Only once all transfer applications have been processed and places allocated will the School be in a position to publish how the application of admissions criteria arrived at final admissions decisions.

Wallace has sought to support parents and young people in the planning and preparation of our schools as examination centres. The Principal has met with local Primary School Principals seeking to communicate openly in the best interests of the young people transferring in this area.

There is not a direct relationship between each quintile and the traditional Transfer grades. The advice of the School is that parents should use the Transfer form to put down their chosen schools in order of preference rather than trying to anticipate whether or not the score is sufficient to gain admission.

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Having only lost their league game against the same opposition this year they knew that this would be a tough assignment and so it proved as the Knock girls came out 29 – 11 winners., thus denying the Lisburn girls a place in the Northern Ireland League quarter finals. These are the only two games that the team has lost this year and they could perhaps consider themselves unlucky to be in the same area as this strong team from Knock.

A number of players stood out for Wallace including captain Claudia Philpot, Tamilla Matchett and Nicola McIlroy, whilst the other players deserve great praise for their attitude and determined approach towards matches and practices.

Pictures are the squad with their runners up medals. The squad is: Claudia Philpot (captain), Rachel Orr, Keziah Hood, Hannah Shelcott, Lucy Scott, Ruby Scott, Tamilla Matchett, Alice Green and Nicola McIlroy.

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The Lisburn youngster also added the Leinster under 15 singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles to her successes at the Ulster Open earlier in the year and is now looking forward to the Irish under 15 tournament at the Racquets Club this coming weekend.

As a Year 9 pupil at The Wallace High School she also represented the Irish under 17s in Slovenia and Principal Deborah O’Hare is obviously very proud of her: “This is a truly outstanding achievement for Alana, a self disciplined, talented and determined player. As Principal of Wallace I am delighted for her and very proud of her success.”

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Carol was also heavily involved in activities outside the classroom and advises new teachers to “get involved in extra curricular activities as it gives you a whole different perspective on the pupils and the school.” She coached hockey and netball, as well as helping with Community Service, Debating and Public Speaking. Her love of History and Politics also meant that she was heavily involved in the Junior History Club and the Current Affairs and Politics Society with which she masterminded the visits of the Taioseach and Northern Ireland Secretary of State to talk to pupils. She was also the brains behind the Upper Sixth Christmas Show, Christmas Pie and the Staff Pantomime and it was a fitting finale that she produced this year’s show on her penultimate day in school in December.

Explaining her retirement Carol added: “I kept all my roll books and realised that I had taught over 7000 pupils. Enough is enough, so I decided to go when I was still enjoying myself and in good health.” She plans to spend her retirement reading and researching in the Linen Hall Library, as well as possibly going back to music lessons which is another passion as she sings with a choir in Belfast. Interestingly she also started a new activity last summer and plans to continue her “surfing education” this summer.

Carol would like to thank all those at Wallace for making her job and now retirement so enjoyable. She has always admired the way that “the school community rallies round in support of each other in times of happiness and distress.” Principal Deborah O’Hare echoed the sentiments of all staff in wishing Carol a happy retirement: “It has been a real pleasure to work with such an experienced colleague for, albeit, a short time. Carol Fulton’s legacy of concern for young people and her infectious enthusiasm for her subjects will live on in our school. I wish her a long, varied and rewarding retirement.”

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Killing Bono tells the story of the young Neil McCormick whose only ambition was to be a world dominating Rock legend. Although this quest was expertly planned he faced an unforeseen musical nemesis, a boy sitting on the other side of the classroom had plans of his own and that boy was Bono.

The school was first approached through Northern Ireland Screen in early November and after a number of visits by a location scout and Director Nick Hamm Wallace was selected for the early Mount Temple scenes of the film. A number of locations within the building were magically transformed back to the 1970s with phenomenal attention to detail.

Principal, Deborah O’Hare commented, “Welcoming a film crew to Wallace was an exciting, unforgettable experience. We are always keen to work with the community and employers to offer a varied extra-curricular programme and enriching experiences for our young people; this was a very successful venture. Our Sixth Form students, who were film extras, had a unique and revealing insight into the world of film making.”

