The school hosted a fantastic evening of music, dance and drama on Tuesday 18th June at its annual summer concert, the ‘Symphony of Success’. A packed audience in the school assembly hall thoroughly enjoyed the displays from our very talented pupils, whether it was a solo dance to Beyoncé, a musical medley from our incredible concert band, or an entertaining drama sketch. A highlight of the night featured the school’s wider community as the local primary school choirs from Muir Street and Logans took to the stage together to sing a selection of songs. The school are very proud of its fantastic pupils and would like to thank all school staff who were on hand to make the night roaring success, especially the staff of the Performing Arts department, Miss Donnelly, Mr Crawford and Mrs Reilly.
SPORTS AMBASSADORS
The school’s PE Department recently launched its ‘Sports Ambassadors’ programme which saw over 50 pupils from S1-S5 interview for the position of sports ambassadors for the coming school year. The successful applicants are as follows: Lorraine Tollan and Eve Nicholson (Young Ambassadors), Lauren Wright, Olivia Biggart, Ellie Anderson and Ryan Murray (Vice Young Ambassadors), and Robbie Tollan, Katie Morrison, Ben Millward, Libby Percy, Rachel Meechan, and Ellie Hunter (Sport Council Members). Congratulations to our new sports ambassadors and good luck in your new roles.
MODERN STUDIES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
A group of senior Modern Studies pupils recently attended the International Conference on Thursday 13th June at the GLO Centre in Motherwell. The Braidhurst pupils represented Pakistan at the event and enthusiastically took part in discussions and debates developing further their skills and readiness for the 21st century workplace.
VIVE LA FRANCE
A group of teachers and pupils from Braidhurst High School visited P7 pupils at Logans Primary School last week in order to engage in some French activities with them. Mrs Magowan, PT Modern Languages, conducted a lesson on ‘Les Vacances’ and pupils were able to play ‘Jacques a dit’ (Simon Says) to consolidate their learning. She was ably assisted by S4 pupils Skye Wilkinson and Louise May.
Another group, led by Mr Egan, carried out a boules tournament outside in the grounds of the school and was helped by S4 pupils Jay Goode, Ross Lines, Lennon Newell and Finlay Anderson. S5 pupils Charlene Brandt and Emily Irvine, led a third group in French aerobics; a French version of the Hokey Pokey. Both girls were very impressed by the level of French used by the P7 pupils. They were helped by S4 pupils Kate Mitchell and Iona Eldhose.
The final activity, organised by Mrs Currie, was an array of French board games to practice topics such as food and drink and numbers, ending with a very popular game of bingo.
All primary and secondary pupils thoroughly enjoyed their experience and look forward to developing the liaison further in the new session.
SCHOOL AWARDS CEREMONY
On Tuesday 11th June the school hosted its annual awards ceremony recognising the academic, endeavour, sporting and wider achievements of its pupils alongside those with perfect attendance. Pupils were invited to attend the event with their parents/carers in the school assembly hall where they were presented with certificates and a range of trophies and cups. Well done to each pupil who received a prize – their hard work paid off. We were delighted to be joined by former pupil and local celebrity, Tam Cowan.
DIANA AWARDS
Congratulations to two of our senior pupils, James Hemmings and Ellie Murphy, who were recently invited to the Holyrood Parliament in Edinburgh where they were presented with the prestigious Diana Award. Both pupils won the award due to their exceptional attitude towards others, their strong sense of community spirit and the countless hours they have volunteered at various local groups within and out with school. This is a tremendous achievement and both James and Ellie thoroughly enjoyed their day in Edinburgh with their families.
FOOTBALL SUCCESS – LANARKSHIRE CUP
Both the U13 and U15 boys’ football teams recently lifted the Lanarkshire Cup once The U15 side played their tournament winning match on Thursday 13th June against Calderglen High School. The final score was 3-2 with goals coming from Joe McPake and Ryan Menzies, the latter was also named Player of the Match. Meanwhile the U13 team clinched victory on Monday 17th June against St Andrew’s and St Bride’s. Congratulations to the players and school staff on their hard work throughout the football season.
