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2009 is Homecoming Scotland and one way East Ayrshire is celebrating this is by producing a calendar made up of drawings by pupils in East Ayrshire shools.  Four pupils from Auchinleck Academy S2 elective were chosen to be part of it.  The pictures are all based on Scottish people and places Robert the Bruce, a view of Arran,  Bill Shankly and [...]

Over a spread of 20 periods S2 electives in Mr McMillan’s class designed a mural about healthy living for Auchinleck Primary. The pupils of this class went down to the primary after drawing their final idea onto paper. They painted a variety of different objects onto the walls of the canteen with bright, eye catching [...]

Teachers from the Technical department have organized two trips for pupils. One of the trips was to go to St Mirren’s  football ground in Paisley on Tuesday 25th of November. Fifth and sixth years went along with Mr Dickie and Mr Hendry. It was very successful. The other trip to the Grand Prix takes place next June. Pupils [...]

The week beginning 8th December was Charity Week at Auchinleck Academy.  All s3 P.S.E. classes raised money for their chosen Charity. Mrs Sullivan’s class raised over £200 for the breat cancer charity Breast Foot Forward. The class had a slipper day and a raffle for a facial and a pedicure -Mr MacLean won the facial.  Mr [...]

The first years went to the Gaiety in Ayr to see the pantomine Snow White on Thursday 18th December. They thoroughly enjoyed the trip however some said they were disappointed with the seven dwarfs as they were puppets and not real people. The trip was a rewards trip. Some first years said it was very [...]

On Friday the 19th December S4 S5 and S6 are going to Breahead .They have the choice of going shopping or going skiing at xscape.They have the choice of going to both  as well .

Today, Lex Sharpe was the most fortunate winner of a large tub of sweeties in a bid to see how many sweeties the tub contained. The competition, organised by Mrs. Boyle to give all proceeds to Children in Need, offered anyone willing to pay ten pence the grand prize of the entire tub. When asked [...]

On the week beginning 8th December Auchinleck Academy’s CitizenshipWeek took place, with all classes taking part in special Citizenship activities. All pupils received a special booklet with guidelines on how to behave in the corridors, dinner halls and classrooms with an emphasis on good manners. The pupils took a step back from the traditional curriculum to [...]

Every year, Mrs Meehan and her group of helpers take part in the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child, commonly known as the Shoebox Appeal (www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk). This year they managed to pack 118 boxes. S1 and S2 were asked to bring in small items to send to needy children in Developing countries. Every year about 1.3 million [...]

On December the 18th pupils in S2 and S3 are lucky enough to be going to the cinema to see ‘Four Christmases.’  The trip is a reward for pupils who have attended school throughout term, behaves well in school and worked hard. We hope that all pupils enjoy the trip and will be willing to [...]