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24 May 2013: Dollar Tennis Players Achieve Victory
Sara Cooke and Sophie Fergusson (both F1) were successful winners of the Senior 1 Morrison’s Academy Tennis Tournament. The event was held on Thursday, 9 May.
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23 May 2013: Junior 2 Classes Compete to Create Jigsaw Map of Scotland
Mapland Scotland is a unique 1:50 000 ordnance survey map of the whole country.
On Friday, 10 May, 2013, all four Junior 2 classes competed in an attempt to put this huge jigsaw puzzle together in the fastest time.
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17 May 2013: Form I Classes Enjoy ‘Chef’s Theatre’ Event
Form I classes have been visiting the ‘Chef’s Theatre’ to be given food demonstrations by Catering Manager, Paul McGurl. Each demonstration began with Paul explaining the difference between taste and flavour.
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10 May 2013: Dollar Cadets win the CCRS Country Life Competition
For the second year in a row, Dollar Academy cadets have won the CCRS Country Life Competition. This competition attracted entries from 146 teams across Great Britain. It is arguably the principal small bore competition in the cadet movement.
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8 May 2013: Pupils Attend Edinburgh College of Art Fashion Show.
A hail-battered group of FIII pupils attended the Edinburgh College of Art’s Fashion Show 2013, which showcases the talents of its graduating class.
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7 May 2013:
Dollar Academy Hosts Junior School Athletics Match Against Cargilfield Preparatory School.
On Monday, 29 April, Dollar Academy hosted an Athletics Match which pitted the Junior School pupils against visitors from Cargilfield Preparatory School.
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3 May 2013: Dollar Academy appoints new Directors of Rugby and Hockey
All at Dollar are delighted to welcome Mr Don Caskie as our new Director of Rugby and Miss Lynsey Allan as the new Director of Hockey.
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1 May 2013: Dollar Pupils Make Donations to the Alloa Foodbank
Pupils from Dollar Academy’s Charities Committee spent the weeks before Easter collecting food contributions for The Gate, the charity that runs the Alloa Foodbank.
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1 May 2013: Dollar Pupils visit Toledo, Spain. Twenty-four pupils from Dollar Academy participated in the first Spanish Exchange with our partner school Maristas-Santa María, situated in the stunningly beautiful city of Toledo...
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30 April 2013: Dollar Pupils Triumphant at Welbeck Leadership Challenge.
The Welbeck Leadership Competition tests leadership, teamwork, fitness, decision making abilities and quick thinking. This year, 17 cadets headed down to Welbeck to compete.
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29 April 2013: Dollar Pupils Meet Princess Royal at Strathcarron Hospice
On Friday, 19 April, three members of Dollar Academy’s Charities Committee were at Strathcarron Hospice for the visit by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal.
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26 April 2013: Dollar Academy Pupil Plays Rugby for Scotland.
On Friday, 29 March, Dollar Academy pupil, Jacob Adamson (FV) played in the U16 International Rugby Festival, held at Wellington College, pitting Scotland U16 versus England, Wales and France.
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26 April 2013: Dollar's Golf Team Plays in Independent Schools Golf Association Finals.
Three pupils competed at the prestigious tournament which took place at The Princes and Royal St George’s, Sandwich, on the 14-15 April, 2013.
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25 April 2013: Dollar Competes in Chemistry ‘Top of the Bench’ Competition.
The annual ‘Top of the Bench’ competition gives Dollar’s Chemistry pupils in Forms II, III and IV the chance to participate against other schools in a series of chemistry-related challenges.
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25 April 2013: Ulmen Visit A Great Success
During the Easter holidays, 46 pupils made the annual journey to Ulmen in Germany. Most of the pupils were in Form I, with the exception of a few brave pupils from Junior 2.
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25 April 2013: Dollar's young French scholars enjoy Easter Break trip to Clères.
Discovering new places, making new friends and enjoying countless opportunities to practise their French
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22 April 2013: Form V pupil Bethan Scott reports on a fantastic Easter Break Hockey Trip to South Africa
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19 April 2013: Dollar Pupils embrace World Education Games. The Games allow for millions of children, from all over the world, to compete against one another...
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27 March 2013: Junior School Spring Concerts
Parents, families and friends packed the Gibson Auditorium, decorated with skulls and cross bones, on the rather cold evenings of March 25 and 26...
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25 March 2013: The Prep 5 Fundraiser, Dahl’s Delight, raises £1450 for Charity
On Friday, 22 March, the annual Prep 5 enterprise project took place.
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25 March 2013: School Play, Liz Lochhead's 'Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off'
In every way, from set design to costuming, from musical talent to acting skill, this was a powerful production.
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22 March 2013: Eco Trash Fashion Show raises £200 for Marine Conservation Society.
Dollar Academy’s pupils have, of late, proven themselves to be masters of the sartorial. On Friday, 22 March, the Eco Club held Dollar’s second fashion show of the session.
