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Selkirk High School

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Established
  
1897

Rector
  
Wilma Burgon

Ages
  
11–18

Phone
  
+44 1750 20246

Founded
  
1897

Type
  
Secondary School

Gender
  
Mixed

Address
  
Selkirk TD7 4EW, UK

Motto
  
Trusty and Leal

Local authority
  
Scottish Borders

Location
  
Hillside Terrace Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4EW  Scotland

Selkirk high school


Selkirk High School is a high school in Selkirk, Scotland, which serves the town and its surrounding area including the Ettrick and Yarrow valleys and the villages of Midlem and Lilliesleaf. The school's motto is 'Trusty and Leal', taken from the Common Riding song 'Up wi' the Souters'.

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Notable former pupils

Notable former pupils include:

  • Mungo Park (10 September 1771 – 1806), explorer of the African continent
  • Gideon Lang - Australian pastoralist and parliamentarian
  • Bobby Johnstone (1921 – 2001), Scotland international footballer and a member of the Hibernian legendary Famous Five forward line
  • Sandy McMahon (1871 – 1916), Scotland international footballer and Celtic's eighth all-time top goal scorer.
  • Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912), poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to anthropology
  • James Marr Brydone, (1779 – 1866), surgeon who sighted the French fleet, signalling the beginning of the Battle of Trafalgar
  • James Brown (J.B. Selkirk) (1832 - 1904), poet and essayist
  • Peter Blake b.8 December 1951, film and television actor
  • Rae Hendrie b.1977, television actress
  • Tom Scott, artist
  • John Rutherford b.1955 Scotland International rugby player and British and Irish Lion. He won 42 caps at fly-half for his country, at the time a record in that position.
  • Frightened Rabbit Indie rock band.
  • Jim Hume b.1962, Politician, Member of The Scottish Parliament (MSP) for South Scotland, 2007–Present.

    • References

    Selkirk High School Wikipedia
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