Head of Moving Image Arts David Cleland explained, “This was a unique opportunity for our students to be part of a major film. The entire school community enjoyed the amazing buzz of an entire cast and crew filming on our site whilst two hundred of our senor students had the chance to act in the movie.”

Lower Sixth student Chloe Harris went on, “I’ll never forget this exciting experience. From wardrobe fittings to hair and make up, I loved the whole experience and can’t wait to see how we all look on the big screen! The actors were very friendly and we had a lot of fun.”

David Cleland concluded, “Meeting respected producers such as Mark Huffam and Director Nick Hamm has been a unique learning experience for our Moving Image Arts students as has spending time on location. It truly brought learning to life for them”.

During the shoot there was much excitement when pupils in the Preparatory Department received a surprise visit by both Ben Barnes and Robert Sheehan.

“Killing Bono” should hit our cinema screens at the end of 2010 and no doubt the entire Wallace community will be looking for a glimpse of their friends and familiar buildings on the silver screen.

We are obviously limited as to what photos we can use at the minute and plan a web showcase once permission has been granted by the production company in the future.

Please do not repost any of the above photos.

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Wallace opened its doors last Saturday morning to a large crowd of prospective parents and P6 and P7 pupils who gathered in the school and were impressed with the range of activities and experiences on offer. Alongside the innovative displays in each department, there was also a visit from Anthea McWilliams from the Wallace Trust who read from the recently published children’s book “Sir Richard Wallace: The Lisburn Connection Story of Fountain, Fame and Fortune.” This book was written by Miss Helen Long, a former member of staff in the English Department.

Principal Deborah O’Hare, in her first Wallace Open Day gave a presentation to both pupils and parents. She also commented: “It was a pleasure to welcome prospective parents and pupils to The Wallace High School Open Morning. I should like to pay credit to our current pupils who helped organise the day and showed our visitors around the school. Equally the staff invested much time, effort and enthusiasm in preparation for this very successful morning.”

Mrs O’Hare’s address was prefaced by a presentation created by Year 13 pupil Michael Anderson about life in Wallace, which included film of distinguished former pupils Denise Watson (BBC journalist), Ulster rugby captain Chris Henry and fellow rugby star Ian Whitten. There was also much excitement in the Moving Image Arts Department where there was a display of exclusive shots featuring pupils and stars of the film Killing Bono which was recently shot on location in Wallace.

As part of the school’s procedures on Open Day a questionnaire is given out to both pupils and parents and the school was delighted with the positive responses given. Prospective parent Peter Pollock added: “There is an excellent range of subjects and extra curricular activities on offer throughout the school. I was particularly impressed with the welcoming nature, friendliness and helpfulness of staff and pupils on the day.” A new prospectus was also on offer which Peter described as “full of information, colourful and showing the full range of the experience on offer at the school.”

The many pupils who attended enjoyed the variety of activities and displays on offer. Ross Brown, P7 in Ballymacash Primary School commented: “I really enjoyed making bath bombs in the Chemistry Department and also sampling the food in Home Economics.” Emily Howard from the Wallace Prep also enjoyed “the speeches, the way the older pupils talked about the school and also the sports challenges in the Sports Hall where I got to meet pupils from other schools and be part of their team.”

The school would like to thank all those who attended on Saturday. Parents and pupils who were unable to attend can also make contact with the school to acquire a copy of the new prospectus.

Photo Credit : Conor Robinson & Catherine Harrison

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The Girls’ 1st X1 play the traditionally strong Armagh Royal in the Schoolgirls’ Cup quarter final, a team who can boast an all international midfield and many players who feature regularly in the Women’s Premier League. However, as the Lisburn girls get ready to face up to them, they are well aware that they have proven match winners of their own and that captain Lauren Wilson and vice captain Sophie McClean have senior league experience too. They also have a handful of other underage representative players and a striker in Sarah Montgomery who is hungry to score goals.

The Lisburn girls have been unfortunate with the weather recently which has left them a little short of match practice but they have built up their confidence throughout the season and are looking forward to their greatest test so far in trying to reach the February semi finals for the first time in years. The action is at Lisnagarvey, 10.15am start and, with a large crowd anticipated, it should be a great day for players and spectators alike.

