Congratulations to our U15 girls’ football team for making it to the final of the Scottish Shield tournament which was played on Thursday 2nd May against Boroughmuir High School at the Spartans Community Football Academy in Edinburgh. Despite losing
2-0 to Boroughmuir the girls fought a very competitive game and the school are proud of every single player. Well done girls!
The third year pupil BGE Graduation Ceremony took place on Tuesday 23rd April in the school assembly hall. The ceremony marked the completion by S3 pupils of the Broad General Education (BGE) phase of their formal schooling and they will now move into the Senior Phase during S4-S6 when they will undertake their National and Higher examinations. Each pupil was gifted a new senior tie which they are now able to wear as part of their school uniform. Well done to all the S3 pupils!
On Thursday 25th April the school celebrated its sixth-year leavers’ with a special celebration in the school library. Head Teacher Mrs. Rooney opened the event with an uplifting speech which encouraged the departing pupils to go out into the world and strive to be the best possible version of themselves despite the inevitable setbacks life may throw at them. School Captains, Katie Kennedy and Zafar Khan delivered the valedictory speech before Depute Head Teacher for Upper School Ms. Anderson presented a humorous analysis of each graduating pupil alongside their P7 transition photograph which provoked much laughter. Teacher of Music Mr Crawford then played his ‘Remember the Good Old Days’ slideshow which documented, through photographs, the journey the pupils had taken from S1-S6. Pupils Scott Allan and Alistair Peacock closed the assembly with a vote of thanks to the Senior Management team, school office staff, English teacher Mrs. Swinburne, and Biology Teacher Miss. Watson for helping to organise the event. Good luck to all our graduating pupils for their future endeavours.
The school’s senior football team secured their place in the final of the Lanarkshire Cup on Wednesday 27th March. Goals from Dylan Morrow, Alastair Small and Paul Reid secured victory for Braidhurst at the neutral venue of St Ambrose High School. Man of the Match was Marley Redfern who was a constant attacking threat for his side.
There is a requirement that the UK participates in the election to the European Parliament. The school will be used as a polling station for the election on Thursday 23 May 2019, with the hours of poll being from 7am until 10pm. Therefore, the school will be closed for all pupils on this day.
However, in the event that a European election will not take place on Thursday 23 May 2019, the school will open as normal for pupils.
The Modern Languages Department ran its annual Easter Egg competition last week and, as usual, entries were of a high standard. After much consideration the winners were declared as follows:
First prize – (S1) Amy McCoull – Les oeufs qui brillent!
Second Prize – (S2) joint entry Lucy Lawrence and Gemma Baird – Des oeufs au café.
Third Prize – (S2) Thomas Hogg- Le nid de Robin.
Commended were: Melinda Tamas, Lisa Blair, Marc Leslie, Aaron Cairns, Jamie Kinnen, Rhys Brown, Zakk Crawford, Jamie Rowlands, Oliwia Marek, Charlotte Hemmings, Jade Brennan, and Braidhurst’s multi-talented classroom assistant Mrs Sweeney with her entry ‘La Reine des Coeurs’ (The Queen of Hearts).
All entries received a certificate, chocolate egg and house points.
Three forth year pupils recently received certificates to mark their successful completion of the British Heart Foundation’s Heart Start programme. The pupils were very keen to experience the course which they attended after school. They are now proficient in CPR, recovery position, dealing with suspected heart attacks, chocking and bleeding. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the course and appreciate how useful it may be in their lives.
