About Us
James Gillespie's High School is a vibrant multicultural school and celebrated its Bicentenary in 2003. The school has undoubtedly changed over the years but academic excellence and student achievement are as important now as they have ever been.
The James Gillespie's Trust aims to support the school and foster strong links between the school, the community and the alumni. The Trust wishes to harness the tremendous goodwill that is felt for James Gillespie's High School to support the work of the school through various educational schemes and community projects.
Although much of our work involves small-scale projects, we are ambitious and are leading a visionary proposal to extend and improve the school library. We are very proud of the splendid heritage of the school and are developing a unique oral history project, which will become embedded in the future curriculum, to capture the tales of our alumni for posterity.
As trustees, we will work tirelessly with the school and community to promote and encourage excellence in all aspects of school life and we simply ask you to help us in any way you can.
Current Trustees
- Mr Jeremy Hughes, Honorary Treasurer (Chair)
- Mr Alex Wallace, Head Teacher JGHS
- Ms Marie Chetty, Depute Head Teacher JGHS
- Ms Marilyne MacLaren, Councillor
- Ms Mimo Caenepeel, Representative of the School Council
- Ms Barbara McPherson, Representative of the School Council
- Dr Marion Smith, Parent
- Ms Jean Cathro, Parent
- Mr Roddy Macleod, Parent of Former Pupil
The Trust also has a part time administrator, Jean Knox and she is assisted by a number of volunteers.
Useful Links
- James Gillespie's High School
- School looks to future with History Podcasts
- Trust wants community to share stories
- Funding lift for Gillespie's history plan
