Posted on June 20, 2017
The new House flags were unveiled at Sports Day on Tuesday 19th June. They were presented to the Headmaster by Caroline Dillon and Nikki Johns from the Old Girls’ Association. The OGA generously funded the design and production of these …
Posted on June 19, 2017
On Friday 16th June, pupils from Form I-IV presented their annual Summer Serenade. The soloists on the evening were Eleanor Black (clarinet) and Eleanor Green (voice) from Form I; Martha-Rose Rooney (voice) and Niamh McIlroy (cello) from Form II and …
Posted on June 6, 2017
Irish Schools’ Athletics Championships Results Saturday 3rd June Tullamore Junior Girls Relay – 4th Monica Del Castillo – 5th Pole Vault (2.40m) Leah Dorman – 6th Pole Vault (2.15m) Intermediate Harriet Dougan – 2nd Pole Vault (3.10m) Callum Davidson – 3rd …
Posted on May 25, 2017
Prep 6 at Ben Madigan took part in a round-robin Tag Rugby ‘Blitz’ tournament at the Castle Grounds on Wednesday 17th May. There were over a hundred rugby players, both boys and girls, at the grounds, playing a mixture of …
Posted on May 25, 2017
Congratulations to Form V pupils Anna Sullivan (right) and Lorna Maginnes (left), who recently won Gold and Silver and two Silvers respectively at the Northern Ireland Kickboxing Qualifiers for Semi Contact and Light Contact. Both girls are members of the Ballysillan Freestyle Kickboxing …
Posted on May 24, 2017
The Junior Swim team headed to Ballymena for the annual Ulster Minor Schools’ Swimming Championships over the weekend. The team won a total of 34 medals, with Siobhan Baine, Giulia Allen and Jericho Balgos winning 4 medals each, and Lucy McKnight, …
Posted on May 24, 2017
Ulster Schools’ Athletics Championships Results Friday 19th & Saturday 20th May Antrim Forum The Irish Championships will be held in Tullamore on Saturday 3rd June Senior Girls Erin Moffett – 1st Hammer (33.10) Katie Ritchie – 2nd Pole Vault (3.05 …
Posted on May 18, 2017
Thanks to the support of former pupils, the school has acquired an impressive portrait of a distinguished former pupil. The subject of this work is Sir Henry Pottinger, who was born on 25th December 1789 at Mount Pottinger, Co Down. …
Posted on May 18, 2017
Congratulations to Form II pupil and footballer, Abbie McHenry, who has been selected to compete in the Lennart Johansson Academy Trophy in Sweden, as part of the Northern Ireland Development squad. The event takes place on Thursday 25th May through to …
Posted on May 16, 2017
Intermediate & Senior District Athletics Championships Results Antrim Forum Saturday 13th May The top 3 in each event qualify for the Ulster Schools’ Championships (19th & 20th May at Antrim Forum) Girls – Inter Harriet Dougan – 1st 300m Hurdles …