YOUNG ENTERPRISE SUCCESS (03/05/2008)
On Thursday 1 May, members of Wellington’s two Young Enterprise Companies attended the Ayrshire Area Finals in the Park Hotel, Kilmarnock.
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SOUTH AYRSHIRE SCHOOLS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP (28/04/2008)
Four boys participated in the South Ayrshire Schools Golf Championship held at Dalmilling Golf Course on Tuesday 22nd April.
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MATHS CHALLENGE WINNERS (24/04/2008)
Congratulations to all our Award winners in the UK Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, especially Gold Award winners Scott Liddle and Katherine Blythe.
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UCAPE CONFERENCE APRIL 2008 (15/04/2008)
Thirteen pupils will represent Wellington at the UCAPE conference where they will meet pupils from France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Hungary.
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JULIA CAPLAN - SCOTTISH KARATE CHAMPION (04/04/2008)
Congratulations to Julia Caplan on her winning the Scottish Karate Championships.
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DIG THAT GARDEN! (02/04/2008)
The Nursery Garden saw an enthusiastic group of extra workers last week.
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BAG2SCHOOL A HUGE SUCCESS (01/04/2008)
We were overwhelmed with the response to our Bag2School appeal with Mrs Rigg's Classroom and the corridor outside full of bags of clothing.
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HIGHER EDUCATION FAIR AND CAREERS CONVENTION (20/03/2008)
The Higher Education Fair and Careers Convention on Wednesday proved a great success with a steady stream of interest from morning to night.
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HELPING LOCAL WILDLIFE (19/03/2008)
Wellington pupils have been busy helping their local bird life by providing a variety of bird feeders.
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ONE ACT PLAYS A GREAT SUCCESS (19/03/2008)
Pupils from S1 and S2 put on two very successful one-act plays and raised over £500 for NCH the S6 Charity.
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LES MISÉRABLES - TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM BOX OFFICE (19/03/2008)
Wellington School presents Les Misérables School Edition at the Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock from 1st to 3rd April starting at 7.30 p.m. each evening.
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PRIMARY 3 VISIT THE PEOPLES PALACE GLASGOW (15/03/2008)
Primary 3 Doonholm and Seafield made a very successful visit to the People's Palace in Glasgow where they learned more about their current topic, "When Granny was a Girl".
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ECOSCHOOL AWARD FOR WELLINGTON (14/03/2008)
The last ten months have seen lots of Eco activity at Wellington School, culminating in the achievement on our Bronze Award early this month.
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EMMA OUTSTANDING AT AYRSHIRE MUSIC FESTIVAL (14/03/2008)
Congratulations to Emma Storm who won the 'Songs from the Shows' class at the Ayrshire Music Festival with a very rare 'Outstanding' Grade.
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P6 GET A VISIT FROM THE POLICE (03/03/2008)
Primary 6 pupils were pleased to welcome our two Community Police Officers for a talk on Personal Safety.
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S3/S4 RUGBY TEAM ON A ROLL (01/03/2008)
The S3/4 team got off to a good start by producing some excellent driving forward play, a feature that was to endure throughout the game.

