Lasswade High School Centre
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| Lasswade High School | |
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11 Eskdale Drive , , EH19 2LA Scotland | |
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| Type | State secondary |
| Motto | Usque Conabor (I will strive to my utmost) |
| Established | 17th century |
| Founder | Robert Marshall (1646) |
| Head teacher | Campbell Hornell |
| Years | S1 to S6 |
| Number of students | 1,600 |
| Houses | St. Leonard's, St. Anne's, Mount Esk and Melville |
| Colour(s) | Strictly Black, White with school tie |
| School Tie Colours | St Leonard's: black tie with green stripe St Anne's: black tie with red stripe Mount Esk: black tie with gold stripe Melville: black tie with blue stripe |
| Website | lasswadehsc |
Lasswade High School is a non-denominational secondary state school in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland.
History
In 1956, Lasswade Senior Secondary School (the earliest predecessor for which was established in the village of Lasswade in the 1610s)[1] transferred to a new building on the present site, with improvements and extensions opened in 1978 to provide new accommodation for Business Studies, Home Economics, Music, Art & Design, Science, Craft, Design & Technology, Library, Computer Room, Kitchen, Dining Room and Sports Centre. Lasswade was further developed as a community school since 1979.
During the session 1999/2000, a new Mathematics and Support wing was built and formally opened by Jack McConnell, at the time Education Minister for Scotland. This included state of the art fully equipped Mathematics classrooms, Guidance classrooms, offices and meeting rooms and a Learning Support base with tutorial rooms.[2]
In 2009 it was announced that a new Lasswade High School Community Campus was to be built, with construction beginning in October 2011. The school re-opened in 2013 as the Lasswade Centre, with ceremonial duties performed by the then First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond.[1] The new building cost £38 million to complete, and contains 90 classrooms to accommodate around 1,500 pupils.[1] The facility also has a purpose-built Sports Centre, which comprises a games hall, squash courts, fitness training rooms, activity movement studio, cafeteria, creche and spacious playing fields.
Schools Curriculum Award 2000
Lasswade High School received the prestigious award at a ceremony in London in recognition of the school's involvement with the local community. The award was open to all schools - nursery, primary and secondary - in the United Kingdom. Assessment of the school was made in two stages - an initial written submission followed by a visit by two external assessors - to ensure that the school met the challenging criteria set by the Trustees. The award is sponsored by the government departments and private industry.
Fittest School in Britain 2009
The school took the top prize in the Fitter Schools Challenge,[3] in which 3,000 UK schools put their sporting prowess to the test. The school was presented with a trophy and £10,000 worth of sports equipment by Olympian Roger Black. The challenge was open to first and second year pupils at every school in the UK. Each school had to complete in three challenges which tested their skills and stamina. Pupils were asked to complete a shuttle run, which tested their ability to accelerate and change direction. They were also challenged to see how many star jumps they could do in a minute.[4]
Links with China and South Africa
In recent years, the school has developed educational links with Tianlin No 3 Middle School in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The collaboration is part of a wider initiative to develop a closer relationship between Scotland and China, and will include teacher and pupil exchanges as well as using e-mail and the internet to develop joint projects.[3][5]
Eco-Schools
Following a visit by an Eco-Schools inspection team in 2008, Lasswade High was awarded the Green Flag environmental award.[6]
Queen's Baton Relay 2014
For the run-up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, the Queen's baton passed through the school building circling the school floors before eventually moving on.
Notable former pupils
- James Edward Tierney Aitchison (1835–1898), surgeon and botanist
- A.J. Aitken (1921–1998), lexicographer; scholar of the Scots language.
- Christopher Anderson (1782–1852), theologian.
- Paul Frederick de Quincey (1828–1894), soldier and New Zealand politician; son of Thomas De Quincey
- Sean Fraser (born 1990), swimmer and bronze medallist at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.[7]
- Sir James Arnot Hamilton (1923–2012), aircraft designer; Director-General of the Concorde aviation project for the Ministry of Technology (1966–1970).[8]
- Gary Locke (born 1975), professional footballer.[9]
- Canon Stewart Mallin (1924–2000), Episcopalian cleric, Dean of Moray, Ross and Caithness (1983–1991).
- Gary Mason (born 1979), professional footballer.
- Brian McCabe (born 1951), author and poet, editor of the Edinburgh Review (2004–2011).
- Gary Naysmith (born 1978), professional footballer.[10]
- David Pryde (1890–1959), Labour MP, 1945–1959.
- Graeme Randall (born 1975), former World Judo champion (1999).[11]
- Richard Baird Smith (1818–1861), army officer in the East India Company; chief engineer at the Siege of Delhi in 1857.
- Craig Thomson (born 1991), professional footballer.[12]
- Albert Watson (born 1942), fashion photographer.
- Steven Whittaker (born 1984), professional footballer.
- Peter Wright (born 1967), former rugby union international.
References
- ^ a b c Lasswade Centre (Lasswade High School), Gazetteer for Scotland.
- ^ "Homepage : Background to Lasswade High School Centre". Lasswade.info. Archived from the original on 15 July 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ a b https://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2004/10/15115621
- ^ Published on Tuesday 29 September 2009 10:22 (29 September 2009). "Pupils run off with fitness prize - Edinburgh, East & Fife - Scotsman.com". Edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Published on Saturday 16 October 2004 13:19 (16 October 2004). "A Chinese getaway to help pupils build links - Education - Scotsman.com". News.scotsman.com. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ http://www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk/news/Lasswade-High-School-flies-flag.4974501.jp
- ^ Published on Wednesday 23 July 2008 10:34 (23 July 2008). "Loanhead swimmer Sean Fraser in Paralympic medal hope - Local Sport". Midlothian Advertiser. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sir James Arnot Hamilton". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Gary Locke - Hearts Career - from 8 May 1993 to 2 Jan 2001". Londonhearts.com. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Sheffield United | Team | Player Profiles | Gary Naysmith". Sufc.co.uk. 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Craig Thomson | Player Profiles | Player Profiles | Football | Hearts". Heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2011.