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Our TY students are selling Daffodil pins this week for the Irish Cancer Society. Their aim is to have all students and staff wearing a Daffodil by the end of next week. The pins are €3 and are available in the office.

 

 

Road Safety Authority Workshop

This week the RSA held a workshop for our TY and 5th Year students. They spoke to the students about the importance and impact of road safety. The students also got the experience a car simulator in which the felt the impact of a car overturning.

The students found the workshop extremely informative and enjoyable.

BT Young Scientist

Congratulations to our students who represented our school at this years BT Young Scientist of the Year in the RDS. Megan Freeney, Eah O’Gorman and Sarah Hennessy. They won a display award for their amazing project.

Their project investigated the impact of different materials used in a beehive on bee heath.

Our busy bees created a hive of interest in the RDS. Even attracting the Taoiseach’s eye and he stopped for a chat, and then tweeted about us!

Invitation
The girls also received a visit from the Native Irish Honey Bee Society who presented the girls with an invitation to their Annual Conference in Athlone.

Press
The project has featured in the Daily Mail, the Irish Examiner and on the RTE Lunchtime News.

 

News Monday the 11th to Friday 15th of December

Sport

Our first year girls’ soccer team had another great win. They beat John the Baptist Community School, Hospital 4-1.

Field Trips

Our 3rd year history classes went to Dublin last Thursday. They went to Collins Barracks, the GPO and Glasnevin Grave Yard.  This was an extremely beneficial trip for the students as they got to go to 3 major areas in Irish history. Each guided tour presented the story of 1916 and the men and women involved.

Transition Year

The transition year rowing is coming to a end. This was a great experience for the TYs as they got a chance to take part in a new sport.

News Monday the 4th to Friday the 8th of December.

Sports

Our first year soccer team lost out to a strong St. Camins team on Thursday. It was a tightly contested game which finished 1-0 to the opposition.

After a intense game our U15 soccer team lost out to Crescent Comprehensive by a score line of 3-2.

Our U16 ½ hurlers unfortunately lost the County Semi Final to St. Pols Kilfinnane last Thursday. The game got off to a slow start for our team, putting us at a disadvantage from the get go.

The Cross Country running got under way on Wednesday the 6th of December. first year students competed in the competition in Thurles. Congratulations to all who participated, especially the boys team who placed 3rd overall.

Seinn

Some of our music students took part in Seinn in association with the Diocese of Cashel and Emly. This is a musical event where 13 secondary schools come together to form a choir of 613 students to perform in the Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles, Co. Tipperary with the help of a professional band and musical director Ian Callinan. The students learned and performed 20 songs. This was the finale of months of work within the school.

Retreats

During the week our 5th and 6th year students had their yearly retreat. The 5th year students had their retreat in the school, while the 6th years travelled away for the retreat. This is an important event in the year for the students and our school.

Information night

Our information night for incoming 6th years took place on Wednesday the 6th of December. This is an important night for both parents and students as it provides valuable information for 6th year. We would like to thank all the parents and students who came and hope any questions ye have were answered.