Mr Mark Speers will be the point of contact for Sullivan pupils: Venue: Ballymena Leisure centre Time: Junior Warm up 9:00 am Intermediate Warm up 1:30 pm Senior Warm up 3:30 pm NO WHO AGE GROUP DISTANCE RACE 1 Girls 11-14 50 Backstroke 2 Boys 11-14 50 Backstroke 3 Girls 11-14 50 Breaststroke 4 Boys 11-14 50 Breaststroke 5 Girls 11-14 50 Butterfly 6 Boys 11-14 50 Butterfly 7 Girls 11-14 50 Freestyle 8 Boys 11-14 50 Freestyle 9 Girls 11-14 100 IM 10 Boys 11-14 100 IM 11 Girls 11-14 100 Medley Relay 12 Boys 11-14 100 Medley Relay 13 Girls 11-14 100 Freestyle Relay 14 Boys 11-14 100 Freestyle Relay 15 Girls 15-16 50 Backstroke 16 Boys 15-16 50 Backstroke 17 Girls 15-16 50 Breaststroke 18 Boys 15-16 50 Breaststroke 19 Girls 15-16 50 Butterfly 20 Boys 15-16 50 Butterfly 21 Girls 15-16 50 Freestyle 22 Boys 15-16 50 Freestyle 23 Girls 15-16 100 IM 24 Boys 15-16 100 IM 25 Girls 15-16 100 Medley Relay 26 Boys 15-16 100 Medley Relay 27 Girls 15-16 100 Freestyle Relay 28 Boys 15-16 100 Freestyle Relay 29 Girls 17& Over 100 Medley Relay 30 Boys 17& Over 100 Medley Relay 31 Girls 17& Over 100 Freestyle Relay 32 Boys 17& Over 100 Freestyle Relay 33 Girls 17& Over 50 Backstroke 34 Boys 17& Over 50 Backstroke 35 Girls 17& Over 50 Breaststroke 36 Boys 17& Over 50 Breaststroke 37 Girls 17& Over 50 Butterfly 38 Boys 17& Over 50 Butterfly 39 Girls 17& Over 50 Freestyle 40 Boys 17& Over 50 Freestyle 41 Girls 17& Over 100 IM 42 Boys 17 & Over 100 IM

Kids’ Lit Quiz The 8th Northern Ireland Kids’ Lit Quiz heat took place on 14 November 2013 at Wellington College.  Having won the Northern Ireland heat twice in the past, our two teams were rather disappointed not to be placed this year.  Nevertheless, a great afternoon of literary indulgence was enjoyed by all. Our teams consisted of: Year 8 – Kirsten Shields 8G, Connor Smith 8G, David Fry 8G, Tom Campbell 8P Prep 7 – Jack Rann, Catrina Cunningham, Elia Morrow and Michael McLean with Ryan Mackey (also in photo) as reserve

Mr Peter Osborne and Reverend Brian Kennaway The Parades Commission The Sullivan Upper Politics Society, during its opening meeting on the afternoon of Friday the 8 November 2013, was pleased to welcome Mr Peter Osborne and Rev Brian Kennaway. Over 20 students from Years 13 and 14, with the majority being AS and A-level politics students, attended this high-profile, extremely topical discussion. Callum Jones chaired the meeting, eloquently introducing the speakers for a short presentation, before inviting Mr Osborne and Rev Kennaway to give us their opinions on the issues associated with parading in Northern Ireland. Mr Osborne in his initial speech emphasised the low-impact approach of the Parades Commission, with very few restrictions being placed on any parades.  Rev Kennaway followed, giving his view on the purpose of the Commission – to allow the parading organisations to achieve their aims without disrupting others. Following this, both Mr Osborne and Rev Kennaway stressed the importance of communication and good intra-community relations for success; withMr Osborne going on to say that many communities now want change. When asked about the possibility of the Commission being amalgamated with the PSNI, Mr Osborne replied by saying he didn’t believe this would happen. The police don’t wish to be both the policy makers and the enforcers of such regulations in order to give them a level of impartiality. Rev Kennaway agreed, describing such a situation as “far too toxic”. In response to a question on the Parades Commission’s role in preventing riots the pair made it clear that they could only regulate parades submitted for approval prior to the event, highlighting the illegality of such activities. The meeting ended at around 4:20 pm. On behalf of all those present I would like to thank Mr Osborne and Rev Kennaway for their time and wish them all the best in their future endeavors. The Politics Society hopes to meet again on Friday the 15 November 2013 when Ross Brown, the Green Party candidate, will share his unique stance on current affairs. Nick Hodgson Politics Society

At the recent Irish Multi-Event Athletic championships, Jonathan Hill, Year 14, was successful in becoming the Senior Irish Champion following in the footsteps of his brother, Adam, who was last year’s Champion.Congratulations to Jonathan.

