FORMER Ross High pupil Adam Welsh returned to the school as the main speaker at this year’s Senior Celebration of Success.

Adam, who is part of fundraising team Xtreme Walkies, spoke about the group’s recent cycle around the coast of Iceland and the strength of character needed for the 900-mile trek.

He told the audience he drew on character traits which were instilled in him during his time at the school to dig deep and complete the tough challenge.

The Xtreme Walkies charity challenge raised money for CHAS, Teenage Cancer Trust, Beyond Boundaries East Lothian and a number of animal charities.

Parents attending the ceremony also donated £131 to the group following his speech last Wednesday.

Hayley Flanagan was the 2016/2017 Dux and it was revealed she had achieved 5 As in her Highers, which followed on from her success the previous year of 6 As in National 5s.

Entertainment on the night included music performed by Charlotte-Ann Esemal, Hayley Flanagan and Aaron Waugh, who also picked up his Grade 8 certificate in piano.

Paul Reynolds, headteacher, said: “It was an excellent night attended by a hall full of pupils and parents. We were delighted that Fiona Robertson, head of education, was also in the audience.”

The awards presented were: Mari-Anne Scott S5 Attainment National 5 PE; Fern Anderson 5S1 Effort and Attitude National Business Management; Alexander Arnott Effort and Attitude National Practical Woodwork; Anna Balfour 5F1 Effort and Attitude National Maths; Jack Barbour 5W2 Effort and Attitude National Computing Science; Emma Beveridge 5W1 Effort and Attitude National Physics; Sam Bowman 5F1 Effort and Attitude National Business Management; Lewis Calder 5W1 Effort and Attitude National Administration and IT; Salman Chaudhry 5F2 Attainment National 5 Drama, Maths and English; Alexandra Cook 5S1 Attainment National 5 Geography; David Coventry 5W2 Effort and Attitude National English and Attainment in Physics and French; Brenna Cowe 5S1 Effort and Attitude National French; Holly Cunningham 4W2 Attainment National 5 Art and Design; Natalie Devlin 5S1 Effort and Attitude National RME; Brodie Donaldson 5S2 Effort and Attitude National History; Anthony Fairlie 5F1 Attainment National 5 Graphic Communication; Georgia Farrell 5S1 Effort and Attitude National English and PE; Hannah Flanagan old S6 Effort and Attitude National Administration and IT; Stuart Fleming 5W1 Attainment National 5 Design and Manufacture; Faith Gallagher 5W2 Effort and Attitude National French; Chloe Gilchrist S5 Effort and Attitude National Modern Studies; Carri Hall 4F2 Effort and Attitude National Spanish; Finlay Hart 5F1 Effort and Attitude National Geography and Attainment in Chemistry and Modern Studies; Elise Ildevert 4F2 Effort and Attitude National Art and Design; Danni Lee 5S2 Effort and Attitude National Spanish; Mark Livingstone 5F1 Effort and Attitude National Computing Science; Jamie MacKay 5S1 Attainment National 5 Computing Science; Leah McCafrey Effort and Attitude National Physics; Alexander McDonald 5S1 Effort and Attitude National Design & Manufacture and Practical Woodwork; Becca McHugh 5S1 Effort and Attitude National Maths; Catrina B McManus 5W2 Attainment National 5 Business Management; Abbie McNee 5S2 Attainment National 5 Administration and IT; Elspeth Nicol 4W1 Effort and Attitude National Art and Design and Attainment in History; Abbie Nisbet 5S1 Effort and Attitude National History; Charlotte-Ann Oragani-Esamal 5F2 Attainment National 5 Spanish and Music; Matthew Paterson 6S1 Attainment National 5 Practical Metalwork; Olivia Ramsay 4S1 Effort and Attitude National Biology; Christy Ramsay Effort and Attitude National Practical Woodwork; Caitlin Ritchie 5W1 Attainment National 5 RME; Jordan Smith 4S1 Attainment National 5 Biology; Ewan Stewart Effort and Attitude National Drama; Aaron Stewart 6S2 Effort and Attitude National Practical Metalwork; Megan Thomas 4F2 Effort and Attitude National Chemistry; Eryk Walczak 5S2 Effort and Attitude National Graphic Communication and RME; Elise Wilkinson Effort and Attitude National Drama and Music; Macauley Woodcock old S6 Effort and Attitude National Practical Metalwork; Kirsten Bell old S6 Attainment Higher Administration and IT; Jake Beveridge 5S2 Attainment Higher Chemistry & Physics and Effort and Attitude in Graphic Communication and Maths; Maria Borowiak old S6 Effort and Attitude Higher Photography; Catherine Brownlee 6F1 Effort and Attitude Higher History; James Brownlee old S6 Attainment Higher Business Management; Holly Carr 6S1 Attainment Higher Spanish; Ross Clark 6S1 Attainment Higher Geography; Rachel Egan 5F1 Effort and Attitude Higher Chemistry; Ceri Evans Effort and Attitude Higher Drama; Lois Fairley Attainment Higher PE; Euan Findlay old S6 Attainment Higher Biology; Hayley Flanagan 6W Attainment Higher French, Graphic Communication & Music and Effort and Attitude in English; Amy Fraser old S6 Effort and Attitude Higher Modern Studies; James Hogg 6F1 Attainment Higher Design and Manufacture; Christopher Innes 6S1 Effort and