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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

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