S2 Writing Success
Recently several of our S2 students have been chosen for publication in a Young Writers Anthology entitled ‘Stories of Peril’. We’ll see copies in our library soon so everyone can share in our students’ success. A huge well done to:
2B1 Aliyah-May Sanger, Madeline Morrison and Hope Duncan
2B2 Caitlin Smart, Jessica Yu
2D1 Liam McDonald, Mia McDonald, Hugh Wilson
2D2 Hannah O’Connor, Ellie Wright, Maja Nejman, Jordan Murray, Lois Reid, Logan Murray
2M1 Charlie Bey, Isla Emslie
2M2 Calum Cruickshank, Nathan Olsen, Trent Freeman
2U1 Austin Wood
Well done to this group of S5 pupils on achieving outstanding National 5 results in their recent S4 exams. #Aspiration #Success
Well done to this group of S6 pupils on achieving outstanding Higher results in their recent S5 exams. #Aspiration #Success
Warm Welcome to our new members of Staff at Mintlaw Academy
Shelly Lawson (Technologies), Lianne Gray (English), Fiona Campbell (Creative Arts), Anthea Bond (Social Subjects), Sarah More (Languages), Melanie Maclennan (English), Jennifer Baird (English)
Award Assemblies
Award Assemblies for S1-S5 for Attainment, Endeavour, Special and Volunteering achievements during 2022/23 were held on Tuesday 27th June.
Senior Prefect Team 2023/2024
Meet our Senior Prefect Team 2023/2024
Head Girl Eleanor Whyte, 6M, Depute Head Girl Sophia Gibb, 6D
Head Boy Hamish Craig, 6U, Depute Head Boy Charley Fraser, 6M.
Congratulations
YPI Winners for 2023
S3 pupils Jack, and Fynn presented the Mintlaw & District Men’s shed
with a cheque for £3,000. Well done to all involved.
as part of our Health & Wellbeing week Mintlaw Academy pupils and staff took part in the Race for Life on Wednesday 17th May to raise money and awareness for Cancer Research UK.
Sadly, Friday was our S6 pupils last day, study leave then sitting their exams from today.
Good luck to them all and all the best for the future, hope you enjoyed your last fun filled day at Mintlaw Academy.
Prelim Success
Congratulations to our S4 pupils who have achieved 5+ A passes in their recent prelim exams.
Congratulation to our S5 pupils who have achieved 5 A & B passes in their recent prelim exam.
S1 Pupils – Outstanding Effort
Following the recent tracking reports, we would like to pass on our congratulations to your child for their outstanding effort across their courses. We ask our teaching staff to award the highest ‘rating’ for effort when a pupil’s effort has been exceptional and so to have been given this by a number of different teachers across a range of subjects is superb.
Mintlaw Academy Senior Leadership Team
Findlay Anderson-Milne, 1B2 Olivia Birnie, 1D2 Abbie Brown, 1U1
Kayla Burnett, 1B2 Jessica Chalmers, 1U1 Emily Chamberlain, 1U1
Calum Cruickshank, 1M2 Trent Freeman, 1M2 Jimmy Griffin, 1M2
Bethany Hart, 1U1 Rachel Ironside, 1U1 Grace Kinghorn, 1B1
Mia McDonald, 1D2 Drew McGillivray, 1U1 Madeline Morrison, 1B1
Scott Pert, 1U1 Lois Reid, 1D2 Isla Smart, 1B2
Lia Thomson, 1B2 Isabella Whitelaw, 1B2 Aiden Will, 1D2
Ellyna Wright, 1M2 Jessica Yu, 1B2
S3 Pupils – Outstanding Effort
Following the recent tracking reports, we would like to pass on our congratulations to your child for their outstanding effort across their courses. We ask our teaching staff to award the highest ‘rating’ for effort when a pupil’s effort has been exceptional and so to have been given this by a number of different teachers across a range of subjects is superb.
