Senior Prefect Christopher McCourt welcomed the new Charity Committee and immediately got down to business. The Charity Committee is a very important part of Sixth Form life, raising money and awareness this year for the IEF (Integrated Education Fund) and another local charity, yet to...
Congratulations to Year 13 student Ryan McNamara on his second ‘hole in one’. The chances of making a hole in one for a low handicapper are 5000 to 1 according to stats from www.hio-club.com. Ryan has achieved two by the age of 17. This...
Year 9 recently created their own unique environmental sculptures inspired by the famous artist Andy Goldsworthy. They brought in a wide variety of natural materials and worked in groups to create beautiful patterns. They then were taught how to use a DSLR camera and took...
On Friday 26th September 2014 Ulidia Staff took part in Macmillan's biggest fundraising event, a coffee morning was held to raise money for people living with cancer. In 2013, 154,000 people signed up, raising a record £20 million. What's it all for? Cancer is the toughest fight...
Ulidia girls were delighted to try their hand at Rugby on Thursday 9th October 2014 when Ireland and Ulster rugby player, Grace Davitt, visited Ulidia Integrated College. Grace showed the girls some of her skills and answered questions from pupils. Their teacher Miss. McKee, who played...
The Ulidia Eco Team has been running for several years and is run by Mrs. Patterson, this photo shows the members of the Eco team 2014-15. On Friday 3rd October the Eco team conducted their annual environmental review. It was a very wet day but the rain didn't dampen...
Ulidia has entered an exciting competition called the AES Eco-Challenge. The AES Eco Challenge, in partnership with Business in the Community, is a Dragon’s Den-style competition challenging students to develop a proposal for a sustainability-themed initiative in their area. Three schools – one from each Council area –...
The Year 14 Moving Image Arts team created a short film for Caterpillar, in Action Cancer on 18th September. We were invited to The Europa Hotel on 2nd October for a Gala Dinner, boardroom showdown (Apprentice style) and award ceremony. After a drink’s reception, representatives from...
Action Cancer approached Ulidia at the start of September with a fabulous opportunity to create a short film to support their “Cares Shop Challenge” in aid of Action Cancer. In partnership with Business in the Community, Caterpillar and Barclay’s Bank, Action Cancer shops were to hold...
We had a very exciting week leading up to our Polling Day on Wednesday 17th September. Candidates made very impressive campaign posters and gave speeches as to why they were the best candidate to represent their form class. 65% of our school community voted on the...