Hamilton College
Bothwell Road
HAMILTON
ML3 0AY
Main Office : 01698 282700
Junior Office : 01698 286830
Extra Curricular
Activities Available
BASKETBALL
Our new Basketball Team train on a Friday lunchtime.
SENIOR BOOK GROUP
Senior School Book Group is open to all pupils from S1 – S3 and meets every
Monday lunchtime in A21 from 1.05 until 1.35. Each term we read a number of
different books together for pleasure. We occasionally have visiting
authors. School packed lunch is provided. The group is run by Mrs. Clark our librarian
and Mrs. Duncanson from the English Department. Come along and join us. Reading IS
good for you!
BADMINTON
This club will run on a Wednesday and Thursday after school
CHEERLEADING
The Cheerleading club will be held in the PE department on a Thursday and Friday
lunchtime. This will be lead by two S5 girls who have experience in this field.
CHEMISTRY QUIZ TEAM
The team consists of 3 pupils, one from S2, S3 and S4. They develop their knowledge
of chemistry and take part in the “Top of the Bench” Royal Society of Chemistry West
of Scotland Competition.
Anyone interested from S2, S3 or S4 will be set a test and the pupils with the highest
score joins the team!
DRAMA
The Drama Club will be held on a Wednesday at Lunchtime, lunch will be provided.
Location to be confirmed.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.
Open to pupils in S3 for Bronze level and in S4 for Silver level. This club runs on a
series of after school meetings 4pm -5pm. Pupils are expected to work outside of
school in the areas of service, physical activity, and skill. In addition they will have to
complete a 2 day walk with an overnight camp. There is an additional cost for
enrolling in this scheme.
Teachers involved at present are Ms Edwards, Mr Allan, Mrs Clark (Librarian), Mrs Roy
and Mr Henderson.
ENTREPRENEURS CLUB
This is a similar venture to the Young Enterprise Company for S2 pupils. This will run
on a Thursday lunch time with Mrs Sweeney and Mrs Ford. This is a more structured
business venture allowing S2 to gain an insight into marketing, finance, human
resources, production and business ethics. This activity requires commitment as some
of the activities will require pupils to sell their products out with school hours.
FOOTBALL
This year will see the introduction of teams in S1 and S2. Our U18 Team have won the
Scottish Independent cup twice in the last 4 years. We also have an U16 Team who will
compete this year.
GARDENING CLUB
This club runs on a Wednesday after school. This group is for both Junior and Senior
School to develop the Eco Garden and other green areas of the school.
GIRLS FOOTBALL
This thriving club has been running now for more than 10 years. Teams currently play in
The Scottish Independent Schools Cup at U15 and U18 levels and in the local South
Lanarkshire League. Other Cup competitions include the SFA Scottish Cup and CocaCola 7’s. Training normally takes place after school.
GIRLS’ BRIGADE
The 3rd Hamilton Company of the Girls' Brigade meets at Hamilton College every
Thursday. The Company meets from 3.15pm until 4.30pm (5pm for J4 upwards). Girls
from J1 to S6 (numbers limited due to staffing) can come along to enjoy a wide variety
of activities including crafts, games, singing and dancing. Our programme has four
aspects - Spiritual, Physical, Education and Service and girls can work towards gaining
badges throughout the year, learning new skills and having fun with friends.
GLASGOW UNIVERSITY/ CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF SCOTLAND
LATIN SPEAKING COMPETITION
A lunchtime club is run (January- March every year) for participants in the Latin
Speaking Competition. This is an exciting opportunity to bring Latin alive! Everyone is
welcome from S1-S6, and the competition itself takes place on a Saturday morning in
March.
HISTORY AND MODERN STUDIES CLUB (S1 and S2)
The History and Modern Studies Club meets weekly, lunchtime at 1pm (packed lunches
are provided) in A19 with Mrs Murray and Mrs Mackay. In this club we look at
interesting historical and up to date issues. We watch videos, make posters, organise
debates and use the internet for investigation. In the past we have looked at the
Roswell UFO mystery, the Death Penalty, Pirates and the Titanic. This year we are
kicking off the new session by investigating the mystery of the Mary Rose. Often we
use ideas from club members. If you are interested speak to your History teacher.
HOCKEY
This is a very popular club which trains on Monday after school. There are many inter
school fixtures during the season.
IGNITE (Scripture Union)
This group for S3 and upwards aims to investigate and discuss the Christian faith.
It meets on Mondays at 1.20pm in B3 under the leadership of Mrs Speedie and
Miss Barron.
ITALIAN CLUB
Buongiorno – Benvenuti ad Italia a Hamilton College! Italian Club offers pupils in the
senior school the opportunity to learn conversational Italian on Friday lunchtimes.
