Kilmarnock Standard - News - School Reports

Crossroads Primary parents are tight-lipped about their ‘plan of action’

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PARENTS of pupils at crisis school Crossroads Primary met last week to decide their best plan of action in advance of the public meeting to debate the tiny school’s very existence.

Kilmarnock's Grange Academy praised for marking Holocaust Memorial Day

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MP Des Browne has praised Kilmarnock’s Grange Academy for its commemoration of the Holocaust.

‘Yuille’ Cup finds its way back to Kilmarnock Academy

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A CUP has made its way back from Canada to its former school home in Kilmarnock after 105 years.

Parents' anger at plans to axe East Ayrshire nursery head teachers

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A COUNCIL plan to axe nursery head teachers has parents up in arms.

East Ayrshire pupils use paperclips to commemorate Holocaust victims

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AN inspirational project using paperclips to commemorate Holocaust victims has captured the imagination of school pupils across the area.

Kilmarnock's Witchhill School closed

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:47:00 GMT

WITCHHILL School in Kilmarnock is likely to be closed until Tuesday, January 12 due to frozen water pipes underground.

Overseas students enjoy visit to Stewarton Academy

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

STUDENTS from Singapore have once again enjoyed a fantastic stay in Scotland – with Stewarton Academy playing a major role in the visit.

Stewarton school’s solar panels are a bright idea

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

PUPILS at Nether Robertland Primary are doing their bit for the environment by switching to solar power.

Loudoun Academy news: November 13

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

ELEVEN students from S1 to S5 took part in the gala at the Citadel Leisure Centre in Ayr on Saturday evening.

Stewarton primary school to switch on solar panels

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

PUPILS at Nether Robertland Primary School in Stewarton will prove they are bright sparks when they officially switch on their £20,000 solar panels installed with funding from The Co-operative.

Galston’s Loudoun Academy pleases school inspectors

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

GALSTON’S Loudoun Academy has been praised by school inspectors.

Free screenings at Kilmarnock cinema

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

FILM buffs from local schools will attend free screenings at Kilmarnock’s Odeon as part of National Schools Film Week.

St Joseph's Academy pupils learn of the horror of the Holocaust

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

ST JOSEPH’S Academy S6 pupils Connor Gallagher and Samantha Bolland were part of a group that visited Auschwitz.

Nightclub for Kilmarnock under-18s opens up

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A VENUE for teenage clubbers is to open in Kilmarnock.

Nether Robertland Primary to be green school

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A SCHOOL in Stewarton is set to become one of the greenest educational establishments in Ayrshire.

Loudoun Academy pupils want your recipes

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

LOUDOUN Academy pupils have formed their own munch bunch – and they want Standard readers to help them put together a mouth-watering recipe book.

Young music buffs needed for Kilmarnock music quiz

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

THE Sports Bar at Rugby Park is the venue for a spectacular new music quiz for 16 to 24-year-olds.

Future of Crossroads Primary still in doubt

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

THE fate of Crossroads Primary School is still up in the air.

Kilmarnock Academy class of 1981 reunion

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

THE Kilmarnock Academy classmates of 1981 are invited to a school reunion.

Work starts on Dean Park playpark revamp

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

WORK is underway on the refurbishment of the playpark at Dean Park, Kilmarnock as part of East Ayrshire Council’s Playpark Investment Programme.