WATCH: Dingwall-based St Clement's kids' online mask advertising campaign wins Young Enterprise Scotland accolade
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A bright idea to help stop people misplacing face masks has scooped a top accolade for a Ross-shire school.
Some of the county's budding young businesspeople have won a national award for their online publicity.
The Best Team from St Clement’s School in Dingwall won the award for Best Advert at Young Enterprise Scotland’s Festival of Youth Enterprise 2021.
The team’s winning online ad promoted their eye-catching handmade range of colourful facemask holders.
Inverness High School’s Highland Driftwood won the award for best logo with Gordonstoun School’s Stoun Socks taking the overall Company of the Year prize.
YES Highland and Moray Area Team member Denise Clark also received recognition, winning the Volunteer of the Year award.
The Young Enterprise Scotland Company and Team Programmes for Highland and Moray run in partnership with local schools to encourage young people to experience the challenges of running a business or social enterprise.
Over the course of a year teams of 15-19 year olds from individual schools design and make products, market them and manage the financial side of the business. The students are supported by teachers, a volunteer business adviser from the local community, and a YES area team.
Linda Thomas, Chair of YES Highland and Moray said: “This year more than most our teams of young people faced huge challenges and showed determination, flair and ingenuity to overcome them. We are extremely proud of them all.
“With the real difficulties young people encounter when looking for jobs the experience gained on Young Enterprise programmes is invaluable. We see all the students who take part grow in confidence over the year and as they learn about working as a team, they find creative solutions to problems and learn to respond to change. This is all great preparation for the world of work, particularly in the current unprecedented climate of uncertainty.”