SPORTING stars of the future are to be honoured in a new hall of fame at Largs Academy.

The school’s PE department have created the new feature to inspire pupils and celebrate the achievements of those who have performed at the highest level.

Any S6 pupils who are playing sports or are performing in the arts at a national level will be inducted each year.

Gerry Cavani, faculty leader of health and wellbeing at the school, told how seven pupils from the past three S6 years were recently inducted at a glittering ceremony.

He said: “The inductions were one of the features at our annual school sports awards, which was a fantastic night.

“A range of awards were given out for different age groups, with the main purpose to celebrate the achievements of pupils outwith the school and in the community.

“We have pupils in the Largs Gymnastics Club, North Ayrshire Swimming Club and in the sailing community, so we want to try and capture as many of those achievements as we can.”

Mr Cavani says the super seven's names will take pride of place on the wall alongside some quotes from famous sporting figures.

He explained: “We want it to be inspiring for the younger pupils to see themselves alongside some famous faces including Scotland football team captain Andy Robertson.

“Harry McGill is there for endurance running, Jilly Lefebvre for high jump, Jessica Hogg for table tennis, Chris Anderson for handball, Abbey Kane for swimming, Grant Arneil for artistic gymnastics and Abbie Fleming for dance.”

Mr Cavani has challenged pupils at the school to aspire to join them.

He said: “This is a talent group in terms of talent and we will maybe induct one or two per year from now on.

“There is no quota in terms of how many we expect, if a pupil has reached a national level as a performer they can leave a legacy at this school.

“We want the hall of fame to be inspiring and a motivation for them.

“There has been some real resilience shown in the last few years in terms of training and expectations but the talent of these pupils has shone through during the pandemic.”