Brief Updates 2015/16
Friday 24 June - New S6 pupils made an excellent job of decorating their Social Area for our Summer Themed non- uniform day. A sea of colour, complete with sharks, turtles, deep-sea divers and ducks! Almost summer.......full attendance please for Vertical Learning Day on Monday then 1:00pm finish on Tuesday.
Monday 27 June - Busy day of Vertical Learning. All year groups mixed up and rotating round Literacy, Numeracy, Resilience, Children's Rights, Political Literacy and Digital Literacy!
Friday 24 June - As a reward for completing their 'Read for Gold' reading challenge, a group of S1 pupils enjoyed a day out at Waterstones. They had fun handling their individual budgets to buy books for the library and were treated to a McDonalds lunch afterwards.
Tuesday 21 June - Very proud that we have been presented with the Renfrewshire Secondary Schools Fairtrade Trophy for the second year running.
A reflection on the level of continuous commitment to promoting Fairtrade within the school.
A reflection on the level of continuous commitment to promoting Fairtrade within the school.
Wednesday 22 June - The end of term letter to parents-carers, June 2016, has been uploaded under the 'NEWS' tab, then 'Letters'.
Tuesday 21 June - Wallace House pupils all enjoyed a day out at SOAR Braehead, golfing and bowling. Well done again to the House Cup winners for the second year running!
Friday 17 June - A Fantastic Friday! EVERYONE was fully engaged in our 'I Can Do Anything Day'. All S3 and S4 pupils (that is more than 300!!) succeeded in gaining a certificate in the Heartstart Emergency Life Support course. Sincere thanks to all pupils, staff and visitors for making the day such an enjoyable experience for all, including Primary 7 pupils.
Monday 20 June - Mr Whyte accompanies Advanced Higher Physics pupils to a Particle Physics Masterclass at University of Glasgow
Saturday 18 June - Our Gryffe High choir, directed by Miss MacDonald, sang at the Armed Forces Day Service of Thanksgiving at Paisley Abbey this morning
Friday 17 June - Everyone really looking forward to a very busy day ahead with plenty of visitors supporting 'I Can Do Anything Day'. P7/new S2 - Careers Fair, S3/S4 Heartstart Training and Teambuilding, S5 Employability day at the church hall, S6 Event Organisation. EVERY pupil + P7s will be involved - enjoy the day!
Full feature in the July newsletter and remember to follow us on Twitter @GryffeHighSch #ICanDoAnythingDay throughout the day.
Full feature in the July newsletter and remember to follow us on Twitter @GryffeHighSch #ICanDoAnythingDay throughout the day.
Saturday 11 June - After a bright and early start (7.30am to be exact!) 5 of the school's enthusiastic Young Engineers set off to take part in the Scottish Robotics Games 2016. We entered ourselves into 3 categories - Sumo, Football and an assault course, successfully managing to get into the 2nd round for football. A fun STEM filled day was had by all and although not coming home with a Medal, we are brimming with ideas for next years competition. Look at our Twitter account.
Monday 13 June - The P7 Parents' Meeting Presentation can be found under the SQA tab, then Broad General Education, P7/S1
Monday 13 June - Well done to all 8 pupils who took part in Mission Discovery 2016 at University West of Scotland last week. Congratulations to (new S4) pupil Frazer Scott who was part of the winning team! He will be able to follow his experiment being taken to and carried out on the International Space Station. More detail in the July newsletter.
Wednesday 8 June - The June Newsletter has been uploaded and can be found under the 'News' tab, then 'Newsletters'.
Advanced Higher Parents Information detail has been uploaded under the SQA tab, then Senior Phase. It provides detail of consortium arrangements.
Advanced Higher Parents Information detail has been uploaded under the SQA tab, then Senior Phase. It provides detail of consortium arrangements.
