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Sneak Preview of the Hydro

On the 15th March 2013 a few of Lourdes Secondary pupils were lucky enough to be given the opportunity to get a sneak preview of the Hydro – “Scotland’s new home of live entertainment”. Lois, Amy, Ethan, Louis, Conner and Kathleen in S1 and S2 were  accompanied to the venue by their English teacher Ms Grehan. The pupils were given the chance to interview Julie McKinnon, Business Development Manager of the Hydro, to find out all about the Scotland’s exciting new music venue to see interview click here.

The Hydro, when it is completed, will have a seating capacity of 12,000 and will host around 140 music events each year. There will be acts for everyone to enjoy as the Hydro has already booked up popular acts such as Jessie J, Bruno Mars, The Proclaimers, Fleetwood Mac plus many more. The Hydro will play an integral role in the 2014 Commonwealth Games as the home for both gymnastics and the netball finals at the games.

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Quality Improvement Officer impressed with visit to Lourdes

On the 21st of March 2013, Mrs Innes the Quality Improvement Officer for Glasgow City Countil visited Lourdes Secondary School in Cardonald, Glasgow.

Mrs Innes has visited 13 schools in Glasgow including Lourdes over the last few months. She doesn’t just visit Secondaries but also visits primary schools, nurseries and disability schools too. Continue reading Quality Improvement Officer impressed with visit to Lourdes

School Isn’t a Joke

School Isn’t a Joke

 

You might have your whole life planned out how you want it: you know who you’re going to marry, what your wedding will be like, what your job will be, how much money you’ll have, but if you don’t take school seriously then you can jeopardize your chances of achieving that. You might not get the job you want, meaning less money and because you haven’t studied for other jobs so therefore it is hard to find one that you are able to do.         

        Most school pupils think that school is just a big joke. They think that you can turn up, learn a few things, behave how you like then suddenly get your dream job without any effort but the world of work doesn’t function that way. Every punishment exercise, referral or late slip you gain gets saved on a file which employers or universities look at when you apply. If you want to be a hard job like a lawyer, doctor etc. you are up against a lot of hard working people who have never been in trouble while you might have had a few punishment exercises or referrals. When it comes to who employers or universities decide to take on you will not stand a chance against them. Each decision you make in these thirteen years of school decide the rest of your life.

        The subjects you chose and how well you do them give you the grades you need to take a degree in whatever career you want to have. If you do badly in exams because you ‘couldn’t be bothered’ studying or thought you would remember everything then you wont get the grade you need to have that job. The marks you get on tests are also saved on your file so if, for example, in your maths test you get 35% because you thought you are only in first year and your results don’t matter till fifth or sixth year you are wrong. Also, with the new curriculum for excellence, your results depend on whether your are national four or a national five student.

        Do you really want to live the rest of your life below the standards that you are capable of achieving because you thought school didn’t matter?