Accompanied by two territorial Gordon Highlanders, former pupil Sir Edward Troup, permanent under-secretary at the Home Office, conducted the unveiling in a dignified and touching ceremony. Bruce Sievewright (BSc Computer Science), Emma Moore (BSc in Agriculture) Carved Stone Painted Glass offers an insight into life in Huntly a century ago, a community still smarting from its wartime losses. Plumber of the Year 2016, Shaun Scott, former pupil of The Gordon Schools, adds another award to his growing list. Patrick has written at least a dozen books, including two volumes on Huntly Cricket Club and a History of Strathbogie. Mr Swan was Rector from 1991 until 2006 and died in 2018. Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness (born 1948), Conservative politician. Born Ena Robertson on August 12th, 1924, at Drumblair House near Forgue, Ena Baxter grew up in Huntly, where she was a pupil at The Gordon Schools. To learn more, read Pat Scotts article in The Huntly Express from Friday, November 6th, 2015. All Rights Reserved. The funeral service was held at Strathbogie Church, Huntly, on Friday, May 15, at 1.15 pm. 1980 - Gordon Primary School won the title of best kept school in the Grampian area 1969 - An aerial view of Huntly before the advent of drones 1988 - Break time for drinks and biscuits at. The house was designed by the architect Alexander Marshall Mackenzie and was built in 1884 as a private house for Alexander Geddes, a wealthy businessman and great-great grandfather of the former British Prime Minister David Cameron. Daily sports were an integral part of the curriculum, while Scouting and camping were a key part of Blairmore life. Teachers will be able to book the new resource which includes a technology room. Thank you, Stan Fraser. After the war, she found employment as a teacher of Art in Fochabers. Remember my friend John Law., Alan Gordon - I attended the Gordon Schools between 1982 and 1986. Angela Shearer received her MBE from the Queen at the Palace of Holyrood in June. The Former Pupils Association Medal for the runner-up, Schools Stained-glass Memorial Window Refurbished. Recognising its significance, the War Memorials Trust granted 940 for conservation work to replace dried out, cracked or missing putty. The new website for The Gordon Schools Former Pupils' Association is currently under development and should be available by August 2010. But journals, the local archives, the Huntly Express, the Press and Journal, Evening Express and descendants revealed a trove of remarkable stories which I felt should be shared and commemorated, and so began five years of research.. Our loves resigned They are pictured with family members Fiona and Donald. Patrick Scott's Latest Book Association member and Huntly historian Patrick Scott has recorded the personal stories and memories of the war years and gathered them together in a book entitled 'Huntly's World War II'. Stories from his own relatives and from the families of men who had come home from war and didnt want to speak about their experiences. Allan began his career at Spences of Huntly. Millie (pictured on the far right in this photograph from. ) enjoyed seeing myself and my father on 1955 photo, anyone out there remember me? They might say The Gordon Schools and Castle Park helped to win the great war.. The Gordon Schools Huntly lost 144 teachers and former pupils in the First World War, a memorial window was unveiled in their memory in 1921. Born 5th June 1921 Dr Brebner became our Associations Honorary President in 1999 and throughout his tenure encouraged and supported the committee in every possible way, attending all reunions and showing keen interest in the life of The Gordon Schools. Below is a list of members whose magazines have been returned to us because they are no longer at the address we have for them. The ceremony ended with a prayer, the sounding of the Last Post and the singing of the National Anthem. Maureen Newlands, nee Richards, 1962 to 1966. Im a travel junky who loves to gain Press cuttings: For more details please click on Guest Book above. If you would like to know details, please click on the names below: The window on the landing half-way up to the "Bridge" has been repaired and made safe. Please click to view:1a boys - 1959/60. Gordon Primary stands in beautiful, historic surroundings within the town of Huntly, overlooking Huntly Castle and the River Deveron. on many a hill you shall find their graves How many employees does The Gordon Schools have? For more information, please see the article by Pat Scott in The Huntly Express, 15/10/20. We have lost a very dearly loved friend. Looking forward to my next visit. Of