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March 2026

Swimming

Congratulations to Toby (S6) for becoming East District 400m Individual Medley Champion.

Congratulations to Seb who currently swims for the Warrender Baths Club for his impressive swim times in the following events picking up some Persona Bests:

100m & 200m Short Course Freestyle
100m & 200m Short Course Backstroke
100m Short Course Individual Medley
100m Butterfly

Rugby

Welcome Jack Rice (Development Officer). An ex pupil of Beeslack CHS we welcome Jack. His role of Penicuik RFC Development Officer is to increase participation in rugby in the local primaries and secondaries. Working in partnership with Mr Haynes (PE Department), the goal is to have a School of Rugby at Beesalck very soon.

Midi-Rugby on the Rise - A Brilliant Day at Meadomill

S1 & S2 Boys squads headed to Meadowmill for the Emerging Schools Festival in March.

Both teams put in outstanding performances, showing exactly why rugby is such a powerful sport for young people. Our S2s were unstoppable, winning all three of their matches, while our S1s impressed with two strong victories from their three games. The standard of rugby, teamwork, and attitude across the board was fantastic.

U15/U16 Boys East Emerging Finals

Beeslack/Penicuik High School boys joined up with Leith Academy to play a 5th/6th decider at Murrayfield Stadium back pitches on Wednesday against Boroughmuir Academy. Boroughmuir Academy were a very well rehearsed and Physical side with a couple of their players playing for the Edinburgh U16 District squad which helped Boroughmuir to a comfortable victory. All boys played very well and tackled hard against a very good side.

U14 Girls East Emerging

Beeslack/Penicuik High School girls had their first joined competition at Armadale Academy on Thursday. Girls played 4 games with some being development games which meant limited contact due to the experience of the other teams.

Scoreline below with the number of tries:

Beeslack/Penicuik 5-1 Drummond
Beeslack/Penicuik 9-2 Wester Hailes
Beeslack/Penicuik 12-2 Wester Hailes
Beeslack/Penicuik 6-3 Linlithgow

Next fixture is the Girls Finals on 20th May at Peffermill Pitches.

Scottish Schools Cross Country

10 pupils competed at the annual Scottish Schools Cross Country event at Hopeton House. Lovely dry conditions which always helps. A top 10 finish for F McVay in his first year of running and another top 50 finish for F Ovani-Finnegan! A great day enjoyed by all.

Football Updates

U14’s won 11-2 against St David's at the start of February.
U14’s drew 2-2 against gala at the start of March.
U15’s drew 4-4 in a double header game against St Davids’ High School but lost out on penalties to go through to the next round of the EMSFA U15 league cup.
U15’s lost 5-3 to Newbattle CHS.

N4 & Higher - One Off Perfomances

The PE Team would like to say well done to all National 5 and Higher PE pupils who have completed their One Off Performances for their final grade in PE. With over 260 performances across a range of sports pupils have showcased their skill, ambition and determination to do their best.

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