It is consoling that on what proved to be his last day in Wallace, Colin enjoyed some “craic” with many members of the teaching staff, walked the corridors and completed a...
“I need hardly say that it will be my earnest desire to make a full contribution to the life of the school.” ( Patrick Harrower letter of acceptance to Mr Noel Gilpin,...
As another school year begins, the sun shone to welcome our new pupils. Coming from over thirty feeder schools 178 pupils joined Year 8. Many are second generation Wallace while...
It is a truth universally acknowledged (amongst teachers) that the summer is always in June and September. Almost 9 years later it is hard to remember if it was sunny in the...
My friends, I knew a wonderful man, these words approximate him, as chips of stone approximate a tower, as wind approximates a song. (from When a Friend by Stephen Dobyns) Mr W...
The death of Noel Gilpin in July 2003 following a long illness marked the end of an era in Wallace High School’s history. It is appropriate therefore that two former...
