Schools in the Scottish Borders - Berwickshire High School, Earlston High School, Galashiels Academy, Peebles High School (Paperback)

Chapters: Berwickshire High School, Earlston High School, Galashiels Academy, Peebles High School. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Berwickshire High School is a six year comprehensive school located west of the town of Duns, Scotland. It was first opened in 1896, by Walter John Mabbott, who was the first Rector of the school. It started out with accommodation for 80 pupils in which extensions were built on to accommodate the rise in pupil numbers. However by the 1950s the school had become very overcrowded so plans were immediately made to create a new school. The new school, opened in 1958, was shown to be a modern establishment suited for the needs of its now hundreds of students. The school has a large catchment area stretching all over Berwickshire including Duns, Greenlaw, Chirnside, Coldstream, Foulden, Paxton, Eccles, Leitholm and Swinton. The school motto is from the famous poem Ulysses, "To Strive, To Seek, To Find and not to yield" basically meaning to make the most of your life. Like other schools the school has three 'houses' which students are split up into. This is not only a way to organise classes but also to encourage a healthy rivalry by using inter-house events such as hockey, rugby, athletics, quizzes and many more activities. The houses are named after famous people in Berwickshire. The houses were Scott, Home and Douglas but in 2008 a new house was created called Clark (named after famous racing driver Jim Clark) making a fourth house in the school. Each has its own color, Head of House (Staff), House Captains and Vice Captains (S5/S6 pupils) and House Representatives. Each earn points throughout the year in which the winner will receive the Interhouse Trophy. The Berwickshire High School Observer (BHS Observer) is the o...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2043087