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Congratulations to former pupil
@RossMcCrorie4
who made his competitive debut for
@RangersFC
against
@ThistleTweet
tonight.
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Check this out. Katie Bryan in S6 has been continuing with her Advanced Higher Art piece.
Absolutely superb Katie.
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S6 graduation at Carrick Academy today. We are going to really miss you all.
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Tomorrow will be my last day as Head Teacher of Carrick Academy. It’s been a blast, I’ve loved every minute of it and I am so proud of my weans. Be ambitious….keep reaching for the stars….I caught them when got this job💕💕
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THE LEGEND RETIRES! After 27 years today we said a very fond farewell to Mr Johnny Rusk. A new adventure begins Mr Rusk, you will be sorely missed. Bon voyage!
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Today we said goodbye to PC Porter....thank you for all your hard work over the last 4 years.
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Congratulations to our former pupil
@RobbyMcCrorie1
who has been called up to the full Scotland squad for the first time.
Thoroughly deserved Robby, well done.
Your Scotland squad to face Israel and Czech Republic in the UEFA
#NationsLeague
next month.
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Congratulations to Elaine McEwan who was appointed as Head Teacher of Carrick Academy today. Elaine will join us in August 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Thank you to everyone for a great last day….Mr Rusk said “the Boss has left the building “😂😂
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#CHILDRENINNEED
: A big thank you to pupils, parents and staff for all the fund-raising this week for
@BBCCiN
.
We made a whopping £1,200! Best total ever!!! Pretty good for a ‘wee’ school with a big heart!
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An emotional end of term as, on our last day in the original Carrick Academy, we were piped out.
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I’m overwhelmed by everyone’s kindness and generosity in my last days at Carrick….my favourite gift is this…all my weans singing my ‘card’…you guys are the best💕💕
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When school starts in August, all pupils will be provided with their own pencil case which will have pens, pencil, rubber, sharpener, ruler, highlighters and coloured pencils. This will minimise contact with others and save parents a couple of pounds!
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Congratulations to Mr Hodgart...a Dad again to another wee boy called Murray...a wee brother for Archie🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Brilliant news as
@RossMcCrorie4
joins brother
@RobbyMcCrorie1
in the senior Scotland squad.
Well done boys, thoroughly deserved.
Scotland Squad Update:
Fresh from captaining
#SCO21s
and scoring against Czech Republic yesterday, Ross McCrorie has joined up with Steve Clarke's senior squad.
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We had a visit from former pupil Kayleigh Haggo this week to chat with Carla & show us the silver medal she won at the World
@ParaAthletics
Games in Berlin last month.
What an absolute hero.
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It has been sad to see the old school building being demolished these past few weeks. HOWEVER, we learned today that the demolition crew were able to preserve the date stone and have found a time capsule behind it!
We are very excited by this development.
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Fair play, he's a man of his word. Mr Allen got his beard shaved for
@BBCCiN
. There are rumours of a video of it happening which we will absolutely post if we can get a hold of it. In the meantime, here's a picture.
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Carrick Academy pupils and staff sported
@LGBTYS
badges today to show their support for those who identify as LGBT+. Well done all who took part!
#PurpleMap
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Buddy Meet and Greet – our S1 pupils enjoyed meeting their S6 Buddies.
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Congratulations to Jack Donald who was successful at interview last week at
@CISSStrathclyde
and gained himself a year’s scholarship at Tianjin University in China where he shall study Chinese language and culture. 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
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Today we passed 1000 visors made! They have been distributed to key workers throughout
@southayrshire
and beyond.
@Doug_SAyr
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This is THE best job in the world! If you are passionate about ensuring positive outcomes for all young people in this community then this is the job for you.
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“And the winner is …” moment at BAFTA on Monday as we were nominated for a Place2Be Wellbeing in Schools Award. And we won! Well done to Eden and Thomas who won the Young Champion Award! A truly outstanding achievement and we couldn’t be more proud of you!
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Off on holiday to America....the boys are going to LA.....I'm off to Boston! Enjoy!!
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And. We’re. Off.
The first demolition work began for the new school this week as an old storage shed was removed to create access for the site.
Ground works have already begun but that’s a much more boring picture.
👷♀️👷♂️
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Mr Wright and Mr Flynn delighted to view the new outdoor pitch today!
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Congratulations to our very own Scott Anderson who won the Mitsubishi Motors Volunteer of the Season in Schools' Rugby at the 2020 Scottish Rugby Development Awards.
