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Weekly bulletin 5.5.25

Yesterday we marked another milestone in the school lives of our year 12 as they embark on study leave in preparation for their imminent GCSE exams. We wish them concentration in revision, diligent preparation and success in their exams. We look forward to many joining us in September to continue their educational journey in Sixth Form at BSS.

The GCSE and A Level Psychology students have enjoyed bringing the concept of ‘Operant Conditioning’ to life this year, and finally got to trade in their tokens for some well-deserved dominoes.

Mrs Clark and Mrs Colgan are so proud of you all! Wishing you all the best for the upcoming exams and the exciting new chapters to come.

Matthew Gordon (Year 11) travelled to Kent, England, for the Ayrshire Young Breeders Competition in April 2025. Matthew took part in multiple areas of the competition and came home with no less than 6 awards! This demonstrates not only his commitment and interest to the Agricultural Industry but his skills in managing and showing cattle. He was awarded prizes for Showmanship, Clipping & Preparation and Winning Overall Junior Competitor against Young Breeders from across the UK. What promise for the future!

Please find below our Weekly Communication Bulletin for Parents and Carers, and other important information, which has been sent out to you via Sims App.

Ballyclare Secondary School students spent the first few days of their Easter break travelling to London to explore the booming arts industry of the Westend Theatre and the Warner Brothers Harry Potter studios experience. The drama department brought the students to see the award winning musical "Back to the Future" and the ten year running comedy play by Mischief Theatre Company, "The Play that Goes Wrong". A busy, fantastic few days were spent in beautiful Spring weather exploring London's sights. Planes, trains and automobiles soon made confident travellers and explorers of our young citizens as they safely return to enjoy the rest of their Easter holiday.

On Wednesday evening our Music Department were thrilled to have over 90 pupils taking part in our Spring Concert. The evening featured performances from our Orchestra, Senior Choir, Junior Choir, Instrumental Ensembles, and Snare Drumming & Piping ensemble. The pupils have worked so hard over last number of months to prepare for this event and the evening was a great success with many amazing performances. Well done to everyone who took part and thank you so much to everyone who came to support our pupils. We hope you enjoyed the evening.

On another lovely sunny day the U14 rugby team put in a strong performance at the High School 7’s event hosted at Rainey Rugby Club in Magherafelt. The U14 side made a very strong start winning all 3 group games convincingly against Limavady High School, Lisnagarvey High School and Bangor Academy. This strong showing led to a semi-final up against St Mary’s Magherafelt who unfortunately managed to beat us 40-24 in a very competitive game. The boys ended up finishing 3rd overall as they managed to beat Priory Integrated College in the 3rd/4th place playoff. What a great way to sign off a successful season! Well done boys!

On Wednesday 2nd of April the U14 rugby team competed in the final of the High Schools’ Plate coming up against a strong team in Royal School Cavan hosted at City of Armagh Rugby Club. In a team led well by their captain Zac Minford, our U14 team produced their best performance of the season and managed to win the final convincingly 52-0. The team played exceptionally well in the final with all players contributing positively to the result but a special mention must go to a few of our stand out players on the day, including our man of the match Danny Smith as well as strong performances from Alex Janiszewski, Zac Minford and Seth Forsythe. Well done boys!