Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Cross Country Success
Mon 17 Oct 2022Congratulations to the boys’ and girls’ cross country teams, for making the best possible start to the new season! Both teams finished in 1st place in Round 1 of the Co Antrim qualifier at the Antrim Forum last Thursday.
In the girls’ race, three of the girls finished in the top ten, with Beibhinn Bourke finishing in 2nd place, Sophie Wylie in 7th place and Lauren Kirkpatrick in 9th place. The team beat MCB Prep by three points, winning the qualifier, and giving themselves a great chance to secure a place in the NI final in Round 2 in December.
In the boys’ race, the team had one of the school’s best ever results, with Stranmillis pupils finishing in 2nd, 3rd and 4th place. Theo Spence was 2nd, Jake Smyth was 3rd and Adam Hanna was 4th. This was an incredible achievement, and Conn Moriarty also made it into the top ten, finishing in 10th place. The team have put themselves in an extremely strong place and are ready for Round 2!
In the girls’ fun run, Ava Carson ran a fabulous race, finishing in 1st place! In the boys’ fun run, two of the boys finished in the top ten, with Jack Dolliver finishing 5th and Ryan Buchanan finishing 7th.
This was a tremendous start to the season for both teams and is testament to the hard work and determination of all the pupils in the squad. I’m also pleased to report that the traybake selection after the race was a good as ever!
Congratulations to all the boys and girls involved.
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Cycle to School Week
Tue 11 Oct 2022A huge thank you to Iain Sneddon, our local Sustrans Active Travel Officer, and to all the parents and pupils who joined in our 'Cycle to School' initiative, which was a great success. Iain delivered some excellent workshop sessions across the school. Helping children to cycle without stabilisers, and developing their cycling skills, were just some of the activities that took place. We continue to encourage all our children to choose an active way of travelling to school, such as walking, cycling or scooting.
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Cross Country Trial
Tue 11 Oct 2022Congratulations to the fifty pupils who took part in the Cross Country trial at the YMCA in September. All the children gave their best and it was a brilliant afternoon. Congratulations to the twenty boys and girls who qualified for this year’s squad. The squad are already training for the Athletics NI competition which starts at the end of October.