School opening ceremony 1911 Wick

[davelna]

Anyone have any info relating to opening of a school in Wick. I have a postcard with photo of people at opening ceremony 1911

[Venture]

It could be Wick High School.

[Duncansby]

I think WHS opened the year before - I'm sure there was a bit in last weeks Groat in the 100 years ago today bit about its opening...don't have my copy anymore so sorry can't check.

[sids]

Scan it and post it here.

[Betty]

There is a photo in the Johnston Collection of the opening ceremony on August 23, 1911. (Says Wick High School)
http://www.johnstoncollection.net/show_image.aspx?id=JN22383B021&term=JN22383B021&pindex=0
photo number JN22383B021

[Venture]

I think WHS opened the year before - I'm sure there was a bit in last weeks Groat in the 100 years ago today bit about its opening...don't have my copy anymore so sorry can't check.

Betty is right the school did open in August 1911. Duncansbay it did feature in the Old Files. It mentioned about the work in progress and said that the school should be finished by the end of June the following year.

[Duncansby]

Thanks for that Venture - I knew I'd read something about it but I'd left e paper with my Granny so couldn't look it up.

[davelna]

Hi, This is exactley the same photo as the one I have. Many thanks.

[Venture]

Thanks for that Venture - I knew I'd read something about it but I'd left e paper with my Granny so couldn't look it up.

Hopefully 100 years after the first one was built we will have a definite decision on the new one.:)

[Skifter]

A friend told me that recently she was at a talk on Education in Caithness and that the person giving the talk said a decision to build a High School in Wick was made in the early 1890's but it wasn't started to be built until 1910. Doesn't this sound familiar.