Mr Haggarty served as Principal Teacher of History in Paisley Grammar between 1975 and 2006, and is an honorary member. Those invited to this years reunion are old boys and girls who entered JNI Primary in 1951 or Secondary in 1958. I met Brent playing little league football and we were lifetime friends. The Daily Record wrote:[10], 'A source at Gleniffer High said Mr Nicholls was attacked when he was called in to deal with an argument between the boy and a teacher. Teachers with the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, which oversees Catholic schools throughout the Piedmont region of North Carolina including Bishop McGuinness High School in Kernersville are forbidden to communicate with students using any form of electronic communication other than school email and school phones. The song they chose was I love you, youre perfect, now change and their video was accepted, so they performed in London and they got through to the finals in March, however, they were eliminated by eventual winners Soulmates. The school tie is black with red, maroon and sky blue stripes. There have been many Rectors of this prestigious school over its history including George Aimer Russell at the turn of the 20th century, and, more recently, John Clarke OBE (19371956), Ninian A. Jamieson (19561966), Robert Y. Corbett (19661988), Hugh H Nisbet (19881995) and John C Pears (19952006). Download Evidence report. But really Im talking about home as a concept. The Old Grammarians Club also contributes to the school's annual prize giving; giving the Old Grammarians Prize to one pupil in the sixth year. Lee Rigbys mum tells of decade of heartbreak 10 years after son slain in street by extremists. Schools that create a positive culture help all students thrive. During May 2008, he criticized then Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander for using smear tactics against Gleniffer. The school building, with its famed dome known as the porridge bowl was designed in the neoclassical style by Glasgow architect Charles Wilson. FORMER pupils from one of Paisleys most famous schools are getting ready for a half-century-plus-one reunion. Last year, former pupils, who started at the John Neilson Institute in 1958, held a golden jubilee get-together, which was a great success. Script error: No such module "Category see also". They argue that Cooke should be pronounced as Cookie. One day Keith Dodson looked at me standing outside the classroom and asked, Madison, are you out here again? Welcome to you all. I would love to see you Roger but I bet the WFU class reunion was outstanding. Great seeing everyone!! The schools Latin motto was Disce Puer Aut Abi (Work, boy, or get out) and was known for a number of its long-standing traditional practices. Family 'leave empty space at dinner table for Scots man detained in India as part of their hearts is missing. Lets remember them all today but with a smile. On the positive, it noted the school to have "high quality leadership provided by the headteacher and his senior management team" as well as "pupil participation" in the "range of extra-curricular activities provided". This was down from 96% in the 2010 Standard Grade examinations. [5] On a similarly positive note, a December 2011 publicly published letter from inspectors cited one of the school's key strengths as "The inspirational leadership and drive of the headteacher.[14]". The 40th year was 2017. It was the chance for them to catch up on old times, with some of them not having set eyes on each other for around 45 years. Former [5] It therefore did not achieve the top rank of "outstanding" for any of the inspection criterion.