March 2010
31 March 2010
Due to the poor weather, tonight's Spring Concert has been postponed.
It will now take place on Tuesday 20 April at 7 pm.
29 March 2010
A reminder that school closes on Thursday 1 April at 4 pm for the Easter Holidays.
School resumes at 8.44 am on Tuesday 20 April.
This is the ideal time for pupils with exams to find some extra revision time. The SQA exams start a week after the return to school on Wednesday 28 April, when S4 study leave commences. Study leave for senior pupils starts on Monday 10 May.
Each year Knox Academy puts together a programme of revision sessions during the Easter Holidays in order to provide extra support for pupils with the additional opportunity to use the school library for self-study.
The study programme for this year can be viewed in the Extra-Curricular section of the website: Extra-Curricular > Easter Revision 2010.
26 March 2010
On the 25th of March 2010 the five members of Team Rise attended the end of year presentation of all the Young Enterprise businesses in the Lothians.
We were all pretty nervous of the unexpected during the journey and even more so as we pulled up to the Stuart’s Melville College Performing Arts Centre in Edinburgh. There were 23 other businesses there from around Edinburgh and the Lothians. We would not only be performing our presentation on the stage surrounded by all of them, but also the judges and many other adults involved.
As the evening went on however, we gained some confidence as we first won a silver plate for the ‘Best Human Resources Director', followed by third place for ‘Best Marketing Director’, a second place for ‘Best Production assisted by the Managing Director’ and a second place for ‘Best Sales Director’.
We were the 15th presentation and as we saw more teams it seemed all the more daunting to have to do it ourselves, however there was then a break to present more awards and to our absolute shock we were awarded a further two awards: a cup for ‘Best IT Director' and a trophy for ‘Best Business Idea’! The company awarded the 'Best Company Award' would go onto the British final. Here we managed to receive a third overall, which we were all very pleased with after our previous awards.
Altogether, the night was a huge shock in terms of our success for us all, and we therefore had a much better evening than any of us had imagined. The Young Enterprise experience is something we have all benefited hugely from and we would recommend it to all S5 pupils next year looking for a definite challenge, and even to earn some extra cash!
Emma Lynas
| Team Rise | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Lynas | Managing Director | ||
| Tom Gates | Finance Director | ||
| Phillippa Jackson | Human Resources Director | ||
| Lewis Wilkie | Sales and Marketing Director | ||
| Andrew Wright | IT Director | ||
Link Teacher: Colin Dempster
Business Advisor: Finlay Marshall
18 March 2010
This weekend The Herald [20 March] and Sunday Herald [21 March] has a £3 off offer with Bright Red on SQA Past Papers.
The paper will also have their annual exam and revision guide. The guide aims to help you get the most from your revision programme.
Visit Bright Red Publishing and use promotion code Herald1 to take advantage of this discount.
18 March 2010
Each session Knox Academy runs a series of revision classes at lunchtime and after-school.
As pupils are working towards their Final Examinations in May, it is important that they are aware of the opportunities of extra support that are available. This is a reminder that revision sessions along with many other extra-curricular activities are listed on this website.
For further details please access: Extra-Curricular > Timetable