Mock interviews

6th year pupils were lightly grilled today as they faced their Mock interviews.

To take part, pupils were given a deadline to apply and filled in forms, downloadable from the school website, which quizzed them about their qualifications, skills, experience and aspirations.

Many thanks to Shona Stirling from the Church of Scotland, Ross Macfadyen, National Councillor for the National Autistic Society Scotland, Laurence Mercy from Strathclyde Fire and Rescue and and Dougie Semple from Strathclyde Police for kindly volunteering their interviewing skills, and thanks to Mrs Zambonini for her organisational talents.

 

St Andrew’s Hospice 6K Schools Road Race

 Report by Sarah Lennon and Collette Reid

Our largest ever group of pupils and teachers took part in this annual event, which sees volunteers from schools across Scotland either walking, jogging or running 6K for to raise money for St Andrew’s Hospice.

The event took place in Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell, on Sunday 20th September 2009, starting at 10:30 am.

£44,000 has to be raised each week to help St Andrews Hospice provide their vital services. Therefore, this event helps raise money more quickly because of the amount of volunteers that take part.

We think that it was very beneficial to the Hospice and also to the volunteers to take part. It made you feel better in yourself because you were helping the Hospice  and doing something that could change lives.  To see over 2,000 volunteers attend was very moving for such a worthy cause.

 

Visit from Frank Roy MP

Report by Mrs McManus
Frank Roy MP came in to talk to the 6th year Higher Politics class on Monday. Pupils enjoyed an hour discussing politics in the real world with Frank who gave good insight into the decision making process in government.

 

Mock Interviews for S6

Any 6th year interested in a mock interview should fill in an application form and deliver it to Mrs Zambonini by Monday 21st September.

Copies of the application form are available here on the school website along with useful guidance about the interview itself. Please note that the form cannot be filled in online, but must be downloaded and printed.

Interviews wil take place on October 8th.

 

St Andrew’s Hospice

Sam Lavery, MBE, from St Andrew’s Hospice, spoke to S4, S5 and S6 to promote the work of the Hospice and encourage their participation in the 6K Road Race and Fun Run on Sunday 20th September.

 

Heading for college and university?

6th year pupils aiming to go to university next year have been meeting with Mrs Mulholland, Mrs Macfadyen and Principal Teachers of Pupil Support to organise their UCAS applications, discuss their plans and learn about the resources held in school to assist them. Our Careers Adviser, Ruth Robertson, has also been on hand to provide expert advice.

Upper school pupils have also signed up for the university open day of their choice, with pupils heading for Glasgow, Strathclyde, Glasgow Caledonian, Edinburgh and Stirling.

 

Captains 2009-2010

Our new School and House Captains for the year 2009-2010 have just been announced.

School Captains

• Rebecca Salemi
• Colleen Walker
• Martin Ward

House Captains -  Andrew House

• Craig Johnstone
• Marie McInerney
• Christopher Mulholland

House Captains – Columba House

• David Hamilton
• Collette McGuire

House Captains – Margaret House

• Katie McElhinney
• Natalie Tierney

House Captains – Sinclair House

• Sarah Kane
• Christopher Tyrell

Thanks to everyone who put themselves forward for interview, and congratulations to the successful applicants.

 

Leavers’ Dance

Last year’s 6th year bowed out in style at the Avonbridge Hotel, Hamilton, on 11th June.

The girls were stunning, with elaborately designed hair and beautiful dresses, the boys kilted and suited in an equally wide range of colours.

The captains took turns remembering events of their final year at Our Lady’s, both in speech, and for the first time ever, in song, as Nicholas Murphy picked up a guitar to serenade and insult through music.

The floor was packed from the minute the band offered a reward for the first couple on the floor, and remained busy for the remainder of the evening as they danced their way away from school forever. Now all they have to do is learn to stop calling us “Miss” and “Sir”.

Good Luck S6 2008-09. Everyone at OLHS wishes you all the happiest and most successful of futures.

 

S5 Induction: Interview skills

New 5th year pupils learned how not to act in an interview, thanks to the English department. Principal Teacher, Mrs Millar, took the part of a gum-chewing, untidy, rude job applicant while the rest of the department took the role of the interview panel.

Pupils were asked to spot all the reasons why she wouldn’t be offered the job, before drawing up their own lists for more successful interviews.

 

S5 Induction: Careers

Report from Ruth Robertson

The Career Session for the S5 induction was centred on getting pupils to think in an enterprising way. Marion Russell and I asked each group to consider that they were running their own restaurant. The tasks included planning and costing a menu, thinking of their target market, devising a restaurant name and logo, and getting them to recruit staff for their business. There was an element of competition, with Mrs Mulholland judging the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place with unhealthy prizes of confectionary.

The pupils all showed great enthusiasm and produced some great ideas: definite entrepreneurs of the future I feel.