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WW1 Open Night Quiz Winner

30 January 2015 in /by

Congratulations to Faith Thompson of Kilmaine Primary School who has won our World War 1 Open Night Quiz. A prize is on its way to her at school. Well done, Faith!

Success in Creative Writing – Vote for Ellie

20 January 2015 in /by

Success in Creative Writing – Vote for Ellie! Ellie Shevlin Year 9 has been selected to represent Northern Ireland in The Power of Poetry Competition with her poem ‘Night’ which is being run by Young Writers. Twelve poems have been selected out of 15,000 entries from 450 schools across then UK to compete in the final! Ellie […]

Free Microsoft Office Download

16 January 2015 in /by

Dear Student, We are delighted to announce that, on the basis of C2k’s licence agreement with Microsoft, all student school users  have been enabled and that they  can download, free of charge, full copies of Microsoft Office for PC or Mac for use on up to 5 personal devices. The download can be accessed via […]

Crisis at Christmas 2014

15 January 2015 in /by

I would like to reiterate the importance of not judging a book by its cover. Over time, a book may become tattered on the outside, but what is on the inside can still be incredible. Every year people discuss the “True meaning of Christmas”. They say that it is a time for celebration and togetherness. […]

NI Schools Trampolining Championships 2014

18 December 2014 in /by

Our Trampolinists had great success on Sunday 14 December at the Northern Ireland Schools Championships, winning 8 individual medals and 3 team titles. We are Northern Ireland Schools Champions at Under 14 Novice, Under 14 Intermediate and Under 19 Novice levels. Emily Doherty and Zoe Kerr won outstanding performer awards.  The girls advance to Zonal […]

Christmas Star

15 December 2014 in /by

One of the star astronomers from Glenlola Collegiate School, Amy Palmer, is heading to the Italian Alps on Boxing Day to participate in a European Astronomy Camp organised by the European Southern Observatory (ESO).  The camp will be held at Saint-Barthélemy in the Aosta Valley and ESO will be responsible for the final scientific programme […]

Glenlola Road Safety Public Speaking Success!

15 December 2014 in /by

On Thursday 4 December six of our pupils represented Glenlola Collegiate in the Bangor Road Safety Public Speaking competition which we hosted in the Library.  The girls who competed against eight competitors from Bangor Grammar were:- Year 9 Jenna Fletcher and Emma Acheson. Year 11 Anna McDowell and Grace Walker. Year 13 Rebecca Campbell    Year […]

Uganda Trip, Summer 2014

10 December 2014 in /by

My interest in Uganda was ignited around this time last year whilst attending SU at my school, Glenlola Collegiate. David Barr who was my RS teacher made an appeal for any pupils who were interested in a trip to Uganda to come forward. His motivation and passionate  enthusiasm for the country and project was very […]