Selkirk High School is a

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in Selkirk, Scotland, which serves the town and its surrounding area including the Ettrick and Yarrow valleys and the villages of Midlem and

Lilliesleaf Lilliesleaf is a small village and civil parish south east of Selkirk in the Roxburghshire area of Scottish Borders of Scotland. Other places nearby include Ancrum, Ashkirk, Belses, Hassendean, Midlem, Minto House, Old Belses, St Boswells, a ...

. The school's motto is 'Trusty and Leal', taken from the common riding song 'Up wi' the Souters'.

Notable former pupils

Notable former pupils include: * Mungo Park (10 September 1771 – 1806), explorer of the

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Gideon Lang Gideon Scott Lang (1819–1880) was a Scottish born Australian pastoralist who was a key figure in the pioneer settlement of Victoria, the Riverina and the Darling Downs regions. Born on 25 January 1819 in Selkirk, Lang left school at 16. In 1 ...

- Australian pastoralist and parliamentarian *

Bobby Johnstone Robert Johnstone (7 September 1929 – 22 August 2001) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Selkirk, Hibernian, Manchester City, Oldham Athletic and Witton Albion. Johnstone also represented Scotland and the Scottish League. Johnstone ...

(1921 – 2001),

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and a member of the Hibernian legendary Famous Five forward line *

Sandy McMahon Alexander McMahon (16 October 1870 – 25 January 1916) was a Scottish footballer who spent most of his career with Celtic. Career Born in Selkirk, McMahon started his career with Woodburn F.C. then Darlington St Augustine's before relocating ...

(1871 – 1916),

and Celtic's eighth all-time top goal scorer. * Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912), poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to anthropology *

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, (1779 – 1866), surgeon who sighted the

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* James Brown (J.B. Selkirk) (1832–1904), poet and essayist * Peter Blake b.8 December 1951,

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and

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Rae Hendrie Rae Hendrie (born 30 November 1976, Selkirk) is a Scottish actress known for her role as Jess Mackenzie in the BBC TV series '' Monarch of the Glen''. As a child, she sang in classical concerts. She later sang in her role on Monarch of the ...

b.1977,

actress * Tom Scott, artist * Dennis Soga (1917–2003), cricketer * John Rutherford b.1955 Scotland International rugby player and British and Irish Lion. He won 42 caps at fly-half for his country, at the time a record in that position. *

Frightened Rabbit Frightened Rabbit were a Scottish indie rock band from Selkirk, formed in 2003. Initially a solo project for vocalist and guitarist Scott Hutchison, the final lineup of the band consisted of Hutchison, his brother Grant (drums), Billy Kennedy ...

Indie rock band. *

Jim Hume Jim Hume MBA FRSA ARAgS HonAssoc BVA is a former Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) of the South of Scotland region from May 2007 to March 2016. He is currently Director of Public Affairs & Commu ...

b.1962, Politician, Member of The Scottish Parliament (MSP) for South Scotland, 2007–2016. * John Greive (1886-1971), cricketer and president of the Scottish Cricket Union. * Walter Greive (1891–1917), cricketer * William Greive (1888–1916), cricketer

References

{{authority control Secondary schools in the Scottish Borders 1897 establishments in Scotland Educational institutions established in 1897 Selkirk, Scottish Borders