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'St Luke's High School' is a secondary school situated in the Auchenback area of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, in the Greater Glasgow area. The school is over 25 years old and Mrs Patricia Scott is the current head teacher, recently succeeding Mr John Fitzpatrick, who is now the current head teacher of Williamwood High School, also in East Renfrewshire. The school focuses on its Catholic ethos in teaching, and its close relationship with the communities of Barrhead and Neilston, as well as areas further afield including Paisley, Pollok and Uplawmoor.The High School wishes to note that no legal action will be taken against it in the case of Election Fixing. This Case will be resolved and hopefully never repeated. Mr John Fitzpatrick has recently anounced his outrage at the condition that the school has been left in. Mr David Gordon has been told that he is to leave the school and not to return.
Also known as "feeder" schools, they include:
★ 'St John's Primary School', Commercial Road, Barrhead.
★ 'St Mark's Primary School', Roebank Drive, Barrhead.
★ 'St Thomas' Primary School', Broadlie Road, Neilston.
★ 'St John's Church', Aurs Road, Barrhead.
★ 'St Thomas' Church', 70 Main Street, Neilston.
The senior school is composed of s5 and s6 pupils.
The head pupils are decided by democratic vote; any s6 pupil can run an election campaign prior to a ballot vote. All s5 pupils, s6 pupils and teachers can vote for a male candidate and a female candidate. The male and female candidates with the most votes achieve the titles of head pupils. The votes are to be recast as there was an issue of favouritism.
- Senior school pupils have other rights that junior pupils do not have. They include:
-
★ The allowance of wearing a senior tie.
-
★ Lunch queue priority.
-
★ A common room (s6 only).
-
- With privileges come other responsibilities for the students however. Students have to manage their own environment better, for example, the common room must be kept clean by the s6 pupils.
The s1-s4 pupils have a set uniform which must be worn by the pupils during school time and also in some extra-curricular events.
★ White shirt
★ Junior school tie
★ Green school jumper / Green school tank top
★ Black trousers / skirt
★ Black shoes
★ School blazer
★ Lacoste Track Suit
★ Bottle Of Buckfast
The Senior Students of the school do not have to wear any uniform and can wear any clothes witch they like.
★
Extensive damage had been done to the kitchen facilities and drama department of the school in October 2005. Pupils and staff were given the day off while the fire brigade fought the blaze, and teachers attempted to salvage anything of value. The fire started approximately 7:30 in the kitchen.Mr John Fitzpatrick has said that this was set by some young children who have the "NED FACTOR".
Consequently, the Drama department had to be temporarily relocated to two English classrooms, while a new temporary dining hall was created in the smaller of the two gym halls.
In April 2007, the downstairs regeneration had been fully completed, and both the drama department and kitchen had been relocated back to their original locations. The layout of the kitchen is the same, although there is a plasma screen on one of the walls of the dining hall and kitchen appliances are new. The drama department's design varies slightly, with a brand new classroom (previously the office, toilets, make-up room, and cloakroom), a new make-up room (previously the storage cupboard), a new office (previously the small classroom), and completely revamped studio and technical room. Mrs Amanda Gracie, head of the creative arts department in St Luke's has commented that she is very pleased with the new area, and all classes have resumed as normal downstairs.
The higher, advanced higher and intermediate classes sat their final exams in May 2007, and were the first to do so since the department's make over. The new classes for '07 to '08 have been actively timetabled as of June 2007.
Towards the end of August, the head boy and girl campaigns were coming to a close. All candidates successfully gave their speeches to the senior school and completed an interview with the head teacher. Matthew O'Donnell (O'Dee) was defeated by a Jewish Boy Jack Jordan, though the ballot was a 'fix'. As the school has had a re-election the new headboy has been announced as Matthew O'Donnell.
Mr John Fitzpatrick has recently returned to St Luke's After Deciding that Williamwood High School was not as good as St Luke's. Mrs Patricia Scott has recently been asked to leave the school and to retire her position as head teacher.
As a result of this Craig Martin has now been made Headteacher of Williamwood High School. Craig Martin has commented on his great plesure of being given this high school saying " I always knew that i would become headteacher of Williamwood ".
The school is subdivided into departments, each with their own subjects. Some (such as English, Computing and Drama) have specific SQA courses with awards; others are more personal subjects with no awards (such as Religious, Personal Social and Health, and core Physical Education).
The departments are divided as follows:
★ Language And Communication
★
★ English
★
★ Modern Languages
★
★
★ French
★
★
★ Italian
★
★
★ Spanish
★ Social Subjects
★
★ Geography
★
★ History
★
★ Modern Studies
★ Creative Arts
★
★ Drama
★
★ Art
★
★ Music
★ Business, Technical & ICT
★
★ Business
★
★
★ Business Management
★
★
★ Administration
★
★ Technical
★
★
★ Product Design
★
★
★ Graphic Communication
★
★
★ Craft & Design
★
★ ICT
★
★
★ Computing
★
★
★ Information Systems
★ Mathematics
★ Science
★
★ Biology
★
★ Chemistry
★
★ Physics
★ PE & Health
★
★ Physical Education
★
★ Home Economics
★
★ Hospitality
★ Religious Education
Christopher Brookmyre
Craig Martin, Head Teacher, Williamwood High School.
Matthew O'Donnell, Head Boy, St Lukes High School.
