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5th Year

East Renfrewshire Disability Action

ERDAEast Renfrewshire Disability Action (ERDA)  were launched at the Barriers & Bridges Community Conference event in March 2011 and exist as a local disability organisation to raise the issues and concerns of disabled people at a local and national level and to challenge policies and decisions which maintain and reinforce the social, physical, attitudinal, cultural and economic barriers that prevent disabled people taking up their rightful role as full and equal citizens.

The organisation is always on the look-out for new members both disabled and able bodied.  For more information, please e-mail  enquiries@erda.org.uk or the website at www.erda.org.uk.

 

Swimming Success

IMG_3285Well done to Kirsty McGinley (S5) who managed to squeeze in three qualifications swims, during her SQA exams, at the West District Seniors.  As a result, Kirsty has been invited to the Summer Meet in Edinburgh in July.

The British and Summer meets are invite only seeing the top 25 British swimmers being invited to the British Meet and the next 10,15 or 20 Scottish swimmers , dependant on stroke/ distance being invited to the Summer Meet.

Kirsty has also managed to achieve 10 qualifying times for the Scottish Nationals Open which she will be attending at the end of June.

A fantastic achievement Kirsty, and good luck with your upcoming meets.

New Timetable for the new S5 & S6

Pupils in S1 – S3 moved up to become the new S2 – S4 last Wednesday and started in their new classes.

Pupils in S4 & S5 should return to school tomorrow (Monday) for the start of their new S5 & S6 timetables. They should go straight to the theatre at 8.45 to collect the new timetables. A number will still require to meet with Mrs Crawford and make some amendments to their choices.

All new S5 pupils, and any S6 who have chosen PE, should bring their PE kit with them.

For a few pupils, they will still have one more exam – Higher or Int 2 PE. Best wishes to them.

 

Congratulations to three Barrhead High senior students who recently competed in the  Scottish National 5K swimming competition.

The results are as follows

 

Kirsty McGinley :  Time. 01:06:12  Result : Gold medalist in 15/16 age group/ 6th place in Open.

Neil MacCuish   : Time. 01:06:11. Result : 9th in 17/24 age group / 16 th in Open.

Iain MacCuish    : Time. 01:09:30. Result : 5th in 15/16 age group / 20 th in Open.

Well done to Kirsty, Neil and Iain.