Senior Girls Ski Weekend Bluebird days at Cairngorm Mountains Skiing in sunshine all weekend. Thanks to Miss Walker & Susan Bateman too!
Malawi Well done to Glenn and Callumwho provided all the parents with tea and coffee at the recent S1 Parents Meeting. They raised 96. They're on their way.
S2 School of Dance The school was pleased to welcome Lynne Bustard. Lynne choreographed Jesus Christ Superstar at the Kings Theatre which the pupils saw before Christmas. Within a hour they had learnt a routine from the show. Wow!
S2 School of Dance
S2 School of Dance
Clackmannanshire Award Well done to Claire who was presented with an award for Overcoming Adversity.
Pi Day The Maths Department celebrated Pi Day by doing a Pi reciting competition. Well done to James Hunter in S1, who managed to recite Pi to 34 digits. They sold Pi cakes and raised 75, which will go to Malawi fund.
MenstriePrimary School Health Week Thirty eight pupils helped out with the MenstrieHealth Week. The S3 School of Dance did aerobics with the younger pupils and a dance routine with the older ones. Jack Donald and Corey Keenan (Level 1 football coaches) ran football coaching sessions for P4 P7. Finally ten S1 s helped organise their general programme. Well done guys.
Scotland s No 6 Adam Ashe returned to his old school. The Scotland Rugby International and Glasgow Warriors player watched an S3 session making a few points then he did an excellent question and answer session with the S1 Schools of Rugby and Football. Adam was really impressed with their questions.
Scotland s No 6 Adam Ashe
U14 Football -League Cup Semi-Final Larbert3 Alva 3 (Alva won 6-5 on penalties) Struggled to get a grip of the game in the first half and were quickly two goals down. The second half they were a different team and we dominated the game. Alex Neil made the vital save to give them a victory on penalties. The Final will be played at Ochil View.
U14 Forth Valley Cup Final Alva 1 Stirling 2 A good effort against a strong Stirling side who had already been in the league play off. Ross Kempski cancelled out Stirling s opener for 1-1 at half time. Alva s best period was the third quarter and it was with only 8 minutes to go that Stirling scored. Hard luck guys.
Dumyat Well done to Andy who raised 686.00 by climbing Dumyat 52 times in a year. The money will give a big boost to our Macmillan 2016.
Under 13 Football League Cup Graeme 7 Alva 3 Up against Graeme High (Performance School) with injuries to key players made it a difficult task. Goals from Guy Lindsay and Andy Byrne. Player of the match Aidan.
Police Scotland Youth Volunteers Congratulations to Ailsa, Darren, Laura and Ruth who have been successful in gaining a place on the Clackmannanshire Division of the Police Scotland Youth Volunteers programme. The recruitment process was extremely competitive, and Ailsa, Darren, Laura and Ruth all impressed the panel with their high standard of application forms and interviews. Last Wednesday they attended the Launch night at LornshillAcademy, joining 20 other youth volunteers who will now embark on a training programme to offer them opportunities to take part in voluntary commitments in the local community and also gain a better understanding of the Police. Cont...
Police Scotland Youth Volunteers Last year s Youth Volunteer cohort played a big part in the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup, and this year it is proposed that they will be helping at T in the Park amongst other local and national events. Well done to all four of you for your achievements. Watch this space for future updates!
Commonwealth Day Celebration A the Commonwealth Games in 2014 visitors from all over the world were invited to be part of a lasting Young Scot legacy to make a seedball using Scottish wild flower seeds. These thousands of seedballs have now been distributed across local authorities to be planted in various locations over Scotland as part of the Legacy Wish.
Commonwealth Day Celebration Clackmannanshire Council s Youth Services worked in partnership with the Alva Glen Heritage Trust to disperse these locally and this was carried out at Alva Glen on Monday 9 th March 2015. Two you people from Alva Academy were selected to carry this process out Jasmine and Megan. A big well done to these pupils.
Basketball Well done to the Senior Boys and Senior Girls Basketball teams who won the Clackmannanshire Schools Tournaments at Lornshilllast week. Both teams played extremely well against tough opposition and fully deserved their gold medals!
Tae Kwon Do Sean gained a silver and two bronze medals at a recent competition featuring teams from all over Scotland. Well done Sean Full colours.