Hillhead High School, Glasgow

Date	Title
Sep 22 2008	MTA Birdwatching & Biodiversity Hands belonging to Eden, Steffi, Yasmina, Debbie and Gemma of S1

Sep 1 2008	Green germ time in Home Economics S1 get started in the kitchen and fabric room

Aug 18 2008	Early morning sewing in the Home Economics Department Early morning sewing starts again from 8 o'clock onwards on the first day of term. All year groups welcome!

Aug 18 2008	New Session begins today! Click here for start back details.

Jun 27 2008	Last Day of Early Morning Sewing. Sarah Manson's dress ready to go home...

Jun 27 2008	_School closes for Summer Break today School closed for break after Prize Giving today.

Jun 16 2008	End of term activities in Home Economics Fabric pupils will be finishing off work this week. Remember! Early morning sewing starts again on Monday 18th August and is on every day of school!

Jun 12 2008	Head Teacher Appointment made. The new Head Teacher for Hillhead High School has been announced.

Jun 5 2008	S1 Health Event S1 pupils take part in a morning of health activities. This picture shows one of Mr. Gilchrist's boys just after he had chipped a shot in golf.

Jun 2 2008	Hillhead NLC Health Week & Home Economics S5 & S6 return on Hillhead NLC Health Week

May 20 2008	Fruity Friday 4 - non-uniform day Fruity Friday 4 Photographs & Results Home Economics pupils raised £371.50 for the World Cancer Research Fund

May 20 2008	P7 welcome night Parents' night

May 16 2008	Fruity Friday 4 The Home Economics Department will be raising money for the World Cancer Research Fund for the fourth year in a row.

May 16 2008	Fruity Friday 4 Fruit basket raffle tickets on sale today!

Apr 30 2008	S4 Study Leave begins Study leave for the S4 National SQA exams starts today. Pupils return Thursday 29th May.

Apr 1 2008	REHIS examination in Home Economics Pupils sit Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate in the Home Economics Department.

Mar 17 2008	Easter Treat Week Easter events in Home Economics

Mar 12 2008	Hillhead National No Smoking Day March is No Smoking Month in Hillhead High School - with various awareness raising events.

Mar 5 2008	Home Economics Masterchef S5 take part in invention test

Mar 5 2008	Home Economics Masterclass in Cake Decorating A pupil's work in progress.

Mar 3 2008	SQA Exam timetable available online Download the exam timetable for 2008 from our documents page.

Feb 28 2008	Fairtrade Fashion Show - starts 7pm Hillhead NLC have been working together to promote Fair Trade, and organise this event.

Feb 25 2008	Fairtrade in Home Economics Fairtrade produce

Feb 22 2008	Home Economics Masterclass in Cake Decorating Event for S3 pupils

Jan 25 2008	M.T.A. - Birdwatching & biodiversity - Save the albatross Thistle seen in the school garden.

Dec 21 2007	Staff Panto An excellent production of Little Red Riding Hood was enjoyed by all.

Nov 19 2007	First Full Parent Council Meeting A full turnout at the second Parent Council Meeting.

Nov 14 2007	Chilean visitors at our Money Week event! A group of Chilean educationists paid a visit to our money week event!

Nov 8 2007	Sir Tom comes to Hillhead Tom Hunter visits school

Nov 8 2007	Eid/Divali party Another great event!

Oct 8 2007	Wear it Pink School raises nearly £500 for cancer Charity

Oct 3 2007	Date of Parent Council

Sep 30 2007	Finland/Russia link Another group of intrepid explorers set out.

Sep 25 2007	S3 Modern Languages Careers Carousel. To celebrate the European Day of Languages, Hillhead High School in conjunction with SBC (Scottish Business in the Community) are hosting a modern languages careers carousel.

Sep 20 2007	Eco schools Flag success Hillhead gains ECO flag!

Sep 10 2007	One World Week assembly coming up Report on Kate and Hannah's trip to India with fulcrum challenge and an address by Mick Jackson, author and entrepreneur.

Sep 10 2007	New Parent Council elected

Sep 4 2007	HMIe announce their visit

Sep 3 2007	Prefects and Council get elected The elections have taken place for the prefects and council members

Aug 16 2007	School Session 07-08 begins info on the first day can be found here.

Aug 15 2007	Web site update New items on the web site

Jun 29 2007	Prize Giving and close for Summer The Annual prize giving takes place in Wellington Church.

