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Anish Kapoor, as the idea of the piece very differently. I can think about what
Artists seek was very different to the others. I the artist was thinking or what the piece
enjoyed all of the different workshops means.
inspiration but my favourite of the day was the last Thomas Milne (S2)

workshop, which included making our
in Jupiter own sculptures in groups of three or four.
Finlay Robb (S2)
Artland visit My favourite artwork was the ‘Coppice
Room’ by Andy Goldsworthy. I really
enjoyed it and thought the experience
When we arrived at Jupiter Artland, was great because you could interact
the woodland was instantly in view. with the artwork and I felt that was very
We walked through the wood which powerful. Violet Fluendy (S2)
was pretty muddy underfoot. After a As we got back on the bus, I felt sad to
while, the sculptures were visible. They be leaving Jupiter Artland. The trip really
were all different shapes and sizes as made me change my view on art and
well as brightly coloured. As a class, how important it is in our lives and our
we discussed some of the sculptures, culture. Jupiter Artland really inspired me
learning their names and the artists who and gave me many ideas for my school
had created them. work. When I first saw some of the
Ellie O’Donnell (S2) sculptures, they just looked like a piece
My favourite sculpture was ‘Suck’ by of wood or plastic. Now I look at them

Hockey, tennis club side CALA in the crossover semi-final. booked their place in the Shield semi-
final we were hoping for the same with
Having lost to them previously, Heriot’s
and rugby dominated the game and won 3-1, taking the U16s. They obliged by beating
Earlston High School 36-12. In the
them to a final against hosts George
players in Watson’s College. The girls defended semi-finals, the U18s were drawn to
well and Maddie Boyes made some play High School of Dundee and the
action during brilliant saves, but Watson’s scored from U16XV were drawn to play Hutchesons’
a rebound. The girls bounced back and Grammar School. Both teams were
busy sporting had most the possession and chances to drawn away so we knew it would be
score, but unfortunately couldn’t convert, a tough challenge. Both games were
November resulting in a final score of 1-0. incredibly close: the U16s lost 5-7 while
the U18s went through by the same
November is typically the busiest month Tennis score line.
for sporting fixtures at Heriot’s and is The boys’ tennis team travelled to Our final conference weekend was
a period that defines the success of Strathallan to compete in the first round against Edinburgh Academy. The
individual teams. A snapshot of the of the Scottish Schools Cup competition. following teams recorded wins:
month’s highlights is below. This was going to be a tough ask as U16XV (36-3), C2 (31-28),
Strathallan run a tennis academy. The boys
Hockey were defeated in singles but held their D1 (24-3), D2 (37-11) and
The 1st XI hockey team were knocked own in the doubles matches, only losing JA2 (12-7).
out of the Scottish Cup by a strong High both matches on tie breaks. Miss Amy Brodie and Mr Ewan
School of Glasgow side. It was a battle Harrison
of possession with limited goalmouth The girls’ tennis team went to Gryffe High
action until the dying seconds. HSOG School to play in the first round of the
hit the post in the final 10 seconds of Scottish Schools Cup. Charlie Webster
the game after Heriot’s pressed high and Laila Hussey managed to take their
to try and secure the win. The game doubles match to a tie break but lost
ended 0-0 and the girls lost on running 10-5. Tegan Browning won her singles
penalties. There was better news for the match, but the rest of the team found the
girls in the East Schools Cup, with the opponents too strong to break, resulting in
a 5-1 loss overall.
team beating Edinburgh Academy 4-0 to
progress to the semi-finals. Rugby
The 1st XI also finished runners-up in Meanwhile, the senior rugby teams were
the East Indoor Tournament. The girls in conference action and the U16 and U18
had finished third in the round robin, but teams were competing for the Scottish
had a chance to progress when they met Shield. With the U18 team having already Annabel Nicol in action for the S3A team

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