the 700 men who left the small, rural parish of Huntly to fight in the First World War, 144 of those who never returned were teachers and former pupils of The Gordon Schools. In 2016 the Rhne-Alpes rgion was joined with the rgion of Auvergne to form the new administrative entity of Auvergne-Rhne-Alpes. It takes pupils from Gordon Primary School, Insch Primary School, and smaller primary schools located around that area of Aberdeenshire such as Drumblade, Glass, Gartly, Cairney, Clatt, Rhynie and Kennethmont. PUPILS watched in horror as their teacher was seriously injured in a trampoline fall at an after-school club. The Aberdeen Daily Journal reported: In his tribute to the fallen, Sir Edward dwelt upon what the country had been saved from by the spirit of heroism and self-sacrifice. This school has some of the most caring, hard working and passionate teachers who will do whatever in their power to make sure you do well but the rude, unhelpful and down right incompetent senior leadership team and the run down nature of the building really lets down the many wonderful teachers that work here. Macpherson is working on a book entitled The Research Informed Teacher; he co-authored a practical guide on classroom teaching and published history textbooks and materials with Cambridge University Press. David Sole (born 1962), Scottish rugby union captain. (Huntly Express 18/09/15), Please see the article in TheHuntly Expressfor names. He is currently Assistant Rector of Dollar Academy, Clackmannanshire. Ainslie D.S.O., B.A., a keen educationalist, Cambridge graduate and retired Seaforth Highlander. The Former Pupils Association Medal for the runner-up,Proxime Accessit, was awarded to Fiona Hutcheon. Updated 15:59, 25 SEP 2012. Those of us privileged to know this true gentleman held him in high regard and will remember him with lasting affection. One lad casts a backwards glance to the townsfolk left behind, and the coloured glass surrounding the soldiers signals difficulties ahead. She will be the head vocalist in the passenger ships entertainment programme. Association member and Huntly historian Patrick Scott has recorded the personal stories and memories of the war years and gathered them together in a book entitled Huntlys World War II. He added: What was it that made those men the fine soldiers they were? When the poignant war memorial window at The Gordon Schools in Huntly was unveiled 100 years ago today, it was said the school and Castle Park "helped to win the great war". Rhne-Alpes, former rgion of France. Dozens of people and dignitaries packed into the stairwell, and the upper and lower lobbies for the poignant occasion. *Based on reviews from users on SchoolParrot. For more details, please see the article in The Huntly Express, dated 07/07/17. Here the effect is broken up with patches of light and shadow and bright colour, the idea to represent a day in August (when war broke out). Very obvious favouritism of those who got high grades with an incredible lack of support for those who didnt. The 2014 edition of 'The School Road' has been printed and is now on sale. Secondary school in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Mrs Diane Harper has been appointed to take over as head of Health and Wellbeing with responsibility for PE. Mrs Kennedys association with the Gordon Schools began in 1928, when she arrived as a pupil. David Smart signed the Guest Book (09/07/15). Please click to view:1a boys - 1959/60. Blairmore School was established in 1947 as an independent prep school for boys aged 813 by Colonel D.R. would love to hear from any old friends. [2] The original buildings were designed by Archibald Simpson. "Im a history teacher by trade Ive worked in Scotland, England and the UAE and have taught national curricula as well as International Baccalaureate (IP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP), branches of the IP. Valerie said: The initial intention was to state the individual casualtys name, date of birth and death, occupation and so on. In his message he mentions John Anderson, Gordon Beverley and Ann Begg. The building is now used as a prayer and intercession training school and retreat centre run by an evangelical Christian group called Ellel Ministries. Home-Thoughts, from Abroad: Oh, to be in Huntly ? Russell Morrison (BSc Computer Network Management and Design) See also EVENTS page, centre column: Corporal Michael Pike. For honour! On the right, soldiers are on horseback, some in hand-to-hand combat with the Germans, theres a tangle of troops, the wounded, dying and dead. If you would like to find out how she would know, please read the article in The Huntly