News from Hutchesons’
This is the main news section for Hutchesons’ Grammar School.
Charity news stories:
Runners Help Alleviate Poverty
Two members of the J8 group at Hutchesons' ran the Glasgow Ladies 10k in May to raise funds to invest with Kiva, an online microfinancing platform whose mission is to connect people through lending to help alleviate poverty.
6 September 2010
Into Thin Air for Cystic Fibrosis
Michelle McMonagle, PA to the Bursar at Hutchesons', took a leap of faith recently, when she abseiled 100 feet fron the roof of the South Stand at Celtic park to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
10 June 2010
Pupils donate £38,000 to the Teenage Cancer Trust
Hutchesons' pupils have made the largest-ever donation from a school in the Teenage Cancer Trust's 20-year history.
8 June 2010
Hutchie's got Talent 2010
S4 pupils Sarah Cooper and Laurie Anderson won first prize in the 2010 Talent Show at Hutchesons'.
30 March 2010
'Bite-Sized' Burns Supper organised by S1 Pupils
Parents of pupils in S1 were treated to a night out last week, when their offspring organised what they called a 'Bite-Sized' Burns Supper for them.
1 February 2010
Primary 5 Pull out the Stops for the Teenage Cancer Trust
Primary 5 pupils at Hutchesons' worked flat-out last Thursday 21 January to raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust, the charity Hutchesons' has chosen to support this year.
25 January 2010
Sending a Smile to India
Primary pupils at Kingarth Street have been supporting the Blue Peter Send a Smile appeal. They have collected and decorated more than 50 t-shirts and adapted them into medical gowns.
3 December 2009
Making a Spectacle of Themselves
Pupils at Kingarth Street 'made a spectacle' of themselves for Children in Need, when they donned weird and wonderful eyewear and paid for the privilege.
26 November 2009
Staff scoff cake for Children in Need
Secondary staff at Hutchesons' were happy to bake and buy home-made cake and support Children in Need at the same time.
24 November 2009
Staff Pedal for Scotland
Primary teachers Gareth West and Dawn Waugh, plus PE teacher Graham Dunlop, pedalled for Scotland in September, cycling from Glasgow to Edinburgh.
7 October 2009
Hutchesons' to support the Teenage Cancer Trust
Pupils and staff on the Hutchesons' Charity Committee have announced that the Teenage Cancer Trust will be the school's designated charity for the 2009-2010 session.
1 October 2009
Gordon Smith, Chief Executive of the SFA, urges Hutchesons' pupils to speak foreign languages
Pupils at Hutchesons' celebrated European Day of Languages in style, with presentations from three of Scotland's top professionals on why languages have been so important to their lives.
23 September 2009
Cheque for CHAS
Pupils at Hutchesons' Grammar School have presented a cheque for £34,500 to Children's Hospice Association Scotland at special assemblies for primary and secondary pupils.
16 June 2009
Crafty Kids
Who knew that crafts would be so popular? In just 15 minutes, Primary 7 pupils sold several months' worth of hand-made crafts, raising £865 for CHAS.
9 June 2009
Cookies for Cash
Five boys in Primary 5 baked and sold cookies to their fellow hungry pupils to raise money for CHAS.
5 March 2009