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About School Report

On 11th March 2010, 70 Scottish Schools will take part in a UK- wide News Day, simultaneously creating videos, audio and text-based news reports an publishing them on their school websites, which have been linked to the BBC. During 'News Day 2010' students and their work may be featured on the BBCs various news outlets on TV, radio and online including Reporting Scotland, News Drive, The News Channel, Breakfast News, the One O'clock and Six O'clock News and Newsround. The School report website will also become a TV channel and a radio station streaming pupils news reports and coverage of school-based activities throughout the school day, available via the BBC's red button service.

This year schools are also attempting to set the world Record for the largest Interactive Weather Report. To help with this, pupils from the school will be taking the temperature at 9.15am and submitting it to BBC Weather who will be compiling it into a weather report. As well as the news happening on that day, the Perth High broadcast will feature other topics such as the current social and economic situation in South Africa, the Perth High School International Tie, the school uniform debate, Battle of The Bands, an interview with Geoff Brown, the St. Johnstone chairman, wheelchair accessibility in the school and the campaign to block the proposed incinerator at the Binn Farm.

The teacher responsible for the project, Mr Cook, said that it's been a fascinating process watching the pupils developing their newsgathering and presenting skills. The pre-recorded clips are nearly all ready, but the proof of whether or not the day will have been a success will be how well they perform live in front of the cameras on Thursday the 11th.