Lockerbie Academy had a very strong representation in the Regional team which took part in the National Burns Competition at Greenock.

Congratulations to all who took part, in particular:

Chris Gray 1st in S1/2 Piping
Steven Gray 1st in S3/4 Piping
Callum Moffat 2nd in S3/4 Piping
Karen Pollard 1st in S1/2 Instrumental
Dora Lewis 2nd in S5/6 Instrumental

Seven boys and seven girls participated gamely in varying weather conditions – sleet, rain, hail and thunder – and on poor ground conditions at King Eddy’s park and the primary school.

Despite this, all of the girls and five of the boys competed keenly, making both competitions interesting.

Final results:

Girls - Runner up – Hope Robertson
Winner (retaining the trophy) – Kirsty Liddon

Boys - Runner up – (last year’s winner) Jack Copeland
Winner – Peter Drake

Well done to all competitors and thanks to the Higher and Int 2 PE classes for assisting.

Regional Football

Congratulations to five Lockerbie students who represented the Region in matches against Cumbria last Tuesday. Jack Copeland, Nathan Muir, Rory Dean and Thomas McBride played in the Under-18 and Under-16 teams and Emma Jackson captained the Under-15 girls team.

Dougie Maclean, international singer/songwriter is appearing at Lockerbie Academy on 27 May at 7.30pm.

Most famous for the acclaimed ‘Caledonia’, Dougie will perform some of the best known songs in his repertoire.

Dougie last appeared in Lockerbie 20 years ago, so it seems apt that he makes his return in the 20th anniversary year of PanAm 103. His last appearance in the area was at the Langholm Arts Festival where he performed to a capacity audience.

Tickets are selling fast, but are still available by contacting Kathleen in the office.

Rugby – John Lewis Scottish Schools 7s

Lockerbie’s reward for their efforts in the early rounds was to reach the quarter finals of the Salver ( fourth team out of seven), where they met Forfar. Lockerbie won this encounter 12 points to 7 to progress to the semis. In the semis they met Stirling. Lockerbie dominated long spells of this match but Stirling defended well and scored first with a breakaway try under the posts. Lockerbie kept working hard and scored a try of their own in the corner, conversion missed. This is how the score remained. Lockerbie going down 7 points to 5 points, a scoreline that did not reflect Lockerbie’s overall domination of the match!

A good effort by all the players. Well done.

S6 Steering Committee

The S6 Steering Committee met for the final time last Friday and were presented with certificates for their outstanding contributions to school life. They were also commended for the leadership qualities they showed including:

Head Boy – Graeme Tait, in charge of Prefects’ team
Head Girl – Lauren Flynn, in charge of Prom
Depute Head Boy – John Young, Secretary to Steering Committee and Common Room
Depute Head Girl – Rosie Beardon, Charities Committee
House Captains - Chloe Kacedan (Annan), Eleanor Horn (Annan), Siobhan McCall (Dryfe), Samantha Nairn (Dryfe) Charlotte Bullock (Kirtle), Natalie Robson (Kirtle), Rosie Rogerson (Milk), Stacey Carson (Milk)

Dates for the Diary