Reminder to all pupils competing in the Scottish Schools Equestrian event on Sunday 6th May MUST attend a meeting today (Monday) at the start of lunchtime in F8 – please bring completed entry forms.
Tag Archives: Sport
Athletics
Congratulations to the following athletes who took part in the Scottish Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday:
S2 Holly Still
S2 Rebecca Gray
S3 Rebecca Saxby
S2 Ross Gray
S6 David Clarke
All athletes ran superbly well but special mention must go to Holly Still and Rebecca Saxby who came 5th and 8th respectively in the Girls’ Group C race. This also means that the girls have been selected to run for Scotland in the forthcoming Home International at Strathallan at the end of March. This is an outstanding achievement! Well Done!
Sports Coaching Courses
East Renfrewshire Council will be holding its annual Coach Education Weekend from Friday 13th to Monday 16th April 2012 at Williamwood High School. If you are 16 years of age or over, you can gain coaching qualifications in a range of sports including basketball, football, rugby, badminton, netball, hockey and tennis. There will also be coaching workshops on safeguarding and protecting children and how to coach disabled people in sport.
Brochures and booking forms can be picked up from the PE department or for more information please speak to Mr Cook.
Scotland Lacrosse
Huge congratulations to Iain Dunlop, Johny Shaw, Josh Gray and ex-pupil Kevin Archer who have made the 2012 Scotland Junior Squad after 8 hours of lacrosse and 2 hours of fitness testing last weekend. These players will be competing in the British National Championships in Manchester come March. Depending on performance and fitness these players may make the cut to play in the World Championships which will be held in Finland in the summer.
An honourable mention goes out to Matthew Hill who, as well as being selected for the Junior Squad fixtures above, has also been shortlisted for the Men’s Senior Squad who will be competing in the Senior European Championships in Amsterdam in July.
Latest Olympic Update
The latest newsletter from out adopted Olympian – British Ladies Volleyball Captain Lynne Beattie – is now available.
Click here to read all about Lynne’s preparation for the London Olympics.
Adopt an Olympian
Mearns Castle features in the GB Women’s Volleyball website in their latest news about ‘Adopt an Olympian’. Click here to go to the website.
Football Forum
The football forum has now been moved from a Friday lunchtime to a Monday lunchtime. It will continue to take place in the PE classroom.
We are looking for new members, so if you want to come along on a Monday lunchtime and debate (argue) the latest incidents from the world of football – then everyone is welcome (even staff!!).
S3-6 boys – Lacrosse
We are looking for the next generation of Scotland players! Currently Mearns Castle High School are the only secondary in Scotland who can offer you this opportunity and as a result many of the boys who started only last year are in the Scotland training squad.
Some of these boys will even be playing in the 2012 World Championships in Finland this summer.
The opportunity is there for you too… Training is on Wednesdays after school from 2.45 – 4.30 but we only have enough kit for a certain number of players so respond quickly – first come first served. We begin on 25th January.