Tuesday 7 June - A great achievement for the Gryffe High team in the National Final of the Worldwise Geography Quiz. Gryffe hosted the event and the team came 2nd out of 12 teams. It was a very close final with only one point separating 1st and 2nd place. Well done to the team Adam Stevenson (new S5), Beth Brown (new S3) and Jack Young (new S3).
Tuesday 7 June - All 129 pupils and 34 staff, all impressively dressed for the occasion, had a fantastic time at the S6 Prom in the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow. Further detail will be in the July newsletter.
Monday 6 June - Keir is enjoying Day 4 in Toronto at the Royal Ontario Museum. Follow the Baird of Bute Science Scholarship blog to catch up with his daily events - https://bairdofbute2016.wordpress.com/
Thursday 2 June - Advanced Higher English all checked in at Glasgow Airport this morning ready for their London trip. They will be seeing 'Wicked' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - Enjoy!!
Thursday 2 June - Six (new) S2 girls thoroughly enjoyed a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) event at University West of Scotland today to promote females into STEM careers.
The girls are pictured here doing their 'Egg Drop' challenge.
The girls are pictured here doing their 'Egg Drop' challenge.
Wednesday 1 June - Amazing news for S6 pupil Keir Carmichael who has been successful in gaining a 3 week Baird of Bute Science Scholarship at the University of Toronto. Keir begins this exciting journey tomorrow (Thursday 2nd) and he will be writing a blog post every day! Look out for an update on the blog link on the website. More detail in the June newsletter (publication date 8th June).
Monday 23 May - Today sees the start of Activities week for all S1 to S3 pupils. Some residential trips are already at their destination. Our picture shows the Iceland group enjoying their first day yesterday in Reykjavik. Enjoy!
Remember to follow us on Twitter @GryffeHighSch
Remember to follow us on Twitter @GryffeHighSch
The 'Empowering Communities' event, in Johnstone Town Hall, examined how Renfrewshire's communities can benefit from the recent Community Empowerment Act. The Gryffe pupils involved - Marc Sermanni, Alex Lee and Sarah White - interacted with local people, local businesses, the police, community groups, voluntary organisations and played a significant part in leading interactive workshop sessions.
Friday 20 May - Very well done to S1 pupil Esme James who was District Winner in the Intermediate category in the Rotary International District Writer 2016 competition. Thanks to the Rotary members who took the time to present Esme with her shield and certificate in the theatre today. S1 pupil Rachael Bell was also a Runner Up - another great achievement.
Friday 20 May - Julie Scott, who is the Community Champion at Morrisons store in Johnstone, visited Gryffe today to present prizes to some S1 pupils who had taken part in their recent ‘Food Safety Leaflet Competition’. HFT had organised the event. Well done to Rachel O'Hare (1st), Libby Cole and Shona Colman. More detail in the June newsletter and watch out for the leaflets when you are next in the store
Tuesday 17 May - Today's School Athletics Championships saw over 150 S1 - S3 athletes compete in a pentathlon style event including 100m, 200m, 800m plus two gold events chosen from long jump, triple jump and shot put - a great day had by all!
Friday 20 May - Well done to all finalists of the S3 Tourism Apprentice Challenge who today presented to their year group and a panel of multi-linguists in French / Spanish. ¡Felicidades! to winners Eve Grant and Niamh Heywood pictured with guest judge Matthew Skilling from Visit Scotland. More detail in June newsletter.
Friday 13 May - You could have heard a needle drop in the Conference Room, as the Primary 6 and 7 pupils from Houston Primary enjoyed their final sewing workshop session with HFT staff. You can see the concentration etched on their faces, as they put the finishing touches to their 'Nessie' creation.
Wednesday 4 May - 20 staff (not all in photo!) successfully completed Heartstart Instructor training today. Heartstart is a British Heart Foundation initiative which teaches people what to do in a life-threatening emergency. Thanks also to the BHF trainer Angela for doing an extra defibrillator demo for additional staff at lunchtime.
Wednesday 4 May - The May Newsletter has been uploaded and can be found under the 'News' tab, then 'Newsletters'.
