Halle Cran (S2) and her team mates, Inverness Lions U14 girls, won the U14 SBC Playoff Championship today at the Caledonia Gladiators Arena in East Kilbride.
It’s been a very successful season for the girls with them claiming the The Scottish Basketball Championship Division One Title last weekend. 
Good luck with the SPAR cup! 
S2 Reports will be sent out to pupils, and parents that we have email addresses for, later this afternoon. Please ask your child to share this with you.
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S2 into S3 Options Information Evening
The S2 into S3 Parent/Guardians’ Options’ information evening will take place on Wednesday 19th March at 6pm to 7pm in the school Theatre.
The purpose of the evening will be to take you through the steps expected of pupils to make their option choices and importantly share the resources and information available, so that you can support your child to make informed choices. The evening will go through:
• The subject choices available
• Advice on combinations of subjects
• Introduce the My World of Work website
• Go through the Options Timeline
• Opportunity for Questions
We look forward to seeing you there!
Mr Piper and School Captains, Charlotte Rose McNeish and Ellie Gorin went to join in with celebrations across fifty-four countries as they come together to observe this year’s Commonwealth Day at the flag-raising ceremony in Inverness Town House this morning.
S2 Parents' Evening
Monday 24th March - 5pm - 7pm
This is your chance to meet with your child's class teachers and discuss the progress they're making in their subjects as they head towards making subject choices for S3. Please prioritise the subjects your child is interested in continuing with next year, as there is limited slot availability.
Don't miss this valuable opportunity to connect with our dedicated teaching staff.
Ready to book your slots? Click here
Need a guide? Check out this Parental Guide for instructions here
Coffee, tea and cakes will be on sale in the atrium for a small donation – all proceeds to Blythswood
For any issues or questions, please don't hesitate to contact the school office (01463 667800). We're here to help!
Aban Adventure Learning Community are offering spaces to pupils who may not normally get the chance to participate due to financial barriers or other pressures. For any pupils interested, please scan the QR code or get in touch with Chris McCormick in the school for more information. For pupils to qualify they will have to evidence barriers they face but this will be treated in confidence 
Scottish Schools Cross-Country Championships
Huge well done to all of our pupils who took part in the Scottish Cross Country Championships at Hopetoun House Estate in South Queensferry on Wednesday - you were all a credit to Inverness Royal Academy! 
Some excellent results - D Girls and B Boys teams both getting 4th place, B Girls 6th and super individual results from Charlotte Burton (4th), Anna Meek (7th), Katie Meek (8th) and Niamh Doorley (11th).
Big thanks to our two parent helpers who travelled down with us
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Tom Bowser: A Sky Full of Kites
On Monday 10th March we'll be joined by writer and wildlife guide Tom Bowser. He’ll be sharing stories of his rewilding journey at his family’s farm near Dunblane and the red kites that have found a home there.
He'll explore the past, present and future of kites in Scotland, share stories from the Argaty Red Kite project, and ask whether these beautiful birds represent the UK’s greatest rewilding success.
Inverness Royal Academy Monday 10th March 7:30PM
Book tickets here
Our 1st & 2nd year classes have been celebrating this week by 'speed dating' some different genres during their library periods! All pupils are invited to collect a £1 book voucher from the library ❤️
Huge congratulations to our Book Quizzers Freya Barraclough, Ava Rose Williams, Saoirse Farrell & Kodi Wong who yesterday came 2nd place in a regional quiz against 24 other teams! Amazing effort from you all 👏👏👏
Local rider and professional mountain bike racer Greg Williamson was in school on Monday to deliver a bike park session to ten lucky pupils as part of The Bothy group sessions. The pupils were all buzzing to be out with Greg and had an amazing time listening to his advice and watching him in action! Our thanks to Greg for his time and support for the pupils, we hope to see him back in school again soon and wish him all the best for the season ahead!
For S1 & S2 Girls
On the 18th of March Inverness Royal Academy is hosting a Girls into Physics and Engineering event. 
This is being run by the Institute of Physics (IOP) along with some of the top universities in Scotland. It is aimed at S1 & S2 pupils and will hopefully inspire you to join the next generation of physicists and engineers. The event will include girls from across the Highlands and Moray and take place over most of the day. It will involve hands on activities and presentations on subjects such as robotics, engineering and particle physics. Please see either Mr Henderson (rm 316) or Mr Morgan (rm 317) for more details and to register to attend (28 places available).
Young Carers Action Day is coming up!
On Wednesday 12th March, we are recognising Young Carers Action Day with this year’s theme: “Give Me a Break.”.
Here at Connecting Carers we support Young Carers to get a break via:
• Young Carer Clubs
• Online Activities
• Residential Trips
• School Holiday Event Programmes
• Short Breaks Bureau
• Funding
Our Young Carer Team will be delivering some much-needed respite through our clubs and events during March that will allow Young Carers to receive a break from their caring role.
Anyone can make a referral: Connecting Carers Referral Form 2025