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Gerard
Kelly |
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Actor |
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Former
pupils seem to have a liking for the stage judging
by the number who have become top actors. Paul
Gerard Kelly was a pupil at St Gregory's High before
it merged with St Andrew's. He is now a very
successful actor having appeared in a wide range of
comic and straight roles on television and film as
well as on stage. Gerard is also a great star on the
Scottish pantomime scene.
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Frances
Curran
MSP |
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Frances is one of
the 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament until she
stood down in 2007. During her spell in office
she took important decisions that affected everyone
in Scotland. Frances showed an interest in politics at a young
age and became involved in various pressure groups.
She was elected as MSP for West of Scotland in
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Katy
Murphy |
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Actor |
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Katy
is another FP to enjoyed great success on stage and
screen. She was pupil at St Gregory's High who
worked hard to realise her dream of becoming an
actor. Kate has worked steadily for 20 years .. no
mean feat for an actor .. and has appeared in many
top TV shows such as Holby City, Casualty, Tutti
Frutti and Prime Suspect. She also
starred in a TV performance of The Steamie.
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Pat
Nevin
Sport |
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Pat
was a top class footballer who played on the wing
for, Scotland as well as Chelsea, Everton and many
other clubs. He is now a successful football pundit
on TV and radio. Pat also spent time as Chief
Executive of Motherwell FC and can claim to be one
of the few professional footballers who has appeared
on a TV art show because of his love and knowledge
of painting. |
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St Andrew's
Pupils
Languages |
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The
teaching of foreign languages has always been
regarded as important as St Andrew's. It was
therefore no great surprise when a number of
talented senior pupils from the school were selected
to as 'Young Ambassadors' for a national languages
project based at Stirling University. The students
were learning both Spanish & French. (more) |
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Louise
Brown |
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Nurse |
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Louise
realised a childhood dream when she gained a place
on a nursing course. She is now in the third year of her
training and has passed all her assessments so far.
Louise is looking forward to working in Accident &
Emergency (A&E) as she will discover whether TV's
Casualty is accurate! She eventually hopes
to become a hospital ward sister.
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Sarah
Innes |
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Police |
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Sarah
decided on a career in the police when she was in
her final year at school. She has never regretted it. Her work is varied and
she enjoys helping the public in many ways. Sarah
also likes being part of a hard-working team who
help each other. She believes it is important to uphold the law and finds it is very
interesting to deal with those people who decide to break it.
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Mark
Cox
Actor |
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Mark
is a successful actor on stage and screen.
Many people in Scotland may not know his name but
will certainly recognise his face because Mark has
appeared in some of the nation's most popular TV
shows. These include Chewin' The Fat,
Still Game, Monarch of the Glen and
Rebus. This shows Mark is happy playing
both comedy and straight roles. |
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David
Marshall |
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Sport |
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David
is another top footballer to emerge from St
Andrew's. He joined Celtic as a young goalkeeper and
went on to appear regularly in the first team squad.
David made headlines throughout Europe in one of his
earliest games when he faced the mighty Barcelona in
the Nou Camp stadium. He played incredibly
well to defy some of the world's top players and
earn Celtic a great result. David is now playing
with Norwich City.
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