Reminder: First Year Parent/Teacher Meeting, Thurs March 30th, 4.15pm to 6.30pm.
5th Year Biology students went on an Ecology Field Trip to Fota Wildlife Park on Thursday March 16th. The students carried out a habitat study looking at both the biotic and abiotic factors that influenced the organisms present in it.
Despite the early start and not so pleasant weather students and teachers really enjoyed the day.
The School Library has added a 100 new books to its shelves today. Many thanks to Ms. Evelyn Collins and her team of students for cataloguing all the books and organising the daily loan system. The Library is open to all students during every lunch time.
Congratulations to the cast, crew and school staff of our TY Musical, “Hi-School Musical” on finishing 4th in the All-Ireland Light TY Drama School’s Competition last night in the Everyman theatre, Cork. This was a huge achievement for our school especially after the Musical sold out all three shows in Skibbereen last week. Over 1200 people have seen the show to date. We would like to acknowledge all the hard work put in by the students and school staff which are listed below. Many thanks to them and to our generous local sponsors.
We were saddened to say goodbye to our Boston Exchange students and teachers, after a fabulous 10 days in Ireland.
The exchange has been an incredible success and has left us all with incredible memories. It has been said that “as one journey ends, another begins”. It is so true, as the countdown has already started for the return journey in October.
Pictured below is Mr. Anton O’Mahony, Ms. Órla O’Sullivan and Mr. Cormac O’Brien wishing them well as they prepared for their journey home to Boston.
We wish to thank our wonderful visitors for coming and to Liz and Dave Grindle and Siobhan Hunter and Christine Walsh for accompanying them. A big thank you to Rita O’Connell and Ruth O’Brien for their help. Thanks also to Ms. Orla O’Sullivan Mr. Cormac O’Brien, Ms. Colette Brennan and Mr. Conor Murphy for helping to organise the exchange.
We were honoured in Skibbereen Community School to be the ‘Grand Marshals’ in the Skibbereen St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
It was a huge privilege to have our Boston Exchange students walk with us as we led the parade. A huge thank you to Skibbereen and District Chamber of Commerce for all of their hard work organising such a special event.
Many thanks to our staff members for organising and to our Boston exchange teachers Liz and Dave Grindle, Christine Walsh and Siobhan Hunter for accompanying their students.
We were delighted to be asked by Ms. Helen Dempsey and The Skibbereen and District Chamber of Commerce to organise face painting for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Skibbereen.
Thanks to our wonderful First Years who volunteered.
SCS’ Sailing Club took part in the Munster Schools Sailing Team Racing event which was held in Schull on Saturday. The two SCS teams did brilliantly. The SCS 2 won three out of four of their races and so have qualified for the Schools National Championships in Dublin at the end of April which is a fantastic achievement!
Thanks to our coach Ms Carla Nugent for organising the training leading up to the event and for accompanying the team at the event in Schull.
Well done to our U15 Boys Rugby Teams and their coaches, Mr. Stephen Mannion and Mr. Declan Coppinger who took part in Munster Rugby’s Schools Blitz which was held in Old Christians Rugby Club in Glanmire. The lads played teams from Carrigtwohill, Bantry, Davis College and Colaiste Muire Cobh. They played some great rugby, won several games and had a particularly great performance against Carrigtwohill in the last game, winning by several tries. Unfortunately they lost against Bantry in the last game. Many thanks to our coaches and Mr. O Brien, First aid Responder.
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
Hard luck to our Senior Ladies Football Panel and their coaches in the LGFA All-Ireland “B” Semi-Final on Thursday, March 16th. They lost to Maynooth on a scorline of 6-11 to 3.14. We wish to thank and acknowledge all the players and coaches’ effort and hard work during this campaign especially during those wet cold winter evenings. To get to the top 4 schools in the country is a huge achievement for these players and their School, their Clubs and their families are extremely proud of them. We would like to particularly thank the coaches, Ms. Ella Ryan, Ms. Anna Ward and Mr. Ger Carey for all their hard work. It is very much appreciated.
Well done to all our Students and Staff who took part in our St.Patrick’s Day Celebrations in the LRC Social Area and Sports Hall today. The event was organised by the Irish Department and the team in the LRC. Many thanks to them and all the musiciens, dancers and singers. The lunchtime event was followed by a huge ceilí in the Sports Hall for our American Visitors.
Ricky’s Memorial Tractor Run will start from the Mart Yard on Sunday March 26th at 1pm. We would hope to have as many as students as possible to drive in the convoy to remember Ricky and support the charities he chose. Mr. Fitzgerald has the application forms in G93.
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.
The School Community wish our Senior Ladies Football team and their coaches the very best of luck in tomorrow’s All-Ireland Semi- Final against St. Mary’s Naas.
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Thursday 16th March 2023
Lidl All Ireland Post Primary School Senior ‘C’ Championship Semi Final – Result on the Day
Semi Final 2: St. Mary's Naas v Skibbereen C.S., Cork – 3:00pm, Fethard (3G), Tipperary
Ticket Information - Under 12's Free, Adult €5, Students/ OAP's €3, U18's €2
Click on this link for tickets:
https://www.universe.com/events/lidl-all-ireland-post-primary-school-championship-2023-tickets-2WBQ7R
Date and time
Thu, Mar 16
Throw in at 3pm
Location
Fethard
Fethard, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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!
