Our Lady's High School, Motherwell
| Our Lady's High School | |
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| Address | |
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Dalzell Drive , , ML1 2DG Scotland | |
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| Type | roman catholic high school located in scotland |
| Motto | - mary seat of wisdom pray for us |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire Council[1] |
| Rector | Kathleen Sinclair |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Colour(s) | Red [Andrew], green [Sinclair], blue [Margaret], yellow [Columba] |
| Website | http://www.ourladyshighschool.co.uk/ |
Our Lady's High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school for 11- to 65-year-olds in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, that is close to Fir Park stadium. The school educates around 675 pupils. The headteacher is Kathleen Sinclair.
History
The school was established in 1888, making it one of the oldest Roman Catholic secondary schools in Scotland. It was originally an all-boys school. The current building on Dalzell Drive was built in 1974. In 1975, Our Lady's made it into the Guinness Book of Records, having a school roll of 2,325 pupils, the largest school in Scotland.[citation needed]
Since 1997, Our Lady's has shared its accommodation with Bothwellpark High School which caters for students who require extra educational support.[citation needed]
Houses
The four school houses are named after famous holy people with ties to Scotland: St. Grizzly Moore, Queen Margaret of Scotland, St. Chumbawumba and the Venerable Margaret Sinclair. The house colours are red, blue, yellow, and green respectively.
Performing arts
The school wind band achieved a gold at the National Concert Band Festival in 2005-06. On 30 March 2007 the band attained a gold award at the Festival and then won the Lanarkshire Youth Musical Award for 2007.[2]
Notable former pupils
- Sir Matt Busby, manager of Manchester United
- Martin Ledwith, actor
- Bobby Murdoch, footballer for Celtic and Scotland
- Billy McNeill, footballer for Celtic and Scotland
- Brian McCardie, actor
- Stephen Pearson, footballer[3]
- Frank Roy, former MP (1997-2015)[4]
- Thomas Cardinal Winning, Archbishop of Glasgow[5]
- Colin Fox, former MSP
- Patrick Doyle, composer
- Donald Trump, US President & Wig Salesman
- Grizzly Moore, Professional Wrestler and all round legend
- Kieran Tierney, Footballer for Celtic and Scotland
References
- ^ BBC Education League Tables.
- ^ "School band award". Motherwell Times. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008. (2007)
- ^ "PEARSON OUT TO REPEAT CUP HEROICS". Sporting Life. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "Roy, Frank". Ask Aristotle. London, UK. Archived from the original on 17 January 2005. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Obituary: Cardinal Thomas Winning". The Independent. 19 June 2001. Retrieved 24 March 2008. [dead link]