Lenzie Academy

Lenzie Academy is a secondary school in the town of Lenzie in the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. Pupils from Lenzie, the village of Auchinloch and southern parts of Kirkintilloch go to the school. The school has had a number of pupils grow up to be famous in different fields.

Famous former pupils

• Moira Anderson (1938 - ), Singer^[1]
• Jane Duncan (1910–1976), Author (known at school by her birth name of Elizabeth Cameron )^[2]
• Andy Dunlop (1972 - ), Travis guitarist^[3]
• Andrew Henderson (1980 - ), rugby union player.^[4]
• Tom Johnston (1882–1965), Secretary of State for Scotland during World War Two.^[5]
• Jimmy Mack (1934–2004), broadcaster^[6]
• Gus MacPherson (1968 - ), footballer.^[7]
• Ian McCartney (born 1951 - ), former MP, part of Tony Blair's cabinet^[8] He left school at 15 with no qualifications.^[9]
• Rhona McLeod, news reader.^[7]
• Nicola Raphael (1985–2001) – A girl whose suicide after bullying at the school led to legal action and a lot of media stories.^[10][11][12]
• Melissa Reid, smuggler.^[13][14]
• Michael Shea (1938–2009), Press Secretary to Elizabeth II (1978–1987)^[9][15]

References

1. "Video – G66+ Live Kirky Street Party". Kirkintilloch Herald. 2011-07-20. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
2. "Jane Duncan may be out of print for 40 years but she is about to be heard again - The Scotsman". News.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
3. "This week reporter Katy Whitelaw talks to former Lenzie Academy pupil Andy Dunlop". Kirkintilloch Herald. 2008-10-10. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
4. "Andrew Henderson". Glasgow Warriors. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
5. "Lenzie Academy - Tom Johnston, 1881-1965". Lenzieacademy.e-dunbarton.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
6. "Evening Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
7. "East Dunbartonshire Council". The Scotsman. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
8. "Ian is Labour's top man". Kirkintilloch Herald. 2003-04-08. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
9. Missouri Souther State University, University of Tabuk Sign Memorandum of Understanding, Joplin, Mo.: US Fed News Service, Including US State News, August 4, 2011, archived from the original on 2018-11-17 – via questia.com
10. "'May God forgive these bullies... because I never will'". Kirkintilloch Herald. 2002-03-17. Retrieved 2013-11-01.^{[permanent dead link]}
11. "Abuse Was Too Much For Nicola". Daily Record. 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
12. STEWART PATERSON (2006-06-24). "Bullied girl's mother sues council". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
13. "Lenzie 'drug mule' facing prison after pleading guilty - Kirkintilloch Herald". M.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-02.^{[permanent dead link]}
14. "BBC News - Peru drug arrests: Footage shows Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum". M.bbc.co.uk. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2013-10-02.^{[permanent dead link]}
15. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obitus/6377211/Michael-Shea.html^{[permanent dead link]}

Other websites

• Lenzie Academy Website