TEACHERS and staff at Dumfries High School have raised the rainbow flag to show unity with LGBTQ+ communities as the school celebrates LGBT History Month. Throughout February the school marked LGBT History Month in a number of different ways which culminated last week in staff signing the rainbow flag. LGBT History Month recognises the achievements and rights of lesbian, gay, …

DUMFRIES High School’s Higher Biology students attended a series of interactive lectures on animal behaviour, biodiversity and conservation at Edinburgh Zoo this week. The trip, which is designed help pupils prepare for the upcoming exam in May, gave pupils the opportunity to study a wide variety of animals including primate. Pupils also carried out a behaviour pilot study and learned …

Congratulations to our senior netball team who secured two fantastic wins against Dalbeattie last night. In their last league match of the season, at the beginning of March, Dumfries High School travelled to Dalbeattie to play two  senior games against their A and B squads. Although Dumfries were short on subs, and every player had to play the two full matches …

A SEASONAL recipe book created by a group of S6 pupils at Dumfries High School has been causing quite a stir locally! The team, made up of S6 pupils, have a passion for local food and drink – many of them working for local cafes and restaurants. It is this passion that sparked the idea to produce a seasonal recipe …

A KIND and thoughtful pupil from Dumfries High School who could sit on her long tresses has had her hair cut short to donate it to the Little Princess Trust. Ellie who is in S4 cut her hair last week and decided to send the 10 inches it to the charity which creates wigs for ill children who have lost …