Congratulations to our boys basketball team who are through to their first county final since their promotion to the A league, after a superb team performance against Ballincollig Community School yesterday.
The final score was:
Skibbereen Community School 34, Ballincollig Community School 14.
Well done to all involved & best of luck in the final against Coláiste Choilm next Thursday in Neptune.
The School Staff Wellbeing Committee wishes to acknowledge International Women’s Day.
International Women’s Day is annually held on March 8th to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. It is a global day that marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.
In 2025, the theme is to #AccelerateAction for gender parity.
International Women's Day (IWD) has been around for over a hundred years, as have many of the issues that still impact women's advancement. Since 1911, IWD belongs to all who care about women's equality.
March is Women's History Month.
To celebrate this, our first year students have done projects on female artists and leaders during the Renaissance time period, which they are currently studying.
The achievements of Michelangelo and Da Vinci are well known from this time period but their female counter parts less so.
These include the artists Lavinia Fontana, Artemisia Gentileschi and Sofinisba Anguissola.
Other female figures of this time included Loredana Marcello, a noted botanist, Queen Isabella 1 of Castile and Catherine of Aragon.
Students enjoyed the experience of being able to research these lesser know figures and the contribution of these women to the Renaissance.
The West Cork Regional Final of the Student Enterprise competition was held in the Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery yesterday.
Skibbereen Community School was represented by Cosmoz Designs, Clear-Cut Glassware and BuzzGum. This involved completing a business report over the past number of weeks and preparing a stand for the competition today.
These 3 mini enterprises should be very proud of their performance as they have shown what hard work, enthusiasm and commitment can do.
A big congratulation to BuzzGum as they took second prize overall and also won the Innovation award.
The future is bright for these budding entrepreneurs!
Skibbereen Community School is delighted to present the first edition of the school's literary magazine: The Field of Stones.
The magazine carries selected Poetry and Short Stories from students across all year groups, for your enjoyment.
Congratulations to all contributors on your publication in The Field of Stones.
Click on the link below to view the magazine.
The Senior ‘A’ Ladies Football All - Ireland Semi Final v Mercy College Roscommon will take place in Fethard, Co. Tipperary on Wednesday March 12th at 3pm.
Best of luck to all involved!
Hard luck to our U15 boys Football Team and their coach, Mr. Patrick Hayes on losing to Midleton CBS in the County Quarter Final yesterday.
They did their best, so well done to all involved.
The Munster Schools Cross Country Championship Final took place in Tramore Park, Cork featuring the top athletes from all over Munster.
Following 48 hours of rain, the course was very challenging for all.
Caoimhe Flannery, SCS negotiated the heavy conditions superbly, finishing 2nd out of the forty four finalists in the Senior Girls race over 3k.
Caoimhe, as one of the top 15 individuals along with the top 3 teams, qualify for the All Ireland Schools Cross Country Finals in Galway.
Well done Caoimhe & best of luck in the All Ireland Finals.
Congratulations to our Home Economics Students who recently entered the ‘Taste of Home Young Cook Challenge’, organised by the Tourism & Hospitality Department at Munster Technology University, Cork. Poppy Kilpatrick, Laoise Hamilton, Mia Illsley, Rachel Nzunu, Neasa Daly, Claudia Sweetnam.
Our creative students were very enthusiastic and cooked a variety of delicious main course dishes, using as much local produce as possible.
Two of our Home Economics students have been selected to cook in the final, which is a fantastic achievement.
Mia Illsley will represent SCS in the Junior Category and Poppy Kilpatrick will represent SCS in the Senior Category, on Friday, Feb 28th, at Munster Technological University, Cork.
The Home Economics Department commend all entrants for their dedication and hard work.
Skibbereen Community School would like to wish our two finalists, Mia and Poppy the very best of luck next Friday.
Another successful transition year London trip comes to an end after a fantastic jam packed three days. From the London guided site seeing tour with guide Vivian, to a river Thames night time cruise to bowling on day one.
