Wallace High School Sixth Year students have been working at the forefront of technological innovation, in partnership with ICT leaders Microsoft.

As part of an exciting pilot scheme the Lisburn teenagers have been paired with young people from Dunshaughlin Community College, Co. Meath. Read the rest of this entry »

 Wallace High School Government and Politics students recently had the opportunity of a  lifetime when they visited The Northern Ireland Assembly on the historic occasion of Dr Ian Paisley’s final day in office. 

Lower sixth student Erin Graham explained, “When we arrived at Stormont we were taken on a guided tour of the assembly which really helped us understand our local political system and gave us a glimpse into a politician’s life. Read the rest of this entry »

The Wallace High School recently held an internet safety evening for parents of both its Prep Department and Grammar school. The innovative event was organised by the school’s ICT coordinator David Cleland and was well supported by parents who were keen to learn more about the ever changing technological world in which we live. Wallace has a area of their school website dedicated to internet safety and cyber bullying. Read the rest of this entry »

The Wallace High School Parent Teacher Association last week hosted its annual Christmas supper dance with almost three hundred parents, teachers and friends of the school gathering to celebrate the start of the festive season.

During the drinks reception guests were entertained by harpist Richard Allen from Year 11, before enjoying dinner which was supplied by “The Mad Hatter”. Guests also enjoyed a raffle and tombola and the evening concluded with dancing to “The Usual Suspects”. Read the rest of this entry »

Upper Sixth pupils in The Wallace High School staged two very successful productions of “Christmas Pie” at the end of term to raise money for a school in southern Sudan. Christmas Pie is a long standing Wallace tradition – having been performed by Sixth years for over thirty years.

Each performance, lasting over one hour, had been scripted and choreographed by the pupils as the result of several weeks of extra curricular effort. Read the rest of this entry »