Harry Wilson, Year 8, was a member of the Club NI 04 , the Northern Ireland Under 12 football team which competed in the Westend Cup in Berlin 6-8 May 2016. The team won the tournament beating amongst others German Bundesliga academy teams, Borussia Dortmund , Hertha Berlin and FC Augsburg. Harry had the honour of captaining the side in a match.

Congratulations to past pupil Michael Robson on his 50th cap for Ireland during the series of matches against Korea in Dublin. A fantastic achievement and hopefully many more caps to be awarded in the future.

Sullivan N Ireland Fencing Champion The 2015/16 junior fencing season came to a close with the last round of the Northern Ireland Junior Foil Series, held on Sat 7th May. The NIJFS is a series of 6 tournaments held by school and independent fencing clubs across N Ireland (including Sullivan), from November through to May, to find the country’s best junior fencers in U10, U12, U14 and U16 age groups. This year Sullivan Upper year 12 Rachel Smyth took the U16 Girls’ Championship, narrowly beating her fellow SU fencer Ella Reid into second place. The two Sullivan girls vied for the series points lead all year, ending with Rachel beating Ella in the final of the last round to take the overall championship win by a single point! Rachel Smyth, N Ireland U16 Foil Champion Ella Reid, N Ireland U16 Foil 2nd In the U14 Girls category, Sullivan fencers were prominent in the results throughout the year, with Erin Maginn, Phoebe McPherson and Anna Vaughan (last year’s U12 champion) all winning gold, silver or bronze medals across the six rounds. Erin had a hesitant start to the year in round 1 with a 3rd place, but quickly improved to finish the series with three consecutive wins in rounds 4 to 6. This took her to 2nd place overall, just 3 points away from the championship win. Phoebe and Anna finished the year 4th and 5th respectively in the final rankings, while year 8 Willow Wolsey, in her first year in competition finished a creditable 9th. Erin Maginn, N Ireland U14 Foil 2nd Meanwhile in the U12 Girls category, year 8 Tara Millar put in consistant performances throughout the year, winning 2 silvers and 2 bronzes from the six rounds. This took her to 2nd place overall in the rankings in her first year in fencing. Another SU year 8, Chloe Stevenson, also in her first year in fencing, finished 5th overall, winning a silver and a bronze on the way. Tara Millar,  N Ireland U12 Foil 2nd David White SUFC Coach 31 May 2016

Ulster Athletics Results 2016 Congratulations to all those athletes who competed last weekend at the Ulster Athletics Competition. This was a very successful event for the pupils and school. Results are as follows: Mini Girls Katie Kimber – 100m – 1st (13.79) Tara McDonough – 800m- 9th Erin Kennedy – Shot – 7th Madi Crawshay-Ralston – High Jump – 2nd (1.33) Relay team (Katie, Erin, Ella, Sarah) – 3rd Mini Boys Rory Carson – 100m – 1st (12.92), Shot – 2nd(9.35) Adam Martin – 100m – 3rd Relay team (Rory, Adam, Elijah, Luke) – 1st (53.94) Minor Girls Katie Monteith – 100m – 1st (12.98) NEW RECORD, Long Jump – 4th Relay team (Katie, Emma, Mary, Sasha) 7th Minor Boys Johnny Moore – Long Jump – 3rd(5.18) Sam Rutherford – 75m Hurdles- 1st (12.42) Zac Mornaghan – 75m Hurdles – 4th Joshua Adetunji – High Jump – 4th Junior Girls Rachel McCann – 100m – 3rd (13.28), 200m – 3rd(26.91) Emma Hanna – 1500m – 8th Sasha Barrett-Ferris – Javelin – 2nd(28.24), Discus – 3rd (26.34) Amy Kimber – Discus – 2nd (27.99), Javelin – 4th Inter Girls Nia McNally – 3000m – 6th Senior Boys Mark Burton – Triple Jump – 1st (13.92) Jonny Brattle – 5000m – 6th Overall Ulster Top Teams Mini Boys – 1st Mini Girls – 2nd Junior Girls – 3rd The following pupils now go on to compete in the Irish competition on the 4June: Mark Burton, Sam Rutherford, Johnny Moore, Sasha Barrett-Ferris, Amy Kimber and Katie Monteith. Unfortunately, there is no Irish competition for the Mini age group.