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ANOTHER VICTORY FOR S2 RUGBY TEAM (01/03/2008)
A game characterised by more committed rucking saw the S2 rugby team run in five tries in a convincing win at Doonside.
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HUTCHIE PROVE TOO STRONG IN HOCKEY (01/03/2008)
Despite a valiant defence from Wellington sides, Hutchesons' Grammar proved too strong at most levels in hockey.
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VAMOOSE TO VANDALISM WINNERS (29/02/2008)
Congratulations to Eve Brady and Hannah Bowyer, Primary 5, winners of the 'Vamoose to Vandalism' prizes presented by our Community Police Officers.
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BURNS COMPETITION WINNERS (29/02/2008)
Congratulations to Alexandra Brown and Rosalyn Thomson, winners of the P6 Burns Competition.
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LUCINDA RIDING HIGH (29/02/2008)
Congratulations to Lucinda Stewart, S2, on her selection to the Show Jumping Group of the Scottish Equestrian Association.
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THEM BONES, THEM BONES, THEM DRY BONES! (29/02/2008)
The Science Club were treated to an extremely entertaining and informative talk by Dr Webb on Wednesday.
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THREE GAVROCHES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE (29/02/2008)
With parts in the School Show oversubscribed, Edward Russell, Blair Stevenson and Kyle Foreman have all landed the part of Gavroche.
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TRIP TO FRANCE AND BELGIUM 2008 (28/02/2008)
Forty Wellington pupils from Primary 7 and S1 have spent six busy days in France and Belgium.
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MAYA SCHOOL INDIA (28/02/2008)
Sixth Year Wellington pupils have raised over £300 to support the Maya School in Orchha, India.
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ASTROTURF CHRISTENED BY HOCKEY VICTORIES (24/02/2008)
The first hockey matches played on the new Astroturf pitch at Doonside saw the Wellington 1st XI and 2nd XI victorious against Jordanhill.
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RUGBY - MIXED FORTUNES IN THE MUD (24/02/2008)
In a series of hard-fought games, the S3/S4 team came out winners by over 50 points against The Glasgow Academy, but the other teams were not so fortunate.
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PRIMARY 3 VISIT TO NEWTON PARK (18/02/2008)
On Wednesday 6th of February we went to Newton Park. We had to change into our boots and warm jackets.
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VAMOOSE TO VANDALISM (31/01/2008)
Wellington pupils attended a performance of 'Vamoose to Vandalism', a project to make P5 school pupils, all over Ayrshire, aware of the dangers and destruction caused by acts of vandalism.
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P7 RUGBY MATCH V HAMILTON COLLEGE (23/01/2008)
On Saturday 19 January the match between the two schools was the only one to go ahead due to waterlogged pitches at the Hamilton ground.
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STUART HOWIE - INVITED TO PLAY RUGBY IN FRANCE & ITALY (16/01/2008)
The Glasgow Thistles Sports Club is proposing to run Rugby trips to France and Italy this summer.
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RUGBY: WELLINGTON V MARR COLLEGE (13/01/2008)
The P7 team pulled off another win against Marr at Doonside but other home teams were not so fortunate.
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THE INDIA TRIP - AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME (08/01/2008)
At the beginning of the Christmas holiday, twenty-one Sixth Year pupils got up very early to catch morning flights to take them to Delhi, India.
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SANTA VISITS WELLINGTON SCHOOL (14/12/2007)
There was much excitement in the Nursery and Infant Departments on Wednesday as Santa made a visit to their Parties.
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INDIA TRIP DECEMBER 2007 (13/12/2007)
The final preparations are underway for our Sixth Year trip to India this month.
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1ST XV TRIP TO SAUMUR (12/12/2007)
The first rugby exchange to the Institution Saint Louis was a resounding success and the spectators were treated to two exciting games.
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S1 GEOGRAPHY PUPILS PLAN AND BUILD A HOUSING ESTATE (10/12/2007)
First year geography pupils have just completed a unit of work on Settlement, by planning and building a housing estate.
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RACHAEL MEANS BUSINESS (06/12/2007)
Congratulations to Rachael McCallum, S6, for coming a close second in the final of the CMI Workshadow Initiative.
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RECORD BREAKERS PUPILS RAISE OVER £3500 FOR CHARITY (04/12/2007)
Wellington School's sixth-year pupils have raised over £3500 for charity through their annual Christmas Fair.

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1ST XV RUGBY TOUR DEPARTS FOR SAUMUR, FRANCE (30/11/2007)
On Friday 30 November the 1st XV left Prestwick Airport for their tour to Saumur, France.
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CLARINET AND SAXOPHONE SUCCESSES AT WELLINGTON (30/11/2007)
Several pupils achieved excellent grades from Trinity's practical exam results on Monday 26 November 2007
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UMPIRING CRAFT NIGHT (29/11/2007)
An Umpiring Craft Night was held on Wednesday 28 November at Doonside Pavilion.
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WELLINGTON VS MORRISONS 24 NOVEMBER 2007 (28/11/2007)
Wellington Rugby teams fought hard against Morrison's on the rugby pitch
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WELLINGTON P6 RUGBY TEAM UNDEFEATED (27/11/2007)
Wellington School's P6 rugby team is going from strength to strength!
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STAINED GLASS ARTIST VISIT (23/11/2007)
On Friday 9 November the 3rd Year Art & Design class had a visit from Stained Glass artist Susan Bradbury.
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DEMOCRACY IN ACTION (21/11/2007)
The School Council is up and running! A new election system, implemented this session, resulted in representation from each Year Group.
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SAVING THE PLANET (21/11/2007)
Wellington School has registered as an Eco School to encourage whole school action for environmental awareness and protection.
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WELLINGTON SCHOOL VS DALZIEL HIGH SCHOOL (19/11/2007)
On Saturday 17th Wellington School S1/S2s played Dalziel High School.
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MORE HOCKEY SUCCESS FOR WELLINGTON (17/11/2007)
The 1st XI won a close and tough match against a very talented St Columba's 1st XI. The 2nd XI drew 2-2.
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YOUNG ENTERPRISE PRESS RELEASE (13/11/2007)
On Monday 12 November 20 Young Enterprise Achievers from the School, accompanied by Mr Byers and Mrs Munn, attended the Young Enterprise Scotland Conference.
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HOCKEY V KELVINSIDE SATURDAY 10 NOVEMBER (12/11/2007)
Wellington Hockey teams produced some great play again this weekend when they took on Kelvinside.

