Four of the school's former pupils have been selected to compete for Scotland in this summer's Commonwealth Games. Linda Clement (hockey), Kirsty Law (discus), Alan Clyne and Greg Lobban (both squash) spoke to Hannah van Horrik and Marieke Maliepaard about their background and preparations for Glasgow. Everyone in the school is incredibly proud of them and wishes them the best of luck.
Ross County footballer and former Fortrose Academy pupil Alex Cooper spent a spare Friday afternoon back at school talking to the S1 and S2 football teams and giving one of our reporting team, Paul Holden, an insight to life as a professional footballer. As most parents are concerned for their daughter’s wellbeing, it is understandable they search for help on websites such as ‘Mumsnet’. But when children need a word of advice most don’t turn to parents for help. It is common to find the odd page with words of good will from child psychologists, doctors and even celebrities in magazines such as ‘Bliss’ and ‘Sugar’ – you know, those magazines with the fluorescent font and promise of a cornucopia (though some may call it Pandora’s Box) of hot goss and flawless faces. As part of a programme to promote Literacy in Highland Schools journalist and author Catherine Deveney has been supporting the school by providing workshops for pupils. Catherine recently broke the Cardinal Keith O'Brien scandal, and has written three novels. Dead Secret, her latest novel, was published in the summer. S6 pupils Paul Holden and Eilidh McCann found out more |
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