Pupil Successes

Andrew Green represented Scotland at the 37th European Wado Karate Cup. He won his first round contest but was narrowly beaten in the second round.

Laura Douglas (last year’s S6) won the top prize in Scotland for Advanced Higher Physics.

Bell House dominated the S1 Hockey and Rugby competition winning all 4 mini-leagues.

The girls’ football team is through to the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup.

The Under 18 football team is through to the 4th round of their Scottish Shield having beaten North Berwick and Portobello High Schools.

Under 15 football team is top of their West Lothian league.

The Senior Rugby team are playing, as we type, in the 5th round of the Brewin Dolphin National Plate competition against Balfron High. (Many thanks for the parental reports on the games).

Joanne Beedie has been selected for the Under 16 hockey training squad for this year’s international matches.

The senior Maths Challenge team of Fraser Dick, Chloe Milligan, Yusuke Onishe and Adam Stark won the regional final and are now off to London in February to pit their brains against the best in Britain.

The stock market challenge team of Cameron Low, Jessie Harrop-Lees, Shannon Harris, Ross Stephen and Scott Paterson came second in the East of Scotland competition, making a profit of over £40,000.
(Ed – do they qualify for a banker’s bonus?)

130 boxes were sent to Romania as part of the Blythswood shoebox appeal. Bell House won the battle of the Houses with 51 boxes, Watt came second with 46 and Kelvin collected 33.

As we type, the Under 15 rugby team is playing Ellon Academy the quarter final of the Brewin Dolphin Bowl competition. At half time the score is 19-0 to Linlithgow.

Mairi Connor played the pipes as guests arrived at the Big Business Breakfast in Livingston on Friday 20 November.

Well done to all.