Notre Dame High School - Easter 2017

A message from the Head Teacher

Dear Parent/Carer

It is with great pleasure that I introduce our latest school newsletter. Itwill give you a flavour of the activities and great achievements of ourstaff and young people over the past few months.

During Lent, our school was represented by staff and pupils at anumber of events in the Archdiocese, but my highlight, was thedramatisation of the Stations of the Cross, performed each Fridaymorning by our S1 Youth Team in our school Oratory. As always, ourLenten fundraising campaign has been in support of SCIAF; the girls

have given generously each day and particularly enjoyed the non-uniform day!

We launched our new and improved school website last month and I would urge you to savefollowing link to your favourites, allowing you to access up to the minute information for both pupilsand parents - https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/gc/ndhs

Moving forward, our focus turns to the SQA examinations and I would like to thank our staff whoare once again highlighting their commitment to the girls by the number of supported study eventswhich have already taken place, and which will continue throughout the examination period. Inaddition, the staff are providing additional tuition time during the Spring break - our EasterRevision programme has been distributed to all pupils in S4/5/6 and I would encourage all of thegirls to attend, where appropriate. Evidence shows those pupils who perform best have engagedwith all of the additional help teachers provide.

Shortly after the holiday, we say goodbye to our wonderful sixth year students, all of whom aremoving on to a positive destination which reflects their learning and career ambitions. They havebeen a tremendous asset to our school and on behalf of the staff, I would like to take thisopportunity to thank them for their contribution and to wish them every success in the forthcomingexaminations and in the next stage of their journey. We look forward to joining them in celebratingtheir final day and Prom. Girls, I am certain that our foundress, St. Julie Billiart, will join you onyour journey in the years ahead.

The Parent Council have asked that I express their thanks for your support with the recent uniformconsultation. They received an outstanding 199 responses from families and you can read moreabout this inside.

Your continued partnership with the school is critical to our success and I welcome any commentsor suggestions you might have for our continuing school improvement. As we prepare ourImprovement Plan for next session, I invite all parents to share their ideas for this with me.I hope you and your family enjoy a relaxing Easter and spring break and look forward towelcoming back our pupils and staff refreshed and ready for the summer term.

Finally, good luck to all our pupils undertaking examinations; do your best and be assured of thethoughts and prayers of myself and the staff.

With warmest wishes

Rosie Martin

Head Teacher

Notre Dame High School160 Observatory Road

Glasgow G12 9LN

Phone: 0141 582 0190Fax: 0141 582 0191

Web: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/gc/ndhs

School Holidays 2016-17

• Easter Holiday - Mon. 3 April - Mon. 17th

April (inclusive)

• May Bank Holiday - Mon. 1 May

• Mid Term - Fri. 26 May - Mon. 29 May(inclusive)

• Summer Break - School closes Tue. 27June

Parking at School Gates

Please remember thatit is illegal to park onthe zig-zag linesoutside the school.Due to congestion inthe surrounding area,parents who collecttheir children will findit easier to meet withtheir child a short distance from the school.Please be advised that you must not stopyour car in the middle of the road causinginconvenience to other drivers, and please becourteous and considerate to local residents.

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SCIENCE

BAE Schools Engineering Challenge

Mrs Scrimgeour’s 2I2 class continue to work with BA systems. Theirtask is to design and build a model boat with the help and expertise ofambassadors from the company. The boats should be ready for thecompetition in May.

S3 Chemical Ambassadors

Congratulations to Elize Bain and Hafsah Najam who completed their programme with theUniversity of Strathclyde’s Chemical Engineering Department. The girls presented asummary of their work on Surfactants in Oil Recovery to S3. The girls explained the theory tous and led us through some practical work. The girls presentations were excellent. Both willbe attending a celebration and prize-giving event at the university on the 27th of April. – WellDone!

Science Club

The Science Club has run from October until the Easter break with a regular group of S1pupils participating in a variety of experiments which included making their own crystals,flame test on compounds, making slime, lava lamps and volcanos. Remember there isalways space for new members!

Go4Set - S2

As part of the Engineering Development Trust’s (EDT) drive to promote STEM subjects inschools, they coordinate a 10 week project entitled Go4SET. This project involves youngpeople developing their understanding of STEM subjects, creating opportunities to exploresubject and career choices in Science and develop key employability skills across multiplesectors.Our team at Notre Dame High were tasked with investigating future trends in how we willspend our money. They worked extremely well as a team, coordinating with staff across theschool and in industry to complete the project. They presented their project at the CityChambers.