Fully deserved Scott, well done.
🏆 The 2020 Scottish Rugby Development Award winners from Caledonia North, Glasgow North and Glasgow South have been announced today.
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Exam success!
Pictured here are some of the new S5 and S6 pupils who experienced success this year! Congratulations! All that hard work paid off and you have set the bar high for next year with your top grades!
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In between activities is a great chance for the Riley Dance Troupe to practise their routines
#CarrickManor18
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Hats off to our amazing cleaners and janitors for all their hard work in getting the school ready for staff returning this week! Thank you.
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It’s leg waxing day for
@BBCCiN
. Mr Allen got his own back for Mr Riley’s incessant questioning.
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To all the staff and pupils of Carrick Academy, I hope you have a fabulous Christmas Day and Santa brings you everything your heart desires. 🎉🎉🎉🎉. Merry Christmas 😜
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Our Schools Captains celebrating the 100 year commemoration of the end of the Great War. Lest we forget.
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Our last bell was rung by the fantastic, the brilliant, and the wonderful Mrs. Diane Shearer.
A Carrick legend, we wish her a long and very, very happy retirement.
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School staff had an Afternoon Tea to support of
@macmillancancer
. Over £200 was raised with money still coming in!
Special well done to our Mrs Wiltshire who won ‘Carrick Star Baker’ with her ombré chocolate cake and to Mrs Little for best tasting cake.
#MacmillanCoffeeMorning
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Disappointed that the P7 Induction Week was cancelled the staff at Carrick Academy made this video for all our future S1s. (1/3)
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PLEASE RETWEET Graduation will be on today, period 1 after the special assembly....blazer up🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Well done to Ruth Collins who is moving onto DHT at Greenleaf....she will be a great leader in her new role. We will miss you at Carrick .
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We are delighted to announce that Mrs Crawford was successful at interview and has been offered the permanent DHT post at Carrick!
She has been in post in an acting capacity for a year and has done an exceptional job. We are delighted to welcome her officially to the team.
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WATCH: Our very own Kayleigh Haggo sets a WORLD RECORD in the heats of the
@ParaAthletics
Womens 100m RR3 in Berlin.
Kayleigh's final is at 4:38 this afternoon.
What an absolute hero!
@C4Paralympics
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Aimee (2Y) has had a busy season of competing in highland dance championships and competitions across the country whilst training for the World Highland Dance Championships.
Aimee was crowned Commonwealth Champion in Stirling last week, then went on to compete at... 1/3
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Congratulations to Rebecca Sloan who won the vocal category at the Rotary Club of Alloway's Young Musician Competition. Rebecca will now progress to the district heat at the
@RCStweets
in March.
Well done Rebecca!
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Congratulations to Katie Boyd winner of the Unsung Hero category of the SAYF awards🎉🎉🎉
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Huge congratulations to Sean Mann 6Y who has been successful at interview for a year-long scholarship in Tianjin University, China.
Sean will be the 3rd Carrick student to complete a year abroad following in the footsteps of Calum MacDonald and Jack Donald.
🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
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Lauryn and Eva made a TikTok of their memories of the old Carrick building.
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Our new S1s got a chance to meet their S6 buddies this morning – all observing social-distancing rules of course and outside in the sunshine as well.
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South Ayrshire students celebrate best-ever Higher results
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Carrick Academy 2019 Children in Need. Well on our way to the goal of saying goodbye to the beard
🥳👍
#ChildrenInNeed2019
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Congratulations to our School Captain Eilidh Andrew for organising the prom this evening....well done young lady, a brilliant event and you looked amazing!!
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We are delighted to announce that Carrick has officially earned our Gold Reading Schools Accreditation. Thanks to pupils, staff and the community for helping us achieve this milestone. We cannot wait to see what next year brings!
@ScottishbkTrust
#ReadingSchools
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On Friday, our school captains, and one of our vice captains, attended the ‘Topping out’ ceremony for our new school campus along with pupils from
@StCuthbertsPr
,
@CairnPS
and
@GardenrosePS
.
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Carrick Academy burying the Maybole 500 Timecapsule to commemorate 500 years of being a Royal Burgh.
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We have just been awarded the Silver Rights Aware Award for the Rights Respecting School🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Excellent set of results for our young people....so proud of you all🎉🎉🎉
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We said goodbye to our S6 cohort at graduation today. Farewell and good luck!