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17 March 2013: Dollar Academy Raises Funds for Comic Relief
On Friday, 15 March, Dollar Academy joined the nationwide efforts to raise money for Comic Relief by embarking upon a series of Red Nose Day fundraising events...
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13 March 2013: Dollar Academy chamber musicians enjoyed the opportunity of performing to Mr Brian Wright and Miss Maureen Parrington from Pro Corda.
Pro Corda is an educational charity focusing on music and performing arts.
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06 March 2013: Dollar Academy Cross Country Championships 2013
The Dollar Academy Cross Country Championships took place over 3 days with Prep, Junior & Senior pupils all taking part.
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28 February 2013: Dollar Academy Gymnastics and Dance Display
The annual Gymnastics and Dance Display was held on Thursday, February 28 in the Maguire Gym.
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27 February 2013: Dollar Academy Prep 5 Pupils Travel to Discovery Point in Dundee
Dollar Academy's Prep 5 pupils have just completed a most interesting topic on ‘Journeys and Explorers’, including a trip to Discovery Point in Dundee.
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22 February 2013: Dollar Academy Rugby & Hockey Fundraising Dinner is a success
A successful fundraising dinner for the Rugby & Hockey tour to South Africa took place at Solsgirth House on the 22nd February.
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22 February 2013: Dollar Academy 1st XI Hockey Squad Runs Tournament for Prep School Girls
The Dollar Academy 1st XI Hockey Squad completed the final part of their ‘SKY Sports for All Awards’ by running a hockey tournament for the girls in Prep 4 and Prep 5.
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22 February 2013: Fundraising for The Malindi Project
Iced buns went on sale at break time on Friday, 22 February as part of on-going fundraising for The Malindi Project, which benefits Malindi and East Kenya.
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20 February 2013: Dollar Academy Junior School Science Fair 2013
The annual Dollar Academy Junior School Science Fair took place on Wednesday, 20 February, in the main Assembly Hall of Dollar Academy.
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17 February 2012: Geography Pupils Travel to the USA
The Dollar Academy Geography Department ran a very successful trip to the western United States over the February half-term.
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10 February 2013: Success in Scottish Athletics Events
Pupils from Dollar Academy have been putting their training to the test in an array of recent Scottish athletics events.
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08 February 2013: Dollar Academy Battlefields Trip
On Friday, 8 February, 58 FIV pupils (forming the 9th Dollar Pals Battalion) headed off to visit the Great War battlefields of France and Belgium.
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07 February 2013: Dollar Academy Burns Supper: Social Highlight of the School Calendar
The Literary & Debating Society’s Annual Burns Supper took place on Thursday, 7 February
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06 February 2013: Form 2 Play, ‘Maskerade’, Entertains Audiences in the Studio Theatre
An ambitious cast of Form 2 pupils performed ‘Maskerade’ in Dollar Academy’s Studio Theatre.
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05 February 2013: Dollar Academy Pupils Take Part in Geography Worldwise Quiz
Every year, the Scottish Association of Geography Teachers organises an annual Worldwise Quiz.
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31 January 2013: Dollar Academy Junior School Burns Competition 2013
The Junior School was a hive of activity as it played host to this year’s annual Burns Competition on Thursday, 31 January.
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29 January 2013: Skiing Success in the Scottish Schools Minors Championships
Dollar Academy’s team were delighted to finish in silver medal position at the Championships which took place at the Lecht Ski Centre.
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25 January 2013: Dollar Academy Former Pupil Matthew Gillespie Runs Mile in Under Four Minutes
Former Dollar Academy pupil, Matthew Gillespie (2008) has impressed the world of Scottish athletics by running a mile in under four minutes.
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24 January 2013: Senior School Oversees Junior School Maths Merry-Go-Round
The Dollar Academy Maths Department ran a very successful ‘Maths Merry-Go-Round’ competition for the J2 pupils in the Junior School.
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19 December 2012: Dollar Academy Curlers Win Hay Trophy
On the 18-19 December, Dollar Academy’s curling team achieved success in the Hay Trophy curling match at the Dewar’s Centre in Perth.
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19 December 2012: Dollar Academy’s The Xmas Factor
Dollar Academy's end-of-term fundraising event, run by the Charities Committee, took place at lunchtime on Wednesday, 19 December.
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18 December 2012: Dollar Academy Christmas Dance Season
Over the past week and a half, Dollar Academy’s dance season has been in full swing.
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17 December 2012: Paris Art Trip
The fun-packed, Dollar Academy Art Department's four-day trip to Paris offered pupils an invigorating and informative introduction to a variety of artists’ and designers’ work.
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14 December 2012: Charities Committee Holds Coffee Morning for Dollar Senior Citizens
100 guests arrived ready to share old and recent stories of the town and the school over mince pies and Christmas cake organised but the Charities Committee.
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14 December 2012: The Galley Launch: School Magazine Is Released
The release of each edition of The Galley is a much-anticipated event amongst the Dollar Academy school population. This term's edition of the Galley arrived in school on Friday, 14 December
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11 December 2012: Dollar Academy Annual Christmas Concert at Usher Hall
Dollar Academy pupils took their turn on the Usher Hall stage for their Annual Christmas Concert.