At Shaws Bridge the boys’ 1st X1 face up to Belfast rivals RBAI in the second round of the prestigious Burney Cup (9.15am start). They will go into this game with full respect for their opponents who have a terrific record in this competition and who put the Lisburn lads out last year at the same stage. The Belfast school were also very close to knocking Wallace out of the Irish Schools’ in the qualification phase before they went on to reach the final of that particular tournament.

Inclement weather has also meant a lack of match action for the boys recently although they did manage a 3 – 1 victory against top Dublin school St Andrews last Wednesday at Lisnagarvey, Matthew Murphy continuing his prolific form with two well taken penalty corners and Timmy Crean the other scorer. They are also confident having reached the McCullough Cup final in December and would dearly love to go far in this knockout competition. As always they will look to the inspirational figures of co captains Peter MacDonnell and Stephen Hunter, as well as their other representative players Richard Arneill, Matthew Murphy and Michael Keery. They have been dealt a blow with the news that impressive left back Glenn Reid has broken his thumb but otherwise have a full squad to pick from.

Following this game the under 14s face a tricky Ferris Cup tie against the same Belfast opponents and at the same venue. The 14s have been in impressive form recently but were lucky to defeat RBAI in the weeks before Christmas. They also have an injury worry over captain Mark Acheson who has damaged ankle ligaments and Coach Neal McKnight will be giving the lightning fast striker a full fitness test in the hours leading up to the game.

Throughout the coming weeks there will also be lots of cup action for the other girls and boys teams in the school. The under 14 girls are still due to face Dalriada in their cup, whilst the 2nd X1 will be hoping to get their match against Regent House in the McDowell Cup played soon. All the other boys’ teams will also be in action and looking to progress further in their own cup competitions as well.

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Two days after the visit, Chris captained Ulster to a famous European Cup win against Edinburgh and is now looking forward to this weeks tussle with Bath in their final European pool game, with qualification for the quarter finals still up for grabs. There was also good news for another former pupil as Nevin Spence was awarded his first Ulster contract on the same day.

Current 1st XV captain Kyle McCall was understandably thrilled to meet the two players. “All rugby players in the school look up to Chris and Ian as real role models and would love to follow in their footsteps into professional rugby. They both talked about the hard work needed to get there and this proved an inspiring message to the players as we continue our preparations for the Schools’ Cup in the coming weeks.”

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Last Saturday’s postponement of the Schools’ Cup 2nd round means that the 1st XV are still not sure who they will face when they enter the competition in the 4th round.

They have had an inconsistent year so far but will be looking to recent Irish Schools’ debutant and current captain Kyle McCall, as well as fellow Ulster players Chris Spence and Rory Stewart for inspiration. The Medallion XV have had a more impressive season and coach Jonny Reid and his boys await their draw with interest too.

Saturday 30th January sees the girls’ hockey 1st X1 play the traditionally strong Armagh Royal in the Schools’ Cup quarter final at Lisnagarvey, the first time they have reached this stage in a number of years. They will hope that captain Lauren Wilson and representative players Sophie McClean, Jo Leathem, Ellen Hood and Anna Jones continue their fine individual form and take the girls into the semi finals in February. The under 14 girls also face up to Dalriada in their next cup round, the game being scheduled for this Saturday away to the North Coast side.

The boys’ 1st X1 will look to build on the positive experience of reaching the final of both the Irish Schools and McCullough Cup last term and hope to go one stage further in the Burney Cup. Co captains Peter MacDonnell and Stephen Hunter, alongside Richard Arneill have been named in an extended Ulster under 21 squad, whilst Matthew Murphy will look to make his Irish under 18 debut this term and it is to them that Wallace will look when they face RBAI at Shaw’s Bridge on Saturday 30th January in the cup 2nd round.

Netball has been traditionally strong for many years now in the school and the junior girls will be looking to carry on this proud tradition when they compete in the Area finals this term. From here they hope to progress to the prestigious Norrthern Ireland finals day, whilst individually Sarah Montgomery, Sophie McClean, Caroline Davis, Rebecca Poots and Julie Whitten will look to make the Northern Ireland under 19 squad which will be selected soon.

