This summer 5 Sullivan players took part in training for both Ulster U16 and Ulster U17. They participated in a variety of matches against Ulster U17 Clubs, USA Eagles U17 and Munster U17. Well done to Year 13 pupil Conor McKee and Year 12 pupils Harry Baird, Thomas Leitch, Luke McCabe and George Robb. {gallery}Ulster1617{/gallery}

The final of the Sullivan MasterChef competition was held on recently. It was won by Laura Ditty with Micah Lee placed second and Sarah Gaw third. As usual the standard of cooking by the 12 finalists was exceptional and they all performed brilliantly on the day. 1st Place Laura Ditty Greek salad, spinach and feta parcels 2nd Place Micah Lee Guinea Fowl 3rd Place Sarah Gaw Classic chicken Balti Curry

Congratulations to the following five pupils who represented Ulster U18s boys hockey team and who won Silver in the UK School Games. From left to right: Harry Morris, Fergus Gibson, Callum Carson, Tom Robson, Matthew Morris

Congratulations to Harrison Dunlop, DJay Erskine, Tom McClintock, Patrick Rose and Michael Trimble on their selection for Ulster U16s to play in the Interpro series in Dublin from the 22 to 24 September 2017.

Over the summer Sullivan has been well represented. In the Irish U18s Matthew Crookshanks, Tom Robson and Fergus Gibson played in a 6 Nations Tournament in Nottingham. The Ulster squad was announced for the School Games to be played in Loughborough from 31 August to 3 September. As usual Sullivan are well represented with 5 players – Tom Robson, Fergus Gibson, Callum Carson, Matthew Morris and Harry Morris. Finally Matthew Crookshanks was also selected to play for Ireland U21s in European Junior Championship in Valencia, Spain from 25 August to 3 September. Congratulations to all.

Maia Simmons (Year 10) has been selected by Cycling Ulster to compete in the UK School Games in Loughborough. Maia has had a very successful racing season to include winning gold in the Under 14s Ulster Road Race Championships and she recently represented Ulster at the Errigal International Youth Tour in Donegal. Maia has just returned from the Irish National Youth Championships in Co Carlow with 2 Gold Medals for U14 Road Racing.

Zac Moraghan (Year 11) followed up his double gold in the Ulster Championships U15 (80m Hurdles and 250m Hurdles) with a gold in the National Championships at Tullamore. He is now the National Champion for U15 80M Hurdles.

Before the summer break six Sullivan rugby players from Year 8 and 9 had the privilege of training with Ruan Pienaar, Rodney Ah You, Rob Herring and Louis Ludik at Instonians/Cooke’s rugby training ground. We started with some warm up routines and went into some passing drills and a touch match. This was followed by a master class in place kicking and box kicking and a chance to get involved, and show the players your skills. After the rugby we enjoyed a great barbeque thanks to BMW who generously sponsored the event and supplied goodie bags. The night was then concluded by photos and signatures with the players. It was a great opportunity to enhance our skills by learning from some of the Ulster players we aspire to be. It was an incredible experience and a great way to mark the end of the season for Sullivan Rugby. Patrick McFerran 9S {gallery}UlsterRugby{/gallery}

Well done to George Saunderson (Year 12) who has been selected to represent Ulster U18 Schools in their upcoming Interprovincial matches. {gallery}U18Rugby{/gallery}

Over the summer Sullivan has been well represented. In the Irish U18s Matthew Crookshanks, Tom Robson and Fergus Gibson played in a 6 Nations Tournament in Nottingham. The Ulster squad was announced for the School Games to be played in Loughborough from 31st August to 3rd September. As usual Sullivan are well represented with 5 players – Tom Robson, Fergus Gibson, Callum Carson, Matthew Morris and Harry Morris. Finally Matthew Crookshanks was also selected to play for Ireland U21s in European Junior Championship in Valencia, Spain from 2th August to 3rd September. Congratulations to all.

Congratulations to Andrew McConnell and Stephen Moore who have been involved in the Ulster Schools programme over the summer. Both boys were selected to play for the Ulster Schools 7’s team last weekend in an interprovincial championship.

This summer a Senior Squad of 40 boys from Sullivan Upper travelled to South Africa on a two week rugby tour. After what has been a successful tour, the coaches would like to thank the players for what has been one of the most enjoyable tours we have been involved in. From embracing the sightseeing activities to giving their all on the rugby pitch these young men have been a credit to their school, their families and themselves. Their attitude on and off the pitch has been a joy to watch and shows their true character. We as a staff would like to thank everyone who has been involved in assisting the tour. To the parents thank you for all your assistance with fundraising and no doubt sacrificing to allow your son/sons to have an experience like this, to our sponsors thank you for your support which will hopefully continue in the future, to Chaka and Ascot Travel thank you for assisting us in putting together what we believe is a trip of a lifetime for these young men. From me personally I would like to thank the fantastic staff that travelled, the players will not begin to understand the amount of effort you have put into this trip, I trust they will be forever grateful for the sacrifices you have given to make this tour a reality. To anyone I have missed our sincerest thanks for all the effort you have put in. You may read about the tour on a blog written by the players at https://sullivanuppersouthafricarugbytour.wordpress.com. Any other information on rugby can found on the school twitter feed @Sullivan_Rugby. Mr A. Craig (Master i/c Rugby) {gallery}17RugbyTour{/gallery}