Exam success for Newbattle's Evie Oswald
Newbattle High School pupil Evie Oswald says she is delighted and relieved to have been awarded A passes in her Higher Spanish, Higher English and Higher Biology, a B in Higher Maths and a B in Advanced Higher Music.
Good news
Evie, who got straight As in her 4 National 5 exams and her Higher Music last year, says: “I was predicted to get all As this year again but I wasn’t sure how I’d done in my English and Maths so this is great although I am going to appeal my Advanced Higher Music result.
"For maths I'd been getting a tutor called Ashe Tait as at the start of the year I was getting Cs in my assessments so I'm really pleased."
Heading to university
Evie, 17, who is now in S6, now already has all the grades she needs to study Spanish and Music at the University of Glasgow.
Future hopes
However, Evie, who hopes eventually to become a music therapist, has no plans to take her foot off the pedal.
No slowing down
She is taking Higher Psychology, Higher Geography, Advanced Higher Spanish, a Music and Wellbeing National Progression Award (NPA) and a Lothians Equal Access Programme for Schools course to help the transition from school to higher education.
Breakfast celebration
Evie says her mum and dad are really pleased for her. "They are downstairs making me a Pain au Chocolat for breakfast," she laughs.