Young Ambassadors for Sport

Emma Nicolson 5L1 and Jack Philp 5L2 attended the East Regional Young Ambassadors for sport conference which was hosted by Sport Scotland. The Conference included inspirational talks from Paralympic and Olympics athletes, workshops on their role as an ambassador, good practice examples from other schools and how we can use the Commonwealth Games 2014 to inspire the next generation of pupils. The conference was a very valuable leadership experience and we are very proud of our Young Ambassadors.  

More badminton success...

Well done to Alistair Gordon and Jackson Higgins who won the Scottish Schools Senior Boys Badminton Doubles and have brought back a trophy.

Athletics

Congratulations to both Robbie Nairn of S4 and Zoe Bates of S3, both of whom have been selected to attend national training sessions with the Scottish Schools’ Athletics Association this coming month. Robbie has also been asked to attend training sessions as part of the Scotland under-16 Rugby Squad. Well done indeed.

Not bad at badminton!

There was further sporting success for Currie at the weekend – this time on the badminton court in the Edinburgh Schools Badminton Association Championsips. On Friday night Jackson Higgins (S6) and Alistair Gordon (S5) won the U19 Boys Doubles whilst David Kong (S2) and Peter Sawkins (S1) were runners up in the U14 Boys Doubles – both pairs have been selected to represent Edinburgh Schools in the Scottish Schools Badminton Union Championships in Perth on Saturday 9 March.

David and Peter were in action again yesterday  in the U14 Boys singles, both finishing in the top 8 and again being selected to represent Edinburgh Schools at the SSBU Championships in Perth on Saturday 9 March.

Currie swim success in the National Finals

On Saturday 26th, 3 members of the Currie swim team represented the school at the National finals of the Schools swimming competition in East Kilbride. Looking very smart in their new team kit of Currie T Shirts and swim hats; Cameron Finlayson, Caitlin Hamilton and Ciara Simms each competed against the top 12 swimmers in their category from dozens of schools across the country.

All of the swimmers did themselves and the school proud and Cameron Finlayson won Bronze medals in both of his races, the 100m and 200m Butterfly. This is a tremendous result as most of the swimmers in his category were a year older- so watch out next year for Gold!

The next major championship for the swimmers is the Scottish National Age Group Championships which will be held at the Commonwealth Pool here in Edinburgh just after Easter. The swimmers are all training hard to meet the extremely high qualifying standards to enter this competition and we will let you know how they are getting on.

Currie Swim Team is a force to be reckoned with!

Another great weekend for Currie Swimmers!

On 1st and 2nd December, Currie swimmers were again in action at the East District Championships. Only the best 15-20 swimmers in the East of Scotland for each age group achieve qualifying times to race at this event.

Cameron Finlayson cemented his position as one of the top 14 year old boys in Scotland with an impressive haul of medals; out of his 4 events, he got Gold in 200m Butterfly, and Silver in each of 200 Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke.

His club and school team mate Andrew Sawkins is chasing him though, with an impressive 4th place in the Backstroke which is the event in which he will be representing the school at the upcoming Scottish Schools finals.

Caitlin Hamilton and Ciara Simms both just missed out on places in their respective finals of Butterfly and Freestyle with 7th positions, with only 6 places in the final.

Although she was well down the rankings, Ciara Simms swam a good personal best time in her 200 Freestyle. Ross Muego had a disappointing swim in the 200 Breaststroke but will be targeting the next round of the championships in February to get under the magic minute for 100 Freestyle.

The final round of the Championships will be in early February with the sprint events and relays. Caitlin will be looking forward to this as she is primarily a sprinter and no doubt will improve even more on her performance.

The swimmers are still all in hard training working towards achieving ever faster times and qualifying for the next, even tougher level of competition; the Scottish National Age Group championships which are held in April.

We will hear before Christmas what events they will be swimming in at the Schools Championship in January and will keep you updated on their progress.

Results:
Girls 13 200 Fly – Ciara Simms narrowly missed out on place in final
Girls 13 200 Free – Ciara new Personal Best
Girls 15 200 Free- Caitlin Hamilton narrowly missed out on place in final

Boys 14 200 Fly – Cameron Finlayson 1st
Boys 14 200 Free – Cameron Finlayson 2nd
Boys 14 200 Back- Cameron Finlayson 2nd, Andrew Sawkins 4th
Boys 14 200 Breaststroke- Cameron Finlayson 2nd

