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Glenlola Explorer Scouts Cook at Crawfordsburn

Glenlola Explorer Scouts had their first outing on Saturday 7 December to Crawfordsburn Scout Centre. Their goal was to light a fire and cook a “Christmas Toastie”.  At a previous meeting they had made their own firelighters and these were used to light a fire with a sparkler – no matches allowed!   The fires […]

Sports Results week ending 7 December 2013

Hockey On Saturday 7 December the 1st XI and 2nd XI played Friends’ School, Lisburn.  The 1st XI lost 4-1, our goal scored by Daina Walton.  The 2nd XI drew 2-2, our goals scored by Daina Walton and Bethan Edge.  Well done girls. On Saturday the U13 and U14 teams played BRA.  The U14 A […]

Staff Charity Gunge Event

    Staff volunteers for the charity gunge tank event held on Friday 6 December 2013 who raised £720 for The Make a Wish Foundation & Charlene’s Project.  

Stars At Last!

Lorne House in Craigavad was the focus of a lot of study over the weekend.  Twenty GCSE Astronomy pupils took time to carry out research for the first of their Controlled Assessment tasks, which involves drawing at least three constellations.  The girls also have to estimate the magnitude of the brightest stars in each constellation, […]

Year 14 Interview Skills Day

On Thursday 7 November Year 14 were given an introduction to the dreaded ‘interview skills’.  While some of us have to attend interviews for university offers and others may be lucky enough to secure interviews further down the line in the world of work, Interview Skills Day was definitely a great benefit to everyone.  The […]

Young RSPB Campaigners Speak out at Stormont

University and sixth form students from across Northern Ireland visited Stormont earlier this week to present the chairperson of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee with a report on the importance of wildlife-friendly farming. The young RSPB campaigners took the opportunity to brief Paul Frew MLA on their research into the benefits of agri-environment schemes […]

Hockey Results, week ending 30 November

Last week the  U13A and  U14A teams played Strathearn.  The U13 A team lost 2-0.  The U14A team won 2-1, with both goals scored by Grace Jackson. Well done girls! On Saturday 30 November, the 1st XI, 2nd XI, 2B XI and 3rd XI also played Strathearn.  The 1st XI lost 1-0 and the 2nd […]

Typhoon Haiyan Appeal

Typhoon Haiyan Appeal It was with sadness that we witnessed the scenes of devastation which flooded the news in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.  As a school community we could not ignore their desperate need for emergency relief aid. On Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 November, after Senior and Junior Assembly respectively, an opportunity was provided for […]

Trip to Caterpillar, Larne

Caterpillar Larne is an engineering company that designs, produces and fixes power generators that can be used for emergency power in many places such as hospitals, shopping centres and airports.  Caterpillar produces many sizes of generators ranging from 14.4 kW to 2000kW. The largest Generator consumes 520 litres of diesel an hour!  They produce several […]