Huge well done to our very own Kate Nicholson (S5) who won the
@ScotWFootball
youth cup with
@CelticFCWomen
at the weekend. Fantastic acheievement, the future is bright for this one
#baller
⚽🥇
🏆 SP Energy
@GlasgowWarriors
Champions… Balfron High School 🏆
Well done to all of the pupils, coaches and staff involved in 3 exciting games 👏
Shoutout to all of the supporters who cheered them!
@SRFC_Academy
We
@balfronhigh
are calling on the local community to support Mrs Mackay’s treatment to stop Primary Progressive MS in its tracks!
Join
#MilesToMexico
:
Celebrating success 🌟🌟 Our students who have achieved international selection in their chosen sport are now recognised with gold blazer braiding. Highlighting hard work, determination, resilience and great skill.👏🏼👏🏼
#wearebalfron
Great day of rugby at Scotstoun. Well done to all involved there was some fantastic rugby on show. Thanks to
@GWCommunityTeam
and a massive thanks to the
@GlasgowWarriors
players who were allocated to BHS. Semifinals here we come !!
Connor takes the GOLD 🤩⭐️⭐️🥇 absolutely brilliant, with a time as fast as that you’ve left yourself plenty of time to study 🤣🤣 congratulations we are all delighted.
We’re all wishing Connor Bell the very best of luck this weekend. He’s off to Belfast representing Scotland in the Celtic Nations Cross Country. Higher PE prelim on Wednesday Connor, don’t forget your books..💪🏼🏴🏃🏼
What a nice way to end our week with a surprise visit from
@RossMurdoch_
. Great to have this
@balfronhigh
former pupil popping by. Watch this space, he’ll be back soon to visit!
We would like to welcome
@MrWillisonPE
to
@balfronhigh
. He will be meeting his classes this week and is looking forward to getting into school to teach!
🏴 Massive congratulations to
@balfronhigh
pupils Scarlett, Lucy & Eve on their selection for the U16 Scotland squad! 🏴
Exciting times ahead!
⭐️⭐️⭐️
@StirlingCounty
@SRFC_Academy
Connor Bell is on top form. Last week he recorded 8m41sec for 3km... according to Scottish Athletics that is the fastest time ever recorded by an U15 boy🤩🤩 At the weekend he was training with GB Olympian
@andybutchart91
who describes him as ‘the future of endurance’
#Amazing
✨ Kate Nicholson ✨
The final interview is with the one and only Kate !! 🤩
She talks about her career so far in football ⚽️
This girl is going to go far !
#SheCanSheWill
#ActiveGirls
#WomenInSport
What a day for Connor Bell, in typical X Country weather Connor came second overall in the Brittish club X Country championships, and won the inter district race representing the Scotland East team which also won the team event in his age group. Huge congratulations Connor.
We are delighted to be among the Finalists for the Sport School of the Year. A brilliant achievement for our whole community. We are looking forward to the night and delighted that
@balfronhigh
FPs
@RossMurdoch_
and
@Lewis_R_Stewart
will be there too!
📢 Scottish Sports Awards finalists announcement!!
Find out which athletes, coaches, clubs, schools and community heroes are in the running for the top awards on 7 December 👇
#ScottishSportsAwards22
🔥 Welcome Mr Williamson and Mr McAteer 🔥
We are delighted to welcome
@MrWilliamsonPE
(pictured playing football) and
@MrMcAteer_PE
(pictured hill walking) to the
@balfronhigh
PE Team!
We look forward to seeing all pupils back in school tomorrow!
Here is a message from Jack Ross... Manager of
@HibernianFC
Thank you to everyone who is taking part today and to everyone who has donated!
Keep raising money and awareness for
@BackOnside
while we keep Balfron moving for 12 hours today!
£1️⃣5️⃣3️⃣0️⃣ raised so far 👏💛🖤
We are so proud of
@SarahMcLay2
, this award is so well deserved. Netball, Athletics, 2 foreign trips this year for our
@balfronhigh
pupils, that’s just the highlights of all she offers. Thanks Mrs McLay!
Fantastic news from the Emirates Arena as
@balfronhigh
pupil Amy Kirkpatrick becomes Scottish Champion in the 800m. Her time of 2:19.41 ensured victory by over 3 seconds in a highly competitive field. Picture by
@Bobby_ThatOneMo
Congratulations to these top cousins.
@StirlingCounty
U18’s Ben Gibson voted Player of the Year and Adam Elder, Player’s player of the year. Brilliant, well done boys 👏🏼👏🏼
Happy new year, welcome back to everyone
@balfronhigh
to on-line learning. Please have a listen to the message from
@MacquarrieMr
setting out the plans from the Health team. We will be supporting
@MNDoddie5
with the
@DoddieGump
challenge. Get involved!
