Rutherglen school named winner of Scottish Water competition

Glasgow Times

11-05-2025

Trinity High School's Eco Club was named the winner of Scottish Water's 2025 Making Waves Challenge, part of the Generation H₂O programme.
The school impressed judges with its campaign on the environmental impacts of artificial grass, which can cause surface water flooding and microplastics in water environments.
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The campaign was promoted both internally and externally, engaging with Rutherglen Amateur Swimming Club and a local Scouts group.
The school was selected as the winner from 34 entries across seven schools in the Central Belt.
Luke McGowan, teacher at Trinity High School, said: "The Eco Committee were thrilled to win the challenge and have face-to-face time with Duncan.
"They are passionate about protecting the environment and the Making Waves Challenge was a great way to put their passion into action – even better that we won."
As a reward for their victory, Trinity High School received a visit from Duncan Scott, Scotland's most decorated Olympic athlete, as well as a water safety lesson from Scottish Swimming.
Duncan said: "It's great to see the enthusiasm and dedication of the young people to protect the water environment and playing their part in being a responsible water citizen."
The Making Waves Challenge is part of Scottish Water's Generation H₂O programme, which aims to inspire young people across Scotland to celebrate and protect the nation's water.
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Lorna Neilson, manager of the Generation H₂O programme, said: "We'd like to thank all the schools that participated in the Making Waves Challenge.
"We were very impressed by the quality of all the entries and, in particular the entry from Trinity High School and we were thrilled to have Duncan Scott on board to help celebrate the school's success."
'Scottish Water is Scottish Swimming's Learn to Swim partner, and Duncan is our Learn to Swim Ambassador, working together really is a great way to reward young people for their efforts in becoming responsible water citizens – in and around water.'