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Sep 18, 2018 · The brainchild of former school rector Charlie Robertson and the product of almost a year’s work, the book, called Kelso High School Memories 1939-2017, was launched last Friday.
Nov 10, 2022 · He later went on to write a book called Kelso High School Memories 1939-2017. Maths teacher and former pupil Sinclair Watson was also on hand, as was historian Alistair Moffat, who attended the school in the 1960s, and ex-teacher Hilda Adams, now a member of the Kelso High School Archive Group.
memories of the old High School in Bowmont Street, known locally as the 1939 building. In 2018 Kelso Heritage Society staged an exhibition in the Town Hall telling the story of the schools of Kelso from t he Abbey schools right up to the present date. A book recording the memories of the High School 1939 -2017 was launched at the exhibition.
Sep 21, 2022 · Charlie Robertson, KHS Rector from 1999-2011, Principal Teacher of History from 1979-1988, co-author of the book, Kelso High School Memories 1939-2017, and current Chair of the KHS Archive Group said ‘The old KHS building is a significant piece of architecture in the town and is full of memories for generations of KHS pupils.
Nov 27, 2020 · Sixty years on and retired joiner Jock Lowrie of Sprouston still recalls the pride taken by local men when they completed building a new High School for Kelso back in 1939.
Sep 21, 2022 · Charlie Robertson, KHS Rector from 1999-2011, Principal Teacher of History from 1979-1988, co-author of the book, Kelso High School Memories 1939-2017, and current chair of the KHS Archive Group, said: “The old KHS building is a significant piece of architecture in the town and is full of memories for generations of KHS pupils.
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Writer and historian Alistair Moffat who attended Kelso High School back in the 1960s said: “It is wonderful to be back at my old school, to see this building which has such a rich heritage standing the test of time and being given a whole new lease of life as ‘Poynder Apartments’.
