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![HSOG celebrates the power of reading with in-house book festival BookFest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1728568869/highschoolofglasgowcouk/ttw6mveshqcj0f0vbphf/BookFestMainImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1728568869/highschoolofglasgowcouk/ttw6mveshqcj0f0vbphf/BookFestMainImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1728568869/highschoolofglasgowcouk/ttw6mveshqcj0f0vbphf/BookFestMainImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1728568869/highschoolofglasgowcouk/ttw6mveshqcj0f0vbphf/BookFestMainImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1728568869/highschoolofglasgowcouk/ttw6mveshqcj0f0vbphf/BookFestMainImage.jpg","width":1500}])
BookFest, our Senior School’s very own in-house book festival, returned for 2024 in October.
![Annual Commemoration and Thanksgiving Service in our 900th anniversary year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1728478020/highschoolofglasgowcouk/khfqbo27btpniepyhmvz/CommemorationThanksgivingMainImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1728478020/highschoolofglasgowcouk/khfqbo27btpniepyhmvz/CommemorationThanksgivingMainImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1728478020/highschoolofglasgowcouk/khfqbo27btpniepyhmvz/CommemorationThanksgivingMainImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1728478020/highschoolofglasgowcouk/khfqbo27btpniepyhmvz/CommemorationThanksgivingMainImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1728478020/highschoolofglasgowcouk/khfqbo27btpniepyhmvz/CommemorationThanksgivingMainImage.jpg","width":1500}])
On Thursday 26th September 2024, the Annual Commemoration and Thanksgiving Service in the year of the 900th anniversary was a truly spectacular occasion.
![Teacher cyclists posing in their jerseys alongside Senior School pupils.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727950704/highschoolofglasgowcouk/bikmwei3prb7kiua9hu3/900kmCharityCycleMainImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727950704/highschoolofglasgowcouk/bikmwei3prb7kiua9hu3/900kmCharityCycleMainImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727950704/highschoolofglasgowcouk/bikmwei3prb7kiua9hu3/900kmCharityCycleMainImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727950704/highschoolofglasgowcouk/bikmwei3prb7kiua9hu3/900kmCharityCycleMainImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727950704/highschoolofglasgowcouk/bikmwei3prb7kiua9hu3/900kmCharityCycleMainImage.jpg","width":1500}])
Senior School teachers cycled 900km as part of the School's 900th anniversary celebrations, helping to raise over £85k for HSOG's Giving Day.
![S6 pupil shortlisted in global essay competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727779874/highschoolofglasgowcouk/lyetpxgg4scxpyisonbd/AliceG-JohnLocke.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727779874/highschoolofglasgowcouk/lyetpxgg4scxpyisonbd/AliceG-JohnLocke.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727779874/highschoolofglasgowcouk/lyetpxgg4scxpyisonbd/AliceG-JohnLocke.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727779874/highschoolofglasgowcouk/lyetpxgg4scxpyisonbd/AliceG-JohnLocke.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727779874/highschoolofglasgowcouk/lyetpxgg4scxpyisonbd/AliceG-JohnLocke.jpg","width":1500}])
Alice G (S6) has been shortlisted in the John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize. Of all those who entered, only 16.9% of candidates were selected for the shortlist.
![Trio of pupils standing in front of world map]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726739967/highschoolofglasgowcouk/t2r1euinso6dhvqrritj/HomertonCollegeEssayProgramme.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726739967/highschoolofglasgowcouk/t2r1euinso6dhvqrritj/HomertonCollegeEssayProgramme.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726739967/highschoolofglasgowcouk/t2r1euinso6dhvqrritj/HomertonCollegeEssayProgramme.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726739967/highschoolofglasgowcouk/t2r1euinso6dhvqrritj/HomertonCollegeEssayProgramme.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726739967/highschoolofglasgowcouk/t2r1euinso6dhvqrritj/HomertonCollegeEssayProgramme.jpg","width":1400}])
This term, three Sixth Year pupils, Alice G, Mustafa F and Athena T were invited to attend the Homerton College Sustainability Student Conference
![SQA Exam Results 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723453149/highschoolofglasgowcouk/b6wcxenbct3jsqycwy8a/ExamResultsMainImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723453149/highschoolofglasgowcouk/b6wcxenbct3jsqycwy8a/ExamResultsMainImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1723453149/highschoolofglasgowcouk/b6wcxenbct3jsqycwy8a/ExamResultsMainImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1723453149/highschoolofglasgowcouk/b6wcxenbct3jsqycwy8a/ExamResultsMainImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723453149/highschoolofglasgowcouk/b6wcxenbct3jsqycwy8a/ExamResultsMainImage.jpg","width":1500}])
The School is delighted to be able to report an impressive set of SQA results for session 2023-24.
![Three Senior School boys running towards the camera, with the bright green grass beneath their feet]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719222726/highschoolofglasgowcouk/b9zimh4rj5r3vnnuyov3/SportsDaysMainImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1719222726/highschoolofglasgowcouk/b9zimh4rj5r3vnnuyov3/SportsDaysMainImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1719222726/highschoolofglasgowcouk/b9zimh4rj5r3vnnuyov3/SportsDaysMainImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1719222726/highschoolofglasgowcouk/b9zimh4rj5r3vnnuyov3/SportsDaysMainImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1719222726/highschoolofglasgowcouk/b9zimh4rj5r3vnnuyov3/SportsDaysMainImage.jpg","width":1500}])
The Summer Term reached its sporting crescendo with both the Junior and Senior School Sports Days taking place at Old Anniesland in mid-June.
![Hundreds of High School Musicians on-stage at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718806588/highschoolofglasgowcouk/uuxygylvukz5zs07xwhh/GalaConcertMainImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718806588/highschoolofglasgowcouk/uuxygylvukz5zs07xwhh/GalaConcertMainImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718806588/highschoolofglasgowcouk/uuxygylvukz5zs07xwhh/GalaConcertMainImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718806588/highschoolofglasgowcouk/uuxygylvukz5zs07xwhh/GalaConcertMainImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718806588/highschoolofglasgowcouk/uuxygylvukz5zs07xwhh/GalaConcertMainImage.jpg","width":1500}])
During the penultimate week of the Summer Term, The High School of Glasgow hosted a Gala Concert at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
![A Junior 3 child wearing a VR Headset in front of a backdrop featuring the Colosseum in Rome]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1714570713/highschoolofglasgowcouk/r7u5ih34wqbrb02jpsgu/J3MainImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1714570713/highschoolofglasgowcouk/r7u5ih34wqbrb02jpsgu/J3MainImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1714570713/highschoolofglasgowcouk/r7u5ih34wqbrb02jpsgu/J3MainImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1714570713/highschoolofglasgowcouk/r7u5ih34wqbrb02jpsgu/J3MainImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1714570713/highschoolofglasgowcouk/r7u5ih34wqbrb02jpsgu/J3MainImage.jpg","width":1500}])
On Friday 26 April, Junior 3 paid a visit to the Senior School to learn about an important former pupil, John Shaw (Class of 1966).