Miss Alexander will once again lead her 'fun-running' troupe down to Belfast for the annual Belfast Marathon 'Fun run' which takes place on the May Day bank holiday, Monday 15th May.

Miss Alexander, Head of Home Economics in the school, is passionate about running, and is regularly dons her running gear for a 'wee' run (10K!) after school. No stranger to Marathons, Miss Alexander was delighted at the level of interest shown by the students.

"Each year the numbers participating from Magherafelt High School have grown and hopefully it provides students with an interest in going to do a full Marathon some day later on in life."

With over 20 students and staff taking part in what is being billed as the largest Belfast Marathon to date in terms of the numbers of runners, it will surely be a fun day out if nothing else.

For the past four years Magherafelt High School students have been involved in an Oral History project that has aimed to record for posterity the testimony of those who made a significant stand in Northern Ireland. 

The project was the brainchild of the American Federation of Teachers in partnership with the NASUWT in Northern Ireland.  Through the funding that the AFT secured, teachers from around the world were given the opportunity to attend training events to prepare them to enthuse students to go out and record interviews with key civic activists for themselves, armed with their nifty Flip Cameras.  These interviews could then be compared with other key contexts, such as South Africa, USA, Georgia, Poland and others.  The key aim was to always ensure that the students were leading the project and they were the key decision makers in relation to who should be interviewed.  Students were literally recording History.

The MHS Girls Rugby team continues to impress, this time at the home of Belfast Harlequins RFC. Competing against much more experienced teams from St Rose's and Victoria College, yet again the girls acquitted themselves with aplomb!