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Card Factory launches charity card competition

A DUMFRIES retailer has launched a competition for primary school children in the area as part of its match our million campaign with Macmillan Cancer Support.Read

Dumfries students enjoy culture club

THE STUDENTS of Dumfries Academy have been enthralled at assemblies recently.Read

Georgetown kids take on Chess tournament

A GROUP of children from Georgetown Primary School travelled up to Newton Mearns, Glasgow, recently to take part in the UK Chess Challenge Mega Final.Read

Kids clean-up at Burns award

YOUNGSTERS from across the region swept the board at this year’s Robert Burns World Federation School’s Competition.Read

Dumfries High business lifts top award

IT WAS celebration time for Dumfries High School on Wednesday night when its Young Enterprise Company, Pro-cess, scooped the top prize for young entrepreneurs in Dumfries and Galloway.Read

St Joesph’s College shortlisted for honour

A SECONDARY school in Dumfries has been shortlisted for a high-profile honour at the 2009 Scottish Education Awards.Read

Nethermill Primary pupils develop woodland initiative

PRIMARY school pupils can now see the wood for the trees, thanks to an innovative green initiative.Read

Barony College in move to scrap fees

AN AGRICULTURAL college in Dumfries has scrapped course fees for students from the rest of the UK in response to the recession.Read

Dumfries team aim for cup double

DUMFRIES Academy could be about to enter the history books as the first school in the region to win a prestigious football tournament two years in a row.Read

Children are reporters for a day

SCHOOL PUPILS at St Joseph’s College were given the chance to spend a day as a journalist.more

College delighted by new Crichton campus building

THE PRINCIPAL of Dumfries and Galloway College was delighted to welcome a “remarkable” addition to the Crichton campus this week.more

Moffat pupils open store

MOFFAT youngsters were given the honour of cutting a ribbon to officially launch the Upper Annandale town’s £550,000 new look Co-op food store last Thursday.Read

Young chorister call

PRIMARY 3 pupils are being given the opportunity to join the Dumfries Area Choir of the National Youth Choir of Scotland.Read

Wallace Hall Academy pupils learn rural skills

WALLACE Hall Academy and the Barony College have been offering an innovative course in rural skills, using the opportunities presented by Queensberry Estate.Read

St Teresa pupils get planting

CHILDREN from St Teresa’s Primary School’s green team visited Lochduhar on Friday, March 27, to help plant bulbs in the gardens.Read

Ghost walkers trip to St Andrews

THE ANNUAL Dumfries Academy trip to St Andrews departed from the school on Friday, January 30.Read

Troqueer Primary backs charity

CARING kids at Troqueer Primary School got their hands dirty as they coined in cash for charity.Read

Consultation on Glenzier school closure

A PUBLIC consultation is being launched on the closure of a tiny school.Read

Proud moment for youngsters in Civic Pride school comp

DUMFRIES youngsters have earned praise for their entries in this year’s Dumfries Civic Pride school’s competition.Read

Shawhead Primary on the button at Ice Bowl

SHAWHEAD Primary School swept the opposition aside as they won the 2009 Curling’s Cool Primary Schools Tournament at Dumfries Ice Bowl.Read

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