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| name = Lasswade High School
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| motto = ''Usque Conabor'' <br /> (I will strive to my utmost)
| established = 17th century
| type = [[State school|State]] [[Secondary school#Scotland|secondary]]
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| head_teacher = Campbell Hornell
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| street = 11 Eskdale Drive
| city = [[Bonnyrigg]]
| state = [[Midlothian]]
| country = Scotland
| postcode = EH19 2LA
| students = 1,600
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| houses = St. Leonard's, St. Anne's, Mount Esk and Melville
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'''Lasswade High School''' is a non-denominational [[secondary school|secondary]] [[state school]] in [[Bonnyrigg]], [[Midlothian]], Scotland.

==History==
A parish school was first established in the village of [[Lasswade]] in 1615, run by the schoolmaster, Andrew Watson, from a cottage at the mouth of the Spout Burn.<ref name="gaz">[https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst92665.html Lasswade Centre (Lasswade High School)], ''[[Gazetteer for Scotland]]''. Retrieved 8 December 2021.</ref><ref name="Hist">Jim Murray (February 2017), [http://bonnyrigglasswadelocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Website-Brief-History-Pamphlet.pdf "A Brief History of Education in the Parish of Lasswade"]. ''Bonnyrigg and Lasswade Local History Society''. Retrieved 8 December 2021.</ref> Over the following two-and-a-half centuries the school was administered with assistance from the kirk session. One of the most notable schoolmasters during this period was the poet and scholar [[William Tennant (poet)|William Tennant]], who was appointed in 1816 and subsequently became Professor of Oriental Languages at the [[University of St Andrews]].<ref name="Hist"/> In the 1860s and 1870s, under the aegis of Robert Marshall, the school acquired a reputation for excellence as a higher-grade school, at a time when elementary education was made [[Education (Scotland) Act 1872|compulsory for all children between the ages of 5 and 13]].<ref name="Hist"/>

From this era onwards, the school frequently sought to cater for increasing pupil numbers by building new accommodation. In 1843 a two-room schoolhouse was opened, which the ''[[New Statistical Account of Scotland]]'' described as "a spacious and elegant building" where Latin, Greek, French and mathematics were taught (albeit at a fee that was "very considerable in amount").<ref>Rev. M. Campbell Mackenzie, [https://stataccscot.edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dist/viewer/nsa-vol1-Parish_record_for_Lasswade_in_the_county_of_Edinburgh_in_volume_1_of_account_2/nsa-vol1-p323-parish-edinburgh-lasswade?search=lasswade "Parish of Lasswade, County of Edinburgh"]. ''New Statistical Account of Scotland'', Volume I (1845), p. 336. Retrieved 8 December 2021.</ref> Nearly forty years later, in 1881, the school moved premises to a much larger building at the top of School Brae, where the secondary-level pupils were instructed separately from the younger cohorts.<ref name="gaz"/> In 1956, '''Lasswade Senior Secondary School''' (as it was now known) transferred to yet another new building, this time located in the nearby town of Bonnyrigg, with improvements and extensions opened in 1978 to provide classrooms for the Business Studies, Home Economics, Music, Art & Design, Science and Craft, Design & Technology departments, as well as a Library, Computer Room, Kitchen, Dining Room and Sports Centre. Lasswade was further developed as a community school in 1979, and a new Mathematics and Support wing was formally opened by the [[Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills|Education Minister]], [[Jack McConnell]], in 2000.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.lasswade.info/artman/publish/article_7.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040715031747/http://www.lasswade.info/artman/publish/article_7.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2004 |title=Homepage : Background to Lasswade High School Centre |publisher=Lasswade.info |access-date=18 December 2011 ))</ref>

In 2009 it was announced that a new Lasswade High School Community Campus was to be built, with construction beginning in October 2011 on the site of the old school's playing fields. The school re-opened in 2013 as the '''Lasswade Centre''', with ceremonial duties performed by the then [[First Minister of Scotland]], [[Alex Salmond]].<ref name="gaz"/> The new building cost £38 million to complete, and contains 90 classrooms to accommodate around 1,500 pupils.<ref name="gaz"/> The facility also has a purpose-built Sports Centre, which comprises a games hall, squash courts, fitness training rooms, activity movement studio, cafeteria, creche and spacious playing fields.
[[File:First Minister opens Lasswade High School (10574628006).jpg|thumb|right|The Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, opens the new school campus in 2013.]]

==Fittest School in Britain 2009==
The school took the top prize in the Fitter Schools Challenge,<ref name="scotland2004">((Cite web |url=https://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2004/10/15115621 |title=School friendships can last a lifetime - FM |access-date=17 April 2009 |archive-date=28 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428215713/http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2004/10/15115621 |url-status=dead ))</ref> in which 3,000 UK schools put their sporting prowess to the test. The school was presented with a trophy and £10,000 worth of sports equipment by Olympian [[Roger Black]]. The challenge was open to first and second year pupils at every school in the UK. Each school had to complete in three challenges which tested their skills and stamina. Pupils were asked to complete a shuttle run, which tested their ability to accelerate and change direction. They were also challenged to see how many star jumps they could do in a minute.<ref>((cite web|url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/latestnews/Pupils-run-off-with-fitness.5686191.jp |title=Pupils run off with fitness prize - Edinburgh, East & Fife |work=The Scotsman |date=29 September 2009 |access-date=18 December 2011))</ref>

