Jackie
McNamara
Sport |
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Jackie's talent was clear when he was a pupil at
Lochend. He made his name with Celtic before
moving to Hibs where he played for many years,
including a spell as captain. His son, Jackie Jnr.
has captained both Celtic and Scotland in recent
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Gary
Lewis
Actor |
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Gary
is a top actor. He shot to fame with his wonderful
and moving performance as Billy Elliot's father in
the film of that name. Following this, he has
worked with some of the world's top actors and
directors. At school Gary's surname was Stevenson. |
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Doreen
Wilson
Nurse |
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Doreen
trained as a nurse in Airdrie and went on become
Director of Nursing in a large nursing home in
England. This was followed by a move to North
America where she nursed in both Canada and the USA.
Doreen even wrote the state nursing exam
for Florida! |
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Tiger Tim
Stevens
Radio |
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Tiger Tim is a well-known DJ whose enthusiasm has
helped him keep up the pace over the years. Never
one to avoid the spotlight or ignore a challenge, his
career has been both exciting and varied. Tim has been a
pop singer, presented a large number of music shows
on television and radio, and
has even found time to write his autobiography. |
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Shelley
Heggie
Education |
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Shelley hit the headlines when she won the
Scottish Young Adult Learners' Award for 2004.
She did so after starting a construction course at
John Wheatley College where her good work helped her
secure an apprenticeship with Glasgow City Council
as a trainee joiner. Her early success in
construction proved that talented females can do
well in an industry which has for many years been dominated by
males. |
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Robert
Bell
Engineer |
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Robert
is Construction Director for Edinburgh Trams,
currently Scotland's largest construction project.
Having left Lochend to undergo an apprenticeship,
Robert discovered a host of opportunities to develop
his career and returned to higher education to help
realise his ambitions. Other achievements include
starting and managing one of the country's top
Electrical Engineering and Contracting businesses! |
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Duncan
Wilson
Engineer |
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Duncan
studied at Strathclyde University and went on to
become a successful civil engineer working in many
parts of the world. He was based in San Diego and
Palm Springs in the USA before moving to Canada
where he now lives in Ontario and is currently
working in Edmonton. |
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Under 14
Football
Squad
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In
2004 Lochend's under 14 football team won the
Crookston Cup which is open to all Glasgow Schools.
This was a great achievement given that it was the
team's first year together. In fact, it was the
Lochend football team for a number of years. |
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Angela
Anderson
Finance |
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Angela became famous throughout the United Kingdom when she starred in a series of
commercials for one of the country's largest banks.
She had worked for the bank for many years before
she was chosen because of her good singing voice and friendly
personality. |
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Bobby
Russell
Sport |
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At
school, Bobby was a wonderful footballer whose
talent allowed him to outwit and outplay bigger and
stronger opponents. After school he played for
Rangers and was capped by Scotland. Other clubs
included Motherwell and Morton. |
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Lochend
Staff & Pupils |
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Lochend High School won the SQA 'Centre of the Year'
Award in 2003/4 for the groundbreaking partnership
with John Wheatley College in the delivery of an
alternative curriculum. Many students have benefited
greatly from the programme. |
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Bobby
Williamson
Sport |
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An
achiever in the tough world of professional
football. Bobby was a top player at Rangers and
Kilmarnock before he became a manager with
Kilmarnock, Hibs and now Plymouth Argyle. In 1997 he
managed Kilmarnock to a historic Scottish Cup
success. |
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Louise
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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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Graeme
Dott
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Graeme
became the world's top snooker player in 2004. He had
won many tournaments before that year's World
Championship but was not regarded as one of the
tourna- ment favourites. Nevertheless he
overcame the odds to bravely claim the title. Like most top
sports stars, Graeme's success was built on a great
deal of hard work as well as talent. |
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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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Sarah
Innes |
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Police |
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Sarah
decided on a career in the police when she was in
her final year at school. She has never regretted it. Her work is varied and
she enjoys helping the public in many ways. Sarah
also likes being part of a hard-working team who
help each other. She believes it is important to uphold the law and finds it is very
interesting to deal with those people who decide to break it.
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Jim
Watson |
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Education |
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Local
families believe learning is important and
it is therefore no surprise that many former pupils
have achieved a lot in the world of education. Jim
is a good example. After going to university and
then studying to become a teacher, he has enjoyed a
long and successful career in the classroom.
Jim has helped many young people not only pass exams, but also enjoy school!
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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
a farm labourer. He was
19 years of age."
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Susan
Jones |
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Engineer |
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In the
workplace, people must be prepared to re-train and
keep their skills up-to-date. Susan is a good
example. She first served an apprenticeship as an
engineer and has since trained in computer studies.
She enjoys using
modern technology in her work. In fact, Susan
now trains other engineers in the use of Computer Aided Design (CAD)
at work.
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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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Robert
White |
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Social Work |
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Robert
spent a gap year working as a volunteer in a
developing country before completing a university
degree in Politics & Economics. He then decided to train as a social worker.
Robert now has a heavy case load at work and at
times, his job can prove demanding. However, he
has no regrets because he finds it very satisfying
to help people in great need.
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Callum
Lawson |
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Sport |
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Callum
showed a lot of promise as a young footballer at
school and has gone on to enjoy a career in the
professional game. He knows there are many
gifted players around so he trains hard to
develop his skills and remain fit. He also
goes into each game prepared to work hard for his
team. Callum has a very positive attitude which means he enjoys
life even when his team loses.
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Mary
McKay |
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Politics |
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MPs and MSPs may be better known to the general
public, but local councillors such as Mary, take
many decisions that have a real impact on the lives
of local people. Each councillor is elected to represent an area called an
'electoral ward'. Mary is a hard-working councillor
who tries her best to help people with a very wide
range of problems.
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Pauline
Robertson |
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Finance |
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Pauline liked accountancy at school and chose to
study it at university. She then joined a large
Scottish bank and quickly became a team leader who
enjoyed the challenge of helping others to perform well.
Pauline has since shown that Scottish qualifications
are respected throughout the world by moving to a
senior post with a large accountancy firm in Australia!
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Alan
Shaw |
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Government |
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Politicians make Government decisions but it is
civil servants who put them into practice.
Without civil servants, important services such as
hospitals and schools would grind to a halt. Many
former pupils have gone on to enjoy successful
careers in the Civil Service. Alan is a good
example. He has held many top posts including
a spell working closely with a government minister.
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Janet
Wood |
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Health |
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The
school is proud of many former pupils who have gone
on to work in the National Health Service (NHS).
Janet studied Medicine at university and at one
stage was a doctor in the Accident & Emergency Unit
of a major hospital dealing with victims of major
road traffic accidents as well as patients with
sprained ankles! She is now a General Practitioner (GP)
based at a local health centre.
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Emma
Hughes |
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Community |
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Many
pupils choose to help people less well
off than themselves. For example, Emma spends a lot
of time working with a volunteer group which helps
the families of local children with special needs.
Emma 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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