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Staff & pupils of
@CglenHighSchool
are greatly saddened to learn of the death of former pupil Alex Lindsay - a caring, helpful & enterprising young man with a lovely smile, full of charm & humour. We send sincere condolences to Alexβs family & friends at this very difficult time
Thank you to all the family, friends and teachers who attended βA Day for Meganβ this morning. A beautiful and fitting event to remember such a lovely girl and model pupil π
Itβs the end of term and end of an era for four Calderglen legends!
Words canβt express our gratitude for everything you have done for our school. On behalf of our staff and pupils - thank you!
We wish a very happy retirement to Mr Hay, Mrs Clarkson and Mr and Mrs Coyle ππ
Our very own Ex-Calderglener Gregor Campbell has came through his StemCell transplant and got to ring the last treatment bell π and is HOME
#kickedcancersbutt
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Mrs White and senior team are so proud of our current and former pupils and school community who turned out in their hundreds today to support the family of Alex Lindsay. What a wonderful celebration and tribute to a simply amazing young man who will be in our hearts forever.
Not all heroes wear capes! π¦ΈββοΈ
We want to say a massive thank you to the non teaching staff who are keeping this a safe place for our kids. THANK YOU!
#wearecalderglen
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Tomorrow, Thursday 3rd September we say a sad farewell to our former esteemed colleague and Depute Head, Mr Brady. We will form a guard of honour to pay our respects as his funeral cortège passes by the school at 12.40pm. Former pupils are welcome to join us.
Happy retirement to these legends!!! Sorry to see you go, but wishing you a long and happy retirement! Congratulations Mrs Miller, Mrs Winter, Mrs Frazer, Mrs McNeil, Mrs Thomson and Mr Ormsby π
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As we mark our S6 leaving, π’ until we meet again, we wish π« them the very best and say thank you π for happy memories! π₯° Enjoy the thanks and best wishes from our staff to you all!
#wearecalderglen
#alwayscalderglen
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Congratulations to Mr Maxton who has been appointed depute in Dunbar. He will be sorely missed and we canβt imagine a Calderglen without him. Literally huge shoes to fill! Mr Maxton - youβre a legend π
#legend
#guardofhonour
Was an honour to see Mr Meikle speak on behalf of
@CglenEnglish
to award Madison Murdoch an Excellence in English Award today. Well done to her sister, Georgia who accepted for the family
#wearecalderglen
#Madison
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After our first week, I think a special mention should go to our janitorial staff, cleaners, office staff, dinner ladies, technicians and all the other heroes who have made it possible to return to school! π
A huge thank you to everyone at Calderglen
#wearecalderglen
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One of our School Captains has been accepted for the prestigious Baird of Bute Science Research Scholarship in Toronto Canada this summer! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity as only 3 Scottish students are picked each year! Good luck and we can't wait to hear all about it!
A lovely tribute to a lovely girl πMadisonβs family and friends were invited to attend the unveiling of her tribute today and also accepted a cheque for Β£760 to
@CDHUK_CHARITY
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Thanks to all staff and pupils who donated for Madison
#RememberingMadison
Congratulations to our Mitchell Robertson who has been selected for Scotland U17s camp. Heβs just signed a new contract for Celtic too.
@FraserM205
and Mrs Healy proud coaches. So happy for you Mitchell!
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Here they are! π Our wonderful class of 2022. Youβve been an amazing year group and we canβt wait to see what you will achieve in the next chapter of your lives πππ
#wearecalderglen
#cglenleavers2022
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Class of β23 - itβs been a pleasure. We hope youβve had the most memorable six years with us and wish you all the very best for the future. Please stay in touch and know our door is always open
#wearecalderglen
#itsslc
#classof23
#leavers
All the very best to Fiona Gibson who retires today after thirteen years
@CglenHighSchool
. We wish you a long and happy retirement. Enjoy the time with your beautiful grandson! π
We all have that bag full of bags in a cupboard full of bags...
