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Wallace Hall Academy Cross Country results

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WALLACE Hall Academy recently held their school cross country championships.

Table tennis table delights St Col’s pupils

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

YOUNGSTERS at St Columba’s RC Primary School in Annan have been gifted a table tennis table by the town’s new Tesco superstore.

Chapelcross schools SEE project to run again

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ANNANDALE and Eskdale’s primary and secondary schools are to share in an £18,000 windfall from Magnox North Chapelcross.

Schools have a gander at geese

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SCHOOLS have been given the chance to take a gander at geese during the Wild Goose Chase 2010.

Lockerbie Academy takes on engineering challenge

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LOCKERBIE Academy is taking part in a national engineering challenge.

Children consider mental health

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PRIMARY and secondary pupils across the region have been thinking about what positive mental health means to them, and how they might portray this in a photograph.

St Joseph's pupil gets into cooking final

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A ST JOSEPH’S College pupil has shown off his culinary skills by making it to the regional final of a cooking competition.

Dumfries youngsters secure haul of medals at swimming championships

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TALENTED Ellie Minto and Morven Clements returned to DG One this week to show off the medals they secured at the Scottish Schools Swimming Championships.

Musicians earn place in Young Musician of the Year finals

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE ROTARY Clubs of Dumfries and Thornhill and District recently joined forces to present their Young Musician of the Year Competition in Dumfries’ Cairndale Hotel.

School kids given the boot

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

HUNDREDS of children have been booted out of Dumfries and Galloway schools for bad behaviour.

Langholm Academy wins Stock Market Challenge South West

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FIVE S3 pupils at Langholm Academy have taken top honours at this year’s Stock Market Challenge South West.

Wallace Hall bows out to Burns

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE annual Parent Council Burns Supper is taking place in the Assembly Hall at Wallace Hall Academy tonight (Friday) at 7.30pm.

Langlands School in Dumfries receives improved report

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A SPECIAL school in Dumfries has improved well after it was handed a critical report a year ago.

School pupils to take part in the seventh annual Stock Market Challenge

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DOZENS of pupils from schools across the region will get the opportunity to experience the excitement and the adrenalin of dealing on a live trading floor when they take part in the seventh annual Stock Market Challenge, delivered by Skills Development Scotland.

Eastriggs Primary enjoys Homecoming events

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

PUPILS at Eastriggs School have celebrated the Homecoming in two ways.

Thornhill school open weekend marks end of an era

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

THORNHILL celebrated a long history in education and the end of an era at a recent open weekend.

St Joseph's pupils show Christmas spirit

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

DUMFRIES school pupils have once again proved that they have bags of community spirit after getting behind a Christmas campaign to support the homeless.

Dumfries and Galloway College awards ceremony

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

THE SUCCESS of students at Dumfries and Galloway College was celebrated at their annual awards ceremony at the Crichton Memorial Church recently.

Young Writers’ Corner

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

THE STANDARD has teamed up with CREATE/Schools Services to celebrate new writing being created by youngsters from across the region.

Hecklegirth Primary pupils try their hand at badminton

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

YOUNGSTERS from Annan’s Hecklegirth Primary were able to experience a range of skills at the Badminton Carnival in Glasgow last week.