Tag: Edinburgh Academy
Hockey – Edinburgh Academy win Scottish Cup for first time
Edinburgh Academy (EA) coach Chris Duncan praised his squad after they claimed the Scottish Senior Girls Schools Hockey Cup for the first time in their history.
The EA squad also defeated arch rivals, The Mary Erskine School, for...
Accies man in as Scotland coach
Former international, Chris Duncan, is the new head coach of Scotland's senior women's side with a three-year contract starting on January 1.
The 30-year-old steps-up from being interim head coach at the recent FIH World...
Scotland coach proud of bounce back
Scotland's interim coach Chris Duncan (pictured) praised the women's squad who finished third in the World Cup qualifiers in Italy.
The team did not achieve their goal of booking a ticket to next year's World...
Schoolboy chef Rocco rocks it in the kitchen
An Edinburgh schoolboy could be the next big kitchen star after his baking demo video was distributed throughout Italy.
Rocco Truffelli, 11, pulled on his chef’s whites and delivered an accomplished tutorial on how to...
Men’s hockey – Inverleith back in pole position as promotion race hots up
Teenage striker Charlie Jack celebrated with his team-mates as Inverleith replaced Dunfermline Carnegie the summit of Division Two with a 3-1 victory over the Fife side at Edinburgh Academy.
Carnegie moved into pole position after...
Hockey – Bosi stars in England clash
TriNations: Scotland 3, England 4 (at Peffermill)
Scotland's under-16 boys lost 4-3 to highly-rated England as they opened their campaign in the TriNations event at Peffermill.
But coach Chris Duncan was pleased with the performance against...
Field hockey – Inglis sparks comeback
Scotland under-16 2, UK Young Lions 2; Scotland under-16 3, UK Lions 3
Scotland under-16 coach Chris Duncan gambled by withdrawing his goalkeeper with less than five minutes left as his squad trailed the UK...
Fizz Festival is popping up next week – get a discount on your tickets...
What are you doing next weekend?
Why not go along to the first Fizz Festival to be held in the capital? There will be fizz of all kinds from all over the world for you...
Blair House – one woman’s vision
'For the children of staff it was all holiday; it was our lives.'
Eleanor Harris has wonderful memories of Blair House. As a child she tagged along when her father, a teacher at The Edinburgh...
Rugby – Edinburgh Academy v Stewarts-Melville
Accies retain their Premiership status at Hawthornden’s Premiership play-off match
Despite a stiff wind, Edinburgh Academy and Stewarts-Melville played out an exciting match at Bonnyrigg on Saturday with the final place in the RBS Premiership...
Large donation is a great start to Edinburgh Academy’s bicentenary fund
As the Edinburgh Academy prepares to launch its major fundraising campaign ‘TO24’ in the 10 years leading up to the School’s bicentenary in 2024 it has received the most powerful endorsement and vote of...
Rugby – Edinburgh Academy clinch Scottish Schools Cup
Edinburgh Academy won the Brewin Dolphin Under-18 Scottish schools cup with a tense 12-11 victory over George Watson's College at a windswept Murrayfield on Saturday.
Mark Appleson's Academy side went into the final as favourites,...
Rugby – City schools ready for Murrayfield date
The Brewin Dolphin Scottish Schools Cup under-18s final takes place at Murrayfield this Saturday, 26 November 2011. The game is an all capital affair with George Watson's College set to take on Edinburgh Academy.
Watson's...
Edinburgh Academy win Euroquiz
This year’s grand final of Euroquiz, sponsored by Standard Life, took place at the Scottish Parliament this week. Thirty teams of primary six pupils from schools all over Scotland arrived at the Parliament’s...
Edinburgh Academy Choir is Choir of the Year
Edinburgh Academy Choir took part in the BBC Songs of Praise Choir competition - and won! You can see the choir performing in the final here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/external/player.swf
Edinburgh Academy old boy is new judge
Her Majesty the Queen, on the recommendation of the First Minister, has appointed Mr Angus Stewart QC, as a Senator of the College of Justice.
First Minister Alex Salmond nominated Mr Stewart for appointment on...
