Pupils celebrate their hard work and achievements

Rhianna Allison is this year’s dux at Coatbridge High.

She earned the school’s top academic honour for 2017, while the runners-up were Lee Kelly and Hannah Paterson.

They were also among the school’s fifth- year pupils who gained five Highers in May’s exams; pictured from left are successful students Lee Kelly, Rhianna Allison, Lucy Gilliver, Gemma Toal, Steffi Docherty, Hannah Paterson, Morvyn Savage, Rachel Watt, Elise Cunningham, Scott Morgan and Lewis Gilchrist; while Louise Stevenson and Rachel McCormack were not pictured.

Fourth-year pupils gaining seven National 5 awards were; pictured below from left, Kevin Hu, Kara Nisbet, Euan McLeod, Sara Akhtar, Kyle Buchanan, Rebecca Chalmers, Holly Duncan, Lauren Leckie, Sophie Hunter, Amy Winning, Morgan Clarke, Freya Casey, Josh McColl, Callum McLachlan, Chloe Mather, Ethan Brown and Ellie Walker; along with Kai Chambers, Ethan O’Reilly, Rebecca Winning, Kacey Black, Declan Goodfellow, Jamie Paterson, Abbie Kiernan and Ciaran Woodward, who were not pictured.

The roll of honour included four pupils who gained straight As in National exams – Chloe Mather, Holly Duncan, Sophie Hunter and Morgan Clarke.

Top of the class From left, dux Rhianna Allison, runners-up were Lee Kelly and Hannah Paterson Lee, with head teacher Janie O’Neill