Special Edition Jan 2020 CELEBRATING SUCCESS SPECIAL EDITION

Head Boy and Head Girl (centre): Andrew Huey (Whiteabbey PS) and Annabel McGrath (Ben Madigan) Deputies: Scott Hutton (Whiteabbey PS) and Jonathan Mullan (Mossley PS) Talula Reid (Acorn Int PS) and Kirsty Mitchell (Whiteabbey PS)

Sports Ambassadors Performing Arts Ambassadors Jenni Beattie (Carrick Model PS) Naomh Clow (Greenisland PS) Aaron Douglas (Greenisland PS) Erin Peel (Mossley PS) MUSIC, ARTS, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Ulster Youth Orchestra

Erin Peel (Mossley PS)

Naomh Clow (Greenisland PS)

Education Authority Orchestra

Anna Adams (Whiteabbey PS) SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS Aimee Brennan (Whitehead PS) Caroline Brown (Whiteabbey PS) 2007 Grease Lois Edwards (Whiteabbey PS) 2009 Joseph Ella Foreman (Carrick Model PS) 2011 Bugsy Malone Sophie Foreman (Carrick Model PS) 2014 Little Shop of Horrors Carmel Kukuckova (Whiteabbey PS) 2015 Guys and Dolls Emily McConway (Whiteabbey PS) 2016 Elf Jr. Holly McKinney (Carrick Model PS) 2018 Footloose Rebekah Peel (Mossley PS) 2019 The Crucible

CCEA True Colours Art Exhibition Stephanie Robinson (Greenisland PS)

HSK2 Chinese Exam Ethan Boyd (Whiteabbey PS) Lara Halici (Carrickfergus GS)

UK-German Connection Programme Mock European Council Ruairi Lowery Reuben Bolton (Whitehead PS) (St Vincent de Paul PS) Talula Reid (Acorn Int PS) Jordan McClelland (Mossley PS)

International School Award Belfast High School is the only post-primary school in Northern Ireland to hold the award for 4 successive terms.

Soroptimist International Public Speaking Competition Talula Reid (Acorn Int PS) SELECTED EXAMINATION SUCCESS

Top Performing GCSE pupils

Amy Ellis (Whiteabbey PS) 10xA*

Amy Armstrong (Whitehead PS) 9xA*/1xA

Katie Marshall (Whiteabbey PS) 9xA*/1xA

Alexandra Stafford-Santana (Whiteabbey PS) 9xA*/1xA

Christian Perry (Whiteabbey PS) 9xA*/1xA

Top Exam Achievers at A Level

23xA* and 40xA Grades

All pupils achieved at least 3xA grades

Top Exam Achievers at GCSE Level

223xA* and 251xA Grades

All pupils achieved at least 8xA grades

Top Achieving Candidates

Elena Eickhoff-Fernandez (Abbey Community College)

2nd in Northern Ireland in GCSE Spanish

Katie Marshall (Whiteabbey PS)

Cameron Tucker (Carrickfergus College)

Maximum marks in CCEA GCSE Art and Design

Sentinus Research and Development Team Northern Ireland Young Scientists Award

Representing Northern Ireland at Big Bang Fair UK in Birmingham, March 2020

Jay Ford (Whiteabbey PS) Matthew Mullen (Whiteabbey PS) Niamh Wait (Whitehead PS) Annabel McGrath (Ben Madigan) Reuben Bolton (Whitehead PS) Andrew Huey (Whiteabbey PS)

Royal Society of Chemistry UK Chemistry Olympiad

Joel Archbold (Carnmoney PS) Jack Love (Greenisland PS) Saskia Hagan-Fellowes (St Nicholas’ PS) Stacey Adams (King’s Park PS) Adam Crilly (Whiteabbey PS) Dieon Karikunnel (St James’ PS) Jonathan Mullan (Mossley PS) Matthew Johnston (Greenisland PS)

Young Enterprise Company NI Finals ‘Creativity Award’

Matthew Boyd (Ashgrove PS) Christopher Brown (Whiteabbey PS) Zach Curry (Woodlawn PS) Yildiz Gultekin (Mossley PS) Jordan Hull (Mossley PS) Scott Hutton (Whiteabbey PS) James Lilley (St James’ PS) Joseph Lismore (Whiteabbey PS) Josh McKinney (Greenisland PS) Jacob Ogle (Greenisland PS) Sohaila Pourjalali (Whiteabbey PS) Jack Storey (Carrick Model PS) Katie Taylor (Carrick Model PS) Meg Turner (King’s Park PS)

SPORT

1st XI Captain Annabel McGrath (Ben Madigan)

1st XV Captain Scott Hutton (Whiteabbey PS)

Ulster U19 Rugby Ulster U18 Rugby Ulster U18 Clubs Rugby Scott Hutton Jana McQuillan Scott Dennis (Whiteabbey PS) (Whiteabbey PS) (Whiteabbey PS)

U15 North Eastern Area Board Ulster Hockey U15 Talent Development Squad Hockey Team Lara Brines (Whiteabbey PS) Lara Brines (Whiteabbey PS) Daire Ellis (St Nicholas’ PS) Leah Matchett (King’s Park PS) Isabel Stafford-Santana (Whiteabbey PS) Isabel Stafford-Santana Vanessa McAlister (Victoria PS) (Whiteabbey PS) Ulster & Ireland Table Tennis NI Senior Volleyball Ulster U16 Golf Dev Squad Conor Nugent Jay Ford Taylor Morrison (St James’ PS) (Whiteabbey PS) (Carrick Model PS)

