World Book Day – Thursday 7th March
By Ballyclare High School on 8 March, 2024
World Book Day was first established by UNESCO in 1995 with the aim of promoting a love of reading. Our librarian, Mr Burnett, hosted a number of activities and […]
Read ArticleWinners of the Year 8 Spooky Spelling Bee
By Ballyclare High School on 26 October, 2023
Russell were overall winners of the Year 8 Spelling Bee. Samuel Strain of 8A was word perfect! Runners up were Dixon, then Aikin and Brann. House points will […]
Read ArticleBook Week
By Ballyclare High School on 16 October, 2023
Book Week NI is taking place this week (16th-22nd October). ‘Our Big Read’ is the focus with all of us encouraged to read a book and share it with […]
Read ArticleLibrary ‘On Tour’
By Ballyclare High School on 23 June, 2023
Junior classes have been taking the library ‘on tour’ over the last couple of weeks and enjoying a taster of some summer sunshine reads. This weekend is the perfect […]
Read ArticleChristmas Reading Competition
By Ballyclare High School on 16 December, 2022
Pupils in Mrs Skene’s junior English classes have been busy discovering new authors and trying some unfamiliar novels from the Library this term to take part in the Christmas reading […]
Read ArticleHouse Competitions
By Ballyclare High School on 28 October, 2022
Congratulations to Cassie McMaw who clenched victory for Dixon House in the Spelling Bee Competition.
Read ArticleWorld Book Day Activities
By Ballyclare High School on 3 March, 2022
A ‘Detective Academy’ has been set up in the library where pupils can hone their skills of detection. The Stem ambassadors are running a finger printing/identification session along with […]
Read ArticleWorld Book Day 3rd March
By Ballyclare High School on
We are celebrating World Book Day today and wish to encourage reading across the school with lots of activities based around the Library. Here are ideas to get you […]
Read ArticleSeamus Heaney Visit
By Ballyclare High School on 14 December, 2021
Year 10 pupils thoroughly enjoyed their visit to poet Seamus Heaney Home Place, where they learnt about his life and works. They participated in the Alphabets workshop which […]
Read ArticlePupil Success
By Ballyclare High School on 9 December, 2021
Congratulations to 6th form pupil Amy Blackbourne whose composition ‘A VIEW FROM HERE’ was the winning entry in Ulster University’s Poetry Competition organised by the English subject team […]
Read ArticleLibrary News
By Ballyclare High School on 26 October, 2021
Our Librarian Mrs Scott has been busy in the school library. click link below; Newsletter AUTUMN 21
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