900th anniversary of the High School of Glasgow

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That this House congratulates the High School of Glasgow on its 900th anniversary; celebrates the 900 Campaign that the school has launched in order to increase its Bursary Fund and promote skills and sustainability; commends the school on its charitable fundraising activities to organisations such as Social Bite, a charity that seeks to end homelessness in Scotland, and Janarupam, an organisation which focuses on the education and development of children and young people in Bangalore, India; praises the school for operating such a wide variety of clubs and societies, totalling over 100, including a Medical Society, multiple excellent choirs and an award-winning pipe band; lauds the role of the teaching staff and management in nurturing the minds of the young people under their tutelage; further celebrates the students for their ongoing academic feats from kindergarten to senior school; and wishes the school continued success as it grows ever-older.