Express, dated August 5th, 2021. Read about a former pupils decision to help to "overcome the stigma surrounding colostomy bags". The responsibility lies with the user. [2] The book is broken into short chapters with touching stories of evacuees arriving off trains, descriptions of planes over Huntly, conscription, pillboxes, sirens and life for bairns during the war years. Nora Morrison is President of the Former Pupils Association. Geddes made his fortune in Chicago in the US in the trading of grain in the 1850s, and a safe belonging to him which survived the Great Fire of Chicago was installed in the house's Billiard Room. !, Glynis Lorina Eastmond - Was at the school from 1956 to 1960. The 51st Highland Division was perhaps the finest in the British Army in France, and it was the most feared by the Germans. Attended Gordon Schools 1961-64 (4th-6th year). The stained glass cleverly depicts a tableau of war: from the outbreak to the home front, the frontline to victory. Benjamin MitchellLindsay ReidMyles CormackScott LawFiona Marshall, Hannah IngramDeborah MayRosemary PopeEuan J. Morrison, In addition, the following former pupils graduated from, Lisa Mackie (HND Animal Care) The contact section provides a convenient way to sign the Guestbook and make a comment. If you want to know any further details please see articles published in The Huntly Expresson February 10th and February 17th. We are often asked, Why The Gordon Schools and not just School? In 1839 the last Duchess of Gordon, known as the Good Duchess, erected a building in the town of Huntly as a memorial to her late husband. The book is available to purchase from Orbs community bookshop in Huntly, and to learn more or find information on stockists, visit: www.facebook.com/carvedstonepaintedglass. In spite of being injured herself, Nicola bravely went for help, thinking of others before thinking of herself. On February 11th, 2015, the Guest Book was signed by Jimmy Mason ( recalling fond memories) and Robert Wilson, who now lives in London. After graduating from Glasgow Universitys vet school, Olivia Busson joins the Strathbogie Veterinary Centre in Huntly as a permanent member. In the Campus are The Gordon Schools, Linden Centre, Swimming Pool and All-Weather Pitch. As a rgion, it encompassed the southeastern dpartements of Loire, Rhne, Ain, Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Isre, Drme, and Ardche. Blairmore House is a Category C listed building. I got no support when there was a fault in my application to university which was the cause of the rector. From theatre productions to award winning schools, it looks like the town was bustling with activity throughout the years. See Guest Book. Reading the messages bringing back lots of memories from Mr peters and a certain wall to Mr Tory and the 2 words that make every 1 shut upEXCUSE ME lol, wow what an amazing site was born and raised in the town, left in 1993 and joined the gordon highlanders spent 12 years in the army now settled with my partner melanie and my daughter amy near glasgow. Many things happened to me as a pupil of the school. Also retiring is Caroline Raeburn after thirty-two years as cook at Forgue Primary School. A former Dux of The Gordon Schools and whose affection for the school remained strong throughout her life, Jean worked tirelessly, efficiently and quietly on our behalf, (writes President of the Association Mrs Nora Morrison). When you get to the senior phase some teachers are great and very supportive, however some should be retired and have very dated views on teaching. And theres many a lad by the tower who played An area of The Gordon Schools in Huntly has been renovated and named in memory of former rector John Swan.Picture: Daniel Forsyth.. Mr Swan was Rector from 1991 until 2006 and died in 2018. George Philip apologises for his error on page 20 of his article in The School Road 2018. Former pupil of The Gordon Schools, Fiona Cherry, received a hearty round of applause on finishing the Edinburgh Marathon in her personal best time of just over four hours. In the event of a German invasion, they would go to ground and carry out a clandestine war against the occupying forces. His favourite tipple was a Clenfarclas malt. The upper panels are lighter and brighter, almost heavenly. The Prize Giving ceremony of 2021 followed a pattern similar to 2020. ", A memorial plaque unveiled carried one of Mr Swan's favourites sayings 'work hard and do well.'