Portree High School Portree High School Portree High School (Gaelic: ) is a state co-educational comprehensive school in Portree, Skye in Scotland. , the school enrols 520 pupils and employs 55 teachers. The school's catchment area draws from 15 primary schools across Skye and neighbouring Raasay. The school also has boarding provisions for a small number of pupils who live in more remote areas of the island. A school has existed at Portree since the 17th century. However it closed in 1825 due to the difficulty in finding a new qualified schoolmaster. Construction on the Portree High School buildings began in 1872. In
Old Town, Staten Island politician and member of the New York City Council is a former resident of Old Town. Old Town, Staten Island Old Town is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Staten Island, located on its East Shore. Old Town was established in August 1661 as part of New Netherland, and was the first permanent European settlement on Staten Island. Originally described as "Oude Dorpe" (old village in Dutch), much of its original territory makes up what is present-day South Beach, with parts of Midland Beach and Dongan Hills. The area was settled by a group of Dutch, Walloon