Islay High School
Description
Islay High School is an 11-18 school serving the islands of Islay and Jura Islay High School - Developing skills for your future
Vision Statement
At Islay High School we are not only ensuring our students do well academically to allow them access to the best opportunities in their future, but by putting emphasis on the development of their skills we are giving them the opportunity to develop into confident and fully employable young people.
Students experience a rich learning culture which helps them develop the skills to support success academically and in the wider community. Through exposure to adventure and enquiry based experiences students are given the opportunity to develop their personality and become a more independent and self-motivated learner.
Values
Success (Academic and personal)
Adventure (A willingness to try new experiences and learn from them)
Enquiry (A thirst for knowledge, desire to develop skill, ask questions and explore opportunities)
Pride (As part of the school and Island communities and in celebration of all achievements)
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facebook.comFriday is "Fright Night" at Islay High. Sponsor a student to sleep in a haunted school watching scary movies! Fundraising for the Barcelona Trip June 2018
Friday 2nd March is Brain Tumour Defeat day, and we are raising money for two charities. Events Non-Uniform day - (£1) Big Bake Off - (£1 to enter your baking, £1 to judge the baking) Film Afternoon - (£1 entry and 50p for Popcorn and drinks) Please bring all baking entries to Ms Moran before Reg on Friday.
Parent Council Meeting on Wednesday 7th March at 6 pm.
Study Leave (Monday 30th April - Tuesday 29th May)
The rugby girls had a phenomenal day on Friday - off to Scotstoun Stadium to watch Scotland v England Women play. The girls came 2nd in their group in the pre-match 7s tournament, got selected to play on the main pitch at half time, screamed so loud they could probably be heard back home, then finished by getting autographs with the Scotland team. Not much sleep since, plenty of interesting bruises, but what a weekend!
Rugby Girls at Scotstoun Stadium ahead of their training session and watching Scotland Women v England Women this evening. Looking great in their new club tops funded by the Islay & Jura Fourteen Fund!
Islay Rugby boys trip to see Scotland Vs England at Murrayfield. A celebratory visit to the bowling alley afterwards. A brilliant trip had by all.
Well done to everyone who participated in the MAKI league badminton tournament held in Lochgilphead. The pupils were a credit to Islay High School in terms of their effort, attitude and behaviour. The pupils also showed great team spirit, determination and played to a high standard. Congratulations to Anna and Mohit who managed to win all of their singles games
Congratulations to Molly Fletcher on being a published writer. Her essay was selected by the SQA and published in their "Write Times 2 - A celebration of brilliant writing by SQA students" Well Done!
Parent Council Meeting all welcome in the conference room in Islay High School
ICAS Foundation – Funding of up to £10,000 available We have awarded £960,000 in bursary funding to date and we have funds available to award this year. The ICAS Foundation is a charity registered in Scotland, established by ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) to make a difference to academically talented young people from disadvantaged communities by helping them take their first steps into a professional career in accountancy or finance. As you will know, younger people from disadvantaged communities are under-represented at universities across Scotland and, in particular, on courses that lead to a life-long profession. ICAS, as one of the leading professional accountancy bodies in the world, believes that it can do more to open up access to the accountancy profession and has established the Foundation to help do just that. • We offer bursaries of up to £2,500 per academic year for students studying Accountancy or Finance degrees. • Students with parental income below £34,000 are eligible to apply. We need your help to identify students who meet the criteria and are due/expect to start a university course, studying accountancy or finance this year. We would be interested in helping them. Applications open on 5 March 2017 and the closing date for applications is 18 May 2018. Application forms, together with guidance is available on our website www.icasfoundation.org.uk. If you could share this information with students who have been offered a place at university (conditional or unconditional) to study accountancy or finance and encourage eligible students to apply that would be great. It would be helpful if you were able to contact students in early course to allow them time to submit an application before the holiday period and the start of the exam period. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your support. Jenny Morrison Operations Administrator ICAS Foundation DIRECT LINE: +44 (0) 131 347 0121 jmorrison@icasfoundation.org.uk CA House, 21 Haymarket Yards Edinburgh EH12 5BH icasfoundation.org.uk The ICAS Foundation on Twitter The ICAS Foundation on Facebook The ICAS Foundation is a registered Scottish charity: No SC034836
Well done to all the students involved in FilmG - They won the 'Best Young Learners Film'
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