Well done Grace and pupils across Midlothian
When Grace Aaron, an S5 pupil at Lasswade High School, learned she had five straight As in her Highers she said she was “shocked but so happy and so relieved that everything I’d worked so hard for I’d achieved.”
A great result
Grace, 17, who achieved the top grades in Maths, English, Moderns Studies, History and RMPS (religious studies) is among thousands of pupils across Midlothian who got their results this morning.
Challenging times
The teenager said the last 2 years, when exams had to be cancelled because of the pandemic have been “stressful”.
Got organised
She said: “It’s definitely been stressful but I’ve made sure I had a timetable to get all my work done so I was not stressing at the last minute about assessments.”
Building on last year's success
Grace, who was awarded seven National 5 A passes, is looking forward to S6 when she will study for two more Highers in sociology and psychology along with an Advanced Higher in Modern Studies and a Level 6 Leadership Course.
A bright future
The Lasswade pupil plans to go to university after leaving school, potentially to study psychology.
Proud parents
Asked how her mum and dad, Jennifer Neil and David Aaron, responded to the news of her 5As, Grace said: “They are really proud of me.”