Pictured below are our 3rd year Spanish students at Segovia Today.
Our 3rd year Spanish students pictured outside the school in Madrid and at the Bernabeu.
Well done to our senior footballers who beat Mount St. Michael Rosscarbery by 1-14 to 1-12 in a friendly yesterday.
Pictured below are nineteen of our 3rd Year students waiting to depart for Madrid yesterday.
A presentation of thanks being made to our principal Mr. O'Mahony by Spanish teachers Olga and Ms. Ana Lopez, on behalf of the visiting Spanish Group who stayed with us last week. Our students flew out to Madrid with them yesterday.
The school community would like to sincerely thank our past pupils Colin O’Driscoll, Aoife Crowley, Niamh Burns, Elena Forde, Eimear O’Driscoll and Rachel O’Driscoll, who recently took time out of their busy schedules to tell us about their recent trip to Romania where they helped vulnerable young adults.
Proceeds from our wonderful “Christmas Jumper Day” went towards this very worthy cause. Thanks to our Religion teachers Ms. Orla O’Sullivan and Ms. Deirdre Hennigan for organising the talk and to the 2nd years for attending.
The School Community would like to congratulate all our Junior Certs on their terrific results. Well done to every one of you!
The School Community would like to welcome our visitors from Madrid. Twenty students are taking part in a cultural exchange programme with our third years. They are accompanied by their teachers Anna and Olga. Thanks to Ms. Karen Sheane, our Spanish Teacher for organising an action packed programme for the week. Thanks to Mr. Ritchie Keating for taking the crew kayaking today on Lough Hyne.
Thanks to Mr. Hayes for taking them surfing tomorrow and to Ms. O Brien for taking them to Cork City on Friday. Our students are off to Spain next week.
Students Joseph Griffiths, 3rd Year and Fionn O'Connor, 1st Year travelled to Greystones Sailing Club South of Dublin with their boat to take part in the RS 200 Southern Championships 9/10 September. 24 boats entered the event including 12 youth teams from all over Ireland.
Due to a poor weather forecast, four races were sailed on Saturday in gale force conditions at times and rough seas. The weather was so bad by the fourth race that only four boats managed to finish including Joseph and Fionn who were the youngest team taking part. They finished in 8th place overall and were 4th youth team. They were also singled out by the race officer to congratulate them on their outstanding seamanship skills.
Some pics of our first years settling into their practical classes! Click on bottom pic for gallery.
All students are welcome to join the school's Premier League Fantasy Football Competition. The Code to join is 811330-1049626
There will be prizes throughout the season. Good Luck!
Welcome back to school...
The School Community would like to congratulate our Leaving Cert Class of 2017 on their fantastic Leaving Cert Results. Well done to everyone of you!
It is with the deepest regret that we wish to inform you all of the death of our Leaving Cert Student, Brian Houlihan of Church Cross. Brian passed away on Monday. A book of condolences is available in the school for staff and students who wish to sign it. Ar dheis Dè go raibh a anam.
Reflection
A thought for those who have been bereaved.
Prayer for Courage
Lord, help me to be brave
Strengthen me to rise above my pain
As nature around me
Becomes, after a shower of rain
Bright, green, fresh and beautiful again.
After the parting of my loved one
I encounter a gamut of emotions
As they toss me around
Help me believe
That living in the shadow of the Cross
I face the light of the Resurrection
You, Lord, will help me to cope each day with my loss.
Lord, each day you make me braver,
As, with the suddenness of my loved one’s death
Life brings such unknown things.
Help me keep him close and you in sight
Trusting that out of the darkness of my night
Each new Dawn – will give me light.
Anne Rogers
Pictures from the Transition Year Cook Off which was held recently.
The entire school community would like to congratulate Denise Walsh on her European Silver Medal win this morning. Denise has been coaching our Rowing beginners with Emily over the last few months. We are extremely proud of her achievement. SCS would also like to congratulate Shane, Mark, Gary and Paul on their medal wins and well done Skibb Rowing Club!
Our victorious Junior Ladies Football Team who won the County 'A' Football Final recently, pictured with their coaches Mr. Patrick Hayes & Mr. Tony Harrington.
Well done to Padraig Lucey, Colm Deasy & Karen McCarthy, who took part in an Arts and Crafts Module in Skibbereen Community School with Ms. Bernadette Hegarty and Ms. Liz Leonard. They are pictured below presenting a beautiful slate clock which they made, to our principal Mr. Anton O'Mahony.
Skibbereen Community School 0 - 1 Rochestown College
Match Report by Sean Spenser
The final of the Cork Cup, a fantastic competition which was coming to the end with one game left between two brilliant teams. Skibbereen in particular have shocked everyone this season - a new school with a lot of their best players ineligible due to being in the year above. They had done fantastically well to get to the final and now the team that had beat them 5-0 in the semi-finals of the Munster Cup were the only team standing in their way from the first trophy in soccer in the schools history.
