S6 Parent Information Session
It was lovely to welcome our young people in S6 along with their parent/carers to our Parent Info Evening on Tuesday. This was an opportunity to share key information about the year ahead as well the most up to date information on further and higher education.
We have added the presentation from the evening below.
Kelsae Laddie 2022 Visit
Yesterday afternoon we have the pleasure of welcoming Kelsae Laddie for 2022 into Kelso High School. We gathered our S2s together to allow our winner and runner-up of to share their poem from the annual competition followed by a small presentation.
We wish the Kelsae Laddie all the best for the year ahead.
Hockey Awards Ceremony
We were delighted to hold our awards ceremony for young people and families last night. This was an opportunity to recognise the fantastic effort in hockey for all our young people from S1 to S6 – girls and boys- right through the year. It was also about recognising the support we receive from parents/carers, grandparents and friends. Finally we were able to officially thank David Fergusson, our Director of Hockey, who continues to go above and beyond to bring hockey back after Covid.
S5 Volunteering
Well done to Tegan and Ruby in S5 who visited Queen’s House this morning to introduce themselves to staff as part of their S5 Volunteering Programme. Ruby and Tegan hope to visit Queen’s House three times a week from August to May to work with staff to support residents. #pridekhs
Welcome Back to KHS
It is always an absolute pleasure to welcome back former pupils, so this week we were delighted to have two former students, Harry Graves and Skye Chatburn visit our Higher and N5 Graphic Communication class. Both students have chosen careers in Architecture having studied at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. Skye explained projects she was involved in for her three year course and Harry expanded on his work for his Masters, having recently completed six years of studies. We were very impressed with their work and their pathway from school through university and now into work with Aitken and Turnbull Architects in Galashiels. We wish them well in achieving the their full qualification in due course. If anyone is interested in work experience with Aitken and Turnbull Architects please see Mr Martin at KHS. Thank you to Skye and Harry! #pridekhs
Well done to Honey-Rose, Erin, Pola and Summer!
We are always very proud of our young people, but when they do things to help others, that makes us even prouder! Yesterday – Thursday 16th June – saw S4 pupils, Honey-Rose, Summer, Erin and Pola accompanied by a very proud Mrs Fisher, travel up to Edinburgh for the Social Enterprise Academy Scotland Start Up Awards Ceremony held in the Assembly Rooms on George Street. In S3, Honey-Rose, Pola, Summer and Erin as part of their S3 Business and IT class had participated in Social Enterprise Academy – a Scottish-based programme that empowers young people to set up ‘socially conscious’ businesses.
Yesterday, our socially conscious entrepreneurs manned a stall where they showcased all their fabulous work and learning. Delegates from all over the United Kingdom were keen to learn more about the work that had been undertaken and the skills that our learners had developed on their journey. Shirley-Anne Sommerville – the current Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills in the Scottish Government – popped in to say hello and congratulate Pola, Erin, Honey-Rose and Summer on their achievements. Please enjoy some photos from yesterday’s event. A huge thank you to Mrs Fisher – our fantastic KHS Business Studies teacher – who as always has gone over and above to support our learners and help them to help others! #pridekhs
Home Economics
Next week’s cooking in HE is as follows-
S2 – Chilli and Rice
S3 – Speciality Bread
Hospitality – Calzone and Pasta Salad
HFT – Fruity Flapjack
Cake Craft – Brownies and Biscuits
Please remember to bring an appropriate container.
Important Transport Information
Free bus travel is now available to ALL under 22’s, who are resident in Scotland and is accessible with an update to your National Entitlement Card (NEC) or Young Scot NEC. If you are aged 16 or over, and are resident in Scotland, you can email NECenquiries@scotborders.gov.uk with your name, address and date of birth confirming that you wish to activate the free travel element on your card. If the photograph on your card was taken over 2 years ago, we would also recommend providing a new passport style photograph in the email.
If you are under the age of 16, and resident in Scotland, a parent or guardian must give their consent for the travel to be added. Parent or guardians can do this by using our online form – https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/xfp/form/739
We would also like to highlight that a new flexible bus service has just been launched in Berwickshire. This service ‘PINGO’ operates 7 days per week, can be booked through an App or by phone and can pick you up and transport you anywhere in the Berwickshire area (it does not follow a fixed route like normal bus services), free of charge with your updated National Entitlement Card (NEC) or Young Scot NEC. It can even connect you to other bus and train services to go beyond the Berwickshire area. Please follow the link below to get more information on the service and download the App.
