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Interim Newsletter

September 2016

Staff in the Spotlight
“My name is Stefan Mullan and I have just moved to
Breadalbane Academy as the new careers adviser. As
of the 8th of August I have taken over for Erni Hamilton
in the school and I aim to build on what Erni has
achieved in her time here. I am working for Skills
Development Scotland within the school in order to help
and support the students, staff and parents. My main
priority is working with the pupils of Breadalbane in
order to help them make decisions on their course
choices, subject choices and transition periods to and
from school. I aim to have a successful relationship with
staff, parents and pupils in order to achieve the best
possible outcome for the students at Breadalbane
Academy. Thanks to the staff and students for
welcoming me into their school”.

Formula 24 Team Win Spirit of Greenpower Award at East Fortune
Pupils in S3-S5 have been involved in the national Greenpower Formula 24 project where they were challenged to
design and build a racing car to meet specific regulations and race in two 90 minute races. Several months of hard
work from the pupils culminated in the Breadalbane Boar – their Formula 24 single-seater race car which was ready
for action at East Fortune Race Circuit on Sunday 4th September. The efforts of the team were rewarded with the
Spirit of Greenpower Award, a fitting
reward for our pupils who showed
tremendous team-working skills and
dedication to achieving their best.
A spokesperson from Greenpower
stated:
“This award in many ways is the
essence of Greenpower. It ties together
the teamwork, leadership, organisation,
performance and all the other elements
that go into a Greenpower team. Over
the years the winners have displayed
incredible determination, fantastic
solidarity with other teams helping out
where possible, and the ‘never say die’
attitude keeping their car running in all
circumstances.”
This represents the tip of the iceberg for
Formula 24 at Breadalbane.

In addition to this, our senior pupils have started to design a bespoke chassis for entry into Formula 24+, a 16-25
year old category where they will compete against not just schools, but also university teams! The next months
promise to be very exciting indeed and we are looking forward to the next races.