. Has passed in the splendor that crowns the brave! In 1964, he returned to the UK with his first wife Helen. Philip Roger, 1968 to 69, Fairhall Farm, looking to get in touch with the Paterson family who lived at the end of our driveway. Valerie said: The initial intention was to state the individual casualtys name, date of birth and death, occupation and so on. On behalf of the family, his daughter, Morven Gordon-Duff said: "We have chosen the to name the area The John Swan atrium - the atrium is one of the chambers of the heart, this area is within the heart of the building, within the school that held a very dear place in our dad's heart. The Huntly Express recently announced the death at Rothieden, Huntly, on Tuesday, January 19th, 2021, of Charlotte (Lottie) Florence, for many years a teacher at Gordon Primary School, Huntly. What is it like to have something like this said about one? For details, please see the article in The Huntly Express, dated 05/08/16. The School was founded in 1839 by the Duchess of Gordon as a memorial to her late husband. For freedom! Mr Crawford, who latterly lived in Fraserburgh, died on 16 July 2014 aged 86.". The Gordon Schools was founded by the Duchess of Gordon . Our thoughts are with all the family at this time. The School was founded in 1839 by the Duchess of Gordon as a memorial to her late husband. Demolish The Gordon School Huntly. I was average and they couldnt even remember my name not even after the fiasco with my uni application. The school was small and isolated in the country. We would be grateful for any help you may be able to give in ascertaining the valid addresses of those members: If you can help, please respond by e-mail to, Could overseas members please let us have their e-mail addresses or, if there is one, a UK postal address. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. On the right, soldiers are on horseback, some in hand-to-hand combat with the Germans, theres a tangle of troops, the wounded, dying and dead. In 1994, she was awarded an honorary degree from Aberdeen University for services to the community and to industry in Scotland. At the bottom, two panels are painstakingly inscribed with the 144 names, and underneath are detailed pieces of glass with delicate depictions of rural peacetime. Andrew Crawford taught technical education in The Gordon Schools in the late 1950s and went on to study to be a maths teacher. Grenville Johnston (born 1945), accountant and Lord Lieutenant of Moray. The Scotland the What?trio of George Donald, Steve Robertson and Buff Hardie were each awarded the M.B.E. The School was founded in 1839 by the Duchess of Gordon as a memorial to her late husband. Reviews are published in real-time without moderation and we want to encourage our users to provide constructive feedback and keep a serious tone. If you would like to read the article by Pat Scott published in The Huntly Express on Thursday, August 20, 2020, please click on these links: Nicola Whyteand Nicola Whyte 27/08/20. Notice in The Press and Journal (originally printed on January 13, 2018). Isobel Munro Forbes was born at Ladys Bridge in 1927. It takes pupils from Gordon Primary School, Insch Primary School, and smaller primary schools located around that area of Aberdeenshire such as Drumblade, Glass, Gartly, Cairney, Clatt, Rhynie and Kennethmont . Our current school roll stands at around 750 pupils. Comments may be edited without reference to the sender. Thank you, Stan Fraser. The boys' dorms included: Tower (which became Buzzard), South (Eagle), East (Harrier). An unveiling ceremony for the memorial window took place on August 23 1921, with the parents and families of those killed in the war taking pride of place closest to the window. Chris Sutherland HND Coaching and Developing Sport), Fiona Fullerton (BSc Geography-Geoscience) Ive worked as an examiner for the SQA and was a Content Director of the Telegraph Festival of Education, and I organise researchED Scotland. Now, more than 100 years after the end of the war, the story of the memorial window and each of its 144 names has been researched and published in a 411-page book. In the evenings and at weekends, the woodlands around the school provided an ideal playground for the young boys and girls. He pondered that the men whose names were inscribed on that window often sat in the trenches and in the rest camps let their hearts go back to the Castle Park where they played and to the schoolrooms where they worked. It is a big enough change for them in environment and routine, without having to fear the older ones. J. Aberdeen Journals Ltd 2023. A photograh of 1a boys has been made available by Stan Fraser. Located in a very diverse region rich in assets, not only geographically (relief, climate), but also economic and human, the Lyon-Grenoble Auvergne-Rhne-Alpes is the latest INRAE centre to be created. After the school's