Welcome to our official Twitter for Lochgelly High School. Respect, Responsibility and Resilience. Digital Schools, RRS and LGBT Silver Charter Status School.
Nothing worse than a summer jacket for the winter cold!
Our free Winter Clothing Drive (in E3) is taking place next week (11-15th). This awesome poster for an awesome drive was made by our Equity Captains!
#TeamLHS
40 visors manufactured and dropped of at Lindsay care home today in lumphinnans. If any other health workers require visors get in touch Adam.jackson
@fife
.gov.uk
📌What a wonderful end to the week, knowing that Mrs Aitken is our new Permanent Head Teacher 👩🏫. A very bright future ahead for everyone at Lochgelly.
‼️EXCITING NEWS‼️First school in Fife to receive Charter Status 🏳️🌈from
@LGBTYS
. Silver Award Right Here! 🙋🏽♀️🙋🏻♂️
#celebrating
#equality
&
#diversity
News about award ceremony coming soon⁉️
🎉WE DID IT🎉 Introducing Lochgelly High School‼️ First school in Fife to be Awarded the Silver Charter🏅from
@LGBTYS
&
@graemeleaross
for all our work on Equality. Look out for our story in all the local newspapers 🗞 Thank to everyone who help us with the celebrations.
A lovely tribute to Mr Fernie by ex pupil Charlie Blair at the Career Ready Graduation ceremony. Mr Fernie worked at LHS from 2007-15. Mr Fernie sadly passed away a few weeks ago.
Lochgelly High School Pipe Band - 2023 United Kingdom CHAMPIONS! We are so proud of our pupils. We learned the results on the ferry home - what a reaction! 🏆🏆🏆🤩🤩🤩
Best of luck to all of our S6 leavers. We did get a chance to say good bye quickly on 23rd March, but wanted you to know that we are thinking of you and wishing you the very best with your future. Please stay in touch.
Another 100 going out the door to the local community. Thanks to The Mary Leishman Foundation and the Rotary club for funding the purchase of materials
@JimLeishman
. Anymore requests send an email to Adam.jackson
@fife
.gov.uk. Also thanks to the janitorial team for their support.
That’s the last of the visor orders going out today. We still have material for more so if anyone still requires some or knows of key workers requiring visors email Adam.jackson
@fife
.gov.uk
Another fantastic Lochgelly High School Christmas Concert. Wow, what talent for 2019... from singers to Musicians - one girl leaving Lochgelly Centre tonight said to her Mum “that was amazing”! So proud of our young people and staff.
We are delighted to announce that we have been nominated for the
@kingdomefm
local heroes awards in the 'Best School' category alongside
@WoodmillHigh
and
@CarnegiePS
Great performance by Lochgelly HS Pipe Band who finished 5th in today’s World Championships and as a result picked up the Champions of Champions band prize for 2019. Great reward for the incredible commitment of young people, families and staff.
Introducing Vice Captain: Chloe!
Hi, my names is Chloe and I am the Vice Captain with responsibility for our Successes and Achievements. Throughout my time at Lochgelly High School I have been involved with Pupil Improvement Committee and Mental Heath Committee.
Yesterday I was successful in being appointed to the post of rector of Bell Baxter HS. The decision to apply for this post was not taken lightly and, while I am obviously thrilled to have been appointed it is with mixed emotions that I am giving you this news.
Ms. Penrose
What an emotional for Team LHS. Not many dry eyes following Ms Penrose's Leaving Assembly. Our incredible leader who will continue to motivate and inspire those around her. Wishing you all the best at
@Bellbaxter_HS
#ChangingLives
So proud of
@Lochgellyhs
Pipe Band who came 3rd overall in today’s European Pipe Band Championships in Inverness and a magnificent 1st for drumming. Catch them at tomorrow’s Benarty Gala before they take a well earned rest ahead of Aug’s World Championships in Glasgow
@rspbahq
Lochgelly High School UK Champion pipers and drummers - proud representatives of our wonderful Pipe Band Callum and Jack with Mrs Aitken
#anothertrophyforourcollection
Today we handed in our evidence folder to
@LGBTYS
showing all the hard work we have been doing over the past year around LGBT equality & inclusion. What better way to start Edinburgh Pride!
#goingforsilver
🥈🏳️🌈
HEADTEACHER ANNOUNCEMENT -
Further detailed information to follow. Induction week will be:
Teacher Inset 10 + 11/08. S5/6 ONLY 12/08
S1/3 ONLY 13/08
S2/4 ONLY 14/08.
