Our Parent Group held a Spring Fayre on Saturday the 12th of March. There was various stalls, bouncy castle and tea room. We also had a very successful car wash in operation. We are delighted to announce the total raised was £1500 and are very grateful for everyone who gave their time, donated items, in particular local business who gave us many items for the raffle, and helped or attended on the day. All the money goes to supporting our pupils. Hopefully, now they have recovered, our Parent Group will consider making this an annual event.
SCOTLAND U16 SELECTION
Congratulations to fourth year pupil Scott Bell who has been selected to represent Scotland U16 Rugby Team at the Conwy International Rugby Festival in Wales.
Woodville Meeting
A meeting will be held in Braidhurst High School on Tue 8th Mar 2016 from 6pm to 8pm.
The meeting is open to all who live or own properties in Woodville Rise, Forgewood.
Theatre Trip
36 pupils recently visited the Playhouse in Edinburgh to watch a performance of the International smash hit musical comedy… Hairspray
Hairspray takes place during the swinging sixties in Baltimore, Maryland. Tracy Turnblad is a big girl with big hair and an even bigger dream: to dance her way onto national TV, and into the heart of teen idol Link Larkin. Tracy’s audition makes her a local star and soon she is using her new-found fame to fight for integration. But can she win equality and Link’s heart without denting her ‘do?
All the pupils had a fabulous evening out watching this professional musical production, many of whom are preparing for their roles in this years school show – Sunshine on Leith.
Tickets for our school production will soon be on sale so keep your eyes posted on the website for more details.
School of Football Applications 2016
Applications for the School of Football Programme and Premier Player Programme are now open.
Visit our dedicated football programmes website for more info.
Exhibition Success!
Art and Design pupils were very successful in the recent N. Lanarkshire Youth Arts festival.Braidhurst was voted ‘Best School in Exhibition’ by the event organisers, the Visual Arts Unit.Braidhurst High School Art & Design pupils recently entered their art work for the North Lanarkshire Youth Arts Festival.Their work was displayed in the festival exhibition, which took place in the Tudor Hotel, Airdrie.The exhibition itself was co-ordinated by The Visual Arts Unit, a Glasgow based arts collaborative. Everyone was very pleased to hearthat the Braidhurst High display was voted as ‘Best School in Show’ and the school recieved a trophyand a cheque for £100, to mark their success.
FIRE REACH
A group of S3 girls attended Coatbridge community Fire station to take part in the fire reach programme. The week course consisted of team building exercises, constructing a home fire plan, practical activities including scenes where the girls had to rescue casualties from home fires and road traffic accidents and a comprehensive health and safety programme.
The girls developed communication and transferable skills through taking part in practical rescue exercises and group work. They finished the week with a presentation in front of parents, fire personnel and teachers.
This included a practical demonstration of a rescue from a road traffic accident which involved the girls arriving in the fire appliance, removing the roof of the vehicle. Rescuing the casualty from the vehicle using the appropriate apparatus. Administering CPR at the scene and working together to ensure all participants were safe.
The girls enjoyed their experience and worked hard to achieve a recognised National 4 award.