In badminton the various cup and league competitions will continue, whilst Alannah Stephenson and Ryan Getty (in badminton) and Alan Montgomery and Adam Matthews (in athletics and swimming respectively) will look to continue their progress on the international stage. The senior boys’ golf team will hope that their inspirational figurehead and international player Matthew McKnight can lead them into the final of the Ulster Winter League and they are looking forward to their semi final in the coming weeks.

This Saturday sees the 1st, 2nd and 3rd XVs travel to Dublin to face St Mary’s College, whilst the Medallion A and B and under 14 A teams face up to Methody at home, 10am kick of. The under 13 A and B teams travel to Pirrie Park to face the same proud Belfast opponents, also 10 am start. In hockey the senior girls teams travel to Ards to face up to Regent House, whilst the boys 1st, under 15, 14 and 13 teams face up to local rivals Friends at Lisnagarvey, 10 am start. All of these games are subject to pitch inspections and all at the school hope to get their second term off to a positive start.

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First up for the Lisburn youngster was the girls’ singles title which she then followed up with the girls’ doubles and mixed doubles titles.

Alannah recently represented Ireland at under 15 level in Slovenia and has her sights set firmly on Irish success at the under 15 competition in February.

Commenting on her triple success Alannah said,”I am delighted with both my individual and doubles success and can now look forward with confidence to the Irish competition in February.”

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The Year 13 Company, High Flyers, won Best Display at the Ballymena Trade Fair held in the Fairhill Shopping Centre.  High Flyers sell a Tornado flying toy.

The other Year 13 Company, Spark, won Best Product at the Banbridge Trade Fair held at the Outlet.  Spark make a range of environmentally friendly  bags from banners.

Finally the Managing Director of the Year 11 Company, Guddy2Shoez, won Best Sales Person at the Banbridge Trade Fair.  Guddy2Shoez sell plimsoles which they have added a hand painted design to.

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The Lisburn lads started their cup final day with a coaching session for local primary schools from Downshire, Ballymacash, Pond Park and their own Prep under the expert guidance of Iain Lewers who plays professional hockey in Holland. This was a great start to the day as the local children enjoyed their session whilst the Wallace players could forget about their big day ahead for a couple of hours.

Wallace started the game in good form and, after robbing the Banbridge centre back, Matthew Murphy failed to convert a one on one opportunity. Still the 1st X1 attacked their illustrious opponents and a Stephen Hunter reverse stick effort went spectacularly but narrowly over the bar. The Banbridge goal keeper also had to be in top form to stop three Murphy penalty corner drag flicks whilst two further efforts were superbly taken off the line, Peter MacDonnell robbed on both occasions.

Centre back Richard Arneill was having an outstanding game keeping Banbridge dangerman Stephen Dowds quiet, ably assisted by his partner Adam McCann and left back Glenn Reid who continued his fine form with another solid performance. It was therefore something of a shock that Banbridge went in at half time one goal up after a well worked goal down the right hand side.

The Wallace coaching staff instructed their forwards to put more pressure on their opponents defence and by stepping up they forced another penalty corner early in the second half which Murphy dispatched into the bottom corner with a trademark drag flick. This was his 35th goal of an excellent personal season and brought the Lisburn team right back into the game.

A period of stalemate then ensued before Banbridge followed up a penalty corner rebound after a good save by Luke Williams to go 2 – 1 up. A feature of the Wallace success this year has been their never say die attitude and this was again to the fore as co captain Stephen Hunter produced a wonderful finish to a superb move to again bring them back into the match.

At this point it appeared that there would only be one winner and as Wallace won a string of penalty corners it looked like it might at last be their day. However, despite valiant efforts from all the players Banbridge scored two late goals to kill the game off and give them victory in the first major Ulster Schools’ competition this year.

Big games are always decided by small margins and this was to be one of those days. The Banbridge goal keeper had an outstanding game and was well supported by his defenders who took three goal bound shots off the line. All the players involved in the big day from the Wallace side should be very proud of their achievement, firstly in getting to their second final this year (the Irish Schools’ being the other) and also for their display of fast, attacking and attractive hockey.

This really was a superb advert for local schools hockey with the best two teams from the first half of the season going all out for victory. The Wallace players will now have to channel all their energy into the post Christmas Burney Cup and will hope to add some silverware to their two final appearances this year.

