Rugby Win in Scottish Schools Rugby Plate for Lomond and Helensburgh U18

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My Time to Shine Autumn Term Issue 2 December 2017 Rugby Win in Scottish Schools Rugby Plate for Lomond and Helensburgh U18 December saw the U18s overcome Marr College in a nail biting game at

Lomond School players were suitably feted at assembly the same week making a grand entrance accompanied by a piper to the applause of the whole school.

1 My Time to Shine Autumn Term Issue 2 December 2017 Rugby Win in Scottish Schools Rugby Plate for Lomond and Helensburgh U18 December saw the U18s overcome Marr College in a nail biting game at Murrayfield Stadium to see them crowned winners much to our delight! It was a fabulous game and we are really proud of all the boys. Lomond School players were suitably feted at assembly the same week making a grand entrance accompanied by a piper to the applause of the whole school. Thank you to all the pupils, staff and parents who made the journey to cheer the boys on - your support made it a magical night, which will always be remembered. Lomond Players: Will Adam (S5), Joe Bull (S5), Jack Dunn (S5), Nick Fish (S5), Jamie Fraser (S6), Finlay Gray (S5), Angus Guy (S5) and Moray Ormiston (S5). Lomond Success at Scottish Schools Argyll & Bute Swimming Trials A team of seven swimmers represented the School at the event in Dunoon with all coming away with medals! Hamish McFarlane (S2) Gold in 200m IM, 200m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke Alex Johnson (S4) Gold in 100m Butterfly, 200m Freestyle William Peace (S1) Bronze in 200m IM, 100m Butterfly Rachael Stewart (S1) Bronze in 100m Breaststroke) Peter Swigciski (S2) Bronze in 100m Backstroke Ross Carmichael (FP) Silver in 200m Breaststroke Cameron Carmichael (FP) - Gold in 200 Backstroke In addition, Alex set himself a new short course PB in the 100m Butterfly with a time of Fantastic results, well done to all our swimmers.

to Junior Sailing) Lorenzo Chiavarini, a Lomond FP, presented the prizes and proved to be a both an inspiration and great ambassador with the youngsters.

2 Sporting Successes RNCYC Prizegiving Lomond pupils celebrated awards at the RNCYC junior sailors prizegiving on Saturday 4 Nov. Findlay Penniston (T2) was awarded the Iona Bowl for Improvement and Commitment Lucy Forrester won the Whitelaw Endeavour Trophy (for endeavour) Charlotte Ingle won the Kelan Trophy (for contribution to Junior Sailing) Lorenzo Chiavarini, a Lomond FP, presented the prizes and proved to be a both an inspiration and great ambassador with the youngsters. In a further link with the school, the Iona Bowl, which was last awarded in 2010 orginates as a gift by Linda Pender, a Lomond School Governor, who won it age 17 as winner of the Long Island Girls Regatta. We look forward to building on this success and on our successful partnership with RNCYC in Calum Bell Shortlisted for RYA Scotland Youth Sailor of the Year 2017 Calum Bell (S5) and crew, Josh Hale, had a good start to winter training and scored a perfect set of first places across 10 races at the RYA Scotland Winter Championships in December. The event was held at Largs Sailing Club in sub-zero temperatures and the boys received coaching and advice from British Sailing s Anna Burnet, Lomond FP and Tokyo 2020 hopeful. Additionally, Calum and Josh have been shortlisted for the RYA Scotland Youth Sailor(s) of the Year 2017 award. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in February at the recently refurbished SportScotland Inverclyde National Sports Training Centre, Largs. Photo Credit Simon McIlwaine

Sporting Successes continued Colours and Appearance Awards December saw us celebrate sporting achievements across the board with the following awards made at the final assembly of the year: Half

(S5), Angus Guy (S5) and Moray Ormiston (S5). Hockey Half colours were awarded to Felicity Hutchison (S5) and Rona Wilson (S6).

Swimming Championship in January 2018 Indoor Rowing Half colours were awarded to Mark Sullivan (S6) for captaining the school and performing so well at the Indoor Rowing Championships 2017

Triathlon Fun For George Riley George Riley (S1) took part in the Craggy Island Triathlon in October which included an open water swim, cycle and run on the Isle of Kerrera.

