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SCHOOL Flagstones Dedicated Foundation400 open air while a tented concert hall played design of the new refectory with the project
Final touches are being made to the
Free shows for children were staged in the
Pupils and staff across the School have been
June Day saw the unveiling of the new
still on course to be completed by the
host to comedy and music performances,
rising to the challenge for Foundation400
plaque that commemorates the dedication
summer holidays of 2018.
some which were broadcast live and some
NEWS of the twenty four new flagstones that were this summer. recorded for future transmission.
laid in the quadrangle last autumn.
The Class of 2016/2017 took up the
The flagstones were laid as part of
mantle from their 2015/16 predecessors,
and presented their own Class Gift to the
full scale restoration of the quadrangle
undertaken by specialist stonemasons.
Several of the former pupils and friends who Foundation to mark their final year. To
raise the money, over 50 final year pupils
made a £1000 donation to dedicate a new completed a sponsored abseil down the
flagstone were able to join the celebrations Heriot’s clock tower in June generating
and view the plaque for the first time. £2589 in sponsorship.
Not to be outdone, the Junior School
The plaque is now installed in the cloisters
New Head of Junior School on the pend side of the quadrangle. have also made a huge effort by joining their
Alastair Morrison has been appointed as the Outdoor Learning Co-ordinator, Alex Weir-
new Head of the Junior School to succeed Addie in two sponsored Munro climbs. Alex Cyber Sleuth Success
Lesley Franklin who takes over as Principal at is attempting to climb all 282 Munros in one
Christmas. year so to keep him company and help him The future security of the country would be
An Old Lorettonian, Alastair’s most recent boost his fundraising, P6 to P7 joined him to Founder’s Day Live Stream safe in the hands of four young Herioters
appointment was as Head of Feltonfleet climb Ben Lomond in May and the following who have impressed GCHQ with their code-
School in Surrey. Prior to this he was month P3-5 successfully took on Schiehallion. For the first time in history, FPs and friends cracking abilities.
Deputy Head of the Junior School at Fettes Alex is continuing his quest but has been around the globe were able to watch the Clara Courtney, Grace Dobson, Heather
College for ten years and has also taught at dogged with a knee injury and particularly Founder’s Day celebrations live this year Tweedie, and Kate Varga, who are all in
Edinburgh Academy. poor summer weather which has hampered thanks to the internet. S5, were named runners-up in the national
He is married to Lizzie and has three his progress. Despite 2017 turning out to be the GCHQ CyberFirst Girls Competition, which
daughters under 12. A keen sportsman, he Centenary Tribute to wettest June Day for almost 20 years, had entries from over 2,100 teams.
enjoys golf, running and coaching rugby. the proceedings, which took place in the The final, which involved the ten best
Wartime School Captain School Hall, were streamed online and over teams from across the country (but with
School Captains Forty five pupils from S3 to S5 made a special 200 people tuned in to watch. Cameron Heriot’s being the only Scottish school to
make it through), was held at Lancaster
trip to France in June to mark the centenary Wyllie, making his final June Day address
The School Captains for 2017 are Caroline Armstrong and Kazacham Dangata with Hector year of the School captaincy of Herbert as Principal, encouraged the invited guests House in Westminster. The finalists
McKechnie and Annsia Nabi as Vice-Captains. Turnbull who was killed in WW1 just one year to wave to those watching around the word were presented with a fictional scenario
All four are confident that they will form a strong team after getting to know each other after leaving Heriot’s. (pictured below). involving a cyber-attack on a school in
during the recent tour of South Africa by the Hockey team and the Rugby First XV. And in another impressive display of We are now planning to stream June Day which they had to complete a series of
Caroline joined Heriot’s in P1 and as well as being a hockey player she enjoys drama and 2018 and are hoping for better weather so code-breaking challenges to thwart the
music and counts the Usher Hall concerts among her best memories of her time at Heriot’s. endurance, in May Estates Manager Andrew the full outdoor proceedings can be enjoyed attack. Only Lancaster Girls Grammar School
Kazacham also combines his love of sport with musical talent having taken up saxophone MacLachlan teamed up with P5S Teacher by both those at School and those watching. outperformed Heriot’s in the nail-biting
Ewan Santer, Technicians Tom Ellis and Roy
when he joined Heriot’s as a Foundationer in S3. His stand out memory from School is the Munro and three friends to take on the North For those who missed it a recording is contest.
first rugby match he played representing Heriot’s. “It was against Fettes and I just remember Coast 500 cycle around the northernmost available on the website at www.george- Alison Whitney, the Deputy Director
this great sense of pride of playing for my School,” she says. “We also won the match which part of Scotland. heriots.com/former-pupils/founders-day- for digital services at GCHQ’s National
helped!” live-stream. Cyber Security Centre said, “The girls from
The team undertook the challenge in an
Both Caroline and Kazacham have ambitions to study Medicine, while Annsia and Hector impressive four days rather than the officially Edinburgh were very worthy finalists and
are leaning towards studying Law and Politics with Languages respectively. Annsia joined recommended nine days and camped en should be proud to be runners-up – the
Heriot’s Nursery with Hector joining a year later in P1. “I’m looking forward to this year and route – supported by Iain Oliphant and standard of work was incredibly high and we
bonding with the rest of the S6,” says Annsia. “The four of us got to know each other well Roddy Stevenson who kept them fed and were very impressed with their work.”
during the tour this summer so I think we will work well together.
Hector agrees: “The tour of South Africa will definitely be my stand out memory of Heriot’s. The group visted Turnbull’s grave where they hydrated over the challenge. The team raised
a massive £4026 which was split equally
We bonded really well and I’m sure we’re going to have a good year.” laid a wreath on behalf of the School and
sang the Merry Month of June. The moving between Foundation400 and Marie Curie
tribute was paid almost exactly 100 years Cancer Care.
after Turnbull gave what was described in Huge thanks to all of them and to those
The Herioter at the time as the best address who sponsored them. All Herioters will receive
ever given by a school captain as he praised a Foundation400 update this autumn.
liberal education and encouraged his fellow Refectory Update
pupils to ‘walk in the light’. BBC Returns to Heriot’s
Immediately after leaving School, With planning permission received for the
Turnbull joined the Flying Corps and was Famous faces were spotted at Heriot’s this new Refectory project, rebuilding work began
later transferred to France with the RAF. summer as the BBC once again took over the during the summer break.
Tragically, he was killed just days before the East Lawns as their Festival venue. The current refectory has been stripped
end of the war on 27 October 1918 after a Amongst those who were seen in the in preparation for demolition and a large
gun battle near Lille grounds were Michael Ball and Hugh Dennis. temporary marquee has been erected on the
The six day trip also took in other key sites The BBC returned to Heriot’s after a successful west lawn to accommodate the kitchens and
from WW1 in Belgium and France. trial last summer. dining hall for the duration of the build.