On 24th November 1998, then Scotland Today reporter Becky Hunter visited CHS to interview a group of pupils who had created commemorative banners to celebrate the school’s 125th anniversary.
This video is hosted on the YouTube channel of former pupil Iain McGuinness who was involved in the creation of these banners.
Ian L. McHarg was a pupil at CHS and became hugely successful professionally. He wrote to the Rector of CHS in 1998 as part of the 125th anniversary celebrations and enclosed a highly impressive CV of his achievements. He wrote “I have nothing but gratitude for the education that I received at Clydebank”.
You can read his profile by clicking here.
This commemorative golf ball was sold as part of the CHS 125th anniversary celebrations. This item was loaned to OldCHS by Scott Inglis.
As part of the CHS 125th anniversary celebrations in 1998, a number of commemorative items were sold. Here, a branded tin of mixed fruit drops were sold to raise funds for the school.
Mr O’Brien joined CHS in 1984 and faced both problems and opportunities resulting from the continual change in education in the 1980s and ’90s. He also faced the transition for the exam systems, from “ordinary” grades to “standard” grades etc. He announced his retirement from the school just before the Christmas break in 1999 to take up a new position as a Councillor in Stirling.
In 1998 CHS celebrated its 125th Anniversary. The then Principal Teacher of CHS, Dr C Watson, wrote a history of the school. You can download a pdf copy of the publication here.