S1 Trip to Dynamic Earth

All S1 pupils travelled to Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh to particpate in a space themed STEM Careers showcase. The day gave pupils an insight into some of the amazing (and potentially surprising!) careers accessible to them in this incredibly exciting field. Pupils engaged with a wide mix of organisations from industry, academia and public services. They provided hands-on experiences, information and advice on careers within the space sector in Scotland. Our trip was completed in the 360 degree show dome cinema watching a film on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings.

S1 Girls Health and Wellbeing Group

The S1 Girls Health and Wellbeing Group took place on a Tuesday after school for 6 weeks. The Sports Coordinator, the HSPO and our S6 pupils all worked with the S1 pupils throughout the programme. The girls enjoyed activities such as beauty, healthy eating and active alternatives. The feedback from our S1 and S6 pupils were all positive.

NLC Gymnastics Competition

Congratulations to our S2 girls Orlaith Boyle, Erin Elliott, Rebecca McGinlay and Jessica Tomlinson who were awarded 2nd place and Ellie Morrison, Toni Ronald, Nuala Rooney (S2) and Demi James (S1) who were awarded 3rd place at the NLC Gymnastics competition recently. Well done to all the girls who took part.

Giant Heptathlon

14 S1 and 14 S2 pupils were selected to represent the school in the North Lanarkshire Giant Heptathlon. The event was held at Ravenscraig Sport Centre on Thursday 6th February. The students performed excellently, breaking event records in Long Jump and Shot Putt.

S5/6 Options Form

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Duke of Edinburgh Award

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award group has been running in Our Lady’s High School since before the Christmas holidays. The Award is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of enjoyable activities, designed to support the personal and social development of young people. The S3 pupils meet once per week on a Wednesday after school. The group are currently working towards their expedition section.

Basketball Success

The S4 Basketball boys team won all of their games in the second round of fixtures in the S4-S6 Boys Basketball league. They finished 3rd in the league despite losing their first 4 games. A fantastic turnaround by the boys.

Congratulations to Gerry Bizas, Harvey Boyd, Jacob Charles, Nicholas Colella, Michael Coyle, Luke Cunningham, Rogan Kennedy, Calum Mackenzie, Adam McMenemy, Alistair O’Hara and Alex Peters.

S3 Drama Workshop

On Wednesday 22nd of January, our S3 Drama Classes had a fantastic opportunity to take part in a Devising Workshop facilitated by Culture NL. The group worked enthusiastically to develop their devised drama performances and came up with some brilliant new ideas of how to introduce subtext into their performance! Well done all!

Public Speaking Competition

On Thursday 30th January, Mrs Cunningham and Mrs Wilson accompanied speakers Eva Murphy S3 and Kaylah McLaughlin S3, and time keepers Katie Martin S6 and Ellie Canning S6, to the first round of the Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Public Speaking competition. The topic of the evening was centred around ageism and our two speakers did a fantastic job, just narrowly missing out on a place in the next round. This has not deterred them and they intend to enter the next competition when it comes around. A huge thanks too to Mrs Wilson and Mr Finnigan who spent time with the girls preparing them for the role, and to Ms Ruddy who chaired the competition.

Engineering for Girls

Congratulations to Neve McLay S3 who has been successfully accepted into the Engineering for Girls 2020 summer school, which will take place on the 8th-12th of June. The is a great achievement, with only 100 places available for S3 pupils in Scotland. Engineering the Future for Girls, hosted by the Faculty of Engineering in the University of Strathclyde is designed to engage girls in a wide range of engineering challenges that will inspire them to become the next generation of engineers.