✨Come and see what HSOG is all about at our upcoming Open Events!
😀For further details, and to register to attend, please visit our website. We look forward to meeting you!
#HSOGJoyofLearning
Tonight is the night!
The entire High School of Glasgow community will be getting behind former pupil Jonathan Gibson (class of 2014) as he takes his place in the Mastermind Grand Final. Don't miss it - 8:00pm on BBC2.
Good luck Jonathan!
#HSOGCommunity
During this difficult time it’s great to report some good news. Born on 8th April to Mrs Peek, twins Struan and Eilish. Mum and babies all well. Congratulations from all at
@HSofG
🏉Forget the result of the Super Bowl, we are so proud of 1st XV captain, Harry (S6), for the part he played in the second leg of the U18
@GlasgowWarriors
v Edinburgh 1872 Cup match at the weekend.
👏Glasgow won 55-33, with Harry scoring a try and 5 out of the 8 conversions!
A huge thank you to the heart of The High School, our janitorial and cleaning staff, who are keeping the school open and sanitised, allowing us to provide childcare for key workers in the weeks ahead.
#HSOG
It's a sad day at The High School as we say farewell, for the time being, to our pupils at both the Junior and Senior School, including a very fond farewell to the Class of 2020. Please take care of one another over the coming weeks.
#HSOG
We are proud to host
@PEEK_project_
as they work tirelessly to support vulnerable children and families affected by poverty through COVID19. They are delivering 100s of food packs daily to local families from their new base at Old Anniesland. What an amazing effort 🌟 👏🏼 🌈
#HSOG
🏏Huge congratulations to Maryam (S6) who has been selected for the Scotland Women's U19 squad for the inaugural
@ICC
Women's T20 Cricket World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa in January.
👏 A fantastic achievement, very best of luck from everyone at HSOG!
@CricketScotland
Arrived a little bleary eyed in Zanzibar to a welcome from the Ministry for Education and a police escort to our hotel! Enjoyed a relaxing afternoon by the pool & swimming in the Indian Ocean before the work begins tomorrow.
#HSOGZanzibar23
We are delighted that The High School of Glasgow has been named as the top Scottish Independent Secondary School according to The Sunday Times Parent Power 2020.
Find out more here ->
#HSOG
#HSOGSeniorSchool
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First time since December 2019 that we have been able to hold a dance at Senior School. Tonight the S4/5 Ceilidh marking the end of the SQA exams before the long weekend
#hsog
#sursumsemper
Junior 5 are off to York as the School hosts its first residential trip since the pandemic. We will be sharing insights and highlights from the trip on Twitter this week so keep an eye on here for updates!
#hsogjunior5york2022
We made it!!! Outstanding job by the pupils running the Raleigh Challenge of 76 very hilly km in just over 14 hours. Fab support from elite pupil support team and Miss MacP and Mr P also running. Miss S is very proud of you all!!!
#hk2018
#HSOGZanzibar23
van packed ready to go to the airport tomorrow with 1 ton of educational resources, trainers, sporting equipment and supplies for Kinuni School-thank you to everyone for your donations!
Senior rugby tour. Our Senior preseason rugby tour to Biarritz is well under way. Thanks to Biarritz Olympique for a great day. Followed by Bayonne v Stade Francais, meant a great day of rugby.
#besteffort
#lovetouring
#nosleepontour
🧬 Congratulations to Annabel of last session’s Sixth Year who achieved the top mark in Scotland in the 2022 SQA Advanced Higher Biology exam! She received an award from the
@royalsocbio
at a recent Science and the Parliament event at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. 🙌
Former Pupil Anna Crawford has a message for our HSOG Community from the NHS frontline. The High School sends our best wishes to Anna and everyone else in the NHS
#HSOG
It's the festive hit everyone is talking about...and it's written by our very own English Teacher, Mr Ford!
Read More about Mr Ford,
@wearelapwing
and their beautiful Christmas song "Hope Christmas Gets You To Me".
#HSOG
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Former Pupil, Dr Cameron Brown called and asked for our help. We are pleased that our
#HSOGScience
goggles are getting put to good use at local NHS hospitals.
