Good luck to our cast and crew of "Hi School Musical" and their teachers Ms Leiber, Ms. Brennan and Ms. Hoskins and SNA Ms. Pauline O’Callaghan who are competing in the All Ireland TY Light entertainment final today in the Everyman in Cork
We were delighted to invite our Boston exchange teachers Liz and Dave Grindle into class 1D today.
They were made to feel very welcome by all the students.
An interesting discussion followed about the differences between American and Irish schools. We learned that we have many things in common.
We wish to thank Liz and Dave for coming into the class. Many students in the class expressed an interest in participating in this exchange in the future.
Class 2D were visited by Kay Quinn, one of the members of Skibbereen Fairtrade Town who gave them a talk on the importance of Fairtrade and her experience in Costa Rica working with Fairtrade farmers. She also gave the students useful advice on how they can help our school get a Fairtrade badge.
Class 2D are currently trying to get a Fairtrade badge for our school in order to show how our school contributes to making the world a better place.
A Big thanks to Kay for visiting the students. It was very informative and very much appreciated.
Thanks to Ms. G. O’Callaghan and Mr. S. Mannion for organising this talk for the students.
Day 5 was again another action packed day.
It started out with a trip to Lough Hyne on Long’s coaches with Mr. Sean Hurley. Mr. Tom Foley gave a speech about Lough Hyne and gave a guided tour up the hill where they were met with panoramic views of West Cork. Ms. Alise Bride acted as another tour guide for an alternative route along the lake.
It was off to Baltimore next where they had lunch. Some had toasted specials in Bushe’s Bar in Baltimore whilst others opted for ice cream after a packed lunch.
After lunch they travelled to Liss Ard for a guided tour of the Irish Sky Gardens, by Paul Carlos.
Skibbereen Community School are very appreciative of Liss Ard and their manager Alexi Argyris for organising this special event. The smiles in the pictures say it all!
Pictured below are our musicians & singers who performed for the staff & students in St. Patrick’s National School yesterday, as part of seachtain na gaeilge.
Well done to Anna Collins, Lisa O’Driscoll, Amy Harte, Chloe Harte, Aoibhínn O’Connell, Elaine O’Donovan, Ellen Marks & Oran Roycroft.
Information Evening on Tuesday, 21 March from 6pm to 7.30pm in the Aula Maxima, Main Quadrangle, UCC.
Help students choose the right course and college option for them.
UCC are running an Information Evening on Tuesday, 21 March from 6pm to 7.30pm in the Aula Maxima, Main Quadrangle (building 59 on the UCC campus map).
This event is specifically for parents, guardians, and supporters of senior cycle students, to provide an overview and helpful insights into academic and student life at University College Cork. The evening will include short practical talks on how to prepare your sons and daughters for the transition to third level, information on finance and grants, and expert advice on degree choices and how they align with future careers.
With over 60 undergraduate degrees on offer, staff from the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, College of Business and Law, College of Science, Engineering and Food Science and College of Medicine and Health will be available to answer your questions. There will also be an opportunity to chat with staff from our Disability Support (DARE), UCC Career Services, the Graduate Attributes Programme, the UCC Skills Centre and the Quercus Scholarship Programme.
Light refreshments will also be served.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/ucc-information-evening-for-parents-and-guardians-tickets-529500047897
1D have all become members of Cork County Council Library and Libraries Ireland! We visited Skibbereen Library on Thursday 09 March where we were warmly welcome by all the library staff.
The library service is free of charge and up to 12 books can be borrowed at any one time. The library also provides a space to conduct research, print project work etc. Students were shown how to borrow and return books and learned how to request and reserve titles from other branches. Books can be borrowed from and returned to any branch nationally.
Members can also access ebooks and audio books free of charge. It is possible to read daily newspapers and magazines for free, send documents for printing remotely, book a PC, borrow or return a book in any library in the country, access language learning programmes and much, much more! In fact, you can even borrow a musical instrument from your local library!
Many thanks to Mary, Veronica and Gina in Skibbereen Library, and to teachers, Ms O’ Sullivan and Ms Burke for facilitating the visit.
We have also included some photos of students acting out various scenes from the drama, Burning Everest. Well done to all involved!
Congratulations to our first year boys basketball team who are through to the county ‘A’ grade final, after beating Ballincollig Community School yesterday.
After a sluggish start, the SCS boys found their rhythm and recorded a comfortable victory of 45 to 21 points. Thanks to coaches Ms. Marie O'Mahony and Ms. Mags Breen.
4th year Agricultural Science students went to Clonakilty Agricultural College today to learn about beef breeds and genetics.
The students were given a guided tour around the farm, where they saw new born lambs and calves.
Thank you to John Dullea, teacher from Darrara college for showing us around and giving us a detailed talk.
Absolutely fantastic is one way of describing day 3 of our Boston exchange. It was an action packed day.
We set off from O’Donovan Rossa GAA grounds at 12.45 to see the Cork and Wexford hurling match. It was wins all around today for Cork, winning the match & recruiting life long extra supporters for Cork Hurling. Liz and Dave Grindle and Siobhan Hunter and Christine Walsh all commented that it was great to see such a fast, paced exciting game!
Next stop was a scenic walk to Marina Market for pizza, which was organised by Mr. Anton O’ Mahony and Mr. Tom Foley.
Our sincere thanks to Mike Scannell and O’ Donovan Rossa for organising this wonderful day out and to Sean Hurley for driving with Long’s Coaches. Thanks also to Ms. Olivia Scarlett and Sophie Scarlett and Mr. Sean Hickey for accompanying.
We were delighted to host a formal reception in Skibbereen Community School for our Boston Exchange visitors at 2pm on Saturday.
Mr. Tom Foley opened proceedings and our Principal Mr. Anton O’ Mahony welcomed everyone to our reception. Mr. and Mrs. Dave and Liz Grindle, Ms. Siobhan Hunter and Ms. Christine Walsh and 14 students were welcomed. Councillor Karen Coakley gave a few words of welcome.
All students were handed a gift bag each by Ms. Rita O’Connell and Mr. Anton O’Mahony. Our very talented students played Irish traditional music and gave a display of Irish dancing organised by Ms. Colette Brennan.
We were delighted to have Ms. Mary Hegarty, Ms. Helen Dempsey, Ms. Ruth O’Brien, Fr. John Heinhold, Mr. Paul Hayes, Ms. Anne Crowley, Ms. Sandy Gallagher, Mr. Michael Collins TD, Mr. Joe Carroll, Mr. Mike Scannell, Ms. Sandra Flynn and host families.
The students enjoyed a trip to the musical ‘Hi School Musical’ later in the evening in what was a perfect end to a perfect day!
Pictured are some of the First Year Boys Football Panel who played Clonakilty Community College today, March 10th. Many thanks to their coaches, Mr. Maurice Moore and Mr. Eoghan Daly.