Congratulations to Charlie on this achievement.

He did it! Congratulations to Stephen Chisholm who was revealed as the WINNER of the Great Irish Bake Off! His signature bake was a gingerbread Duncluce Castle. Stephen left Sullivan in June 2010 and is currently studying Business and Economics at Newcastle University.

Vitoria and Rachel will represent Northern Ireland in early November in the Senior 5 Nations tournament to be held at the University of Edinburgh. Victoria has also been selected to represent Ireland in the Junior (U21) World Cup series in mid-November in Bratislava, Croati

Sullivan Medallion XV vs Grosvenor Medallion On 19 October 2013 the Sullivan Upper Medallion rugby team played Grosvenor Medallion rugby team at Grosvenor’s pitches. The match started off at a fast pace by both sides. It was fairly even with defence being the main aspect of the game. Grosvenor were applying the majority of the early pressure but we were putting in brilliant tackles and it was becoming a very physical encounter. However we were now the ones applying more of the pressure and managed to get into their 22. We couldn’t capitalise though and Grosvenor got the pressure off themselves and cleared their lines. Then they started applying heavy pressure. Grosvenor kept coming at us but our defence was outstanding and our forwards were fantastic in the rucks and line-outs. When we turned it over and cleared, their backs came at us but again our defence stood firm. However it wasn’t long before it cracked. On the five-metre line, the Grosvenor flanker powered over. The conversion was missed so the score was 5-0. From the kick off we were right back in their faces and were determined to score before half time. We achieved this when we worked our way into their 22 and good, quick ball from the forwards resulting in Steven Brush going over under the post after the ball had been fed out by the half-backs. Rory Jemphrey got the conversion and this made the score 7-5 at half time. The second half started with us in the ascendancy and we were soon further ahead when Stephen Brush again crossed over from short range under the posts. Rory Jemphrey got the conversion and the score was now 14-5. Quickly after the kick off, Grosvenor came back at us but the game was becoming quite even. However Grosvenor managed to kick the ball into our corner and the bouncing ball allowed their winger to just about, squeeze in a try right at the touch line. The conversion was missed so the score was now 14-10. The game was becoming very tight and you felt the next score would be vital. And it was. We had the ball on the half way line and good, quick ball from the forwards again allowed the backs to pass the ball out to Connor Scollan on the left wing, and he ran in brilliantly from the half way line to touch down in the corner. Rory Jemphrey scored a great conversion and it was now 21-10. There was about 15 minutes left and Grosvenor were having the majority of the possession. Our defence was being severely tested but it was solid and the tackles we were putting in were brilliant. Grsvenor got into our 22 and were now applying huge pressure but our tackling was winning us the game, especially that’s of our forwards. We then managed to regain possession and clear out of our 22 so the pressure was relieved. To Grosvenor’s credit they kept plucking away but never really looked like breaking down our strong defence. We nearly scored at the end when Connor Scollan ran basically all of the pitch but was tackled just short. It didn’t matter though as we had done enough to come away victorious after a very tough and physical game.

Molly White 8S will represent Northern Ireland  in the junior section of Poetry Aolud at the regional competition on Friday 25 October 2013. The semi- final takes place in Dublin in November where she will compete with students from all over Ireland.

Sullivan Upper – Army Cadet Force (ACF) Nine pupils attended summer camp in Otterburn.  Two alumni (Anna and David Matthews ) attended Bisley and represented the cadets in shooting at various levels. At camp, a team of six pupils won the 2nd Northern Ireland Battalion ACF drill competition for Sullivan detachment.  They were ranked 1st out of the 36 detachments that compose our Battalion, a fantastic achievement for a comparatively junior team.  Those involved were Jack Milligan, James Butt, David Cooley, Daniel Braniff, Joanna Baker and Tom Parsons. The 2012/13 training year has been very successful for Sullivan thanks to a great group of pupils and a great team of instructors supporting them.   Hopefully, this academic year will be one of our best! We are keen to invite new members of the student body to join us and it is the ideal time of the year to do so.  All Sullivan pupils aged 12 and above are welcome to join.  ACF meet every Wednesday during term time from 7.30 pm to 10.00 pm. For any additional information please feel free to check out the ACF website (https://armycadets.com/become-a-cadet/).

Achievements in Small Bore Rifle Shooting Rory Hamilton (Year 14) recently won the Junior Long Range competition and was awarded the Clyde Shield and the Woodside Cup for winning Section ‘B’. Rory represented Ulster Counties for the fourth year running at the Junior International Small Bore competition at Bisley, England in August 2013.

he Sullivan Singers have successfully reached the Northern Ireland Regional final of the All Ireland Choir competition. This takes place on Monday 21 October in the Braid Theatre, Ballymena where they compete against four other school choirs. The televised final will be shown on RTE on Sunday 27 October 2013 at 17:05.