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Pupils at Blairgowrie High School were honoured for their efforts during the school year at a prize-giving ceremony held at the Beeches Road school in the run-up to the end of term recently.

Due to restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic, parents and other guests were unable to attend the ceremony but senior management at the school were determined pupils should be recognised for their achievements in what has been another challenging year.

Each year group was presented with their prizes over the course of a day and the presentations were filmed and streamed online for parents and family members

to enjoy. Pupils in first, second and third year were awarded certificates for their diligence, endeavour and performance and prizes were awarded to pupils in fourth, fifth and sixth year in each subject.

A number of special achievement awards were presented to pupils at the school, including two new awards for this year, the Tilly Mutter Art Award which went to Shaye Horner and the Blairgowrie, Rattray and District Climate Cafe Environment and Sustainability Award which was picked up by Honor Wood.

The Robertson and Black Cup and the Perth and Kinross Medallion for Academic Excellence was awarded to dux Thomas Kelly (below) who also won the Peter Casey Joinery Trophy for service and example to the school.

Sentence on a teenager who took part in a catalogue of crime in Perth has been delayed until July 26.

During the space of just three days, 18-year-old Christopher Devlin broke into a Perth city centre pub, carried out a brutal attack on another man and reset a mobility scooter outside another local bar.

Then, two days later, he forced his way into a flat and behaved in a threatening or abusive manner.

He was to have been sentenced at Perth Sheriff Court on June 30 but background reports were not available.

A sheriff wanted to know why his offending behaviour had “suddenly escalated”.

The accused, who is currently on remand at Polmont Young Offenders’ Institution, stole several bottles of alcohol from the Grill, in Perth’s Fleshers Vennel, on March 29.

Then, the following day at York Place, he assaulted Michael Houston by repeatedly kicking and stamping on his head, to his severe injury.

On March 31, the accused admitted resetting the mobility scooter in the grounds of the Bank Bar, South Methven Street, knowing it had been stolen.

His mini crime spree continued on April 2 at a flat in Perth’s Canal Crescent when he behaved in a manner “likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm”.

The court heard that he entered the premises by force during the night and shouted.

The background to the crimes will be given later this month.