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News from Hutchesons’

This is the main news section for Hutchesons’ Grammar School.

Academic Success news stories:

  • Biggars_comp_2010_031_miniPianists and Flautists take Prizes in Biggars Music Competition
    It's clearly a difficult task having to choose between a pianist playing Shostakovich and a saxophonist playing the blues. That was the unenviable task of Michael Bawtree, adjudicator in the Biggars Music Competition.
    26 February 2010
  • Maths_colloquium_feb_2010_010_miniMathematics and Science in the Modern World
    Journalist Simon Singh was one of four speakers who attracted hundreds of pupils from schools across Scotland to attend a colloquium organised by the Maths department on 9 February.
    15 February 2010
  • Scott_griffiths_maggots_miniMaggots to Manchester
    A second-year pupil who won a national competition last year with his 'Magical Maggots' visited the biosurgical company responsible for producing medicinal quality larvae. Scott Griffiths represents Scotland at a national competition in March.
    27 January 2010
  • Marwa_allan_and_natasha_britton_miniNewton's Law of Cooling earns Medal for S5 Pupils
    Two S5 pupils have won a Silver Medal in the British Physics Olympiad Experimental Project Compeition.
    14 January 2010
  • Kelvingrove_art_competition_miniPrizewinners at Kelvingrove
    Three Hutchesons' pupils were awarded medals in the 2009 Glasgow Museums Annual Art Competition.
    2 October 2009
  • Window_into_russia_miniWindow on Russia
    When pupils and guests looked through the Window on Russia on Friday 11 September, they found a complicated, often misunderstood country.
    15 September 2009
  • Jefh6175_miniAcademic Results 2009
    Pupils in S5 performed very well in the 2009 SQA Higher exams, with 62% of all Higher results at 'A' grade and 76% (146 pupils) gaining five or more Higher passes.
    10 August 2009
  • 1587775_mini2009 Annual Prizegiving
    The sun shone brightly on the pupils who won prizes in this year's annual prizegiving at Hutchesons', and on their friends and families.
    29 June 2009
  • Kelvingrove_trip__2__miniMedals for Pupils in Glasgow Art Competition
    Four Hutchesons' Pupils have won awards in the Glasgow Museums' Annual Art Competition for Young People.
    24 June 2009
  • Sand_miniParticle Physics Video Earns Prize for Pupils
    Three pupils have won a prize from Birmingham University's Particle Physics Research Group after their teacher entered their video in a competition.
    16 June 2009
  • Group_photo_1_miniResearch Projects take Pupils to National Science Fair
    Pupils from Hutchesons' achieved a double win at Dundee University on 10 June, when they took both Bronze and Silver awards in the Scottish finals of the CREST science awards.
    15 June 2009
  • Img_0147_miniS1 Pupils win Glasgow Festival of Chemistry
    Four S1 pupils from the Chemistry Club won first place in the analytical competiton of the Salters' Challenge at Glasgow University in May.
    28 May 2009
  • British_biology_olympiad_004_miniBiologists Flourish
    Six pupils in S6 at Hutchesons' have received awards in the British Biology Olympiad, including Stephen Rose, who won a Silver medal.
    12 May 2009
  • J8_summit__3__miniThree teams of Hutchesons' pupils at International Summit
    No fewer than three of the 10 teams selected for the J8 Summit competition finals at the UNICEF headquarters in London were from Hutchesons'! Rachel Donnachie [S4] describes what happened.
    7 May 2009
  • Junior_challenge_semi-final_miniPupils make it to Final of Junior Schools Challenge
    The Hutchesons' team narrowly missed winning the Junior Schools' Challenge at Dollar Academy on 25 April.
    28 April 2009