3 Sporting Successes continued Colours and Appearance Awards December saw us celebrate sporting achievements across the board with the following awards made at the final assembly of the year: Half Colours Rugby Half colours were awarded to the following for winning the Plate Final at Murrayfield: Will Adam (S5), Joe Bull (S5), Jack Dunn (S5), Nick Fish (S5), Jamie Fraser (S6), Finlay Gray (S5), Angus Guy (S5) and Moray Ormiston (S5). Hockey Half colours were awarded to Felicity Hutchison (S5) and Rona Wilson (S6). Athletics Half colours were awarded to Paul Dunn (S6) for his commitment to long distance running Swimming Half colours are awarded to Hamish McFarlane (S2) for qualifying for the Scottish Schools Swimming Championship in January 2018 Indoor Rowing Half colours were awarded to Mark Sullivan (S6) for captaining the school and performing so well at the Indoor Rowing Championships 2017 Appearances Rugby 50 appearance tie was awarded to Jamie Fraser (S6). Hockey 100 appearance ties were awarded to Cara Cawley (S5) and Cara Malcolm (S5). Triathlon Fun For George Riley George Riley (S1) took part in the Craggy Island Triathlon in October which included an open water swim, cycle and run on the Isle of Kerrera. Swimming Award for Beth McKenzie Beth McKenzie (T1) was awarded the Transition group Endeavour Award from the West Dunbartonshire Amateur Swimming Club. Gold For Harris Carlaw Harris Carlaw (J2) who trains with Pro Judo recently competed in his first judo competition at the Palace of Art in Glasgow. Winning all three bouts in his age group, Harris took gold and was awarded his medal by Louise Renicks, commonwealth gold champion. Rachel Stewart gains 1st Kup Rachael Stewart (S1) successfully grading at Tae Kwon Do for her 1st Kup (black tips) on Saturday 9 th December 2017.

Sporting Successes continued Lomond Enjoys Success at Indoor Rowing Competiton A squad of 19 students from Lomond School travelled to the Scottish Rowing Centre in Motherwell for the National Indoor

Most of the students were new to the sport but, under the watchful coaching of James Morrison (S4) and Mark Sullivan (S6), had developed smooth techniques to go with the grit and moral determination

There was a strong representation in the S4 Boys race where Peter Crowson placed 8 th, Alex Johnson gained a bronze and James Morrison destroyed the field to gain the first of his 3 Golds.

4 Sporting Successes continued Lomond Enjoys Success at Indoor Rowing Competiton A squad of 19 students from Lomond School travelled to the Scottish Rowing Centre in Motherwell for the National Indoor Championships. Most of the students were new to the sport but, under the watchful coaching of James Morrison (S4) and Mark Sullivan (S6), had developed smooth techniques to go with the grit and moral determination of your typical Lomonder. In the individual competitions, Alastair McCartney (S2) fought well for his 8 th placing whilst Callum Gray (S3) started our medal haul with a fine 3 rd place finish. There was a strong representation in the S4 Boys race where Peter Crowson placed 8 th, Alex Johnson gained a bronze and James Morrison destroyed the field to gain the first of his 3 Golds. In the S6 race, Mark Sullivan and Cameron Kemp fought a terrific race for silver over 6 minutes the boys were separated by one meter! Things then really began to heat up in the relay races. The novice S2s of Alastair McCartney, Finlay Macken, Peter Swigciski and Hamish McFarlane fought a fine race to finish 5 th ; Sophie Morrison, Catherine Laverty, Amirah Hassan and Lucy McLean were shaded out of the bronze position for the S3 girls, and then the S3 boys squad of Callum Gray, Christopher Wilson, Matthew Dunn and Ewan Boswell battled to a tremendous Gold. Perhaps the 2 finest races came at the last as the S4 boys pipped Albyn School from Aberdeen in a titanic, see-saw struggle, with magnificent contributions from James Morrison, Perter Crowson, Alex Johnson and Glen The Beast Cullen. The cherry on the icing came at the last in the Open Boys race where Mark Sullivan, Cameron Kemp, James Morrison (again where did he get the energy?) and Ruairidh Scott- Brown simply destroyed the field. Their nearest rivals, George Heriot s, were 20 seconds behind! Final medal haul: 4 Golds, 1 Silver, 3 bronzes. Following on from their success at the Scottish Schools Indoor Rowing Championships, James Morrison and Mark Sullivan competed at the Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships. James won the J16 2K race with a time of 6.33mins and was part of the winning team in the J18 3K race. Adding to his medal haul, Mark Sullivan won silver in the J18 race with a time of 6.45mins.

Sporting Successes continued Cross Country Results for Lomond Pupils The Garscube Schools Cross Country Races yielded some fantastic performances from Lomond pupils who showed true grit, on a very

The T2 boys ran very well collectively and achieved 2 nd team place. Final placings were for T1, Oscar Jamieson 11 th.

5 Sporting Successes continued Cross Country Results for Lomond Pupils The Garscube Schools Cross Country Races yielded some fantastic performances from Lomond pupils who showed true grit, on a very muddy course, while producing some superb results. It was a great day out with Cameron Kemp (S6) running in his final year of school cross country and Ruby Erith running her first race. The T2 boys ran very well collectively and achieved 2 nd team place. Final placings were for T1, Oscar Jamieson 11 th. For T2, Jenna Gallacher 1 st, Ewan McCartney 9 th, Rory Dunlop 12 th, Oscar Deighan 13 th, Magnus Gray 21 st, and Adam Huang 22 nd. Cameron Kemp (S6) won the Senior Event (S1 to S6) with Alastair McCartney (S2) finishing 3rd. Fantastic results all round, well done to all! Jamie Johnson 2017 Cyclo Cross Scottish Champion While waiting for the new mountain bike season to start, Jamie (S4) is competing in Cyclo Cross and enjoying great success. At the end of October, Jamie came 4 th in the under 16 cyclo cross race in Abergavenny, just missing a podium place by 20 seconds. It was an outstanding performance in a field of approximately 50 quality riders from all over Britain. In November, Jamie followed this up with another win, at Knockburn Loch, Aberdeenshire in the Scottish Cyclo cross Championships coming 1 st in the under 16 boys. A huge achievement in a very strong field and is now the 2017 Scottish Champion! He is also currently sitting in 4th overall after competing in all of the British rounds so far. The British Cyclo cross Championships will be held in Cross Country Success for Jenna Gallacher and Ewan McCartney Jenna and Ewan (T2 pupils) who competed in a cross country race for Helensburgh AAC U11 at Maryhill Park on Saturday 21 October and finished 3 rd girl and 2 nd boy respectively. Other sporting successes.. Finlay Hamilton (S4) was recently awarded a place at the Dunbartonshire Golf Union Junior Coaching College. He competed against other young players in the county to win a place which will see him receive coaching for the next 18 months. Eilidh McQueen (S2) has also been nominated for an RYA Scotland award as a Class Academy Sailor of the Year. Luke McCafferty (J3) attained his level 8 swimming certificate this year. He has also recently completed the bronze level of the Rookie Life Guard programme which was developed by the Royal Life Saving Society UK.