Jun 28 2007	More successes Junior Cricket success

Jun 13 2007	Careers Carousel for S4/5 Information on future courses and career paths will be available to pupils.

Jun 4 2007	S4/5/6 return to timetable. Exam leave ends for our senior school - S4 to S6.

May 30 2007	Hillhead pupils present at Trades Houe, Glasgow. Pupils fom the school have been working up a presentation on Ciizenship in the local and global community.

May 24 2007	Fruity Friday 3! -it was on a Thursday again! Organised by the Home Economics dept. with over £300 raised for charity.

May 14 2007	Fund Raising website for schools Raise funds for your local school while shopping on-line.

Apr 30 2007	SQA examinations start National Timetable is on-line.

Mar 26 2007	S1 Enterprise Event Encouraging a 'can-do' culture within our S1 pupils.

Mar 16 2007	Red Nose Day 2007 The BIG ONE!

Feb 28 2007	Ready Steady Fair! High school plays host to Fair Trade event.

Feb 19 2007	S4 - Exam Preparation Day with our invited guests, The Tree of Knowledge

Feb 15 2007	S3 Enterprise Day Following on from the S2 enterprise day in June 2006.

Jan 26 2007	S1 - THE BIG HUSH £500+ raised through the sponsored silence for Macmillan Cancer Support

Jan 23 2007	S2 - Careers Carousel Eight companies and organisations offered careers information to our S2 today.

Jan 18 2007	S5 & S6 Prelims begin Exam timetables have been issued to pupils. Good luck to our S5 & S6 on exam leave.

Jan 10 2007	S4 Prelims Begin Exam timetables have been issued to pupils. Good luck to our S4 on exam leave.

Dec 14 2006	School Concert Staff and pupils having been putting in the long hours to make this a success...

Dec 9 2006	Decomania go to the Royal Concert Hall Our Young Enterprise Company set out their stall in town.

Nov 30 2006	Interfest 7pm start The Interfest event held on St. Andrew's Day celebrated the diversity of culture in the school.

Nov 17 2006	Children in Need 2006 £4,225 raised by our S5/S6 on a particularly wild and wet day!

Nov 13 2006	ENTERPRISE WEEK! 13th Nov to 17th Nov This National Event will be supported by Hillhead High through various events.

Nov 10 2006	Careers Fair for S5/S6 Students looking to leave in the New Year are offered careers advice.

Oct 13 2006	One World Day Assembly Whole school assembly raising awareness of world issues.

Sep 20 2006	Wear It Pink day! £380 raised for the Breast Cancer Care charity.

Sep 13 2006	Official re-opening of Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum. Hillhead pupils meet The Queen.

Sep 4 2006	Glasgow Schools Orchestra Concert 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Sep 4 2006	Swedish Students and Teachers visit the school. Our Swedish friends made their 2nd visit to the school as part of a tour.

Aug 30 2006	Higher Education Fair S5/S6 Students have the opportunity to attend the Higher Education Fair 1:15 to 3:30pm at The Tramway Theatre. .

Aug 21 2006	School Session 06-07 begins Start back details can be found here.

Aug 16 2006	Senior School interviews to finalise course choices and timetables.

Aug 8 2006	Exam Results due in today. results should arrive at candidates registered address today.

Jun 29 2006	Last Day & Prizegiving Former Pupil Christine Higgison was our Guest of honour, and presented prizes.

Jun 28 2006	Italy trip return to Glasgow. Pupils and Teachers return to school after a very full trip.

Jun 28 2006	2006 Yearbook has arrived. The eagerly awaited yearbook for S5/S6 has landed.

Jun 26 2006	Fulcrumites return from Nepal Isa and Hannah return from their Fulcrum Challenge in India.

Jun 17 2006	FRUITY FUN DAY - SAT 17th June A fun event organised by S1/S2 for pupils of primary and nursery age.

Jun 15 2006	School Summer Concert - Our musicians play their piece before heading for Italy! ALSO, Music have produced their first in-house Single for release!

Jun 13 2006	Basketball Season 2005 - 06 An Update from Mr J Campbell.

Jun 12 2006	S1 Health Promotion Day PE and Health Faculty gave S1 pupils a taste of a healthy lifestyle!

Jun 7 2006	S2 Enterprise Day at Glasgow University S2 pupils head to University to take part in an Enterprise Day.