closure, Blairmore House was run as a private hunting lodge for several years. To read more about this, please go to:Parade Programme and Sponsors. This building still stands today as part of our present accommodation. Due to the continuing health crisis, the awards ceremony was again held virtually and may be viewed online. From 1st August 2020, Robin Macpherson will take over the headship of Robert Gordons College, Aberdeen. (The photograph has now been received. The school has an established educational tradition, stretching back over 175 years to its origins where the Duchess of Gordon founded the school and the famous architect, Archibald Simpson, designed the original buildings which provide a striking and distinctive image of the school. The Gordon Schools Huntly lost 144 teachers and former pupils in the First World War, a memorial window commissioned by the then rector was unveiled in their memory 100 years ago today in. For freedom! Please see also The Huntly Express, 21/12/18 and 04/01/19. I was in Gordon House., Sharon Gray (nee Taylor) - I attended Gordon Secondary School from 1985 , Darren Millar - Hello. Allan Thomson was born in Huntly as one of eleven children. As President of the Former Pupils Association, I am privileged to voice the congratulations of the Association to The Gordon Schools on the occasion of their 175th Anniversary. The loss was keenly felt in the close-knit community, particularly at the secondary school. The school may be contacted at this address: We are looking for the names of the former pupils in this photograph. It was renovated a number of years ago and is now a striking home for our Music, Drama and Home Economics departments. Happy retirement, ladies. Through her recipes for soups, she was instrumental in turning the business into one of Scotlands most successful food companies. Cameron's father, Ian Donald Cameron, was born in the house in 1932. George Riddoch - better known as Ridgy - attended The Gordon Schools from 1939 to 1951. The surprise party that her colleagues and the pupils of the Unit had prepared for her was a fitting token of the esteem in which she was held by teachers and pupils alike. To see an enlarged version of the image, pleaseclick here Valeries work in highlighting the window also secured a grant of almost 1000 for repairwork in 2015. Thank you, Stan Fraser. During the Second World War it served as GHQ Home Forces for some of the Auxiliary Units based in Aberdeenshire and had a training area within the grounds of the house and nearby land. It can be seen in full on the Contacts page. The current head teacher has little to no authority and appears to not do anything about issues concerning the school. The school was divided into four houses, named after rivers in the North-East of Scotland: Deveron (red), Dee (green), Spey (yellow) and Don (blue). See the article in The Huntly Express (01/04/16). The school boasts an 'established educational tradition, stretching back over 175 years to its origins where the Duchess of Gordon founded the school'.1 Drawing from an area of up to sixteen miles around the town of Huntly, the school roll currently stands at around 660 pupils. David Smart has made available the photograph of class 1b from session 1959-1960. Please click to see. The Gordon Schools Former Pupils' Association are holding an Afternoon Tea on Saturday 22nd August, 2015 from 1.30 to 4.00. pupils aged 11 to 18 years old. David Smart has kindly made available a photograph of Mrs Kennedy with her class on the first day of school in 1947. To read more about this event and the news of the bequest, please follow the links to the press cuttings: Recent Graduations featured in The Huntly Express include Myles Cormack, Scott Law, Benjamin Mitchell and Lindsay Reid, Fiona Marshall, Hannah Ingram, Deborah May, Rosemary Pope, Euan Morrison, Annah MacLennan, Lynn Angus, Jayne Stuart. She began her teaching career as a relief teacher at Insch, Gartly and Drumblade, before becoming a full-time primary teacher and, for the last thirteen years before retirement, head of the Special Unit. From Nora Morrison, President of The Gordon Schools Former Pupils Association: If you would like to read further details please see the following article published in The Huntly Express, 27/10/22. To see the newspaper articles and photographs please click on the links. Blairmore House, the former school's premises, is a Victorian country house set amid 50 acres (200,000m2) of park and woodland beside the River Deveron, 6 miles (9.7km) from Huntly, 40 miles (64km) from Aberdeen and 60 miles (97km) from Inverness. Teachers were great. SchoolParrot is a review site for