KNOX CHOIR will launch on Wednesday 5th June 3:30 - 4:30pm in the Music Department.

A warm invitation to all staff, students, parents and alumni.

Our first concert will be with Haddington Community Choir on Saturday 22nd June at 5pm in St Mary's, Haddington.

Mrs Middlemiss

Please find this week’s job vacancies at the following link:

Job vacancies - East Lothian Works | East Lothian Council(link is external)

See your Pupil Support Leader or Mr Flood for more information.

Pansexual visibility day is celebrated each year on the 24th May.

What is pansexuality?

If you identify as pansexual, usually this means you can feel attraction towards anyone, regardless of gender.

How is this different to bisexuality?

Pansexuality puts more emphasis on the person rather than the gender. It’s like saying gender doesn’t matter to me at all! I only care about my connection with the person. It means that you don’t need to know someone’s pronouns or gender to feel attraction to them. This is also more inclusive of trans identities.

Why do we need a visibility day?

Pansexuality is quite a new term, so the visibility day allows them to learn about it. It means that people who identify as pansexual can express their identity and it gives them a voice!

Celebrities who are pansexual include Miley Cyrus, (Singer) Madison Bailey (Outer Banks), Cara Delevigne (Model), YUNGBLUD (Singer) and Kesha (singer).

Quote from Christine (from band Christine and the Queens):

"I can fall in love with someone regardless of their gender, regardless of how they define themselves. I don't really see that as an obstacle or a definition."

"Bisexual still works in a society where you have two boxes to tick and I don't want to tick a box.”

For those that have expressed their interest, or would like to help support the P7 Transition Event on the morning of Tuesday 28 May 2024, you should attend a mandatory meeting in the PE Games Hall at 1.15pm on Thursday 23 May 2024. Please bring your lunch with you and the organisation of the event will be covered. 

A number of staff and pupils are running the Edinburgh 10 km race on Saturday 25 May to raise funds for LoveOliver, our winning charity in this year’s Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) programme.

We have set up a Just Giving page. Details are as follows:

LoveOliver is a charity based in Edinburgh set up by Andy and Jennifer Gill after their son, Oliver, died at of a Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor. Their vision is to strive for a country in which every family with a child diagnosed with cancer knows there is hope of a cure and that they will have appropriate financial and emotional support on their cancer journey.

This charity has helped people across Scotland and even in Knox Academy itself! LoveOliver was the winner of Knox Academy's Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) Programme in 2023/2024, and has a personal connection to one of the team.

We are hoping to raise as much money as possible to support this great charity. Participants are:

Ryan Pirie, Anya Boardman, Freya Maycock, Alice Kirkland, Lucy Darling, Matthew Davison, Helen Stoddart, Ava Middlemiss, Sam Palmer, Euan Farquhar, Emilis Vaicaitis, Fergus Allan, Rory Burns, Ms Borwick, Mr Flood.

If you would like to donate, you can do via JustGiving.

Down to Earth Gardening Limited are a well-established gardening company working throughout Edinburgh and the Lothians. We currently have an apprentice position available within our ever-expanding company.

For more details see Advert, speak to Mr Flood or your Pupil Support Leader.

Please find this week’s job vacancies at the following link:

Job vacancies - East Lothian Works | East Lothian Council

See your Pupil Support Leader or Mr Flood for more information.

A REMINDER - ORDER BEFORE 21 MAY 2024

Tempest Photography are pleased to report your whole school group photograph is now available to view (with magnification) and order.

Please include your child’s full name to assist with distribution at the school.

Order by 21 May 2024 to avoid P&P charges
(Delivery direct to Knox Academy).

For assistance, please call Tempest 01736 752411

• Option 3 - Place an order (P&P applies)
• Option 5 - Customer services

LGBT+ Allies meeting has to be postponed today until Wednesday 22 May 2024, after activities week. The safe space meeting can still take place on Wed 8 May 2024 lunchtime in T1.1. 

The following are your instructions for the morning of Monday 13 May & Friday 17 May 2024 for pupils coming to the S3 PGL Trip. 

On both mornings you do not go to your normal registration teacher's classroom. Please go to your activity group leader's classroom to be registered. 

On Monday 13 May 2024, once everyone has arrived please head out to the back car park for 9:10am. No one should get on a coach without instructions from a teacher (you must be on the same bus as your activity group leader). 

On Friday 17 May 2024, once everyone has arrived please go to the back car park and wait on the pitches just outside PE. Groups will be assigned activities from there. 

In the mean time, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to come to see myself or your activity group leader.

Mrs McBride