The 40 pupils in LGS surf club enjoyed another 4 weeks of excellent surf this term and even had some sun. Longline Surf School at Benone were fantastic and worked hard with our beginning and intermediate surfers so that they saw great progress in their ability over the 4 weeks. Can’t wait until next year!
Swimming Success
Well done to Pablo, Sam and Alec who competed in the Swim Ulster Development Gala in Lisburn on Sunday, achieving two silvers, four bronzes and several qualifying times for the next competition level. Excellent swimming!
Visit from Game of Thrones Costume Designer
Year 11 Art & Design students were delighted to invite Christine Boyle, Costume Designer and Maker for the Game of Thrones. Our students had great pleasure doing the workshop, taking inspiration from her work. Sketching styles, fabric manipulation and experimentation has left the students buzzing with new ideas. Thanks for a wonderful afternoon.
Year 12 Leavers
A fond farewell to our Year 12 pupils who have started their study leave this week. We hope your exams go well and you enjoy a relaxing summer holiday.
All State NI Workshop
A special thanks to past pupil Clyde Hunt from All State NI who facilitated a workshop on Agile methodologies for our Year 13 Digital Technology pupils, in preparation for their upcoming examination.
Karate Success
Darcy again has been very successful with a Gold and a Silver in the Northern Ireland Karate championships, in Belfast at the weekend. She came 1st in the Under14 Kumite Karate competition and 2nd the Under 14 Kata competition. Well done!
Celebrating Past Pupil Success
Congratulations to Philip Lowry (past pupil) who plays for Crusaders FC and who scored to help his team win the Irish premiership league title on Saturday.
Chief Scout Gold Award
Thomas Y9 has achieved his chief scout gold award with 1st Coleraine Scouts!
Cricket Success
Well done to Jack who had an outstanding 5 wicket haul with bowling figures of (5 for 12 off 5). Also, special mention to Robbie (4 for 4 off 5) and Corin (1 for 14 off 4) who helped to round off an impressive 7 wicket win for the U15 Colts against Ballyclare.
Special Elite Award for Junior Cricket
Congratulations to Corin (Year 10) who was presented with a Special Elite Award for Junior Cricket this week. After excellent performances for LGS and Eglinton Cricket Club, Corin was selected for North West U13 and the Ireland U13 teams. He is hoping to continue his development on the Irish U15 squad. Well done, Corin!