News from Hutchesons’
This is the main news section for Hutchesons’ Grammar School.
Hutchesons' honoured by national charity award
Staff and S5 and S6 pupils were delighted to attend the Action for Children Awards ceremony at the Thistle Hotel in Glasgow today, as Hutchesons' Grammar School received the 2011 Stephenson Award for Lifelong Learning.
6 October 2011
Pupils enjoy Lyceum Theatre workshop
Pupils from Hutchesons' enjoyed an exciting trip to the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh on Wednesday, October 5.
6 October 2011
Barcelona trip for teamwork, culture and sport
Pupils at Hutchesons' have many opportunities to travel beyond the School while enjoying sport. Last weekend 51 pupils and 6 staff set off on an unforgettable trip to Barcelona to combine culture and sport.
30 September 2011
Discounted past papers and revision guides at the Library
An ordering service for past papers will be available again this year. Pupils can pick up an order form from the Library and there is a discount of discount of 20%. A selection of Bright Red publishing revision guides will also be available to purchase.
28 September 2011
Gold medal recognition for Head of Maths
Mrs Fyfe of Hutchesons’ Mathematics Department has received a gold medal at the Royal Society, a fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists and the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
28 September 2011
Multi-coloured Elephants on parade!
On Wednesday the 21 September Kingarth Street became a sea of colour as the Primary One took part in a special Elmer parade, inspired by the story of Elmer the Patchwork Elephant a children's picture book by British author David McKee.
28 September 2011
Amsterdam journey for Hutchesons’ musical talent
40 musicians from S2-S6 are going to be performing 3 concerts in and around Amsterdam during the February half term.
22 September 2011
Arkwright Scholarship awarded to Hutchesons' pupil
We are delighted to share the news that Ben Parsonage (S5) has been awarded an Arkwright Scholarship, one of the most prestigious of its kind.
22 September 2011
Kingarth Street takes part in Glasgow Open Doors Day
On Saturday the 17 September the Kingarth Street Primary once again took part in the Glasgow wide Open Doors Day. The event proved a great success and over 150 enthusiastic visitors toured the school.
22 September 2011
Mary's Meals announced as new school charity
The school will be supporting Mary’s Meals this session. The charity is an international movement providing school feeding projects in communities where poverty and hunger prevent children from gaining an education.
22 September 2011
The McGowan Lecture: Joe Levin of Goldman Sachs
Lara Gilmour and Lawrie Carlaw of S6 continue their Talking points coverage with a report on The McGowan Lecture presented by Joe Levin, an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, on his experiences in business and as a fundraiser tackling the North Pole.
22 September 2011
Behind the scenes at the whole school photograph
On Thursday the 1 September around 1750 staff and pupils gathered together for a very special event, the taking of the whole school photograph.
20 September 2011
Can you help? Hosts wanted for visiting students this Autumn
Children from two very different parts of the world are hoping to visit Hutchesons' Grammar School later this year. The school would like to encourage this cultural exchange and would welcome any offers of accommodation.
20 September 2011
Question Time at Hutchesons'
Lara Gilmour and Lawrie Carlaw on last week’s Talking Points Question Time with Scottish politicians such as Nicola Sturgeon, Paul Coleshill and Ken Macintosh alongside Reevel Alderson, BBC Scotland’s correspondent for home affairs.
19 September 2011
Class of 1986 Reunion
On 10 September this year over 50 former pupils travelled from London, Bolton, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Inverness, Wales and New York to take a trip down memory lane at the 1986 class reunion.
15 September 2011