September 2020
At Lochgilphead High School we like to be able to celebrate our pupils’ Wider Achievements and we have a new record system into which all register teachers will be uploading monthly. From this, we will also be documenting some of our pupils Wider Achievements in some short videos, blogs, and displays within the school. These will be updated every 6-8 weeks.
Any pupil's Wider Achievements can also be sent to our PT Enterprise Fiona McBride: Fiona.mcbride@argyll-bute.gov.uk
This month we are celebrating the achievements of the following pupils:
Louise Pendreigh
Louise cycled 160 kilometres over 1 month to raise money for charity. The charity Louise was raising money for was The International Justice Mission. At the time of writing, Louise had raised over £250!
She saw the sponsored cycle advertised on a link and decided to challenge herself whilst also helping others.
Louise says that cycling to raise money "has made me feel quite proud of myself, it also felt endless!” She reflected on how it is possible to raise money for charity doing a variety of things, saying "I would definitely do more in the future".
The International Justice Mission is a global organisation who fight against human trafficking and slavery. They currently use the #justride to raise awareness and encourage people to get fit and raise money to help their cause. More information can be found at https://www.ijmuk.org/team/just-ride-cycle-challenge
Euan McCartan
Euan entered the world online Piping and Drumming Championships on bagpipelessons.com and achieved 2nd place in Event 33 of the Alasdair Gillies Memorial Challenge 2/4 March- For pipers age 12 years or younger. The judge commented positively on Euan’s terrific performance, well sustained tempo and musically pleasing performance.
Euan entered the competition online because of current constrictions, all other competitions have been cancelled. These online competitions differ a lot but Euan enjoys them, saying "There is not as much pressure because you are not in front of anybody, if you mess up, you can try again, it's much more relaxed".
Euan has entered a lot of the online competitions, and is getting used to doing them that way, he says he "will definitely enter more competitions", especially because he gets to work with tutors from all around the world who encourage him and keep him up to date with upcoming competitions.
Joseph Hubbard
Joseph had a poem published on Poetry Zone. Joseph's poem is called 'The Eyes of Insanity' and was published on the website on the 1st of September 2020. Joseph’s inspiration for the poem was from two different areas, the first was poetry work that his class were doing in English, and the second was inspiration from some books that Joseph has read in the past by the Author HP Lovecraft. The tales of one character that stood out to Joseph when writing this poem were 'The Great Old One- Cthulhu'.
We spoke to Joseph about how he felt when he found out his poem was published, he said “It was really cool, I was very surprised". Speaking about what he has gained from having a poem published, Joseph said "I have gained a bit more confidence with writing poems".
The poem is available from the following web address. http://poetryzone.co.uk/poems/the-eyes-of-insanity/
Jasmine McPhie
Jasmine shared the news that she had been picked to play for the Rangers Ladies 1st team. Jasmine normally plays the position of goalkeeper in the 19's.
When speaking to Jasmine about this amazing achievement she said she was "very nervous but very excited and privileged to be asked to play with the senior team".
Jasmine's most recent game was played on Sunday the 20th of September against Partick Thistle.
Eilidh Flanagan
Eilidh has excelled in her golfing performance recently, taking home the cup for the 9 Hole Eclectic Competition.
This 6 round win, with 28 points was the result of Eilidh's first year playing within the Ladies golf category, she also had to massively reduce her handicap to 36 to allow her to compete.
When speaking to Eilidh about golf, it's clear to see she loves to spend her time playing with her family and friends. She beamed "I enjoy playing golf, I get to play with my family and also the experience of playing with other people".
When referring to her most recent win on Tuesday the 15th of September, she said "It made me feel really happy and in recurring competitions I like to try and improve".
If anybody is interested in playing golf, Eilidh plays with Lochgilphead Golf Club.