News from Lockerbie Academy - Thursday 20 November 2008

S4 Business Management/Art 2009 Calendars

The S4 Business Management class has created a floral themed calendar based on the current S4 artwork. It is part of the course and helps the students practice advertising, marketing and financing skills. They are selling them to pupils, parents, staff and to local businesses in the surrounding area.

There are two types of calendars A4 wall which are £5 each and CD case calendars which are £4 each. If you would like to place an order please contact the school on 01576 202626 or email Miss Galligan at loffice682@ea.dumgal.sch.uk All profits are going towards school funding for trips and enterprise activities.

School Christmas Cards Traditionally pupils in first year enter a Christmas Card competition and the winning design is then used as the official school card and is sent to friends of the school both locally and internationally. The winners this year were: FIRST - Mackenzie Brown 1EA SECOND - Aylish Prince 1EA THIRD - Alice Williams 1BD BattlefieldsTrip – Workbook Winners The teachers on this years Battlefields trip would like to commend the pupils on the standard of this years workbooks. It was very difficult to make a decision on the overall winners but the top awards are as follows: There were 3 runners up who each received a £10 gift token and they were: Gwen Dupre Kathryn Williamson Rachael Campbell The overall winner this year with an outstanding effort and winning a £20 gift token was Alex Fleming. Sports News Scottish Secondary Schools Individual Fencing Championships Andrew Williamson represented Lockerbie Academy at the Scottish Championships where he competed in the Boys Under 14 Sabre competition, defending the title he won last year. He again won the Under 14 Boys Sabre Class against strong competition from boys, some of whom were very good technical fencers. The competition comprised of an initial round robin poule, with first to 5 points winning, after which the fencers were seeded for the quarter finals. Andrew was seeded number 1 at this point, having won all his poule games, as a result of which he received a bye into the semi finals. The competition moved on to direct elimination, with first to 15 points winning, incorporating a one minute break once one fencer had reached 8 points. Andrew won his semi final match 15-2 and won the final with a score of 15-7. The manner of his winning the final was really pleasing as he fought to a lead of 8-0 at the break and was fully in control all the way through the contest. He has cemented his position as the top boys Under 14 Sabreur in Scotland. Scottish Schools’ Football – Under 15 Scotland Girls Team Congratulations go to Emma N Jackson of third year, who has been selected for the Under-15 South West Regional Squad. This squad will now play in the final National Trials. School Show – ‘Oh What a Lovely War’ It’s 1914 and Europe is on the brink of war. Your King and country need you, so be a real man, enlist today! However, the propaganda promise of valour and victory is quickly revealed to be a fatal myth, as the donkeys in command send the lions on the front line to die with mind-blowing arrogance and incompetence. But throughout it all, they keep on singing! ‘Oh What A Lovely War’ is a moving, funny, lyrical evocation of the tragedy and pathos of the First World War; one of the most futile and ferocious conflicts in history. Armed with sketches, songs and stories, a cast of Pierrot clowns mix their sombre buffoonery with the tough humour of the squaddies on the front line to take you on an incredible journey across Europe: from the optimism of the British home front to the blood-soaked fields of Flanders. Along the way, the story is marked by a fantastic collection of songs from the Great War such as ‘Pack Up Your Troubles’, ‘Keep The Home Fires Burning’ and ‘It’s A Long Way To Tipperary’. ‘Oh What A Lovely War’ is a groundbreaking and stunning revelation of a conflict that wiped out a whole generation of young men throughout Europe. Still as relevant today as when it was first seen in London in 1963, this brilliant satirical musical is one of the great landmarks of post-war British theatre. We are presenting this show on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 November from 7.30 pm each night. Tickets cost £6 for adults and £5 for children and will be available from the school. Dates for the Diary Thursday 20 November S5/6 Parents' Evening   Syracuse Drama Students arrive Friday 21 November Syracuse Drama Group perform "The Bird and the Two Ton Weight" 26-27 November The School Show "Oh, What a Lovely War" Thursday 27 November Lockerbie PPP Communications Group