May 25 2006	Fruity Friday this year was on a Thursday...! Home Economics dept. raised £428.80 for charity.

May 1 2006	Exam leave begins. The SQA have provided useful information on their website for pupils sitting their exams.

Mar 24 2006	Sponsored Fast for World Vision £950 raised by staff and pupils from the 1 day fast.

Mar 22 2006	Bugsy Malone The school show of 2006 was a great success.

Mar 21 2006	Something Fabulous win at Young Enterprise (Glasgow) Our Young Enterprise in S5/S6 have scooped various awards for their efforts.

Mar 8 2006	HORIZONS 2006 a Careers Convention for S2/S4/S5 and S6

Feb 14 2006	Yearbook 2006 The S5/S6 yearbook is underway. Click for details.

Nov 18 2005	Children In Need (CIN) Fundrasier £4,002.86 raised by S5/S6 for C.I.N.

Oct 14 2005	£407.35 rasied for Macmillan Cancer Relief by S1 with a little help from the Prefects. Supported by Thorntons.

Oct 13 2005	Collection taken for Asia Earthquake Appeal. £620 collected by pupils and Staff for the Appeal.

Sep 21 2005	WEAR IT PINK DAY! Over £560 raised in aid of Breast Cancer Charity.

Sep 20 2005	New Links Added -see our 'Web Links' Page for many sites of interest!

Sep 15 2005	Swedish Students & Staff Visit Hillhead Our Swedish visitors were given a tour of the school, and more...

Sep 12 2005	Stay in Learning presentation to S4 drama from "Theatre In" organised by Scottish Enterprise with Careers Scotland.

Sep 2 2005	S6 pupils in Great Expectations! Pupils experience the world of business during this all day out of school event.

Aug 18 2005	Opening day of Session 2005/06 click on the photo to see the arrangements.

Jun 30 2005	Yearbook :: NOW in School The Yearbook 2004/05 for Senior School has arrived.

Jun 30 2005	Last Day and Annual Awards @ Wellington Church The Annual Awards Ceremony started at 11am.

Jun 21 2005	Basketball team win at Knightswood.

Jun 20 2005	INTERFEST 2005 Interfest was held in the Assembly Hall today.

Jun 18 2005	NEW LEARNING COMMUNITY - FUN DAY<br><b>£218 raised for charity</b> on Saturday 18th June, there was a fun day for Primary 1 & 2 and children of nursery age, all planned and hosted by pupils from S1.

Jun 17 2005	School Summer Concert. Pupils took part in various performances for parents and friends.

Jun 16 2005	A group of S5/S6 pupils, won the Citizens' Theatre Society, Young Actors' Award. The competition was based on schools presenting 15 minutes of a Shakespeare play.

Jun 12 2005	Hillhead High go to the West End Festival! On Sunday 12th June, a group of Hillhead High pupils joined in with the parade day of the West End Festival.

Jun 1 2005	Things heat up for Thomas.

May 13 2005	Today was 'Fruity Friday' Home Economics dept. organised the day which promoted healthy eating and raised £456.50 for charity.

May 1 2005	Basketball Captain Pettit 'travels' far!

Apr 21 2005	Sponsored Trampoline for RED NOSE DAY PE pupils bounced non-stop to raise funds.

Apr 1 2005	U15 Basketball Champs

Mar 23 2005	Young Enterprise Group are winners with Teddy Heaven! At the awards, held at Strathclyde University today, the Young Enterprise Group got their just reward!

Dec 23 2004	Panto, Services and a Quiz - all in the one day! The Christmas Staff Panto this year was based on Aladdin!

Dec 22 2004	Food Collection for Glasgow's Elderly Pupils have been asked to donate non-perishable food, which will be distributed to the elderly in this season of goodwill.

Dec 20 2004	School Christmas Concert This year's concert was held in Wellington Church.

Dec 15 2004	British Heart Foundation Fund Raiser There was a jump rope event today in PE dept. to raise money for the BHF.

Dec 14 2004	Senior School Dance The event our Senior School have been waiting for ! A time to relax and enjoy what, for some pupils, may be the final year at school.

Dec 10 2004	S4 work experience week 6th to 10th December Many of our S4 have gone to the big city to find out what work is all about!

Dec 4 2004	Young Enterprise go to The Royal Concert Hall. At this event our Y.E.G. set up their stall against others from schools across the country.

