Easter term - reflections

Easter term - reflections

As the spring term draws to a close, Carol Ann Lund, our Principal (Acting) reflects on the past few months:

We have celebrated excellent achievements across the school this term. The Upper Sixth have continued to receive unconditional offers from universities including St Andrews and Edinburgh. Several pupils have conditional offers from Cambridge and Oxford and Brianna Lin has been awarded a scholarship by The University of British Columbia. In Music our Kilgraston Young Musician of the Year, Victoria Yeung, went on to win the award for the top string performer at Perthshire Music Festival. Perform in Perth also saw some excellent results with performances by a number of very talented Kilgraston pupils in both speech and music classes. Our sportswomen have excelled at school and national level with pupils representing Scotland in vaulting , running, hockey and netball

An excellent example of this years goal of Social Awareness was the Upper Fourth completion of the YPI ( Youth Philanthropy Initiative). Tutor groups researched and visited a local charity and then made a case for a fund of £3000 awarded by the Wood Family Trust. In the end all charities have benefited both from the awareness raising of the event and the decision by Senior School Houses to adopt each charity for the next academic year. Upper Third girls responded positively in their Junior Enterprise Project, helping to raise £1,000 for Mary’s Meals, a charity which provides children with a daily meal in school in places where hunger is an obstacle to gaining an education.

The Summer term is always busy, with events such as the Prep and Senior Productions, Sports Day and Prize Giving. The Prep School also opens it doors on Sunday 11th May. The Fun day combines a chance for our local community to enjoy the bouncy castles and pet show alongside charity and craft stalls with an opportunity to tour the school.

We welcome back Mrs Stewart from her maternity leave and thank Mrs Arbuthnott for her work in the Business Studies department. Mr Van Rooyen will joins us as our new Tennis Coach: Highly qualified, his previous school experience includes coaching at Wycombe Abbey School Buckinghamshire. On behalf of the school I thank Mr Frank Thompson for his contribution to maintaining the academic standards and community life of the school. I wish Frank and his family well in their new ventures. Applications for the Principal’s position will be assessed toward the end of April.