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07 December 2012: Dollar Academy Prep School Enjoys Panto Performance
Dollar Academy Prep School pupils enjoyed a riotously funny pantomime performance of ‘Robin Hood’
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04 December 2012: Dollar Academy’s Pipe Band Travels to Sri Lanka
Six very fortunate members of Dollar Academy’s pipe band travelled to Sri Lanka on Wednesday, 28 November, for seven remarkable days of piping
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04 December 2012: Dollar Academy’s Form III Play
The Dollar Academy Form III play enjoyed a very successful run on Monday, 3 December and Tuesday, 4 December.
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03 December 2012: Higher Photography Pupils Travel to Dundee for Fashion Photography Exhibition
On Tuesday, 3 December, pupils of Higher Photography visited the 'Selling Dreams: One Hundred Years of Fashion Photography' at the McManus Gallery in Dundee.
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30 November 2012: Dollar Academy Charities Committee Raise Funds For World Aids Day
On Friday, 30 November, the Charities Committee sold dozens of bright red ribbons in support of World Aids Day, which is held on December 1.
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29 November 2012: The Delights of ‘Paper Work’: Dollar Academy’s First Fashion Show
On the evening of Thursday, 29 November, a partition between two Art classrooms was taken down, to stage a most dramatic, new catwalk show.
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28 November 2012: Form VI Play Enjoys Successful Run
Form VI produced the play “Murdered to Death” by Peter Gordon; for a three-night run from Monday, 26 November through to Wednesday, 28 November.
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23 November 2012: Dollar Academy Donates Sports Equipment to the SOS Kit Aid Initiative
On Friday, 23 November, an empty Transit van, belonging to LVSOSKITAID, pulled up in front of the Dollar Academy Boys’ Pavilion.
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22 November 2012: Malindi Debate and Exhibition
On Thursday, 22 November, Mrs Adamson’s work in education and her work in aid and international development converged in the Captain’s Room for a very exciting event in aid of The Malindi Project.
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19 November 2012: Prep 3 Learn About Thanksgiving Celebrations
Mrs Moore from the English Department read ‘The Thanksgiving Story’ to Prep 3 pupils, and as an American, shared some of her own memories of celebrating Thanksgivings in New England.
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18 November 2012: Japanese Pupils Visit Dollar Academy
Dollar Academy took great pleasure in hosting five pupils from our partner school in Kunohe, Japan from November 9-18.
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16 November 2012: Bake Sale and Ultimate Frisbee Raises £1200 for Children In Need
On Friday, 16 November, Dollar Academy contributed very successfully to the fundraising efforts for Children In Need.
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15 November 2012: Band Night Rocks Dollar Academy
Dollar Academy's dining hall became the venue for an impressive display of Dollar talent: the annual Band Night.
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15 November 2012: Dollar Academy’s Mathematics Teams Meet with Great Success
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15 November 2012: Prep 5 Pupils' Spend a Day at Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden
On Thursday, 15 November, Prep 5 pupils enjoyed a day out at The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh.
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15 November 2012: Exhibition of Dollar Samplers on Display in the Playfair Building
A most whimsical and fascinating exhibition of samplers, worked in Dollar, has gone on display in the Playfair Building, outside the Rector’s Office.
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09 November 2012: Remembrance Day Parade
On Friday, 9 November, the CCF held its annual Remembrance Day parade around the Dollar Academy War Memorial.
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08 November 2012: Dollar Academy Chemistry Pupils Make Top of the Bench Final
On Thursday, 8 November, a team of Dollar Academy Chemistry Pupils won the regional level of the Top of the Bench Competition, earning them a place in the London Final.
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03 November 2012: Making a 'Fortune' in Falkirk
On Saturday, 3 November, the Dollar Academy Young Enterprise team, ‘Fortune’, took to the streets of Falkirk in a bid to sell their Scottish fine quality soaps in the annual Enterprise Trade Fair.
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03 November 2012: Language Pupils Win Poster Competition
The Dollar Academy Modern Languages department were delighted to accept prizes at the annual Scottish Association for Language Teaching conference on Saturday 3rd November.
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02 November 2012: Indie Music Star Lucy Rose Plays Charity Concert for Pupils of Dollar Academy
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30 October 2012: Junior School Halloween Party
Ghouls, ghosts, some rather less traditional Halloween spirits and some really rather revolting Jack-o-Lanterns were out in force for the Junior School Halloween Party.
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29 October 2012: Lucy Rose Comes to Dollar
Breakthrough indie music star Lucy Rose will be taking time out from her UK tour to play at Dollar Academy on Friday 2nd November.
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23 October 2012: Form VI Pupils Complete a Successful Exchange in France
Three Advanced Higher French pupils were lucky enough to complete work experience placements in Tours, France over the recent half-term break.
