Annan Academy
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Annan Academy is a secondary school in Annan
, in Dumfries and Galloway
, formerly Dumfriesshire
, Scotland. The present school is the result of an amalgamation in 1921 of the original Annan Academy and Greenknowe Public School, although its history goes back to the 17th century.
Behind the buildings are the school's sports playing fields which additionally play host to local fairs and other outdoor functions such as the annual national pipe band
competition. Adjacent to the school's main car- and coach park, which is situated at the front of the buildings, lies the Annan public swimming baths and associated car park.
buildings were joined during an expansion in the 1960s by several new buildings of contemporary style and construction, enabling it to accept more pupils from a wider catchment area.
": Bruce, Douglas, Kinmount, and Solway; whose colours are blue, green, red and yellow respectively. Prefects from the fifth and sixth year are elected by both pupils and staff.
Annan, Dumfries and Galloway
The royal burgh of Annan is a well-built town, red sandstone being the material mainly used. Each year in July, Annan celebrates the Royal Charter and the boundaries of the Royal Burgh are confirmed when a mounted cavalcade undertakes the Riding of the Marches. Entertainment includes a...
, in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...
, formerly Dumfriesshire
Dumfriesshire
Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries is a registration county of Scotland. The lieutenancy area of Dumfries has similar boundaries.Until 1975 it was a county. Its county town was Dumfries...
, Scotland. The present school is the result of an amalgamation in 1921 of the original Annan Academy and Greenknowe Public School, although its history goes back to the 17th century.
Behind the buildings are the school's sports playing fields which additionally play host to local fairs and other outdoor functions such as the annual national pipe band
Pipe band
A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. The term used by military pipe bands, pipes and drums, is also common....
competition. Adjacent to the school's main car- and coach park, which is situated at the front of the buildings, lies the Annan public swimming baths and associated car park.
Rector & Management Team
The Rector is Mr Frank Davis he is assisted by his Depute's Mr D Muir, MR M Downie, Mr B Asher & Mrs S SpeightHistory
The original Annan Academy, founded in 1802, was housed in a building in the town's Port St until 1820, when the council built new school premises in Ednam St. From there it moved to further new buildings in Greenknowe in 1840, but these were later replaced by larger ones with a distinctive bell-tower in 1895, which are still in use today and house the school's library, the original building was built by George McIldowie. The latter red sandstoneSandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
buildings were joined during an expansion in the 1960s by several new buildings of contemporary style and construction, enabling it to accept more pupils from a wider catchment area.
Houses
There are four "housesHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
": Bruce, Douglas, Kinmount, and Solway; whose colours are blue, green, red and yellow respectively. Prefects from the fifth and sixth year are elected by both pupils and staff.
Notable former pupils
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(1938–), Emeritus Professor of Politics, Oxford University - Russell BrownRussell BrownRussell Leslie Brown is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He is Member of Parliament for Dumfries and Galloway.-Early years :Russell Brown was born in Annan, Scotland, and attended the local Annan Academy...
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