We are collecting bags for life/plastic bags here at Calderglen for our local foodbank Loaves and Fishes who are desperate. They need your bags to hand out donations.
#Calderglenbagappeal
#loavesandfishesek
Manager found us before we left to the hotel to say that our troops have been βabsolutely excellentβ - and they have. Very proud teachers - thanks for making
#CalderglenValencia24
one to remember!
A special thank you to all the janitors, cleaners, catering staff, office staff, SPIE team and all who have been working tirelessly since the beginning of term. We thank you! Have a well deserved rest this Christmas! π
#wearecalderglen
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Here at
@CglenHighSchool
some of our staff will be taking part in Movember, where they will be developing the knowledge of our pupils on the topics of mental health and suicide awareness! Here is some more information from our Calderglen mo-bros π΅π
#bealeader
#gettalking
Can we just take a minute to look at all these smiley happy people on the final night of a wonderful show? β₯οΈ
Cast of Grease β23 - you deserve all this praise! Well done to you all βοΈ
Today we say a fond farewell to
@calderglenlangs
Ms Hoff as she leaves us to start a new job at the International School in Luxembourg.
We will miss her dearly but are delighted to see her moving on to a new and exciting adventure!
Haste ye back! π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώππ
Ending the term on a high! π
πCONGRATULATIONS π to Nawid whose essay received a COMMENDED award in the recent Scottish Schoolsβ Young Writer of the Year.
We are so proud of you and all your achievements this year
#wearecalderglen
#itsslc
#achievement
π¨Captains in action!π¨
One of the first jobs of your captains was to put free sanitary products in the Street toilets. Please feel free to use when needed - these will be replenished regularly
#sanitary
#endperiodpoverty
Another great day at Blackpool Pleasure Beach with over 300 pupils! Lots of fun and laughs were had and we even got the sun to join us. Well done everyone!
#wearecalderglen
#sinnecalderglen
First day β
Thatβs us ready to welcome our wonderful S1s tomorrow π
Here is an example of what your classroom will look like.... π«
#wearecalderglen
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We have just received detailed guidance on the re-opening of schools to all pupils. We will be in touch as soon as we have had the opportunity to consider what it means for the safe return of pupils and staff and the arrangements we need to put in place
#wearecalderglen
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Today I got to spend the whole day with our new captains...and what a pleasure it was! Six outstanding pupils who have some fantastic plans for the year ahead. Well done to you all! Valentina, Jennifer, Ben, Callum, Ellie and Lucy
#WeAreCalderglen
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Here is the news you have all been waiting for! π
Letters will come via your primary school so look out for it!
We canβt wait to meet you all!
#newbeginnings
#newterm
#wearecalderglen
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Some fantastic Friday news - our wonderful ASN department won
@thisisgoradio
βs Workplace of the Week. They very much enjoyed the box of doughnuts. Thank you to Mrs Blackett for the nomination!
#wearecalderglen
#dreamteam
My S1 this morning all wearing masks and ready to tour round the school before moving to their new English classroom! Fantastic response to wearing masks π·
Well done 1T2 ππ
Hope all the weans are home safe. Theyβll sleep tonight!
Well done to Mr Murray for organising - another brilliant day out. We hope you all enjoyed! π
Have a great holiday weekend! βοΈ
#wearecalderglen
#itsslc
πWell done to all pupils wearing masks today!
β Youβre walking one way β‘οΈ β wearing masks π·
β sanitising hands π§Ό
β wiping desks π§½
...and taking it all in your stride! π
β Good work also to our S1 who are now moving classes! πͺ
#wereallinthistogether
#wearecalderglen
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Today is our final day for our S4, S5 and S6 Leavers!
We hope you have the best last day. Stay tuned for lots of photos and videos following
#CalderglenClassof24
#WeAreCalderglen
A fond farewell to the legend that is Alexis. We are so sorry to see you go but we know youβll not be a stranger! All the best in your retirement Alexis - we wish a lifetime of happiness β₯οΈ