Armistice Day Ceremony 2015
Wednesday 11 November 2015
"For the Fallen" (Binyon)
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
Members of the Association and their guests were again invited by the School to attend its Armistice Day Ceremony which was held in the foyer of the School at Lawton Road, Dundee. The assembled congregation of Staff, Present Pupils, Former Pupils, and Guests, were welcomed by the Acting Head Teacher, Mrs Angela White, on behalf of the School and by Dorothy Drummond, President, on behalf of the Association. Former Pupil Mrs Mary Train laid a Wreath on behalf of the Association, and the School Captains, Callum Ellis and Jessica Trickett, laid a Wreath on behalf of the School. Laments ("Flowers of the Forest" and "When the Battle's O'er") were piped by Pupil Connor Bell, while accompaniment to the Hymns, "Eternal Father" and "Abide with Me" was provided by the School Wind Band, conducted by Miss Audrey Bird. Mrs White recited Binyon's tribute "For The Fallen" before the Two Minutes Silence. The Last Post was sounded by Pupil Oscar Holm-Huxley. Pupils Sam Pirrie and Gosia Galas provided their reflections on the Armed Forces and past conflicts following their meeting with representatives of the Black Watch Association.
The School Chaplain, the Reverend Andrew Greaves, led Prayers and concluded this moving Ceremony with the Benediction.
Mrs Angela White, Mrs Mary Train, Jessica Trickett, and Callum Ellis
Oscar Holm-Huxley (Trumpet) and Connor Bell (Bagpipes)
The Association celebrated its Burns Evening at Invercarse Hotel on 26 January 2015. Over 80 Former Pupils, Present Pupils, and friends attended. The Haggis was piped in by Present Pupil, Ruaraidh Proctor, and addressed by James Lockhart. Present Pupils of the School launched the evening’s entertainment with a vocal and instrumental Scottish Musical Medley, after which the evening’s speaker, Michael Mulford, a retired journalist and FP, produced imaginative and compelling evidence to support his belief that Burns was one of the first investigative journalists. There followed a display by The Royal Scottish Dance Society, and Ian Colligan recited “The Wee Cock Sparra” before entertainment concluded with a testing Burns Quiz. The Vote of Thanks and Toast to the School were proposed by James Thewliss, Head Teacher of the School, and the President, Dorothy Drummond, respectively.