The Skibbereen coaches knew they had to change something to stop Rochestown from dominating the game like they did the last time these sides met. On the way to the game they decided to change the system from a 4-2-3-1 with two central midfielders to a 4-1-2-3 with 3 central midfielders, one slightly behind. They put Eoin Murran man marking Rochestown's deadly Matthew Murphy who dominated Skibbereen the last time they played. It was obvious that it was going to be a very tough game, both teams wanting to give their all and already angry at the fact that the final was not in Turner's Cross, but in Lyre.
Soon into the game it was very clear that both teams were up for it, very little quarter being given by either side. The defences of both sides were working in overdrive, both playing really well. It's hard to take risks with that much at stake and that eventually leads to a game where the defences have to be up for it and they were. Going into half time 0-0 was fair, with neither team having a chance or looking dangerous. Rochestown were on top, playing nice football with lots of possession, but they couldn't make it count in the final third. It looked like both teams would need to change something to get something out of the game. Skibbereen's attempt at changing the game came in the way of bringing Liam McCarthy on for Jack O'Brien and Matthew Mulcahy on for John Leahy.
Straight after the restart Skibbereen looked a lot more lively, with Liam McCarthy providing a fantastic threat down the left flank. He brought something that Skibbereen didn't already have on the pitch, an attacking outlet. Someone who they could launch the ball up to and they knew would hold onto it. That added with his pace meant that the Rochestown defence were struggling to stop him. He provided the only part of controversy in the game when he was running at Rochestown's Andrew O'Brien. Liam and Andrew were in a riveting physical battle in which Liam was on top. This was clearly frustrating Andrew, so as Liam was running at him he swung a wild boot at him. It narrowly missed, but had he connected it could have lead to a serious injury and he could have been very easily sent off for it, but the referee let him off with a warning. Skibbereen were piling on a lot more pressure than they had been in the first half, but it still wasn't enough. Neither team seemed able to break the deadlock. Going into stoppage time Skibbereen had all the momentum, but Rochestown got a corner. There was a wait of about 10 minutes while Rochestown's Ben O'Leary got some medical treatment. The gap had taken all the momentum and fizz out of the game.
As the corner was whipped in, Skibbereen needed to be switched on and they were. They headed it out of the box and pushed out. The ball was right back into Rochestown's possession straight away. The ball was back into the box and it resulted in another corner. Four corners later it seemed like time had to be up, however Rochestown had one final chance through the way of another corner. Matthew Murphy put it right on top of the keeper and there was a goalmouth scramble. Eventually the ball somehow found it's way into the back of the net. In the dying embers of the game, Skibbereen had gone behind. That had to be it, there was no time left to equalize. Rochestown had won it all in the last minute of the game. Skibbereen's dreams had been crushed in the worst possible way.
Understandably Skibbereen were very disappointed coming off the pitch, however they'd held a team that had beaten them 5-0 a mere 2 months later to 0-0 up until the last kick of the game. They gave a fantastic account of themselves, giving it their absolute all, remaining professional during and after the match, but it just wasn't to be. Rochestown had probably deserved to win the game to be fair to them. They had a little bit more of the ball and looked a bit more dangerous, but the manner in which they won is always going to leave a sour taste in the oppositions mouth.
Man of the Match: James McCarthy - A number of players had exceptional games for Skibbereen, the most notable not chosen being Eoin Murran, who marked Matthew Murphy the whole game and stopped him from being the threat he is. However, James McCarthy just about edged it. The tireless midfielder had an exceptional game, doing what he has done all year for Skibbereen, winning the ball back and covering ridiculous amounts of ground. This was his best performance in a Skibbereen shirt, but he's been the unsung hero all season doing so much work, going unnoticed. He won the ball back with ease, looked very comfortable in possession of the ball and was winning the physical duels in the middle of the park. Going forward he was always in the right position even if he didn't always get the ball or do anything exceptional. His hard work and brilliant performance was fantastic and he had an exceptional game.
Starting XI: Cormac McCarthy, Tomás O'Mahony, John Leahy, Robbie Minihane, Feilim O'Donovan, James McCarthy, Eoin Murran, Jamie O'Driscoll, Jack O'Brien, James O'Neill, Isaac Harte.
Substitutes: Liam McCarthy (Jack O' Brien), Matthew Mulcahy (John Leahy), Jason Nott (Isaac Harte), Jack O'Brien (Jamie O'Driscoll)
Thanks to Rochestown for giving us a brilliant game. You came down to Lyre and won the cup fair and square. You're a brilliant team who deservedly got to the final and you will be a huge threat next year. Your players showed great sportsmanship and were very kind in victory. Thanks again for coming down and we look forward to meeting you next season!
Last Monday 22nd of May, the Junior Certificate School Program (JCSP) graduation was held for 30 of our 3rd year students. In recognition of these students’ continuous hard work over the last three years, each student received a certificate and a reference. Lunch from the school canteen was also served as part of the celebration. It was a great morning and we wish these students the very best of luck in their upcoming Junior Certificate examinations.
JCSP Co-ordinators
Hannah Phelan & Patrick Hayes.