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Locker Information

Lockers for all year groups will be on sale Monday 6 , Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 November in the assembly hall from 12.55 – 1.15.

Lockers cost £5 for the year and the key must be returned in June 2018. No refund of any money.

Cumbernauld Theatre Visit

Higher Drama pupils had a great visit to Cumbernauld Theatre to see ‘Look Back in Anger’ by John Osborne and take part in a very exciting Production Skills Workshop.

Students had the opportunity to work with theatre professionals in lights, sound, costume, make-up and acting, resulting in a fabulous short performance. An informative and enjoyable day was had by all!

Girls’ Handball Champions

Congratulations to the S2 Girls Handball Team who comfortably won the Scottish Schools Handball Championships on Friday 6 October.

They beat Linlithgow Academy 7-1, Auchinleck Academy 6-1, Marr College 7-3, Girvan Academy 5-0, and Duncanrig High 7-2.

What a fantastic performance from all the players!

Rugby Team

On Wednesday 11 October at Dunbeth Park, Coatbridge our brilliant Rugby team showed great spirit and resilience despite narrowly losing their three games.

Joe Smith was our ‘Player of the Tournament’ scoring an amazing 5 tries. Well done to all the players who took part!

Players – Daniel Bray, Flynn Malcolm, Euan Manchip, Thelan McIntyre, Miller McRoarty, Callum O’Reilly, Joe Smith and Hayden Thorne.

Senior Boys Football Team

Our Lady’s High School Under 18s defeated Dalziel High school 7-1 in the Lanarkshire Hannah Cup. The boys were absolutely fantastic from front to back and were deserved winners.

Harry Tough had a great game in goals, as did Lewis Wilson and Jack Grimshaw in defence. Thomas Halleran scored a hat-trick with the other goals coming from Liam Johnson, Sam McNee, Andrew Tonner and Rico McCreery. They are now into the last 16 of the competition. The boys are also through to the third round of the Scottish Cup with a 5-1 victory over McLaren High School. On that occasion Sam McNee scored a hat-trick and Liam Johnson scored two!  Mr Maxwell and Mr Hughes are delighted with the behaviour and discipline of the boys so far and are anticipating a successful season.

Supporting our National Football Team

We had a night to remember on Thursday 5 October for the pupils and PE staff who attended the Scotland v Slovakia game at Hampden Park.

The atmosphere was electric and Scotland won the match with a goal in the dying minutes of the game. For many of the pupils it was their first visit to the National Stadium and now they have an experience they will never forget!

Art & Design pupils visit GFT

S5 Art & Design pupils, accompanied by Ms Felvus, visited the Glasgow Film Theatre for a screening of the animated feature film ‘Loving Vincent’.

‘Loving Vincent’ is the world’s first fully oil painted feature film. Bringing the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story, every one of the 65,000 frames of the film is an oil-painting, hand-painted by 125 professional painting animators.

Figure Skating Success for Rebecca

Rebecca Haining (S2) qualified for the Figure Skating World Championships for her age group. She successfully progressed through various stages to qualify.

Rebecca will be going to the World Championships which are being held in Sheffield next month. We wish her every success !

Former Pupil Success

Former pupil Ross Kavanagh who is now 20 years old has recently achieved great success in the football world.  Ross is currently playing for Stirling Albion and has hit the ground running this season.

Ross has been featuring regularly in the starting eleven and is currently the Scottish League Two second top goal scorer; with four goals and one assist already.  He also scored two goals in the early rounds of the Scottish League Cup.  We are absolutely delighted for Ross and wish him all the best for the future!