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Gracemount High School is a small non-denominational secondary school serving the community of SE Edinburgh. RRSA Gold Award. Responsible ~ Respectful ~ Safe

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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 years
Our CDT teacher Mr Gray is spending his Easter holidays producing personal protective equipment for local NHS staff on our 3D printers! Great work!
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
9 years
Bench in memory of our former Computing Teacher, Allan Drain. Positioned at our main entrance. http://t.co/bWCu9FR1k0
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
3 years
(1 of 2) Mr Dimeck, Mr Hunter and everyone in the Gracemount Community would like to say a huge thank you to Andy Prime, the pastor of Gracemount Community Church. Andy ran 5k every day in February and raised £11,440. Half of this will go to our Lunch Stop.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 years
We are delighted to introduce our new S6 Pupil Leadership Team 2020. This years team will be made up of 3 x School Captains, 3 x Depute School Captains and 3 x House Captains. 🏫
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
5 years
Happy 60th Birthday to us! Gracemount High School opened in 1959 on this day. Hope our students and staff enjoy the celebrations this morning 🥳
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
Dress Down Day tomorrow 👚👖👌 (Friday 27th April) in aid of Firrhill pupil Kira and her fundraising campaign for life-saving treatment #KiratheMachine 💪 Please RT
@FirrhillSSC
FirrhillSSC
6 years
Firrhill pupil Kira only has until the 10th of May to raise £340k for life saving treatment - please donate what you can, fundraiser even more, and share with everyone ❤️💪 #KiratheMachine
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
3 years
⭐️ GHS Class of 2021 ⭐️ Goodbye to our wonderful S6 pupils who celebrate their final day at Gracemount High School today. What a journey it has been! All the best for future, you will be missed! 🌟 🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
#tbt Congratulations to Mr Yusaf, Maths Teacher here at Gracemount High School, who won @Edinburgh_CC Probationer of the Year! Well done for winning this prestigious award 🥇 @gtcs #npegtcs
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 years
Fantastic to have the return of whole school assemblies to round off our term. A huge thank you to Sam and Ketsia for compèring and performing. Zoe is also pictured here - first time singing for us! Many more showcased their Music and Dance abilities bringing festive cheer 🎄🥰
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 months
Congratulations to Charlie Gunn who won the ‘Gracemount Spirit Award’ to rapturous applause 👏 #celebrationevening
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 months
The end of another chapter as we say farewell to the class of 2024. We wish every single one of you the very best of luck. It’s been our privilege ❤️
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
Team Tenzing taking a dip in the lake on the first day of Outward Bound!
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 years
Thank you to our wonderful pupils, staff & parents for their generous donations over the last 3 weeks. Pupils delivered these items to our local food bank at Blythswood Care Edinburgh this afternoon 🎅🏽 #Community
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
Team Tenzing showing great resilience to complete their gorge walk. And some brave Gracemount pupils taking a shower Outward Bound style! @OutwardBoundUK @UllswaterCentre
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 years
Thank you to @on_lothianbuses who visited us yesterday to deliver Careers Day talks. The level of excitement about getting to sit in the driver's seat was off the scale!
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
10 years
A tribute to Allan Drain can be found below http://t.co/YXaFw2VGAv
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
Good luck to all the pupils off on their overnight expedition - have a great time and put all you've learned about John Muir into practice @OutwardBoundUK @UllswaterCentre #discover #explore #conserve #share #resilience #determination
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
Here's a pic of some of our S6 on their #lastdayofschool . Wishing you& all our Leavers the very best for the future!
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 years
Not even a Global Pandemic can stop the staff at Gracemount wishing you a Merry Christmas!!! 🎅🏽🎄Stay safe and have a well deserved break everyone! #TeamGracie
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
A huge thank you to all Liberton pupils and staff for making us feel so welcome.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 years
Teacher makes PPE from Peebles home with school's 3D printer
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
1 year
Our end of term assembly was a fantastic way to finish for summer break ☀️ Sam and Ketsia brilliantly compèred, and the show opened with Ava, David and Mr Foley’s rendition of Seven Nation Army, followed by singers, musicians and dancers sharing their talents 🎤🎸💃 (1/2)
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 years
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the Sponsored Walk this year. All money has now been counted and we have raised an amazing £2120.30 for the Opportunities Fund. This will go a great distance in supporting our pupils 🙏
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
... and they’re off! Team Ogwini 2019 are South Africa bound 🇿🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
7 years
Congratulations to everyone involved in tonight’s Gracie Does Strictly! Well done to Hannah and Mr Gregor for taking first place 🏆 #keeeeeeepdancing !!
