Congratulations and well done to the following pupils who participated in the Championships in the Long Tower Youth Centre in Londonderry on 18 June 2011. Max Clarke (10D) won Gold in the under 73 kilo section Sam Wilson (10D) won Bronze in the under 73 kilo section Harry Wilson (10D) won Bronze in the under 50 kilo section.

Defeated Glenlola Collegiate in the Final Lydia Kelly, Amy Rothwell, Claire McCrory and Emma Hill MINIOR BOYS’ WINNERS OF MINOR PLATE Defeated Banbridge Academy in the Final Joe Heatley, Jacob Robinson, David Cunningham and Sergio Oliva JUNIOR GIRLS’ WINNERS OF ULSTER SCHOOLS’ JUNIOR CUP

Congratulations to Chelsa Hoey (Year 13) on her appointment as an Ambassador for Peace as a result of her work with young people in the community

Ulster Secondary Schools Swimming Results Ballymena 17/18 January 2014 Junior ResultsDion Clarke100 Breast48thEmma Hanna100 Freestyle28thEmma Hanna200 Individual Medley28thAmy Kimber200 Backstroke30thAmy Kimber200 Individual Medley49thThom Uprichard200 Individual Medley10th Intermediate ResultsAnna Best100 Breast10thAnna Best200 Individual Medley14thJessica Chrishop100 Freestyle25thPeter Speers100 Breast3rdPeter Speers200 Individual Medley5th Senior ResultsRodger Dawson100 Breast2ndRodger Dawson100 Freestyle3rdJames Doggart100 Backstroke1stJames Doggart100 Breast4thHarry Speers100 Butterfly9thHarry Speers100 Freestyle11thJemma Speers100 Butterfly1stJemma Speers100 Breast2ndBoys Team – Rodger Dawson, James Doggart, Harry Speers, Peter SpeersIndividual Medley Relay3rdBoys Team – Rodger Dawson, James Doggart, Harry Speers, Peter SpeersFreestyle Relay3rd Medal WinnersInter Boys BreaststrokePeter SpeersBronzeSenior Boys BreaststrokeRoger DawsonSilverSenior Boys FreestyleRoger DawsonBronzeSenior Boys BackstrokeJames DoggartGoldSenior Girls ButterflyJemma SpeersGoldSenior Girls BackstrokeJemma SpeersSilverSenior Boys Relay (Difference between Gold and Bronze was 100th of a second)Team – Rodger Dawson, James Doggart, Harry Speers, Peter SpeersBronzeSenior Boys Freestyle RelayTeam – Rodger Dawson, James Doggart, Harry Speers, Peter SpeersBronze

Year 9 Olympian Cook 2012 Having taken part in heats in February 2012 on Thursday 14 June 2012 the eight finalists, two representatives from each house took part in a cook off, where they had to prepare, cook and present a main course dish suitable for an Olympic athlete. The finalists were: Megan Mc Donald and Jonny Mc Crossan representing Speers; Moya Mawhinney and Jacob Robinson representing Grant; Timothy Woodrow and Stewart McCaw representing McAlester; and Cara Casey and Aimee Finlay representing Praeger. An exceptionally high standard was demonstrated by all participants and Mr Armstrong and Katie Kirk were given the difficult task of choosing the three winners. The results were as follows: Gold Medal – Stewart McCaw, who made Whole Baked Sea Bass with Romesco Sauce Silver Medal – Cara Casey who made Hobak Jun (fried zucchinis) with Kiminchi Bokkembap (Rice Dish) Bronze Medal – Timothy Woodrow who made Sushi

Congratulations to the following pupils who have been selected to the Ulster Age Grade Development Squads: Ulster U19s Development Squad Scott Finlay (Yr 14) Chris Griffiths (Yr 13) Charlie Burrowes (Yr 14) Ulster U18s Development Squad Johnny  Bryans (Yr12) Peter Cooper (Y12) Max Clarke (Yr12) Fergus Jemphrey (Yr12) Zach Bertenshaw (Yr 12) Mark Adair (Yr13) Angus Macartney (Y13)

SullivanUpperSchool celebrated the sporting and musical achievements of its pupils today in the annual awards ceremony.  Over 250 pupils received an award, ranging from achievement certificates to school colours to full representative honours.  The Guest of Honour was Mr Leslie Dewart (SportNI), a former Commonwealth Games Badminton player. Rowena Seaton-Kelly and Harry Speers received the Mark McBride Memorial Cup for Outstanding Contribution to Junior School Sport. Genevieve Price and Jamie Carr were awarded the RAF Cup for Outstanding Contribution to Senior School Sport.

The junior netball team have had an excellent start to the sporting year. They have won the Belfast Area Netball League.  After a tough semi-final against Rathmore they faced  Methodist College in the final and won 17-9.  They now go on to represent the Belfast area in the Northern Ireland Finals. Eve Presho and Laura McCaw have made the RDA Netball squad, with Rachael Gowdy and Emer McEvoy making the reserves list. This is an excellent achievement for the girls.

Well done to all who took part on a very wet and muddy course at Mallusk in the Ulster Cross Country. Three boys have qualified for the Irish Finals: Jonny Brattle 7th in the Junior competition Harry Speers 12th and Roger Dawson 14th in the Senior competition. The Junior boys came 4th in the team event , just missing out on qualification. Each race had between 100 and 150 runners from all Ulster including Donegal so competition was at a high level. W Gilfillan

Sullivan Upper pupils are once again celebrating after obtaining superb results in the recent GCSE, AS and A level examinations. At A Level 83% of pupils obtained 3 grades A*-C and 35 pupils were awarded at least 3 grades A/A*.  Five pupils (Kirsten Beggs, Wilson Hill, Adam Leach, Jill Luke & Tom McClelland) secured places at Oxbridge.  As always, the most important statistic is that the overwhelming majority of pupils secured their place at university. At GCSE a highly impressive 50% of the year group obtained at least 7 grades A/A* and 96% obtained at least 7 grades A*-C.  23% of all entries were awarded an A* grade.  Five pupils (Rebekah Fitch, Rebecca Kelly, Michael Kennedy, Catherine Kitchen & Rowena Seaton-Kelly) were each awarded 11 A*s – a further three obtained 10 A*s + 1 A and another four obtained 9 A*s and 2As. The Headmaster, Mr Peel, commented: “These results do not just happen – they stem from a combination of ability and sheer hard work on the part of the pupils; skill and dedication on the part of the staff; and the support of family and friends.  I congratulate all pupils and to those who have moved on I offer my best wishes

Please click HERE to read Matthew Moran’s report on the History Trip to France in June 2012.

Congratulations to Matthew Miller and Tom Smyth (9W) who were close runners up in a UK nation-wide competition ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2’.  This was a great achievement as the competition received thousands of entries. They forwarded a joint entry in digital format (using ‘Pivot’) based on their most embarrassing moments.  They put much time and thought into their entry and received a goodie bag of merchandise worth approximately £100.For more information on this achievement visit the website: www.filmeducation.org and click on ‘competitions’ link.