A MAGAZINE produced by pupils at Dollar Academy has been named Magazine of the Year at awards celebrating the best of schools media in Scotland.
Seventeen schools were represented at the ImPRESS awards ceremony in Edinburgh, on Friday, all competing in 14 categories.
Dollar Academy received the most accolades for its magazine, ‘The Galley’, with four awards, including Best Cover. James Gillespie’s High School in Edinburgh won two awards for its newspaper, The Spark, with Fiorenza Kirkwood named as Inspirational Teacher and Alex Hamilton as Best Sports Columnist.
The awards, which were organised by Menzies Distribution, aim to encourage young people into careers in publishing and the creative industries and were of particular interest to pupils who have an interest in writing, photography, design and business.
The winners list reads:
Commercial Strategy
The Grammarian, Paisley Grammar School, Paisley
Cover
The Galley, Dollar Academy, Dollar
Design and Layout
The Galley, Dollar Academy, Dollar
Distribution and Logistics
Borealis, Brae High School, Shetland
Editorial Content
The Galley, Dollar Academy, Dollar
Feature Article
Rachel Kane, Rare Beast, Coatbridge High School, Coatbridge
Inspirational Teacher
The Spark, James Gillespies High School, Edinburgh/ Fiorenza Kirkwood
Original Photography
Ryan Dorran, Patter in the Park, Park School, Kilmarnock
Sports Columnist
Alex Hamilton, The Spark, James Gillespies High School, Edinburgh
Magazine of the Year
The Galley, Dollar Academy, Dollar
Newsletter of the Year
Larbert Link, Larbert High School, Larbert
Newspaper of the Year
Am Paipear Gaidhealach, The Gaelic School, Glasgow
Outstanding Pupil
Wallace Hall Academy Newsletter, Wallace Hall Academy/Robert Guthrie
Pic: Mike Wilkinson.
