FORMER PUPIL WINS BRITISH SNOWBOARDING TITLE

Jesse Smith, who left Knox Academy last year, is currently carving it up on the snowboarding circuit with his most recent success winning the Brits Home Run title in Laxx, Switzerland.

A quote from the Scotsman newspaper reads;

"But laid-back Smith takes it all in his stride.

Surprisingly, he's not even targeted the next Winter Olympics in Russia in four years' time.

He's more focused on scraping together the cash to head back to the Continent as soon as possible. "The Home Run brings boarders from all over the world, including professionals," said Smith.

"I was nervous and it was crazy at the start. There were big names being interviewed near the start line. Nobody bothered about me."

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Good luck in the future Jess