Day two brought the group to the National History Museum and the National Science Museum. We wrapped up the day with the Sherlock Holmes escape room brain testing teamwork tasks.
Day three started out with some time in Europe’s largest shopping centre, Westfield Stratford before heading to the Olympic Station for West Ham v Brentford.
Three great days with a super group of TYs and a massive thanks goes to Mr O’Shea and Ms. Leonard who made it possible.
Hoy nos levantamos y desayunamos a las nueve. Fuimos en una gira a pie de "La casa de papel" y vimos Gran via, Puerta del sol, Cibeles y fuimos al Parque de el Retiro donde algunos estudiantes alquilaron barcos.
Luego fuimos al museo de arte Reina Sofía y vimos pinturas de Pablo Picasso y Salvador Dalí. Fuimos al espectáculo de flamenco, comimos churros y visitamos el Mercado de San Miguel.
Mi parte favorita fue espectáculo de flamenco. El baile fue muy impresionante y me encantó la música.
Por Grace, Alice, Ava, Ciara, Aoife y Emily
Many thanks to the TY students who fundraised in Skibbereen for Focus Ireland recently.
They raised €685 for a very worthy cause highlighting the wonderful empathy and generosity of the Skibbereen Community.
Cian Dalton, Community Fundraising Officer visited the school and thanked the students and Ms. Hannigan for their efforts.
Hoy nos levantamos y desayunamos a las 7:00 - fruta, pan con tomate y queso manchego.
¡Caminamos MUCHO! Caminamos por los barrios de Lavapies y Tirso de Molina. Vimos el Palacio Real y la Catedral de la Almudena. Fuimos al Museo de las Ilusions y el Estadio Bernabéu. Más tarde fuimos de compras.
Después de la cena caminamos a la Plaza Mayor y tomamos el metro al hotel. Nuestra parte favorita fue el tiempo libre para ir de compras.
Por Leo, Thomas, Lawrence, Curtis, Kegan, Conor, Joe y Ned
Calling all those interested in learning more about Generation Apprenticeship, the Cork Education and Training Board Apprenticeship Expo will be held on;
Wednesday 12th March
2pm – 7pm
Cork College of FET – Bishopstown Campus
Come along on the day and learn about;
The 75+ Apprenticeship options available
Meet employers who are looking to recruit apprentices
Meet our team of dedicated instructors and tour our state of the art workshops
Meet current apprentices
Attend a talk from one of our six Training Advisors about Generation Apprenticeship
You can register for the event for free at Apprenticeship Expo 2025 Tickets, Wed 12 Mar 2025 at 14:00 | Eventbrite
If you would like to acquaint yourself with https://apprenticeship.ie/career-seekers/get-started/discover we would be happy to field any questions you may have on the day.
Well done to our U19 soccer team who beat Terence McSwiney Community College 3-2 in the quarter final of the Cork County Trophy yesterday.
Day 1: Storm Eowyn, Sleepover in Airport & Sunny Rome
This was not the first time the Home Economics Department organised a trip to Italy – our last trip was cancelled due to the global pandemic and this trip very nearly didn’t get off the ground due to a once in a lifetime weather event!
Thursday was a very jittery day watching flights being cancelled, weather forecasts, lots of phone calls and teams messages but thanks to lots of support (from everyone!) and our superhero bus driver Damian Long we arrived safely at Cork Airport ahead of the storm for an unscheduled sleepover.
We felt like celebrities at the airport with many SCS friends and family checking in with us and making our sleepover more comfortable. This was much appreciated, thank you to everyone. Before we knew it, we were boarding our delayed flight to Rome which eventually took off at 11am on Friday Jan 24th.
Alessandra our tour guide greeted us at the airport in Rome. She took us under her wing, and we immediately felt at home. The sunshine and blue skies of Rome were the perfect antidote to the stormy weather we left behind. It was straight on the bus for a scenic drive and snooze to Sorrento. On arrival we had dinner, checked into our lovely family run hotel in the centre of Sorrento and it was an early night for everyone!
Day 2: Storm Who?
