Charity week total £2,400 and rising
“It brought the whole school community together and it was great to see all the teachers and pupils involved in the week!” said 6th year pupil Robyn Patrick, one of the organisers.
This year’s c hosen charity is YoungMinds UK which supports young people with mental health problems and works to improve their emotional wellbeing.
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Hide AdFigures suggest that one in 10 young people in the UK suffer from a mental health disorder, and as well as raising funds, the Lanark Grammar pupils wanted to increase awareness of mental health problems.
The week’s programme saw a huge range of activities every day, most of them taking place at lunchtime.
Monday’s fundraisers included a Tug of War, a challenge to identify teachers from their infant photos, and a Battle of the Ages with female 6th year pupils taking on teachers at football.
Tuesday saw a Beat the Goalie, and hula-hooping competitions.
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Hide AdWednesday had a fashion show with boys modelling dresses, and was generally a crazy hair day, with pupils asked to put colurs and ribbons through their hair.
Thursday seemed to prove one of the highlights, when teachers lined up to be the targets of wet sponges or and pupils took their revenge!
And it was not just the teachers who ended up soaked - head teacher Mark Sherry was the target of a lot of custard!
And on Friday, November 13, the activities culminated in a concert.
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Hide AdPhotographer Sarah Peters was on hand to capture some of the action on stage. As well as dance numbers and the usual entertainment expected in a concert, there were competitions reminiscent of the old Generation Game television programmes, to add extra fun and games to the fundraising finale.