🏐NETBALL🏐
📸We managed to get 60+ S1-6 girls to give up their own time for a squad photo.
#commitment
🌟There are players missing, but this highlights how much Netball is growing as a sport!
A way to mark the end of the regional rounds. Wish us luck for the knock-outs! 🤞🏼
📝 Youth update | We are delighted to announce that Sandy Carey, Will Greenhorn and Martin France will join the first-team squad ahead of 2020/21. Full story here ➡️
Unfortunately not the send off we wanted but we wish
@MissPaterson_PE
all the best as she sets off on her new adventure. An amazing addition to the department and you will be missed by staff and pupils ⭐️
Balfron-A-Thon 2020 has come to an end!
We have managed to keep Balfron moving from 8am to 8pm! 👏👏👏
Thank you to everyone who has taken part and donated to
@BackOnside
!
We will continue to share pictures and videos from today! 😆
Tomorrow is
@balfronhigh
#ActiveGirls
💜 learn about
#ActiveGirls
& steps to address the gender gap in sport
💜 take part in a choice activity
💜 celebrate women & girls’ participation
Increasing visibility of women & girls is essential for increased participation!
👇🏼
Connor’s first and last Scottish Schools medal. What a great six years representing Balfron High School. All the very best and we’ll always be following and supporting you.
@C_onnorbell
@SSAAschools
🏐 NETBALL 🏐
A new
@balfronhigh
extra-curricular record (we think) with 55 S1 & S2 girls turning up for training tonight. Enough for nearly 8 different Netball teams!
Our club just keeps on growing...🙌🏼🔥.
Ready for S3-6 girls tomorrow night ✨
The club can confirm that
@KateNicolson4
will leave Celtic in August to pursue full-time education and football in the States🇺🇸 Thanks for everything and all the best💚
We really appreciate the partnership with
@strathendRFC
@SRFC_Academy
. Lots of great work being done by the club to keep young people of
@balfronhigh
active and engaged in these difficult times!
What a journey for this fantastic
@balfronhigh
@SrfcRugby
team! Well done to all involved, from mini rugby through to U18, huge thanks to all the coaches for their support!
A fantastic performance from the
@balfronhigh
U16 rugby squad beating The Glasgow Academy in the Shield quarter final. Every player showed amazing commitment, effort and skill. Well done.
⚽️🏆 BHS Champions League 🏆⚽️
🔥 The Champions League Group Stages are back on Wednesday at
@balfronhigh
!
We caught up with Borussia Dortmund manager Mr Dalziel to look ahead to his game against Bayern Munich!
Excitement is building!
A great night
@BurnbraeBull
for the S1/2 boys rugby team. Winners of the West of Scotland Cup! A great tournament and tough matches in the semi-final and final for the team but hard work and team work was excellent. Thanks to
@steven_meenagh
for hosting.
Great day at the Stirling Schools Netball festival, thank you
@ASThommo
and
@ActiveSchoolStg
for organising. 29 S1&S2 girls representing the school👏🏼👏🏼 Big shout out to the Red Devils who beat the Green machine in the final.🥇🥈
🏆 Balfron High School Sports Awards 2020 🏆
Now to recognise this year's Team of the Year... Another relay impressive year for this team!
#BalfronSportsAwards
🏆 Well done to Logan and Greg who were part of the Forth Valley Football Team that won the Senior National Trophy Final tonight in a close game that was decided by penalties!
👏 Well done to all of the other players and staff who are part of the team!
Congratulations 👏 👏
⚽️ GIRLS FOOTBALL ⚽️
👏 Well done to the Under 15 Girls Football Team tonight for an excellent performance and result against
@LornshillPE
in a closely fought final to win the Stirling Albion Cup!
Can’t wait for more games next year!
⚽️🏆⚽️🏆⚽️
🏆 Balfron High School Sports Awards 2020 🏆
👀 Here is a look back at some of the opportunities that have been available to pupils over the past year!
#BalfronSportsAwards
Mindful May
👀 Check out this video from David McCracken (
@FalkirkFC
co-manager) talking about what he has been doing to stay active and to look after his mental health and wellbeing
Let us know what you’ve done today to stay active!
@CrackingHandN
@BackOnside
@balfronhigh
💙💛 Before our Easter break we held staff vs S6 events and had a non uniform day to raise money for
@decappeal
who help families fleeing Ukraine. We are happy to announce that we raised £2252. Thank you to the
@balfronhigh
community for thier generosity 💙💛 🇺🇦
#wearebalfron