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St Modan's RC High School is an S1-S6 Catholic High School in Stirling, Scotland. The school roll currently stands at over 800 pupils, who travel from areas outside the usual catchment areas, however as it is a Catholic school, it is exempt from usual boundaries. Pupils travel from the Denny, Banknock, Alloa, Tullibody, Sauchie, Alva, Raploch, Cowie, Bannockburn, Braehead and Riverside areas. The school has a locally famous music department in Scotland, with the choir being invited to sing at various government locations in the United States in 2004. In the music department pupils who get instrumental lessons also get the chance to play in the school swing band and orchestra. Unfortunately, the orchestra very rarely rehearses these days and the mixed choir has fallen away with the result that St Modan's no longer has the spectacular music recitals of past years. Despite over £3000 being spent on buying the rights to perform West Side Story, no public performance took place.
In 2008 St. Modan's High School moved to a new site as part of Stirling Councils £10 million Public Private Partnership regeneration of schools. The new site was originally planned for a field adjacent to Bannockburn High School however due to Historic Scotland objections and also parental concerns over sectarian violence (Bannockburn being a secular high school with a high Protestant catchment area), the new site was announced as being in Springkerse Retail Park in Stirling directly opposite the Travelodge Hotel. This effectively meant that all children now have to be "bussed" to the new school, and it is very time-consuming to get into school if you miss the school bus. The school is also next door to Forthbank Stadium home of Scottish Second Division side Stirling Albion which gives the school access to a huge list of new sporting activities for pupils to participate in. The new school is also placed close to a sewage works, providing the area with a range of delicate aromas which vary from day to day.
The school day has also changed implementing an experimental "Period 7" (As opposed to the usual 6 in Scottish high schools). All pupils S1-4 participate in a range of timetabled creative and physical activities in art, sport and music. These are optional to S5/6. Pupils choose their Period 7 options from a long list of exciting options such as gardening and cookery. This Period 7 was operated under the School of Ambition programme, promoted and financed by the Scottish Government. It operated on one day a week and was compulsory for S1 to S4. The programme in its current format is coming to an end in the June 2011 and will be rebranded then incorporated into the main school day for all year groups in 2011/12
The school moved to the premises by the start of the 2008/2009 school term.
The Headteacher of the school from 1997, Frank Lennon OBE, moved to Dunblane High School in June 2010 along with Depute Headteacher, Margo Wilkinson. In February 2011 it was announced that they would not be returning to St. Modan's, but would be remaining at Dunblane. The newly appointed Headteacher is Mr Raymond O'Neill.
Notable alumni
- Andrew Hardie, Baron Hardie, judge and former Lord Advocate, Lawrence Donegan, musician and journalist, Billy Bremner, international football player.
External links
- "St. Modans High School, Stirling". www.stmodans.ik.org. Retrieved 2009-11-21.