Buckie Community High School

What a great first week back! Lots of learning and achieving happening all across the school! Thank you and well done to everyone on adhering to the dress code and putting in the effort to be appropriately dressed for school. Let's keep this up as we move forward!

We have had a door upgrade during the summer holidays. All pupils should enter school via the Reception doors on Wednesday 14th August.

Further information will be provided to pupils in assemblies.

Young Scot Cards & Canteen

We are excited to welcome our new S1s to Buckie High School on Wednesday.

This is a reminder that all pupils should have applied for their Young Scot Cards to access the canteen and snack bar. If you have not applied for your Young Scot card, the easiest way to do it is to go to Buckie Community Library or the school reception.

We are looking forward to welcoming pupils back to school on Wednesday 14th August.

Remember that today and tomorrow are both In-Service Days.

Happy holidays to all pupils, parents, carers and supporters of Buckie High School. Hopefully the weather is kind to us. Whatever you are doing, we hope you have a restful and enjoyable summer.

The curtain has closed on Shrek The Musical Jr one final time.

We have had an absolutely brilliant time putting this production on. So many people from across the school and beyond have helped make this happen and we couldn't be prouder of the cast and team. The young people have truly excelled themselves and they are a credit to the school, their families and the community.

Thank you to all for coming along and supporting our production. It means a huge amount to us

Uncollected raffle tickets from Shrek:

Tuesday night raffle:
Green 134
Green 574
Yellow 602

Wednesday night raffle:
Blue 60
Blue 141
Pink 295
Pink 323
Pink 505
Blue 663
Green 998

Please remember to bring your original raffle ticket with you to collect your prize :)

Buckie High SFL department would like to thank Hays Travel for their generous donation of a storage shed to go alongside our polytunnel.

A big thank you also to Buckie Men’s Shed for constructing the shed and for your continued support.

Good Quality Used School Wear

Please don’t throw out decent school wear which you no longer use.

We can make use of good quality used school wear, either by donating it to Moray School Bank through our collection bin, or recycling it in school if they are Buckie High appropriate items.

We will be having a recycling drive for items after the holidays so if you could save anything you are finished with till then, we’d be very grateful. Recycle, reuse, save money and save the planet too!

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Uncollected raffle tickets from last night at Shrek.
Green 134
Green 574
Yellow 602
You can collect your prize from Reception. Remember to bring your winning ticket with you :)

Pupils at Buckie High Pride Club have been busy celebrating Pride Month!

The club are making deliveries around the school this week to spread the message of ‘respecting and being kind to all’.

The club meet every Tuesday in room 1-11 from 1.20PM – all pupils are welcome.

Shrek Tickets - Please can we ask if you’re no longer able to attend the performance, could you please return your ticket to the school reception?

We have a waiting list for tickets and this would be much appreciated.

Any tickets sold on will be fully refunded. Thank you for your support with this

Tonight the curtain goes up on our school production of Shrek The Musical Jr.

We would like to wish the cast and team all the very best on their first sell-out performance, it's going to be fantastic! A lot of hard work has gone into making this happen and we couldn't be prouder. If you're lucky enough to have tickets for tonight or Wednesday, we hope you enjoy the show.

Good luck everyone!

Non-uniform Day / Community Larder collection

Friday is the end of term and is a non-uniform day for pupils. If you can, please bring an item for the Community Larder.

Donations can include the following things:

Non-perishable food items including cereal, soup, pasta, rice, tinned tomatoes, pasta sauce, lentils, beans and pulses, tinned meat, tinned vegetables, tea or coffee, tinned fruit, biscuits, UHT milk, fruit juice etc

Hygiene and domestic/cleaning product; toiletries, including deodorant, toilet paper, shower gel, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand wipes

Household items, such as laundry liquid detergent, laundry powder, washing up liquid (no bleach)

Donations can also be handed in at Reception at any point this week. All donations are very much appreciated.

Free Sanitary Products

Please remember that sanitary products are available to any pupil. If you think you will need any items over the holidays, please make sure to take what you need.

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Buckie High is promoting Inclusive Education and Positive Relationships

Whole school assemblies were held recently for all Year Groups to launch Moray Council’s revised Anti Bullying Policy. Information was shared with staff and pupils about several activities that have been arranged to promote positive relationships.

Leaflets are available for parents on our website and for pupils on GLOW.