Sullivan District Athletics Results 2016 Congratulations to all those athletes who qualified for the Ulster Finals at Antrim Forum on the 20 & 21 May. Also well done to all those who competed in the competition against other schools, many for the first time, gaining valuable experience. This was a very successful competition for Sullivan. Results Mini Boys Rory Carson            1st 100m, 1st Shot Adam Martin            2nd 100m Relay Team             1st (Rory, Adam, Elijah, Luke ) Mini Girls Katie Kimber                        1st 100m Tara McDonough                 3rd 800m Erin Kennedy                       3rd Shot Maddy Crawshay-Ralston    1st High Jump Relay Team                          1st (Katie, Ella, Sarah, Erin) Minor Boys Zac Mornaghan       2nd Hurdles Joshua Adetunji       1st  High Jump Johnny Moore          2nd Long Jump Sam Rutherford       1st Hurdles, 3rd Shot Relay Team              2nd (Zac, Joshua, Sam, Johnny) Minor Girls Katie Montieth          1st 100m, 1st Long Jump Rachel Gilliespie     3rd 800m Relay Team              1st (Katie, Sasha, Mary, Emma) Junior Girls Rachel McCann       1st 100m, 1st 200m Emma Hanna           3rd 1500m Amy Kimber              3rd Discus, 3rd Javelin Sasha Barrett Ferris  1st Javelin, 2nd Discus Inter Girls Nia McNally              3rd 3000m Senior Boys Jonny Brattle             3rd 5000m Mark Burton              1st Triple Jump Overall Top teams on Points in the Districts Mini Girls – 1st Mini Boys – 1st Minor Girls – 2nd Minor Boys – 1st Junior Girls – 3rd Best Wishes to all those competing at the Ulster Finals.

The Computing Department distributed a BBC Micro Bit to all pupils in Year 8 during their ICT lesson. In class pupils will be using the BBC Microbit web site and will be free to use this site outside school to experiment with the device.  BBC have issued terms-of-use guidelines which you can view at www.microbit.co.uk/terms-of-use. The devices are distributed free of charge by the BBC to Year 8 pupils, they will be free to take them home after class. If your son/daughter does not want the micro:bit we would be happy to have it returned to school for use with other pupils .

The 1st and 2nd XI hockey teams were hosted by the school at the Dirty Duck in Holywood in recognition of their successful seasons. The team awards were also presented: 1st XI Top goal scorer – John Matchett Players’ Player of the Season – Adam McAllister Coaches’ Player of the Season – Adam McAllister Most Improved Player – Ben Cree 2nd XI Top goal scorer – Chris Mitchell Players’ Player of the Season – Michael McDougall  Coaches’ Player of the Season – William Booker Most Improved Player – Michael McDougall

Joe Heatley (13C) competed last weekend in Northern Ireland’s 2nd Annual Open Racketlon competition held in Dromore Community Centre. The event is run by the Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council.  This involved competing in the sports of tennis, badminton, squash and table tennis. Racketlon is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK and a number of the competitors hold world rankings. Joe won the competition for a second year in a row without the loss of a match!

Chris Ball, 14C, was interviewed by Chris Buckler as part of the “BBC Debate: Election 2016: The Good Friday Generation”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYqsInunO_U&feature=youtu.be

Congratulations to Matthew Crookshanks (Yr13) on being selected for an Ulster U17 team that will play a series of matches against Scotland and England during the May Day weekend at Lilleshall National Sports Centre in England.

Congratulations to the Year 8 Sullivan team on winning the South Eastern Trophy.  After progressing from the group stage, playing against the seven other teams in their section, the girls went on to defeat Glenlola in the semi-final and Assumption Grammar in an exciting and closely-fought final, winning 3-2 in the end. The victorious team:  Darcy Graham (captain), Lucy Benson, Hannah Boyd, Jolee Campton, Madi Crawshay-Ralston, Sarah Gaw, Faye Griffiths, Serena Stout, Laura Whiteside and Willow Wolseley.

In the annual King Cup match against Methody saw Sullivan 1st XI finish on a high. The final game for players in Year 14  players met on Wednesday 12 April 2016 to play the match in front of a good crowd. Sullivan started well and scored in the first 5 minutes through a goal from Tom Robson. Sullivan controlled the game had numerous opportunities to add further goals, between missed chances and good goal keeping from the Methody keeper the scored remained 1 nil at half time. In the second half Sullivan gain continued to put pressure on the Methody defence and John Matchett scored his hat-trick. Sullivan won the match. The trophy was presented to Sullivan by Mr King in memory of son and has been played for over 20 years. Final Score Sullivan 4 (J Matchett 3 and T Robson) – Methody 0