Congratulations to our Junior Ladies Football team and their coach Ms. Ella Ryan who beat Kenmare Community School today in the Quarter Final of the Munster Championship. Well done folks!
Pictured are our First Year Students who have exemplary attendance records since starting in September. Their efforts were acknowledged by the Principal Mr. Anton O Mahony, Deputy Principal Mr. Tom Foley, Year Head Ms. Anne Hayes, SCP team members, Ms. Mandy Twomey and Mr. Roger Earl. They were presented with certificates and canteen vouchers in a special ceremony today. This is part of TUSLA’s “Every School Day Counts” Initiative. The next stage challenge starts in January.
These are exciting times for the hardworking basketball players of SCS. The much anticipated date for the upcoming All-Ireland Cup final has been set for Monday the 20th of January at 11 o’clock in the National Basketball Stadium in Tallaght, where we take on formidable opposition in St Joseph's of Rochfortbridge. Being the All Ireland final, the match will be streamed live so all those who cannot travel to Dublin will see us in action on the screen and hopefully cheer as joint captains Eividas and Stevie lift the cup.
Fantastic First years win the county final.
Last weekend, many of our first year boys were in action in the county final for the Skibbereen Eagles club against a very strong Bantry side. Anyone who was lucky enough to witness this pulsating contest will not forget it. Indeed with six seconds left on the clock, star forward Steven sent the Bantry side into the lead by a single point and Bantry's victory looked assured. The large crowd of Bantry supporters were a vocal presence now and celebrated in style cheering what looked like a famous victory.
But what happened next is the stuff of dreams. Under the inspired guidance of Jenny and Shelley Brickley, the Skib team showed resilience beyond their tender years. Sean Connolly flung a pass in the direction of the brilliant Finn Brickley, who drove past three Bantry defenders and shot in the direction of the basket. Time stood still. All eyes stared at the hoop waiting for the ball to drop. Just as the ball sunk into the net, putting Skib back in the lead, the buzzer for full time went off and the celebrations began in earnest.
All-Ireland Play Offs
SCS has been handed the honour of hosting both the under 16 and under 19 All-Ireland Playoffs on the 12th and 19th of January. Let us do everything in our power to make the All-Irelands a memorable occasion for all of our visitors.
A number of TY Students went Karting and Paintballing in Cork today. They had a ball. Many thanks to Mr. Cathal McCarthy and Mr. Chris O brien for accompanying them.
The School Community would like to congratulate the U14 Boys Skibb Eagles Club team and their coach Ms. Jennie Brickley who won the County over the weekend. They are pictured with their school team players and coach Ms. Marie O Mahony who congratulated them this morning.
Well done to our U14 (First Year) Girls Soccer Team and their coaches Ms. Orla Higgins and Mr. Ger Carey who beat Pobailscoil Bheanntrai today in a friendly at home. Both teams are preparing for their upcoming cup games in January. Many thanks to the Bantry Team for travelling today.
The SCS Under 14 Ladies football team played their first ever game at the home of Cork GAA on Friday. They were welcomed to Páirc Uí Chaoimh by James McCarthy, Cork GDA, and treated to a tour of the stadium including a visit to the press conference room and the impressive gym.
They were taken to the dressing rooms where James talked them through pre match routines and recreated the excitement of match day with the county team. The importance of working hard with their clubs and with their school was again emphasised.
The girls then got ready for their match in the fantastic indoor warm up area before taking the field where they showed off their impressive footballing skills. They put on a brilliant display in their game against Kinsale CS and secured a comprehensive victory on the 4G pitch.
The girls thoroughly enjoyed their trip and once again we extend our thanks to all the Páirc Uí Chaoimh staff and Cork coaches for a wonderful day.
Well done to our U14 Girls Football team who beat Kinsale Community School in an exhibition match on the 4G pitch in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Both teams got a tour of the stadium and its facilities afterwards. Many thanks to Ms. Niamh Lordan adn Mr. James McCarthy coaches and to Mr. Chris O Brien for accompanying the team.