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RUGBY MATCH REPORTS SATURDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2007 (12/11/2007)
1st XV - Cup Matche against Rosehall
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INFANT AND JUNIOR BOOK FAIR IS A GREAT SUCCESS (09/11/2007)
The first of three days of the Book Fair has been a great success. If you have not been, remember that it is open on Friday, Saturday and Monday.
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NEVER TOO YOUNG TO BE A CITIZEN (08/11/2007)
The Nursery Citizenship Information Afternoon was a great success and extremely well attended.
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S3 HOCKEY VS LOMOND SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2007 (06/11/2007)
The match against Lomond was a tough one with lots of end to end play.
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RUGBY AGAINST LOMOND SCHOOL (03/11/2007)
A busy weekend saw some closely fought matches and shared honours against Lomond School.
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WELLINGTON HOSTS PRESTIGIOUS EUROPEAN EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE (03/11/2007)
Wellington School has just hosted a prestigious educational conference involving Head Teachers and teachers from across Europe.
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SPACE SCHOOL (02/11/2007)
Alexandra Young of 5th year Montgomery has been selected to attend the Scottish Space School in Houston Texas next September.
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TALENTED YOUNG ATHLETES SUCCESS (02/11/2007)
Claire Taylor and Paula Dalgleish have been offered a place in the Bank of Scotland Talented Young Athletes Regional Squad.

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CROSS COUNTRY SUCCESS FOR WELLINGTON (02/11/2007)
The Cross Country teams had a very successful outing with Gold and Bronze team performances.
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HALLOWEEN PARTIES AT WELLINGTON (31/10/2007)
With three separate Halloween parties over two days for Nursery, Infants and Junior Departments, plenty of fun was had by all.
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WELLINGTON HARVEST FESTIVAL (30/10/2007)
Wellington's Junior and Primary Departments staged an excellent Harvest Festival just before the mid-term break.
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SPORTS UPDATE FOR THIS WEEK (29/10/2007)
There have been notable successes in a range of sporting activities through this week from swimming and athletics to hockey and rugby.
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WELLINGTON HOLDS OPEN DAY (25/10/2007)
The Wellington Open Afternoon was very well attended with prospective parents coming to visit all areas of the school on Wednesday 24th October.
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BUSY SPORTING WEEKEND FOR WELLINGTON RUGBY TEAMS (06/10/2007)
Three home and three away games saw close results against St Columba's on Saturday 6th October.
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NURSERY GARDEN A GREAT SUCCESS (03/10/2007)
After much work planting flowers at the end of last term the Nursery Garden is proving a very popular attraction.
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CHARITY WORK CONTINUES AT WELLINGTON (03/10/2007)
Charity work has resumed at Wellington for this year's charity, National Children's Homes. Even in the last three years, pupils have raised over £40,000 for charities.
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S3 HOCKEY V CRAIGHOLME (01/10/2007)
Wellington started strong, knowing they were playing on grass, a surface which they were not used to.
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NEW STAFF AT WELLINGTON (01/10/2007)
Wellington has welcomed three new members of staff - Mr Mark Lister, Head of Music; Dr Gerry Burns, Physics; and Miss Paula Nimmo, English and Drama.
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S4 BRIDGE BUILDING CHALLENGE (27/09/2007)
The two Fourth Year Standard Grade Physics classes took part in a Civil Engineering Challenge during the last week of term.
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EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES 26 SEPTEMBER (27/09/2007)
In the middle of Rugby World Cup fever, Wellington School pupils welcomed three French rugby players to join their celebrations of European Day of Languages.
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SCIENCE CLUB OFF TO A FLYING START (26/09/2007)
Science Club resumed this Wednesday with 20 pupils staying on to try their hands at pH Painting along with 6 staff.
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HOCKEY STARS IN SW SCOTLAND U18 AND U16 SQUADS (26/09/2007)
Seven girls in the Senior School hockey teams have been selected for the South West Scotland U18 and U16 Squads. The girls are seen here in the new 1st XI team tops.
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HIGHER GEOGRAPHY PUPILS VISIT CULZEAN (24/09/2007)
On Tuesday 18 September 2007, the Higher Geography pupils visited Culzean as part of their course work.
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TWINS AT WELLINGTON (24/09/2007)
We have a new pair of identical twins at Wellington.
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FORMER PUPILS PROVE TOO STRONG FOR 1ST XV (23/09/2007)
Despite some valiant defence and enterprising play, the 1st XV lost to a heavier FP side.
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P7 RUGBY AGAINST HAMILTON COLLEGE (17/09/2007)
In their first match of the season Wellington started well and scored an unconverted try.
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NEW PAVILION OPENS WITH CLEAN SWEEP IN RUGBY (15/09/2007)
The first home game using the new pavilion saw all three rugby teams successful against Hamilton College.
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HIKING SEASON IS WELL UNDER WAY AT WELLINGTON! (09/09/2007)
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme is in full swing at Wellington with lectures on weekdays and practice hikes on Sundays for Bronze participants.
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MIXED SUCCESS AGAINST MARR COLLEGE (08/09/2007)
The S1 Rugby team played some exciting rugby to come away with a convincing win against Marr College, having beaten Hutchesons' Grammar last week. S2 also notched up a good win.
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NEW ASSISTANT HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL (01/09/2007)
Congratulations to Mr Bailey (left) on his appointment as Head of St Andrew's College in Lima, Peru, starting January 2008, and welcome to Mr Farrelly (right) our new Assistant Head.
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NEW DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AT WELLINGTON (01/09/2007)
A warm welcome to Mr Mark Lister who has joined us as Director of Music at Wellington School from the start of this session.
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NEW HEAD BOY AND HEAD GIRL OF WELLINGTON SCHOOL (01/09/2007)
Congratulations to Scott McLatchie and Alison Watt on their appointment as Head Boy and Head Girl of Wellington School for Session 2007-2008.
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TOP MARKS FOR WELLINGTON SCHOOL (31/08/2007)
Wellington has maintained its position in the Top Ten of Scotland's independent schools.
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WELLINGTON INVESTMENT FOR NEW SESSION (30/08/2007)
Wellington has invested over one and a quarter million pounds in new facilities and infrastructure for the new school year.

