“I went on the Yr9 ski trip to Folgaria in Italy on the 20th January. We had an amazing time and some of my highlights were: The ‘tubing’ was one of so many activities we had over the week. It was fun and fast; I screamed lots. Another highlight was the actual skiing itself. TheRead more
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A team of Year 11 pupils, Anna Flanagan, Aaron Flanagan, Thomas Kerr and James Ritchie, travelled to Loughry College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise on Friday 2nd February to take part in the ABP Angus Youth Challenge. The Angus Youth Challenge is a skills-based competition run by ABP in association with the Northern IrishRead more
Please return any completed ‘Dingbats’ sheets to Mr Johnston/Mrs Maguire on CC site or Mrs McCordick on LS by break time on Tuesday 6th February? Also, any completed or attempted ‘Number Hunt’ sheets should be returned by break time on Tuesday as well. All attempted Number Hunt sheets gain house points. Number Hunt answers areRead more
If anyone else in Year 10 is looking for an application form for Duke of Edinburgh, they can collect one from Mr McDevitt or the Cooper Crescent office. All completed application forms must be returned to Mr McDevitt or the office by Feb 19th. No late applications will be accepted.Read more
Five members of our Showjumping Team have recently qualified for the Dengie Area (Northern Ireland) Pony Club Showjumping Finals at Portmore Equestrian Centre on 3rd March 2018. Natalie Somerville, Tiana-Grace Abbott, Sasha Milne, Sophia Williams and Patrick Williams competed at the qualifiers in Ecclesville, Fintona. Natalie has qualified for the Winter League (95cm) Final onRead more
Ballymena Academy brought their star-studded team to the Eisenhower Playing Fields on Saturday for the 4th round Danske Bank Ulster Schools Cup match. Both sides had a top 8 seeding and were entering the competition for the first time but, thanks to the weather, neither team had managed to play a competitive match for almostRead more
This year’s Safer Internet Day (SID) celebrations will take place on Tuesday, 6 February 2018. The 2018 theme, “Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you” is a call to action for every stakeholder to play their part in creating a better internet for everyone, in particular the youngest users out there.Read more
The MFL Dept are arranging an ERGS team to take part in the Opportunity Europe Euro Quiz. There are heats taking place across the country in April before the Northern Ireland Final in May in Belfast. The quiz is a general knowledge quiz on a range of themes relating to European countries, with prizes toRead more
As part of the National Numeracy Strategy and to raise money for a very worthy cause, ERGS will be getting involved with the NSPCC Number Day this Friday 2nd Feb 2018. As part of the event pupils, teachers and parents will all be able to get involved with a ‘number’ of different activities including: GuessRead more
The schedule for Music Service rehearsals for pupils taking Grade examinations has been changed – times for pupils may be different from the letters sent home by the Music Service. All pupils due to meet with Maurice Kelly on Friday should check at the Music Depts (on both sites) first thing tomorrow to check theirRead more
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Day 2 at Nat Schools Regatta
After the G J14 8X+ win yesterday ERBC had another successful day at National Schools Regatta at Eton Dorney today.
After finishing 4th in the time trial this morning and 2nd in the A/B semi final this afternoon the GCh 8+ have qualified for the A Final tomorrow at 12.50. The Ch 8+ have qualified for tomorrow’s A/B Semi Final after finishing 3rd in the Repechage this afternoon. They will race at 12.35 tomorrow.
Watch all the action live
www.youtube.com/live/fKO3PlOEonY?si=SWIg6pgUG2sRPbuW
The other results today
G Ch 4- A Final
Boys J16 8+ B final
Ch 4+ B Final
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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!