Please find attached further information on the school trips that are planned for the year ahead. The teaching staff involved with these trips will provide pupils with more information in the coming weeks.
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S5 – Blazing Blazers
For the first time our fifth year students have been given the option of wearing a school blazer. So far, this has been a huge success with the majority of pupils opting to wear one. With a big focus on school uniform this year, S5 are cerntainly playing their part!
Exam success at Barrhead High
This year saw the largest number of S5 students achieving passes in all 5 of their Higher subjects. Congratulations to the ei
ghteen pupils (some of which are pictured below) who passed all five of their Higher exams: Mark Addie, Righard Barr, Fraser Black, Conor Coogan-Horne, Daniel Cunningham, Holly, Cunningham, Max Curran, Liam Easson-Brausch, Richard Halligan, Jamie MacKenzie, Andrew McDougall, Craig Wallace, Ross McFarlane, Ross Paton, Cameron Ritchie, Kieran Scott, Nicholas Scott and Michael Slater.
Sports for all ages
The East Renfrewshire Sports brochure for August – December 2012 can be found here. 
Pupils return to Barrhead High
A warm welcome to all pupils returning to Barrhead High school today, particularly the new S1 who are looking very smart in their new school uniform.
Tues, 17th July 2012 – Rouken Glen Park
This summer holidays CBBC will be visiting towns and cities all over the country with a brand new TV road-show that will be celebrating all things dogs!
‘Who Let The Dogs Out and About?’ will be filming throughout the UK and we want you to come and join in the fun. If you have a dog then bring them too, but even if you don’t you can still come along and be part of the audience. You may even get the chance to meet our resident vet, dog trainer and doggy historian and see some amazing dogs!
You don’t need to have a dog to come along but you do need to apply for TICKETS.
Click here for more information.
Education Convener Awards
Congratulations to Jon Faulds, Stuart Booth, Cheyenne Hodgson, Nikki Todd and Liam Jeffery who were nominated to receive an Education Convener Award. Pupils attended a special awards ceremony at the Carmichael Hall in Eastwood Park and were presented with their award by Heather Reid OBE.
Pupils were nominated under a range of categories:
Jon Faulds for Sports – playing basketball for Scotland under 15’s
Stuart Booth for Sports – playing basketball for Scotland under 14s
Cheyenne Hodgson for Community Service and her fund raising for a Scout trip to build a school in Botswana.
Nikki Todd for Advocacy and her work as a young carer
Liam Jeffrey for Advocacy and his work as a young carer
Well done to them all, we are all very proud of their achievements.
The Olympic Project
On Wednesday (20th June), S3 will take part in a cross curricular event promoting Literacy & Health and Wellbeing across the curriculum. Building
on knowledge developed throughout the year in a variety of different subjects, the event uses London 2012 as its inspiration and allows the young people of Barrhead High School to participate in a variety of Olympic events.
The format of the day is as follows:
Periods 1-4:
The task will be explained at an assembly in the morning, before the young people carousel the various tasks (Table Tennis, Tennis & Cycling.)
In addition, the pupils will spend a period in a classroom where the explanation for the afternoon task will take place.
This will involve giving background information relating to the different Olympic events and beginning to put together ideas for possible content in the afternoon presentation.
Period 5:
The groups will create their own presentation reflecting on a particular event in which they took part.
The skills, experiences and difficulties faced will make up the presentation.
Period 6:
The groups will perform their presentation which will be filmed.
There will be 5 different groups for the presentation in the afternoon.
EACH MEMBER of the group will be responsible for delivering a specific section of the presentation.
Mr Hendrie
Ocean Youth Trust
Congratulations to Amy Toal, Shannon Peacock and Chelsea Gallagher who recently completed a 5 day sailing trip from Oban to Jura with the Ocean Youth Trust. The girls had a fantastic time learning new skills and meeting new people from other schools in East Renfrewshire. We are all very proud of their achievement.
Pulse FM
Pulse Fm our community radio station is this week celebrating the work of East Renfrewshire Schools. As part of the celebrations a lunch time concert was held in Barrhead High.
Thank you to all who played but a special mention to ex pupil Gregor Coleman who along with his band Supernova prove to be a huge hit – we wish them every success in the future.
