Dalriada School
| Dalriada School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ballymoney | |
| Information | |
| Type | Voluntary, Co-educational Grammar School |
| Motto | Labor Sine Cura, Labor Sine Fructu (work without effort is work without fruit) |
| Established | 1878 |
| Headmaster | Thomas Skelton |
| Deputy Head | Ian Walker |
| Number of students | Approx 850 |
| Website | http://www.dalriadaschool.com/ |
Coordinates: 55°04′23″N 6°31′16″W / 55.072992°N 6.521241°W
Dalriada School is a mixed voluntary grammar school in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland. The school draws its pupils from a wide geographical area and a range of social, religious and cultural backgrounds. In 2008 the school won the Northern Ireland State Secondary School of the Year award from The Sunday Times.
(as Ballymoney Intermediate school)
(as Dalriada School, Ballymoney)
Dalriada offers both music and drama.
Dalriada has four choirs, an orchestra, string group and wind band, and several other small instrumental groups.
There are several choirs throughout the school, ranging from the large choir of the younger years to the select few who are chosen for the chamber choir. These choirs meet at lunchtimes throughout the week, and take part in various musical events throughout the year, especially at the Christmas Carol concert. The Chamber Choir has represented the school in school choir of the year in days gone by, and has even started the tradition of visiting other countries to perform, e.g. the yearly chamber choir trip to London. The Senior Choir were the winners of School Choir Of The Year 2016
Dalriada's orchestra, string group, and wind band regularly perform at school concerts. The school also has a number of small groups, including the Irish Traditional Groups, a Dixieland Band, a Jazz Quartet, The Tuba Club, and several others.
The school holds several concerts each year, including the "Evening of Music", where each choir and musical ensemble prepare a collection of songs, and the Christmas Carol Concert.
Dalriada has traditionally staged an annual Shakespearean production. This has been altered in recent years to include modern plays and musicals. Productions staged in recent years have included Les Misérables, Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Oliver!,"Phantom Of The Opera", Oklahoma, and "Macbeth".
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