Girls into Engineering - S3&4

As one of the schools in partnership with BAESystems, we were invited to take part in a 'Girls intoEngineering' event. The girls took part in a practicalSTEM challenge to 'Construct a Crane' with supportfrom BAE STEM Ambassadors and Scottish Counciland Development Industry staff.The girls had to construct a boat with a small motorand a crane using limited resources - mainly card andtape. The crane had to be able to lift precious cargo(eggs) from the dock, put them onto the boat totransport them down the river (plastic tub).Both teams performed exceptionally well, and our S3team - Ellize Bain, Daisy Campbell, Sofia McClureand Teresa Romera, were one of the few teamswho actually managed to transport the cargo to itsfinal destination. Our S4 team - Laaryib Abdur-Rahman, Alia Ali, Pati Alonso, and Jude Campbellwere awarded first place and received a £200prize for the school to use on STEM resources.Congratulations to the girls!

Parental Partnership

Partnership working is an important aspect ofour success in Notre Dame High School. Asparents you show a keen interest in yourchild’s education by participating in manyevents enabling us to work together to ensureall children achieve their full potential. The listis extensive but here are a few examples.Events such as:

• Parents’ Evenings• Information and Options Evenings• Welcome Evenings• Awards Ceremonies• Concerts• Workshops• Masses

Your views and involvement are essentialand very much appreciated. We have a largeand active Parent Council and if you wish tomake any contributions to their work, pleasecontact Mrs. Martin on 0141 582 0190.

School Improvement Plan

Thanks to parents who contributed to theImprovement Plan through our consultationprocess. Copies of the Improvement Plan areavailable for any parent from the schooloffice. Our Improvement Plan Priorities fornext session are:

• Raising Attainment, and recordingwider achievement

• Further developing Curriculum forExcellence

• Meeting the needs of all learners

Standards & Quality Report

Our Standards & Quality Report is producedevery year by the Senior Leadership Teamand describes the strengths of the school.Copies of the full report for 2016-17 areavailable from the school office and on theschool website.

Child ProtectionAll staff in our schoolparticipate in an annualtraining event covering ChildProtection issues in Augustof each academic session.The school has a policy onmatters of Child Protectionand clear guidelines andprocedures to follow should aconcern be raised.

What to do if you are concerned?If you are worried about a child or youngperson, speak to someone. This might be ahealth visitor, nursery staff, teacher, GP,social worker, police officer or children’sreporter.We are entirely committed to ensuring thateveryone takes responsibility for protectingyoung people and our own Child ProtectionCoordinator is Mrs Henderson, DHT.

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S6 LEADERSHIP

Since August the S6 Leadership class havebeen involved in an array of differentactivities to raise money and awareness forimportant causes which all started with ourhugely successful Hint of Pink day. TheLeadership class in particular and S6 ingeneral have made huge contributions toschool life and to our Values in Action work.Our Hint of Pink day contribution to BreastCancer Care was around £800. From talentshows to coffee mornings, sportscompetitions to quizzes, S6 have so far beenhugely creative and worked well together toensure these events successes. Seniorschool pupils have also been involved in theSt Margaret of Scotland Hospice ChristmasBus fundraising event. It is clear that SixthYear are helping the school make a positivecontribution to very worthy causes.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ACADEMY

Jay Lamb from Social Enterprise Academygave two inspiring talks to S3 Business Classabout “Reunion”, his Social Enterpriseproject which he started with one boat, builtby volunteers with mental health issues. Jaytold his story to the pupils, focussing on howmany people the project has helped to“rediscover their life’s purpose” and re-enterfull time employment.Jay relayed his journey to expanding theSocial Enterprise to twenty-two Narrow Boatson the Forth and Clyde Canal and how itcontinues to flourish today. The pupils weredelighted to hear his story and were veryengaged.Jay commented, “In ten years of coming toschools, I have never been hosted by pupilsdirectly, or asked so many questions bythem– they were very professional!”