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10 October 2012: Dollar Academy Sixth Form Dinner
The annual 6th Form Dinner took place at Dollar Academy on Wednesday 10 October. Gregor Lawson, (FP, 2001) was the much-anticipated guest speaker.
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09 October 2012: Rhona Simpson Returns to Deliver Pitch Session to 1st XI
Double hockey Olympian, Rhona Simpson, returned to Dollar Academy on Tuesday, 9 October for a follow-up visit.
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09 October 2012: Form I Pupils Visit Our Dynamic Earth
On Tuesday, 9 October, Dollar Academy's Form I pupils travelled to Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh.
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08 October 2012: Dollar Academy CCF Inspection Day
Dollar Academy CCF held its annual Inspection Day on Monday 8 October 2012.
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07 October 2012: Dollar Academy Completes Successful Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Assessment Season
Over four weekends in September and October, 117 pupils completed their Bronze assessment expeditions in the Ochil Hills.
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07 October 2012: First XI Win Independent Boarding Schools Tournament
The annual Independent Boarding Schools Tournament took place on Sunday 7 October at Strathallan.
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05 October 2012: Prep 5 Visit the National Museum of Flight
Dollar Academy’s Prep 5 travelled to The National Museum of Flight at East Fortune on Friday, 5 October.
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05 October 2012: Advanced Higher Geography Pupils Travel to Aberfeldy
Advanced Higher Geography pupils travelled to Aberfeldy last week in order to conduct field research related to their course.
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04 October 2012: Form 1 Celebrate National Poetry Day
Dollar Academy’s Form I English classes took a break from their study of Shakespeare to celebrate National Poetry Day on Thursday, 4 October.
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03 October 2012: Van Gogh to Kandinsky
Dollar Academy's Form 3 Art & Design pupils were fortunate to attend a one-day workshop at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.
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01 October 2012: Junior School's Titanic Event
Ms Harewood’s Junior 2 class was transformed on Monday, 1 October, into a living representation of the RMS Titanic’s passenger manifest.
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26 September 2012: The European Day of Languages 2012
The Dollar Academy Modern Languages Department celebrated the European Day of Languages on Wednesday 26 September.
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23 September 2012: Four Tunas Club
Dollar Academy’s Four Tunas Club delighted in a very successful sea fishing trip last Sunday, 23 September.
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22 September 2012: Macmillan Coffee Morning
Lucy Cousin, a Form 2 pupil at Dollar Academy, has organised a highly successful MacMillan Coffee Afternoon.
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21 September 2012: Dollar Pupils Learn Guitar-Building Skills
Most schools have a Book Club, a Choir, a Film Club, a Yearbook and an Eco Club, but Mr Delaney is fairly certain that Dollar Academy may have the only Guitar-Building Club.
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20 September 2012: Rhona Simpson Visits Dollar Academy Hockey Club
On Thursday, 20 September, Dollar Academy Hockey Club hosted former Olympic hockey player, Rhona Simpson.
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19 September 2012: Advanced Higher Biology Trip to Kindrogan
Dollar Academy’s Biology Department took 45 Sixth Form pupils to the Kindrogan Field Centre in Perthshire.
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18 September 2012: Dollar Academy 1st XV Win First Round of Scottish Schools Cup
Dollar produced an outstanding performance to defeat a very big and physical Loretto side.
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11 Sep 2012: Charlie Anderson, Artist and FP (2005), Visits Dollar Academy Art Department
On Tuesday, staff members and pupils from the Dollar Academy Art Department were fortunate to have a visit from artist, Charlie Anderson.
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07 September 2012: Dollar Academy Mourns the Death of Robert W Oliver, Former Head of Maths and Housemaster
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04 September 2012: Dollar Academy v Bryanston
Dollar Academy’s 1st XV welcomed Bryanston School from Dorset for a two-night stay this week.
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04 September 2012: The Dollar Academy Whole School Photo
The taking of the Whole School Photo. An event of such vast proportions and significance, it only happens (like the Olympics) once every four years.
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02 September 2012: Boarders' Teambuilding Event
The second Sunday of term is always a lot of fun, consisting of a wide variety of mad activities in mixed teams followed by a formal dinner.
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01 September 2012: Dollar Academy Rugby Club Receives New Rucking Machine
Dollar Academy’s rugby players are now in proud possession of a Collision King, thanks to a £1250 donation from the Dollar Accies, a group of rugby playing Former Pupils.
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07 August 2012: Exam Success at Dollar Academy
SQA exam results were received on the 7th August and pupils at Dollar Academy were amongst many across Scotland celebrating success.
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02 Jul 2012: Pupils Artwork on Show at the National Gallery
Dollar Academy's acclaimed Art and Design department has again been recognised nationally, with five pupils winning prizes in the National Galleries Schools Art competition.
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28 June 2012: Prize Giving 2012
The Dollar Academy 2012 Prize Giving took place at the school on Thursday 28 June in front of an audience of around 800 pupils, parents, staff, Governors and invited guests.
