(The photograph has now been received. Theyre more interested spending years finely curating the schools visions and values than actually doing something tangible. If you would like to know details, please click on the names below: The window on the landing half-way up to the "Bridge" has been repaired and made safe. Let us harken the message they leave behind. Valeries work in highlighting the window also secured a grant of almost 1000 for repairwork in 2015. The whole window was also re-cemented on the external surface. Many things happened to me as a pupil of the school. Please mail to. Dressed in their "Woods Clothes" (as casual clothes were known), pupils played conkers, climbed trees and constructed dens, known as "cols" (short for colonies), from which raids were launched against rival groups. In addition to the 144 names, the well-known verse from English poet Laurence Binyons poem For the Fallen They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old is etched in tribute. If they owed much to the national character and tradition, and much to their fighting forefathers, they would be the first to confess that they owed something also to their school. Research revealed that some of the fallen were considered among the brightest minds of their generation such as the gifted scholar Frederick Rose, whose family received condolences from the King and Queen upon his death. We are fortunate in having our playing fields and all-weather sporting facilities on the same site as the school and doubly fortunate in having access to the grounds of the local Cricket and Rugby Clubs adjacent to the school. The next meeting of The Gordon Schools Former Pupils Association is at 7pm on Monday 7th November at The Gordon Schools. The music was composed by the schools music master Mr T Wright and the lyrics referenced the lives lost in the First World War: Oh proud is the fame of the Gordons name New social and learning space at Huntly's Gordon Schools is named after Apart from music, Millies other great love was cats. Through her recipes for soups, she was instrumental in turning the business into one of Scotlands most successful food companies. Now, more than 100 years after the end of the war, the story of the memorial window and each of its 144 names has been researched and published in a 411-page book. In the evenings and at weekends, the woodlands around the school provided an ideal playground for the young boys and girls. The Guest Book has been signed by Willson Raeburn Morrison. On February 11th, 2015, the Guest Book was signed by Jimmy Mason ( recalling fond memories) and Robert Wilson, who now lives in London. It is with deep sadness that we record the death of our Honorary Vice-President Mrs Jean McBoyle (Hunter). Tributes were also paid to those who had a trade or served an apprenticeship with a local business, weel kent faces like the postie and railway porter also warranted a mention. After a brief time working for the Civil Service at the Chatham Dockyards, Johnnys career was with different companies within John Wood Holdings Ltd. During this time he attained different directorships, concluding as Managing Director of the fishing division. Magazine Committee members are pictured (L-R: Isabel McGregor (Vice-President), Nora Morrison (President), Mary McTavish (Secretary), Alison Brown and Ena Brown. The next meeting of The Gordon Schools Former Pupils Association is at 7pm on Monday 7th November at The Gordon Schools. (Huntly Express 18/09/15), Please see the article in TheHuntly Expressfor names. During the war, families relied on newspapers and news reels to bring the reality of the frontline home. He pursued many interests such as golfing, gardening, fishing, travelling, music and dancing. Click here to sign up to our free newsletters. The left of the middle panels is more sombre; soldiers disappear into the dark glass, the ashen-faced dead at the bottom are enveloped by the mud. We draw from an area of up to sixteen miles around the town of Huntly in the north east of Scotland. Congratulations to former pupil Kirstie Gordon, who has been selected to represent her country at the ICC Womens Global Qualifier in Sri Lanka in February. !, Glynis Lorina Eastmond - Was at the school from 1956 to 1960. PLEASE NOTE: GRADUATIONS ARE CONTINUED ON THE EVENTS PAGE (RIGHT-HAND COLUMN). School History | The Gordon Schools It encompasses the dpartements of Allier, Puy-de-Dme, Cantal, Haute-Loire, Loire, Rhne, Ain, Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Isre, Drme, and Ardche.
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