PICTURES: Golspie High School pupils recognised at prize-giving ceremonies
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Golspie High School held its prize-giving over two sessions this year because of continuing concern over Covid-19. Separate awards ceremonies were held for S1-S3 pupils and for the senior classes S4-S6.
A spokesman for the 191-pupil school said: “It was fantastic to be able to recognise the achievements of pupils once again at an awards ceremony.”
School Dux was Viktoriya Kanashkova who also won the Dr John Mackay Memorial Prize in biology and in chemistry, the DK Macrae Memorial prize in mathematics and the Dr John Mackay Memorial prize in physics as well as the Harvard Book Prize, the Fraser Memorial Prize, the Helen Ryrie Memorial Medal and the Roach Trophy, as well as a subject prize in English.
Victoria shared the Bertie B Paul Memorial Prize in geography with Heather Dalton.
Proxime Accessit to the Dux was Scarlett Dawkins who also won the Sarah M Sutherland Memorial Prize for art and design; the Hugh MacPherson Memorial Prize in graphic communication and subject prizes in fashion, textiles and photography.
SPECIAL PRIZES
Meldola Award in Physical Education - James Morrison and Maisie Mackintosh.
Dorothy Forbes and David Whyte Shields (for the girl and boy who gave the most outstanding performance in school sports) - Lorna MacRae and Charlie Dunbar
The Houston Shield (for contribution and commitment to sport during six years in Golspie High School) - Eilidh Mackay and Sirena Whitehead
Rector’s Certificates - Eilidh Mackay, Sirena Whitehead, Jago Hutchinson, Liam Innes, Jude Jarvis, April Sutherland, Morven Thomson and Steffi Campbell
The Jessie Gordon (Melness) Prize (for the pupil who made the biggest overall contribution during their time at school) - Steffi Campbell
Archibald Robertson Memorial Prize (practical woodworking) - Lorna MacRae
W A Rutherford prize in English/creative writing - Ruby Henderson
Fraser Gillies Memorial Trophy - Lennon Boyle
SUBJECT AWARDS
S5/S6: Administration and IT - Eilidh Mackay; business management - Jakob Vinni; French - Ruby Henderson; history - Sam Anderson and Jake Fraser; hospitality - Kyle Finlayson; music - Kim Bachtle; physical education - Finlay MacGregor
S4: Graphic communication - Charlie Dunbar; physics - Charlie Dunbar; practical woodworking - Charlie Dunbar; Administration and IT - Caitlin Martin; history - Caitlin Martin; art and design - Amalia Edwinson-Fritz; business management - Sadie Mackay; physical education - Martha Sutherland; biology - Martha Sutherland and Enya Smith; chemistry - Enya Smith; English - Emily Sharpus-Jones; mathematics - Emily Sharpus-Jones; French - Isla MacDonald; Geography - Isla MacDonald and Grace Thorpe; home economics - Grace Howard; music - Chelsi Mowat
Heads of year: S4 - Charlie Dunbar; S3 - Amalia Edwinson-Fritz and Cailin Smith; S2 - Abigayle Dunbar and Georgie Maclennan; S1: Aurora Edwinson-Fritz
