On a wet and wintry day, Glenlola School Library was the venue for the annual Road Safety Public Speaking Competition. Glenlola, who were defending their trophy against neighbouring Bangor Grammar School, were delighted to welcome back Mrs Doris Hutchieson, former teacher and Headmistress of Coleraine High School, as adjudicator. She was accompanied by Deputy Mayor […]
On Friday 30 November 2012, Constable Ian Young from PSNI came into school to talk to pupils about the risks and dangers associated with using the Internet.
On Saturday, all Senior Hockey teams played Strathearn. The 1st XI lost 4-1, our goal scored by Holly Fair. The 2nd XI lost 3-0. The 2Bs lost 4-0 and the 3rd XI lost 1-0. Hard luck girls. The U14A and U13A teams also played Strathearn. The U14s lost 2-1, our goal scored by Amelia Morrow. […]
On Wednesday 19 September 2012 Glenlola Collegiate Year 10s went to the CopelandIslands. I went in the afternoon with fourteen other pupils to learn about the work of The Copelands Bird Observatory and the history of the islands. We got there by a small boat from the coast of Donaghadee. Our teachers took us there in […]
At 8:45am on Thursday morning the coach arrived to take an excited group of Duke of Edinburgh candidates on our Bronze Award Expedition. Each group was dropped off at a different point outside Newcastle to begin their route. Our group were to start just before the beach. We set off, excited and full of energy, […]
On Tuesday 6 November I was given the opportunity to attend a safe driving course run by the PSNI Bangor, in Eddie Irvine’s. Once I arrived I was greeted by a Chief Police officer. He asked one simple question with four different outcomes. “What do you fear most?” A ticket, points on your licence, a crash […]
Congratulations to Jessica Galway and Jessica Hughes who were awarded first and third places, respectively, in the local heat of the Soroptimist International Bangor Public Speaking Competition, which was held on Wednesday 28 November 2012 at the Stricklands Care Conference Centre. The topic of their speeches was ‘Books: Are they a thing of the past?’ The […]
On Friday 16 November, the Onatti Theatre Company came to school to perform a play called “Les Filles”. Everyone who studies French from Year 11 to Year 14 was allowed to go and watch it. The play was all in French and told the story of a boy who was in relationship trouble – which came […]
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 […]
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. 🇺🇸💙🦢❤️
