Monthly Archives: June 2015

At our final assembly Padraig presented awards for indoor soccer.  He awarded the winning team and the runners up. He awarded students for participation, attitude, improved skills, goal of the year, improved sportsmanship. Here are the winners.  

Senior 6 recently held a coffee morning to raise funds for Ugarish – a charity run by Siobhan Kinsella , a former teacher in our school.  Siobhan is fundraising for a school which her charity is building in a village … Continue reading →

  Donal Kingston Laois Senior County Football player visited our school on June 24th.  He enjoyed watching the Penalty Shoot Out with students and staff taking part.  He took up position as goalkeeper for the thrilling final of the shootout. … Continue reading →

Joshua Atsenokhai’s mother Gladys hosted a very entertaining evening in Athy recently to raise funds for the school.  The event was called Laugh Out Loud – An Evening of Comedy, Entertainment, Fun and Lots of Laughter. Everyone  laughed their  hearts … Continue reading →

Last week as part of National Bike Week and our Green School Program we had an Art Competition.  A huge variety of entries were judged.  Group and individual pieces were entered. On Friday we had the judging and prize giving. … Continue reading →

As part of National Bike Week Barbara and Noel from The Cycling Safety School spent today and yesterday with us taking students for cycling lessons.  65 students in total took part in the training.  25 of them were beginners.  This … Continue reading →

ASDAN is a curriculum development group who design programs to develop learning skills, employment skills and like skills.  Four classes in our school  followed three of these programs over the last year and a half-New Horizons, Transition Challenge and Towards … Continue reading →

Chiara works for An Taisce and helps us with our Green School Program.  We are working towards being awarded our 3rd flag for Travel.  This is bike week so we are learning all about bikes and cycling. Chiara gave workshops … Continue reading →

Our School was delighted to welcome Irish Rugby International Sean OBrien to launch our  Schools Senior sports Day on Thursday June 11. Sean spoke to the students about the highlights of his Rugby career to date and the benefits of … Continue reading →

We had our Debs in the Talbot Hotel on Friday the 5th of June.  Rebecca,David,Luke, George, Eoin, Joe, Rashanda, Leon, Megan Curran ,Rachel,Jack, Ella, Kylie, Thomas, Megan Nolan and Chiara made their Debs.  The meal was nice.  All our friends … Continue reading →