Attitude Higher Geography; Lauren Jack 6F1 Effort and Attitude Higher Music; Sam Jeffries 6W Attainment Higher RME; Lewis Lee-Grant 5S2 Effort and Attitude Higher Art and Design; Ryan Lloyd Attainment Higher Modern Studies and Effort and Attitude in Business Management; Kyle McFadden Effort and Attitude Higher PE; Jack McGhee 6W Effort and Attitude Higher Computing Science; Sean McLeish old 5F3 attainment Higher Computing Science; Carly Mercer 6F2 Attainment Higher History and Effort and Attitude in French; Elspeth Nicol 5W1 Attainment Higher English; Nicole Schneider old S6 Effort and Attitude Higher Spanish; Matthew Spencer 6S1 Attainment Higher Maths and Effort and Attitude in Physics; Chloe Stevenson 6S1 Effort and Attitude Higher RME; Brodie Thomson 5S2 Attainment Higher Art and Design; Sophie Torrance Attainment Higher Drama; Amy Turnbull 5W Effort and Attitude Higher Biology; Aaron Waugh old S6 Effort and Attitude Higher Design and Manufacture; Brodie Wood old S6 Attainment Higher Photography; Lewis Young old S6 Effort and Attitude Higher Administration and IT; James Brownlee old S6 Effort and Attitude Advanced Higher Geography; Chloe Burt old S6 Attainment Advanced Higher French; Michael Coleman old S6 Attainment Advanced Higher Computing Science; Erin Devine old S6 Attainment Advanced Higher English; Greg Dow old S6 Attainment Advanced Higher Graphic Communication; Shaunna Elliott- Hook old S6 Attainment Advanced Higher Modern Studies; Caitlin Golightly old S6 Attainment Advanced Higher PE; Sarah Ildevert old S6 Attainment Advanced Higher Chemistry and Maths; Ryan Lloyd old S6 Attainment Advanced Higher Geography; Megin McKechnie old s6 Effort and Attitude Advanced Higher Modern Studies; Rachel Neighbour old S6 Attainment Advanced Higher Physics; Emily Nisbet old S6 Attainment Advanced HigherHistory; Jamie Robertson old S6 Effort and Attitude Advanced Higher Music; Kirsten Waldie old S6 Attainment Advanced Higher Biology and Effort and Attiude in Maths; Aaron Waugh old S6 Attainment Advanced Higher Music; Anna Balfour Special Award Session 2016/17 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award; Ellie Bissett Special Award Session 2016/17 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award; Alex Cook Special Award Session 2016/17 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award; David Coventry Special Award Session 2016/17 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award; Rebekah Egan Special Award Session 2016/17 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award; Murray Fraser Special Award Session 2016/17 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award; Thea Glynn Special Award Session 2016/17 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award; Elise Ildevert Special Award Session 2016/17 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award; Leah McCaffrey Special Award Session 2016/17 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award; Charlotte-Ann Oragani-Esamal Special Award Session 2016/17 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award; Heather Thom Special Award Session 2016/17 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award; Rachel Egan 5F1 Special Award Session 2016/17 Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award; James Hogg 5F1 Special Award Session 2016/17 Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award; Emily Nisbet old S6 Special Award Session 2016/17 Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award; Finlay Rae 5S1 Special Award Session 2016/17 Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award; Caitlyn Lyness Special Award Session 2016/17 Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award; Kirsten Waldie old S6 Special Award Session 2016/17 Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award; Lewis MacLeod Special Award Session 2016/17 Community Commitment; Robert Parker Special Award Session 2016/17 Bill Alcorn Trophy for Technical Education; David Coventry 5W2 Special Award Session 2016/17 Christine Boyle Award for Creative Writing; Hayley Flanagan 6W Special Award Session 2016/17 David Finlayson Trophy for Maths; Kirsten Bell 6W Special Award Session 2016/17 Dickson Memorial Cup for Services to Music; Fraser Etchells old S6 Special Award Session 2016/17; Gilbert Alan Literature Award; Aaron Waugh old S6 Special Award Session 2016/17 Janet Hunter Cup for Attainment in Music; Holly Singleton 6S1 Special Award Session 2016/17 Philosophy and Ethics; Salman Chaudhry 4F2 Special Award Session 2016/17 Sciences; Emily Nisbet old S6 Special Award Session 2016/17 Social Subjects; James Hogg Special Award Session 2016/17 Tim Dickson Award for Outdoor Education; Brandon Spence 5F1 Special Award Session 2016/17 Bricklaying – Construction Centre; Fraser Etchells Special Award Session 2016/17 Deputy Head Boy; Emily Nisbet Special Award Session 2016/17 Deputy Head Girl; Ryan Lloyd Special Award Session 2016/17 Head Boy; Morven Walker Special Award Session 2016/17 Head Girl; Hayley Flanagan 6W Special Award School Dux.