Author Archives: Mr Capuano

Aid to the Church in Need – Solidarity School

Aid To The Church In Need : Solidarity School.
We are pleased to announce that  following on from our work with ‘Aid To The Church In Need’ we have been awarded the status of ‘Solidarity School’.
‘Aid To The Church In Need’ is a world wide organisation which has it’s Scottish Base in Motherwell and it works to offer pastoral and financial support to people who are suffering religious persecution. You will be well aware of the many shocking incidences of religious persecution carried out by ISIS. Aid To The Church in Need is in the forefront of the support of these persecuted people as well as supporting the Persecuted Church in China and other countries in Asia. Although, a formal association of the Church, Aid To The Church In Need does not limit its support to Christians but offers support to all who are persecuted.
Among the many generous donations charity  from funds raised by our pupils, we were please to present Lorriane McMahon, Scottish Coordinator of Aid To The Church in Need, with a cheque for £500 on her recent visit to the School. We hope to add to this when we are represented by over fifty pupils and staff at their National Rally in Carfin on Thursday 11 June 2015.
Our photographs show the presentation of the cheque for £500 and some of the pupils present at the recent Service of Solidarity.
Information on Aid To The Church In Need can be found on their Website.  www.acnuk.org
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HSK Chinese Proficiency Test

The East Renfrewshire Council Confucius classroom is an official test centre in the United Kingdom for the Chinese Proficiency Tests.

The Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) is an official examination designed to assess the Chinese language proficiency of non-native speakers from beginners to advanced Level (divided in levels 1-6). It is an internationally recognised standard in assessing your Chinese language level and the result can be used to apply for Confucius Institute Scholarship and Hanban Beijing Trip. It is also accepted by universities in China as proof of Chinese proficiency. The HSK tests include writing, listening and reading skills.

There are 22 candidates from St Ninian’s High School who attended the March 2015 test, and the results were outstanding.

The candidates involved in the HSK test were:

HSK 1

  • Jonas Yeung
  • William Cheng
  • Hepsi Xavier
  • Callum Holland
  • Mark Rae
  • Ruth McKeown
  • Anna Gallagher
  • Sonny Ines
  • Daniel McLaughlin
  • Lewis McLachlan
  • Thomas Moffatt
  • Declan Gallagher
  • Alban Joseph
  • Daniel Rae
  • Michael McGrade
  • Max McAllan
  • Rocco Ines

HSK 2

  • Louisa Preston
  • Maeve McLeod
  • Daniel Kavanagh

HSK 3

  • Ines Bertaso

Many congratulations to all of our candidates on passing this test. An outstanding achievement!

HSK Mandarin Participants 2015

Netball Success

Many congratulations to the S1, S2 and S3 netball teams who won all three year group tournaments in the East Renfrewshire Netball Tournament held in Saint Ninian’s yesterday. A fantastic performance from the girls!

East Renfrewshire Netball Tournament

Maths Sans Frontieres

Many congratulations to our S4 Maths Sans Frontieres team who have placed in the top ten in Scotland. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be announced at the awards ceremony which will take place in Heriot Watt University on Thursday 18 June.

The S4 pupils who participated in the team are:

  • Declan Gallagher, 4a4
  • Rhona McTeague, 4a5
  • Patrick Entwistle, 4a4
  • Alban Joseph, 4a2
  • Gemma Harley, 4a5
  • Andrew O’Donnell, 4a8
  • Marc McSorley, 4a7
  • Anthony Reilly, 4a7
  • Nathan Darroch, 4a9
  • Ryan Sievwright, 4a7

A terrific achievement. Well done to all involved!

Fundraising Congratulations

A select number of our pupils have been running various enterprising activities associated with a café and, most recently, a ‘snacktastic’ activity.

Thanks to the support of the staff and pupils and the pupils’ endeavours, they have raised £66.50 for SCIAF.

The pupils involved are: Rachael Neilson, Paul Knapton, Amir Khan, Zefhrem Khalid and Adam McGrane.

Well done!

Caterina Lue (1a5)

Caterina Lue (1a5) has been invited to play oboe in a lunchtime concert at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on Monday 18 May. This is an outstanding achievement for Caterina who has delighted us with her talent this year in a number of music concerts and shows.

Many congratulations!

Caritas Award 2015

Many congratulations to the following S6 pupils who have worked hard to achieve a Caritas Award this year:

 Leinna Ahmed  Laura Mackie
Tayyaba Ali  Julia Manini
 Fraser Cameron  Iffat Mansha
 Stuart Cannell  David Martin
 Hannah Church  Katie McLaren
 Jennifer Cumming  Marianne McPhee
 Michael Docherty  Rachel O’Donnell
 Katie Dunn  Sarah Rae
 Elise Forsyth  Caroline Reilly
 Victoria Hughes  Monica Reilly
 Alexander Hunt  Andrew Stewart
 Aisha Hussain  Emer Sweeney
 John La Combre

The awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday 3 June in the Clyde Auditorium (4 – 7pm).