New art galleries

We’ve added a new section to the navigation pane at the top of the page: Pupils’ Work. Featuring ten galleries of artwork from the past school year.

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Year 10 band performs concert

Several Year 10 pupils who had formed their own band entertained the whole school with a concert on the last day of term.

Van de Graaff Generator gallery

During Science class, on the topic of electricity, Year 8 pupils got to experience the hair-raising (and sometimes slightly painful) effects of static electricity, courtesy of the Van de Graaff Generator.

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Sports Day 2008

Congratulations to this year’s Champion Girl Athlete, Bianca (43 points), and Champion Boy Athlete, Luke (38 points), who were among the many competitors in this year’s Sports Day. Of special note are two new school records: Chelsea claimed the record for the Year 8 Long Jump, unbroken since 1984, and Carson House surpassed the 1999 record for the Relay. More details below …

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Sponsored Silence raises £3,400 for School For Deaf

As part of the school’s 50th anniversary celebreations, the Year 8 pupils took part in a Sponsored Silence to raise money for the Marimanti School For The Deaf in Kenya. They raised almost £3,400 for the school, and this money is being used to install a water pump to provide fresh drinking water and showers for the school’s two dormitories. The cheque was collected on behalf of the Marimanti School by Mr. Jim Bloomer. The Principal of the Marimanti School, Miss Helen Moorehead, wrote in an email that Clounagh’s gift was “an answer to prayer.” Well done to all involved.

David Humphreys presents new rugby kit

Clounagh’s under 14s have been presented with new kits by Donnelly Brothers Citroen (Dungannon). Pictured at the handover are, from left to right, Rodney Turbitt, the dealer principal, his son Josh, who is team captain, coach Mr. Carson, and Ulster & Ireland’s David Humphreys.

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Environmental Youth Speak 2008

Today, at Craigavon Civic Centre, before a panel of three judges, Amy gave a speech on the topic of our carbon pootprint. This was the local senior heat of the Environmental Youth Speak 2008. Amy will now go on to speak in the regional heats at Omagh. Well done!

The school musical 2007/08: The Boyfriend

This year’s school musical, The Boyfriend, is being performed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings of this week, at Clounagh Junior High School. Well done to the cast and crew for all their hard work.

Here are some photos for your enjoyment …

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Clounagh Technology Website

Clounagh’s Technology & Design Department are now running their own individual website, packed with useful information. Have a look …

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Golden Jubilee Concert

Yesterday evening, Clounagh Junior High School held a Golden Jubilee Concert to celebrate it’s fiftieth year. In addition to our choir, many past pupils gave musical performances, including David Blevins, Jacquie Keegan (nee Byrne), Deborah Fleming (nee Best), Gordon Speers, David Millar, Ryan Gibb, Judith Cornett, Kenny Briggs, Linda Dougan (nee McCartney), and a band called Stonewall, featuring two past pupils. Thanks also to pupils from IB, who created a short video using photos from the school scrapbook, and to our “surprise cast” who performed a hilarious sketch. One particularly special moment was when members of the audience who were pupils of Clounagh in 1957 were invited onto the stage to receive a commemmorative medal. Enjoy a selection of photos from the evening.

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Choir and orchestra performances over Christmas

Over the Christmas period, members of the school choir and orchestra performed at various venues, including the school’s own carol service, Mahon Home, and Richhill Presbyterian Church. Enjoy a selection of photos from these events …

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Samuel wins local & national “Councillor” competition

Four members of Mrs. Clarke’s form class, IB, attended a special luncheon at Craigavon Civic Centre to meet the councillors in the web competition I’m a Councillor, Get Me Out of Here. Samuel won the competition and received a gift voucher. Samuel later went on to win the National Competition!

Irish Minor Schools Swimming Championships

Clounagh pupils Michael and Beth represented the school at the Irish Minor Schools Champsionships, held at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. Michael is the current holder of two Ulster medals: silver in Butterfly and bronze in Back Crawl. Although neither swimmer made the Irish finals, they thoroughly enjoyed the experience of competing at this level.

