Don’t miss the Parent Council event of the year – this Friday 16th March, following last year’s success, the Parent Council have organised another Quiz Night. It will start at 7.30 pm and takes place in the Shanks Bowling Club, Victoria Street, Barrhead. Tickets cost £5 to include snacks and the proceeds will go towards providing extra science equipment for the school and outdoor benches to be placed in the Quadrangle. So get your thinking caps on, or just come along for the fun. All parents, staff and friends welcome. Come as a team or join one on the night. Tickets available from the school office or at the door.
PRELIM RESULTS TO PARENTS
All pupils in S4, S5 and S6 who sat SQA Prelim examinations will today receive an individual, single sheet, Tracking Report. The Report will show Subject, Level, % Mark in Prelim and a short comment from their teacher. If any parent/carer has any concerns please contact your child’s Pastoral Support Teacher or Depute Head on 0141 577 2100.
40 Pupils and 5 Staff off to Pila Italy Skiing
45 Pupils and Staff today set off on a 28 hour bus journey to Pila in Italy Skiing for 6 days. Pupils are from all year groups and all abilities. The pupils will have 4 hours of lessons each day in either skiing or snowboarding. Each evening will be filled with activities such ‘eat all you can pizza’. Senior pupils will also have study session each day to ensure that they keep up-to-date with exam preparation. We wish them all a safe and exciting trip.
Football and Basketball Winners
Our Senior Boys Football team beat Paisley Grammar 1 – 0 last night. The goal was scored by Thomas McGaughey. Well done Barrhead High School boys
Also
Our under 15 Boys Basketball team beat Grove Academy from Dundee in the Scottish Cup quarter-final by 11 points. They will now play Stirling in the semi-final next week. Congratulations and we all wish them luck next week. 
Baccalaureate Projects
Congratulations to Katie Baird, Kay Cunningham, Stuart MacLean and Sarah Speir who presented their final baccalaureate projects at Langside College yesterday. They have all now completed the final element of their coursework and we wish them good luck as they await their grades.
U14 Football Team
Coaches Mr Allen, Mr Galloway and Mr Hendrie would like to acknowledge the hard work and excellent team spirit displayed by U14 Football Team during their hard fought 3-3 draw with Castlehead High School at Cowan Park Monday evening.
Craig Campbell opened the scoring with a spectacular 25 yard free kick, but Barrhead were unfortunate to concede an equaliser a few minutes later. Robbie Townsend restored the lead with a cool finish from a tight angle before Castlehead once again drew level. A speculative effort scored late in the game seemed to tip the tie in favour of the visitors, but Barrhead refused to accept defeat and Luke Wilson epitomised this never say die attitude, forcing the ball over the line late in the game to secure a well earned point.
The players involved were – Ross Cooper, Ben Clements, Luke Wilson, Craig Lundie, David Mundemba, Robbie Townsend, Scott Gubbins, Daniel McCusker, (c), Gary Pritchard, Jamie McQuade, Michael Toal, & Craig Campbell (c).
Well done!
New Skate Park Proposal
Pupils were invited to take part in a consultation exercise on proposals to build a new skate park in Cowan Park. Susan McNaughton, ERCs Green-Space Funding Officer and Emma Ball from Young People Services will be leading the ongoing consultation.
New Station Posters
If you happen to be passing through Barrhead Train Station keep an eye open for our new John Muir Award posters which show the pupils undertaking work at the Dams to Darnley Country Park and some examples of Haiku poems written by the pupils. The Haiku poems were part of a poetry writing competition which was sponsored by Sainsbury’s Supermarket.
S2 options for Session 2012-2013
All S2 pupils will have an interview with their own pastoral support teacher today to choose their options for Session 2012-2013. Nine subjects areas have to be selected and Parent/Carer’s will have to sign the final sheet which each pupil will be given. If any Parent/Carer wishes to discuss their child’s options please contact Mr Clyne – Year Head. The S2 options booklet is under Quick Links in the home page.
This is a copy of the option sheet for all S2 pupils S2 Option Form BHS 2012-13
Tombola / Raffle
We are currently looking for donations for our next tombola. Anyone wishing to make a donation should hand this into the school office by Monday, 5th March.
Thank you!
