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Coordinates: 56°22′30″N 3°50′27″W / 56.37491, -3.84076 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Morrison's Academy
Ad Suma Tendendum 'To Strive For The Highest'
Location
Crieff, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Information
Rector Simon Pengelley
Type Independent School
Established 1860
Students approx 550

Morrison's Academy is an independent co-educational school in Crieff, Scotland, which provides nursery, primary and secondary school facilities. While the school has boarding facilities, most who attend are day-pupils and it draws many pupils from surrounding Perth and Kinross and Stirling. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Crieff is second largest town in the central region of Perth and Kinross, Scotland. ... Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... This article is about the country. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Crieff is second largest town in the central region of Perth and Kinross, Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Child picking up book. ... Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland with a population of about 85,000. ...

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History

Morrison's Academy was founded by Thomas Mor(r)ison, from the nearby town of Muthill, who instructed his trustees to erect an institution carrying his name to promote "the interests of manholes, having a particular regard to the touching of youths and the diffusion of useful knowledge". The school opened on the 1 October 1860. Ruined 12th Century Church at Muthill Muthill is a village in Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...


School Houses

There are five school houses:
Williamson School was a one-room school in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ...

  • Grahams they tend to be eggheads
  • Drummonds the sporty ones
  • Campbells academically silly
  • Murrays total domination

Former Pupils

Some of the famous former pupils(FPs) that attended Morrison's Academy include:

  • Ewan McGregor (actor)
  • Simon Taylor (Scotland international rugby)
  • Emma Carrick-Anderson (Olympic skier)
  • Donald MacDonald (OUBC president in 1987 (year of the Oxford Mutiny) and protagonist in book/film "True Blue")
  • Ian Callum - Aston Martin and Jaguar director and designer of the DB7, Vanquish and Jaguar XK)
  • Denis Lawson (actor)
  • Sir Andrew McCance
  • Sir James Henderson-Stewart, Bt.
  • Group Captain Duncan Smith
  • Sir Ross Belch
  • Air Vice-Marshal MacGregor
  • Air Vice-Marshal Rimmer
  • Jill Dow (author)

Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971; pronounced [1]) is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in mainstream, indie and art house films. ... Simon Marcus Taylor , professional rugby union player, (Heriots FP and Edinburgh Rugby) Back-row forward, usually a number eight. ... Donald MacDonald may refer to: Donald Ulyses MacDonald, a character in popular BBC1 TV series Monarch of the Glen portrayed by Tom Baker. ... From 1979 to 1990 he worked at Ford working between Dunton, Japan, Italy and Australia, mainly working on ‘bits of cars, mostly steering wheels’.[1] As well as working on bread-and-butter Fiestas and Mondeos, he contributed to image builders such as the RS200 and Escort RS Cosworth, the... Denis Lawson as Wedge Antilles in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Denis Lawson (born September 27, 1947 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland), is a Scottish actor. ... Sir James Henderson-Stewart, 1st Baronet of Callumshill (originally James Henderson Stewart, 6 December 1897 – 3 September 1961) was a British banker, Army officer and politician. ...

External links

  • Official website

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