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A summer to

remember

In truth, Heriot’s never really stops. The
start of Term 1 followed a busy summer.
In football, the progression of Scottish
internationalists Eilidh Adams and Tegan
Browning continued, with the girls
selected to attend a Scottish Football
Association national training camp at
Largs, while both girls were also invited
to train once a week at the national
performance hub. Harry Stone, meanwhile,
signed a two-year professional contract
with Hearts; the goalkeeper was given
squad number 37.

Happy pipers at Inverness

In hockey, Sophie Hinds and Jessica
Thain were selected to play at the
Futures Cup for Scotland’s under-18
and under-16 teams respectively.
In Highland dancing, the school’s
team competed at the three-day
International Festival of Dance,
Abernethy Highland Gathering, and the
British Open Championship. Dancing at
Eilidh Adams and Tegan Browning the latter competition, Eilidh Adams –

In rugby, Zack Smith was selected to competing in her first championship –
attend a Scotland under-17 camp in finished a creditable fifth in the sword
Spain. dance.
In diving, Lachlan Stark was chosen to be Like the Highland dancers, the school’s
a member of the Scottish national youth Pipe Band were in frequent action. In
squad. the European Pipe Band Championships,
In rowing, five members of Heriot’s held at Bught Park, Inverness, the
Rowing Club were selected to represent Juvenile Pipe Band were crowned
Scotland at the Home International Best Drum Corps in the Juvenile Band
Regatta at Strathclyde Park. It meant category. The band’s success continued
that Paul Ferguson, Ailish Lurring, Philippa at the Bridge of Allan Highland Games,
Lloyd, Rhuari Stuart and Catriona Taylor with the pipers winning first prizes in
(S6 leavers in June 2019) raced their final both the Juvenile Grade and Grade 2
competition as Heriot’s rowers in Scotland competitions, and also at the North Pipe Idol Brodie Watson-Massey
colours. Berwick Highland Games where the
Novice Juvenile and Juvenile bands Meanwhile, Brodie Watson-Massey
were fourth and first in their respective was crowned ‘Pipe Idol’ in a competition
grades. Competition in August held as part of the Piping Live Festival
culminated at the World Pipe Band in Glasgow. After challenging qualifying
Championships at Glasgow Green, rounds, Brodie and fellow Herioter
with Heriot’s pipers and drummers Christopher Happs made it through to the
ranked third in the Juvenile Grade final round, with Brodie and Christopher
Rhuari Stuart and Paul Ferguson category. finishing first and second.

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