Oct 2008 - Morrison's Academy

Head Girl
My education at
Morrison’s Academy
began in 1997 when I
joined Miss Hay’s P3
class. The eleven years I
have spent at the
school have passed very quickly and
have given me many memorable
moments. From the start I have been
very involved with co-curricular
activities, in particular sport, music
and pipe band and all of these have
given me huge enjoyment and
challenges.
One of my favourite memories is not
one you will find on the list of official
co-curricular activities. It was
membership of the ‘Primary 4 Dirty
Words’ Club’. This was founded by
Sandy Jackson with Stephen Hamilton
as chief researcher! Mrs Longmuir, our
Primary 4 teacher, had been
encouraging us to try to increase our
vocabulary but I don’t think she
intended us to meet every break time
to discuss the new ‘dirty’ words found
by the researchers. Unfortunately, one
day I went home and put my newly
found vocabulary into practice,
causing Mrs Longmuir to find out and
the club being banned!
Many of my other interests also began
when I was in the Primary school. I
started to learn the ‘Cello and Piano
in Primary 3 and have had the same
teachers since. Thank you Mrs Smart
and Mr Beetschen for ignoring the
weeks I didn’t practice and also
encouraging me to aim for grade 8.
I also first wielded a hockey stick in
Primary 3 and have loved the game
ever since. Since Primary 6 I have
played for the school teams. The high
point of my hockey playing was the
tour to Barcelona in 2006. This was a
great experience with my friends and
I have so many good memories from
the week in Barcelona which I’ll never
forget. This year I was honoured to
captain the First XI. The team worked
really well together and we had
much enjoyment despite the fact that
so many matches were cancelled
because of bad weather.
Trips to Northern Ireland with the
Chamber Choir have also been
special and provided many
memorable moments: the massive
puddings at the Wine bar in Portrush,
singing al fresco at the Giant’s
Causeway to the astonishment of the
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other tourists, and winning the
competition in 2007. The Chamber
Choir will be one of the things I will
miss most as we have been a close
knit group and I have made many
very good friends in different years
because of the Choir.
This year has been busy, providing me
with many new challenges and
duties. I have really enjoyed being
Head Girl and thank everyone in Sixth
Year for their support throughout my
tenure. I am sure, like me, they will
also leave school with lasting
memories of good times and lifelong
friendships.
It is quite a thought that after eleven
years we are leaving school forever
and venturing out into the world
beyond Crieff. I have more than
enjoyed my time at Morrison’s mainly
because of the people I have met
and the different opportunities I have
been given. I would like to thank
everyone for their friendship and wish
them all the best of luck whatever
they are going on to do!
Alexandra Taylor S6