SCS Students Receive Garda Youth Awards

Congratulations to Leah and Heidi who received a West Cork Garda Youth award on Friday night in the West Cork Hotel in Skibbereen. Ricky Barrett RIP also received a posthumous award.

TY Litter Picking

Pictured here are our 4th years litter picking yesterday.

Many thanks to Ms. Orla O’Sullivan, Mr. Sean Ronan and Ms. Deirdre Hennigan for organising.

Thanks also to Mr. Jerome Dwyer from Skibbereen Tidy Towns and to Cork County Council for their continued support in collecting the rubbish.

TY Graduation May 25th 2023

On Thursday 25th all TY students were presented with their TY certs for the completion of various modules and extra-curricular events as part of their TY programme in SCS.

Once the special Certs for outstanding achievement in various categories were also distributed, the full hall were treated to some songs performed by the TY students including "Dream" and "Hallelujah" accompanied by the talented Irish Vocalist Lisa Hanigan and the ceremony was wrapped up with "we're all in this together" bringing back great memories of this year's TY High School Musical.

The School Community would like to thank Ms. Hanigan and the following people who made the event so memorable; Ms. Gretta Burchill, TY Year Head, Mr. Conor Uhl, TY Co-ordinator, TY Teachers and SEN Staff, Ms. Colette Brennan and her Musicians and Choir, Ms. Mary Kelleher Fowler, Booklets and Certificates, BAM staff for hall set up and Canteen staff for refreshements and to all parents for their support.

Presentation of Certificates:

Excellent Portfolio Certificates

4 A: Fiona Geary, Leah Carey, Lucy Stevens, Ellen Hickey

4 B: Kate Connolly, Muireann Deane, Thomas Michell Ahearn

4 C: Alannah Keane, Ava Scarlett, Aoife Hendy

4 D: Julia Cotter, William O’ Donovan, Orla Seymour

4 E: Laura Deasy, Alice Bush, Phillipa Beavon

4 F: Blaithin Barry, Hazel Deane, James Hurley, Lisa O’ Donovan, Catherine O’ Callaghan

Excellent Attendance Certificates

4 A: Ciaran Bohane 5, Fiona Geary 5, Tomas Burchill 13

4 B: Hannah Sheehy 7, Kate Connolly 10

4 C: CJ Hallahan 13, Ava Scarlett 14

4 D: Abby Kelleher 8, Orla Seymour 11

4 E: Chloe O’Donovan 12, Tomas Burchill 13,

4 F: James Hurley 6, Luke Dennehy 8

Specialist Certificates

Mini Co Award: “Jella Smile” Ellen Hickey, Jessica Connolly, Lisa O’Donovan, Lucy Stevens, Ava Scarlett

Coding Award: Deacon Scrooby, Thomas Mitchell-Ahern

Food & Hospitality Award: “Almost Cookies” Alice Bushe, Meg Walsh, Daisy Griffiths, Cait O’Driscoll

Farming Award: Cathal Kingston

Sports Admin: Rowan O’Driscoll

Language & Culture: Joshua Goddard

Woodcraft: Artur Ziob & Andrew O’Driscoll

Musical Awards: Sophia Paradisi (Art), Dathig Finnerty (Drama), Dathig Finnerty (Music), (logistics)

BT Young Scientist: Ava Scarlett

Exceptional Youth Volunteer Award: Daniel McCarthy, Lydia Dwyer

The Martin O’ Mahony Community Award: Muireann Deane, Aine Minihane

Tidy Towns Award: Niamh O’Sullivan, Sandra O’Flynn Not available Orla O’Sullivan

Gaisce Awards: Hannah and Becca Sheey

Spirit of Transition Year Award

Orla Seymour

Ava Scarlett

TY Student of the Year Award

James Hurley

Fiona Geary

Super Saturday for SCS Athletes

The six SCS athletes competing at the Munster Schools Track and Field Championships at An Ríocht AC, Castleisland on Saturday ,all performed brilliantly. 

SCS have three Munster Schools Champions and incredibly all six athletes have qualified for the All Ireland Schools in Tullamore on June 2nd/3rd.

Adam O’Donovan won the Intermediate Shot Put  with a huge throw of 12.28 metres.

Katie Kingston retained the Intermediate Javelin title with a massive 42.47m throw (PB)  and Caoimhe Flannery retained the Intermediate 1500m Steeplechase title, with a record breaking run,(5:14) her second record in a week, having broken the South Munster record the previous Saturday!

Adam also threw brilliantly in the Intermediate Javelin finishing 2nd.

Elaine O’Sullivan was also at her best with a  throw of 32.06m  (PB) in the Junior Javelin to finish 2nd, while Lorraine Coakley threw a huge PB  of 31.75 to finish 3rd in the same competition.

Diana Coakley was 3rd in the Intermediate hammer with an impressive throw of over 30 metres.

Diana was also 4th in the Intermediate discus and Katie was 5th.

Congratulations & well done to all.


Activity Day for First Years & TY Mentors

TY mentors and first years had a  fun filled  day in the Lagoon Activity Centre and Smugglers Cove Rosscarbery, today.

Another great day out!

Many thanks to all the staff and students for making it such a success. 

Uniform Swap Shop

TY Mentors & First Years attended The Lagoon Activity Centre & Smugglers Cove

TY mentors and their first years attended The Lagoon Activity Centre and Smugglers Cove today. They had a fantastic day enjoying the inflatable water park and tubing.

