S2 PARENT OPTION EVENING

S2 Parent Option Evening is Tuesday 28th January at 6.30pm. We look forward to seeing as many S2 Parents and their Sons/Daughters as possible.

ART COMPETITION WINNER

Amy O’Keefe’s artwork has won a competition to be featured in the Specialist Crafts 2020 catalogue which is a fantastic achievement.

MEXICO 2021

The Biology Department are in the process of finalising a trip to Mexico in 2021 to take part in various conservation projects in the Rainforest. Anyone interested should contact the deparment for more details.

SCREEN WRITING/ACTING DRAMA CLUB

There is a Screen Writing/Acting Drama Club starting next Wednesday (27th of Nov) at lunchtime. All S1-S2 pupils are welcome. Any pupils that are interested should see Ms MacAngus in the Drama department.

ROMEO AND JULIET BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Come and see Greenfaulds High School on Tuesday 3rd December in  Romeo and Juliet at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow.

Performed as part of the Shakespeare Schools Festival, tickets are on sale via…

https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/shakespeare-schools-festival/theatre-royal-glasgow/

Don’t miss it! Come along, be entertained, and support our pupils!

“Beautiful.. sharp and subtle… funny, classy and energetic ”

(A Midsummer Nights Dream, Greenfaulds High School, Shakespeare Schools Festival 2018)

NLC SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

A number of pupils took part in the NLC Swimming Championships. All performed well with some winning medals and most achieving new Personal Bests. Well done!

Jake Lindsay Silver 100m Butterfly/ Silver 200m Freestyle

Emily Milne Bronze 100m Freestyle

Cameron Neilson Gold 200m Breaststroke/2nd 200m Individual Medley

Seth Knox Silver 200m Freestyle/ Bronze 100m Butterfly

Jonathon Timmons Bronze 100m Breaststroke

Darby Patmore Bronze 50m Butterfly

Ellie Cooper 2 new PB’s

ART AND DESIGN DEPARTMENT

Twenty S1 pupils really enjoyed a special illustration talk and workshop on the theme of ‘How to draw a Dragon’ with Scottish illustrator and artist Kate Leiper on the 29th October. Kate showed the pupils lots of examples of her published work and gave them tips for illustrating children’s book characters. Pupils spent time creating their own dragon character and said that they found the event fun, interesting and inspirational. This event was part-sponsored by the Scottish Book Trust with their live literature funding. Check out the event on twitter @GHSArtdept

MODERN LANGUAGES

The Modern Languages Department are really pleased to welcome our new German assistant, Theresa Ebeling. She is 21 years old and comes from Leipzig, Germany. She studies at Uni in Leipzig where she is training to become a teacher of German and English. This year, she will work alongside class teachers and with small groups to help pupils improve German speaking and to educate us all on German culture. She will be with us in Greenfaulds on Mondays- Wednesdays and in Cumbernauld Academy on Thursdays and Fridays. We are really lucky to have her here and the pupils and teachers are excited to be working with her. Wilkommen, Theresa!

READ TO SUCCEED

Read to Succeed is an initiative of North Lanarkshire Council with the aim of encouraging and promoting reading and creative writing.  Greenfaulds was delighted to welcome author Martin Steward who gave an inspirational talk about his writing to all of S1.

S3 ACHIEVE GROUP

Congratulations to the S3 Achieve group at Greenfaulds High School, who planned, organised and hosted this years MacMillan Coffee Morning.  The group raised a fantastic £440 for the charity with their amazing cake sale, raffle prizes and games!

GREENFAULDS HIGH SCHOOL SHOW 2019

SCHOOLS WILL ROCK YOU!

Greenfaulds HS is incredibly excited to be performing our show, ‘Schools Will Rock You’ on the 19th, 20th and 21^st of June. Our pupils have been rehearsing diligently every week to ensure the show will be one of a kind.

‘Taking place in the distant future, Earth has become a world where everyone thinks the same thoughts and wears the same clothes. Worst of all – musical instruments and composers are forbidden and rock music has almost been forgotten! Thankfully, a small group of bohemians are attempting to restore freedom of thought, fashion and live music. Along their journey, they have to be careful not to fall in to the hands of the all-knowing Killer Queen (she’s dynamite with a laser beam!)’

