Issue Number 17 | October 2022
Creative Writing Competitions
Written by Itai Ben Horesh , S1 Last month Mrs . Redgate hosted a 50-word writing competition with the topic of missing homework that was open to all pupils and staff , over 190 people participated and Lucy ’ s piece won the first-place prize ( below ). The next monthly topic is Halloween themed and writers should include a Halloween Costume topic . Submissions should be sent to Mrs . Redgate via email to
sa17redgater @ glow . sch . uk by the 31
st of October .
Creative Writing Club
Written by Itai Ben Horesh , S1 Miss Keirs has been hosting a Creative Writing Club for the last few months , where students can do fun activities , such as blackout poetry , using writing prompts such as song lyrics to create fun stories , chat with other writers and make friends .
S1 Beach Clean
Written by Eilidh Docherty , S2 On May the 17th 2022 , every S1 student from Marr College joined together to do a beach clean on both Troon and Barassie beach . They were told to go in pairs and one of them were given a litter picker and the other was given a bin bag . Students were coming back from the beach with full bin bags . This is a great way to get some fresh air and keep our community clean and tidy .
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