Category Archives: extra-curricular

Green Flag Hat Trick


An informal celebration took place in the school on Monday 16th June to mark the award of a third Green Flag from Eco Schools Scotland !
Lourdes Secondary is one of only three high schools in Glasgow to have Green Flag status but is the only Catholic secondary in Glasgow to have a triple award.
In addition to the Litter topic, the two new areas of attention for this award were Biodiversity and Food and the Environment. Several of our Eco Committee members from last year’s sixth year came back to school… they played a huge part in this success, with some having been Eco pupils since S1 and can be very proud knowing that their efforts and enthusiasm brought about two of the flags!
Mr Raeburn and Mrs Gallagher were the staff members of the Eco Committee present along with some fourth year pupils. They were joined by Mr McGuigan, Mrs Downie, Mrs Devine, Ms Cairney, Mr Kerr along with Mrs Running, Mrs O’Sullivan and Mrs Osborne from the PTA

XL Tea Party

Tea PArtyThe S3 XL class organised and hosted a tea party on 9th June. The class invited residents from our local elderly care homes to come along for an afternoon of tea, coffee, home-baking and live entertainment.

Our guests enjoyed the refreshments provided, much of which was created by pupils in our Home Economics Department, and were enthralled by the array of music and drama provided by our Performing Arts Department. Many of our visitors won prizes in the raffle and everyone then joined in the sing-along led by Mrs MacVicar and Mrs Carpy.

Our guests thoroughly enjoyed their visit and many commented on how impressed they were by the conduct of all the pupils involved.

Well done!!

Commonwealth Week

It is Commonwealth Week this week and many lessons in school will have a Commonwealth Games link to them.

On Friday 13th June, there will be some Commonwealth activities on at lunch time in the P.E gyms for anyone who would like to come down and have a go.

We will have badminton, table tennis and high jump. Depending on the weather, we may have a version of lawn bowls on the front pitch.

Watch this space for photos from the weeks events.

Christmas Concert

Tickets are now on sale for our Christmas Concert.  Priced at £1 you’re guaranteed a fun packed night of entertainment provided by a variety of fantastic acts including our Soul Band, Staff/Pupil Choir, Drama Club rhyming Christmas productions and lots more.  So come along on Monday, 9thDecember at 7.00pm.  Mince pies, tea and coffee will be provided at 8.30pm in the Dining Hall.

Tickets are available from the Performing Arts Department.  Don’t delay……buy today!

S3 XL Christmas Parcels

We are going to make parcels of foods and non-perishable items to be given to some of the Elderly in the local community
We are sending out a letter to every young person in the school to ask for a donation of a tin or non-perishable item and once this is all gathered in we will make up the parcels to be delivered to the Elderly. We are also hoping that staff will help by bringing in an item too.
Pupils should hand in names of people to receive parcels and any items to their class tutor teacher.
The class who donates the most wins the mystery PRIZE!
All items should be received by Monday 16th December

Fairtrade Fayre

The Justice and Peace Group will be selling fairly traded products from the Rainbow Turtle shop in Paisley throughout Lunchtime on Friday 29th November in the Social Area. Goods on sale will include Tea, Coffee, Confectionery, Advent Calendars and Christmas Cards and Jewellery and Gift Wrap. This has become an annual Lourdes Secondary event and thanks to the support from staff and pupils, the 40 minute sale has brought in more than a normal day’s takings for the Fairtrade shop. Please bring in a bit of extra cash as you have done in previous years ( ‘Plastic’ can be accommodated for the first time so a card will do)

Thanking you for your anticipated generosity and continued support,