Congratulations to Andrew McConnell and Stephen Moore who have been involved in the Ulster Schools programme over the summer. Both boys were selected to play for the Ulster Schools 7’s team last weekend in an interprovincial championship.

This summer a Senior Squad of 40 boys from Sullivan Upper travelled to South Africa on a two week rugby tour. After what has been a successful tour, the coaches would like to thank the players for what has been one of the most enjoyable tours we have been involved in. From embracing the sightseeing activities to giving their all on the rugby pitch these young men have been a credit to their school, their families and themselves. Their attitude on and off the pitch has been a joy to watch and shows their true character. We as a staff would like to thank everyone who has been involved in assisting the tour. To the parents thank you for all your assistance with fundraising and no doubt sacrificing to allow your son/sons to have an experience like this, to our sponsors thank you for your support which will hopefully continue in the future, to Chaka and Ascot Travel thank you for assisting us in putting together what we believe is a trip of a lifetime for these young men. From me personally I would like to thank the fantastic staff that travelled, the players will not begin to understand the amount of effort you have put into this trip, I trust they will be forever grateful for the sacrifices you have given to make this tour a reality. To anyone I have missed our sincerest thanks for all the effort you have put in. You may read about the tour on a blog written by the players at https://sullivanuppersouthafricarugbytour.wordpress.com. Any other information on rugby can found on the school twitter feed @Sullivan_Rugby. Mr A. Craig (Master i/c Rugby) {gallery}17RugbyTour{/gallery}

Congratulations to Matthew Crookshanks (Yr14), Fergus Gibson and Tom Robson (Yr13) on their selection for Ireland U18 Hockey Team to play in a 6 Nations Tournament in Nottingham in July.

Enjoy a night of entertainment at Belfast Waterfront as we recognise and celebrate the achievements of our alumni across a plethora of career paths – Arts, Science, Music, Sports, Business and Academia. 30 September | Belfast Waterfront | 6:45 PM | Black Tie The Sullivan Champions Dinner will be a night to recognise and celebrate the achievements of our alumni across a plethora of career paths – Arts, Science, Music, Sports, Business and Academia. The event promises to be an exciting evening of entertainment, with a champagne reception, three-course dinner and more importantly, a chance to hear from some of our more notable alumni through a series of on stage appearances. We will be concluding the night with an auction consisting of some very unique and attractive lots. All proceeds will go to the Sullivan Upper Appeal Fund – Sustaining Sullivan’s Future for the next 140 years. To avoid disappointment we encourage purchasing tickets early. For group bookings it is advisable to purchase a full table of 10. A very limited number of platinum tickets and corporate packages are available, for more information please contact ‘events@friendsofsullivan.com’;. BUY TICKETS – www.friendsofsullivan.com/events_news

Congratulations to Nia McNally (Year 13) who won the silver medal in the Ulster Track and Field U18 3000m race on Saturday 10 June.

Harry Wilson and Robbie Morrow , Year 9 were members of the Club NI 04, Northern Ireland U13 football squad which completed in the Lennart Johansson Trophy in Sweden 25th – 28th May and the Torneo Internazionale Manlio Selis Cup in Sardinia, Italy 31st May – 4th June. The highlights of the Sweden trip were wins over Juventus , Fc Copenhagen and Helsinki . In Sardinia they competed in a tournament with AC Milan, Juventus , Fiorentina, Chelsea and teams from as far afield as Russia and Japan. The squad reached the knockout stages of a 40 team tournament .A great experience for the boys who now look forward to the Madrid Cup in September where Real Madrid, Barcelona and other top European Club academies will be participating.

