Congratulations to Ritchie Saunders, 1B2, who recently qualified for the East District Swimming Championships, which hosts the top swimmers from across the district. Ritchie qualified for all 5 events across the weekend and made 3 finals, finishing 4th, 5th and 7th in his age group.
Category Archives: Achievement
Celebrating Achievement – Ava Marko

Celebrating Achievement – Lasswade Thistle 2007 Football Team
Lasswade Thistle 2007 football team are through to the Scottish Cup semi-final for the 2nd year running. That’s down to the last 4 out of 400+ teams who compete at the start.
Michael Davidson, Adam Bowen, and Gregor Reid are all really important players for the team.
The semi final is on the 5 March in Clydebank, fingers crossed the boys win tabs and get a chance to compete in the final.
Congratulations boys and good luck!
Celebrating Achievement – Anna Lawson, 2M1
Celebrating Achievement – Katie Salkeld, 2L2

Celebrating Achievement – Vaughn Smith, 2L1
Congratulations to Vaughn Smith, 2L1, who successfully completed Skiing Level 5 certificate after lessons at Hillend Snowsports Centre. #DeterminedHappySuccessful
Celebrating Achievement – Vaughn Smith, 1L1
Celebrating Achievement – Ava Marko, 1L1
Congratulations to Ava Marko, 1L1, who competed over five days at Tollcross swimming pool at the Scottish national age group swimming championships with her swim team, East Lothian. Ava made several finals placing 5th, 9th, 10th and in one event won silver making Ava the 2nd fastest 12 year old in 50m butterfly in Scotland. Ava along with Anna Lawson competed in a relay and secured gold making them the fastest relay in the age 12-13 year old in Scotland. Ava works very hard, training six days a week and several mornings before she starts school.
#DeterminedHappySuccessful
Celebrating Achievement – Bethan May, 3D1
Celebrating Achievement – Archie Wright, 3M1
Congratulations to Archie Wright in S3, who has landed a role in a local feature film called Dark Devices. This is based on a true story, its a gritty film highlighting online grooming and mental health issues. Filming starts in May 2022.
There is still a chance to sponsor a cast member and see your name or business name on the big screen!
Well done Archie!