McMILLAN NURSES

Staff at Braidhurst High school recently held a coffee morning in aid of McMillan nurses. Two sisters from the school, Kelly and Gemma Prentice handed over the cheque for £400 to one of North Lanarkshire’s McMillan representatives Angela McCormack. They are accompanied in the picture by Mr Hannan (Rector) and Mrs McKay (Chair of the school charity committee). The girls wished to represent the school by handing over the cheque in order to thank the McMillan nurses for the support they recently received  after their mum Roseanne Astrauskas was diagnosed with cancer on 24th May 2012. She sadly passed away on 22nd Jan 2013. She was looked after by family members and McMillan nurses, Roseanne’s main nurse was Jo Dunlop. The family stated that Jo supported them by offering them emotional support and ensuring if they needed someone to talk to then someone was available. The girls handed over a cheque for £400 this was a combination of £160 raised by the family at Roseanne’s service and £240 raised by through the staff coffee morning. The staff and pupils at Braidhurst believe that this is a worthwhile cause and the McMillan nurses provide an exceptional service to both cancer patients and their families and hope to continue to offer their support.

FOOTBALL

Motherwell Football Club recently signed yet another pupil from Braidhurst High School.   David Thomson who is currently in third year joined the Braidhurst High Scottish FA School of Football programme three years ago.   He is a goalkeeper and impressed during trials with Motherwell FC.   Rector Derrick Hannan said, “I am delighted that David has made such progress.   He is an outstanding goalkeeper and an excellent pupil.   I feel certain that he will develop into a top class player over the coming years”.

BINGO

The Braidhurst High PTFA has organised a prize bingo evening for Wednesday 20th March starting at 7.30 pm.   Entry is free and tea and cakes as well as entertainment have been arranged for the interval.

OUTWARD BOUND

Pupils from Braidhurst High School and nine other NLC secondary schools recently returned from an adventurous week at the Outward Bound Centre at Loch Eil, in the Highlands.   The pupils were able to take part in a number of outdoor pursuits during their week away including raft building, rock climbing and hill walking.   Each of the enjoyable activities allowed individual pupils to improve their self confidence and communication skills.   The pupils had a ‘wonderful time and were all able to successfully achieve the Outward Bound Trust’s Adventure and Challenge Award (SCQF level 5) in addition to the John Muir Discovery Award.

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