Friday 29 April - S6 pupils ready for their trip to Millport. Today marks their last day in school, but also the start of a very important period of Study Leave for all S4, S5 and S6 pupils. Do ensure that you plan your study time wisely to get the full benefit of Study Leave! We wish you all well!
Monday 25 April - Former pupils Fergus Moore, Scott Kennedy and Rebecca Richardson have returned to talk to pupils from the Gryffe Cluster about their exciting new business venture. We will meet up with them again on our I Can Do Anything Day on Friday 17 June
Sunday 24 April - Great to see former pupils Callum and Derek Hawkins do so well today in the London Marathon. 1st and 3rd place in the GB runners. Hope you both make it to Rio. Very well done
Friday 22 April - Four first year boys are involved in growing seeds from the International Space Station. They will be taking regular photographs and measurements to send to the Royal Horticulture Society.
Thursday 21 April - Congratulations to all pupils in attendance at our Awards Ceremony. A packed games hall, on a very warm evening, thoroughly enjoyed sharing the moment with the pupils.
There will be more detail in the May Newsletter.
There will be more detail in the May Newsletter.
Thursday 31 March - Today the Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra (SYJO) did the last of their three sessions with S3 Music classes providing a fun, interesting opportunity for pupils to work with real Musicians.
| Foundation Apprenticeships - Open Evening |
Sunday 17 April - The World Challenge staff have been busy during the holiday successfully completing an abseiling challenge at the Titan Crane Clydebank to raise funds for Mongolia 2017. Well Done!
Tuesday 29 March - Two teams represented Gryffe in the regional heats and final of the SAGT Worldwise Quiz competing against schools from Renfrewshire, Glasgow, South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire. With one of our teams - Adam Stevenson (S4), Beth Brown (S3) and Jack Young (S2) – taking 1st place in the final! They have qualified for the National final in June.
Friday 25 March – Very well done to S1 World Water Day competition winners: Abbie Newlands, Finbar McGinley, Hannah Da Silva and Abbie Watt.
Thursday 24 March - Our thanks to the Rev. Kenneth Gray for leading the Easter Services today for S1 and S2 pupils. Thoughtfully planned readings and music created an inspirational setting for pupils before going off to enjoy their Easter weekend.
Wednesday 23 March - Senior Pupils had a great experience today seeing languages in a live context at the multilingual debate at Heriot-Watt University.
Tuesday 22 March 2016 - A packed theatre enjoyed a Spring Concert with a difference tonight - apart from a very high standard of music from the choir, Young Musician Winners, jazz band, string band, Phyllis King (band) and concert band, guests were treated to a fabulous Pop-Up Fashion Show as they enjoyed their coffee at interval - well done to all of the performers.
Tuesday 22 March - Fifteen S5 pupils thoroughly enjoyed an Inspirational lecture today in Glasgow by Professor Robert Winston. This was part of the 'Science Live' series.
Monday 21 March - Congratulations to over twenty five S3 HFT pupils who were presented with their Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) certificates.
BBC News School Report– Eclipse Report
Hi there,
We are the Gryffe High Media Team.
We are looking forward to our day - ready to interview some local people in the local coffee shop about what they know about Friday's Eclipse. (sssh don't tell them!).
We have been working with the science club (pictured) getting prepared for the Eclipse. They had a great visit from John Pressly at Coats Observatory who told them all about the eclipse and how to make safe viewers.
We are also pictured with John Pressly here.
Keep an eye out here for more news today!
We are the Gryffe High Media Team.
We are looking forward to our day - ready to interview some local people in the local coffee shop about what they know about Friday's Eclipse. (sssh don't tell them!).
We have been working with the science club (pictured) getting prepared for the Eclipse. They had a great visit from John Pressly at Coats Observatory who told them all about the eclipse and how to make safe viewers.
We are also pictured with John Pressly here.
Keep an eye out here for more news today!