For Pride Awareness Month, Buckie High is focusing on training all staff using the excellent resources from TIE “Time for Inclusion” for LGBT Inclusive Education. This month there are lots of activities happening in the Library: LGBT Star in the Jar, Interform “helping yourself” Quiz and we are making positive badges. In PSE classes pupils are creating supportive comments to create a “Tree of Support” which will be displayed in the Social Area when it is complete.

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our production of Shrek The Musical Jr is…SOLD OUT! 🥳

Thank you to the whole community, family and friends for getting behind us and supporting the show. We can’t wait to bring it to life next week!
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Tickets are almost down to single digits for Tuesday night with slightly more available for the Wednesday night. 🎭

The atmosphere across the school is electric and we can’t wait to bring this fairytale land to Buckie High. 👑

Grab your tickets now to avoid disappointment! 🎟️

Students from S3-6 will be welcomed to the Old Hall on Tuesday 18th June for our DYW Moray Health and Social Care Careers Fair.

We have 12 stands so far including:
various specialisms within the NHS, Moray Council, dental etc

Students have been preparing questions and are ready to find out that there is more to health and social care than they thought!

We have been working on this event with our DYW Moray Coordinator Jolene Young and Douglas Andrew from NHS Grampian and we look forward to welcoming employers and organisations from the sector on Tuesday.

The cast are working very hard in rehearsals and we can't wait to present the production of Shrek The Musical Jr to the community! Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased from the school reception.

🌟S6 Induction Day 🌟

Our new S6s spent all day Monday exploring what it means to be a good role model and pupil leader at BCHS as part of their S6 Induction Day.

They had opportunities to discover and reflect on their own skills and what can be improved upon to demonstrate strong leadership that encompasses our key values of CARE: Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Effort. Our staff led pupils through a variety of activities throughout the day with the core emphasis on moving out of their comfort zone to foster a growth mindset.

Pupils also heard from Neil Macintosh, former Head of Youth Development at the Scottish Football Association and Academy Manager for Ross County, who delivered an inspirational session on skills for school work and lifelong learning.

Pupils were also given the opportunity to sign up to various leadership roles within the school, rounding up the day with a motivational mocktail to kick start their final year at BCHS. 🌟

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Today we said goodbye to Lucy and Liam, our Foundation Apprentices, who both worked with us over the past year on their work experience placement. 🌟

They both did a phenomenal job supporting the team with social media, events management, video production and editing, and general admin tasks. 🎥🎬

Thank you to both Lucy and Liam for their efforts and we wish them both a successful journey into and beyond University in the coming months. 🎉🎓 Lucy is off to study Marketing in Edinburgh and Liam is off to study Game Design in Dundee 🎮

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2024 APPRENTICESHIP INTAKE NOW OPEN | As we continue to invest in developing apprentices as part of our commitment to the next generation of industry talent, we are delighted that our Apprenticeship Programme at our Fraserburgh HQ is now open!

We have modern-day apprenticeships across the following disciplines:
• Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical and Hydraulic Disciplines)
• Welding / Fabrication
• Drawing Office

If you are interested in applying for our Apprenticeship Programme, please see below for information on how to apply: https://www.gray-adams.com/apprenticeships-fraserburgh-gray-adams/

Are you a former pupil of Buckie High School, Lossiemouth High School, Elgin Academy or Elgin High School?

Yes! Would you be interested in going back to your old secondary school for a visit? How about on an old-school tour?

Why not sign up for our Alumni events with your old classmates? Let's call it a reunion?!

DYW Moray have planned in partnership with each of these schools to host an event especially for you on either 24th or 25th June from 5.30pm - 8pm. Light refreshments will be provided.

We will also have a special keynote speaker for each event.

Find out more and sign up via the links below:

For former Buckie High pupils – 24th June:
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/uhi/buckie-high-alumni
For former Lossiemouth High pupils – 24th June:
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/uhi/lossie-high-alumni
For former Elgin Academy pupils – 25th June:
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/uhi/elgin-academy-alumni
For former Elgin High pupils – 25th June:
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/uhi/elgin-high-alumni

Please note the remaining Moray Secondary School events will take place later in 2024. 😊

Kind Regards

Sarah Barnes

Programme Manager
Developing the Young Workforce
Moray Regional Group

 07554 221600
 www.dywmoray.co.uk

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