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Page 6Check out our website at www.newbattle.org.ukNewbattle NewsCheck out our website at www.newbattle.org.ukNEWBATTLE PUPILS’ CREATIVE WRITINGUp NorthThrough the gate and the sea ofgreen opens up; trees waving to sayhello; the yellow coin in the sky; theroad dancing in front of us and thegiant grass spinning and twirling.Mr Jones and his glass of happiness:a 35 year old in an 85 year old man’sbody; his head reflected the sun likea mirror and his grey beard wasfilthy and bushy.Mrs Jones and her box of moans: aleech sucking the fun out of life;piercing eyes looking into yourheart; mud for hair and tree trunksfor legs.Lifting suitcases that weigh thesame as double decker buses: alifesize dollhouse as pink as a pig;sheep talking to one another andthe monkey I call my brotherrunning around like a lunatic.The clouds gathered plotting theirevil scheme: the rain coming down,beating itself off the road; runningafter dumb one and dumb two;water streaming down my face andstreams like a baby crying.The beach was our corner of earth:the sea circled its prey; the moaningof seagulls; golden powder undermy feet and the puffy cloudswalking along the sky.By Megan Sneddon 2DMand the sea eating the sand; as wewere walking along there was a slightbreeze that blew onto our faces; andmy legs were trembling from the longlength that we had walked.Newbattle CommunityHigh School’sPortobello BeachPortobello Beach was a magical place:it was filled with adults havingconversations of their own; childrenrunning about giggling; hot goldenpowder underneath my feet; seagullssinging about the sky; waves crashingover musical rock pools; the fear ofterrifying claws moving about in thedeep dancing water; the white puffyclouds above all of us; the squishyjellyfish lurking beneath the goldensand; the long ribbon road in front ofus; and the warm golden coin in thesky.It was the place that my family and Iwent every summer. It was great withthe boiling sun scorching down on usI can remember all the jellyfish lyingabout on the sandy surface and melifting one up and launching itthrough the air and it went down witha splat on my big cousin’s back whileshe was looking like a beached whaleon her towel. All I heard was thescream from her as the jelly fish laythere on her back. Another thing I canremember from the beach was goinginto the amusement park and winninglots of money and a teddy. Thisbrought an end to my brilliant day atPortobello Beach.By Samantha Haddow 2DMYour Newbattle Community High School...VALUES FOR LIFETrust – to feel confident and secure bybuilding relationships based on honestyand fairnessRespect – to be considerate of theneeds, wishes and feelings of others as wellas your own worthPerseverance – continueddetermination to succeed and never giveup in spite of difficultiesResponsibility – making informeddecisions and being accountable for yourown actionsHumour – maintain a positiveoutlook on life even in the face ofadversityFocus – concentrate fully on the taskin hand and avoid distractions
Page 7Newbattle NewsWe always like to celebrate the success of former Newbattlepupils who have gone on to achieve success in the widerworld. If you are, or know of, a former pupil that we couldfeature in a future issue, please contact Miss L Fuller at theschool by emailing fullel62@staff.mgfl.netCheck out our website at www.newbattle.org.ukCelebrating SuccessRecent Leavers & Former PupilsLaura Muirhead (left Newbattle 2001) worked as a clinicalsupport worker at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for afew years, and is now in her second year of an AdultNursing degree at Napier University. She is due to graduatein 2010.Laura Bennett (left Newbattle 2001) graduated from Heriot-Watt University in 2005 with a first class Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Mathematics with a European Language(French). She then went on to get a distinction in a Mastersdegree in Applied Mathematical Sciences with Biological andEcological Modelling, also at Heriot-Watt. She is currentlystudying towards a PhD in Bioinformatics at Kings College,London.David Wilson (left Newbattle 1999) graduated from theUniversity of Aberdeen with a First Class honours degree inLaw in 2003, and completed the Post Graduate Diploma inLegal Practice in 2004. He qualified as a solicitor (specialisingin commercial property finance) in 2007 and worked for theworld’s largest law firm, before he took up a new positionwith the Scottish Government Legal Directorate in January2009.Grahame Young (left Newbattle 1999) graduated inPharmacy from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen in2004, and became a fully qualified pharmacist in 2005. He isnow a senior clinical pharmacist at St John’s Hospital,Livingston.Dr Sean Kennedy (left Newbattle 1999) graduated inBiochemistry from the University of Stirling in 2003, andcompleted a PhD in 2007, and is now recognised as aninternational expert in his chosen field of aquatic lipidbiochemistry. He now works for a global pharmaceuticalresearch and development company. In 2008, Sean marriedLaura Grieve, who is also a former Newbattle High Schoolpupil, who works as a nurse and is due to give birth to theirfirst child in 2009.Gordon Brown (left Newbattle 1999) had a short spell as aprofessional footballer at Berwick Rangers, and then starteda three-year metal work apprenticeship and completed aSVQ level 3 computer aided design course and a SVQ level3 electrical and electronic engineering qualification. He wenton to be a field engineer with Capital Solutions, duringwhich period his job was to repair businesses’ electricaloffice equipment onsite, including Newbattle High School'soffice equipment! Since June 2008, he is now a salesexecutive in Capital Solutions' sales department.After leaving Newbattle in 1985, Tracey-Ann Sinnetjoined the HMF (Army) when she was 21. Tracey-Annsettled quickly and gained promotion twice before endingher service after 8 years. She then found herself in anadministrator’s job in Morecambe, Lancashire. Tracey-Annhas since returned and settled in Mayfield again and for thelast 7 years has been concentrating on an entirely differentvocation as a Homecare Co-ordinator for Community Carein East Lothian and she is also currently studying for herHNC in Social Care. The master plan is to hopefully go onto do a Diploma in Social Work.Shona Sinnet (now Shona Oliver) (left Newbattle 1976) ismarried with a daughter who is due her first baby in June2009. She works as a team leader with NHS Lothian whichshe enjoys and works with great girls. Shona enjoys goingon holiday and plans to go on a cruise this year. Over theyears, she has helped on various committees within theMayfield area and enjoyed the time she helped on the galaday committee. A few of them are planning aNewbattle school reunion for 2009 as most of them willbe 50 this year.Eco-schools is an internationalinitiative which encourages pupils tolimit their school’s impact on theenvironment. Newbattle has held theBronze Award for some time and iscurrently striving towards achievingthe Silver Award. The recentlyformed Eco-School Pupil Committeehas carried out an environmentalreview of the school and identifiedEco Schoolsthree areas for improvement this term.Under the guidance of Miss Wynne, thecommittee hopes to decrease thevolume of litter that is dropped in theschool grounds, prevent unnecessaryenergy loss and provide access to plasticrecycling facilities. The committeemembers are working together to drawup an action plan that will outline howthese eco-improvements will beachieved. These pupils have showngreat decision-making skills and areclearly passionate about this cause. Thelong term goal of the committee is toachieve a Green Flag Award, the highestaward of the eco-schools programme.Our School of Ambition
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