DAVIE DANCES

May 31st, 2011

I am a Breakdancer with LA Dance and have been so for three/four years.    This year, I went to the Corn Exchange and there were people everywhere!    There were about one thousand and fifty people,  I got told that there were, and that we were on first and this was basically my first big show!  [...]

U15 BRITISH BOYS’ FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

May 30th, 2011

Mr. Scott comments on the exciting tournament in Wales over the weekend:- “Friday, a tired group of boys drew 0-0 with the English,  the game went to penalty kicks and Musselburgh won 4-3.   On Saturday, against the Northern Irish team the boys started rightly but the Northern Irish scored three breakaway goals in a twenty [...]

Musselburgh Grammar – U15 Scottish Schools Champions

May 20th, 2011

Massive congratulations to our Under 15 football team who lifted the Scottish Schools Cup after a convincing 3-0 win over Linlithgow Academy at Tynecastle Stadium last Thursday. The competition started with 164 teams and Musselburgh Grammar battled hard through many rounds before lifting the Cup. The School will now represent Scotland in the British Championship in [...]

TEACHERS ARE HUMAN…or are they?

May 18th, 2011

Another in a series of interviews, designed to give  insights into teachers’ lives to show that they are not boring, moany and grumpy individuals that have nothing better to do than moan at us all day…  Mr Dewar Interviewed by Gary Hunter Have you always wanted to be a soc ED teacher combined with a maths [...]

News from Amnesty International

May 18th, 2011

Dear Jane, I just spent an inspiring week in Egypt meeting with human rights organisations, including those engaged in the struggle for women’s rights post-Mubarak. The bravery of people who spent 18 ground-breaking days in Tahrir Square facing down batons and bullets before Mubarak fell is just extraordinary. They are determined to fight for their [...]

Stop the bloodshed in Syria

May 5th, 2011

Support Amnesty’s call to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC), and urge Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to reign in his security forces. As the violent suppression of protestors calling for political reform in Syria reaches new lows, Amnesty are calling on the UN Security Council to refer the situation to the Prosecutor of [...]