MIA Big Fish Experience


May 9th, 2008

Wallace High School Moving Image Arts students this week had the unique opportunity of working with an award winning author and script writer this week. The class enjoyed an hour long workshop with Daniel Wallace, whose work includes Tim Burton’s ‘Big Fish‘. Read the rest of this entry »

 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 »

Students Meet Dr Paisley


April 29th, 2008

 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 »

Internet Safety Night


January 10th, 2008

internett.jpgThe 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 »

Christmas Pie 2007


January 7th, 2008

piet.pngUpper 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 »