Fettes Community

Don't miss out! The deadline for Watt Memorial Trust applications is 1st February. The Trust aims to give financial assistance to past and present members of Fettes and the Edinburgh Academy For more information, contact Anna Bennett at [email protected] or 0131 220 3249

We will never forget the 448 Old Fettesians, teachers and employees of Fettes College who died in or because of war. Today, on the 11th November, at 11am we remember them all.

After his incredible year of results, OF @JakeSWightman (Gl 2008-2012) crowns it all with Athlete of the Year. What an amazing achievement! Well done Jake! 🥳👏

Thank you to everyone who attended for the 68th Commemoration weekend, the first full Commem since 2019 It was absolutely delightful to see so many OFs back on campus and enjoying reuniting with their Fettes friends Read more about the weekend of events - bit.ly/3Ct0tnL

Calling all OFs in or near London. Sign up for the Summer Drinks Party by Monday. It is not to be missed! buytickets.at/fettescollege/…

Congratulations to OF Harry Paterson (PS-Gl 2011-2019) on being selected for the Scotland 7s squad. Amazing achievement and we will be cheering for you when you are in Singapore and Vancouver! 🏉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Excited that Tom Banatvala (Gl 2015-2020) is in the starting XV for the 1st fixture of the U20 Six Nations If we cheer loud enough from Fettes, the team might be able to hear us at Dam Health Stadium! Based in the UK? You can watch all the action on BBC iPlayer Good luck, Tom!

As COP26 wraps up in Glasgow, thank you to the many OFs who provided interesting and inspiring content for our current students to learn more about climate change and sustainability. These included posters and interviews on their career journeys in the industry. Thank you! 🌍

So proud of OF Melissa Wilson(CW 2009-2011) for, along with Hannah Mills, bringing together Olympic and Paralympic athletes from over 40 different countries in a video to World Leaders encouraging them to race like athletes, adopting ambitious action in the face of climate change

@JakeSWightman we are so proud of you and all of Team GB.

Best of luck to OF Katherine Douglas (Inv-CW 2000–2007) who will be making her Olympic debut rowing in Heat 1 of the Women's Eight on Saturday 24th July at 12:20pm JST (04:20am BST). We will be cheering for you! 🚣‍♀️🥳

One hundred years on from the formation of the OFA we are a vibrant association keeping the global OF community connected. We run both social and career events and we can all be connected on the portal fettescommunity.org, why not join us?

We are so proud of OF Katherine Douglas (Inv-CW 2000-2007) for being selected to represent the Team GB Rowing Team in the Women’s Eight in Tokyo later this summer! Congratulations and we’ll all be rooting for you from Fettes College and the Fettes community 🚣‍♀️👏‍

The OFNL is on its way. Keep an ear out for the familiar thump of it coming through your letterbox!

To mark #VEDay75 we spoke to OFs who were pupils at Fettes on 8th May 1945 to seek their memories: David Arbuthnott (Ca 1941-1945) was in the Upper Sixth at Fettes during VE Day. He remembers going ‘up town’ and ending up in Chambers Street where we danced reels.

For our #FettesFocus, we are looking to OFs for all the wonderful things you are doing during lockdown. If you've been helping, whether through work or in your spare time, tell us - we’d love to feature it in this year's OF Newsletter! Reply to this tweet or email [email protected].