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![Senior School pupils posing for a photograph in the City Chambers, with the Lord Provest in the centre,]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713793486/highschoolofglasgowcouk/pzbqbhuvcpha8wphf71z/CivicReceptionMainImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713793486/highschoolofglasgowcouk/pzbqbhuvcpha8wphf71z/CivicReceptionMainImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1713793486/highschoolofglasgowcouk/pzbqbhuvcpha8wphf71z/CivicReceptionMainImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1713793486/highschoolofglasgowcouk/pzbqbhuvcpha8wphf71z/CivicReceptionMainImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713793486/highschoolofglasgowcouk/pzbqbhuvcpha8wphf71z/CivicReceptionMainImage.jpg","width":1500}])
200 current and former pupils and parents, staff and friends of the School gathered at the City Chambers to attend a recent civic reception.
![Junior 6 pupils posing for a photo with the Judges of the Apprentice-style competition.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713530026/highschoolofglasgowcouk/xlhwhkykcndd5ddlzmue/J6Apprentice.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713530026/highschoolofglasgowcouk/xlhwhkykcndd5ddlzmue/J6Apprentice.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1713530026/highschoolofglasgowcouk/xlhwhkykcndd5ddlzmue/J6Apprentice.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1713530026/highschoolofglasgowcouk/xlhwhkykcndd5ddlzmue/J6Apprentice.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713530026/highschoolofglasgowcouk/xlhwhkykcndd5ddlzmue/J6Apprentice.jpg","width":1600}])
Following the success of last year’s Apprentice-style challenge for Junior 6 as part of their Enterprise topic, hopes were high for what would be delivered by pupils this year.
![The Captains and Heads of Houses for Clyde House]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712148342/highschoolofglasgowcouk/vlco9lgmlozqiptmout0/ClydeMainImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712148342/highschoolofglasgowcouk/vlco9lgmlozqiptmout0/ClydeMainImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1712148342/highschoolofglasgowcouk/vlco9lgmlozqiptmout0/ClydeMainImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1712148342/highschoolofglasgowcouk/vlco9lgmlozqiptmout0/ClydeMainImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712148342/highschoolofglasgowcouk/vlco9lgmlozqiptmout0/ClydeMainImage.jpg","width":1500}])
The fourth and final House Fundraising Week was held by Clyde this session. Read on to hear from the Clyde House Captains.
![High School pupils posing with their awards at Young Musicians of the Year 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711624832/highschoolofglasgowcouk/rwwgq83amqvuybhoacso/YMOTYMainImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1711624832/highschoolofglasgowcouk/rwwgq83amqvuybhoacso/YMOTYMainImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1711624832/highschoolofglasgowcouk/rwwgq83amqvuybhoacso/YMOTYMainImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1711624832/highschoolofglasgowcouk/rwwgq83amqvuybhoacso/YMOTYMainImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1711624832/highschoolofglasgowcouk/rwwgq83amqvuybhoacso/YMOTYMainImage.jpg","width":1500}])
Our annual celebration showcasing the most outstanding talent from the Senior Music Department arrived a little earlier this year, acting as a fitting send-off to the Spring Term.
![The winning team from the START Pitch & Vision Evening gathered round the winning trophy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711113134/highschoolofglasgowcouk/ma53etuf7nktdjdeytum/STARTPitchVisionMainImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1711113134/highschoolofglasgowcouk/ma53etuf7nktdjdeytum/STARTPitchVisionMainImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1711113134/highschoolofglasgowcouk/ma53etuf7nktdjdeytum/STARTPitchVisionMainImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1711113134/highschoolofglasgowcouk/ma53etuf7nktdjdeytum/STARTPitchVisionMainImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1711113134/highschoolofglasgowcouk/ma53etuf7nktdjdeytum/STARTPitchVisionMainImage.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1711113134/highschoolofglasgowcouk/ma53etuf7nktdjdeytum/STARTPitchVisionMainImage.jpg","width":1804}])
START is a new interdisciplinary learning programme the High School is running that replicates the experience of a startup incubator.
![Sixth Year pupils, staff and invited guests, posing for a photo with Tom Fletcher CMG]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711034520/highschoolofglasgowcouk/xugk064o18tqh6jbkkzp/AnnualFraserLecture2024TomFletcherCMG.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1711034520/highschoolofglasgowcouk/xugk064o18tqh6jbkkzp/AnnualFraserLecture2024TomFletcherCMG.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1711034520/highschoolofglasgowcouk/xugk064o18tqh6jbkkzp/AnnualFraserLecture2024TomFletcherCMG.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1711034520/highschoolofglasgowcouk/xugk064o18tqh6jbkkzp/AnnualFraserLecture2024TomFletcherCMG.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1711034520/highschoolofglasgowcouk/xugk064o18tqh6jbkkzp/AnnualFraserLecture2024TomFletcherCMG.jpg","width":1500}])
We were honoured to welcome Tom Fletcher CMG, to deliver this year’s Fraser Lecture.
![A Senior School pupil holding up a green tree sapling in front of a bright blue sky.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710241325/highschoolofglasgowcouk/hwx57a1sehf0lcbvdqsl/900TreePlanting-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710241325/highschoolofglasgowcouk/hwx57a1sehf0lcbvdqsl/900TreePlanting-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710241325/highschoolofglasgowcouk/hwx57a1sehf0lcbvdqsl/900TreePlanting-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710241325/highschoolofglasgowcouk/hwx57a1sehf0lcbvdqsl/900TreePlanting-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710241325/highschoolofglasgowcouk/hwx57a1sehf0lcbvdqsl/900TreePlanting-1.jpg","width":1500}])
To mark School’s 900th anniversary, children from the Junior and Senior School Eco Committees planted 900 trees (and many more!) at Cathkin Braes.
![Law House Captains and The Heads of House, posing for a photo in front of HSOG signage]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710843861/highschoolofglasgowcouk/hkoqbsdqbhilzpzdldae/LawFundraisingMainImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710843861/highschoolofglasgowcouk/hkoqbsdqbhilzpzdldae/LawFundraisingMainImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710843861/highschoolofglasgowcouk/hkoqbsdqbhilzpzdldae/LawFundraisingMainImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710843861/highschoolofglasgowcouk/hkoqbsdqbhilzpzdldae/LawFundraisingMainImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710843861/highschoolofglasgowcouk/hkoqbsdqbhilzpzdldae/LawFundraisingMainImage.jpg","width":1500}])
Law House hosted the first Fundraising Week of our 900th anniversary year, putting on an unforgettable five days of events in aid of Auditory Verbal.
![Junior School pupils posing for a group photo in their playground]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1708595549/highschoolofglasgowcouk/h6gcrqq2dsxlsgzlnhow/HealthandWellbeingWeek2024.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1708595549/highschoolofglasgowcouk/h6gcrqq2dsxlsgzlnhow/HealthandWellbeingWeek2024.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1708595549/highschoolofglasgowcouk/h6gcrqq2dsxlsgzlnhow/HealthandWellbeingWeek2024.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1708595549/highschoolofglasgowcouk/h6gcrqq2dsxlsgzlnhow/HealthandWellbeingWeek2024.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1708595549/highschoolofglasgowcouk/h6gcrqq2dsxlsgzlnhow/HealthandWellbeingWeek2024.jpg","width":1500}])
Wellbeing came to the fore during the week leading up to the February Half Term holiday with HSOG’s Health and Wellbeing Week!