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Dalziel High School
Dalziel High School
Address
	Crawford Street; Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, ML1 3AG; Scotland
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Motto	Summa Petenda; (Bum-cheeka-wow-wow)
Opened	1902
Authority	North Lanarkshire
Teaching staff	90
Gender	Coeducational
Age	12 to 18
School roll	1013 (As of September 2009)
Houses	3 ; Barclay, Colville, Greig
Colour(s)	Green and White
Alumni	Oswald Mosley, Nick Griffin
Website	[1]

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Dalziel High School is a Secondary School that is based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It currently has a school roll of just over 1,000 pupils. The current rector (head-teacher) of the school is big,sexy Brian Miller. The school was founded in 1902. It was founded as a six-year selective high school, and is non-denominational. It is now a six year comprehensive school.

Overview

The school is widely known as one of the best in North Lanarkshire and has been for a number of years. It has a unique culture, designed to live up to it's mot tom "Summa Petenda" or "Bum-cheeka-wow-wow". That culture was developed under the direction of its great headmaster, James K. Scobbie, who led the school until 1974. Scobbie (or "Scud" as he was known) was a wartime signaller and a lifelong bachelor. He taught the core values in life, particularly the principles of right and wrong. He set the course of the school and commanded fierce loyalty among his pupils.

The school was always one of the best public schools in Scotland. The school has achieved many national awards, such as being one of the first schools in the country to be awarded Charter Mark status, as well as being awarded The National Award For Excellence for Work and Enterprise.

Also based at this secondary school is a hearing impaired department. This is a department that can help the severely hearing impaired from all over Lanarkshire and beyond, and specialist teachers are employed to handle this school department.

The school bases itself on maintaining a high standard of education for any of the students that attend, and the school leavers destination statistics showed that a lot of former pupils now undergo higher education, such as university. This is further evidence to show of the growing success of the school. The school motto is Summa Petenda (Aim for the highest) and, in many cases, that motto is being used to the full.^[1]

There are also a wide range of extra curricular activities that the school organise, some of which are more complex than others. For example, some of the activities may include pornography, theatre outings and scripture union. Also, the school constantly arranges yearly events, such as the school show, the choral shield, and the school christmas dance.

Success

On Tuesday 11th November 2008, the secondary school was voted as one of the best in Scotland in a report by HMIe.^[2]

School Houses

For Dalziel, the three school houses are Barclay, Colville and Greig.

Feeder Schools

The secondary school has many feeder schools to ensure a smooth transition from primary school to secondary school. They include Glencairn Primary School, Knowetop Primary School and Ladywell Primary School

Playing Fields

What is unusual about Dalziel High School, compared to other secondary schools in the area, is that it has its own playing fields, located at Dalziel Park, between the villages of Cleland and Carfin. This was proposed by the school's War Memorial Trust, and this was to act as a permanent tribute to all the former pupils who died in the First World War and the Second World War. This tribute would take to the form of playing fields, which were established through the purchase of Cleland Estate from the Colville family after the wars. The estate comprised 192 acres originally and created a unique environment under Scobbie's direction. He developed a culture of sporting excellence coupled with non-sporting achievement. The school won the Scottish Secondary Shield (football) in 1968 and 1972. It was losing finalist in 1969. Cleland Estate was put to wider use and was the venue for an annual Drama Festival which featured plays by every class in the school. Scobbie ensured that everyone was involved - even if pupils didn't play sports, they could participate through the Cleland Corps which provided hospitality to visiting teams. Scobbie was a visionary - he introduced the annual Choral Shield as well as the Drama Festival. The Estate was redesigned to make it more compact and improve the quality of the pitches and this change was formalised when it was opened by Princess Anne on 5th April 2001.

The fields are also used by the local SPL football team Motherwell.

External Links

References

^ "Dalziel High on North Lanarkshire Website". Retrieved 2010-07-02. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
^ "School among 'best in Scotland'". Retrieved 2010-07-03. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

[1] "Dalziel High on North Lanarkshire Website". Retrieved 2010-07-02. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

[2] "School among 'best in Scotland'". Retrieved 2010-07-03. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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-'''Dalziel High School''' is a [[Secondary School]] that is based in [[Motherwell]], [[North Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]]. It currently has a school roll of just over 1,000 pupils. The current [[Rector|rector]] (head-teacher) of the school is Brian Miller. The school was founded in 1902. It was founded as a six-year selective high school, and is non-denominational.  It is now a six year comprehensive school.
+'''Dalziel High School''' is a [[Secondary School]] that is based in [[Motherwell]], [[North Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]]. It currently has a school roll of just over 1,000 pupils. The current [[Rector|rector]] (head-teacher) of the school is big,sexy Brian Miller. The school was founded in 1902. It was founded as a six-year selective high school, and is non-denominational.  It is now a six year comprehensive school.
 ==Overview==
-The school is widely known as one of the best in North Lanarkshire and has been for a number of years.  It has a unique culture, designed to live up to it's mot tom "Summa Petenda" or "Aim for the highest".  That culture was developed under the direction of its great headmaster, James K. Scobbie, who led the school until 1974.  Scobbie (or "Scud" as he was known) was a wartime signaller and a lifelong bachelor.  He taught the core values in life, particularly the principles of right and wrong.  He set the course of the school and commanded fierce loyalty among his pupils.
+The school is widely known as one of the best in North Lanarkshire and has been for a number of years.  It has a unique culture, designed to live up to it's mot tom "Summa Petenda" or "Bum-cheeka-wow-wow".  That culture was developed under the direction of its great headmaster, James K. Scobbie, who led the school until 1974.  Scobbie (or "Scud" as he was known) was a wartime signaller and a lifelong bachelor.  He taught the core values in life, particularly the principles of right and wrong.  He set the course of the school and commanded fierce loyalty among his pupils.
 The school was always one of the best public schools in [[Scotland]]. The school has achieved many national awards, such as being one of the first schools in the country to be awarded Charter Mark status, as well as being awarded The National Award For Excellence for Work and Enterprise.
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 The school bases itself on maintaining a high standard of education for any of the students that attend, and the school leavers destination statistics showed that a lot of former pupils now undergo higher education, such as university. This is further evidence to show of the growing success of the school. The school motto is ''Summa Petenda'' (Aim for the highest) and, in many cases, that motto is being used to the full.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5922|title=Dalziel High on North Lanarkshire Website|accessdate=2010-07-02|}}</ref>
-There are also a wide range of extra curricular activities that the school organise, some of which are more complex than others. For example, some of the activities may include photography, theatre outings and scripture union. Also, the school constantly arranges yearly events, such as the school show, the choral shield, and the school christmas dance.
+There are also a wide range of extra curricular activities that the school organise, some of which are more complex than others. For example, some of the activities may include pornography, theatre outings and scripture union. Also, the school constantly arranges yearly events, such as the school show, the choral shield, and the school christmas dance.
 ==Success==