Stewarton – School Magazine – 1978

A trip down memory lane now as we head back to circa 1978. Way back then, Stewarton High School was situated in Lainshaw by the railway viaduct. The primary school was in Dunlop Street when Mr William Crichton was Head Teacher from 1967 until 1970 and thereafter Mr Alan B. Barker took over.

When the Dunlop Street Primary School closed down in 1985 all the primary pupils moved to the Lainshaw site and the secondary pupils were moved to the new state-of-the-art Stewarton Academy at Nether Robertland. At a cost of £2 Million to build, the new Academy opened its doors for the first time and this was the educational breakthrough that the town, now greatly increased in size and population, had been awaiting for many years.

The High School, which had risen to six year status, had been desperately overcrowded and only survived by the erection of several unsightly huts outside the main building. Finally, after several years of local prompting, pleading and demanding, Strathclyde Regional Council agreed to provide a new school in Stewarton.

Back in the 1970s, each year Stewarton Secondary School produced a magazine which published many articles written by the pupils. The editors were fourth year pupils and they, with a little help from the teachers, selected which items would appear in that year’s issue. Many local businesses posted advertisements which help to offset the printing costs of the magazine.

The magazine was always full of pictures and URsTV has managed to find some which appeared in the 1978 issue. See anyone you know?

If you have any articles or pictures from any past issues please send them in and we will post them on site.

Check out the next page for a fantastic collection of photographs from the 1978 issue of the Stewarton High School Magazine!