Photos from our Second Year Home Economics Cookalong with Shane Smith on Thursday last.
Last week our School Community raised €3000 for the people of Ukraine.
This week we have decided as a community to set our sights even higher.
One of our teachers (Mr O'Brien, Guidance Counsellor) is in a position to drive a van load of urgently needed Paediatric Medical Supplies out to the Ukraine border over the Easter holidays. As a school community and with the support of our parents and partners in the wider community we are convinced that we can make this happen.
Please have a look at the GoFundMe link below for the bigger plan and details of how the funds are to be used.
Please support our Drive to help these vulnerable Child Refugees in whatever way you can (even if it just to share the GoFundMe link further and further.
Many thanks from the entire School Community at Skibbereen CS.
Click on the button below:
Bailey Lane & Alicia O Sullivan visited SCS to facilitate a workshop with TYs as part of their Safety Over Stigma Campaign.
The aim of this campaign is to educate people about Coco's Law and their rights and responsibilities online as well as educating people around acceptable online behaviour.
A big thank you to Ian & Alicia for giving up their time.
Rugby: Well done to our Junior Girls Rugby Team and their coach Ms. Anna Ward on getting to the final of Munster Rugby School’s Development Competition held in Presentation College Cork yesterday. They beat Kinsale, Beara, Thomond in their group. They beat Bandon in the semifinal and drew with St.Anne’s of Tipperary in the final. St.Anne’s won the competition based on first try scored. Both Skibb and Tipp now represent Munster in the All-Ireland series.
Basketball: Well done to our U14/15 Boys Basketball team, 1st and 2nd Years and their coach, Ms. Marie O Mahony on reaching the County Final next Thursday in Neptune. The First Years beat Colaiste Chriost Ri yesterday at home by 45 points to 25 and the Second Years beat Colaiste na Piarsaigh away by 43 points to 21. Well done to all involved.
Football: Well done to our Senior Boys Football team and their coaches, Mr. David Whelton and Mr. Colman O Driscoll on beating De La Salle Macroom in the Quarter Final of the Simcox County Schools Championship yesterday.
Football: Well done to our Senior Ladies Football team and their coaches, Ms. Ella Ryan and Ms. Anna Ward on beating Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig in the County Championship today, March 25th.
The Home Ec Department were delighted to work with celebrity chef, Mr. Shane Smith yesterday. Katie in Second Year won the Kenwood All Ireland Junior Baking Competition earlier in the year and the prize was for her and her home Ec classmates was to do a live zoom cooking session with Shane. Both classes cooked Buttered Chicken, flat Nan Breads and Tahini Choc Cookies for dessert. Many thanks to Mr. Smith, Katie, her classmates and Ms. Ni Charthaigh, Ms. Roberts and Ms. McCarthy.
The TY Farming Module Class and The Farming Club visited Millstreet Agricultural Machinery Show on March 24th. Many thanks to Mr. Peter Swanton and Mr. PJ Fitzgerald for organising the trip and to Mr. Eoghan Daly and Ms. Eileen O Mahony for accompanying the group.
School Library is Open every Day at Lunchtime for Reading and Borrowing.
Supervised Lunchtime (Over 16’s only) School Gym Sessions every Mon, Tues and Thursday for Boys and Girls. Book your slot by TEAMS messaging Mr. Moore or Mr. O Driscoll beforehand.
Girls Only Weights/Strenght and Conditioning Session with Ms. Ni Shuilleabhain every Thursday afterschool from 4 to 5pm for all ages.
Pool Compeition starts next Monday, March 28th at lunchtime. 50euro first prize. Open to all students and staff. TEAMS message Mr. O Donnabhain with your name to register.
Beauty and the Beast
The cast and crew of the TY musical 'Beauty and the Beast' are working hard to bring this year's fabulous musical to life. Everyone is so delighted to have the chance to create live theatre again after the last 2 years of lockdowns, masks, social-distancing and the rest of it.
We are hoping to present this year's musical extravaganza on the 30th and 31st of March and 1st April. Don't miss this great family show full of well-loved songs and magical characters.
Show Times:
Wednesday 30th of March 2022 at 8:00pm
Thursday 31st of March 2022 at 8:00pm
Friday 1st of April 2022 at 8:00pm
There will be light refreshments at the interval and a raffle for the spot prizes generously donated by the local businesses in Skibbereen.
Ticket price: €10.00
Family ticket: (2 adults and 2 children) €30.00
The tickets are available at Cathal O’ Donovan’s bookshop, 35 Main St, Skibbereen and the reception office in Skibbereen Community School.
Many thanks to the following exhibitors for their knowledge and time and many thanks to Ms. Fiona Ronan, Mr. Cormac O Brien and Ms. Cliodhna O Sullivan, Careers and Counselling Department, SCS for organising the event.
Exhibitors include
University College Cork
Munster Technological University- Cork & Kerry campus
University of Limerick
Waterford IT
Solas
Cork Training Centre
Cork College of Commerce
West Cork campus Cork college of Commerce
Tramore Road (CSN)
Darara Agricultural College
Defence Forces
Eunicas
Aodh O' Donnell Design
Carbery
TY AND 5TH YEARS 2-3PM
6TH YEARS AND 6TH YEAR PARENTS 3PM TO 5PM
On Wednesday, March 16th , students from Ms. Burke's 2nd Year CSPE class were joined by Ms. McNulty's 4th Year Economics class and LRC students with their teacher, Ms. O'Regan and SNA, Siobhán, to plant native Irish trees in the school grounds.
These trees were kindly donated to the Green Schools.
Thank you to Mr. John Dullea, Mr. O'Mahony and Mr. Chris O'Brien for their help and expertise and also to Ms. Burke and her class and Ms. O'Driscoll for all the organising.
The trees that were planted were Hawthorn, Crab Apple, Hazel, Mountain Ash and an Oak Tree which was planted in the memorial spot at the front of the school.
Some of our TY Students presented Ms. Noreen McCarthy of Skibbereen Red Cross with a cheque of 3000euro in aid of the Ukranian Appeal. This was from the proceeds of yesterday’s School Bake Sale. Also pictured is Mr. O Mahony, Principal and Ms. Sarah McCarthy, Home Ec Dept. who helped organise the event. Well done to all involved!
Bhí an-chraic ag na daltaí ag an gcéilí ar an Luan i rith seachtain na Gaeilge.
Well done to all the TY Students who organised today’s School Bake Sale in aid of the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal. Many thanks to Ms.McCarthy and the Home Ec Dept. and Ms. O Brien, Chaplain for their coordinating. A big thankyou also to all the students, staff and parents who donated and bought so much baking.
We are pleased to announce that the raffle, bake sale and staff donations raised a grand total of 2754euro. A phenomenal amount. Well done SCS!
Well done to Ms. Dullea’s 3rd year class who created posters for a well-being display in the school.
They are pictured below in front of the display.
Hard luck to our U19 Boys Soccer Team and their coach Mr. Cobor Uhl today in the Munster Schools Cup. They were beaten at home by 3goals to 1goal by St.Caimin’s Community College, Co. Clare.
Hard luck to our U19 Boys Soccer Team and their coach Mr. Conor Uhl today in the Munster Schools Cup. They were beaten at home by 3goals to 1goal by St.Caimin’s Community College, Co. Clare.
Class 1F winners of the anti-bullying poster competition are pictured below with their posters. Well done to all!
Students from classes 1F and 1G are part of a photography exhibition currently in the Uillinn Arts Centre.
The photography exhibition themed ‘Sanctuary’ is located on the upper stairwell gallery.