Children dressed up and dressed down at Miller Academy in Thurso last week, all in aid of a very good cause.
Thurso Community Development Trust has teamed up with the high school to run a pilot project offering merits and prizes to pupils for reducing waste.
Children at two local schools have been doing their bit for those in need recently.
The leader of Highland Council has demanded his own party’s education secretary provide “greater equity with the rest of Scotland” for schools.
Two young men were applauded by the many who attended a special ceremony at Wick Heritage Centre in which they were given Saltire Summit Awards.
Miller Academy Primary School and ELC in Thurso had a super busy MacMillan morning recently – raising a hugely impressive sum for the cancer charity.
Community councillors in Wick are seeking more information from Highland Council about a robot school cleaner that is allegedly not up to the job.
An engineering student at UHI North, West and Hebrides in Thurso has received the IET Student Excellence Award.
A pupil at Wick High School is hoping to make a difference after being elected to chair the Highland Youth Parliament for the coming year.
All school strikes planned by the union UNISON have been suspended for members to consider an improved pay offer for local government workers.
