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Prize Day 2010

Below you can find a series of photos displaying this years Prize Winners. Click here to view the Prize Day ’10 speech (PDF, 100kb).

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Danny Boy Festival 2010

DANNY BOY 2010 – a local festival celebrating Limavady’s strength of musical culture and history. The event includes musical acts ranging from traditional folk, country& western, pop, rock and a colourful community parade. Our school MIA Technician, Chris, is involved with this – organising a school concert and Battle of the Bands. A Programme of…

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Fun with a C5

A-Level Product design students are currently studying ‘Advertising and Marketing’. The Sinclair C5 is a text book example of poor marketing. This product was launched in 1984 as a electric and pedal powered vehicle with no market research. Sir Clive Sinclair had made millions with his new ‘executive calculator and pocket TV’. He spent 70…

“O’ Donnell’s Daughter”

In 1828 a local writer by the name of Archibald McSparran told the story of a Donegal Chieftains Daughter, Laura O’Donnell, and her unfortunate lover, Finn McQuillan of Dunluce Castle. The story became well-known in the Roe Valley as “The Legend of Crossnadonnell”. Back in 2004 Mr. Dunlop adapted the legend and turned in into…

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As I Recall… St. Mary’s at 50

Congratulations go out to our next door neighbour, St. Mary’s. The school is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. To mark the golden jubilee occasion Chris McFetridge (from LHS) put together a DVD documentary about the history of the school – interviewing past staff and pupils. Produced by Mr. S. Keown and W. Kerr the…

“Annie Get Your Gun” ’92

“Annie Get Your Gun” was staged in LHS in 1992; it was produced by the then Vice Principal Mr Billy Carruthers, with his good friend and colleague, Reggie McCay, as Musical Director. Jayne McCracken was the undoubted star of the show in the wonderful role of quick-fire, sure-shot Annie Oakley. Her co-star was Shane O’Rourke,…