EDUCATION
Galashiels, Borders The teenager and her family came to Scotland from Iran in 2015 and could not speak a word of English.
Two years on and Ghazale is studying for Highers in chemistry, physics, maths, advanced maths, art and English as a second language at Galashiels Academy.
The schoolgirl has been offered an unconditional place to study accountancy and finance at the University of British Columbia in Canada.
Glasgow
Prestonpans, East Lothian Grace, who has Crohn’s disease, designed a sign for public loos which draws attention to the fact that people might not have a visible disability but may still need to use an accessible toilet.
Her sign is up in a number
Greenock, Inverclyde The talented boxer has beaten the odds by overcoming six disabilities to get in the ring and win three national Glasgow Their mum Ann spent time at the Marie Curie Hospice in Springburn before she passed away from cancer last August.
Grateful for their support, Ross and Caitlin organised a charity night in her memory, raising more than £5500.
The siblings are now going to make it an annual event and have created a volunteer group. titles. Rhys has autism, asthma, multiple holes in his heart, visual disorder Meares-Irlen syndrome, an auditory processing disorder and dyslexia. But he competes on an equal footing with other able-bodied boxers, making him the first “para-disabled” fighter in mainstream boxing in the UK.
Dunbar, East Lothian The teen, who has diplegic cerebral palsy, stole the hearts of the nation last year when she won three medals at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio.
She took home silver in the T35-38 4x100m relay and bronze in the T35 100m and 200m.
Maria has won five European Championship golds and a gold and two silvers at World Champion- ship level.