Braidhurst under 14’s took on St. Andrew’s Secondary on Monday evening at Somervell Park, home of Cambuslang Rangers, in the Scottish Cup Semi-Final. Both teams were cheered on by a sizeable crowd and it wasn’t long before the deadlock was broken, with Braidhurst unfortunately getting off to the worst possible start. A corner failed to be cleared and the ball was fired home from close range, putting St. Andrew’s into a one goal lead. Chances were few and far between, but from another corner – this time for Braidhurst – Adam Kettings looped a header over the keeper to equalise and keep the tie level going into the break. After the restart, Alistair Small won his side a penalty which Mason Kelman converted at the second time of asking, with the St. Andrew’s goalkeeper having made a terrific save. Braidhurst were now firmly in control and put the game beyond doubt when Adam scored his second of the game, rounding the keeper and slotting into an empty net. The game ended 3-1 with Mr Clarke and Mr O’Toole delighted at the outcome and performance from the team. The boys now have a Scottish Cup Final to look forward to against St. Ninian’s High School from Giffnock.

To help launch the school’s very first Literacy Day we welcomed author Keith Gray into the library for a talk with our S1 pupils.  Keith spoke about this own journey from being a self-confessed ‘hater’ of reading to a published, prize-winning author of 21 young adult books.  Pupils thoroughly enjoyed Keith’s talk and asked him many interesting questions.  Later that day a select group of pupils were back in the library for a Literacy quiz which proved very competitive.  All pupils enjoyed the fun questions with the team from 1M the eventual winners.  A big well done to everyone involved.

Braidhurst High Art and Design pupils recently had their work exhibited in the North Lanarkshire Youth Arts Exhibition.
Pupils from S2 to S6 submitted work for this and we are very pleased to announce that Braidhurst High School’s Art Display was
given the award of ‘Best School In Exhibition’ This was a great reflection of all the solid effort that the pupils had put into their art work.

Pictured L-R: Megan Pang, Lorraine Tollan and Natalie Ferguson with their Certificates of Participation.

Some S1 pupils have had their short stories included in an anthology, entitled ” Spine Chillers”. The pupils worked on these in class last Hallow’een then had the difficult task of reducing them to 100 words, which was the criteria for entries.
The pupils are Ben Queen, Alex Lowry, Olivia Biggart, Richard Hallford ( not present in the picture), Leah Fairservice, Kyle Easton, Cameron Stewart and Eve Nicholson.

Staff at Braidhurst High School gathered on Friday 22^nd to wish Mrs Anna Chisholm a happy and well-deserved retirement.   Anna served the school in various capacities for an incredible 37 years.   She was a stalwart of the Parent Teacher Association and at the forefront of the Save Our School campaign some years ago.   For the last 22 years she was a well-loved Additional Support Needs Assistant, and her expertise and caring nature will be sorely missed.

Braidhurst High School has successfully worked in partnership with the Prince’s Trust in the delivery of the S3/4 XL programme over the past 5 years.   S4/5 pupils are currently participating in Future Starts, a pilot initiative developed by Prince’s Trust in response to the Commission on Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce.   It is aimed at young people aged 15-18 to offer an insight into the world of work.   Over the past 5 weeks pupils have attended Industry Taster events to find out more about careers in construction, mechanics, sports and childcare.   Pictured (L to R) are Connor Bohan, Jack Simpson, David Barclay and Rhys Arthur attending the construction information day at New College Lanarkshire, Motherwell Campus.   The boys gained hands-on experience in the college’s extensive training facilities and gained invaluable careers advice on construction apprenticeships from Kier Construction and Amey.   The Future Starts group will now be offered the opportunity for a work experience week in May and June to explore their chosen career further.

The Modern Languages Department said a sad farewell to German Exchange Teacher Tim Senz last week.   Tim has been an assistant in the school since September of last year and is now travelling back to his home town of Mainz in Germany to complete his studies.   During his time in Braidhurst, he worked with National 4, National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher German classes, as well as being instrumental in helping develop resources for the Modern Languages For Life and Work class.   Activities he carried out with this class included making German biscuits called Platzchen, broadening their knowledge of German culture through Power Point presentations, helping them prepare Job Applications and CVs in German, as well as engaging in a number of ICT activities.   Tim also visited the PE Department and was an active participant in games of volleyball and in trampoline sessions.   Tim spent his free time exploring Scotland and was so impressed by the beautiful scenery and the hospitality of the people that he intends to return in the near future.   All pupils thoroughly enjoyed making his acquaintance.