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

This week’s Deep Thinking Club looked back on the Troubles and their legacy. Thanks to guest speakers Kenny Donaldson and Sammy Heenen from SEFF, a group that supports victims from across all parts of the community, for leading the session and taking questions from students and staff. https://seff.org.uk/ .

In a busy day of sport, our U14 Boys Rugby team enjoyed a stunning 27-3 victory against Newtownhamilton High School at the Armagh Rugby Club. Dara McGrath scored a hat-trick, with Brady Donaghy, Jamie Murphy and Porter Headley also adding to the tally. Mr Smyth reports, ‘even more pleasing was the exemplary behaviour shown by the boys throughout the game.’ Meanwhile, our Intermediate Girls Netball teams suffered their first defeat of the season, against St. Joseph's GS. St Jo

Yesterday, we were delighted to present a cheque for over £600 to Emma Highes from Evora Hospice. The money was raised over two days before half term, through the KS3 bench-ball tournament and our World Book Day celebration. You can find out more about the great work undertaken by Evora Hospice here - https://evorahospice.org/. Thank you to everyone to everyone who gave so generously.

Today marked a historic occasion, with the first competitive school match at our new Donard Park ground, a junior girls’ football match. It was a tremendous debut, with a 6-0 victory over a spirited Blackwater team. Led by team captain Sophie Mayers, who was dominant in centre midfield, it was a true team effort, with our squad made up of students from Years 8, 9 and 10. Eight of them were drawn from Year 8, which underlines the strength in depth in our ranks. This included K