The Modern Languages Department held its annual Easter Egg competition and pupils were asked to decorate an egg. The response was excellent and it was difficult to choose winners. First prize was awarded to Sadie Rodger of class 5R with her entry of ‘Un jardin de Paques’, second prize was awarded to Shareen Duncanson of 4L with her ‘Mes Amis de Paques’, in third place was Ty Burton with ‘une gondole’, and in fourth place was Shah Afzahal with ‘Le Beau Lapin’. Physics teacher Mr Zaf Hussain for his entry ‘Station spatiale’ and school janitor Mr Paul O’Hare for his entry of ‘Eggrig Larsson’, were both congratulated on their entries. Joyeuses Paques a tout le monde!’
Braidhurst Under 13s
A five star performance from Braidhurst under 13s saw them defeat Cardinal Newman in their Lanarkshire Cup semi-final. In a match they totally dominated, Robbie Brown fired the visitors in front after a scramble in the box from Cody McLeod’s corner. They doubled their lead soon after when Babajide Adeeko fired past the goalkeeper at his near post, and Braidhurst were well on their way to victory as Aidan Hughes made it three on the stroke of half-time. Robbie added his second of the game soon after the restart, before substitute Jonathon Kelly scored with a well-taken goal. The boys were in buoyant mood and could have scored more but the game was to end 5-0, much to the delight of Mr Clarke and Mr O’Toole. The Under 13s are now into the final where they will face either St Andrew’s & St Brides HS or Cathkin HS.
Braidhurst Under-14s
Braidhurst Under-14s travelled to Coatbridge on Tuesday evening to play their quarter final Lanarkshire Cup tie against St Andrew’s High School. After a very poor start to the game the hosts raced into a two goal lead, but Stuart McKinstry started the fightback scoring a great goal direct from a free kick. Alistair Small then fired home to put the visitors level, however a sloppy goal conceded minutes after put St Andrew’s back in front. On the stroke of half-time Rhys Mallinson crashed a shot off of the crossbar but Dean Watson was on hand to fire the rebound into the roof of the net, levelling the scores at 3-3. Soon after the restart Tommy Hunter produced a fantastic save to keep the scores level, tipping a goal bound strike onto the crossbar. Dean finally put Braidhurst into a well-deserved lead, with Alistair then further adding to their advantage. A tremendous 30-yard strike from Dean put the game well beyond doubt, with a late consolation from St Andrew’s not enough to stop the Under 14s from progressing to the semi-finals as 6-4 winners.
Under 13 Lanarkshire Cup
A five-star performance from Braidhurst Under-13s saw them defeat Cardinal Newman in their Lanarkshire Cup semi-final. In a match they totally dominated, Robbie Brown fired the visitors in front after a scramble in the box from Cody McLeod’s corner. They doubled their lead soon after when Babajide Adeeko fired past the goalkeeper at his near post, and Braidhurst were well on their way to victory as Aidan Hughes made it three on the stroke of half-time. Robbie added his second of the game soon after the restart, before substitute Jonathon Kelly scored with a well-taken goal. The boys were in buoyant mood and could have scored more but the game was to end 5-0, much to the delight of Mr Clarke and Mr O’Toole. The Under-13s are now into the final where they will face either St. Andrew’s & St. Bride’s HS or Cathkin HS.
CREPES GALORE!
The National 4 French class made pancakes last week in the Home Economics Department to celebrate ‘Mardi Gras’. Head ‘chef’, their French assistant Mr Yann Koebel, provided a French recipe which he explained to the pupils before they set to work. During the task, he offered expert advice, having made crepes many times himself. The end products were delicious, especially when butter, jam and chocolate spread was added. Some pupils even managed to toss and catch the pancakes without dropping any. All pupils thoroughly enjoyed putting French Food vocabulary into practice and look forward to further French cuisine! Miam Miam!
TRAMPOLlNE COMPETITION
The North –v- South Trampoline Competition was great success last with Lorraine Tollan (S1) placing 3rd at Grade 2 and Nicole Watson (S2) placing 3rd at Grade 1. Nicole Watson was also the first individual to receive the ‘Joyce Robertson Memorial Shield for Excellence’ which is very touching and we are all absolutely delighted about.
GERMAN ADVENTURE
Members of the Goethe Institute in Glasgow visited Braidhurst High School last week to organise a ‘German Adventure’ morning for S2 pupils. Pupils were put into groups and were required to ‘visit’ a number of cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and to carry out prescribed tasks. The group which covered the most cities and gained the most answers correct in the shortest time won a prize. Tasks included identifying famous brands of aftershave in German, finding words on a giant word square, looking at Facebook posts in German, cracking number codes, and learning about famous German manufacturers. They also had the opportunity to don German wigs and hats to resemble German football fans at football matches. There was much frantic moving from room to room as pupils carried out the tasks with zeal and determination.
The winning group comprised of Ellie Maxwell, Erin Watters, Carla Lang, Sarah Leighton and Katelyn Davidson from class 2A, and, also winning a prize for remembering the code to unlock the ‘safe’, were Tommy Hunter and Rhys Mallison of 2R.
All pupils were complimented on their enthusiasm, excellent behaviour and team-working skills. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to extend their knowledge of the culture of German speaking countries and all will continue their study of German, as well as French, in S3.
