Category Archives: Whole School News

Lanarkshire Cup Success For Braidhurst

Thomson Trophy Final

Braidhurst Under 13s swept aside Cathkin High School in the final of the Thomson Trophy, beating their opponents 5-1. It was a terrific performance from the boys and they couldn’t have hoped for a better start – Babajide Adeeko opening the scoring with a powerful finish past the goalkeeper at his near post. Their lead didn’t last long however as a lapse in concentration from a throw in allowed Cathkin to equalise. As the game seemed to be heading to half-time level an outstanding 35-yard strike from John-Paul Newton put his side back in front. A great start to the second half from Cathkin saw them nearly equalise for the second time in the match but a fantastic save from Ryan Renwick would soon prove crucial. Braidhurst broke up the park at speed and a goalkeeping error allowed Cameron Williamson’s cross to end up in the back of the net. Substitute Jonathon Kelly added a fourth with a well taken goal before Cameron Stewart put the game beyond doubt with a terrific free-kick that flew into the top corner. Mr O’Toole and Mr Clarke were delighted that the boys won the trophy and hope for continued success next year!

NORTH LANARKSHIRE GOLF

The North Lanarkshire Gold championships took place at Dullatur golf club on Monday 6th June.   Luke McBride, Marc Smith and Luke Biggart represented Braidhurst.   The pupils posted very good scores given the difficulty of Dullatur gold course.   Well done to the pupils who participated and represented Braidhurst.

 

GERMANY TRIP

A group of 40 pupils from S1-S6 in Braidhurst High School will depart for German on Saturday 18th June, accompanied by 5 members of staff   The pupils will travel by coach from Motherwell to Hull, where they will take the overnight ferry to Zeebrugge in Belgium.   They will visit the beautiful city of Bruges and the lively theme park of Bobbejaanland in Belgium, before heading for Boppard in the Rhineland.

 

Other activities the pupils will engage in during their stay will be an ascent of the Vierseenblick mountains by chairlift, a visit to a vineyard, a visit to the famous Sport and Olympic Museum and Lindt Chocolate Factory in Cologne, a cruise on the River Rhine and a day spent at the German Theme Park, Fantasialand, as well as bowling and shopping, of course!   This will be the fifth Braidhurst school trip to Germany and it is a very popular destination, as pupils can practise their German language skills and discover the rich and varied culture of the country.   All concerned are counting the days until they leave!

NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNTY SPORTS

The first day of the championship took place on Thursday 2nd June.   Braidhurst enjoyed excellent success with Jemma Marriott winning gold in the S3 girls’ long jump.   This was followed by Kyle Connell winning bronze in the S3 boys’ javelin.   The success continued with Cameron May winning bronze in the S1 boys’ triple jump.   In the track events, Baba Adeeko qualified for the final of the S1 boys’ 80m and Jack Brown for the final of the S2 boys’ 200m.   Well done to all the pupils who participated and good luck to the seniors and finalists for the next day of competition.

Sunshine on Leith

With just over a week to go until the 38th annual Braidhurst High School show, pupils are rehearsing non stop, preparing to put on yet another world class evening of entertainment for the local community.

This year’s show “Sunshine on Leith” (featuring the songs of The Proclaimers) follows the highs and lows of Ally and his friend Davy as they return home to Leith from the army. Families, friendships and life are not all plain sailing in this funny and moving story about love and life.

This years show will take place in the assembly hall on Wed 15th & Thu 16th June 2015 at 7:30pm

Tickets still available priced £4 for Adults, £2 for children & £10 for Family ticket (2 Adults + 2 Children). Contact Mrs Hunter in the Maths Dept.

RACE FOR LIFE

Staff and Holy Worton S6 braved the rain to support the ‘Braidy goes pink for Liz’ initiative and took part in the ‘Race for life’ event in Glasgow on 22nd May in honour of our Drama teacher, Liz Hughes, who lost her fight with Cancer earlier in the year.   Liz was a well-respected member of the Braidhurst team and was loved by pupils and staff alike.   The total raised for the charity in Liz’s name was £1,120.00.   Thanks to all who took part and those who donated.

S2 CELEBRATING SUCCESS

Twenty-nine S2 pupils attended the North Lanarkshire Council Celebrating Success day at M & D’s, Strathclyde Park.   They were being rewarded for being the most successful pupils in S2 based on the number of times they topped the monthly merit awards, and for having excellent attendance and timekeeping.   Here are the thoughts of a couple of the pupils regarding the day.

“I thoroughly enjoyed the trip to M & D’s because I got to spend time with five of my friends and go on rides.   We went on the water slides and swings.   We had lunch there and lots of fun and jokes”.   “The day flew in”. – Lewis Purves.

“We had a great day and got to go on all the rides.   It was a great opportunity and a very good way to reward pupils who had done well in school this year”. – Lewis McCallum.

Thanks to Mrs McKenna, Mrs Dalzell and Dr Gardner for supervising the pupils on the trip.