St Margaret’s School for Girls was founded way back in 1846, producing generations of bright, well-educated young women.
The Aberdeen school is the oldest all-girls school in Scotland and has been encouraging girls and women to strive for 175 years. To celebrate the school’s impact on Aberdeen, we’ve collated 13 photos of the school and its pupils from over the years
Do you have any memories of St Margaret’s School for Girls? Do you recognise any of the girls in the photos below? Let us know in the comments.
1987 – A downpour didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the competitors of Dunnottar House at sports day.
1986 – Julie Freeland, who was playing the title role in The Piper of Hamelin musical, is leading the way for other cast members.
1987 – Josephine Watson presents a cheque for £581.78 raised through a sponsored Jump Rope Campaign to the chairman of Aberdeen Committee of the British Heart Foundation Alex Chalmers.
1987 – Helen McElhinney receives rail tickets to Edinburgh, so schoolmates, from left, Sharon Banks, Jane McKay, Kirstie Gray, Jennifer Lauchlan and Jane Higgins can take part in a sponsored run for Cancer Relief. Handing over the tickets is Donald Macpherson of British Rail.
1987 – Shrugging off torrential rain to win the 75m hurdles is Maia Beattie.
1990 – Sara Philip, left, who was playing the leading role in the St Margaret’s School production of Anne of Green Gables, with fellow actors Kirsten Jamieson, centre, as Matthew, and Xanthe McKilligan as Marila.
1988 – Sheena Henderson and Alex Hay have a great laugh in the egg and spoon race sports day.
1990 – From left, Sheena Henderson, violin; Jennifer Campbell and Josephine Watson, French horns; Hazel Dargie, violin; and, front, Lesley Henderson, cello.
1985 – The cast of My Daughter Coppelia, a musical being staged by pupils of primaries 5, 6 and 7.
1987 – Sixth-year pupils who took part in a fast for Africa, from left, Louise Whyte, Isla Hutton, Catriona Campbell, Niki Donald and Kathryn Twinn.
1992 – Sixth-year pupils Sarah Knowles, right, and Jennifer Campbell look at where they will be going when they tackle their year-long Third World challenge with the Project Trust.
1989 – Pupils who were staging the Wizard of Oz surprise passers-by on Union Street.
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