Sixth Year Students participated in a 4 staged assessment / interview process on Wednesday February 1st. Each student arrived dressed to impress in business attire and engaged in a rigorous recruitment and selection process. Each stage had to be successfully completed in order for the student to progress to the next stage:

Stage 1 (60 minutes): Application pack that will include a job specification, job description and application form, application from must be fully completed in order to progress to stage 2

Glengormley High sent a team of 15 boys to compete in the district qualifiers for the Ulster Cross Country Championships at Ormeau Park and returned with 9 athletes qualifying for the Ulster Finals on the 22nd February at Mallusk playing fields.

The year 8 boys, who competed in the mini boys race, covered a distance of 1.7km, with James Wylie (pictured below) the highest placed finisher for GHS in 10th place and securing a place in the Ulster finals. The remaining GHS athletes all finished the race, but didn’t place in the top 15 to qualify for the finals (Lewis Dunwoody 20th; Callum Hoy 47th; Jack Hoy 70th; Sam McIntyre 90th; Adam Flanagan 101st; Matthew Flanagan 110th).

Here are some more pictures from the Bulgaria Ski Trip 2012

Tuesday the 24th of January was the school's annual Transfer Open Evening when primary 7 pupils and their parents toured the school to gain an appreciation of what the school offers. As usual the evening was very successful and many parents commented positively on the school, the approachability of the teaching staff and the politeness of our pupils.