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Alan
McGee
Music |
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Alan
is a big success in the music industry. As a lover
of rock music, he set up his own record label with a
£1,000 loan. He worked hard but found it tough
until he discovered Oasis, and his company became
successful. Tony Blair asked Alan for advice on
helping Britain's creative industries. |
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Ronnie
Simpson
Sport |
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Ronnie
Simpson is the most successful Scottish goal-keeper
ever, having won a European Cup winners medal with
Celtic at the age of 37! He also played for
Scotland at 38. Astonishingly, he made his first
class debut for Queens Park at only 14! |
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Bobby
Gillespie
Music |
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Became
famous as the lead singer of Primal Scream,
one of the longest-lasting bands in rock music. The
group also had fellow Kings Park pupils Robert Young
and Jim Beattie (see below). Jim left to join
another group, but Primal Scream have gone on to
enjoy great
success. |
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Stewart
Maxwell
MSP |
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Stewart left Kings Park in 1981 to study at Glasgow
College of Technology. He worked in the
business sector and then with Strathclyde Fire
Brigade before being elected as an MSP for West of
Scotland. Stewart represents the SNP at Holyrood.
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Lynne
MacDougall
Sport |
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When
it comes to running, Lynne is an inspiration. In
1984 she broke the Scottish under-20 800m record and
also reached the final of the 1500m at the Los
Angeles Olympic Games. Moreover, at the age of 35
she was the first British woman home in the London
Marathon! |
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Robert
Young
Music |
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Robert
is one of the original members of the highly
successful Primal Scream. Along with fellow
pupil, Bobby Gillespie, he has played bass and
keybords with the band for 20 years. During that
time, Scream have toured throughout the world
and sold a huge number of albums. |
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Donald
MacCormick
News |
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Donald
became well-known throughout Britain when he hosted
the BBC's flagship current affairs programme,
Newsnight. His in-depth knowledge along
with his tough but polite style of interviewing
helped to make him one of the country's most
respected journalists. |
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Willie
Donachie
Sport |
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Willie
played 35 times for Scotland's football team.
He was a skilful left-back who could tackle and pass
the ball extremely well. He spent almost all
of his career at Manchester City, a club he grew to
love. After his playing days were over, he
returned to city for a long spell as a coach. |
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Jim
Beattie
Music |
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One of
the original founders of Primal Scream, Jim
left them to set up another group called Spirea
X. He is a very talented guitarist and his music
teachers would have been pleased to see "composed,
arranged, written and produced by James Beattie" on
the record sleeves of albums. |
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Roy
Summers
Photography |
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Roy
left King’s Park in 1964. Interested in press
photography, he tried several newspapers but with no
luck. A medical photographer’s post at Glasgow
University got him into the profession. As senior
photographer in a Marine Research laboratory in Oban
he learned underwater photography. Then the Oban Times
gave Roy the press job he wanted with Scottish Field
magazine – his ideal occupation. |
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Mr
Thomson
Teacher |
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Mr
Thomson has been part of the Music Dept. at King's
Park for many years and has inspired a large number
of pupils in that time. So much so that in
2003, he won the Daily Record Award for The
Inspirational Teacher of the Year. He said, "It
means so much that my pupils thought to nominate me
... they have given me something I can carry with me
for the rest of my career." |
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Cameron
McNeish
Climber |
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Cameron used to look out at the hills from the
windows of King's Park. Now he makes his living from
his love of climbing. He writes books on the subject
as well as a column for the Sunday Herald.
Cameron is also a lecturer and has presented TV
programmes on climbing. Of course, he also spends a
lot of time in the hills! (more)
Significant Teacher:
Hector McIntosh (PE) |
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David
Sibbald
Technology |
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David is one of Scotland's most successful
entrepreneurs. He started up his own computer
software company in the early 1990s which he sold a
few years later for a massive profit. He has now
launched another new company and also helps the
Scottish Government make decisions on the technology
sector. (more) |
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Andrew
Innes
Music |
Andrew
joined Primal Scream in the mid 1980s and
went on to enjoy a fantastic spell with a highly
respected band. Along with fellow former King's Park
pupils Bobby Gillespie, Robert Young and Jim
Beattie, he added to Scream's world-wide reputation.
As well as playing guitar, Andrew wrote a lot of the
band's music.
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Malcolm
Cook
Psycholgy |
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Malcolm is a senior lecturer in forensic psychology
at the University of Abertay. His remarkable career
has covered military aerospace, flight safety,
training, system design and forensic psychology.
Malcolm has received almost £1m in research funding
and has enjoyed spending every penny on books,
equipment and people – many of whom go on to
research careers of their own! |
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Jennifer
Aitken
Music |
Jennifer believes her success is due to the music
dept. at King's Park. The Strathclyde University
Maths student says she was an average trombone
player but became good enough to play for the
Scottish Youth Symphony Orchestra. She has now
played in many bands, some of them abroad, and could
decide to turn professional.
Significant Teacher:
Mr Thomson (Music) |
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Dr. Colin
Miller
Engineering |
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Colin
received a PhD degree in Optics from Glasgow
University, and then joined BT Research Laboratories
in Suffolk. He was part of the team that developed
the world’s first practical optical fibre
communication system between Ipswich and Woodbridge,
and published many scientific papers in the field of
optical fibre amplifiers and lasers. He is now
retired from two businesses he set up after leaving
BT. |
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John
Smith |
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Soldier |
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John
was one of many whose great achievement was to help
Britain and its allies win the First World War.
Sadly, he paid the ultimate price as a report in a
local newspaper in 1916 tells: "Corporal J. Smith has been
killed in action near Somme in France. He was
educated in the local school and before being called up was
an apprentice plumber. He was
19 years of age."
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Sean
Towler
Science |
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Sean
was one of only 25 students across Scotland selected
for the Scottish Space School 2006 visit to NASA
headquarters in the USA. During the trip he worked
with NASA astronauts and scientists and visited
laboratories and the space shuttle. The Space School
aims to excite young Scots about the career options
in science, engineering and technology. |
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Brian
Hall |
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Business |
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Brian
always wanted to run his own business and has now
achieved his aim. As the owner of a local
building firm he tends to be very busy because a lot
of people know and trust him. Of course, Brian
knows he must do a good job or his reputation will
quickly begin to suffer. Brian is very proud
of the fact that his company now creates jobs in the
community where he grew up.
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Sandra
Grey |
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Law |
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Many
former pupils have followed a career in the law.
Sandra is a good example. She studied law at
university before joining a law firm to complete her
training. She has since gained experience of many
aspects of the Scottish legal system. Sandra
now puts this knowledge to good use by helping her
clients deal with a wide variety of problems.
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Louise
Brown |
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Nurse |
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Louise
realised a childhood dream when she gained a place
on a nursing course. She is now in the third year of her
training and has passed all her assessments so far.
Louise is looking forward to working in Accident &
Emergency (A&E) as she will discover whether TV's
Casualty is accurate! She eventually hopes
to become a hospital ward sister.
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Jenny
Harris |
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Community |
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Many
pupils choose to help people less well
off than themselves. For example, Jenny spends a lot
of time working with a volunteer group which helps
the families of local children with special needs.
Jenny is happy to give up her spare time in this way
because she finds it very satisfying and has also
made many good friends. Now she is considering
a career in education.
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