The Revolution Will Be Published We at the Larbert Link are very proud of all that the school has achieved over the past few years, from sporting

excellence and new challenges to our own achievement of being named the best Scottish school newsletter of the year.All of these awards, though, could not be possible without a strong team of people with a will to make things fall into

place. For this reason we feel it is important to acknowledge all of our contributors, from all stages of the school.

This term has seen some additions to our team. Alongside our long-time writers, photographers and aspiringprofessional journalists, there are some new faces in our ranks; Ryan Traynor and Kendall Brown (S6) and Amy Simmons

(S2). If there are any readers, pupils or teachers who would like to make a contribution to the Link they can see MrDunne or Jordan Allan (S6), whether they would like to write, take pictures or help to edit the newsletter theres ajob for everyone. These are exciting times in the life of our school, with amazing opportunities on the horizon, so why

not be at the forefront of it all?

Issue 32 April 2015

LARBERTlink

Ihope this latest edition of Larbert Link finds you all well. Itsa few months since we published our last one and, as youwould expect, there have been many developments, eventsand successes since that time.

We were all absolutely thrilled to win the School Sport Awardat the Scottish Sports Awards back in December. This is thesecond time in three years that our work in this area has beennationally recognised and it is an absolute testament to thehard work of everyone involved, it really is quite impressive.We have also been one of the first secondary schools inScotland to be presented with the new GOLD School SportAward from sportscotland which was presented to us by JamieHepburn MSP (Minister for Sport, Health Improvement andMental Health) and Louise Martin CBE (Chair of sportscotlandBoard) and were aiming to be the first Cluster in Scotland toalso have all of the primary schools afforded the same status watch this space!

Im delighted to let you know that construction work is wellunder way on our highly anticipated Larbert Legacy CycleProject. This has been the result of many months of hard workand planning and the 280k investment will really paydividends not only for our young people but the widercommunity and all of the families within it. It will be one ofthe first of its type in Scotland with 3 different genres ofcycling including a skills area, pump track and mountain biketrails. Well be using it through the day within our curriculumand after school but at other times it will be available forcommunity use accommodating cyclists of all abilities, from 4-year olds to 84-year olds!

As you will know we work tirelessly to support various charitiesand this session weve introduced Foodbank Fridays on the last

Friday of each month. Weve been askingpupils, if they can, to donate a tin orpacket of food for Falkirk Foodbank.Weve been overwhelmed by the responseand I would like to thank you for yoursupport with this initiative. I know itsdeveloping a real sense of socialresponsibility with some of our youngpeople, which is great to see.

Its with a real heavy heart that I announce that Ann Buchan,Depute Rector has confirmed her retirement on 30 April. Annhas been pivotal in all that has taken place at the school overthe last 10 years and has been the pioneer of many initiativesand events that have had a major impact on our pupils. Forthose of you that know Mrs Buchan well, the place just wontbe the same without her energy, spirit and effervescentpersonality! I would like to thank her for the outstandingcontribution she has made to the school and for her support, Iam sure you will join me in wishing her a very long, happy andhealthy retirement.

There is much to come over the coming months. Lookingahead slightly, Im delighted to confirm that our Celebration ofAchievement & Prizegiving Ceremonies are planned for 8th and9th June and the Guest Speakers will be Kaye Adams (Scottishbroadcaster and television presenter) and Louise Martin CBE(who was essentially responsible for bringing theCommonwealth Games to Scotland) and around the same timepreparations are already underway for our Dance Showcase(extended to two nights this year!) and our schools version ofthe show Avenue Q. We need your support at these events!At the time of writing our Curriculum Reviews are under way,weve got some exciting developments planned to address theScottish Government report Developing Scotlands YoungWorkforce (well let you know about these shortly), werefinalising plans for our new School of Media and School ofLanguages and all teachers are working really hard with ouryoung people to ensure they are fully prepared for theforthcoming SQA exams. Dont forget, once again, wererunning an Easter School for all pupils who have SQA examscoming up (details on the website).

Thats all for now, keep in touch with us especially via Twitter(@LarbertHigh) and our website (larberthigh.com).

Best Wishes

Jon Reid, Rector.

