Dragons’ Lair Enterprise Challenge

All S3 Business pupils were given the chance to take part in NLC’s Dragons’ Lair Enterprise Challenge.  In groups pupils developed a new product idea which they then presented to their class.  The best 2 ideas for all of S3 were then put forward to the regional NLC round. The 2 teams picked were Energy – Aimee Lee Duncan and Emily Orifij – who designed a portable bluetooth charger for mobile phones and Jacobin Garments – Jake Fiddler – who came up with the idea of a personalised school uniform service.

Both teams attended a workshop with 18 other school across NLC in October where they met representatives from NLC, Business Gateway and local business owners who helped them develop their idea.

After the workshop both teams had to create and submit a business plan which outlined how they would set up and run their business.  Once submitted, their business plan was judged by the Dragon’s with the best 5 teams getting through to the NLC final in November.

Unfortunately team Energy did not make it through to the final, but we are delighted to say that Jake has made it through and will make his final presentation to the Dragons’ on Tuesday 12 November 2019 – wish him luck!

Numeracy League

Every month first and second year pupils take part in the numeracy league. This is where they are given 50 numeracy based questions and they try and answer as many as they can in the space of a period. The average score or each house is the collated and the house with the highest average wins.

For the month of October:-

The winning house for S1 is … St Columba!!

The winning house for S2 is … St John Ogilvie!!

Stay tuned for the winners of next month’s numeracy league!

Higher Drama visit the Tron Theatre

Higher Drama pupils made their annual trip to the theatre to help them prepare for their SQA exam. They attended The Tron Theatre in Glasgow to see ‘The Alchemist’. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed watching the performance and then had the opportunity to take part in a workshop exploring the characters and storyline. A fantastic time was had by all.

Road Safety Competition

S1 and S3 pupils in Art & Design have been working on their Road Safety posters highlighting the importance of how to stay safe when crossing the road. A number of S1 and S3 pupil work pieces have been entered into the NLC competition. We wish our young people well in this competition.

S6 MVP Training

A number of S6 pupils have been trained as MVP mentors and they will be delivering workshops to S2 pupils around the themes of bullying and gender-based violence. These sessions will be running in November and January and each S2 class will take part in 4 different workshops. The S6 MVP mentors are looking forward to using their training to benefit others. Photos to follow !

Senior Phase Prelim Timetable

A printable version of the Senior Phase prelim timetable can be found by clicking here.

Saturday Study Days

Information regarding the Study Saturdays (16th/23rd November) and a printable form can be found by clicking here.

Celebrating Success

Our annual Celebrating Success Ceremony for senior pupils took place on Wednesday 25 September where pupils were recognised for both their academic and wider achievements.

Our guest speaker was Professor John Paul Leach who is Head of Undergraduate Medicine at the University of Glasgow, Consultant Neurologist and also a former pupil of OLHS ! We are very grateful for his inspirational words. We were also joined by Mrs Ellen Burton who gave many years of dedicated service to the students of Our Lady’s.

A wonderful night of celebration!

St Andrew’s Cathedral

Our S6 Caritas pupils visited St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Glasgow to venerate the relics of St. Therese of Lisieux. The pupils enjoyed a very peaceful and prayerful visit accompanied by Mrs Cowie and Mrs Callaghan.

Music in OLHS

We have a number of spaces available on our brass and woodwind instructors’ timetables, and you could be one of the people who benefit from this! We are looking for enthusiastic people to start lessons as soon as possible, and here’s why it’s right for you:
Learn a new skill – reading and playing a musical instrument is a skill you will have for life.
Improve your concentration and achievement in all your subjects – music helps you focus on your work.
Learn a load of transferrable skills – communication, listening, evaluating, confidence, resilience… the list goes on!

If you want to get involved, speak to your music teacher, or see Miss Blain (behind the stage, in Music Room 1) for more information and a letter explaining the details.

Also – we’re looking for new members of our music groups:
Ceilidh Band – Monday Lunchtimes from 12:45 in Music Room 1
Singing Group – Wednesday after school from 3pm – 4pm in Music Room 1
Practice Club – Run by our S6 pupils – Thursday lunchtimes in Music Room 1
Soul Band – Details to be confirmed

If you want to get involved, make music and meet new friends who share your interests, just come along at the times stated and you will be very welcome to join!