Carrickfergus College

College celebrate last GCSE results!
The crowds descended on to the North road to collect their eagerly anticipated GCSE grades last Thursday. The College Principal Hedley Webb expressed how pleased he was with the results from the school’s final year 12 cohort. He passed on good wishes to Carrickfergus Academy for the start of the school year. A healthy number of year 12 students will be back to start their ‘A’ Level studies at Carrickfergus Academy this week – all the best for your new adventure!

College celebrate final ‘A’ level results
Thursday the 16th of August saw the crowds descend to the Carrickfergus College assembly hall for the much anticipated ‘A’ level results. The pupils achieved an exceptional set of results, much on the same vein as the previous year. College Principal Hedley Webb expressed that it was pleasing to finish on such a high note! The Year 13 results give a good platform for the academy to build on for their first year of ‘A’ levels as a new school. A huge congratulations to all of the year 14 leavers and their parents!

College Past pupil success!
Joel Hanna, past pupil of Carrickfergus College and former Head Boy passed out at RAF Halton last week.
What a great achievement for a fine young man! The school wish to congratulate him and his family.

Pupils enjoy Awards Assembly at the College!
Wednesday 20th June saw the entire Carrick College school population (excluding year 11 who were away on work experience) descend on the school assembly hall for an afternoon of celebrating achievement. The special assembly was facilitated by Senior Teacher Mr Mark Kidd who led proceedings with enthusiasm, congratulating pupils for their sports achievements and their attendance. Sports prizes included the winners from the school’s recent sports day and also achievement awards for participation in Rugby, hockey, football, netball, athletics etc. Attendance prizes were sponsored by local business ‘Vets for Pets’ and this added a certain gravitas to the accolades. What a great way to end the school year, by celebrating success in a number of key areas!

Check out Year 13 pupil, Evan Rodgers amazing film work on the school website via the link below! 🎥🎞️🎬

Information for parents with children on the autistic spectrum, as we approach the summer holidays.

Carrick College attend Castle Gun Salute
On Monday 11th June 2018, College PE teacher Mr Greenaway accompanied by Silver Duke of Edinburgh recipient Evan Rodgers were cordially invited to the occasion of the Royal Gun Salute to mark HRH the Duke of Edinburgh’s 97th Birthday.
The pair were able to enjoy the 21 gun salute that took place in front on the iconic Carrickfergus Castle. They were also lucky enough to speak to and meet our new lady mayor Councillor Miss Lindsay Millar.

Josh Millar, Devin Todd, Joel McKimm and Josh Atkinson at the qualifiers for the Regional Golf Finals.
They will be representing the school on Wednesday, at Castlerock Golf Course.
Good luck fellas! 🏌️‍♂️

College pupil champion again! 🎉
Elland Collier, year 13 pupil at Carrickfergus College, competed at the Ulster Championships on Saturday which were held in Carrick Leisure Centre. After holding off stiff competition she came home as the Ulster Champion of her age group.
Her next major competition is the All Ireland's which are being held in Dublin in July and the school wishes her all the best.

Check out the 'Parks & Open Spaces' June Newsletter, by following the link below to the schools website. 🌸🐝

Jake Hunter, past pupil of Carrickfergus College, has gone on to achieve his dream of working in the navy. His parents said, ‘At the age of sixteen, when Jake came home from school one day and announced that he wanted to join the Royal Navy, we had hoped it was just a whim and that it would pass, he wouldn’t go ahead with it. The following day he came home and told us he’d filled out his application…he’d done this all by himself, without any help, but still we hoped it would ...pass. He won’t possibly go through with it.’
Following academic success in his GCSE’s at the College, he decided not to return to school but to go to tech and start an Engineering course whilst he waited for all of his entry exams to be completed for the Navy.
In September 2017 he set off to do his fitness tests, running (and the others) were easy for him. He panicked and failed on the swimming and this was a blow to his confidence. Under the watchful eye of an instructor he had his technique mastered in no time and on 22nd February he passed all fitness tests with a start date of 25th February. The attached photo was taken on Friday 18th May when Jake passed out as a sailor after 10 weeks of tough training. He now has a further 19 weeks of training ahead of him to become a Weapons Engineer.
Jake is loving his chosen path and we are so proud and glad to see him flourishing in his chosen career. Well done Jake!
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College celebrate tropical sports day!

⚠️⚠️⚠️ This Wednesday is Sport’s day! Cap, factor 50 and plenty of water essential! ‼️

College pupil races for charity! 🚲
Evan Rodgers, year 13 pupil at Carrickfergus College, has recently signed up for the Lap of the Lough cycle. This cycle is a test of endurance and mental strength.
On the 26th August Evan will set of at 10am for the pain of 97.5 miles on saddle. He has decided to raise money for the Northern Ireland Air Ambulance service.
... Evans giving page can be found in the link below: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/evanr odgers1
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JCQ has launched two videos, available online, one of which highlights to candidates that they are not permitted to carry mobile phones when taking examinations and that to do so can constitute a malpractice and the other demonstrates the steps to take when handling question papers.
The videos can be found at the following links on the JCQ website:
https://www.jcq.org.uk/…/malp…/jcq-vi deo-no-mobiles-in-exams 📵
... https://www.jcq.org.uk/media-centre/jcq-v ideos
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