{"id":1427,"date":"2026-05-21T09:42:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamehs\/?page_id=1427"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:42:36","slug":"mr-mchughs-festival-of-football","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamehs\/mr-mchughs-festival-of-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr McHugh&#8217;s Festival of Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Gerry McHugh Festival of Football<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-gray-700 leading-relaxed\">\nThe Festival is a community football event held at Notre Dame High School, Greenock, established in loving memory of our much-missed friend and colleague, Gerry McHugh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-gray-700 leading-relaxed mt-4\">Gerry served the school with distinction for many years as Principal Teacher of Mathematics, and is fondly remembered for his infectious enthusiasm, warmth, and unwavering commitment to helping young people and colleagues succeed. His positivity, generosity of spirit and belief in others left a lasting imprint on the Notre Dame community \u2014 an impact that continues to be felt today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-gray-700 leading-relaxed mt-4\">The Festival of Football brings together staff, former pupils, friends and members of the wider community for a morning of football, remembrance and togetherness. Played in the spirit Gerry embodied, the event celebrates participation, friendship and shared pride in the school community rather than competition alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-gray-700 leading-relaxed mt-4\">Since its inception, the festival has grown into a firmly established annual event, now in its fifth year, and has become a focal point for community engagement and fundraising. Through team entry fees, sponsorship and an extensive raffle supported by local businesses, former pupils and sporting organisations, the festival has raised significant funds for the <span class=\"font-semibold text-navy\">Gerry McHugh Scholarship<\/span>, ensuring that Gerry&#8217;s legacy continues to support young people long after the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more, or how you can take part in the festival this year, follow the link below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-gray-700 leading-relaxed mt-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/main.d2b75yy3rzcgwy.amplifyapp.com\/about\">https:\/\/main.d2b75yy3rzcgwy.amplifyapp.com\/about<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gerry McHugh Festival of Football The Festival is a community football event held at Notre Dame High School, Greenock, established in loving memory of our much-missed friend and colleague, Gerry McHugh. Gerry served the school with distinction for many years as Principal Teacher of Mathematics, and is fondly remembered for his infectious enthusiasm, warmth, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamehs\/mr-mchughs-festival-of-football\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mr McHugh&#8217;s Festival of Football<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5669,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1427","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5669"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1427"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1428,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1427\/revisions\/1428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/notredamehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}