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Year 9 Trash Couture Event, October 2013

The Geography Department once again held their ever popular Year 9 recycling event on Wednesday 9 October 2013, to coincide with their Recycling topic.   The day began with an interactive quiz run by Noel Thompson-Lyons from Arc21.  The pupils used Quizdom consoles and worked in small groups to answer Noel’s questions about recycling.  They […]

Famous Local Writer Inspires Glenlola’s Year 10

On Thursday 19  September, Famous Local Writer Colin Bateman was curiously spotted in the Glenlola library. After much investigation it was discovered that he was here to give the class of 10C a talk about how he became a writer and his eventful experiences.  Bateman chatted to the girls about his first job as a […]

Glenlola Collegiate Team Wins IET Faraday’s Challenge

On Tuesday 8 October, Bangor Grammar School hosted an IET Faraday’s Challenge.  Six Year 9 teams, from five different schools, competed to win the trophy.   Glenlola Collegiate School’s team was Caitlin Hawe, Logan Hinchcliffe, Katie Mills, Shannon North, Bailey Scott-Murphy and Erin Stewart.  The challenge required the teams to build a rocket to be launched from […]

Pupils awarded Nuffield Research Bursaries

The research projects of four Year 14 girls were presented at a special Sentinus Celebration event at Queen’s University, Belfast, on Thursday 19 September 2013.  Each of the four girls: Tori Browne, Eve Bryans, Courtenay Patterson and Laura Suitor, was awarded a Nuffield Research Bursary during the summer break.  Tori carried out a Chemistry-based research […]

Cancer Research Poster Campaign

Queens University Belfast and Cancer Research UK joined forces to sponsor a poster competition for AS-level biology students at the end of last term.  Ten of the entrants spent a day at the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB) at Queen’s.  There they had a chance to practice lab techniques used in cancer […]

European Day of Languages 2013

Journée européenne des langues 2013 Europäischer Tag der Sprachen 2013 El día europeo de las lenguas 2013 On Thursday 26 September, the Glenlola Modern Foreign Languages Department celebrated the annual European Day of Languages.  Pupils were treated to hot chocolate and pain au chocolat in the canteen at break time where they were greeted by some […]

RAE Armstrong Public Lectures 2013, QUB

The RAE Armstrong Public Lecture Series is held in the Medical Biology Centre at Queen’s University,Belfasteach year.  The 2013 lectures are presented by Professor Patrick J Morrison, Consultant in Genetic Medicine and Honorary Professor of Human Genetics at QUB. Six Year 13 AS Biology pupils attended a lecture on Wednesday 18 September 2013, titled ‘How […]

CCF Army Section Summer Camp 2013

This summer over 50 Cadets from the Army Section travelled to Longmoor Camp in Hampshire for their annual summer camp.  After an early start at BGS and a very long day spent travelling we arrived at Longmoor after tea and got settled in to the accommodation. Over the course of the week the Cadets took […]

Glenlola Collegiate Celebrates Outstanding Examination Results

Congratulations to our pupils as they deservedly celebrate outstanding examination results. At Advanced Level, more than one quarter of all grades achieved were either A* or A, with an impressive 13 pupils obtaining at least 3 A* or A grades.  Over one third of the year group attained at least 3 grades at A*- B […]

Glenlola Collegiate Pupils Reach For The Stars

A talented group of Bangor schoolgirls from Glenlola Collegiate School have each passed their first GCSE two years before their fellow classmates have even put pen to paper to take their examinations at this level. The17 Year 10 pupils achieved a 100% pass rate in their Astronomy GCSE, with an astounding 75% of the girls […]