Mintlaw Academy Senior Leadership Team
Ruby Adam, 3D1 Poppy Buchanan, 3M2 Liam Cameron, 3M1
Isla Catto, 3M1 Amy Chalmers, 3D1 Nathan Clark, 3M1
Lynsey Cromarty, 3U2 Rocco Elmslie, 3B1 Blair Findlay, 3D1
Ruby Forsyth, 3D2 Ben Holroyd, 3B1 Daisy King, 3U1
Ella Mackie, 3U2 Natalie Moore, 3B1 Brooke Strachan, 3D2
Lydia Watkin, 3M1 Tyler Willox, 3U2 Imogen Wood, 3D2
Mrs Duthie HT presenting two members of the English faculty with their Mintlaw Academy Pins.
Mrs McCluskey PT English faculty for (support for a huge number of individualised pupil home study packages) and Mr Holding for (commitment for getting to work whatever the challenges).
Aberdeenshire schools visit the academies of Nashville, ‘See it to be it’.
Aboyne Academy, Bucksburn Academy, Harlaw Academy, Mackie Academy, Mintlaw Academy Northfield Academy, Old Machar Academy, St.Machar Academy & Turriff Academy.
Inspiring visit, talking to some incredible students, demonstrating their oracy,
Ambition and energy for their education and futures.
@MyFutureMyWay @Nashhub @Excelerate
Festive Fun
1st Prize – The Nativity, 2nd Prize – The Family and 3rd Prize – Home Alone
Well done to Ms Morris on being awarded a Mintlaw Academy Pin for
supporting whole school Professional Learning.
Congratulations on Outstanding Tracking Report Results
Following the recent tracking reports, we would like to pass on our congratulations to our pupils for their outstanding effort across their courses. We ask our teaching staff to award the highest ‘rating’ for effort when a pupil’s work has been exceptional and so to have been given this by several different teachers in a number of different subjects is superb.
Mintlaw Academy Senior Leadership Team
Peterhead Fire Station
Some great pictures below from an excellent partnership event with Peterhead Fire Station. A group of our young people from S2 and S3 involved in a mock emergency yesterday, with all parents in attendance to watch. They did fantastically well.
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Mintlaw Academy/Rennie Farms Partnership
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“In honour of a long standing partnership between Mintlaw Academy and Rennie’s Farm Shop, Morag Rennie presented Mintlaw Academy (on behalf of the family business) with a new whole school pupil award in memory of her Mother-in Law Ina, who spearheaded the partnership. The inaugural award winner was S4 pupil Calvin Strachan for his endeavour and commitment to the Fresh start project, which Rennie Farm Shop have supported for many years through the provision of fresh produce to allow Mintlaw Academy pupils to engage in an enterprise project as part of their learning.”
#learningtogether #partnerships
Dylan Forman raised £407.89 for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus by selling lucky squares to pupils and staff at Mintlaw Academy.
Local businesses, Murdoch Allan, Simpsons garden centre, Macbi, Aberdeenshire larder and Morrisons Peterhead supported him by donating prizes for the draw.
Wendy Blair from Spina Bifida Charity came to school on 16/6/22 to be presented with a cheque from Dylan Forman and thank him personally for his hard work.
Mintlaw Academy are delighted to share that our Head Prefects for this session are as follows:
| Head Prefects
Marina Murdoch Declan Will
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Depute Head Prefects
Martha Fowlie Chloe Forman Odhrán Mannion Vadym Kapliuk |
I am sure you will all look forward to congratulating them on their achievement.
Congratulations to #ugiehouse for winning sports day this year. Well done to everyone who took part.
#learningtogether #mintlawacademy
Rugby Success
As part of Ellon Rugby Football Club, some of our S3 boys celebrated success on winning the U15 league earlier this year and on Sunday they won the Caledonia Cup Bowl!
Representing Mintlaw Academy were Malachy M, Fraser M, Jackson R, Konar S, Caden H and Ryan M.
Well done Ellon RFC!
S2 TRUST – Journalism Task
Nicola McAlley from STV selected the following entries for recommendation
Liam (S2)
Phoebe (S2)
Callum (S2)
