News from Hutchesons’
This is the main news section for Hutchesons’ Grammar School.
Talking Points news stories:
Talking Points: Jamie Andrew, Mountaineer
Jamie Andrew, an experienced mountaineer, told S6 pupils the extraordinary story of his journey up a 4,000-metre mountain in the French resort of Chamonix in the winter of 1999.
7 September 2010
Talking Points: Evan Leighton-Davis, Scriptwriter
Peter Aitken [S6] reports on the first Talking Points lecture of the year, given by Evan Leighton-Davis, a script consultant who gave an in-depth talk about his own personal experience of working in the media.
27 August 2010
The Annual Lewis Lyons Lecture 2010
Fifth-year pupil Natasha Britton reports on the 10th annual Lewis Lyons History Lecture, delivered by Professor Satnam Virdee.
29 April 2010
The John Buchan Memorial Lecture: Magnus Mills, Author
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread First Novel award for The Restraint of Beasts in 1998, Mills is a renowned author and highly acclaimed by critics and booklovers alike.
15 December 2009- The John Buchan Memorial Lecture: Magnus Mills, Author
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread First Novel award for The Restraint of Beasts in 1998, Mills is a renowned author and highly acclaimed by critics and booklovers alike.
15 December 2009 
Jim McColl inspires S6 Pupils at Lord McGowan Memorial Lecture
S6 pupils, staff and guests were treated to an inspirational address on 20 November by Jim McColl, Chairman & Chief Executive of Clyde Blowers.
23 November 2009
Pupils Grill the MSPs!
A panel of prominent public figures took part in Hutchesons' version of this popular topical debate. The chair was Reevel Alderson, Home Affairs Correspondent for BBC Scotland.
18 September 2009
Window 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
John Mason MP delivers Maxton Memorial Lecture
"It was refreshing to hear a politican speak without the focus being on soundbites," said one pupil.
1 September 2009