Pingo Berwickshire – Borders Buses
KHS Athletics Finals
A condensed Athletics Finals made a post-pandemic return on Thursday 2nd June before the change of timetable. In a departure from previous years, times and distances from class lessons were used to determine event finalists from S1-S3. We were blessed with a dry, warm day for the following events: 100m, 200m, 400m, Long Jump, Shot Putt and Discus.
Competition across the day was fierce and the following young people were crowned 2022 Event Champions:
S1 100m – Kelsey James & Fraser Banks
S2 100m – Emma Neil & Daniel Lawson
S3 100m – Jamie Louise Bridger & Ross Wood
S1 200m – Kelsey James & Danny McMahon
S2 200m – Robyn Ford & Daniel Lawson
S3 200m – Jamie Louise Bridger & Alex Skeldon
S1 400m – Kelsey James & Danny McMahon
S2 400m – Zoe Horsburgh & Daniel Lawson
S3 400m – Bronwen Payne & Corey Cruddas
S1 Long Jump – Chloe Bell & Rory Dickson
S2 Long Jump – Emma Neil & Charlie Arnold
S3 Long Jump – Jamie Louise Bridger & Harry Cessford
S1 Shot Putt – Georgia Thomson & Caleb Sturdee
S2 Shot Putt – Lucy Redpath & Daniel Lawson
S3 Shot Putt – Jamie Louise Bridger & Jack Utterson
S1 Discus – Georgina Hancox & Fraser Banks
S2 Discus – Emma Neil & Daniel Lawson
S3 Discus – Jamie Louise Bridger & Corey Cruddas
A huge well-done to all who competed and made our first post-pandemic sports such a success!
Event Champions will receive their awards before the end of term and should keep an eye out for announcements of this in the bulletin. Well done to all involved and as always our grateful thanks to the PE Department – Mr Brown, Mr Mathews, Mr Gordon and Miss Brown for all their hard work and efforts in encouraging and developing our young people to achieve of their very best! #pridekhs
Borders Schools Athletics
Even more success in sport for our young people this week. Well done and congratulations to all of our athletes who represented KHS so well at the 2022 Borders Schools Athletics. As always, some fantastic performances from our talented athletes who displayed determination and motivation to achieve some fantastic results. Well done to all involved. #pridekhs
Kelso U-17’s Football
Kelso travelled to Dalkeith on Sunday for the final of the Seryfa Div II Victor Paris League Cup against Dalkeith Thistle Cardo. Strangely already having home advantage in a cup final Dalkeith won the toss and took the advantage of a slight hill and a strong wind in the first half. After a cagey first 15 mins. Kelso began to take control of the game and were unlucky not to score following a clearance off the line after a goalmouth scramble. On 39 mins. good work by Sam Wood resulted in the opening goal. Closing the defender down he won the ball before going on to shoot low past the goalkeeper from just inside the box to make it 1-0.
The second half started with Kelso on the front foot again. Great work by Kieran Burns on 48 mins. saw him rob the defender feeding Liam Longstaff who beat his man on the right wing before driving to the bi-line and cutting back to Kieran who had continued his run and coolly slotted a low shot past the goalkeeper into the right hand corner to make it 2-0. With the wind continuing to make conditions difficult Kelso looked the likelier to score but a good save from Ewan Graham on rare Dalkeith attack kept the score at 2-0. Only a good save from the Dalkeith goalkeeper from a Sam Wood hooked shot and Kieran Burns hitting the inside of the post after a great shot from the edge of the box kept the score at 2-0 and Kelso comfortably saw out the game to win the Cup!
With availability issues due to football and rugby match day clashes this was probably the teams’ final game. As the first Kelso youth team to play in the Edinburgh leagues, they achieved an unbeaten league championship and cup double in their first year. That saw them promoted to Div II where a narrow defeat in the Div II league cup final followed. They also reached the last 32 of the Scottish Cup (over 400 teams start out) and were sitting comfortably in second place in the league with promotion to Div I looking likely before Covid struck. Two Div II league cup finals last season saw victory over Gala in one and a narrow defeat in the other. This season saw a third place finish in the Div II league despite injuries and availability problems before finishing off with Sunday’s cup final win. They really have raised the profile of Kelso youth football over these years.
