Recently HUB pupils visited the community care – open on Tuesdays from 11 am till 2 pm in North Motherwell Parish Church. All the volunteer staff at the café made them very welcome – the young people said that they felt at home as soon as they walked in. They enjoyed a roll and sausage and want to go back to sample the lemon curd cake and the fruit scones – all home made by café staff. They were chuffed to find out that only Fair Trade tea and coffee are sold and that all the goodies are really affordable. In the words of one pupil, the café is “right good” and “it should be open every day”.
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SFA School of Football 2014/2015
Braidhurst High School are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the S1 2014/2015 School of Football intake. Applications for this program close on the 25th April 2014.
Invitations to the first trial will be emailed to sucessfull applicants after this date.
Please click the link below to access more information and the application form.
SFA School of Football 2014/2015 application
School Show Auditions
Visit the school show homepage for all the info on this year’s show: auditions scripts and times, song info and more!
Click on the picture to visit
World Youth Netball Championships 2013
On Thursday 22 August, the World Youth Netball Championships 2013 came to Glasgow. This major sporting event involved the top twenty-two countries in the world competing to become the overall winning team. Braidhurst High School’s netball team observed the opening ceremony that would begin eleven days of fast, exciting and fiercely competitive netball.
The opening ceremony was full of cultural entertainment including traditional Scottish dancing and music which welcomed the spectators and the other many countries from around the globe. Girls from Braidhurst witnessed the spectacular opening match between the hosts of the games, Scotland against the Cayman Islands. The match offered an insight of the international standard of netball and proved to be inspirational to the girls. The game was fast and exciting and the Scottish Thistles made a strong start to the game and were able to secure the first win of the tournament. The final score stood at 73-23 and proved encouraging and promising for days to come. Overall, the opening ceremony was an inspiring experience for the team.
The S4 team members were privileged to be invited to be a part of Ball Patrol. Their job was to retrieve the ball when it went out of play. This was a very important job, as every second counted in the matches. It was a very valuable experience and a great opportunity for the girls to get a close up view of different techniques and valuable skills to take on board. The team executed this task well and are appreciative for this experience.
The whole Braidhurst netball team thoroughly enjoyed the experience and were very proud to be a part of the World Youth Netball Championships.
By Gillian Scott and Rebecca Murray
Race Night
This years PTFA Race Night will take place on Friday the 4th of October 2013.
The event will be held in the Davie Cooper suite at Motherwell Football club.
1st race starts at 7:30pm with all proceeds going to the PTFA.
Tickets priced £2 avaliable from Miss Watson (Science)
All raffle prices are gratefully recieved.
New Start
One of the school’s largest ever intakes started secondary school on 16 August with every single pupil in full school uniform. They all seemed really keen to start secondary following a quite extensive series of induction events spread throughout last session organised by Ms Ruth Anderson, Depute Head Teacher in charge of lower school. Senior pupils acted as guides to ensure that they found their way around the campus whilst various support staff worked with them in class to assist them in their learning. An assembly was held to make sure all administrative issues were understood and to encourage participation in the wider life of the school. At this early stage they seem in general to have adjusted well to life in Braidhurst. Parents and guardians certainly have supported the school policy of full school uniform.
New Staff also started the school in August with several appointments for additional staff likely in the weeks ahead. Included in the new staff are Mrs Susan Welsh in computing, Ms Claire Mullen in English, Ms Kirsty McNeill in music, Mr Alan Inch and Ms Lynne Barr in physical education, Mr Blair Cockburn in biology, Ms Kirsty Logan in geography as well as Mrs Catherine McKenna and Mrs Angela Sweeney as assistants in learning support.
Art Pupils exhibit their work to a wider audience
Elliot Hume and Caitlin Bowman have had their work chosen for inclusion in this years’ N. Lanarkshire schools’ calendar.
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