This afternoon some of our Core pupils went along to the Caley Thistle Para-Football Festival. They played amazingly well, showed great sportsmanship and did an excellent job of representing our school. Well done boys!
S2 Parents' Evening
Tuesday 19th 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. Due to low appointment availability for some, can we ask parents to only make appointments with subjects that their child is planning on continuing with next year or subjects that they are still considering. If you know your child is definitely not continuing with that subject, then it would be great if you could leave slots for those who are.
Don't miss this valuable opportunity to connect with our dedicated teaching staff
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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!
A great YPI Scotlandfinal today!
S3 pupils have been participating in the Wood Foundation’s YPI Scotland Initiative – a programme designed to empower our young people to make a difference in their communities.
Pupils have competed in a number of rounds to reach the final event in order to secure £3000 for their chosen charity. We had 5 groups in the final, each representing one of the following causes: Mikeysline Maggie's Highlands Morning Call, Listening Ear Inverness & Inverness Woman’s Aid.
In a bid to secure the grant for the charities represented, each team pitched research they had conducted about their chosen charity to a panel of judges including: Cllr Andrew MacIntosh and Luthien Lark of Highland Third Sector Interface. After a long deliberation, the judges awarded £3000 to Maggie’s Highland! Well done to Sophie Brown, Melody Allan, Vilis Forstmanis.
Thank you to our judges who had a difficult task and the representatives from the charities that came to support. An huge well done to all the students involved - you were all brilliant!
MMaggie's HighlandsYYPI ScotlandMMikeyslineMMorning Call & Visiting ServiceLListening Ear at CCCIInverness Women's Aid
Drama showcase
Our pupils from S1-S6 have been busy rehearsing their drama showcase. Full of dancing, singing, and acting come and support our pupils and watch them shine on the stage! The entire showcase has been pupil led and the production is run solely by them (even down to the interval snacks!)
Day: Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th
Time: 7pm start time. 15-minute interval, finish around 9pm.
Tickets: £3 under 16, £5 adult – purchase from Miss MacLean or buy on the door.
On Thursday the school hosted a Girls into Physics and Engineering event organised by the Institute of Physics (IOP). 22 S2 & S3 girls from the Academy were joined by girls from Milburn, Charleston, Dingwall, Tain, Fortrose & Farr. The participants rotated round 7 different workshops delivered by Dundee, Strathclyde, Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities along with the University of the Highlands and the Navy. Many topics were covered including optics, detection of different molecules on exoplanets, structural engineering, particle accelerators and remotely operated drones. All activities involved some hands-on experience as well as the opportunity to ask questions. Feedback from participants was very positive and Iain Moore, the Scotland chair of the IOP stated:
“What a well-run, welcoming event, with excellent engagement from the students attending, many of whom drove an hour and some 3 hours, to get there.
I haven’t seen the feedback yet but it was a real pleasure to see the girls getting on with curiosity and enthusiasm at tech, engineering and physics-y things”.
The aim of this event was to address and overcome the cultural misconception that physics and engineering are only for boys and is part of the IOP’s Limitless campaign. The UK has, as a percentage, around the least number of female professional engineers within Europe. Girls attainment in Physics at the school is on a par if not better than their male counterparts so it would be great to see more girls in the Physics and Engineering Science departments leading to the many rewarding careers in STEM beyond school.
Well done to all those involved! 
Check out our photos in the photo gallery!
Following a really successful day on Monday at the Green Energy Careers Expo please find links below for the coverage by the Inverness Courier, MFR and STV News. It was great to have pupils involved in this!
A reminder that school will be closed to pupils on Monday 19th, Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st February due to holidays and an in-service day.
Please remember that the office will also be closed on all three days 
Today, our school held the first of three training sessions for our own Mental Health Mentors! 🌈🤝
✨ We're thrilled to announce that a group of talented and compassionate S4 and S5 students have successfully applied to be a part of this incredibly important programme. They will be honing their mentoring skills and then matched with incoming S1 students in the new school year.
🌟 Not only that, but these dedicated students will also have the opportunity to run Mental Health Workshops and be actively involved in promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing across our school.
💪 As they complete the Level 4 Mentorship Award, we have no doubt that these students will develop valuable lifelong skills and qualities that will support them in their personal and professional lives beyond school.
Big thanks to our fantastic Pupil Council Health and Wellbeing group for their immense support throughout this journey. We truly appreciate their insights and dedication. 🙌
Let's give our Mental Health Mentors a well-deserved round of applause! 👏👏👏
Check out our photos in the Photo Gallery section of the website.
There will be a dress down day on Friday 16th February in aid of Crocus Highland - Child Bereavement Charity. Come along dressed in purple or yellow if you would like to join in. There will also be a bake sale in the atrium tomorrow and Friday!