Co-curricular

Dunottar School Chess Club Kicks Off with Record Numbers and International Success!

3rd October 24

The Dunottar School Chess Club is back in action and stronger than ever! With record numbers of students signing up, we’re especially excited about the promising crop of new Year 7 players joining the ranks. It’s also good to see staff regularly helping Mr McClure run this growing activity – with a special thanks for…

Junior and Senior Chess Teams in Action in the Regional Rounds of the National Schools’ Competitions

29th February 24

This week saw a both the Junior and Senior teams in action in the regional rounds of their National Schools’ Competitions. In this busy week for chess there were some victories and a few more defeats – but there was also a lot of improvement on display. Thursday evening saw the Juniors (U13) A and…

Science Club Solve The Crime!

9th February 24

During the Spring Term, pupils in Science Club have been learning and practising forensic science skills. They have collected and analysed fingerprints, suspected blood stains, fibres, hairs and shoeprints. This week, the students applied their new skills. They were presented with a crime scene and a crime to solve! The pupils worked excellently as a…

Dunottar’s Chess Talents

27th November 23

Dunottar’s A Chess Team recorded a handsome victory in the local chess derby against Reigate Grammar School. The match was close at the halfway point, tied 3-3 after Dunottar played with the white pieces. However, the second half saw the plucky Pelicans in dominating form, scoring 4½ to 1½ against their opponents. Hard work at…

Dunottar’s Big Chess Weekend

3rd October 23

This weekend saw Dunottar’s chess team in action in two separate events. Friday night saw the school making its debut in the BP Chess League. As a new entrant to the competition, the school currently plays in Division 2 of this competition but are keen to push hard for promotion. The first fixture was a…

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