Western Isles pupils pick up national award

An award winning accolade for their school magazine ‘PS!’ is the latest achievement for the students of Paible School in North Uist.

Pupils Sarah Campbell, Mairi MacInnes, Nyree Troughton and Catrin Evans accompanied by teacher Mrs F Campbell, travelled to Edinburgh to attend the Scottish Schools Magazine Awards on June 18^th.

“Thank our sponsors”

Describing the trip Sarah Campbell reports: “The day started off with a tour around ‘Our Dynamic Earth’ which was interesting as well as fun. Next came lunch where we shared a table with Paisley Grammar and had a visit from our MSP, Alasdair Allan.

“Then it was time for the Awards Ceremony which started off with a lovely speech from Judy Murray (Wimbeldon hopeful Andy Murray’s mum and coach) comparing coaching a tennis player to producing a magazine.

“There were so many big schools there, 174 in all, and we weren’t expecting to win anything which is why it was such a surprise to win the bronze award for best overall magazine. We all had a great time and would like to thank our sponsors, the teachers involved and everyone who bought the magazine.”

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