The girls of Glenlola middle school embraced the prospect of the House Dance Competition with much vigour and excitement. The dance competition is always a hotly contested event in the school calendar and 2013 was no exception. The theme of this year’s competition was ballet and hip hop. Very quickly the houses separated into teams […]
Congratulations to Kyra Gourley (Year 13) for winning first place in the local heat of the Soroptimist International N.I. Public Speaking Competition which was held on the evening of Wednesday 13 November, 2013 at Stricklands Resource Centre, Bangor. Kyra’s winning six minute speech was on the topic, “ ‘ To Tweet or not to Tweet’ … […]
Year 10 pupil Molly McLarnon has been selected by Cycling Ireland to attend a training camp in Holland, at the renowned indoor Velodrome Alkmaar. She will be trained by Herman Schenk, the world renowned Track Coach, who has coached many of the world’s best cyclists including Marian Vos. Molly is part of Cycling Ireland’s 2020 […]
The School Development Plan for 2013-16 is now available to download:
Year 14 girls attended the annual School Formal in the Clandeboye Lodge Hotel on Thursday 24 October 2013. Click on the link below to view the official photographs: Official Formal Photo Gallery [nggallery id=171]
On Thursday 3 October, Year 13 Biology pupils were treated to a microscopy workshop on the inter-board STEM module. They had the opportunity to use flexicams connected to laptops, binocular microscopes and view various insects using a 3D light scanning microscope. Many thanks to Jackie and Nigel, who ran the workshops and thrilled […]
In the summer term 2013 pupils were asked to design a cartoon character to promote Numeracy in all schools within the North Down and Ards Area Learning Community (NDALC). The poster designed by Kirsten O’Donnell–Weatherup was voted best in school.
On Friday 27 September 2013, 11 pupils from Years 8 and 10, along with two members of Staff, attended a workshop as part of Aspects Literary Festival. The venue was the beautiful Walled Garden and the event was attended by a wide range of Schools as far a field as Belfast and North Down. Children’s author, […]
Congratulations to three of our Y11 pupils who have recently won Silver medals at the National Sea Cadets Combined Regatta which took place in the London Excel Centre. The team, comprised of Emily Osborne, Sarah Wong and Amy Atwell, has competed in the Junior event for the past two years, securing second place in 2011 […]
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 […]
Education Minister @paulgivan visited @GlenlolaSchool and was delighted to meet Principal Eric Thompson, Board of Governors, staff and pupils.
The Minister toured the school Wellness Centre and met Heather Law, Head of Pastoral Care and Lauran Brown, Pupil Support and Welfare… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1785695380463624397
A superb night of entertainment, played and sung to the highest standard. Amazing talent all around. Well done to all, both pupils and staff.
4Day Five: Firstly, we enjoyed a tour of the Capitol building. Got to go into the Public gallery of the House of Representatives. Heard some Congressmen speak. Visited the Library of Congress. We visited the Supreme Court and finished the evening at the Lincoln Memorial. 🇺🇸💙🦢❤️
