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March 10:
Decision expected over cost analysis for school
MEMBERS of the Highland Council's education, culture and sport committee are being asked to approve a cost benefit analysis exercise on the redevelopment options for Wick High School.
February 10:
Park option for school opposed
RESIDENTS around Bignold Park in Wick are opposed to a new high school being built there, it has emerged.
January 13:
Bignold Park school option 'could cause turmoil'
NEWS that the Bignold Park in Wick has been earmarked as a possible site for the town's new high school has met with strong criticism.
December 11:
New-build school a likely option
THE possibility of a brand new high school in Wick is increasing, with suitable alternative sites for a 21st-century building currently being investigated.
October 7:
Backlash over 'fat cat' jibes
A WICK councillor has hit out at "fat cat" jibes directed at the Highland Council following the announcement that the town has been allocated Scottish Government funding towards a school rebuild.
October 2:
Shock over response to school plan
PARTNERSHIP working is needed to deliver a significant investment at Wick High School, according to the leader of the Highland Council's administration.
September 30:
'New school the only solution'
THE Highland Council may well have to be dragged over the finishing line in the ongoing battle to build a new Wick High School.
September 28:
Wick High School to be rebuilt
WICK High School is to be rebuilt as part of a massive funding package announced this week by the Scottish Government.
August 5:
Plans for new school move forward
PLANS for a new Wick High School are moving forward after the Highland Council's leader visited the dilapidated building.
June 19:
Fresh hope for a new school
THERE are fresh hopes for a new Wick High School as the Scottish Government this week announced £800 million worth of investment to build new primary and secondary schools.
April 8:
Transatlantic support for new Wick High
THE campaign for a new Wick High School has received support from America.
April 3:
MSP proposes new site for high school
FAR North MSP Jamie Stone has come up with practical plan that could see a new Wick High School built on a different site in the town.
February 11:
Debate highlights plight of Wick High
THE new minister for schools is to be invited to see for himself the state of Wick High.
December 24:
HMIE: No further comment on Wick High
FAR North MSP Jamie Stone has expressed concern over the HM Inspectorate of Education's failure to take the opportunity to set the record straight about the lack of attention it paid to the run-down state of Wick High School in its latest report.
December 17:
Council chief at top of Christmas card list
HUGH Fraser, the Highland Council's director of education, is certain to be hard pushed to find a place in his office for a sackload of Christmas cards which are heading his way.
MSP slams Wick High report
FAR North MSP Jamie Stone has slammed school inspectors for failing properly to address the dilapidated state of Wick High in their latest report.
November 21:
Wick High work would help hard-hit builders
A MAJOR programme of improvement work at Wick High School and the redevelopment of the council offices in the town centre would help the local construction industry through the current economic downturn.
Fernie blasted over state of school
CAMPAIGNERS for a new Wick High School are being confronted by "gross unfairness" and local councillors are being ignored on the issue by their counterparts elsewhere in the Highlands, it was claimed this week.
November 14:
Wick school fight goes to Europe
THE action group campaigning for a new Wick High School is taking its fight to the European Parliament.
October 10:
Inspectorate blasted over school tour refusal
FAR North MSP Jamie Stone has taken school inspectors to task following their failure to go on a tour of Wick High during a recent visit.
October 3:
School rating ;'beggars belief'
WICK High School campaigner has questioned a Government report published this week which categorises the buildings at the local secondary as "C" for poor and not "D" for bad.
October 1:
School campaign 'entirely laudable and praiseworthy'
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond said he was "very happy" to receive a petition campaigning for a new Wick High School during his visit to Caithness this week.
September 24:
A cynical political game with children's education
THE fight for Wick High School will go on, pledges former pupil Professor Iain Baikie, chairman of the parent council. Here he outlines the campaign to replace the dilapidated buildings.
September 17:
MSP in bid for Wick High funding priority
FAR North MSP Jamie Stone has tabled a bid for priority status for Wick High School in a new funding initiative for schools launched by the Scottish Government.
September 12:
Stone refusing to give up on challenge to Salmond
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has again declined an invitation to visit the dilapidated Wick High School.
September 5:
Salmond turns tables on school campaigners
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has turned the tables on the action group fighting for a new Wick High School by inviting them to join his campaign for a share in the Westminster Government's multi-billion pound windfall revenues.
