On Friday 22 November we welcomed Charlotte and Shannon from the charity ‘Chest Heart and Stroke’ to school. They presented very thought provoking sessions to years 9, 10, 11 and 12 on the risks of vaping and provided advice on sources of support for anyone interested in information on stopping.
Congratulations to our U18 rugby team who participated in the U18 High Schools Qualifier at CIYMS. A fantastic day's rugby which produced three very entertaining games with Ballyclare losing narrowly to Bangor Academy and St. Louis Ballymena and beating Strangford/Glastry. Well done to Captain Pearce Russell and all the squad.
Congratulations to our U16 rugby team who defeated Carrick Academy 29-0. This included two tries and two conversions from Samuel Logan as well as tries from Joshua Luney, Jude Morrison and Max Pollock. Ballyclare Secondary now progress to the Quarter Final of the Pollock Cup against Drumglass HS.
Congratulations to our U14 rugby team who in their group decider produced a strong performance against a very competitive Parkhall side led to a 45-0 win. This included 4 tries and 5 conversions by Zac Minford in a strong individual performance, followed by scores by Mark Magee x2 and another try and conversion by Jamie Peoples. Ballyclare now progress to the last 16 of the U14 High Schools Trophy.
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.
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.
We celebrate with Holly-Ellen Meli who has recently received the Rising Star Award from IMC Road Racing. This marks the end of the season for Road Racing but only the beginning for Holly-Ellen!
Over the last number of years, multiple BSS pupils have finished their studies and joined the Navigate Early Careers Programme with Mivan Limited , Antrim. One past pupil, Jamie Matthews, is currently at the Skill Build UK Awards representing Mivan with two of his colleagues.
Mivan and her sister companies offer a broad range of exciting employment opportunities across a wide range of disciplines within the Construction and Fit Out industry. As a strong employer in the area, Mivan are holding Student Careers Stakeholder Day on Wednesday 29th January at 10am.
This week our sixth form Technology and Design pupils attended a School Sustainability Event in W5 which gave our pupils the opportunity to discover the latest practices and principles that Northern Ireland based companies are currently using to meet environmental, social and governance policies.
Our pupils got fully involved taking part in a Q&A session with six industry leading companies and attended a jobs fair to discuss upcoming opportunities in the world of engineering and sustainability.
Sarah Halligan, a former Head Girl and A level mathematics student was in school delivering a mathematics lesson to the year 14 Mathematics students. She is currently studying Mathematics at Queens university and used the experience as part of her final project entitled ‘Designing Mathematics Material for schools’. It was fantastic having Sarah and Anna in school and the students thoroughly enjoyed the engaging, interactive lesson. Sarah and Anna also shared their experience of university with the students. Many thanks to Sarah and Anna for taking the time with us!
