helpers young and old needed on Wednesday evening, 16th May
S1 Parents Evening is on Wednesday, 16th May. The S6 pupils who have been helping serve refreshments are away on study leave. A number of S3 pupils are standing in, for which we are very grateful. They could use some backup. Can anyone, parent or pupil, step in to help?
Please contact Sharee MacKerron (0131 332 7805 or sharee.mackerron@broughton.edin.sch.uk) if you can.
The SQA wants our feedback
Qualifications development is under way. Want to have a say in our young learners’ curriculum? The SQA welcome all input. Read about it here, and get active!
Foster Me, Foster Us
The City of Edinburgh is well into its latest campaign to publicise the continuing need for foster carers. The number of looked-after children is at its highest level in the city since 1981.
Would you be interested in a drop-in session to meet carers of local children from birth to 18? Click here for a schedule of upcoming events!
The City of Edinburgh Dance School & P6/7 Talented Young Performers Choreography Competition
In August 2011, Raymond King (Kaye), a highly regarded member of the dance department staff at Broughton High School passed away after a short illness borne with great courage and dignity.
Raymond was a fantastic teacher who ensured that every student had an excellent foundation to their dance training. He was a brilliant dancer, choreographer and teacher as well as a friend and his acerbic wit and cheeky charm will be missed by all who knew him. He touched lives and influenced many people around the world through his love of dance. Raymond was a fantastic teacher, colleague & friend who inspired and is sorely missed by all.
On Friday 16 December 2012, we held the Junior Choreography Competition at Broughton High School in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support. Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. Students from P6 – S3 competed in a variety of sections, all performing their own choreography, in order to raise money for the charity. It was a fantastic afternoon, which highlighted how talented the students are. Awards were given for a winner and runner-up in each section and a special memorial cup was awarded in memory of the students’ much loved teacher, Raymond King.
£700 was raised and donated to MacMillan Cancer Support – thank you very much to everyone who contributed for your generosity.
Prize Winners:
P6 Talented Young Performer: Emily Jefferson (Towerbank Primary School)
P7 Talented Young Performer Group: Neive Quinn (Currie Primary School)
S1: Winner – RuaridhMcGillivaray& James Gillhooley
Runner Up – Nieve McNulty
S2: Winner – Amy Milner
Runner Up – Anna MacDonald & Chloe Stevens
S3: Winner – Holly Stevens
Runner Up – Lindsay McGowan
There is a special Raymond King Memorial Cup, for a junior student for excellence in performance and technique. This year it was awarded to Anna MacDonald (S2).
Congratulations also go to to Helena Campbell, an S4 student from the City of Edinburgh Dance School at Broughton High, who won the Raymond Kaye Jazz Art UK Scholarship launched during the Jazz Art workshop at Dance Base on Sunday 19 Feb. This scholarship has been created as a fitting memorial to the hugely missed and greatly respected dance teacher Raymond Kaye. The workshop was led by staff from Jazz Art UK, including the Director of the leading school, Sheridan Nicol (Centre).
Celebrating Success! A new web-focus at Broughton
Our pupils’ (and teachers’) successes keep piling up! To keep track of it all, the school have launched a new page within the website, called ‘Celebrating Success’. Have a look. It’s exciting reading.
Broughton High School Parent Council 