Lasswade High School Centre

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Lasswade High School
Lasswade-logo.jpg
Address
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11 Eskdale Drive

Bonnyrigg
,
Midlothian
,
EH19 2LA

Scotland
Information
TypeState secondary
MottoUsque Conabor
(I will strive to my utmost)
Established17th century
FounderRobert Marshall (1646)
Head teacherCampbell Hornell
YearsS1 to S6
Number of students1,600
HousesSt. Leonard's, St. Anne's, Mount Esk and Melville
Colour(s)    Strictly Black, White with school tie
School Tie Colours  St Leonard's: black tie with green stripe
  St Anne's: black tie with red stripe
  Mount Esk: black tie with gold stripe
  Melville: black tie with blue stripe
Websitelasswadehsc.mgfl.net

Lasswade High School is a non-denominational secondary state school in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland.

History[]

In 1956, Lasswade Senior Secondary School (the earliest predecessor for which was established in the village of Lasswade in the 1610s)[1] transferred to a new building on the present site, with improvements and extensions opened in 1978 to provide new accommodation for Business Studies, Home Economics, Music, Art & Design, Science, Craft, Design & Technology, Library, Computer Room, Kitchen, Dining Room and Sports Centre. Lasswade was further developed as a community school since 1979.

During the session 1999/2000, a new Mathematics and Support wing was built and formally opened by Jack McConnell, at the time Education Minister for Scotland. This included Mathematics classrooms, Guidance classrooms, offices and meeting rooms and a Learning Support base with tutorial rooms.[2]

In 2009 it was announced that a new Lasswade High School Community Campus was to be built, with construction beginning in October 2011. The school re-opened in 2013 as the Lasswade Centre, with ceremonial duties performed by the then First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond.[1] The new building cost £38 million to complete, and contains 90 classrooms to accommodate around 1,500 pupils.[1] The facility also has a purpose-built Sports Centre, which comprises a games hall, squash courts, fitness training rooms, activity movement studio, cafeteria, creche and spacious playing fields.

Fittest School in Britain 2009[]

The school took the top prize in the Fitter Schools Challenge,[3] in which 3,000 UK schools put their sporting prowess to the test. The school was presented with a trophy and £10,000 worth of sports equipment by Olympian Roger Black. The challenge was open to first and second year pupils at every school in the UK. Each school had to complete in three challenges which tested their skills and stamina. Pupils were asked to complete a shuttle run, which tested their ability to accelerate and change direction. They were also challenged to see how many star jumps they could do in a minute.[4]

Links with China and South Africa[]

In recent years, the school has developed educational links with Tianlin No 3 Middle School in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The collaboration is part of a wider initiative to develop a closer relationship between Scotland and China, and will include teacher and pupil exchanges as well as using e-mail and the internet to develop joint projects.[3][5]

Eco-Schools[]

Following a visit by an Eco-Schools inspection team in 2008, Lasswade High was awarded the Green Flag environmental award.[6]

Notable former pupils[]

See also: Category:People educated at Lasswade High School Centre

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Lasswade Centre (Lasswade High School), Gazetteer for Scotland.
  2. ^ "Homepage : Background to Lasswade High School Centre". Lasswade.info. Archived from the original on 15 July 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2004/10/15115621[bare URL]
  4. ^ "Pupils run off with fitness prize - Edinburgh, East & Fife". The Scotsman. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  5. ^ "A Chinese getaway to help pupils build links - Education". The Scotsman. 16 October 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  6. ^ http://www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk/news/Lasswade-High-School-flies-flag.4974501.jp[bare URL]
  7. ^ "Loanhead swimmer Sean Fraser in Paralympic medal hope - Local Sport". Midlothian Advertiser. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Sir James Arnot Hamilton". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Gary Locke - Hearts Career - from 8 May 1993 to 2 Jan 2001". Londonhearts.com. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  10. ^ "Sheffield United | Gary Naysmith". Sheffield United F.C. 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "Craig Thomson | Hearts". Heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2011.

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Coordinates: 55°52′26″N 3°07′02″W / 55.87378°N 3.1172°W / 55.87378; -3.1172

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