Bullying Poster Competition

Class AB designed a bullying noticeboard filled with posters and important websites with lots of information. We decided to have a Bullying Poster Competition featuring a very good prize. We had 53 entries, and they were all of a high standard, with lots of different designs. In first place was Stuart Walker (FR), second place was Tommy Black (GB), and third place Danella Forde (GB). All the posters so good that it was hard choosing the best.

By Rachel Gray and Natasha Forde

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Golden Jubilee Celebration

Clounagh Junior High School officially opened on 23 January 1958, so today marks its fiftieth anniversary. The whole school celebrated the event today, enjoying quizzes, discos, and a local band. All the children are being presented with a commemmorative medal, made by Royal Mint. Special thanks to Mr. Ronnie McFall, who was one of the original pupils of the school, and is manager of Portadown Football Club, for taking part in the school assembly and presenting children with their medals.

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Tree planting

This school year marks Clounagh’s 50th anniversary. On 6 December 2007, the Principal, Mr. J.T. Canning, together with the school’s three pior Principal’s, Mr. D.L. Watson, Mr. G. Hampton, and Mr. A.N. Dickson, took part in a tree planting ceremony.

The school’s Gold Jubilee will further be celebrated with a concert on Thursday, 31 January.

A visit from children’s author Berlie Doherty

Berlie Doherty is the author of over 35 children’s books and twice winner of the prestigious Carnegie Medal. Berlie visited Clounagh and spoke to pupils about creativity, her life, and her fiction.

Sainsburys donation gets pupils cooking

A big thank-you must go to Sainsburys supermarket, who kindly donated a selection of food items, so that we could take part in “Active Kids Get Cooking.” On Friday 5 October, eight Year 10 pupils made pizzas with a yeast dough base and various toppings, including passata, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, peppers, mixed herbs, cheddar, mozzarella & ricotta cheese. After having fun making and baking the pizzas, some of our staff willingly tasted them. Needless to say, all the comments were fantastic. We would like to thank all the food-testing teachers and especially a big thank-you to Mrs. Mawhinney and Mrs. Neill for organising this event and allowing us to take part.

Comments:

• Mr. Hill: “Excellent. Very tasty and thoroughly enjoyable. Thank you.”
• Mrs. Clarke: “Lovely tomato/cheese pizza, greatly enjoyed. Well done.”
• Mr. Montgomery: “Wonderful pizza. The taste was great and the base exceptional.”
• Mr. Bell: “Crispy base. Light. Tangy tomatoes, not overpowering, and fresh. As good as shop-bought.”
• Mrs. Maginn: “Very impressive. Bread base is great. Can’t believe you made this.”
• Mr. Carville: “Excellent pizza. Can’t believe this was a first attempt.”

Report by Chloe Wilson, IR

New prefects for 2007/08

Congratulations to these Year 10 pupils, selected to be prefects for the 2007/08 school year.

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Clounagh novel raises money for orphanage

Chion is a science fiction novel written by Clounagh’s ICT technician Darryl Sloan. It is the story of a bizarre national disaster that leaves everyone in the country imprisoned inside their buildings, unable to step outside without deadly consequences. The main setting of the novel is Clounagh Junior High School, where 700 pupils and staff are trapped, running out of food, with no hope of rescue. Long-term survival seems impossible, unless someone can figure out a solution before mass panic sets in.

The novel is being sold to school pupils to raise money for Katya Vancheva Orphanage in Bulgaria, priced £4. £2 from each sale will be donated to the orphanage. Around 130 copies have been sold so far, raising £260. In recent years, Clounagh has established a relationship with Katya Vancheva Orphanage. Pupils who take part in the annual ski trip will have opportunity to visit the place, meet the children, and present them with gifts and money raised through various school fundraising events, like this one.

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