A Message from the Rector

The words health and well-being are always relevant atLarbert High; however this yearthese words have a rejuvenatedmeaning. Most of us have seen theMESP posters around thecorridors, as well as attending therecent assemblies explaining thenew mental, emotional, social andphysical well-being movement thatis sweeping over Larbert High; itwill come as no shock that theprogramme has been a roaringsuccess.

The main differences this year liein the new ways that pupils can beinvolved in their owndevelopment; its no longer just anexercise for PSD and PE classes, asevery department through-out theschool has in some way targetedtheir lessons in a way relating toMESP. For example, many English classes have focussed on thevarious ways that characters have strength; both physicallyand emotionally. Also, S1 pupils spent a full week focussing onmental health and implications of their own well-being,allowing them to analyse and understand themselves in a newand different way.

Also, in January, the health and well-being movement tooksteps to improve the well-being of pupils through-out a verystressful period the dreaded exam time! It is as important asever around exams to be on top of our mental well-being, so

the new Beat the Blues initiative has been especiallyimportant. At these assemblies, pupils were givenopportunities to learn about possible coping strategies forstress and pressure that they may feel around exam time. Wejust need to remember to stay calm and put the work in.

If anyone would like to learn more about how they caneffectively control stress or other problems, as well aspromoting their own well-being, they can contact theirguidance or HWB teachers. All discussions are judgement free,with the objective to simply listen, understand and offer help.

Jordan Allan

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Feel Great, Do Well, Be Happy

MUSIC NOTESThe Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

(ABRSM) is an examinations board and registered charitybased in London, which provides music examinations at

schools around the world. ABRSMs employees are the bestof the best, and together have hundreds of years of expertmusical experience. No authority has higher expectations

that ABRSM.

Not easily intimidated, a group of Larbert High pupilsrecently attempted the notoriously difficult exams andpassed with flying colours! A massive congratulations isdue to Rachel Vickerman (S4) who not only passed her

Grade 3 examination, but did so with extra merit. BethanyDuffell (S2) and Matthew McCulloch (S3) also passed theirGrade 2 examination. This just goes to show the hard work

and dedication put in by both the pupils and theoutstanding staff that make up Larberts music

department.

Get on Your Bike!We are delighted to report that the Tryst Community Sports

club have been working hard to develop the cycle trackproject after they achieved the final 50k of their fantastic

development of the Larbert legacy Cycle Track project a fewmonths ago. The project has been developed with the whole

cycling community of Larbert and is the first facilitydevelopment for the Tryst as a Community Sports Hub. The

project on land adjacent to the school will have fullcommunity access all year round and provide a fantasticteaching and learning facility for youngsters who are just

learning; from toddlers to experienced mountain bikers. Thetrack will help to build confidence in novice cyclists, with the

pump track allowing riders to increase their speed. The250,000 project covers 2 acres of ground and brings an oldunused site into a new community hub. Feel free to popdown the development site and check out the progress of

this exciting new cycle track right on our doorstep!

Kendall Brown

Over the last few years sport at Larbert high has beengrowing and evolving. It seems like every week that theHWB team are introducing new ideas and facilities. Sport atLarbert High is now better than ever. If you dont believe thisyou need only to look at the Scottish Sports Awards, anevent that celebrates sporting achievement, where our veryown Larbert High has been named School Sports winner. Thisis an amazing achievement and consolidates the progressthat has been made by Larbert High not only in the area ofsport, but also in the general health and well-being of all thepupils.

The Tryst Community Sports Club, in partnership with ourschool, has brought a huge range of new activities andopportunities that were not there previously available topupils. There is sure to be an activity for everyone and thereare many opportunities for us to take charge of our ownwell-being. In the words of the Rector, Mr Reid, sport is lifechanging it can change your whole perception of physicaland emotional well-being. Living a healthy lifestyle issomething very important to those at Larbert High and weshould take an opportunity to feel proud of our own and theschools latest achievement. Ryan Traynor

Larbert High: Scottish School of Sport

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Children in NeedLarbert High School has always been a great supporter ofChildren in Need and 2014 has been no different. Pupilstransformed from LHS students in their uniforms intosuperheroes for the day! Each pupil paid 1 to dress up andeveryone was welcome to take part in the fancydress competition. The LarbertLink team are

very proud to report thatour very own editor JordanAllan (S6) dressed as Thorand won the fancy dresscompetition for the seniorsection. Alongside thefancy dress competitionthere were various otherfundraising events takingplace around the school.Staff vs. pupils footballmatch was very popularwith the end score being3-1 to the staff team nochanges there then. Various otherevents were taking place all around the school from bakesales to basketball games. Some very dedicated pupils andteachers showed true superhero courage and stayed inschool until 11pm watching a whole host of Marvelsuperhero movies. As always, the pupils and staff of LHSdonated generously to Children in Need and the total raisedwas just short of 2500. Well done everyone!