Certainly the experience of playing in front of a large and vocal crowd will stand them in good stead and they will be now be hoping for a favourable draw in the first round of the Burney which will be released on Tuesday.

Wallace McCullough Cup final squad: Luke Williams, Glenn Reid, Stephen Murray, Jonathan Crean, Adam McCann, Richard Arneill, Peter MacDonnell (co captain), Chris Rowland, Michael Keery, Matthew Murphy, Timmy Crean, Stephen Hood, Conor Kelly, Jonathan Dunn, Stephen Hunter (co captain) and Seb Buser.

Final Score : Wallace 2 Banbridge 4

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Chloe and Luke were selected for the next stage from which Chloe went on to represent the Rotary Club of Lisburn at the District Stage of the competition in The Knights of Columbanus in Navan. Luke also performed very well and was made runner up in the same competition.

At the School’s stage Hannah was commended for taking on responsibility and learning about leadership, whilst Jonathon, despite being young for the competition was encouraged to apply again next year and commended for his interest in politics.

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The Wallace midfield then started to gain some control and centre midfielder Sophie McClean opened the scoring with a fiercely struck reverse stick shot into the roof of the net. This goal seemed to have a settling effect on the Lisburn girls who began to play to their potential with Jo Leathem and Tessa Stewart particularly prominent.

Wallace were still leading well into the second half before their opponents equalised with a high ball into the circle which proved too difficult for the defence to handle. The final ten minutes saw the Lisburn girls create plenty of chances which they just could not put the finishing touches to.

Captain Lauren Wilson in particular beat two defenders and rounded the keeper only to hit the post, whilst the outstanding McClean and Lisa MacDonnell both went close.

Twenty minutes of extra time had to be played. At this stage Wallace appeared to be the fitter team and when centre forward Sarah Montgomery scored from close range in the first period of extra time they took the lead. The same player then scored another in the second period to seal victory to put the 1st X1 into the quarter finals for the first time in many years.

Overall this was an excellent team performance and one which the coaching staff were very pleased with. Goal keeper Anna Jones produced two outstanding saves at key moments and kept her side in the game.

The team is a good mixture of experience and youth and the four upper sixth pupils, captain Lauren Wilson, Sophie McClean, Sarah Montgomery and Tanya Surgeon all produced excellent displays.

Rachel Morrow, who has just joined this year from Dromore High School is very creative up front, whilst Jade Neely and Ellen Hood provide versatility in midfield and defence. The two youngest players, Year 11 pupils Steffi Baron and Lisa MacDonnell are gaining in confidence with each game and are getting used to playing in big, pressure cup matches.

The 1st X1 were not the only team to enjoy cup success last week. The 2nd X1 defeated Cookstown High 3 – 0 to progress to the third round of the McDowell Cup, Laura Howard and Emily Burden the goal scorers.

The under 14X1 defeated Coleraine High after extra time to progress to the third round in the Junior Cup, Keziah Hood scoring the only goal. All teams will now go into the new year with important cup games to look forward to, especially the 1st X1 who await with interest their opponents in the quarter finals.

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The car was built by final year electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering students and once completed they use it to compete in a series of static and dynamic events. The static events include a ‘Dragons Den’ style pitch and a costing analysis, both of which are presented to of some of the top designers and accountants from Ford cars.

Once these events are finished, the student team take the car to countries such as Germany, Japan and Australia to race against other universities from all over the world in the dynamic events, which assess the acceleration, handling and endurance of the car.

The pupils from Wallace prep were given the chance to sit in the car and pretend to drive it, and some of the grammar pupils also had the opportunity to take some of the mechanisms apart and have an in depth look at the engineering involved in making the project. A large majority of the older pupils’ involved are now looking forward to studying engineering when they leave school and perhaps joining the Formula Student team at whichever university they attend!

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Pedal Power, a team of Year 11 students designed a bike rental scheme for tourism across the city of Lisburn and was the overall winner of their age group for the South East region. The Year 14 team, Team Supreme also enjoyed success with their idea, finishing runners up in their age category for the same region.

Both teams will now have the chance to compete in the Northern Ireland final at W5 on Friday 27th November, with winners going on to London to compete in the UK finals in December.

