News

Bangor Academy's Production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.

We're looking forward to the school production of Joseph in November. Auditions have taken place and rehearsals are underway. Exact performance dates are yet to be confirmed,but provisionally evening performances are planned for 26th and 27th with a matinee performance for local primary schools on 25th November. 

Year 11 look forward to seeing "Blood Brothers" in June.

  The last trip of the year is planned for Thursday 26th June. Year 11 will travel en masse to The Royal Opera House, Belfast to enjoy an afternoon following the trials and tibulations of the Johnstone twins.

New Year 8 Pupils and Parents Vsit to Prepare for September

We are loking forward to welcoming the September 2008 intake, and their parents, to school on Thursday 24th June. The Yr. 8 Induction Evening will commence at 7.00pm  and will include a tour of our new school .

Glen Willis Gets the Point

We are delighted to announce that Glen Willis has become the Northern Ireland Javelin Champion for his age group. His recent record breaking distance means he has qualified for the Irish finals in July. Congratulations Glen!

Transition 10 - Honing our Employability Skills

Year 10 escape their normal time-table for the day to test their employability skills. They will engage in a series of callenges to help them get a practical guage of their teamwork, problem solving and entrepreneurial skills. Thanks to a the organisations who have supported Bangor Academy in this opportunity to learn for life and work.

We've Got Rhythm!

Our U14 Elite Team has won the British Schools Gymnastics competition. Congratulations to Rachel Blair, Sarah Herron, Victoria Lindsay, Sophie Rutherford and their coach, Mrs Caughers.

Bangor Academy successfully bids for Specialist School Status.

  We are proud to announce that the Department of Education has awarded Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College Specialist School status in English, Drama and Journalism for the period September 2008 - August 2012.

Mr Hyndman said, "This is a great accolade for the school and is reflective of the work we are doing."

Being awarded Specialist Status means we have been recognised as a centre of excellence in our nominated subjects. We now qualify for extra funding, equipment and training; benefits that will help us develop and share our success both within and beyond our school.

Local poet, Kate Newman, works with Year 11 English Literature students to get their poetic juices flowing.

Kate Newman conducted the first of three workshops to help our GCSE Literature students put pen to paper and write some poetry. In the workshops they shared memories that triggered an emotional response, experimented with form and got to work to craft their own pieces. Photographs and finished poems will be uploaded at the end of the course.

Duke of Edinburgh Expeditions.

Throughout May and June our Silver and Bronze groups escape for a series of expeditions in some of the province's most beautiful countryside.The Silver expedition to Tollymore Forest was a great success. The Bronze expedition enjoyed the great outdoors at the Mournes a week later. Pictures will be posted soon.

Second Netball Victory for Year 8 Team.

Bangor Academy's Year 8 Netball team have won their second North Down interschools competition this term. Congratulations girls!

Relocation,Relocation,Relocation!

  We're in! Following a frantic week of shifting everything from Castle and Clanmorris, we have finally begun to settle into our brand new building on Castle Park Road. Students arrived to guided tours before settling into lessons in their salubrious new surroundings.

Year 8 Netball team win T.A.G.S.A.Tournament

Congratulations to the Year 8 Netball team and their coach, Ms McCrossan, on their recent success in the Teachers and Girls Secondary Association Interschool Netball Tornament. 

A-Level History students visit Auschwitz

Ashleigh Graham and Matthew Cunningham accompanied Miss S. Gillespie on a one day visit to Auschwitz Birkenau. Our students were part of a group of 230 people from Northern Ireland to make  the journey to the notorious death camp - the first to be organised for Northern Irish participants by the  Holocaust Educational Trust.

P.T.A. Open Day at Castle Campus is inundated with past pupils and staff.

Former students and staff were welcomed for one last look at the inside of  the old  Bangor Girls' High School, Bangor High and latterly the Bangor Academy school building. It was clearly the venue of many a happy memory.

Many of our current staff and senior pupils were in attendance to take tours and to talk to the visiting  old girls and boys as they reminisced about "the happiest days of their lives".There were also stories from the 1930s and displays and information about when the building was a hospital and even a location for German prisoners of war. It was a genuinely touching event and one that wouldn't have happened without the hard work and careful reseaerch of our very dedicated P.T.A. Thank-you to all who helped make the event such a success.

Ulster U16 Rugby Champions

Our U16 Rugby team won the Ulster U16 Bowl in April. They secured victory at Ards Rugby Club, adding a fourth major trophy to the cabinet this year.

Year 12 Mock Examination Timetable

  Year 12 Mock Examinations run from 08/01/08 until 18/01/08. Access the timetable here.

Scott Wilson , Year 11 is All Ireland Clubmans Champion

Irish Bowling Champion

Gemma McClean in Year 12 recently won both the Under 25 Irish Womens Pairs and Singles Outdoor Bowling Competition

Victoria selected for the Irish ladies senior golf.

Congratualtions to Victoria Bradshaw in Year 13, who will play for the Irish Team in the Home Internationals in Dunbar, and is the youngest player ever to be selected for the Irish ladies senior side.

A Level Art Exhibition 2007

The Art Department's annual showcase of AS and A2 Level art work went on display in June.

Medal Winners return from the British Schools' Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

Congratulations to Year 9 pupils, Rachel and Lucy,  who won the Rope Duet. Sarah  and Victoria  were runners up in the Ball Duet. The Bangor Academy team narrowly missed victory in the Team Competition, coming second.

Year 11 enjoy "Blood Brothers" at the Grand Opera House.

"Have you ever heard the story of the Johnstone twins?"

Year 11 English and Drama students were captivated by Willy Russell's multi-award winning musical when they saw it in June.

Year 8 Boldly Go into Space with Space Researcher, Derek Heatly

Derek Heatly's ambition is to go into space in 2009. He shared his obsession with space travel and the science behind it when he talked to Year 8 students on Clanmorris Campus.

Employability Fest at Bangor Academy

Year 10 students were challenged by the army to scale the climbing tower, build a bridge and try their hand at survival cookery. Why? It's all in aid of developing practical skills for the workplace.

Victoria Bradshaw and Sarah-Louise Wiinter All Ireland Golf Champions

Bangor Academy's Girls' Golf team are All Ireland Champions!

Bangor Academy develops schemes for CCEA's Revised Curriculum Units of Work

Collaborative Unit  Success for "It's a Wrap"