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On Wednesday 7th February 2018, four of our A Level Musicians had the privilege of participating in a Master Class with the much acclaimed pianist, Ruth McGinley.  The pupils each performed one piece and were given an ‘open lesson’ where they had the chance to consider their approach to performance, technical demands and issues asRead more

A fantastic effort by our 3rd XV rugby team this afternoon who beat Methody  in the quarter finals of the 3rdXV Schools Cup Competition. A convincing display resulted in a 60 – o victor for the home side at Castle Lane. Congratulations Boys!! Full match report to follow.Read more

All donations from last Friday’s activities have now been counted and we have raised an impressive £370 for the NSPCC. The tubs of sweets had 189 sweets in both of them. The winners of the ‘Guess the Number of Sweets’ are as follows: LS Site – The closest guess was Aaron Elliott 14F CC SiteRead more

“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

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