Shetland Folk Festival 2026 by Elana Leask
2002, 2026

Shetland Folk Festival 2026 by Elana Leask

Folk Festival 2026 by Elana Leask  The 44th Shetland folk festival 2026 will take place from Thursday 30th April to Sunday 3rd May. The Shetland Folk festival is the UK’s most northern Folk Festival and welcomes hundreds of visitors each year. Shetland Folk Festival is organized by a volunteer committee who work hard to make the festival as exciting and unique as possible. The concerts are held throughout the islands and will show you all our communities big and small.   Watch this video to help guide you about the Shetland folk festival: https://youtu.be/KCxHFXD5GV8  Visting Acts:  The Chair – Orkney  The Onlies – Washington, USA  The Foreign Landers – North Carolina, USA &

Read More

2002, 2026

Fiddlebox Carriers by Lauren Sweeney

This article will be about Fiddle Box Carriers and how important they are. Up Helly Aa is a big part of Shetland culture, it’s always on the last Tuesday of January.  Fiddle Box Carriers are in charge of looking after the busses, getting people on the busses, and props for the squads. I have personally interviewed some Fiddle Box Carriers such as Stuart Nicolson, Ethan Lomax, Hayden Fenwick, Thomas Leask, Jacob

Read More

Voting At 16 by Elana Leask
0602, 2026

Voting At 16 by Elana Leask

16 Year Olds Allowed to Vote in the UK  How will this affect votes and what is projected to happen in the next general election?   On the 17th of July 2025 the UK government publicly announced that all 16- and 17-year-olds are now allowed to vote in Britain. This will mean an estimated extra 1.5 million people able to vote! However, approximately half of those people do not want to vote when a poll was taken by ITVX. Similarly, in SJHS, S1- S3 did a vote on if we think 16 – 17-year-olds should be able to vote;  5 said no, they

Read More

0602, 2026

Easter Traditions by Shonah Anderson

Easter Traditions     Things People Do For Easter From Around The World   There are many different Easter Traditions. Here are a few: decorating eggs, hiding the easter eggs, rolling the eater eggs down a hill, easter egg hunts, Easter feasts often featuring ham or lamb, hot cross buns in the UK,  the white house Easter egg roll in the US, hollowed – out eggs filled with confetti broken above people’s heads, people throw water at each other  on easter in Poland and lastly egg tapping in Greece.      Why They Do Some Of Those Traditions   People decorate eggs because it symbolizes new

Read More

2301, 2026

SJHS Winter Dance Review by Lowra Tulloch

Some would say the Sandwick Junior High School Winter Dance was the best dance they’ve been to. Some would say it’s in the top 5 and no one would dare say it was the worst. Some people liked it because of the food; some liked it for the Shetland dances; some liked it for the more modern-day dancing (like the Macarena or the Cha-Cha Slide). Sandwick Pupil Council at the

Read More

2709, 2025

The New Scottish Referendum – Written by Elana Leask

Author: Elana Leask The new Scottish Referendum  What is it and what would it mean for Scotland?  The Scottish independence referendum was a vote in Scotland, where the people decided whether to become an independent country or not. They could vote to be independent; This would mean that Scotland would be a separate country from the rest of the UK. Or they could vote to stay in the UK and

Read More

2709, 2025

Welcome to the Sandwick Storm

The Sandwick Storm – News!   Welcome to the home of The Sandwick Storm – a student-run space to share news and interesting goings-on within the school. Here, we’ll have headlines from around the school and local community, interviews with staff and student groups, dates for your diary, Top 10 lists from the pupils and more!   Stay tuned for our premier…