DEVELOPING YOUNG WORKFORCE

Creative Industries Business Presentation to Apple (by Morooje Jaber, S5)

As part of our project for Creative Industries class we havebeen developing our own brand of make-up called ‘Rouge’.We have created our own logo and branding whilst carryingout market research to ensure that we created a product thatpeople wanted. As a result we created the Rouge Lipstick. Aspart of our presentation Nagoul, Treasure and I visited Apple,Buchanan Street. We were given a task by the BusinessTeam at Apple to present our ideas in the boardroom‘Dragon’s Den Style’. An Apple trainer helped us with thesoftware and we were given one hour to create apresentation.Once we had created our presentation we were sent to the boardroom to deliver it to their Headof Marketing for Apple in Scotland, Head of Business for Apple in Scotland and the StoreManager. Our presentation was a success and after some tough questioning, all three Applerepresentatives said they would invest in us.Overall this was a worthwhile and enjoyable experience. It was an opportunity that we could notrefuse. How many pupils can say they have presented a business plan in front of a billion dollarcompany!? Being in the Apple Store was very exciting for us and we really enjoyed our time.

Music Industry Day (by Sophie Curren, S6)

On Thursday, March 2nd, 2017, I went to Glasgow University for a Music Industry Day with otherpupils from the senior phase who are interested in pursuing a career in music. It began with awelcome from Jo Dipple (CEO, UK Music) and Professor Martin Cloonan from GlasgowUniversity. They were followed by a talk from Fiona Hyslop who is the Cabinet Secretary forCulture, Tourism and External Affairs. All speakers spoke very highly of careers within the MusicIndustry and encouraged us to work hard and achieve great things. We were provided withinformation which included the Programme of the day, information about the new PostgraduateDegree; M.Litt. in Music Industries, a CD and Careers Information Pack, including collegecourses, university courses and apprenticeships. This had useful links for all different types ofjobs in the music industry and showed us a structural representation of how many ways there areto get a job within the music sector. We were given talks by Geoff Ellis; the organiser of T in thePark, Leo O'Brien; representative for PPL, Ivan Hall Barrientos; a Producer/DJ and Carla Easton;who is part of the band Teen Canteen. I learned so much during the day and was surprised tolearn about all the different career opportunities within music. Each speaker shared their personalexperiences and told us to dream big and to have a focus for what you want to do in the future. Ilearned that it is important to make the most of opportunities that present themselves and ensurethat my work is acknowledged appropriately. I understand the importance of developing my skillsand experiences which will stand me in good stead for the future.

Senior Phase Options Conference (by Leah McCabe, S5)

On Thursday 2nd March I attended a Senior Phase OptionsConference in school. It began with a presentation from SkillsDevelopment Scotland where I learned about the differentcareer paths teenagers can choose after school; highereducation, further education and apprenticeships. After thepresentation we went to the Dining Hall to visit stalls whichwere hosted by universities, colleges and businesses fromacross Scotland. I specifically wanted to look at theStrathclyde University and Royal Conservatoire Scotlandstalls. The representative from RCS was extremely helpful; asa result of this event I have now emailed RCS to have aconsultation lesson with a Professor where they will mentor me in preparation for my auditionnext year. I have also requested to be a part of the Classical Singing Summer School where I willdevelop my teamwork skills and gain confidence in singing around others. I also visited theStrathclyde University stall; this is where I was put in contact with the Head of Pharmacy tostrengthen my knowledge of the course.Overall, I found this evening helpful and interesting. It provided me with the information I requireto pursue my chosen career. I enjoyed attending the event and I hope that the school will run itagain next year.

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Pupil SupportIf you have any concerns orcomments regarding yourdaughter’s progress or welfareplease do not hesitate tocontact her Pastoral Careteacher shown below:

Pupil Support: Mrs C McCabe

Iona: Mrs P Kelly

Melrose: Mr B Henry

Trinity: Mrs M McLaughlin / Mrs Marshall

SfL/EAL

Mrs McCabe managesall Support forLearning/EAL matters,and also has Pastoralresponsibility for a number of pupils acrossthe house groups.Our Deputes / Year Group Heads are alsoavailable to contact:

S1/ 2: Mr J KaneS3/4: Mrs HendersonS5/6: Mrs. P Griffin

SCIENCE

Beatson Visit - S5

Seven of our S5 students with ambitions tostudy medicine or pharmacology attendedthe Beatson open evening on Wednesdaythe 15th of March. The girls enjoyed lectureswhich focussed on new and developingtreatments for cancer as well as a tour of thelaboratories.

