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QUB Sixth Form Medical Careers Symposium

On Wednesday 12 February I boarded the train to the City Hospital at 8.00am and on my arrival I walked through the hospital to the Medical Biology Centre at QUB, the event location. The day began with registration: I watched as over 300 wannabe medical students piled into the lecture hall. The first speech was […]

Year 8 Religious Studies Trip to Synagogue

On Monday 10th, Tuesday 11th and Friday 14th March our Year 8 students had the opportunity to visit the Belfast Synagogue as part of their study of Judaism within Religious Studies. Seeing the synagogue up close really brought the unit to life for our students. The pupils were able to see items that are key […]

Sports Results, Saturday 25 and Monday 27 January 2014

Hockey On Saturday 27 January all the Senior Hockey teams played Friends’ School, Lisburn.  The 1st XI lost 2-0 and the 2nd XI lost 1-0.  The 2B XI lost 1-0 and the 3rd XI lost 3-0.  Hard luck girls. This Thursday30 January the 1st XI play Victoria College in the second round of the Senior […]

Sports Results, Saturday 18 January 2014

Senior Hockey On Saturday the 1st XI played Bloomfield Collegiate in the first round of 1st XI Schools Plate and won 4-1.  The goals were scored by Daina Walton, Emily Ferris and Sophie Carlisle. Junior Hockey On Saturday the Junior Teams played Wallace High School.  The U13A team won 1-0, the goal scored by Anna […]

Our Golden Girl Kelly

Former Glenlola pupil Kelly Gallagher is targeting Paralympic glory after claiming a remarkable double success at the IPC Alpine Skiiing World Cup in Panorama, Canada. Just 24 hours after winning her first World Cup gold in the Super Combined, visually impaired Kelly, took victory in the Giant Slalom alongside her sighted guide Charlotte Evans. Kelly […]

Crime Scene Investigation Event

We’ve all seen TV shows like CSI, Dexter & Homicide: Life on the Street  but what is a career in the forensic sciences really like?  Year 13 Psychology and Chemistry students had an opportunity to find out when two officers from PSNI CSI department came to Glenlola.  The CSI event began with a basic introduction […]

Glenlola Public Speaking Success

On Thursday 5 December eight girls represented Glenlola Collegiate in the Bangor Road Safety Public Speaking competition at Bangor Grammar School.  The girls who competed were:- Year 10           Anna McDowell, Anna McWatters and Katie Rose Gilmore. Year 11           Samantha Dornan, Sarah Walker and Rachel McCord. Year 13           Bethan Emerson and Martha Ward. After listening to thirteen […]

Year 14 Pupil Spends a Day with the Stars

Year 14 student Elizabeth Clulow spent a day filming with the BBC earlier this week. Elizabeth is presenting a short ‘Solar System Road Trip’ film which will be aired via the red button on Stargazing live (BBC2) and via the internet on Wednesday 8 January 2014.   The film starts at the Rise monument on the […]