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Well done to Mr. Long who was named South Ayrshire NQT of the Year yesterday. Amazing and well deserved!
@southayrshire
@SACEducation
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A fantastic Buddy Meet & Greet yesterday morning. Our senior pupils looking after our new S1 arrivals.
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Residents of Fairknowe Nursing Home were treated to a pamper afternoon on Friday by pupils from our Nail Bar and Barista pupils.
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Former pupil
@kayleigh_haggo
has been selected as a finalist for
@southayrshire
Sports Personality of the Year. Give your support to Kayleigh by voting for her at
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Tomorrow
@MaybolePipeBand
, which features Carrick students Kirsty & Abbie Fulton, Mirren Shearlaw and Lucy Crossan, are appearing on
@thismorning
and
@loosewomen
. Tune in to see them in action.
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Katie was also awarded a ‘highly commended’ for The Maclaurin Award, she is photographed here beside her work.🎉🎉🎉
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The following students were successful at the captain interviews today
School Captains:
DJ Alexander
Charlie Purdie
Vice Captains:
Sophie MacDonald
Olivia Paton
House Captains:
Holly Prower -
@Carrick_blue
Holly Allan -
@Carrick_red
Keira Wyllie -
@Carrick_yellow
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Congratulations on Caitlin Hothersall 3B who scooped the top prize of a 4-axis camera drone at yesterday’s STEM event for South Ayrshire secondary schools. The prize was awarded to the pupil who could ask the best science-related question and that was Caitlin!
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Winners of the Enterprising Maths Challenge....Congratulations...Glasgow here we come🎉🎉🎉
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NEW SCHOOL CAMPUS: We've received new rendered images of our new school campus and it's looking sweet 👌
As always, loads of information can be found on our website.
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Wishing a congratulations to Eden Wallace and Thomas Purdie who’ve been selected as finalists for the Place2Be Mental Health Awards. Eden and Thomas will be making their way to London on June 13th for the Awards Ceremony. Well done both!
@Place2BeScot
@Place2Be
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Senior Dux board with this year’s winner....congratulations Katie🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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On Friday we were at the
@carrickcentre
for our S6 graduation ceremony. Great speeches from captains, DJ, Charli, Sophie and Olivia and a musical ‘lookback’ at all those Carrick memories - not a dry eye in the house!
Good luck S6 – you have been wonderful and will be missed!
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Well done to our S2’s who got to enjoy their reward day today at the Odeon in Kilmarnock🎬 🍿
Keep up the good work!
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Today David Kidd, Finlay Baird, Thomas Purdie and Callum Skilling represented the school at the Regional Enterprising Maths Competition at
@QMAOfficial
and placed 2nd in
@southayrshire
. This qualifies our team for the national competition in Glasgow in November. Well done team!
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Well done to the whole school community who were collecting for the foodbank today. We have collected 690 items altogether which is a fantastic number for a wee school.
The breakdown for each house is:
1st – Red – 260 items
2nd – Yellow – 230 items
3rd – Blue – 200 items
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Congratulations to Emily Gowans who was awarded the Junior Dux Medal and to Katie Glasgow who was awarded the Senior Dux Medal. Outstanding excellence and an inspiration to all🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Carrick students are now running the charity shop in Maybole. Why not pop in for a visit?
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Big congratulations to Katie Bryan who won the prestigious Jack Kilgour Award at the Maclaurin Senior Schools Art Exhibition. Katie was also highly commended in the Maclaurin Trust Award category. She will receive £115 and the Art department will receive £100. Well done Katie!
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Thank you to everyone who came along to support our school Christmas Fayre today which raised £862 for pupil excursions.🎉🎉🎉
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On Friday we had a graduation lunch for our departing S6s.
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The full video is on YouTube. Thank you to Miss Crossland for putting it together.
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Well done to Cayleb Stuart, Cullen Carter, Brooke Cole, Lily Livingstone and Cailian Hart who received certificates from our Chinese Teacher Sisi for working and trying hard in the study of Chinese Language and Culture this term.
Zuò dé hǎo (good job!)
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Today Carrick pupils celebrated the spirit of the LGBT community by hosting Purple Friday. Thank you to everyone who wore rainbow colours, contributed to and bought something from our bake sale! We raised £202.80 for LGBT Youth Scotland.
#PurpleFriday
@Place2BeScot
@Place2Be
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