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Our Senior Girls played very well today but lost out narrowly to Sullivan Upper GS. Having led 11 goals to 5 at half time, our team struggled to deal with a tremendous rally by Sullivan in the third quarter, eventually losing out 17-16. Credit goes to Katelyn McClelland, who played centre and instigated the attack, assisted by Mila Astruc-Kidd and Hope Sherlock, who fed the ball to goal shooter Lucy McGrady. The defence was led by Emily Allister, assisted by Evie Gorman, Emil

Thanks to our Senior Leaders for bringing together representatives of the different Form Classes this morning. It was a valuable opportunity for student voice, with meetings held in Key Stages to evaluate school experience across the year groups.   The Student Leaders will meet with the Principal later this week to review feedback and take forward proposals for improvement.

Our Under-16 boys have secured a semi-final berth, with a comprehensive 8-19 to 2-3 over St Patrick’s Ballymena in the quarter-finals. It was an all-round team performance, with Max Emerson, Darragh Smyth and Nathan Kelly all starring in front of goal. Dara McGrath, Fahlin Murphy McKibben and captain Tom Heaney Sloan also played exceptionally well. Player of the Match went to Darragh Symth for his controlled performance, goals and a wonderful long-distance 2 pointer.

Preparations are in full swing for our whole-school production next month, James Barry’s The Wizard of Oz. It’s going to be wicked! Tickets are priced at £5 each. You can book your seats through this link: Tickets for Wizard of Oz Performances: Wednesday 17th December - 7:30pm start time Thursday 18th December - 7:30pm start time Book early to avoid disappointment.

Next Friday ( 28 November ), a group of our Year 11 boys will be undertaking a marathon cycling event in the fitness suite. Their aim is to keep the exercise bike running non-stop through the course of the school day. The boys are raising money for The Well, a local suicide prevention charity - https://thewellhub.net/ If you would like to support them by making a donation to this excellent cause, please click on the link - Charity Fundraiser for The Well