Many congratulations to Sullivan alumnus Rory McIlroy, on his stunning achievement in completing the career Grand Slam with his dramatic victory at the Masters. Twenty years after gaining his Sullivan Green Blazer it was lovely to see him don the famous Masters Green Jacket. The dignity and grace with which he has handled the intense pressure of the last 11 years and his response in victory epitomised the school motto. The whole Sullivan community is delighted for him.   C J D MAIRS Principal

Sullivan Upper School and Prep School were joined by David Scott from the Eco-Schools programme in June to celebrate both schools receiving their Green Flag awards. We are looking forward to working on some joint projects together next year.

Congratulations to Roger, Anna and Curtis who all represented Ulster at the Tailteann Games held in Santry, Dublin on Saturday 22 June. Roger and Anna competed in the long jump and Curtis won a silver medal as part of the 4x400m relay team.

Well done to the Year 8 Girls Athletics team who placed 4th in the Ulster team event at Meadowbank on Thursday 6 June.    Congratulations to Roger McMullan and Anna Moran who have been selected to represent Ulster at the Interpros in Santry, Dublin on Saturday 22 June.

Congratulations to Year 13 pupils Daniel French, Christy Bailie, Ollie Duffield, Olly Playfair and Joel Kee, who were awarded first place in the Junior Male marathon relay category at the Marathon awards night. The boys were fundraising for the charity Oddball, which helps to raise awareness of both men’s physical and mental health. They set a target to raise £500, but superseded this with an amazing £1153. Congratulations to the boys.

On Friday 3rd May 25 members of the school orchestra and band, went to Strandtown Primary School to take part in a workshop with their senior orchestra and band. Our pupils played alongside Strandtown pupils, encouraging them as the learnt a new piece. It was a great experience and they were an inspiration to the younger pupils. The morning concluded with the string orchestra performing The Adams Family Theme and the band played a piece called Rainbow Connection.

On Monday 13th May the Year 8 Netball team travelled to Rockport to take part in their annual Netball Tournament. This is a competition for Under 11 and Under 13 girls with 40 teams competing throughout the day. The girls had a successful day, winning their matches against Strathearn, Belfast High, Bangor Academy and Sacred Heart to reach the semi-final against Rockport in the afternoon. Unfortunately this was to be the end of the tournament for the girls, but it did not dampen their enjoyment of the day. With the opportunity to catch up with friends and teachers from their primary schools, whilst also enjoying some BBQ food for lunch, the girls had a great time building their relationships as a team. A great way to finish the season!

On 25 April 2024, 50 Year 8 & 9 pupils took part in the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge. We had 11 Gold, 8 Silver and 20 Bronze awards. Nyla H was the highest scorer in Year 8. Annabel C & Alison McN came out top overall. Well done to everyone who participated!

On Monday 29 April 2024, Dylan Goldring, Toby Caldwell, Finn McDaid and Alfie Livingstone made up our team for the UKMT Junior Team Maths Challenge today at St Malachy’s College, Belfast. The team contested four rounds of mathematical problem-solving requiring knowledge and some athletic ability too! They finished in 3rd place in Northern Ireland following up the team’s 2nd place finish from last year. It was a great day out and very competitive!

Well done to all Sullivan pupils who represented at the All Ireland Schools Athletics competition at Tullamore on Saturday 1 June 2024. Matthew Lockington placed 7th in 800m, Anna Moran and Roger McMullan competed in the Iong jump and the Inter Boys relay team (Roger McMullan, Curtis Hughes, Finn McGuigan and Benk Kirk) placed 5th.

The 2024 British Youth Fencing Championships were held over the weekend May 4th to May 6th in the English Institute of Sport arena in Sheffield. Four SU fencers had qualified for the event and took part across 2 age groups: Cassidy Ogle, Lennox Brown and Myles Wilkinson in the U16s and Adam Sugar in the U14s. The BYCs is the biggest UK youth fencing competition of the year with all of the UK’s best young fencers competing. All 4 SU fencers put in strong performances including one L32, two L64s and one L128.   SUFC 2024 BYC Results U16 girls: Cassidy 27th. U16 boys: Myles 63rd, Lennox 43rd. U14 boys: Adam 77th.   David White SUFC Coach 12 May 2024

Congratulations to all Years 8-10 pupils who competed at the Districts at Mary Peters Track on Thursday 2nd May. Well done to the pupils who have progressed to the Ulster Schools Athletics competition on Wednesday 15th May.   Max Reid - 2nd 100m Matthew Lockington - 1st 80mH and 800m Nyla Hughes - 1st Long Jump  Connie Fulton - 3rd Long jump  Jean Robinson - 3rd High Jump  Caoimhe Fenlon - 1st shot and 3rd 75mH  Abbie Irwin - 2nd Discus  Lily Andrews - 3rd Javelin Joy Ifonlaja - 1st 1200m Walk and 3rd shot