Published: Tuesday, 4th November, 2008 10:15
Pupils' book will pass on history
By Rebecca Paul
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The Nine Misskateers
Pic by: Stewart Robertson
FRUSTRATED that the historical legacy of Dumbarton was not being passed on to new generations, a group of schoolgirls decided to do something about it.
They have written and illustrated a kids book about an elephant who visits historical sites in Dumbarton and the Vale.
The hope now is to get it published and put into West Dunbartonshire schools.
The sixth year girls at Dumbarton Academy have dubbed themselves the “Nine Misskateers” and came up with the idea to educate kids about historical landmarks as part of an after school young enterprise project.
The book tells the story of an elephant who is invited to a tea party but gets lost and happens upon a number of historical landmarks, including Dumbarton Castle, Overtoun House and Levengrove Park.
The girls involved in the project comprise of Rasiba Norin, Ashleigh Robertson, Gillian Milloy, Heather Nisbet, Rebecca Lynn, Emma Ritchie, Louise Brown, Donna Morrison and Evelyn Major
Rasiba, 17, told the Reporter: “We had to think of storylines and we thought that Dumbarton has a negative attitude to young people and what they have to do in the area.
“We think there’s a lot to do here so we thought we’d educate kids about local landmarks and encourage them to visit them.
“We’re just a group of friends and we’ve never done anything like this before, so we combined our talents."
The girls must raise the cash to produce the book — which they hope to have completed by the end of November — and have so far organised a first year disco, raffles and a games night at Dumbarton Academy.
For the full story see this week's Reporter
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