On Friday the 20th of March, the first solar eclipse that can be seen from Houston since 11 August 1999 is going to take place. These occur when a new moon orbits directly between the earth and the sun, and the earth passes through the moons shadow.
The eclipse happening tomorrow will be a total eclipse, but only in the Faroe Isles and Svalbard. In areas across Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East people will be able to see a partial eclipse.
Partial eclipses are far more common than total eclipses. We will experience a partial eclipse every eighteen months to two years. They occur when the earth passes through the moons outer shadow, the penumbra as opposed to the inner shadow, the umbra.
Although the sun and moon appear to be the same size when we look at them, the moon is actually four hundred times smaller than the sun. The reason they look the same is because the sun is four hundred times further away from the earth.
By Molly
The eclipse happening tomorrow will be a total eclipse, but only in the Faroe Isles and Svalbard. In areas across Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East people will be able to see a partial eclipse.
Partial eclipses are far more common than total eclipses. We will experience a partial eclipse every eighteen months to two years. They occur when the earth passes through the moons outer shadow, the penumbra as opposed to the inner shadow, the umbra.
Although the sun and moon appear to be the same size when we look at them, the moon is actually four hundred times smaller than the sun. The reason they look the same is because the sun is four hundred times further away from the earth.
By Molly
On Thursday 19th March, the Media Team went to the Carrick Centre to interview members of the public, inquiring about their knowledge of the Partial Solar Eclipse, which is happening on Friday 20th March. This was to help them in the BBC News School Report.
The day gave the Team a taste of what real reporting is like; meeting deadlines, recording, interviewing, photographing, and often improvising.
The Gryffe Quilters were only happy to help and interviews can be heard on the link below (to follow shortly!).
The Eclipse is the first since the 1990’s, with 94% of Scotland plunging into darkness from 8:30am to 10:43am. It will be most obscured at 9:34am
By Charlotte
The day gave the Team a taste of what real reporting is like; meeting deadlines, recording, interviewing, photographing, and often improvising.
The Gryffe Quilters were only happy to help and interviews can be heard on the link below (to follow shortly!).
The Eclipse is the first since the 1990’s, with 94% of Scotland plunging into darkness from 8:30am to 10:43am. It will be most obscured at 9:34am
By Charlotte
Wednesday 16 March - 'Huge congratulations to the YPI Presentation winners of £3000 which goes to their chosen charity 'Lisa's Gift'. All 8 groups gave fantastic presentations and the panel of judges had a very difficult decision to make. Well done to ALL of our finalists.'
On Sunday 13 March, Jack Young (S2), Alex Lee (S2) and Esme James (S1) took part in the Rotary Club's 2016 Youth Speaks Competition. The pupils delivered their presentation on the 'Changes to China's One Child Policy' and were praised for what the judges considered to be an interesting, factual and well presented topic.
Saturday 12 March - To mark the end of a very busy Fairtrade Fortnight, Gryffe hosted a community Fairtrade Coffee Morning with Houston and Killellan Kirk and the Bridge of Weir and Houston Fairtrade group raising £400.
Students from this school made the news for real on 10 March 2016 as they took part in BBC News School Report. This is the FIFTH year in a row that we have participated in this exciting project and we were again extremely privileged to have BBC Science Correspondent Kenneth MacDonald in the school giving pupils some expert Media advice. This was in a week where Kenneth was already getting up (very) early to present 'Good Morning Scotland' on BBC Radio Scotland - thank you Kenneth - the pupils loved all your stories!
Thursday 10 March - The Media Team enjoyed interviewing staff and reporting on exhibits at Paisley Museum today as they took part in BBC News School Report Day.
Tuesday 8 March - Our Curriculum Structure pathway can be found under 'SQA/ASSESSMENTS'.
The S2 into S3 presentation from last night's Information Evening, and our S2 into S3 Options booklet, can also be found under 'SQA/ASSESSMENTS' then 'Broad General Education, S2/S3'.