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STUART HOWIE IS ON THE THRESHOLD OF INTERNATIONAL RUGBY HONOURS (14/06/2007)
Stuart Howie's dream of playing for Scotland at rugby has come one step closer.
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GOLF TROPHY (12/06/2007)
A total of 36 pupils took part in this year's Golf Trophy, which was played in hot and sunny conditions.
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SCOTTISH MATHS CHALLENGE (12/06/2007)
Congratulations to the Primary 7 and S1 pupils who gained an award in the Scottish Maths Challenge.
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NURSERY AND INFANT SPORTS A HUGE SUCCESS (07/06/2007)
In hot sunshine, the Nursery and Infant Sports Day was a huge success. Record numbers of pupils performed and record numbers of parents attended.
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ART IS SPECTACULAR AT WELLINGTON (07/06/2007)
The annual Wellington School "Art Spectacular" exhibition was a resounding success.


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NICOLA BENEDETTI PROOF THAT MUSIC MATTERS AT WELLINGTON (05/06/2007)
Wellington School former pupil Nicola Benedetti is holding a solo concert in Ayr Town Hall on June 9 to mark the re-opening of the building which is currently undergoing a £1 million refurbishment.
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NEW STAFF AT WELLINGTON SCHOOL (05/06/2007)
Ayr's Wellington School has welcomed three new members of staff. They are Mrs Lindy Malloch, Mrs Brenda Peden and Mr Graham Miller who joined the school before the end of last term.