==Links with China and South Africa==
In recent years, the school has developed educational links with Tianlin No 3 Middle School in [[Shanghai]], [[People's Republic of China]]. The collaboration is part of a wider initiative to develop a closer relationship between [[Scotland]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]], and will include teacher and pupil exchanges as well as using e-mail and the internet to develop joint projects.<ref name="scotland2004"/><ref>((cite web|url=http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/A-Chinese-getaway-to-help.2572371.jp |title=A Chinese getaway to help pupils build links - Education |work=The Scotsman |date=16 October 2004 |access-date=18 December 2011))</ref>

==Eco-Schools==
Following a visit by an [[Eco-Schools]] inspection team in 2008, Lasswade High was awarded the Green Flag environmental award.<ref>http://www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk/news/Lasswade-High-School-flies-flag.4974501.jp ((Dead link|date=February 2022))</ref>

==Notable former pupils==
((See also|Category:People educated at Lasswade High School Centre))
*[[James Edward Tierney Aitchison]] (1835–1898), surgeon and botanist
*[[A. J. Aitken]] (1921–1998), lexicographer; scholar of the Scots language.
*[[Christopher Anderson (theologian)|Christopher Anderson]] (1782–1852), theologian.
*[[Paul Frederick de Quincey]] (1828–1894), soldier and politician in New Zealand; son of [[Thomas De Quincey]]
*[[Sean Fraser (swimmer)|Sean Fraser]] (born 1990), swimmer and bronze medallist at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Beijing]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk/sport/Loanhead-swimmer-Sean-Fraser-in.4314907.jp |title=Loanhead swimmer Sean Fraser in Paralympic medal hope - Local Sport |work=Midlothian Advertiser |date=23 July 2008 |access-date=18 December 2011))</ref>
*Sir [[James Arnot Hamilton]] (1923–2012), aircraft designer; Director-General of the [[Concorde]] aviation project for the [[Ministry of Technology]] (1966–1970).<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst4312.html|title=Sir James Arnot Hamilton|website=Gazetteer for Scotland|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=19 January 2020))</ref>
*[[Gary Locke (Scottish footballer)|Gary Locke]] (born 1975), professional footballer.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/lockegary.html |title=Gary Locke - Hearts Career - from 8 May 1993 to 2 Jan 2001 |publisher=Londonhearts.com |access-date=18 December 2011))</ref>
*Canon [[Stewart Mallin]] (1924–2000), Episcopalian cleric, Dean of [[Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness|Moray, Ross and Caithness]] (1983–1991). 
*[[Gary Mason (footballer)|Gary Mason]] (born 1979), professional footballer.
*[[Brian McCabe (author)|Brian McCabe]] (born 1951), author and poet, editor of the ''[[Edinburgh Review]]'' (2004–2011).
*[[Paul F. McMillan]] (1956–2022), Sir William Ramsay Professor of Chemistry, [[University College London]] (2008–2022).<ref>((Cite book|last=James|first=Frank A. J. L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gEIrDwAAQBAJ|title='The Common Purposes of Life': Science and Society at the Royal Institution of Great Britain|date=2017-07-05|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-351-96317-6|pages=380|language=en))</ref><ref>[https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/McMillan%20Paul%20Francis 'Paul Francis McMillan']. ''Academia Europaea: The Academy of Europe''. Retrieved 17 February 2022.</ref>
*[[Gary Naysmith]] (born 1978), professional footballer.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10418~6948,00.html |title=Sheffield United &#124; Gary Naysmith |publisher=Sheffield United F.C. |date=15 October 2007 |access-date=18 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206185330/http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10418~6948%2C00.html |archive-date= 6 February 2012  ))</ref>
*[[David Pryde (politician)|David Pryde]] (1890–1959), [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] MP, 1945–1959.
*[[Graeme Randall]] (born 1975), former World Judo champion (1999).<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S3/committees/hs/or-08/he08-1802.htm |title=The Scottish Parliament - Health and Sport Committee Official Report |access-date=7 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605141744/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S3/committees/hs/or-08/he08-1802.htm |archive-date=5 June 2011  ))</ref>
*[[Pat Semple]] (1939–2021), landscape artist.<ref>Tristram Clarke (21 June 2021), [https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/obituary-pat-semple-acclaimed-artist-and-inspirational-teacher-3277965 'Obituary: Pat Semple, acclaimed artist and inspirational teacher']. ''The Scotsman''. Retrieved 17 February 2022.</ref>
*[[Richard Baird Smith]] (1818–1861), army officer in the [[East India Company]]; chief engineer at the [[Siege of Delhi]] in 1857.
*[[Craig Thomson (footballer, born 1991)|Craig Thomson]] (born 1991), professional footballer.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/craig-thomson-hearts_2241487_48439 |title=Craig Thomson &#124; Hearts |publisher=Heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=18 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228183859/http://www.heartsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/craig-thomson-hearts_2241487_48439 |archive-date=28 December 2009  ))</ref>
*[[Albert Watson (photographer)|Albert Watson]] (born 1942), fashion photographer.
*[[Steven Whittaker]] (born 1984), professional footballer.
*[[Peter Wright (rugby union)|Peter Wright]] (born 1967), former rugby union international.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/ Midlothian Council website]
* [http://lasswadehsc.mgfl.net// School website]
* [http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/schools/lasswadehighschoolcentremidlothian.asp Lasswade's page on Scottish Schools Online]

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