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PE Department (Girls) These girls featured regu- to Jarra Bigger and Zoe their lives in someone larly on the team and in McDowell for their continu- else’s hands! Pupils some cases gained A team ally confident and high worked hard throughout experience also. Overall, standard of play within the the course in both pool and the A team finished 3rd and attacking third. These girls classroom based tests, with the B team finished 5th showed a high level of skill many then using this mark respectively in their league and leadership throughout as one of their chosen four the year. Whitney Hamilton activities for assessment, was once again a high per- thus raising their level of centage shooter with the overall achievement. majority of her shots suc- The second activity was the cessful from just inside the week long orienteering semi-circle. course. Here, Dunclug and All girls must be com- St. Patrick’s pupils were mended for their effort and navigating together high standard of play throughout a series of in- All girls must be com- throughout the season. creasingly challenging for- mended for the commit- ests in the North Antrim SUMMER 2014 ment and hard work Hockey area. A high level of fitness throughout the year. Miss Thompson, a former was required and pleasingly Year 11/12 pupil returned to offer her Dunclug College pupils fea- The Year 11/12 team have expertise as hockey coach tured consistently strongly had once again had a com- every Wednesday. The girls in the top finishing posi- petitive season within the enjoyed participating in the tions. Ballymena League, winning Ballymena League, finish- all but 2 matches through- ing mid table. This programme has been out the season. A nail biting invaluable in securing alter- native GCSE practical op- tions that would have been otherwise inaccessible to many due to the financial implication. Our pupils benefited greatly from working, and indeed play- ing with their friends, as they now are, from St Pat- rick’s. match against Ballee High PIRCH School, which could have Once again, the GCSE PE resulted in being runners students joined with their up overall, was fought hard counterparts from St Pat- but sadly the Ballee side rick’s College to complete scored some late goals GCSE practical activities un- which lead to a 2 point der the PIRCH scheme. lead. This lead was main- The first of these was the tained into the later part of eight week Life Saving the quarter and ended with course. Valuable lessons an 16-18 score line. were acquired in the pool, Particular mention must go where pupils literally had 69