Kendall Brown .

Larberts WonderfulChristmas CelebrationsThe Senior Christmas dance at Airth Castle was an absolute sell-out. Thequeue for tickets on the first day can only be described as a mob. Afteronly 3 days of sale the last ticket had been bought, and the hunt for theperfect dress or tux had begun. After hearing about all the competitionyou might wonder if it was worth all the fuss. The answer from thosewho attended the Christmas dance was a resounding yes. The girlsturned up in their new one time use dresses and the boys came in thesuits theyll probably be using for the foreseeable future. Pupils werethen treated to a dinner and afterwards they had a chance to show offthe moves theyd learned at social dancing. Overall the dance was aresounding success and the behaviour exemplary. Everyone thereagreed they had an absolute ball.

Mrs Buchans tannoy campaign had not fallen on deaf ears as the otherdances, those for S3 & 4 as well as the juniors, were a great success aswell. The pupils even got to choose their own buffet, as hot rolls andsnacks were dished out throughout their afternoons.

These wonderful Christmas dances certainly put everyone in the moodfor a well-deserved long and lazy Christmas break. Ryan Traynor

Pantomime? Oh Yes it is!The pantomime was back and it was biggerthan ever, from the 25th to the 29th November.This year, the Larbert Operatic Societyentertained us all with their rendition of Pussin Boots. With a colourful cast that includedour very own Mr Easton as Queen Goodheartand Jennifer Brisbane as Puss, it was sure to bean excellent show.

And what a show it was! With a whole range ofsongs from Everything is Awesome toTimber, the night was filled with songs foreveryone to sing and dance along to. You mayhave even seen some of our Captains floatingaround, selling sweets and showing people totheir seats.

The pantomime was held at the Dobbie Hall bythe Larbert Operatic Society, who put on twoshows every year. They promise to be just asgood next June, with their adaption ofFootloose stay tuned for more! The castingcalls for which were held in January, and pre-production will start soon.

-Sharlie Gilchrist

St Cecilia SuccessEvery year at Larbert high the St Cecilia Music competitiontakes place. The competition involves a huge age range ofpupils all the way from primary school to sixth yearshowcasing their instrumental or vocal talents before a panelof judges. Link reporter Ryan Traynor had an opportunity towatch the Pupils from primary schools perform, and he wasblown away by the talent at such a young age. Particularlyimpressive was winner Lewis Blackwood, who played not onebut three instruments! Daisy Campbell and Sarah Smullen

also played well, coming second and third respectively. TheSt Cecilia is about inspiring healthy competition, as well asencouraging the practice of fine music in modern schools;and in this it has definitely succeeded. The pupils performingall had a blast, even if it was a nerve-wracking experience.The Larbert Link would like to offer a huge congratulationsto all those who took part in the competition.

Ryan Traynor

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BusinessCompetitionOn the 2nd of December 2014, a group of 6 ofLarberts most enthusiastic budding youngentrepreneurs went along to the ICAEW BASEcompetition at Edinburgh University. Thecompetition involved the group having to transformthemselves from senior Larbert High students intochartered accountants for the day. The group,alongside their Business Management teacher, MrsJones, had to complete a challenging case study,picking out any problems and advising on solutions.Then, one by one, each of the 10 groups presentedtheir ideas and solutions to the companys Board ofDirectors, as well as answering a series of randomquestions from the board. The group showed realenthusiasm and worked well as a team, delivering agreat presentation and impressing the judges.Although they werent victorious, the team werehappy with their overall performance and felt asthough the day had been great experience for themto experience some real life business issues. Thegroup, consisting of S6 pupils; Lisa Carlow, KendallBrown, Sarah Boswell, Abigail Meason, Laura Santiand Lois Nichol, felt as though the day had been agreat success!

Kendall Brown

A Memorable VisitFrom the 8th to the 11th of November, 11 of ourAdvanced Higher History students embarked upon aneducational trip to London. While there, theyattended the Remembrance Assembly at Westminster,which was held on Remembrance Sunday.

