Tag Archives: – Achievement

Ailish Douglas – Synchronised Swimming

   

 

 

Well done to Ailish Douglas who recently competed in her first national synchronised swimming event.  Ailish swam with the Clydebank Team to a Beatles medley.  The team won silver in the Scottish section.  Ailish joined the Clydebank Team this August and still continues with the Ren96 team – she trains 3-4 times a week.

You can keep up to date with Clydebank Synchronized Swimming Club’s events by liking their facebook page.

WATER WORKS PROJECT – VOTE NOW PLEASE!!!

Barrhead High School, along with ‘Still Game’, a local retired people’s club and East Renfrewshire Council are through to the final voting stage in the Grow Wild competition with a chance to win £100,000 of Big Lottery Funding.

The Water Works project aims to transform the abandoned sewage works into an industrial wildlife area, using the derelict sewage tanks as giant experimental planters where wild flower habitats can be carefully created. If successful the project will play an important role in our pupils achieving their John Muir Trust Discovery Level Award and in the school renewing its Green Flag status.

There are only 3 projects shortlisted for the whole of Scotland … and there will only be one winner. The result now depends on the public vote … so we need your help!

Voting is now open and will close on the 3rd November. Please vote now at www.vote.growwilduk.com

If you would like to find out more about this exciting project please click here.

S6 Pupils support charity

Happy 21st Birthday Bipolar Scotland
 
Bipolar Scotland, a Paisley based charity, celebrated its 21st birthday with a grand lunch in the Menzies Hotel Glasgow on Friday, 4th October.
The charity was delighted that a group of 6th year girls, including  Head Girl Alice McNair, agreed to help out on the day. The girls made up goody bags, ran the raffle and welcomed guests. One of the girls, Lorna Cairns, had been involved in the organising of the event,  sourcing some fantastic raffle prizes and goodies.
Well done to all the S6 girls who got involved.
About the Group
Bipolar Scotland has a support group meeting in East Renfrewshire, at Orchardhill Parish Church, 12 Church Road, Giffnock. The group meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 6.30-8pm and is open to anyone affected by bipolar disorder. Further information can be found on their website or telephone the friendly office staff on 0141 560 2050 if you would like more information.  You can also follow on twitter at @BipolarScotland.

Barrhead Project potentially worth £100,000 to transform Local Community

Barrhead High School, along with ‘Still Game’, a local retired people’s club and East Renfrewshire Council has been shortlisted for a chance to win £100,000 of Big Lottery Funding.  The Water Works project aims to transform the abandoned sewage works into an industrial wildlife area, using the derelict sewage tanks as giant experimental planters where wild flower habitats can be carefully created.  If successful the project will play an important role in our pupils achieving their John Muir Trust Discovery Level Award and in the school renewing its Green Flag status.

There are 4 projects which have been shortlisted so to win we need your vote. Voting opens to the public on the 14th October through to the 4th November – we will post details as soon as we receive them. If you would like to find out more about this exciting project please click here.

S6 Boys make the National Team (again!)

Stewart Booth and Jon Faulds were selected this year for the final 10 boys in the under 16 Scotland Basketball team.  During the summer they travelled to Gibraltar to take part in a Euro competition, after a lot of hard games against many different countries, the Silver medal was won.  The boys played well and other teams complemented the boys and coaches on sportsmanship throughout the competition.
More recently on Friday, 13th September both boys were presented with a Gold award from Basketball Paisley in recognition for over 50 hours voluntary hours worked within the club.

Senior School – Award Ceremony

Barrhead High School celebrated achievement for its S4, 5 and 6 pupils at an award ceremony on Friday 26th April. The ceremony was attended by friends and family of the recipients. Hadyn Park Patterson started the proceedings by performing a musical piece on guitar whilst the Rights Respecting School Group gave a presentation on the work they have been doing towards Unicef’s Level 1 Rights Respecting School Award.

Well done to all pupils who  received an award in recognition of their hard work but a special well done to Neil MacCuish in S4 and Cameron McLauchlan in S5 who achieved the highest number of Excellence awards for their year groups – an outstanding achievement.