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
3 years
Wishing our students, families and community a safe and happy festive season ✨
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
Well done and thank you to the school community for raising just over £900 for Kira. Thanks also to @GHScharities for organising. Anyone who would like to donate can do so via the link below:
@SKC_UK
Solving Kids' Cancer UK 🎗
6 years
Urgent! Pls help us raise £340K by 10 May for life-saving surgery for Kira,14. Donate here: . Kira's fought rare neuroblastoma since age 11. Despite best medical efforts her tumour remains. Give her the chance of a cancer-free life. #KiratheMachine #Cancer
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
1 year
Friday’s Coffee Morning in the Staffroom was a big success! Well done to Evie, Lilah, Miss Neil and our Staff Bakers who supported the event. Our students have been doing it as part of their Personal Development Award. Money raised will go to the 1 in 5 Opportunities fund 🙏
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
Gold! Proud! We have achieved the UNICEF GOLD Rights Respecting School Award. The first LA Secondary in @Edinburgh_CC to achieve this. Well done everyone #RRSA #UNCRC #UNICEF @GracemountHigh @rrsa_ghs
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 years
Very proud of our Young People and all your hard work in the community 👏🏽
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 years
This week is Challenge Poverty week. Pupils from S1- S6 will be taking part in activities which aim to challenge the stigma around poverty. Pupils will be completing lessons around the theme of poverty in PSE, History, Modern Studies, Art & English. #challengePoverty #TurnTheTide
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
10 years
Well done to all who took part. Money raised for Marie Curie to be confirmed. #dancefordrain #MarieCurie http://t.co/qBtDxROtqi
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 years
Former Gracemount pupil Sylvana Cheng has graduated from Heriot Watt with a first class honours degree in fashion and textiles. Not only did Sylvana achieve all A's she has been awarded a prize for the most innovative designs. Miss Grisdale and staff at Gracemount are very proud.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
Delighted to announce Gracemount High School will be open for all pupils for the start of the new term - looking forward to seeing you all.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 years
A fantastic evening here at Gracemount HS for our 60th Celebration Dinner. 60 guests, 6 courses... 6 decades 🥳
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
10 years
Another big congratulations to both Ryan Ferguson (Head Boy) and Jenkin Kwok (Deputy Head Boy). Brilliant students and amazing individuals!
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
5 years
Brilliant presentation by Mr Gregor celebrating 60 years at Gracemount 🥳
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 years
Thank you to everyone who was able to support our Dress Down Fundraiser today. We raised £257 which will be going to support Ukrainian refugees 💛💙
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
Delighted to announce the 2018/19 Senior Pupil Leadership Team are: Head Boy - Conor Glasier Head Girl - Kelly Reilly Depute Head Boys - Thomas Jamieson and Derek Polowyj Depute Head Girls - Louise Hume and Jamie Lee Aquino The standard of all the candidates was exceptional 👏
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
11 years
Good luck to one of our former pupils Stefan Scougall. Has transferred to Sheffield United. #Proud
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
3 years
S6 Leaving in style! 💦 🚰 ☀️ 👍🏼 🔫
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
5 years
Brilliant work team!
@Mr_Yusaf
Yusaf
5 years
Unreal performance from Gracemount seniors 👏 coming out as 4-0 winners in their cup match against a very game Newbattle team. #gracemount @GracemountHigh @PEGracemount
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
And they're off! GHS Ogwini Trip 2017 have departed with @official_DHS on their way to SA 🇿🇦 #bonvoyage
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
1 year
A fond farewell to Mrs Brown, our wonderful School Librarian, who has spent 37 years with us. We will miss you greatly 😢
@ArtsGHS
Miss G
1 year
Congratulations to Mrs Brown, who won the Head Teacher award for service to the school @LibGHS @GracemountHigh . Wishing you all the best & a great retirement. We will miss you Lynne!