Full uniform.
Pupil Leaders also on 13/08 to support new S1.
Full return for all years 17/08.
Also, a big congratulations to all of our National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher subject prize winners who will now be in receipt of certificates, prizes and/or medals. We are really proud of you all and your achievements.
#Respect
#Responsibility
#Resilience
For all our Team LHS Learners, Parents and Carers 😊 Here are the snapshots for this week’s S1-3 learning. Remember it’s about finding your routine, doing what you can and staying positive 🎵📚❤️👩🍳🏋️♂️🎭🎨
#FindYourRightFit
#WeAreHereToHelp
#YouAreOurSuperHeroes
🦸♀️🦸
So proud of our wonderful young people- well done on all your achievements. Lochgelly High School Prizegiving 2019. Thanks for all of the support from parents/carers and community.
Some virtual hugs from us to you, as we learn on this virtual learning journey, together. Well done to our pupils, parents/carers and staff for overcoming this week’s challenges 😅
#YouAreAmazing
#TeamLHS
#FindYourRightFit
❤️🌈📚
Congratulations to our Captains for 2018/19, following pupil votes, staff votes, group and individual interviews:
School Captains: Cian and Megan
Vice Captains: Lauren and Katie
#MakingADifference
#LeadershipAcademy
#LHSSuccess
Check out Nicole’s story on her Summer Leadership Challenge with
@Rotary
. Look out for our Summer Newsletter where Nicole will share her story with the Lochgelly High School Community.
#ryla
#leadership
#dreamteam
Well done to all LHS pupils who have (and are still) receiving their SQA exam results. Remember for those of you who got what you worked, and hoped for, a massive congratulations and for those of you who are disappointed in any way remember it’s only a beginning
#NoWrongPath
A massive thank you to everyone for helping with the 222.9kg of donations we raised for Benarty Food Bank, this year (especially Kaitlyn, Keir, Mrs Roberts, Mrs Martin & Miss Miller for the organisation and delivery)
#Community
#Giving
#Christmas
We would like to say a MASSIVE thank you to this wonderful lady for all her hard work with the Study Leave Programme so far! Mrs McLean, you’re a star 🌟
@GillMclean1972
Well done to the following young people for receiving the most merits for demonstrating Respect, Responsibility and Resilience.
S1 - Noah Aldous 🥇
S2 - Sophie Grindey 🥇
S3 - Macy McShane 🥇
S4 - Ellie Clough 🥇
S5 - Emily Powell 🥇
S6 - Ioana Koleva 🥇
Such a sense of pride, watching our young people and families recognise so many of their achievements… with more than a touch of ‘Miss Miller Magic’ 🏆 📚 ❤️ 🎵
A wondeful day celebrating the best of
@LochgellyHS
, with our Junior & Senior Awards. A fitting finale to the latter, so ably led by our own Miss Miller
@lhs_music
, retiring at the end of term after 37 years with us - an unmatched legacy ❤️
A huge well done to all 🏆
Fantastic afternoon in Edinburgh with our
@SOHKCharity
groups getting to meet rugby legends Bryan Habana, Gavin Hastings and current Scotland captain, Stuart Hogg. Some SA players also made it down to train with Lochgelly pupils. Nice feature on Reporting Scotland too 🎥 🏴v 🇿🇦
Keava Doig 2D won the Scottish Fisheries 50th Anniversary Art Comp S1-3 Category. They commented "Keava’s message and creative expression of sea change really stood out!" Her work is unique and very creative. She's a worthy winner & we're all proud of her! Well done Keava! 👏
All being well and in line with any Government advise at the time, the plan for return in August is as follows:
S5/6: Wednesday 12th August
S1/3: Thursday 13th August
S2/4: Friday 14th August
Mrs Aitken will be in contact the first week in August to confirm.
Wishing all of our LHS learners receiving their SQA results tomorrow, and the thousands across
@FifeCouncil
the very best
#nowrongpath
. A Groupcall has been sent regarding the process for appeals, if needed. Please contact our school office tomorrow with any questions.
Introducing Vice Captain: Bailey-Lee! Hi, name is Bailey-Lee and I am the Vice Captain with responsibility of Our School and Communty. Throughout my time at LHS I have had the opportunity to chair the Pupil Improvement Committee as well as taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh.
Congratulations once again to our Lochgelly High School Pipe Band (Paigton and Abbie pictured with Mrs Aitken) who achieved fifth place in The World Championships during the Summer Holidays and were awarded the “Champions of Champions” trophy.