Clydebank High School

Wall Display
Our next corridor project will feature black and white photos of the old school building. Click here to view layout.

S1 History
On Tuesday 7th May, 49 pupils from S1 and S3 took part in a fantastic visit to Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument. Whilst at the castle, pupils explored the magnificent Royal Palace and took part in a workshop where they were able to handle medieval weaponry in order to learn more about 13th century battle tactics. Afterwards at the Wallace Monument, everybody made it to the top of 22ft building where they were able to admire the view that William Wallace had once gazed over in the year 1297.

Spring Fair
Our S1 Citezenship classes collected bric-a-brac, baked cakes and made hand crafted gifts for the Spring Fair which took part during the S1 Parents Information Evening on Thursday 2nd May.

The money raised will be used to take our lucky S1 pupils away for a few days to Ardlui.

Pupil Coursing Survey
Please could S4 pupils complete the following short surveys online about S4 senior coursing and Careers service. Please could S5 pupils complete the following short surveys online: S5 senior coursing and Careers. S6 pupils please complete the short online surveys on 'UCAS' and 'Careers'.

Careers (for S4-6)
Ucas (for S6)
S5 Coursing (for current S5)
S4 Coursing (for current S4)

2013 SQA Exams
S4 pupils stop for study leave on Thursday 25th April. Senior pupils stop for study leave on Friday 10th May 2013. The 2013 Examination Timetable is available to download here. More information about S4 and Senior exams can be found on the SQA site.

Study Skills Page

Download study skills booklet.

Good luck to all pupils sitting their SQA exams.

Memorial Football Tournament - Bute House Winners
Pupils from all year groups are taking part in the Memorial Football Tournament in memory of Scott Docherty and Patrick Phillips. Congratulations to the Bute house on winning the Interhouse Tournament.

Rank	House	Points
1	Bute	21
2	Davaar	19
3	Arran	16
4	Cumbrae	11

Teacher v Pupil football Match
A number of staff and pupils took part in the popular teacher v pupil event, ending with the pupils winning 2 -1. This proved to be an entertaining event with many supporters present to cheer on their teams. The event was held to rasie money for the Senior Prom 2013.

CONGRATULATIONS
To Mr Dobbin and Mr Hamilton and their under-16 football team who reached the semi-final of the Scottish Cup. Unfortunately, they lost 4:3 against St Margaret’s from Airdrie in a very tightly fought match. Throughout this tournament the boys have behaved in an exemplary fashion and have done much to enhance the school’s reputation in the wider community.

View the highlights here.

Match Report

New Blazers
After wide consultation and by public demand, there will be a few changes to the Clydebank High School Uniform. Blazers will now be worn by all pupils from S1 to S6.

View the fashion show here.
For more information click here .

Rasing Cash for Malawi
During the weeks leading up to Christmas, 3rd year pupils in RME were asked to design a set of Christmas cards. The four designs chosen were from Nicola Duffy, Darren Kenndy, Jamie Archer and Megan Gillies. These designs were then produced and printed into a set of Christmas cards in aid of raising money for our partner school in Malawi. In total, just under £100 was raised so a big thank you everyone who took part.

BBC School Report 2013
Students from this school made the news for real on 21 March 2013 as they took part in BBC News School Report.

VIew reports here!

Glasgow Airport Football
A kickabout on the tarmac will mark the launch of a community coaching programme funded by £50,000 from Glasgow Airport’s FlightPath Fund. Four youngsters from Clydebank High went along to represent the school.

Glasgow Airport is committing £50,000 from its FlightPath Fund towards the cost of expanding educational youth football programmes in the two areas, with an additional 280 young people set to benefit as a result of the award. In addition to the football games and coaching on offer, there is an educational focus with workshops tackling issues such as alcohol, drugs and sectarianism. Pictures to follow.

O2 Visit
On the 1st March, 3 pupils from Clydebank High School visited O2 to participate in a digital skills workshop. Two apprentices from O2 led the workshop and organised numerous tasks for the pupils to carry out. These consisted of working in groups to discuss what digital skills meant and what digital skills the pupils had.

Read more here.

Pila 2013
Pupils hit the slopes of the magnificent Aosta Valley in Italy to ski in the resort of Pila. Pupils arrived at their stunning resort on Wednesday 6th March.

View the fun and gallery here.

CSI at Clydebank High
CSI is a major IDL activity involving all S3 pupils. It will take place on 5-8th March. Pupils will attend all classes as normal during this time but they will be working on CSI-related activities in Art, Maths, Modern Languages, Music, Science.

On the afternoon of 7th and all day 8th March all S3 pupils will be off timetable working on creating a CSI activity for the P7 transition programme.

Follow the progress here.

S1 Learn Life Saving Skills
Mr Young’s S1 Citizenship class were involved in Heartstart training. This involved gaining practical experience in basic CPR needed to keep a person alive in an emergency until professional help arrived. Pupils from Mrs Cummings Skills for Work class passed on their knowledge from their Heartstart Training.

Hearttstart
Pupils from the Uniformed & Emergency Services Skills for Work class recently passed their Heartstart training.

Pupils were awarded their certificates during assembly on Monday morning. Well done!

Employability Event
The school held an Employability Event on Wednesday 20th February. Pupils got the opportunity to start thinking about the Learning Journey they will be undertaking over the next few years. Pupils were invited to walk around and meet different representative from Higher/Further Education, Training Providers and Services.

School Uniform
Full school uniform is : White shirt/blouse/polo shirt, school tie, plain black top, black trousers/ skirt, black footwear Please note that school is a place of work therefore it would be totally inappropriate for girls to wear fashion items such as the following : dangling ear rings, necklaces, large bracelets, fashion belts with large buckles, large amounts of make-up. These items will be confiscated. Click here for an example of uniform standard.