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Rotary Speaking Competition

Thursday night saw three S3 pupils taking part in the prestigious Rotary Speakers’ Club competition. It was open to all ERC schools. The Barrhead team – Eilidh Weatherston, Kirsty Robson and Daniella Mundemba – were third to speak. The girls discussed the legacy of the Commonwealth Games.  You could have heard a pin drop whilst the girls delivered their presentation. The girls were awarded second place – which means that they go through to the next stage of the competition at the end of November. They were a credit to the school and themselves.

   

 

A big thank you to Mr Maybury who coached them through to success. 

Next speaking competition – Rotary Youth Speaks Competition –  is on Nov 13th . Anyone keen to take part see Mrs Richardson or Mr Maybury ASAP.  

We already have several willing volunteers. 

Maybe Barrhead will send 2 teams to the next competition! Watch this space.

fireworks safety

Thank you to the Fire Officers from the Fire safety Centre in Paisley who spoke to our S1 pupils and our cluster P7 pupils who were visiting (Friday, 31st Oct) for the first of their taster sessions.  Fire Safety Officer Steven Smith advised young people on the potential dangers of fireworks and how to keep safe on bonfire night.

Careers Fayre – Thurs, 6th Nov

The Barrhead High Careers Fayre will take place at the school on Thursday 6th of November, from 7-9pm in the school dining area.

Over fifty delegates will be attending, including the major colleges and universities near Glasgow and beyond to answer any queries pupils have about their future studies. In addition, there will be a number of people representing a number of jobs in the ‘real people, real jobs’ section, covering a wide spectrum of professions (details attached).

This is a unique opportunity for the young people of Barrhead High to ask people about a number of careers with the aim of helping them make the correct choices as they consider their futures.

Parents and carers are encouraged to attend the event along with young people, which is a ‘drop-in’ evening where pupils can arrive and leave when they choose.

Any questions or queries, or if you would like to attend as a part of the ‘real people, real jobs’ section, please contact the school on 0141 577 2100.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Basketball Victory

Well done to BHS Senior Boys Basketball Team who managed a slim victory against St Ninians HS, winning 24-26.

Barrhead started the game brilliantly with some excellent inter-play between D Mundemba and A Watson. Into the second quarter with Barrhead leading 7-11, St Ninians stormed into the lead, finishing the half 17-13 ahead.
In the second half both teams tired a little, which allowed J Beatt to demonstrate some excellent individual skill by driving to the basket on numerous occasions. The final few minutes of the game were frantic, with Barrhead ahead by two points both teams used time-outs to tweak their offences. Further good work from D Mundemba in defense ensured victory for Barrhead.
Well done to all of the boys involved, including those that debuted for the team – E. Stevenson, A Innes, R Cooper, A Gilmour, S Ahmed, N Telerman and K McCormack.

Industrial Action Cancelled

I can now advise that Unison’s Local Government Committee met yesterday and they have agreed to suspend the strike action planned for 21 October 2014.

School will therefore be open as normal on Tuesday with all the normal services operating as usual.

Note. School will reopen at the usual time on Monday morning after the October week holiday.

Check Schoolbags for Mail!

All pupils should have received an envelope today containing the summary October 2014 Newsletter and a copy of the summary Standards & Quality Report for last session 2013/14. Note that the full version of each of these will be added to the website tomorrow (we hope – there were IT issues today which did not allow us access).

Note that the summary Newsletter has a copy of the Important Dates for the rest of this session. The full Newsletter also contains next session’s holidays.

Also in the envelope is a warning that we may be affected by strike action by UNISON. This has not been confirmed yet and will probably not be until next week. We will let you know more on pupils’ return to school on Monday 20th Oct. However school will be on that day but some services may be affected.

For S4 pupils, you will also find information relating to the Spotlight exams, immediately after the October Week.