Pupils also learn about Italian history, culture, art and food. All welcome. Please see
Miss Holmes-Henderson for further details.
THE POINT (Scripture Union)
“The Point” will meet on a Thursday lunchtime from 1.00 – 1.45 in Mrs Roy’s room
(pack lunches will be provided) This is a club for all S1and S2 pupils following on from
the JAM club in Junior School. If you’re up for some fun, a challenge or two, both
physical and intellectual, then come along and find out what exactly The Point is!
MUSIC
The Junior School are involved in:
Junior Choir
Training Orchestra
Monday
Wednesday
3.05pm – 3.45pm
3.45pm - 4.30pm
The Senior School are involved in:
School Orchestra
Senior Strings Ensemble
Clarinet Ensemble
Saxophone Ensemble
Flute Ensemble
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Thursday
3.45pm – 5pm
1pm - 1.40pm
1pm – 1.40pm
1pm – 1.40pm
1pm – 1.40pm
NETBALL
We have both Senior and Junior School teams playing in local Festivals and
Inter-School Competitions. Two of our Senior Teams were Scottish
Championships cup finalists and our S1 Team are currently Hamilton District
Consolation Group winners.
THE PRESS REVIEW GROUP
This is a new activity for senior students in S4-S6. We will meet on Fridays at
lunchtime in A21 to discuss recently-published journalism from various sources. This
activity will offer opportunities for participants to practise and enhance skills of
analysis and evaluation, build vocabulary and to appreciate the craft of stylish,
elegant, witty communication. Packed lunches will be provided.
RUGBY
Currently 4 teams playing every Saturday: J6 & J7, S1/ S2, U16 and 1XV
Team. 50 Matches were played last season in Cup and Inter-School
Fixtures and 16 boys gained representation honours last year.
This was our fourth tour and an annual event. Training takes place 5 times a week
from August to March. Last year our U18 won the Glasgow 7’s shield and
both our Teams made the last 8 of the Ben Laurie National competitions.
SKI CLUB
Fearless pupils are encouraged to join the Ski Club which takes place at Midlothian
Snowsports Centre in Edinburgh. The club is aimed at non-skiers. Despite the usually
inclement weather and an endless number of tumbles the youngsters enjoy an
exhilarating time culminating in the trip to Austria. The club takes place on Friday
evenings in the spring term and is organised by Mr Shields and Ms Donaldson.
SWIMMING
Senior School Swimming Club takes place on a Monday morning before school. We
have a number of pupils who gain representative honours every year.
THEATRE CLUB
The Theatre Club is open to keen theatregoers in S4-S6. The aim is to introduce
students to both accessible and challenging drama in a variety of local theatres– but
the Citizens’ Theatre in Glasgow will always be a favourite venue. Ticket prices will
always be substantially discounted. Students will be expected to make their own
arrangements for travel to each venue prior to meeting up with staff in charge.
Occasionally we will attend performances which are more appropriate for our
older students only.
YEARBOOK
This is open to all S5 and S6 who annually produce the Yearbook reflecting their time
at the college through photos, articles and artwork. It is entirely self financing and
always makes a charitable donation to a charity of the year groups’ choice. This group
meets during lunch time, and after school when the need arises. It is overseen by Mrs
Blackstock and Mrs Dunn.
YOUNG ENTERPRISE
Young Enterprise Scotland runs the company program for pupils in S6. This session the
school will be running two Young Enterprise Companies. Each company will be made
up of 6-20 pupils. Mrs Stark, will co-ordinate this activity with Mrs Murray and
Mrs McSeveney, heading up each team.
The idea of the company is to allow pupils to develop entrepreneurial skills within a
team environment. Each company is assigned a link teacher to give them limited
advice and an entrepreneur who will be in weekly contact with the company. This
year the companies advisors are Adrian Martin & Agnes Ferrie from the Mental Health
Tribunal Scotland.
Young Enterprise is a great project for responsible pupils to excel in a Strathclyde
University Business School Exam, a core skill in working with others and certificates to
award the company’s achievements are all up for grabs – never mind the sense of
satisfaction in achieving the company’s goals.
REGULATIONS FOR PUPILS INVOLVED IN
SCHOOL CLUBS AFTER 3.45PM
 Pupils should check with staff member in charge that
they are eligible to join a club/activity.
 Pupils will be required to complete a parental consent
form before they join any after school club.
 Pupils should not normally leave the school building
before any after school club/activity. This is to allow
activity to start promptly at 3.45pm.
 During the club/activity pupils are not expected to
leave the area they are working in without permission
of the teacher in charge.
 At the end of the activity pupils must change back
into full school uniform before leaving the school.
 All pupils must leave school building by 5.30pm.