Stirlingshire school news, primary & secondary schools

Academy is sound choice for BBC

PUPILS at Alva Academy became radio stars on Tuesday.Read

Party to mark hall centenary

FINTRY’S Menzies Hall celebrates its 100th anniversary tomorrow (Saturday) with an official opening of the major extension and refurbishments carried out in the past three years.Read

Lornshill Academy news

Trash For Cash – Congratulations to Ross Lamont F1 and Kyle Weir 1G4 who are this week’s winners for Trash for Cash. Well done!Read

Bannockburn High news

SCOTTISH LEARNING FESTIVAL – Kayleigh Dudgeon, Sheryl Hillhouse and Ms Jeffrie from the PE Department represented the school last week at the Scottish Learning Festival at the SECC.Read

High School Reunion rolls back the years

THERE was a good response to the recent High School of Stirling reunion weekend for ex-pupils from the 50s and 60s.Read

Such a proud day in QV school’s history

QUEEN Victoria School celebrated its 100th birthday at the weekend with a special centenary ball at Dunblane Hydro on Friday and a service of thanksgiving at Dunblane Cathedral on Sunday.Read

AWARDS CEREMONY – A packed audience celebrated St Modan’s Annual Awards Ceremony for 2007/08 in Benedict Hall last Thursday, September 25. Dr Peter Hughes, Chief Executive of Scottish Engineering was Guest of Honour.Read

Stirling High news

RAISING ATTAINMENT – Each month pupils get the chance to be rewarded for effort and behaviour by entering a prize draw. This month S1/2 pupils can win Primark gift vouchers and S3/4 pupils HMV vouchers. Senior pupils can win reduced admission to their Christmas Dance.Read

Dunblane High news

P7 Open Evening – We would like to take this opportunity to remind P7 pupils and their parents/carers that they are invited to the open evening from 7–9.30pm tonight (Wednesday), October 1.Read

Pupils on trail of fitness

YOUNGSTERS at Braehead Primary School will have no excuse for not keeping fit now – thanks to two trim trails which have been installed in the school grounds.Read

Fundraisers full of beans after coffee morning

STIRLING and Clackmannanshire went coffee-crazy on Friday as both young and old took part in the annual world’s biggest coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support.Read

Councillors rubbish Stirling primary class size claims

CLAIMS that class sizes in Stirling’s primary schools have been significantly reduced have been rubbished by Labour councillors.Read

Pupils earn pass marks

OCHIL MSP Keith Brown praised the teachers and pupils in both Clackmannanshire and Stirling who achieved another round of excellent school results.Read

Space school girls survive hurricane

PUPILS from the Stirling area travelled to the US recently to reach for the stars - but found themselves fleeing from the eye of a hurricane.Read

Tobias earns a place at Cambridge

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Dunblane High School news

STAFFING – Ashley Montgomery has been appointed to a permanent post in PE. David Scougall, who will join us shortly, was appointed to the other PE post.Read

Stirling High School news

P7 PARENTS’ EVENING – The P7 Parents’ Evening takes place next Tuesday, September 30 at 6pm. All P7 pupils and parents are invited to come along for tours of the school, various displays and information sessionsRead