The show will cover Queen’s greatest hits so you know you’re gonna have yourself ‘a real good time!’.  Tickets are £5 and can be purchased from any member of the Music Dept. If you want to reserve tickets then please email: kduncan@greenfaulds.n-lanark.sch.uk.

STIRLING UNIVERSITY LANGUAGES OPEN DAY – TUESDAY 11^TH JUNE 2019

Some Higher and Advanced Higher French pupils attended Stirling University Languages Open Day this week, where they mixed with other language students from all over Scotland.  They experienced what life would be like at Uni and attended mini lectures and tutorials. Pupils were encouraged to participate in French in group sessions and all involved thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We had the opportunity to listen to some current students, all of whom had taken part in an Erasmus programme, working or studying whilst living abroad. Hearing such exciting stories has really helped our pupils to see the benefits of language learning and encouraged them to consider a year abroad and a future using languages. This could open so many doors for them no matter what career they choose to pursue!

 BADMINTON LEAGUE

A number of pupils were successful recently in the final North Lanarkshire badminton league match.

S1

Zack Pursley- Gold Medal in his League Group

Adam Saleem- Silver Medallist in his badminton group

Katie Evans and Rachel Scott both winning Silver medals in their leagues as well.

SCOTTISH SCHOOLS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONS

National Combined Events: Amy Kennedy Bronze Medal, Hannah Wallace 5th Place – both will be invited to the National Team Development Camp in the Autumn.

Hammer: Hana Gay Silver Medal, is now one of the top Hammer Throwers for her age in Scotland.

1500m Steeplechase: Calum Little Bronze Medal, currently being considered for a discretionary place for the National Team for this years SIAB in Swansea.

400m: Emily Miller Gold Medal, is one of the top 400m Athletes in Scotland and is currently part of the UK Athletics Development Program in Loughborough.

100m: Grace Young Silver Medal + National Standard, after a strong indoor season has continued being one of the top sprinters in Scotland in her current age group this year.

80m Hurdles: Euan Wallace Bronze Medal.

300m: Calum MacKenzie – Silver Medal + National Standard – this was Calum’s first National competition and his performance puts him in the top 2 in Scotland, special thanks to Mr Neil for all his help with Calum’s event registration.

On top of the above medal winning and performances, there were a number of other great performances by the following athletes:

Amy Kennedy: reached the finals of Shot Put (4th), Discus and 300m Hurdles;

Hannah Wallace: reached the finals in the 80m Hurdles and Long Jump (4th);

Kaela Senior: reached the finals of the 70m Hurdles;

Jack Breakell: 70m Hurdles.

Alasdair McMonagle ran a personal best of 2.02 in the 800m

COUNTY SPORTS MEDAL WINNERS

Below is the list of Greenfaulds High School County Sports Medal Winners. Greenfaulds are very proud to have come in 2^nd place within North Lanarkshire overall.

 GOLD

Hannah Wallace  S4   Hurdles & Long Jump – setting new country records in both

Amy Kennedy S3 Hurdles & Shot Putt (New Record)

Hana Gay S1 Shot Putt (New Record)

Grace Young S1 in 80m (New Record)

Carter Smith S3 Discus

Declan O’Connor S2 400m

Adam Atkinson S2 100m

Ethan Cunning Ham S2 Hurdles

Iona Davidson S2 High Jump

Euan Wallace S2 High Jump

S1 boys relay team – Hayden Robertson, Oliver Whyte, Ethan Price & Jack Breakell

S2 Boys relay team – Euan Wallace, Boyd McQuade, Declan McQuade & Adam Atkinson

S3 Girls Relay Team – Alex Walker, Leona Jaap, Hayley Ogden & Amy Kennedy

SILVER

Chloe Newlands S2 Discus

Leona Jaap S3 1500m

Stewart Kennedy S3 1500m

Jack Breakall S1 Long Jump

Boyd McQuade S2 100m

Calum Little Senior 1500m

Iona Davidson S2 800m

Senior Girls Relay Alyesha Akhtar, Liusaidh McCulloch, Kim McLaughlin & Hannah Wallace

BRONZE

Liusaidh McCulloch Senior 200m

Hayden Robertson S1 200m

Emma Bonner S2 200m

Euan Wallace S2 Hurdles

Calum MacKenzie S3 200m