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As far as stories go -

Verity remembers getting to blow Mr Doak’s whistle at break.

I remember:

A group of us created a book club, which took place once a week at lunch time in the enclave outside the Headmaster’s office. Pupils brought in books and we would give them fifty percent of the price we sold them for. It was a great entrepreneurial experience - keeping stocks, keeping accounts. It also meant that we got to stay in at break times and price up the books, as well as getting an extended lunch break on the day of the sale.

Also - dancing to the music of Peer Gynt, The Hall of the Mountain King, when Mrs Gudmunsen was our PE teacher.

Being able to choose any instrument to play and take it home to practice. I had an Eflat horn to begin with, then a French horn.

Helping at the regular jumble sales to raise money. (And Mrs Lennox always wearing bright pink rubber gloves).

Mrs Munro playing the guitar in the classroom whilst we all sang along.

Mrs Munro running the Gymnastics club, where we all took the BAGA exams. She also took us on a trip to Meadowbank in Edinburgh, to watch gymnastics there.

Being told that Willie Robertson was the fastest runner in the world once whilst we were watching him run a race - and believing it for at least another 4 or 5 years 😂😂

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Letter from headteacher at Linlithgow Primary to all pupils leaving to join Low Port Primary in 1973

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Letter from headteacher at Linlithgow Primary to all pupils leaving to join Low Port Primary in 1973

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Im sure there were 2 intakes and being a younger pupil I was in the later intake in 1974. Teachers were: P1 and P2 Mrs Stephen

P3 Mrs Paxton, P4 Miss Mairs, P5 Mrs Lennox P6 Mrs Collins then Mrs Cross asn Mrs Collins went on maternity leave and P7 Mrs Bain. Mr Welsh once cut a huge piece of loose skin offthe palm of my hand with his stanley knife then gave me a lolly for being brave 😆. Mrs Cowie was the secretary and Mr Doak the janitor would let you blow the whistle. The P7s took it in turn to collect the milk bottles and deliver them to the classes. I was absolutely gutted the day I left and asked Mrs Bain if I could stay another year!

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I was a pupil from August 74 to January 78.

My teachers were p1 and 2 Mrs Steven. Primary 3 Mrs paxton. P4 miss mairs. Irony was I aye wanted to play for low port football team yet played against them. I actually did score an own goal in 1980 giving low port the lead in a match. It was a strange feeling lining up against my best pal les Pattison. We are still best pals. Nearly 55 years. Joe Welsh was our head teacher. Brylcream hair and brown suit. Mrs crabtree our pe teacher. Sure her daughter was nicola.

Judith Cumming was gala queen in 1981 and I was chuffed for her. It's good to see old chums on the passing. We all turned out no bad.

All the best to everyone.

Davie deep sea Paterson 👍💜

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We used to get out early to catch the town service bus home, because there was no transport, me (Walter) my brother Stewart and I'm sure Judith Cumming as well. We stayed on the Blackness Road.

We moved when I was P5 and ended up playing against LPPS at football.

Good days at Low Port and same teachers as mentioned and Mr Doak the Jannie.

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Primary schools from across West Lothian took part in an event to encourage the scientists and engineers of the future.

Over 70 pupils from 12 schools recently took part in West Lothian College's STEM Olympics.

The Olympics were held simultaneously at Linlithgow and St Kentigern's Academies and saw the schools compete in teams of four across a range of STEM related challenges.

The event was organised by the college with funding from the Tam Dalyell legacy fund to encourage young people in to STEM related subjects from a young age.

Pupils from Our Lady's Primary School, St Anthony's Primary School, St Columba's Primary School, St John the Baptist Primary School, St Mary's Bathgate Primary School, St Thomas' Primary School and Eastertoun Primary Schools attended St Kentigern's to form two streams.

Whilst pupils from Linlithgow Primary, Low Port Primary, Springfield Primary, Torphichen Primary, Winchburgh Primary, and St Joseph's Linlithgow attended Linlithgow Academy forming a third stream.

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The pupils at St Kentigern's carried out challenges including making bath bombs, applying food science to make ice cream, programming robots and building their own bridges. At Linlithgow, pupils were challenged to build a tower, create electrical circuits and build batteries from fruit.

Each challenge was scored by a team of judges, with the three top scoring teams for each stream being presented with a trophy, and a place in the final which will be held at West Lothian College in the coming months.

Representatives from Sky, Express Micro Science and Entrotec attended as judges and presented the pupils with their awards.

The winning teams were from Our Lady's Primary School, St Columba's Primary School, St Anthony's Primary School, Eastertoun Primary School (two groups), St Thomas' Primary School, Springfield Primary School (two groups) and Linlithgow Primary School.

Colin Miller, head of external service at West Lothian College said: "Thank you to all the schools that took part in the STEM Olympics, to the employers that took time out their schedules to come along and support and to St Kentigern's and Linlithgow Academies for hosting the first heats.

"It is great to see so many young people so engaged with STEM activities and we are already looking forward to hosting the final here at the college in the coming months."

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West Lothian pupils part of event to encourage scientists of the future

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Over 70 pupils took part in the STEM Olympics recently.

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As the end of the school term approaches, P7 pupils across the country are normally having fun days out, summer camps and discos.

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A young West Lothian school girl has raised nearly £1500 for charity which will help over 100 children have school meals for a year.

Evie Wallace, 10, a primary six pupil at Low Port Primary School in Linlithgow raised £1421.98 for Mary's Meals.

The amount of money is enough to feed 102 children for a year in school.

Evie raised the money over 2018 after making a New Year's resolution to fundraise £500 for Mary's Meals.
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However the youngster smashed her target raising £1045.33 over the course of 2018, with the money she raised in December, £376.65, doubled by the government to giver her a total of £1421.98.

Evie raised the money by baking and making candles and went door to door to sell her products as well as hosting a bake house.
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Ms Cuthbert, Evie's Class Teacher, said: "I think it's amazing, I'm very impressed.. She never said anything about it. She's very modest.

Jane Livingston, Head Teacher at Low Port Primary School, said: "We're so proud of her, so delighted. What an achievement to make a resolution and then keep it for the whole year.

"We're so proud of her as a school community."

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School girl raises nearly £1500 for charity so children can have school meals

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Evie Wallace, a primary six pupil at Low Port Primary School in Linlithgow raised the money for Mary's Meals

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Gymnastic certificate, signed by Mrs Munro and Mrs Gudmundsson

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Gymnastic certificate, signed by Mrs Munro and Mrs Gudmundsson

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Linda Simpson's Headteacher retirement - 13 February 2014 

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Low Port won a competition to attend the 1989 U17 World Cup where they met Pele

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Low Port won a competition to attend the 1989 U17 World Cup where they met Pele