The group also visited three museums over the courseof their trip, to learn about the events of World WarTwo, which the Advanced Higher History students arelearning about within their course. The War CabinetRooms was first on their agenda, where they learnedmore about the War Cabinet and Winston Churchill,the Prime Minister who brought Britain through thewar. Next was the Imperial War Museum, whereseveral artifacts from the Second World War were ondisplay, including tanks and a V-2 rocket. While therethey also visited the moving Holocaust Exhibit, despitethis not being included in their course. The third andfinal museum was RAF Hendon, where the grouplearned more about the Battle of Britain and theBouncing Bomb, as well as the different planes thatwere in operation throughout the duration of thewar.

With all this going on, it was a miracle that theymanaged to fit in anything else, but still the tripincluded a trip to the cinema; a scenic walk basedaround the River Thames; and even a West End show.

The group was headed up by Mr Fraser and MrsChatburn, both of the Humanities Department. Letshope next years trip is just as successful!

Sharlie Gilchrist

Putting Fun Back Into FoodPupils in S1 & S6 at Larbert High School were treated to Putting Funinto Food. The session, taken by Tim Elks, saw two teams of pupilscompete with each other to make a dish out of an assortment ofrandom healthy ingredients in front of an audience of theirclassmates. After the 15 minutes pupils had an opportunity to tastethe food. After this the audience voted for the team they thoughtcreated the best dish. The dishes looked scrumptious to Link reporterRyan Traynor, however his numerous requests to help out as a judgewere ignored. After the show our reporter had an opportunity to talkto Tim, who told him a bit more about the aims of Putting Fun intoFood. Tim said that the activity shows pupils the benefits of a healthylifestyle as well as the importance of eating a balanced breakfast. Hesaid that an overall healthy diet, combined with breakfast, allowspupils to focus in their classes and provides their body and brain withthe energy it needs to work properly throughout the day. PuttingFun into Food showed the benefits of a healthy balanced meal in anaccessible and interesting way; Tim made healthy meals enjoyableand certainly put the fun back into food. Ryan Traynor

Bringing Back the BardThe 11th November saw the return of the Shakespeare Schools Festival to the Falkirk Town Hall. For the second year in a row,

Larbert High took part in the Festival, this year with their take on A Winters Tale.

The night was filled with laughs and fights, as several different Shakespeare plays were performed by five local high schools.Everyone who went had a great time and the performers all had a blast.

The performance was put together by Miss Buckley and Mr Gibb. After the success of last years Romeo and Juliet, they hada lot to live up to, and they did not disappoint. Lets hope that next years performance follows the trend and is just as

successful! Sharlie Gilchrist

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Larbert Highs first ever Library Book Swap was a roaring successthis past December, as the Library Leadership team pulled togetherto provide a fantastic and enthusiastic service. Pupils from allEnglish classes could bring in their old or unwanted books andexchange them for something new and exciting to read. There wasa massive selection, from Stephen Kings dark fiction to cookbooksand auto-biographies; there genuinely was something foreverybody of any age. Some books for also available for sale ifpupils had forgotten their own, or even if they just couldntchoose!

Due to the warm reception of this first venture, the team havedecided to make the swaps a regular occurrence, so all of Larbertsliterary enthusiasts should keep their eyes peeled for the postersand announcements in the coming weeks.

Jordan Allan

Read, Enjoy, Swap, Repeat

As has become custom over the years, this spring broughtanother - and some say the very last sold out edition ofLarbert Highs Trash Fashion Show. The glitz, glamour andcardboard boxes were on show like never before, as thisyears hosts took the audience through a journey through theages, as fashion idols from the 50s and 60s inspired some ofthe dresses, whilst modern fashion had its day later on in thenight. The designers made sure that no fashion niche was leftunexplored, as flower-power reigned supreme alongsideJohn Travoltas studded leather looks.

As well as Larbert Highs own senior pupils, a select few ofvery talented pupils from Carrongrange School took part inthis years show as both glamorous models and innovativedesigners, to rapturous applause. These pupils have learnedskills and made friendships to last, showingjust how valuable this show has become.