What a difference a day makes - after a good night’s sleep and breakfast, we were collected by Alessandra and our bus driver Giovani who took us on a whistlestop foodie tour of Sorrento including:
A 200-year-old family run, wood fired coffee roastery
A marmalade and honey farm and factory
An olive farm and olive oil factory
Lunch in Franco’s, Sorrento’s oldest pizzeria , unforgettable!!
Some free time to wander the beautiful streets of Sorrento
Before meeting up again for a Gelato demonstration & tasting
Quick stop for a Mozzarella demonstration & tasting
We rolled back to the hotel to freshen up before heading out to dinner in a Cookery School where we got a masterclass in Gnocchi from Head Chef Mama Lucia.
Our students then got to work making their own dinner.
We finished the evening with the most delicious Tiramisu, a perfect end to a perfect day!
Day 3 – Amalfi Coast with more Pizza and Gelato!
More sunshine for our coastal bus tour of the breath taking Amalfi Coast. Pictures don’t really do this justice.
After a stop off in Positano for some beautiful photos, students had some free time to explore and wander through the beautiful streets of Amalfi, have a coffee, some amazing local pastries or more gelato (well it would have been rude not to!).
Back to Sorrento, Alessandra organised a picnic for us in Marina Grande, an authentic fishing port and marina. “Daddy’s Burger” delivered pannino ( a popular take out option with teenagers in Sorrento) which we ate al fresco. We did have some unwanted company from some overly friendly local seagulls! We just about had room for a little sample of some local delicacies which we had bought in the most divine bakery in Amalfi (purely educational!). A quick visit to the church of Saint Anna, before working off lunch with more free time to explore the orange tree lined streets of Sorrento.
Our hotel was just a short walk from Sorrento town centre where we regrouped later and headed back to the Cookery School, this time for a Pizza Making Masterclass, what a treat!
But the food was only half the story – we were entertained by some local traditional dance and song – so much fun! Of course, our very talented students reciprocated with some music, song and dance of their own - a thoroughly enjoyable evening. We didn’t want to leave.
Day 4 – Pompeii, Rome and Home to Skibbereen
An early start as we said our goodbyes to Sorrento, but we didn’t have time to be too sad as by 9am we were in Pompeii, in the shadow of the imposing Mount Vesuvius and this most certainly did not disappoint.
Pompeii is a very special place, hard to put in words how we felt walking in the footsteps of those who went before us over two thousand years ago. It was truly awesome and we could have spent the day there and still only scratched the surface.
Next stop was an early lunch before our 3.5-hour journey back to Rome. Luckily, we were able to squeeze in a quick two hour city tour, rescheduled from day one. Highlights included a drive by the Colosseum, walking through the streets of Rome, stopping for a gelato at the Trevi Fountain, climbing the Spanish Steps and marvelling at the Pantheon.
We really just dipped our toe in a city that has so much to see around every corner. Had we more time we possibly could have tracked down that Dubai Chocolate Bar, that Napoli Jersey and we would have visited the five storey Zara store, but they will have to wait for our next visit ! (Intour joke!)
At Rome Airport we bid an emotional farewell to Alessandra our trusted tour guide who really did make our tour with her professionalism and attention to detail. Next stop Skibbereen.
A trip of a lifetime, a taste of the Dolce Vita, beautiful places, people and food. Some items ticked off our bucket lists and we will be back!
This trip would not have been possible without the huge work & support behind the scenes from the following:
Our principal Anton O’ Mahony, 4th year Deputy, Diarmuid O’Donnabháin and all SCS Management.
Our TY Co–ordinator, Mr. Conor Uhl & Year Head Mr. Pat Joe Whooley.
Mary Kelleher Fowler.
The Parents of our TY Students.
Our tour co-ordinator Lyndsey O’Loughlin from Saffron Travel.
Alessandra our tour guide in Italy.
Damien Long Coach Travel.
Our Home Economics Department; Sarah McCarthy, Norma Roberts and Majella Ní Charthaigh.
Our amazing TY students who made this trip by being such fantastic ambassadors for themselves, their families and SCS.
Arrivederci!
