Lennox donates old report cards to school
Singer Annie Lennox has donated a number of her old report cards to her former school.
Lennox, who shot to fame with Dave Stewart as one half of the Eurythmics, also gifted photographs to Harlaw Academy in Aberdeen.
She attended the school – then called the Aberdeen High School for Girls - from 1959 to 1972.
In her final year music report a former teacher noted her talent.
It read: “Ann has been a most co-operative musician to work with – her contribution to various aspects of school music, especially the orchestra, will be remembered for some time.”
Her art report stated that she had made “substantial progress”, but added that “the quality of her work always depended on her current mood”.
Lennox, 51, donated the items after a request from pupils who wrote to her asking for something to commemorate the fact she attended the school.
The memorabilia, which also includes a plaque with the dates the singer attended the school, will be displayed in a montage at Harlaw Academy’s foyer.
Anne Douglas, whose social and vocational skills class wrote to Annie Lennox, said: “We are all absolutely delighted Annie has taken the time to do this.
“As far as I know, this is the first time she has made contact with the school since leaving.”
After leaving school, Lennox came to prominence in the 1980s with the Eurythmics, whose hits included Sweet Dreams, Love Is A Stranger and Here Comes the Rain Again.
Lennox, who went on to become an accomplished solo artist, has received a number of awards for her singing and songwriting, including four Grammys, seven Brits, an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