schools. They might say The Gordon Schools and Castle Park helped to win the great war.. At the age of seventeen, she went to Aberdeen University to study Mathematics. Please click to view: As part of the 175th Anniversary celebrations of the founding of. His family chose the name for the area and three generations of them attended the official opening last Friday. Theyre more interested spending years finely curating the schools visions and values than actually doing something tangible. In the region of 300,000 has been invested to re-roof and lay a new floor. This is compared on the right with the national average. Most recently she has been deployed in Guinea in West Africa where the organisation has been at the forefront of tackling the devastating Ebola outbreak. She was a pupil at The Gordon Schools from 1966 to 1969. The students are not properly managed as there is constant behavioural problems especially with the S3+ and this is not a good way to welcome new S1s into the school. does anyone remember me or my father Mr Begg the latin teacher? The Duke of Wellington was said to have declared that Waterloo was won in the playing fields of Eton. As well as this, the guidance teachers are incredibly unhelpful and dont actually care about the pupils. Valerie also included grieving families in memoriam verses offering a humbling understanding of the true impact the war had on the people left behind. The artist created the memorial window from six panels made up of individual pieces of glass stained lightly all over to keep the necessary sobriety of effect. All Rights Reserved. Connor Dean (MEng Mechanical and Offshore Engineering) It encompasses the dpartements of Allier, Puy-de-Dme, Cantal, Haute-Loire, Loire, Rhne, Ain, Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Isre, Drme, and Ardche. At the recent launch of the book to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the founding of The Gordon Schools, it was announced that the late George Donald had bequeathed his grand piano to The Gordon Schools. In 1952, Ena Robertson married Gordon Baxter and joined the Baxter brothers family business. A group of forty year olds went back to school recently for a reunion with their former classmates. Our members look back with pride on our schools long record of progress, evident by the marked successes of so many of our former pupils at home and abroad. Valerie said: Pupils who attended university, or came from prominent local families were generally the easiest to research as their lives tended to be documented: accounts of achievements, prizes gained, tributes from friends and their alma maters Roll of Service. then all secondary teachers! A very special occasion for Allan was the day he was awarded the Freedom of the City of London for his services to the textile industry. Ebony Martin, former pupil of The Gordon Schools, could tell us. My first few years started off strong but quickly went downhill. All entries will be moderated and subject to authorisation. All rights reserved. The school has very strong links with the local community, where we play a key and distinctive role in Huntly and the surrounding areas. All of these facilities feature strongly in our extra-curricular programmes. Disgusting bathrooms that were falling apart. They knew their fame. He grew up in Huntly and was educated at The Gordon Schools. [2] The original buildings were designed by Archibald Simpson. Huntly Cricket Club. Teenager to Help Rebuilding Classrooms in Nepal, To All Members of the Gordon Schools' Former Pupils' Association, Former Pupil Appointed Head of Robert Gordons College. This is on the photographic page of the website. The Gordon Schools is a six-year, non denominational comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. On Saturday, March 21, 2015, Mrs Jane V. Kennedy, former primary school mistress and later head of the Special Unit, died peacefully at Alexander Scotts Hospital, aged 94 years. This article about a school in Scotland is a stub. Maggie Duffus, a former pupil of The Gordon Schools, is looking forward to a trip to Nepal to take part in a project run by Childreach International. A kindly man, whom one colleague said to know him was to love him, Mr James knew each individual who fell personally. He was educated at The Gordon Schools. From his fellow teachers, to the town architects sons, to the lads who laboured on farms, each lost life resonated deeply with him. Fiona Morrison signed the Guest Book on May 26th, 2015. He is hoping that someone may have photographs of 1a girls and 1c girls (1959/60). Mental health not being very well cared for.
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