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
Wow, what a reception we and @official_DHS received at the airport from Ogwini HS. Thank you for making us feel most welcome! ❤️🇿🇦 @OgwiniC
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
Congratulations to Ellie for coming 2nd in the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival design a poster competition🏅
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 years
'Power Hour' starts this week, on Tues, Wed & Thurs (after-school.) Power Hour is a quiet room to complete homework or catch up on any missed work. Unlike GASS, this isn’t subject-specific support, but we will support pupils with their literacy and understanding of tasks etc.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
5 years
#gracemountsponsoredwalk is go! Miss McCreadie’s and Miss Grisdale’s regi classes out first and setting the pace! @Miss_McCreadie @ArtsGHS
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 months
Mr Whyte won the final award of the evening - HT Award for Significant Contribution to the School Community 👏 #celebrationevening
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
A fantastic night at ‘Gracie does Strictly 2018’ raising money for our trip to Ogwini in February. Well done to all the dancers involved... and a special well done to our winners Mrs Gordon & Miss Vidotto 💃🏽💃🏽
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
After many years of service to the school we say a fond farewell to Mrs Sinclair who is retiring today. Best wishes from all at Gracemount.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
10 years
Congratulations to Tiffany Tang our new Head Girl and Leigh Watson our new Depute Head Girl. Well done to all candidates!
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 years
Congratulations Ashley Kalczak in S3 who is the overall winner of the Van Gogh Alive schools competition. You can view her work along with Ryan Inglis, Leah Rahr and Natalia Tkaczyk in the online exhibition:
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
7 years
A Gracemount toast to the haggis from senior pupils Luke Clements 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #BurnsNight
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
We wish all of our pupils, staff, parents/carers and our community a happy Christmas break. Pupils resume on Tuesday 10th January 2017.
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Gracemount High
4 years
From the 3rd Sept we will be providing bags of household essentials such as pasta sauces etc. Anyone in need can collect a bag from Gracemount Playpark, opposite the Primary from 2:45pm-3:45pm.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 years
Our S5/5 Volunteering class collecting their Saltire Awards. These pupils provided over 400 hours service to the school community this session. Well done and thank you!
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
Has anyone lost a dog in the Gracemount area? If so we have her safe in our school. Please get in contact ASAP! 🐶
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
5 years
Also trying out some new teacher fashion! (2/2) #clanmaclean #gracemountdoesoutwardbound
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 years
A BIG WELCOME to our new S1 Students who will carry out a three-day P7 Transition on Tues 16th to Thurs 18th June. Check out the link below to access your virtual timetable for the visit and meet the staff: We look forward to seeing you in August! 😀👏
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 months
Christmas Concert - well done to our musicians and dancers for a brilliant evening of entertainment for families to enjoy. For many of these pupils, this was their first performance to an audience, and feedback is they’re keen to participate again! Thanks to all who supported 🙏
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 years
The ‘Grab and Go’ community food bank starts tomorrow at Gracemount Community Park, just next to the Primary School between 2:45-3:45pm. Anyone in the community can collect a bag of food essentials and we will be there every Thursday. Thank you to Fair Share for providing this.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
9 months
Respect Week took place this week - activities included assemblies and themed lessons. Thank you to our Art department and their pupils for creating this eye-catching sign!
