Staggies-loving pupils premiere music video

Pupils at a Highland school have premiered their very own supporters’ song for their local football team.

The St Clement’s Staggies are a group of pupils in Dingwall who follow their heroes, Ross County.

And now, the group have launched a music video for their original song, C Is For County.

The video is a tribute to their beloved Ross County FC and a symbol of the bond between club and community that developed over the past year.

The St Clement’s pupils are hoping it can inspire Ross County and raise much-needed money for their school.

The video will debut on the big screen on match day tomorrow.

St Clement’s pupils wrote the lyrics, and made a storyboard for the video.

They filmed it earlier this year.

This week, the stars from St Clement’s were treated like Ross County royalty for their film’s premiere at the team stadium.

There was sparkling juice, cakes and sweets, while rubbing shoulders with their match-day heroes.

Finally, the lights went down and they watched their video for the first time as it went live on YouTube.

Set to the tune of a Sesame Street staple, the song lyrics are a whirlwind tour of Dingwall.

The pupils travel past the “yummy” pies at Deas Bakery, the not-so-enticing waters of the River Peffery (“it looks like mucky tea”) and straight into the heart of Victoria Park.

One pupil, Cameron, set the stage for guests at the premiere.

He paid special tribute to players and staff at Ross County and Deas Bakery for their contributions on and off camera.

“Gathered here today we have all the kids and staff from St Clement’s because we wrote the words for the song and each of us recorded our own vocal parts.

“The players and staff from Ross County are here because they invited us to The Global Energy Stadium to film our music video.

“We danced and sang with some of the players and had a kickabout with them as well.”

St Clement’s teacher Paul Oparka said: “It’s amazing to be working alongside these extraordinary young people every day.”

Ross County chief executive Steven Ferguson said it was impossible to be in the room with the pupils celebrating their film without getting swept up in the emotion.

He and Mr Oparka told the St Clement’s pupils how they can benefit from the character traits Ross County instils in its squad.

Respect, responsibility and resilience all have a role to play in life and on the pitch, Mr Oparka said.

Ross County gave St Clement’s 72 tickets for tomorrow’s season finale.

But one pupil, Scott, said he and his classmates have plenty to look forward to regardless of the result.

“At this game our song will be played in the stadium for the first time,” he said.

Aside from the fun and football, the pupils hope their video will stir up support for their school.

The video description links to a JustGiving page.

Pupil Mhairi said any money raised for St Clement’s can do a lot of good.

Parents, pupils and politicians alike have been pushing for years for a new St Clement’s school.

The school is for pupils with additional support needs (ASN).

ON SONG: Ross County star Regan Charles-Cook with pupils and staff from St Clement’s School at the event at Victoria Park, Dingwall.

Some of those who took part at the stadium.

Mhairi gives a thumbs-up.