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Gymnastics Success

8 May 2015 in /by

  Congratulations to the U19 Gymnastics Team who finished in 2nd place at the British Schools’ Competition in Stoke on Trent on Saturday 2 May 2015.

Athletics Success

1 May 2015 in /by

Glenlola Collegiate had very successful Senior and Intermediate District Athletics Championships on Thursday 30 April. Some of the results were as follows: Saskia Greer  1st in Intermediate 100m Olivia Cumming 1st in Intermediate 300m Shoshannah Hull 1st in Intermediate Javelin Kirsty O’Neill 2nd  Intermediate 300m and 3rd Intermediate High Jump Sarah Connolly 1st Senior Long Jump and […]

Pupil Excellence, March and April 2015

29 April 2015 in /by

There have been a number of notable achievements by Glenlola Collegiate pupils in March and April: Caroline Barr 10B and Libby Morton 9D were both awarded the Chief Scout’s Gold Award at a reception at Belfast City Hall in March.  Caroline is a member of 6th Bangor Scout Group and Libby is a member of […]

Ski Report Norway 2015

22 April 2015 in /by

On the cold winter morning of Sunday 15th February 2015 a group of 39 enthusiastic and adventurous Glenlola pupils and teachers set off on what turned out to be the most amazing trip to the Olympic village of Lillehammer in Norway. Despite the hideous 7:30am start, our Glenlola 2015 ski trip was well under way! […]

Netball Success

17 April 2015 in /by

Three Glenlola Collegiate Teams qualified for the TAGSA North Down League Finals Days on Wednesday 15th April. The school had a very successful day winning three trophies with the following results: Year 8 Final: Glenlola beat Regent House 8-0 Year 9 Final: Glenlola B team shared with Regent House B team after a 23-23 draw […]

AS Psychology Revision Conference 2015

17 April 2015 in /by

A Psychology revision conference aimed at AS level students was held at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) in mid April. This was the 18th annual conference of its kind, organised by the Association for Psychology Teachers.  It was attended by students from a range of schools and Further Education colleges.  The main speaker was a very […]

Schools Showjumping League, March 2015

30 March 2015 in /by

  Glenlola Collegiate School took part in this year’s Gransha Schools’ Showjumping league, sponsored by Doggart’s of Newtownards. The monthly league began in September and the final was held on Saturday 21 March. The Key Stage 3 team of Phoebe Beaumont, Cerys Howell and Ashleigh Saunderson (all Year 8 pupils at Glenlola Collegiate) won their […]

Year 9 Netball Success

27 March 2015 in /by

The Year 9 ‘A’ netball team travelled to Lisburn Racquets on Tuesday 24th March to play Our Lady and St. Patrick’s College Knock in the final of the Northern Ireland Schools’ Cup.  This is the highest level of competition in N. Ireland so to even get to the final was a huge achievement for the […]

Glenlola Dance Success

23 March 2015 in /by

Glenlola Dance Club is run by coach and choreographer Tameron Drake.  Dance Team auditions are held in September.  Junior Dance Team Yr8-Yr10 is held on Tuesday 3.30-4.45pm and Senior Dance Team Yr11-Yr14 on Thursdays 3.30-4.45pm after school. Girls who have a love of dance gain confidence and friendships with other like minded girls representing their […]

Partial Solar Eclipse

20 March 2015 in /by

While some parts of the UK were clouded out, pupils from Glenlola Collegiate had a fantastic view of the partial solar eclipse on Friday morning, 20th March 2105.  Our Astronomy ‘adviser’, Mr Barry Loane, along with Mrs Edwards and Mrs Milligan, set up projections of the Sun using the School’s telescopes. We were also very […]