Newport School in 1978 beginning to look rather derelict after its closure following the opening of the the new school in 1977. Rather too clearly seen is the new extension on the front of the Blyth Hall which, along with other alterations, dated from 1974. The new extension provided wonderful toilet facilities but did little ...
Newport School group with teacher Miss Purdie. Probably 1958 and probably Primary 5 or 6.
Gordon Cathro, Ronald Caird, Claude Taylor, Jack Oliphant, Tom Thomson, Billy Gray, Miss McDiarmid Heather Murray, Frances McMillan, Audrey Wilson, Janet Sannan(?), Aileen Patterson Elizabeth Lees, Evelyn Smith, Anne Simpson, Helen Burnett, Maureen Muir, Elspeth Waugh, Jeanette Gillespie Michael Robertson, Ronald Wright, Jimmy Gordon, David Smith, Gordon Fleming
This newspaper cutting reports an award given to primary teacher Miss Rose for 25 years service in 1936. She was still teaching 15 years later. She is particularly remembered for her dancing classes. Throughout her career, she taught hundreds of local children to dance, very often competing successfully at festivals and competitions.
Photo of boys of the Fourth Standard at Newport School in 1907. Back row, left to right: John Scrymgeour; Miss Jeffrey (Class Teacher); Buchan Ritchie; Arthur Swan (Wormit boy); Mr Dow (Drill Instructor); Alex Kay; Tom Whyte: Willie Minty. Centre, left to right: Sidney Mitchell; John McLauchlan; Simon Forrest; G. Lawson; Quentin Chalmers; Eldon Law; Jack Anderson; ...
Photograph of main prize-winners at Newport School c. 1947 plus the complete list for that year. In the photograph are: Mary Melville - Sewing Prize; Edwin Robertson - Sports Champion; Patsy Garvie - Sports Champion; Myra McClure - Dux Girl; Robert Watt - Dux Boy.
Newport School group around 1907. The teacher second from the right is probably headmaster Harry Willsher. He was headmaster from 1905 until 1920, after which he became a librarian in Dundee until his retiral in 1943!
Newport School: photo taken about 1922. Back row, left to right: Mr Strath; Kay; McLaren; ?(Wormit); Duncan; Bruce; Ross. Centre, left to right: Don?; Peebles; Stewart; McLachlan. Front, left to right: Easson; Farquharson; Blair; Johnstone; Payne; Kelt; Gould.
Newport School: photo taken about 1920. Back row, left to right: Miss Jeffrey; W. Crichton; Philip; Todd; Carstairs; Ross; J. Johnstone; McLaren; Van de Rydt; Duncan. Second back row, left to right: W. Johnstone; F. Wallace; H. Spark; Gould; G. Farquharson; A. Payne; J. Stanford; Millar. Second row, left to right: J. Davidson; A. Payne; J. Crawford; H. ...
Two pictures of a rather sad-looking Newport School in 1978. The school had closed the previous year when the new school opened outside the village, and by the following year the old building was becoming rather dilapidated with many broken windows. This school had opened in 1878 so was in use for 99 years. The ...
Newport School 1982 - 1983 P1
Newport School Primary 1 class in 1990.
Newport Junior Secondary School. Championship Cup for Scratch Events. Presented by Newport Amateur F C June 1940. From 1960 onwards Newport School catered for primary pupils only and so pupils in P6 and P7 competed for the cup which was awarded to the overall sports champion. David Thorne, who won the cup in both P6 ...
Newport School Primary 7, 1976.
View of Newport School in Kilnburn/Blyth Street before its demolition in 1979. The gym hall windows were on the right and the library on the left.
A more relaxed view of Primary 7 on their last day at Newport School in 1977. This was one of the first photographs to be taken in the new school on Cupar road. Pupils had moved from the old school on Kilnburn/Blyth Street in April 1977. Seems like this was a girls-only photograph!
These are the school memories of Dennis Millar who attended Newport School between 1945 and 1951. Dennis emigrated to Australia and these are his schooldays as he remembers.
Newport School: photo from c. 1947 Dennis Millar - back row, third from right. Dorothy Howitt - front row, centre.
Sketch of Newport School after closure in 1977. The image was used on a greetings card.
These are the Newport School medals of the Smith family who lived in Woodbine House at 11 King Street. From Left to right: The Fraser medal, presented by Rev Thomas Fraser, minister of St Thomas' Church from 1870 until 1913. Awarded to David L Smith, Dux boy, Session 1920-21. The Dr T P Stewart medal presented by Dr ...
Newport School group c. 1955-1956.
A group of boys at Newport School (secondary section) in late 1950s.