The 2016-2017 NI Junior Foil Series was brought to an end with the final round (round 6) held on Sunday 23rd April in Queen’s Leisure Centre in Holywood. As usual Sullivan Upper was well represented, with 12 SU fencers taking part, although Easter holidays and the event having its date changed caused some of our fencers to miss this round. Afterwards, when the series points totals were calculated, 4 Sullivan fencers emerged as championship trophy winners: Anna Vaughan, Izzy Evans, Emma Yeaman and Alex Burke. Sullivan 2016/17 Junior Fencing Series Trophy Winners U12 Girls Emma Yeaman, having led this age group after round 5, was on holiday on the 23rd, but had scored enough points over rounds 1 to 5 to take the second place trophy in the overall rankings. Alex Burke was 4th overall after round 5, but finishing 3rd on the day meant that she moved up a place in the series to take the 3rd place trophy. SU overall series placings: Emma Yeaman 2nd, Alex Burke 3rd, Olivia White 5th, Hannah Robinson 7th. U12 Boys Jonah McConnell, the only Sullivan fencer in the U12 boys for round 6, made the quarter-finals to finish 6th, completing the series in overall 11th place. SU overall series placings: Alexander Penny 10th, Jonah McConnell 11th, Patrick Cree (Prep) 15th, James Griffiths (Prep) 18th. U14 Girls There were 7 Sullivan fencers in this age group for round 6, 3 of them winning medals. Anna Vaughan took silver, while Cece MacMahon and Victoria Morris were bronze medallists in joint 3rd place. Ruzi Statham and Angharad King made the quarter-finals, finishing 7th and 8th, and Rachel McKillen and Izzy Evans were 10th and 11th. Anna’s 6 second places out of 6 rounds secured 2nd place overall for her, while Izzy’s strong performance in rounds 1 to 5 took her to 3rd place overall in the series. SU overall series placings: Anna Vaughan 2nd, Izzy Evans 3rd, Victoria Morris 5th, Willow Wolsey 6th, Ruzi Statham 8th, Angharad King 9th, Rachel McKillen 11th, Cece MacMahon 12th and Tara Millar 14th. U14 Boys Ben Griffiths made the quarters in this category, finishing 8th; Oliver Galbraith was 9th and Michael Hanna 12th. SU overall series placings: Ben Griffiths 6th, Cormac Kitchen 7th, Oliver Galbraith 10th, Jonathan Mallon 11th and Michael Hanna 12th. Well done all SU fencers who competed in the series. David White SUFC Coach 18th May 2017

Talented young chef, Toby McCandless from Sullivan Upper School, has been awarded the prestigious accolade of the 2017 Dairy Council for Northern Ireland ‘Young Cook of the Year’. Toby impressed judges with his culinary creation which was deemed by the judging panel as being of a professional chef’s standard. At this year’s event held at Ballyclare Secondary School, the students received an insight into how to run a Michelin starred restaurant by Head Chef and Great British Menu winner Mark Abbott. Mark who originally hails from Co. Antrim and who was destined to be a farmer, until school led him into the kitchen, gave pupils an insight into his career and shared his passion for working with locally sourced ingredients. The ‘Young Cook of the Year’ competition which is a celebration of young people’s practical culinary skills has been created to encourage students to cook healthy meals incorporating our high quality local dairy products. This year’s cooking challenge focused on the 2017 World Dairy Summit which will be held in Belfast in the autumn, with over 1,200 delegates from 55 countries expected to attend. Students were invited to provide a meal for four of the visiting delegates, showcasing Northern Ireland and its local produce. Toby won the Key Stage 4 category in addition to being the overall winner. Pictured Toby McCandless and Mark Abbott Pictured Toby’s winning menu: Fresh Strangford Lough mussels with McIvor cider cream sauce served with soda bread, followed by Finnebrogue venison and blackberry jus served with quarky Comber potatoes and cavelo nero.

Congratulations to the Senior Golf Team on a very successful season. After winning the Winter League, the team went on to win the Ulster Schools Championship. The team qualified to play in the All-Ireland competition at the end of April and are pictured here being presented with their Bronze medals by Peter Sinclair – President of the GUI.

CONGRATULATIONS TO 1ST X1, 2ND X1, U14 AND U13 PLAYERS AND THEIR COACHES Click photo to view larger image.

Congratulations to the U13 Boys Hockey squad on their victory in the Bannister Bowl final, defeating Campbell College 4-2.

Congratulations to the U14 boys hockey team who won the Ferris Cup with a superb 4-0 victory over Friends’ School Lisburn.