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On a mission to aid poor girls of China

A STRATHAVEN Academy project that assists schoolgirls in China this week appealed for support. Read

Man jailed for house-breaking

A HAMILTON man was jailed for 15 months last week for breaking into homes and stealing property. Read

Memorial for tragic teen Nicholas

ON Thursday, March 20 Hamilton Grammar School are holding a memorial service for fourth-year pupil Nicholas Connolly who died last month. Read

St Elizabeth’s pupils make headline news

THE Advertiser this week begin a regular feature on our primary schools. Read

Fairtrade pair travel from South America to visit Hamilton school

PUPILS at a Hamilton school last week learned at first hand the benefits of Fairtrade. Read

Burns Club contest winners

HAMILTON Burns Club were delighted with the success of their recent Verse Speaking Competition. Read

Basketball festival brings pupils together

PRIMARY SEVEN pupils from the six feeder schools to John Ogilvie High School came together to participate in basketball at Blantyre Leisure Centre. Read

Cops’ appeal as kids put their lives at risk

POLICE this week warned children are dicing with danger by climbing on school building sites in Larkhall. Read

Inspectors give primary school top marks

HIGH Blantyre Primary School has received a glowing report from school inspectors. Read

Exclusive: Hamilton Grammar shocked by second death

PUPILS at a Hamilton school are mourning the death of two teenagers — who died within two weeks of each other. Read

Aspects of bullying put in the spotlight

POLICE and pupils from Carluke have been doing their bit to educate younger school pupils about the affects of bullying and how to beat the bullies. Read

Schools programme forges ahead

SOUTH Lanarkshire’s £800m primary schools improvement programme will continue as planned next financial year. Read

Minister praises two centres of excellence

Minister for Children and Early Years Adam Ingram paid a visit to Hamilton this week. Read

Pupils beat the drum for nursery visit

The excited children from Forgewood Nursery visited the Braidhurst’s music department to be treated to a performance of the school’s African Drum Ensemble. Read

Anger as pupils told to renew bus passes

SECONDARY school pupils have been asked to make a fresh bus pass application because their school is due to move... by a few hundred metres. Read

Asbestos scare at secondary school

FURIOUS parents are refusing to send their children to the school into which Strathaven Academy has been decanted following concern that the youngsters could come into contact with asbestos. Read

School wind band wins Supercounty youth award

A SCHOOL wind band from Motherwell which struck gold at the National Concert Band Festival has been awarded the Lanarkshire Youth Musical Award for 2007. Read