NI U19 Trampolining RYA Youth Performance NI U15 Football Megan Jardine Programme (Topper) Conor Cunningham (Lowwood PS) Daniel Corbett (Whitehead PS) (Whiteabbey PS)

Irish Football Association UEFA Academy and NI U16 Football Ulster Grammar Schools’ Alex Henderson (Limavady GS), Josh Roney (Tandragee Junior HS) Swimming Championships Billy McDowell (Coleraine GS) Gold Medallist Jenni Beattie (Carrick Model PS) Netball NI Long Squad Ellie Rea (Greenisland PS) Jill Smiley (Greenisland PS)

Netball NI U17 Squad Natasha Nevins (Greenisland PS)

Northern Ireland Judo Ulster Tennis Senior Plate Finalists Ethan Gardiner Lara Brines (Whiteabbey PS), Annabel McGrath (Ben Madigan) (King’s Park PS) Laura Johnson (Whiteabbey PS), Pippa Knowles (Lowwood PS)

Ulster Cross Country Finalists Keira Aiken (Greenisland PS), Reece Black (St MacNissis’ PS), Sophie Cates (Greenisland PS), Charlie Crawford (Kilcoan PS), Erin Diamond (Whiteabbey PS), Holly Diamond (Whiteabbey PS), Zara Espie (Whiteabbey PS), Logan Diven (Ballyhenry PS), Emily Grain (Greenisland PS), Louisa Hill (Whiteabbey PS), Robert Hill (Whiteabbey PS), Leah Horan (St Mary’s on the Hill PS), Benjamin Jackson (Mossley PS), Allison Laverty (Acorn Int PS), Kyle Leighton (King’s Park PS), Jayden Lloyd (Oakfield PS), Vanessa McAlister (Victoria PS), Hannah McCullagh (Mossley PS), Ethan McFadden (Mossley PS), Ben Millar (King’s Park PS), Isabel Stafford-Santana (Whiteabbey PS)

Irish Cross Country Finalists Lara Brines (Whiteabbey PS) Conor Cunningham (Whiteabbey PS) Ulster Champion and Irish Ulster Champion and Irish Ulster and Irish Silver Silver Medallist Bronze Medallist Long Jump, Medallist Pole Vault Ulster Champion 75m Triple Jump Isabel Stafford-Santana Hurdles - Zane McQuillan Iona Macpherson (Whiteabbey PS) (Whiteabbey PS) (Whiteabbey PS)

Ulster and Irish Silver Ulster Champion Ulster Silver Medallist Medallist High Jump Discus and Ulster Bronze High Jump and Triple Leo McCrea Medallist Shot Jump - Joshua Knox (King’s Park PS) Scott Dennis (Whiteabbey PS) (Whiteabbey PS)

Ulster Silver Medallist Ulster Silver Medallist Ulster Bronze Medallist Pole Vault High Jump High Jump Zara Espie Ethan Gardiner Erin Diamond (Whiteabbey PS) (King’s Park PS) (Whiteabbey PS) Ulster Bronze Medallist Ulster Bronze Medallist 1500m Steeplechase Pole Vault Holly Diamond Rhea Whittley (Whiteabbey PS) (Mossley PS) Ulster Champions Mini Boys’ Team Competition

Mini Boys’ 4x100m Relay Team Ulster Silver Medallists Jayden Lloyd (Oakfield PS) Leo McCrea (King’s Park PS) Peter Huey (Whiteabbey PS), Zac McFerran (King’s Park PS)

Ulster Schools’ Year 8 Competition Ulster Champions

Zac McFerran (King’s Park PS) Leo McCrea (King’s Park PS) Michael McDermott (Raffles Academy Dubai) Jakson McAdoo (Whitehead PS) Peter Huey (Whiteabbey PS) Jayden Lloyd (Oakfield PS)

Ulster and Irish Multi Event Championships

Conor Cunningham (Whiteabbey PS) Finlay Stewart (Whitehouse PS) Zane McQuillan (Whiteabbey PS) Ulster and Ireland Athletics Ulster Athletics Team - Inter Pros Joshua Knox Joshua Knox (Whiteabbey PS) (Whiteabbey PS) Holly Diamond (Whiteabbey PS) Finlay Stewart (Whitehouse PS)

Ulster U13 Team Silver

Ulster U19 Team Bronze

Ulster Schools’ Team Table Tennis Championships

U13 Team - Team Silver Eoin Keenan (Ashgrove PS), Ollie Cooke (Greenisland PS), Nathan Campbell (King’s Park PS), Lewis Kennedy (Carrick Model PS), Leo O’Loingsigh (Whiteabbey PS), Dan Brown (Whiteabbey PS), Ethan Brown (Greenisland PS)

U19 Team - Team Bronze Aaron Douglas (Greenisland PS), Conor Nugent (St James’ PS), Ben Buchanan-Rolleston (Greenisland PS), Jacob Ogle (Greenisland PS), Jack Norton (Greenisland PS) Ulster Schools’ U14 Plate Winners U14A Hockey Team

Ulster Schools’ Superleague Winners 1st XI Hockey Team