New Zealand 7s visit the Gaelic School

3 of the world's most successful rugby 7s team came to visit the Glasgow Gaelic School. The players were greeted by a enthusiastic crowd of pupils and staff. The players were greeted by some traditional Scottish music thanks to the S2 boys band. The players then got to see the Primary pupils perform their own Gaelic School Haka which was fantastic. The NZ 7s then opened the floor for some questions from the pupils and they were grilled on everything from diet to training to who would win in an arm wrestle. The S2 Boys rugby 7s team then got to take on the NZ 7s team for the audience which was a great experience for the rugby squad. Finally the NZ 7s signed 100s of autographs and took a number of photos for pupils, staff and did interviews for the various broadcasting companies that were their filming including BBC Scotland, BBC Alba and SkySports. A big thank you to the NZ 7s for visiting our school, your visit was very inspiring to our pupils. Hopefully we will have a good number of rugby enthusiasts coming through the ranks at Sgoil Ghaidhlig Ghlaschu. 

PE Awards 2013-14

Congratulations to all award winners this year:

Netball

Most Valuable Players

S1 Robyn Paton

S2 Tammy Dhinsa

S3 Frances Driscoll

Players Player of the Year

S1 Robyn Paton

S2 Yvonne Conley

S3 Frances Driscoll

Most Consistent - Eilidh Thomson

Most Improved - Nicola Campbell

Player of the Year - Lauren McDougall

Football

Boys 

Player of the Year & Players Player of the Year - Daniel Moran

Top Goalscorer - Iain Campbell

Most Improved - Andrew Grossart

Girls

Player of the Year - Eilidh MacAualy

Players Player of the Year - Christy O'Hanlon

Top Goalscorer - Yvonne Conley

Most Improved - Mairi MacDonald

Athletics

Male Athlete of the Year - Daniel Moran

Female Athlete of the Year - Sarah MacKay

PE Sports Award 2014 - Lewis Miller

Netball vs Woodfarm

The following S3&4s were selected to represent the school in netball friendlies vs Woodfarm High School. 

Eilidh T WD

Eilidh M GK

Nicola GS 

Charlotte C

Mairead WA

Karen GA 

Rebecca GD

Rosie WA

Mairi WD 

Frances GD 

Yvonne GS

Lauren C

Mia GK

Tammy GA

The girls gained some valuable experience of playing together on a full sized court. Both teams performed well and thoroughly enjoyed the games. 

Feis Spòrs

The school had a fantastic representation at last weekend's Feis Spòrs! The event was held at Lochich playing fields in Pollok Park! The event was also the final showcase of the Sports Leaders Training. The S3 group have been completing their sports leaderships level 1 qualification over the last year. The group have had numerous opportunities to take part in helping run extra curricular clubs, assisted with the Primary Sports Day and this event was the final chapter of their training. A big well done to all helpers who have up their afternoon to ensure the day went smoothly, this event would not have gone ahead without your support! Moran Taing a huile duine! 

Glasgow Schools Athletics Championships

Athletics in the Gaelic School has really got bigger! More pupils have turned up for training this year and have been working hard to improve their performances. This year the school had it's best showing at the Glasgow Schools Cross Country Championships. This year the track and field team were determined to do the same! 

Jacob Connelly and Rosie Urquhart fought off stiff competition to make the final of their track events. Jacob ran a personal best to get to the final of the 400m, as did Rosie in her 200m. The finals are very competitive as the qualification involves many experienced athletes from all schools in Glasgow so Rosie and Jacob did exceptionally well to qualify. 

In the 200m Rosie finished 7th in her race, she was pleased with her performance and felt she did her best on the day. She's running a lot faster than last year and looks to better her finishing position next year. Rosie deserves special mention as she was playing Netball for the school team in the morning before her finals race in the afternoon. She played 3 games of Netball for her warm up. Well done Rosie. 

Jacob Connelly did what no other pupil from SGG has done before and that's win a medal at the Glasgow Schools Athletics Championships. Jacob smahed his previous best from the qualification rounds to dip under the 60 second barrier for the first time and get himself a bronze medal! Congratulations Jacob! What a terrific performance in such a specialised event against a strong and experienced field. 

Youth Games 2014

SGG competed in a variety of sports at this years Youth Games! The S1&2 year groups competed in: Athletics, Boys Football, Girls Football, Rugby, Speedway, Table Tennis and Netball. 

The school had a very successful games this year. The S2 Boys managed to win the Table Tennis Tournament and the S1 Girls won the Netball Championships! Both sets of teams deserve a big congratulations for their efforts! 

S2 Boys Table Tennis Team

Rory McDiarmid

Cameron West

Finlay Crawford

S1 Girls Netball Team

Margaret Driscoll

Robyn Paton

Aimee Dunlop

Morag McKirdy

Sarah McKay

Daisy McGuire

Catriona MacLeod