West Lothian primary school win first prize in prestigious national competition

Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. A West Lothian primary school’s quiz team showed it was top of the class recently. The pupils from St Joseph’s Primary in Linlithgow achieved a first place finish in the Scotland-wide Euroquiz. Team members Eric, Beatrix, Connell, Anna (with Finlay as reserve) demonstrated an impressive level of knowledge about European languages, history, geography, culture and European affairs to finish one point ahead of; Strathblane Primary School in Stirling (2nd place) and six points ahead George Watson’s College Junior School in Edinburgh (3rd place). Euroquiz is run by the Scottish European Educational Trust (SEET). It sees teams of four working together to broaden their knowledge of Europe and the wider world. Over 440 schools, involving over 2200 pupils from across Scotland took part in Euroquiz Heats earlier this year, with the St Joseph’s Primary Linlithgow team; Eric, Beatrix, Connell, and Anna winning the West Lothian heat in May to secure their place in the online finals. Ann Smith, head teacher of St Joseph’s Linlithgow, said: “We are all extremely…
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