KELSO U17’s
Ewan Graham, Ben Burton, Danny James, Aaron Ford, McKenzie Shaw, Josh Coulter, Callum Philips, Stevie Renton, Sam Wood, Adam Paterson, Chad Patterson (KHS/former KHS), Liam Longstaff, Liam Snowball, Kieran Burns, Conal McDonald (BHS), Cairn Robson, T’Shaun Frater (EHS).
Previous Squad Members;
Ben Stewart, Angus Utterson, Dylan McKenzie, Drew Muir, Fraser Moffat, Lewis McEwan
Educational Maintenance Allowance Applications for 2022/23 are now available online.
You can complete your application on-line by visiting our website www.scotborders.gov.uk and search for Education Maintenance Allowance. Please note a new application must be completed every academic year.
You can only claim EMA if you:
- Have lived in the United Kingdom for 3 years prior to the EMA qualifying date and are resident in Scotland on that date.Other residency rules also apply.
- are 16 years old or over before 30 September 2022, you may be eligible from the beginning of the school term in August 2022 (You must apply prior to 31 September 2022)
OR
- are 16 years old between 1 October 2022 and 28 February 2023, you may eligible from 10 January 2022. (You must apply prior to 28 February 2023)
- live in the Scottish Borders Authority and attend:
- Secondary School
- Home Educated
- Non-advance course at a College in a neighbouring authority that is not in Scotland and does not attract any other form of public or employer bursary.
- Enrolled in No One Left Behind Programme – Stage 1 – (NOLB)
- attend school or a non-advance course at college or are Home Educated – attend 100% of your agreed timetabled hours including study periods as stated on your Learning Agreement. For NOLB Stage 1 students you must engage fully in your agreed activity each week.
- your household income for the tax year ended 3 April 2022 is less than:
£24,421 – if there is 1 child in education, or
£26,884 – if there are 2 or more children in education.
If you have any questions regarding EMA you can contact SBC on 0300 100 1800.
Canteen Menu
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Main 1 | Chilli Con Carne with Rice Garlic Bread Mixed Salad | Steak Pie with Roast potatoes Seasonal Vegetables | Fruity Chicken Curry served with Rice and a Mixed Salad | Fish and Chips with Peas | Bacon Roll |
| Main 2 | Sweet and Sour Chicken with Egg Noodles Seasonal Vegetables | BBQ Chicken Breast with Savoury Rice Mixed Salad | Vegetable Curry served with Rice and a Chapatti Mixed Salad | Chicken Tikka Kebab Chips and Rice Salad | Sausage in a Roll Veggie or Meat Free Sausage in a Roll Sausage Roll (pastry) |
| Main 3 (V) | Macaroni Cheese Garlic Bread Mixed Salad | Vegetable Pasta Bake Mixed Salad | Quorn Korma served with Rice and a Chapatti Mixed Salad | Roasted Vegetable and Mozzarella Taco’s Mixed Salad | Beef Burger Quorn Burger in a Roll |
| Soup + Bread | Vegetable | Lentil | Leek and Potato | Tomato | N/A |
| Sandwich Options | Cheese, Tuna, Chicken, Egg, | Cheese, Tuna, Chicken, Egg, | Cheese, Tuna, Chicken, Egg, Ham | Cheese, Tuna, Chicken, Egg, | Cheese, Chicken, Tuna, Egg, Ham |
| Hot Sandwich Options | Falafel or Chicken (non fried) | Quorn Dippers or Chicken (non fried) | Veggie Fajitas or Chicken (non fried) | Quorn Burger or Chicken (non fried) | Cheese and Ham Panini Cheese Panini Cheese and Tomato Pizzini Spicy Chicken Pizzini |
| Baked Potato | Beans, Cheese, Salad Bar | Beans, Cheese, Salad Bar | Beans, Cheese, Salad Bar | Beans, Cheese, Salad Bar | N/A |
| Pasta King | Cook’s Choice (can have red meat) | Cook’s Choice (can have red meat) | Cook’s Choice (no red meat) | Cook’s Choice (no red meat) | N/A |
| Pizza | Cheese | Cheese | Cheese | Cheese | N/A |
| Additional Veg | Vegetable Sticks | Vegetable Sticks | Vegetable Sticks | Vegetable Sticks | Mixed Salad Vegetable Sticks |
Additional bread, a portion of fruit and vegetable sticks are available with the purchase of a meal deal.
Drink options include water or milk Starter/Dessert Options include one of the following: soup or baking