The S2 into S3 presentation from last night's Information Evening, and our S2 into S3 Options booklet, can also be found under 'SQA/ASSESSMENTS' then 'Broad General Education, S2/S3'.
Friday 4 March - FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT - Pupils enjoyed our first Rich Person/ Poor Person breakfast today. Our poor people had a breakfast of cereal while our rich people enjoyed some fairtrade chocolate pancakes. It was all down to luck.
Friday 4 March - S2 pupils were thoroughly entertained by Kirkland Ciccone who can be seen here signing his new book 'North of Porter'. Kirkland is an emerging Scottish author of young adult fiction.
Wednesday 2 March - The March Newsletter has been uploaded and can be found under the 'News' tab, then 'Newsletters'. Likewise, the March Letter to Parents/Carers has been uploaded and can be found under the 'News' tab, then 'Letters'.
Wednesday 2 March - BBC Science Correspondent Kenneth MacDonald gives the Media Team some invaluable advice in preparation for BBC News School Report Day next week.
Monday 29 February - Today is the start of Fairtrade Fortnight in the school. Watch out for a packed fortnight of Fairtrade events including Rich Person/Poor Person Breakfast (Fri 4th), Ben&Jerrys Ice Cream, Rainbow Turtle Stall, Pupil and Staff Fairtrade Bake-Off (Fri 11th) and also the Fairtrade Wrapper Competition
Monday 29 February - Our picture shows the pupils who have recently returned from 5 days of amazing skiing in the Italian ski resort of Pila with Mr. Hannah and Mrs O'Neil. Check out Sophie's account of what was her FOURTH ski trip to Pila in the March edition of the newsletter.
Wednesday 24 February - Some of the almost 80 S3 pupils who are out (a day at a time) this week on Duke of Edinburgh training (First Aid and achieving Bronze). They are pictured 'on location' at the Greenock Cut
Please support our School Uniform focus as of Monday 22 February.
Monday 22 February - A great and successful weekend was had by the concert band at Auchengillan outdoor centre, rehearsals, activities, dress up and ceilidh dances! More detail to follow in the March newsletter.
| Gryffe High School Uniform Procedures Febuary 2016 |
Wednesday 17 February - THIS IS HOUSE WEEK !!!! To start the events, pupils enjoyed a Karaoke Lunchtime performance in the theatre. Seems that Simon took time out of his busy schedule to make a guest appearance! More detail and more events in the March edition of the newsletter.
Monday 8 February - 'Well done to the 29 S6 pupils who gave blood today while the mobile Blood Donor unit visited the school. Many other S6 pupils have also given blood recently as well.'
Wednesday 3 February - The February Newsletter has been uploaded and can be found under the 'News' tab, then 'Newsletters'.
Wednesday 3 February - We have 199 followers on Twitter - will you be our 200th follower? Follow us on @GryffeHighSch
Monday 1 February - Today is the start of S2 Money Week. Lots of Activities lined up in all subjects to improve Financial Understanding, Competence, Responsibility and Enterprise. Our picture shows S2 Science pupils working out the running cost of the ISS!
Tuesday 2 February - 1.6 and 2.6 Science joined Tim Peake LIVE from the ISS in the Cosmic Classroom question time. They watched as Tim showed them his 360 turn and demonstrated an expanding fizzing bubble of water!
Monday 1 February - Very well done to S3 pupil Emily Irving who achieved First in Class - Drum Kit (18years and Under) at the Inverclyde Music Festival.
Sunday 31 January - Jack Young, Alex Lee - of S2 - and Esme James of S1 represented Gryffe at the Rotary Club's 2016 Youth Speaks, Intermediate level, District Competition. As runners up, they have qualified for the Regional Final in March. The students were praised for their mature and articulate presentation on China's One Child . Well Done!!
Friday 29 January - Advanced Higher English pupils thoroughly enjoyed their visit from author Alan Bissett this morning. S3 pupils were then treated to an Authors Live session in the theatre with Marcus Sedgwick.