'St Luke's High School' is a secondary school situated in the Auchenback area of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, in the Greater Glasgow area. The school is over 25 years old and Mrs Patricia Scott is the current head teacher, recently succeeding Mr John Fitzpatrick, who is now the current head teacher of Williamwood High School, also in East Renfrewshire. The school focuses on its Catholic ethos in teaching, and its close relationship with the communities of Barrhead and Neilston, as well as areas further afield including Paisley, Pollok and Uplawmoor.The High School wishes to note that no legal action will be taken against it in the case of Election Fixing. This Case will be resolved and hopefully never repeated. Mr John Fitzpatrick has recently anounced his outrage at the condition that the school has been left in. Mr David Gordon has been told that he is to leave the school and not to return.
Associated Primary Schools
Also known as "feeder" schools, they include:
★ 'St John's Primary School', Commercial Road, Barrhead.
★ 'St Mark's Primary School', Roebank Drive, Barrhead.
★ 'St Thomas' Primary School', Broadlie Road, Neilston.
Associated Churches
★ 'St John's Church', Aurs Road, Barrhead.
★ 'St Thomas' Church', 70 Main Street, Neilston.
Senior school
The senior school is composed of s5 and s6 pupils.
Head Boy & Head Girl
The head pupils are decided by democratic vote; any s6 pupil can run an election campaign prior to a ballot vote. All s5 pupils, s6 pupils and teachers can vote for a male candidate and a female candidate. The male and female candidates with the most votes achieve the titles of head pupils. The votes are to be recast as there was an issue of favouritism.
Privileges
- Senior school pupils have other rights that junior pupils do not have. They include:
-
★ The allowance of wearing a senior tie.
-
★ Lunch queue priority.
-
★ A common room (s6 only).
-
- With privileges come other responsibilities for the students however. Students have to manage their own environment better, for example, the common room must be kept clean by the s6 pupils.
Uniform
Junior School
The s1-s4 pupils have a set uniform which must be worn by the pupils during school time and also in some extra-curricular events.
★ White shirt
★ Junior school tie
★ Green school jumper / Green school tank top
★ Black trousers / skirt
★ Black shoes
★ School blazer
★ Lacoste Track Suit
★ Bottle Of Buckfast
Senior school
The Senior Students of the school do not have to wear any uniform and can wear any clothes witch they like.
★
Notable incidents
2005 Fire
Extensive damage had been done to the kitchen facilities and drama department of the school in October 2005. Pupils and staff were given the day off while the fire brigade fought the blaze, and teachers attempted to salvage anything of value. The fire started approximately 7:30 in the kitchen.Mr John Fitzpatrick has said that this was set by some young children who have the "NED FACTOR".
Consequently, the Drama department had to be temporarily relocated to two English classrooms, while a new temporary dining hall was created in the smaller of the two gym halls.
In April 2007, the downstairs regeneration had been fully completed, and both the drama department and kitchen had been relocated back to their original locations. The layout of the kitchen is the same, although there is a plasma screen on one of the walls of the dining hall and kitchen appliances are new. The drama department's design varies slightly, with a brand new classroom (previously the office, toilets, make-up room, and cloakroom), a new make-up room (previously the storage cupboard), a new office (previously the small classroom), and completely revamped studio and technical room. Mrs Amanda Gracie, head of the creative arts department in St Luke's has commented that she is very pleased with the new area, and all classes have resumed as normal downstairs.
The higher, advanced higher and intermediate classes sat their final exams in May 2007, and were the first to do so since the department's make over. The new classes for '07 to '08 have been actively timetabled as of June 2007.
2007 Elections
Towards the end of August, the head boy and girl campaigns were coming to a close. All candidates successfully gave their speeches to the senior school and completed an interview with the head teacher. Matthew O'Donnell (O'Dee) was defeated by a Jewish Boy Jack Jordan, though the ballot was a 'fix'. As the school has had a re-election the new headboy has been announced as Matthew O'Donnell.
Headteacher
Mr John Fitzpatrick has recently returned to St Luke's After Deciding that Williamwood High School was not as good as St Luke's. Mrs Patricia Scott has recently been asked to leave the school and to retire her position as head teacher.
As a result of this Craig Martin has now been made Headteacher of Williamwood High School. Craig Martin has commented on his great plesure of being given this high school saying " I always knew that i would become headteacher of Williamwood ".
Departments
The school is subdivided into departments, each with their own subjects. Some (such as English, Computing and Drama) have specific SQA courses with awards; others are more personal subjects with no awards (such as Religious, Personal Social and Health, and core Physical Education).
The departments are divided as follows:
★ Language And Communication
★
★ English
★
★ Modern Languages
★
★
★ French
★
★
★ Italian
★
★
★ Spanish
★ Social Subjects
★
★ Geography
★
★ History
★
★ Modern Studies
★ Creative Arts
★
★ Drama
★
★ Art
★
★ Music
★ Business, Technical & ICT
★
★ Business
★
★
★ Business Management
★
★
★ Administration
★
★ Technical
★
★
★ Product Design
★
★
★ Graphic Communication
★
★
★ Craft & Design
★
★ ICT
★
★
★ Computing
★
★
★ Information Systems
★ Mathematics
★ Science
★
★ Biology
★
★ Chemistry
★
★ Physics
★ PE & Health
★
★ Physical Education
★
★ Home Economics
★
★ Hospitality
★ Religious Education
Notable alumni
Christopher Brookmyre
Craig Martin, Head Teacher, Williamwood High School.
Matthew O'Donnell, Head Boy, St Lukes High School.
References
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