the Grampian area 1969 - An aerial view of Huntly before the advent of drones 1988 - Break time for drinks and biscuits at. See also EVENTS page, centre column: Corporal Michael Pike. Teachers will be able to book the new resource which includes a technology room. As President of the Former Pupils Association, I am privileged to voice the congratulations of the Association to The Gordon Schools on the occasion of their 175th Anniversary. As part of the 175th Anniversary celebrations of the founding ofThe Gordon Schools, a Vintage Night was held in June. Carved Stone Painted Glass offers an insight into life in Huntly a century ago, a community still smarting from its wartime losses. Sir Edward Troup hoped the names of the fallen would continue to be remembered by future generations. Blairmore School was established in 1947 as an independent prep school for boys aged 813 by Colonel D.R. Here the effect is broken up with patches of light and shadow and bright colour, the idea to represent a day in August (when war broke out). Our thoughts are with all the family at this time. Robin Macpherson has had a long and distinguished career in education. To view, please click on the link: David has asked if anyone can make available an equivalent photograph of class 1a or 1c from that same session for placing on the website. This School should be demolished. Ken Ballantyne (1940 - 2016), Scottish athlete. He paid tribute to Millie as someone who had dedicated her life to the community. Please click to see 1a boys - 1959/60.). The students are not properly managed as there is constant behavioural problems especially with the S3+ and this is not a good way to welcome new S1s into the school. One lad casts a backwards glance to the townsfolk left behind, and the coloured glass surrounding the soldiers signals difficulties ahead. The school continues to maintain its fine traditions and on behalf of the Association, I send best wishes for the success of the coming celebrations and for the future progress and further development of our school. pupils aged 11 to 18 years old. She said: The pride, sorrow, stoicism and absolute certainty in heavenly reunion expressed in these simple poems is heart-rending.. He grew up in Huntly and was educated at The Gordon Schools. In this weeks Aberdonian we take a look at images of Huntly from across the decades. The Huntly Express on 22 August 2014 carried this article: "Former pupils of The Gordon Schools have paid a warm tribute to a popular former teacher who died last month. Corporal Pike was killed in action in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, in June 2011. These include 'The Wind in the Willows', 'The Wizard of Oz', 'Alice in Wonderland', 'The Snow Queen', 'Pinocchio', 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe', 'The Princess and the Goblin', 'Sinbad' and the drama presentation at the relaunch of The Gordon Highlander's Museum. George Riddoch - better known as Ridgy - attended The Gordon Schools from 1939 to 1951. 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The next meeting of The Gordon Schools Former Pupils Association is at 7pm on Monday 7th November at The Gordon Schools. A former Dux of The Gordon Schools and whose affection for the school remained strong throughout her life, Jean worked tirelessly, efficiently and quietly on our behalf, (writes President of the Association Mrs Nora Morrison). We draw from an area of up to sixteen miles around the town of Huntly in the north east of Scotland. To mark the 175th Anniversary of the founding of The Gordon Schools every member has received the Magazine free of charge, despite the high cost of postage. In addition to the 144 names, the well-known verse from English poet Laurence Binyons poem For the Fallen They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old is etched in tribute. Philip Roger, 1968 to 69, Fairhall Farm, looking to get in touch with the Paterson family who lived at the end of our driveway. No longer just names on a window, the research has brought the Huntly lads back to life. Fiona Morrison signed the Guest Book on May 26th, 2015. My child has been telling me about issues such as being demanded by a S5 to move seats on the bus because that was his seat and students bringing massive bags full of the local chipper food into the cafeteria. In June 2013, on returning to Moray from a trip to Denmark with the Elgin Strathspey and Reel Society, she learned that she had been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queens Birthday Honours list. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a keen advocate and public speaker in international education. For further details see: VintageNight Poster. On February 11th, 2015, the Guest Book was signed by Jimmy Mason ( recalling fond memories) and Robert Wilson, who now lives in London. Im a travel junky who loves to gain Valerie also included grieving families in memoriam verses offering a humbling understanding of the true impact the war had on the people left behind. This entry in the Guest Book is from Charlie McPherson: Nice to see some of the old class mates in the photos!. To read the obituary, which was provided by Dr Brebners family, please click here. Incredibly disorganised. An Aberdeenshire teacher who was paralysed from the shoulders down in a trampoline accident has returned to school to take classes. The artist created the memorial window from six panels made up of individual pieces of glass stained lightly all over to keep the necessary sobriety of effect. Boarders slept in dormitories in the main school building, although for a period senior boys were accommodated in the neighbouring Glebe House. A memorial book was too ambitious a project for the competition, but an idea Valerie said never went away. PUPILS watched in horror as their teacher was seriously injured in a trampoline fall at an after-school club. The Former Pupils Association Medal for the runner-up, Schools Stained-glass Memorial Window Refurbished. Please click to view: As part of the 175th Anniversary celebrations of the founding of. The Gordon Schools is a six-year, non denominational comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A photograh of 1a boys has been made available by Stan Fraser. He offers to share a photograph of class 1a boys from 1959/60. The artist created the memorial window from six panels made up of individual pieces of glass stained lightly all over to keep the necessary sobriety of effect. Carved Stone Painted Glass offers an insight into life in Huntly a century ago, a community still smarting from its wartime losses. Macpherson is working on a book entitled The Research Informed Teacher; he co-authored a practical guide on classroom teaching and published history textbooks and materials with Cambridge University Press. Isobel Munro Forbes was born at Ladys Bridge in 1927. He pondered that the men whose names were inscribed on that window often sat in the trenches and in the rest camps let their hearts go back to the Castle Park where they played and to the schoolrooms where they worked. 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. [2] The original buildings were designed by Archibald Simpson. They only care about you for your grade and even then as long as its 5Cs so they can get over the requirement that they measure Scottish schools by thats all they care about. Has passed in the splendor that crowns the brave! Roisin Simpson (Divinity), Richard Brown (BSc Quantity Surveying) Teachers were great. In the evenings and at weekends, the woodlands around the school provided an ideal playground for the young boys and girls. In 1964, he returned to the UK with his first wife Helen. Copyright 2023 The Gordon Schools. On Saturday, September 17, 2016, an obituary appeared in the, John Gordon of Wellheads, past president of the National Farmers' Union Scotland, blames the failure to deliver the new CAP support on " politicians, civil servants and the not-fit-for-purpose IT system", according to. Auvergne-Rhne-Alpes, rgion of east-central France created in 2016 by the union of the former rgions of Auvergne and Rhne-Alpes. Aberdeen Journals Ltd 2023. The book is available to purchase from Orbs community bookshop in Huntly, and to learn more or find information on stockists, visit: www.facebook.com/carvedstonepaintedglass. Over the years she has collaborated with successive editors in producing and typing The School Road, starting off on a manual typewriter in 1984. The loss was keenly felt in the close-knit community, particularly at the secondary school. [2] See the article in The Huntly Express (01/04/16). Jade Esson (BA Photography) He began his education at Huntly Primary School, from where he moved to Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh. Get access to all unique locked content - Exclusive and only on SchoolParrot! After graduating from Glasgow Universitys vet school, Olivia Busson joins the Strathbogie Veterinary Centre in Huntly as a permanent member. A talented artist, she studied at Grays School of Art in Aberdeen and maintained a life-long passion for art. Remember my friend John Law., Alan Gordon - I attended the Gordon Schools between 1982 and 1986. "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. The Prize Giving ceremony of 2021 followed a pattern similar to 2020. During the Second World War, she worked with the Ministry of Food at the Torry Research Station in Aberdeen. From theatre productions to award winning schools, it looks like the town was bustling with activity throughout the years. Picture: The Gordon Schools on-line ceremony 2021. They dont care about any of the victims that have been affected by the many many many offenders in the school. 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. The Duke of Wellington was said to have declared that Waterloo was won in the playing fields of Eton. Brown, 2004 to 2009, presently at Abertay University. Please page this spot and return soon as we hope there will be plenty of information nearly the Association and its activities. RECTOR: Mr P Gaiter Overall responsibility for the Management and Leadership of the school. From time to time, former pupils of The Gordon Schools feature in the local press. Annual Magazine The School Road Published, Connor Fights for World's Best Plumber Title. The Guest Book has been signed by Willson Raeburn Morrison. Thank you, Stan Fraser. Thank you, Stan Fraser. Mental health not being very well cared for. In addition to commissioning the window, Mr James penned a tribute to the fallen By the storied walls of the Gordons hold, which became the school song. would love to hear from any old friends. They knew their fame. You CAN do well at TGS, but its hard. Congratulations to owners of Rizzas of Huntly, Philip and Nora Morrison, on being awarded The Herald Rural Family Business of the year. All of these facilities feature strongly in our extra-curricular programmes. Please see the obituary, dated 06/11/15. It was explained at the time: On the right a scene from rural life, representing typical occupations of peace: farmer, hunter, shepherd including the student as representing them all. David Smart signed the Guest Book (09/07/15). Kim Emslie (BSc Applied Sports & Exercise Science) Photographs from a number of school shows have been scanned and added to the photographic section. It encompasses the dpartements of Allier, Puy-de-Dme, Cantal, Haute-Loire, Loire, Rhne, Ain, Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Isre, Drme, and Ardche. 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. There are over 50 pages of news and articles written by former pupils. The whole school photograph taken in October 2000 to celebrate the Millennium involved all pupils and staff in the secondary department in The Gordon Schools. Jean had a wealth of knowledge of Huntly and its inhabitants and would always find an answer to any query from our members. This entry in the Guest Book is from Charlie McPherson: Nice to see some of the old class mates in the photos!. Stanley T. Fraser signed the Guest Book (28/06/15). To read newspaper articles about Angela, please go to:Press and JournalHuntly Express 1Huntly Express 2Huntly Express 3Banffshire Journal. Idolised by his grandchildren and in turn by his great grandchildren.