Thursday 28 January - Gryffe hosted Renfrewshire Council's Fairtrade Steering Group Meeting. We welcomed representatives from the local council, Mary Russell school and members of the local community to discuss plans for the upcoming Fairtrade Fortnight.
Thursday 28 January - S5/6 pupils experienced an exciting Languages Business Brunch at University of the West of Scotland, hearing how local businesses value languages.
Tuesday 26 January - Under 13 Boys win 6-0 in last 32 of Scottish Schools shield. We now face SFA performance school Graeme High School for a place in quarter finals.
Please look under the right hand column of this page for further Sports Updates
Please look under the right hand column of this page for further Sports Updates
Tuesday 19 January - Sixth Year girls Jennifer Mellon and Sophie Cairns have just finished doing their Holocaust Assembly Presentation to all year groups.
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Thursday 14 January - The theatre was filled with the Sound of Music from eleven very talented pupils at the annual Young Musician competition. Our thanks to Mr David Murray for his adjudication. Well done to all of the Finalists. The winners were Junior - Christian Galvin S1, Intermediate - Jasmin Galvin S4 and Senior - Hannah Dardis S6 - More detail in the February newsletter.
Thursday 14 January - S1 pupils enjoyed a visit to Paisley today to find out all about Carishea - a Fairtrade product that is helping women in Ghana - more detail in the February newsletter.
Wednesday 13 January - The January Newsletter and Sports Mid-Season Report have been uploaded and can be found under the 'News' tab, then 'Newsletters'.
The January letter has been uploaded and can be found under the 'News' tab, then 'Letters'.
The January letter has been uploaded and can be found under the 'News' tab, then 'Letters'.
| Letter to S4 and S5 Parent re WCS Information Evening on Tuesday 19 April 2016 |
Saturday 9 January - Well done to former pupil Callum Hawkins who came 4th in the Great Edinburgh XCountry 8k race. Callum was leading (in front of Mo Farah) for a good part of the race. See our latest Tweet here and remember to follow us on Twitter @GryffeHighSch
Our Higher/Advanced Higher Prelim Timetable January 2016 can be found under the heading:
SQA/ASSESSMENTS / Senior Phase / S5/6
SQA/ASSESSMENTS / Senior Phase / S5/6
Tuesday 22 December - S1, S2 and sixth years pupils enjoy the Christmas Service in Houston and Kilellan Church
Thursday 7 January - Winning start to the year for the Senior Boys Basketball Team. Please look under the right hand Sports Updates for further detail.
Wishing one and all a very Happy New Year
Wishing one and all a very Happy New Year
All I want for Christmas is.........
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Friday 18 December - It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Today was Christmas Jumper day....back to uniform on Monday and Tuesday and then it is Santa time!
Wednesday 16 December - The sixth year pupils had a fantastic night which included dance, karaoke, a chocolate fountain, slush machine and a mountain of food. The canteen looked incredible after its makeover – a venue fit for the best of events.
Tuesday 15 December - Well Done to all S1 pupils who took part in the Social Studies 'Hour of Code' challenge as part of Computer Science Education Week.
More detail to follow in the January newsletter.
More detail to follow in the January newsletter.
Tuesday 15 December - Extremely proud of the 100+ talented pupils who provided a fabulous nights entertainment at our Christmas Concert
Tuesday 15 December - Well done to Wallace house on victory in the S3 Gladiator Games - how will the other year groups do tomorrow?
Thursday 10 December - Members of the Community enjoy a cup of tea with the cast of the Christmas Panto after their most enjoyable performance in the school theatre today - more detail in the January newsletter
Wednesday 9 December - Social Dance in full flow as the S5's finish today with a massive Orcadian Strip the Willow!
Tuesday 8 December - The S6 pupils are on hand to give the S1 pupils some Dancing Advice at their Christmas Dance this afternoon. This has been organised by the Guidance Team and S6 Pupils. More details in the January newsletter.
Wednesday 2 December - The December Newsletter has been uploaded and can be found under the 'News' tab, then 'Newsletters'.