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27 June 2012: Dollar Academy Charities Week
Form VI pupils on the Dollar Academy Charities Committee have raised £1,000 during their charities week activities, which will be donated to CHAS Rachel House.
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25 June 2012: CATS
The 2012 Dollar Academy school musical, CATS, was staged at the Alhambra Theatre in Dunfermline between 19-22 June 2012. Dollar’s summer musical is one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the academic year.
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15 June 2012: Olympic Fever at Dollar
Dollar Academy Prep and Junior School celebrated their own Olympic Games on Friday 15th June.
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15 June 2012: Junior School Musical
Dollar Academy Junior School Musical was staged over three nights between Wednesday 13th and Friday 15th June, with an impressive performance of the well-known Broadway Musical 'Annie'.
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14 June 2012: Dollar Pupils Tradefloor Success
A team of Dollar Academy pupils have been crowned champions of the trading floor at a national Investment Challenge competition.
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12 June 2012: Big Bang for Junior School
Dollar Academy pupils performed brilliantly at the regional heats of the ‘Big Bang’ science and engineering event on Tuesday 12th June.
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10 June 2012: Dollar Wins Pipe Band Championship
Dollar Academy Pipe Band triumphed in front of a home crowd on Sunday, as they won a record breaking 13th consecutive victory at the Scottish School’s CCF Pipes and Drums competition.
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08 June 2012: Dollar Tennis Champions
Dollar Academy girls Isla Keith and Shona Carr, both FII, won the U14 Kilgraston Tennis Tournament on Friday 8th June.
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08 June 2012: Dragons at Dollar
The annual Dollar Academy Dragon's Den final was held on Friday 8th June, with Form II pupils demonstrating their business strategies to a panel of visiting Dragons.
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03 June 2012: Senior Geography Trip to the Alps
The Dollar Academy Geography trip to the French and Swiss Alps ran this year between the 30th May and 3rd June.
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01 June 2012: Jubilee Celebrations at Dollar
Dollar Academy Prep School marked the Queen’s Jubilee in style on Friday 1st June.
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31 May 2012: Dollar Academy top Biotechnology Prize
A Dollar Academy pupil has been recognised by the Society of Biology for scoring the top mark in Scotland for her Higher Biotechnology paper.
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29 May 2012: Dollar Does a Midsummer Night's Dream
The Dollar Academy Form I play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, was performed over two nights at the school’s studio theatre on 28th-29th May and has been met with rave reviews from the audiences.
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29 May 2012: Olympic Selection from Dollar Academy
Dollar Academy Former Pupil Jen McIntosh has been selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games.
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24th May 2012: Dollar Athletics Champions
Dollar Academy pupils are celebrating after winning the Champions School Shield at the Forth Valley Athletics Championships for the sixth year running.
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24 May 2012: MCC vs Dollar
The MCC met the Dollar Academy 1st XI for their annual cricket match at Dollar on Thursday 24th May.
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24 May 2012: A Dollar send-off for Former Pupil Eilidh
The Dollar Academy Pipe Band assembled in the sun on Thursday 24th May to give former pupil Eilidh Stewart a real Scottish send off, as she leaves for a summer volunteering in Africa.
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16 May 2012: Historic Trip for Dollar Pupils
Dollar Academy P5 pupils, who are learning about Mary Queen of Scots, saw history come alive on Wednesday 16th May with a trip to Stirling Castle.
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09 May 12: Dollar Academy proud to pipe at Strathdevon Olympics
Corrie Brimer, a FIII pupil at Dollar Academy, played at the opening ceremony of the Strathdevon Olympics on Wednesday 9th May.
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06 May 2012: Junior 2 Visit the Isle of May with the Biology Department
Dollar Academy Junior II pupils spent a Sunday on the Isle of May with the Biology department and a guide from Scottish Natural Heritage learning about the island's wildlife.
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03 May 2012: Dollar Charity Parachute Jump
Four form VI pupils at Dollar Academy will be celebrating the end of their school exams by jumping out of an airplane at Strathallan Airfield on Sunday 10th June in aid of Cancer Research UK.
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01 May 2012: Junior School Mapland Challenge
Dollar Academy Junior School pupils got a taste for Geography as they raced against the clock to complete the largest map of Scotland ever produced.
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29 April 2012: Dollar Duo Play Football for Scotland
Two Dollar Academy schoolboys represented their country at the weekend in an international football match against England
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26 April 2012: Dollar Pupil Prizewinning Work on Display at the RSA
A Dollar Academy pupil studying Art and Design has won first prize in the highly prestigious Royal Scottish Academy Schools’ Art Award
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19 April 2012: Healthy Eating
Dollar Academy hosted a healthy eating day on Thursday 19 April, with children from the Prep, Junior and Senior school being offered the opportunity to try exotic healthy options.
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18 April 2012: Scotland Cricket Captain at Dollar
Scotland Cricket Captain Gordon Drummond visited Dollar Academy to speak to our current 1st and 2nd XI cricket sides.
