Claremont High School, East Kilbride
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| Claremont High School | |
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High Common Road , , G74 2DA Scotland | |
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| Type | Secondary School |
| Motto | Endeavour |
| Established | 1970 |
| Closed | June 2007 / February 2008 |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,100 |
| Houses | Bute, Crawford, Everest, Fraser. (Until 1993, Arran and Douglas were also school houses). |
Claremont High School was a non-denominational, state-funded secondary school based in the St Leonards area of East Kilbride. It closed in June 2007 and merged with Hunter High School to form the new Calderglen High School, although Calderglen met in the Claremont building until February 2008 when the new building opened on the same site. It was originally one of six state Secondary schools in East Kilbride until, after a school modernisation program by South Lanarkshire Council, they were merged into three schools.
Studio32 Theatre Company
A teachers' strike in 1985 led to the establishment of Studio32 by Liane McKenna and Vikki England née Carrick, an amateur theatre company that has since grown to be the leading community theatre company in the area. The name refers to the drama classroom in the school (A32) where rehearsals were first held.[1] Studio32 celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015 with a production of Oliver!.[2]
Notable alumni
- Lee Alexander, Scotland Women's International Footballer
- John Hannah, Film and television actor
- Lorraine Kelly, Television presenter[3]
- Andy Kerr, Scottish Politician
- Fraser Kerr, Footballer currently with Stenhousemuir
- Jordan McGhee, Scotland U21 International Footballer, currently with Dundee
- Iain Stewart, Geologist
- Alasdair Strokosch, Scotland International Rugby player
- Robbie Winters, Scotland International Footballer
- Frazer Wright, Footballer currently with Stirling Albion
References
- ^ "About Studio32". www.studio32theatre.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ Andrea, O'Neill. "East Kilbride theatre group celebrate 30 year milestone with stage performance of Oliver Twist". www.dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Bill McFadyen: a teaching 'legend'". DailyRecord.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
External links
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