Wednesday 2 December - Eryn Heywood heard today that she has been chosen to be part of the small group of Scottish pupils who will represent the country on their visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg next year.
A fantastic achievement, well deserved by Eryn - an excellent ambassador for Languages and Gryffe!
A fantastic achievement, well deserved by Eryn - an excellent ambassador for Languages and Gryffe!
Monday 30 November - Euan Huey (of S4) taking part in the English Speaking Union's 'St Andrew's Day Debates' at The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. More detail in the January newsletter.
Saturday 28 November - Gryffe competed in the Citizenship Foundations Bar Mock Trial Competition at Glasgow High Court - more detail in the January newsletter
Friday 27 November – Pupils were allowed to wear tartan today to celebrate St Andrew’s Day and the close of a week of activity which included a ‘Famous Scottish Faces’ competition, a ceilidh and Highland Games. More detail in the January newsletter
Friday 27 November - All the fun of the PTA Christmas Fayre was had last night. Pictured is S3 pupil Emily Irving delighted with her Designer bag raffle prize presented by St Mirren Striker Steven Thompson. Thanks to the tremendous support from all involved.
Thursday 26 November - S5 pupils Jamie Muir and Zara Craig looking smart and on their way to the Foreign Office to represent Gryffe at the European Union Mock Council.
| PTA Christmas Fayre 2015 |
Please support our PTA and come along to our Christmas Fayre on Thursday 26 November, 6:30pm start.
Thursday 19 November - Congratulations to S6 pupil Calum Ferguson who is the first person to achieve our new award 'Sports Star of the Month'. Calum is photographed with Sports Ambassadors Clare Dewar and Rebecca Telford who created the award to promote commitment to sport. Calum spends a lot of his spare time helping with Basketball. More detail in the December newsletter.
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Wednesday 18 November - All of S2 participated in a Careers Speed Networking event today. There were 12 presenters covering 10 different industries, including: Police, RAF, Fire Brigade, Digital Marketing, Drama, Biochemistry, Engineering and Languages. Pupils were thoroughly engaged and both the presenters and the pupils enjoyed the experience. Thanks to all involved.
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Tuesday 17 November - Rotary Club's 2015 Youth Speaks competition success - The Intermediate team (Alex Lee (S1), Jack Young (S2) and Esme James (S1)) will go through to the final in February. The senior team, though they did not make the final (St Columba's bet us to it!) delivered a very competent presentation on the impact of alcohol consumption on the NHS. The team comprised of Euan and Maisie Huey along with Claire Cassidy - all of S4. Well Done!
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Monday 16 November - This is the National Anti-Bullying Week.
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Friday 13 November - Thank you, we now have more than 100 followers on Twitter!
Follow us on @GryffeHighSch or just click the Twitter sign to the right of the header on the school website as another way of keeping up to date with all that is happening at Gryffe High!
Follow us on @GryffeHighSch or just click the Twitter sign to the right of the header on the school website as another way of keeping up to date with all that is happening at Gryffe High!
Please remember and look at the Sports Updates on the right hand column, under the pictures. Renfrewshire Schools Road Race
Sunday 8 November - I watched with pride, through the pouring rain, as Head Boy, Calum Russell, and Head Girl, Katie Bone, lay the wreath on behalf of all pupils and staff in all Renfrewshire Schools at the Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph in Paisley.
Please remember and look at the Sports Updates on the right hand column, under the pictures. Netball team new hoodies....
Friday 6 November - Well done to S1 pupil Rachel Hopkins who spent her October break visiting Brasov in Romania with the FAST charity to help them with their home building, education and feeding programmes. More detail in the December newsletter.
Friday 6 November - 'The Chase' House Event between staff and pupils was enjoyed by a packed theatre at lunchtime today - this will raise funds for an end of year house trip for the house with the most points. Full details in the December newsletter.
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| Updated Support Class Times during the SQA Examinations 2016 |
