Highland Heroes 2025: Nominate your secondary school pupils
From First Year to the day they leave secondary school, so many of our senior pupils go above and beyond ‒ whether that’s in their studies, sport, supporting their classmates or helping out in their community.
Highland Heroes celebrates these remarkable young people with the secondary school pupil of the year award.
NOMINATE your Highland Heroes 2025 by midnight on Sunday, December 15.
It will be presented to a secondary pupil who has overcome exceptional circumstances or obstacles to achieve success in education, sport or helping others at school.
Developing the Young Workforce Inverness & Central Highland (DYWICH) is sponsoring the award.
Liz Fletcher, DYWICH programme lead, said: "At Developing the Young Workforce Inverness & Central Highland (DYWICH), we are immensely proud to sponsor the secondary pupil of the year category at the Highland Heroes 2025 awards. This category shines a light on the passion, dedication and resilience that young people across the Highlands demonstrate every day. Those that enter this award embody the spirit of perseverance and service, overcoming challenges to achieve remarkable success in education, sport and community support.
“At DYWICH, we have the privilege of working with many exceptional young people across 14 secondary schools in Inverness and Central Highland. Through our efforts to support their career choices and skill development, we see firsthand the powerful impact that volunteering has in shaping their futures. Volunteering not only equips them with invaluable skills but also prepares them to enter the world of work with confidence and purpose. We look forward to hearing about all the nominees and celebrating their achievements as well as the eventual winner of this accolade."
Highland Heroes 2025 is a fantastic way to give thanks and to celebrate the unsung heroes in your community.
The categories:
• Community champion
• Carer
• Charitable organisation
• Emergency services
• Fundraiser
• Volunteer
• Green hero
• Brave child
• Healthcare hero
• School
• Primary teacher
• Primary pupil
• Secondary pupil
• Secondary teacher
Once all of your nominations have been submitted, our judges will whittle down the entries to create a shortlist and you will be invited to vote for your winners.
All of the finalists, sponsors and guests will be invited to the awards ceremony at the Macdonald Drumossie Hotel on Friday, March 14, 2025 where the winners will be revealed!
In addition to the main categories, there is also a very special award presented on the night.
A hero of heroes will be chosen by the judges from among all of your winners.
Remember to nominate by midnight, December 15!