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 years
House Captains - Zack McGlyn, Blair Sinclair & Jasmine Nwaokoro.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
We wish Ms Pretswell a very long and happy retirement after over 20 years of service to Gracemount HS. She will be very much missed.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
3 years
If anyone is in need of some extra help with food & household essentials, the Grab and Go service is back on every Thursday, at Gracemount Community Park from 2:30pm- 3:15pm.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
Back to school tomorrow - looking forward to seeing all our students, and especially welcoming our new S1s 😀
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 years
Depute School Captains- Niamh Daykin, Hiba Khider & Summer Handren.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
5 years
Definitely! @EqualitiesGHS are on it!💜🏳️‍🌈
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 years
Lovely scenery on our Sponsored Walk 🚶‍♀️
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
7 years
Gracie Does Strictly... part 2
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
7 years
Well done to our prize winners at our annual Celebration Evening last night.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 months
We are delighted to welcome our Guest Speaker, John Loughton BEM, joining us at our Celebration Evening tonight to recognise and celebrate our prize winners. Thank you for your inspiring words.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
Goodbye film to Ms Gordon 😭 You’ll be missed 🤗
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 months
Ben Darling opening tonight’s Celebration Evening with style 🎶
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
Ogwini trip 2017 leave today to visit our partner school in SA 🇿🇦 See @ogwini2015 for a flavour of what this year's group will experience.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 years
Fantastic Sports Day so far! Lots of cheerleading support for each House 🙌
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
7 years
The tables are set, the guests are seated... all that’s left now is the Haggis!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #GHSBurnsSupper2018 #EdinburghSchoolofFood &Wine
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
5 years
Everyone took part in a beach clean up, trying to leave the environment even better than we found it. Well done to all four clans! We will be updating our social media pages this afternoon to keep parents and carers updated on our journey home. (2/2) #gracemountdoesoutwardbound
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
Last day for our Leavers! Good luck in your upcoming exams. We wish you every success for the future.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
Thank you to our S6 pupils: Danielle Manson, Megan McDonald and Demi Montgomery who helped collect and deliver the items. (3/4)
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 years
The rest of our new S4 iPads were issued today! 👏 We hope that they will help with your learning during this difficult time. Please read Mr Whyte's email that has been sent to all new S4 students. There's also a useful initial help video below:
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
4 years
Well done to all of our fantastic pupils and staff for working so hard during this very tough lockdown period. A video of this week’s efforts can be viewed below: Many thanks to Miss Grisdale for collating and creating this!
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
The stage is set, the audience are seated, the performers are ready... Bring on the Christmas assembly!
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
3 years
(2 of 2) This means that once we are back at school we can continue to run our "Grab & Go" service providing food & essentials to our community. We cannot thank Andy and everyone that donated enough. It is amazing to see how how our community has pulled together during this time
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
Opportunity for two S5/6 pupils to go to Auschwitz on 3rd Oct, funded mostly by the Holocaust Education Fund. There also will be a preparation and feedback session in Edinburgh. Once completed, the pupil becomes a Holocaust educational trust ambassador. To apply, see Mrs Fleming.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
Thank you to @PassDance for two wonderful workshops with our S3 and Senior Dancers today. An excellent opportunity for our pupils to see what opportunities are available in the Dance industry... and led by our former pupil @Hanz_Mason
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
7 years
Ogwini Comprehensive High School in South Africa turns 50 years old today. We have had a strong link with Ogwini since 2008. Please read on for more information:
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
10 years
Well done Cameron Gill, selected for the U16 Scotland squad. #superproud http://t.co/p3HCpJvCoe http://t.co/J7CPJ8zX34
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 years
Parents, carers and pupils from any year group are invited for Coffee & cake on Wednesday 26th October. With the cost of living crisis on all of our minds, this is an opportunity to get some extra support this Winter. For further information please contact Miss Grisdale.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
A huge thanks to all those who brought in donations for our local foodbank (Blythswood Care) as part of our Christmas Tin Collection. (1/4)
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
2 months
Congratulations to our prize winners 🏆 Thanks again go to John Loughton BEM for Guest Speaker duties. Thanks also to staff who supported tonight’s event, to School Captains for presenting, and performers who provided our audience with music, dance and poetry readings throughout.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
8 years
Wishing everyone a well-deserved summer holiday☀️
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
9 months
Well done, Mr Cruickshanks 🙌
@sfcwitc
Stenhousemuir FC Community Foundation
9 months
𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 For this week's segment on Feel Good Friday we spoke to one of our volunteer community coaches, Craig Cruickshanks. Craig coaches @Stenhousemuir05 . We spoke about why he coaches and the season so far. 👇👇👇 Read here |
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
6 years
CYCLE... COMPLETE!! Well done to all our pupils who were involved in today’s fundraiser for South Africa 2019. Sponsorship donations can still be made by clicking on the link...
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
9 years
Happy Summer Holidays to all staff and pupils ☀️😎 (Pupils resume Monday 17th August - see you then!)
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
10 years
Thanks to Ryan, Chris, Nathan, Chloe, Mr Foley, Mr Gordon, Charities, Charmaine Doyle, John Drain and Ms Sinclair for their assembly input.
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@GracemountHigh
Gracemount High
5 years
Showing great team-working skills to set up tents and cook together. The rope swing was an added bonus! (2/2) #outwardbound #locheil #clanmaclean #gracemountdoesoutwardbound
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