Jamie Cooney
Ex Pupil Page
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Jamie Cooney |
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| Jamie has passed out ( August 2005 ) from the Army Foundation College and is in the Royal Engineers ( Mechanical & Electrical ). We hope that he has a very successful army career. Well done, Jamie |
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Justine Bradd |
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Justine has recently graduated from Stirling University with a BA in Sociology. She is now off to Dundee University to study for a post-graduate qualification in Community Education. Well done, Justine |
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Lauren Peffers |
| Lauren was a keen runner
when she was at West Barns School winning the Scottish Indoor Championship
in Glasgow, but she has gone on to great things at Dunbar Grammar School.
She is currently the the European 800m and 1500m junior record holder, and
the 2004 European Deaf 800m Indoor Champion. She won a Gold Medal and set a new world record for her age in the 800m at the Deaflympics in Australia. Not content with that she won a Silver Medal in the 1500m, pipped at the post by a Russian athlete.
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Kelly Smith ( died 25th. May 2006 ) |
| Kelly was a pupil in West Barns School and recently has been honoured by BEST magazine as one of the bravest women in Britain. Kelly tells her own story below. West Barns is very proud of Kelly and her indomitable spirit ! [ Read Kelly's story Click here ] |
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Kelly at the magazine photo shoot |
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Kelly Belinda Smith died peacefully at home on Thursday 25th. May 2006 [ Read Kelly's inspirational story ]
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Anna Cathro |
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Anna competed
for West Barns at Meadowbank in the East Lothian Inter-Scholastic
Championships and showed great potential in P7. She has gone from strength
to strength and has represented Scotland in the Schools International
Pentathlon when she came second in the High Jump and seventh overall. Anna is pictured above at the BAA Games last may in the Kelvin hall where she won the under 15 competition jumping 1.45m. Her present personal best is 1.56m and she will be jumping at the East District Championships at the Kelvin hall in January |
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Here are the Scotland Schools Pentathlon Team at the Kelvin Hall |
| Anna won two gold medals at the East District Championships at the Kelvin hall in January in the High Jump and Long Jump, setting two PBs. |
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| Anna in the East District Championships at Kelvin Hall last weekend and won a Gold & Bronze medal. Anna (15) who competes for Edinburgh Southern Harriers was competing in her first competition as an under 17 and won the Gold medal in the High Jump and the Bronze medal in the Long Jump. Anna also recently represented Scotland as part of a four girl schools team in the International Pentathlon at Grangemouth. Despite picking up an injury during the competition Anna still managed to come second Scottish girl. This was Anna's second year of International selection and came after her winning the Silver medal in the Schools Pentathlon in the summer. Anna hopes to compete next at the Scottish Championships and then the Indoor Combined Event Championships at Kelvin Hall in February |
Scott McLaughlin
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Scott was once a pupil in West Barns and since then he has joined the army and was in Kabul in Afghanistan. He is recently married and is currently a lot closer to home. Scott came to the school in 1986 and left in 1993. If you would like to contact Scott send an E-mail to "scottmclaughlin1981@yahoo.com" [ Pics below are both of Scott in the army ] |
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