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10 April 2012: Dollar Academy Rugby Tour to Italy 2012
The Dollar Academy Rugby Team return from a successful tour to play teams in Italy.
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07 April 2012: Ski Tour to Les Menuires 2012
The Dollar Academy biennial Ski Tour returned from Les Menuires in the French Alps where 116 pupils from Junior 2 to Form VI enjoyed a very successful week of skiing and snowboarding.
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6 April 2012: History & Modern Studies Trip to Cuba
Following the first hugely successful trip to Cuba in 2008, Dollar Academy's History & Modern Studies Department decided to return this spring with a group of 17 pupils
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31 Mar 2012: Dollar Academy Chemists Win Outstanding Award
A team of Dollar Academy pupils have excelled at an international chemistry competition, held at the Imperial College, London, on Saturday 31st March.
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30 Mar 2012: Modern Languages Department Trip to Clères
The eleventh visit of the Dollar Academy Modern Languages Department to the small village of Clères in Normandy, France took place at the end of March.
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29 Mar 2012: Classics Department Trip to Rome
Thirty-two of Dollar Academy’s most enthusiastic Classics pupils flew out from Gatwick just before Easter on a five-day trip to Rome
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25 Mar 2012: Dollar Rugby Star in National Team
Dollar Academy pupils continue to play a major role in the future of Scottish Rugby, with Billy Dineen (FV) representing his country at the Scotland v’s England U17 match at Greenyards, Melrose last weekend.
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23 Mar 2012: Pride & Prejudice at Dollar
Dollar Academy Senior pupils have received rave reviews for their production of ‘Pride and Prejudice’.
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23 Mar 2012: Prep 5 Enterprise Day
Pupils at Dollar Academy Prep School ran their annual Enterprise Day on Friday 23rd March, with P5 classes organising a day of activity with a Museum Medley theme.
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20 Mar 2012: Dollar Hockey Sevens Victory
Dollar Academy 1st VII were delighted to win the Carita’s Hockey Sevens on Tuesday 20th March.
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15 Mar 2012: Dollar Academy Rugby Sevens Champions
Dollar Academy Form 1 Rugby team were crowned champions at Thursday’s Hutcheson’s Sevens tournament in Glasgow.
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14 Mar 2012: Careers at Dollar Academy
The biennial Dollar Academy Careers Convention took place at the school on Wednesday 14 March 2012
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14 Mar 2012: Dollar Advanced Higher Statistics Conference
Dollar Academy hosted an Advanced Higher Statistics conference on Wednesday 14 March 2012. A total of 58 pupils attended from schools across Scotland.
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07 Mar 2012: Dollar Debaters take centre stage at National Conference
Two pupils from Dollar Academy took part in a debate at this year’s national food and drink conference held in Perth Concert Hall on 7th March.
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07 Mar 2012: Dollar Cross-Country
Dollar Academy’s annual cross-country event took place on the afternoon of the 7th March in typical spring weather conditions which made the most of the challenging 3.5 mile route.
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05 Mar 2012: Scotland’s National Poet Visits Dollar Academy
Scottish Poet and Dramatist Liz Lochhead visited Dollar Academy on Monday 5th March to meet with FIV pupils.
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01 Mar 2012: French Drama Award to Dollar Academy
A team of Form II pupils from Dollar Academy have come first in the 2011 Institut Français annual drama competition, held in Edinburgh.
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29 Feb 2012: Advanced Higher Business Management Industry Visit
On Wednesday 29 February, Dollar Academy’s Advanced Higher Business Management class visited the iconic Scottish company Tunnocks at their factory in Uddingston, Glasgow.
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27 Feb 2012: Scottish MEP visits Dollar Academy
Scottish MEP Catherine Stihler visited Dollar Academy on Monday 27th February and met with pupils from Junior 1 to talk about the EU.
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24 Feb 2012: Dollar Hockey Team Reach Tournament Final
Dollar Academy J2 hockey team gave a strong performance at the finals of the Glasgow Academy Tournament on Friday 24th February.
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23 Feb 2012: Famous Scots at the Prep School
Dollar Academy Prep 4 classes came to school dressed in theme today for the culmination of their project on ‘famous scots’.
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22 Feb 2012: Junior Scientists at Dollar
Dollar Academy hosted a Junior School Science Fair on Wednesday 22nd February.
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21 Feb 2012: Malindi Exchange
A Dollar Academy teacher has just returned from a visit to Malindi in Kenya, where she spent a week at Malindi Primary School, working with local school staff to deliver lessons and observing their teaching.
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19 Feb 2012: Senior Hockey Madrid Tour
The Dollar Academy Senior Hockey Team set off to Madrid during half term to play teams from all across Europe.
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10 Feb 2012: Pupils from Dollar Academy become Doctors for the day
‘Body Builders’, a fast paced interactive show about the human body, visited the school on Friday 10th February.