Nov 30 2004	S1 to S3 disco 6:30pm to 8:45pm Organised by the S5 / S6 Young Enterprise Group.

Nov 24 2004	S5 /S6 Yearbook Launch For the first time in years, there will be a School yearbook - produced by the pupils. Limited to S5/S6 this year, the official launch was today at the S5/S6 Parents' Night.

Nov 19 2004	Children in Need fundraiser Over £5,080 raised thanks to our S5/S6 and the generous people around Hillhead (& further afield).

Nov 18 2004	Baldy Bane Theatre Company S1 & S2 get to see top drama team in school about Road Safety!

Nov 16 2004	Young Enterprise Conference @ Edinburgh Senior pupils took part in the Young Enterprise Scotland Conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Oct 15 2004	£604.03 raised through the Fund Raiser in the hall Click on the Macmillan badge to find out more.

Sep 19 2004	Wet ! -but worth it !<br>Sponsored Guinness Record attempt at the 100m Relay £709.75 raised. 13 pupils (S1 to S5) took to the track to raise money for Yorkhill Sick Kids Appeal, and got to meet Sir Steve Redgrave.

Aug 16 2004	Uniform now available in the shops. The sale of uniform has been taken on by a local firm. Click for details.

Jun 25 2004	2004 Awards Ceremony Pupils and Parents attended Wellington Church for this year's prize giving.

Jun 14 2004	School trip to Italy Pupils headed off today by bus for a week of music, fun & laughter.

Jun 14 2004	Pupil picks up an award at Trades House, Glasgow One of our S4 pupils received a commendation for his work.

Mar 12 2004	Rugby stars come to Hillhead High Dan Parks and Gordon Bulloch of Glasgow and Scotland visited the school to brush up our French!

Jan 14 2004	Girls come close 2nd at CITB Construction Day. S5 and S6 girls get a taste of construction work in this multiple task day at the College of Building and Printing (Rogart Street).

Dec 4 2003	D'Side paid a surprise visit to the school. The band D'Side gave a special appearance at the school inbetween concert dates at the SECC.

Nov 21 2003	Children in Need - Fundraiser £3,100 raised for a worthy cause. Many thanks to S5 and S6 who helped out in good spirit.

Oct 31 2003	Wear it PINK - Breast Cancer Awareness. Pupils were encouraged to donate money to this charity, and in return they could wear totally PINK for the whole day! £400+ raised!

Oct 10 2003	Macmillan Cancer Relief Fund Raiser £540 raised for Macmillan Cancer Relief.

Sep 3 2003	Senior Technician Retires Hillhead's Senior Technician (now given the title Principal Technician) retired today.

Jun 27 2003	2003 Prizegiving ceremony The school closed for the Summer holidays after the annual Prize Giving ceremony.

Jun 9 2003	Trades House Awards for Hillhead pupils Two pupils picked up awards at the Trades House of Glasgow School Awards ceremony.

May 8 2003	Reading Week 27 - 30 May 2003 Reading Week 2003 has been organised by the English Department to build on the excellent work carried out last year to raise funds for both the Roald Dahl Foundation and Sargent Cancer Care for Children.

Mar 14 2003	Red Nose Day This was another effort from the school, raising £1,420 for a worthy cause.

Dec 20 2002	Staff Pantomime for S1/2 Dec 2002 A photo of the panto for you!

Dec 13 2002	Christmas Music Concert Held at Wellington Church, this night was another "should have been there" nights.

Nov 15 2002	Children in Need Day - see photos! £4,600 raised for Children in Need! Photo pages from this link!

Oct 30 2002	S1 & S2 Halloween Disco Another £120 for Macmillan plus -photos of the school disco.

Oct 11 2002	Coffee Afternoon for Macmillan Cancer Relief - NEW PHOTOs £660 raised for Macmillan

Jun 28 2002	2002 Prizegiving Ceremony School was closed for Summer today after a well received prizegiving ceremony.

May 30 2002	Reading Week Winners find out who won what during Reading Week 2002

May 20 2002	Reading Week 20 -23 MAY 2002 Reading Week 2002 has been organised by the English Department to raise the profile of reading in the school.

May 1 2002	Fundraising Raffle for Charity £70 was raised by pupils contributing £1 a ticket to the Playstation 2 raffle.