July 11:
School upgrade cash was brought forward
A CASH boost of £1 million for Wick High – reported at the end of June – was set out in the Highland Council's capital programme almost two years ago.
July 9:
Stone makes renewed plea for Salmond's support
FAR North MSP Jamie Stone has made a renewed plea to First Minister Alex Salmond for his personal intervention in the ongoing campaign over Wick High School.
June 27:
£1m cash boost to help dilapidated Wick High
NEWS of funding to the tune of £1 million for Wick High School was announced this week at the school's end-of-term prize-giving.
June 13:
Salmond rules out visit to run-down school
THE campaign to secure a replacement for Wick High School suffered a significant setback this week after First Minister Alex Salmond turned down the chance to see the dilapidated buildings for himself.
June 6:
Public get behind group's school postcard offensive
THE action group behind Wick High's bid for a new school will be taking to the streets again this weekend to gain more messages of support.
May 23:
Wick High mailshot to Salmond
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond's mailbag is set to bulge with hundreds of postcards in support of Wick High's bid for a new school.
May 16:
Wick High report could support new-school plea
THE rector of run-down Wick High has welcomed a move by the Highland Council to commission a report on the feasibility of building a new school on the existing site.
May 14:
We can't wait 10 more years
THE chairman of Wick High's parent council says he is "bitterly disappointed" over the response from the Highland Council to a plea for a new school.
May 9:
School cash plea to finance minister
FAR North MSP Jamie Stone has made a plea to finance minister John Swinney in a bid to break the deadlock in the Wick High School campaign.
April 30:
Lord Boyd: Wick High 'deplorable'
ALTHOUGH conditions at Wick High have been described by a member of the House of Lords as "deplorable", the school is not believed to be breaching the human rights of pupils or staff.
April 25:
Poor turnout, but action group membership grows
THE group campaigning for a new Wick High to replace the present dilapidated buildings has played down the poor turnout at this week's open evening held in the school.
April 23:
'Dickensian school not fit for the 21st century'
THE state of Wick High School has been described as Dickensian by a North MSP.
April 18:
Pupils to sing out for a new school
WICK High pupils are to harness their creative talents in support of the parent council's campaign to secure a desperately-needed replacement for the present run-down school buildings.
April 9:
Hard fight ahead for school campaigners
A WICK Highland councillor has warned that local campaigners will have to fight hard if they are to stand any chance of winning a replacement for their dilapidated high school.
April 4:
Lord Boyd urged to support campaign
FAR North MSP Jamie Stone is hoping to enlist the support of Wick High School "old boy" and legal eagle Colin Boyd in the parent council's campaign for a new building.
March 28:
Stone calls for urgent inspection at Wick High
FAR North MSP Jamie Stone has called on H.M. Inspectorate of Education to carry out an inspection of sub-standard Wick High School as a matter of urgency.
March 21:
MSP to confront First Minister over Wick High
FAR North MSP Jamie Stone hopes to get the chance to highlight the plight of dilapidated Wick High School next week – face-to-face with Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond.
March 19:
High school camapaign gathers momentum
THE campaign group battling for action over the state of Wick High School has been boosted by a visit from two Highlands and Islands MSPs.
March 14:
School campaigners launch online petition
THE power of the internet is being deployed in the fight for action on the run-down state of Wick High School.
Councillor to call in Health and Safety Executive
LOCAL Highland councillor Katrina MacNab is to approach the Health and Safety Executive to ask it to examine the school buildings at Wick High.
March 12:
Wick High campaign goes global
THE power of the internet is being deployed in the fight for action on the run-down state of Wick High School.
March 7:
School replacement 'should be fast-track priority'
THE Royal Burgh of Wick Community Council has thrown its weight behind the campaign for a new Wick High School – or a complete refurbishment – to replace the present building which is in a "shocking state".
March 5:
Wick High slammed as 'depressing dump'
WICK High School's parent council is to invite First Minister Alex Salmond north to see the building it claims is so run down it is not fit for 21st-century education.
February 29:
Meeting to focus on Wick school's poor condition
THE poor condition of Wick High School is to be discussed at a special meeting being held next week.