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09 Feb 2012: Dollar Academy Burns Supper
The annual Burns Supper of the Dollar Academy’s Literary and Debating Society was held in the school dining hall on Thursday 9 February.
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09 Feb 2012: Junior Pupils in Titanic Assembly
Dollar Academy class J2D hosted an assembly at the school this morning with a beautiful performance depicting the story of the Titanic, which sank in 1912.
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04 Feb 2012: Freddie Tuilagi Rugby Masterclass
Dollar Academy Junior school rugby players were treated to a coaching session by ex-Samoa international Freddie Tuilagi on Saturday 4th February.
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02 Feb 2012: Junior School Maths Merry-Go-Round
Dollar Academy Junior school hosted a maths merry-go-round on Thursday 2nd February.
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01 Feb 2012: Dollar Maths team in National Final
A team of senior Dollar pupils travelled to London this week to take part in the national final of the Senior Team Maths Challenge, on Wednesday 1st February.
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31 Jan 2012: Junior Burns Competition 2012
Dollar Academy Junior School was a hive of activity as it played host to this year’s annual Burns Competition on Tuesday 31st January.
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28 Jan 2012: Swimming Success at Dollar
Dollar Academy pupils, Calum Lawrie (FII) and Deborah Meikle (FI) competed as part of the Central Schools area team at the Scottish Schools Swimming Championships
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26 Jan 2012: Debating world champion at Dollar
Ruth Cameron is celebrating becoming a world champion after Scotland’s victory in South Africa at the 2012 World Schools Debating Championships in Cape Town last week.
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18 Jan 2012: Dollar Pupil Nominated as Top Scottish Athlete
Dollar Academy pupil Kathryn Gillespie has been nominated by UK athletics as a candidate for the Daily Record Scottish Young Athlete of the Year.
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19 Dec 2011: Sponsored Walk Presentation
The sum of £55 000 raised at this year's sponsored walk was presented to five charities during a special assembly at the school.
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14 Dec 2011: Dollar Academy Christmas Concert
Dollar Academy brought to the capital city their eagerly anticipated blend of festive music.
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9 Dec 2011: Gregor Townsend at Dollar
Gregor Townsend, former Scotland player and now attack coach with Scotland, visits Dollar Academy to take a coaching session with the school rugby teams.
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30 Nov 2011: Form VI perform Grimm's Fairy Tales
Form VI production of Carol Ann Duffy's stage adaptation of Grimm's Fairy Tales...
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29 Nov 2011: Junior School Evacuee Day 2011
History was brought to life at Dollar Academy this week, with pupils transported back in time to the forties...
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26 Nov 2011: Under 16's Scottish Schools Rugby Cup
The Dollar Academy U16 rugby team played at Murrayfield on Saturday in the final of the Brewer-Dolphin Scottish Schools Cup.
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23 Nov 2011: Primary Number Crunching at Dollar
Dollar Academy primary pupils were presented with a series of challenges at a problem solving event...
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16 Nov 2011: Rugby Masterclass
Scottish Rugby Internationalist Chris Paterson held a kicking master-class for pupils at Dollar Academy on 16th November...
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12 Nov 2011: Prize for Top Economics Result
A Dollar Academy pupil has been recognised for scoring the top mark in one of this year’s Business Education examinations...
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11 November 2011: Remembrance
The Story of Dollar pupil Thomas Goldman: the Rector tells an interesting tale in his Remembrance Assembly address...
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29 October 2011: Enterprising Dollar
Dollar Academy Young Enterprise team ‘Aventi’ were trading in Falkirk on Saturday 29 of October, as they set up stall to flog their environmentally friendly ‘Eco Bursts’...
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10 October 2011: Dollar CCF Inspection
Dollar Academy CCF were called to attention on 10th October with their biennial inspection, this year conducted by Squadron Leader Bob Lander from RAF Leuchars...
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U16 Rugby Team reach Murrayfield Final
A beautiful autumnal afternoon provided the backdrop for Dollar’s semi-final clash against the High School of Glasgow in the U16 Scottish Rugby Cup...
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Showcase for top Art & Design candidates
Dollar Academy is hosting a national exhibition of Art and Design excellence later this month...
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Science Success for Dollar
Five Form IV Dollar Academy pupils have reached the finals of a prestigious national competition after winning a place in the finals of the 2012 National Science & Engineering Competition...
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Dollar pupils welcome guest from Kenya
Dollar Academy welcomed Mr Nicholas Mwangala, the Head Teacher of Malindi Primary School HGM in Kenya
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Dollar Academy 'walks the walk'
Dollar Academy made the most of the sunny weather last Friday and took to the hills for the biennial whole-school sponsored walk. This mammoth fundraising event...
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Flourescent Form I
Dollar Academy youngsters turned out in their best fluorescent finery as the school dining hall was transformed into a neon paradise for the annual Form I Disco...
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Tennis Champions!
Dollar girls are celebrating a tennis victory after being crowned champions at the Scottish U15 Aegon Team Tennis Schools National Championships.
