BRIDGETON BURNS CLUB SCHOOLS COMPETITION

FRIDAY 7^TH DECEMBER 2007 LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS.

 

NEWSDESK & CRITICAL ESSAY COMPETITION

THE JAMES B. McWILLIAM TROPHY

 

PRIMARY 6 & 7:

 

                1^ST   MELISSA WOODS    -  WELLSHOT PRIMARY

                2^ND  EVE MACKINNON    -  CALDERWOOD PRIMARY

                3^RD  FIONA FINDLAY        -  GARROWHILL PRIMARY

 

SECONDARY S1 & S2:

 

                1^ST   EMMA-LOUISE GILLAN         -  ST. ROCH’S SECONDARY  (Medal)

                        *** Winner of the JAMES B. McWILLIAM TROPHY.

                2^ND  STEPHEN MILLIGAN                -  WHITEHILL SECONDARY.

                3^RD  SHANNON FOSTER                  -  ST. ROCH’S SECONDARY.

 

SECONDARY S3 & S4 and S5 & S6 – CRITICAL ESSAY – NO ENTRIES.

 

Adjudicator’s Remarks:

An encouraging increase in entries saw no corresponding decline in the quality of pupil’s work; and in both Primary and Secondary Newsdesk competition it has never been more difficult to select the top three pieces.

The aspiring journalists demonstrated not only real understanding of “My Hoggie” and “Tam O’Shanter” but an entertaining variety of approach to adapting the poems narrative to the newspaper report genre.    Congratulations to all the pupils and their teachers for producing such impressive work.