An ‘interesting’ choice of socks were seen at Cooper Crescent today, often in rather odd combinations. Odd Sock Day marks the start of National Anti-Bullying week and as the school week commences our key stage 3 pupils wanted to raise awareness and mark the start of a week of assemblies and PD lessons focused onRead more
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Last Wednesday 8 Junior and 16 senior teams from the 4 provinces gathered in Donnybrook Dublin to take part in the x7s Irish Schools Finals. Enniskillen Royal Grammar, having topped the Ulster qualifier, joined the other senior teams from Ulster, Munster, Connacht and Leinster to compete for the Irish title. The first pool game wasRead more
Departing Coach, Rhys Botha, asked for a special effort from his team this week. ERGS lost only one match outside their Cup run last season and that was by a single point to Coleraine away, so Botha wanted the balance to be redressed this season. Coleraine, who have a similar ranking to ERGS so farRead more
A tougher test was expected from Coleraine Grammar, a school with a similar ranking to ERGS, but we have to remember the two and a half hour bus journey the young players had to endure. That said, ERGS gave one of their best performances of the season, a very timely display considering their first roundRead more
Final score: 7-10 The first game after half term, against Coleraine, had been marked in red as somewhat of a D-Day for the ERGS U14 squad, as it represented stage 2 of their season and what was expected to be a step up in terms of opposition quality. As the boys made their way onRead more
Coleraine U13s 24 -0 ERGS u13s Saturday saw our boys back on the road after a welcome series of homes games. This away fixture is probably the longest journey and one of the most difficult fixtures the team will face this year. However with preparations going very well throughout the week and having had aRead more
Just to let parents know, that any pupils who are resitting their Mathematics M3 or M4 module on Tuesday 8th January, revision classes started this week and will continue up until the Christmas holidays. They are on twice a week to cover all the Units for the module. Pupils will be given help and supportRead more
Rugby Vs. Coleraine Grammar 1st XV Win 19-8 2nd XV Win 40-0 Meds’ Loss 65-0 U14s Win 10-7 U13s Loss 24-0 Hockey Vs Royal Prior and Raphoe 1st XI Win 2-0 2nd XI Loss 3-2 U14s Loss 1-2 U13s Win 4-0Read more
This morning we held our Remembrance Services in school, honouring the men and women who have sacrificed themselves in service to our country. The senior service was attended by a number of welcome guest from within and outside the local community. Following tradition, we were also delighted to be joined by a delegation of pupilsRead more
To mark the launch of Anti Bullying Week Nov12 – 17, Cooper Crescent KS3 pupils are encouraged to come to school on Monday with Odd Socks. You do not have to raise money to take part – the most important thing is the message of Odd Socks Day to mark the start of National Anti-Bullying week.Read more
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National Schools Regatta Day 3
The rowers have arrived back home after finishing off a very successful weekend at Nat Schools for ERBC
The 2 First Eights were in action yesterday, with the girls coming 5th in the A Final and the Boys 6th in the B Final. Well done to both crews on their performances, we are so very proud of you all.
Thanks to our coaches and parents who travelled to Dorney to support the rowers over the weekend, it is very much appreciated.
Summary of the weekend’s great results
Girls Junior 14 Octo - National Schools Regatta Champions 🏆
Girls Champs Eight - A Final
Girls Champs Four - A Final
Boys Champs Eights - B Final
Boys Champs Four - B Final
Boys Junior 16 Eight - B Final
Congratulations to all 6 crews.
Henley is just around the corner, if you can make a donation, big or small to support our 2 crews at Henley they would really appreciate it. Thanks to everyone who has already donated
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Ruth Fannin
Year I left ERGS: 2019
A” Level subjects studied: Technology and Design, Mathematics and Business Studies (Spanish at AS Level)
Pathway after school: Started university in September 2019 whilst working part-time in my family business as Assistant Shop Manager
University attended: Queen’s University Belfast
Course studied: Business Management with Placement (4 years)
I started at Queen’s University Belfast in September 2019 and enjoyed a few months of a “normal” university experience before COVID-19 brought a sudden shift to online learning in March 2020.
During my time at university, I was awarded Top Business Management Student (2019/2020) and Top Student for History and Philosophy. I also completed the Degree Plus Award for Future Ready Skills in Management before graduating in 2023 with a First Class Honours degree.
After graduating, I was approached on LinkedIn about an opportunity that led to me joining the Oil Market Journal (OMJ) as Business Development Manager in Enniskillen in September 2023.
Although I have always lived at home in County Tyrone, I am very grateful for the opportunities I have had to travel with work, including visits to Dubai, Spain, Italy, Poland and Germany, as well as across the UK and Ireland.
Outside of work, I help out in my family business and volunteer both as a Girlguiding leader and as a youth club leader within my church. Through Girlguiding, I have also enjoyed incredible experiences, including spending a week as part of the crew on a Tall Ships yacht and, more recently, completing the Queen’s Guide Award — the highest award available within Girlguiding UK.
I am very grateful to both the Collegiate and Enniskillen Royal Grammar School for providing me with such a strong foundation and for encouraging the values of hard work, resilience and determination from an early age.
Daniel Gilmore
Year I left: 2020
Subjects: Geography, Biology and English Literature
As part of the first full GCSE cohort of the school, I left ERGS on a random day in March 2020. Our formal was cancelled and we all expected to be back after a couple of weeks — but we all know what happened next.
I knew the COVID-19 pandemic was going to ruin the typical “freshers” experience, so I deferred my place at Newcastle University to work in my local SPAR for a year. I was sad seeing all my friends leave, but I built up money and work experience that helped open doors for me in the future.
I’d recommend Newcastle to any student. I made some amazing memories and left with a First Class BSc in Environmental Science with Placement, along with an award for the best dissertation in my year.
My placement year was spent as an Assistant Geo-Environmental Consultant at Tetra Tech in Belfast. I worked on some really big projects, including the GeoEnergyNI demonstrator project - the first large-scale geothermal investigation of Northern Ireland.
I am currently studying a Master’s Degree in Forestry for Green Sustainable Development at Linnaeus University in Sweden. There are no tuition fees in Sweden for EU citizens or those with an Irish passport, so I think this is a pathway that should be promoted more often. I really love it over here and everything is taught in English, so don’t worry if your Swedish isn’t up to scratch!
Thank you to Mr Beddard for shouting at me to fix my deforestation homework. It turns out I’m quite good at talking about trees after all!