Scottish Space School 2017

Congratulations to Xiou Sang Chen andKetsia Dikoko. Both have been successful intheir applications for Space School (26thJune - 30th June).

Outdoor Learning - S2

Mrs Dunn and 2M1 have been enjoying someoutdoor learning at the Botanic Gardens.They have been studying biodiversity andadaptations. In April, the girls and Mrs Dunnare heading to Arran for a day ofenvironmental sampling. All being well, weplan to take all of S2 in August/September.

DEVELOPING YOUNG WORKFORCE

Spanish for Life and Work ( by Sama Kadhum)

As part of the Spanish for Life and Work course we looked at the topic of employability. It wasthen decided that in order to gain more knowledge of the topic, we’d visit the Skills DevelopmentScotland offices on Byres Road on Tuesday 21st of February 2017. Upon arrival at the office, wewere introduced to Alexandra – the Personal Support Advisor – and she talked to us aboutemployability at our age as well as the wide range of options that are open to us if we wanted toleave school at S4. She gave us lots of detailed information on things like modernapprenticeship, which allow you to get a job whilst still in school. This means that you spend halfof your time in school and the other half working to gain more experience of the world of work.Furthermore, she gave us information packs that informed us of job opportunities and careerplanning. They also included example CV’s that we could use to create our own for practice andalso for submission for work purposes in the future. Lastly, we were given the chance to use thecomputers, which were available for public use, to access the myworldofwork.com website. Onthis, we either signed in or created a new account and then did a quiz of our strengths that thenmatched us up to possible career options that we could look at as well as exploring the site. Wealso discussed how to apply for part-time jobs and type of skills that employers are looking for.

I believe this experience was very useful as it taught me that there is an alternative to just goingto college or university as you can do modern apprenticeships and have alternative routes togetting into work and employment. I also found out that I could match my strengths to a possiblecareer on the computers at the office. I felt as if this was very effective as it was a quick andeasy process to go through just to get ideas of careers you go into. Skills Development Scotlandis very beneficial to the wider public as it is a very small office; however it is always there andopen for public use. Whether a member of public wants to speak to an advisor about jobs or usethe computers that are accessible for use by anyone. Also, they can make use of the printingand scanning services which is really good for people that may not have access to the internet athome.

Overall, Skills Development Scotland provides the public with an opportunity to always beemployed, and search for jobs. You have the chance to work and get employed and experiencethe world of work. You have the opportunity to develop and improve their skills so that you canprogress your career. This makes Skills Development Scotland successful as they are alwaysaiming to support and encourage people into work and having a better future.

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MATHEMATICS

Congratulations to Jude Campbell and MeganMcCormick (both S4) who achieved BronzeAwards in the recent UKMT Maths Challengeat Intermediate Level. Jude also achieved a'Best in School Award'.

Some of our S2 pupils are currently preparingfor the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge whichtakes place in late April.

We are looking forward to welcoming somestaff from the Bank of Scotland who will bevisiting the maths department to work withsome pupils in S1-S3 on good financialdecision making. (Late April)

Staff from the Stewart Ivory Trust are due tovisit the school in June to work with somesenior pupils on financial education.

The maths department continue to offersupported study to National 5 and Higherpupils in the run up to the SQA exams. We willalso be offering some Easter revision classesto both Higher and National 5 pupils.

National 5 and Higher pupils should make useof the revision materials which are availableon Glow. In addition, some particular websiteswhich may prove useful as part of a revisionprogramme include: (click on each link)

● SQA Past Papers and Marking Schemes● HSN Notes● BBC Bitesize● Scholar - Higher Maths (Please ask your

teacher about a login and password for thiswebsite)

Further Linkswww.maths180.com - this contains excellentNational 5 and Higher revision materials andvideo clips

www.youtube.com/user/DLBmaths - this is aseries of Higher/National 5 video clips onYouTube presented by a Scottish Teacher

SOCIAL MEDIA

Notre Dame has embraced theworld of Social Media andwe regularly use Twitter andYoutube to communicatewith our pupils, Parishesand the wider schoolcommunity. Here are thelinks to our pages:

Twitter: @ndhsglasgowYouTube:www.youtube.com/ndhsglasgow

Pupil Absence Reporting Line

Thank you for your continued support inhelping make Notre Dame High a valued andsuccessful participant.Please continue to report absence to the PupilAbsence Reporting Line on 0141 287 0039.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Sports girls of the month

Every term we nominate a sports girl from S1-3 and one from S4-6. The pupils are chosen by thePE staff and sports Young Ambassador's based on their contribution to sports and extra-curricular. Congratulations to Alyson McGraw 1T1 and Laibah Anwar 4i2 this term's winners!

