Hard luck to our U16 girls basketball team who narrowly lost to Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí today. The final score was 48-43.
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SCS will celebrate World Languages and Culture Week from 26 September until 03 October. This coincides with the European Day of Languages which is celebrated on the 26th September every year.
Our TYs have been very busy organising different activities throughout the week, particularly for our 1st year students.
A few of the week’s highlights are outlined below:
· Music: International folk music session in LRC on Friday 27th, 1.20 – all folk musicians, dancers and fans are welcome.
Thursday 26th and 3rd - Breaktime playlists and requests in the canteen.
· Film Club: Screening of MFL shorts in G66 on Monday 30th lunchtime. All welcome.
· Art - First year poster competition. Theme: ‘Languages for peace’. A3, deadline for entry 03/10/24.
· Games: Thursday 26th lunchtime, canteen. Board game and puzzles. Games Club – Tuesday 1st, lunchtime. Bingo, marbles, pinata.
· Dance: 1st year Dance Off. TY Zumba with Flavie.
· Sport: 1st year and TY “Champions League” soccer tournaments.
· Food – un petit-déjeuner / desayuno español, TY tapas, 6th Year churros.
· Festival – a TY mini-Tomatina.
· Language and linguistics – Debate in Spanish, “Smartphones should be banned for under 16s”; All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad puzzles
Everyone smiles in the same language.
MFL, EAL Department and Language and Cultural Committee
Skibbereen Community School would like to acknowledge Poppy Kilpatrick’s continuing success. She has been invited to Cook along with Neven @ Dunnes Stores headquarters in Dublin on Thursday, September 26th in their product development kitchen.
This special day is part of her winning prize from the All-Ireland cooking competition success in ATU – St Angela’s in Sligo last May. Poppy will join celebrity chef Neven Maguire & other chefs, plus other winning students from the cookery competition, where they will prepare & cook 3 dishes with Neven.
She will also get to see product development in action in the Simply Better brand @ Dunnes Stores headquarters.
During the summer Poppy was invited to complete 2 days’ work – experience @ Mc Nean House Restaurant in Blacklion. as part of her prize. Poppy impressed Neven so much she was presented with a hamper full of treats for her and her family.
She also received a €300:00 voucher from Dunnes Stores for herself and €300.00 voucher for the school.
The final part of Poppy’s prize is to visit Neven Maguire Cookery school, MacNean House Restaurant, along with some of her classmates. It’s absolutely fabulous to see Poppy’s success story going from strength to strength.
Well done to our senior ladies football team who beat Mercy Mounthawk today. The final score was 5-18 to 2-07.
Well done to our senior hurling team & their coach Mr. Tom Foley who beat Coláiste Daibhéid last Friday on a scoreline of 8-15 to 3-07.
Pictured below are 4th years litter picking this week & playing their part in keeping Skibbereen tidy.
Many thanks to Skibbereen Tidy Towns, Cork County Council and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan, Mr. Conor Uhl and Ms. Liz Leonard for organising.
Hard luck to our U16 boys basketball team & their coach Ms. Marie O’Mahony who lost to Coláiste Choilm in the Cup by 58-32.
Hard luck to our U19 boys basketball team & their coach Ms. Marie O’Mahony who lost to Mercy Mounthawk in the Cup by 58-30.
The School Community were honoured with the visit and talk with Internationally Renowned Physicist, local native Prof Séamus Davis. Prof Davis who lectures in UCC and Oxford is a famous Astro Physicist and Buckley Medal winner for his work on the Astro Telescope. He gave a fantastsic presentation to 4th, 5th and 6th Year Physics students and encouraged all to take physics as a career. Pictured is Prof Davis with Physics Teacher, Mr. Patrick McCarthy, Guidance Counsellor, Ms. Fiona Ronan. Many thanks to Ms. Orla O Sullivan for organising the visit and of course to Prof Davis for giving us his time.
Pictured below are 4th year students litter picking this week.
