Tag Archives: Extra-curricular

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

The Expressive Arts faculty is arranging a trip to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at Eastwood Park Theatre on Wednesday, 5th February at 7pm.
 
Regan Burke in S6 is starring in the role of Joseph.
 
 
Tickets and return coach travel will cost £13 per person.
This trip is open to all year groups but tickets are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis!
 
If you are interested then please collect a letter from Miss Booth in the Drama Department ASAP.

Girl Cycling Club

The recent addition of a Girls Cycling Club to the Barrhead High School after schools programme is providing the opportunity for S1 to S6 girls to experience cycling in it’s many forms: track, downhill and cycle cross are those done so far.  All girls are welcome at the club regardless of previous experience or ability.

Barrhead’s Cycling Club is organised by a number of enthusiastic cyclist teachers throughout the school, and will include trips to various venues around Glasgow, such as the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and Whitelees Windfarm.  Recent events at the club have included a trip to the outdoor cycle centre at Bellahouston Park and a fancy dress halloween cycle (where a number of onsie’s were out in show).

The club runs every Wednesday after school, meeting at the school theatre.  In addition to this, club members meet Thursday lunchtimes in the community wing to socialise with one another and plan upcoming events.

Future plans for the club include using money supplied by the ‘Fit for Girls Programme’ to kit the girls out in team outfits: including helmets, tops, shorts or trousers and gloves.

Rugby Club

Do you fancy trying Rugby? If so, come along to the first training session on Tuesday, 29th Oct at 3.45pm.

All year groups are welcome and the club is open to both boys and girls.

Depending on the weather the club will either train on the new astro turf pitch or in the gym.  See Mr Berry (Geography Dept) for more info.

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.

Eco-Schools

Barrhead High’s Eco-school committee recently met to discuss their plans for the coming year.

In the first meeting it was discussed which projects should be targeted for this year.  Litter is a compulsory one. Transport and Waste Minimisation were the other two project topics chosen.

For more details on the committee’s plans for the coming year, click here.

Author Sophie McKenzie visits East Renfrewshire

On Thursday Barrhead High School Book Group members attended an event in Williamwood High School with international bestselling author Sophie McKenzie.

She talked about her books and the writing process and read from her new book ‘Split Second’.  We were able to ask lots of questions and then got the chance to meet her personally and get books signed.

Book Group meets in the Library every Wednesday at lunchtime. 

All year groups are welcome.