Notre Dame Ninjas

Our rugby team has a new name and have been competing in various tournaments over the lastfew months. They have come on leaps and bounds since August.The soon to be S2 members of the team will be embarking on a new programme as part of ourschool of rugby initiative. Watch this space for updates in the new term.

S3 PE

Some of our S3 students and the PE staff have had the opportunity to learn a new sport thisterm. Thanks to Dave at the Scottish Squash Rackets Club in Maryhill for providing fun andexciting coaching sessions

Primary Netball tournament

Well done to our sports Young Ambassadors who helped to host a primary netball tournamentthis term. It was a fantastic day enjoyed by all! Thanks to Notre Dame Primary, Hyndland primaryand Kelvindale primary for showcasing your talent!

Parent Council Uniform Consultation

The reason for undertaking this exercise was a direct result of the Cost of the School Day reportwhich makes some important points around how we support young people from low-incomefamilies to benefit from the wide range of activities and events which take place during the schoolyear. The report can be found here: http://www.cpag.org.uk/content/cost-school-day-report-and-executive-summary.

Firstly, thank you to those parents who attended the consultation meeting with possible supplierson Tuesday 17 January and to all who responded to our online questionnaire. We were delightedwith the response - 199 completed questionnaires which included opinions, comments andsuggestions. In addition, all pupils were given a say through their Pupil Council representative.

We would like to share the main headlines:● S2 parents provided the most feedback -well done S2!● 59% of parents were keen to have the option of a polyester blazer● 57% said they would be happy to buy uniform from an online provider

Opinion on the tartan skirt was most divided as follows:● S6 only - 22%● S5 and S6 - 24%● S4, S5, S6 - 9%● All years - 17%● Noone - 28%

Having considered and discussed this, the Parent Council have made recommendations to MrsMartin and a letter will be sent to all parents soon.

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY TREAT - FRIDAY 17TH MARCH

For the last 39 years S3 Notre Dame High School pupils have been entertaining the seniorcitizens of our local parishes during the month of March. Weeks of preparation by pupils andstaff in the form of fundraising, rehearsing, baking, and much creativity go into delivering a trulyenjoyable afternoon for all.

This is an intergenerational event that allows our young people to build confidence anddevelop communication skills. Our pupils work in teams to decorate and set up the assemblyhall, they provide hospitality for our guests, preparing and serving food and refreshments.Behind the scenes, our Art Department run competitions for pupils to design tickets and todecorate the walls of the hall with colourful celtic designs. Our Home Economics departmentwork with their classes prior to, and on the day, to provide delicious cakes, tasty sandwichesand hot sausage rolls for our visitors. Many weeks of rehearsal with our school orchestra werevery much appreciated. It was a delight for our guests to listen to beautiful Scottish songs onfiddle, performed by Sophie Curren and Pratiksha Lee, S6, and a harp solo from MaggieEwins, S1. We always enjoy the sing alongs and a big thank you also to Bernard, a member ofthe parish who sang unaccompanied for us. This year, we were joined by girls from St Ninian’sPrimary, to perform Scottish Country Dancing reels which lifted our spirits no end. Our ownKenidy Ferguson performed a graceful and energetic Irish dance.

Thanks to the generous donations from pupils and staff. We were able to give almost everyonea raffle prize and all of our guests were given a bag of shopping to take home! Every year wereceive cards to express the gratitude that this joyful occasion brings to the senior citizens andparisioners in our community. The pleasure is all ours and we look forward to seeing you allagain next year.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY TREAT

As you would expect there aremany departments throughout theschool who work hard behind thescenes to prepare for this wonderfulannual event. Here are somepictures taken by our pupils of ourschool assembly hall before all thesinging and dancing got underway:

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SOCIAL SUBJECTS

A massive well done to pupils involved in theafter school Debate Mate club, who won 2rounds of the Urban Debate LeagueCompetition held at Smithycroft Secondaryon Tuesday 7th of March. Debate Matementors were very impressed with the qualityof debating and how articulate pupils werewhen delivering their arguments.