Huge thank you to the staff onsite and the accompanying staff of SCS for giving up their time. 

TY Students Litter Picking

Transition Years litter picking today in Skibbereen. Thanks to Mr. Sean Ronan and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan for organising.


Leaving Cert Graduation Day, May 17th 2023

Our Leaving Certs as First Years!!!!

Skibbereen Community School said goodbye to the Leaving Cert Year Group of 2023 yesterday. Over 550 Students, Staff, Parents/Guardians and Friends all attended the ceremony in the sports hall and celebrations afterwards in the canteen. Fr. Heinhold gave a lovely service and Mr. O Mahony, Principal gave many words of advice and wisdom. Many thanks to Ms.Rosie O Brien, Chaplain for organising the event. Many thanks to Ms. Colette Brennan, Music Dept. and the School Choir/Musiciens/ Singers who performed admirably. Thanks to Ms. Mary Kelleher Fowler for the booklets and to Ms. Margerat Maloney and Ms. Ciara Walsh in the office. Thankyou to Ms. Courtney for the Baloon display. Thanks also to those Leaving Certs who read, brought up gifts and prepared the hall. Many thanks to all the school staff who helped out on the day and thanks also to Canteen and BAM staff for all their efforts.

Junior Ladies Football Team are crowned LGFA Cork County Champions, May 17th

Congratulations to our Junior Ladies Football Team and their coaches, Ms. Anna Ward, Ms. Ella Ryan and Mr. Ger Carey who were crowned LGFA Cork County Champions yesterday after beating Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig on a scoreline of 2-22 to 3-9. A fantastic achievement. Our school is extremely proud of them!

Our Senior Ladies Football Team are crowned LGFA Cork County "A" Champions, May 16th

Congratulations to our Senior Ladies Football Team who were crowned LGFA Cork County “A” Champions today in Bandon. They beat the defending Champions, St.Mary’s of Midleton in a super game of football. This was definitely a case of revenge for Skibbereen as both teams also met last year. Many thanks to all the panel and coaches of Ms.Ella Ryan, Ms. Anna Ward and Mr. Ger Carey for a huge effort over a very long season. Many thanks to all those staff, students, past pupils and parents who travelled to Bandon and a sincere thanks to all our local clubs for their continued support. We wish our Junior Ladies Football Team the very best of luck in their County Final against Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig tomorrow! SCS Abú

Class 2D Present Life Jackets to Students in the LRC

In this heartwarming picture, we see the students of class 2D proudly presenting brand new lifejackets to their fellow students in the LRC (Learning Resource Centre).

The journey towards this special moment began when class 2D organised a Fairtrade Bakesale before Easter as part of their efforts to earn a fairtrade badge for our school. Through their hard work and dedication, they managed to raise an impressive sum of €137. However, instead of keeping the money for themselves, the compassionate students decided to donate it to a worthy cause. After much deliberation, they chose the LRC as the recipient of their donation, recognizing the need for essential equipment for various outdoor activities.

With the funds raised, the students of class 2D were able to purchase lifejackets for the LRC students. The presentation of these lifejackets was truly a moment of joy and celebration, highlighting the kindness and generosity that exists within our school community.

Thank you to Chamarine Safety services for the life jackets and thank you to Ms. Grace Callaghan and Ms. Carla Nugent for organising this event for the students.

Coeliac Awareness Week

A busy week in SCS marking many different important events from Coeliac Awareness Week to Bike Week to LGBTI Awareness Week.

All students in SCS are reminded to support our LGBTI friends and to prevent bullying.

It is very important to include coeliacs at every opportunity and all students are encouraged to promote fitness through cycling.

Many thanks to Ms. Grace Callaghan and Ms. Órla O’Sullivan for organising.

Economics FC vs. Chemistry United

6th Year Economists prevail in epic clash in SCS showdown.  Established in 2021, Economics FC finally lined out in their famous yellow and black on a sunny Monday afternoon.  A fine crowd of students welcomed both teams onto the school pitch for this lunchtime battle!

The Economics class had challenged the 6th year Chemistry class on Friday and the teams trained hard for a game bound for the history books.  In the end, Economics FC ran out 6-3 winners.

Goalscorers: Economics FC – Liam McCarthy (2), Byron O’Sullivan (2), Damien Fernandes (1), John Hurley (pen) Chemistry United – Conor Tobin, Colm Harrington and Paddy French (1).

A big thanks to Mr O’Shea who refereed the 1st half and to Liam Murray who refereed the 2nd half.

South Munster Schools Athletics

The final events of the South Munster Schools  Track and Field Championships were held at a sunny Mardyke on Saturday last.

Caoimhe Flannery (3rd Year) retained the Intermediate (u17) 1500m Steeplechase in style, breaking the South Munster record she set herself last year, by 6 seconds.

Dáire Bohane (1st year) competed well in the Junior 100m and Long jump.

With the first 3 qualifying in each event, Caoimhe will now proceed ,with Diana, Katie, Elaine and Lorraine to the Munster Schools Track and Field finals, in Castleisland.

Best of luck to all.

First and Second Year Sports Day organised by the TY Sports Admin Class, May 12th

Well done to all those First and Second Year Students who took part in today’s Sports Day. The weather could not have been better and the TY Sports Admin class could not have done a better job in organising all the events. Many thnaks to all of them and their teacher, Mr. Moore.

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.