Well done to Niall Sweetnam and Darragh Coombes, TY who organized a Rugby Fundraiser in the school today. Rugby fans were charged €2 to watch today’s win over Russia. The lads are part of the TY Sports Administration Module where students learn the administration skills of running a sport. The two lads are doing Rugby Administration and hope to use today’s proceeds to bring in Rugby Tutors to teach and certify students in Rugby coaching.
Well done to our SCS students who participated in the Art category of the Carbery Show 2019.
We had a very informative talk yesterday on killer driving behaviour and on the importance of using Hi-vis when out on the road.
Mr. Tim O'Connor and Ms. Ciara Sloyan from the Road Safety Authority Educational Services gave a comprehensive talk that demonstrated the importance of knowing how different driving environments and speed affects the braking distances on your car.
Students got to enjoy a fully interactive road safety educational experience, practice their driving and hazard perception skills on the RSA simulators (car, motorbike, bicycle), experience simulated virtual situations in the RSA virtual reality pods and experience first-hand the dangers of driving and texting. Students also got to practice the driver theory test on board.
3rd Year Home Economics students visited Glenilen Farm today.
Many thanks to Ms. Roberts, Ms. McCarthy and Ms. Ní Charthaigh for taking them.
Many thanks to the Kingston family and their staff for having us.
Well done to our U19 and U16 Boys Basketball Teams and their coach, Ms. Marie O Mahony who recorded league wins over Schull Community College and Castletownbere Community school today.
Hard luck to the U15 Boys Football Team and thier coach Mr. Patrick McCarthy on losing to Clonakilty Community College today in their first round qualifier.
Here are two poems written by two of our first year students, describing their first weeks in SCS.
Well done to both on some great work.
We had a very informative talk yesterday on fire risk analysis, fire control and fire fighting methods. Mr. John Desmond from the Cork County Council Fire Services gave a comprehensive talk that demonstrated the importance of knowing the different types of fires and the protocols to follow in the event of an emergency.
Many thanks to Mr. John Desmond for the presentation & to Mr. Cathal McCarthy for organising.
The U16 and U19 Girls Basketball Teams and their coach Ms. Máire Keating started their league campaign against Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí today. The U16 team lost by 42 points to 34. The U19’s won by 34 points to 21. Many thanks to Ms. Keating and Mr. Chris O’Brien.
Do you think you have what it takes to create, produce and deliver a school radio slot once a week?
School radio team wanted
Do you think you have what it takes to create, produce and deliver a school radio slot once a week?
WANTED:
Presenter
Sound engineer
Researcher 1
Researcher 2
Skills needed
Organized and self-motivated
Friendly, open to ideas
Interested in learning new skills
[Contact Mr. Doherty F62 or F42]
Best of luck to Ms. Maire Keating and her U16/19 Girls Basketball Team who play Bantry tomorrow and Ms. Marie O Mahony and her Senior Boys Basketball team who begin their league campaign on Tuesday against Schull.
Many thanks to Mr. Brendan Doherty, Music Department and his music students who provided lunchtime entertainment last Friday. This is part of the the department’s weekly “lunctime sessions” programme.
The School Community would like to congratulate Vivienne, Emma, Katelyn and Abbie, 6th Year and coach Mr. Sana Covender who won the All-Ireland Inter Pro Rugby Championship with Munster last weekend. Congratulations to all in Skibb RFC. They defeated Ulster on a scoreline of 36 points to 7. The girls will line out for the school next week in the opening rounds of the Schools Competitions in CIT.
This week 1st Year students met with their TY mentors to see how they were transitioning into school life here in SCS.
They played some games in order to get to know one another and checked in with how 1st years were feeling after their first month in SCS.
Last day of the Spanish exchange in Galapagar.
Well done to all First Years who participated in today's Basketball Tournament.
Many thanks to Ms. Marie O’Mahony for oraganising and to her team of student coaches, Stevie, Eividas, Mailladh, Thomas, Robbie, Áine and Maria.
In the Retiro Park, Madrid today.
Today 28 Transition Year students completed Leadership and Mentor Training facilitated by Pa Cotter from Scala Youth Ministry.
It was a great day where students learned the necessary skills to be effective communicators and mentors to first years students.
Photos of our 3rd year students in Spain.
