The 2024 Science Fayre happened in the unfamiliar surroundings of the Games Hall due to the Dalziel 125 Celebrations and the SQA exams still ongoing. Despite the change of venue, the standard and variety of projects was what we come to expect from the Dalziel S1 Science Fayre.

All S1 pupil take part in the event by working as part of a group on a topic of their choosing. The best project from within each S1 Class are selected by their peers, the nine projects selected move forward to the final stages were they have to present their projects to pupils from across the school, all P7 pupils from Knowetop, Ladywell & Glencairn Primary schools and 11 judges, who were all former Dalziel High pupils.

This year’s Science Fayre had a broad theme of “time.” Projects included; How Long Until The UK is Under Water, Life Cycle Of A Star, Minute Science, Science Over The Decades, Time Zones, Powerful P.E.T.s and Memorising Mayhem

The winning groups were:

S1 Best Overall Project: 5 Second Rule
Amelie Dyet, Holly Hutchison, Zoe Ibude and Chloe Somerville

S1 Best Presentation: Crystal Clear
Madison Johnston, Ketia Kabengele, Abigail McDowall and Emily Scott

Best P7 Project: Glencairn Primary

Best Primary School Presentation: Glencairn Primary School

Well done to everyone involved in this year's Science Fayre.

To view the Science Fayre 2024 Photo Gallery, click here

Reaching 125 years is a significant milestone for any school, but at Dalziel it is extra special as we embrace the chance to celebrate over a century of traditions and memories. Dalzielians often talk about their experiences long after they have left school and the memories are shared and passed on through generations.

In 1998, we celebrated our fabulous Centenary year with trips, performances and special events and this anniversary is going to be no exception.

This year as part of the celebration, we had a special 125th Anniversary Photograph commissioned by John Wilson Photography. This Photograph is available to purchase as a 40" x 8" Black Framed Print, alternatively you can purchase a 40" x 8" Unmounted Print rolled in a tube.

Click on the link below to view the photograph and purchasing options and background choice.

Dalziel High School 125th Anniversary Photo

Dalziel High School was giein it laldi this week as members of our school community came together to celebrate the life and loves of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns. Enjoying all of the tartan and tradition of a guid auld Burns Supper, they sang, danced and ate their way through a banquet of traditional Scottish cuisine and culture.

With Mrs Martin as our chair for the evening’s entertainment, Jewel Donkor was “offally” good as she piped in the haggis, respectfully followed by David McFadyen carrying the delicious dish on a silver tray.

Mr Purvis-Armour had the stomach to open the evening with guts, booming an “Address the Haggis”, before Ewan Bowman’s “Selkirk Grace” beckoned lentil soup, steak pie and refreshments for the pure starvin crowd.

After the purvey, Jill Nicholls, our friend and the former headteacher of Knowetop, our associate primary, delivered an impressive Immortal Memory before Greig captains Rajandeep Singh and Rachel Watson toasted - or perhaps “roasted” - the lassies and the laddies.

Afterwards, our pupils lead a celebration of Scots culture with S2 Kaylah Cassidy performing two pure deid brilliant highland dances and Shona Leitch piping up and reminding us that “A Man’s a Man For Aw That.”

Finally, Mrs McKenzie from Music was proud to present the musical climax of the evening. With nine pipers and four drummers under the expert tuition of Mr Cowie and Mr Nelson, they took our hearts to the highlands before accompanying the school choir on pieces such as “Highland Cathedral”, “Caledonia” and “Scotland the Brave.”

After a vote of thanks from School Captain Ewan Bowman, the weans were soon partin’ from the tartan with eyes as misty as the glens and Irn Bru on their lips.

Nine of our bravest Advanced Higher English students risked the horrible history of “Auld Reekie” this week, stepping into the dark pages of Edinburgh’s past as part of their study of Gothic Literature.

And as if it wasn’t scary enough to spend a Saturday with Mr Purvis-Armour, Miss Hughes, Mr Strachan and Miss McAllister, the students trembled their way through the city on a walking tour telling the whole-gory story of Scotland’s capital: they learned about the history of anatomists like “Frankenstein” in Surgeon’s Hall Museum, visited the spooky spots that inspired writer Robert Louis Stevenson and saw “Jekyll and Hyde” growl live on stage at the Lyceum Theatre.

With 14,378 steps recorded and a Nando’s in their yellow-bellies, the trip was a chance for our pupils to see the history of “Frankenstein” and “Jekyll and Hyde” in every cobble, following in the footsteps of bodysnatchers Burke and Hare in Greyfriars’ Kirkyard and seeing the power of science by visiting Dolly the Sheep at the National Museum of Scotland.