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are pleased to
highlight the
success of

East Dunbartonshire
Achievers
 

Andrew
Crumey

Writer

Andrew has a PhD in theoretical physics but his first love is literature.  He is  Literary Editor of Scotland on Sunday and has also written novels which have been praised and translated worldwide. One critic described Andrew as "one of the most interesting and original European authors of recent years".

Amanda
Minns

Librarian

The school's former librarian, Amanda, is a Reading Champion on the Read Together website. She says, "I hate to be without a book. I take one with me wherever I go. Reading has given me a lot of pleasure, it has made me laugh and cry.  It has made me sad, happy and helped me to see the world differently."

Roddy
Murray

Environment

Roddy gained a BA in Rural Development at Lewes Castle College and then an MSc at Aberdeen University. The hard work paid off when he was appointed Project Manager for the Kinlochleven Land Development Trust, an organisation which aims to regenerate Kinlochleven as an outdoor tourism and small business centre.

James
Baxter

Soldier

James's achievement was to help Britain and its allies win the First World War. Sadly, he paid a terrible price as a news report at the time tells: "Private Baxter, K.O.S.B., son of the late James Baxter, hairdresser in Kirkintilloch, is presumed killed in action in France on 1st July 1916.  On this day a comrade, also a Kirkintilloch man, saw him go over the parapet carrying a supply of bombs, and never saw him again. It is feared the worst has befallen him. Before enlisting he was employed at the Nickel Works. Private Baxter was aged 19."

Scott
Murray

Sport

Scot's talent as a goalkeeper was obvious from an early age. Now, at just 17-years-old, he already seems well on his way to a distinguished footballS career. Scott was signed by Dundee Football Club in August 2004 while still a Kirkintilloch High School pupil. Since then he has enjoyed first team action, playing with and against some of the SPL greats. He has also travelled to Turkey to play with the Scotland U17s in the UEFA qualifiers.
 

Craig

Enterprise
Education

Craig was selected for the 2005 'Encouraging Dynamic Global Entrepreneurs' course. This is an exciting international program which brings together 16 students  from Dunbartonshire High schools, Columbia University in New York and Glasgow University, to work on real projects as a way of developing skills such as leadership. This is an ideal course for Craig as he has been accepted for a course in Aero-Mechanical Engineering at Strathclyde University. It is his ambition to join the RAF as an Engineering Officer.