Many thanks to Skibbereen Tidy Towns, Cork County Council and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan, Mr. Conor Uhl and Ms. Liz Leonard for organising.
The School Community were delighted to welcome our Olympic heroes today. Past Pupils, Aoife Casey, Emily Hegarty along with Fintan McCarthy made a surprise visit. Mr. Anton O Mahony introduced each of them individually to huge applause and cheering. They spent an hour telling the captive audience about their Olympic Journey, their training regimes and their future plans. They imparted some very good wisdom to all on how to do your best in all areas of your life, enjoy the journey and to remember that the good days outweigh the bad. Fintan passed around his Gold medal for all to see and hold. Aoife and Emily took a picture next to the mural of themselves on our School’s Hall of Fame. We as a school are so proud of their achievements and want to thank them and Fintan for giving us their time today and we wish them all the very best in the future!
The School Community were delighted to welcome Evan Collins, 3rd year back to school today as a World Kickboxing Champion! Evan took gold in Budapest last weekend. He is pictured with his very proud Dad, Mr. Tom Collins and Principal, Mr. Anton O Mahony. Mr. O Mahony addressed the Third Year Group and congratulated Evan and his coach Mr. Ian Kingston on behalf of the entire School. “Evan is an example of what hard work and dedication can achieve and is an inspiration to us all” the Principal said. Evan told the audience about his journey to the final and the training required to reach these heights. Well done Evan, you have done us proud!!
Pictured below are our TY students litter picking this week.
Many thanks to Skibbereen Tidy Towns, Cork County Council and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan, Mr. Conor Uhl and Ms. Liz Leonard for organising.
Congratulations to SCS student Evan Collins on winning gold at the World Kickboxing Championships 2024 in Budapest at the weekend.
Well done on a superb achievement.
On Tuesday August 27th we welcomed our new first years for their induction day.
We look forward to getting to know them and wish them well on this new and exciting journey.
The School Community would like to congratulate each and every Leaving Cert on their fantastic results yesterday. We, as a school, are so proud of their achievements and we wish them all the very best of luck in their future endeavours.
Many had to overcome personal struggles over their six years and each and every one of them had to work hard so yesterday’s results were truly magnificent. We would like to achnowledge all of our staff who worked closely with this year group, Teachers, SNA’s, AEN Team, Year Head, Student Support Teams, SCP Teams, Admin and Auxillary staff. Yesterday’s results were also a proud moment for them. We would also like to achnowledge their Parents and Guardians who worked closely with the school over the years and congratulate them on yesterday’s results.
Over 40 Students scored over 500 points with two students, Ava and Mark scoring top marks. They are pictured below with Mr. Anton O Mahony, Principal.
THE PROGRAMME FOR RE-OPENING IS AS FOLLOWS:
2024/2025 OPENING PROGRAMME
Tuesday 27th August, 2024
1st Years only
9.00 a.m. – 12 noon
Wednesday 28th August, 2024
1st & 4th Years only
9.00 a.m. – 1.10 p.m.
Thursday 29th August, 2024
3rd & 6th Years only
9.00 a.m. – 12 noon
Friday 30th August, 2024
All Students
9.00 a.m. – 3:50p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: School Buses will run in accordance with these times.
2024/2025 SCHOOL CALENDAR
October 2024 mid-term break:
28th October to 1st November, 2024. (inclusive)
Christmas 2024 holidays:
School closes on 20th December 2024 and re-opens on 6th January, 2024
February 2025 mid-term break:
17th February – 21st February 2025. (inclusive)
Easter 2025 holidays:
School closes on 14th April 2025 and re-opens on 28th April, 2025
Other Closures:
3rd February 2025 – St Brigid’s Day
17th March 2025 - St. Patrick’s Day
5th May 2025 - May Bank Holiday
Staff Training Days
23rd January 2025 – Cluster Day
8th May 2025 - Whole School Planning
Skibbereen Community School would like to wish our past pupils, Paul O Donovan, Emily Hegarty and Aoife Casey the very best of luck in Paris!
