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House Rounders Competition

29 October 2015 in /by

Friday 18 September saw the first House competition of the autumn term and all of the new Year 8s were thoroughly excited to get involved. Having recently been sorted into their Houses, the Year 8 Rounders competition was a perfect way to get our new pupils involved in the House system. We couldn’t have picked a […]

Swimming Successes

23 October 2015 in /by

On Friday 2 October, 3 Year 8 pupils from Glenlola Collegiate took part in the Ulster Minor Schools Swimming Championships in Ballymena. Ellie McKibbin won Gold in the 100 IM, beating her nearest rival by over 5 seconds. Ellie also won Silver in the 50m Butterfly.  Well done to all girls who took part. Nine Glenlola […]

Drama Pupil Participates in National Youth Theatre Course

21 October 2015 in /by

I embarked on my adventure to London on 3rd August 2015. I was extremely nervous as I was introduced to my accommodation and the people I would be working with for two weeks. The 4th August marked the start of the course in the Laban rehearsal studios and the day went by in a blur […]

CIVILisation Belfast – How Civil Engineers Make Belfast Work

19 October 2015 in /by

On Friday 9th October, four  pupils travelled up to Queen’s University to get an insight into Civil Engineering in Belfast. First there was a taster lecture, ‘Civil Engineers: Shaping the World’, where two lecturers explained the civil Engineering course in Queen’s University and one in particular grasped our attention as he talked about the Meccano […]

Football Success

19 October 2015 in /by

On Tuesday 13 October there were some outstanding performances by our Year 8 and 9 footballers in the County Down Cup at Eddie Irvine Sports complex. The A Team made the final to be beaten by a very strong Kilkeel High School.  They played 3 matches back to back with no breaks, a magnificent achievement! The […]

Year 10 Trip to Women in STEM Careers Event

15 October 2015 in /by

On Tuesday 22 September, Year 10 went to W5 for a ‘Women in STEM Careers’ event along with pupils from St Columbanus and Strangford College. This event was organised by the North Down and Ards Learning Community. There, using a PowerPoint presentation, they showed us all the opportunities women can have in STEM careers to assure […]

Sports Results 10 October 2015

15 October 2015 in /by

Hockey On Saturday 10 October Glenlola Collegiate played Victoria College, Belfast. The 1st XI lost 4-0 and the 2nd XI lost 2-0. The U14A team played a very close match, winning 2-1, both goals scored by Libby Morton.  The U14B team drew 1-1.  The U13A team lost 3-0 and the U13B team lost 4-0.

Glenlola Collegiate Raises £10K for Local Charity

9 October 2015 in /by

Pupils and staff at Glenlola Collegiate School have raised £10,000 for local charity Charlene’s Project. The money was raised through a range of events over the past year including a school sponsored walk, staff participation in the Great North Run and proceeds from the annual Autumn Craft and Gift fair.  The charity is named after […]

Playhouse Creatures at the MAC

7 October 2015 in /by

On Thursday 24 September, the Year 13 and 14 Drama students traveled to the MAC Theatre in Belfast, to see Bruiser Theatre Company’s production of “Playhouse Creatures”. Directed by Lisa May, this riotous, moving show did not disappoint.  The audience was transported behind the scenes of theatre life in 17th century London as they followed […]