South Munster Schools Athletics

Success again for Skibbereen community School in the South Munster Athletics.

Intermediate Javelin 500g

Katie kingston 1st with an excellent throw of 35.99m in torrential rain. This is Katie’s 2nd gold medal in the south Munsters & has now qualified for two events in the Munsters.

Junior Javelin 400g

Elaine O’Sullivan had a brilliant throw of 29.20m to win the competition, Elaine has also gained a 3rd place in Discus so again will be representing the school in two events at Munster level.

Lorraine Coakley also competed in the Junior Javelin competition and had another brilliant throw of 25.26m to earn 3rd place in a very competitive competition. Lorraine also will be going forward to the Munsters which will be held in Castleisland on May 20th.

Congratulations & well done to all involved.

TY Activities Day with Surfing and Kayaking, May 11th

TY Students enjoyed their day Surfing in Inchydoney and Kayaking in Schull harbour. Many thanks to Ms. Maria Wilson, Ms. Anna Ward and Mr. Conor Uhl for accompanying them.

School Athletics

Well done to our athletes who competed at the South Munster Schools Competition in Kilworth at the Fanahan McSweeney throwing arena last weekend.

Intermediate Girls Discus 

1st Katie Kingston - 26.81m.

2nd Diana Rose Coakley - 26.80m (just 1cm between them after 5 throws each).

Junior Girls Discus

3rd Elaine O'Sullivan - 26.21m.

4th Lorraine Coakley - 24.08m (has another year in junior).

Intermediate Girls Hammer 3kg

2nd Diana Rose Coakley - 34.23m (her best this year).

Katie, Diana and Elaine qualify for Munster on Saturday 20th in Castleisland Co. Kerry.

Uniform Swop Shop, Friday May 26th and May 31st!

SCS School Uniform Swap Shop! 

In order to address the environmental impact of the textile industry (the second largest contributor to global pollution) and to reduce economic costs to families, SCS are excited to announce our first School Uniform Swap Shop! 

Accepted items 

Clean, very good – excellent condition: 

  • School jumpers 

  • School trousers 

  • School skirts  

Any additional new / unused school uniform items will also be gratefully received (shirts, shoes etc) 

Items need be donated by Friday 26 May. Items may be handed into the school office 
Parents will be invited to collect “new” uniform items on Wednesday 31 May (more details to follow) 
There will be no charge for the “Swap Shop” 

SCS Green Schools Committee

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Michelin Star Chef Visits SCS

A massive thank you to Ahmed Dede and Maria from the highly decorated Baltimore Custom House restaurant for coming into our TY cookery and food & hospitality module students today.

A fantastic talk on how Ahmed always worked harder than everyone and always had perfection as his only goal, to make his dreams a reality.

When the professional footballer career didn’t work out he put his passion for food to the fore and set himself the ambitious target to earn the highly coveted Michelin star.

Having now earned his second Michelin star, he and Maria continue to work tirelessly on fine tuning their high performance team to achieve the third.

Such an inspiring talk all about working hard and never letting anyone tell you, you can’t achieve. We look forward to welcoming Ahmed back for a master class in the future.

A big thank you to the Home Economics teachers for facilitating.

Cork Bike Week

Our second ‘Tour de Trag’ was a massive success on Friday.

30 second years cycled to Trag via lissard with Cycle Sense as part of Cork Bike Week. They also attended a cycling skills workshop.

Our school is heavily invested in the promotion of safe cycling with plans for the future development of it next year.

Thanks to Ms. Órla O’Sullivan and Mr. Chris O’Brien for accompanying them and to our 4th Years, Donal O’Callaghan, Daniel Cleary, William O’Donovan, Aidan Fahy and Sean Connolly who were superb stewards. Tour de France watch out as we are on our way!

National Bike Week Cycle to Trag, May 5th

Well done to all those who took part in the Cycle To Trag last week. The event was part of National Bike Week and was supported by Cycle Sense in Skibbereen. Many thanks to Ruth and Kate from Cycle Sense for all the training, the TY students for their marshalling and many thanks to Ms. Orla O Sullivan for all the coordinatng.

Hard luck to our Senior Boys Football Team in the Simcox Final today, April 28th

Hard luck to our Senior Boys Football Team who were beaten by 1 point in today’s Simcox County Final against Coláiste Spiorad Naoimh, Bishopstown. The final score was 1-5 to 1-4. Many thanks to the entire panel for all their efforts this season in reaching a Munster Corn Uí Mhuirí Quarter Final and County Simcox Final. They did their School, their Clubs and their families proud. We wish Shane Carey our Captain a speedy recovery and wish him and all our Leaving Certs the best of luck in their Leaving Cert Exams.

The School would also like to thank the Coaching staff of Mr. Tony Harrington, Mr. Colman O Driscoll, Mr. James McCarthy, Mr. Elliot Connolly and First aider Mr. Chris O Brien for all their time, efforts and committment over a very long season. Thanks also to our local Football Clubs for their ongoing support and many thanks to all the students, staff, parents, former students and locals who travelled over to Clonakilty today. Beimid ar ais!!!

4th Year Spanish Trip

Photos of our 4th Year students in Malaga.

5th Year Retreat - Gougane Barra

A group of 5th years headed to the beautiful Gougane Barra today.

They had a fantastic day taking in the breath taking scenery and had some well earned downtime enjoying some self reflection and team bonding.

Many thanks to the accompanying staff and to the students for their great behaviour.

An enjoyable day all round!

2nd Years in Support of Fundraiser

Pictured here are second years looking at the wildflower seeds on sale in memory of Maya Grace Harnedy who sadly passed away recently. Maya Grace loved looking at colourful wild flowers and in particular she enjoyed spending time in colourful gardens that were full bloom.

They are also raising funds for CDKL5 and the Little Haven Playschool where she attended. It is hoped that people will purchase these flowers and plant them in different places.

West Cork Schools Chess Competition, April 27th.

Our School’s Chess Team finished runners up today at the West Cork School’s Chess Competition which was held in Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí. The Team included

Noah Dennehy 1F

Paddy Jedryszczjk 1D

Okeg Malyskyi 1D

Colin Sheahan 2E

Mariusz Gnap 2C

Michil Stromecki 2

Steven Kearney 5C

Well done to all involved and many thanks to Ms. Mandy Twomey, SCP for organising.

Simcox Senior Boys Football County Final, April 28th

SKIBBEREEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL V COLÁISTE AN SPIORAD NAOIMH, BISHOPSTOWN

DATE: FRIDAY APRIL 28TH

VENUE: AHAMILLA, CLONAKILTY

TIME: 3PM