Currie swimmers "fly" at the Edinburgh Schools Swimming Championships

On Sunday 28th October, a small team of 5 swimmers from Currie (S2 to S4 ) between them managed to bring home 3 Gold medals, one Silver and one Bronze in the annual Edinburgh Schools championships. This is a tremendous achievement against the best swimmers in the Edinburgh and Midlothian region and against large squads from many of the private and state schools; and is a testament to the dedication, talent and hard work shown by the Currie swimmers on a daily basis throughout the year

The results of these fabulous young people were as follows:

Cameron Finlayson; 100m Butterfly GOLD 200m Butterfly GOLD
Ciara Simms ; 100m Butterfly GOLD 200m Butterfly BRONZE
Andrew Sawkins; 200m Backstroke SILVER
Ross Muego and Caitlin Hamilton finished in the top 5 in all of their events and Ross did a tremendous personal best time in his Freestyle race.

Once again, Currie will be putting forward 3 representatives to the Scottish National Schools finals in January; Cameron Finlayson, Andrew Sawkins and Ciara Simms, and no doubt they will be a credit to the school.

Well done to them all!

Andrew, Ross, Ciara and Cameron - Caitlin had exams!

Edinburgh Football

Congratulations to the following Senior Boys on their successful progression to the second round of trials for the Edinburgh Senior Boys’ football squad: Gregor Lockhart, Callum Helm, Daniel Brigain and Paul MacBeth.

Currie runners up in the U15's Colonel Clark Cup

Well done to the 3rd year boys football team who came runners up in the U15’s Colonel Clark Cup. The competition was entered by 15 teams across Edinburgh and the Currie team managed to beat the league winners on their way to the final. Sadly the boys just missed out to Musselburgh Grammar in the final with a 2-0 defeat. This however was played with a weakened side and the boys gave the best they had on the day to make it as fair a contest as possible. Well done to the boys who did themselves, their coach, their supporters and the school very proud!

Currie through to the U15’s Colonel Clark Cup (League Cup) final

Well done to Mr Davidson’s 'Blue Army' who marched through to the U15’s Colonel Clark Cup (League Cup) final last weekend. The boys were down two goals at half time against Boroughmuir but after an inspirational team talk from the coach and two great team goals, finished by Alex McNeil and Callum McArthur, the boys got back into the tie. Extra time finished with no more goals scored and it was a nervous penalty shoot out that followed. The boys managed to win the penalty shoot out 12-11 with an unbelievable save from Scotland’s next No. 1 Andy Smith in the sudden death stages.
Well done to all the squad who contributed to this win against the league leaders, you did yourself and the school very proud! Roll on the cup final!

Matthew Scott gets international debut

Well done to Matthew Scott, a former pupil of Currie High who is now playing for the Scottish Rugby team.
Matthew made replacement appearances in two Scotland under-19 internationals in 2009. His debut was in the 55-13 success against Italy at Lasswade in March 2009, followed by the Dourdan match against France a month later.  Before that he played for Edinburgh’s district interstate under-17 and under-18 teams. He is now studying law at Edinburgh University.
In 2010 Matthew was selected in the under-20 6 Nations squad and played in all but one match, featuring as a replacement in each of his four under-20 capped matches.

He made his international debut off the bench against ireland in the March 2012 RBS 6 Nations, having come into the team as a late replacement for the injured Nick De Luca, and took the field after the subsequent injury to Lee Jones.

Well done Matthew, Currie is proud of you!

Matthew Scott, former pupil

Scottish Swimming Championships

3 pupils from Currie High have been selected to go to the Scottish Swimming Championships on 28 January, 2012. The pupils are Caitlin Hamilton, Cameron Finlayson and Ross Muego. All swimmers competed in a district event in November and achieved great success in their own individual races.
As a result of their success, they have now been given the opportunity to perform at a national level, which is fantastic!

Hockey Sporting achievement

Congratulations to Laura Page and Clare Laverty who played for East U-18 Girls indoor on 28 January. The East girls won all 4 games to win the District Indoor Championship again.

Laura Page was selected to attend Scotland U-21 indoor training. Laura played for Scotland U-21 versus Wales, Canada U-21 and Canada senior team and Scotland senior women at the Menzieshill invitational indoor tournament 28-30 December 2011.

Scottish Schools Track and Field Championships 2011

Congratulations to Robbie Nairn who took part in the Scottish Schools Track and Field Championships at Grangemouth Stadium on Friday 11 June.
Robbie came first in the Shot Putt with a Personal Best of 12.63 meters, also gaining a Standard Badge as he threw in excess of 12.30m. 216 High Schools took part in this national athletics event, travelling from as far away as Orkney.

Robbie also won the Shot Putt at the Edinburgh Schools Athletics Championships at Meadowbank Stadium on Wednesday 9th Jun