Alford Academy

Today our FA SciTech pupils made use of new binocular microscopes, kindly donated by Neptune Energy. Neptune have continued to support several projects and activities within the Science Faculty, allowing our pupils to enhance their knowledge, practical skills and presentation of work.

Now that it has been confirmed there will be no further industrial action, we are looking forward to welcoming parents and the wider community along to our Performing Arts Showcase on Thursday 23rd March at 7pm.  The format will be a relaxed evening with performances from a number of individuals and groups across various venues in the campus.  The event is free but we would welcome donations on the evening to support future concerts.  The event will begin in the school canteen (our “Main Stage”) for a very special performance by the school orchestra, pipe band and Inverurie Concert Band.  From 7.30 – 9.00pm, guests are then welcome to follow their own choice of progamme by visiting various venues and enjoying music and drama performances.  This includes our Young Musician of the Year competition which is sponsored by the Rotary.  There is still room for more young people to get invovled in this event so if your son or daughter plays a musical instrument, sings, recites poetry, dances, etc., please drop an email to the school and we will get a consent form sent home with your child and add their name to the programme.

We are still looking to increase ticket sales for the Fairtrade Fashion Show.  Currently, we do not have enough to make it viable, so if you haven’t purchased a ticket, please do so, via your child, as soon as possible.  As a reminder the Fairtrade Fashion show takes place on Monday 20^th March from 7.00-9.00pm and tickets cost £2 (money will go to the Fairtrade Foundation).

DON’T FORGET THE FAIRTRADE FASHION SHOW.

Remember to get your tickets for the Fairtrade Fashion Show.  The show is £2 per ticket and takes place in the school theatre on Monday 20^th March from 7-9pm.  There will be a catwalk show, pipe band performance and after show stalls to purchase Fairtrade items.  Please purchase tickets via your children who can get these from the Humanities Department.  There are also tickets available to buy in the Alford Bistro.

MODELS WANTED

We are looking for more models for the Fairtrade Fashion Show.  We are looking for adults or pupils to volunteer to model our fairtrade and used clothing.  If you are interested, please pass your name to the school office and we will give you more information.  This is to show off the products and raise awareness of Fairtrade but is also just for fun – invite your friends and enjoy being in the spotlight.

Given the recent events in the news, and our pupils not in school – it’s worth highlighting this local warning. Enjoy the weather and stay safe!

Well done to the Alford Academy Pipe Band who performed this afternoon with the Inverurie Concert Band at their Christmas Concert in the Thainstone Centre, supported by their tutors Ian Dallas and Scott Niven.  Playing Highland Cathedral, Amazing Grace and Celtic Crest to an audience of well over 200 people, the band were on top form.  For the majority of pupils, this was their first formal concert and the standard of playing was exceptional.  Three members of our school orchestra also performed with the band after missing out on our school concert due to its postponement last week.  Many thanks to Ian Dallas, Scott Niven, Hamish Wood, Ben Light and Nicola Tierney for rehearsing the pupils involved and for their support of the performing arts at Alford Academy.