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WELLINGTON NURSERY GARDEN (05/06/2007)
The Wellington Parents' Association very generously provided funding to enable the Nursery to have a garden.
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WELLINGTON CYCLIST ON TRACK FOR SUCCESS (05/06/2007)
Chris Hoy, Craig MacLean, Ross Edgar, James McCallum, Kate Cullen and Paul French are just some of the elite cyclists Scotland has produced in recent years.
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S2 TRIP TO HADRIANS WALL (05/06/2007)
Twenty one pupils from the S2 Latin class took part in the annual invasion of Hadrian's Wall, on Tuesday 15th May 2007, under the leadership of Mr Helps and Mrs Munn.
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WELLINGTON GOLF SUCCESS (04/06/2007)
Twelve boys from S2 and S3 played a match against Belmont Academy over Seafield golf course. The players enjoyed good weather and played very well.
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FIRST BOYS FROM PRIMARY 1 TO SENIOR 6 (04/06/2007)
In August 1994, four boys entered Primary 1 at Wellington -the first intake of boys into the school.
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NEW BURSAR (22/05/2007)
We are pleased to announce that Mr John McColgan has accepted the post of Bursar at Wellington School.
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S1 TRIP TO AUCHINCRUIVE (18/05/2007)
On Monday 14 May 2007, S1 geography pupils visited Auchincruive Agricultural College.
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TRIP TO ROME AND SORRENTO APRIL 2007 (14/05/2007)
On Saturday 14 April, 26 pupils and 3 teachers met at Glasgow Prestwick Airport check-in, for an unforgettable trip to Rome and Sorrento.
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S5 AND S6 VISIT TO ROCKWARE GLASS FACTORY (11/05/2007)
S5 & S6 Business Management pupils visited Rockware Glass Factory in Irvine on Friday 4th May 2007.
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A WEEK OF ADVENTURE AT BARCAPLE FOR PRIMARY 6 (30/04/2007)
As in previous years, all Primary 6 pupils have the opportunity to participate in the Residential Activities Week at the Abernethy Trust Barcaple Centre.
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WELLINGTON WOWS AUDIENCES WITH WE WILL ROCK YOU (17/04/2007)
Wellington School wowed audiences just before Easter with its fabulous school show "We Will Rock You".
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DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDS AT WELLINGTON (17/04/2007)
The Silver Level Duke of Edinburgh's Award Programme is in full swing at Wellington School this Spring.
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MICHAEL HAS AN EXTRAORDINARY TALENT FOR MAKING MUSIC (29/03/2007)
Michael Foyle looks set to follow in the footsteps of Nicola Benedetti and pursue a glittering musical career.
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1ST XV WIN FINAL GAME OF SEASON AGAINST HUTCHIE (17/03/2007)
Despite losing earlier in the season to Hutchesons' Grammar, the 1st XV put in a superb team performance to win the last game of the season.
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WELLINGTON INFANTS VISIT H.M.S. GANNET (16/03/2007)
Pupils from Primary 2 visited H.M.S. Gannet to see the Sea King rescue helicopters.
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S2 SCIENCE TRIP GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE (02/03/2007)
Senior 2 very much enjoyed their trip to the Science Centre in Glasgow on Friday 16th February.
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CYCLING PROFICIENCY BY KYLE FOREMAN PRIMARY 7 (02/03/2007)
Kyle has been enjoying Cycling Proficieny over the last few weeks.
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CRAIG CORSON IS GOING TO GREAT LENGTHS IN THE SWIMMING POOL (02/03/2007)
Over the past few years, Craig Corson (S2) has been achieving great things in the swimming pool.
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NEW SCHOOL SHOW WILL ROCK YOU (23/02/2007)
Wellington is to perform the Scottish schools' premiere of the hit musical "We Will Rock You" featuring the music of Queen.
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BURNS SUPPER (22/02/2007)
The Wellington 2007 Burns Supper was a wonderful evening of verse and song.


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SILVER HIKE TRAINING (18/02/2007)
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award hike training resumed with almost half of S4 out on Sunday 18th February in Carsphairn Forest.
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INTERHOUSE ACTIVITIES DAY (15/02/2007)
The Interhouse Activity Day took place on Thursday 8 February 2007. For all the results, read more!
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WELLINGTON SCHOOL SCIENCE CLUB THRIVING (15/02/2007)
Wellington School is enjoying record exam results in the three sciences and a flourishing after-school Science Club for S1 and S2 pupils.
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WELLINGTON NURSERY PUPILS ENJOY FIRE ENGINE VISIT (06/02/2007)
As part of our 'People who help us' theme, a fire engine and crew visited the Nursery to give a demonstration.
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RUGBY AGAINST KELVINSIDE (01/02/2007)
After a closely contested match, Kelvinside pulled ahead to win the game.

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INFANTS BURNS AFTERNOON TEA (30/01/2007)
The Infant Department held its annual Burns Afternoon Tea on Friday 26 January 2007.
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BLUE PETER APPEAL (29/01/2007)
Matthew Phillips (P4) and his sister Amy (P1) had the initiative to bring the Blue Peter Shoebiz Appeal into School.
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OPEN MORNING AT WELLINGTON (29/01/2007)
Wellington School held an Open Morning for its Nursery and Infant Departments last week. The event was well attended by Mums & Dads interested in seeing the facilities.
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Wellington School is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. Company Number is SC026589. Scottish Charity Number is SC005052
Headmaster: Mr R M Parlour BSc (Hons) BA PGCE (Oxon) MMBA FIAP FRSA

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