#HSOG
#StaySafe
Sorting the 1 ton of excess luggage of trainers, sports, musical and teaching resources and medical supplies we have brought for Kinuni!
#HSOGZanzibar23
The toilet block & girls menstruation room, plus a drinking water fountain, a secure permitter wall,teaching & first aid materials & orphans at the school now have uniforms, shoes & resources. Thank you to the HSOG community for your support for Kinuni 👏
#HSOGZanzibar23
Congratulations to the 1st VI who won the
@SportsTGA
sixes by defeating
@GWC_News
in the final on a glorious afternoon. Thanks to
@SportsTGA
for all of their organisation and the weather ☀️
📸 Strike a pose!
🌤️ What a pleasure it was having every single member of the HSOG Community, from our smallest Kindergarten children to our soon-to-be S6 Leavers, gathered in one place for this special moment.
Well done everybody 👏
#HSOG900
What an honour to have welcomed Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli (
@UofGVC
) to deliver the 2019 Fraser Lecture this afternoon.
Sir Anton, Principal of
@UofGlasgow
, is a former HSOG parent who has served as a member of the School Board of Governors for over 20 years.
#HSOG
🎾 Aegon Tennis Finals 🎾
Congratulations to our under 13 boys who won the Northern Final today in Sunderland. Next stop, Bolton!
#lovetennis
#besteffort
#humble
❄️💤 Well done to our courageous pupils and staff members who braved the cold over the weekend during the S6 Sleep Out, helping to raise more than £1,700 for the wonderful charity
@SocialBite_
🎉 After 7️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ days, whole School Assemblies are back! 🎉
There was a ✨ magical atmosphere ✨ at both our Junior & Senior School today as the community came together as one. 💙
#hsogfamily
#hsogcommunity
#sursumsemper
Tomorrow Andrew will receive his Diana Award for his work as a mental health advocate. His dedication to fighting the stigma around mental health and supporting others is inspirational. Well done Andrew! 👏
A great first day with our new caterers
@compassgroupuk
in our newly fitted Senior School refectory.
Our in-service staff have been carrying out the very difficult job of acting as taste testers!
Almost time for our pupils to sample what they have to offer…
#Backtoschool
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Tonight and tomorrow night, the War Memorial Pavilion on our Anniesland campus is being illuminated red to mark
#Remembrance
Day. We are doing this as part of the Scottish Poppy Appeal’s
@poppyscotland
#LightUpRed2021
initiative
W🤩W check out our Transitus (Primary 7): they worked with
@ScottishOpera
to learn, rehearse & perform an opera all in 1️⃣ day!
👏🏼 A huge well done to everyone involved & thank you to the talented Scottish Opera cast, as well as Senior School music staff! 🎼
#hsogjoylearning
Absolutely delighted to be able to report that 4th Year Health and Food Technology pupil, Amelia Hui, has been crowned the winner of the Scottish region in the UK
@SBFutureChef
2021 competition.
An incredible achievement - congratulations Amelia!
#HOSGHFT
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Our Senior School Librarian, Marjory Grimmond is retiring today after 33 years at the High School 📚
She established the library as the 'Heart of our School' and encouraged a love of reading in our community. We wish her every happiness as she begins her 'next chapter'!
#HSOG
A tribute to all the key workers in the NHS, care sector and beyond that are doing everything to keep us safe 🌈👏🏻🌈
‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ performed by pupils Mehik Barhaya, Mikaeel Shabbir, Alina Bartel, Evie McNicol, Rebecca Xu, Emily Gill.
#HSOG
#ClapForOurCarers
The School is profoundly saddened to learn of the death of former pupil, John Shaw, a wonderful friend and supporter of the School. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Kiran, John’s brother, Alasdair and the family at this difficult time.
Sixth Year pupil Claudie Quinn has signed for a US college tennis scholarship at Lincoln Memorial University, Tennessee, studying a Biology pre-Med degree plus playing a lot of tennis🎾
Claudie has played a huge part in HSOGTennis and will be hugely missed! Well Done Claudie 👏🏼🎾