Elaine Neville, a former pupil of Badcaul Primary School and Ullapool High School, graduated from the University of Strathclyde BSc first degree honours in Prosthetics and Orthotics. She is now working at the Douglas Bader Centre for Amputees and Rehabilitation at the Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton, London.

Paula Newlands graduated from The North Highland College, Dornoch, with an SVQ3 in Food Preparation and Cooking.

Sinclair Hugh Patience, Tain, graduated from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, BA (Hons) in Tourism/Business Management. He is a former pupil of Craighill Primary and Tain Royal Academy.

Joanne Patience, Dingwall, graduated from Glasgow University Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS). She is a former pupil of Dingwall Primary and Dingwall Academy.

Claire Lesley Preston, a former pupil of Bridgend Primary and Alness Academy, graduated with a First Class BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy from Glasgow Caledonian University.

John Pickles graduated from Edinburgh University Bachelor of Divinity with Honours. He is a former pupil of Fortrose Academy.

John Charles Paterson, youngest son of Dianne and Bruce Paterson, graduated from The Robert Gordon University with a BSc (Hons) in Computing for Internet and Multimedia. He is a former pupil of Hilton Primary and Tain Royal Academy.

Iain Neill graduated from the University of St Andrews with First Class Honours in Geoscience. He is a former pupil of Dingwall Primary and Dingwall Academy and will shortly be studying for a PhD in Caribbean tectonics at Cardiff University.

Ruth Nelson of Rosemarkie, a former pupil of Fortrose Academy, graduated Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with first class honours from Glasgow University. She was awarded the Brunton Memorial Prize and the Robert Fullerton Prize as the most distinguished graduate in medicine of the academic year 2006-2007. She will begin work in the Western Infirmary in Glasgow at the beginning of August.

Heather Nic, Tain, graduated with a BA degree in Child and Youth Studies from UHI Inverness. She is the youngest daughter of Henry and Margaret Nic, Tain, and is a former pupil of Craighill Primary and Tain Royal Academy.

Timothy Preston graduated from Robert Gordon University with a Graduate Certificate in Management. He is now completing an MSc in International Tourism Management. Tim lives in Tain with his partner Lisa, and three boys.

Sean Ross Noble, Stagcroft Park, Tain, graduated from the University of Paisley with a BSc in Computer Aided Design.

Rebecca O'Hara, former pupil of Dingwall Academy, graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a BSc (Honours) in Ecology.

Jill Sarah Preston, a former pupil of Bridgend Primary and Alness Academy, graduated BEd (Hons) in Primary Education from Jordanhill, University of Strathclyde.

Clare O'Donnell, Maghery Cottage, Resolis, Balblair, a former pupil of Cullicudden Primary and Fortrose Academy, graduated from UHI Millennium Institute with a BA in Child-Youth Studies.