A special mention is absolutely necessaryfor one of Larbert Highs most loved andmissed cheerful faces Mrs Clancy, formerlyof the English department. Before herdeparture last year Mrs Clancy played avital role in the preparation, organisationand fabulous-isation of the show, so tohave her back as a special guest judge aspart of what is perhaps the last everLarbert Trash Fashion show was veryspecial.

Once all of the models and dresses hadbeen seen, Mrs Clancy took to the stage forone last time to give out this years awards.Of course, the best and brightest were dulyhonoured and invited to show off theirdresses once more, but perhaps the mostimportant award, for the best use ofrecycled materials, was awarded to ChloeBalfour and Georgina Rutherford (both S5)

for their rock-chick look,complete with the girls ownguitars and eyeliner.

All of us at the Link wouldlike to say a massive thankyou to all of the designers,make-up artists, models andbackstage hands who took uson such a wonderful journeythrough the history of trashyfashion, with highest hopesfor a full return next year.

Jordan Allan

Keeping it TrashyOne Last Time?

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Recently, Larbert Hights partnership with the localCATCA group has been going from strength tostrength. Local environmental charity CommunitiesAlong the Carron Association (CATCA) have beenworking very closely with our school over the last 3years. They have been involved in many tremendoussuccesses so far, such as the fantastic garden areabehind the school building. Another huge milestonewas reached last week, as CATCA have been awarded146,000 from the Climate Challenge Fund to delivertwo projects in the Larbert cluster. One is to developour school community garden as well as developingnew opportunities for green-fingered youngsters fromthe surrounding primary schools to become involved inthe new activities too. This is hoped to teach all of us;pupils, teachers and parents, about the benefits ofeating healthily as well as the benefits of otherhealthy habits, such as routine exercise, as well asreducing our communitys carbon footprint.

This grant is the 500th to be awarded by the ClimateChallenge Fund across the UK and was marked by ahigh profile event at the kelpies on Monday 3rdNovember. Paul Wheelhouse, Scottish Governmentminister for the environment, attended the event andspoke highly of the environmental work carried out inthe Larbert cluster. Christine Bell from CATCA wasintegral to the success of the application and spoke ofthe exciting times that lie ahead delivering theseprojects with LHS. Representatives from Sustrans andKeep Scotland Beautiful also praised our

environmental initiatives. The stars of the day werepupils from LHS and each of our associated primaryschools. Pictured are Jack Thomson (S6), JasonFullarton (S3) and Abby Gifford who cycled to andfrom the event on the network of cycle paths makingup part of the Helix project.

If any members of our school community wish to helpin either of these initiatives please contact JohnMartindale at the school, there are roles and jobs forevery interest!

Jordan Allan

Larberts Great Green Gardeners

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Pedal to theMetalWe all know that health and well-being plays animportant part of day-to-day life in our school,however what many dont know is just how trulysuccessful we are in some of the more obscure areasof sport.

Whilst we can all ride a bike, not everyone realisesthe fun they could be having on two wheels. MrTownsend of PE wants to change this. Alongside MrAuld, he runs a fantastic mountain-biking groupwhich meets once a month for a full days adventurein various areas across central Scotland. The grouphave recently enjoyed spectacular success, beingnamed Scottish Mountain-Bike Club of the Year! This

award does not only acknowledge school clubs,but also independently run clubs. Considering thatScotland has no shortage of great cyclists, beinghome to one of the greatest professional cyclingteams in the world, this award truly is anoutstanding achievement.

Also involved in mountain-biking excellence isConnor Allan (S6), as he recently won a days tuitionfrom one of the countrys most acclaimed ridingschools; Dirtschool. This intense workout sawConnor learning new skills he had never dreamt ofbefore and allowed him to experience somethingentirely out of his comfort zone; perfectly in-keeping with the new Larbert Legacy ethos.

Any of our readers that are interested in learningmore about biking in Larbert can find moreinformation on the pupil bulletin or from MrTownsend in the PE department. These opportunitiesarent just open to pupils, though, as the clubs areopen to anyone and everyone; from tentativebeginners to hardened experts of all ages!

Jordan Allan

Taking Care and Giving Back

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st 12 weeks

old. Naturally, everyone is overfilled with prid

e that Lewis

feels such a desire to raise awareness and help

in the fight

against such a terrible condition, which could

easily have

had terrible consequences for him and his fam

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returned from Tokyo, as he has had the incred

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opportunity to train and develop his martial a

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the Japanese for almost 3 weeks. Its been a b

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Lewis, and right now it seems that the sky is th

e limit.

