A huge congratulations to all pupils who took part in the recent Rugby Tournament at Paisley Rugby Club. Johnstone fielded teams in all four tournaments- S1/2 boys, S1/2 girls (two teams), S3/4 boys (two teams) and S3/4 girls.

J High completely dominated the event with 4 of our 6 teams going undefeated on the day and the other two teams only tasting defeat on two occasions between them- and even at that it was Johnstone A v Johnstone B.

Our boys and girls teams won all tournaments on the day and lifted every trophy and medal on offer. A fantastic achievement by all the players in our school and a sign of things to come in future tournaments.

Any pupil who does not currently play in the teams and wants to get involved are more than welcome- girls training is on a Monday after school and boys on a Wednesday after school.

Well Done!!!

Mr Connelly (PE)

We have recently created a display board with the department which is aimed at recognising the wonderful achievements of our pupils outside of school in various sports. We have already found Scottish, British and World Champions in our midst. They have kindly allowed us to picture them with their medals to be displayed for others to see and realise just how good some of our pupils do in the sporting community.

We are in no doubt that their are more hidden superstars within our ranks and we would encourage any pupil who competes at National and International level to come forward and let us share and recognise their achievements with the rest of the school community.

Johnstone HS sent a strong contigent of pupils for various sports to compete at the annual Secondary Games at the ON-X in Linwood. These pupils had reached the event through qualification tournaments previously in the year. We had teams entered for the boys Rugby, Girls Football, mixed Basketball and Badminton.

The pupils competed with great commitment and their sportsmanship and conduct on and off the court/pitch was exemplary. Below is a list of some of the honours from the event:

Boys Rugby– 2nd place (and with only 6 players in a 7 a side tournament!!!)

Badminton– 1st place for Marc Graham

Following the success of pupils in the Secondary Athletics Championships, Johnstone HS pupils were selected to represent the region against East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde. Well done to those who were selected for this event:

S1– Adam Cleer, Enis Dilmen, Finn Fowler

S2– Mackenzie Cunningham, Joshua Hewitson, Julie Keith

S3– Greg Steven, Daniel Smith, Amy Sneddon, Anna Murray, Allan Morton, Jenna Fraser

From this event our pupils secured 5 medals for the Renfrewshire team, a huge congratulations to their success and a just reward for their talents.

Amy Sneddon– Gold medal for the 400m and the 800m

Mackenzie Cunningham– Silver medal for the 200m

Anna Murray– Silver medal in the High Jump

Jenna Fraser– Bronze Medal in the Triple Jump

Pupils from Johnstone HS recently took part in the event after being selected to represent the school based on their performance in athletics during PE. The school had a hugely successful day and came away with many successes and the medals to boot. A huge congratulations to all those who took part and below is a list of honours from the event:

Bronze Medals

Mackenzie Spence and Jenna Fraser (800m) / Ben Allison, Johsua Hewitson, Anna Murray (High Jump) / Arran McIntyre (Triple Jump) / Iona Cleer (200m) / Sean Nelson (400m) / Lily Fowler (100m) / Eilidh Harley (Long Jump)

Silver Medals

Mia Druce (800m) / Finn Fowler (400m) / Daniel Smith (100m) / Greg Steven (Long Jump) / Allan Morton (1500m) / Adam Cleer and Cara Batin (Triple Jump)

Gold Medals

Amy Sneddon (300 & 800m) / Mackenzie Cunningham (200m) / Julie Keith (High Jump)

Johnstone HS recently partcipated in the Renfrewshire XC Championships at the King George V parks in Renfrew. Every pupil who represented the school done there very best and the school are proud of how well both individuals and year group teams performed.

S1 boys– James Orr placed 3rd in the individual race and our boys team came fourth overall.

S2 boys– Lewis Philp cam 2nd in the individual race.

S2 girls– Mackenzie Spence came 4th in the individual race and the girls team came 4th overall.

S3 girls– Amy Sneddon came 2nd in the individual race and the girls team came 1st overall.

Senior Boys– came 2nd in the team race.

Again a big well done to all those who took part!!!

Johnstone ran out 25-19 winners in a well contested game at Lochshore Rugby pitches. Both teams played some excellent rugby and represented their schools with distinction. In particular a big well done to the boys who particpated in their first ever competitive game of rugby.

Well done to all pupils who took part in the recent championships. All participants were a credit to the school and we had some noticeable achievements from the event.

Marc Graham in S2 won the boys event with Josh Gray and Alexander Wright reaching the semi and quarter finals respectively.

Julie Keith reached the semi final where she was narrowly beaten by the eventual winner with Alexa Burton reaching the quarter finals.

All of these pupils have been selected for the end of year Secondary Games to represent the school in this multi sport competition. Well Done!