Every year ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland commissions a project called SoundTown.
´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland's SoundTown 2008 was officially launched as on October 7th, 2008.
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We install a radio studio in a secondary school for a year and bring all aspects of the media to the school.
Alva Academy in Clackmannanshire has been selected from schools across the country to become ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland's SoundTown school for 2008/09.
Situated at the foot of the Ochil Hills, the school is a six year comprehensive serving the villages of Menstrie, Alva, Tillicoultry, Coalsnaughton, Devonside, Dollar and Muckhart with over 1,000 pupils.
The ´óÏó´«Ã½ will base a studio in the Academy and broadcast a number of shows from there. Staff and pupils will have the opportunity to participate and make their own programmes. They will have access to support from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ in a range of areas.
Commenting on their selection, Deputy Head Teacher, Stuart Clyde, said: 'The staff and pupils in our school are incredibly enthusiastic, and we are looking forward to bringing some fabulous ideas for items on the radio'.
Calum Forbes, Head Boy, said: 'Of course, it's bound to be a great laugh and I know there are loads of pupils waiting to speak to Fred MacAulay and get into some on-air debates with Tam Cowan on Off the Ball.'
Head of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland, Jeff Zycinski is enthusiastic about the project: 'This is our sixth SoundTown but we're really looking forward to working with the pupils and parents at Alva Academy. In the year ahead, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scotland will have a particular focus on Scotland's History and I'm sure we will benefit from having our SoundTown in Clackmannanshire - a part of Scotland that is so steeped in history'.
