I am no longer updating the former pupils section of the website.
Emails
received from Former Pupils
Thank you. I will keep my information up to date. It is a fantastic website. I have enjoyed reading other former pupils' profiles and will get in contact with some of my old chums. It is great to see Mr Todd's face - he kept me on the right path at school.Rachel Plunkett (90-99) I think it is a wonderful thing you have done setting this up and
already I have e-mailed half a dozen old friends. I am going to be
telling all my Ardrossan Academy friends about this now.
Fiona
Mitchell (80-89)
(married name Fiona Starr) Happy to inform you that I have been contacted by an old friend whom
I had no contact with for over 30 years, through the Academy site,
and he is getting me in touch with another old friend who I lost
touch with 25 years ago. Keep up the good work. I never miss checking
out the site each weekend. I find the old
photos most
interesting. Thanks a million.
Alistair (50-59) & Ruth
Just thought I would let you know that since I put my details on the
past pupils page about 3 weeks ago, I have been contacted by an old
classmate whom I last saw and spoke to 42 years ago. Many thanks to
the Academy website as this is where he saw my E-mail
address.
John
Lundie (50-59)
Thanks for including my entry on the website. It was a great find and
I have spent ages reading through all the items especially those of
former pupils. It brought back old memories.
Shirleyann
Edwards (80-89)
(married name Shirleyann Reid)
It's a great website to visit and browse. Since discovering it, I
really enjoy the walk down memory lane, checking those names and
emailing people that I remember. You are doing a great job with the
page and I'm looking forward to following it.
Christine
Spencer Redding (70-79)
I have been in touch with two old schoolmates already.It was good to
hear from them.I have also enjoyed browsing through the Academy
website and viewing the staff photograph from 1962.I recognize many
of my old teachers there.It has all brought back to me many happy
memories.I am sure the website is avidly scanned by many old
pupils.
George
Munn (60-69) The belt - I'd just about forgotten about that particular teaching
aid. It did however get me through my O-Grade French with Geordie
Buchan. Every day an irregular verb test......less than eighteen out
of twenty....then "two of the belt!". It made me learn them. GB said
"give me a parrot and a fortnight and I can teach the bird all the
irregular verbs needed for O-Grade....no brain power needed.... if
you don't know them for the daily test, it's just because you're lazy
and need correction"....what a way to teach! I was only belted on
once, from then on I always scored eighteen or more. But in those
days no foreign language at O-Grade or Higher then no Certificate of
Fitness for University and no B.Sc....etc. So, in retrospect GB
probably did me a favour.
Ian
Maxwell (60-69) I'm Charlie Blakely's niece. I have my Mum visiting me
over in New Zealand at the moment and am desperately trying to
convince her that both she and my uncle should get a computer.
I googled my uncle's name in an attempt to get her attention and
found your AA website, on which he gets several admirable
mentions. We picked up the phone, called him and read out the
comments he appeared in. He was stoked! To hear himself
described as 'legendary' by an ex-pupil has, I think, given him a
great deal of pride. As with all teachers, he is very
interested to know how his former pupils have done, so 2
hours, and one very large phone bill later, I was still looking
up names for him on your site.
Elaine Gannaway [
Elaine is not a former pupil ]
Keep up the good work. It's good to have a look and see what is
happening in the school now and also to look back and read about
what old school mates have made of themselves.
Jim
Martin (70-79)Your site
works. I recently had an e-mail from a friend of Andrew Martin and
through that made contact with not only Andrew but other
school friends of 50 years ago.
Ronnie
Alexander (50-59)
