Portadown College

⏰ If you are applying for Free School Meals and Uniform Allowance for the new school year, you are encouraged to apply by this Friday 26 July, to ensure your support is in place for the start of term on 1 September.

✔️ Apply now via EA Connect - https://ow.ly/AQX950SH4A6

📢 Remember, you can apply for Free School Meals and Uniform Allowance throughout the year, however, it is advisable to apply before 26 July so that the support is ready for the new term.

A new Lego club is starting in school in September!

We would welcome any donations of unwanted Lego. Kindly leave into the school office any afternoon before 4pm. Thank you 🤩

Wishing all our students and staff a wonderful summer!

Gold and Silver Duke of Edinburgh expeditions complete ✔️ 🥇 🥈

A big well done to our Gold and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Groups who completed their qualifying expeditions this week! 👏

𝑴𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 🎦 🎬

Moving Image Art students enjoyed the first Cinemagic Screening of a short film staring Jesse Magee in a leading role, due to be released at the end of this year.

Kerrie Hegarty introduced this short film with additional information on the filming and editing processes involved.

Over the years Jesse has acted in several productions including ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Call the Midwife’. Watch this space for the next leading role! 👏 ⭐️

𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

The James Kane Foundation commenced a funding programme last year with 27 post primary settings in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon area to support students as they progress in their education, training or employment.

Miss Gibb (Principal) is pictured with Sarah Sherrard and Evan Kasperiunas , who were nominated by the College to receive the 2024 bursary. Both students have just completed their A-Levels at the College and we wish Sarah and Evan every success with their future plans.

Further information on the James Kane Foundation can be found at: https://jameskanefoundation.org/james-kane-post-primary-bursary-programme-in-armagh-banbridge-and-craigavon/

𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝑷𝑪

Many thanks to past pupil and local author Lynda Haffey for taking the time to meet with aspiring author and illustrator, student Frances Smith.

We were joined by principal Miss Gibb and Moving Images and Art teacher Mrs McShane.

Lynda gave some great advice from her experiences and it was a very helpful morning.

Stay tuned as there’s a lot more to come from this very talented student! ⭐️ 📕 🎨

𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞

Still lots of pre-loved items available. On sale tonight 7-8.30pm.

𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙈 𝘼𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙨

Over 30 of our Year 13 students studying Science at A-Level completed their registration and induction this week to become Young STEM Ambassadors.

A big thank you to Dr Anna Monaghan and her colleague Melissa Nugent from STEM Hub NI who shared about the STEM Ambassadors programme and supported the students with their Access NI applications.

Our STEM Ambassadors will be sharing their passion for science through a series of fun and interactive workshops to local primary and post-primary schools next year.

Portadown Boat Club are running a learn to row summer scheme in August - details given below.
Why not give something new a try this Summer if you’re free?

𝑷𝒓𝒆-𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒆

Preparations are well under way for our pre- loved sale.
7-8.30pm tonight.

𝙿𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝙰𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

Congratulations to the Politics in Action students, Kelly, Emma, Olivia, Rachel, Tom and Issac who organised a very successful workshop "Youth Involved" for Year 13.

The future of Politics is in safe hands with these students!

𝑮𝘾𝑺𝙀 𝙋𝑬 𝑶𝙧𝒊𝙚𝒏𝙩𝒆𝙚𝒓𝙞𝒏𝙜 🗺️

GCSE PE students enjoyed orienteering coaching yesterday with Graeme from NI Orienteering.

Everyone had a very enjoyable morning with an added bonus of no rain! 😁

𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 11 𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙥 𝙏𝙤 𝙏𝙖𝙮𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 🏰

Year 11 Business Studies students had a really enjoyable and informative visit to one of the largest snack manufacturers in the UK - The Famous Tayto Castle in Tandragee.

The students were given a fascinating insight into the production process from the potatoes coming in from local farms to being packed into boxes to be sold all across Northern Ireland, Great Britain and beyond.

This was the first time back since COVID and it was great to be so close to the production process at each stage and to be “employed” as expert taste testers. This included the first run of the new salt and vinegar flavoured onion rings. I think the jury is still out on these. The consumers of Northern Ireland will have the final say.

Our thanks go to the very friendly staff at Tayto, including one of our tour guides who is a former student.

The young budding business students of PC certainly enjoyed their first hand experience of seeing the production of one of the most iconic brands in Northern Ireland.

𝑼𝒍𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝑹𝒖𝒈𝒃𝒚

Groundsmen making great preparations for the arrival of Ulster Women’s Rugby to begin their summer training camp at PC. We look forward to welcoming Ulster Women. 🏉

‼️‼️‼️‼️Donations Wanted !!

We are accepting donations right up until the sale on Wednesday.

𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 11 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝘿𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣 🚌 🎭

Year 11 enjoyed a trip to Dublin to the Tenement Museum on Henrietta Street, to see how the Boyle family lived in 1922.

They also enjoyed a quick visit to O’Connell Street and Trinity College.

A great day was had by all!

And we are off!! Dublin here we come ! 😁

𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 11 𝑮𝒆𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝑻𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝑸𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓 🚢

Year 11 Geographers were out and about today again with a visit to Titanic Quarter in Belfast.

Students enjoyed learning about and witnessing the redevelopment and regeneration of the shipyard area. Well done to all involved. 🙌 ⭐️

𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟭𝟭 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽 📖

Last Friday Year 11 Geography students enjoyed a field trip to Portadown.

Here they collected landuse data for use in their Unit 3 examination. The rain even stayed away right until the very end! 😁

🌺𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 🌺

Mrs Baird and her team of helpers have started the rejuvenation of the library garden.

We hope to have this area transformed for all our students to enjoy soon.

Any donations of plants, pots etc would be greatly appreciated.
Please email: [email protected] 🪴🐝🐞🦋

𝘾𝒐𝙣𝒄𝙚𝒓𝙣 𝘼𝒎𝙗𝒂𝙨𝒔𝙖𝒅𝙤𝒓𝙨

A group of year 13 students spent a morning training to become ambassadors for Concern. These students then spoke in assembly about the valuable work that Concern do; they organised a sponsored fast and then planned an “alternative” bingo event.

This included rounds on movies, celebrities, famous landmarks, flags, music etc. and it was a fun afternoon for students after finishing their exams.

As a result of their fantastic effort, £600 has been raised for Concern. Well done to everyone, and thanks to all those who came along to support them. 🌟 🙌

𝐓𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 🚻

Lifeline have purchased 10 toilets through Toilet Twinning to help fund global water, sanitation and hygiene programmes run by Tearfund.

The money was raised by organising a sixth form colour run and a year 14 group project “PC Live”.

A huge well done to our Lifeline students. 👏
Have a look through the photos to see the locations and the toilet! 🚽 🚾

Shop Closes This Friday 21st June! 🏉 ⏰

DONATIONS WANTED!

𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙛𝙛 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘽𝘽𝙌

Many thanks to Miss Gibb and the Board of Governors for hosting a centenary BBQ last night.

The inclement weather didn’t stop us from having a lovely evening, albeit indoors!