Caritas Awards

Congratulations to our S6 students on their successful completion of the Caritas Programme. We were delighted to join over 1200 young people from across Scotland at a fantastic event in the Clyde Auditorium on 7 June.

24 of our S6 students received their awards at the ceremony, having undertaken a range of activities to develop their faith in a practical and spiritual way over the last year. As Archbishop Tartaligia said, ‘Today is recognition that Catholic Schools are not just good for Catholics but indeed good for Scotland.’ Well done to everyone involved.

Chapter of Canons

Congratulations to our school chaplain Father McKay who has recently been installed to the Chapter of Canons of the Archdiocese of Glasgow in recognition of his commitment and service to the Church.

Congratulations also to our former chaplain Father White (now Canon White) and former parish priest of St Lucy’s Parish Father McAuley (now Canon McAuley) who were installed at the same time.

Iceland Trip

29 S5/6 pupils have recently returned from a very successful 3 night trip to Iceland. During the trip the pupils got the opportunity to see the land of fire and ice in all its glory.

The trip included visits to glaciers, geysirs, volcanoes, waterfalls and plate boundaries as well as time in the most Northern capital city in the World, Reykjavik. Iceland sits on the Mid – Atlantic ridge and this results in some of the most amazing and spectacular scenery found anywhere. Being only a 2 hour flight away means that all these wonderful experiences are easily accessible to our pupils. The 29 pupils who attended spoke very positively about the trip. The pupils were a credit to themselves, their families and to the school.

Loch Lomond Trip

All of our S3 Geography pupils recently enjoyed a very successful trip to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.

The pupils took part in a variety of activities such as field sketching and a river study at Rest and Be Thankful. They also carried out environmental surveys and questionnaires at the Lomond Shores centre in Balloch. Everyone had a great day and we were very lucky to enjoy fabulous weather on the bonny banks of Loch Lomond!

North Lanarkshire Athletics Championships

Congratulations to the following pupils who gained medals at the recent NL Athletics Championships:

S1 Girls 200m Silver Medal Laura Hubbard-Perez; S3 Girls Relay Silver Medals Leah Dawes, Mia Docherty, Caitlin McFarlane and Elle O’Reilly; S3 Girls 800m Silver Medal Elle O’Reilly; Open Girls Javelin Silver Medal Ellie Rennie.

S3 Boys 800m Bronze Medal Logan McDuff; Open 1500m Gold Medal Jacob Brown; Open Boys 200m Silver Medal Jake Webster; Open Boys Relay Bronze Medals Rico McCreery, Thomas McGarahan, Lewis McGill and Jake Webster.

Well done to all our participants!

Titanic Experience – Belfast

Our first ever Family Launch Evening took place on Monday 15 May to formally kick off our Belfast Experience. This allowed all parents/carers of the 31 pupils participating on the trip to receive information and to participate in various activities relating to the Titanic, including a STEM Activity, as well as investigating and researching. The evening was a resounding success with fantastic feedback received.

The Trip to Belfast took place on Tuesday 22 May leaving Our Lady’s at 7.30 am and returning at 12.30 am the next morning. The trip consisted of travelling to Cairnryan, hopping on the ferry to Belfast and then visiting the Titanic Exhibition and HMS Caroline. It was a phenomenal day with pupils’ behaviour, attitude, etc outstanding!! The pupils were a credit to their families.

To complete our Belfast experience, we had a Family Presentation Evening on Tuesday 29 May for all pupils and members of their families. This consisted of pupils in their groups presenting their experiences of the Belfast Trip. This included powerpoints, photographs and personal experiences. The evening, again was a resounding success with fantastic feedback received.

S1 Commonwealth Games Event

All pupils in S1 participated in the S1 Commonwealth Games Event hosted by the PE Department on Thursday 24 May.

St John Ogilvie House as ‘Team India’ were crowned winners after 15 gruelling events which included athletics, rugby, tug of war and many more. There were stand out performers in all events but all pupils were winners on the day and a credit to Our Lady’s. Congratulations to them all !

S1 & S2 Entrepreneur Me Event

All S1 and S2 pupils participated in an Entrepreneur Me Event on Tuesday 15 May and Wednesday 16 May.  Pupils in groups had to design, build and sell various products supporting 100 years of Catholic Education and 50 years of Our Lady’s High School.

S3, S4, S5 and S6 pupils worked as helpers to ensure the smooth running of the event. The pupils had a fantastic day and the feedback has been excellent.

S3 Chemistry Visit to Highland Colour Coaters

A group of S3 chemistry pupils visited Highland Galvanizers and Colour Coaters in Blairlinn Industrial Estate on Tuesday 22 May.

The visit included a presentation from the Business Director Geoff Crowley and a tour of the factory, which all the pupils thoroughly enjoyed. The pupils learned about the processes involved in galvanizing steel structures to protect them from corrosion and coating metals with a variety of colours. They also learned how Arria “The Angel of the Nauld” was galvanised by the company.

North Lanarkshire Council 1+2 Language Awards

On 22 May, 12 of our very talented S1-S3 pupils attended the North Lanarkshire Council 1+2 Language Awards in the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie. This was an authority-wide celebration of languages and highlighted the importance and many advantages of language learning for our young people.

All of our pupils scooped awards across the three languages – Spanish, French and Mandarin in the categories of Outstanding Language Learners as well as Most Improved Language Learners. Pupils’ hard work, dedication and commitment to their language learning was recognised and celebrated! Huge congratulations to you all!