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November 20, 2013 by

School Uniform Update

The Mintlaw Academy school uniform can be bought online;

http://www.academyuniformsltd.co.uk/

Click on this link and follow the links to “Secondary Schools” and then “Mintlaw Academy”. You can then select the items and sizes your require and they will be delivered to the school.

Ties can be purchased from the school office.

 

There is a new school uniform for pupils. This comprises :

Mintlaw Academy blazer (Optional S1-S4, Expected S5/S6)

Mintlaw Academy tie

White shirt

Mintlaw Academy black jumper/cardigan (optional)

Black trousers or skirt

Sensible black shoes

 

The following is not acceptable;

Facial piercing items.

Provocative items and clothes with offensive slogans or

drug/alcohol-related logos which are inappropriate for school.

Casual/leisure wear (eg denim jeans/jackets, cropped tops)

For safety reasons, excessively long and baggy

trousers,stiletto heels, large loop earrings or garments made of

flammable materials.

https://mintlawacademy.aberdeenshire.sch.uk/756/

Filed Under: Parent's Area
November 20, 2013 by

Mintlaw Academy Young Engineers are set for Seattle for a once in a lifetime opportunity to compete in the International Final of the ROV Mate competition.

The Regional competition run by ROV Mate and sponsored by RGU and BP is open to all schools in Scotland and gives secondary school pupils the opportunity to design, build and fly model ROV’s. Rovs are an underwater robot which can carry out a series of tasks on the sea bed. The team of five from Mintlaw have spent 5 months, working every lunchtime and after school to prepare their vehicle for the tasks, building their model from scratch they have engineered different parts, dealt with electronic challenges but more importantly have developed a large amount of transferable skills that has prepared them for future challenges.

The International  final will be held in the Weyerhaeuser King Aquatic Centre Seattle Washington, USA from 20th – 22nd June, teams from several states in the USA, Hongkong, Tokyo and Egypt will compete to become the best ROV group in the world.

This is is a great achievement for the 5 boys as this was the first year the school have entered the competition. Pictured are the team, Douglas Leel, Liam Forbes, Kieran Yule, Gareth Swinney and David Finnie. The boys would like to thank their sponsors, Bill Mackie Engineering, Plumb Centre, Duthie Motors Longside and their mentor, Neil Stagg from BP.

ROV Team

https://mintlawacademy.aberdeenshire.sch.uk/735/

Filed Under: About Mintlaw Academy