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A visit to school today allowed Vincent Docherty, Head of Education an opportunity to congratulate Alfie Fraser who received the Local Hero Courage award at the Inspiring Aberdeenshire ceremony last night.
Congratulations to Ethan on winning his Youth Olympic Gold Medal in Korea recently for his win in the Mixed Doubles Curling event. 🥇
@TeamGB
@BritishCurling
Record of Achievement ceremony for S6 pupils today. Everyone received their RoA folder and the nominees for the Albert Thomson Award received certificates. Joint winners were Madison and Ethan. The Susan Reid Memorial Science Award went to Erin. We are very proud of all our S6s.
Today we had a ceremony celebrating Douglas Findlater, our much loved janitor, who passed away May 2020. A beautiful bench has been placed outside the school in his honour. His family and friends shared memories of a great man. He was both a pupil and staff member at the school.
Congratulations to our new Senior House Captains, Junior House Captains and Prefects. House pupil leadership team photos will follow after summer😊
#WesthillAcademy
#workingtogether
And the House Winners for 2022 - 2023 are Arnhall! Well done to all of Arnhall House for their contributions to house points through activities, positive behaviour and work and extra-curricular groups.
What a fun way to end the term! Lots of our young people took part in our charities day...and a few teachers too! Started the day with a Storm Trooper at the front door 'greeting' everyone.
We wish everyone in our school community a wonderful summer holiday.
#westhill
#summerfun
Just before Easter, as part of our ongoing focus on Literacy and supporting wellbeing and mental health, we provided every pupil in the Academy with their own copy of ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse’ by
@charliemackesy
#literacy
#healthandwellbeing
#mentalhealth
This afternoon we held an assembly to present the Jude MacDonald Appreciation Award along with certificates to all nominees. Congratulations to Maddox who received the award.
Another fantastic Parental event this evening showcasing the work done by our S1-3 pupils. Mrs Reid and one of our tour guides Ethan got involved in our music session.
#learning
#parentalengagement
#BGE
Our uniform 'swap shop' is now set up inside the main door, and there will be boxes in which to place donated items. The items will be there whenever the building is open (e.g. for evening classes/groups). Pupils may access the stock themselves during the day.
#sustainability
Thanks to everyone involved in our YPI final this afternoon. A very close competition! The winning team from 3D were delighted to win for Friends of the Neuro Ward. Well done!
As a result of a fantastic team effort from 46 pupils and staff we’ve managed to plant more than 200 trees of 6 different native species (Silver Birch, Rowan, Cherry, Hawthorn, Hazel and Dogwood) in the school grounds. Great news for local biodiversity! 🌳🌿🍃
Wishing all our pupils and the wider school community a very merry Christmas and we hope you have a wonderful break. We look forward to seeing you all in 2023.
#MerryChristmas
#happyNewYear2023
Our S4 pupils were practising their interview skills today during their mock interviews with our industry partners
@Proserv_
and
@EntierLtd
, all organised by our brilliant Employer School Coordinator, Malcolm
@DYW_NorthEast
@dywshire
The young people did themselves proud. 👏👏
A huge thank you to our fab guidance team & industry partners 👇for this work in ensuring the pupils had an authentic interview experience. The standard of applications and interviews was fantastic - thank you to all applicants for their hard work. Thanks also to
@MalcolmDYWNE
👍
End of another school session. Today we had a summer theme to raise money for
@CRY_UK
in memory of Jude MacDonald. We collected £630. An amazing amount to share with the charity.
Wishing all our school community all the best over summer.
Congratulations to some of our newly appointed Senior House Captains. What a brilliant bunch!-very active group, too, as many are in PE kit rather than their usual perfect uniform. Watch this space for posts of the complete Pupil Leadership Team in August. Have a fab summer! 👏
Great week celebrating their years at Westhill Academy and new adventures with our S6 leavers. We wish you all the best for whatever journey you are taking.
#Arnhall
#Carnie
#Denman
#Echt
Well done to
@AndBreathe_ye
on winning Runner Up at Young Enterprise Grampian 2023 finals. Also to Eve who won the Jordan Kearney Award. Also won Best Product and Best Business Report! Fantastic work from all!