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Christmas Concert 2011
Tickets are now available for this year's Christmas Concert, which will take place at Edinburgh's Usher Hall...
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League Table Success
Recent examination results figures published by the Glasgow Herald have ranked Dollar Academy as the best performing school (at Higher) with boarders in Scotland...
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Rugby vs Eton
Dollar Academy’s rugby season got off to an impressive start yesterday with a 1st XV match against Eton...
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Cricket Development in Dollar
Dollar Academy hosted a festival of cricket at the weekend, with 170 children aged ten and under from across Scotland coming to the school...
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Dollar Academy and the Rugby World Cup
Scotland coach Andy Robinson’s announcement of the Scotland World Cup squad has confirmed the place of local boys John Barclay, Graeme Morrison and Rory Lawson in the final selection...
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Debating World Championships
Two Dollar Academy pupils were selected to represent Scolland in the 2011 World Schools Debating Championship...
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Malaysia Expedition 2011
Once again, a group of Dollar pupils heading to the far East in order to enjoy the delights of Tioman Island, Singapore and a number of other exotic locations...
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Royal Piping Engagement
Dollar Academy Pipe Band played by royal engagement on Friday 1st July 2011, at a procession in Edinburgh to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s opening of the fourth term of the Scottish Parliament.
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Pupils Scores Record 515 Runs
Dollar Academy has marked current Form VI pupil Kodi Phillips as a cricket star of the future after an impressive season with a total of 515 runs...
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Prizegiving 2011
2011 Dollar Academy Prize Giving ceremony took place at the school on Thursday 30th June with over 130 pupils from the Prep, Junior and Senior Schools being awarded prizes for academic and sporting excellence.
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Pipe Band Victory
For the twelfth consecutive year, the Dollar Academy Pipe Band wins the Scottish Independent Schools' CCF Pipe and Drums Competition...
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Top Award for 'The Galley'
The winning team were presented the Gold Award in the Scottish School Magazine of the Year category by BBC Radio Scotland personality John Beattie at an award ceremony...
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China Trip
For the second time since 2009 a large group of Dollar Academy pupils made their way to the Far East in search of culture, history and not a little bargain hunting...
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USA Trip
Over the February half-term, the Geography Department led a highly successful trip to the USA. The group visited the Grand Canyon, the Hoover Dam and other famous attractions in the American South West.
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Fire Remembered
On Thursday 24 February, Dollar Academy celebrated the official opening of its state-of-the-art Sixth Form Centre, whilst also remembering the devastating fire that swept through the Playfair Building exactly fifty years previously.
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Euroscola
Rebecca Keely, one of our Advanced Higher French pupils, was selected along with 24 other high calibre linguists from across Scotland to participate in the Euroscola event at the European Parliament. We would like to express our gratitude to Alloa Rotary Club for making this possible. To find out more about her week in Strasbourg, follow the link below:
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Intermediate Drama
The Intermediate Production of The Canterbury Tales, postponed from December, went ahead with great success on January 17th and 18th in the Studio Theatre. Many thanks to the cast and crew for their efforts in rescheduling their commitments to ensure that the show must always go on.
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Scottish Rugby Cup
Quarter Final vs Stewart's Melville
This record of the game was kindly provided by Mr Ian McAteer (FP).
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Earthquake detected in Dollar
On 23 January 2011, at 06:02, the Dollar Academy Seismometer detected tremors from an earthquake centred in Glenuig, Scotland. The tremor registered an intensity of 4 on the European Macroseismic Scale, which is sufficiently strong for household objects to rattle and swing.
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Boarding rated 'Excellent'
Following an unannounced inspection visit by the Care Commission in December 2010, the official rating on Dollar’s boarding has been raised from Level 5 “ Very Good” to the top grading of Level 6 “Excellent”.
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AH English Trip to London
In the middle of Shakespeare’s enigmatic late play, The Winter’s Tale, the young prince asks his mother what kind of story she would like him to tell. “As merry as you will”, she replies, and in the event her words also provided a very apt description of the Advanced Higher trip to the Royal Shakespeare production of the play at The Roundhouse in London.
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Pipe Band Visit Sri Lanka
Some people went to extraordinary lengths to avoid the end-of-year arctic conditions – 5500 miles to be precise, for 5 members of the Dollar Academy Pipe Band who travelled from Dollar to Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka as guests of the Caledonian Society of Sri Lanka.
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Commonwealth Success!
Jen McIntosh, yesterday, became Scotland's most successful athlete of the Delhi Commonwealth Games, firing her way to gold in the 50m prone singles to match her pairs display with Kay Copland, and her 3P pairs bronze. Jen recorded a near faultless score of 597 ex 600 over six cards to record a new Games record, smashing the previous score by a significant seven points and equaling the current World Record.
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Pipe Band World Champions
This has been an extraordinary summer for Dollar’s Pipe Band: in addition to becoming the CCF Scottish Schools’ Champions for the 11th year in succession...
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