This year I entered the Rotary Youth Leadership Award competition; a competition designed to recognise and reward youth leadership within the community. The first stage of the competition was to complete an application form which challenged me to provide evidence of my leadership experiences, plus any positions of responsibility that I have held, and also […]
On Tuesday 13 November 11 girls from Glenlola Collegiate took part in a maths fun day in Bloomfield Primary School which was organised and ran by Sentinus Engineering. The 11 girls – Jan Montgomery, Kerry Gardner, Emma Cameron, Katie Lawther, Naomi Moore, Chloe Brown, Lucy Montgomery, Rachael Shortt, Aimee Callaghan, Emma Taylor and Tori Browne, are […]
On 14 November, Jeff Rich, former drummer with Status Quo, led a drumming workshop in School for Year 10 pupils and music exam classes. [nggallery id=104]
Anti-bullying Forum, Northern Ireland Congratulations go to Saffy Monks-Smith, 13D, and Grace Walker, 9D, who won prizes in the Anti-bullying Forum competition. The competition organisers received over 1200 entries and judged these in 3 sections (Junior, Intermediate and Senior) with either Art or Creative writing pieces being submitted. Saffy was joint winner in the Senior […]
Our congratulations are extended to Rachel Porter, a former pupil at the School, who has been the recipient of a Bryant Exhibition Award from Oxford University. Rachel is at Somerville College, Oxford, reading Chemistry towards a Masters Degree. She is also studying Aromatic & Heterocyclic Pharmaceutical Chemistry as a subsidiary subject. Her award is described […]
Shauna Wood, a former pupil who is currently studying Medicine at Queen’s University Belfast, is one of a small number of students from Northern Ireland to have been awarded an All Ireland Scholarship this year. Shauna travelled to Limerick with her parents at the weekend to accept the Scholarship Certificate from President Bill Clinton at […]
On Tuesday 13 November 2012, the Year 14 Drama & Theatre Studies class, travelled to the Lyric Theatre with Mrs Porter to watch the latest stage version of ‘Macbeth’.
Parents of pupils in Year 12 participated in a ‘Tree of Knowledge’ event on the evening of Wednesday 24 October 2012. Ben Best highlighted the main aspects of the training session that the Year 12 girls had experienced and focused on good sleep habits and the importance of positive thinking. Parents experienced for themselves the […]
On the 8 November, I and the rest of Year 14 had the privilege of attending a workshop taken by Mr Pat Jamison from Sentinus. Many of the girls in Year 14 have applied for courses at university that require an interview as the main part of the entry process therefore it was very important. The […]
In an exciting new research project, schools have been invited to collaborate with the world renowned Lowell Observatory to image small, icy bodies in the far reaches of our Solar System.
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
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. 🇺🇸💙🦢❤️
