Congratulations to our Young Enterprise team – Scottish Sprouts, for winning the award for best Marketing and Communications at the Highland and Moray regional finals this week. 
Pictured with the award: Ellie Wood, Ryan Fleming, Aidan Oliver, Mollie MacBride, Millie Young and Sadie Traill.
A group of our pupils had an fantastic day filled with exciting activities with some Cairngorm Park Rangers. This experience offered them a glimpse into the remarkable work carried out by the Rangers in preserving and caring for the national park. 🌲🌿
We would like to extend our thanks to the Rangers at Cairngorm National Park for welcoming our students so warmly. Their dedication and passion for the environment has no doubt left a lasting impression on pupils 👏
On Friday, S1 & S2 pupils returned from their Loch Eil Outward Bound trip, and it was a week filled with unforgettable adventures and incredible achievements! 
We have captured some stunning moments from the trip, and all the photos will soon be available for parents via the dedicated Google Classroom.
Our expectations for this trip were sky-high, and we are happy to say that our pupils surpassed them. They truly proved themselves to be a credit to our school, embodying our core values of respect, compassion, responsibility, honesty, and commitment throughout the entire week! 
We would like to extend a huge thank you to our Outward Bound instructors for creating such amazing opportunities for our pupils.
Let's take a moment to highlight some of the unforgettable moments from their adventure-filled week:
Daring Jog & Dip: Despite the chilly weather, students fearlessly plunged into the freezing waters of Loch Eil for an invigorating jog and dip! Brrr! 
Expedition: Our resilient pupils had the opportunity to camp out in tents and bothies, enduring some wild March weather 
As we reflect on this amazing experience, it's evident that our pupils have discovered a newfound resilience, confidence, and the power of collaboration. We are incredibly proud and excited to witness them applying these attributes to their school life, homes, and future endeavours!
Remember to keep an eye out for the fantastic photos coming your way soon #ProudSchool #OutwardBound #Adventure #OutwardBoundLochEil #UnforgettableMemories 
Well done to our very own Karate Kid, Vilis Forstmanis who recently won The Brave Child Highland Heroes Award 
We are a group of S1 and S2 students and at the moment we are planning a Family Games Night that will be held at the school in April. We are trying to collect prizes for a raffle and for the games. This will be a fundraising activity for a school trip to Kartway and we have chosen to donate 10% of what we raise to Highland Hospice. Any extra funds raised will go towards a holiday club for students who need a bit of support during the school summer holidays.
Please could you send in any small donations that could be used as prizes! We are hoping to create a hamper of goodies to be won. If you are able to send in any of the following to the school office we would be very grateful:
Packets of Biscuits
Chocolates
Specialty teas and coffees
Crackers/bread sticks
Family Games
Or anything else you think would make a good prize!
Thank you so much for your help with this!
From the IRA Shieling Fundraising Group
S2 will receive their reports via email this afternoon. Parents who have provided an up to date email address will also receive a copy. If you do not receive a copy then please ask your child to share their report with you and discuss their progress
We visited Holm Primary STEM week on Wednesday. Mr Cullen and senior pupils delivered presentations and activities from all three sciences in secondary school to two P7 classes and the mixed P6/7 class. The primary pupils loved it and were really enthusiastic, engaged and asked loads of questions. 
This week’s DYW My Future Friday careers talk was with an RAF Flight Lieutenant who covered the nearly 60 careers available with the Royal Air Force. More than just pilots the RAF offers careers in medicine, logistics, engineering and law to name just a few!
With RAF Lossiemouth only a stones throw away and a range of different careers available we hope this has sparked some young people’s interest to Rise Above the Rest.
📚In celebration of World Book Day, the Inverness Royal Academy Library ran a “Book Selfie” competition. Pupils had great fun delving into the books shelves and amazed us with their creativity. A panel of S6 pupils judged the entries and selected the winners below. Well done and thank you to all who took part! Check out some of our selfies in the Photo Gallery!
DYW and Inverness Royal Academy welcomed the Royal Navy this week to work with a group of keen S3 pupils on their practical cookery. The pupils learnt about the different things the Royal Navy are involved with from Defence, Humanitarian missions and International Sport before going on to make Chicken Kievs under the watchful eye of two Navy chefs. With 20 pupils involved and real buzz in the air (as well as some good smells!) we hope this has inspired some pupils to think careers as chefs or in the Navy.
Check out the cooking in our photo gallery!
Last week's My Future Friday careers talk featured Hazel Wilson from High Life Highland who is the Active Schools Co-ordinator for the Inverness Royal Academy Associated School Group.
Hazel spoke about the different careers and pathways in Sport and Leisure available with High Life Highland as well as the route she took to get where she is.
It was fitting to have Hazel in on International Women's Day as she highlighted the career opportunities in Sport and Leisure and had a picture with the Young Leaders who are already working with her.
Family Learning @ Inverness Royal Academy - Monday 11th March @ 7.30pm
📷Shabaz Majeed – My Scotland, My Journey 📷
Open to our school community and the wider public
Next week join photographer Shahbaz Majeed on a spectacular visual journey to show Scotland from a different perspective!
In his Inspiring People talks, he presents a wide selection of images whilst sharing some of the memorable tales behind his work.
Book now here