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Ireland Water Polo Honours

4 January 2018 in /by

Three Glenlola pupils have been selected to represent the Ireland U15 girls at water polo: Amelia Urry Year 9, Penny Nicholson, Year 10 and Lara Strong-Turney, Year 11.  All three girls play for Bangor Barracudas at U15 and U17 level. Congratulations, girls, on a marvellous achievement!

Public Speaking

8 December 2017 in /by

Congratulations to Evie Wood 12F, Jasmine McDermott 13D and Katie Graden 13B on their performances in the local heat of the Soroptimists’ Public Speaking Competition on Wednesday 29th at 7.00pm. All three pupils selected different topics  and were competing against six pupils from Regent House and Strathearn. Congratulations to Katie on being placed 2nd with […]

Sports Results

6 December 2017 in /by

Trampolining On Saturday 18 November a number of girls competed at the NI Schools’ Trampolining competition.  The U19 Intermediate team won their section. The U14 Intermediate team finished second.  The U13 Novice team finished third.  Kenzie Richardson finished 3rd in the U14 Elite section and Emily Magowan finished 3rd in the Novice section. Hockey On […]

Further Football Success

24 November 2017 in /by

The Year 9/10/11 squad had a great run at the County Down heat of the 11 a-side-cup, finishing runners-up in the tournament. Special mention to goalkeeper Megan Drummond Year 10 and Zoe Stewart Year 11 who were awarded joint player of the tournament.

Hockey Results 14 and 18 November 2017

22 November 2017 in /by

On Tuesday 14 November, Glenlola’s 2B XI hockey team played against Portadown College in their cup match and won 3-0.  The goals were scored by Emma Capes and Heidi Quinn. On Saturday 18 November, the hockey teams played against Methodist College.  The 1st XI drew 0-0, the 2nd XI lost 2-0, the 2B XI lost […]

Pupil Selected for Sailing Squad

20 November 2017 in /by

Congratulations to Abbie Brown from Year 10 who has been successfully selected for the Northern Ireland Topper Sailing Performance squad. This is a fantastic achievement. Commenting on Abbie’s success, James Farrell, who is the Performance Manager for the Royal Yachting Association Northern Ireland’s (RYANI) said: “Abbie is one of the sailors I have identified with […]

International Karate Union (IKU) World Championships

20 November 2017 in /by

Three pupils from Glenlola Collegiate represented Ireland at this year’s IKU World Karate Championships in October. Twenty-three nations competed at the four-day event held in Kilkenny, Ireland. Friday was an early start for competitors with competitions for the children’s and veteran’s kata (routine of moves) and kumite (fighting) along with the team kumite (team fighting) […]

Holywood Festival Success

17 November 2017 in /by

Congratulations to the following pupils who triumphed at the Holywood Music Festival this week. Back row L-R: Niamh Crooks, Megan Hawthorne, Hannah Patterson, Emily Doherty, Lauren Clarke, Alice Hawthorne, Katie McCausland, Emiko Seawright, Jordan Rosborough The Music Studio’s Senior Ensemble was placed first with an outstanding score of 95 out of 100 for the rendition […]