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Berwickshire High School
Berwickshire High School
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Established	1896

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Berwickshire High School is a six-year comprehensive school located west of Duns, Scotland.

History

It was first opened in 1896, by Walter John Mabbott, who was the first Rector of the school. It started out with accommodation for 80 pupils in which extensions were built on to accommodate the rise in pupil numbers.

By the 1950s the school had become very overcrowded so plans were made to create a new school. The new school opened in 1958.

The school has a large catchment area stretching all over Berwickshire including Duns, Greenlaw, Chirnside, Coldstream, Foulden, Paxton, Eccles, Leitholm, Allanton and Swinton.

The school motto is from the famous poem Ulysses, "To Strive, To Seek, To Find and not to Yield" basically meaning to make the most of your life.^[1]

House system

The school has three 'houses' into which the pupils are split. This is not only a way to organise classes but is also intended to encourage a rivalry, being the basis of inter-house competitive events. The houses are named after notable people from Berwickshire. The three houses are Scott, Home and Douglas. Each has its own colour, Head of House (Staff), House Captains and Vice Captains (derived from pupils in S5/S6) and House Representatives. Each earn points throughout the year, at the end of which the house with the most points wins the Interhouse trophy.

Change of buildings

The new high school was officially opened in February 2009. Work started in October 2006 on the new school which is located opposite the old building. The design was similar to Eyemouth High School and Earlston High School which were all built at the same time under a Public Private Partnership with the Scottish Borders Council.

Notable former pupils

Daniel Blades, Lord Blades, Senator of the College of Justice
Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay, judge
Ronald Mackay, Lord Eassie, judge
Helen Lowe, one of the first women chartered accountants in Scotland

References

^ William Anderson, A Century Recalled (no ISBN)

External links

55°46′24″N 2°21′23″W / 55.7733°N 2.3564°W / 55.7733; -2.3564

[1] William Anderson, A Century Recalled (no ISBN)

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+{{Short description|Secondary school in Scotland, UK}}
+{{more citations needed|date=June 2017}}
+{{Infobox school
+ | image                   = Berwickshire High School, Duns - geograph.org.uk - 4176759.jpg
+ | city                    = Duns
+ | county                  = [[Berwickshire]]
+ | established             = 1896
+}}
 {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
 {{Use British English|date=July 2014}}
-'''Berwickshire High School''' is a six-year comprehensive school located west of [[Duns]], Scotland. With lots of different subjects and will accept any race.
+'''Berwickshire High School''' is a six-year comprehensive school located west of [[Duns, Scottish Borders|Duns]], Scotland.
 ==History==
 It was first opened in 1896, by Walter John Mabbott, who was the first Rector of the school. It started out with accommodation for 80 pupils in which extensions were built on to accommodate the rise in pupil numbers.
 By the 1950s the school had become very overcrowded so plans were made to create a new school. The new school opened in 1958.
-The school has a large catchment area stretching all over Berwickshire including [[Duns]], [[Greenlaw]], [[Chirnside]], [[Coldstream]], [[Foulden, Scottish Borders|Foulden]], [[Paxton, Scottish Borders|Paxton]], [[Eccles, Berwickshire|Eccles]], Leitholm , [[Allanton, Scottish Borders|Allanton]] and [[Swinton, Scottish Borders|Swinton]].
+The school has a large catchment area stretching all over Berwickshire including [[Duns, Scottish Borders|Duns]], [[Greenlaw]], [[Chirnside]], [[Coldstream]], [[Foulden, Scottish Borders|Foulden]], [[Paxton, Scottish Borders|Paxton]], [[Eccles, Berwickshire|Eccles]], Leitholm, [[Allanton, Scottish Borders|Allanton]] and [[Swinton, Scottish Borders|Swinton]].
 The school motto is from the famous poem Ulysses, ''"To Strive, To Seek, To Find and not to Yield"'' basically meaning to make the most of your life.<ref>William Anderson, A Century Recalled (no ISBN)</ref>
 ==House system==
-The school has four 'houses' into which the pupils are split. This is not only a way to organise classes but is also intended to encourage a rivalry, being the basis of inter-house competitive events. The houses are named after notable people from [[Berwickshire]]. The three original houses were Scott, Home and Douglas and in 2008 the fourth house, Clark, was created (named after racing driver [[Jim Clark]]). Each has its own colour, Head of House (Staff), House Captains and Vice Captains (derived from pupils in S5/S6) and House Representatives. Each earn points throughout the year in which the winner will receive the Interhouse Trophy. They got rid of Clark at the End of May 2015 because the Guidance teacher retired
+The school has three 'houses' into which the pupils are split. This is not only a way to organise classes but is also intended to encourage a rivalry, being the basis of inter-house competitive events. The houses are named after notable people from [[Berwickshire]]. The three houses are Scott, Home and Douglas. Each has its own colour, Head of House (Staff), House Captains and Vice Captains (derived from pupils in S5/S6) and House Representatives. Each earn points throughout the year, at the end of which the house with the most points wins the Interhouse trophy.
 ==Change of buildings==
-The new high school was officially opened in February 2009. Work started in October 2006 on the new school which is located opposite the old building. The design was similar to [[Eyemouth High School]] and [[Earlston High School]] which were all built at the same time under a Public Private Partnership with the [[Scottish Borders Council]].
+The new high school was officially opened in February 2009. Work started in October 2006 on the new school which is located opposite the old building. The design was similar to Eyemouth High School and [[Earlston High School]] which were all built at the same time under a Public Private Partnership with the [[Scottish Borders Council]].
 ==Notable former pupils==
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 *[[Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay]], judge
 *[[Ronald Mackay, Lord Eassie]], judge
+*[[Helen Lowe (chartered accountant)|Helen Lowe]], one of the first women chartered accountants in Scotland
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://berwickshirehighschool.org.uk/ Official website]
+* [https://bhs.scot/ Official website]
-* [http://www.berwickshirehighschool.org.uk/newschool/archive.htm]
+* [http://www.berwickshirehighschool.org.uk Previous Website]
+*[http://www.berwickshirehighschool.org.uk/newschool/archive.htm]
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+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Secondary schools in the Scottish Borders]]
 [[Category:Berwickshire]]
+[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1896]]
+[[Category:1896 establishments in Scotland]]

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