Adventure and Service News S3 Business Management Donate to Mary s Meals For the second year in a row Lomond School s S3 Business Management class have coordinated the school s Mary s Meals Backpack

They have presented at assembly, run an advertising campaign within the school creating awareness of the required contents for the backpacks, conducted weekly collections from form classes and filled

6 Adventure and Service News S3 Business Management Donate to Mary s Meals For the second year in a row Lomond School s S3 Business Management class have coordinated the school s Mary s Meals Backpack Campaign, in association with their studies on the Third Sector. S3 business managers have run the project from its launch to the collection of the completed backpacks. They have presented at assembly, run an advertising campaign within the school creating awareness of the required contents for the backpacks, conducted weekly collections from form classes and filled and organised the bags in preparation for the collection last week. With the assistance of the S5 pupils, and the generosity of the school as a whole, the team were able to hand over almost 100 completed backpacks to Mary s Meals for distribution to children who so desperately need them in order to attend school and escape the cycle of poverty they are in. Duke of Edinburgh s Award Success for Lomond Pupils Well done to all those who achieved completion of their Duke of Edinburgh s Award at the end of 2017: Gold Silver Bronze Rona Wilson Grace Laverty Rory Sullivan Lewis Robinson Ellie Bennie Finlay Hamilton Daniel Clancy (FP) Cara Malcolm Jamie Hamilton Robyn Hodgson Katie Morrison Sorcha Hicks Peter Crowson Charlotte Caskie Glen Cullen Alex Johnson

Music News ABRSM Exam News Well done to: Robyn Fleming (J5) for passing Gr 1 Piano with Distinction Robyn Fleming (J5) for passing Gr 1 Violin with Distinction Katie Hogg (T1) for passing Gr 1

passing Gr 3 Piano with Distinction Andrew Laird (S2) for passing Gr 3 Cello with Merit Ryan Cosgrove-Clark (S4) for passing Gr 6 Piano Cara Malcolm (S5) for passing Gr 6 Piano Sorcha Hicks (S5) for

7 Music News ABRSM Exam News Well done to: Robyn Fleming (J5) for passing Gr 1 Piano with Distinction Robyn Fleming (J5) for passing Gr 1 Violin with Distinction Katie Hogg (T1) for passing Gr 1 Clarinet with Merit Oscar Jamieson (T1) for passing Gr 1 French Horn with Merit Toby Dennison (T2) for passing Gr 2 Piano Clara von Kaehne (S1) for passing Gr 3 Piano with Merit Ruby Cathro (S1) for passing Gr 3 Piano with Distinction Andrew Laird (S2) for passing Gr 3 Cello with Merit Ryan Cosgrove-Clark (S4) for passing Gr 6 Piano Cara Malcolm (S5) for passing Gr 6 Piano Sorcha Hicks (S5) for passing Gr 8 Piano with Merit Trinity Rock and Pop Tom Fleming (T2) for passing Gr 5 Drum-kit with Merit More Success for the Erith Sisters at the Royal National Mod Festival Ruby (T1) and Skye Erith (J3) were both in action again at the Mod and did incredibly well. Skye was the beginners 8yrs overall winner and Ruby also placed in 6 out of 7 dances. And finally... Following on from our last issue where our Academic Award recipients were mentioned, we are delighted to say that Felicity Hutcheson has also been awarded a Gold Academic Tie. Other outstanding achievements.. Catriona McKillop (J4) and Theo Richards (T2) for being the school winners in the Penguin Drawing Competitions for Helensburgh Festival. Matthew Welsh and Rachel Macleod (both S2) who have been awarded prizes by SALT (Scottish Association for Language Teaching) for their posters designed around the theme I love languages because. submitted as part of a year group activity while still in S1. Basic Food Hygiene Certificates from the Royal Institute of Environmental Heath were awarded to Julia Byars, Holly Cherry, Amirah Hassan, Ben Malcolm, Alex Mucklow, Amelia Osborne, Aimee Shannon and Guy Torbet as part of their S3 HFT lessons.

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