Auchenharvie Academy Staff Memories of 1970s and 1980s

[boots1]

What Memories do people have regarding the following staff listed below who got them during the 1970s and 1980s at the school:

Listed here are there years they worked at the Academy and also if they were Head Of Department, of a member of the senior management Team.I have been working on this to get there years service,, if they retired, left and even if they have sadly passed away now.

Key:
CST - Currently Still Teaching at Auchenharvie Academy
PT - Principle Teacher
APT - Assistant Principle Teacher OR HOD - Head of Department
PTG - Principle Teacher of Guidance
HT - Head Teacher
AHT - Assistant Head Teacher
DHT - Deputy Head Teacher

1970s:
Miss Elizabeth Willey – PE 1971-2006 Retired
Mrs Jean McCracken – PE 1971-2005 Retired
Mrs Lillian Whatley – English 1972-1979 – Left for Dundee Area
Mr John Thomson – Technical 1971-1978 – Retired
Mrs Liz Leggat – English 1972-2005 – Retired Remarried Name Copland Later Guidance
Mr William Armstrong – Art & Principle Guidance – 1971-1993 – Retired
Miss Jean Donaldson – Music & Principle Guidance – 1971- 1990 – Retired
Mrs Rita Johnstone – Home Economics – 1971-1985 – Retired Now Dead
Miss Heather Slater – Modern Languages – 1972-2009 – Retired
Mrs Janet Armstrong – Home Economics –
Miss Cooper – English –
Mr Ian Mack – Science Principle Teacher of Biology & Guidance – 1971-1985 - Retired
Mr Archie Stewart –Principle Teacher of Technical – 1971-1985 – Retired
Miss Joyce Clark – Modern Languages & Principle Guidance – 1971-1985 – Retired Later AHT
Mr Alexander Forest Smith – Science Principle Teacher of Chemistry – 1971-1993 Retired (Dead)
Mrs Freny Olbrich – Principle Teacher of English – Left for Stirling Area.
Mr Ian Proctor – Principle Teacher of Music – 1971-1978 – Retired (Dead)
Mr Lex Dunlop – English then Later AHT 1971-1974 – Left for Garnock Academy
Miss Jean Harper – AHT – 1971-1977- Retired (Dead)
Mr Charles Wilson – First HT – 1971-1980 – Retired (Dead)
Dr David White – DHT & Science – 1971-1974 – Left for Garnock Academy (Dead)
Mr Alexander Sherrie – Modern Languages – 1971-1974 – Left for Park mains in Erskine
Mr Tom Mason – Principle Teacher of Art – 1971-1984 – Retired (Dead)
Mr Ronald Payne – Science – Principle Teacher of Physics – 1971-1986 – Retired
Mrs Anne McAllister – Maths – 1971-1974 – Left for Loudon Academy Galston
Mr Andrew Walker – Principle Teacher of PE – 1971-1984 – Retired (Dead)
Miss Carswell – Principle Teacher of Home Economics –1971-1979 – Retired (Dead)
Mr Douglas Collins – Geography –1971-1979 – Retired (Dead)
Mr Harry Eager – English – Arrived – 1977-2004 Retired (Later Head of English)
Miss Irene Betts – English – Arrived – 1975-2001 Retired
Mr Alexander Sutherland – English – 1973-2002 Retired (Later Principle Guidance)
Miss McIntyre Married Name Mrs Breen – English – 1976- C S T
Mr James Callaghan – English 1976-1980 – Left
Mr David Barr – Maths 1974- 2007 – Later Head of Computing Dept
Mr Robin Howatt – Maths then later AHT 1974- (Later AHT) Left 1988
Mr Robin Wark – Maths 1973-1980 – Left for Largs Academy
Mr William Wilson – Technical 1974-1984 – Retired & APT of Guidance
Mr John Matthews – Maths - 1975-2005 -Retired (Later Head of Maths)
Mr David McNeur – Art – 1976-1989 –Left for Largs Academy
Mrs Marion Howie – Modern Languages 1974-2008 -Retired (Later Head of Dept)
Mr William Young – Science – Biology/Chemistry 1975-1999 – Retired
Mr Ian Whiteford – Science – Chemistry Arrived 1978- (did leave)
Mr Duncan Watt – Art – Arrived 1976-2000 – Left
Mrs Elizabeth Mackie – Music –1978-1989 – Retired (2nd Head of Music
Mrs Maureen McPhie – Home Economics –1977-C S T
Mrs Betty Guthrie – History/Modern Studies – 1973-2002 – Retired
Mr Norman Dunsmore – History/Modern Studies – Arrived 1974-1979 – Left
Mr Graham Walker – PE – Arrived – 1979-1994 – Left for Loudoun Academy Galston
Mr Robert Reid – AHT – Arrived – 1978-1984 – Left for Raven’sPark Academy Irvine
Mr Hugh Miller – DHT – Arrived – 1974-1981 – Left for Grange Academy Kilmarnock
Mr Brian Johnston – Modern Languages Arrived – 1976-1983 – Left for Kyle Academy Ayr
Mr Alan Sillars – DHT? 70s

1980s:
Mr John Taylor – 2nd Rector Head Teacher Arrived May 1980- June 1989 – Retired
(Arrived During session 1979-1980)
Mr Douglas Bell (Biology) 1980 – C S T
Mr David Neill (PT Geography) 1980-2010 Later AHT then DHT – Retired
Mr Jim Thompson – Teacher of Classics 1980-1990 – Left for Cumnock Academy
Mr James Horton – PT 2nd of Learning Support 1980-1990 – Retired (Dead)
Mr Phillip Galbraith (DHT) 1981-1987 – Left for Head Teacher of Greenwood Academy
Mr Ian Hessett (PT of Business Studies) 1983-1998 – Left for Belmont Academy
Miss Georgina Young (PT Art) 1984-1990 Early = Left (2nd Head of Art)
Mrs Maria Dick (English) 1984 Later AHT then HT 1989-2005 – Retired
Mr James Davidson (PT PE) 1984-2008 – Retired (2nd Head of PE)
Mr Peter McAneny (Technical) 1984/85 – 1999 – Retired
Mr Colin Wilson (Physics) 1984 – C S T
Mr Tom Graystone (PT Biology) 1984/85-2004 – Retired
Mr Gerard Kelly – History/Modern Studies 1984-1991- Left for Rothesay Academy
Mr Ian Holton (Physics) 1986 – 2001 Dec – Left for Marr College Troon
Miss Elaine Flood (Business Studies) 1987-1994 – Left for Irvine Royal Academy (Married Name Venman)
Mrs Angela Ness (PT Music) Became Mrs Morrell 1989-2004 – Retired

[Vivc113]

O god.

Mr Barr - *pukes*
Miss Slater - she was OK
Mrs McCracken *pukes*
Mrs Howie *pukes*


What ever happened to Mrs Jamieson (French) 1980s ??
Mr Eager (English) 1980s??

So, Mr Thompson left for Cumnock Academy - WOW. Wonder what he does these days. Not much for teaching of classics now?!?

[boots1]

Mrs Jamieson retired early in June 1988 same year as Mr Muir in June 1988 he was head of history /modern studies

Mrs Jamieson left to go and live down in the scottish borders i think i was told

[Max]

I’m surprised that Mr Strachan’s name didn’t make the list, he was a dab hand at throwing rubber erasers at you with a target drawn on the blackboard. He also was not one to shy away from using the belt on the boys.