Peter
Capaldi
Actor |
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Peter
has always had a great love of film and is now a successful
actor, writer and director. He has appeared in
many top Scottish films including the superb
Local Hero. In 1995 he won a BAFTA and an
Oscar for Best Short Film for his work on Franz
Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life. |
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Fraser
Campbell
Student |
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Fraser gained 'A's at school before going to Oxford
to study English & European Law. His love of
debating helped him become the first ever state
school-educated President of the Oxford Union.
Fraser joined a law firm after Oxford but plans to
move into politics eventually. |
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Gerry
Mulgrew
Theatre |
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Gerry is a successful playwright, director and
actor. He was a founder member of the theatre
company Communicado which has toured
Scotland, often playing to packed halls in small
towns. As Director of the company, Gerry worked closely with all
the actors and stage crew. |
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Jim
McCafferty
Engineer |
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Jim is one of Scotland's most influential engineers.
He studied civil engineering at Strathclyde
University before joining top international
consultancy Scott Wilson. Jim is now
Chairman of Scott Wilson (Scotland & Ireland) and
has been responsible for the design of many major
bridges and other projects in Asia, Africa and
Europe!
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Stephen
Crainey
Sport |
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Stephen's talent as a footballer was obvious at
school and it was therefore no great surprise when
he joined his boyhood heroes Celtic. During his time
at Celtic Park Stephen, who is a skilful left-sided defender,
played many games for the Celtic first team and was capped
for Scotland. He then moved on to the major
English club Leeds United. |
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John
Maguire
Law |
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Many
East Dunbartonshire people have enjoyed distinguished careers
in the law. John is a good example. He served as a
Sheriff in both Airdrie and Glasgow and went on to
become a member of the Parole Board for Scotland. In
addition, John gets involved in charity work. For
example he is a former Chairman of the Northern
Lighthouse Board. |
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Paul
Buchanan
Music |
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Paul
is a talented musician and founder member of
The Blue Nile, a band which has been performing
and recording for over 25 years. Paul is lead
singer, guitarist and songwriter. |
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Annemarie
Timony
Actor |
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Anne Marie has played a wide variety of roles on
stage and screen. TV credits include Taggart
and Take The High Road, while she also played
Joyce in the film Gregory's Two Girls. |
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Rev. Ian
Murray
The Church |
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Ian served as a parish priest in many parts of
Scotland including Edinburgh, Stirling, Fife and the
Borders before in 1999, he was appointed as the new
Bishop of Argyll & The Isles. |
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Dr Richard
McCready
The Church |
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Richard is National Secretary of the Scottish
Catholic Justice &
Peace Commission. He advises Scotland's Bishops on issues of social justice such as
immigration, poverty, and asylum seekers. (more) |
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St Ninian's
High School
Education |
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St Ninian's received a national award in 2002 for
its innovative Reach For The Stars programme.
The scheme, which rewards pupils for good behaviour
and positive attitudes, led to more exam
passes from students. |
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Connor
McNulty
Sport |
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Connor's talent as a runner was clear soon after he arrived at St Ninian's. His hard work at
training over many years paid off when he was
selected to captain the Scottish Schools Cross
Country team in 2004. |
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Adam
& Alex
Music |
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Achieved Grade 5 on the flute. |
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Shuna
Star Pupil
Music |
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Achieved Grade 5 on piano and Grade 4 on
the viola! |
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Jennifer
Star Pupil
English |
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Reached the regional final of the BBC show
Hardspell. |
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