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Victoria College started the game well and attacked strongly before the Lisburn girls settled and started to play the measured possession game that is now their style. Both teams worked hard in defence and each had several opportunities from penalty corners but despite this the first half ended scoreless.

Into the second half and Victoria came out strong and scored an early goal from open play. This seemed to galvanise the Wallace team who reacted well to the set back and scored a penalty corner through captain Lauren Wilson.

Wallace stayed on top and continued to create chances and this resulted in Wilson getting her own and the teams second after a disguised underarm pass from Tanya Surgeon. After taking the lead Wallace continued to attack and were rewarded when, after several penalty corners, Rachel Morrow got the decisive third goal at the left post after an excellent run along the bye line.

Victoria continued to fight hard and went close on several occasions but the Lisburn girls held on for a well deserved 3 – 1 victory. The players of the match went to the midfield trio of Sophie McClean, Tanya Surgeon and Lisa MacDonnell. The Wallace girls now face Dalriada in the third round after they overcame Cambridge House on Saturday.

This game will take place at Wallace’s Lisnagarvey headquarters on Saturday 5th December, 10am start and all support is very welcome in what should be another tough encounter.

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The group, comprising of Kerry Martin, Aaron McIntyre, Jack Bann, Laura Abernethy and teachers Ms Brown and Ms Bill, spent five fun filled days, from Wednesday 21 October until Sunday 25 October, getting to know the other participants.

After three long flights, the group were excited to be reunited with the friends they had made after a visit from the partner schools in November 2008. The trip gave the students an opportunity to explore the wonderful sights of Norway while meeting the other groups and work on the Comenius project together. After their arrival, the students were taken to meet their host families.

They met up later as the Norwegian students cooked up some tasty Norwegian food for the group to taste. The students were up early the next morning as they got the opportunity to experience school the Norwegian way. The group worked together and discussed how much progress they had made since their last meeting in November 2008. They then talked through some ideas on how to improve the pda devices that each group will produce about their town.

The pupils also got to experience an English class. The evening concluded with a round of 10 pen bowling. The Friday gave us the opportunity to explore Stjordal, including some tea and coffee by candle light in the beautiful fort and visiting Hell railway station and rock carvings. The afternoon was spent making some recordings for the pda device, while the group turned competitive as they all had a go at laser x and go-karting in the evening. On Saturday, we travelled to Norway’s third biggest city, Trondheim. The Sverresborg cultural history museum and Nidarosdomen cathedral gave the group an opportunity to see the rich and beautiful culture and history of Norway.

The group then literally shopped until they dropped, finding everything from trolls to chocolate, while some members took the opportunity to see the amazing science museum. A goodbye meal at Frati restaurant gave everyone a chance to reflect on the amazing experiences they had together in the last five days. Everyone was up early on the final day as we said our last goodbyes and began the long journey home.

The trip offered the students an opportunity to experience the culture of another country and make some new friends. We were certainly sad to say goodbye and enjoyed every second of an activity packed five days. The chance to develop the ideas for the project was also fantastic. We are now looking forward to our final meeting in Germany, in March 2010.

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Year 14 pupils Sophie McClean, Sarah Montgomery, Rebecca Poots and Caroline Davis and Year 13 pupil Julie Whitten have been handed the chance to impress the national selectors having been picked in the Northern Ireland training squad for the under 19 European Championships to be held at Loughborough in March 2010.

This is an exciting opportunity for the girls and all at the school wish them success in the coming months as they attempt to make the squad for this prestigious competition.

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She also found the time to finish runner up in the doubles competition at the same tournaments, as well as playing hockey for the school under 13A team who currently remain unbeaten.

Alannah is obviously delighted with her selection. “It is a great honour to be selected for the Irish under 17 squad especially as I am one of the youngest ever to get picked. I’m really looking forward to playing against the top players from other nations and can’t wait for the big challenges that lie ahead.”

Former Wallace pupil Tony Stephenson (Alannah’s older brother) recently returned home for a one week break from playing full time in Denmark. “I’m training two or three times a day with on court badminton sessions and lots of time in the gym. Its been very enjoyable so far and hopefully will take me to a higher level of performance. I’m also really proud of Alannah and her selection for the Irish team.”

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