Jordan Allan

The Very Top of the BenchBy anyones standards, the Royal Society of Chemistry is aprestigious organisation. In the UK, the RSC has been at theforefront of promotion of and education about thesciences for over three decades. Recently, however, a groupof Larbert High pupils have discovered just how importantand interesting this organisation is, by taking part in theRSCs Top of the Bench annual inter-school competition.In November a team of four pupils; Calum Binnie, AndrewFleming, Lisa Harvey, and Amy Simmons from Larbert Highvisited Forth Valley College for the Top of the Benchchemistry competition, which is run by the Royal Society ofChemistry. The team were split up into pairs to carry out arange of experiments.

After a hard fought afternoon, the Link is delighted toreport that for the first time in five years, Larbert Highhave progressed from their regional heat into the nationalfinals in Loughborough. As well as making it into the finalsthey won a great cash prize for the chemistry department,meaning that pupils from all areas of the school canexperiment with lotions and potions of their own. We wishour team all the best for the next stage of the competition,which you can read about in these very pages in April.Amy Simmons

As pupils and teachers will no doubt already be aware,

Larbert Highs chosen charity this year is Young Carers, as

chosen by the pupils themselves. There is a very good chance

that if you are reading this sentence, either you or someone

you know will become a carer at some point in their lives it

happens to around three in five of us.

Looking after an elderly parent can be stressful enough when

you have time on your hands but imagine trying to juggle

an education and a social life as well as this heavy

responsibility. For many young carers throughout the UK this

is a reality, making the work that this Young Carers charity

does very valuable indeed. To help these young people, the

charity will organise days out all expenses paid to help the

carers relax and feel like a normal, carefree kid for at least a

short while. But the charity cant do this alone, they need our

help.

The charity committee, have organised many events this year

to raise money for the cause, such as Strictly Come Dancing as

well as various other class-to-class appeals. You can read more

about these events in these very pages. Keep your eyes and

ears peeled for more news about this fantastic group, or if

you cant wait join in!

Amy Simmons

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This years carol concert was a great success. Pupils gatheredfrom all of the Larbert cluster primary schools, as well assome of our own pupils from Larbert High, all gatheredtogether to take part in this festive celebration, back inDecember 2014.

The S2 band Elective kicked it all off with a greatperformance of this years massive hit Rude. Then the large

vocal groupharmonised perfectlyfor theirperformances ofHave Yourself aMerry LittleChristmas and OHoly Night. Later, allof the primary schoolsimpressed withamazingperformances ofsongs such as WhenChristmas Comes toTown andSomewhere Only WeKnow. Finally, the whole cast gathered together for anemotional staging of Never Forget.

As well as these displays of vocal talents, Larbert Highsguitar group stunned the audience with a searing runthrough of Kings of Leons Use Somebody. Also, our ownDrama society put together an amusing yet relevantpolitically correct Christmas poem, taking care to ironicallytip-toe over all of the offences that the time of year seemsto bring. To close the performances, pupils from Ladesideprimary school led an evening prayer.

There was more to come in the form of the stunning artexhibition and stalls outside the hall. Beautiful paintings anddrawings were displayed on the wall. There were lots ofpupils outside running stalls, selling things that they hadmade.

Amy Simmons

Carol Concert and Art exhibition

As always, Larberts very own Strictly Come Dancing was aroaring, foot-tapping success. Among this years victimswere several new faces from Larbert High, including team#Preach; Miss Perez and Mr Breach. Our ultimate winnerswere Miss Simpson, in partnership with last-minute entrantMr MacNamara who also impressed with his fancy footworkand questionable poses. Also impressive were Miss Tapleyand Mr Glass, with a cheery and up-beat number set to wowthe judges.

Amongst all of these new members of staff, the oldfavourites also made an appearance. Our glamorous panel of

judges comprised all departments of the school, with MrMeikles suspicious Italian lingo and Mr Martindales lowscores and scathing remarks. Of course, what would LarbertsStrictly be without the cheesy promo-videos? These time-honoured traditions were enjoyed by the audience courtesyof a group of senior pupils.

Overall, Miss McGowans team production did not fail todisappoint; roll on next years competition!

-Jordan Allan

Strictly Come Larbert