SQA results 2019

Once again pupils in Our Lady’s have performed exceptionally well in their SQA exams.

In S4, an outstanding 55% of pupils attained five or more National 5 Awards at Grade C or above. This is a fantastic achievement, and our students should be very proud of this.

Congratulations also go to 16 pupils in S4 who attained 7 As in their National 5 awards – a phenomenal achievement. They are Ganre Akpubi, Lauren Archibald, Katie Collins, Mia Docherty, Jennifer Foy, Konrad Kaim, Eva Lorentzen, Kirsty McCulloch, Emma McCurrach, Hannah McLardy, Josh McMullen, Louise McSherry, Eilidh Mitchell, Elle O’Reilly, Eva Stewart and Devlin Tomlinson.

5 Highers
Our S5 pupils also worked hard to secure success in their exams. 12 pupils in S5 attained 5 As in their Highers, which was a fantastic achievement. Congratulations to Michael Breslin, Cerys Eschle, Rachel Farrelly, Louisa Gibson, Lucile Govan, Carmina Gray, Vanessa Liu, Katie Martin, Euan McDonald, Megan Murphy, Anna O’Reilly and Skye Richardson.

Additionally, 23% of our pupils achieved 5 Highers, 49% achieved 3 or more Highers, and 76% achieved at least one Higher in S5.

Well done to all our pupils in their recent SQA exams, which again this year are amongst the very best performances in North Lanarkshire. We will have an opportunity to recognise this formally at our Awards Ceremony in September.

House Captains and Vice Captains

Following successful interviews, we have appointed 10 House Captains and 10 Vice Captains. They will have many responsibilities throughout their 6th year, including leading 10 pupil voice groups that will shape improvements within the school.

School Uniform

A reminder that the school uniform at Our Lady’s consists of a black skirt, formal black trousers, white shirt, school tie, black cardigan or jumper and a school blazer.

If anyone has a blazer that they no longer require then we would love to have it and they can be handed in to the school office at any time.

Lockers

Lockers will be on sale during lunchtime starting on Thursday 22 August and continuing through the whole of next week. Please bring £5 to Mrs Cookman’s office if you wish to rent a locker for the coming year.

Prom 2019

The class of 2019 celebrated at the Marriott Hotel on Friday 14 June. Pupils and staff had a great night with dinner, speeches and dancing !

Best wishes to all our S6 pupils as they embark on their future pathways.

Internship with Recruitment Agency

Congratulations to Matthew Dougan S6 who has successfully gained a 4 week paid internship with Michael Page Recruitment in Glasgow. Former pupil Megan Smyth is a consultant with the company and has been working with the school to provide an exclusive internship for one of our pupils.

Well done to Matthew and to the others who interviewed for the position.

Employability Event

Four girls Alannah Littlejohns, Ellie O’Reilly, Heather Stirling and Ciara McGrath (S4) attended a technology event at JP Morgan in Glasgow. The girls had the opportunity to develop their own app and website whilst enjoying copious amounts of pizza and goodies! They had an amazing day and have already asked to be considered for next year. The focus of the event was to encourage more young women into the fields of technology, software development and engineering.

Unfortunately the girls did not win a prize (first prize was an iPad each!), but they did come second in their category and were a real fan favourite!

Creative Residency

Congratulations to our S4 pupils who were selected to participate in in a week-long residency at Kilbowie Outdoor centre near Oban, from Monday 24 to Friday 28 June.

The pupils will be given the opportunity to take part in a Masterclass, honing and refining their new skills learnt while in Oban. The work produced from both the Residency and Masterclass will be showcased at an event in Summerlee Museum, Coatbridge. We wish our young people well as they embark on this creative journey.

The pupils involved are Art & Design: Ellie McGivern, Konrad Kiam, Leah Rennie. Drama: Chloe Paterson, Gemma Templeton. Music: Emma McCurrach.

Muller Leadership Academy for Sport

The North Lanarkshire Active Schools Team along with the support from Müller, ran the Müller Leadership Academy for Sport. Over the last 7 months pupils from various North Lanarkshire High Schools have been participating in a training programme providing vocational and educational courses through sport and community engagement.

The aim of the programme as well as offering certified qualifications, has been to provide the pupils with leadership, communication and teamwork skills.

The pupils have also had the opportunity to undertake work placements, where they can put what they have learnt into practise, and giving them the confidence to create a positive impact in their local community and for their futures.
Our superstars: Euan McDonald, Mollie Armstrong, Rebecca Johnston, Ellie Rennie, Vanessa Liu and Douglas Rodie.

Watersports Trip to France

Our recent Watersports trip to the South of France was a huge success. Pupils took part in an action packed programme of activities including: Kayaking; sailing; paddle boarding; body boarding; abseiling, climbing and many other team building activities. The group quickly adjusted to camp lifestyle and made many amazing memories.