Chemistry reaction as Peebles student receives top award

Published: 24 Nov 2014 09:000 comments

THE mother of a high-achieving student this week paid tribute to her daughters former teacher and the support she was given at Peebles High School.

Sophie with Sara Ashby

Sophie Hannah Talas was presented with the Royal Society of Chemistrys prize for securing the highest mark in this years Advanced Higher Chemistry in Scotland.

She was joined for the prize-giving by her former chemistry teacher Sara Ashby.

Sophies mum Gyrgyi said: Dr Ashby is a fantastic teacher and Peebles High School has a very strong and very supportive science department.

Sophie, a first year medical student at Edinburgh University, received her award from MSP Alasdair Allan, minister for learning, science and Scotlands languages.

The award ceremony took place as part of the Science and the Parliament event at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on November 12.

The event has been a successful initiative that has run since shortly after the Scottish Parliament was established.

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