The School Community held its annual “Enrolment Evening” on Wednesday, Dec 11th. A huge effort was put in by all staff and students to showcase our school’s finest wares. There was a huge crowd and the atmosphere was electric. Many thanks to all the student tour guides, the TY stall sellers, the musiciens, DJ, Office Staff, Teaching/SNA staff, Cleaning Staff, BAM Caretaking Staff, Canteen Staff and Parents Council. It really was the whole School Community at its best. Thanks everyone!
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A “MAD” Initiative took place for all 6th Years in the school today. MAD - 'Make a Difference' has established itself as an exciting and energetic organisation that provides platforms to create positive change in the lives of students and children. Ms. Noreen Coomey from Lisheens House gave a very informative talk on wellbeing and self care. Many thanks Ms.Coomey and Mr. Cathal McCarthy and the Religion Department for organizing.
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We are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow evening for our Enrolment Evening. Guided tours start at 5.30pm. The Principal’s address will be at 7pm in the Canteen Area. There will be Enrolment Stations in the LRC Social Area. Please ask any one of our army of volunteers for help. Please bring some money with you to support our TY Christmas Food/Gift Stalls!
Happy Un Human Rights Day from Ms. Brennan’s First Year CSPE Classes!
Congratulations to our under 16 basketball team who are through to the All-Ireland Cup final in Tallaght.
Today they beat CTI Clonmel by a scoreline of 58 to 21.
Top scorers: Eividas Andreikus 24, Tom Kavanagh 15, Stevie Redmond 8.
The School will be closed on Thursday, Dec 12th to facilitate staff training in the new Junior Cycle.
Congratulations to Lara, Anna, James, Jack and Daniel, 2nd year students that competed in the First Lego Coding League regional final in Cork on Saturday. 16 teams took part in the competition. They won the category ‘Core Values’, there was four categories (Core Values, Robot Design, Innovation Project, Robot Game) and an overall winner. They now qualify for the All Irelands in March. Well done to the team and their coach/teacher Ms. Orla Courtney.
Congratulations to our under 19 basketball team on overcoming a tough semi final against St Colman's Fermoy and getting to the county final.
Let me begin by acknowledging the huge amount of work Ms. Keating has done with this team since first year. Also, Steve Redmond, Pat Dwyer and Lorcan Carey have contributed enormously to their progress over the years in getting this team to the level they are at. Being county finalists, they have earned a place in the All Ireland series. They train at 7.30 while many of you are sleeping and deserve great credit for the effort they put in.
Prior to the final, news on the basketball airwaves was glowing from the teams who had played Youghal. They had beaten every team they played by huge margins and we knew we were up against it. Ger MacEoin and Steve Redmond offered a glimmer of hope in their assessment saying we had a chance but we would have to play our best basketball. Again, Steve compiled a detailed page of notes for us on the main threats posed by Youghal which we are grateful for. All we had to do was deliver!
On the day, our play fell very short of what was required. Our defence worked tirelessly to curtail the threat of a very talented Youghal team and to our credit we did this job well. Patryck Mallinowski was playing superbly keeping their Ballincollig star Killian to a minimum until he was struck with injury. His loss was huge and also meant we lost a potent shooter who could hurt Youghal in attack.
Youghal were dominating the board on both sides of the court and our shooting was poor. Worse was to befall us when Szymon picked up 4 fouls relatively early in the game. The introduction of Micheál Sheehy and Robbie Minihane had a dramatic positive effect on our rebounding as both boys can jump like gazelles and will give you everything in terms of sheer effort. However, we have to admit that our long and short shooting could only be described as poor and fell very short of the high standard we produce in training. There is no doubt in my mind that we can perform to a higher standard and our task in the weeks ahead is to push ourselves to do it.
In the words of Nelson Mandela, ' there is no passion to be found playing small and settling for a life that's less than the one you are capable of living'.
While we strove hard to curb the Youghal offensive threats and worked tirelessly, our attack was limited and time and time again our efforts were crushed by our physically stronger opponents. The only glimmer of hope in attack was the sharp shooting of Eividas who scored 11 of our 36 points. Jack Payne Murphy also stepped up to the challenge and contributed 6 points to the attack. The final score of 49 to 36 appears to be a respectable score but we know we did not perform to anything like we are capable of in this game.
Going forward to the play offs, we will have to improve dramatically in so many areas. If our ambition is to advance, many of our players will have to step up and be counted but i have full faith in these boys to do it.