Exam Mass for S4 and S5 Pupils

On Monday 24 April, Father McKay celebrated Mass for the intentions of all Our Lady’s students in S4 and S5 who will be sitting SQA exams. The Mass was a fitting way to begin the exam season and students were issued with a prayer which they are encouraged to use throughout the coming weeks.

Students are reminded that the oratory is always open as place of prayer and reflection and everyone is welcome to drop in. Thanks go to Miss Blain for preparing the music for the liturgy.

Sporting Successes

Congratulations to Joshua Allan S3, who is a member of the Scottish under 15s Pool Team. Joshua recently had fabulous success competing against various international teams in England, and also reached the Scottish semi final, where he won two out of four frames. Well done Joshua !

Congratulations also to Charlie Morton in S2 who is a member of the Scottish under 14s Table Tennis Team. In March Charlie reached the semi finals of the Under 15s Scottish National Champions tournament, and was also runner up at the Edinburgh Open in March – a tremendous achievement. Charlie will be competing in Jersey during the month of June, and we wish him every success.

Art & Design Success

Alison Cunning S6 received The Royal Scottish Academy Schools Award for her woodcut print which was displayed at the RSA in Edinburgh.

Well done to Alison for winning such a prestigious award!

S3 Administration & IT pupils visit SSE

Some of our S3 Administration & IT pupils recently visited SSE’s Customer Contact Centre in Cumbernauld.

As part of their course pupils have to study health & safety in the workplace, as well as customer care and how to handle personal/sensitive information so it was a great experience to see how a large organisation such as SSE deal with these issues.

As part of the trip pupils took part in a tour around the call centre as well as some workshop activities.

Our Lady’s Welcomes Archbishop Tartaglia

We were delighted to welcome Archbishop Tartaglia to our school on 21st March. During his visit that day, His Grace presented Archdiocesan Medals to five individuals in recognition of the assistance they provided on the day of the bus crash. The recipients were Mr Paul McGregor, one of our teachers; Mary Moane, our catering manager; Helena Connelly, one of our parents; and pupils David Shearer and Daryn Hunter.

It was a pleasure for Our Lady’s High School to host the visit from Archbishop Tartaglia, and we look forward to him returning to the school in the future.

Free School Transport 2017/18

Applications for free school transport for session 2017-18 should be submitted as soon as possible.

A printable version of the application form can be found by clicking here and posted to the address on the form. Further guidance notes can be found by clicking here.

St. Patrick’s Day Coffee Morning

On Friday 17 March around 150 pupils and staff enjoyed a coffee morning to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.

The coffee morning was organised by Miss Sharkey’s S3 & S6 Personal Development classes to raise funds for our Lenten charities – SCIAF & HCPT.

North Lanarkshire Schools Spring Concert 2017

Congratulations to our fantastic musicians who performed in the very prestigious North Lanarkshire Schools’ Spring Concert at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Thursday 30 March.

In total there were over 600 performers showcasing a superb array of musical talent. Well done to all those from Our Lady’s High School who were involved.

No Knives, Better Lives

On Monday 27th March, all pupils in S1-S3 participated in the ‘No Knives, Better Lives’ programme after receiving a presentation from PC Kenny Blades and Mrs Duncan from Medics Against Violence.

The presentation covered knife crime and the consequences of such. As well as this, pupils also learned about the impact knife crime has on families and communities.

North Lanarkshire Cross Country Championships 2017

Congratulations to all our budding athletes on their fantastic performance in the North Lanarkshire Cross Country Event last week.

S1 Girls (103 competitors): 11th Lily Govan, 16th Amy McManus, 20th Jessica Cox, 53rd Lucy McNee and 3rd place in team event (28 teams).

S1 Boys (97 competitors): 1st Luke McCarvel, 30th Callum Flatman, 33rd Ceide McElhinney, 36th Callum Baird and 5th place in team event (24 teams).

S2 Girls (54 competitors): 2nd Ellie O’Reilly, 23rd Molly Smith, 29th Megan Scotland and 4th in team event (11 teams).

S2 Boys (66 competitors): 2nd Louis O’Hare, 36th Kyle Wright, 42nd Cory McDonald, 49th Blair Wright and 7th in team event (16 teams).

S3 Girls (37 competitors): 6th Magdalena Hubbard-Perez, 15th Katie Martin, 17th Lucile Govan and 1st in team event (6 teams).

S3 Boys (47 competitors): 2nd Jacob Brown, 17th Nathan Mitchell.