Mismatch day at Westhill Academy. Dressed for summer in autumn. Odd shoes. Clashes of colour. Suits and PJs. Lots of fun and donations being made to
@ClanNow
#charitiesday
#endofterm
Final day for our fantastic S6 pupils. We held our Record of Achievement ceremony this morning. Thank you to all our S6 pupils and their families who attended to celebrate the successes of these young people.
#Celebrate
#Leavers2024
Huge well done to all pupils involved in the Caledonia North schools Rugby competition yesterday!🏉
Our girls team finished in🥈place and boys took 🥇place which lead to
@WAberdeenshire
winning the overall competition!
Amazing finish to the term - enjoy the holidays!☀️
Huge well done to these amazing pupils for their participation in, and gaining a commendation in the Anthea Bell Prize for their translation of a poem in French! You are absolute stars. Thanks also to Mrs Harrold for supporting them!
@TranslationExch
@QueensCollegeOx
@WesthillMFL
Well done to pupil Alfie Fraser for winning the Local Hero Courage award at the Inspiring Aberdeenshire ceremony last night. Read about his role in helping others in the link.
#hero
#inspiringaberdeenshire
#westhillacademy
Congratulations to all our learners for all their hard work over the 2022-2023 session. Today brings the SQA results and opportunities for all. Well done to everyone!
#examresults
#nowrongpath
Here is a list of the extra curricular activities that will be starting at some point this term. More will be added after summer. See the daily bulletin for more information.
#extracurricular
#activities
#WesthillAcademy
Yesterday we held an assembly to give out the Michaela McRobb Memorial Achievement Award. There were 3 nominees - Carrie, Kiera and Kayla. All nominated for their contribution to school. Carrie was selected as the recipient of the award presented by Michaela’s mum and brother.
Yesterday we remembered Michaela McRobb with her family. They presented Rachel with the Michaela McRobb Memorial Award. Well done to Sarah Jane and Emily who were also nominated.
Looking forward to welcoming all our young people back to school tomorrow. All classes should head to their registration class at 9am.
#learning
#welcomeback
Tomorrow is the start of the assessment block for our senior phase pupils. You have all worked so hard and we are so proud of your determination and resilience.
We are loving our new display outside our staff room, showcasing the work of our junior pupils. Thank you to them and
@WesthillAandDT
for bringing some spring vibes to the corridor. 😄☀️
Week one ✔️
Our new S1s having a great time getting used to their new school. Lots of very happy faces 😊 (although maybe a it tired!) Good to see all our pupils back and working hard to be their best. Roll on week two!
#learning
#newexperiences
A fun filled day with lots of Christmas outfits! Mr Fitzgerald has snowman socks on ⛄️ Santa came to visit G7a too🎅🏻
Merry Christmas to our school community. Wishing you all the very best this festive season. 🎄🎅🏻
Wishing all the best to our young people receiving their
#SQAresults
tomorrow. Please see the letter sent at the end of term with instructions on what to do if you have any queries. You should have received information from the SQA regarding appeals -
One of our pupils, Alfie, is a finalist for the Local Hero Courage Award. Congratulations to him on his amazing efforts to help someone in need.
#pride
#Inspiring
#Aberdeenshire
The finalists for Inspiring Aberdeenshire 2021 have been revealed. What an incredible bunch! The awards will be handed out in August.
#Inspiring
#Aberdeenshire
#awards
SQA exams are now finished for our pupils at Westhill Academy. Well done to all our pupils who sat exams over the last few weeks. We are proud of you all!
Great to visit the workshop today to see our Construction Foundation Apprentices put the finishing touches to their planters! Well done folks and huge thanks to the tutors who supported them. 👍😄😄
@dywshire
@DYW_NorthEast
@aberdeenshire
End of term 3! Wishing all our school community a very happy Easter. Have a great holiday. Senior please pupils make sure to balance study and rest.
#EasterHolidays
#ReviseAndRelax
Lovely examples of our new S1s transition competition entries, where they were asked to produce a poster on our school principles. Thanks to everyone for their hard work! 😄👏👏
@SchoolCrombie
@WesthillSch
@ElrickSchool