A meeting of the newly elected School Council took place on Wednesday 9th November at 2pm in the Assembly Hall on Cooper Crescent with a very impressive turn out. Mr Beddard and Mrs Kettyle were very ably assisted by Dale Clendinning & Jonathan McBride (Year 14) in their positions of Chairperson and Secretary, respectively.
The purpose and organisation of the Council was outlined as well as the sharing of our Code of Conduct and Strapline of Mutare Ad Melius which is Latin for Change for the Better. Election of officers took place before Mrs Kettyle launched the main project for this term which is the Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box Appeal. An update was provided on the Period Dignity Scheme and on the newly established Wellbeing Rooms, with pupil views being sought on the use and organisation of this new pastoral resource. School attendance and respect for school property was addressed by Mr Beddard with pupil views being gathered on both issues.
Under ‘Any Other Business’, opportunity was given to capture pupil voice on issues raised by the pupils in each Tutor Group with their School Council Representative. The issues presented by the Reps will be addressed by the Council during 2022-23.
The next meeting will take place in December.
| Officer Position | Person(s) Elected |
| Chairman | Dale Clendinning (14E) |
| Vice Chairman | Ethan Maguire (14C) |
| Secretary | Jonathan McBride 14B |
| PR/Media | Ryan Graham (11D); Aidan McHugh (11F):
Dean Beacom-Hamilton (10D): Bethany Veitch (14D) |
| Committee Members | Owen Graham (11E); Owen Kelly (12C);
Clodagh Donaghy (8C); Christopher McHugh (14A) |
School Council Representatives 2022-2023
| Tutor Group | School Council Representatives | Elected Officer Position |
| 8A | Oliver Collins | |
| 8B | Jessica Miller | |
| 8C | Clodagh Donaghy | Committee Member |
| 8D | Andrew Johnston | |
| 8E | Jasmine Greaves | |
| 9A | James McAleer | |
| 9B | Matthew Hawthorne | |
| 9C | Alice Edwards | |
| 9D | Olie Carty | |
| 9E | Alfie Donald | |
| 10A | Colin Puczkarski | |
| 10B | Luke Somerville | |
| 10C | Jack Stewart | |
| 10D | Dean Beacom-Hamilton | PR/Media |
| 10E | Matthew Wilson | |
| 11A | Barry Hutchinson | |
| 11B | Zara Lindsay | |
| 11C | Emma Fawcett | |
| 11D | Ryan Graham | PR/Media |
| 11E | William Graham | Committee Member |
| 11F | Aidan McHugh | PR/Media |
| 12A | Luca Bradley | |
| 12B | Curtis Cunningham | |
| 12C | Owen Kelly | Committee Member |
| 12D | Maddison Blair | |
| 12E | George Kernaghan | |
| 12F | Steven Cuthbertson | |
| 13A | Victoria Murray | |
| 13B | Joseph O’Kane | |
| 13C | James Morrison | |
| 13D | Charles Patton | |
| 13E | Finn Maguire | |
| 14A | Christopher McHugh | Committee Member |
| 14B | Conor Richardson | |
| 14C | Ethan Maguire | Vice Chairperson |
| 14D | Bethany Veitch | PR/Media |
| 14E | Samuel Carrothers | |
| Co-opted | Dale Clendinning | Chairperson |
| Co-opted | Jonathan McBride | Secretary |