WIDER ACHIEVEMENT

At Notre Dame High School we aim topromote a culture of Wider Achievementwhich is inherent throughout the whole schoolcommunity. As a school we want to celebratepupils’ individual achievements in the school,home or wider community – for example,through participation in sport, the arts oractivities in the community, or throughassuming positions of responsibility, such asyoung carers.We welcome pictures and descriptions of ouryoung people participating in WiderAchievement to display on our notice board.

Please email Mrs Kelly with your picture andshort description of your Wider Achievementactivity:

Gw10kellypauline@glow.sch.uk

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

High Schools Mass - 31 January

A group of pupils, accompanied by several members of staff, attended the Archdiocesan Massfor all Catholic High Schools in the Archdiocese. It was a moving occasion, particularly due to thefact that the music of the Liturgy was led by our very own school orchestra and choir. Well doneto all involved.

Stations of the Cross

Our S1 Youth Team, assisted by members of the S3Dorothy Stang Team, have been leading us prayerfullythrough the Way of the Cross each Friday morning beforeschool during the Holy Season of Lent. They will put on thisperformance during the last week of term for each yeargroup. Thank you, girls. God bless you!

CARITAS

Caritas Retreat at Christ the King, Kings Park

On 21st February our Caritas class enjoyed a day ofreflection, prayer, workshop and fun with the ArchdiocesanYouth Team - Kate, Mairi-Claire and Sean (RCAG Youth).They are now preparing their final pieces of evidence forsubmission to SCES and will learn in May if they have beensuccessful in gaining the Award. Good luck, girls!

God's Loving Creatures

As part of her Caritas Award volunteer work, Colette Martin has beenworking with RSPB. Linking this work to respect for God's creation,Colette delivered a superb lesson to an S1 RE class, after whichthey enjoyed some enjoy outdoor learning. Well done, Colette!

Caritas in Action

Our Caritas class continue to give sterling witness to their faiththrough good works in school and beyond. You have been anabsolute joy to journey with girls! Thank you for allowing God's gloryto shine through.

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ART, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

St Patrick's Day Preparations

S3 classes in both Art & Design and Graphics have been working frantically to prepare for thisyear's St Patrick's Day treat. The Graphics pupils competed to produce this year's invitationand songbook cover, whilst the Art & Design pupils produced the wall displays and decorationsfor the hall.This year our congratulations go to Rebecca Brough and Hui Yin Tan who produced thewinning entries. Well Done girls!

Scottish Teenage Book Prize Graphic Novel competition

Two of our lower school pupils have entered the graphic novel competitionthis year organised by the Scottish teenage book trust. The graphic novelcompetition asked students to create a comic strip adaptation of a singlescene from one of this year’s shortlisted titles.The girls chose to depict a scene from “Silver Skin” by Joan Lennon. Silver skin is the story ofa time traveller from the future who accidentally ends up in ancient Scotland, inspired by theStone Age village of Skara Brae in Orkney. The girls are pictured with their comic strips andboth girls will have their work displayed on Joan Lennon’s website.

John Byrne Competition

Congratulations to Sofie McClure for her winning entry to theJohn Byrne National Art Competition!

Sofie’s work was created in response to the work of JohnByrne and aimed to showcase her creative flair and love ofdrawing.Her drawing features an intricately drawn facade ofGlasgow's Mitchell Library, and has taken a more graphicapproach to her imaginative 'creative mind' artwork.

Sofie’s striking image was amongst just 33 successful entries to be shortlisted from over 4,000that were submitted for the national drawing competition. The winning entries are on publicdisplay at the John Byrne Exhibition in Paisley Museum until the end of April.

The Art Department received a significant number of highly accomplished entries to thiscompetition, and so a big well done to all who entered!

Mackintosh - The Innovator

If Charles Rennie Mackintosh were alivetoday what design projects would he beinvolved in?

Well that’s the task set to our current S3Graphic Communication pupils who aretaking part in a city wide competition titled‘Mackintosh - The Innovator’.

During this competition our girls are requiredto walk, talk and think like ‘Toshie’, anddevelop a range of design proposals basedon their investigations on the man himself.

On a recent visit to the launch of thecompetition at ‘The Lighthouse’ our pupilsexperienced first hand some of Mackintosh’sgreat legacy and were thoroughly impressedwith the wide range of designs on display.Here are some of our pupils on the iconicLighthouse stairwell, and also gatheredoutside The Lighthouse.