Congratulations to our former head boy, Stephen Black. Stephen attended a garden party at Buckingham Palace on Friday 20th May as part of his reward for completing his Gold Duke of Edinburgh award while at RSD (the presentation had been delayed because of COVID restrictions). Well done, Stephen!
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Congratulations to Tom Irwin (Year 11) who was crowned Ulster Schools U16 Champion at the recent Ulster Schools’ Individual Championships at Lisburn Racquets Club.
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Well done to the girls’ Junior Tennis team (Erin May McCready, Gabrielle Mischook, Grace Smyth and Soraia Monteiro) who competed in the cup competition last week. The girls played well, beating Wallace High School and Banbridge Academy, drawing with Killicomaine JHS and losing out to a strong Friends School Lisburn.
Read moreMany congratulations to our AS Geographer, Louisa Gilpin (Year 13) who has won a prize of £100 Amazon vouchers in QUB’s Planning ‘Placehack’ competition.
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Year 8 have been studying the Eatwell Guide recently in F.T. and have been planning some healthy, balanced meals. 8R were tasked with creating a “smashing sandwich” using all they have learned about nutritious meal planning.
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Congratulations to all of our Key Stage 3 students who received their ‘High Level of Achievement and Effort’ or ‘High Level of Effort’ awards in assembly this morning. We are so proud of all of you and cannot wait to see you continue to grow and flourish in your time at RSD.
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On Saturday 14th May, our Showjumping team was representing the school at Balmoral Show. The team consisted of Bethany Smith, Erin Mathieson, Emma Jane Orr and Lucy Orr (unfortunately Emma Jane had to withdraw from the competition before Saturday’s event).
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Yesterday, we said goodbye to our Year 14s and sent them off to prepare for their final exam series at RSD. It was great to see everyone taking part in the day’s activities, enjoying the waterslide and bouncy castle on their last day as a year group.
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Congratulations to Jorja Wilson (Y13) who has recently been appointed to the role of Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet for the County of Tyrone for the coming year. We love to hear about all of our amazing students and their many accomplishments, both inside and outside school.
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On Friday 6th April, the House Debating competition took place. The motion was “This house believes that Ireland should be reunited”
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